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Mayor of Historic City Among Those Netted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering

by Panama Tribune | Sep 26, 2017 | Panama

The mayor of La Villa de Los Santos, the birthplace of Panama's independence movement, was among 11 suspects arrested Sunday night for allegedly trafficking drugs and laundering money through cockfights, Panama's attorney general announced on Monday. An investigation...

Blackout at Panama Airport Strands Thousands

by Panama Tribune | Sep 19, 2017 | Americas, Panama, Travel

A prolonged power outage on Monday paralyzed Panama's primary airport, dubbed the "Hub of the Americas," and stranded thousands of passengers at the Tocumen International Airport and in other parts of the Americas where scheduled flights were canceled or...

Federal Judge Orders ex-Panamanian President Extradited

by Panama Tribune | Aug 31, 2017 | Americas, Panama

A U.S. federal judge on Thursday approved the extradition of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to face embezzlement and illegal surveillance charges in his home country. In a 93-page ruling, Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres, of the Southern District of...

Hotel Occupancy in Panama City Falls Below 45%

by Panama Tribune | Apr 2, 2017 | Business, Panama, Travel

Hotel occupancy in Panama City fell to 44.69% in December last year, according to preliminary data from Panama's comptroller released last week. The Panamanian government and hotels have blamed informal lodging, including Airbnb, for the downward trend that began in...

Trump, Varela Discuss Venezuela

by Panama Tribune | Feb 20, 2017 | Americas

President Trump and his Panamanian counterpart Juan Carlos Varela discussed regional security issues, including organized crime and deteriorating conditions in Venezeula, during a telephone call Sunday afternoon. The call came just days after Mr. Trump urged Venezuela...

Panama Commemorates 1964 ‘Flag Protest’

by Panama Tribune | Jan 9, 2017 | Panama

Decades of simmering tension over U.S. control of the Panama Canal and its adjacent land boiled over 53 years ago today in riots over flags which eventually forced the United States to relinquish the waterway in 1999. At the end of the three-day riot that began on...

Cuba Offers to Repay Czech Debt with Rum

by Panama Tribune | Dec 18, 2016 | Americas

Cash-strapped Cuba has offered to repay its Cold War-era debt to then-Czechoslovakia with rum and medicine, an offer which the Czech Finance Ministry said it was considering. The ministry, which had been negotiating a payment plan, called the offer "interesting" and...

Explosion at Altaplaza Mall KFC Leaves 12 Injured

by Panama Tribune | Dec 18, 2016 | Panama

An explosion during the installation of kitchen equipment at a KFC in Altaplaza Mall in Panama City left 12 people injured, some of them with second- and third-degree burns, Panamanian authorities said on Friday. Some of the victims were treated for smoke inhalation...

Report: Aviation Safety Audit Result Alarms Panama

by Panama Tribune | Dec 11, 2016 | Business, Travel

Panama's ability to oversee aviation safety within its borders and comply with international norms has declined sharply in the past decade, raising the spectre of losing its safety rating with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The International Civil Aviation...

Panama Kicks Off Christmas Season With Parade

by Panama Tribune | Dec 11, 2016 | Culture

Panama City holds its annual Christmas parade on the waterfront at 5:00 p.m. today, ending its extravagant celebration with fireworks at 7:30 p.m. Access to Balboa Avenue and three waterfront roads, known as Cinta Costera I, II and III, will be closed to vehicular...

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