Browsing: Crime & Safety

A lawyer for ex-officials assaulted by municipal police during a protest over unpaid severance payments has filed a criminal complaint…

Panama municipal police officers are now training with heavy-caliber weapons, a development that has reignited a fierce legal and political…

A pilot walked away completely unharmed Tuesday morning after a Panama aircraft accident sent his single‑engine plane swerving off the…

A Cuban-American fugitive wanted in Florida for allegedly trafficking cocaine and selling controlled substances was removed from Panama this week…

The latest 2026 crime statistics from Panama’s Integrated System of Criminal Statistics (SIEC) paint a sobering picture of public safety…

A shipping container moving through Panamanian ports en route to Australia was found to be carrying hundreds of packages of…

Three citizens pushing to turn Panama political defection into a crime saw their initiative collapse on July 30, when the…

A staggering $40 million hole punched into the Panamanian treasury by a web of fake tax credits has forced the…

Protecting the Panama Canal, a waterway that handles roughly 5 percent of global maritime trade, demands more than just naval…

The volume of AI cyberattacks Panama is confronting has surged by staggering multiples, transforming the country’s status as a global…