Browsing: Politics & Government

The Panamanian government has temporarily closed Isla Escudo de Veraguas to all human activity, effectively barring the Indigenous Ngöbe-Buglé people…

Panama’s Ministry of Public Security has implemented significant changes to how foreigners can present identification when requested by authorities. The…

Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is traveling to Panama as the first stop on a multi-nation tour of Latin America. Her…

Social movements have fundamentally shaped Panama’s national identity and legislative framework for over a century. These collective actions, driven by…

Zelmar Rodriguez, the administrator of Panama’s National Authority of Public Services, is confronting systemic service failures in water, electricity, and…

Mayors from three of Panama’s largest districts are demanding the national government transfer approximately 500 million dollars in outstanding property…

More than twenty countries have urged Panama to enhance legal protections for its LGBTQ citizens. The recommendations came during Panama’s…

Panama successfully completed its fourth Universal Periodic Review before the United Nations Human Rights Council this week. The Central American…

The Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (Uniore) has a new presiding nation. Panama officially transferred the Pro Tempore Presidency to…

Major American airports are experiencing widespread flight delays and cancellations as a historic government shutdown creates a critical shortage of…