Twelve-year-olds will now be tried as minors in Panama. A new law, passed Saturday in the National Assembly, reduces the minimum penal age from 14 to 12. The maximum penalty is 12 years in jail. For criminals under twelve years of age, parents have to answer to their children’s crime in a civil court,...
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Today, the Ministry of Health launches the “5 a day” campaign that consists of pushing the Panamanian population to incorporate at least five portions of fruits and vegetables into daily diets. National Secretariat for the Alimentation and Nutrition Plan statistics show that 33.6 percent of Panamanian adults are overweight and 18.3 percent are obese,...
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