The suspension of classes, the protests, and the closures, in the province of Bocas del Toro have created a criti ...

Panama is facing one of its most intense social crises since the return to democracy in 1989, with nearly 40 days of ...

A state of emergency was declared in the Bocas del Toro Province of Panama on May 27, after several weeks of demonstrations.

Chiquita Panama's administrative staff have left the country and the firm will seek authorization from the government to sack ...

Authorities confirmed the lifeless body of a child found on Saturday night May 31 on the banks of the Changuinola River, in ...

Panama urges unions to lift road blockades to resolve the Chiquita Brands banana strike, which has led to 5,000 layoffs, ...

Banana workers in Panama reject President Mulino's demand to lift road blockades as protests over pension reform lead to ...

A subsidiary of United States banana giant Chiquita Brands plans to lay off all of its workers in Panama, the Government said , after a month-long strike t ...

Panama's Minister of Labor, Jackeline Muñoz, informed that the administrative part of Chiquita Panama is no longer in the ...

The company said on May 22 that it had fired daily workers in the western province of Bocas del Toro after what it called an "unjustified abandonment of work" at its banana farms that began late ...

Panama is one of the world's leading producers of bananas — they're considered a vital part of the Panamanian economy and one ...