Representatives from 183 countries will participate between November 14 and 25 in Panama at the 19th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites). More than 2,500 attendees are expected from the 183 countries that have signed the Convention, senior officials of the…
Young Iranians protested again this Sunday despite a warning from the powerful Revolutionary Guard to stop demonstrating and a strong repression in universities, in mobilizations that are becoming more violent. The protests took place throughout the country in numerous university centers in various cities, which were strongly repressed by the basiji – a volunteer militia…
For all of my Ex-Pat friends in Mexico. Enjoy the festivities. By Kristina Puga What is El Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” as it’s now known in the U.S.? Despite the white faces and the skulls, it’s not meant to be a spooky holiday and it’s not Halloween. Also known as Día de Muertos, the…
Panama reported this Friday “a drastic decrease in the flow of irregular migrants, mainly Venezuelans,” who arrive in the country through the Darién jungle, the border with Colombia, through which 208,866 people have entered so far this year, an unprecedented figure. “In the last three days, only 2,292 people have entered through the irregular route,…
Highly dangerous Darien is at the front lines. The stories coming out of this area are quite chilling. The Panamanian Foreign Ministry announced this Sunday that it has called a meeting for next Tuesday with the migration authorities of Colombia and Costa Rica, to which the United States is invited, to discuss the “delicate situation”…
I’m sorry if I have to laugh at someone else’s misfortune,,,,,,but for the love of God, this tactic of trying to be famous for nothing needs to end. With Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and now Tik Tok, an entire billion dollar enterprise that produces literally NOTHING has been born. They are called “influencers”, and essentially they…
Hundreds of Venezuelans are demonstrating silently Thursday in camps on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on the edge of the Rio Grande in the face of Washington’s new immigration restrictions. Migrants consulted by EFE in Ciudad Juárez, on the border with El Paso, Texas, said that this silent protest is to denounce that they…
After the United States announced new measures to control Venezuelan irregular migration, the entry of these citizens into Panama through the Darien jungle has decreased significantly, according to data from the National Migration Service (SNM). In the last three days they have counted 624 Venezuelans, out of a total of 2,292 people. Through a press…
I constantly pound the drum that we live in a very unique and diverse region of the globe. There are things in Panama that are distinct and relegated to our republic and should be protected at all costs. As PNO covered the logging in Darien, coastline cleanup, over fishing, among others,……..this article delves deeper into…
Register 387,541 orders from 2013 to date The Mexican government said Thursday that it is the third country in the world that receives the most refugee applications, registering 387,541 requests from 2013 to date and of which 330,960 correspond to the Administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who began his management in December 2018….
