Panama’s National Customs Authority seized cigarettes, alcohol, and other goods from a Calidonia business after it failed to show legal import documentation, transferring the merchandise to the agency’s headquarters for investigation.
A driver in Calidonia was sanctioned for offering unauthorized public transport after National Operations Center surveillance cameras flagged the vehicle, which was removed by tow truck. The operation underscores Panama’s camera-assisted crackdown on informal taxi services.
A planned community center near 5 de Mayo station in Panama City would invest B/.12 million in a 4,850 m² facility featuring a digital library, coworking space, green areas, and sports facilities.
After eight years of production, director Erik Cotrina’s religious documentary El Último Llamado de María premiered October 1 in Panama and four other Central American countries. The film explores testimonies surrounding the reported Marian apparitions in Medjugorje.
A tribunal has revoked Luis Gaitán’s $800,000 bail and ordered his provisional detention, citing flight risk and the gravity of the acts under investigation. The decision came at the request of prosecutors.
A school in La Mitra, La Chorrera, now has Panama West’s first fountain that produces drinking water from air humidity, powered by solar energy and certified by health authorities. It is the second such unit installed in a Panamanian school.
Panama’s cultural calendar for October 1-8 features Design Week, symphonic concerts, the Dolega patronal fair, a fantastic literature festival and events across five provinces.
Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca will get its first hospital, to be built in Chichica, Health Minister Fernando Boyd Galindo announced, alongside a drone program to deliver medicines to remote communities.
Ecuador lost 5-4 on penalties to Japan in the Kirin Cup semifinal, setting up a third place match against Panama, who were eliminated by New Zealand on penalties. The two sides will meet as Japan and New Zealand contest Monday’s final.