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Panama Begins Carnival Festivities on Valentine’s Day

As couples across Central America exchange gifts for Valentine's Day, Panama starts its annual Carnival today, turning streets into parades of color and music....

U.S.-China Tensions Fuel Legal Battle Over Panama’s Strategic Ports

Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings issued a warning on Thursday, stating it would pursue legal action against Danish shipping firm Maersk if the...

Panama rejects China’s threat over annulled port contract in the canal

Panama on Wednesday rejected China’s warning that it would pay a ā€œhigh priceā€ for annulling the contract that allowed a Hong Kong company to...

Panama Cancels Canal Concession as China Vows to Protect Firms

Panama’s Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the concession under which the Hong Kong company CK Hutchison operated two ports on the Panama Canal, a...

Panama’s Iconic Thousand Polleras Parade in Los Santos

Panama sets the stage for its premier cultural event, the Desfile de las Mil Polleras, on Saturday. This annual parade draws thousands to celebrate...

Martinelli Pleads Innocent as Panama Opens Odebrecht Money Laundering Trial

Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, who is living in asylum in Colombia, declared himself ā€œinnocentā€ on Monday as a Panamanian court opened a trial...

Trial begins in Panama over alleged Odebrecht bribe laundering

Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, now in asylum in Colombia, and around 20 other defendants went on trial Monday in Panama on accusations of...

Panama and US Set to Launch Canal Defense Drills

Panama and the United States will start joint military exercises on Monday to bolster defenses around the Panama Canal. This marks the first extended...

Panama’s Noriega Sets Precedent for U.S. Capture of Maduro in Venezuela

The recent U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President NicolƔs Maduro echoes a chapter from Latin American history: the 1989...

Panama’s President Says Crisis with the U.S. Over the Canal Has Ended

Panama’s president, JosĆ© RaĆŗl Mulino, said on Friday that the crisis with the United States is over, after Donald Trump threatened in 2025 to...
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Panama Pushes Chinese Carrier COSCO to Restart Pacific Port Services

Panama’s government asked Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping to reconsider its suspension of operations at the Balboa port at the Pacific entrance to the...

Costa Rican Coffee Growers Face Ruin as Dollar Drops

Coffee producers in Costa Rica warn that a sharp drop in the dollar’s exchange rate against the colón, now below ā‚”480, threatens to ruin...

Costa Rica Wildlife Encounters at Home

One of Costa Rica's main attractions is our plentiful wildlife. Tourists come to see monkeys, sloths, toucans and more in their natural habitats. But...

China Rejects Cyber Espionage Accusations Targeting Costa Rica ICE Utility

The Chinese embassy in Costa Rica rejected accusations that actors linked to the country carried out cyber espionage against the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad...