Miss Universe Victoria Kjær Arrived in Panama on Tuesday August 19th

Panama City, Panama: Victoria Kjær, the reigning Miss Universe 2024, arrived in Panama City on Tuesday night, August 19th, where she will remain until Wednesday, August 27th.  The beauty queen was welcomed to the rhythm of Panamanian murga music and …

Panama Canal Warns of Traffic Decline as Economic Uncertainty Grows

The Panama Canal will take in about $400 million less in the next fiscal year due to a drop in ship traffic caused by global economic “uncertainty,” the canal authority warned Tuesday. For the upcoming fiscal year beginning October 1, the canal is expected …

Union Leader Francisco Smith Warned for Trying to Torpedo the Return of Chiquita Panama

Panama’s Labor Minister, Jackeline Muñoz, accused union leader Francisco Smith of jeopardizing the return of the multinational Chiquita Panama to banana production in Bocas del Toro.  “If negotiations for the company to return fail, (Francisco Smith) will …

Dominican authorities arrest and deport one of Panama’s most wanted fugitives

Santo Domingo.- Special units of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and Immigration Inspectors (DGM), with support from the Panamanian Police, Interpol, and the DEA, arrested Eduardo Lionel Martínez Collins (aka Ameba), a Panamanian fugitive …

Historic Panama City Grammar School building being sold again

Panama Customs in Chiriquí Seizes Boxes Full of Banknotes

Banknotes and coins from Cuba, Brazil, Turkey and other countries were seized by the National Customs Authority after attempting to transport them as parcels on a bus on the Panama-David-Border route.  The boxes, falsely declared as containing books, were …

Brass Tap in Panama City Beach closes its doors

PANAMA CITY BEACH ― After 10 years, Pier Park’s Brass Tap craft beer bar has closed its doors. The popular staple made an announcement on Facebook that it will not renew its lease on Aug. 7. The restaurant specialized in American food and craft beer. “It’s …

Panama’s Digital Driver’s License – Available in October Costing $7 – Does not Eliminate the Physical License

Digital driver’s licenses will be implemented starting in October 2025; however, this will not eliminate the physical format.  According to the Land Transit and Transportation Authority, the digital document will be optional. Drivers will still have to …

Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Arrest – Interpol Panama Arrests Brazilian

This afternoon, the National Police, through units from Interpol’s National Central Bureau, arrested a Brazilian citizen wanted by Uruguayan authorities at Tocumen International Airport for his alleged involvement in a multi-million-dollar business scam.  …

Holguín publishing house attended Int´l Book Fair in Panama

Photo: Archives The Cuadernos Papiro publishing house of Holguín, in eastern Cuba, participated from August 11 to 17 in the 21st edition of the International Book Fair at the Atlapa Convention Center in Panama City. From the Cuban Book Chamber stand, the …