Canal

PNO has been keeping eye on this CHINA/US power struggle within PANAMA

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/panama-canal-port-lawsuit-us-china Panama’s comptroller general has lodged two cases with the country’s supreme court against the owners of two ports at the centre of a geopolitical struggle between the US and China, in a move likely to be seen as a victory for Donald Trump in his attempt to rid the …

Politics

Paranoia or Preparation? Did US “have” or “had” PANAMA military action planned. Hegseth???

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2025/jun/12/hegseth-suggests-pentagon-has-prepared-plans-to-invade-greenland-and-panama-video https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/panama-hegseth-us-invasion-canal Panamanian opposition politicians have accused the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country, amid simmering discontent over the government’s handling of the diplomatic crisis. After a three-day visit by the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump appeared to confirm that US military personnel had been deployed to the …

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Is there MONEY missing- WHODUNNIT?- and WHY?…..A “DIPSHIT” MYSTERY THEATER PLAY

OP ED: “JB“- An INTERACTIVE “LIVE” EXPERIENCE INCLUDED WITH YOUR STAY.  “FUN” for the ENTIRE FAMILY. Disclaimer:  RFB, nor OGI are responsible for any injuries experienced during experience. Not responsible for the folllowing.  1. Blocked Roads  2. Intermittent Stabbing from Unlicensed Security Guards  3. Disease caused from Raw sewage exposure 4. …

Uncategorized

THE “BALLS” of STILL -SOLICITING and MARKETING this ABSOLUTE DOGSHIT…..IMHO.

OP ED: “JB”-  Charles Dickens gave you the “Ghost of Christmas Future”……anyone out there considering this PERFUME ON A PIG nonsense,?…………….”Your Welcome”!!!!!!! TWO WORDS……..”DUE DILIGENCE”          THREE MORE WORDS…………”ASK PREVIOUS BUYERS“.   https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDMbJchNgnpP%2F%3Figsh%3DMTBtN25udWU5bmE4OA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7C%7C0a1761edc09b4c6e33c708dde41d2524%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638917536005906412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zb6sfIGxoBq8Gzm7heP1drqTTv2MpmM56L4282NIOac%3D&reserved=0   https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DHPZ7v2jIDcE%26pp%3D0gcJCRsBo7VqN5tD%26fbclid%3DPAQ0xDSwMZsrlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABpx3PeGEUqtzjxRNvw_NYsVd4lkiZf5L_aUGaapaev0L8HJ3Vgd42EivXL8Ew_aem_D-QMcmtq6i7mKJxLWDRpeQ&data=05%7C02%7C%7C30649756394348937fb508dde41d31cb%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638917536223366183%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9Ie0W%2BEuNlt9hXMiyHor24nvmCZxhUEV4CbtMITb6%2FA%3D&reserved=0

Canal

MEXICO looking to replicate their internal rail system to model West Coast trade after the CANAL.

https://www.borderreport.com/regions/mexico/mexico-upgrading-rail-line-to-rival-panama-canal/ SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum this week updated ongoing work to rehabilitate a rail link between the Gulf and the Pacific Ocean through Southern Mexico. It’s called the Corredor Interoceánico del Istmo de Tehuantepec or Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in English. It was originally built …

Crime

LA PRENSA Editorial from Lawyer goes in depth on IMPORTANT Law for CORRUPTION

The crime of private corruption Omar Rodríguez Private corruption is a manifestation of corruption within the business world or between individuals, in which the public administration is not directly involved. Unlike public corruption, where officials or authorities abuse their positions, in private corruption, acts occur between individuals or private entities, …

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Sketchy Meetings, Illegal Board Changes, just another day at “RED FRAUD BEACH”.

OP ED: “JB” Biggest JOKE ever that PANAMA MEDIA is asleep at the wheel, and my stupid ass has to keep turning the kitchen lights on. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Turtle Beach Hacienda Corporation sued PH Red Frog Beach Club and OGI, before Bocas del Toro Circuit Judge. Turtle claims that OGI’s meeting …

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FUTURE TELLER: Check in on this story in 4 Years to find out what SCUMBAGS got “greased” for the Bid!

“JB”-  just take solace that you don’t see ODEBRECHT mentioned here.  https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/tren-panama-david-los-paises-que-compiten-por-financiar-el-megaproyecto-HD15167909 Through several international tours, the government has sought out more than four countries that have openly expressed interest in financing this project. The latest to enter the fray is Japan, through its Mizuho Bank. The Panama-David train project …

Conservation

More REAL DATA on “Climate Change” and how it affects our oceans and reefs.

