After Cancellation of Meeting with Comptroller Flores, Vamos Demands Immediate Payment to Panama Officials
Comptroller Anel Flores canceled the meeting convened with the deputies of the independent Vamos bloc, the president of the National...
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For Panama and Latin America the Direct Impact is Usually Indirect but Still Real: Ceasefire Push Stalls as U.S. and Iran Talks Break Down
The latest effort to advance ceasefire diplomacy between the United States and Iran appears to have collapsed, after Iran’s top...
Controversy Over Buses with Mayor Stefany Peñalba’s Photo: Electoral Prosecutor’s Office Inspects Arraiján Municipality
The Fiscalía General Electoral (FGE) of Panama has initiated an inspection of the Municipality of Arraiján following controversy regarding the...
Panama’s Former President Cortizo and Former Vice President Carrizo were Blocked from Being Sworn in to Parlacen
The plenary session of the Central American Parliament rejected on Tuesday, April 21, a request to alter the agenda and...
Panama Groups are Calling for the Indio River Dam Project to be Suspended
The Indio River reservoir project is once again causing tension: while peasant organizations are demanding its suspension due to alleged...
Why Panama’s Politicians Keep Returning to Parlacen And Why Critics See It as a Safe Harbor
That debate resurfaced this week after the PRD formally asked the Central American Parliament, known as Parlacen, to swear in...
Maersk and MSC Must Leave the Balboa and Cristóbal Ports: Demand from China
Chinese authorities demanded that European shipping companies Maersk and MSC "immediately" leave the Panama Canal ports whose management was temporarily entrusted to...
Panama’s Report Against Gaby Carrizo Cannot be Discredited
Lawyer Angelo Madrid opined that the report of the auditors of the Comptroller General of the Republic cannot be discredited...
40 Countries Including Panama are now Considering Sanctions Against Iran and Oppose Tolls in the Strait of Hormuz
Some 40 countries agreed to explore the possibility of imposing sanctions on Iran if it keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed and...
China’s Pressure on Global Trade Created a Bloc of Countries Aligning Itself with the U.S. and Panama
Panamanian-flagged vessels face certain restrictions in China. Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru, and Ukraine joined the list of countries that support...
In a Sudden March Spike, Panama-Flagged Ships Dominate China Detentions
The number of Panama-flagged ships detained by China’s Port State Control soared in March, compared with February and January, according...
USS Nimitz in Panama Hosts Central American VIPs During Southern Seas 2026 Exercise
Top military officers and government officials from Panama and El Salvador visited the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz last week during...
