Cemex sells Panama operations, expands aggregates business in US

Cemex announced it has completed the sale of its operations in Panama to Grupo Estrella for an enterprise value of approximately US$200m, equivalent to around 12 times adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending 31 August 2025. As part of the same...

PAHO Director calls for stronger cooperation in health financing and security

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas' Healthcare Series leadership group and with health authorities from Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican...

PAHO and ORAS-CONHU renew cooperation agreement to strengthen Andean health systems

Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization - Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation framework through 2029. This agreement...

Panama Emergency Drills Will Test the Reaction in the Azuero

Schools, institutions, and health centers in the provinces of Herrera and Los Santos are preparing to participate in the National Evacuation Drill, which will take place on October 13. The aim is to test emergency plans and strengthen the...

Panama Smuggling Crackdown: Medicines; Liquor; and Cigarettes Seized

An inspection conducted by the National Customs Authority (ANA) , with support from the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN), led to the discovery of suspected contraband merchandise at a commercial establishment located in the city of Colón. During...

Customs seizes cocaine from Panama container at Port of Tauranga

It is the latest in a series of cocaine busts in containers at New Zealand’s biggest port. Customs seized 150kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth $58.2m, from a container originating in Jamaica at the port in July. Another 130kg, worth up to...

Kara Reddick

09/25/1962 — 10/08/2025 In loving memory Kara Hale Reddick, 63, passed away peacefully in Ventura, Calif. on Sept. 8, 2025, after fighting a courageous battle with a rare neurological disease. Kara was born on May 25, 1962, in Los Angeles,...

Cough syrup-linked deaths in India: What you need to know

Several deaths linked to contaminated cough syrups manufactured in India have raised alarm both domestically and internationally. What should have been harmless medication turned deadly, highlighting gaps in production oversight and regulatory...

Aboard the flying eye hospital delivering sight-saving care around the globe

An inside look at the world’s only flying eye hospital has revealed the complex operation required to keep this unique aircraft in the skies to bring sight-saving care to thousands in the developing world. The Orbis International operation has...

U.S. and Panamanian Forces Prepare in the Jungle

OCTOBER 3, 2025 – Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines will join Panamanian security forces Oct. 9–29, 2025, for the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course, coordinated and led by Joint Security Cooperation...

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington's International Influence

October 7, 2025 With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance. Edit Ad Policy US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on...

Panama on alert for disease affecting domestic and wild birds

According to the statement, the outbreak, which poses a risk to the national poultry industry, was detected at a facility in the district of San Francisco, San José district, in the western province of Veraguas. The statement adds that the...

Panama Indigenous Women Campaign Seeks to Raise Awareness about Their Right to Health

The “My Health, My Body, My Right” campaign launched this Monday in Panama seeks to raise awareness among Indigenous women about their right to health within deeply patriarchal communities where they lack a voice, informing them about issues such...

Panama’s Former Health Representative and Treasurer Arrested for Embezzlement

Panama – The former representative and treasurer of the Communal Health Board (Chagres district, Colón province) were arrested this Monday, as they are being investigated for various forms of embezzlement related to the misuse of public funds from...

Hospital Crisis in Santiago Panama Exposes a Patient’s Death

A patient seeking medical attention at Dr. Luis “Chicho” Fábrega Hospital collapsed in the dialysis unit on Tuesday and died minutes later from cardiorespiratory arrest, despite the efforts of medical staff. The incident occurred in the morning,...

PAHO engages COA members and health authorities to promote health cooperation across the Americas

Washington DC, October 2, 2025 — Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas’ Healthcare Series leadership group and with health authorities from...

PAHO and the Andean Health Organization extend agreement to strengthen health in the Andean region

Washington, DC, October 2, 2025 (PAHO) – Today the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Andean Health Organization – Hipólito Unanue Agreement (ORAS-CONHU) extended the Memorandum of Understanding that consolidates their cooperation...

AMISTAD 25 Closes in Panama with a Legacy of Care, Partnership

U.S. and Panamanian officials, health professionals, and military members gathered to mark the closing of AMISTAD 2025 at the José Domingo de Obaldía Hospital in Panama, September 25. The ceremony marked the end of a multinational global health...

Panamanian Hemodialysis Patients Report Neglect and Lack of Supplies

Cancellation of Room in Panama North Patients receiving hemodialysis treatment in various wards within the Social Security system have spoken out to denounce a series of situations that put their health at risk and violate their right to receive...

Kevin Marino Cabrera spotlights U.S.-Panama partnership during medical mission

U.S. Ambassador to Panama Kevin Marino Cabrera traveled to Chiriquí province to cap off a U.S.-Panama joint medical mission and launch a series of visits highlighting American investment and cooperation in the region. Cabrera attended the closing...