TOURISM OUTLOOK: 2025 Panama on the Upswing

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/panama-city-hotels-restaurants-nature-reserves   Like its namesake canal, Panama has historically served as a gateway to other ports of call throughout the Caribbean and South America. But in the last few years, the country’s capital city has emerged onto the global stage: Magnificent hotels are preserving the architecture of Casco Viejo, the colonial center. Restaurant openings are showcasing Panama’s diversity and culinary flair. And…

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PANAMA recognizing what needs to be done MARINE wise going forward

It is everyone’s responsibility to PROTECT and NOT CONTRIBUTE to the pollution of what makes PANAMA special. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/panama-strengthens-international-efforts-to-combat-plastic-pollution   In order to address Panama’s participation in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC), the Deputy Director of International Organizations and Conferences, Ricardo Pichel, accompanied by the Department of Environment…

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PANAMA celebrating for 13th “Golden Frog Festival”.,,,,,Very Cool. NOT “Red Frog Festival”,,,,,Very F—-D!

This festival (started yesterday) thankfully does NOT include, STEALING, BRIBES, LIES, INTIMIDATION, and BULLSHIT. #stopJH https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama-prepares-for-the-thirteenth-golden-frog-festival     Panama is preparing to celebrate the 13th Golden Frog Festival, which will take place from August 12 to 18 in various parts of the country.  This event, organized by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), seeks to…

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OLYMPIANS home from PARIS today at TOCUMEN

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/the-panama-olympians-return-from-paris-monday-at-tocumen-international-airport Atheyna and the Olympic delegation return to Panama Monday, August 12.  Arrival is scheduled at Tocumen International Airport for 5:45 p.m.  The arrival of the athletes who defended the Panama patriotic colors at the Paris 2024 Olympics is scheduled for Monday, at Tocumen International Airport, at 5:45 p.m. in a first group that will…

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Super Relevant Article: About Water In Bocas del Toro, And How Responsible Developers Can Change Damage Done

Local perspectives on marine ecotourism development in a water-insecure island region: the case of Bocas del Toro, Panama   https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1377053/full As a dimension of a blue economy, marine ecotourism should, in theory, not only increase economic viability and environmental sustainability but, most importantly, pursue socially equitable outcomes. In tropical and sub-tropical island regions, where substantial…

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Panama Assembly viewing proposal to absolve and free Martinelli

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panamas-assembly-studying-a-bill-that-would-give-amnesty-to-martinelli-1 Panama’s Assembly is studying a controversial bill that would give amnesty to Ricardo Martinelli.  The bill was rejected Friday by Transparency International (TI) considering that it is done to give “impunity.”  It is common knowledge that the objective of this bill is to prevent a series of former officials investigated and prosecuted for crimes…

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NOW on to MEXICO: Please be informed and know the TRUTH

OP ED: by “ME” J.B Bryson https://apnews.com/article/mexico-elections-president-governorships-lopez-obrador-d7fef5c7ac964072401ba6d9809dd7d4 Hello all- for those that have been on PNO since the onset 7 years ago, some may recall what I did before I retired. I spent 26 years working for the CBP. For those not familiar with the acronym is “Customs and Border Patrol” at Port of Entry…

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TODAY is IMMIGRATION TRUTH day at PNO. Darien, Mexico, to US Politics

https://catalyst.independent.org/2023/02/13/darien-gap-tragedy/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsy1BhD7ARIsAHOi4xYyCJZVzlFmoLlOE4VqBfc-R-7BG_eJyfJCDWo8TvgDBdAXLi6LddoaAuPWEALw_wcB The Americas are bisected by a landmass known as the Darien Gap, a long undeveloped stretch of terrain on the Colombia-Panama border not traversed by any paved road. This 100-mile jungle has for decades been a danger to migrants and an impediment to economic growth. It’s difficult to say what would incent development, but…

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Spain joins Panama in DEATH investigation in Bocas. * Start with RED FROG SECURITY GUARDS

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/policia-colabora-desde-espana-con-panama-en-las-pesquisas-por-la-muerte-de-joven-en-bocas-MF8135860 On July 30, the Panama Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the body belonged to Eneritz Argintxona The Basque Police (Ertzaintza) have been collaborating “from the very beginning” with the Panamanian authorities in the investigation launched in the Central American country into the death of young Spanish woman Eneritz Argintxona. At a press conference on Thursday…

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Some RARE good news from a POORLY run agency

The rescue of a pelican, a crocodile and a sloth was the result of the actions of the technicians of the rescue brigade of the Protected Areas and Biodiversity section of the Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) in Western Panama. https://www.newsroompanama.com/environment/wild-species-rescued-in-western-panama The pelican was found on El Palmar beach in San Carlos and had an injured…

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