Sanction for Misuse of Personal Data, Call for Court Magistrate Extended, Unicef to have Presence in 12 Shopping Malls in the Country, Government Promulgates in Official Gazette Law on School Matters of Education on Sexuality and Affectivity, Inspirational Words of Wisdom.

Friday, June 03, 2022

The latest craze in Panama has to do with building security supposedly being fined thousands of dollars for taking a copy of the ID or cedula of visitors to their building.  You know, you go to a building, they ask you for your name and ID number, you blurt out any name and random number and they write it all down, completely incorrect.  Well, it recently came out in the news that people are getting fined, for scanning or photographing these ID cards.  This was all regulated by the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (NATAI).

Created originally in 2004 as the National Council for Transparency against Corruption and its Executive Secretariat, in 2013, the name was changed to The National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (NATAI).

From their website:

Currently, the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information works under a new vision, fully focused on being a transparent institution close to citizens, aspiring to become a transforming agent of cultural change in public service, supporting the server public so that it knows its rights, responsibilities and obligations regarding the management of public affairs, while reinforcing its ethical and moral values that are essential for the good progress of public management and becoming a better Panama.

Why is this important now?  Is it because COVID is boring now and Monkey Pox isn’t a big hit yet in Panama?  Perhaps we don’t have as many mass shootings in Panama as they do in the USA to report on?  Actually all you have to do is say something nobody understands and they’ll do practically anything you want them to.  That’s what’s going on here.

To reiterate, some Panamanian news sources came out and incorrectly stated that it is illegal to take photos of your ID Cards.  Period.  Then they added insult to their own injury by saying that a security guard in an unnamed building took a photo of someone’s ID and was fined $4,000 for it.  This is just bad journalism.  There’s no depth to what really happened and why they were fined.

Through Executive Decree 285 of May 28, 2021, Law 81 on the Protection of Personal Data was regulated, which establishes principles, rights, obligations and procedures to regulate the protection of personal data in Panama.  The way the news sources talk, it’s as if building security are no longer allowed to scan, or take a photo of your ID.  That’s not accurate.  If the security procedure includes scanning someone’s ID for their database, before they enter the building, and the person wishing to gain entrance gives them their ID willingly, then they’ve essentially given security authorization to do so.  If they refuse to give their ID, then security simply refuses their entrance into the building.  I’m sure that what happened with the security guard that was supposedly fined $4,000 was something entirely different.  More than likely, a copy of the ID was given to a third party without the consent of the owner.

So, what’s the deal?  Basically, nothing has changed when it comes to building security, except some buildings are now posting signs that say:

ATTENTION:

To enter this installation, we require a copy or information which will be kept safely in our database.

By submitting it, you give your consent in accordance to the Law 81 of March 26, 2019.

What should you know about this “new” law that they’re presently enforcing?  Before, if someone had a copy of your cedula or other ID, even if you gave them a copy for a specific reason, and they use that copy for anything other than it’s originally intended purpose, there really wasn’t anything you could do about it.  But now, you can file a complaint against that person.


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BMI, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF WALTER CARREÑO AS HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Licenciado Walter Carreño

PANAMA CITY – May 30, 2022 — BMI, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Lic. Walter Carreño as Head of Operations effective immediately.

Lic. Carreño has over 30 years of experience in the field of investigations and leadership as a Police Officer with the Panamanian National Police and later with such prestigious Panamanian Corporations including May’s Free Zone, Ricardo Peres, S.A. and MultiBank, Inc.  Lic. Carreño graduated from the “General Santander” School of Police Cadets in Bogota, Colombia 1993 and later continued his civilian education with a Technical Degree in 2009 and his Bachelors in Criminal Investigations and Security in 2018 at the Universidad Especializada de Las Americas.

Brett Mikkelson, CEO and Director of BMI, Inc., commented:  “We are thrilled to welcome Walter to BMI Inc at such an important time in our company’s expansion.  He will be a vital asset in guiding our growth and his experience and drive will be invaluable moving forward.”

Walter Carreño, incoming Head of Operations commented:  “This is such an honor for me to join what I can only describe as a close-knit familial team of professionals, right at the cusp of their proposed geographical expansion.  There’s a certain energy in the company that I’ve not seen in my 30+ years experience and it´s this energy that I hope to reinforce as I take on this monumental challenge as Head of Operations of one of LATAM’s top International Private Investigations companies.

READ HERE: BMI, INC. ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF WALTER CARREÑO AS HEAD OF OPERATIONS


ATTT EXTENDS SUSPENSION OF FINES FOR EXPIRED LICENSE PLATES AND LICENSES

The plates corresponding to the year 2022 are already available for taxpayers to pick up.

