The headquarters of the Defence Forces extinct was destroyed. (PanamaAmerica) A twenty one years ago on December 20, 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega. The aftermath of the violence still remain, said Tirso Castillo, a criminologist from the Institute of Criminology at the … [Read more...]
Centennial Bridge access partially restored
(prensa.com) Beginning Monday, Dec. 20, authorities will partially restore access to the Centennial Bridge. The announcement was made following an inspection carried out yesterday by Public Works Minister Federico Suárez and his team. Vehicular traffic on the Centennial Bridge had been suspended over the past week due to landslides that occurred in recent days on one of … [Read more...]
Traffic chaos in the Bridge of the Americas
Panama America)Vehicles jam in the Bridge of the Americas. Chaos is what we live hundreds of drivers are directed to the sector west of the capital city at the moment, by the dam vehicle that is registered in the Bridge of the Americas. Access roads to the bridge are seized up for what drivers had to wait up to 45 minutes to travel the road. The Ministry of Public Works … [Read more...]
Two Killed in Panama Plane Crash in Gorgona
(Newsroompanama) Two people were killed when a light plane crashed this afternoon near the Panamerican Highway, in Gorgona, the Chame district of Panama. Early reports said the plane was traveling from Santiago,Veraguas, to Panama city when the engine stopped and it went out of control. Fire Department personnel, and the civil rescue system (Sinaproc and … [Read more...]
Petaquilla Minerals gold production up for November
(NewsroomPanama) Petaquilla Minerals, a Canadian owned company that operates the Molejon gold mine in Colon, has raised its gold production from 6,500 ounces in October to 8,562 ounces in November. That puts the company’s annual production rate at102, 744 ounces at an average price of $1,335 dollars an ounce. In August, the mine was forced to halt production, as … [Read more...]