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Ship Pays Record Amount to Cross Panama Canal Amid Drought Restrictions

A ship paid a record $5.3 million to cross the Panama Canal sooner, just days before a reduction in vessel traffic takes effect due...

Panama and El Salvador Declare Alerts as El Niño Intensifies

Panama and El Salvador declared states of alert on Tuesday over the El Niño climate phenomenon, which is expected to reach record levels and...

Panama Canal Cuts Ship Traffic as El Niño Drought Worsens

The Panama Canal will allow fewer ships to pass through the waterway beginning in September as a drought linked to El Niño reduces the...

The Panama Canal Opened 112 Years Ago Today

Twelve years of digging, an estimated 27,500 deaths and roughly $375 million ended quietly on the morning of August 15, 1914, when a single...

Is Panama the New Costa Rica? A 2026 Expat & Real Estate Investor Comparison

For decades, Costa Rica was the undisputed poster child of Central American expat life. However, a quiet reshuffling of priorities is underway, and a...

Panama Named the World’s Best Country for Expats for a Third Straight Year

Panama has been ranked the best country in the world for people living abroad for the third consecutive year, according to the Expat Insider...

Panama Bill Would Require Influencers to Disclose Paid Posts

Panama’s National Assembly is considering a bill that would require social media influencers and content creators to clearly identify when their posts are paid...

Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to build a new maximum-security prison for gang leaders, placing Panama more firmly inside a regional shift...

Panama moves 29 high risk inmates to Coiba prompting UNESCO warning

Panama’s Defensoría del Pueblo stated that reopening a penitentiary facility on Coiba Island could compromise the area’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage site....

Panama to Adopt Bukele-Style Prison Measures After La Joyita Escape

Panama will adopt the kind of "hardline" prison reforms of its Latin American neighbors to address failures of its penal system following a mass...

Panama World Cup Travel Brings Busier Days to Airport

Tocumen International Airport is preparing for one of its busiest travel stretches of the year as the 2026 World Cup sends a wave of...

Panama Canal Water Project Faces Opposition March in Colón

Campesino communities from the Río Indio basin will march through Colón this morning in their latest protest against a reservoir the Panama Canal Authority...

Panama Prison Riot Leaves Two Dead as Over 80 Inmates Recaptured

A riot broke out at the La Joyita penitentiary in Pacora on the evening of June 1 when authorities attempted to transfer or redistribute...

Panama Joins 10 Worst Countries for Workers Rights in ITUC Report

The International Trade Union Confederation placed the three Latin American nations in that group in its Global Rights Index released Monday. The list also...
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The Lifeguards Who Transformed Playa Dominical in Costa Rica

Playa Dominical has a well earned reputation as one of Costa Rica’s premier surfing spots. Its powerful and consistent beach break draws riders from...

Ship Pays Record Amount to Cross Panama Canal Amid Drought Restrictions

A ship paid a record $5.3 million to cross the Panama Canal sooner, just days before a reduction in vessel traffic takes effect due...

The Hidden Climb in Tortuguero Most Visitors Never Discover

Just beyond Tortuguero’s famous canals, Cerro Tortuguero offers a rainforest hike and one of the most impressive panoramic views on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

U.S. President Trump Announces Major Venezuela Oil Deal

President Donald Trump announced a sweeping oil agreement with Venezuela that he says will expand U.S. reserves, attract billions in private investment and eventually lower gasoline prices.