Multiple Stories for Quick Reading – Panama and the Rest of the World
The National Border Service (Senafront) on Tuesday August 13 arrested a Hitman from Colombia, pictured above, in the province of Darién under an Interpol alert linked to the Clan del Golfo who was involved in murders in the form of contract killings.
The Panama National Government announced the elimination of price controls for rice after Acodeco revealed the results of an inspection carried out in stores and supermarkets in the country, which confirmed various distortions in the rice market.
Interest rates for home loans in Panama may increase this year from the current rate of 6.25% charged at most banks to 6.5%.
A 10 round fight will be the main event of a seven-fight card on Friday, August 16 at the Combat Center of the Irving Saladino Sports City in Panama featuring Panamanian Alberto ‘Metralleta’ Mosquera returning to the ring to fight for the FECARBOX (Central American Boxing Federation) welterweight belt against Nicaraguan Harvin ‘Manimal’ Aguirre.
A Panamanian woman, a tourist in Colombia with known heart issues died August 10 while climbing the Peñol rock in the municipality of Guatapé, Colombia.
The mayor of the district of Panama, Mayer Mizrachi had 22 people arrested last weekend who were charging drivers for the use of public parking spaces.
Breaking up Google is one of the options being considered by the US Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolized the online search market, according to people with knowledge of the deliberations.
A 15-year-old girl in 9th grade died after being swept away by a flash flood in the province of Bocas del Toro in the community of Calante.
Miguel Cervantes Park in the district of David was the setting chosen by the Ministry of Women to launch its pilot plan Feria Mujer, a project for the benefit of women, artisans and micro-entrepreneurs.
More than 11 million passengers traveled through Tocumen International Airport just prior to August 2024 as the airport maintains connections with 91 destinations in 37 countries with the majority of flights coming from Colombia and the United States with Miami leading the charge.
The book ‘Chiriquí, the province of Barú’ pays tribute to ‘the proud province’ through images by photographer Alfredo Máiquez and texts by personalities from the Valley of the Moon.
Venezuela’s President Maduro accuses WhatsApp of handing over Venezuela’s ‘database’ to opposition leaders, and has become a threat to his police officers and miltary and wants it banned, especially from the Opposition who are in constant communications.
Saturday August 10 Luis Carlos Peters a Panamanian who appears on the list of those most wanted for the crime Against Life and Personal Integrity in its form of homicide, turned himself in to the National Directorate of Judicial Investigation and the Metropolitan Area Homicide Prosecutor’s Office.
Panama Customs seized 1,250 cartons of contraband cigarettes in Chiriquí Province with an estimated value of $18,750 when authorities stopped a truck carrying parcels with cigarettes hidden inside boxes to look like they were carrying tools.
600 packages of drugs seized in Los Santos waters; three people arrested.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are scheduled to debate on ABC on September 10.
