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Milk Production Rained Out Despite High Hopes

October 8, 2010
By fu.di.
Milk Production Rained Out Despite High Hopes

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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Cocaine Confiscated from Yuca Trucks in Darien

October 8, 2010
By pa.di.
Cocaine Confiscated from Yuca Trucks in Darien

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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UNESCO to Visit the Casco Antiguo

October 8, 2010
By in.di.

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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