The Streets

Now that the Mayor’s office is back on trash duty, garbage overflow into Panama City streets is an issue again. Facing a health crisis back in April, the central government took over the responsibility of collecting the city’s garbage. Since then, the streets have been relatively clean.  Yesterday, angered by the mayor’s office, the...
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Divers recovered the body of Rodolfo Smith Hurtado, age 30,  at the mouth of the Bayano River not far from where he was attacked by pirates Sunday afternoon. Arturo Alvarado, General Director of the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC), said that Smith Hurtado was fishing with two companions when they were assaulted by the...
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Authorities apprehended a 16-year-old in the district of San Miguelito near the entrance of El Valle de Urraca. His alleged crime:  Threatening a 35-year-old man to steal 35 cents from him. A source revealed that the minor was found in possession of a toy gun and in the company of two other subjects who...
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Residents of 11B street in Arraijan’s Tecal neighborhood are overwhelmed by the stench of the overflowing septic tanks behind their homes. “We have lived on this street 11 years and have never seen anyone come to clean these septic tanks,” said street resident Luis Moreno. Arraijan Mayor Manolith Samaniego said that the municipality is...
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At least one man is dead and more than 100 injured in the clash between striking banana plantation workers and anti-riot police in Bocas del Toro. The banana plantation workers began protesting last week against a new union restrictions packaged in the recently passed Law 30, also popularly known as the “9 in 1″...
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