Moderators Moderator_03 Posted May 28, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 28, 2022 Quote Inter-America highway blocked to protest road conditions Posted 27/05/2022 Residents of Lídice de Capira closed the Inter-American highway from 6 a.m. on Friday, May,27 to protest the poor state of the roads in the sector of the country. The protesters, mostly dressed in white, demanded the presence of the Minister of Public Works, Rafael Sabonge. The blockage caused major traffic congestion and crowd control agents arrived at the scene to mediate with the protesters. At 6:20 a.m., two lanes of the Inter-American highway were reopened. However, later the capireños once again blocked the road in its entirety until 8:00 a.m. reports TVN https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/inter-america-highway-blocked-to-protest-road-conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 6, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 6, 2022 Quote 22 protesting teachers arrested after clashes with police Posted 05/07/2022 Twenty-two striking teachers, from the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos were arrested Tuesday after clashes with crowd control agents of the National Police when they tried to block the passage of vehicles at a bridge over the La Villa river. Herreran teachers marched from Chitré and so did their colleagues from Los Santos, who walked from the Nicanor Villalaz school, until they reached the bridge that divides both provinces. When the teachers were about to close the road, they were dispersed with tear gas and pepper spray. The National Police confirmed that 22 Santeño teachers were apprehended, and placed under the orders of the Justice of the Peace of La Villa de Los Santos. Ángel Raúl Mitre, general secretary of the Herrerano Educators Association, expressed his rejection of the police action. "They did not respect anyone," Miter said, indicating that a teacher was sprayed with pepper spray on her face. and another educator was affected when a tear gas bomb exploded near his foot. "This has been out of control as in times of the dictatorship," he said. He pointed out that instead of giving answers to their claims they are repressing them. "They have not respected the children, and one of them was affected," she said. After about two and a half hours of clashes, the teachers left the area anticipating that their fight will continue reports La Prensa. The protests took place in several provincial capitals. In Veraguas, teachers, and owners of school buses, in the district of Santiago, also joined the demonstrations that are taking place at the national level, to demand responses to the rise in the basic basket of food and fuel. In addition, in Coclé, Chiriquí, Panamá Oeste and Panamá, protests and marches were registered. In the capital city, members of the National Union of Educators of Panama demonstrated – for the second day – at the National Assembly. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/22-protesting-teachers-arrested-after-clashes-with-police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 7, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 7, 2022 Quote Azuero teachers gain support as they rally on day 3 Posted 06/07/2022 For the third consecutive day, teachers from the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos gathered in the vicinity of the bridge over the La Villa river, to demand the freezing of fuel prices for the entire country. There were no clashes with the police units, as occurred on Tuesday when at least 22 teachers were arrested after the disturbances. The groups of teachers this time were accompanied by parents, taxi and school bus drivers, as well as agricultural producers and dump truck drivers. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/azuero-teachers-gain-support-as-they-rally-on-day-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 7, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 7, 2022 Quote Construction workers protest fuel and food prices Posted 06/07/2022 Members of the National Union of Workers in the Construction and Similar Industries (Suntracs) held a new day of protest on the morning of this Wednesday, July 6, in various parts of the country. Construction workers have called for a fuel price freeze, as well as responses to the rise in the basic basket of food and medicine. Closures were reported on Avenida Balboa, the Inter-American highway, near Howard, and in the neighborhood of 7 de Septiembre, in Arraiján. Other workers concentrated in the area of Nuevo Arraiján, Panamá Oeste. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/construction-workers-protest-fuel-and-food-prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 8, 2022 Quote University students and administrators close Transístmica highway Posted 07/07/2022 A group of students and administrators from the University of Panama (UP) went out to protest at noon on Thursday, July 7, against the government and closed the Transístmica highway. They join a growing number of people taking to the streets from transport workers and teachers and the construction industry to denounce the government's lack of responses to the problems faced by citizens such as the high cost of the basic food basket, the constant rise in fuel prices, as well as medicines. http://University students and administrators close Transístmica highway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 8, 2022 Quote Construction workers return to the streets across Panama Posted 07/07/2022 Construction workers returned to the streets again on Thursday, July 7, to protest the high cost of fuel and to demand from the Government of Laurentino Cortizo concrete actions against the high cost of the basic food basket. The protests have taken place on the Centenario, Felipillo, Punta Pacifica roads and in the Tumba Muerto. The workers have also demonstrated and chanted slogans on the Inter-American Highway, near the 7 de Septiembre neighborhood in Arraiján (West Panama). there were also pickets, in Colón, Veraguas, Coclé, Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí. "Down with the high cost of living, down with the drug business, down with the high cost of the basic food basket," the Suntracs workers shouted. