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Counterfeiting, contraband, cocaine: how Panama’s trade hub lost its lustre

Colón’s free trade zone was meant to be hub for the Americas but it has become a byword for drugs, gangs and violence

The Guardian - US

Former Panama president's sons return after U.S. conviction for money laundering

Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli returned to their country on Wednesday, after serving a sentence in the United States for money laundering in a case linked to the Odebrecht scandal, a spokesperson for the family said.

Reuters

U.S. bars Panamanian ex-President Martinelli from entering the country

The United States will bar former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and his immediate family from entering the country, accusing him of accepting bribes, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Sons of Panamanian ex-president released from US prison

The two brothers are expected to return to Panama on Wednesday, where they and their father face corruption charges.

Al Jazeera

Panama awaits return of ex-president's sons in bribery case

Two sons of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli are expected back in Panama after completing prison sentences in the United States for laundering millions of dollars in bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht

The Independent UK

The Darien disaster does not define story of Scottish colonisations

THE disastrous Darien scheme, a Scottish colony in Panama in the late 1690s whose failure almost crashed Scotland’s economy, played an important…

The National (Scotland)

Migrants arrive in record numbers in Panama in 2022, data shows

Migrants arrived at record numbers in Panama in 2022, the Central American nation said Sunday, with most of them leaving Venezuela and crossing the dangerous Darien Gap region in an attempt to reach the United States.

Reuters

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Panama seizes record number of drugs for second consecutive year

Panama seized a record for drugs in 2022, its Public Security ministry said on Saturday, as the country struggles with drugs being trafficked through its territory to the United States and Europe.

Reuters

Panama aims for 'fair' deal with Canadian miner First Quantum

Panama's government is in talks with Canada-based miner First Quantum Minerals over the conditions under which it operates its flagship copper mine, the government's Chief Revenue Officer Publio De Gracia said on Friday.

Reuters

Canadian firm blames Panama for closure of copper mine

A Canadian company is claiming the government of Panama cut off talks, resulting in the closure of a huge copper mine

The Independent UK

Panama ex-President Martinelli to stand trial on money laundering charge

A Panamanian judge summoned former President Ricardo Martinelli to stand trial for a money laundering charge, investigators said on Friday.

Reuters

Panama confronts illegal trafficking of animals

In a tropical forest beside the Panama Canal, two endangered, black-handed spider monkeys swing about their wire enclosure balanced by their long tails

The Independent UK

Russian crewman's hand cut off in cargo ship accident

SONGKHLA: A Russian crewman on a Panama-registered cargo ship was brought ashore in a medical evacuation for hospital treatment after his right hand was cut off in a work accident on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

UN Wildlife Conference Ends with Protection for 500 Species

An international conference on trade in endangered species ended Friday in Panama, with protections established for over 500 species. The measures were approved by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, known by its initials as CITES. The conference agreed to tighten trade regulations…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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How did the USMNT miss the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

This is how the USMNT missed the 2018 World Cup.

Evening Standard

‘England, I wasn’t expecting that!’ - Fans celebrate 6-2 win over Iran

The Three Lions’ thrashing of Iran to open their campaign in Qatar was the nation’s second-biggest win in the history of the tournament

Bangkok Post

Shark fin hunters targeted, wildlife summit extends protection

PANAMA CITY: A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks, the ancient ocean vertebrates targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup.

The National (Scotland)

Alan Campbell: Scotland ‘under-23’ fixture smacks of expediency

A GENUINE under-23 friendly against Panama last night would have been a welcome and progressive development. It’s obvious to anyone with…

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The Times of India

ED finds Panama papers link to Telangana granite industry

HYDERABAD: The searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have led the agency to a link between Panama Paper and the granite industries in Karimnagar in Telangana.

The Guardian - US

Turtle poaching for pet trade threatens half of world’s species

Panama Cites convention considers proposals to protect turtle populations also depleted for food, medication and colorful shells

Reuters

Panama judge calls two ex-presidents to trial in Odebrecht probe

A Panama judge on Tuesday called two former presidents, as well as a slate of other high-profile figures, to trial over money-laundering related to the Odebrecht bribery probe, a sweeping corruption investigation that has rippled across Latin America.

The Independent UK

100-year-old Panamanian community to move to mainland as sea level rises over island

When the tide rises, water is already coming into some houses

The Guardian - US

Venezuelans who braved horrific jungle trek may now have to repeat it

Migrants who emerged from a two-week trek through the Panama’s Darién Gap found the US had slammed the door to asylum shut

Tribune News Service

Repatriation flights start for Venezuelans stuck in Mexico, Panama

A group Venezuelans barred from the U.S. have flown home from Mexico and Panama in the first special flights for migrants since the U.S. enacted tougher border controls this month.

The Independent UK

Venezuelans halted in Panama by US policy change return home

With dashed dreams and empty hands, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants are stranded in Panama’s capital looking for a way home after surviving the crossing of the Darien Gap only to find that a United States policy change had closed the border to them

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