José Raúl Mulino

The Ministry of Security, through the coordination of its forces, is executing an action plan to tighten control over the leaders of criminal structures, reducing their capacity for incidence and criminal coordination. Today, there has been the transfer of 29 prisoners classified as highly dangerous, who were held in various penitentiary centers in the country. Those deprived of liberty have been transferred in a phased manner to the penitentiary center located at the Coiba Island naval air sta…

In the presence of the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, a total of 324 new immigration agents and inspectors joined the Public Force this Wednesday, after completing their comprehensive academic training process as part of the XXIV-B “General José de Fábrega” promotion. The group is made up of 285 agents from the National Border Service (Senafront) and 39 immigration inspectors from the National Migration Service (SNM), who successfully completed a training process aimed at strength…

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, announced this Wednesday that the United States has donated $3 million to decontaminate the Darién jungle from the tons of waste left by irregular migration before the border crossing was closed. This cleanup will be carried out through the Ministry of the Environment. The announcement was made in Metetí, Darién, during the graduation of 324 new officers of the National Border Service and the National Immigration Service. “Today, through an agre…

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, visited this Wednesday the construction of the new Metetí Hospital, in the province of Darién, another work that is being rescued from the apathy of previous administrations. This health facility, of 46 thousand square meters, is 75% complete, and its delivery is projected for the beginning of 2027. Engineers from the Metetí Consortium, in charge of the contract, guided President Mulino through the work, and explained to him that it will have em…

The Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, today presided over the first ordinary session of 2026 of the Governing Body of the Public-Private Partnerships (APP) regime. At the meeting, strategic decisions were addressed aimed at institutional strengthening, transparency and expansion of the PPP project portfolio in Panama, highlighting the progress of the Maximum Security Penitentiary Center project under the PPP modality. During the session, held in the Paz Room of the Las Garzas Pal…

President hands over Panamanian passport to Thomas Christiansen. The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, presented the national flag to the player Erick Davis, one of the captains of the Senior National Soccer Team. The cast was received in the Yellow Room of the Las Garzas Palace, where the president highlighted the efforts of the players and the coaching staff to place Panama in the highest place in this sport, and represent us, starting in June, in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualifyi…

President José Raúl Mulino will arrive this Monday at the Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport, where he will be received by Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic. The Panamanian president will hold a high-level work agenda with different maritime sectors, including meetings with the President of the Hellenic Republic and with the Prime Minister of Greece, Konstantínos Tasoúlas and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, respectively. The agenda includes addres…

President José Raúl Mulino, accompanied by the first lady, Maricel Cohen de Mulino, was received this Monday with all official honors at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens by Chistos Dimas, Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation; Efthymios Efthymiades, Greek ambassador to Panama; Julie Lymberópulos, ambassador of Panama in Greece; and by Foreign Minister Javier Martínez Acha. In his first activity in Greece, Mulino will inaugurate this Monday, at the Metropolitan Ex…

Main maritime fair in the world This Monday, the international maritime fair Posidonia 2026, which is held from June 1 to 5, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriákos Mitsotákis, in the company of President José Raúl Mulino. Subsequently, the Panama pavilion was inaugurated by both leaders, accompanied by the first lady, Maricel Cohen de Mulino, Panamanian and Greek authorities, and representatives of the business sector, who performed the traditional ribbon cutting. Mulino to…

President José Raúl Mulino agreed with his counterpart from the Hellenic Republic, Konstantínos Tasoúlas, on the enormous responsibility that both countries have as members of the United Nations Security Council in the face of the current world situation for international peaceful navigation and the flow of world trade. They also highlighted the importance of both countries for global trade. Mulino recognized Greece, during the extended meeting at the Presidential Palace, as the largest user in …

-Both leaders highlighted the importance of the maritime sector and efficient international trade.- After meeting with the President of the Hellenic Republic, Konstantínos Tasoúlas, President José Raúl Mulino held a bilateral meeting this Tuesday with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At this meeting, topics of common interest were addressed to guarantee efficient trade, the evolution of democratic processes in Latin America, as well as issues related to the maritime sector and…

Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of Greece's main shipping groups, announced that four panamax tankers. currently under construction. They will be registered under the Panamanian flag. - The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, participated today in Greece as an honorary witness in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Panamanian company Nautilus Manning Agency, S.A. and the Greek shipping company Tsakos Shipping & Trading, an initiative that will contribute to generati…

Some 500 Greek-owned ships use the Panamanian flag for navigation and international maritime trade. The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, held a meeting with the community of Greek shipowners and the high-level maritime sector, to whom he presented the plan promoted by Panama to increase the value of its flag as a Ship Registry. This will allow it to attract more clients and position itself as one of the largest competitors in the flagging of ships. Mulino highlighted the importance…

-New IMA stores will soon open, to expand from 14 to 21 permanent points nationwide, expanding the coverage of a program that includes food donations to schools. - Given the great impact and the influx of thousands of Panamanians who attend the Frigo People's Store every week (located in San Antonio, Juan Díaz district), the Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, announced that the necessary funds will be managed to adapt these facilities. The objective, as explained together with the…

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, announced this Thursday in a message to the country that he has given instructions to form an inter-institutional team that will prepare a report on the technical, economic and environmental reality of the mine established in Donoso. This inter-institutional team will be made up of the Ministers of Commerce and Industries, Julio Moltó (who will lead it); of Economy and Finance, Felipe Chapman; and from Environment, Juan Carlos Navarro. Mulino ex…

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, stated this Thursday that, thanks to the state visit to Greece and all the meetings held with various sectors of the maritime area, "the country regained the trust of the main European user of the Panamanian flag." In his speech before business representatives and the Governments of Greece, Cyprus and other nations, Mulino stressed "the importance for the Panamanian economy of taking care of our commercial partners, which are the largest merchant…

The work will directly benefit more than 56 thousand inhabitants of the city and surrounding communities. The Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, and the executive director of the IDAAN, Antonio Tercero González, made a technical visit this Friday to the sanitary sewage and wastewater treatment project in the city of David, a priority work reactivated by instruction of the President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, which will transform the sanitary, environmental and public healt…

The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, concluded his State visit in Athens, Greece, strengthening Panama's position as one of the main maritime registries on the planet, reinforcing the trust of the users of its flag, sealing the bilateral ties between both countries and unifying criteria for a more solid and effective maritime and commercial collaboration. During the tour, President Mulino met with the President of the Hellenic Republic and with the Prime Minister of Greece Konstantín…

The Minister of the Presidency, Juan Carlos Orillac, representing President José Raúl Mulino, attended version No. 97 of the President of the Republic Classic, where he presented the winner's trophy to the members of Chestnut Hill Stable, owners of the horse 'Takao', which won the largest event in Panamanian horse racing. Likewise, he gave gifts to the winning rider, Yonis Lasso, and to relatives of the recently deceased Alberto Paz Rodríguez, Takao's trainer. The event took place this Sunday …

Cabinet authorizes additional import of paddy rice to cover consumption and production projections after the effects of “El Niño” Likewise, a decree is issued that modifies the import tariff section. The Cabinet Council approved Decree 9-26, which authorizes the import of an additional tariff quota for paddy rice. This measure seeks to cover the consumption needs of the Panamanian population until the beginning of the next harvest period, because national production has been affected by the El…