Mining protests fallout could shrink GDP 1.6%
Panama’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could close the year, with a reduction in its growth between 1.2% and 1.6%,...
Month: December 2023
Business Chamber demands re-engineering of ‘incoherent’ State budget
The president of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (Cciap), Adolfo Fábrega, demanded on Sunday, December 10, that...
Serious deficiencies of Panama students reflected in job market
The PISA tests reveal serious deficiencies of Panamanian students in mathematics, science and reading. It is a shame that,...
Minera Panamá requests unblocking access to mine for entry of environmental supplies
Minera Panamá has expressed its "concern " about the continued illegal blockade of road access to the mine and...
Mining crisis creates racism
The sociologist and researcher Jesús Alemancía analyzes in “Portada” the situation in the country, and how the arguments against street...
The drought triggered alarms in the Panama Canal
The serious drought, a product of the El Niño phenomenon and the prolongation of the dry season has triggered alarms...
Union leaders face judicial process
The union leaders Saúl Méndez, Jaime Caballero, as well as one of the indigenous leaders Toribio García, and the...
Minera Panama to fire 4000 workers
The Cobre Panamá project, operated by the company Minera Panamá SA, reported that it has been forced to request the...
Social media’s role in the up coming elections
Two months before the start of the electoral campaign period, concerns are emerging about whether the Electoral Tribunal (TE) is...
No mask in Health Centers
The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, and the Minister of Health, Francisco Sucre, ordered the lifting, through an...
The tango history of mining in Panama
The process to exploit the Petaquilla Hill mine began 32 years ago and during these three decades different governments and...
