Newsroom Panama Quick Reads for February 23 & 24 of 2026 
Your Morning Smile 
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 
When political sponsors come first
OPINION: Hoyporhoy La Prensa June 22 THE CAPITAL’s mayor has been the biggest beneficiary of the decentralization process undertaken by...
Mizrachi a fugitive after bribing guard
ON THE DAY he was to be released from detention in Colombia after a Panama Court had revoked his extradition...
Cable firms face class action lawsuit
PANAMA’S Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) is preparing a class action lawsuit against the companies offering cable television service in the...
More alleged crimes while under house arrest
EX-VICE- PRESIDENT Felipe Pipo Virzi was moved from preventive detention to house arrest because of his age and the court’s...
17,000 “no test” drivers scandal
THOSE WHO COMPLAIN about driving standards in Panama with some 210 road deaths so far this year, will not be...
Street fixing price tag raises eyebrows
THE $52 MILLION price tag for the “renovation” of two Panama city streets has surprised residents and engineers. The thoroufares...
Corruption prosecutor adds to high profile workload
SIXTH ANTI-CORRUPTION Prosecutor Aurelio Vásquez, will be in charge of investigating former Minister of Labor and Workforce Development Alma Cortes,...
Water pistol bandits pave streets with cash
NINE OF THE BANDITS who robbed a Banco General branch in Villa Lucre at water-gun point and got away with...
41,000 can vote in University election
SOME 41,000 people, teachers, students and administrators, are eligible to vote in the University of Panama elections.to choose a successor to...
WORLD VIEW: Loan wolves prowl as Isis wanes
By Jonathan Power WITHIN a matter of days a self-appointed Isis “lone wolf”, Omar Mateen, with no actual links to...
EU plans Panama Meeting on Mossack Fonseca
THE EUROPEAN Union is not intending to sit on its hands over alleged irregularities related to the Panamanian law firm...
Drones clamp down for Canal expansion fete
THE USE OF drones will be restricted in the provinces of Panama, Panama West and Colón on June 25, 26...