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Panama Support for the Development of Territorial Connectivity in Panama's Central and Western Regions (Pn-L1147)
PUBLIC SIMULTANEOUS DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PANAMA SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRITORIAL CONNECTIVITY IN PANAMA'S CENTRAL AND WESTERN REGIONS (PN-L1147) LOAN PROPOSAL This document was prepared by the project team consisting of: Manuel Rodríguez, Project Team Leader (TSP/CCO); Sergio Deambrosi, Alternate Project Team Leader (INE/TSP); Ana María Pinto, Edgar Zamora, Reinaldo Fioravanti, and Tania Alonso (INE/TSP); Alejandra Caldo (TSP/CPN); Carmen Albertos (SCL/GDI); José Luis de la Bastida and Pilar Larreamendy (VPS/ESG); Sandra López and Daniela Zuloaga (CSD/CCS); Ignacio Barragán (LEG/SGO); Raúl Sánchez (SPD/SDV); and Ezequiel Cambiasso, Christian Contín Steinemann, and David Ochoa (FMP/CPN). This document is being released to the public and distributed to the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors simultaneously. This document has not been approved by the Board. Should the Board approve the document with amendments, a revised version will be made available to the public, thus superseding and replacing the original version. CONTENTS PROGRAM SUMMARY I. DESCRIPTION AND RESULTS MONITORING ................................................................ 1 A. Background, problem addressed, and rationale ............................................ 1 B. Objectives, components, and cost .............................................................. 12 C. Key results indicators ................................................................................. 14 II. FINANCING STRUCTURE AND MAIN RISKS .............................................................. -
Panama Breached Its Obligations Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to Protect the Rights of Its Indigenous People
Panama Breached its Obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to Protect the Rights of Its Indigenous People Respectfully submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the occasion of its consideration of the Third Periodic Report of Panama pursuant to Article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Hearings of the United Nations Human Rights Committee New York City, United States of America 24 - 25 March 2008 Prepared and submitted by the Program in International Human Rights Law of Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, Indiana, and the International Human Rights Law Society of Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, Indiana. Principal Authors, Editors and Researchers: Ms. Megan Alvarez, J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Ms. Carmen Brown, J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Ms. Susana Mellisa Alicia Cotera Benites, LL.M International Human Rights Law (Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis), Bachelor’s in Law (University of Lima, Law School) Ms. Vanessa Campos, Bachelor Degree in Law and Political Science (University of Panama) Ms. Monica C. Magnusson, J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Mr. David A. Rothenberg, J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Mr. Jhon Sanchez, LL.B, MFA, LL.M (International Human Rights Law), J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Mr. Nelson Taku, LL.B, LL.M candidate in International Human Rights Law, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Ms. Eva F. Wailes, J.D. candidate, Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis Program in International Human Rights Law Director: George E. -
Panama 2018 International Religious Freedom Report
PANAMA 2018 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT Executive Summary The constitution, laws, and executive decrees provide for freedom of religion and worship and prohibit discrimination based on religion. The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the religion of the majority of citizens but not as the state religion. In March the Ministry of Education issued a resolution allowing girls attending public schools in the provinces of Panama City and Herrera to wear the hijab. Public schools continued to teach Catholicism, but parents could exempt their children from religion classes. Some non-Catholic groups continued to state the government provided preferential distribution of subsidies to small Catholic- run private schools for salaries and operating expenses and cited the level of government support given to the Catholic Church in preparation for the January 2019 World Youth Day. Local Catholic organizers continued to invite members of other religious denominations to participate. Some social media commentators criticized the use of public funds for the religious event. On August 16, the Interreligious Institute of Panama, an interfaith organization, held a public gathering entitled, “Interfaith Coexistence towards a Culture of Peace.” Approximately 100 individuals attended. The institute’s objectives included providing a coordination mechanism for interfaith activities and promoting mutual respect and appreciation among various religious groups. On August 29, the Panama Chapter of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist Cultural Center hosted its Second Interreligious Dialogue with panelists from the Baha’i Spiritual Community, Kol-Shearith Jewish Congregation, Krishna-Hindu community, and Catholic Church. Embassy officials met on several occasions with government officials and raised questions about fairness in distribution of education subsidies for religious schools and the need for equal treatment of all religious groups before the law. -
