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News Panama Government: Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal

Published on: Wednesday 05 February 2025
Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal
News source: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/panama-eliminates-charge-fees-u-s-government-vessels-canal

Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal, just one day after the State Department initially ...

News Panama Government: Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes meets with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine drug supply chain

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes meets with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine drug supply chain
News source: https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-himes-drug-supply-chain-colombia-panama-20190731-ogunjg3i4jfoxnyomumw3adh4e-story.html

Facing a nationwide spike in cocaine use, Rep. Jim Himes met with officials in Colombia and Panama to examine the drug supply chain. Both cocaine-involved overdose deaths, and general usage of the substance, rose in the United States by dramatic numbers between 2014 and 2017.

News Panama Government: Costa Rica and Panama break up migrant smuggling ring

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Costa Rica and Panama break up migrant smuggling ring
News source: http://www.startribune.com/costa-rica-and-panama-break-up-migrant-smuggling-ring/513448792/

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rica and Panama have arrested 48 people for allegedly operating ... between $7,000 and $20,000 to be smuggled to the United States. The U.S. government has been pressuring ...

News Panama Government: Owners of former Trump hotel in Panama say president’s company evaded taxes

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/owners-of-former-trump-hotel-in-panama-say-presidents-firm-evaded-taxes/2019/06/03/fe70d344-866b-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html

But the filing offers no proof of a Panamanian government audit. The Washington Post was not able to reach tax authorities in Panama on Monday evening. “Had Trump been honest . . . about its failure ...

News Panama Government: Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
News source: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-companies-accused-tax-evasion-panama

The owners of a 70-story Panama City hotel tower formerly managed by President Donald Trump’s companies are accusing them of stiffing the Panamanian government. In a legal filing Monday in an ongoing ...