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First Phase of the Panama Railway Project will Improve Capital Access
Newsroom Panama
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June 29, 2025
During a meeting held Sunday in Seville, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez pictured below on the right, expressed to Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, sitting on the left, the interest of Spanish companies in participating in key infrastructure...
The Panama Canal Promoted its Ambitious 10-Year Investment Plan in Spain
Newsroom Panama
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June 29, 2025
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) presented its investment plan for the next 10 years in Spain, amounting to approximately $8.5 billion, seeking to develop essential infrastructure projects for the future of the interoceanic waterway, ACP Vice...
Panama Canal: Resettlement of Río Indio Residents Could Begin Within 10 Months
Newsroom Panama
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June 21, 2025
Ilya Espino de Marotta indicated that they have already completed the citizen information census and that they are generating the participatory platforms. The Río Indio socioeconomic census was completed in April. The results are expected in July....
Panama: Puerto Armuelles Multipurpose Dock Works are 39% Complete
Newsroom Panama
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June 21, 2025
You may remember some history of Puerto Amuelles that was Chiquita Banana country at one time. Banana strikes caused Chiquita to leave, jobs were lost, and Puerto became a ghost town. That seems to be the current story in Bocas del Toro where...
Panama Government Declares State Of Emergency In Bocas Del Toro Province -
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) With the latent feeling that everything could explode again, Changuinola woke up this Friday like a city on pause. The night before, the calm that had been so hard to maintain during the days of protests against Law 462...
The Panama Canal Celebrates Nine Years of Expansion with an Increase in Transit and Tonnage
Newsroom Panama
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June 28, 2025
The Panama Canal celebrated the ninth anniversary of its expansion Thursday June 26th recording an increase in transits and tonnage moved during the first eight months of fiscal year 2025, compared to the same period last year. Between October...
Panama’s New Law Requires All Businesses to Display the Full Price
Newsroom Panama
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June 20, 2025
Thursday June 19 of 2025 a law was published in the Official Gazette requiring businesses to display the actual price of a product, including taxes and other charges, on shelves and at the point of sale. This is Law 473, which amends Law 45 of...
Inside the dark side of female bodybuilding as the industry booms – from dehydration to drug scandals & shock deaths
The Sun
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June 27, 2025
BEYOND the chiselled physiques and unwavering dedication to fitness, there lies a deeper, darker side to female bodybuilding communities - with some willing to risk their lives to rule supreme over their beefy competitors. For many women, this...
Spain Donates a Seville-Style Water Fountain to Panama for the Presidential Palace
Newsroom Panama
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June 27, 2025
Spain officially handed over to the Panamanian government Tuesday a Sevillian-style fountain, inspired by the Gothic Alcázar Palace in Seville, which was installed in the Palacio de las Garzas, the presidential headquarters. “This water fountain...
First Quantum Starts Shipping Stockpiled Copper From Panama Mine
Mint
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June 27, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has started shipping stockpiled copper from its stalled mine in Panama, 19 months after the operation was shut down by the country’s top court. A bulk carrier called Lipsi departed on June 18 from Punto...
Jaguar Sentinel exercise conducted in Panama ahead of hurricane season
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 27, 2025
Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo led a two-day tabletop exercise with emergency response personnel in Panama at the Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil (SINAPROC) headquarters, located at the Regional Logistics Center for Humanitarian Assistance...
Panama's Leonardo Bernal shines as switch-hitting marvel for Cardinals
KSDK - Missouri
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Leonardo Bernal shines as a top Cardinals prospect, excelling as a switch-hitting catcher at Double-A Springfield. ST. LOUIS — Leonardo Bernal had a rather unconventional reason to start switch-hitting when he was a young boy growing up in Panama....
Panama Faces Turmoil as Protests Turn Deadly Over Pension Law
Tico Times
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June 18, 2025
A person died on Tuesday in Panama after sustaining a back injury during ongoing protests against a controversial pension reform, according to an official source. The incident occurred in the town of Rambala, in the Caribbean province of Bocas del...
When Parents Break the Educational Mold: Homeschooling in Panama
Newsroom Panama
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June 27, 2025
Recently, the Ministry of Education (Meduca) renewed its call to educators who have been on strike during the first quarter of the school year to resume their activities. Many teachers ignored the call. There is low attendance of educators in...
US Navy’s giant hospital ship arrives in Panama
Defence Blog
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June 26, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in Colón, Panama, on June 25 as part of the Continuing Promise 2025 mission, bringing medical personnel, humanitarian aid, and engineering support to one of Washington’s closest regional partners....
What will Panama’s Role be as Global Demand for Copper Increases
Newsroom Panama
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June 26, 2025
Thousands of former workers, members of supplier companies and local residents staged a march on Sunday in the Panamanian town of Penonomé asking President José Raúl Mulino to initiate talks on a potential reopening of the giant Cobre Panama...
Strengthening Security: Panama’s Approach to Maritime Logistics
Dialogo Magazine
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June 26, 2025
Naval engineer Captain Luis Carlos Camaño, head of the Naval Engineering Department at the Panamanian National Air and Naval Service’s (SENAN) Naval Maintenance Directorate, has dedicated 12 years to public service, 11 of them focused on...
Bocas Del Toro In Panama Reported More Than 300 Arrests In Violent Protests -
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) More than 300 people were arrested and 14 Panamanian Public Force (FP) agents were injured, numerous damages to state facilities, vandalism and looting of businesses are the result of the violent protests in the province...
Panama and Canada lead a Push for Less Shipping Noise on the Ocean
Newsroom Panama
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June 17, 2025
A coalition for a quiet ocean, launched at the third United Nations Ocean Conference this week, aims to curb noise pollution caused by the global shipping industry to protect marine life. The declaration, which is co-led by Canada and Panama, was...
The Expanded Locks of the Panama Canal have Witnessed more than 25,000 Transits in 9 Years
Newsroom Panama
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June 26, 2025
A total of 25,000+ vessel transits have crossed the expanded locks of the Panama Canal in the last nine years, since the inauguration of the first ship, the Cosco Shipping Panama, on June 26, 2016. Specifically, 2,181 vessels passed through the...