All Foreigners Promoting Mining Order To Leave Indian Country

The Minister of Government, Roxana Mendez, announced yesterday that all foreigners who are promoting mining activities in the NgäbeBuglé area must leave the region within two weeks. Mendez, who is part of a committee appointed by the government to negotiate with the ngäbes, said through a brief, four paragraph press release,rift gold that they have taken this measure in order to prevent people from outside of the tribe from generating anxiety, disturbing the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the community Ngäbe. Zorel Morales, the executive director of the Mining Chamber of Panama (CAMIPA), said he does not understand the measure that is being taken,rift gold because right now in the area of the district there are no mining activities of either exploration or exploitation.