Panama is Visited by US Soldiers for Canal Defense Exercises
US soldiers arrived in Panama June 5th to conduct military exercises focused on protecting the Panama Canal, a key global...
Month: June 2025
Panama City Allocates $38.8 Million to Enhance Public Spaces Across Key Districts
The Municipality of Panama, through its Urban Planning Directorate, is moving forward with an ambitious $38.8 million investment to recover...
Panama’s Faith Communities Issue Urgent Call for Climate Justice Ahead of COP30
The gathering, held 19-23 May in Panama City, brought together representatives from across Latin America and the Caribbean alongside local...
The Mission of Panama’s Migration Service is Protecting Borders and Serving People
Having held key positions such as deputy director general of the National Border Service (SENAFRONT) and secretary general of the...
Fears of Dominance by the World’s Top Shipping Group Fuels the Panama Port Owner’s Deal
A $23 billion sale of ports by CK Hutchison has raised concerns in the logistics industry that the deal could...
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Remember the Missing Beams? MOP Recovers 173 and Prepares another Complaint
The Minister of Public Works, José Luis Andrade, reported during his appearance before the Budget Committee of the National Assembly that 173...
Unions have called for Continuing Strikes, Protests and Road Closures throughout Panama
If you thought the protests against Law 462, which reforms the Social Security Fund (CSS), had weakened, you're wrong. At a meeting...
Panama Requests India to Join the Canal Neutrality Treaty
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez requested the Chairman of India's Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, to consider...
The Assembly Approves the Transfer of $6.9 Million to the Ministry of Public Works for Road Rehabilitation Projects in Panama
With nine votes in favor and zero against, the National Assembly's Budget Committee approved the transfer of $6.9 million to the Ministry...
Assembly Commission Approves $11.1 Million for Studies of the Panama-David-Frontera Train
The Budget Committee of the National Assembly (AN) approved a transfer of $11,160,000 in favor of the Ministry of the Presidency,...
Bocas Banana Industry Leader Francisco Smith has a Criminal Complaint Filed Against him for Alleged “Civil Disobedience” in Panama
Amid citizen complaints from various business and social groups over street closures by members of the Banana Industry Workers Union (Sitraibana) in...