The Transit and Land Transportation Authority (ATTT) of Panama extended until June 30, 2022 the suspension of the application of fines for expired license plates.

The entity highlighted that the measure applies to vehicles with license plates whose expiration date corresponds to the months of January, February, March, April and May, 2022.

The ATTT reminded drivers that the plates corresponding to the year 2022 are already available to taxpayers for their withdrawal.

“It is important to carry out the procedure to obtain it, since as of July the reduction of the months established in this extension will begin”, warned the ATTT.

In addition, the ATTT extended until June 30, 2022 the validity of driver’s licenses with expiration dates in the months of May and June 2022.

READ HERE: ATTT EXTIENDE SUSPENSIÓN DE MULTAS POR PLACA VENCIDA Y VIGENCIA DE LICENCIAS


CABINET APPROVES EXTENSION OF CALL FOR COURT MAGISTRATE, THERE ARE 20 APPLICANTS

Supreme Court of Justice of Panama.

The Cabinet Council, headed by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, approved to extend the term of the summons for magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Second Criminal Chamber and its respective alternate, positions that will become vacant as of December 31, 2022.

Draft Cabinet Resolution No. 64-22 authorizes the Minister of the Presidency, in his capacity as Secretary General of the Cabinet Council, to extend the term of the public call to fill the position of magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Second Criminal Chamber and its respective alternate, positions that will become vacant as of December 31, 2022.

The Minister of the Presidency and Secretary General of the Cabinet Council, José Gabriel Carrizo Jaén, explained that this decision was taken after he received a note from the Attorney General of the Administration, notifying him that nine persons have applied for the position and the advisory commission considers it convenient to extend the term of the call to give them the opportunity to comply with the requirements established by the Law.

20 applicants

For its part, the Office of the Attorney General of the Administration reported that until 5:00 p.m. this Wednesday, June 1, the documentation by 20 persons interested in occupying the position of Magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice, namely:

The applicants so far are:

  1. Margarita Camargo Cerceño
  2. Juan Francisco Castillo Canto
  3. César Román Tello Solano
  4. Grisell María de Lourdes Mojica Aguilar
  5. Gustavo Roberto Romero-Duque Alvarado
  6. Manuel Eduardo Bermúdez Meana
  7. Raúl Enrique Olmos Espino
  8. Jacob Alonso Orribarra
  9. Isis OmarisJoseh Garzón
  10. Gilberto Enrique Estrada De Icaza
  11. Damarys Itzel Caballero Núñez de Almengor
  12. Dario Ernesto Solís García
  13. Edgar Enrique López Santamaría
  14. Cristina Ciniglio De Vincenti
  15. Asunción María Alonso Mojica
  16. Lorena Magaly Hernández Valdés
  17. Adrián Jesús Castillo Estribi
  18. Ángel Luis Álvarez Torres
  19. Paulo Agustín Vega Batista
  20. Javier Antonio Rodríguez Ortega

The Office of the Procurator of the Administration informed that in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 of Cabinet Resolution No. 91 of November 23, 2005, an e-mail was set up to facilitate the reception of opinions on the applicants, as follows: pactoporlajusticia-magistrados@procuraduria-admon.gob.pa

READ HERE: GABINETE APRUEBA EXTENDER CONVOCATORIA PARA MAGISTRADO DE LA CORTE, HAY 20 ASPIRANTES


NATAI SANCTIONS A PH, A COMPANY AND A DIGITAL MEDIA FOR MISUSE OF PERSONAL DATA

The fines imposed by NATAI range from B/.1,000.00 to B/.4,000.00.

The National Authority of Transparency and Access to Information (NATAI) informed that it imposed three sanctions for the violation of the protection of personal data; the fines range from B/.1,000.00 to B/.4,000.00.

The first case involves the sanction to a PH due to the reported taking of photographs of a visitor’s personal identity card by the building’s security. The complainant reported that he had not authorized this action, so it was determined that personal data had been mishandled.

On the other hand, a company that makes cell phone calls was sanctioned; the person who filed the complaint indicated that the agents did not inform her how they had obtained her personal data, since she had never given it to them.

Another case has to do with the conduct of a digital media; the complainant stated that this media published personal documents on the website and therefore he felt violated. In addition, according to this citizen, the page also published part of a sentence in which he was involved and which included minors.

According to Antai, in these scenarios it was possible to prove that there was no consent from the owners to obtain data, which is against the Personal Data Protection Law.

