World Bank: Panama faces challenges in human capital development and quality of employment OP ED: “JB” Hello friends, Ex-Pats, and my adopted Panamanian bretheren. I will openly admit that Donald Trump makes for a very EASY and VALID target for all the venom and vitriol he is …
Two Panamanian lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country’s supreme court in an attempt to cancel a Hong Kong-based company’s concession to operate two ports at either end of the Panama canal. Their complaint – filed a day after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Panama’s president, José Raúl …
OP ED: “JB”- If you have not read ALL of my recent posts on the US-Panama “CONFLICT”- for lack of a better term. Let me just simplify and summarize. EVERYONE KNOWS – PANAMA has competely RAPED-PILLAGED-and FUCKED the Canal Zone for 40 YEARS to benefit the wealthy and iconoclast elite …
China remains firmly opposed to the pressure and coercion exerted by the United States on Panama https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/pekin-critica-la-presion-de-ee-uu-tras-la-salida-de-panama-de-la-nueva-ruta-de-la-seda-KM10584790 Chinese authorities have “deeply regretted” Panama’s withdrawal this week from its participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, popularly known as the New Silk Road, an international infrastructure project launched more than a …
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Op ED: “JB” As I slowly settle back into my “Panama” mode after three months home for the holidays, I am a bit amazed that this “narrative” is still maintaining traction. REALLY???? TRUMP IS GOING TO TAKE BACK THE CANAL!!!! Again,………REALLY??? This is hyperbole and political bluster on …
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/trump-panama-canal-threats-history-mulino/index.html Panama City, PanamaCNN — The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues. This was meant to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing more but a brief …
https://time.com/7204785/panama-canal-political-history/ For close to a month, President-elect Donald Trump has warned that the Panamanian government needs to reduce the shipping rates and fees placed on U.S.-based vessels going through the Panama Canal, unless it wants the U.S. to take back the canal. At a gathering for the conservative Turning Point USA …
OP ED: Tell me, is this the same as,,,,,I don’t know…….having a company owned by a family member performing an environmental audit to be able to promote your real estate project as “GREEN“??? Well it does to me. EVENTUALLY, this type of smoke and mirrors, three card Monty, bullshit will hoipefully …
Hundreds of people were killed during Operation Just Cause. Trump has stoked fears the US could invade again. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/12/panama-canal-trump For Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s suggestions that the US could use military force to take control of the Panama Canal evokes painful memories. The 79-year-old vividly recalls rushing her children inside her apartment …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79191d9xreo Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize it. Trump made the remark during a news conference on Tuesday at which he also falsely stated that the Panama Canal was being operated …
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-use-military-force-acquire-panama-canal-greenland-econo-rcna186610 President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and “economic force” to acquire Canada. During a free-wheeling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump was asked by a reporter if he could assure the public that he …
Varela’s BFF’s!!! https://indepthnews.net/the-chinese-investment-in-latin-america-is-changing/ BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — In the past decade, Chinese investment into Latin America has so often been characterised by large infrastructure projects: roads, railways, dams and ports, among others, frequently backed by state finance, and in many countries arriving under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative. …
What if you have filed “tons” of complaints in the past, and the fines just get absolved and unenforced like under Nito and Gaby???? Hope these NEW people truly listen. https://www.newsroompanama.com/business/filing-a-complaint-to-asep-or-public-service-companies-electricity-mobile-and-digital-data Pictured Above: Zelmar Rodriguez Crespo, Ratified as New Administrator of ASEP The new administrator of ASEP, appointed to …
Hey Raul—-check out ECO-FLOW!!!! God please stick it up these people’s asses. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/mulino-i-am-seriously-going-after-naturgy-if-it-does-not-correct-itself During his weekly press conference, President José Raúl Mulino issued a warning to the energy distribution company Naturgy. “I think we are all victims of Naturgy here. On Saturday, a compressor and an air conditioner broke down …
Please let’s hope our first REAL president here takes a look at the Energy and Utility oversight agencies that are LITTERED with inefficient and suspect persons in power. https://www.newsroompanama.com/business/electricity-migration-and-css-are-major-panama-concerns-to-deal-with The President of the Republic, José Raúl Mulino, once again denounced the poor service offered by the companies Naturgy and …
