In consultation with the population of a municipality in Guatemala where mining companies are setting up, 98.9% of residents registered on the electoral roll, said NO to mining activities.
The municipality of Nueva Santa Rosa, in southeastern Guatemala, asked the inhabitants to decide on the installation, development and operation of chemical metal mining projects in their territory, in a consultation process which will be extended to other municipalities of Santa Rosa.
President Ricardo Martinelli has announced that he will submit the expansion of the Cinta Costera to a referendum.
The project, projected to cost $776 million, has been the subject of much debate and is viewed with apprehension by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
An article in Laestrella.com.pa reports: "The consultation is so that the voters of the districts of San Felipe, (neighboring) Santa Ana and the Chorrillo can have a say in what should be done in the work that is to be developed by the Brazilian construction company, Norberto Odebrecht.
The Government will discuss the Colombian electrical interconnection project with various sectors of the society.
The project aims to connect Colombia to Panama, effectively linking the electric market of the Andean Community with its Central American equivalent.
From Nacion.com: “Dennis Moreno, head of the Panamanian Public Services authority (ASEP), remarked that they have reached a “breaking point” in terms of regulation harmonization.
The project allows for citizen consultations to be called for projects related to the environment and this caused protests from the business sector.
The minister of the Presidency, Rodrigo Arias, announced today that they have decided to totally veto the law which was unanimously approved by Congress.
The decision was welcomed by the Union of Chambers, which issued a press release expressing their satisfaction ...