Central America
More than 178 Salvadorans applied for residency in Panama in four months of 2023
June 8 |
Panama’s National Migration Service reported that during the first four months of 2023, a total of 188 Salvadorans have applied for residency in that country, but of that number only 178 people received legal approval to reside in Panama, while the other eight applications were rejected.
According to the data of the migratory institution, published by the newspaper La estrella de Panamá, El Salvador ranks 14th among the countries with the highest number of residency applications processed between January and April 2023.
The data also reveals that most of these procedures are for permanent residence conditions, permits for work issues in multinational companies, renewal of permits for six years, study reasons, retirements, marriages and renewal of two-year permits.
In addition, it should be noted that along with Salvadoran citizens there are people from countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, United States, China, Dominican Republic, Peru, India, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Italy, who also register a high number of requests for residence in the Central American country.
In total during the first four months of the year, Panama reported that the immigration authorities processed a total of 10,338 applications for residence permits, of which 9,862 were approved and 476 denied.
The former director of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Inec) of Panama, Raul Moreira, considers that this high number of residency applications may be influenced by the new immigration policies implemented by the United States, because as entry to the United States has become more complicated, many people from around the world consider it feasible to migrate to Panama to form “their new American dream”.
“Evidently the political and economic stability of our country, together with a quality of life superior to many of their countries of origin, constitutes a desirable destination for many foreigners…. This situation is what makes us fear that if the possibilities of entering the United States continue to become more complicated, then they will begin to see Panama as the place to fulfill their new American dream”, said Moreira, in declarations reported by the Panamanian media.
Central America
Honduras arrests former military leaders over 2009 killings
Former Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Honduras, General Romeo Vásquez, was arrested on Sunday as the alleged person responsible for the 2009 killings of two individuals by military personnel, just days after leading the coup against former President Manuel Zelaya.
Along with him, the Deputy Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Venancio Cervantes, and the former commander of the Joint Operations Command were also detained, according to the Secretary of State for Security (Interior), Gustavo Sánchez, on his social media account X.
“The three arrests were made moments ago by the Honduran Police in coordination with the Public Ministry in Tegucigalpa and La Paz (west),” Sánchez said.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office had issued an arrest warrant for the three ex-military officials “on charges of homicide and aggravated assault” against Obed Murillo and Alex Zavala, who were attacked by “members of the Armed Forces,” according to the Public Ministry.
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However, AC Milan, under new Portuguese coach Sérgio Conceição—who replaced his compatriot Paulo Fonseca earlier this week—delivered a much-improved second-half performance.
The ‘Rossoneri’ leveled the game in the 71st minute through a penalty converted by American star Christian Pulisic. Just four minutes later, their winning goal came via an own goal by Juventus defender Federico Gatti, who accidentally sent the ball past his goalkeeper, who was caught out of position.
Central America
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