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/construction-workers-return-to-the-streets-across-panama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 9, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 9, 2022 Quote Ombudsman investigates possible excessive force against students Posted 08/07/2022 The Ombudsman's Office has launched an investigation to determine if there was excessive use of force by units of the National Police against students, during Thursday protests at the University of Panama. The Ombudsman Eduardo Leblanc Gonzáles said that he has held conversations with the student ombudsman and that he may possibly meet today with the university official. The investigations follow the circulation of a video showing two students inside the university behind a pilaster, while a projectile detonates near them. The students, closed the Simón Bolívar highway, in rejection of the high cost of fuel and the basic food basket and clashed with police riot units, who responded by launching tear gas and rubber bullets. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/ombudsman-investigates-possible-excessive-force-against-students Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 9, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 9, 2022 Quote Government calls for renewed dialogue with protesters Crowd control police confront striking teachers. Posted 08/07/2022 The Government reiterated the call to resume dialogue with the sectors that are protesting, especially leaders of the National Alliance for the Rights of the Organized People (Anadepo) and other organizations. "We call on the leadership of these groups to resume dialogue and avoid further damage to the teaching-learning process of more than 800,000 students across the country," it said in a statement. According to the note from the Presidency, "they appeal to the unspeakable political appetites not to intervene to stir up confrontations of all kinds between Panamanians." They listed, among other points, that the government, in three years of administration, has had to face 28 months of the pandemic, which produced a reduction in economic activity, an increase in unemployment and, as a result, a drop in people's income and for the government. In addition, they indicate that it has been facing for 6 months the effects of the war in Ukraine, which also produced an increase in the cost of fuel and the cost of living for all Panamanians. They trust that, by the end of this year 2022, the economic and employment situation in force before the pandemic will be achieved. The subsidy to the various transportation sectors has the objective of mitigating the increase in the cost of the products of the basic food basket and the cost of mobilizing the popular sectors and the middle class. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/government-calls-for-renewed-dialogue-with-protesters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 9, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 9, 2022 Quote Teachers march on National Assembly after talks collapse Posted 08/07/2022 Hundreds of teachers protested at the National Assembly on Thursday after their unions decreed an indefinite strike following the collapse of the dialogue table set up by the Minister of Education, Maruja Gorday, in the province of Veraguas. The teachers point out that there were no direct answers to their requests about the freezing of fuel prices and the high cost of the basic food basket, and claim that the government "did not come" with proposals. The general secretary of the Veragüenses Association of Educators (Aeve), Luis Arturo Sánchez, explained to the press that the authorities set a condition to lower the cost of fuel, the elimination of some social programs of the State. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/teachers-march-on-national-assembly-after-talks-collapse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 10, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2022 Quote Stranded motorists confront demonstrators Posted 09/07/2022 Hundreds of people from various parts of the country have been affected by the protests held by teachers and various unions of workers due to the rise in the price of fuel and the basic food basket. The long lines of buses, trucks, and vehicles can be seen in areas such as Ocú, Herrera; Loma Cova, West Panama; and Capira, Loma Campana. Social network reports detail that the road to San Félix, Chiriquí has been closed since nine on Friday morning. Some frustrated drivers have begun to struggle with the demonstrators who, with stones, logs, and other items, keep blocking the way reports La Estrella. