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The Panama Canal is Enduring One of its Worst Droughts and it Could Cost it up to $700 million

Severe drought has led to a significant decline in Panama Canal traffic, causing disruption to a vital global trade route

Latin Times

Three Players Lead Latin America Amateur Championship

Omar Morales, Santiago de la Fuente and Jose Arzu lead the ninth instalment of the Latin America Amateur Championship through one round at the Santa Maria Golf Club in Panama.

Golf Monthly

Latin America Amateur Championship: Notes From Panama, Thursday

Fergus Bisset is in Panama for the Latin America Amateur Championship. Here’s what he’s up to today.

Golf Monthly

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Argentina To Host The 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship

Pilar Golf in Argentina will play host to the 2025 Latin America Championship. The news was announced this morning in a press conference in Panama.

Golf Monthly

Latin America Amateur Championship: Notes From Panama, Wednesday

Fergus Bisset has travelled to Panama for the ninth instalment of the Latin America Amateur Championship. Here’s what he's up to.

Golf Monthly

3 major invitations on the line at 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship

Three major championship invitations are on the line.

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National Hat Day: The Panama Hat is Actually Ecuadorian and Advocates Are Pushing to Update the Name

They asked retailers to rename the Panama hat to the Ecuador hat.

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Panamanian commission visits copper mine shut down after court invalidated concession

Panama’s government has inspected a huge copper mine shut down after the country’s Supreme Court ruled in November that the government’s concession with a Canadian mining company was unconstitutional

The Independent UK

23 million-year-old petrified mangrove forest discovered hiding in plain sight in Panama

Fossils discovered on Barro Colorado Island suggest central Panama was once home to a vast mangrove forest that was preserved when a volcanic mudflow buried it 23 million years ago.

LiveScience

Here's How to Profit From Renewed Supply Chain Woes

Wall Street analysts have largely declared victory over COVID-related supply chain bottlenecks, but geopolitical conflicts and climate change have created new chokepoints for international trade in the Suez and Panama Canals. Here's how investors can profit from more upside in the major shipping companies this year.

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Journey of Desperation: Record Numbers Brave Darién Gap for Uncertain Future

Around a quarter of the total were minors, according to Panama. Many of them cross on their way to the U.S.

Latin Times

Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023

Jungle between Colombia and Panama marks the start of the dangerous trek north from South America to the United States

The Guardian - US

120,000 Minors Crossed Darien Gap Last Year In Bid To Reach US

Record numbers of migrants crossing the hostile Darien gap jungle in 2023 included 120,000 minors, the Panama government said Monday.

International Business Times

A Migrant's Odyssey From Venezuela To The United States

Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.

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Changing climate casts a shadow over the future of the Panama Canal – and global trade

Facing a near unprecedented ‘rainfall deficit’, the Panama Canal has been forced to restrict the number of vessels passing through it

Al Jazeera

As migration to the US border rises, experts fear surge in sexual violence

Groups like Doctors Without Borders report an increase in assault cases around migration hot spots like the Darién Gap.

Latin Times

On This Day: U.S.' Invasion of Panama and Key Moments of 'Operation Just Cause'

The invasion of the Central American nation has been questioned on numerous occasions

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Record Migration Surge Through Darien Jungle Amid Global Crises

Eye-opening expose on the treacherous journeys and hardships faced by migrants braving the jungles and seas in search of a better life.

The Independent UK

Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for hundreds of thousands from around the world

The jungle between Colombia and Panama used to be impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America

The Conversation

Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment

Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even if claims are not formally recognized by governments.

The Independent UK

Christmas supplies at risk as Panama Canal suffers drought

Experts are concerned Christmas deliveries could be impacted by the major delays on the hugely important shipping route

International Business Times

Canadian Mining Firm Seeks To Suspend 7,000 Workers In Panama

Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals on Thursday asked Panama's government to suspend the contracts of some 7,000 workers at Central America's biggest copper mine, due to be closed under a court ruling.

The Independent UK

Panama's high court declares mining contract unconstitutional. Here is what happens next

In a historic ruling, Panama’s Supreme Court declared that legislation granting a mining concession to a subsidiary of Canadian mining company First Quantum Mineral was unconstitutional

Latin Times

Supreme Court Finds Panama's 20-Year Copper Mine Contract Unconstitutional

For the last couple of weeks, protesters have been demanding that the government cancel its agreement with First Quantum Minerals, which gave the company permission to mine copper in a biodiverse jungle.

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