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Panama Canal Closes Fiscal Year 2023 with 2.8% Fewer Transits

Panama Canal Closes Fiscal Year 2023 with 2.8% Fewer Transits

The Panama Canal concluded fiscal year 2023 with 12,638 transits, marking a 2.8% decline from the 13,003 recorded in fiscal year 2022. Despite this decrease, the number of transits surpassed the Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) forecast of 12,527 for 2023.  ...
Panama Registers 8,250 Dengue Cases This Year

Panama Registers 8,250 Dengue Cases This Year

Panama has reported a total of 8,250 confirmed dengue cases this year, according to the Ministry of Health (Minsa). This data, accurate up to Epidemiological Week 39 (running from September 24 to 30), highlights a significant prevalence of the disease nationwide. The...
Protest Actions Scheduled for Next Week

Protest Actions Scheduled for Next Week

Various social organizations and the National Union of Construction and Similar Industries Workers (SUNTRACS) in Panama have publicly declared that they will engage in protest actions next week. These planned actions express the groups’ discontent with a controversial...
Panama Metro Announces Closure in Panama Oeste This Weekend

Panama Metro Announces Closure in Panama Oeste This Weekend

The closure will take place for the assembly of beams at the height of Vista Alegre, in the district of Arraiján, as announced by the Panama Metro, with operations occurring at night.   The public transportation company, Panama Metro, notifies that there will be...
SINAPROC Issues Warning for Rip Currents

SINAPROC Issues Warning for Rip Currents

The National System of Civil Protection (SINAPROC) will maintain the precautionary notice until Thursday, September 28. SINAPROC has issued a warning due to the possibility of rip currents occurring along the Panamanian Pacific coast until Thursday, September 28,...
MOP Announces Ongoing Traffic Changes on Pan-American Highway

MOP Announces Ongoing Traffic Changes on Pan-American Highway

MOP states that lane changes are scheduled weekly, based on the progress and needs of the project. Traffic changes will occur during nighttime hours. The Ministry of Public Works (MOP) notifies users of the Pan-American Highway about ongoing vehicle circulation...

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