Panama’s latest verified news: Petroterminal ownership, Canal draft adjustments, health technology in Chiriqui, services exports, civic transparency, AI regulation, vaccination points, PASE-U payments, Saharan dust and El Chorrillo oversight.
The Panama Canal is drawing renewed attention as regional governments and analysts focus on trade routes, neutrality and strategic influence.
Reports say Panama has denounced an increase in arbitrary retentions of Panamanian-flagged vessels in Chinese ports.
Panama’s high-level interinstitutional commission to face El Niño effects has declared itself in permanent session.
Panama has started bidding for a 30-year road concession to expand access to Puente Centenario and the Panama-La Chorrera highway.
A long-delayed hospital project in Bugaba has been fully delivered for public service, according to a Friday report.
Panama’s services exports continue to gain ground after a record year, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industries.
Panama Black Weekend 2026 is returning as a shopping and tourism campaign aimed at international travelers.
Panama recorded 300 homicides in the first six months of the year, the worst figure since 2022, according to a July 16 report.
Adverse climate factors are beginning to hit Panama’s dairy sector hard, according to a Thursday report.
