A powerful magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Panama and Costa Rica, but it was relatively far from the largest population centers and there were no immediate reports of damage

The former President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, has been accused by the US of being involved in "large-scale corruption” and sanctions have been imposed that extend to his close relatives prohibiting them from entering US territory

2022 is known as the year of record-breaking inflation levels; however, the country has reportedly been the Latinamerican state with the lowest overall inflation of the past year

In 2022 the country nearly doubled the irregular migrants crossing its border on the way to the US, reaching approximately 250.000 migrants, over half of them being Venezuelan