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Panama’s Path to Sustainable Tourism

If you were traveling through Panama last November, you weren’t traveling far. Protests erupted, closing down streets, delaying supply chains, canceling travel plans, and...

Panama Refutes Canal Closure Claims by Colombia’s President 

The Panamanian government on Tuesday denied claims made the day before by Colombian President Gustavo Petro that the Panama Canal was closed due to...

Panama’s 2024 Presidential Race Takes Shape with 10 Candidate

Ten candidates qualified to vie for the presidency of Panama, meeting a deadline that set the stage for the May 2024 elections, the Electoral...

Revitalizing the Panama Canal Locks for the Next Century

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren...

Water Supply Crisis Threatens Future of Panama Canal

The shortage of rainfall has forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships passing through the interoceanic waterway, in the midst of...

UN warns of worrying rise in migrants crossing Darien Gap

UN agencies on Thursday warned of a "worrying" spike in migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia, saying already this year...

The Tragic Fate of Unclaimed Migrants Buried in Panama

Under a scorching sun and the gaze of half a hundred people, two cars of the prosecutor's office, with the remains of 13 migrants...

Panama: Time needed to ID Migrants killed in the Accident

Panama warned Thursday that "it will take time" to identify the migrants killed in one of the worst bus accidents in its history, whose...

Panama says Iran warships might be allowed through canal

Iranian naval ships will be allowed to sail through the Panama Canal as long as they abide by international norms, Panamanian authorities said Tuesday...

Panama Rules Out Normalizing Jungle Route to US

Panama's government ruled out Friday regularizing the passage of illegal migrants through the inhospitable Darien jungle, a border area with Colombia where at least...
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Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Species Off Costa Rica

A team of Costa Rican and Brazilian scientists has identified a new species of deep-sea fish living in the Pacific waters off Costa Rica,...

Costa Rica Carries Out Historic Raids Against Alleged Drug Network

Costa Rican authorities launched one of the largest organized-crime operations in our country’s recent history today, carrying out more than 100 raids in a...

Costa Rica Opens Probe Into Blast During Presidential Visit to Crucitas

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency, known as the OIJ, opened a preliminary investigation into a detonation that interrupted President Laura Fernández’s visit to Crucitas,...

Costa Rica Removes Seven Police Directors After Polygraph Tests

Costa Rica’s government removed seven police directors from confidence posts on Monday after they did not pass polygraph tests tied to the administration’s security...