Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday called on Latin American governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse “onerous visa requirements” for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans who have struggled to find work, access to health care...

Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama deported 29 Colombians on Tuesday on a flight that the government said was the first paid for by the United States under an agreement the two countries signed in July. The Colombians had entered Panama illegally through the Darien jungle, a path used by...

Copa Holdings: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

PANAMA CITY (AP) — PANAMA CITY (AP) — Copa Holdings SA (CPA) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $120.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Panama City-based company said it had net income of $2.88. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The...

Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Border police in Panama said Wednesday that they have arrested 15 people who allegedly ran a smuggling ring to move Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap. The dangerous, jungle-clad gap connects Colombia and Panama, and represents a major route for migrants to...

Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak

The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday. The new recall...

10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Ten migrants drowned trying to cross a rushing river in Panama’s Darien Gap that borders Colombia, Panamanian authorities said Wednesday. The National Border Service said in a statement that the victims were swept away by the strong current and their bodies...

Banco Latinoamericano: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

PANAMA CITY (AP) — PANAMA CITY (AP) — Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (BLX) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $50.1 million. The bank, based in Panama City, said it had earnings of $1.36 per share. The bank created in South and Central...

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing the impact of stricter immigration enforcement Mulino had pushed. ...

Panama’s border police say migration through the Darien Gap is down since President José Raúl Mulino took office July 1

Chile says a Venezuelan fugitive has been arrested in the killing of an anti-Maduro dissident

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile announced Friday that one of the suspects wanted in the kidnapping and killing of a dissident Venezuelan soldier on Chilean soil early this year has been arrested in Costa Rica. The slaying in February caused shock in Chile, where Ronald Ojeda, a...