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Structure to change within ministry

The incoming administration has announced that it will make changes to the structure of the Ministry of the Presidency to ease the administrative burden on President-elect Ricardo Martinelli. Also, new offices have been created to centralize the tasks of some institutions that, according to the new government, have similar functions. This is the case with the Secretariat of Social Affairs, which will oversee the work of the Social Investment Fund, the Community Development Program, ...

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Bridge work remains undone

The bridge on the Pan-American Highway that spans the Fonseca River in Chiriquí has not been repaired although it has been six months since it was damaged. The structure was damaged in November 2008 when cuts had to be made into the beams at the top of the bridge to allow trucks carrying large equipment to use it. The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Public Works in Chiriquí, José Rincón, confirmed that the cuts were made after consulting National Director of ...

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U.S. confirms Vallarino is a citizen

The United States confirmed, through its embassy in Panama, that mayor-elect of the capital, Bosco Vallarino, was nationalized as a citizen of that country in 1996 and has never renounced his status. The information is contained in a letter sent from Chancellor Samuel Lewis Navarro to Tribunal Electoral Judge Erasmo Pinilla, who is conducting an investigation into whether Vallarino can legally hold office. Vallarino's candidacy was challenged on May 12 by attorney Armando Aguilar who claimed ...

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Law allows government to own various media outlets

Although the law prohibits private operators of radio and television stations from also owning newspapers, and vice versa, the director of the State System of Radio and Television (SERTV), Carlos Aguilar, issued a resolution that allows the government to circumvent this restriction. A resolution published in the government Gazette Friday created an entity known as Fotorama to publish magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, supplements, cultural agendas, training materials, manuals, or any ...

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Panama seeks extradition of murder suspects

The Panamanian government is seeking the extradition of two fugitives who are being held by other countries. Authorities are seeking the extradition of Frank Luzer Pardo, of Panama, and Anthony Glen Calvo, of Costa Rica, from the governments of Mexico and Colombia, respectively, where they are detained. Interpol informed Panamanian officials last May that Pardo had been detained in Mexico. he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2000 for the murder of Auriestela Batista, which ...

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Dengue cases reported in the Darién

Some 84 cases of dengue have been reported in the Darién, according to health officials. Simón Chan, director of the Ministry of Health in Bugaba, revealed that fines were imposed on 150 homeowners where breeding conditions for mosquitoes still persist. Chan said that the ministry has run programs to collect garbage and have offered public lectures to help residents control the breeding of the mosquitoes that carry the disease. This is the second outbreak of dengue this year. ...

 

 

 



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