The Latest Breaking News from Panama

Croatia added to ‘grey list’ by financial crimes watchdog

The move makes Croatia the only EU country on the list, which also includes the United Arab Emirates, Panama and Mali.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2023

2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup: fixtures, groups and UK TV coverage

This summer’s Fifa Women’s World Cup will be broadcast live in the UK on the BBC and ITV. All 64 matches from the tournament will be on free-to-air terrestrial TV with both broadcasters showing the final. 

The Week · Jun 20, 2023

Two arrests in Leicestershire over £120m cocaine haul hidden in charcoal

The National Crime Agency said around 1.6 tonnes of cocaine was found in 800 sacks of charcoal that was on a ship travelling from Panama.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap

Panama has unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap that spans its eastern border with Colombia

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

Panama boosts security in Darien Gap to confront human traffickers

Panama launched a police operation on Friday at its border with Colombia to fight organized crime and human smuggling linked to the growing flow of migrants crossing the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2023

Panama grants legal rights to sea turtles, boosting 'rights of nature' movement

Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live in an environment free of pollution and other detrimental impacts caused by humans, a change that represents a different way of thinking about how to protect wildlife.

ABC News · Jun 3, 2023

Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime, migrant smugglers

Panama has launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia to combat organized crime groups and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through the perilous Darien Gap this year

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Droughts Boost Shipping Costs and Keep Inflation Elevated

A severe drought that has reduced water levels in the Panama Canal threatens to boost shipping costs that may keep inflation elevated, a new challenge to global central banks as they seek to contain inflation. Water levels at Gatun Lake, which feeds the locks in the Panama Canal to raise...

Barchart · Jun 2, 2023

Sophie Habboo stuns on honeymoon as fuming husband Jamie Laing is still without luggage

Made In Chelsea star Sophie Habboo has stunned on her honeymoon as hubby Jamie Laing is unimpressed as he has no clothes after his suitcase got lost on their 'nightmare' journey

Daily Mirror · May 31, 2023

Child migrants crossing Darien Gap surge eightfold -UNICEF

The number of child migrants crossing a dangerous stretch of jungle dividing Colombia and Panama has rapidly increased during the first four months of this year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 30, 2023