Panama Scandals and Rumors: Politics, Environment, and Social Issues

Analysis of news from Panama: rising firearm-related crime, political intrigue, environmental issues, and social initiatives. From island closures to the creation of new administrative districts.


There are people with whom you can never please and who are always looking for a hidden agenda. That 430 out of 485 homicides committed by October 31 of this year were committed with a firearm. What luck some people have! This section features rumors and unverified information. For instance, it is reported that the rector of the University of Panama is clarifying a photo that was published. It also mentions that with all the dirt coming to light, a certain politician might lose his visa. The reports also touch upon political parties, an anniversary in a district, criticism of politicians, issues with filing complaints, sports news, illegal land occupation, visa problems for officials, political intrigue, homicide statistics, a deputy's lavish lifestyle, plans to tear down a restaurant, the creation of new administrative districts in the Ngäbe Buglé comarca, the closure of Escudo de Veraguas island, and a meeting between a deputy and a Polish politician. The comarca needs real solutions, not further subdivision. The island was closed to protect it from an environmental disaster, but some are spreading rumors that it was done to sell it.