Panama’s Isla Colón Merchants in Bocas Town: ‘We’re Bankrupt’

Amid the prolonged conflict that has blocked the main access roads in Bocas del Toro for 37 days, Manuel Sanjur, president of the Isla Colón Chamber of Commerce, offered a stark diagnosis: “bankruptcy.”   Sanjur praised the authorities’ refusal to resort …

A Panamanian Lawyer will Represent Panama at Miss Afro International 2026

Panamanian lawyer and activist Gabriela Yangüez was officially presented as Miss AfroPanama 2025 Saturday, May 24, and will represent Panama in the first edition of the Miss Afro International pageant, to be held in Cartagena, Colombia in 2026.  At 28 …

Panama Estimates Construction of the Panama-David-Paso Canoas Railway will Begin in January 2026

The ambitious railway project that seeks to connect Panama with Paso Canoas, on the southern border with Costa Rica, is expected to begin construction early next year, Panamanian authorities confirmed.  “We firmly believe that construction will begin by …

What you need to know: Day 3 of Gulf Coast Jam 2025 in Panama City Beach

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(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Investors provide RapiVale with capital to make loans to working Panamanians with direct payroll deduction and approval of the employer company such as Government or large corporations. RapiVale makes life insured micro-loans with …

'Strategic diplomatic move': Ex-Pak diplomat on why Shashi Tharoor-led Indian delegation visited Columbia, Panama

Former Pakistani diplomat Husain Haqqani on Saturday backed the Shashi Tharoor-led Indian delegation's outreach to Colombia and Panama. Haqqani called the outreach led by Tharoor a "strategic diplomatic move."  Explaining his point, Haqqani …

Panama launches maintenance work at contested mine

Central America's biggest copper mine, the Cobre Panama pit, closed in 2023 following crippling protests over its environmental impact - Copyright AFP/File MARTIN BERNETTI Panama’s government said Friday it would start maintenance work at a major …

Final Update: Looking for Investors for a Movie Theatre for Boquete in Panama

An experienced movie theatre group has put together all of the architectural plans and obtained seating for a Movie and Play Theatre that can be built in Boquete as a permanent structure. The seating already purchased is blue in color, with 200 seats …

Panama will allow controversial mine to export already mined copper to fund maintenance

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino called for those steps in March, when business groups were lobbying him to reopen the mine. Income from the mine accounted for nearly 5% of Panama gross domestic product the last year it operated. “The purpose is to …

Panama President Demands End to Road Blockades in Chiquita Banana Strike

Panama’s President, José Raúl Mulino, on Thursday demanded that unions lift road blockades to help facilitate an agreement that would end the strike at the Panamanian branch of U.S.-based banana company Chiquita Brands. Workers from the company, which laid …