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US and Panama announce plan to clear migrant waste from Darién jungle

Tico Times - May 28, 2026

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Panama Scraps Tax on Casino and Betting Winnings to Attract Tourists

Latin America

Panama Suspends Energy Sales to Costa Rica After Criticism

Latin America

Panama Welcomes Centroamérica Cuenta Literary Festival This Week

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Panama’s Copa Airline Plans Major Growth with New Boeing Aircraft Order

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Panamanian airline Copa Airlines has announced an agreement for up to 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a deal valued at about $13.5 billion at...

Panama Canal Rules Out Price Speculation Over Hormuz Blockade

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Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez told foreign journalists that the waterway is not speculating on transit prices despite a surge in demand caused by...

Farmers Protest Panama Canal Reservoir Plan on Indio River

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Hundreds of farmers marched on horseback and on foot through the rural community of Limón in Panama’s Chagres district Saturday to reject plans for...

Panama Canal Fees Hit $4 Million as Hormuz Tensions Reroute Trade

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Shipping companies have paid as much as $4 million in last-minute auction fees to send vessels through the Panama Canal, the Panama Canal Authority...

Cuba Releases Three Panamanian Women Detained Over Subversive Signs

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Cuban authorities have ordered the release of three Panamanian women detained since late February on accusations of spreading subversive propaganda against the Cuban government,...

Panama Condemns Iran Seizure of Panamanian Flagged Ship in Strait of Hormuz

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Panama’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Iran’s seizure of the container ship MSC Francesca, which sails under the Panamanian flag, in the Strait of...

Panama Takes Custody of Flight 901 Bombing Attack Suspect

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Panama took custody Monday of the main suspect in the 1994 bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s...

Costa Rica Backs Panama in Escalating China Shipping Dispute

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Panama announced yesterday it will sanction a Chinese consortium for alleged breaches on a canal-related infrastructure project as detentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels in Chinese...