by James “JB” Bryson I can’t speak for all of course, but we have been feeling the effects of the recent strikes and protests that have been taking place for the past week. Reminding me of the time the wife and I were in NYC during the “Occupy Wall Street” times a few years…
They go 14 days of the unemployment and still, Capac and the workers, they do not reach an agreement CONFLICT The strike that has paralyzed 95% of the construction works in the country, could extend beyond May 15. This is because yesterday the Secretary General of the Single Union of Construction Workers and Similar (Suntracs),…
When it comes to finding a job , young people have the most difficult task. Be men or women, live in Panama, London or the United States. In the Panamanian case, it is estimated that each year about 70,000 young people intend to enter the labor market, according to official statistics, but are at least…
There are 350 of these professionals in the country, but one thousand 200 are required RISK The responsibility of monitoring the quality of the meat consumed by the Panamanian is on the shoulders of only 350 veterinarians in public entities. The shortage of personnel is notorious, according to the president of the Panamanian Association of…
Panama is the country in the region that concentrates the largest investment in office building projects with $ 900 million, this based on the commercial intelligence area of CentralAmericaData. According to the business platform, 117 environmental impact studies (EIA) were presented in Panama between January and December 2017. Next is Costa Rica, with $ 436…
This Monday, April 30, marks the 13th day of the strike declared by the strike called by the National Union of Construction Workers and the like, without an agreement being reached with the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), in the negotiating table. Between both parts are pending to agree the economic clauses, mega-salaries and special…
In the middle of the political crisis that the country is experiencing, the Government adds a new front of struggle. The teachers will march today to the Presidency of the Republic. They will paralyze the classes. The Ministry of Education (Meduca) insists that the day will be conducted in a normal manner. The National Union of Educators of…
The teachers will form a ‘tamborito’ to the educational institution, because they are tired of so many problems REQUIREMENTS The Ministry of Education (Meduca) does not leave one problem when it falls into another. Year after year, teachers’ unions have been very critical in demanding solutions to infrastructure problems, the lack of teachers, among other irregularities….
Members of the Single Union of Construction and Similar Workers (Suntracs) proceeded to close two of the four lanes of the Centenario road, in front of the City of Health, on the morning of this Tuesday, April 24. The workers, with banners and flags, began to march towards the city, which has caused a great…
The maximum representatives of the main business associations staged this Monday, April 23 their support to the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac), in the development of the negotiation of the collective agreement that will govern the working conditions of the industry between 2018 and 2021.The presidents of the National Council of Private Enterprise , the…
