(Time) Forensic workers took preliminary steps Monday for digging up the remains of some victims of the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, an effort that has lifted the hopes of Panamanians who had relatives die or disappear and have lived with unanswered questions about their fate for 30 years. Authorities gave the approval for exhumation of the 19 bodies buried in a … [Read more...]
Panama: Golf Included
(Golfweek) âThis place is nonstop,â Oliver Riding said, pointing to the seat of our golf cart where his phone beeped and chirped constantly during our round at Santa Maria Hotel and Golf Resort. âListen to this thing. I know what each (beep) means, so I know the important ones.â There were a lot of important ones that morning, including an email from a group interested … [Read more...]
Panama Canal watershed records 5th driest year in 70 years
(Startribune) The Panama Canal's watershed experienced its fifth driest year of the last seven decades in 2019, officials said this week, underscoring warnings that climate change poses a major challenge to the recently expanded waterway, a major driver of the Central American nation's economy. Monday's annual report from the Canal Authority said that the watershed … [Read more...]
EmberĂĄ create worldâs largest patacĂłn
(Remezcla) A small but mighty Indigenous community in Panama has set the Guinness World Record for the largest patacĂłn in the world. After six months of coordinating and planning, the EmberĂĄ community in IpetĂ, Panama fried a 245-pound, 11.2-foot wide patacĂłn. To put that in perspective, that equates to about a yearâs worth of tostones for Sunday breakfast and is equivalent to … [Read more...]
Panama 30 years after US invasion is still thriving
(Americas Quarterly) Not every country in Latin America is aflame. Panama is flourishing. The expanded Canal is a critical node of global trade and may at some point be expanded again. The economy has averaged almost 6% annual growth since the restoration of democracy, and yet another free and fair election and peaceful transition of power in 2019 shows that democracy … [Read more...]