Newsroom Panama Quick Reads for February 23 & 24 of 2026 
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Panamanian and US Forces Elevate Jungle Warfare Training 
The Plight of Migrant Venezuelan Families in Panama 
Historic Voyage Begins as U.S. Donated Cutter Sails for Sri Lanka through the Panama Canal 
Fireworks banned for a week
THE USE OF FIREWORKS in Panama has been banned for a week by the Ministry of Public Security says a...
Flu deaths reach 31
THE (H1N1) INFLUENZA virus has claimed another two lives bringing the total of fatalities to 31, while fueling a massive...
Embezzlement runaway seeks political asylum
MAYER MIZRACHI Matalon, wanted by the First Anticorruption Prosecutor for alleged embezzlement, from the Government Innovation Authority (AIG), has no intention...
Martinelli offered $8 million for deputies to jump ship
AS DEPUTIES in the National Assembly build alliances and struggle to decide who they will support to be elected as...
Elephant tusks seized at airport
SIX ELEPHANT TUSKS that arrived at the Tocumen International Airport, cargo section have been seized by Panama’s National Customs Authority....
HEALTH WATCH: The superbug challenge
By Michael Greger MD WHEN farm animals are fed antibiotics, they can develop antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their guts. Manure contamination...
Mayors dont list for Expansion opening
PANAMA’S SUNDAY biking festival on the Cinta Coatera will be suspended on June 26 says The mayor’s office in a...
Gasoline dropping 7 cents a gallon
ON THE EVE of the Panama Canal expansion opening, the National Secretariat of Energy (SNE) has announced a 7 cents...
Panamas economy expecting Canal fillip
WHILE PANAMA’S gross domestic product (GDP) increased 4.6 percent at the end of the first quarter of the year compared...
Non absconding Mizrachi on the run
MAYER MIZRACHI Matalo, is now listed by Colombian authorities as a fugitive after escaping from La Picota Jail in Bogota, Colombia,...
29 H1N1 flu deaths confirmed
HEALTH OFFICIALS confirmed on Wednesday, June 22 that the death toll related A-H1N1 flu virus has risen to 29. To...
Cabinet overrides Supreme Court in land deal
THE CABINET Council has approved the sale of land in Veracruz where the Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort is located in...