The registry managed by Antai indicates that since 2021, 43 complaints have been filed for violation of personal data; of which 8 have resulted in pecuniary sanctions.

The entity pointed out that people who feel that the protection of their personal data has been violated can write to the following e-mail: protecciondedatos@antai.gob.pa, enter the page  cid.antai.gob.pa or personally approach the authority.

READ HERE: ANTAI SANCIONA POR MAL USO DE DATOS PERSONALES A UN PH, UNA EMPRESA Y A UN MEDIO DIGITAL


GASOLINE PRICES TO RISE AGAIN ON FRIDAY, DIESEL PRICES TO DROP AGAIN

In Panama, fuel prices have risen steadily in recent months.

The National Energy Secretariat informed that as of this Friday, June 3, there will be a new increase in the price of gasoline in Panama, while diesel will have a decrease.

For the provinces of Panama and Colon the price of a liter of 95 octane gasoline will cost B/.1.450 (+B/.0.026), 91 octane gasoline will cost B/.1.337 (+B/.0.008) and a liter of diesel will cost B/.1.226 (-B/.0.076).

These new prices represent an increase of B/.0.100 per gallon of 95 octane gasoline, B/.0.030 per gallon of 91 octane gasoline; and a decrease of B/.0.29 per gallon of diesel.

These fuel prices will remain in effect until 5:59 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022.

READ HERE: PRECIO DE LA GASOLINA VOLVERÁ A SUBIR DESDE EL VIERNES, HABRÁ NUEVA BAJA EN EL DIÉSEL


WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A DIGITAL FUEL VALE AND WHAT REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET?

The high price of gasoline in Panama has forced the administration of President Laurentino Cortizo to take measures in the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors. The measure that has already been regulated and published in the Official Gazette, through Executive Decree N° 13, establishes fixed prices in the price of gasoline and diesel for transporters as of June 3 and the granting of a monthly consumable fuel voucher for vehicles with commercial land registration and agricultural machinery as of June 10, 2022.

According to a communiqué issued this Sunday, May 29 by the Secretariat of Communication of the State, that “the owners of collective and selective public land passenger transportation with unique vehicle registration, may receive a gallon of 91 and 95 octane gasoline and low sulfur diesel at a fixed price of b/. 3.95 and b/. 1.43 per liter”.

While, “the owners of vehicles with commercial land registration and rolling agricultural machinery with Unique Vehicle Registration, will receive the accreditation of a monthly digital voucher consumable in fuel; as a relief measure to avoid the increase in the prices of products and services”.

What should be done by those eligible for the governmental benefit?

According to the official communication, in order to make use of this benefit “the holders of certificates of operation of collective and selective public passenger transportation, as well as the owners of vehicles with commercial land registration, and rolling agricultural machinery, must previously register their general data at: combustible.panamasolidario.gob.pa”.

The decree indicates that, at the time of purchasing fuel, the station will validate the vehicle’s identification document (certificate of operation and/or vehicle license plate) and will request the personal identification document of the driver or owner of the registered vehicle.

This measure will be in force for 3 months and the funds to provide this support come from the general budget of the State.

READ HERE: ¿QUIÉNES PODRÁN RECIBIR VALE DIGITAL DE COMBUSTIBLE Y QUÉ REQUISITO DEBEN CUMPLIR?


SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE SUBMARINE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF THE PEARLS

Redwood and Buchs during their field work.

When archaeological excavations at a Preceramic settlement on Pedro Gonzalez Island (Las Perlas Archipelago) revealed to scientists large quantities of agate, interest in studying the geology of the area increased, yielding unexpected results.

Agate is a semi-precious, fibrous, quartz-like silica mineral that forms mainly due to volcanic activity: bubbles of steam and gas are trapped in the lava as it cools and create cavities in the rock. Warm water containing silica (a major component of the Earth’s rocks and crust) enters these cavities and coagulates to form a silica gel, which crystallizes into agate.

Consulting geologist Stewart Redwood, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) research associate David Buchs, and University of Birmingham geochemistry PhD student Davey Cavell led the geological exploration.

“The geology of the island was not what we expected,” Redwood explains. “The volcanic and sedimentary rocks show characteristics of having formed near an oceanic island in a volcanic arc.”

The giant agates found at Pedro Gonzalez are a unique geological curiosity because there is no other known example anywhere else in the world.

Redwood explains that his preliminary observations indicated to him that the source of the agates was a lava flow. Further investigation showed that the distribution pattern is a well-defined area indicating a column of hot, silica-laden water rising from the depths.

According to the Smithsonian, the results of the research may help determine when the collision of the earth’s plates with the island arc in eastern Panama occurred and volcanic activity ceased.

Island arcs, the institution explains, are volcanic island chains that occur when one crustal plate forces another downward in a subduction zone, causing the plate below to melt deep into the Earth’s crust; this melted rock rises as a submarine volcano and forms islands.

“This is the first time a relatively ancient island arc has been recognized in the Las Perlas Islands, which may have extended from the Panama Canal to the Darien province,” Redwood explains.

Scientists recall that information on the geology of eastern Panama, including Las Perlas and Darien, is scarce because of logistical challenges due to its remoteness, tropical rock erosion, and dense tropical vegetation. However, finding out the extent and age of the volcanic arc of eastern Panama could be the key to the debate on how the isthmus formed and closed when it collided with South America.

Geological mapping of the islands, to better define their extent and the nature of the large submarine volcano seen in part of Pedro Gonzalez, and the search for additional evidence that it emerged to form a volcanic island, is underway.

READ HERE: CIENTÍFICOS INVESTIGAN LA ACTIVIDAD VOLCÁNICA SUBMARINA DEL ARCHIPIÉLAGO DE LAS PERLAS


CUCO SUSPENDED STRIKE; WHAT WAS THE GOVERNMENT’S PROMISE THAT APPEASED THE COLONENSES?

Cuco gives another vote of confidence to the government.

After three weeks of paralyzation, more than 30 million in economic losses and two policemen seriously injured during the mobilizations, the government of Laurentino Cortizo obtained a new vote of confidence from the leaders of the Coalition for the Unity of Colon (CUCO).

The note of commitment that puts an end to the work stoppage in the province contemplates a great part of the promises, programs and social projects agreed since November 2021, and which the movement denounced as non-execution.

The document highlights public works for more than US$900 million, among them, the restart of the works of the new Manuel Amador Guerrero Hospital, the reactivation of the Roberto Mariano Bula baseball stadium, the construction of the Art and Culture Center in the former Abel Bravo School and the expansion and rehabilitation of seven official schools.

Likewise, it points out the rehabilitation of the seven official schools mentioned by the Coalición de la Unidad por Colón (CUCO) and the delivery of the order to proceed for the construction of the facilities of the agricultural, tourist and handicraft fair of Colón.

The non-exclusivity for those who, complying with all the regulatory procedures, want to invest in new passenger transportation terminals in Colón, was another of the points agreed upon.

New programs such as “Asfaltando tu Distrito” for the repair of streets in the district of Colón and the employment program “Capacítate para el trabajo, Colón”, are also in sight, as well as the freezing of the price of fuel for passenger transportation (collective and selective), and a digital fuel voucher for vehicles with commercial license plates and registered agricultural machinery.

READ HERE: CUCO SUSPENDIÓ HUELGA; ¿CUÁL FUE LA PROMESA DEL GOBIERNO QUE APACIGUÓ A LOS COLONENSES?


THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CATTLE RUSTLING IN PANAMA, HOW SERIOUS IS THE PROBLEM?

Animals with traceability instruments.

In the provinces, the x-ray of cattle rustling shows serious fractures. The worst scenario is found in West Panama, where cattle theft is a dozen or more, while in Cocle there is no calf that can be left alone in the milking farms, while in Los Santos and Colon the crime is worsening, and in Chiriqui the rustlers do not sleep.

In West Panama, cattle theft is “wholesale”, and the last record of cattle ranchers shows 17 cattle victims in a single night of the thieves operating in this region.

Throughout the country, only in Darien has cattle rustling decreased, due in part to the presence in that province of the National Border Service (Senafront), said the executive secretary of the National Association of Cattle Ranchers (Anagan), Euclides Diaz.

Recently, in Alanje, province of Chiriqui, 14 registered cattle were stolen from a cattle rancher named Villamil, which without any type of administrative control passed through the Guabala checkpoint and ended up in Santiago de Veraguas, where they were auctioned.

The cattle arrived at the auction with an iron bar that the rustlers put on top of Villamil’s, so the administrators of this establishment did not see any impediment to sell the animals.

