For at least two weeks, some 70 Cubans have been stranded in the community of La Peñita, located in Metetí , a village in the province of Darién. Panama prevents the entry of 300 Cubans and Africans on the border with Colombia Migration warns that Cubans have until May 20 to buy tickets President Juan…
The Panamanian deputy José Luis Varela announced that he will sue former Panamanian governor Ricardo Martinelli , who is being prosecuted for the alleged commission of crimes against the inviolability of secrecy and the right to privacy and embezzlement, in the so-called case of punctures The new tactics of the defense of Ricardo Martinelli The…
Panama will open four new diplomatic missions, which will be located in: Palestine, Jordan, Africa and Australia, said Farah Diva Urrutia, deputy minister in charge of Foreign Affairs. BUDGET Budget Committee of the Assembly This legislative body approved a match to create the positions of the personnel that will attend these diplomatic missions in each…
An expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) will evaluate the impact on health of people affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano in Guatemala that has left 112 dead, an official source said Thursday. OAS begins mission in Guatemala for tragedy of Fuego volcano Volcán de Fuego continues active with seven explosions per…
The Panamanian team held its last training session in its base camp at Saransk on Friday morning, hours before traveling to Nizhny Novgorod, where on Sunday it will face England in its second match of Group G of the World Cup in Russia. It was a smooth session in which the highlight was the scene…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) affirmed on Friday that the number of deaths due to “the repressive action of the State” in the framework of the protests against the government in Nicaragua amounted to at least 212. Nicaragua awaits the end of attacks in Masaya and the release of prisoners Nicaraguan Bishops go…
The Ministry of Government (Mingob) reported that to date the Directorate General of the Penitentiary System has not received documentation from Ricardo Martinelli , detained in El Renacer , which requires the authenticity established by the procedures for verification of signatures. Former President Martinelli maneuvers to delay court proceedings Chronicle of a resignation announced Supreme…
The Local Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day (WYD) said yesterday that the estimated cost of organizing this event, from January 22 to 27, 2019, is $ 54.5 million. The funds will come, mostly, from the contribution of pilgrims, private donations, non-profit organizations, private companies, the public sector and seed capital of the Panamanian…
Two associations of journalists in Panama denounced today that the Police prevented two local channels from covering the former President Ricardo Martinelli, in preventive detention for alleged espionage, which constitutes “a serious and unacceptable violation of fundamental guarantees.” The National Council of Journalists and the Forum of Journalists for Freedom of Expression and Information explained…
The number of asylum seekers and refugees in Panama increased by 60.23% in 2017 compared to the figure registered the previous year, reported the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR ). According to the data provided by the National Office of Attention to Refugees in the isthmus (ONPAR) , the total number of applications…
