Category : Panama
Over 3,000 stranded as boat captain arrests halt Darién Gap migration
Attempt to stop movement through perilous rainforest leaves people stuck in two remote Caribbean towns Migration towards the US through a perilous but increasingly well-trodden...
Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023
Jungle between Colombia and Panama marks the start of the dangerous trek north from South America to the United States A record 520,000 people crossed...
Panama supreme court rules Canadian copper mine contract unconstitutional
Decision comes after protests by environmentalists who said it would damage forested coastal area and threaten water supplies Panama’s supreme court has declared unconstitutional a...
Rapists and kidnappers increasingly targeting migrants crossing Darién Gap
As record numbers make the perilous journey between Colombia and Panama, Médecins Sans Frontières is treating far more survivors of sexual violence, including children Armed...
Suspected bomb on Panama City flight actually a diaper, police say
Officials removed passengers on Copa Airlines aircraft bound for Florida and identified diaper as cause after emergency inspection A Copa Airlines aircraft bound for Tampa,...
German travel agency criticized for tour of Panama’s deadly jungle migrant zone
Travel startup says it doesn’t ‘holiday where people suffer’ but offers trek in Darién Gap known for dangerous migration routes “We go where no one...
‘Terrifying’: Critics decry US plan to stop migrants at Darién Gap
Deal with Colombia and Panama aims to halt refugees crossing the lawless jungle region, but some say dangers will only increase A US-backed plan to...
At least 39 migrants killed in Panama bus crash after crossing Darién Gap
Vehicle carrying families migrating to the US plunged off escarpment near town of Gualaca when driver lost control – reports At least 39 migrants have...
Record numbers of people risking lives to cross Darién Gap to US
More than 150,000 fleeing poverty have reached Panama so far this year in pursuit of American dream The humanitarian crisis in Darién Gap has reached...
