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. Ten of the newly arrived…

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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 deportees from the United States…

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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, with powerful oil-producing nations opposed;…

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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 Mina Bay, Cativá district, where…

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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 the ports of Balboa and…

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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 – again and again – whether…

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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 are precious resources, operated for…

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FYI- these are the “Under the Radar” tid bits that explain TRUMP’s 24/7 “hard on” for PANAMA

“JB”- This is why it is called a “Trade War”.   The agreement provides for the transfer of 90% of the stake in the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal, currently operated by CK Hutchison. China’s largest shipping company, state-owned giant Cosco , is negotiating its entry into the BlackRock- led consortium that will buy Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison ‘s two…

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FOREIGN MINISTER already making the rounds on social circuit as PANAMA passes “velvet rope

Let the “dog and pony” show begin. PANAMA makes it to the VIP Room.  The foreign minister emphasized that removing the country from the list was one of the current Panamanian government’s priorities “from day one.” Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha celebrated Panama’s removal from the European Union (EU) money laundering list on Tuesday, July…

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New “pariah” Martinelli sounds like “sour grapes” for Mulino unshackled with new EU status

People are going “all in” and betting hard on Panama with removal from “Gray List”. And IMHO, sounds like RM is a bit “frosty” in thinking of all the money he could have made if this was the case when he was in charge.  Hey “Rico”, you and your family did quite well. No alligator…

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