Panama

On Tuesday, protesters in Panama set fire to a picture of US President-elect Donald Trump after he threatened to demand that Washington regain control of the nation’s interoceanic canal. Outside the US embassy, dozens of protesters...

According to authorities on Friday, two gunmen opened fire on a group of university students in what appeared to be a gang disagreement, leaving at least one person dead in a rare campus shooting in Panama....

The Panama Canal delivered $2.5 billion to the national treasury for last year’s operations, the government announced Monday, despite record-low water levels that curtailed ship transits. About six percent of world marine trade goes through the...

Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals on Thursday asked the Panamanian government to suspend the contracts of some 7,000 workers at Central America’s biggest copper mine, due to be closed under a court ruling. The company said...

On Sunday, a helicopter from Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) vanished while on a mission in the country’s western region, according to the agency. According to a statement from SENAN, the division of the Panama Public...

According to a senior authority, the number of migrants traveling through Panama on their way to the United States is steadily increasing and far surpassing the record numbers set in 2022. “Today we add 227,000 migrants...

At least 39 people perished in a bus disaster in Panama early on Wednesday, most of them undocumented migrants headed for the US who had just survived a treacherous jungle crossing, according to officials. Without specifying...

Thousands of Panamanians took to the street again on Tuesday to protest rising inflation and government corruption, despite the announcement of price cuts for fuel and some food products. The demonstrations, called for by the Central...

In an effort to curb the influx of people and safeguard them from organized crime, Panama and Colombia agreed on Friday to permit the controlled transit of unauthorized migrants aiming to reach the United States. Next...

Panama’s government on Saturday gave permission to a cruise ship on which four passengers have died to travel through its canal, a day after blocking the liner over coronavirus fears. The government said it decided to...