Archive for July 27th, 2010

No More Yellow Cars in Panama

July 27, 2010
By st.di.
No More Yellow Cars in Panama

As of January 2011, yellow will be a color reserved just for taxis in Panama. The Transit and Ground Transportation Authority believes the measure will serve to regulate the country’s taxi business. “We are worried about the unfair competition from drivers who use their yellow cars as pirate taxis, risking the safety of passengers,”...
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Wild Bill Capture Confirmed

July 27, 2010
By pa.di.
Wild Bill Capture Confirmed

William and Jane Cortez, accused of multiple killings in Bocas del Toro, are no longer on the run. They were apprehended yesterday on the San Juan river in Nicaragua.  According to Nicaraguan authorities, the fugitives boarded a boat to cross the San Juan from Costa Rica where they had been hiding out.  When they...
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