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"When I found this course it was like I found my purpose in life," said Christina Piccone, a graduate of the EMT certificate program at Massasoit.

Oct 17, 2021 - Life is slowly returning to the Panama tourism sector and Ernesto Orillac, president of the Panama Chamber of Tourism (Camtur), reports that thanks to meeting

Oct 17, 2021 - Life is slowly returning to the Panama tourism sector and Ernesto Orillac, president of the Panama Chamber of Tourism (Camtur), reports that thanks to meeting

Executive Decree No. 197 of May 7, 2021 (the "Executive Decree") was published in Official Gazette No. 29290-A of May 2021, which modifies and adds articles to the migratory subcategory...

April 23 , 2021 The strike by Chiquita banana farmworkers in Panama that began in early April due to the company installing security cameras has now ended, according to local news reports. Operations on the farms and in the packhouses were paralyzed for more than 16 days in the province of Bocas del Toro after the Banana Industry Workers Union (SITRAIBANA) called for industrial action. The workers rejected the installation of security cameras in the plantations and packhouses, with many saying...

Panama: NO to Mandatory Rest Days Bill The business sector opposes the bill that intends to stimulate the economy and local tourism, through the establishment of mandatory rest days and salary surcharges on the days of national events. Thursday, February 18, 2021 This is Bill 487, which is called "Adopting a temporary regime of economic, cultural and national tourism stimulus, through the establishment of mandatory rest days and salary surcharges on national event days", which was presented...

(MENAFN - Newsroom Panama)  Over 100 people who were participating in a wedding in an evangelical church in the Pedregal district were surprised by Health authorities on Thursday night outside of curfew hours. Those responsible for the event - which according to officials did not comply with biosafety measures - were summoned to apply the appropriate sanctions, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa). Executive Decree No. 62 of January 13, 2021 says among other aspects, that it is prohibited ...

Bill to Reactivate Labor Contracts In Panama, a legislative project was submitted which intends to gradually reintegrate the employees to their companies, which have already restarted their activities and which in 2020 suspended labor contracts due to the crisis caused by the outbreak of covid-19. Wednesday, February 10, 2021 According to the legislative body, the bill which legalizes the gradual reintegration of the suspended contract workers to their companies and which will be in force u...

Panama Receives An International Award For The Program “My First Maritime Work Experience” The Republic of Panama, through the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), was the winner of the CAREER4SEA Virtual awards, in the category of best “Initiative” for the execution of the “My First Maritime Labor Experience” program, a pilot project that started this year and that according to the judges, provides that valuable work experience which recent graduates need to chart their own path, while...