Panama News Headlines – Quick Reads March 25/26
Trump-appointed ambassador says Chinese technology in Panama could compromise US security. Kevin Cabrera, pictured below, cited the implementation of security cameras in the city of Colón and the use of Chinese-made cranes in the port of Manzanillo.
An amazing development about Hemp, pictured below: CBD/Hemp (Cáñamo) is officially legal in Panama. New law promotes its industrial and medicinal use in Panama. The initiative, presented in August 2024 by Carlos Saldaña, an independent deputy from the Vamos coalition, was approved yesterday, Monday, by President José Raúl Mulino. Hemp derived from cannabis is used in a variety of industries, ranging from medicinal applications to the manufacture of clothing, textiles, and food products.
Panama Comptroller’s Audit Could Impact Reforms to the Assembly’s Internal Regulations. Representative Luis Duke is a member of the subcommittee analyzing the amendments to the Assembly’s internal regulations and has not ruled out using the Comptroller’s Office’s audit of the Legislature as a basis.
Trade fair begins – Expocomer: Mulino addresses excessive bureaucracy and announces initiatives to encourage marine tourism.
Expocomer Panama is set up like the Las Tablas Carnival, but business-like with three thousand buyers for 800 exhibitors. Look for the “Expo Eléctrica” display. The energy of the future arrives in Panama.
Panama shines as a tourist destination at Expo Turismo: beaches, mountains, and culture.
Panama prepares to host the world’s largest coffee expo fair
Migration: Panama is in contact with other countries to provide safe passage for the 111 deportees deported by the United States.
Dayra Caicedo is released; authorities have yet to locate her captors.
