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Mulino Addresses the Venezuela Case in a Meeting with the Director of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Committee

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, and Kristian Berg Harpviken, Secretary-Director of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee 2025.

Panama President Mulino Meets with María Corina Machado’s Mother in Oslo, Corina Parisca Pérez, and Reiterates Support for Venezuela

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, greets Corina Parisca Pérez.

Copa Airlines Begins Negotiations for Special Flights to Canada for the 2026 World Cup

Copa Airlines announced that today, Monday, December 8, it began the process of requesting special flights to Toronto, Canada, in order to meet the high demand generated after the historic qualification of the Panamanian National Football Team for the 2026 World Cup. The airline explained that, due to current restrictions, Canada only authorizes one daily flight between Panama and Toronto, and those seats are almost sold out.

Mother’s Day Marred by Violence

ARRAIJÁN: Woman murdered: her attacker takes his own life; 5 children orphaned.

Man kills his partner and then takes his own life in Arraiján

One Dead and Two Injured in a Crash on the Arraiján–La Chorrera Highway

A serious vehicle accident happened this Christmas season on the Arraiján-La Chorrera highway.

Panama’s ABCs of Minsa-CSS Integration

Health authorities begin integrating the health services of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Social Security Fund (CSS), seeking efficiency and equity, despite criticism over financial risks.

Mulino Lands in Oslo to Attend the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, Support Maria Corina Machado and Meet with King Harald

President José Raúl Mulino (left) arrived in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, December 8.

The Prison Bill in Panama: $36 a Day for Each Prisoner

There are approximately 24,000 people deprived of their liberty in the country. La Nueva Joya prison has a capacity for 5,000 inmates. The supply of food to penitentiary centers gained public notoriety this week, after the Ministry of Government (Mingob) received proposals for two tenders intended to supply the prisons of Panama and Colón, whose combined amounts amount to 243.2 million dollars.

Food in ‘New Hope’ Colón Prison in Panama: Two Bids Seek to Secure a $33.6 Million Contract

These bids are part of the tendering process promoted by the Ministry of Government, which seeks to ensure the provision of the service for about six years.

Boat with More Than a Thousand Packages of Drugs Intercepted on San Jose Island