UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Ley 27 sobre la conservacion y divulgacion de manifestaciones folkloricas
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Ley Nr.18
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Ley Nr.19
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Ley 14 por la cual se dictan medidas sobre custodia, conservacion y administracion del Patrimonio Historico de la Nacion
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Ley Nr.28
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Ley Nr.55
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Ley Nr.9
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Ley 63 crease el Instituto Nacional de Cultura
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Decree 332 on the Regulation of the ‘Ricardo Miro Literary Prize’
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UNESCO Database of National Cultural Heritage Laws
Decree 397: Amending Decree 364/69
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Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
The Silver Men: West Indian Labourers at the Panama Canal, 1880-1914
This inscription speaks to the experiences of Englishspeaking West Indians during their voluntary migration to Panama which took place not long after the granting of emancipation to those who were enslaved and lived in these colonies The constituent elements of this nomination reside in several countries including Barbados Jamaica Panama St Lucia the United Kingdom and the United States of America and are as different as the circumstances and events which produced them When the French commenced the construction of the Canal in 1880 an immediate need was access to a large pool of labourers This requirement and the desire of many West Indians to improve their lot encouraged many individuals from several British Caribbean territories to migrate to Panama The migration of West Indians continued into the period when the United States assumed responsibility to construct the Canal Once the Canal was opened to shipping in 1914 West Indian migration to Panamá ceased More than 50000 AngloWestIndian labourers migrated to the Isthmus of Panama some of whom were followed by their wives For these thousands of West Indians voluntary separation from home and family represented an unimaginable promise of economic improvement The sheer number of persons who immigrated to Panamá forced the colonial authorities to regulate how many people were allowed to go to Panamá to help build the Canal Chief among these reasons was the vested interests of the plantocracy to have an assured labour pool to work their land holdings At the same time the colonial governments of the region were keen to have the appearance of being benevolent through the establishment of a legislative framework in which the rights of their chattels were protected Among the steps taken by the colonial authorities in this regard was the creation of registers such as Reports and Police Reports which documented and recorded the movement of people migrating from the region and out of the legal and political control of the colonial authorities The mass migration of British West Indians from the purview of authorities of the British Empire and their relocation to Panamá is presented and intimately recorded in these documents Highlighted are the daily lives nature of the working conditions and other aspects of the lives of West Indians who went to help build the Canal? Bank Deposit Ledgers include information on thousands of depositors who deposited Panamá Money into the Savings Bank Essentially Deposit Ledgers represent documentation on a new found economic freedom that can be directly attributed to the West IndianPanama experience Canal Zone stamps were issued to facilitate communication between Canal labourers and their relatives Philatelic and photographic documents provide evidence of the burgeoning communication exchanges between those who were in Panama and their families and friends at home Additionally the images archived in various media within the nomination are invaluable records of the excavation and construction of the Canal These images also narrate the lived experiences of those who contributed to the construction of the Canal which has made and continues to make a significant impact on international shipping The engineering required to construct the Canal causes it to be considered one of the greatest technological feats of the world Inscribed on the Memory of the World International Register and on the Regional Register for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011 the nomination was presented by The Barbados Department of Archives The Barbados Museum and Historical Society The Jamaica Archives and Records Department Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá Republic of Panamá National Archives Saint Lucia National Archives and Registration Archives II and The George A Smathers Library University? of Florida United States of America Mrs Primrose Mallet Somerset United Kingdom
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The Bulletin of the Panama Interoceanic Canal, 1879-1898
These are nine volumes that describe technical logistical and financial aspects of the French attempt to build a canal in Panama Since the defeat of France in the FrancoPrussian War of 18701871 there had been a desire to carry out works as a way to regain power and prestige Repeating the success of the Suez Canal this time in Central America attracted the attention of the French and especially of the promoter and person in charge of that achievement Count Ferdinand de Lesseps In 1876 the Société Géographique de Paris chaired by De Lesseps reviewed the plans for the interoceanic canal with all the geographical societies of the world With the desire to promote and finance the exploration the Société Civile Internationale du Canal Interocéanique du Darién International Civil Society of the Darién Interoceanic Canal was created that same year As a result Lieutenant Lucien Napoleón Bonaparte Wyse and Lieutenant Armand Reclus explored several routes of the Isthmus and in 1878 the Colombian government granted the Wyse Concession which authorized the construction of a canal through Panama The nine volumes describe the technical logistical financial details and health aspects of this universal megaproject and the relevant facets on the hiring of key labour for the works are detailed as well as important statistics on deaths and work expenses
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Memory of the World - Latin America and the Caribbean
Annual Reports of the Board of Directors of the Panama Railroad Company, 1852-1951
The Annual Reports of the Board of Directors of the Panama Railroad Company describe in 99 volumes covering the years 1852 to 1951 the details of the management and administration of the Panama railroad The authorship of the reports belongs to the Panama Railroad Company The information is based on the railroad activities between the cities of Colón and Panama and the towns and stations that were between these two cities Among the topics referred to are passenger traffic ticket prices the situation of its shareholders freight traffic salaries of railway workers the machinery used for its operation profits expenses and the financial situation of the company over the years among others The economic situation of the maritime powers of the time and especially of the American port cities such as New York and San Francisco are also noted
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