The Latest Breaking News from Panama

Panama Wants The Trump Admin To Help Clean Up The Jungle Path Used By Migrants To Reach The U.S.

The Panamanian government wants the Trump administration to help finance the clean-up of the Darien Gap, the jungle path used by migrants on their way to the U.S.

Latin Times · May 19, 2025

Caught on camera, capuchin monkeys kidnap howler monkey babies

Scientists have found evidence of monkey kidnappings in Panama

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

AP PHOTOS: Former US school buses get a second life in Panama

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The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Thousands march over concern Panama bending to US government

Thousands of Panamanians have marched in the capital in the largest protest yet against an agreement signed during last month's visit by the U.S. defense secretary

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

The Darien Gap was once largely untouched jungle running along the Colombia-Panama border, and thousands of Comarca Embera Indigenous people long lived off the land and winding rivers

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

The US could get screwed on screwworm

For years, a multi-country effort kept screwworm at bay. The US picking fights with Mexico isn't helping

Salon · Apr 28, 2025

Vicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigation

Senior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leak

The Guardian - US · Apr 26, 2025

Costa Rica will give migrants deported from the US permits to stay in the country for 3 months

Costa Rica says it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Panama City Rises To The El Salvador Challenge: An Emerging Bitcoin, Ethereum Hub

Panama City has greenlighted the use of crypto for city payments, including taxes and permits, marking a major milestone in the global race toward cryptocurrency adoption.

International Business Times · Apr 18, 2025

Photos of Panamanians who say their migrant-related businesses have dried up

The Trump administration’s crackdown on migration has ended the massive flow of people heading north through a treacherous jungle on the Colombia-Panama border called the Darien Gap. Local residents who gave up their crops to make good money supporting the migrants say the business has disappeared. Some had transformed their…

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025