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The Vice President of the National Assembly of Deputies, Marcos Gonzalez, said they have recordings of telephone conversations that allegedly show directed movements of leftist groups, rightist groups, and opposition political parties who intend to stage a coup against the government of Ricardo Martinelli. He said these groups are those who were allegedly behind everything that happened during the protests on the Pan-American Highway that led to clashes between protesting indigenous Ngabe Bugle Indians and the National Police. During the press conference he pointed to members of the Panameñista political party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), and the Trade Union of Construction Workers and Allied (SUNTRACS). (Telemetro)


Colon - The theft of two cannons from the protected area of San Lorenzo, one from the colonial era and one from World War II, has alerted the authorities in Colon, who conducted several searches on Friday in the businesses that recycle metal. The district mayor of Colon, Damaso Garcia, released the information in the media. Garcia said investigations are being carried out in the different metal recycling businesses in Sabanitas, where some people said they saw a truck transporting the cannons. "We went to Fort San Lorenzo to verify the disappearance of the guns and they were indeed stolen, now our sources tell us they have seen the truck in Sabanitas" he explained. The mayor added that the operations will continue until the whereabouts of the truck and the cannons are found. (Prensa)

He was hit by a bus, but saved by a hair. Domingo Olivares, 69 years of age, extended his life almost by a miracle, because on Wednesday night he was hit by a Metrobus. The accident occurred at 9:00 pm yesterday in the village of 24 de Diciembre, on the main road in the area known as Las Paredes. According to witnesses who saw the incident, Olivares, bypassing any security measures, rushed recklessly into the street, where he was surprised by the bus that hit him where he stood. Olivares's body struck the left side of the windshield and then lay on the pavement and under the bus. Fortunately for him, the wheel of the vehicle only rolled over part of his right arm. The victim was taken to the emergency room at the Teaching Hospital in 24 de Diciembre, where he is recovering. According to preliminary reports, Olivares was drunk. (Mi Diario)


An armed group of suspected drug traffickers opened fire on a patrol of the State Border Service near Chucurtí, El Empalme, in the Guna Yala region, with no reported injuries among the Panamanians. Commissioner Frank Abrego, director of SENAFRONT, said the attack occurred when the units of the National Border Service were escorting 13 employees of the Tommy Guardia Institute (Mapping), who were in the area to verify the boundary pillars. Abrego said the SENAFRONT officers decided to ensure the safety of Tommy Guardia employees, and the returned to Puerto Obaldia. (TVN)



The cancellation of all existing concessions granted to domestic or foreign companies for the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources within the Ngäbe Bugle region, and the repeal of Law 41 of 1975, which created the Mining Development Corporation (Codemin) for the exploitation of a copper mine at Cerro Colorado, were the first points of consensus agreed to last night by the special subcommittee formed by indigenous leaders, government officials and members of the Trade Commission of the National Assembly on the second day of formal discussions. The session of this subcommittee began yesterday at 11:20 am, at it took three hours for the participants to reach a consensus on the mechanism that will be used to discuss Article 5, which was excluded from Bill 415, due to constant requests for breaks. Meanwhile, on the grounds of Legislative Palace a large group of Indians awaited the results of the meeting and conducted a vigil in support of their leaders. At about 7:00 pm last night the subcommittee agreed to declare a recess until today at 9:00 am. They pledged to start with the presentation of technical teams that will discuss hydropower, one of the contentious issues. (Prensa)


On arrival at the National Assembly, Government Minister, Jorge Ricardo Fabrega said it sees as viable the proposal submitted last night by the indigenous leader Asencio Palacio, who requested that the issues of mining and hydro electric project to be discussed separately. Palacio's proposal was presented at the Commission of Trade and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. According to Fabrega, that would be the best way to advance the discussion of Bill 415, which creates a special regime for the exploration and exploitation of mining and water resources within the region Ngäbe-Bugle.

