America Panama The environment Ministry has accepted to review an environmental impact study for a natural gas combined cycle power project
America Panama Protests over a controversial mining contract persist, having caused nationwide disruption for weeks; the contract, allowing open-pit copper mining for two decades, faces opposition due to environmental and health concerns
America Panama The World Bank's executive board approved a US$40 million project aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability and expenditure efficiency in Panama over five years, focusing on bolstering public service effectiveness through improved information systems
America Panama Due to a severe drought causing the Panama Canal to dramatically reduce booking slots, several oil tankers could cease to use the canal, with booking slots decreasing to just 18 by February 2024
America Panama Following protests against the government's contract with Minera Panamá for copper mining, Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo signed a decree prohibiting the granting of new mining concessions and rejecting pending requests