Authorities and protesters were injured on Thursday in eastern Panama after border police used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to clear a blocked highway in an Indigenous community. The highway was blocked by protesters as part of demonstrations against …
PV_Approved_CH_2852 Dolly Parton appears at the media event for the Pirate’s Voyage Dinner & Show on June 5, 2025, in Panama City, FL. © Curtis Hilbun / Pirate’s Voyage Dolly Parton appears at the media event for the Pirate’s Voyage Dinner & …
The Budget Committee of the National Assembly (AN) approved a transfer of $11,160,000 in favor of the Ministry of the Presidency, to develop various studies for the Panama-David-Frontera Railway project. Government Minister Juan Carlos Orillac explained …
With nine votes in favor and zero against, the National Assembly’s Budget Committee approved the transfer of $6.9 million to the Ministry of Public Works (MOP) to adjust the spending scope of its budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Minister José Luis Andrade …
US soldiers arrived in Panama yesterday to conduct military exercises focused on protecting the Panama Canal, a key global trade route. The US Embassy confirmed the deployment, stating the drills are part of a bilateral agreement signed in April. This …
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Amid citizen complaints from various business and social groups over street closures by members of the Banana Industry Workers Union (Sitraibana) in the province of Bocas del Toro, protesting against Law No. 462, which reformed …
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez requested the Chairman of India’s Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, to consider allowing India to join the Treaty Concerning the Neutrality and Operation of the Canal. In a …
If you thought the protests against Law 462, which reforms the Social Security Fund (CSS), had weakened, you’re wrong. At a meeting held on May 31 at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Panama (UP), leaders of organizations such as Suntracs, …
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