Inmates at the Women Prison reported through a phone call that one of the detainees died in prison for alleged medical malpractice. (more)

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Residents of the community of La Gallinaza, near Ciudad Radial, came to protest this morning at the entrance to El Parador, in Pedregal, due to damages they suffered caused by the rain. (more)

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A group of taxi drivers protest outside the Municipal Council of Panama to require operating permits to transport passengers to Calle 17 in El Chorrillo. (more)

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Elidia Espinoza, president of the National Nurses Association (ANEP), said the proposal submitted by the Government to seek a salary adjustment for them, did not meet the expectations they desired. (more)

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The Education authorities are surprised by the strike organized by the group of teachers who walked to the Presidency of the Republic this Friday. (more)

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Teachers from eight different unions participate will participate in a march today starting at 4:00 p. m. from the School Republic of Venezuela to the Presidency in order to deliver a document with multiple requests to the President Ricardo Martinelli. (more)

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Five hundred construction workers of the Panama Condotte SA., which are responsible for building three Minsa-Capsi, will go on strike this Friday. (more)

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A group of retired officers of the former Defence Force of Panama, will march towards the Presidency of the Republic in search of an answer on a salary increase request of $ 150 cash and their thirteenth month without payment​​. (more)

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Dozens of workers were protesting in front of the University of Panama on the occasion of Labor Day (May 1, in Latin America).

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Riot police stopped a protest today of workers which were marching on the occasion of Labor Day. (more)

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Nurses and health authorities will start their negotiations today, based on the salary increase requests made by the unit last week, during their 4 days of strike.

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Members of the National Coordinator of Guilds, Professional and Technical Health (Conagreprotsa) held a peaceful protest in front of the Social Security Fund on Via Transístmica. (more)

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A group of bus drivers from Veranillo made a press conference to demand payment of their compensation after leaving the transportation system, and also, threatened to protest about it if they didn't get paid. (more)

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The National Nurses Association of Panama (ANEP) will deliver a new proposal to the Health authorities on Tuesday that will start the negotiations, after four days of strike, distinguished by the arguments of both parties, at which they were sustaining if their salary claims were viable or not, but now the nurses want to negotiate.

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The National Coordinator of Professionals and Technicians of Health Unit declared a strike starting on April 30.

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The National Nurses Association (ANEP), which brings together over 5000 nurses, extended the strike that started on Tuesday for 48 more hours, now beginning since Thursday morning.

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Minister Javier Diaz and the director of the Social Security (CSS), Guillermo Sáez Llorens stated that agreeing to a 100% increase in salaries, claimed by the nurses on strike, would force them to extend the increase to the entire health sector, equivalent to a payment of $ 1,000 million dollars.

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Nurses from around the country announced a 48-hour strike to demand a salary of $ 1,500, representing an increase of 100%, said Adelys Varela, Vice-Minister of Health. (more)

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Students which make university groups, especially in the Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Panamá, were retracted by crowd control units of the National Police. (more)

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Two road blockings were reported this morning. One was in Colón, where the inhabitants of Quebarada Ancha, in the village of Limón, closed the Vía Transístmica. (more)

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The National Union of Workers in Construction and Allied Industries (SUNTRACS), walked into the streets of Colón today, Thursday, 11 April 2013, to protest. (more)

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Riot control officers of the National Police started shooting "Pepper Spray" to reopen the road in Caimitillo, while protesters were throwing objects. (more)

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Once again, clashes arise between residents of Cabra and riot units of the National Police, which prevent the main road to be closed. (more)

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The Association of Rice Producers of Chiriquí achieved some partial agreements yesterday with the Minister of Agriculture, Óscar Osorio Casal. (more)

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A group of producers (farmers) of rice and other grains in the province of Chiriquí remain on alert, despite having achieved a preliminary agreement with the Minister of Agriculture, Oscar Osorio. (more)

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Two firemen who were fired after protests last month were notified of the final decision, their request for reconsideration has been denied. (more)

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A group of students from the Instituto Nacional armed with stones, gasoline and a board as a barricade, came out to protest against the Metrobus service this morning, Tuesday, April 2, for the second time. (more)

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The rice farmers from Chiriquí, who are members of the Rice Producers Association, came to protest today with their tractors to draw attention of authorities because of the crisis they are facing. (more)

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While 21 firemen began a hunger strike yesterday, the commander of the Fire Department, Pablo Tuñón, said there has been condescension, patience and tolerance for the recurring faults of those who were fired.

Among the firefighters who are on a hunger strike at the Ricardo Arango fire station are nine who have been fired.

"We have tried to reconcile the differences in the round table, always looking for a formula of harmony, of coming to solve problems", but their behavior was inappropriate, Tuñon said.

Meanwhile, Captain Cruz Gomez announced today they will hold a march.

The firefighters insist that the directors of the institution have not complied with the agreements they reached.

However, Tuñon said he complied with 11 of the 13 points, and the only points that remain pending are repairs to the barracks and to solve the issue of food.

On this last point, Tuñon said the central government will give $1 million to address the problem, distributing the food to be prepared at the station.

As for the request for the firefighters who have been fired to be reinstated, Tuñón said they were not fired on the whim of the board, but rather in the fulfillment of the law, because of the serious offenses they committed by using state owned equipment (the fire trucks) during their protests.

"I'm here to observe and enforce the law and regulations," he said. (Critica)

Leaders of about 15 organizations in the province of Bocas del Toro, announced today that they would start a strike in Changuinola at 5:00 am on Tuesday 19 March 2013.

The reason for the strike is because 15 days ago they asked the Director of the Social Security Fund Guillermo Sáenz Llorens to travel to the province to meet with the leadership to address their complaints about several strange deaths that have occurred in the hospital in Changuinola.

Another measure of pressure will be to paralyze the work of banana division and taxi service during the hours stipulated. (Dia a Dia)