Panama

A humanitarian crisis has been officially declared on the country’s border with Colombia, as it estimates that by the end of 2022, over 200.000 migrants will have tried to illegally pass the border

The state has just scored a new annual record of migrants that have crossed the country in order to get to the US, surpassing 158.000 with the majority being Venezuelans

The government has placed more controls in the Darién jungle, as it has estimated that approximately 50.000 Venezuelan migrants have crossed it to illegally enter the country just this year

The government has legalised and created a new framework to regularise the use, production, and commercialisation of medical marijuana, and has created a new governmental body specifically to overlook all activities related to it

The Guna Yala indigenous islands are under threat due to climate change and are expected to be submerged in the next 30 years; the state has already begun to relocate hundreds of their people to mainland, as moving the whole community will take decades

The government passed a decree applying a 30% discount in over 170 basic medicinals, thus inducing the temporary closure of 95% of national small to medium pharmacies as a means of protest

The majority of the country’s teachers have blocked major streets to demand the government to allocate at least 6% of the country’s GDP into public education

Indigenous people have joined the ongoing protests in the country to demand the protection of their territories, as illegal deforestation, pollution, and lack of property rights are making locals forcefully have to leave their communities

The government has reduced fuel prices and frozen rates in other essential products after a series of heavy protests against inflation and corruption took place

President Laurentino Cortizo has vetoed the bill to legalise crypto as a means of payment over laundering risks, as the country is now aiming to get out all of the tax haven watch lists