More protests involving the Education System

http://elsiglo.com.pa/panama/docentes-luto-exigen-renuncia-ministra-educacion/24239187 Educators protest in various sectors of the national territory  Educators are protesting in different parts of the country. They do so dressed in black after the cold-blooded murder of an educator and the husband of a teacher when they participated in the closures in Chame, province of Panama Oeste. In these rallies they take the…

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Mining protests are pulling the country apart from within. Becoming very violent

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/231108/procuraduria-abre-175-investigaciones-crisis-surgida-protestas-antimineria The Attorney General’s Office detailed this Wednesday, November 8, that during the last two weeks during the protests against Law No. 406, 175 investigations have been opened for the commission of various crimes, including intentional and negligent homicide and extortion, among others. . As a result of these investigations, 60 people have been arrested…

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As was case with “Moody’s” – “Standard and Poors” is downgrading Panama

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/231108/s-p-mantiene-calificacion-riesgo-panama-bbb-ajusta-perspectiva-negativa The risk rating agency Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) maintained the investment grade risk rating for Panama at “BBB”, but adjusted the outlook from “stable” to “negative”, as a result of the recent protests and closures. of streets against Law 406, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reported this Wednesday, November…

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Martinelli legal team state Government has gone “beyond the law” to affect elections

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/231108/abogados-martinelli-denuncian-irregularidades-recurso-casacion The legal team of former president Ricardo Martinelli in a press conference denounced a series of procedural irregularities in matters of cassation appeals, which are being tried in the Superior Court for the Settlement of Criminal Cases. Lawyer Carlos Carrillo, from the legal team of former president Martinelli, denounced violation of the procedure that…

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Torrijos chimes in on blame for mining fiasco

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/politica/231107/martin-torrijos-condena-violencia-protestas-minera-panama The presidential candidate for the Popular Party, Martín Torrijos, condemned the violence that has been recorded in the protests against the law contract between the State and Minera Panamá, which has claimed the lives of two people. “It is regrettable that we are witnessing confrontations between Panamanians and Panamanians under the indolent and irresponsible…

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