Gramo Danse, the only professional contemporary and aerial dance company in Panama, celebrates International Dance Day with the virtual event called VIRAL DANCE. The event will be held on April 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at ZOOM. It consists of improvisations guided by CÍA dancers.   Despite the global confinement in which we currently live, on April 29 the International Dance Day is celebrated and commemorated with different and creative manifestations on digital platforms. “Art manifestations and, in our case, dance are invaluable in these moments when we are all looking for different forms of entertainment. Difficult times like the one we live in tend to be times of creativity for the artist. We reinvent ourselves every day with the purpose of offering our art to the public ”highlights Katherine Bucktron, Executive Director of Fundación Gramo Danse. With the motto “let yourself be infected”, CÍA. Gramo Danse presents VIRAL DANCE, which consists of dance improvisations guided by the dancers of the company who invite all people of all ages who want to move as they please to the rhythm of the music. It is not necessary to be a dancer to participate and move. The important thing is that many diverse people come together to celebrate this special day and enjoy the dance either moving or looking. VIRAL DANCE will be held on Wednesday, April 29 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Panama time, at ZOOM ID: 496 635 6265.

The press conference on Tuesday The Ministry of Health reported that the number of deaths from coronavirus increased to 176 and the number of those infected total 6,200.Lourdes Moreno, head of epidemiology at Minsa, reported that 9 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, but of those 6 were people who died in recent weeks who, after an investigation, were included in this report.

Different unions in the construction industry put several proposals on the table that, from their perspectives, would help to reactivate the sector, after the effects generated by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Panamanian Association of Business Executives (Apede) ruled on the recent events in the country in times of quarantine by the Covid-19 , demanding that the authorities transparency in public acts, protection of human rights and sanctions for every act of violence.

Carlos García was appointed as the third vice minister of the Presidency in less than a year in the government of President Laurentino Cortizo .

Despite the fact that the plenary session of the National Assembly was willing to approve the new changes to its Internal Regulations, after an intense conversation with the different legislative benches they decided to postpone it for the next legislative period, which begins on July 1 .

The clients of the electricity distribution companies Edemet, Ensa and Edechi began to receive the energy billing for the month of April, which includes a 50% discount for those who consume up to 300 kilowatt hours (kWh) per month and 30% to customers who consume between 301 kWh and 1,000 kWh per month, as part of the subsidy assumed by the Government following the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19).