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Opening hours for government offices will be reduced, while supermarkets, bars, cinemas, restaurants, casinos and other night spots would have to close between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. from Monday to Thursday, according to a statement from the president's office.

Private businesses in the tropical Central American nation will also be forced to cut air-conditioning use by four hours a day, beginning Wednesday. It's unclear how long the rationing will last, though government officials say they would reconsider on Sunday how soon they could re-open schools.

Panama, one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies, uses hydroelectric power to generate 60 percent of its electricity.

But reservoirs are now low after months without rain.

The Panama Canal, which transports about five percent of world trade, is unaffected by the power rationing because it produces its own energy, a spokeswoman said.

The drought has killed hundreds of cattle, damaged crops, and caused some $200 million in losses in Panama. The government on Tuesday declared a drought emergency in four provinces, representing about a third of the nation's territory.

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Reports of this institution, which yesterday cancelled the Green Alert decreed because of the passage of a cold front indicate the search for the missing 26 year old were resumed today at 6:00 am.

Yesterday, Cesar Osorio, the Chief of Weather Forecasting for ETESA, said the cold front that had been passing through the area since last weekend dissipated on Monday afternoon.

In the Gulf of Mexico, according to Osorio, the 32nd cold front of the season is passing though, which is not expected to affect Panama. (Siglo)