Author Archives: CobraLady

The Issue of Exposure to Culture

Posted on March 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

A classic Wurlitzer Juke Box of the kind you could find in the cantinas. Image: wikipedia.com

Living and growing up in the Panama of our times was always a total paradox. As someone said about being in such a state and trying to get untangled, “To manage a paradox you need to live with it as well as analyze it.” That is what I have being trying to do thus far along with chronicling how it has been with my people, as part of the Silver People of the Panama Canal Zone since its inception. Continue reading →

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Gifted Children Overcome the Hurdles

Posted on March 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

By 1952 the Republic of Panama’s official population had been disclosed as 801,982- not quite one million.  Most of the athletic triumphs, however, were coming from the townships of the Silver People and from the cities of Panama and Colon. Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Barrio Musicians

Posted on March 9, 2012 | Leave a comment

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I’ve held on to the subject of my experience with the Instituto Nacional marching band because, as I’ve come to find out, it is a topic near and dear to us the Westindian kids who grew up in Panama. Continue reading →

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About Our Contact Form- Important

Posted on March 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

Recently we discovered that our Contact form was not working and we haven’t received some of your e-mail messages.  So, if you sent us an e-mail and haven’t received a response lately, it may have been this problem.

We’ve switched to another e-mail contact service and hope this will solve the problem.  Please keep sending your e-mails as we are always happy to receive correspondence as well as comments from our valued readers.

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The Silver People Law Has Passed Third Debate!

Posted on March 2, 2012 | 5 Comments

The Law #348 to Declare our Silver Cemeteries National Historic and Cultural Patrimony in Panama’s National Assembly, was just passed into law yesterday March 1, 2012! Continue reading →

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Honoring The Fiestas Patrias

Posted on February 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Cobblestone streets in front of the entrance to Sal Si Puedes in Santana.

That year of 1952 I’d become aware of just how much pleasure the two days of patriotic activity had given me and a real sense of joy for the first time. This was the first time in my life in which I was not only a part of a grand public ceremony but I had also been included in a highly honored civic observance. Continue reading →

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