Photo shows empty shelves at a grocery store near Panama City.
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) July 17, 2022
Panama uses $US currency—to put the situation into perspective. pic.twitter.com/QkQI5LcpGg
RFI/AFP: Fresh roadblocks as Panama protesters reject deal
Panama City (AFP) – There were fresh demonstrations and roadblocks in Panama on Monday as pressure groups turned their backs on a deal signed with the government to end their protest in exchange for a fuel price cut. After union leaders consulted grassroots supporters on the deal announced Sunday, it was decided to continue the protest, said Luis Sanchez, a leader of the Anadepo civic grouping. "We had warned the executive that we still have to consult the rank and file," he told the TVN-2 channel. The agreement, he added, "was signed under pressure" and members have opted to continue the mobilization that had seen trucks and banner-waving demonstrators paralyze the strategic Pan-American Highway.
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WNU Editor: One or two governments are now collapsing around the world each week. It looks like Panama is next.
Massive Protests In Panama Over Rising Fuel And Food Prices
Protests paralyze Panama's capital after negotiations fail -- EFE
Protests paralyze Panama’s capital after negotiations fail -- La Prensa
New roadblocks go up in Panama as protesters reject gov’t deal -- Al Jazeera
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