Infamous “Plastic Island” shows no sign of shrinking

Recycle people and please don’t litter in the ocean.  https://www.laestrella.com.pa/cafe-estrella/cultura/230929/isla-basura-afecta-fauna-marina The oceans cover more than 70% of the surface of planet Earth and are responsible for housing a wide variety of marine life. From tiny plankton to the largest whales, these creatures form an ecosystem that plays an important role in maintaining the planet. Currently, this…

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Martinelli and Zulay team up to focus on San Miguelito before primaries

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/politica/230928/martinelli-confirma-postulacion-zulay-rodriguez-alcaldia-san-miguelito-rm-alianza The presidential candidate for the Realizing Goals (RM) party, Ricardo Martinelli, announced that both his party and the Alianza party will nominate the representative of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Zulay Rodríguez, for mayor of San Miguelito. Rodríguez’s nomination for this position will also be made by the Alianza party, chaired by former deputy…

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Wow, Panama plans for tourism investment with REAL groups. RFB/OGI just ask owners for more money

The cover should just say “Panama Investment- Stay away from Joe” https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/230926/panama-tendra-guia-inversion-turistica-iniciativa-omt-caf Panama will develop a Tourism Investment Guide, a tool promoted by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Development Bank of Latin America-CAF to promote the tourism business in the sector in the region. This guide, which the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Paraguay and…

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All In The Family” Panama style. Martinelli-Linares proposed for VP of RM party

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/230926/tendra-primera-palabra-impugnan The Electoral Tribunal (TE) will have the first word in whether or not it accepts the candidacy of Marta Linares de Martinelli for the vice presidency of the Republic on the presidential list of the Realizing Goals (RM) party, headed by her husband Ricardo Martinelli. The TE itself must rule if this nomination is…

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Latin America immigration attracts attention of Biden Administration

https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/ee-uu-mantener-migrantes-alejados-164737298.html One of the central pieces of the Biden administration’s immigration plan, which involves opening offices that admit applicants in Central and South America, has had difficulties. Joe Biden’s government is having difficulties addressing the humanitarian and political crisis that is developing at the entrance to the United States. And a key and growing part of…

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I call BULLSHIT on this number Cortizo states “$800 Million” in Bocas since 2019! Where?

Would love to see itemized “dollar for dollar” list of where money went…. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/230918/mef-invirtio-800-millones-bocas The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has invested around $800 million in the province of Bocas del Toro from 2019 to date, according to a MEF report last Thursday. At the 59th edition of the International Sea, Agroecological and Tourism…

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Countries unite to stop illegal fishing in Galapagos. I’ll notify GREEN GLOBE as this is good for Panama

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/internacional/america/230918/panama-participa-12-paises-ensayo-militar-pesca-ilegal-galapagos Thirteen countries and the European Union (EU) have participated since Monday, September 18, in “Galapex II 2023”, a joint military exercise in the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) to form a multinational force against illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing. . The rehearsal, which will last until September 30, involves vessels from the navies of Ecuador, the…

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Not so good news for Panama in FORBES

https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2023/09/07/unicef-record-numbers-of-child-migrants-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-at-great-risk/?sh=3f1da64571bd UNICEF: Record Numbers Of Child Migrants In Latin America And The Caribbean At Great Risk Maryanne Murray Buechner Brand Contributor UNICEF USA BRANDVOICE| Paid Program Sep 7, 2023,10:36am EDT A new UNICEF Child Alert signals urgent and growing needs of children migrating across the Latin America and Caribbean region — often without parents or…

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Great exposure for Panama in FORBES

https://www.forbes.com/sites/petertaylor/2023/09/11/foreign-buyers-are-finally-cooling-on-americas-overheated-housing-market-thats-great-news-for-panam/?sh=148753d7362e The American residential real estate market rarely rocks headlines—despite economically accounting for the largest single share of U.S. gross domestic product (+/- 17%). The Great Recession pushed real estate front and center in the media for a while as the banks collapsed back in 2008. Covid subsequently upended where and how people wanted to…

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