Category: Infrastructure
Coverage of Panama’s roads, bridges, metro, water, power and public works projects, including delays, costs and what they mean for daily life.
Comptroller asks for reports to begin audit for fraud
The comptroller of the Republic, Federico Humbert , said on Thursday, April 19 that he sent a letter to the director of the Social Security Fund (CSS) , Alfredo Martiz , to deliver “as soon as possible” the internal audits that revealed the possible evasion of $ 300 million in employers’ contributions by employers.In this…
IMF predicts Panama will grow by almost 6%
by John “JB” Bryson April 18, 2018 Similar in tone to my earlier post, with the IMF stating that the Panamanian economy is due to grow above average to 5.6%, it can lead to a false sense of optimism in relation to being able to sustain an influx of immigrants. There are still limited skilled…
Guna Yala threatened by climate change
The natives of the island Cartí Sugdup , in the archipelago of Guna Yala – known worldwide as San Blas -, northeast of the province of Panama, are enlisting fear and hope to move to the mainland and become the first indigenous settlement in America Latina reassured by climate change , according to the non-governmental…
All signs point to SUNTRAC strike to go as planned
The Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) expressed its concern about the strike announcements of the Single Union of Construction Workers and Similar Workers (Suntracs) and civic organizations of the province of Colon, and warn of the adverse impact of said measures in the economic performance of the country. For this business…
Panama Traffic congestion leads to higher fatalities
The residents of Tocumen woke up yesterday with a huge traffic jam, due to a fatal traffic accident. It was approximately, at 6:30 in the morning of yesterday, when a young man tried to cross about 20 meters from the church of San Antonio, in the sector of La Morelos, where there is a zebra…
Plant is operating in Chilbre at 50% capacity
The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers National (Idaan) reported that the water treatment plant of Chilibre is still working 50% by an electrical fault in a pumping station. For this reason, from the night of Monday, April 9, potable water will be presented at the low points, while in the media low pressure will be…