A tanker paid a record $5,3 million for priority passage through the Panama Canal before the number of daily transits will be reduced due to the El Niño weather phenomenon; rainfall deficits and drought deplete water reserves needed to operate the canal

The controversial handling of a $300 million laptop procurement program is one among many accuses of mis-management and the alleged reason why the Education Minister resigned, though government has not made public the nature of her decision

New report from the regional banking association highlights the strength of the Panamanian market, 10th in Latin American and the main engine of Panama's economy, thank to its financial stability high level of liquidity, local and international lending

The rice growers' association maintains that there is no immediate risk of produce shortages and that decisions regarding future imports will depend on the harvest results, forecasting a sufficient crop despite El Niño

Amber Alert for the search for missing minors has been regulated; government has defined the functions of the Early Activation Office and the coordination between institutions to locate missing children and adolescents