(Panama Digest) Director of the Transit and Ground Transportation Authority Jorge Ricardo Fabrega told La Critica that 400 Diablo Rojo buses have been removed from circulation and replaced by Metro Buses. So what will happen to the colorful, smoke-spouting buses, once a Panamanian institution? He says that some of the old buses have been reassigned to the National Police … [Read more...]
Inside Panama’s Observatory
(Prensa.com) The construction of the observatory began in 2008. The planets, meteors, asteroids and the moon will be closer to the Panamanians, after the end of last April was the first astronomical observatory opened in Panama. The observatory is located in the regional center of the Technological University of Panama (UTP) and was built at a cost of $ 600 … [Read more...]
Reality vs. Real in Panama:Transformation, Identity and the Future
(Panama Gringo) I can recall, during my first few weeks in Panama, my Panamanian friend Charlie and I discussing random topics about the city over dinner. As a very “well endowed” young lady walked by the restaurant, catching attention from every man in a two block radius, I chuckled as Charlie nearly choked on his patacone. He looked at me in all seriousness and said … [Read more...]
Unions in Panama celebrate Labor Day
(Prensa.com) Panamanian workers held today, Sunday May 1 Labor Day with a massive march through the streets of Panama City to demand better pay. The secretary general of the National Confederation of Independent Unions (CONUSI), Genaro López, told Xinhua his rejection of the high cost of living and the steady increase in the price of staple foods. "Thousands of … [Read more...]
First Astronomical Observatory in Panama
(Panama Digest) Panama now has an astronomical observatory. The first for the country and only the second in Central America, after Honduras, the observatory will be inaugurated at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday. Located on the Technological University of Panama campus in Penonome, the center cost $600,000 to build and includes a Meade 14” LX 200 GPS Schimdt-Cassegrain … [Read more...]