Category: Panama
November 21, 2022 > Fanny Ahman
Escaping Atlantis: Islanders off coast of Panama are fleeing their homes
Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. GARDI SUGDUB, Panama — One last time, the Guna Indigenous people blow their seashells to bid farewell to their home […] Read More >
April 9, 2020 > Paola Nagovitch
Gender-Based Quarantines in Panama and Peru Endanger Trans Communities
As global coronavirus cases climb above 1.5 million and deaths pass 94,000, heads of state are desperate to curb the disease’s reach. Latin American governments have taken a variety of […] Read More >
May 6, 2019 > Vaclav Masek
Panama’s President-Elect Vows ‘Profound Change’ as Cloud of Corruption Hangs Over Varela
With 33% of the total vote share, Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) was elected as Panama’s new president on Sunday, putting the country’s largest party back […] Read More >
April 13, 2016 > Staff
Latin American Authorities Continue Probes in Wake of Panama Papers
Top Story — The largest-ever digital leak of financial information, the Panama Papers, is still generating furor across Latin America. On Tuesday, organized crime prosecutors raided the office from which […] Read More >
August 3, 2011 > Staff
Noriega Headed Back To Panama After France Signs Extradition Papers
Today in Latin America Top Story — A lawyer representing former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega said Tuesday that French authorities have agreed to extradite him to his native Panama. French […] Read More >
July 1, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Leaked Diplomatic Cable Reveals U.S. Panama Express Rendition Program; Hints At FARC In Panama City
A secret agreement between the governments of Panama and the United States allows alleged drug traffickers caught in international waters to be “unofficially” brought to Panama before being sent to […] Read More >
March 5, 2010 > Matt Landau
Panama’s UNESCO Sites in Danger
PANAMA CITY — Two historic neighborhoods in the Republic of Panama are in danger of losing their status of World Heritage Sites as recognized by United Nations Educational, Scientific, and […] Read More >