US EditionPanama suspends constitutional protections in the northwest after destructive protests
- Panama declared a state of emergency on Friday in its western Bocas del Toro province, suspending some constitutional rights amid escalating protests.
- The unrest began over pension reforms passed in March, which sparked widespread strikes led by banana workers and protests across the country.
- Protests turned destructive with looting of Chiquita facilities and a local airport, road blockades, clashes with police, and arson of a baseball stadium.
- Minister Juan Carlos Orillac affirmed that the government will take necessary action to restore order and peace, aiming to protect the province from extremist elements.
- The emergency aims to restore order amid deep social unrest, economic strain including mass layoffs by Chiquita, and potential long-term impacts on local infrastructure and community life.
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‘Vandals took over the airport’: State of emergency declared in Panama as protests escalate
PANAMA CITY, June 21 — Panama yesterday declared a state of emergency in western Bocas del Toro province, where anti-government protesters are accused of setting fire to a baseball stadium and looting businesses, including a provincial airport. The protests, which erupted two months ago in Bocas del Toro — a major banana-producing region — intensified this week, culminating in clashes with police that left one person dead and around 30 people, i…
In the midst of the repression of social protests in Panama that have already left at least two dead, the Panamanian government announced on Friday the suspension of constitutional guarantees and the "state of urgency" in the province of Bocas del Toro, bordering Costa Rica. READ ALSO: Panama: Dies Protester during Protests Against Pension Reform The Minister of the Presidency of Panama, Juan Carlos Orillac, reported that the measure will govern…
The government of Panama has suspended some constitutional rights in the west of the country after protests got out of hand. Residents of the province of Bocas del Toro will not have the right to associate or move freely in the coming days. There has been unrest in Panama after a pension reform was introduced in March. This has been protested against, particularly in the west, led by unions. They are standing up for the workers of banana plantat…
For almost two months, Chiquita banana workers have been on strike in Bocas del Toro Province, escalating protests against pension reform, and the government in Panama is now taking drastic measures.
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Panama declares state of emergency over deadly pension protests
Panama on Friday declared a state of emergency in western Bocas del Toro province, where anti-government protesters are accused of setting fire to a baseball stadium and of looting businesses, including a provincial airport.
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