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Unachi staff still await payment for the last half of August

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nearly 2,000 administrative employees and teachers at the Autonomous University of Chiriquí continue to await salaries for the last half of August, more than 10 days after the scheduled payment.
  • Workers link the delay to the university’s administrative transition and financial difficulties caused by a lack of resources.
  • Rector Absel Navarro said officials would review budget transfers and the university’s proposed $100 million budget for 2027 with national authorities.

Nearly 2,000 administrative employees and teachers at the Autonomous University of Chiriquí are still waiting for their pay for the final half of August. More than 10 days have passed without salaries reaching workers, according to employees consulted by TVN Noticias.

The delay comes as the university moves from its previous administration to a new one and struggles with limited financial resources. Workers say the uncertainty is adding pressure to obligations that were already difficult to meet.

“We are very concerned because many of our administrative and teaching colleagues have financial commitments they must meet. With the previous problems and now these new delays, the deadlines, installments and interest payments keep increasing,” said Katherine Santamaría, an administrative employee at Unachi.

New rector Absel Navarro said the university would analyze budget transfers this week with the Comptroller’s Office, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the Ministry of Education. The transfers would cover the university’s operating funds and help put the new budget for fiscal year 2027 into effect. Navarro said that budget is projected at about $100 million.

We are very concerned because many of our administrative and teaching colleagues have financial commitments they must meet. With the previous problems and now these new delays, the deadlines, installments and interest payments keep increasing.

· Katherine SantamaríaAn administrative employee describing the financial pressure caused by delayed salaries.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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