About goddamn time. In Florida they have to slow down for MANATEES. These container ships come in full throttle. The measure will be applied in the maritime traffic separation devices located in Cristóbal, in the Caribbean Sea and on the Pacific Ocean coast. https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/canal-de-panama-reduce-la-velocidad-de-buques-para-evitar-choques-con-ballenas-AY8111121?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc To reduce the risk of collisions …
* DESPITE the complete “skullfuckery” going on in Bocas del Toro……..PANAMA still a viable choice for seniors. https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/baby-boomers/articles/best-places-to-retire-in-panama Key Takeaways Panama’s low cost of living and proximity to the U.S. make it a popular option for American retirees. From city life to coastal living, Panama offers a range of …
https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/vasquez-los-ingresos-del-canal-para-el-2024-se-encuentran-por-debajo-de-lo-presupuestado-FK8048632?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Vásquez said that he will follow the schedule for increasing ship traffic established for this week of 34. Two months before the end of fiscal year 2024, Ricaurter Vásquez, administrator of the Panama Canal, announced on July 24 that income is below what was established in the budget, but …
https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/no-garbage-pickup-in-san-miguelito-panama-for-15-days The Municipal Council of San Miguelito authorized Mayor Irma Hernández on Tuesday, July 23, to negotiate with the company Recicladora Vida y Salid, SA (Revisalud) the modification of the contract for the collection, treatment and final disposal of solid waste in this district of the province of Panama. This includes removing the exclusivity that the …
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/business/microsoft-outage-cause-azure-crowdstrike.html Airlines grounded flights. Operators of 911 lines could not respond to emergencies. Hospitals canceled surgeries. Retailers closed for the day. And the actions all traced back to a batch of bad computer code. A flawed software update sent out by a little-known cybersecurity company caused chaos and disruption around …
How does 20 years under 4 administrations without a concession sound? Arbitrarily assigning different prices per KwH that are unregulated and essentially a “monopoly” run by an asshole that has been permitted to act with impunity. TAKE A LOOK at ECO-FLOW. Your Welcome Prez. Your pal- “JB”. AMERICAN and …
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-panama-caribbean-pacific-b2558193.html Hammocks began appearing this week in the doorways of 300 new houses built in what was previously a yucca field along Panama’s Caribbean coast for families from the country’s first low-lying island evacuated due to rising sea levels. Indigenous Guna families from the island of Gardi Sugdub ferried stoves, gas cylinders, …
Hoping that Mulino sees the “profiteers” that have LIED, CAJOLED, BRIBED, and DAMAGED the preious eco-systems in places like……BOCAS del TORO specifically via irresponsible and illegal development for the sole benefit of money. PANAMA plays a major role in the stabilization of the environment of all of LATAM> JB …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/panama-canal-expects-water-reservoir-232824557.html PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that will help ensure the passage of 36 ships a day, the administrator of the global waterway said on Monday. The Indio River reservoir project would become part …
Earthquake of magnitude 5.56 strikes Panama-Costa Rica border, GFZ says https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/earthquake-magnitude-556-strikes-panama-costa-rica-border-gfz-says-2024-07-08/ PANAMA CITY, July 8 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.56 struck the Panama-Costa Rica border region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake, which occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), …
The president of the Panamanian Chamber of Construction, Alejandro Ferrer, considers that the Public Private Association figure could be an alternative for the execution of this and other projects, at a time when the national Government is highly indebted. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/capac-ve-viable-construir-el-tren-panama-david-bajo-el-modelo-app-FX7716326 For Alejandro Ferrer, president of the Panamanian Chamber of Construction …
The main reasons for these complaints were due to refunds, hidden defects, lack of information and abusive clauses, according to Acodeco data. https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/quejas-contra-inmobiliarias-superan-los-8-millones-a-mayo-DX7716126?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc A total of 222 complaints against real estate companies were filed with the Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (Acodeco), from January to May 2024. …
This year the climate is expected to be very similar to 2010, 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2022; years where the rains left mourning and pain https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/nacionales/impactos-de-las-lluvias-que-podrian-repetirse-este-ano-NY7616942?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc RAINS A lot of rainfall is expected and there will be landslides, floods, etc. Panama is going through a prolonged drought and is in …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/panama-prepares-evacuate-first-island-face-rising-sea-levels-rcna155076 On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground. They …