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Agricultural science workers announce strike in Panama

Published on: February 4, 2024
12:41

Panama City, Feb 4 ( Prensa Latina) Agricultural science workers in Panama announced that they will march to the Presidency of the Republic next Thursday to demand better working conditions and salaries.

Condemnation of U.S. blockade marks Cuban residents in Panama

Published on: February 4, 2024
10:45

Panama City, Feb 4 ( Prensa Latina) The Asociación Martiana de Cubanos Residentes en Panamá (AMCRP) celebrates the XII National Meeting with to condemn the US blockade against the island.

Disappearance of bishop in Panamanian province under investigation

Published on: February 1, 2024
13:21

Panama, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina ) The Public Ministry of Panama on Thursday confirmed the disappearance of Spanish Cardinal José Luis Lacunza, bishop of the Diocese of David (province of Chiriquí), who was last seen on Tuesday afternoon.

Panama: presidential candidate in the crosshairs of justice system

Published on: January 31, 2024
00:45

Panama City, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Over three months before general elections in Panama, presidential candidate and former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) is still in the crosshairs of justice.

Panamanian teachers pay tribute to Cuba’s national hero

Published on: January 29, 2024
13:38

Panama, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The National Education Workers Union (SITEN) of the University of Panama paid tribute to Cuban independence hero José Martí on his 171st birthday on Sunday.

Panama to host world conference on tobacco control

Published on: January 25, 2024
00:15

Panama, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities confirmed that Panama will host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in February.

Cuban method “Yes I Can” praised in Panama (+Photos)

Published on: January 23, 2024
12:56

Panama, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Social Development Minister María Inés Castillo praised the scope of the Cuban method "Yo Si Puedo" (Yes I Can), which is the foundation of the government's literacy program Muévete por Panamá (Move for Panama).

Panamanian authorities denounced for poor solid waste management

Published on: January 22, 2024
14:26

Panama City, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The Environmental Advocacy Center (CIAM) of Panama filed a complaint against the sanitation authority and the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, due to the poor management of the Cerro Patacón landfill.

Toxic smoke contaminates Panama City

Published on: January 20, 2024
10:37

Panama City, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina ) Forty-eight hours after a fire at the Cerro Patacón landfill, still to be fully extinguished, a toxic smoke is polluting the environment and impacting the health of the population in the Panamanian capital.

Panamanian workers advocate for defending participatory democracy

Published on: January 20, 2024
09:20

Panama City, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) The National Workers Central of Panama (CNTP) today rejected the representative democracy that neoliberal models, such as the one this country is following, far from the elementary needs of the population.

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