Illegal Alien Wanted for Raping Child in Panama Arrested in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Julio Cesar Henao-Cordoba, a 38-year-old Colombian national wanted for aggravated rape of a child in Panama, outside his residence in State College on Thursday,…
US asks Panama to strip flags from Iranian ships sanctioned by Washington
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The United States has asked Panama to ban Iranian vessels sanctioned by Washington from using its flag, U.S. State Department special envoy Abram Paley said on Wednesday. Paley…
Panama Canal ‘understands’ Maersk move to rail amid drought
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal said on Friday it “understands” clients’ decisions to turn to alternative shipping methods as the canal, one of the world’s busiest trade…
Six Arrested for Looting in Storm-Damaged Panama City Beach Area
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – January 10, 2024 – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of six individuals on charges of burglary in the storm-damaged Treasure Circle area of…
Panama lowers 2024 economic growth estimate to about 2.5%
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s economic growth next year is now estimated at about 2.5%, down “in light of new scenarios,” Economy and Finance Minister Hector Alexander said on Tuesday. Speaking at…
Panama starts process for First Quantum’s mine ‘definitive’ closure
(Reuters) – Panama has started the process for Canadian miner First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine’s “definitive” closure, a government statement said on Friday, following the official notification for the miner to end…
Fuel tankers face long slog as Panama Canal drought reroutes flows
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil tanker Cururo is taking the long way from Houston to Chile: sailing the length of South America’s Atlantic coast, across the Strait of Magellan and…
Panama Canal drought to delay grain ships well into 2024
By Karl Plume (Reuters) – Bulk grain shippers hauling crops from the U.S. Gulf Coast export hub to Asia are sailing longer routes and paying higher freight costs to avoid vessel congestion…
Panama trade minister resigns after mining contract backlash
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama’s Trade Minister Federico Alfaro announced his resignation on Thursday days after the country’s top court ruled a contract between the government and Canadian miner First…
First Quantum CEO arrives in Panama after country orders mine shutdown
(Reuters) – The CEO of First Quantum Tristan Pascall has arrived in Panama, a company spokesperson said on Thursday after the Central American nation ordered the Canadian miner to shut down its…
Dwindling copper supply from Panama and Peru could wipe out global surplus in 2024
By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) – Reduced supply from major copper producers Panama and Peru may flip the global copper market into a deficit from surplus in 2024 or at least tighten…
First Quantum’s Panama mine not operating at commercial production levels
By Valentine Hilaire and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) -A major Panama copper mine run by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals is not operating at commercial levels, a spokesman said on Thursday, following blockades by…
Panama lawmakers scrap plan to annul copper mine concession
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Panama scratched provisions from a proposed bill that would cancel a recently approved mining concession extending the life of a controversial but…
Miner First Quantum faces rocky road as Panama protesters dig in
By Valentine Hilaire and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) -Battered Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals is bracing for a rocky road ahead as Panama moves to strike down its contract to operate one…
First Quantum shares extend fall over Panama mine uncertainty
(Reuters) – Shares in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals continued their fall for the third straight day, on looming uncertainty over the future of the company’s key open pit copper mine project…
Panama president asks voters to decide on contentious First Quantum mining contract
By Valentine Hilaire and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday Panama would hold a referendum to decide whether to scrap a contract with Canadian miner First Quantum’s…
Panama announces new measures to curb record migration through Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama announced on Friday new measure to curb rising migrant crossings through the Darien Gap jungle region linking the country with Colombia, which reached an all time high this…
Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to remain
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal’s water levels have not recovered enough as the end of the rainy season approaches and limits on daily transit and vessel draft…
Panama Canal extends transit restrictions through Sept. 2
By Elida Moreno and Marianna Parraga PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday notified shippers it is extending through Sept. 2 restrictions for vessels to transit through the waterway…
Panama blasts Colombia for inaction on Darien Gap migrants
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The head of Panama’s migration agency lashed out at Colombia on Friday, slamming its southern neighbor for failure to help control the flow of mostly…
US bans former Panama president for ‘significant corruption,’ Blinken says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has banned former Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez from entering the U.S. for his “involvement in significant corruption,” Secretary of State Antony…
Panama pledges to purge more substandard ships from world’s largest registry
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained in foreign ports, a…
Panama Canal postpones depth restrictions after much-needed rain
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal will postpone depth restrictions that were set to affect the largest ships crossing the key waterway, the canal authority said, after much-needed…
Panama boosts security in Darien Gap to confront human traffickers
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – 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…
US, Panama, Colombia agree plan to curb migration in Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap,…
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Boca Chica, Panama region -USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Boca Chica, Panama region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey(USGS)said. The quake’s epicenter was 72 kilometers south of Boca Chica and at a depth…
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