Opus Dei, the conservative catholic group popularized by The Da Vinci Code and conspiracy theorists, opened its Panama center in 1996 and seems to be strong in the current administration. Panama Opus Dei members include Vice President Juan Carlos Varela, Education Minister Lucy Molinar, and Guido Martinelli, the President’s first cousin and ambassador to...
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10 Years of Canal Auto-Administration
“Today is a day of special celebration because 10 years don’t get smoked in a pipe, but there is still much to do,” La Prensa reports President Martinelli as saying this morning, commemorating a decade of Panamanian administration of its Canal. On December 31, 1999, Panama gained full rights of sovereignty over the canal...
$20,000 for Panama Viejo Restoration
Panama’s Tourism Authority has donated $20,000 towards restoring Panama Viejo’s main square. The three-year project has an estimated cost of $2 million, beginning with the $600,000 revival of a XVII colonial home. The Patronato de Panama Institution plans also include the restoration of the squares and the creation of an interactive children’s museum. Founded on...
Story Behind Gorgas Hospital
Did you know: When the French Canal Company led by Ferdinand de Lesseps arrived to Panama in the early 1880s, it built its main hospital, Notre Dame du Canal, near the top of Ancon Hill in Quarry Heights. It was common practice to place water basins around the hospital grounds and at the legs...
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