Panama News » Darien News Panama » Darien » Health: Health and migration during transit through the Darien region
The migrant population in transit through the Darien region faces various difficulties and circumstances that exacerbate their vulnerability and increase the demand for health services on both sides ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election
PANAMA CITY, Panama — The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap — a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama — increased sharply in September, according to Panamanian government data, ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama’s Darién Gap sees increase in migrant crossings, data shows
Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Biden/Harris made empty promises to stop migrants in Panama — but the flood continues
A sign at the end of the notorious Darien Gap in Panama -- where 1.5 million migrants have traveled since 2021. Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images PANAMA CITY — On July 1, Panama’s new ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. “In the ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama sends 97 deportees from US to the Darien camp after they refused to return to their countries
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Migrants deported from the United States wave to the press from inside a hotel in Panama City, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama reports drop in migration across perilous Darien Gap
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Panama says it saw a drop in the number of migrants crossing the perilous Darien Gap in 2024. The land bridge links South ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region will make these measures difficult to implement. Panama’s ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: 10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama
Ten migrants drowned trying to cross a rushing river in Panama’s Darien Gap that borders Colombia, Panamanian authorities said Wednesday. The National Border Service said in a statement that the ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama's president-elect wants to close the Darién Gap to migrants. Will he?
Former Panamanian public security minister José Raúl Mulino celebrates his presidential election victory Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Panama City. Panama elected a new, conservative president on Sunday — ...
News Panama » Darien » Health: Panama's next president to shut down Darien jungle migration route
Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a ...