Panama right down the middle on Nito going into 3rd year.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220321/situacion-actual-pais-mejor-2021 At least 51% of Panamanian citizens have a very good or good image of the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, while 41% believe that the situation in the country is better and much better than last year. This was the result of the Gismo Services, SA survey, …
SUNTRACS pissed off again.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220321/suntracs-presenta-hoy-mitradel-declaratoria-huelga-capac-advierte-graves-perjuicios-traeria The Single National Union of Workers in the Construction and Similar Industries (Suntracs) announced that this January 21 at 1:00 pm it will officially present the declaration of a national strike at the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development (Mitradel). The Sunctracs called its members to an indefinite general …
Biden to engage Russia’s biggest ally in speaking with China.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220317/biden-hablara-viernes-xi-guerra-ucrania-casa-blanca US President Joe Biden will talk with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Friday, mainly about the war in Ukraine, the White House reported Thursday. “The two leaders will discuss how to handle competition between our two countries as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine and other issues of …
Great article about the “Impunity” I have mentioned occurring in Panama. Global “Black List”
While the government is preparing for a face-to-face meeting with the Gafi in May and September, the World Compliance Association, a chapter in Panama, says that the first problem that Panama has to tackle is ‘to see the real problems as a country when it comes to to comply with …
Red Frog and Haley JOB POSTING: Murderers wanted for SECURITY POSITIONS. Hiring IMMEDIATELY
So……I really can’t believe that these people are STILL operating and playing from the same playbook full of lies and deception. Even further surprised that it took this long for a group of people to STOP drinking the Kool-Aid and organize in the US. ALL of this was known and …
Nasty weather has given time to catch up on e-mails. Op-Eds flowing in.
Anyone who has been away and moved back after a long absence can certainly feel some culture shock, When last here, it literally felt like “escaping” back home due to the Covid travel embargoes that we were dealing with. Then to come back home and have a medical setback, mage …
Welcome “Home”. A lot has changed…
So after travel over the weekend, we are back in Panama. After Covid, a medical emergency, and almost 2 years away, it seems surreal. Was able to get first peek of the new terminal I have been so absorbed with. Same traffic getting through Balboa. And a particularly gloomy day …
As Russia sanctions tighten, Panama sees rise at the pump.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/precio-gasolina-diesel-aumentan-desde-este-viernes/24195767?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The price of gasoline and diesel suffer another increase. This Friday, at 6:00 am the new maximum prices come into effect Increase. The price of gasoline and diesel suffer another increase. This Friday, at 6:00 am The new maximum sale prices of liquid fuel in Panama begin to take effect. In the provinces of …
Panamanian “Staycations” are boon to economy during Carnival.
https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/200-millones-genero-turismo-interno-durante-dias-asueto-carnavales/24195549?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The average cost per person between food, transportation and recreational activities is around 200 balboas An economic impact of approximately 234 million balboas in internal tourism was generated during the holidays due to the celebration of the Carnival party, according to the Statistics Department of the Panama Tourism Authority …
BAYANO- region holds environmental marvels and prosperous commerce.
The dawn embraces the port of Bayano. The landing is covered by fishing boats crammed with tilapia. From the bow of his boat, Elíseo Morales talks with the tour guide Dimas Núñez. [Video] The Cave of Pueblo Nuevo “A part of the fish is sold for local consumption, another part, to the …
EU tightens financial grasp over Russia as “talks” bear no fruit.
The European Union is finalizing the withdrawal of the status of “most favored nation” to Russia under the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), as confirmed on Thursday by community spokesperson Miriam García Ferrer, within the framework of the sanctions that the EU is imposing on Moscow for the …
Indigenous Ocelot captured unharmed.
http://elsiglo.com.pa/panama/felino-rondaba-clayton-puesto-salvo/24193199 Specialized wildlife agents set a trap for him and thus safeguard the integrity of the feline and the residents Residents of a neighborhood in the Clayton area notified the authorities of the sighting of a feline, which was located and rescued by units of the National Directorate of the …
Don’t see this everyday. Drunk Bocas drivers take a swim.
The occupants were unharmed and the landing of the ferry was affected Early this Wednesday, a pick-up vehicle went to the bottom of the sea in front of the Ferry ramp on Isla Colón, Bocas del Toro. It was known that the occupants managed to get out in time. According to …
More Panamanian “dirty dealings” reach the “crooked courts”.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220308/inicia-juicio-oral-hijo-ex-secretaria-ex-magistrado-oyden-ortega In the facilities of the Accusatory Penal System (SPA) of Plaza Ágora, the oral trial against Oyden Ortega Collado, son of the former magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) Oyden Ortega and against Claudia Purcait who was the secretary of the former magistrate, indicated for the alleged …
Brief cease fire reached to permit humanitarian access.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220309/ucrania-rusia-acuerdan-seis-corredores-humanitarios-evacuacion-civiles Ukraine and Russia have agreed on six humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Vereshchuk said that the parties to the conflict will cease hostilities to evacuate civilians from the town of Energodar, in southern …
Panamanian schools returning to face to face classes after 24 Months.
