Members of the Ngöbe Bugle indigenous tribe have shut down the Inter American highway in protest since last Tuesday. Protesters say that they will continue until the government restores a mining and hydroelectric project moratorium within their territory. Vice President Juan Carlos Varela has called on the archbishop of David, Jose Luis Lacunza, to step in...
Panama Awarded One Million from Anti-Biopiracy Fund
The Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund has announced its first beneficiary: Panama. The country will receive $1 million to conduct a three-year project at the Coiba Island National Marine Park, exploring the use of plant and animal species in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Researchers will collect samples of plants, fungi and algae that have...
Law to Ban Sexual Content on Table
Deputy Victor Juliao presented a bill to ban ads with sexual content from the printed media. He says that the law does not undermine people’s freedom of expression or right to information but simply seeks to protect them from overly sexy ads. “We are bombarded with ads that promote behaviors disconnect from morality,” Juliao...
Los Santos Landfill on Fire
Firefighters are working to control a fire that broke out in the El Colmon landfill in the district of Maracas in Los Santos. According to area residents, the fire started at noon today, Wednesday, and is threatening a nearby protected forest and farmland, La Prensa reports. The El Colmon primary dry forest, set over...
Panama to Add Two Balboa Coin
If all goes according to plan, the two balboa coin will soon join the newly minted one balboa coins circulating in Panama. The National Bank introduced the one balboa coins in July 27, 2011 to mixed reviews, and there were more than 22.4 million of a total 40 million in circulation by December 31....
Colon on Toxic Smoke Alert Again
Authorities declared an alert for the city of Colon and the surrounding areas due to the dangerous smoke emissions from the Monte Esperanza landfill. The smoke reportedly affected several sectors of Colon’s reverted area including Arco Iris and Margarita, and people continue to scavenge the landfill, which should have been closed on January 1,...
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