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Panama has experienced repeated instances of unrest since March due to a variety of domestic and international issues. The protests have led to disruptions for the private sector and the overall movement of travelers. Th...

This OSAC report provides a brief update on recent events in Mexico, Panama, Haiti, and Ecuador.

An understanding of irregular migration and its driving forces in Latin America reveals regional dynamics that reflect security challenges for OSAC members. Organized crime, incidental violence, social unrest, and corrup...

The week-long disruption to 13% of the world’s trade as the cargo ship Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal raised questions and concerns about similar waterways like the Panama Canal. This report assesses the future implic...

COVID-19 has not only crippled economies around the world, but has also impacted criminal groups and their illicit revenue streams. Criminal organizations across the region are adapting by turning to different crimes suc...

Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama lie along the Pacific Rim of Fire and all have significant zones of very high seismic and volcanic risk. Infrastructure in many locations in thes...

JANUARY 25 UPDATE: This weekend, Pope Francis concludes his visit to Panama City for World Youth Day. Originally issued on December 31, this report now includes a more detailed itinerary and an updated road closures map...

Panama’s first case of type A H1N1 flu (swine flu) was detected in 2009, and the virus has been present ever since. Since May, at least 22 people have died and 671 have been hospitalized from H1N1. Fatalities have been r...

Thirty-five delegations of heads of state and government from across the Western Hemisphere will participate in the 2015 Summit of the Americas (SOA) from April 10-11 Panama City, Panama. A concurrent CEO Summit of the A...

The security situation in Central America, already struggling with some of the highest homicide rates in the world, experienced continued deterioration last year, and that trend appears likely to continue as we look forw...

The deteriorating security situation in Mexico remains at the forefront of U.S. private sector concerns in the Western Hemisphere, but narcotics trafficking and the expansion of Mexican transnational criminal organizatio...

The U.S. Embassy in Panama City alerts U.S. citizens about large-scale protests in Changuinola, Bocas del Toro Province. According to information we have received, protesters have blocked the roads in and out of Changui...

Study abroad students can tend to be extremely vulnerable to crime in Central America because. The attached report outlines major crimes, areas of concern, specific regional issues, and best practices for Central America...

A string of robberies in Panama has targeted residents in a neighborhood housing many Americans.

A U.S. citizen victimized by petty crime in early August illustrates an increase in similar incidents.