Panama Sees Steady Growth in Canal Container Traffic for 2026
Panama's port traffic rose 3.6 per cent in 2025 to 9.9 million TEU containers compared to the previous year, the...
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Mayor Irma Hernández’s Garbage Plan in San Miguelito Panama is Rejected
The garbage problem in San Miguelito remains unresolved, and Mayor Irma Hernández expressed her frustration, stating that she is not...
In the Pearl Islands Archipelago in Panama, Air and Naval Forces Seize 5 Tons of Drugs on a Vessel
The first major seizure of 2026 occurred at Playa Bongo, on King Island, in the Pearl Islands archipelago in the Pacific, where...
More Than 131,000 Students are Seeking a Scholarship from IFARHU This Year
IFARHU (Instituto para la Formación y Aprovechamiento de Recursos Humanos) is Panama's government agency for financing human resource development, primarily...
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Gifts her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year. Machado said she presented her Nobel...
Once in a While this Story ResurfacesRegarding China Studying a Project to Dig a Trench Approximately 200 Kilometers Long through the Nicaraguan Jungle
This trench would link a large lake to the ocean, as an alternative to the Panama Canal, a project surrounded...
US-China Relations Analyst Leland Lázaros says ‘China needs Panama more than Panama needs China’
Speaking to a group of Panamanian journalists, Lázaros presented a critical analysis of Beijing's influence in the country, the Canal,...
Esmeralda is the New Prison for Women: President Mulino Cuts the Opening Ribbon
President José Raúl Mulino inaugurated the new La Esmeralda Women's Rehabilitation Center, known as CEFERE, located in Las Garzas, Panama province. It is a prison...
The María Corina Machado Meeting at the White House has Concluded
This is a story in progress. Opposition leader María Corina Machado greeted some Venezuelans gathered in front of the presidential...
Odebrecht Case Trial: The Prosecution Presents Extraordinary Evidence and the Judge Announces a Recess From January 16 to 20
Wednesday, January 14, the third day of the Odebrecht case trial, was marked by the incorporation of extraordinary evidence by...
The Arraiján–La Chorrera Highway Case: Court Overturns Acquittal and Convicts Federico Suárez for Embezzlement
The Superior Court for the Liquidation of Criminal Cases overturned a ruling by the First Court for the Liquidation of...
Panama’s Mayor of Arraiján Defends the Demolition of the Chinese Monument and Responds to the ACP’s Complaint
The mayor of Arraiján, Estefany Peñalba, has broken her silence. The controversy surrounding the demolition of the so-called "Chinese monument" at...
