(PanamaAmerica) The Metrobus started on Tuesday in four of the seven South corridor routes, setbacks and amid hopes. The lack of information users receive said generated discomfort and confusion. Then, two units that had setbacks, and finally, there was lack of fluency in the path Don Bosco. Against that, the authorities and administrators are asking the public Metrobus … [Read more...]

(Panama Digest)  The system is along the same coastal area it was during the heavy December 8 flooding which closed down the Panama Canal and caused serious flood damage to many parts of the country, reports Arturo Alvaro, the agency’s director. “The situation is under control because people are still in shelters and not in areas that were flooded a few weeks … [Read more...]

(CRIenglish) P The funds from the World Bank and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) would allow Panama to implement the REDD strategy, a program initiated by the United Nations to combat greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries, ANAM said. The money will be used to recover and increase the country's forest coverage and … [Read more...]

(SydneyMorningHerald) Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has denied he asked the US to help install phone taps on his political opponents, but acknowledged a request for help against criminals and organised crime figures. A leaked US diplomatic cable from August 22, 2009 quotes then US ambassador Barbara Stephenson as saying the newly elected conservative president … [Read more...]