According to the Earth Hour website, lights should be turned off for one hour starting at 8:30 p.m. local time world wide to take a stand against climate change. This Saturday, March 27th, entities such as HSBC, McDonalds, La Prensa, the City of Knowledge, the National Environmental Authority, MarViva, the National Association for Environmental Conservation,...
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In 2005, Colombian-born developer Roger Khafif of the K group construction firm approached Donald Trump with plans for a mega-sail-shaped building along the Bay of Panama in the city’s now congested Punta Pacifica district. Trump met with him and sent his daughter, Ivanka Trump, down the following week. Trump Sr. does not like to...
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Panama is exploring wind turbines as an alternative renewable energy source for its future energy needs, said Secretary of Energy Juan Manuel Urriola. During the summer months, the Pacific Coast especially suffers from drought. Urriola met with Vestas, a multinational company that has put wind energy to use in Brazil, Costa Rica and Nicaragua....
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This morning, police will be cracking down on pedestrians jaywalking in the Punta Pacifica area, says a Transit and Ground Transportation Authority release. Sanctions will apply to people who are surprised illegally crossing the Northern and Southern Corridors, as well as those do not use the pedestrian walkways. Yesterday, an SUV hit and killed...
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Guns N Roses’s “Chinese Democracy Tour” arrives to Panama on April 7, 2010 to play the Figali Convention Center, the band confirmed a few days ago. Guns N Roses is currently touring South America and launches its Central America five-country tour in Panama. After these shows, they will move onto Europe in June and...
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