America Panama Panamanian authorities dismantled a criminal organization involved in trafficking migrants through the Darien jungle, arresting numerous individuals; the group used a "VIP route," a safer and expensive path to transport migrants illegally to the US
America Panama Panama denounced Venezuela for blocking an aircraft carrying former Panamanian presidents, preventing them from attending Venezuela's upcoming presidential elections thus raising concerns over the transparency and integrity of the electoral process
America Panama Mayor Mayer Mizrachi offered a week-long free stay in Panama to tourists affected by anti-tourism protests in Barcelona, aiming to attract visitors and showcase Panama’s attractions
America Panama The Panamanian government, aiming to control irregular migration, closed three unauthorized border crossings, redirecting migrants to a single monitored route, while collaborating with the US on a pilot program to repatriate migrants humanely
America Panama The Panama Canal has raised the maximum authorized draught to 14,33 meters and increased daily transits to 35 ships to improve scheduling flexibility and reduce congestion
America Panama A US$1,5 million drug incinerator has been inaugurated to curb pollution from open-air burning, making it the sole regional country equipped to safely dispose of confiscated narcotics
America Panama Residents of Gardj Sugdub, the first of 63 communities along Panama's Caribbean and Pacific coasts, are being relocated due to rising sea levels, leaving behind their 200-year-old island home in a US$12 million project to move them to safer mainland areas
America Panama Nuevo Cartí, a mainland settlement built to relocate 1.200 residents of the island Cartí Sugdupu, which is threatened by rising sea levels, has been inaugurated by President Laurentino Cortizo
America Panama Panama's incoming government, slated for July 1, has initiated diplomatic efforts and international studies to fulfill its campaign pledge of closing the Darien border
America Panama José Raúl Mulino has won Panama's presidential elections with promises to close the Darién jungle - a critical immigration corridor - and revive economic prosperity in the country
America Panama The famed Panama Papers trial is finally beginning after 8 years, with 27 defendants facing money laundering charges related to the scandal that exposed global elites' offshore assets
America Panama Panama has continued to delay relocating nearly 1.300 Indigenous Guna people from a sinking island due to rising sea levels, despite promises and plans for a mainland site since 2019
America Panama Panama has introduced a new tool, the Taxonomía de Finanzas Sostenibles, in collaboration with various banks, aimed at developing environmentally-related banking activities and promoting a sustainable and low-emission economy