EX-PAT ALERT: MonkeyPox is appearing in Panama
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220825/confirman-octavo-caso-viruela-simica-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed this Thursday the eighth case of monkeypox or monkeypox detected in the country. This eighth case is a 25-year-old male patient, who began symptoms on August 15, with vesicular-type skin lesions. Previously, on August 19, I have started with …
They should be working for PNO- I’ve have been saying this for years. Start with the BAY upon arrival.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/promocion-turistica-genera-impacto-economico-700-millones/24207513?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http PROMTUR Panama reported that the goal of the economic impact at the end of 2022 is estimated at $1.5 billion A total of $752.6 million is the economic benefit that has been generated for the country, from January to June 2022, as a result of the strategy in charge …
PNO has been clammoring for 6 years to invest is exactly what they are destroying.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/panama-potencial-para-turismo-nautico/24207022?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Activities around nautical tourism could be generating $100,000 to $200,000 in revenue The secretary of the Nautical Tourism Association (ATN), Alessandro Risi, assured that Panama has the potential to continue developing nautical tourism, whose activity has the capacity to permeate the entire value chain of the industry. For the …
PANAMA aiming to change what is was best known for in 70’s.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220819/panama-fortalece-sistema-prevencion-blanqueo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Panama updated the guidelines and guidelines for professionals who carry out activities subject to supervision, in order to raise the level of compliance with a risk-based approach, strengthen the money laundering prevention system, in order to favor the competitiveness of the country. This was established in agreement No. JD-02-2022, …
UN finally at the point where progress and agreements can be finalized to protect the oceans.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/entra-recta-final-para-lograr-tratado-proteja-oceanos/24207311?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http After four previous rounds and two years of delays due to the pandemic, it is expected that over the next two weeks the governments will finally agree Countries around the world began this Monday the last round of negotiations for an international treaty to protect the high seas with …
Ethnic Ngabe’s taken advantage of in Chiriqui.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/ngabes-piden-aumento-salario-patrono-despide-desaloja/24207407?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Ngäbes ask for salary increase, employer fires and evicts them There is a complaint in the public ministry for what happened in Chiriquí There are nine workers of the Ngäbe Buglé ethnic group who were evicted from the place that had been their home for years and who this …
Surfing and ECO-Sports continue to be under appreciated BOON to Panama Economy.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220817/cycling-challenge-panamericano-surf-generaron-3-5-millones-panamena?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc International sporting events such as the Gran Fondo Cycling Challenge and the Panamericano de Surf generated income of $3.5 million to the Panamanian economy, after registering an amount of $1.5 million and $2 million respectively. The tourist areas benefited were Boquete and Pedasí with hotel occupancies of …
Martinelli optimistic sons to be home by beginning of 2023
OP ED Through many of the e-mails and communications that I have with my readers in Panama. It seems that FUTURE PRESIDENT- Ricardo Martiinelli is optimistic, and perhaps brazenly so that his two sons which stood trial in the US for involvement in ODEBRECHT will soon be back on Panamanian …
Dim Sum in PANAMA? Some of the Best in the World…….How So?
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/tracing-the-roots-of-dim-sum-in-panama-city A friend and I bustle through the red-lacquered wooden doorway at Wah Kee right at 10:24 a.m., excited we made it in time for dim sum—that variety of Cantonese delicacies and dumplings traditionally served with tea—as the best dishes tend to run out by noon. A server immediately approaches our table …
Exigen reglamentación de Ley de inversión turística, pero no su derogación PNO: OP ED
PNO READER EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION: Exigen reglamentación de Ley de inversión turística, pero no su derogaciónContribuido por: Ismael PérezAl enterarse inversionistas de estadounidense que el presidente panameño, Laurentino Cortizo, había mandado a la Asamblea un proyecto para derogar la ley 122 y 314 que busca incentivar la inversión extranjera en hoteles …
Self-Answering Question: YES! And his entire self interested corrupt Administration.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/opinion/columnistas/220816/hora-gobernar-presidente-cortizo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc It’s time to govern, President Cortizo Despite the agreements reached in the incomplete and misnamed “Single Dialogue Table” – not representative of all national sectors – the protests and street closures continue, creating the image that in Panama respect for authority has been lost its perpetrators matter little the …
International conflicts showing effects on Canal traffic and business
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220815/canal-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Panama Canal, due to its importance for world trade, does not escape the collateral effects of the covid-19 pandemic and the conflict situations in the international environment that are currently taking place. A decrease in the trade of liquefied natural gas, in the traffic of elaborated merchandise and …
Leave it to children to draw attention to COLON violence.
