Panama

ECLAC alerted Panama on population aging

Published on: May 15, 2025
10:09

Panama City, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) recommended Panama to develop comprehensive public policies to face population aging, a report reveals.

Panama: 21 days of indefinite strike, amid repression and talks

Published on: May 13, 2025
14:22

Panama City, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Panama today marks 21 days of an indefinite national strike initiated by teachers in protest of Law 462, the Social Security Fund, amid police repression and disputes over dialogue.

Panama: Teachers on indefinite strike see their pay withheld

Published on: May 12, 2025
13:41

Panama City, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Education of Panama (Meduca) announced today that it will withhold the salaries of teachers who are demonstrating against Law 462, of the Social Security Fund, an arbitrary measure, as they denounce.

Popular sectors of Panama will continue strike against insurance law

Published on: May 11, 2025
09:14

Panama City, May 11 (Prensa Latina) Construction workers said today that they, and other popular sectors in Panama, will maintain the indefinite strike against Law 462 of the Social Security Fund (CSS), .

Popular sectors in Panama insist on repealing insurance law

Published on: May 9, 2025
10:24

Panama City, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Members of the "Pueblo Unido por la Vida" alliance insist today on the repeal of a regulation on social security and the annulment of the memorandum signed with the United States that threatens national sovereignty.

Panamanian president denounced over mining issue

Published on: May 8, 2025
11:10

Panama City, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A criminal complaint rests today in the National Assembly (parliament) of Panama against the head of state, José Raúl Mulino, who announced the intention to reopen the copper mine of Donoso (Colón).

Panama deports 81 citizens to African and Asian countries

Published on: May 7, 2025
10:53

Panama City, May 7 ( Prensa Latina) The National Migration Service (SNM) of Panama deported 81 illegal travelers to their countries of origin: Cameroon, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

Social sectors in Panama to go on strike against insurance law

Published on: May 5, 2025
10:02

Panama City, May 5 (Prensa Latina) Doctors, pharmacists, builders, nurses, indigenous people and students will support today in Panama an indefinite strike called by teachers demanding the repeal of Law 462, on reforms to the Social Security Fund (CSS).

Panama’s president begins official visit to Peru

Published on: April 10, 2025
10:34

Panama City, Apr 10 ( Prensa Latina) Invited by Peru's President Dina Boluarte, Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino begins a three-day official visit in Lima on Thursday to consolidate historical and commercial ties between the two nations.

Panamanian Union announces new protests against US military presence

Published on: April 10, 2025
08:24

Panama City, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) The National Union of Construction and Related Industry Workers (SUNTRACS) has launched protests against the growing US military presence and the Panamanian government's complicit stance.

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