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/stranded-motorists-confront-demonstrators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 10, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2022 Quote Protestors demand answers from the Government Posted 09/07/2022 Teachers, parents, and workers marched Friday to demand answers to their claims due to the rise in the cost of fuel, the basic basket, and medicines. Teachers' leader Eddy Pinto stressed, after a march from the Church of El Carmen to Plaza 5 de Mayo, that yesterday, they had not had any rapprochement with the Government and that the strike in the educational sector remains. “This fight is not for educators but for the people who also buy food and gasoline. The strike is until the Government proposes solutions to the rise in fuel, the basic food basket, and medicines," Pinto said. The Minister of Education, Maruja Gorday de Villalobos, urged teachers to dialogue and return to the classroom. In the minister's words, they hope, no later than Monday, to have conversations again with educators and other groups in the country, although she did not give more details. "We are looking for a rapprochement and there are possibilities of returning to dialogue," she said. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/protestors-demand-answers-from-the-government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 10, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2022 Quote Indigenous groups close Chiriqui highways Posted 09/07/2022 Indigenous groups in Chiriqui have joined the other movements nationwide protesting against the high cost of living and the price of gasoline. On Friday from 5 pm they blocked highways across the province forcing drivers to spend the night on their vehicles the interruption of traffic occurred at least 12 points of the Inter-American highway, including Viguí, the entrance of Chorcha, and the intersection of Boca del Monte, San Juan, Juay, and San Félix. Around 8:45 am on Saturday, the road, through the Tolé sector, was opened for half an hour before, the protesters closed it again. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/indigenous-groups-close-chiriqui-highways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 10, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 10, 2022 Quote Government bends to nationwide unrest and calls worktable Posted 10/07/2022 The National Government has bowed to nationwide protests and convened a worktable to address the high cost of fuel, which impacts the cost of the basic food basket. The first meeting will take place on Monday, July 11 in Santiago, Veraguas province. The weekend closures on the Inter-American highway caused losses estimated at approximately $45 million. Felipe Rodríguez, president of the Chiriquí Chamber of Commerce, said that between 5,000 and 6,000 trucks with perishable food, dairy, fuel, and other products were trapped on the highway and called on the government to negotiate as soon as possible. On Saturday, the Association of Doctors, Dentists of the Social Security Fund, together with other health professionals, announced a work stoppage if in 48 hours the Government does not take action. The epicenter of citizen outcry and protests this weekend was the Inter-American highway, in the section in the province of Chiriquí, where points such as Ojo de Agua, Viguí, Tolé, Salado, San Félix, San Juan, and Horconcito remained closed. by protesters on Friday and Saturday. On one side were the teachers, indigenous groups, and parents' associations, who demanded the presence of the Government and a response to their clamor. On the other, hundreds of drivers trapped in the roadblock some trapped for two days ready to clash with the demonstrators Meanwhile, doctors warned: “if negotiation of the demands of the sectors are not fulfilled, we call on all doctors, dentists, interns and residents, as well as all health sector workers, to join a great national stoppage of 48 hours that can be extended,” In addition, they specified that on Monday, July 11, demonstrations will be held at noon and that they will participate in a march on July 12, with Porras Park as its starting point and the route will be to the Presidency. Educator, Amarilis Pérez, who was in the Tolé area told La Prensa they have no other alternative to be heard by the authorities than to close the roads. He stressed that the fight is not only for the benefit of the indigenous sector but also for the rest of the country that has been harmed by the rise in fuel and the high price of food. He demanded that the Government install a high-level table in which concrete proposals are presented to solve these problems. "We don't want any more promises," he said. Ricardo Miranda, president of the Ngäbe Buglé Youth Council, stressed that there were not only educators; young people, and parents also closed some seven points of the highway. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/government-bends-to-nationwide-unrest-and-calls-worktable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quote Protests and closures will continue as dialogue stalls Demonstrators in Cinco de Mayo. Posted 11/07/2022 After day-long talks, on Monday a group of protesters breached the security cordon and approached the entrance to the Coopeve convention center in the city of Santiago de Veraguas to demand answers from President Laurentino Cortizo and the government-led dialogue ended without any agreement between the unions and officials. Spokesmen for the associations indicated that the street closures and the protests will continue on Tuesday, July 12. Armando Espinosa, a spokesman for the civil society groups present at the dialogue, informed TVN that, the three ministers present at the meeting got up from the dialogue table when they saw the protesters outside the convention center. In the facilities of the convention center were the Ministers of Education, Maruja Gorday de Villalobos; of Commerce and Industries, Federico Boyd; and Agricultural Development, Augusto Valderrama. As happened last week, hundreds of people protested Monday in Plaza 5 de Mayo. Meanwhile, the closures of the Inter-American and Transistmica highways are maintained. For example, the international route is closed in the east of Chiriqui and in Los Canelos de Divisa. Another point where the Panamericana remained closed was in the Pacora sector. