Cortizo announcement fails to halt protests and closures
The announcement by President Laurentino Cortizo, on Monday, that the price of fuel will be frozen at $3.95 a...
Month: July 2022
WORK! A challenge for lawmakers
The measures announced by the president to alleviate the street protests –freeze the price of fuel and the price...
Protests and closures will continue as dialogue stalls
After day-long talks, on Monday a group of protesters breached the security cordon and approached the entrance to the...
Suntracs workers return to the streets
members of the Construction workers union (Suntracs), went out early Monday to demonstrate in various parts of the country,...
Employers ask construction workers to rethink strike
The Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) called on the members of the Single Union of Construction Workers (Suntracs), to reconsider...
Closure of highways enters fourth day as talks begin
Demonstrations, which began on Friday on the Inter-American highway continued on Monday at San Lorenzo, San Félix, Remedios, and...
Panama on fire while politicians fiddle
An exhausted political system, without principles or consciences, added to an economic crisis that has hundreds of thousands of...
Suspension of classes will increase education problems
The suspension of classes will only deepen the problems of the Panamanian education sector and “ will reduce the...
Construction workers call 24-hour national strike
The Single Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntracs) announced Sunday that it would go on strike for 24...
Government bends to nationwide unrest and calls worktable
The National Government has bowed to nationwide protests and convened a worktable to address the high cost of fuel,...
Lessons learned from Odebrecht
Odebrecht has been suffering defeat after defeat. The most recent is that the authorities denied his request to stop...
STRIKE CALL: Doctors give the government 48 hours to respond
The Association of Doctors, Dentists, and Related of the Social Security Fund (Amoacss) has given the government 48 hours...