http://elsiglo.com.pa/panama/presidente-cortizo-evalua-24-meses-escuela-virtual-tenia-otra-opcion/24195533 Cortizo recounted the challenges he faced in addition to the pandemic, and described vaccination as one of the best in Latin America and the Caribbean In the traditional presidential tour for the start of classes, President Laurentino Cortizo, upon his arrival at the Concepción de Juan Díaz School, asked …
Russia/Ukraine try to speak again in Belarus as World energy woes tighten.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220307/llega-bielorrusia-delegacion-rusia-nueva-ronda-negociaciones The Russian delegation arrived in Belarus on Monday to hold the third round of negotiations with representatives of Ukraine, the Russian agency BELTA reported. For its part, the Ukrainian side confirmed its participation and assured that the negotiations will begin at 4:00 p.m. (14 GMT). The parties will hold …
MONDAY: Covid report for PANAMA
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220306/panama-registro-3-nuevas-defunciones-covid-19-detectan-81-nuevos-contagios Panama registered 3 new deaths from covid-19 in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative to date of 8,114 deaths and a lethality of 1.1%. Until this Sunday, 757,568 confirmed accumulated cases of covid-19 and 81 new positive cases were registered in the country in the last 24 hours. …
“Pussyma” continues Varela trend of being on wrong side of history.
PEOPLE!!!!!! Panama is at a turning point. Look through our vast PNO archives and see how Varela proliferated a huge increase in business with the Chinese, Russia, along with all the Maduros, Ortegas, and all of the other repressive governments when it comes to Human Rights. In this article we …
“Greedy” Panama steps BACK when World steps UP.
With the EU stopping all natural gas, neighboring nations refusing air and sea traffic, US closing and seizing billions from oligarchs,,,,,,,,,,,,,Panama chooses to hide behind the archaic neutrality treaty. EVEN Switzerland chose a side. Panama is run by it’s own oligarchy and it’s high time people know it. As a …
Colon averaging ONE MURDERED WOMAN a MONTH in 2022. Traveler ALERT
A minor is the alleged murderer and killed her in an old mansion On the morning of Ash Wednesday, the province of Colón woke up shaken by the macabre discovery of a corpse inside a garbage tank. It was a woman whose body was wrapped in cardboard and plastic. It is …
Panama braces for a scorching March. Glad I’m not there.
In addition to the water issues in San Francisco, it appears March is set to be the hottest for Panama in all of 2022. Not missing that at all. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/cafe-estrella/planeta/220303/marzo-sera-mes-mas-caluroso-ano-etesa From now on, everything indicates that March will be the hottest month of the year 2022, according to the latest …
Russia suddenly bullish of resolution amid world isolation. Optimistic of conclusion.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220303/rusia-dice-dudas-encontrara-solucion-poner-guerra-ucrania The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, stressed this Thursday that during the day there will be contacts with Ukraine to try to reach an agreement and added that “he has no doubts” that “a solution will be found” to put an end to the unleashed conflict on February 24. …
Openly un-apologetic PRO VACCINATION. Believe a calculator, not me.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220302/minsa-96-2-fallecidos-covid-19-partir-febrero-2021-estaban-vacunados The epidemiological analysis of the situation of covid-19 in Panama by the Ministry of Health (Minsa), indicates that 96.2% of the deceased, as of February 28, 2021 to date, were not vaccinated or had the scheme Vaccination against the incomplete virus. The report, prepared by the Department of Epidemiology …
Forced sterilizations in Bocas??? Where will FUCKHEADS get future security guards??
As I look back on my foray into the shit show that is this region, I can’t help but laugh at what occurs. As the rest of the world deals with real issues, and real problems, the “BRIGADE” just keeps doing the same shit. The OP ED I just received …
APR. 6th- National Climate Change Awareness Day
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/cafe-estrella/planeta/220302/analisis-emergencia-cambio-climatico Starting with this first installment, we will bring to the ‘Planet’ section the knowledge and analysis of scientists and professionals from the social and political sciences to explore the current climatic emergency, of unprecedented dimensions that makes us the last generation that will be able to save millions of …
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https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/mundo/220302/crece-exodo-empresas-abandonan-rusia-guerra-sanciones The rejection of the invasion of Ukraine and the consequent sanctions imposed on Russia have caused an exodus of foreign multinationals that abandon or reduce their operations on Russian soil, after three decades of benefiting from the lucrative post-Soviet market. The exclusion of some Russian banks from the SWIFT …
Will PANAMA step up on WORLD STAGE and BAN Russia passage through Canal??
If Panama does indeed really want to emerge from second tier status on the world stage, NOW has never been more of a watershed moment to do so. As the rest of the DEMOCRATIC and 1st World nations step up to clog and stifle the ability for Russia to continue …
Russian banishment extends to sports, FIFA ousting and owners removed.
FIFA and UEFA jointly decided to suspend all Russian national teams and clubs from participating in each other’s competitions until further notice, which implies the exclusion of Russia from the Qatar 2022 World Cup. These measures were adopted today by the FIFA Council Bureau and the UEFA Executive Committee, respectively, …
Colon remains active thoroughfare for drugs and contraband.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220301/decomisan-570-paquetes-presunta-sustancia-ilicita-terminal-portuaria-colon Some 570 packages of alleged illicit substance were seized inside a port terminal in the province of Colón. The actions took place within the framework of Operation Genesis 2022 and Operation Craibe-Phase4, which takes place in conjunction with the Drug Prosecutor’s Office of Colón and Guna Yala and the …