Global increase in photosynthesis on land while it falls in the oceans https://www.prensa.com/mundo/aumento-global-de-la-fotosintesis-en-tierra-mientras-cae-en-los-oceanos/ Land plants drove an increase in global photosynthesis between 2003 and 2021, partly offset by a slight decline in seaweed. The findings, from a study published in Nature Climate Change , could inform assessments of planetary health, improve ecosystem …

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WOW. I could give you more than (6) by just sending you to “RFB”!!!!! Unreal.

“JB”-  How about over $280 Million over a 20 year span?????    Talk about “stepping over dollars to pick up dimes”,,,,,,,       WAKE UP “REAL” Panama Press……#LAESTRELLA,#LAPRENSA….your “PULITZER” is being served up on a plate.   https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/12/police-arrest-6-people-in-chiriqui-and-bocas-del-toro-for-financial-crimes-exceeding-2-8-million-to-a-bank/ The National Police, in partnership with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, carried …

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Trump facing scrutiny for being “Sketchy” AF in relation to Epstein documents.

“JB”- Donny, your already Prez again. STOP with the narrative you and him were “loose acquaintances”.  SMH.  I’m saying you two teamed up on a High Schooler. Just cut the SHIT.    To think that James Brown was the SANE one in that pic. LMFAO- I have less pics of …

Crime

COLOMBIA “still” a F—–G Mess. Young politico shot in June finally passes in hospital.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/11/colombian-senator-miguel-uribe-turbay-dies-after-being-attacked-in-bogota/ After two months in the hospital, Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay died on August 11.  This was reported by his wife, María Claudia Tarazona, on her social networks.  “You will always be the love of my life. Thank you for a lifetime of love, thank you for being a …

Human Interest

Hardcore US Marines training PANAMA troops in the jungles.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/11/panamanian-security-institutions-are-joining-u-s-marines-for-jungle-training-and-security-cooperation/   PANAMA CITY, Panama :  U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, based out of Camp Lejeune, NC, arrived in Panama the first week of August 2025 as part of a combined effort to conduct training, strengthen bilateral security cooperation, and build operational trust with Panamanian security forces. …

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END TIMES ALERT: Pinch me, it’s 2025!!! RWANDA is ACCEPTING U.S IMMIGRANT deports.

“JB”-   I mean you HAVE to laugh your ass off to avoid your head exploding. “Bring me your poor, huddled, tired, masses (sic) edit. 2025………” so we can send them to the ass end of the planet once they get here”.. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rwanda-donald-trump-kigali-east-african-south-sudan-b2802159.html   Rwanda agreed to accept up to 250 …

Agriculture

Forget DRUGS people……Harvest some GD Coffee!!!!

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/07/30000-per-kilo-is-the-price-for-panamanian-geisha-coffee-from-boquete-breaking-a-record/   Panamanian Geisha coffee once again sets a record sale price at The Best of Panama international electronic auction.  This time it was the washed Geisha coffee, grown at Hacienda La Esmeralda in Boquete, Chiriquí, that set a record, selling for $30.204 per kilo.  The Best of Panama global auction, which …

Conservation

PANAMA hopes to be more than silent supporter in battle of “MICRO PLASTICS”

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, …

Conservation

One of the “Great Wonders” shows signs of dangerous environmental stress.

LISTEN TO THE SUMMARY https://www.prensa.com/mundo/la-gran-barrera-de-coral-sufre-su-blanqueamiento-mas-extenso-jamas-registrado/ Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has experienced its “most extensive” bleaching event ever recorded , according to a government report released Wednesday warning of the dire health of the natural wonder. Scientists have documented the “most spatially extensive” bleaching event on this reef, considered the largest living structure in the world , …

Politics

Mulino signs into law plans to address mounting threat of CyberSecurity.

The president signed Law 478, which modifies the Penal Code, and signed Panama’s accession to an Ibero-American Cooperation Agreement. On Tuesday, August 5, President José Raúl Mulino signed into law a law on international legal assistance in criminal matters and cybercrime. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/presidente-mulino-sanciona-leyes-sobre-ciberdelincuencia-HA15043545 This is Law 478 , which, according to the Executive Branch, …

Crime

2nd major NARCO bust for EU in the past few months. * ALL staged Bullshit to justify “War on Drugs”

According to initial investigations, the shipments were destined for European countries, including Germany and Belgium. In less than 24 hours, National Police officers seized 3,346 packages of suspected drugs at various locations in the province of Colón as part of the so-called “Firmeza” plan . https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/droga-con-destino-a-europa-es-incautada-en-operativos-policiales-en-colon-CA15041311 The operations took place in two key locations: in La …

Canal

US keen to see CHINESE influence decreased in Canal Zone.

