https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/191006/hub-israel-panama-regional-considera Panama has enormous potential to be a hub or production center so that Israeli companies can from here do business with Central America, the Caribbean and all of Latin America, said Israel’s ambassador to this country, Reda Mansour. The diplomat said that they are waiting, by the National Assembly, for the ratification of the…
https://prospect.org/impeachment/real-lesson-of-ukraine-gate-trump/ Amid the impeachment furor, don’t lose sight of the renewed importance of protecting the integrity of the 2020 election. The difference between Richard Nixon’s abuse of power (trying to get dirt on political opponents to help with his 1972 reelection, and then covering it up) and Donald Trump’s abuse (trying to get Ukraine’s president…
https://www.prensa.com/economia/Reestructuracion-Odebrecht-complica-division-acreedores_0_5413708582.html Creditors of Odebrecht SA, are divided on how to restructure 25 billion dollars of the obligations of the Brazilian conglomerate, which harms the possibilities of a preliminary agreement that concludes the greater case of bankruptcy protection in Latin America . On the one hand, there are five local banks that have guarantees on their…
https://www.prensa.com/politica/Colon-manzana-discordia-Varela-Cortizo_0_5409209127.html The speech of President Laurentino Cortizo during the extended Cabinet Council, held on Tuesday October 1 in the province of Colon, led to the ex-president Juan Carlos Varela criticara in his Twitter account the statements made by the ruler. Almost at 8:00 pm, Varela tweeted in his account “unfortunate that a government uses state…
by James “JB” Bryson– Visiting family in states, and have been PNO banned for a few days. I did however see this blurb on YAHOO, where it shows one of my actual heroes. While other celebrities and those of influence are not very involved, the Royal Family of the UK, in the form of BOTH…
by James “JB” Bryson– I have answered this question before, and “NO”, this old skinny prick in the photo is not me. I Googled “Retired Man“, and this image appeared so I ran with it. I am FAR better looking than this liver spotted guy. Back in the states to visit family after the recent…
Looking to bring both Panamanian and Ex-Pat attention to the shady deals that the powers that be engage in that hurt the environment. Far too close in proximity to the Smithsonian. “JB” https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/190923/colon-alerta-secreta-concesion An area of reefs and corals with an area of up to 31 hectares in the Columbus Sea, and close to the…
OP ED: by James “JB” Bryson– All, please read below which is from our PNO home page. Through sharing relevant articles as reported in the local press as well as through contributing writers and affiliates this site was designed to share not just news and information but to provide a platform for our readership to…
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/190918/aguda-crisis-buscar-jovenes Panama faces the worst youth unemployment crisis of the last thirteen years. During the administration of Juan Carlos Varela, the population aged 15 to 29 increased by 64,511 people – 83% of them economically active -, which resulted in the increase of young people who neither study nor work (ninis) in 249,441, figure Registered…
https://www.prensa.com/judiciales/Carlos-Ho_0_5398710103.html The ex-head of Special Projects of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), Carlos Ho , signed a penalty agreement with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor of the Odebrecht case, and was sentenced to 108 months in prison for committing crimes against public administration and money laundering of capitals. info Prosecutor asks for more deadline for road…
