On Wednesday, 11/29/23, the Supreme Court of Panama declared the mining contract unconstitutional!!
The mining contract was at the center of the protests we’d been experiencing since our arrival in Panama. As the decision was broadcast, protesters danced in the street in from of the courthouse, waving the red, white and blue Panamanian flag and singing the national anthem. The ruling was published in the Official Gazette on December 2nd and roads all over Panama, including those that had been blocked for the last 41 days, were finally reopened.
On Monday, Boquete (and I’m sure many other areas) celebrated with parades. The video was taken by one of my neighbors. This was just one of many bands in the parade that lasted hours.