Panama's Dollarized Economy Mainly Depends on a Well-Developed Services Sector That Accounts for 80 Percent of GDP
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAM - PROGRAMA LATINOAMERICANO DE ESTUDIOS SOCIORRELIGIOSOS (PROLADES) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: RELIGION IN PANAMA SECOND EDITION By Clifton L. Holland, Director of PROLADES Last revised on 3 November 2020 PROLADES Apartado 86-5000, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Telephone (506) 8820-7023; E-Mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.prolades.com/ ©2020 Clifton L. Holland, PROLADES 2 CONTENTS Country Summary 5 Status of Religious Affiliation 6 Overview of Panama’s Social and Political Development 7 The Roman Catholic Church 12 The Protestant Movement 17 Other Religions 67 Non-Religious Population 79 Sources 81 3 4 Religion in Panama Country Summary Although the Republic of Panama, which is about the size of South Carolina, is now considered part of the Central American region, until 1903 the territory was a province of Colombia. The Republic of Panama forms the narrowest part of the isthmus and is located between Costa Rica to the west and Colombia to the east. The Caribbean Sea borders the northern coast of Panama, and the Pacific Ocean borders the southern coast. Panama City is the nation’s capital and its largest city with an urban population of 880,691 in 2010, with over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal , and is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce. The country has an area of 30,193 square miles (75,417 sq km) and a population of 3,661,868 (2013 census) distributed among 10 provinces (see map below). -
Exploring the Y Chromosomal Ancestry of Modern Panamanians
RESEARCH ARTICLE Exploring the Y Chromosomal Ancestry of Modern Panamanians Viola Grugni1, Vincenza Battaglia1, Ugo Alessandro Perego2,3, Alessandro Raveane1, Hovirag Lancioni3, Anna Olivieri1, Luca Ferretti1, Scott R. Woodward2, Juan Miguel Pascale4, Richard Cooke5, Natalie Myres2,6, Jorge Motta4, Antonio Torroni1, Alessandro Achilli1,3, Ornella Semino1* 1 Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, 2 Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, 3 Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, 4 Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama City, Panama, 5 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama, 6 Ancestry, Provo, Utah, United States of America * [email protected] Abstract OPEN ACCESS Geologically, Panama belongs to the Central American land-bridge between North and Citation: Grugni V, Battaglia V, Perego UA, Raveane South America crossed by Homo sapiens >14 ka ago. Archaeologically, it belongs to a A, Lancioni H, Olivieri A, et al. (2015) Exploring the Y Chromosomal Ancestry of Modern Panamanians. wider Isthmo-Colombian Area. Today, seven indigenous ethnic groups account for 12.3% PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144223. doi:10.1371/journal. of Panama’s population. Five speak Chibchan languages and are characterized by low pone.0144223 genetic diversity and a high level of differentiation. In addition, no evidence of differential Editor: Francesc Calafell, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, structuring between maternally and paternally inherited genes has been reported in isth- SPAIN mian Chibchan cultural groups. Recent data have shown that 83% of the Panamanian gen- Received: March 31, 2015 eral population harbour mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) of Native American ancestry. -
AMR 44/02/95 Distr: UA/SC
EXTERNAL (for general distribution) AI Index: AMR 44/02/95 Distr: UA/SC UA 95/95 Excessive use of force/Legal-Medical concerns 19 April 1995 PANAMATraslación Acosta, Vidal Concepción, Alejandro Jiménez, Fermín Franco Cortés, Silverio Pimentel, Enrique Concepción, Ana Acosta, Anselmo Acosta (aged 12), Liborio Concepción - all members of the Ngobe-Bugles indigenous group (the Guayamí) On 11 April l995 the above-named members of the Ngobe-Bugles indigenous group were reportedly arrested without warrants in Cerro Pelado, Las Palmas district, Veraguas province following a confrontation with a special anti-riot squad of the National Police. In the ensuing disturbances, nine of the demonstrators were arrested and one suffered gun-shot wounds to the head and face. After arrest, the detainees were taken to the vastly over-crowded and substandard Cárcel Modelo in Panama City, where they are said to have been held incommunicado, and not permitted to inform relatives and lawyers of their whereabouts. Lawyers working on their behalf secured their return to Veraguas, after arguing that the transfer to Panama City was illegal. Liborio Concepción, who was injured in the confrontation, is reportedly now hand-cuffed to his bed at the Hospital de Santiago in Veraguas. Anselmo Acosta, also detained, is only twelve years old. Another detainee, Ana Acosta, is pregnant, but has apparently not been given any medical attention. Lawyers also complain that the charges against the detainees have, as yet, not been made clear. Concern has also been expressed that legal proceedings have not been completed within the time limits specified by Panamanian law, and that there has been no response to the writs of habeas corpus, nor requests for bail filed on behalf of the detainees. -