These cattle passed all the sanitary and police controls at the Guabalá checkpoint, and only when a buyer reported that he had acquired two of these cattle did an investigation begin and found the rest. However, when the judicial process came, the judge did not order the arrest of the person responsible for this crime, a decision that was appealed by the prosecutor’s office, although to date he has not been captured. Although cattle rustling is an old crime, in recent years it has worsened, since “before they would steal a cow or butcher it and take it away”, but today they even fill “trucks”, especially in La Chorrera, Chiriquí and Los Santos, said José Concepción Sánchez, president of Anagan. He said that the biggest problem for cattle ranchers is that this is a crime that is committed practically without witnesses, so it is difficult to apprehend the rustlers in flagrante delicto, and therefore when going to a judicial process in the Accusatory Criminal System, which he described as very protective, the Public Ministry must have the evidence in hand.

President Cortizo during a meeting with cattle ranchers in the interior of the country.

The president of Anagan does not hesitate to affirm that in West Panama and East Panama there are gangs dedicated to cattle theft, especially from small producers. Over the years, cattle rustlers have been improving their techniques and now the modality is to slaughter the cattle in the paddocks to take the meat, threatening the health of Panamanians who later consume a product that has not passed any health inspection. “This is an issue that complicates things even more”, added Diaz, who added that the annual losses of cattle rustling to the patrimony of the cattle ranchers is estimated in more than one million dollars annually, counting the cattle that the ranchers say they will not waste their time putting complaints. See also: The dilemma of Panamanian cattle ranchers: persist, change or disappear? Last week, the ranchers met with the Attorney General of the Nation, the Minister of Agricultural Development, the heads of the Police and the Judicial Intelligence Directorate and representatives of the Ministries of Government and Health, who pledged to take action to address this crime. Likewise, the cattlemen were willing to collaborate by placing, among other actions, their collection agents in the points that the municipalities have for the extension of the guides and slaughter payments, “so that we will contribute with the personnel of the municipalities in the revision of the ferrets, which is one of the weaknesses from the administrative point of view that exists in the system of control, follow-up and prosecution of the crime of cattle rustling”.

Conflict over Lake Bayano In another aspect, the Anagan said it is awaiting the decision made by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, regarding the draft Law 246 of 2022, which cedes the ownership of Lake Bayano to the Guna de Madugandí region. “For us it is well known that all the natural bodies of water, as well as the reservoirs built by the State catalogued of national interest are, let’s be redundant, of the State, that is, of all of us who live in the Republic of Panama, so the referred bill dispossesses us of that asset”, he affirmed. In a communiqué, the ranchers affirm that “aware of the increasingly segregationist behavior of the Gunas, understood as the regime imposed by a dominant minority against the majority, we can only ask President Cortizo to veto Bill 246, since the cession of the ownership of Lake Bayano to the Kunas of Madugandí will be one more reason for disputes between the peoples of the region, which have already claimed more than one life of humble Panamanians”.

READ HERE: EL IMPACTO ECONÓMICO DEL CUATRERISMO EN PANAMÁ, ¿QUÉ TAN GRAVE ES EL PROBLEMA?


COMPETITIVENESS NETWORK CALLS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE BILL ON INCENTIVES FOR TOURISM ACTIVITIES

The bill on incentives for tourism activities was approved by the National Assembly in its third debate on April 4.

Felipe Rodríguez, coordinator of the Network of Competitiveness Centers, pointed out the importance that the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, sanctioned the Draft Law 789, which dictates incentive norms for the promotion of tourism in Panama.

He explained that this law will have a decisive impact on the tourism sector in the different territories at a national level, through incentives and reaching millionaire investments.

He detailed that some 39 projects have been presented and evaluated at the Panama Tourism Authority and that have the requirements to be considered beneficiaries of this law initiative.

“These 39 projects include a potential total investment of B/.2,940 million outside the district of Panama, only for the region of Chiriqui and Bocas del Toro there are considered B/.970 million”, he said.

The Network of Competitiveness Centers is formed by different organizations from the West, Central, Colon and East, such as Chambers of Tourism and Chambers of Commerce.

READ HERE: RED DE COMPETITIVIDAD PIDE QUE SE SANCIONE EL PROYECTO DE LEY DE INCENTIVOS A LA ACTIVIDAD TURÍSTICA


UNICEF WILL HAVE A PRESENCE IN 12 SHOPPING MALLS IN THE COUNTRY

Signing of the agreement.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) will be present in the 12 shopping malls belonging to the Panamanian Association of Shopping Centers (Apacecom) to raise funds and disseminate information on the welfare and protection of children and adolescents.

to raise funds and disseminate information on the welfare and protection of children and adolescents.

These actions are the result of the signing of an agreement between the United Nations agency and Apacecom, presided by Nadkyi Duque, in order to support the full exercise of the rights of children and adolescents in the country.

