President Juan Carlos Varela traveled the night of this Tuesday, June 18, to Washington, United States, where he will carry out a “closing tour” to address regional and security issues, informed the Presidency of the Republic. https://www.prensa.com/politica/Presidente-Varela-viaja-Washington-cierre_0_5330466959.html Varela has made four personal trips in his management The 70 trips of Juan Carlos Varela This is…
Have an Opinion? Disagree with a post? Agree with a post? CONTRIBUTE. by James “JB” Bryson So after finally catching up on the emails from the long weekend, we had quite a few people to get back to. Allow me to WELCOME the many new friends we have gathered and events we have attended through…
by James “JB” Bryson So we are happy to be back “HOME” in Panama after a somewhat debatable trip back to the states. Was great to see some family, but MAN are people still ANGRY all the time back in the states. It is a tangible feeling one gets when I leave paradise to head…
The ex-leader of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), Mitchell Doens , one of the plaintiffs’ victims in the trial of Ricardo Martinelli for alleged political espionage, indicated that the former president confessed that he had “punctured” him. This is what Doens told him when he testified, under oath, on Tuesday, June 18, before the trial…
by James “JB” Bryson So the wife and I are heading back to Illinois for Father’s Day, and my PNO.com activity will be reduced to whatever I can sneak online in between family activity. I bring this up, as I have this site up as a tool and forum for Ex-Pats and locals alike. Our…
http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/nosotros-necesitamos-cifras-reales-cortizo/24125116 In a scenario of struggles and accusations, public finances have stressed the transition process of the new government. The differences between the incoming and outgoing authorities on this issue have transcended the public eye and generated a huge expectation about the financial situation of the State. The first to refer to the matter was…
https://www.prensa.com/mundo/Trump-Jr-Capitolio-testimonio-injerencia_0_5325967361.html President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., arrived on Wednesday, June 12, at the US Congress to testify before a Senate committee and confirm the statements he gave during the investigation into Russian interference in the last presidential elections. “Nothing to correct,” Trump Jr. told reporters upon arriving at the Capitol for a…
https://www.prensa.com/mundo/anos-carcel-exgobernador-peruano-Odebrecht_0_5325217501.html Peruvian justice on Tuesday condemned the former Ancash region governor of Ancash César Álvarez to eight years and three months in prison for receiving millions of dollars in bribes from the Brazilian company Odebrecht for the construction of a highway. info Odebrecht case: former mayor of Lima, imprisoned for 18 months Odebrecht case: they…
Ex-President to be confined to his private residence. https://www.prensa.com/judiciales/Martinelli-libre-prohibido-autorizacion-judicial_0_5325967356.html After 6:40 am this Wednesday, Ricardo Martinelli was already at his home located in the corregimiento of San Francisco. Wide expectation for the eventual release of former President Martinelli This, after the trial court of the process followed the former president for alleged espionage ordered his…
The country lost 352 thousand hectares in 18 years The province with the highest forest loss between 2000 and 2017 was Darién. There, during the last years, several denunciations have been presented for illegal logging. The country lost between 2000 and 2017 about 352 thousand hectares of forests, due to activities such as agriculture, logging…
