Panama News Headlines Quick Reads April 8 And 9 2025 -

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Miss Universe 2024, Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig, will visit Panama. This is the second consecutive year that Panama has received a visit from the reigning Miss Universe. In 2024, Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios visited our country.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Panama on April 7 for CENTSEC 2025, amid rising diplomatic tensions related to Chinese influence in the Canal.

Panama Ports: PPC audit reveals non-compliance and financial manipulation, according to Comptroller Flores. Gerardo Solís endorsed the audit, but Comptroller Flores says it was never endorsed.

Panama's President Mulino says Panama is still waiting for an agreement on the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal.

BlackRock CEO estimates that the purchase of ports in Panama will take nine months.

Gatun Lake reaches historic highs: rainfall and good water management.

Be sure to attend the Boquete Orchid Festival from April 10th to the 20th in the Boquete Fairgrounds

Trump and the end of free trade: Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned that the world is entering a new economic phase marked by the abandonment of the rules-based system of globalization and free trade.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheibaum, will invest in the Interoceanic Corridor to compete with the Panama Canal.

MICI (Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Panama) is analyzing the impact of the 10% tariff imposed by the United States and will seek Panama's exclusion from this measure. Panama exporters may have to adjust their costs due to the 10% tariff.

Panama faces $11 billion in lawsuits over mining, infrastructure, and services contracts.

Panamanian minor with Amber alert located in Nicaragua

Jordi Roca, renowned pastry chef, landed in Panama to discover Constantino Blandford's organic cacao, a journey that goes beyond flavor and delves into the rich culture and sustainability of the Ngäbe Buglé ethnic group.

Deaths due to defective Medifarma serum in Peru: In Panama, the Ministry of Health suspended the health registration of Medifarma SA products from Peru and ordered their withdrawal from pharmacies. Thirteen of this pharmaceutical company's medications are registered in the country.

Banesco Panama commemorates Women's Month with a forum on leadership and female development.

A Panama Tunnel Boring Machine Excavates 800 Meters on Metro Line 3

Amazon, Temu, and AliExpress could set up operations in Panama following Trump's tariffs. Be on the lookout for some very cheap Chinese products flooding the country.

Williana Rojas, the queen of Ironman 70.3 Panama. Rojas took the honors in this competition, finishing with a time of 4 hours, 47 minutes, and 30 seconds, beating out Argentina's Micaela Bacalo and Colombia's Lina Herrera.

Medicinal cannabis: Mulino repeals Cortizo's decree and issues new rules

There is great optimism in Panama over Maersk division's purchase of the Panama Canal Railroad.

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