Aper Agricultural Technology Development
UNCLASSIFIED -~ O'STArI AOUCI !lOR II!I8i'l'ICIW. :E~ w.~, D.C. 2OS2J PANAMA PROJECT ?APER AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Project Numbe~:525-0180 AID/LAC/P-028 Loan Number:~25-T-050 UNCLASSIFIED OCP{'.nn·'ENT OF ~~TATE AGENCY FOR :NTL.RNATIOi.... e.L DEVELOPME.NT WAf\t-JINGTON. D. C Z:-gC4'.3 ~.SSIST"NT ADMINISTRATOR Loan No. 525-T-050 AID/LAC/P-028 PROJECT AUTHORIZATION AND n~QU~~T FOR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS Name of Country: Panama Name of Project: Agricultural Technology Development Project Uumber: 525-0180 Pursuunt to Section 103 of Part I, ChClpter 1 of the Foreign Assi:;talJce Act of 1(J61, ClS amen,.:lc,1, I herc,by auth orize Cl Loan and a G~-.~llt tc th(: I\cpublic of I'2nuHla (the "COoL)ero.ting Country") of not to C'xccC'cl f',i',~ j·1ilJicJ;1 United State:; DGll<lnj ($6,O(JO,OOO) (the "l,uthori~('d LOClll Amount") (mci FiVe' Ilunurcd TllOu:~.':ll1cl Unitc,u ,Steit":,, Dollars ($500,000) (the "lIulhcni zed CL1:lt / .. n".ounL") to help in finLlncincl certcdn fon· i (Jll (':-:CIl,':lltjC' ,(].L1 local currency cost:,; of 'loollc, and ,s(-,rvi.c·:-~) n:quirl"d fc,r t llc projcc-('. dCf;cribcu in Uk' irl;n:,-,ULll:.~'.1y fl)llC\';il!r; ;',:l1lcr:C0. The y;r0j.--.(;t \·!ill finclllcc tl.;Ci'l1ic;11 a::sislcl!1cc, tr,'i!ljll~J, equiprlont c:nd I1lClteriCll:; and con::lructicll \.'lJich ',·.rill ;'S~3j,:~t PundrrlClI~" l\[JpliL'(j "'LJrjcT.ltu;alt~l::;cdrcll ITJ'c;Litut(., (IlJI!d') to estaJ)li~~ll an dqricultllYdl rl~~;(,:l.t-ch capahili t:)' and tC) conciuct rescdlTh ClCt i vi i..:ie.s ~,n uiJ;Jr(JX i n.,i tc: 1 y c~ iClht pri or i t~· .J red::> of PD,llamCl. -
Epidemiologic Characteristics of Suicide in Panama, 2007–2016
medicina Article Epidemiologic Characteristics of Suicide in Panama, 2007–2016 1, 1 2,3 Virginia Núñez-Samudio y , Aris Jiménez-Domínguez , Humberto López Castillo and Iván Landires 1,4,5,* 1 Instituto de Ciencias Médicas, Las Tablas, Los Santos 0701, Panama; [email protected] (V.N.-S.); [email protected] (A.J.-D.) 2 Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA; [email protected] 3 Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA 4 Centro Regional Universitario de Azuero, CRUA, Universidad de Panamá, Chitré, Herrera 0601, Panama 5 Hospital Joaquín Pablo Franco Sayas, Región de Salud de Los Santos, Ministry of Health, Las Tablas, Los Santos 0701, Panama * Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected]; Tel.: +507-6593-7727 Sección de Epidemiología, Departamento de Salud Pública, Región de Salud de Herrera, y Ministerio de Salud, Panama. Received: 22 July 2020; Accepted: 28 August 2020; Published: 31 August 2020 Abstract: Background and objectives: We aim to describe the demographic characteristics associated with suicide in Panama, to estimate the suicide mortality rate and years of potential life lost (YPLL) to suicide, and to explore the correlation of suicide rates with the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). We present a descriptive retrospective epidemiological report of suicide-related mortality (Panama, 2007–2016). Materials and Methods: Data were matched-merged to calculate unadjusted suicide mortality rates (overall, and by sex, age groups, and administrative region), YPLL, and coefficients (r) for the correlation of MPI and suicide rates. -
Social Protection Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panama
Project Document Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panama Alexis Rodríguez Mojica Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) This document was prepared by Alexis Rodríguez, consultant with the Social Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and is part of a series of studies on “Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean”, edited by Simone Cecchini, Social Affairs Officer, and Claudia Robles, consultant, with the same Division. The author wish to thank Milena Lavigne and Humberto Soto for their valuable comments. The document was produced as part of the activities of the projects “Strengthening social protection” (ROA/1497) -and “Strengthening regional knowledge networks to promote the effective implementation of the United Nations development agenda and to assess progress” (ROA 161-7), financed by the United Nations Development Account. The views expressed in this document, which has been reproduced without formal editing, are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Organization. LC/W.526 Copyright © United Nations, November 2013. All rights reserved Printed in Santiago, Chile – United Nations ECLAC – Project Documents collection Social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Panama Contents Foreword .......................................................................................................................................... 5 I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. -
