Díaz-Canel appears at the median strip in Pinar del Río wearing a Panama hat and an embroidered guayabera

With a white Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and a black shirt with white stripes typical of a guayabera, Miguel Díaz-Canel visited tobacco farms in Pinar del Río this Saturday. The official outlet Periódico Guerrillero shared photographs from the event, …

The Arrival of Banco BISA from Bolivia: Panama Welcomes Another International Bank

Banco BISA, one of Bolivia’s leading financial institutions, will open an office in Panama after receiving an international license from the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP), which will allow it to join the country’s International Banking Center ( …

Panamanian Emilio Garzola Ruiz Linked to the Rita Wald Case from the Dictatorship Era was Deported From Nicaragua and ...

Panamanian Emilio Garzola Ruiz arrived in Panama, deported by Nicaragua.  He was detained by Interpol for his alleged participation in the forced disappearance of student Rita Irene Wald Jaramillo in March 1977.   This was during Noriega’s military regime …

A Joint Operation to Prevent Dengue Fever to Be Conducted by Panama and Costa Rica at the Border

Health authorities in Panama and Costa Rica will conduct a joint dengue prevention and control operation next week in the border area of ​​Progreso, in Barú, and Paso Canoas, in the canton of Corredores. According to Patricio Camarena, the regional head of …

Panama President Mulino Says that he will Make Changes to the Preferential Interest Rate and Eliminate the ITBI (...

Panama’s preferential interest rate mortgage laws and ITBI (Real Estate Transfer Tax) regulate housing affordability and property sales through structured state-backed subsidies and transaction fees. Under recent legislation like Law 468, the state …

Illegal Gold Mining in the Río María Prieto Ravine in Panama: 6 People Arrested

Six people were arrested for the alleged illegal extraction of gold in the Río María Prieto stream, in Caimitillo, during a joint operation by Miambiente and the security forces. Global Conservation’s Partners in Darien, Panama Fight Against Gold Mining …

Air National Guard softball tournament brings teams from 20 states to Panama City Beach

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Hundreds of Air National Guard members, both active-duty and retired, are competing this week in a softball tournament at Frank Brown Park, with participants describing the event as an annual family reunion. Forty-one men …

Panama City Beach OKs first reading of ordinance to ban data centers

Panama Canal reports 5.2% transit growth, prepares for El Niño restrictions

PANAMA – The Panama Canal has reported a 5.2% increase in total transits and a 7.2% rise in cargo tonnage during the first nine months of fiscal year 2026 while preparing for potential operational restrictions ahead of a severe El Niño event. As at 30 June …

Panama Investment Estimated at $4.2 Billion: Canal Closes Document Submission for Gas Pipeline

The Panama Canal Authority has completed the document submission phase for companies seeking to participate in the prequalification process for its proposed Energy Corridor, marking another step toward one of the canal’s most ambitious infrastructure …