Eight Hours of Rocks, Tear Gas, and Pellets in Arimae Darien with the Emberá Indigenous vs SENAFRONT – Update
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POLITICS
Unions have called for Continuing Strikes, Protests and Road Closures throughout Panama
If you thought the protests against Law 462, which reforms the Social Security Fund (CSS), had weakened, you're wrong. At a meeting...
Panama Requests India to Join the Canal Neutrality Treaty
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez requested the Chairman of India's Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, to consider...
Bocas Banana Industry Leader Francisco Smith has a Criminal Complaint Filed Against him for Alleged “Civil Disobedience” in Panama
Amid citizen complaints from various business and social groups over street closures by members of the Banana Industry Workers Union (Sitraibana) in...
Stanley Motta says Bocas del Toro Residents Should Analyze what Employment Options they would have if Chiquita Panama Leaves the Country
Residents of Bocas del Toro , who have continued blocking roads for more than a month and a half, should analyze how...
Courts Revoke Genaro López’s Provisional Detention Ordering him to be Placed Under House Arrest
The Superior Court of Appeals revoked the provisional detention order imposed on Genaro López, leader of the National Union of Construction and Related...
Latin America’s Trade Route Battleground between Panama and China’s Bi-Oceanic Railway
A series of geopolitical pressures is forcing China to rethink its approach to Latin America’s strategic waterways. Since U.S. President...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place is where Panama Port Buyers Find Themselves
The consortium seeking to finalize a $23 billion deal to acquire dozens of ports from Hong Kong-based port operator CK Hutchison has...
US Embassy Panama Security Alert June 5, 2025 for Changuinola in Bocas Del Toro Province
Location: Changuinola, Bocas Del Toro Province Event: Due to the potential for increased civil unrest in Changuinola, U.S. government personnel are required,...
Chiquita Panama to Lay Off Remaining Workers after Management Leaves Country
PANAMA CITY June 2: Chiquita Panama's administrative staff has left the country and the firm will seek authorization from the...
ALERT: U.S. Marines from 2d Battalion 2d Marines Arrive in Panama to Conduct Joint Operations
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on June 1, 2025, U.S. Marines from the 2d Battalion,...
Panama is the Epicenter of the Struggle in Latin America – Opinion Piece
Just a few days ago, the blood of a twelve-year-old indigenous boy, seriously injured by government repression, showed that the...
