Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. PANAMA REOPENING FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM ON OCTOBER 12th Panama has officially released their reopening plan, which was approved this Tuesday by the cabinet, and has international aviation and tourism...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Chinese challenge in Panama. The Panama Canal, built by the United States more than a century ago, has long been a linchpin of projecting influence and defending America’s interests in the Western...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Evo Morales to open Panama Social Forum Former Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks Friday at the opening ceremony of the Panama Social Forum, announced its organizers who assured that almost 500...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Cortizo eliminates humanitarian flights for returning Panamanians The president of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, announced this Wednesday that humanitarian flights for nationals will be "eliminated" starting...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Over 1,000 Restaurants Call It A Day In Panama. Burdened by fixed costs and a disappearing customer base over 1,000 Panama restaurants have permanently closed their doors leading to 6,000 lost jobs....
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama murder: Man charged in killing of seven youths. Prosecutors in Panama say an 18-year-old man has been charged following the killing of seven youths who were on a swimming trip to Gatún Lake. The...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Panama hospitals on verge of collapse as virus cases surge. With a population of four million, Panama has gone from 200 cases a day to 1,100 over the last few weeks. “Our daily number of infected patients...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. Former Panama presidents face corruption charges. Panama's last two presidents, Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela, were charged Thursday with money laundering, as two separate scandals tarnished the...
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest. How the coronavirus will impact Panama’s economy. As of March 17, 2020, Panama had more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) than any other country in Central America, with eighty-six confirmed cases. Panama has...
