Dia de Independencia - November 28, 2019

[Denese A Rodgers]

Thursday, November 28, 2019, Panama will celebrate 198 years of Independence from Spain.  The all-day festivities will begin early with the Acto Protocolar.   The Commemorative Parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00.  Please use this map as your guide to parking, resources, and road-closures for the day.  The Honorable Joswar Alvarado, Mayor of Boquete, cordially invites you to be a part of this momentous occasion.

[Marcelyn]

Denese,  thanks for posting this information!

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Kickbacks and surcharges not love of country - president

Posted 28/11/2019

President Laurentino Cortizo opened the events celebrating Panama’s 198 years of independence from Spain on Friday, November 28 with a strongly worded message aimed at lawmakers, businessmen and judges.

Speaking in La Chorrera  the president said “The country is not loved with surcharges, the country is not loved with coimas (kickbacks) Those coimas affect the country, "

“Prosecutors, judges, magistrates, are not due to a president. Deputies, politicians, businessmen, that their decisions are in law, "he added.

.“The country is not loved with surcharges, the country is not loved with coimas. The country is defended. Those coimas affect the country, "Cortizo said.

“Prosecutors, judges, magistrates, are not due to a president, politicians, businessmen, Their decisions are in law, "he added.

Cortizo said he took advantage of the scenario to send the message “because we have to serve the Fatherland. The country has a lot of good people. ”

“Loving the country is not a game. Loving the country is the independence of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Body, ”he said

 

https://www.newsroompanama.com/business/kickbacks-and-surcharges-not-love-of-country-president