Duque explains that the shopping centers have opened their doors to Unicef and have given them a space to contribute with their fundraising plan, resources that will be destined to their programs, and to approach customers to show them the plans they are carrying out in terms of children’s health and welfare.

It is also an opportunity for the international organization to talk to parents and convey the importance of the integral health of minors and the laws that protect children.

“It is important to continue with this awareness plan and this citizen responsibility that programs such as Unicef carry out… Apacecom joins these programs and gives support so that these funds can be raised,” Duque assures.

Now more than ever, according to Duque, the child population needs feeding, psychology, special care and other programs, since due to the health crisis the number of vulnerable children and adolescents has increased.

She emphasizes that UNICEF programs need the support and contribution of private companies and citizens, therefore, Apacecom goes ahead, reaffirming its commitment and responsibility to the community.

As part of the collaboration, the support and commitment of the shopping centers associated to Apacecom has been mobilized to initiate the actions set forth in the agreement.

The activities have begun in Albrook Mall, Atrio Costa del Este, Altaplaza Mall, Soho Mall and Town Center Costa del Este. In addition, the actions will be gradually extended to other associated malls.

READ HERE: UNICEF TENDRÁ PRESENCIA EN 12 CENTROS COMERCIALES DEL PAÍS


LAW ENACTED DECLARING JUNE AS THE MONTH OF THE FAMILY

The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, sanctioned Law No. 305.

Law N° 305 which declares the month of June of each year as Family Month was sanctioned by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo, and promulgated this Tuesday, May 31 in the Official Gazette.

The document details that during the month of June all educational and cultural institutions of the country must carry out activities that contribute to value and make visible the importance of the family and the need to stimulate with concrete actions its strengthening, promotion and integral protection.

It also indicates that in order to guarantee compliance with the Family Month, the National Government and its public institutions, civil society and municipalities shall establish actions, plans and programs aimed at promoting a culture of protection, promotion and enhancement of the family institution.

Likewise, they will generate actions that highlight the importance of the family and the promotion of values such as respect, love, mutual help, tolerance, honesty, and the full fulfillment of paternal and maternal responsibility as basic pillars of family and social relations.

READ HERE: PROMULGAN LEY QUE DECLARA JUNIO COMO EL MES DE LA FAMILIA


CANDIDATES FOR FREE NOMINATION HAVE UNTIL JULY 31 TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS

From June 1 to July 31, people interested in participating in the general elections of 2024, must submit their nominations to the Electoral Tribunal.

There are a series of requirements that candidates to popular election positions must comply with to submit the documentation, after 15 days the institution will inform them if they are admitted or not.

Ana Matilde Gómez, who was an independent deputy in the period 2014-2019, and who intends to participate in the next elections, explained that the activists who will collect signatures by cell phone must pay US$36.00 for a software. After August 15, signatures can be collected.

Some aspiring pre-candidates have gone to the Electoral Tribunal seeking information on how the system works.

Magistrate Alfredo Juncá assured that the system is not going to collapse, what could happen is that it delays because there are many people using it. He indicated that the capacity of the User Attention Center has been quadrupled, foreseeing the amount of people that will present themselves for the free nomination.

The Electoral Tribunal’s web site has a manual available to guide the applicants.

READ HERE: ASPIRANTES A CANDIDATOS POR LIBRE POSTULACIÓN TIENEN HASTA EL 31 DE JULIO PARA PRESENTAR DOCUMENTACIÓN


NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ANALYZES THE EXTENSION OF THE DIGITAL VALE

Currently, more than 375 thousand Panamanians benefit from the Digital Vale.

The National Government is evaluating the extension of the Digital Vale to Panamanians who have been economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, once this economic support ends its delivery on June 30.

“At this moment the President of the Republic is evaluating together with the Government team, in this case the Ministry of Social Development, the possibility of extending this support provided by the National Government to a little more than 375,641 Panamanians who are receiving the Digital Vale at this moment, which is a support provided to be able to buy food and medicines or cleaning utensils, as a result of the situation we are living with the pandemic in our country”, explained Omar Ahumada, spokesman of the Panama Solidarity Plan.

The also administrator of the Panamanian Passport Authority, pointed out that these economic aids offered by the Government are limited to co-responsibilities such as community work and the virtual courses of the National Institute of Professional Formation and Training for Human Development (Inadeh).

READ HERE: GOBIERNO NACIONAL ANALIZA LA EXTENSIÓN DEL VALE DIGITAL


OPERATION ‘FISHER’ IS UPGRADED TO COMPLEX CAUSE AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF MONITORING

Fisher Operation.

