Archive for November, 2009

The work on the Frank Gehry-designed Bio Museum is nearly three quarters of the way there, confirmed Lider Sucre, the museum’s Executive Director. Also known as the Bridge of Life Museum, the structure is a series of interactive exhibition pavillions topped by multi-colored aluminum roofs showcasing the region’s rich biodiversity.  The project represents an...
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The Ministry of the Presidency has dedicated $1.8 million for food and $1.1 in car rentals for the Institutional Protection Service (SPI) in 2010. Created in 1990, the SPI is akin to the U.S. Secret Service or Israeli Mossad, and in addition to having the nicest uniforms of the country’s security groups, its members...
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So far this year, 403 people have either died  in or under cars in Panama. Of those, 150 were pedestrians, in many cases because designated pedestrian bridges and crossings are not used as intended.  132 resulted from collisions and 64 from roll overs or hitting fixed objects. Most of these accidents occur from Thursday...
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The 7 Lakes project is building a city which currently includes a $10 million lake built in 1972 by the Omar Torrijos government for irrigation purposes in Penonome. Ramiro Antonio Jaen bought two pieces of land totaling nearly 340 acres from the Ministry of Land Reform for Agricultural Development (MIDA) for just $828 –...
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A joint anti-gang and anti-drug operative uncovered an arsenal of weapons and drugs yesterday in Monte Obscuro where the Soprano gang operates. Among the items confiscated were a firearm with ammunition, gloves, bands, handcuffs, a crowbar, a chisel, wire cutters, a roll of sticky tape, ski masks, crack rock and cash. Two women, 41 and...
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