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/protests-and-closures-will-continue-as-dialogue-stalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quote Suntracs workers return to the streets Posted 11/07/2022 members of the Construction workers union (Suntracs), went out early Monday to demonstrate in various parts of the country, as part of the protest actions for the situation that the country is going through. "Suntracs is mobilizing again today, at the national level flyers, pickets and partial closures are taking place against the policies that the current government is carrying out," said José Víquez, one of the union leaders during the protest on the Arraiján- La Chorrera highway. "Today we are going out to protest the medicines, the freezing of fuel, and the basic basket, we want to exhort the population to join the fight because the people need concrete answers," said another union leader. The workers protested on Via Centenario, Howard, Colón, Cinquantenario Avenue, Costa del Este, via España, via Puerto de Vacamonte, Arraiján Cabecera, via Domingo Díaz, among others. A pronouncement is expected Monday from President Laurentino Cortizo. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/suntracs-workers-return-to-the-streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quote Cortizo announcement fails to halt protests and closures Posted 12/07/2022 The announcement by President Laurentino Cortizo, on Monday, that the price of fuel will be frozen at $3.95 a gallon for private cars along with the freezing of the price of 10 basic food items has failed, to quieten the voices of protestors. Teachers, indigenous people, producers, carriers, trade unionists, and other sectors have stated that the announced measures are not satisfactory, so they will continue the teachers' strike and the street protests that began last week. Meanwhile, construction workers took to the streets in the capital city and across the country and major highways remain closed by protesters at multiple points It is expected that today, Tuesday, at 2 in the afternoon, the dialogue will resume in Santiago, Veraguas, despite yesterday's aborted meeting between government representatives and members of Anadepo , which brings together 22 organizations. For more than a week, educators, trade unionists, and active forces have been demanding answers from the National Government regarding fuel, the basic food basket, medicines, education, and health. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/cortizo-announcement-fails-to-halt-protests-and-closures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quote Chamber of Commerce demands State austerity Posted 12/07/2022 As protestors from multiple sectors gathered Tuesday for another demonstration Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture of Panama (Cciap) demanded containment and control of public spending, austerity, and transparency in the management of finances, by the three State organs. The call came amid citizen protests and road closures in all provinces of the country due to the rise in the prices of fuel, food, and medicine, as well as the increase in public spending, in the midst of the pandemic. Marcela Galindo De Obarrio, president of the Cciap, said that it is "unacceptable to contract more public debt to finance the current operating expenses of the State, especially in a situation of increased payroll without justification." She added that the debt should be prioritized for investments that translate "into jobs, productivity and competitiveness." For the Cciap, it is “imperative” that both the Executive and Legislative Branches “apply measures to contain public spending, such as the freezing of hiring of non-priority officials, suspension of paid licenses, cutting expenses vertically, especially, mobilization of high-ranking officials”. It also asks for cuts in travel, celebrations, and the hiring of new consultants and advisors. In addition, in the midst of a respiratory pandemic, the payroll has increased, both in quantity and cost. “As we have pointed out on multiple occasions, it is unsustainable to continue increasing state spending at a time when tax collection has decreased as a result of the pandemic,” the Chamber stressed. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/chamber-of-commerce-demands-state-austerity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 13, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 13, 2022 Quote Transparency International fingers government corruption Posted 12/07/2022 The Foundation for the Development of Citizen Freedom, the Panamanian chapter of Transparency International (TI), warned Tuesday, as protestors gathered for another march that widespread dissatisfaction has galvanized the country. “We call on the three powers of the State to guarantee social peace and to attend to the requests that demand the proper use of resources and the cessation of the waste that we are witnessing through the media, in order to achieve the channeling of social tensions for a peaceful coexistence in a democratic and legal State”, said a foundation statement. It indicated that the right to protest plays an essential role in giving visibility to claims that need to be addressed and voices that must be heard in a democratic society. Political objectives “The protests have begun in the face of a government administrative management characterized by a