Panama Papers money laundering trial gets underway in Panama City
Panama has put on trial 27 people implicated in the Panama Papers money laundering scandal, exposed in a 2016 leak of the secret financial information…
Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW | Migration News
Human Rights Watch has urged the two countries to ensure the safety of people crossing the dangerous migration route. Colombia and Panama have failed to…
How migration transformed an Indigenous town in Panama’s Darien Gap | Migration
Bajo Chiquito, Panama – For many years, residents in the remote Indigenous community of Bajo Chiquito, Panama, lived a quiet life. No paved roads lead…
A dry Panama Canal slows down the Globalization
Global shipping companies excited by the potential new routes that climate change and melting ice are opening up around the North Pole have gotten walloped…
Letter from Panama’s ‘Little Hiroshima’ | Opinions
Once upon a time, the United States was good buddies with a fellow named Manuel Noriega, a longstanding CIA asset and the dictator of Panama…
As migration to the US border rises, experts fear surge in sexual violence | Migration News
Tijuana, Mexico – Marina figured, if she stayed in Venezuela, her life would be short. Maybe special security forces would kill her. Maybe the military.…
Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit | Mining
For more than a month, protests against Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine have held Panama in a state of siege. Roadblocks have caused gas…
Sunday 5 November Colon Day in Panama
This holiday celebrates the events of 1903, when the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army. Following the declaration…
Friday 3 November Separation Day in Panama
Though home to indigenous tribes, Panama came under Spanish control with the arrival of settlers in the 16th century. From 1538 until 1821 Panama was…
Panama court upholds ex-President Martinelli’s decade-long prison sentence
October 25, 2023October 27, 2023 A Panama court upheld a 128-month prison sentence for money laundering against former President Ricardo Martinelli, the frontrunner in the…
Climate-induced rising sea levels are forcing residents of this tiny Panama island to leave
On a tiny island in the Caribbean sea, hundreds of people are preparing to move to escape rising sea levels that threaten homes. Key points:The residents of Carti Sugtupu…
Panama to increase deportations, efforts to halt Darien Gap crossings | Migration News
Record numbers have crossed the Darien Gap, a strip of jungle between Panama and Colombia once seen as impassable. The Central American nation of Panama…
From bananas to LNG, Panama Canal backlog has wide-reaching implications | Business and Economy News
Bananas from Ecuador to Florida. Poultry from Chile to northern Europe. Liquid Natural Gas from the United States to Asia. And virtually anything under the…
Is the Panama Canal in danger of drying up? | Climate Crisis News
Low water levels caused by drought are forcing restrictions on number of ships allowed to transit. Some 150 vessels are stuck waiting to pass through…
Panama Canal announces prolonged transit restrictions due to drought | transport News
Low water levels have created a backlog of cargo vessels in one of the world’s key maritime shipping passageways. The Panama Canal, a vital passageway…
Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry
In a world where corporate responsibility is no longer a choice but a necessity, businesses are seeking ways to align their profit-making strategies with purpose-driven…
Treacherous Darien Gap migration route sees record number of crossings | Migration News
Nearly 250,000 people have risked their lives crossing a perilous stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama. The number of migrants and asylum seekers who…
Climate displacement threatens Indigenous Guna people in Panama: HRW | Indigenous Rights News
As climate change and rising sea levels threaten the island of Gardi Sugdub, leaders in the local Indigenous community are increasingly worried that the Panamanian…
The science is clear. So why can’t governments agree on vaping? – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There’s one thing scientists, doctors and health officials debating vaping can agree on: They…
Panama’s ex-president sentenced to 10 years for money laundering | Courts News
Former President Ricardo Martinelli denies wrongdoing in the case, which involves the purchase of a Panamanian media conglomerate. Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has been…