Tag: Panama

• Sunday, September 22nd 2019 - 12:41 UTC

  New sex scandal hits Panama's Catholic Church - three priests spared from duties

  

  Three Catholic priests were removed from their religious functions in Panama Friday for “inappropriate” and “scandalous” behaviours, after a digital news outlet revealed sexual encounters of priests with men, including a minor.

• Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  US to seek migration deals with other Central American countries

  

  The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to last week's with Guatemala, to curb emigration from Central America, a senior US official said Thursday.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2019 - 07:40 UTC

  US/Mexico migrants controversy could also involve Brazil, Panama and Guatemala

  

  Mexico and the United States could explore additional steps next month to restrict illegal immigration from Central America, with the threat of tariffs hanging over Mexico if it does not do enough to satisfy US demands, officials said on Monday.

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  OAS congratulates Panama on Sunday's vote which proclaimed Laurentino Cortizo as president elect

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the General Elections in Panama congratulates the people and the electoral authorities of Panama on a successful election day, which took place in an organized manner, in an atmosphere of civility and with high participation.

• Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Panama presidential runner up demanding a recount of votes

  

  The party whose candidate trailed the front-runner by less than 2 points in Panama's presidential election on Sunday, called for counting all the votes before a winner is announced in the Central American country.

• Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:42 UTC

  Red Cross humanitarian aid begins to flow into Venezuela; first shipment was flown in from Panama

  

  A second shipment of Red Cross humanitarian aid will arrive in Venezuela in around three weeks, the charity organization said on Wednesday, reiterating its plea for the issue not to be politicized.“There's a shipment coming by sea that we expect to be in the country on May 8,” said Hernan Bongioanni, the Red Cross commissioner for this mission.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Pope Francis arrives in Panama for the World Youth Day; immigration high in the agenda

  

  Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear. In a brief conversation between the pope and journalists on the flight, one reporter described the barrier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean between the two countries in San Diego, California, as a “folly”.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  Newly discovered amphibian has been named after Donald Trump

  

  United States presidents tend to receive their fair share of honors, but Donald Trump may want to ignore his latest one. A newly discovered amphibian that buries its head in the sand has been named after him, apparently in response to his comments about climate change.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 21:36 UTC

  Sino-Panamanian relations off to a strong start, says Xi Jinping

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday explained relations between his country and Panama have ”gotten off to a strong start in just a year-and-a-half” after the establishment of diplomatic ties in June 2017.

• Friday, October 26th 2018 - 11:08 UTC

  Uruguay has no knowledge of lawsuit over PLUNA, says Minister Rossi

  

  Uruguay's government knows nothing about a lawsuit from a US investment fund for the bankruptcy of the flag airline PLUNA, Transport Minister Víctor Rossi explained Wednesday.