(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...]
Confirmed 21 deaths of patients with bacteria KPC
(Prensa.com) Officials of the Social Security Fund (CSS) reported this Tuesday, August 9, that 21 patients who had bacteria resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) have died so far, according to official records. In a press conference, Miguel Angel Cáceres, Assistant Medical Director of Arnulfo Arias Madrid Hospital of CSS, said that in addition there are seven … [Read more...]
Captain Morgan Shipwreck Possibly Discovered off Panama
(Our Amazing Planet) Divers have found part of a shipwreck that could possibly belong to one of Captain Morgan's lost ships. Yes, that Captain Morgan, of Captain Morgan's Rum. As the story goes, Sir Henry Morgan and his fleet, believed to number five ships carrying 470 men, set out to take over a fort guarding the entrance to Panama City, Panama. Morgan was sailing on the … [Read more...]
Panama moving to electronic vehicle registration
(Newsroom Panama) Panama is heading towards another big step in the computerization age by installing a $16 million electronic registration system for vehicles. Jorge Ricardo Fábrega, the director the transit authority (ATTT), said Tuesday, that the authority is in the process of selecting a contractor for the implementation of the system. Fábrega said that the new … [Read more...]
Panama to host conference on Spanish language
(Prensa.com) Panama has been selected to host the 2013 Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española, an event that President Ricardo Martinelli said will be a "universal event" that will provide a forum for reflection on the problems and challenges "of the language that unites our peoples." The announcement of Panama's selection to host the conference was made Monday in Madrid … [Read more...]