America Panama Local environmentalists have criticized the government for its inaction in closing the copper mine operated by Minera Panamá, emphasizing that it is putting the area at risk and increasing the country's vulnerability to international arbitrations
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 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