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Cuba attends 2025 Panama International Book Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, August 12 (ACN) Executives and specialists from the Cuban Ministry of Justice (MINJUS) and members of the Cuban Book Chamber, the Ignacio Agramonte y Loynaz Publishing House and other institutions make up the island’s official...

U.S. and Panama Deepen Alliance to Defend Vital Canal
In a powerful display of bilateral cooperation, the United States and Panama have concluded PANAMAX-Alpha 2025, a multi-phase joint military exercise designed to strengthen the defense of one of the world’s most critical maritime arteries. The...

Panama Landslide Cleanup Work is Underway on the Chiriquí Grande-Gualaca Highway
Panama – Bocas: The Ministry of Public Works (MOP), through its Regional Directorate in Bocas del Toro and in coordination with the company Constructora Urbana, SA (CUSA), began Monday the cleaning and clearing work on the road that connects...

US, China clash at UN meeting over Panama Canal
By Lily Zhou Contributing Writer Chinese and U.S. representatives clashed on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting over the Panama Canal amid an ongoing battle over control of the waterway that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans....
Panama Maritime Authority has taken immediate and decisive action
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has taken immediate and decisive action in response to the recent inclusion of a company, a Panamanian citizen, and 17 vessels registered under the Panamanian Ship Registry on the U.S. Department of the...

What We’re Watching: Western allies prep for Alaska summit, Panama plays both sides, Israel proposes new plan for Palestinians
During a planned group call later today, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and some of his fellow European leaders will press US President Donald Trump to consult Kyiv more deeply. Europe is concerned that Trump will concede to certain...

Panama will not register oil tankers and bulk carriers older
Home/Sector/Bulk Carrier/Panama will not register oil tankers and bulk carriers older Panama Tightens Ship Registration Rules Yukta SharmaAugust 5, 2025Last Updated: August 5, 2025 0 1 minute read The Panamanian Ship Registry has announced...

In The 200M Breaststroke At The Junior Pan American Games, Emily Santos Wins Silver For Panama -
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian swimmer Emily Santos gave Panama the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games being held in Asunción, Paraguay. A lunge with her arm at the end of the competition in the...

Connecticut, Nevada, Panama, Venezuela win LLBWS openers
Luca Pellegrini fired a one-hitter to lead Fairfield (Conn.) National, representing the Metro Region, to a 1-0 victory over Texas on Wednesday night to cap the first day of Little League Baseball World Series action in South Williamsport, Pa....

Panama Quick Reads - Cobre Mine - Margarita Island - More Than A Ton Of Drugs Seized In Transit To Germany And More -
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) More than a Ton of Suspected Drugs Seized on a Ship Transiting through Panama The National Police reported seizing 1,858 packages of suspected drugs in Colón during Operation Safe Dawn. The cargo was in transit to...

Morocco Opens Pavilion as Guest of Honor at Panama International Book Fair
Rabat – The 21st Panama International Book Fair has opened with Morocco as guest of honor, with a week of cultural, literary, and artistic encounters from August 11 to 17. The inaugural ceremony brought together senior Panamanian officials,...

How to Watch Panama vs Australia: Live Stream 2025 Little League World Series, TV Channel
The top 20 Little League teams from around the globe enter Williamsport, aiming to become the 2025 Little League World Series champions, and you can catch all the action on ESPN. A general view of signage before the Little League World Series...

Panama promotes scientific program against cancer
According to a statement from the Social Security Fund, the joint project signed with the Ministry of Health and the National Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation has received support of $10 million. “This is a unique program in the...
Panama will no longer register tankers and bulk carriers older than 15 years

China, US clash over Panama Canal
UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the US warning that Beijing’s influence over the key waterway could threaten global trade and security and China calling US...
Panama ports sales challenge could turn into Trump win
Panama’s comptroller general has asked the country’s supreme court to review CK Hutchison’s contract to operate the ports of Balboa and Cristobal. Hutchison of Hong Kong (0001.HK) operates the maritime centers through its Panama Ports subsidiary...

Panama Ship Registry expelling 17 vessels hit by US sanctions
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) said it had taken “immediate and decisive” action following the latest sanctions against trade with Iran issued by US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) last week. The PMA said...

Panama Intensifies Crackdown on Sanctioned Vessels with Registry Cancellations
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has initiated proceedings to cancel the registration of 17 vessels recently placed on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list. The action comes as part of Panama’s broader effort to...

Parents out-of-pocket as Waikato dentist moves to Panama
A former Cambridge dentist took thousands of dollars in payments for teeth straightening treatment, days before he shut down his former practice from Panama. Dr Vernon Kruger claimed True Alignment Orthodontics was not his practice in November...

Linda Sue Winsett
Linda Sue Winsett, 70, of Clarksville, TN., formerly of Shelbyville, died August 18, 2025. She was born August 12, 1955 in Panama; former employee of National Pen Corporation; a member of Southside Church of Christ and a Veteran of the U.S. Air...