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Party in formation UNI files criminal complaint against magistrates of the Electoral Court

The party in formation Independent National Union (UNI), chaired by Iván Blasser, presented this Wednesday a criminal complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), against the magistrates of the Electoral Court

January 20, 2022

Panama

Ortega closes the doors to Almagro’s diplomatic efforts

The Government of Nicaragua did not provide any formal response to the requests and negotiations on the part of Luis Almagro, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), to allow

January 19, 2022

Nicaragua

Environmentalists: ‘New contract with Minera is unconstitutional, Government betrays its responsibility to Panamanians’

Environmental and scientific organizations, social movements, trade unions, human rights and community-based organizations reject the announcement of a new contract between the National Government and Minera Panamá (formerly Minera Petaquilla). “With this

January 19, 2022

Panama

UCA limits new scholarships due to CNU budget blow

The drastic reduction in the 6% budget allocated to the Central American University (UCA) has caused the student scholarship program to lose its ability to benefit new low-income students. “Until now, the

January 19, 2022

Nicaragua

Gina de la Guardia, from Unicef: ‘Law 567 has a conceptual basis based on the Convention on the Rights of the Child’

The law has a broad conceptual basis based on the convention on the rights of the child. On January 11, Law 567, which creates the System of Guarantees and Comprehensive Protection of

January 19, 2022

Panama

Israel investigates whether Pegasus app was used to spy on its citizens

Israel’s Justice Minister has promised a thorough investigation into allegations that the controversial Pegasus program was used to spy on Israeli citizens, including people who led protests against former Prime Minister Benjamin

January 19, 2022

Panama

Jorge Castañeda: “I don’t think Almagro will have enough votes to invoke the Democratic Charter”

At the gates of a meeting this Wednesday of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), in which diplomatic sources assure that Secretary General Luis Almagro will finally present

January 19, 2022

Nicaragua

Panama reports 11,519 positives, active cases total 62,918 and 55 patients in ICU for Covid-19

Celia Douglas The epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health reports for this Tuesday, January 18, 591,843 cases accumulated by Covid-19, of which 11,519 turned out to be new positive cases. Unfortunately,

January 19, 2022

Panama

López Obrador appoints a journalist as the new ambassador to Nicaragua

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, put the writer and journalist at the head of the Mexican embassy in Nicaragua William Zamora, who will return to this Central American country

January 19, 2022

Nicaragua

President Cortizo announces completion of negotiations with Minera Panamá

Celia Douglas The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, informed the country on Tuesday that the negotiations with Minera Panamá have concluded and that now it is time to comply with

January 19, 2022

Panama

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