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June 9, 2026

Lucy Molinar is asked to Clarify the ‘Creation of New Universities’ to the Education Commission

The request comes after statements by Minister Lucy Molinar regarding the creation of three new universities. The National Assembly’s Education, Culture, and Sports Committee, chaired by Representative Jorge Bloise, summoned Education Minister Lucy Molinar pictured below. The post Lucy Molinar is asked to Clarify the ‘Creation of New Universities’ to the Education Commission appeared first on Newsroom Panama.

The Galápagos is a wildlife haven. But is that enough to protect the rare scalloped hammerhead shark?

The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishingThe unmistakable fluted T-shape of a scalloped hammerhead shark slides by, followed by a diver holding his breath and a metal spear like an extra-long snooker cue. The spear hits the fish behind its dorsal fin and the 2-metre shark darts away, disgruntled but otherwise unharmed.Carlos Robalino, a marine biologist from the Galápagos Isl

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