The Public Ministry – through the Superior Prosecutor’s Office of the Environment, initiated an investigation into the crime against natural resources and against wildlife, after the discovery of two tons of Cocobolo wood, in the Sovereignty National Park. In coordination with the National Police and the Ministry of the Environment, the MP carried out an […]
According to authorities’ report, from January 1, 2022 to July 15, the drug seizure figure exceeds the results of the same period in 2021, seizing 68.5 tons of drugs. Joint actions have been conducted by the National Police, National Border Service and the National Aeronaval Service, with close collaboration with the Attorney General´s Office. In […]
The whistle-blower behind the Panama Papers which revealed major tax evasion and fraud worldwide said he feared Russian retribution, in an interview published Saturday by Germany’s Der Spiegel. The magazine quoted him under his pseudonym John Doe as saying he had evidence of financial wrongdoing by top Russian officials and their allies which helped fund […]
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who faces open corruption investigations, declared on Thursday his intention to run as an independent in the country’s 2024 elections. Martinelli, who led the Central American nation from 2009 to 2014, said on social media he had formally registered his candidacy with the electoral authority. The controversial former leader faces […]
The multinational tobacco company Phillip Morris International (PMI) denounced in Miami (Florida) that Panama is the “world champion of cigarette trafficking” and called on the Panamanian authorities to enforce the laws that punish this crime. Grégoire Verdaux, senior vice president of External Affairs at PMI, spoke like this at a panel of the Concordia of […]
The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has approved the tolls structure recommended by the Panama Canal Board of Directors, following a formal consultation and public hearing process that considered industry feedback. With this approval, the Panama Canal will assume a simplified, value-based pricing structure, reducing the number of tariffs from 430 to fewer […]
The AES Panama Foundation emerges as a centralizing entity and executing arm of AES companies in the country and will contribute to strengthening the company’s presence at the national level. With the presentation of a discussion on the role played by non-profit organizations and private enterprise in the development of Panama, AES Panama carried out […]
FAO is now providing new opportunities for the Guna people by sharing knowledge about algae production and processing. A new training initiative for coastal Indigenous fishers, particularly women, provides them with alternative sources of income. The Guna people have lived for centuries on the edge of the Caribbean Sea in an autonomous Indigenous Peoples’ territory […]
Panama reached a promotion and marketing agreement with the Dutch airline KLM, with which an economic impact of about $66 million is expected for the country, announced the Panama Tourism Promotion Fund known as Promtur Panama. Through this agreement, which began in July and has an initial duration of 6 months, the airline will boost […]
Today we were notified, in the morning hours, of the team of lawyers who are going to participate in the hearing that it was suspended,” because “there was a lack of international assistance of notifications from people who are outside the country,” explained the Superior Anti-Corruption Prosecutor, Edwin Juárez. For today, the Third Liquidator Court […]