2021 in Panama explained

The following lists events in the year 2021 in Panama.

See also: 2021 in Central America.

Incumbents

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

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Panama

• January 29 – Panama reopens its land borders for the first time since March 2020, setting off a new wave of migration.^[1]

Deaths

January to March

• 12 January – Adolfo Paredes, 43, lawyer.^[2]
• 26 January – Richard Holzer, architect (born 1923).^[3]
• 4 February – Jaime Murrell, 71, Christian singer and songwriter; COVID-19.^[4]
• 7 February – Roberto Hansell, 68, footballer (Tauro FC).^[5]
• 9 February – Diógenes Vergara, 50, politician, Deputy (2014–2019); shot.^[6]
• 25 February – Frank Holness, 82, basketball player; cerebral ischemia.^[7]
• 2 March – Telma Barria Pinzón, diplomat (consul of Panama in Colombia); drowned^[8]
• 3 March – Tomas Altamirano Duque, 93, politician, Vice President of Panama (1994–1999).^[9]

See also

• List of number-one tropical songs of 2021 (Panama)

Notes and References

1. News: ZAMORANO . JUAN . Migration through Panama resumes after pandemic lockdown . February 10, 2021 . news.yahoo.com . AP . February 10, 2021.
2. Web site: Fallece Adolfo Paredes, hijo de la periodista, Maribel Cuervo de Paredes. elsiglo.com.pa . es . 16 January 2021.
3. Web site: Fallece el reconocido arquitecto Richard Holzer . es . 6 February 2021.
4. https://www.laprensa.hn/espectaculos/1440616-410/muere-el-cantante-cristiano-jaime-murrell Muere el cantante cristiano Jaime Murrel
5. https://www.midiario.com/deportivas/fallecio-roberto-hansell-primer-capitan-del-tauro-fc/ Falleció Roberto Hansell, primer capitán del Tauro FC
6. https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Exdiputado-Diogenes-Yoyi-Vergara-Cabra_0_5781921829.html Asesinan al exdiputado Diógenes 'Yoyi' Vergara en el sector de Cabra
7. https://www.tvmax-9.com/baloncesto/Fallece-Frank-Grillo-Holness-baloncesto_0_5793920655.html Fallece Frank "El Grillo" Holness, gloria del baloncesto panameño
8. News: La cónsul de Panamá en Bogotá muere al ser arrastrado su vehículo por un río . March 2, 2021 . msn.com . EFE . March 2, 2021.
9. https://www.prensa.com/politica/fallecio-el-exvicepresidente-tomas-gabriel-altamirano-duque/ Falleció el exvicepresidente Tomás Gabriel Altamirano Duque