Legislature dawdles as childcare scandal erupts
While protesters gather daily at the offices of Seniaff , the government body overseeing the children’s “shelters” where complaints of...
Month: February 2021
Leaders in eye of abuse storm stay mum after meeting with AG
The director of the Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and the Family (Senniaf), Mayra Inés Silvera and the Minister of Social...
Flow of migrants climbs despite pandemic
The irregular passage of migrants through Panama has risen despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the irregular passage of 6,400...
Child Abuse Scandal Reveals President's Indifference
The National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents, and the Family (Senniaf) conducts a tour of shelters to which it provides financial...
Israel launches “no vaccine no entry” badge plan
Israel the world leader in covid vaccinations has launched a covid “badge” project so that only vaccinated people can enter...
Second dose of covid vaccine available to all
Eduardo Ortega, advisor to the Covid-19 Panama Vaccine Research Consortium, reports that the second dose of the vaccine against the...
Shelter abuse protests enter fifth day
Civil society groups demonstrated for the fourth day on Tuesday, February 16, in front of the headquarters of the National...
8 children’s shelters closed amidst growing outrage
The board of directors of the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and the Family ( Senniaf ) - which has...
62,859 Pfizer vaccine doses arrive Wednesday
Panama will receive the second batch of 62,859 Pfizer vaccines early Wednesday morning. The new doses will continue phase 1-A...
Covid transmission and fatality rates fall
For five consecutive weeks the effective reproduction number for Covid -19(Rt) has remained below 1. For this week the Rt...
Jaguar brand 100% electric in 2025
The British luxury vehicle manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover announced on Monday that its Jaguar brand cars will be exclusively electric...
The privileged life of the Martinelli sons behind bars
Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares are part of a group of 250 inmates who enjoy all kinds of...
