The United Arab Emirates and Panama have signed an “open sky” agreement which allows both sides to operate unlimited flights between the two countries. The memorandum of understanding was signed Tuesday in Panama City by Saif Mohammed Al-Suwaidi, director general of UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority and Rafael Barcenas, director general of Panama’s Civil...
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A fire devoured 11 homes and a communal house Tuesday night in the Kuna Yala Island’s Urgandi community. Although no one was injured, 72 people are now shelterless and the villagers also lost their power plant. The fire is believed to have been sparked by a fuel transfer near a kerosene lamp. There will...
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In the past six years, 12 children under 15 years old have been killed and 326 wounded, according to official statistics. Children’s Hospital records indicate that 38 children have been shot so far this year, one fatally when he was shot by a gunmen in a car in Santa Ana. In 2008, there were...
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Arcus Worldwide Entertainment is bringing Hollywood to Panama. The Los Angeles-based company has created Panawood Films Trust, confident that Panama offers all the necessary economic and geographical conditions to grow a film industry. Panawood plans to film at least five movies in Panama. The first one, tentatively scheduled to start filming next March, is...
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Authorities discovered a bunker containing weapons and drugs in two abandoned Parque Lefevre residences. Bunker items included AK-47 9-millimeter ammunition, 7 presumed drug packages and a tear gas bomb. Ten people were arrested. TVN Noticias reports.
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The extension of the four-lane coastal road into Casco Viejo is now open, complete with green areas and a walking path. Finishing this second phase of the project – delivery date planned for April 2011 – means there is more to come including 267 underground parking spaces, a plaza and a multi-purpose dock. Traffic...
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