The Panama Canal visitor centers surpassed one million visits during fiscal year 2025, confirming their role as one of the country’s main tourist attractions. In total, 1,003,911 people toured these facilities between October 2024 and September 2025, representing a 22% increase over the previous fiscal year and a 37% increase compared to 2023, the first…
“JB”- Do this exercise each morning to restore your faith in humanity. https://youtu.be/VX-5fQYIXQg Former Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo is facing legal proceedings for alleged illicit enrichment. He returned to Panama without being sworn in to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen), a procedure he had already attempted to complete last year alongside former President Laurentino…
After years and years of stabilizing QUINTANA ROO and BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, billions spent in this region hope to bear fruit. I have an Ex-Pat pal that lives there and I’m kinda posting this for him. Never been there, but seems a bit like Bocas del Toro to me. The Secretary of Tourism of Nayarit…
“J.B” OpEd: If anyone can rip off the LAST (5) NOBEL PEACE PRIZE winners WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP, I’ll take a SHIT IN MY HAND ON CNN. I mean, WHO CARES????????????? The US MILITARY is NOT to be used to add to your fuckin TROPHY ROOM. Every time I try to understand this…
An examination of economic inequalities https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/las-trampas-del-desarrollo-FK19020544 Print, television, radio and digital media present at the end of each year a summary, among other things, of economic performance and expectations for the year that has just begun. Authorities, business representatives, and independent analysts highlight how, from their perspective, the economy will develop in the future and…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nicolas-maduro-trump-venezuelan-kristi-noem-miami-b2898569.html In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military raid, Alejandra Salima has spoken to fellow Venezuelan migrants in her role as an advocate. Like her, most voice feelings that seesaw between joy and trepidation, she said. The removal of Maduro is “a first step, but we’re nervous,” said Salima, who…
Op Ed: “JB”- So I was just sitting here compiling my 2025 “PNO” – YEAR in REVIEW. A BIG part of what I was composing was about how there is NO OTHER country in LATAM that has been more ADVERSELY affected over the past few years from the instability of VENEZUELA than us right here in…
HO-HO- HELLO- Been a BUSY couple of weeks, but need to sit down and THANK ALL of the people who give me a reason to have an OPINION to voice. Sincere wishes from the Bryson and Cohen families to everyone who stops by PNO. Feliz Navidad- Bendiciones- y Saludos- “JB”
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/no-es-una-amenaza-de-invasion-ya-ocurrio-machado-responde-sobre-posible-accion-militar-en-venezuela-AN18268091 Machado rejected the idea of a foreign military intervention in the traditional sense, but warned that the country is experiencing a silent occupation by external actors and criminal organizations. Panama’s leadership in Venezuela’s democratic transition Who is Harald V? The king who will receive President Mulino in Norway The ‘Skipper’, the Venezuelan oil tanker…
https://www.prensa.com/economia/galapagos-malpelo-y-revillagigedo-entre-areas-de-mayor-cantidad-de-tiburones-del-planeta/ The Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador), along with Malpelo (Colombia), Clipperton (France) and Revillagigedo (Mexico), are home to some of the largest recorded numbers of sharks worldwide, including the critically endangered great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini). Conversely, coastal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) show signs of a serious decline, according to one of the most comprehensive studies…
