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]
15 March – An explosion and subsequent fire at the La Chorrera Thermoelectric Power Plant in Panamá Oeste Province causes a nationwide blackout.[7]
27 March – The government grants former President Ricardo Martinelli safe passage to leave the country for Nicaragua.[8]
April
11 April – Panama and the United States sign an agreement allowing U.S. troops to be deployed near the Panama Canal for training, exercises, and other activities.[9]
16 April – A coalition of citizens ask the Supreme Court of Panama to declare as unconstitutional the Panama–U.S. troop deployment agreement signed five days earlier, with a legal counsel accusing the United States of seeking "to reestablish military bases on Panamanian territory."[10]
10 May – The Panamanian government announces the departure of former president Ricardo Martinelli for Colombia following a grant of asylum from President Gustavo Petro.[12]
21 May – Saúl Méndez, the secretary-general of the National Union of Construction and Similar Workers, breaks into the Bolivian embassy seeking asylum after arrest warrants are issued in connection with a money-laundering investigation into the union and anti-government protests that it led.[13]
30 May – The government allows First Quantum Minerals to export more than 120,000 tons of previously extracted copper concentrate from the closed Cobre Panamá mine to fund its maintenance.[15]
June
5 June – Five people are injured during clashes between security forces and protesters from the indigenous Embera community in Arimae, Darien Province over social security reform.[16]
10 June – The European Union removes Panama from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[17]
20 June – Another state of emergency is declared in Bocas del Toro Province due to the ongoing strike by workers of Chiquita Brands and protests against pension reform.[19]
August
29 August – The government signs an agreement with Chiquita Brands allowing for the company's resumption of operations in Panama following the March strikes and rehire thousands of dismissed workers.[20]
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