Tag: Panama
José Raul Mulino favorite for the presidency, after a mixed campaign
We vote on Sunday, May 5, in Panama. For these general elections, we will renew the National Assembly for five years, hundreds of local representatives and above all choose a…
the UN evokes a risk of genocide in Haiti
3 mins “ The longer we delay in finding a solution, the more the Haitian population is exposed to the risk of genocide “, declared Thursday April 4 Justin Viard,…
Maritime traffic via Panama, slowed by drought, could be “normalized” before February 2025
The Panama Canal administrator said on Wednesday March 20 that he was counting on a return to normal traffic, restricted due to lack of precipitation, before February 2025. 2 mins…
The world’s maritime traffic is suffering in two places: conflict is threatening in the Red Sea, drought is bothering the Panama Canal | Foreign countries
The passage of one ship through the Panama Canal takes as much water as half a million Panamanians consume per day, according to Foreign Policy. Yemeni Houthi rebels’ attacks on…
7,000 jobs threatened in Central America’s largest copper mine
In Panama, demonstrators oppose the continued exploitation of the largest copper mine in Central America. They denounce in particular its impact on the environment. But this mobilization risks also having…
He took out his gun and shot the environmental climate activists who were blocking the road! The moment of the murder in Panama was caught on camera
The incident that resulted in the murder of environmental climate activists in Panama created a hot topic. According to the news in the New York Times; A 77-year-old man shot…
A man shot two environmental activists blocking the highway in Panama – anti-government tensions are intensifying
Protests against the new mining agreement have continued for a couple of weeks in Panama. In Panama, a man shot dead two environmental activists who participated in an anti-government protest…
The White Panama, the polar issue
It is called the White Panama, in homage to Panama’s freight transport canal in Central America. This polar passage of the Great North is coming to Paris this week at…
the referendum proposal does not ease the pressure around a controversial mining project
For a week, Panama has been partially blocked by roadblocks which prevent or disrupt traffic in the capital and in the provinces. The demonstrators are mobilized to denounce a mining…
Panama Canal: a hundred ships blocked due to drought
Dozens of container ships stranded, waiting their turn. This is the image conveyed for a few weeks on social networks. Drought is the main culprit of this traffic jam. Because…