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Over 300,000 migrants crossed Latin America's Darien Gap in 2024, down 42%
PANAMA CITY - Over 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into Panama in 2024, 42% fewer than the record number who made the perilous...
Jan 41 min read
Analysis-Panama deportations unlikely to be enough to curb Darien crossings
PANAMA CITY - An agreement between Panama and the United States to try to deter migrants from crossing the treacherous Darien jungle, by...
Jul 4, 20243 min read
Panama to launch migrant deportation flights in coming weeks, US says
Panama will launch deportation flights for irregular migrants in the coming weeks, part of a deal with the United States, a U.S. official...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
Panama's new president vows migration crackdown with assistance from Washington
PANAMA CITY - Panama's new president, Jose Raul Mulino, took office on Monday vowing to curb illegal immigration, with his government...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
Panama court acquits 28 people tied to Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash
PANAMA CITY - A Panamanian court has acquitted 28 people charged with money-laundering under cases linked to the Panama Papers and...
Jun 29, 20241 min read
Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants
PANAMA CITY - Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border...
May 17, 20242 min read
Panama's president-elect vows to help fix canal water problems, build major train line
PANAMA CITY -Panama's president-elect, Jose Raul Mulino, said on Wednesday he will urge lawmakers to approve a law enabling the Panama...
May 10, 20243 min read
Panama's Mulino wins presidency with support from convicted former leader
PANAMA CITY -Panama's former security minister Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday stormed to victory in a presidential poll dominated by his old...
May 6, 20243 min read
Panamanians vote in crowded field of presidential contenders
PANAMA CITY - Panamanians will head to the polls in Sunday's general election to elect one of eight contenders to be the nation's next...
May 5, 20242 min read
Analysis-Panama presidential contenders downplay gathering economic clouds
PANAMA CITY - With Panama's business-friendly reputation bruised by a recent move to close a copper mine accounting for 5% of GDP,...
Apr 29, 20244 min read
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