Browsing: Crime & Safety

In a recent tour of western Panama, National Police Director Jaime Fernández delivered news that caught many residents off guard.…

A three-day court hearing in Panama City has ended with 12 suspects placed in pretrial detention for their alleged roles…

The white handkerchiefs were meant to signal peace. Instead, they became targets. On July 10, 1987, thousands of Panamanians gathered…

Inside Panama’s overcrowded prisons, a power shift is underway. The country’s new prison director has declared that incarcerated individuals will…

Panamanian authorities swept across four provinces Wednesday morning, executing 23 search warrants in what they called Operation Pandora. The target…

The Panamanian government has appointed a new director general for its penitentiary system following one of the most significant prison…

When Sumilexy Miller looks at the numbers coming across her desk, she sees a troubling pattern. The director of Panama’s…

Drivers heading toward Panama West faced significant delays Monday morning after a tractor-trailer burst into flames along the Centenario Highway.…

Wildlife officials in Panama pulled off a significant bust this week, intercepting 119 Hawksbill turtle eggs being transported illegally through…

A mother in Panama City recently tried to check if a neighbor working at her child’s school had a history…