Browsing: Crime & Safety

Scammers are getting bolder in Panama. They pretend to be government officials. They call, text, and email consumers. Their goal…

When Wladimir González picks up his phone these days, he sees a disturbing pattern. The chief of cybercrime for Panama’s…

The creation of a municipal police force in Panama City has sparked a legal battle that now sits before the…

The ground gave way without warning in the early hours of Monday morning. A landslide struck Colón province, forcing families…

Deep in Panama’s Pacific waters, a luxury sport fishing yacht found itself on the wrong side of the law last…

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…