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An earthquake that measured between 6.0 and 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Panama shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday, one of the strongest earthquakes reported here since 2002.
Mangers of stores such as Arrochas, Metro, Rey and Super 99 reported that items had been knocked off shelves by the quake, which lasted about 20 seconds.
According to the director of civil protection agency SINAPROC, Arturo Alvarado, the earthquake did not cause severe damage or any injuries. He said that ...
NewsCelio Guerra, attorney general of the Ngobe Buglé Congress, said that her ancestors buried their dead near rivers to ensure they had plenty of water for the trip to the afterlife.
"They were unaware that, centuries later, hydroelectric projects would be built on those rivers, destroying, without any regard, what remains of our culture," Guerra said.
Indigenous groups have been trying to rally local and international support against the construction of dams to generate ...
NewsDespite having months to address the problem, the Caldera River remains a danger to flood once again because debris from flooding last November was never cleaned up.
José Donderis, the new regional director of the civil defense agency SINAPROC in Chiriquí, said the national government failed to deliver the $75,000 requested by the town of Boquete to clean up the river.
Because the debris wasn't removed in the dry season, when the river was at its lowest level, ...
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Some 11 houses were damaged by strong winds and torrential rains that also downed numerous utility poles in the province of Colón Saturday morning.
The greatest amount of damage was in the district of Pilón, where 10 houses were damaged, including eight in the community of Río Alejandro.
Luisa Torres, who lives in the community of Alondra Villa, where two of the houses were damaged, said she had just recovered from the shock of the earthquake that had hit the area in ...
NewsThe 20 Panamanian legislators elected to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) will take office Sept. 1, but at least two of them will only attend the inaugural meeting.
Panameñistas Argentina Arias and Luis Eduardo Camacho have both accepted positions within the government of President Ricardo Martinelli. They will be replaced in Parlacen by their deputies, Angela De Leon Tejada and Jorge Bejerano Kant.
Most of Panama's delegates to the organization are members of ...
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