The investigation for the alleged commission of the crimes against collective security, in the modality of aggravated illicit association and against the economic order, in the modality of money laundering, was elevated to a complex case, granting the Public Prosecutor’s Office an additional term of five (5) months to conclude the investigation.

In the hearing that took place yesterday, Monday, May 30, the Prosecutors presented the request to the judge of guarantees of the First Judicial Circuit of Panama, Hiroko Tinoco Naranjo, due to the high number of accused, the plurality of facts and due to a series of expert reports, judicial assistance and analysis of information that still need to be carried out.

In this investigation, 9 persons were convicted by sentence agreement for the above-mentioned crimes, with sentences ranging from 60 to 80 months of imprisonment.

The investigations for the “Fisher” case began in February 2020, to an alleged criminal group, made up of Panamanian and foreign citizens, who are dedicated to receiving, guarding and hiding large quantities of drugs coming from Colombia, which enter the national territory in speedboats along the Atlantic Coast.

The speedboats arrived to the upper coast of Colon, where they kept their main storage centers (caletos), to later move these illicit shipments to Panama City, through different vehicles with alterations in their structure (double bottoms), gas cylinders, vehicle tires or through speedboats to Central America, with the United States as their final destination.

More than 10 million dollars were seized in the operation, where 57 people were arrested (47 men and 10 women), who are being investigated for their links with the Gulf Clan.

In this hearing the Public Prosecutor’s Office was represented by prosecutor Joseph Díaz Calderón and prosecutor Johana Quiel. Legal assistance was provided by private technical defense attorneys and the Public Defense Institute.

READ HERE: OPERACIÓN ‘FISHER’ ES ELEVADA A CAUSA COMPLEJA TRAS MÁS DE UN AÑO DE SEGUIMIENTO


HELP TAKE CARE OF CORALS! THESE ARE THE PROHIBITIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE NEW LAW

The law aims to generate sustainable use actions.

Panama’s reefs and associated ecosystems will now have stricter protection, if the corresponding officials ensure compliance with the law.

This week, President Laurentino Cortizo sanctioned Law 304 of May 31, 2022, which establishes the integral protection of coral reefs.

In addition to protection, the law aims to generate actions for sustainable use, restore, prevent pollution and rehabilitate coral reef ecosystems, coral communities, coral species and other ecosystems.

To achieve this purpose, the law contemplates a series of actions such as prohibiting the extraction of live rock from any coral formation on both sides of the Isthmus of Panama for commercial ornamental use in domestic aquariums, as well as the anchoring of vessels of any draft and size on coral reefs.

Other measures also include preventing the extraction of corals and reef fish from the natural environment in the jurisdictional waters of the national territory, such as parrotfish, angelfish, damselfish, butterflyfish and surgeonfish, and their commercialization.

Likewise, only the importation of reef species native to the Eastern Tropical Pacific and the Caribbean Sea will be allowed.

The Ministry of Housing and the competent municipal authorities must ensure that the land use plans adopted and to be adopted prevent the construction of infrastructure on or near coral reef ecosystems and seagrasses.

The document also contemplates establishing restrictions on agricultural and livestock activities that are close to priority areas for conservation and protection of these marine ecosystems.

You can see the complete document in the following link: Corals Law

On the other hand, the Ministry of Environment together with the Panama Maritime Authority will keep a mapped inventory of the coral reefs and artificial reefs that have been authorized and those that are currently operating for their control and follow-up.

READ HERE: ¡AYUDE A CUIDAR LOS CORALES! ESTAS SON LAS PROHIBICIONES QUE CONTEMPLA LA NUEVA LEY


GOVERNMENT PROMULGATES IN OFFICIAL GAZETTE LAW ON EDUCATION ON SEXUALITY AND AFFECTIVITY

Panama is the fourth country with pregnant teenagers, this law seeks to get out of this alarming position and will come into force in 2023.

The law that establishes the training program on sexuality and affectivity education was promulgated in the Official Gazette by the National Government. The law seeks to protect children and adolescents from early pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and sexual crimes.

In addition to educate, identify and prevent crimes against sexual integrity, prejudices and the actions to be taken when identifying them. This program will be strictly scientific, without neglecting the importance of strengthening self-esteem, the development of social skills and emotional affective balance.

It should be based on high ethical values, inspired by respect for life and the inequality of people.

It shall be implemented in all official and private educational centers, community boards, health centers, homes and care centers, custody and enforcement centers for adolescents and young people in conflict with the law in Panama.

