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Protesters blocked the Pan-American Highway with calls against corruption and rising prices of fuel, basic foodstuffs and medicine, as popular anger erupted for a second straight week in Panama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Our battle continues, the strike remains indefinite until we have a concrete answer that will satisfy all the Panamanian people”<\/em>says a protester, Norma Moreno.<\/p>\n “Politicians are the biggest thieves. But in part, it is also the fault of the people who continue to elect such deceitful, vile and lying people. Here’s what they eat; they eat ham for themselves, the people eat garbage”<\/em>Moreno added further.<\/p>\n Demonstrations organized by the Central American country’s numerous unions have resulted in the closure of several major highways.<\/p>\n President Laurentino Cortizo announced Monday that the price of gasoline for private vehicles will drop to $3.95 per gallon from July 15, a 24 percent drop from the price at the end of June.<\/p>\n He also announced that his government would draft a decree to freeze price increases on a dozen essential food products.<\/p>\n But some unions say the protests will continue until there is an across-the-board price cut and gasoline prices fall below $3 a gallon.<\/p>\n The protests have raised fears in the government and business sectors that the country could see a drop in economic activity or severe consequences for the tourism industry.<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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