Panama says not opening a Jerusalem embassy


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Panama has no plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem even though it holds that west Jerusalem is part of Israel, its President Juan Carlos Varela told The Jerusalem Post. “Panama is keeping the embassy in Tel Aviv,” said Varela, whose three-day trip to Israel from Wednesday to Friday was sandwiched between […]

May 22, 2018

As Construction Workers’ Strike Enters 4th Week, finally they are back to work


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The strike by the unionized construction workers has paralyzed over 90 percent of construction projects in Panama. A strike organized by Panama’s Sole Union of Construction and Similar Industries Workers (Suntracs) has entered its fourth week after negotiations with the Panamanian Chamber of Construction (Capac) and finally they resolved their differnces. The decision to reject state arbitration, which would have […]

May 22, 2018

President of Panama visits the UK’s leading culinary school


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On Tuesday 15 May, Westminster Kingsway College in London’s Victoria hosted a visit by HE Juan Carlos Varela, the President of Panama, together with Ministers of his Government and Panamanian business leaders. The Government of Panama is improving the quality and relevance of its technical education, and is building a new vocational institute called ITSE, […]

May 22, 2018

To the Rescue of Air Connectivity


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To avoid the company leaving Panama, Tocumen has proposed Viva Colombia to move its operation to Colón airport and to reduce to $10 the airport fee. Arguing that this would benefit the airline company, authorities at Tocumen reported that they sent a proposal to executives of the airline Viva Colombia, to move their operations to […]

May 22, 2018