SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaragua’s government said on Wednesday it has granted asylum to Panama’s former President Ricardo Martinelli, after the ex-leader currently facing a lengthy prison sentence at home requested the protection at Nicaragua’s embassy in Panama City. Martinelli, who had already announced another run for president in elections later this year, considers himself a … Read more
A bill banning all new mining activities in Panama will go to a third and final vote after another extraordinary session of debate ByThe Associated Press November 2, 2023, 8:21 PM Demonstrators tear down a police barricade as they clash during a protest against a recently approved mining contract between the government and Canadian mining … Read more
Protests in Panama have extended into a second week over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company ByJUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press October 30, 2023, 8:36 PM A man welds a sliding gate close on a shop outside the National Assembly as the teacher´s Union protests against a recently approved mining contract between the … Read more