Authorities probe discovery of human remains in Panama City Beach      

The Dairy Queen Grill & Chill on Alf Coleman Road in Panama City Beach, Fla., is seen from a nearby homeless encampment July 2, 2025. A decomposing body was found in the woods the previous day. (Tyler Orsburn/News Herald)Tyler Orsburn/News …

Costa Rica Extradites David Ochy to Panama for Alleged Money Laundering

Costa Rican authorities have extradited David Ochy, a former Panamanian presidential candidate, to Panama, where he faces charges of money laundering tied to the high-profile “New Business” case. Ochy, a businessman, was escorted by Interpol agents to Juan …

Protests Rise Over Panama Canal’s New Water Project

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday defended the construction of a new reservoir for the interoceanic canal and criticized those who oppose the project, which aims to secure water supply for navigation. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the …

Panama’s Esports Scene Levels Up

Not long ago, esports in Panama meant a few friends squeezed into a net café, wired up on energy drinks and trash talk. No sponsors, no teams, no streams – just skill, pride, and maybe a borrowed mousepad. It was DIY, down to the brackets scribbled on …

Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit

President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State, Panama …

Copa announces new Panama flights to Santiago and Puerto Plata starting January 2026

Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado announced today that Copa Airlines will launch six new weekly flights connecting Panama City with the Dominican cities of Santiago and Puerto Plata beginning in January 2026. The news, shared through Collado’s …

Panama’s Report to the Nation: President Mulino’s Controversial Reforms and Transformation Promises in Year One

Panama City, Panama: The National Assembly began the first legislature of the second term this Tuesday, July 1, attended by President José Raúl Mulino, who presented his report to the Nation exactly one year after assuming the presidency.  President José …

The Hecho Project: Building Relationships – and Baseball Clinics – in Cieneguita, Panama

By Nausicaa Chu In Cieneguita, Panama, a single main road cuts through a patchwork of grass and trees like a vein. To the south, the road winds through empty swaths of green before reaching the small village. Most people have never heard of this village. …

Panama’s Opposition Leader Jorge Herrera Elected as President of the National Assembly Defeating Front Runner Shirley ...

In a five-hour day of tension, five hours of political arm wrestling in the National Assembly, maneuvering, and political pressure, the National Assembly elected opposition leader Jorge Herrera as president, in a surprising defeat for Shirley Castañeda, …

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