negative cash flow and a dramatic public debt that is used for what appear to be discretionary uses motivated by political objectives and not to provide public services with dignity,” it added. The organization said that it is concerned that in the three years of government management there has been a setback in the transparency of public data, a greater weakness in the control institutions, an increase in the state payroll, and a "boldness in political-clientism schemes with public money, leading to various forms of corruption.” https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/transparency-international-fingers-government-corruption Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 14, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 14, 2022 Quote UN calls on government to guarantee security of demonstrators Posted 13/07/2022 The United Nations Organization in Panama called on the National Government to continue to guarantee the security and conditions for the exercise of human rights of the general population, including those who demonstrate. Meanwhile, it urged civil society organizations, associations, unions, students, and other social actors, to find consensus through actions that allow the joint identification of effective solutions that contribute to restoring calm in the face of protests, strikes, and closures occurring throughout the country. The organization recalled that people have the right to demonstrate peacefully, express their opinion and participate in public affairs that concern them, in accordance with internal and international regulations. It also acknowledged that the closures of the main roads that connect the country is affecting sectors of the population, and urges that the roads be kept open. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/un-calls-on-government-to-guarantee-security-of-demonstrators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 14, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 14, 2022 Quote Austerity plan follows 10 days of discontent Posted 13/07/2022 After 10 days of, strikes, multiple road closures, and widespread discontent over the high cost of living, corruption and waste in the various state bodies and corruption, the government of President Laurentino Cortizo announced a series of measures to halt the country’s descent into chaos. After a Cabinet Council session, in which the price caps for products in the basic basket were announced, among other measures including a 10-point "austerity plan" which includes a 10% reduction in the state payroll (without specifying whether that percentage is in the number of officials or in salaries); a voluntary retirement program for public sector employees; the suspension of wage increases, except those established by law; the restriction of assignments of new cell phones; the prohibition of making trips to attend congresses, internships or invitations, except in the case of formal representation of the country or as a member of an international organization. The government promised that "only trips abroad for official missions will be authorized." The measures also contemplate that no minister, deputy minister, director, or deputy director of an Executive may travel abroad accompanied by protocol personnel or a press team unless the nature of the official mission requires it. In addition, no type of travel expenses will be reimbursed in addition to those previously established and authorized by the Ministry of the Presidency. Likewise, no official car will be able to load fuel on Fridays, and officials who are members of boards of directors will not charge per diem. Until last April, reports La Prensa the government had over 249,000 civil servants, which represents an expense of $404.7 million per month. This is $15 million more than in 2021 when the government paid $389.6 million in salaries monthly. A massive march took place on Tuesday afternoon, in the capital the culmination of 10 days of protests in which educators' unions, student groups, workers, and citizens took to the streets and avenues nationwide. In the capital, the scene was the Plaza 5 de Mayo, near the National Assembly, where the demonstrators chanted proclamations against the high cost of living and government waste in times of serious economic crisis. At 6:00 pm, a group knocked down several structures that protected the National Assembly. At that same time, a massive march took place in La Chorrera. Those present shouted phrases against the high cost of living, to the sound of murgas and drums. Some carried a stool, perhaps to remind Cortizo of the promise he made in July 2019, when he arrived at the presidential palace and made his promises to the people, sitting on a stool. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/austerity-plan-follows-10-days-of-discontent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 14, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 14, 2022 Quote Civil crisis postpones Lottery Posted 13/07/2022 The National Charity Lottery (LNB) reported at noon on Wednesday, July 13 that the draw scheduled for later the same day was changed to another day due to protests and road closures. The draw was rescheduled for 1:00 pm on Thursday, July 14. Due to the demonstrations, according to the LNB, the ticket sellers have not been able to reach the entity's agencies to carry out the process of withdrawing and returning the chances and tickets. The most affected sellers are in the provinces of Chiriquí, Veraguas, Los Santos and Herrera https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/civil-crisis-postpones-lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 15, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2022 