Holiday break is over, but Canal issue will not be ending anytime soon.
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/04/22/the-worlds-eyes-are-focused-on-the-panama-canal/ There is an adage “nothing happens in a vacuum” and that is particularly true of strategic waterways like the Panama Canal. The Trump Administration’s pressuring of Panama to sell the two container terminals at each end of the Panama Canal owned by Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of the …
Mulino wants to have a Mega Port in light of US issues over foreign port influence.
“What we want is precisely to move towards a port facility, a mega port facility,” said the president. Mulino reaffirms Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal, 25 years after its restoration. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/mulino-quiere-un-megapuerto-que-complemente-negocios-del-canal-de-panama-OE11266392#goog_rewarded Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday, March 20, that he wants to build a megaport on the Pacific to complement …
CLEAR BREAKDOWN of Canal questions: Editorial
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/03/11/orlando-perez-retaking-the-canal-is-not-feasible-and-even-trumps-advisors-know-it/ Trump won’t let go of the Canal. Orlando Pérez, a political scientist and expert on the Panama-United States relationship, tries to explain the complex situation. Should Panama be worried about Trump and the Canal or is it just a show? Trump has always seen the treaties as a …
Well “this” promise not delivered yet. War in Ukraine escalates after meeting debacle.
The action was directed mainly towards the Moscow region and the Kursk border region. Russia shot down 337 Ukrainian drones launched into its territory overnight, 91 of them in the Moscow region, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/guerra-de-rusia-en-ucrania-se-inician-conversaciones-luego-del-mayor-ataque-con-drones-sobre-moscu-LJ11092009 This is the largest attack against Russian territory since …
Will NEVER understand the logic behind “ADDING” Immigrants to the sieve that is Darien!!!
https://apnews.com/article/panama-deportees-trump-hotel-darien-gap-iom-bba8c3dc33fd38efd569a5b51e481a86 CARTI, Panama (AP) — A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, described on Saturday waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights. The Chinese …
Those of us here know this is EXACTLY the TRUTH. They “Re/Patriated” to the F- – -ing JUNGLE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html “JB”- Unless they are “Re-Patriating” SLOTHS, then they should not be brought here. Nearly 100 migrants, recently deported by the United States to Panama where they had been locked in a hotel, were loaded onto buses Tuesday night and moved to a detention camp on the outskirts of the …
“Re-Patriation”= The nicest, politically correct way to say ” Get the F – – K out!”
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panama-says-many-migrants-deported-us-agree-be-returned-home-countries-2025-02-19/ PANAMA CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Panama’s security minister said on Tuesday that more than half of the migrants deported from the United States to transit point Panama in recent days had accepted voluntary repatriations to their home countries, largely in Asia or the Middle East. U.S. President Donald …
It’s Data and Articles like this that REINFORCE Trump “Canal” stance. Again “gulp”. Goes down like bleach.
World Bank: Panama faces challenges in human capital development and quality of employment OP ED: “JB” Hello friends, Ex-Pats, and my adopted Panamanian bretheren. I will openly admit that Donald Trump makes for a very EASY and VALID target for all the venom and vitriol he is …
Expected reaction to US pressure on China.
Two Panamanian lawyers have lodged a lawsuit with the country’s supreme court in an attempt to cancel a Hong Kong-based company’s concession to operate two ports at either end of the Panama canal. Their complaint – filed a day after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Panama’s president, José Raúl …
JB- FINAL WORD- tired of topic. Summarized beautifully.
OP ED: “JB”- If you have not read ALL of my recent posts on the US-Panama “CONFLICT”- for lack of a better term. Let me just simplify and summarize. EVERYONE KNOWS – PANAMA has competely RAPED-PILLAGED-and FUCKED the Canal Zone for 40 YEARS to benefit the wealthy and iconoclast elite …
As FULLY EXPECTED- Panama withdraws from “SILK ROAD” initiative. No surprise here.
China remains firmly opposed to the pressure and coercion exerted by the United States on Panama https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/pekin-critica-la-presion-de-ee-uu-tras-la-salida-de-panama-de-la-nueva-ruta-de-la-seda-KM10584790 Chinese authorities have “deeply regretted” Panama’s withdrawal this week from its participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, popularly known as the New Silk Road, an international infrastructure project launched more than a …
Much ado about “Nonsense”. Panama victim of displaced Chinese anger.
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Trend that hit apex under Varela underscores the problem here. He was CHINA’s “bitch”!!!
