Years first drownings, homicide

THE NEW YEAR’s first  two drowning deaths occurred  in the province of Cocle and the first homicide in Bocas Del Toro on January 1

The first drowning was in the area of Boca de Rio Hato and the other in the Santa Clara. The victims have not yet been identified. More than 3000 swimmers were on the beach in Santa Clara.

Adrian de Gracia, regional director of the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), made a strong call for people not to enter the  water when intoxicated

The homicide was in a Bocas bar, shortly at 3 am when Ever Elisha Molina Trotman, 23, was stabbed five times in a brawl.