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Community upset with lack of progress on projects

  Residents of the community of Río Gatún, in the province of Colón, say they are frustrated because the government has failed to deliver projects that were supposed to be funded by the Community Development Program. Resident Luisa Romero said that, unless there is some progress in the coming days, strong action will be taken to address the community's needs. She described the lack of progress as "an injustice," and said the community feels deceived by the authorities as, to date, no work has started on four projects that were approved by ......


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Evidence in Cemis bribery case stacked against PRD

The Cemis case dealing with the alleged bribery within the Partido Revolucionario Democrático-led Legislative Assembly returns to haunt the party seven years after the party's senior leadership was tainted by the scandal.  PRD member Ernesto Pérez Balladares, who served as the country's president 1994 and 1999, however, has joined in the clamor for reopening the case that was stalled before reaching trial. ...

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ANAM reviews EIA for massive mine project

ANAM, the country's chief environmental authority, is considering the environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted by a company with its eye on extracting metallic minerals over a territory of 15,988 hectares, or nearly 7 percent of the total land area of the Herrera province, where the mine would be located. ANAM Regional administrator Camilo Caballero explained that Competrol Panama's EIA covers mining exploration in the ...

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Highway expansion decried as shoddy and dangerous

Barely three months after the government disbursed $2.9 million for the construction of a 22-kilometer extension of the national highway between Calobre and San Francisco, in the Veraguas province, the quality of that roadwork is being criticized by both motorists, pedestrians and engineers, who call the stretch a veritable death trap.            Manuel Fábrega, an architect specializing in road ...

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Former president hospitalized

Former President Guillermo Endara was hospitalized Saturday evening, and his associates say that he is in a "stable but delicate state." Endara, who ruled the country after the ouster of Manuel Noriega, and who recently completed an unsuccessful campaign to return to office, suffers from heart and kidney problems. According to his associates, he underwent dialysis Sunday to remove toxins from his system. He is being treated at San Fernando Clínica Hospital, and ...

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Storm topples trees

Approximately 30 trees were toppled by a storm that swept across Panama yesterday, bringing with it unusually high winds. Civil defense agency SINAPROC reported that 48 houses had roof damage in Panama and San Miguelito. Water agency IDAAN reported that the treatment plant in Pacor was damaged, disrupting service to thousands of customers. In Bella Vista and Pueblo Nuevo, several cars were damaged by falling tree limbs. Meteorologist Blas Córdoba said that ...

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Cinta Costera opened, but work still remains

President Martín Torrijos, in the company of some members of his Cabinet, officially opened the Cinta Costera yesterday, walking along the pedestrian area for about 40 minutes in the morning. Torrijos began his trek in the vicinity of the Seafood Market, passed by the Balboa statue and the new Club de Yates y Pesca, and ended his trek near the Miramar Intercontinental Hotel. Along the way he saw a number of people using the area, including some who were jogging and others who ...

 

 

 



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