The medical staff of the Specialized Hospital Center Dr. Rafael Hernández L., of the Social Security Fund (CSS) in Chiriquí, marked a new milestone in medicine in Panama by performing the first intranodal lymphangiography in a 60-year-old patient who had breathing problems. Previously, the chest X-ray visualized right pleural effusion, and after making the diagnosis […]
The Panamanian delegation that participated in the Fitur 2025 world tourism fair reached a total of 1,399 business appointments, a remarkable increase of 986 more appointments than in 2024, when 413 appointments were achieved. This success underlines the growing interest in Panama as a strategic and diverse tourist destination, standing out in key areas such […]
In the so-called “Latin American Davos”, an event organized by CAF and WIP with the support of PRISA, the Panamanian president advocated for a State that guarantees opportunities without stopping private initiatives, emphasizing innovation, technology and efficiency. The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, inaugurated the first edition of the International Economic Forum Latin America […]
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino; the National Secretary of the Railway, Henry Faarup; and the American company AECOM began the development of the Master Plan for the David-Frontera – Panama train, the main infrastructure work promoted by the National Government. The Master Plan, in charge of AECOM, will determine the specific route […]
The Government of Panama formally expressed its rejection of the statements of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who during his inauguration speech said that his country “would recover the Panama Canal.” Through a letter sent by the Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations, Eloy Alfaro de Alba, to Secretary General António Guterres, […]
In the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, held a meeting with Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk, to strengthen collaboration in the modernization of the country’s port and logistics infrastructure. During the meeting, strategies were discussed to take advantage of Panama’s strategic position […]
The new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, will embark on his first international tour next week, which will take him to Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. This was reported to the press on Thursday by the new spokeswoman of the State Department, Tammy Bruce. “Secretary Rubio will travel to […]
The flow of irregular migrants crossing the dangerous Darién jungle has experienced a significant decrease in the first 23 days of January 2025, according to the report of the National Migration Service (SNM) in the framework of “Operation Controlled Flow”. The data reveal that, compared to the same period in 2024, the number of migrants […]
The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, arrived in Italy as part of an official tour that includes meetings with key leaders and an audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican. During his meeting with the Italian president, Sergio Mattarella, the Panamanian president will address issues of bilateral cooperation, seeking to strengthen the bonds […]
The Panamanian banking sector continues to show sustained growth in its mortgage portfolio, which reached more than US$21 billion in total balances as of December 2024, according to APC Experian data. This amount is distributed among 337,163 bonds, with an average balance of US$62,238 per mortgage. In the last two years, statistics indicate that 59% […]