(PanamaDigest) Bullets were exchanged between the driver of a stolen Toyota Corolla and police during a public street shooting on Tuesday. The pursuit began in 5 de Mayo Plaza and finished in the El Marañon neighborhood in Calidonia where police intercepted the car thieves right before the two parties exchanged shots. The driver of the stolen car, 27-year-old Adolfo … [Read more...]
What One Dollar Buys In Panama
(InternationalLiving) I’ll admit it. I became a bit obsessed with Facebook a few months back. It has turned into a great way for readers interested in Panama or International Living to share tidbits or post questions for the IL community. "At a deserted island in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, I can get a sweet green coconut full of water" My favorite recent post on … [Read more...]
Spay Neuter Clinics Saving Panama’s Pets
(Petside) The picturesque hillside regions in the mountains of Panama are not as idyllic as they seem if you look just beneath the surface. In the small rural and sometimes isolated towns here, an animal population crisis is unfolding. Exploding numbers of pets and feral cats and dogs have brought about disease, starvation and horrific suffering. Yet now, these … [Read more...]
Basic food basket rises 4.7 percent in Panama
(prensa.com) The basic family consumption basket cost $279.92 in the districts of Panama and San Miguelito in November 2010, representing an increase of $13.17 or 4.7 percent compared with the same month in 2009. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) also reported that this indicator recorded a monthly increase of 46 cents or 0.16 percent compared to October, when … [Read more...]
Cost of license plates to go up in Panama City
(prensa.com) The Mayor’s Office of Panama announced, on Monday, a municipal adjustment that would increase the circulation tax. According to the adjustment, the cost of the license plate will depend on the value of the vehicle on which it will be placed. It was reported that this increase will take effect beginning January of next year. The Panama City Mayor’s Office … [Read more...]