Panama attorney-general agrees Hong Kong firm's canal concession is 'unconstitutional'

PANAMA CITY: Panama's attorney-general said on Wednesday (Feb 26) that concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal should be scrapped for being "unconstitutional". The contract held by CK …

Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from US

By Sarah Kinosian PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Lawyers for migrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote Panamanian jungle camp in recent weeks say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since …

Panama AG: Hong Kong Company Granted 'Unconstitutional' Canal Contract

Attorney General of Panama Luis Carlos Gómez said on Wednesday that a decades-long contract awarded to Panama Ports Company (PPC), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings, to operate two ports in the Panama Canal is “unconstitutional,” …

Panama delays Cobre Panama mine decision amid social security reform

Panama’s President Jose Mulino has delayed the decision on Canadian mining company First Quantum’s Cobre Panama mine until the issue of social security policy is resolved, reported Reuters. The report cited a Cobre Panama mine supplier, Abel Oliveros, who …

The Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, manages two of the canal's five ports

Folk Band Visits Panama City Beach Library

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Panama City Beach Public Library was grooving to some good old-fashion folk music Wednesday morning! The Little Mercies played the fiddle, bass, guitar, and banjo! They are an all-female folk band from Tallahassee. …

Navy Veteran in Panama City Celebrates 100 Birthday

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - 100 years ago, a man named Frank G. Smith was born. And on February 26th he celebrated becoming a centenarian. 100 years of life is no easy feat. Especially, if you’ve fought in two wars during that span. Smith’s …

Panama Canal Board Approves Plans for New Reservoir to Combat Drought

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) board of directors approved plans to build a new reservoir in the Indio River watershed in an effort to mitigate impacts from future drought conditions. Construction on the project, which includes a dam, is slated to begin …

Historiography: ‘A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!’*

*Leigh Mercer coined this palindrome (the phrase reads the same backwards and forwards) in the Nov. 13, 1948 issue of the Oxford quarterly journal “Notes & Queries.” From The Glenwood Post, Oct. 30, 1924: “Mrs. Frank Sweet gave a delightful dinner …

Panama City Beach hosts wounded warriors for winter 2025 beach retreat

The Warrior Beach Retreat is a 16-year tradition that honors wounded veterans and their spouses with a week-long retreat to Panama City Beach. The retreat provides veterans with an opportunity to connect with fellow veterans and heal from the invisible …