287,000 Panamanians live in extreme poverty – Report
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reports that in Panama the percentage of people in...
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Canadian Government respects Panama court mine ruling
The Canadian Government said Monday, December 4, that it respects the decision of the Supreme Court of Panama that declared...
Minera Panama launches voluntary retirement program
Minera Panamá announced Monday, December 4, that it began a voluntary retirement program for its workers. The company signed...
Martinelli loses another round in fight to avoid jail
The legal action presented by the defense of the former president's legal team went against the mixed order of...
Cortizo goes to US for medical check-up
The President of the Republic of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, traveled to the United States this Sunday afternoon, December 3, 2023, to...
Business Chamber calls for fast action on mine closure and economic fallout
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court, concerning Law 406 “it is imperative that a series of steps and...
Security forces join activists in highway cleanup
A group of people, including authorities, carried out a cleaning of the Pan-American highway in Eastern Chiriquí on Saturday,...
Teachers' strike ends with no extension to school year
Teacher unions and representatives of the Ministry of Education (Meduca) reached an agreement to end the strike at 3...
Court rejects constitutional ploy in Odebrecht case
The First Superior Court of Justice rejected the protection of constitutional guarantees presented by the defense of the Uruguayan citizen...
Panama’s GDP up 8.8% in the first half of the year
Panama’s gross domestic product increased by 8.8% in the first half of the year compared to the same period...
Rain shortfall threatens Panama Canal transits
The Panama Canal, the core of the Panamanian economy, closed fiscal year 2023 with a decrease in transits and...
Minera Panama launches arbitration
The Minera Panamá company, a subsidiary of Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, announced that on November 29 it began an arbitration...
