Chamber of Commerce demands State austerity
As protestors from multiple sectors gathered Tuesday for another demonstration Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture of Panama...
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Transparency International fingers government corruption
The Foundation for the Development of Citizen Freedom, the Panamanian chapter of Transparency International (TI), warned Tuesday, as protestors...
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...
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...
