Newsroom Panama Quick Reads March 5 & 6 of 2026

2026-03-05 - 21:07

Mulino on Outsourced Services in Ports: They Lost their Contracts and will Have to Pay Taxes The president warns of the end of the outsourced port operations model following PPC’s departure. Companies will have to negotiate new legal terms and pay taxes in Panama. Fourth Day of the Trial for Embezzlement Linked to Odebrecht is Suspended: Defense Withdraws Witnesses Building adjacent to the Gil Ponce Palace, headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice. More than a Million Panamanians are Between Informal Work and Unemployment The Labor Market Survey reveals that the unemployment rate climbed to 10.4% and details that unemployment affects women more, with 127,488 unemployed people, than men, with 99,814 unemployed. Informality is one of the labor problems in Panama. GUPC’s Latest Arbitration against the ACP Enters its Final Phase in Paris: There’s $4 Billion at Stake: GUPC built the third set of locks, which began operations in June 2016. Donald Trump Moves Senator Markwayne Mullin to Homeland Security: Kristi Noem will be Assigned a New Position: US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem, will leave her post on March 31, 2026. TULSA, OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin stands on the floor with President Donald Trump during the Division I Mens Wrestling Championship held at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.