These educational centers must notify about the topics to be covered in each class, workshop, course, lecture or initiative of the program, and the family must orient the minor according to the parameters of the Ministry of Education (Meduca) and the Ministry of Health (Minsa).

Because it will be dictated by the teaching staff with the support of the trained personnel of the Minsa and will be adapted according to their level of maturity, stage of development and chronological age of the students.

The program will be adapted in the languages of the country’s native peoples (Kuna, Ngäbe, Buglé, Emberá, Wounaan, Naso Tjerdi and Bri Bri), and local leaders will be trained for the correct execution of the program.

Meduca, with the support of competent institutions, should conduct annual evaluations on the impact and improvements of the program. The results should be published in an annual report, supported by statistical data and comparative tables from one year to the next.

The State, through Meduca, Minsa and other institutions, will annually allocate the necessary funds to guarantee the implementation of the program.

Child and adolescent pregnancy continues to be a public health problem in the country and at increasingly younger ages, which directly affects the integral health of girls, and indirectly, their family group and society.

Panama is the fourth country with pregnant adolescents, this law seeks to get out of this alarming position and will be in force by the year 2023.

READ HERE: GOBIERNO PROMULGA EN GACETA OFICIAL LEY SOBRE MATERIA DE EDUCACIÓN EN SEXUALIDAD Y AFECTIVIDAD


STATUS UPDATE:

Thursday June 02, 2022

PANAMA ACCUMULATES A TOTAL OF 865,500 DETECTED CASES OF INFECTION AND 8,262 DEATHS BY COVID-19

  • 865,500 positive cases
  • 3,789 new cases
  • 8,262 deaths
  • 30,493 home isolation (40 hospital hotels)
  • 280 are hospitalized (245 in ward / 35 intensive care)
  • 826,245 clinically recovered

Coronavirus statistics:

Daily COVID-19 Cases

DateCasesDifferencePercentage of Cases
2023/07/23 - 2023/07/2910476963753.5%
2023/07/16 - 2023/07/2210473213214.6%
2023/07/09 - 2023/07/1510470004856.6%
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/0810465156637.8%
2023/06/18 - 2023/07/011045852190910.0%
2023/06/11 - 2023/06/171043943131211.8%
2023/06/04 - 2023/06/101042631130211.1%
2023/05/28 - 2023/06/031041329109911.3%
2023/05/21 - 2023/05/27104023083510.3%
2023/05/14 - 2023/05/2010393957538.9%
2023/05/07 - 2023/05/1310386426647.4%
2023/04/30 - 2023/05/0610379786545.8%
2023/04/03 - 2023/04/2910373245915.3%
2023/04/16 - 2023/04/2210367336334.9%
2023/04/09 - 2023/04/1510361007434.9%
2023/04/02 - 2023/04/081035357627
2023/03/26 - 2023/04/011034730949
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/2510337813123
2023/03/181030658108
2023/03/171030550123
2023/03/161030427112
2023/03/151030315121
2023/03/141030194144
2023/03/13103005043
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2023/03/02102933591
2023/03/01102924473
DIFFERENCE IN NUMBER PUBLISHED BY MINSA1029171-221
2023/02/281029392110
2023/02/27102928231
2023/02/26102925138
2023/02/25102921363
2023/02/24102915066
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END NOTES:

Whenever I lose inspiration to write, I look to the internet and start searching “famous quotes” or “inspirational words of wisdom” or similar.  Today, after a day battling the forces of evil (ie, a few building managers), I didn’t have much spirit left to write anything.  Finding the following list was helpful to get me going today, so hopefully in your next moment of unoriginality, these words could help you as well:

  1. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. -Nelson Mandela
  2. The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. -Walt Disney
  3. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. -Steve Jobs
  4. If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. -Eleanor Roosevelt
  5. If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. -Oprah Winfrey
  6. If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. -James Cameron
  7. Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. -John Lennon

Brett Mikkelson, CII, CPE

Director, B.M. Investigations, Inc. | M1 Consultants Inc

Mobile (+507) 6674-1183

brett@bminvestigations.com / www.bminvestigations.com

Proud Member of:  Council of International Investigators (CII – Past President 2018-2019; Executive Regional Director 2021-Present), World Association of Detectives (WAD), The Fraternal Order of Investigators (Founding Member), Victory Services Club (Londrés), Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA – Isthmian Chapter), Association of Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Asociación de Examinadores de Fraude (AEF – Panamá), Alianza de Seguridad Empresarial (ASE – Panamá).