Keith Woolford Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) Anti-riot Police just re-opened Avenida Nacional. This area is one of the main links between downtown and Albrook. It's the second day of protests by residents because of the changes in the supply system of electrical power to pre-paid. Edited November 29, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted November 29, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2017 Quote Teen death inquiry after police clashes Posted on November 28, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 234 A PUBLIC MINISTRY investigation has been opened into the death of an 18-year-old boy who was taken to Santo Tomás Hospital on Monday, November 28 following clashes between riot police and residents of Cabo Verde. “The transfer of the person to the Santo Tomás Hospital was done by 911 Medical Emergency System,” says a National Police statement adding that the transfer l was from San Miguelito and confirmed that the relatives of the young person “live in Cabo Verde”. According to the police, the members of the anti-riot units acted under the law to reopen the Avenida Nacional that had been closed by protesting residents of Cabo Verde. President Juan Carlos Varela speaking from Chiriqui said: “Everything indicates that there was no type of link with the riots that occurred,” According to the mother of the victim, her son died of tear gas thrown by the agents, since he suffered from heart disease. At the same time, Varel asked the residents to allow the crews to resume work and to begin the installation of meters for the prepaid in apartments, which did not suffer damage/ Natural Gas Fenosa which was installing meters when the riots erupted announced that after the incidents three of the towers register partial damage and one was totally vandalized. In Cape Verde there are 350 apartments in 5 towers, more than 90% do not pay for electricity service and have been illegally connected, which is why the company has offered the residents the prepaid electricity measurement system. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/teen-death-inquiry-police-clashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted November 29, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 29, 2017 Quote Non-paying power users pelt police Posted on November 28, 2017 in Panama Post Views: 285 RIOT POLICE called in to open a road closed by protesters in Cabo Verde in Panama city were greeted with a hail of rocks, bottles and metal rods hurled by residents of neighboring buildings on Monday, November 27. Police responded with tear gas. The residents are objecting to the installation of electric power meters claiming that the system is unsafe and that they were not properly consulted. The meters are being installed in an area where there are 350 apartments, in five towers, and more than 90% do not pay for electric power, getting it instead through illegal connections, better known as “spider webs.” “Natural Gas Natural has the responsibility to put an end to this bad practice,” the company said in a statement while denying the residents’ safety claims. “The whole project has been developed under strict safety and quality standards and has the respective inspections and permission of firefighters, ” said a company spokesman. On Monday, Ave Nacional was closed and work on installations was suspended, for the second time. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/non-paying-power-users-pelt-police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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