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 
Police save 600 pounds turtle
A 600P0UNDS (272 kilos) turtle caught in a fishing net was rescued by police north of the river Guázaro in...
$178.4 million hospital contract
THE CONTRACT for the construction of the $178.4 million Social Security Hospital of Northern Panama, , has been awarded to...
Tocumen Airport revenues up
REVENUES at Tocumen International Airport climbed almost 20% in the first five months of the year in spite of falling...
Varela official facing corruption probe
EDWIN CÁRDENAS, the former director of the Institute of Agricultural Marketing (IMA), is the first senior official in the current...
New locks get test transit days ahead of opening
WITH JUST days to go to the official grand opening of the new locks the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) carried...
Flu death toll climbs to 27, with 1,177 sick
FOUR MORE deaths attributed by health authorities to the H1N1 influenza virus, bringing the number of fatalities in Panama to...
Martinelli strong arm facing enrichment probe
MORE REVELATIONS are emerging about ex-president Ricardo Martinelli’s “strong arm” former Minister of Labor Alma Cortes, and her alleged ability...
OPINION: Closing the trap on biggest ever thieves
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa June 19 VERY RARELY does the Comptroller General of the audit the assets declarations of former officials....
Varelas pet project facing opposition
PRESIDENT JUAN Carlos Varela’s attempt to create a Jesuit museum in Casco Viejo while the fixing of cultural icons like...
Varelas pet project facing opposition
PRESIDENT JUAN Carlos Varela’s attempt to create a Jesuit museum in Casco Viejo while the fixing of cultural icons like...
Freak winds damage cars across city
SUDDEN STRONG winds accompanied by rain on Sunday June 19 brought down trees and lifted roofs off homes in and...
All night lines for flu vaccines
THOUSANDS of people lined up at health centers across the country to receive vaccinations against the H1N1 influenza virus which...