Fitch Affirms Panama at ‘BB+’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings - New York - 10 Dec 2025: FitchRatings has affirmed Panama's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at...
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The United States Sanctions a Panamanian Businessman Close to Venezuela’s Maduro
The United States government has sanctioned Panamanian businessman Ramón Carretero, adding him to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, also known as the Clinton List, according...
US Ambassador Cabrera Calls Former ‘La Prensa’ Director Annette Planells an “Extortionist” – Planells Tries to Save her Skin
The United States ambassador to Panama, Kevin Marino Cabrera, called Annette Planells, the former president and former director of the newspaper...
Annette Planells Scandal Deepens La Prensa’s Credibility Crisis in Panama
For years, the prevailing narrative was that La Prensa was the last bastion of civic resistance against corruption, but a...
Qatar and Panama Offer to Mediate Amid Rising Tensions Between Venezuela and US
‘Caracas.- Qatar and Panama signaled their willingness to mediate between the United States and Venezuela at a moment of heightened...
Hector Brands is Transferred to Plaza Agora for Hearings in a Case of Unjust Enrichment and Money Laundering
Hector Brands Upon his Arrival at the Hearing https://newsroompanama.com/2025/12/09/millions-corporations-front-men-in-panama-the-facts-that-support-the-case-against-hector-brands/
$$$ Millions & Corporations & Front Men in Panama: the Facts that Support the Case Against Héctor Brands
Héctor Brands, former congressman and former director of Pandeportes, was arrested early Tuesday morning, December 9, during an operation carried...
Davivienda Integrates Scotiabank’s Banking Operations in Panama
The integration of Scotiabank's operations in Panama and Banco Davivienda marks a historic event in the Panamanian financial system; clients, both...
Naval Air Service Finds Suspected Drugs On a Ship From the United States
The illicit substance was in a hidden compartment on a ship coming from Charleston, United States, with a stop in Panama...
Will Maria Corina Machado Show Up in Oslo to Join Edmundo González Urrutia? Mulino and Panamanians are Thanked for Venezuelan Support
Global Attention is Focused on Oslo as it Remains to be Seen Whether Maria Corina Machado will Receive the Nobel...
Venezuelan Airline Passengers are Improvising Routes by Land and With Local Airlines Due to the Flight Crisis
Passengers in Venezuela have had to improvise journeys by land and on local flights - making up to five trips...
A Gringo Gave Antony Blinken a Tip: Annette Planells Wasn’t as ‘Saintly’ As She Was Portrayed
Before attorney Karisma Karamañites revealed the modus operandi of Annette Planells, the former director of Corporación La Prensa SA, the chairman of the Federal...
