2025 in Panama
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The following lists events in the year 2025 in Panama.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: José Raúl Mulino
- Vice President: To be determined[1]
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 16 January – FIFA suspends Manuel Arias as president of the Panamanian Football Federation for six months after he called Panama women's national football team player Marta Cox "fat".[2]
- 21 January – Panama sends a complaint to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal.[3]
February
[edit]- 2 February – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to Panama in his first foreign trip as secretary, urging President José Raúl Mulino to reduce Chinese influence in the Panama Canal. In response, Mulino says that his country would not renew their contracts with China's Belt and Road Initiative when it expires.[4]
- 5 February – The United States announces an agreement allowing its government vessels free passage through the Panama Canal, which is denied by the Panama Canal Authority.[5]
- 6 February – President Mulino announces Panama's withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative.[6]
March
[edit]- 15 March – An explosion and subsequent fire at the La Chorrera Thermoelectric Power Plant in Panamá Oeste Province causes a nationwide blackout.[7]
- 27 March – The government grants former President Ricardo Martinelli safe passage to leave the country for Nicaragua.[8]
April
[edit]- 11 April – Panama and the United States sign an agreement allowing U.S. troops to be deployed near the Panama Canal for training, exercises, and other activities.[9]
- 16 April – A coalition of citizens ask the Supreme Court of Panama to declare as unconstitutional the Panama–U.S. troop deployment agreement signed five days earlier, with a legal counsel accusing the United States of seeking "to reestablish military bases on Panamanian territory."[10]
- 28 April – A strike is held by around 5,000 workers of Chiquita Brands at its facility in Bocas del Toro Province.[11]
May
[edit]- 10 May – The Panamanian government announces the departure of former president Ricardo Martinelli for Colombia following a grant of asylum from President Gustavo Petro.[12]
- 21 May – Saúl Méndez, the secretary-general of the National Union of Construction and Similar Workers, breaks into the Bolivian embassy seeking asylum after arrest warrants are issued in connection with a money-laundering investigation into the union and anti-government protests that it led.[13]
- 28 May – A state of emergency is declared in Bocas del Toro Province due to the ongoing strike by workers of Chiquita Brands and the layoff of 5,000 employees.[14]
- 30 May – The government allows First Quantum Minerals to export more than 120,000 tons of previously extracted copper concentrate from the closed Cobre Panamá mine to fund its maintenance.[15]
June
[edit]- 5 June – Five people are injured during clashes between security forces and protesters from the indigenous Embera community in Arimae, Darien Province over social security reform.[16]
- 10 June – The European Union removes Panama from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[17]
- 19 June – Venezuela and Panama announce an agreement to restore consular services following a dispute caused by the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election.[18]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[19]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 9 January – Martyrs' Day
- 4 March – Carnival
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 3 November – Separation Day from Colombia
- 5 November – Colon Day
- 10–11 November – Uprising of Los Santos
- 28 November – Independence Day
- 8 December – Mother's Day
- 20 December – National Mourning Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]Culture
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Miracle Vallecillos (5 May 2024). "De candidato sustituto a presidente de Panamá: ¿Quién es José Raúl Mulino?" [From replacement candidate to president of Panama: Who is José Raúl Mulino?]. Vozdeamerica. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Panama football boss suspended for calling player 'fat'". France 24. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit". France 24. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Marco Rubio Tells Panama It Must Reduce Chinese Influence Around Canal or Face Consequences". 2 February 2025.
- ^ "US claims free passage through Panama Canal". France 24. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "China slams US as Panama quits Belt and Road Initiative". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Nationwide Power Outage Hits Panama After Generator Failure". The Tico Times. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli's passage to Nicaragua". Al Jazeera. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Troops to Deploy Near Panama Canal Under New Agreement". The Tico Times. 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Panamanian Judiciary Moves to Prevent US Troops in Canal Zone". The Tico Times. 2025-04-16.
- ^ "Chiquita fires thousands of striking banana workers in Panama, says it suffered $75 million losses". AP News. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Former Panamanian president Martinelli leaves Nicaraguan embassy for asylum in Colombia". AP News. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Leader of powerful Panamanian union scales embassy wall, requests asylum from Bolivia". AP News. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "'State of emergency' in Panama after strike leads to layoffs". France 24. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Panama will allow controversial mine to export already mined copper to fund maintenance". AP News. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Protesters and police clash in eastern Panama". AP News. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Panama and Venezuela to restore consular services in each other's countries". AP News. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Panama Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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