The US Embassy in Panama issued a security alert for Bocas del Toro amid protests over pension reforms. Panama declared a ...

Panama has partially cut off internet and mobile phone services in its western Bocas del Toro province following weeks of ...

Panama suspends internet in Bocas del Toro near Costa Rica amid violent pension protests. State of emergency declared; rights ...

President Mulino to announce emergency measures as violent pension protests in Panama’s Bocas del Toro leave one dead, dozens ...

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(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) After more than a month of protests in the Bocas del Toro area of Panama, there is already a severe impact on food logistics. It is reported that 90% of the ...

courts have deemed the strike illegal and top banana Chiquita Brands fired nearly 5,000 striking workers last month in Panama’s western Bocas del Toro province. But nothing has stopped the protests.

Smith, who has led the protest in western Bocas del Toro province, has said the social security reform passed in March threatens the special privileges laid out for banana workers in another law ...

Chiquita Panama did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company said on May 22 that it had fired daily workers in the western province of Bocas del Toro after what it called an ...

Panama City (AFP ... Workers went on strike a month ago in the province of Bocas del Toro, blocking roads and halting school instruction to protest a pension reform approved by Congress.