Archive for October, 2010

License Suspension for Drivers with Overdue Tickets

October 31, 2010
By st.di.
License Suspension for Drivers with Overdue Tickets

As of November 2, the Transit and Ground Transportation Authority will suspend licenses of people they find driving with overdue traffic tickets. Director of the Authority Jorge Ricardo Fabrega said that his institution takes no pleasure from these measures but that it is time for drivers to pay their fines, especially since they were...
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Aguadulce and Penonome Not Good for Airport

October 31, 2010
By in.di.
Aguadulce and Penonome Not Good for Airport

The towns of Aguadulce and Penonome both wanted to be home to Panama’s next international airport, but a study reveals that neither will be. The Andina de Fomento Corporation determined that both central province towns lacked the necessary infrastructure for this type of project, and building a new international airport to standard could cost around...
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U.S. Woman Attacked in Bocas

October 28, 2010
By pa.di.

Lindsey Buchanan was flown to the hospital in David after receiving a brutal beating in Bocas del Toro on Tuesday night. Originally from Texas, 28-year-old Buchanan has been living in the Caribbean archipelago where her family runs a property management company. Although the details are not yet clear, it is known that Buchanan was...
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Possible Case of Cholera at Tocumen Airport

October 28, 2010
By en.di.

Ministry of Health officials detected a Chilean aid-worker with what appeared to be symptoms of cholera as she transited through Tocumen International Airport from Haiti on her way to Venezuela on Wednesday. Epidemiology  staff transported her to the Infectious Disease Ward of the Santo Tomas Hospital where she is being evaluated by doctors from...
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Panama Awards Metro Contract

October 28, 2010
By in.di.
Panama Awards Metro Contract

The Linea Uno consortium, formed by Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and the Spanish Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, will develop Panama’s Metro system. Although its nearly $1.447 million bid surpassed the $ 1.401 million offered by its competitor, Grupo Italiano Metro de Panama, the evaluation commission gave the Brazilian-Spanish consortium a better technical score.  Both...
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