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FARC crisis and its Panamanian component Big Brother & the Phone Company stand guard The PRD's turbulent inner struggles Martín Torrijos, Pedro Miguel González show signs of discord Years later, we find that the witness against González had been paid Bernal campaign reaches out to ethnic voters Panama's drug and money laundering scenes, according to the US State Department Panama News Briefs Vice presidents contradict one another on Venezuela and labor unrest Obama carries Panama, world in Democrats Abroad primary Slain labor activist honored, buried Prior news briefs, through February 24  An early start to a long day and an unpleasant task, burying a slain union brother. Photo by José F. Ponce Labor activist Al Iromi Smith buried, honored  Seven hours of observances began at the SUNTRACS union hall in Cativa, where Smith's body had lain in state. Photo by José F. Ponce  Family, friends, neighbors and comrades paid their respects. Photo by José F. Ponce  From the union hall, Smith's body
was borne through the La Feria neighborhood, where on the day after
Smith was shot in the back and killed by a cop, police twice raided his
mother's house, and when they came back a third time they got a furious
reception, first with rocks and bottles, then with sniper fire that
wounded four officers. Then the body was taken to the Colon branch of
the
University of Panama, where Smith, a construction worker by day, was a
math major by night. At the university these women, mostly colleagues
of Smith's widow, who works in the pharmacy in the hospital at the
entrance to which Smith was shot and killed, paid their respects.
Because Smith's slaying and
police actions against the subsequent disturbances involved attacks on
hospitals and health clinics, Panama's health care workers' unions
registered their bitter protests with the government through a series
of public proclamations and a call for a day of protests against police
repression to be held on March 6. Photo by
José F. Ponce
 Inside, funeral rites were held
with the radical priest Conrado Sanjur
presiding. SUNTRACS construction workers' union leader Genaro López gave one of the eulogies. Photo by José F. Ponce  The family and friends were distraught. Photo by José F. Ponce  Photo by FRENADESO  Mourners, including members of
the FUAR-29 campus radical group and the
SUNTRACS construction workers' union, to both of which Smith belonged, filed out of the university, bearing Smith's coffin. Photo by José F. Ponce  Large crowds gathered on the streets of Colon City as Smith's body was borne through the streets. Photo by FRENADESO  Another large crowd gathered for Smith's burial. Photo by José F. Ponce Also in this section: FARC crisis and its Panamanian componentBig Brother & the Phone Company stand guard The PRD's turbulent inner struggles Martín Torrijos, Pedro Miguel González show signs of discord Years later, we find that the witness against González had been paid Bernal campaign reaches out to ethnic voters Panama's drug and money laundering scenes, according to the US State Department Panama News Briefs Vice presidents contradict one another on Venezuela and labor unrest Obama carries Panama, world in Democrats Abroad primary Slain labor activist honored, buried Prior news briefs, through February 24 News
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