(Panama America) Public and municipal offices will be closed on Monday August 15 in the district capital, to be held on this date 492 years of founding of Panama City. The Executive Order 1100 states that with the exception of this measure entities by reason of their nature can not interrupt the service as IDAAN, health facilities, Armed Forces, Fire Brigade and … [Read more...]
Centennial Bridge opening set for October
(Newsroom Panama) The latest date for the reopening of Panama’s Centennial Bridge, first setfor August this year, has been moved to October. The news was given to a visiting group of members of the Chamber of Commerce, and the con Construction Chamber (Capac) yesterday who were visiting the eastern accesses to the bridge Centennial Bridge east to access, with the Minister … [Read more...]
Panama’s “Diablos Rojos” will disappear before the end of 2011
(Panama America) The Santa Librada Metro Bus on August 19th will be the next route to be incorporated into Panama's Mass Transit system, Metrobus. Santa Librada will join the Pedregal and San Isidro in providing a service for the trunk routes (Transístmica, Tumba Muerto and Via Spain). The general manager of the Transit Authority and Land Transport, Jorge Ricardo … [Read more...]
Panama’s first International Film Festival takes off in April 2012
(Newsroom Panama) Panama’s first International Film Festival (IFF) will be held in April next year, say joint announcements from the government and the Canadian organizers. It will also get a pre-launch in front of an international gathering of film glitterati and journalists at the World’s biggest Film Festival in Toronto in September. Originally scheduled for February, … [Read more...]
Panama Teachers staged a rally in the Presidency
(Prensa.com) At least 200 teachers came this afternoon as President of the Republic, where he finished a rally that began a few hours before from the Escuela República de Venezuela. It was initially released that teachers would deliver a list of demands at the Palace of the Herons . However, after it was reported that at least five representatives of the teachers would enter … [Read more...]