2025 in Panama
The following lists events in the year 2025 in Panama.
Incumbents
- President: José Raúl Mulino
- Vice President: To be determined[1]
Events
January
- 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
- 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 said 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
- 11 April – Panama and the United States signed an agreement allowing U.S. troops to be deployed near the Panama Canal for training, exercises, and other activities. The Panamanian government emphasized that these zones were not military bases.[7]
- 15 March – An explosion and subsequent fire at the La Chorrera Thermoelectric Power Plant in Panamá Oeste Province causes a nationwide blackout.[8]
- 16 April – A coalition of citizens asked the Supreme Court of Panama to declare as unconstitutional the Panama–U.S. troop deployment agreement signed five days earlier. Lawyer Juan Ramón Sevillano said, "The United States seeks, by means of that memorandum, to reestablish military bases on Panamanian territory."[9]
- 27 March – The government grants former President Ricardo Martinelli safe passage to leave the country for Nicaragua.[10]
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 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
Culture
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "U.S. Troops to Deploy Near Panama Canal Under New Agreement". The Tico Times. 2025-04-11.
- ^ "Nationwide Power Outage Hits Panama After Generator Failure". The Tico Times. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Panamanian Judiciary Moves to Prevent US Troops in Canal Zone". The Tico Times. 2025-04-16.
- ^ "Panama approves embattled ex-President Martinelli's passage to Nicaragua". Al Jazeera. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Panama Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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