Panama updates their medicine regulatory system


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Panama’s government expects to be a pioneer in the region through the centralisation of drug procurement. Law 419/2024, passed by the president on 1 February 2024, was created to guarantee the supply of medicines through centralised purchasing and as such, sanctions companies that fail to deliver medicines through a novel pharmacovigilance guide.  This is the […]

March 8, 2024

Panama blocks ex-President Martinelli from election


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Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has annulled the candidacy of former President Ricardo Martinelli in the presidential election set for May. The decision, announced late on Monday by the body’s president Alfredo Junca, appears to end Martinelli’s hopes of re-election. It comes a month after the former leader lost a bid to avoid a prison sentence for […]

March 8, 2024

FAO will contribute $8.15 million for the empowerment of rural women in Latin America and the Caribbean


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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will implement two projects in Latin America and the Caribbean for a total of US$8.15 million, designed to strengthen the empowerment of rural women and promote sustainable development to address crucial challenges of climate change, food security and gender equality. The first project, called “Program […]

March 8, 2024

Panama and Argentina strengthen agricultural cooperation ties


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Representatives of both countries discussed the possibility of identifying issues for technological development applied to agriculture and livestock, agricultural cooperation agreements, among other issues The Minister in charge of Agricultural Development of Panama, Alexis Pineda, met with the ambassador of Argentina to Panama, Sandra Rosana Pitta, with the interest of generating a scheme of cooperation […]

March 2, 2024

Subcommittee of the Assembly of Panama advances on a bill to promote recycling and the circular economy


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The Subcommittee on Population, Environment and Development of the National Assembly of Panama, has met to discuss and enrich Bill 1090, which seeks to strengthen environmental protection measures by promoting recycling and the circular economy, in addition to introducing other relevant provisions. The proposing deputy, Gabriel Silva, explains that the main objective of the bill […]

March 2, 2024

Puerto Armuelles boosts its economy with the export of bananas to the United States by the hand of Gaiafrut S.A.


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The Panamanian company Gaiafrut S.A., based in Puerto Armuelles, Chiriquí, has announced the export of four containers of bananas to the demanding US market, with the logistical support of the Directorate of Agribusiness of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA). Rubén Caballero, owner of Gaiafrut S.A., reported that this significant shipment was directed directly to […]

March 2, 2024

Presidential Debate Begins in Panama for May Elections


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On Tuesday, in Panama, the first presidential debate was held with 7 of the 8 candidates for power. The main themes were citizen insecurity, sustainable development, the Social Security Fund (SSC), quality education and unemployment. The participants in the presidential debate were: Ricardo Lombana, from the Movimiento Otro Camino (MOCA); José Gabriel Carrizo, from the Partido […]

March 2, 2024