Archive for the 'Panama Culture' Category
January 28th, 2008 | Posted in: Panama Culture | 2 Comments »
Baptist women of Central Panama Baptist Association reminded the 48th General Assembly of the folk heritage of the first Baptists in Panama. The Jamaicans who came to Panama to work on constructing the Panama Canal took their Baptist faith with them. They established the first Baptist church on the Isthmus and so effectively began the [...]
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December 21st, 2007 | Posted in: Panama Culture | 2 Comments »
The 1989 Invasion of Panama contained many mysteries for me. I recall watching the horrors broadcast on TV. Years later living in Panama, it soon became apparent that what I heard in the US news of the invasion did not even begin to capture a good representation of what really happened in Panama.
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December 21st, 2007 | Posted in: Panama Culture | 2 Comments »
Even as mourning becomes the official choice as the way to remember, there are voices that continue to explore and uncover the injustices of the 1989 US Invasion of Panama.
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November 9th, 2007 | Posted in: Panama Culture | 2 Comments »
Colon Day Marching Bands, Bass Drums And Language Lessons
Apocalypsis, Colon’s star marching band had to get ‘big up’ in this Blog. Awesome is what comes to mind if you can still manage to think when they are nearby. I waited ALL day and walked almost a mile to see them. Last year, I went home [...]
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November 4th, 2007 | Posted in: Global Baptist News, Panama Culture | 2 Comments »
The First Isthmian Baptist (FIBC) Women on Mission (WMU) celebrated the BWA Baptist Women’s Day Of Prayer 2007 today. The actual celebration is set for November 5th. However, that date is Colon Day. It is the biggest day of the patriotic month celebrations to be held in Colon. Parade time.
We had a special Patriotic Sunday [...]
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November 3rd, 2007 | Posted in: Panama Culture | No Comments »
Shouts of Viva Patria, drums, clashing cymbals and trumpets awakened me at 1:15am. Yes, 1:15am this morning. I was not amused. Neither did I have any charitable thoughts toward the group gathered one house away. Forget security precautions. The noise make mi tun fool (as If I need any help). I opened the window nearest [...]
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