Recently a 3-year-old minor died as a result of the violence in this province A march to call for a stop to the violence, a stop to the deaths in the province of Colón was held this Friday, August 12, in which members of the National Police and students from …
Don’t look now, but MLS is more than aging pasture for old Superstars.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/futbol/220812/crecimiento-exponencial-major-league-soccer?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc That Major League Soccer (MLS) has had exponential growth in recent years is no secret. Different incidents have made soccer in the United States more enjoyable for fans. The export of young stars, European and experienced players who come to bring quality to the league, state-of-the-art stadiums, multi-million dollar television …
Repeal of controversial rulings spark intense debate for Tourism.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/empresarios-asamblea-analizan-futuro-industria-turistica?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc With the modality of the televised public hearing, the president of the National Assembly, Crispiano Adames Navarro, met with a group of businessmen and promoters from the private sector concerned about the appeal of Law 122 of 2019 and 314 of 2022, which dictate regulations of incentives to tourist …
Establishment shows it’s nervous hand by always worried about MARTINELLI.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/220812-pleno-corte-declara-inconstitucional-resolucion?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice, in its ordinary session this Thursday, August 11, declared unconstitutional the Resolution of March 22, 2022, issued by the Plenary of the Electoral Tribunal (TE), with which it was decided to maintain the electoral criminal jurisdiction to the former President of …
NITO and CARRIZO will be remembered as WORST LEADERS IN PANAMA HISTORY…..EVEN VARELA.
OP ED: J.BRYSON. “I WAS A FAN OF “NITO” over ROUX. I used my site to promote his initiatives, I used my site to propel his message. He was taking over for one of the WORST and MOST transparent of conspiratory dealings with rougue governments in Panamanian history …
As Cortizo is dismantling and crippling tourism, inner agencies are trying new avenues. DOWN TO NITO
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220810/panama-potencial-seguir-desarrollando-turismo-nautico?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The secretary of the Nautical Tourism Association (ATN), Alessandro Risi, affirmed that Panama has the potential to continue developing nautical tourism, an activity that has the capacity to permeate the entire value chain of the industry. Live the experience of transiting through the Panama Canal, diving and practicing water …
Bullshit Politics of the Week: Makes for a Big Headline
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220810/colombia-reconoce-fracaso-politicas-eeuu-luchar-narcotrafico?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The new Colombian ambassador to the United States, Luis Gilberto Murillo, has called for a paradigm shift with regard to the joint fight between Washington and Bogotá against drugs, since so far not only has it not worked, but it has also come to be a “failure”. Murillo has …
Setbacks of IDB loan affect tourism and hoteliers. Cortizo is losing it in the economy.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/lenta-ejecucion-prestamo-bid-preocupa?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Of the $100 million approved for the Tourism Authority, which corresponds to the Comprehensive Urban Development Program for Cities with a Tourist Vocation, of which six destinations and the historic center of the capital are part, only 2.5% has been executed. The purpose of the credit is to promote and …
COLON VIOLENCE UPDATE:
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/cronica-roja/maldita-violencia-nino-baleado-colon-tiene-muerte-cerebral/24207001?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The 3-year-old was at a party in the event room called La Española, when the attack occurred Carlos Antonio Brook, affectionately called ‘Calitín’, was happy enjoying a party in the company of his family last Saturday, but today, he is confined in a hospital, where he was pronounced brain …
Cocoa and Coffee take center stage for GDP
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220810/implementan-estrategias-fortalecer-produccion-cacao-cafe-panameno?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Among the next actions to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa items is the creation of a national program. The implementation of strategies to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa sectors, as an alternative to improve the social and economic conditions of the country, was analyzed during a meeting …
The “MADHOUSE” can start again. Protests start to form again.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220810/suntracs-retoma-cierres-calle-exigir-cumplimiento-acuerdos-mesa-dialogo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Single National Union of Workers in the Construction and Similar Industries (Suntracs) resumed the street closures this Wednesday morning as a pressure measure to demand that the Government comply with the agreements reached at the dialogue table. Drivers and users of public transport were affected by the closures …
EX PAT ALERT: Violent criminal is still on the loose.
