It’s the latest sign of warming relations between the Canadian copper miner and the government of Panama, which ordered the ...

In March 2023, Panama’s Congress reached an agreement with Canadian mining company First Quantum, allowing its local subsidiary Panama Copper to continue operating the mine for at least 20 more years.

former President Laurentino Cortizo, when he took office last year: the uncertain future of the now-closed Cobre Panama copper mine. The two issues are both deeply divisive, but also interrelated.

Panama's police said on Sunday they had rejected a request by the judiciary branch to seek a red notice by Interpol for former President Ricardo Martinelli, on the grounds that this is prohibited for ...

On Nov. 28, 2023, Panama’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the 20-year concession was unconstitutional and then-President Laurentino Cortizo announced the start of a process to close the mine.