Demetrio ‘Jimmy’ Papadimitriu Scolds Journalists at Press Conference

(Panama-Guide) - La Estrella -  A press conference to explain the progress being made to implement the "cold chain" in Panama ended yesterday with strong warnings to the media from the Minister of the Presidency, Demetrius 'Jimmy' Papadimitriu. "If you don't have news, then don't make stuff up," said the Minister in a very annoyed tone after saying he felt offended by an article about the Metrobus system published in the La Prensa newspaper on Wednesday, which he wanted to talk about at the end of the press conference. Papadimitriu said he will invite a member of the newspaper La Estrella and another from La Prensa so they can observe the evaluation of the proposals in the new bidding process to select the financial administrator of the system, because the first bidding process was suspended, and they are awaiting for the complete change of the fleet of buses.

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Original Source: Newsroompanama.com

Date Retrieved: November 12, 2010.