Quote Protest leaders reject City of Knowledge conflicting talks Posted 14/07/2022 The National Alliance for the Rights of Peoples (Anadepo), confirmed that the dialogue table with the Government resumed on Thursday at the Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Normal School of Santiago and that they do not recognize the recent table opened by the Executive in the City of Knowledge. "We do not recognize the table that was installed in the City of Knowledge, the legitimate table is the one that is installed here in Santiago de Veraguas," he said, confirming that it remains in permanent session. In a letter signed by Governor Manuel Castillo, he confirmed Anadepo's invitation to the table in Veraguas. The Ombudsman's Office confirmed that a delegation from the entity, headed by defender Eduardo Leblanc, left for the city of Santiago to mediate the dialogue table at the Juan Demóstenes Arosemena Normal School in Santiago. Failed meeting On July 11, the Anadepo and other organizations about met at the school. The table was made up of representatives of Commerce and Industries, Economy, Government and Agricultural Development, the Ombudsman's Office, as well as representatives of the Free Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (Acodeco), the Traffic and Land Transportation Authority, and Energy, among other entities linked to the claims of freezing the price of fuel and the basic basket. AEVE and Anadepo left the table and declared an indefinite strike after failing to reach an agreement. The teachers pointed out at the time that there were no direct answers to their requests, and claimed that the government "did not come" with proposals. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/protest-leaders-reject-city-of-knowledge-conflicting-talks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 15, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2022 Quote Deepening crisis as protests continue for eleventh day Nurses join the protests. Posted 14/07/2022 Protests and road closures continued across Panama on Thursday marking the 11th consecutive day as more and more citizen groups express their discontent with the little action of the government in the face of the increase in the cost of fuel prices, food of the basic basket, waste of State resources, the increase in the state payroll and corruption. The Pan-American highway was closed at the Capira and Punta Chame, at various points in the province of Veraguas, in the province of Colón in El Giral and in Alto de Los Lagos-Calle 13. In the capital the Ricardo J. Alfaro road, on the Pan-American highway in Pacora, was closed while in the province of Chiriquí the protesters allowed the movement of vehicles on the Inter-American road, in the East of the province, after fulfilling 24 hours since the last opening, but they announced that they will close it again indefinitely. In Plaza 5 de Mayo, which has been the epicenter of demonstrations, the entire perimeter of the National Assembly was cordoned off and guarded by units of the National Police. Carriers in the province of Chiriquí remain on indefinite strike, which began at dawn. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/deepening-crisis-as-protests-continue-for-eleventh-day-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 15, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 15, 2022 Quote Construction workers will boycott dialogue “farce” Posted 14/07/2022 Saúl Méndez, secretary of the Single Union of Construction Workers (Suntracs), at noon Thursday that they will not attend the dialogue called by the government, this afternoon, at 3:00 pm, in the City of Knowledge. His union considers that this call is a “farce”, that “nobody believes the government” and that they should only dialogue with the “legitimate and organized” groups that are protesting”. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/construction-workers-will-boycott-dialogue-farce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Moderators Share Posted July 16, 2022 Quote Vice-president joins Santiago talks to cool Panama crisis Posted 15/07/2022 The organizations that make up the National Alliance for the Rights of the Organized People (Anadepo) met on Friday with Vice-President, José Gabriel Carrizo, and a government commission to reach an understanding for a dialogue on the crisis in the country. Professor Luis Sánchez, from the Association of Veragüenses Educators (Aeve), which is part of Anadepo, confirmed that the talks with the government commission began at 11:00 am at the Normal School in Santiago, Veraguas. Carrizo arrived in the afternoon to join the conversations. Also representing the Executive are the Vice Minister of the Presidency, Carlos García, and the Counselor Minister for the Facilitation of Private Investment, José Rojas Pardini, among other authorities. Given the high cost of living, Anapepo is proposing that fuel prices be frozen at $3.00 a gallon that the high-level dialogue table be held in the city of Santiago and that the Ombudsman participates as a mediator. While the meeting was taking place, inside the school, teachers and members of other organizations gathered outside chanting slogans. Given the high cost of living, Anapepo is proposing that fuel prices be frozen at $3.00, that the high-level dialogue table be held in the city of Santiago - where the protest movement is strongest and that the Ombudsman participates as a mediator. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/vice-president-joins-santiago-talks-to-cool-panama-crisis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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