Archive for October 2nd, 2010

Fake Police Officers Steal 49 Cattle

October 2, 2010
By fu.di.
Fake Police Officers Steal 49 Cattle

Eight individuals were arrested Friday and sent the town of David’s public jail after trying to steal 49 cattle from a local breeder. The head of Chiriqui Police, David Ramos Villa, said Ulises Muñoz, owner of the cattle herd, was going to sell the cattle to a purported buyer, Marcos Tulio Peña, for $30,000....
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Convention Center to Spruce up Rundown Area

October 2, 2010
By in.di.
Convention Center to Spruce up Rundown Area

The government plans to build a new convention center on fill between the somewhat slummy district of El Chorrillo and the fairly commercially-dead Amador Causeway. Designed by American firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill at a cost of $300,000, the 538,195 square-foot center requires an investment of $200 million. The Panamanian Tourism Authority has hired...
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More Money for Dirty Bay

October 2, 2010
By en.di.
More Money for Dirty Bay

The Andean Development Corporation (CAF) approved a $120 million loan for the project to clean up the filthy Bay of Panama. The project called “Proyecto de Saneamiento de la Ciudad y Bahía de Panamá,” is looking to redress the contamination the city poured into its waters as a result of uncontrolled urban growth and...
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