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...

Ruling could permit a new reservoir for the water-starved Panama Canal, but it could take 6 years

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A court ruling could permit the construction of a new reservoir to feed the water-starved Panama Canal, but the project might take six years to build, the managers of the waterway said Monday. The Panama Canal has decreased the maximum number of ships travelling...

Colombia draws Brazil 1-1 and will play Panama in quarterfinals while Seleção face Uruguay

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo challenged his team to stay sharp and energized through every physical and emotional moment against mighty Brazil, all the way through two scorching-hot halves of soccer and nearly another 10 minutes of stoppage time. ...

José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia. The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration through...

US to pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants who may be heading north

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is going to pay for flights and offer other help to Panama to remove migrants under an agreement signed Monday, as the Central American country's new president has vowed to shut down the treacherous Darien Gap used by people traveling north to the United...

José Raúl Mulino is sworn in for 5-year term as president of Panama; promises to stop migration through the Darien Gap