Manuel Antonio Noriega will remain in the Paris La Santé prison contrary to his wishes. The French appeals courts denied his request for conditional freedom fearing that he would flee, although Noriega’s lawyers stressed that the former Panamanian strong man is now “old and sick.” He is completing a seven-year sentence for laundering drug...
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The Panama Canal Authority says that the Miraflores water treatment plant is back online after turbidity-producing rains caused it to temporarily suspend operations. Service will gradually be restored in the affected areas, including the communities of Gamboa, Balboa, Paraiso, Los Rios, Cardenas, Albrook, Clayton, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Calidonia, El Chorrillo, San Miguel, Curundu,...
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The National Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems has classified the potable water supply issue as serious and says it does not know when water treatment plant service will normalize. Water turbidity problems have temporarily suspended operation of the Miraflores plant and the Chilibre plant is operating at 63% capacity. “What is happening is...
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President Ricardo Martinelli has asked public entities to refrain from celebrating Christmas this year due to the tragedy caused by Panama’s recent flooding. According to the Ministry of Communication release, the government “wants to bring the maximum help to all those Panamanian families who suffered nature’s blow.” Director of the National Civil Protection System,...
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Less than one hundred of Panama’s 350 to 400 snake species are venomous, but they have killed 203 people in the Province of Cocle so far this year. Of the 203 fatal snake bite victims, 117 were men and 86 were women, according to the city of Penonome’s Aquilino Tejeira Hospital statistics. Most bites...
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Seriously damaged by recent mudslides, Panama’s Centenario Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic indefinitely. For the time being, the only road access to the country’s interior is across the Bridge of the Americas. Cargo truck traffic will be restricted during the heavy traffic morning and evening commute hours. In related news, the...
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