Panama’s Electoral Tribunal and the National Commission of Electoral Reforms have advanced a package of electoral reforms to the National Assembly, preserving most agreed changes while introducing adjustments to independent candidacies. The proposal now awaits legislative debate.
Panama City’s Bella Vista district has begun a pilot plan to prepare residential and commercial buildings for emergency evacuations, with implementation expected within 60 to 90 days. The initiative aims to improve safety in one of the capital’s densest high-rise corridors.
Panama’s suicide prevention Line 147 received 7,600 calls and 4,000 mental health chats in the first half of the year, with most users aged 14 to 45. The service also supports older adults over 50.
Deputy Brenes has criticized Panama’s circuit reconfiguration, arguing the new distribution of legislative seats fails to uniformly apply the principle of electoral proportionality.
Panamanian catcher Leonardo Bernal connected for his second career big-league home run in a game against the San Francisco Giants, adding another milestone for the young Panamanian in Major League Baseball.
The feasibility study for the Panama-David railway has been delivered to the Ministry of Economy and Finance for evaluation, advancing a project that could eventually link Panama’s rail network to Costa Rica.
Panamanians Cristian Martínez and César Blackman featured for Slovan Bratislava in a 3-0 Champions League loss to defending champion PSG. The match marked a milestone for Panamanian football with two countrymen competing in Europe’s top club competition.
Victims and families of Panama’s diethylene glycol mass poisoning are challenging a CSS compensation plan of $25,000 per victim, arguing it does not reflect the severity of the physical harm caused.
