News: Panama

We have started to collect the most important news related to Panama in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Panama: news

Cuban arms on seized N Korean ship

Wednesday, July 17th 2013, 16:14
related countries: Cuba, North Korea

A North Korean ship seized in the Panama Canal was transporting Soviet-era weapons for repair from Cuba, Havana says.
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North Korea ship seized by Panama

Tuesday, July 16th 2013, 17:56
related countries: North Korea

Panama seizes a North Korean-flagged ship carrying "undeclared military cargo" thought to be "sophisticated missile equipment", its leader says.
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Nicaragua approves canal project

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 21:58
related countries: China, Nicaragua

Nicaragua's Congress votes in favour of a Chinese plan to built a waterway between the Caribbean and the Pacific, to rival the Panama Canal.
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Panama closes schools to save power

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 14:10

Panama orders schools to close in an attempt to save energy as a severe drought reduces the country's hydroelectric power supply.
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Dame Margot Fonteyn and the Panama coup

Monday, April 29th 2013, 23:27

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn and the failed Panama coup
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VIDEO: Strong wind grounds ships near Panama

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 18:48

Powerful winds created from a cold front in North America have grounded at least six ships on the coast of Panama.
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Panama arrests 'Colombian drug lord'

Sunday, February 10th 2013, 19:43
related countries: Colombia
related places: Medellin

A Colombian man is arrested in Panama on suspicion of leading The Office drug gang, blamed for a string of killings in the city of Medellin.
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VIDEO: Three died in Panama floods

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 7:25

At least three people have died after widespread flooding in Panama, according to officials.
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Panama scraps Colon land sale law

Sunday, October 28th 2012, 18:43
related places: Colon

Panama's National Assembly repeals a controversial law allowing the sale of state-owned land in Colon, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.
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VIDEO: Panama debates Colon law repeal

Saturday, October 27th 2012, 7:13
related places: Colon

Panama's National Assembly has taken the first step towards repealing a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.
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Panama debates Colon law repeal

Friday, October 26th 2012, 23:43
related places: Colon

Panama's National Assembly takes the first step towards repealing a controversial law allowing the sale of land in Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone.
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Panama cancels Colon land sale

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 6:20
related places: Colon

Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli cancels plans to sell off land in the Colon duty-free region after violent protests leave three people dead.
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Panama land clashes turn deadly

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 1:22
related places: Colon

A woman is killed in Panama as protests against new laws allowing the sale of land in Colon turn increasingly violent.
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Protests in Panama duty-free zone

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 0:08
related places: Colon

Demonstrators in Panama clash with police after a new law is approved allowing the sale of state-owned land in the free trade zone of Colon.
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VIDEO: Panama's fight against drug smugglers

Thursday, July 12th 2012, 5:47

Counter-drugs forces in Panama have been trying to reduce the grip organised criminals have on one of the country's remote islands.
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