Constant rains will cause a 50 percent decrease in Panama’s milk production, according to Agriculture Development Minister Emilio Kieswetter. Belisario Contreras, Presidente of COOLECHE, Panama’s leading Chiriqui-based milk cooperative, says it will be more like 15 to 20 percent less, but the fact remains that pastures are suffering from lack of sunlight. Panama currently...
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Around 100 kilos of cocaine were confiscated and 11 people detained in a national and border police operative on Thursday in the Darien province. The drugs were hidden below three trucks loaded with yuca, a popular tropical vegetable also known as cassava. Authorities also confiscated money and two other cars, in addition to the...
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization will come into town in November to check out whether government plans pose a threat to the Casco Antiguo World Heritage site neighborhood. Current government ideas include either circling a highway around the historic neighborhood or tunneling under it to connect the first phase of the Panama Bay...
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