2024 in Panama

See also: 2024 in Central America

← 2023 2022 2021 2024 in Panama → 2025 2026 2027
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2024 Timeline of Panamanian history

The following lists events in the year 2024 in Panama .

Incumbents

Until 1 July:

• President: Laurentino Cortizo
• Vice President: José Gabriel Carrizo

From 1 July:

• President: José Raúl Mulino
• Vice President: To be determined ^[1]

Events

February

• 22 February – The Supreme Court of Panama orders the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli, who is under the protection of the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City after seeking asylum there. ^[2]

May

• 4 May – Panama bans First Quantum Minerals from extracting copper following the closure of its Cobre Panamá mine in 2023. ^[3]
• 5 May – 2024 Panamanian general election. ^[4] José Raúl Mulino is elected as President. ^{[5] [6]}

June

• 7 June – One person is killed in a gun attack on a campus of the University of Panama in Veraguas Province. ^[7]
• 29 June – A court acquits Jürgen Mossack, Ramón Fonseca and 26 other defendants of money laundering in relation to the Panama Papers scandal involving the Mossack Fonseca law firm, citing insufficient evidence. ^[8]

July

• 1 July – José Raúl Mulino is inaugurated as President of Panama. ^[9]
• 2 July – Panama and the United States sign a deal to curb the flow of migration to the southern United States border through the Darién Gap. The United States will cover the costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally. ^[9]
• 24 July – Ten migrants are killed after being swept away by strong currents while crossing a river near Carreto in the Darién Gap. ^[10]
• 29 July – Panama suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela and withdraws its diplomatic personnel from the country until a full review of the presidential election results in Venezuela is concluded. ^[11]

August

• 7 August – The National Border Service arrests 15 people on suspicion of running a trafficking network smuggling Chinese nationals through the Darién Gap. ^[12]
• 19 August – The first repatriation flight of migrants from Panama under a US-financed plan begins, with 29 Colombians being deported. ^[13]

December

• 24 December - A protest is held at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Protesters also refer to him as a "public enemy" of Panama. ^{[14] [15]}

Art and entertainment

• List of Panamanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Culture

Main article: Culture of Central America

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Panama

Source: ^[16]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 9 January – Martyrs' Day
• 13 February – Carnival
• 29 March – 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

Deaths

• 28 January – Luis Tejada, (b. 1982) footballer (Juan Aurich, Universitario, national team). ^[17]
• 7 March – Pedro Altamiranda (b. 1935), singer. ^[18]
• 18 March – Chavelita Pinzón (b. 1931), folklorist and singer. ^[19]
• 8 May – Ramón Fonseca Mora (b. 1952), lawyer and co-founder of Mossack Fonseca. ^[20]
• 26 May – Samuel Lewis Galindo (b. 1927), businessman, politician, and author. ^[21]

References

1. "De candidato sustituto a presidente de Panamá: ¿Quién es José Raúl Mulino?". www.vozdeamerica.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
2. "Panama's judiciary orders arrest of ex-president holed up in Nicaragua's embassy". ABC News . Retrieved 2024-02-23.
3. "Panama to bar First Quantum from mining copper during shutdown". The Globe and Mail. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
4. "Panama begins registration for an advance vote in general elections - Prensa Latina". Prensa Latina. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
5. Mia Alberti; Juan Carlos Paz (2024-05-06). "Panama's Mulino declared 'unofficial' winner of presidential election". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
6. "José Raúl Mulino: Stand-in for convicted candidate wins Panama presidency". 2024-05-06. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
7. "Gunmen open fire on students at a rural University of Panama campus, killing 1 and wounding another". Associated Press. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
8. "Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering". BBC. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
9. "José Raúl Mulino sworn in as Panama's new president, promises to stop migration through Darien Gap". Associated Press. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
10. "10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama". Associated Press. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
11. "Panama suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela pending election review". Reuters . July 29, 2024.
12. "Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap". Associated Press . August 8, 2024.
13. "Panama deports 29 Colombians on first US-funded flight". Associated Press . August 20, 2024.
14. "Panamanians protest 'public enemy' Trump's canal threat". 24 December 2024.
15. "Panama: Protesters say 'enemy' Trump must leave canal alone". Deutsche Welle . 25 December 2025.
16. "Panama Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
17. "Luis Tejada cause of death: Panama's top scorer passes away". MARCA. 2024-01-28. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
18. "Fallece Pedro Altamiranda a los 88 años". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
19. "¡Folclor de luto! Muere la profesora Cecilia "Chavelita" Pinzón". www.critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
20. "Ramón Fonseca: Panama Papers law firm founder dies". BBC . Retrieved 11 May 2024.
21. keywords/-/meta/revistaeyn-com. "Fallece el empresario y político panameño Samuel Lewis Galindo". www.revistaeyn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-27.

External links

Media related to 2024 in Panama at Wikimedia Commons

• Online calendar