Mulino states re-patriation among apprehended immigrants will be voluntary. But opening plugged

https://apnews.com/article/panama-us-migrants-darien-gap-ee20be313dcbed5d4b01b74754e112f8 PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing the impact of stricter immigration enforcement Mulino had pushed. Mulino, who took office July 1, promised to halt the rising flow…

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Mulino already showing progress with immigration via Colombia

https://apnews.com/article/panama-migration-colombia-darien-mulino-18a5784429a23c4c8fe7e966ba3213c0   PANAMA CITY (AP) — Migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier, the country’s border police said Wednesday. Still, migration through the Darien remains close to what it was in…

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PREZ MULINO: Take a look at RED FROG BEACH in Bocas? New ASEP fines for operating without concession

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 OTHER Ex-PATS are living off…

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Dovetailing off yesterday post on PANAMA’s importance to sea-levels

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, mattresses and other belongings first…

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Is it just me?,,,,,,or am I “CARNAC” again. Let the feast begin

  https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/former-mayor-of-colon-alex-lee-facing-criminal-proceedings The former mayor of Colón, Alex Lee, is not only facing criminal proceedings for alleged irregularities in the management of funds from the Barrio Sur Communal Board in Colón; now the Court of Accounts has notified him of a summons to trial, the result of an investigation by the Accounts Prosecutor’s Office that…

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The “Profiteering, Greenwashing, and Prostitution” of PANAMA’s ecology, downplays the significance in LATAM

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://ishr.ch/latest-updates/hrc56-panamas-gold-is-green-a-call-for-urgent-action-on-climate-change/   During the annual…

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Panama plans for further expansion of an additional “lock” within 6 years

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 of the network of existing…

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Deadly migration through “Darien” continues as Mulino and US cooperate to address

https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/panama-using-barbed-wire-block-darien-gap-us-bound-migrants-rcna159774 In a bid to block U.S.-bound migrants, Panama has installed barbed-wire fencing along the Darien Gap, sparking panic among migrants trying to cross the jungle that links South and Central America — but not necessarily stopping them. Videos of the barbed-wire barriers appeared as early as June 27 in WhatsApp groups for people planning to…

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Any of my “Bocas Brigade” feel a little shake, rattle, or roll? Checking in

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), was slightly downgraded to 5.3…

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