A Commitment Agreement to Normalize Classes was signed By Teachers and the Ministry of Education (MEDUCA)
Representatives of 15 teachers' unions and officials from the Ministry of Education (Meduca) signed an agreement on Friday night, July...
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After Massive Layoffs in Bocas, Panama’s President Mulino Pushes for Chiquita’s Return
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino pledged on Wednesday to do everything possible to convince U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands to...
Central America: Honduras Mayor Murdered in Motel Ambush
Francisco Martínez Domínguez, the mayor of San Isidro, a small municipality in Honduras, was brutally killed in Siguatepeque, about 90...
Panama’s President Insists on Replacing Striking Teachers with No Retroactive Pay
No end to the teachers' strike, no full return to classes in public schools, and no retroactive pay for fired...
‘There will be no Retroactive Payment to Teachers’ says Panama President Mulino
President José Raúl Mulino rejected the teachers' unions' request for payment of salaries withheld during the strike, stating that this...
Ricardo Martinelli: “This is an Achievement of this Government, which Cared about the Country’s Image, unlike the Previous One.”
Panama regains "international trust" after being removed from the European Union (EU) money laundering list. Former President Ricardo Martinelli, above...
Mulino on Panama’s Removal from the European Union’s gray list: “It was a titanic effort.”
Coclé: President José Raúl Mulino said he was "pleased" after Panama's exclusion from the European Union's list of high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering. During an opening ceremony...
Francisco Smith of Bocas del Toro Panama is Released but Must Sign In Every Month
The general secretary of the Banana, Agricultural, and Related Business Workers' Union (Sintraibana), Francisco Smith, was released following a change in the precautionary...
The Church in Panama has been Requested for Mediation between Striking Teachers and the National Assembly
On Monday, July 7, the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Herrera, requested the mediation of the Catholic Church and private sector to...
The Crew of the Vessel N-35 Detained in Venezuela will be assisted by the Panama Government
Panama has initiated efforts to safeguard the labor rights of the nine crew members of the Panamanian-flagged vessel N35, which was...
South Korea a Significant User of the Panama Canal, Flies New Submarine Hunters To Counter North Korea’s Navy
Panama and South Korea have maintained diplomatic relations since 1962, with both countries establishing embassies in each other's capitals. Bilateral ties have...
USA Little Rock Arkansas – Baxter County student goes to Panama with ACE program
Hannah Dooley, a senior from Baxter County, recently returned from Panama after participating in the ACE Panama Tour, an international...
