MINING PROTESTS: Total closures threatened for Thursday
The Alianza Pueblo Unidos (The United People Alliance) will carry out total closures for 24 hours on Thursday, November 16...
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Road closures continue for fourth week
In the fourth week of protests and road closures against mining, on Wednesday, November 15, closures and slow traffic were...
No “political persecution” in Blue Apple sentencing
As expected, the Blue Apple case – in which several ministers of Ricardo Martinelli's government (2009-2014) received bribes,...
Panama facing uncertainty and anarchy
Panama is experiencing a situation of uncertainty and anarchy that is generating accumulated losses of $1.7 billion for the...
OPINION: A non-aggression pact between police and road blockers?
Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro, and part of the province of Veraguas remain isolated, with blockades on the Inter-American highway,...
Eight draw long jail terms, big fines in Blue Apple case
On Monday, November 13 Judge Baloisa Marquínez handed down sentences ranging from 12 to 14 years of jail time...
“Illegal blockage” reduces Minera Panamá processing capacity
Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of the Canadian mining giant First Quantum, reported Monday that it began to reduce its mineral...
Lack of consensus stalls Panama-bound food convoy
Lack of consensus among Indigenous groups paralyzed the caravan of trucks with agricultural merchandise and other products that had...
Permanent vigil at Supreme Court to speed up mining ruling
A permanent vigil began Sunday at the Supreme Court to send a message to the Court that they...
Veggies heading for Panama as sections of highway reopen
Dozens of trucks with agricultural merchandise - coming from Tierras Alta – left David early Monday morning, heading for...
Can foreigners participate in protests?
The short answer is obvious: “Yes” writes Rodrigo Noriega in La Prensa. The right to protest peacefully is established by...
Over 1000 arrests for vandalism during protests
A total of 1,061 people, including 927 adults, (men and women) and 134 minors, have been apprehended during public...