Art Works Grants
National Endowment for the Arts — December 2014 Grant Announcement Art Works grants Discipline/Field Listings Project details are as of November 24, 2014. For the most up to date project information, please use the NEA's online grant search system. Art Works grants supports the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Click the discipline/field below to jump to that area of the document. Artist Communities Arts Education Dance Folk & Traditional Arts Literature Local Arts Agencies Media Arts Museums Music Opera Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works Theater & Musical Theater Visual Arts Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Page 1 of 168 Artist Communities Number of Grants: 35 Total Dollar Amount: $645,000 18th Street Arts Complex (aka 18th Street Arts Center) $10,000 Santa Monica, CA To support artist residencies and related activities. Artists residing at the main gallery will be given 24-hour access to the space and a stipend. Structured as both a residency and an exhibition, the works created will be on view to the public alongside narratives about the artists' creative process. Alliance of Artists Communities $40,000 Providence, RI To support research, convenings, and trainings about the field of artist communities. Priority research areas will include social change residencies, international exchanges, and the intersections of art and science. Cohort groups (teams addressing similar concerns co-chaired by at least two residency directors) will focus on best practices and develop content for trainings and workshops. -
Notes on Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Panama
Herpetology Notes, volume 13: 219-229 (2020) (published online on 09 March 2020) Notes on amphibians and reptiles from western Panama Abel Batista1,5,*, Andreas Hertz4, Marcos Ponce2, and Sebastian Lotzkat3 Abstract. Panama is a hotspot of amphibian and reptile diversity and many areas of the country still remain underexplored. Here we present results of our field work carried out through several years in western Panama, further increasing the numbers of amphibian and reptile species known from the country. We provide the first country records for Smilisca manisorum and Lepidophyma reticulatum. Additionally, we extend the known distributional ranges of Pristimantis taeniatus, Pleurodema brachyops, Leptodactylus fuscus, Bachia blairi, Basiliscus plumifrons, Anolis auratus, A. capito, A. cryptolimifrons, A. humilis, A. kemptoni, A. pseudopachypus, Geophis godmani, Mastigodryas pleei, and Bothriechis supraciliaris. Keywords. Amphibia, distribution, new record, herpetofauna, Panama, Reptilia Introduction van den Burg, 2012). Despite these manifold novelties, the amount of herpetological exploration in western The herpetofauna of Panama has been studied in Panama is still unsatisfactory (Köhler et al., 2008; various areas, with most work concentrated in central Lotzkat, 2014; Hertz, 2015). Panama (Ibáñez et al., 2001; Crawford et al. 2010; The aim of this paper is to provide new records of Voyles et al., 2018). However, there are notable surveys amphibians and reptiles from western Panama, as a since the mid-nineteenth century that were carried out in result of our surveys in the region from 2004 to 2012. western Panama (e.g., Dunn, 1924, 1940, 1947; Slevin, We include two new country records for Panama, and 1942; Myers and Duellman, 1982; see summaries in 14 distribution extensions. -
Panama Country Profile Health in the Americas 2007
PANAMA Madungandí (Comarca) Kuna Yala Bocas del Toro (Comarca) Colón Wargandí ^Panamá (Comarca) Ngöbe Panama City Chiriquí Buglé Coclé Veraguas Herrera Darién Emberá (Comarca) Los Santos 050 100 Miles anama has an area of 75,517 km2, which is distributed into nine provinces, five indige- nous territories called comarcas (three of which are at the provincial level), 75 districts Por municipalities, and 621 mayoral jurisdictions or corregimientos (two of which are indigenous) (1). GENERAL CONTEXT AND HEALTH A new president was elected for the period 2004–2009, also DETERMINANTS obtaining a majority in the legislature (52% of the seats) and in the municipal governments (69% of mayorships). The new gov- Social, Political, and Economic Determinants ernment’s program (12), expressed in its economic and social Panama has been classified as an upper middle-income coun- policies (13) and its objectives and goals (14), seeks sustainable try (2). Its economy has experienced sustained growth (with the economic development with social inclusion, by building up the long-term growth rate close to 5% a year and 2% per capita over competitiveness of national production, creating and maintain- the last 15 years). Its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in ing a climate that favors investments,promoting social participa- 2005 was US$ 15.46 billion and its per capita GDP was US$ 4,318 tion,strengthening the capacity of individuals and communities, (3) (growth of 6.4% and 2.0% respectively compared to 2004). and developing social investment programs that guarantee equi- Productive activity is strongly concentrated in the services sector table access to basic services,particularly for the most vulnerable (76.3% of GDP), with little linkage to the rest of the economy, groups.