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Panama Refutes Canal Closure Claims by Colombia’s President

Tico Times - August 23, 2023

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No Signs of Slowing for Deadly Panama Jungle Route to US

Latin America

Panama’s 2024 Presidential Race Takes Shape with 10 Candidate

Latin America

Revitalizing the Panama Canal Locks for the Next Century

Panama Refutes Canal Closure Claims by Colombia’s President

Tico Times - August 23, 2023

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

No Signs of Slowing for Deadly Panama Jungle Route to US

AFP - August 11, 2023

Migration to the United States through the Darién jungle, on the border between Panama and Colombia, is not going to stop, despite Washington's new...

Panama’s 2024 Presidential Race Takes Shape with 10 Candidate

AFP - July 31, 2023

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

AFP - May 14, 2023

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

AFP - April 26, 2023

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

Tico Times - April 14, 2023

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

Tico Times - March 18, 2023

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 and Canadian company agree to reopen largest mine in Central America

AFP - March 8, 2023

Panama and Canadian company First Quantum Minerals announced Wednesday an agreement to reopen the largest mine in Central America, whose operations had been paralyzed...

Aussie Cafe offers Panamanian Coffee at $140 a Cup

Tico Times - February 13, 2023

Melbourne has long been famed for its coffee culture, with Italian and Greek migrants infusing the city with all things bean and cup since...

Panama Probes Claims of Migrant Sexual Abuse by Officials

AFP - February 12, 2023

The Panamanian government will investigate alleged sexual abuse of migrants by Panamanian officials to facilitate their transfer to Costa Rica, after a UN report...