99 Charged with Embezzlement so Far: Parallel Decentralization
The number of individuals formally charged in Panama for embezzlement linked to the "parallel decentralization" (descentralización paralela) scandal has reached...
BUSINESS
Panama Coffee Beans Under Custody: 40 Lots of Boquete’s Best, Await International Auction
As if it were a great treasure, 40 lots of specialty coffee remain under the custody of external auditors at...
ATTT Reminds Drivers of a $300 Fine for Using Parking Spaces for People with Disabilities
The Transit and Land Transportation Authority (ATTT) is conducting nationwide verification operations to detect the misuse of parking spaces reserved for people...
To Question Inherited Debt and to Defend Cuts to Community Boards the Mayor of San Miguelito Uses a Viral Trend
The sometimes outrageous but always flamboyant mayor of San Miguelito, Irma Hernández, used the viral social media trend “WTF” to...
The Panama Canal’s Security Command Opens a Legal Debate Coordination or a Constitutional Breakdown?
The Panama Canal’s security arrangements have sparked intense legal and constitutional debate following joint U.S.–Panamanian defense agreements and a Supreme...
Panama President Mulino Travels to Colombia this Friday for the Inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella
President José Raúl Mulino pictured below will travel this Friday, August 7, to Cali, Colombia, to participate in the inauguration...
To Expand Operations in Panama and Create Local Jobs, Haleon Pharmaceutical Expands Operations
The British pharmaceutical company Haleon announced an investment of over $30 million to expand its operations in Panama, thereby creating...
Panama Exports 1680 boxes of MD2 Pineapples to Saudi Arabia in its Third Trade Shipment
Panamanian MD2 pineapple continues to gain ground in international markets with the shipment of 1,680 boxes to Saudi Arabia, in...
The Panama Solidarity Hospital is Abandoned and Vandalized
The Hospital Modular Panamá Solidario in Albrook, built for over $10 million during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, sits completely...
Nex TV Receives Contracts with the State While Maintaining a Debt with the Social Security Fund (CSS)
Investigations in Panama revealed that public advertising contracts are channeled through alternative corporate entities like Strategic Promo Panamá, S.A.—controlled by...
Panama is Injecting $22.1 Million into the IMA Budget to Purchase a Half a Million Quintals of Rice and Food
A supplementary additional credit in favor of the Agricultural Marketing Institute (IMA) for an amount of $22,133,574 was authorized by...
Panama Welcomes Pizza Hut Back as They Prepare to Open Two Restaurants
Pizza Hut returns to Panama, after being out of the market since December 2022, when the company Franquicias Panameñas closed...