http://elsiglo.com.pa/cronica-roja/hace-8-meses-mato-mujer-sigue-huyendo/24206901 The body of Raquel Del Carmen González was found in the living room of her house in San José, San Miguelito The suspect of having murdered Raquel Del Carmen González Méndez, on December 21, 2021 in the San José sector, in the San Miguelito district, is still a fugitive …
GREATEST AMERICAN ATHLETE: Announces her Retirement
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/tenis/220809/williams-anuncia-deja-tenis-sugiere-sera-abierto-eeuu?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc American tennis player Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, announced Tuesday in a letter published in Vogue magazine that she is prepared to leave tennis in the coming weeks and suggested that it will be after the US Open. The tennis player, who is competing these days …
National Geographic and Panama display exhibit on impact of “plactics” and “ocean”
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220809/planeta-plastico-exposicion-replantea-material?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Bottles, toys, and other personal items hang from the ceiling of the Panama Interoceanic Canal Museum. About 600 types of plastic are part of ‘Planet or plastic?’ of the National Geographic Society, an exhibition that rethinks the usefulness of this necessary material, but at the same time harmful to the environment …
Just what is Cortizo thinking? And when can we see Martinelli again. 122 and 314 are VITAL
https://www.userwalls.news/n/potential-repeal-tourism-investment-laws-puts-panamas-international-investment-grade-great-risk-3653133/ BUENOS AIRES, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, August 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Panamas President Laurentino Cortizo ordered the repeal of laws 122 and 314 both tourism based incentives laws that seek foreign investment. These laws were approved twice over the last 2 years by an overwhelming majority at the National Assembly …
EX-PAT ALERT: For a small country, Panama is seething with violent crime as of late.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/cronica-roja/ejecutados-quemaron-genitales/24206559?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The first case occurred in Las Mañanitas and the other event occurred in the district of Tocumen. The bodies of two men who were tortured before being killed were found last night in the eastern part of the country. The moon was about to rise when the first body …
International CHESS: China responds to Pelosi visit to Taiwan with Massive show of MILITARY FORCE.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220804/china-sacude-estrecho-taiwan-practicas-disparo-misiles-alcance?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Less than 24 hours after the visit to Taiwan of the president of the US Legislature, Nancy Pelosi, China has begun military exercises with live fire around the island, considered by Taipei as a “blockade” and a “violation of their rights”, and which have included the use of long-range …
More promising news. Recent issues shed light on Food Waste, and Ministry forced to take action plan.
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220803/prohijan-anteproyecto-ley-28-establece-plan-nacional-reduccion-desperdicios-alimentos?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Agricultural Affairs Commission, chaired by Marcos Castillero, endorsed this Wednesday the preliminary draft of Law 28 that establishes the National Plan for the Reduction of Food Waste. The proposal, presented to the National Assembly on July 19, 2022, by the disputed Juan Diego Vásquez, Gabriel Silva and Zulay …