One day before he was scheduled to irrevocably resign, Jose Raul Mulino says he will stay on as Minister of Security. The minister presented his resignation on March 9th when chief of police Gustavo Perez spoke out against the proposal to create a disciplinary committee for the police forces, stating that Perez had disrespected...
Minister of Security Jose Raul Mulino resigned Friday afternoon over differences with police chief Gustavo Perez. Mulino presented a proposal to create a disciplinary board for Panama’s security agencies, which Perez categorically rejected, saying that police should be judged by police in administrative matters. Perez, however, is constitutionally prohibited from making political statements or...
The dialogue over mining and hydroelectric rights in the autonomous Ngöbe Buglé territory will move from the National Assembly to the United Nations offices in the City of Knowledge. The decision to change venues follows a fray outside the National Assembly last Thursday that left four indigenous people and one security guard injured, paralyzing negotiations. Meanwhile,...
Minister of Foreign Relations, Roberto Henriquez, rejected the idea of legalizing drugs as a strategy to combat drug trafficking in Latin America. The legalization initiative comes from new Guatemalan president, Otto Perez Molina. His Vice President, Roxana Baldetti, is touring Central America this week to muster up support for the initiative for discussion at...
The Coordinator for the Defense of the Natural Resources and Rights of the Ngöbe Bugle and Rural people are preparing for more protests if an agreement on mining code reforms is not reached by Monday. Ngöbe Bugle prosecutor Alberto Montezuma says that the indigenous territory does not trust the Government’s word in what has been a...
