Curundu has been known for its shootings, drugs and poverty, but a government-sponsored project is renovating the district. Composed of 14 neighborhoods, Curundu extends from Brooklyncito to Santa Cruz. Officially established in 1971, its first residents arrived earlier, building their homes of zinc, cardboard and wood. This is where the government has promised big...
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The Transit and Transportation Authority will be laying down new transit laws in an effort put some order to Panama’s traffic. Fines will increase for disorderly driving including the commonplace practice of “blocking the box,” a scenario in which vehicles follow vehicles past stoplights into the intersection regardless of whether there is room for...
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In the back of an El Chumical sector church in Arraijan, police found what appeared to be five bags of cocaine and one bag of marijuana. Also on the scene were duct tape remnants normally used by people dedicated to drug trafficking, La Prensa reports. The police report indicated that the drugs were seized...
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Police cordoned off a road near Marcos A . Gelabert airport in Albrook after a shooting Thursday afternoon. Several cars were involved in the incident that left a white sedan overturned on the side of the road, according to preliminary reports. Jaime Buitrago, the sedan’s driver, was shot three times and taken to the...
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According to psychiatrists at a recent mental health conference held in Panama City, people in Panama live in a state of stress brought on by the city’s urban pollution. Doctor Juana Herrera, one of the presenting researchers, said that “Panama City is anything but friendly” from a social and medical standpoint. A lack of proper...
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