Newsroom Panama Quick Reads for December 15 & 16 of 2025 
An Investigation is Being Called Into Annette Planells and her Insider Reports at La Prensa 
Far-Right Candidate José Antonio Kast Wins Chile’s Presidential Election by a Wide Margin 
Getting Your Cannabis Packaging Pharmacy-Ready Before Legalization 
Panama’s Activities That Have Increased the Most in 2025 Up To October 
Chamber’s Christmas wish – end to clientelism, populism
Panama’s Chamber of Commerce (Cciap) sent a Christmas message to the country on Sunday, December 23. "What if, together,...
Call for audit of judge’s impunity rulings
The Panama arm of Transparency International – The Citizen Alliance for Justice- is spearheading a call for an audit of...
Panamas new white elephant
Over four years have passed since the inauguration of Cinta Costera 3 in 2014, at a cost of $782 million,...
Controversial judge shuts down $23 million corruption probes
A controversial judge renowned for his dismissal of corruption cases involving high profile figures from the previous administration on Friday,...
OPINION: WYD vs delayed priorities
Since 2017, the amount allocated in items for the celebration of World Youth Day (WYD) has reached $61.8 million of...
Pope asks simplicity Panama splashes
Government lavish spending on World Youth Day already over $61 million has set off alarm bells in civil society and led...
Seasonal warning as traffic deaths fall
Panama traffic accidents this year are down with 72 fewer deaths than 2017 said commissioner Ismael Herrera, head of National Traffic...
Martinelli tantrum, resists transfer to public hospital
The health saga of Panama’s imprisoned former president, Ricardo Martinelli, has returned to the public domain overriding concerns of the...
Truck driver charged with culpable homicide of three workers
The 21-year-old driver of the truck that killed three workers and injured another three on Via Centenario on December 18...
Rescued ocelot awaiting surgery
A two-year-old female ocelot, run over by a vehicle on the road to Limones, in the Barú district, Chiriqui was...