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...
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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. ...
The Panama Government will Present a Reform to Law 45 for Banana Workers
Following the Cabinet Council meeting held Tuesday May 27 2024, the Government declared a state of emergency in Bocas del...
Panama Regulates Stricter Controls on Oil Ship-to-Ship Transfers
In alignment with International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards, Panama has reinforced its regulations concerning ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operations involving oil...
Peru to Meet with China and Brazil to Avoid the Panama Canal while Advancing their Bi-Oceanic Railroad
LIMA PERU May 2025: On Monday Peru's economy ministry said in a statement that the country will seek a high-level...
Former Panama President Mireya Moscoso Urged to Report ‘coup d’état’ against President Mulino
"The former president is making some very serious allegations... it is appropriate to urge her to file the appropriate complaint...
Panama’s Sinaproc Closes Vehicular Bridges in Capira and Chame due to Risk of Collapse
For security reasons, the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) restricted the use of two vehicular bridges in the districts of Capira...
