By Margot Thomas

JERUSALEN SMITH  the recently graduated Guna doctor was the proud standard bearer of Panama’s national flag on Tuesday, November 3, as she led  the parade marking 112 years of Panama’s separation from Colombia.

She was followed by school bands ,security units  majorettes, para-olympic athletes  dancers in national costume, indigenous groups, and independent bands.

They marched from Plaza Bolivar to Avenida Balboa.

If you missed the first parade, another will start at 8 am Wednesday from near Multi-Centro and march past the  Miramar Intercontinental to the MOP office on The Cinta Costera.