Panama Will Host Eleven Environmental Summits and Forums until 2027 With Most of Them UN-Sponsored

From this October until 2027, Panama will host eleven environmental summits and forums, most of them organized by the UN in preparation for COP17—which will be held next year in Yerevan, Armenia—such as the World Congress on Protected and...

Panama’s Coastal Waters Missed Their Annual Cooldown This Year

From January to April, strong winds blowing south from the Atlantic side of Panama through gaps in the Cordillera mountain range typically travel over the country and push warm water away from Panama’s Pacific coast. This displacement allows cold,...

Government Should Back Vital Workforce Over Swiss Multinationals – Maritime Union

Press Release – Maritime Union of New Zealand MUNZ National Secretary Carl Findlay says the application to be exempted is a test of the government’s loyalties. The Maritime Union has today called for the Government to reject an application by...

PAHO monitors Hurricane Melissa and supports health preparedness in the Caribbean

Washington, D.C., 28 October 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is closely monitoring the evolution of Hurricane Melissa, classified as a Category 5 hurricane, as it moves across the Caribbean region. The storm is already...

Panama Sweeps Rival Sherman In Nonleague Action

PANAMA — Kiera Loberg provided seven kills, 16 assists, two blocks, seven digs and two aces as Panama swept Sherman 25-12, 25-17, 25-23 in nonleague volleyball action Tuesday. Lily Hyde added five kills, four digs, 11 points with an ace for Panama...

Panamanian Congress To Debate a Permanent Ban on Corrupt Transnational Corporations

Commercial buildings in Panama. X/@IntelComerpty October 15, 2025 Hour: 9:31 am On Wednesday, Panamanian legislator Augusto Palacios will present a bill amending the 2006 Public Procurement Law, toughening sanctions against companies involved in...

Second ‘No Kings’ rally in Saratoga Springs draws large crowd

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Echoing the first No Kings Day, which was held in June, on Saturday, thousands gathered in the Spa City to protest against President Donald Trump and his administration with a second No Kings Day demonstration. According...

The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Neocolonial Plan For Latin America

Through war, he is reviving the colonial Monroe Doctrine, which top officials now proudly call the Donroe Doctrine. The Donald Trump administration is waging war on Venezuela, but this is part of a larger political war on Latin America. In the...

Emma Tiglao emerges as 2025 Miss Grand International frontrunner

Emma Tiglao. Image: Instagram/@ahleks4u via @emmatiglao Global pageant observers named Emma Tiglao as a major contender for the 2025 Miss Grand International crown, placing the Philippine bet on the top spots of their frontrunners lists....

Malta’s new anti-corruption AI Minister: Meet Xemxija 3000

When Albania announced it had appointed an Artificial Intelligence minister named Diella (meaning "sun"), tasked with fighting corruption, many Maltese onlookers probably sighed wistfully. After all, nothing says "hope" like a robot promising that...

Tropical Wave Approaches Panama With a Huge Amount of Rain On the Way

The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) is monitoring a tropical wave located near the Windward Islands in the Eastern Caribbean, whose path extends northward into the country. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, the...

A Panama Chiriquí Province Senior was Electrocuted While Knocking Down Coconuts Using a Metal Rod

Edgar Hernández, 65, died Saturday afternoon after receiving an electric shock while knocking down sunflower seeds in the Progreso area of ​​the Barú district, Chiriquí province. According to initial reports, the incident occurred when Hernández,...

Panama celebrates joining MERCOSUR as an Associate State

President Jose Raul Mulino signed on Monday the decree on the country’s entry into the bloc, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, a decision previously approved unanimously by the plenary session of the National Assembly...

Panama’s José Caballero is Welcomed with Drumbeats after a Dream Year with the Yankees

José Caballero returned home a hero. The Panamanian arrived at Tocumen International Airport on Sunday night and was greeted with a celebration to the rhythm of drums, applause, and excitement, after completing a dream year with the New York...

Panamanian Ambassador: China sets a strong example in promoting gender equality

At the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women held from October 13 to 14, 2025 in Beijing, the Ambassador of Panama to China Miguel Humberto Lecaro Barcenas praised China's ongoing efforts to promote gender equality and empower women, calling it "a good...

Panama To Host Next World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027

Panama will host the seventh International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027, IUCN announced this week. The Congress is the premier global forum for setting the agenda for protected and...

Butte 'No Kings' rally draws nearly 1,000 protesters along Harrison Avenue

Nearly 1,000 people participated Saturday in the No Kings protest rally in front of the Butte Plaza Mall. Butte native Dee Wilson, 79, holds a protest sign while participating in a No Kings protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 by the Butte Plaza...

What the Panamanian Government Offered Chiquita to Reactivate Banana Farms in Bocas del Toro

Following the endorsement by the Comptroller General of the Republic, the Government of Panama announced the Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 29 with Chiquita Panama LLC, which will allow the reactivation of banana operations in Bocas...

Panama Officials Learn About Shared Services Fund

The village of Panama talked with County Legislator Travis Heiser about a potential Government Efficiency Fund that is included in the county budget for 2026. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse PANAMA — Panama village officials are learning more about a...

International Organizations and Activists Reject Far-Right Machado Nobel Peace Prize

Machado dedicated the award to US President Donald Trump. (EFE) Caracas, October 13, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Latin American social movements and regional leaders rejected the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to...