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Countries of the region ratify permanence of Panama in PARLACEN

Panamanian official, Dorindo Cortéz, who was elected yesterday as chairman of the board of the Central-American Parliament (PARLACEN), said that with this decision by the Central-American countries, the permanence of Panama in the regional body has been confirmed. Cortéz reported by telephone that "with this act [the choice of Cortéz as chairman of the PARLACEN board] the countries of the Central-American Integration System (SICA) confirm the permanence of Panama in ...

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Panama-Colombia highway project, theme of Tuxtla Summit

Beginning next Monday, Oct. 25, leaders of Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama will attend the VII Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Tuxtla Dialogue Mechanism and Agreement of Cartagena de Indias. This was announced yesterday, Friday, by Colombian Foreign Minister, Ángela Holguin, who announced the agenda of the South-American nation during the gathering of high officials. According to a communication from the EFE agency, Holguin said one of the ...

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ATTT considers German company for license plate manufacturing

Jorge Ricardo Fábrega, Director of national transportation authority ATTT, has announced that the entity will decide this week whether to hire a company to manufacture the license plates used by motorists in the country. Fábrega said that, despite the ATTT having issued the resolution to the Chapala Vocational School to convene the tender for manufacturing the plates in February, reports indicate that, to-date, that process is delayed. On the Telemetro Reporta news program, the ...

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Garbage truck catches fire on road to Centennial Bridge

A garbage collector truck of metropolitan trash collection agency DIMAUD caught fire on Friday afternoon along the road leading to the Centennial Bridge, near the Rod Carew National Stadium. Both the transit police and staff from the Panama Fire Department arrived at the scene to tend to the incident. Although the fire was extinguished, the incident caused severe traffic congestion on the road leading to the ...

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Man injured during drug bust in Colón

A 45-year-old male was injured yesterday in the midst of a struggle with police, who tried to prevent the escape of the suspect after finding him in possession of drugs in the Villa del Caribe community in Colón. Roger Franco, of the National Police (PN), reported that in addition to this detainee, who was injured in the left calf, another 44-year-old male was arrested for possession of a kilo of drugs and $957 in cash. Both men are being investigated by the Judicial Investigation ...

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Mayor Vallarino travels to Medellin on official mission

Mayor of Panama, Bosco Ricardo Vallarino, traveled to Medellin, Colombia yesterday, in order to learn about the policies implemented in the neighboring country in the fields of social planning, mobility, coexistence, openness, recreation, and sports. The information was confirmed on Friday afternoon by the mayor's office through a press release, which indicated that Vallarino's visit is slated to include a meeting with the mayor of Medellín, Alonso Salazar. With this visit Vallarino ...

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3,000 foreigners receive temporary Panamanian residency

The National Immigration Service delivered more than 3,000 temporary residency cards valid for two years to foreigners who attended the fifth immigration registration event, held at the Roberto Mano de Piedra Durán arena, since last Wednesday. During the activity, which culminated at 3 p.m. on Friday, officials from the entiry attended nationals from Colombia (1,720), Nicaragua (702), Dominican Republic (178), and other citizens from Asia, Europe, and Africa, according to official ...

Sports

Panama falls to Colombia in Pan-American youth tourney

Outscored 6 runs to 2, Panama's national little league team put a dent in their winning streak yesterday, Friday, losing to their Colombian counterparts in Category AA of the Pan-American Little League Baseball Tournament. The Colombian team now shares a record of 4-1 with Panama and Venezuela.  The three teams are tied for first place and will be battling it out today, Saturday, in the final games of this youth tourney, which is organized by the Pan-American Baseball Confederation. The ...

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Cuban team travels to Panama for sparring matches

The Cuban soccer team will travel to Panama on Monday to hold two friendly matches with the national team from October 26-28 at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium in the Panamanian capital. The team, which will represent Cuba in the second phase of the Caribbean Cup, is comprised of goalkeepers Vismel Castellanos and Odelín Molina; the defense team Yenier Márquez, Alexander Fernández, Jorge Luis Clavelo, Aliannis Urgellés, Hanier Dranguet, and Joel Colomé; and ...

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Taiwan and Panama pledge to strengthen bilateral cooperation

Taiwanese President, Ma Ying-jeou, thanked his Panamanian counterpart, Ricardo Martinelli, yesterday for the support provided in various international arenas, and expressed his hopes for closer ties and bilateral cooperation. Ma’s words came during the official reception welcoming the president of Panama, which was also attended by the vice-president of Taiwan, Vincent Siew, the mayor of Taipei, Hau Lung-ping, and the diplomatic corps. After welcoming Martinelli and the accompanying ...

 

 

 


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