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 
WORLD VIEW: A new Cold War?
By Jonathan Power GEORGE ORWELL, the author of “Animal Farm” and “1984”, was the first person to use the phrase...
Credit card use set to return to Felix Maduro
CREDIT CARD use will soon be restored to the Felix B. Maduro department stores as they emerge from the shadow...
Attorney Generals office hacked
THE OFFICE of Panama’s Attorney General is investigating a crime uncomfortably close to home following the hacking of its web...
42 Waked stores closed
THE LA RIVIERA chain , owned by Abdul Waked, has announced the closure of 42 of its 102 stores in...
Canal expansion invite snafu’s
MIFFED PANAMA SINGER Ruben Blades, multiple Grammy award winner, has finally received a formal invitation to attend the $4 million...
2,400 Americans used Mossack Fonseca in tax dodges
A LEAST 2,400 rich Americans used Panama’s secretive law firm, Mossack Fonseca to dodge US taxes and hide their wealth....
Line up for flu shots as 197 hospitalized
THE NUMBER of people hospitalized with the AH1N1 flu virus jumped to 197 on Monday. June 6 said Panama’s Ministry...
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue
Indigenous leader calls for hydroelectric dialogue NGÄBE BUGLE leader Silvia Carrera has made a call for the long promised dialogue...
117 hospitalized in flu epedemic, 5 deaths
THE MNISTRY of HEALTH (MoH) has invested $3.5 million in vaccines for the most vulnerable as the A H1N1 flu epidemic continues...
Old money laundering case re-examined
AN INVESTIGATION which led to long prison sentences for three people involved in bringing suitcases stuffed with money into Panama ...
Free Zone audit slashes Venezuela debt
THE DEBT allegedly owed by Venezuela to the Colon Free Zone plunged from $530 million to $41 million, following a...
MEDIA WATCH: A set back for press freedom
Hoyporhoy, La Prensa, June 5 THE SITUATION facing the dailies La Estrella de Panama and El Siglo could certainly couldinformed public...