Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest.
Pope Francis ‘signs up’ for World Youth Day in Panama.
After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that registration for the international event has opened.
“I too, now, with two young people, sign up by means of the internet,” the pope said Feb. 11, clicking “register” on a tablet. “There, I have enrolled as a pilgrim to World Youth Day,” he announced.
“We have to prepare ourselves. I invite all the young people of the world to live with faith and enthusiasm this event of grace and fraternity, both [those] going to Panama and [those] participating in their communities.”
Source: Crux
Police Deactivates Criminal Network in Panama.
Under the suggestive name of ´Operacion Templarios´ (OT), the National Police and the Panamanian Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office carried simultaneous raid out and today three Colombians and four Panamanians, presumed members of an international criminal network, are detained here.
After the follow-up since February 2013, the authorities executed simultaneous raids in five places located in the interior of the country and the capital, in which, in addition to the captures of six men and a woman, they seized five vehicles, cash and two firearms, the Prosecutor’s Office informed.
‘The use of special investigative techniques led us to be able to charge them with the crimes of drug trafficking, robbery to other criminals) and illicit association to commit a crime,’ told the press Eduardo de la Torre, anti-drugs’ prosecutor.
Source: Prensa Latina
Panama’s Institutions Sign Agreement to Rescue Canal Zone’s History.
The Panama Canal Zone and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement to rescue, preserve and use documents and materials of historical value related to the interoceanic highway, it was reported today.
According to a press release, this cooperation will allow to collect, digitize and preserve valuable documents such as the negotiations of the Torrijos-Carter Treaty, which are in the National Archives of Panama and the Library of Congress of the United States.
Deputy Foreign Minister Miguel Hincapié said that ‘the nation has a debt to the administration of the Canal Zone for its interest in this historical material’, while described as very valuable what the public entity does to recover a part of the history of the nation.
Source: Prensa Latina
Four Great Weekend Trips from Panama City!
Panama City truly is the hub of the Americas, and because of this distinction, receives a lot of international visitors and expats. In Panama, it’s no secret that the city dominates the attention of the country, especially when it comes to business. While tourism to Panama’s interior areas and islands is huge, many city residents (and even tourists) may find themselves without a lot of time to explore the rest of this beautiful country, and on a modest budget.
1. Pedasi:
About 5.5 hours in, and 5.5 hours out from Panama City, is one of the country’s most desired coastlines on one of its most pristine Pacific mainland beaches. It’s about as far as you’d want to drive for a weekend trip, but trust us, it’s worth it. Pedasi feels like another world compared to the hustle and bustle of the capital, and it has a unique unspoiled quality to it that will leave you feeling less like a tourist and more like an explorer. You won’t regret the drive after you see the waves and feel the warm breeze from the sea.
Source: International Relocation Firm Blog
