The Economic Standstill in Bocas del Toro Worsens Panama’s Economic Crisis
Bocas del Toro: The suspension of classes, the protests, and the closures, in the province of Bocas del Toro have created a...
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Panama Government to Implement the Donoso Copper Mine Preservation Plan
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MICI) has approved Cobre Panamá's plan to begin implementing its mine reserve and safe management...
Gasoline and Diesel Prices will Increase Starting May 30 at 6am
The National Energy Secretariat announced that fuel prices will rise starting this Friday May 30 at 6am and will continue...
Panama’s Colon Free Zone Raid and Seizure: A Store and Warehouse had Counterfeit Merchandise Valued at $5 Million
So have you ever wondered why you could buy a pair of Crocs for a few dollars in Panama where...
Panama President Mulino on SUNTRACS Leader Saúl Méndez’s Asylum: “They’re evaluating that, but I don’t know anything else.”
On Thursday, May 29, President José Raúl Mulino briefly addressed the request for political asylum submitted by Saúl Méndez, leader of the Single Union...
Panama Government Makes Changes to Banana Growers Law – Conditional on the Stoppage of Strikes in Bocas
President José Raúl Mulino announced this Thursday May 29 that the amendment to Law 45 which regulates social security for...
Bocas del Toro Beyond the Conflict: The State of Emergency Aims to Resolve Historical Problems
The Cabinet approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Bocas del Toro, following several weeks of social crisis that...
Former Financial Pacific Executives Iván Clare, West Valdés, and Mayté Pellegrini Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
The First Liquidation Court of Criminal Cases imposed a 96-month or 8 year prison sentence on the former directors of...
SUNTRACS and the Red Frog Farms in Litigation in Panama – Union Leader Claims to be a Political Refugee
The legal proceedings that have the main leaders of the Single Union of Construction and Related Workers (Suntracs) facing prosecution...
Police Arrests: Teachers Ignore the Ministry of Education’s Call to Return to Classes and Maintain an Indefinite Strike
After more than a month of strikes, equivalent to 25 business days without classes, the situation in the Panamanian public...
1903 Panama Flag Bearing Witness to Separation from Colombia is Headed to Spain for Restoration
On the afternoon of Monday, May 26, the "Wounded Flag," one of the emblems of Panama's separation from Colombia in...
A Traveling Couple in Panama Got ‘Booked’ at the Airport with $62,000 of Undeclared Cash
Two passengers from Medellín, Colombia, attempted to enter the country through Panama Pacific International Airport with $62,017 in undeclared cash. ...
