Teachers and anti-mining groups to continue protests
Members of the Association of Teachers of Panama (Asoprof) and the group Panama Without Mining, meeting on Saturday, November...
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Minera mineworkers union rejects moratorium
The Union of Mining Workers of Panama (UTRAMIPA ) affirms that they will defend their jobs, reject any attempt...
Minera Panama continues to operate without interruption
The Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM) said Friday, November 3 that the controversial Cobre Panamá mine continues...
Citizens group offers mediation role in midst of crisis
After holding a meeting on Thursday, 2 the Commission for Civic and Moral Values reported that they would be offering...
Former Panama mayor gets 12 years for embezzlement
The First Settlement Court of Criminal Cases sentenced the former mayor of Panama Bosco Vallarino to 12 years in prison...
Mining protests cost Panama tourism $200 million
The 12 days of protests and street closures in rejection of Law 406 has cost the tourism industry $200 million, ...
Four people injured in anti-mining protests will likely lose their sight
Panama’s Ombudsman, Eduardo Leblanc González, reported that about four people who have been injured in their eyes while participating in...
Vice president breaks silence on mining protests
In a short video, the vice president of the Republic and presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Revolutionary Party...
Business Chamber backs court route to end mining tangle
The decision on the Mining Contract is in the hands of the Supreme Court, a judicial instance that has received...
Demonstrators tear-gassed in clashes with police
Demonstrations on Via Espana on Wednesday, October 31 in rejection of the mining contract ended with clashes between the...
Supreme Court admits four more unconstitutionality claims against mining law
Four new claims of unconstitutionality against Law 406 of October 20, 2023, have been admitted by the Supreme Court,...
Mining protests swell as they enter 9th day
Tuesday, October 31, marks the ninth day of nationwide closures and protests rejecting the opencast mining contract . Far...
