The following lists events in the year 2023 in Panama.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Panama
- 15 February – Gualaca bus crash: At least 39 illegal immigrants are killed in Gualaca District, Chiriquí Province, when their bus, intended to be driven to the United States, falls off a cliff.[1]
- 3 September – Panamanian professional footballer Gilberto Hernández is shot dead and seven others are wounded by gunmen in Colón.[2]
- 8 November - A 77-year-old man with Dual American-Panamanian citizenship shoots and kills two people protesting a mining contract in front of news cameras.[3]
Sports
- Scheduled October / November – Panama at the 2023 Pan American Games
Deaths
- 1 February – Lucy Quintero, folk singer (born 1948).[4]
- 3 September – Gilberto Hernández, footballer (born 1997).[5]
See also
References
- ^ Moreno, Elida (2023-02-15). "At least 39 migrants die in bus crash off Panama cliff". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Gilberto Hernández: Panama national team footballer killed by gunmen". BBC News. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Protests against copper mine deal turn deadly in Panama". CNN. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "Fallece Lucy Quintero, La Perla Negra de Monagrillo". telemetro.com (in Spanish). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Fallece en medio de una balacera en Colón el jugador del CAI Gilberto Hernández". La Prensa. 3 September 2023.
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This page was last edited on 9 November 2023, at 21:12