Regarding the trade promotion agreement between Panama and the United States, Cabrera revealed that the review committee meetings will begin in October. The United States ambassador to Panama, Kevin Cabrera , reiterated that his country is excited that Panama Ports Company (PPC) , a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, will no longer be operating …

Canal

Canal revenue shows ROBUST first half gains for 2025

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/05/in-the-first-half-of-the-year-2025-panama-canal-toll-revenues-are-up-by-33/ Toll revenues on the Panama Canal increased 33.2% in the first half of the year.  This achievement is due to the increase in the transit of vessels, mainly deep-draft vessels, during this period.  Vessel traffic increased by 25.7%, with 6,855 vessels crossing the interoceanic waterway in the first half of the year, of which …

Crime

Wife of Hubby who bought the farm in MARCH, arrested in SAN CARLOS after $500K of withdrawals.

A 53-year-old woman, allegedly involved in investigations for crimes against the economic order, specifically in the category of financial crimes, was arrested by the National Police during a search operation at a home located in the district of San Carlos. The investigation, carried out in collaboration with the Prosecutor’s Office Against Economic Order, stems from …

Human Interest

Immigrants across the World left in LIMBO via PANAMA

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/06/us-deportees-unable-to-return-to-home-countries-are-left-in-limbo-in-panama/   People who left countries such as Afghanistan and Nigeria in fear of their lives feel abandoned in Central America.  If Salana is sent back to Afghanistan, she will be stoned to death. Of that, she is certain.  Yet over the past six months, she has been asked – …

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“REAL” developers doing some “REAL” developing down in BDT. Miracles do happen.

“JB”– Those goddamn “pirates” at it again. Just bringing business and jobs to BDT that’s all. And I hear they do background checks to not employ MURDERERS.  Soggy Bottom Bar & Grill is a new establishment on Isla Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro, Panama, opened in July 2025. Located on Wizard …

Canal

An unconventional “Canal War” exists between US and Chinese corporations for Port control.

International shipping companies are competing to purchase CK Hutchison’s ports, while in Panama the concession contract is being challenged by the Comptroller General’s Office. For many, the ports of Cristóbal and Balboa are just another prize in one of the largest transactions in recent maritime history, but for Panama, they …

Agriculture

Ex-Pat making a dent in the Cacao market. SECOND story I am aware of the same.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/08/03/part-1-from-silicon-valley-to-the-jungles-of-chiriqui/   In 2011, Lyn Bishop left behind the fast-paced tech world of Silicon Valley in search of something more grounded. What she found was an overgrown, abandoned pasture near La Concepción, Chiriquí. She jokes that the razor grass was so dense she had to “swim” through it. But beneath …

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HOLY SHIT!!!! Are you telling me that this office is actually OPEN????? WOW.

“JB”- Must not have a BDT branch……… Four public officials have been sanctioned by ANTAI for ethical violations, including traveling while incapacitated and being hired despite legal disqualifications. The National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (ANTAI) has imposed sanctions on four public servants assigned to the Central Government for serious violations of the …

Chiriqui

SHOCKER: More PANAMA embezzlement. The World Heavyweight Champ of LATAM Scumbags!!

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/07/26/the-anti-corruption-prosecutors-office-arrested-four-former-district-representatives-for-alleged-embezzlement/   A Chiriquí judge and a Veraguas magistrate charged and ordered the arrest of the former representative and treasurer of the Dolega Communal Board for alleged embezzlement due to the irregular handling of decentralization funds through the Comprehensive Sustainable Development Program (PDIS).  Meanwhile, in a second hearing held with …

Air Travel

Arrivals at Tocumen to receive the “HAWAII/ALOHA” greeting when coming to PANAMA.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/07/26/tourists-welcomed-at-tocumen-airport-with-panamanian-tradition-and-polleras/   Panama City:  A colorful and moving parade of women and girls dressed in various styles of pollera, the traditional Panamanian costume, surprised thousands of travelers this Friday at Terminals 1 and 2 of Tocumen International Airport. The event, the first of its kind at the airport, aimed to pay tribute …

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Interesting: How is it the “Pirates” and “Land Grabbers” are in FORBES and CONDE’ NAST all the time?

“JB”- Editorial  Back in the day, before I came to the crystal clear realization that Joe Haley and RFB are all a pack of schemsters, liars, and bullies-  I actually have documented calls and e-mails from this prick.   He opined consistently how they (RFB) were “Victims” of TRES CRUCES and …