Panama is so important to the United States that it cannot tolerate Panama cooperating with China https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/mundo/exclusiva-china-reacciona-estados-unidos-por-favor-aprende-a-respetar-CF10516523?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Loudly chanting the slogan “Make America Great Again” (MAGA), an American delegation visited Panama, bringing with it a greater impact than a tropical storm. Panama welcomed the delegation with all due protocol, and …
How will TARIFFS affect us in Panama?
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/trump-tariffs-risk-analysis/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc President Donald Trump is doing exactly what he said he’d do. He’s launching hard-power trade wars to please voters marginalized by the globalized economy. He’s acting on despair over fentanyl’s murderous toll. He’s launched a migrant crackdown amid anxiety over a porous southern border. And the president, with the help of Elon Musk, is starting …
Is this “REALLY” going to happen? It’s getting “Ri-goddamn-diculous”. READ this EX-PATS
Op ED: “JB” As I slowly settle back into my “Panama” mode after three months home for the holidays, I am a bit amazed that this “narrative” is still maintaining traction. REALLY???? TRUMP IS GOING TO TAKE BACK THE CANAL!!!! Again,………REALLY??? This is hyperbole and political bluster on …
DAY One of New TRUMP era, and PANAMA is on the agenda.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/trump-panama-canal-threats-history-mulino/index.html Panama City, PanamaCNN — The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues. This was meant to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing more but a brief …
Explaining Trump’s PANAMA view: w/ VIDEO link.
https://time.com/7204785/panama-canal-political-history/ For close to a month, President-elect Donald Trump has warned that the Panamanian government needs to reduce the shipping rates and fees placed on U.S.-based vessels going through the Panama Canal, unless it wants the U.S. to take back the canal. At a gathering for the conservative Turning Point USA …
EXPLAINING Trump’s Point on : PANAMA and GREENLAND.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-greenland-panama-canal-why-us-interest/ President-elect Donald Trump, during a long news conference on Tuesday, spoke about his interest in securing U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, and said he would not rule out the use of military force. Below is a look at where the two places are and why …
PANAMA: steadfast over Trump canal hyperbole. Recalling the past.
Hundreds of people were killed during Operation Just Cause. Trump has stoked fears the US could invade again. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/12/panama-canal-trump For Isabel Corro, Donald Trump’s suggestions that the US could use military force to take control of the Panama Canal evokes painful memories. The 79-year-old vividly recalls rushing her children inside her apartment …
MULINO visible in support of MADURO combatant in Venezuela.
https://apnews.com/article/edmundo-gonzalez-venezuela-panama-mulino-maduro-bb4637ef847d330bdb1e90a555c6197c PANAMA CITY (AP) — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the opposition’s claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro. Accompanied by a dozen former Latin American leaders, González met with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino …
INTERESTING tidbit: US wanted suspect involved in FINANCIAL FRAUD arrested in PANAMA.
Keen example of how Interpol and US law can reach across the ocean and GRAB A THIEF BY THE THROAT. Promising to see. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/en-panama-capturan-a-solicitado-por-ee-uu-en-operacion-contra-fraude-bancario-OB10112738 The National Police reported on Wednesday, January 8, that a Cuban citizen requested for extradition by the United States was arrested. According to the entity, …
Sabre rattling has already begun even before Trump assumes office. Panama scoffs at threat.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79191d9xreo Panama has insisted that its sovereignty over the Panama Canal is “non-negotiable” after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military force to seize it. Trump made the remark during a news conference on Tuesday at which he also falsely stated that the Panama Canal was being operated …
Starting with a BANG. TRUMP “implies” force to re-acquire Canal.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-use-military-force-acquire-panama-canal-greenland-econo-rcna186610 President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested he would consider using military force to gain control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, and “economic force” to acquire Canada. During a free-wheeling news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, Trump was asked by a reporter if he could assure the public that he …
Process of RE-PATRIATION of migrants has begun. Transport financed by US taxpayer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjlqk0wv1no Panama on Tuesday started repatriating undocumented migrants on flights financed by the United States. The move comes less than two months after José Raúl Mulino was sworn in as Panama’s president. Mr Mulino campaigned on a promise to “close” the Darién Gap, the dangerous stretch of jungle which more …
CHINA remains keen on imprinting influence in Latin America. Keep an eye on these slippery F–K’s.
Varela’s BFF’s!!! https://indepthnews.net/the-chinese-investment-in-latin-america-is-changing/ BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — In the past decade, Chinese investment into Latin America has so often been characterised by large infrastructure projects: roads, railways, dams and ports, among others, frequently backed by state finance, and in many countries arriving under the banner of the Belt and Road Initiative. …
MULINO continues to show a set of “balls”. Joins Spain in openly challenging MADURO.
https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/just-shut-up-and-publish-the-minutes-of-the-elections-in-venezuela-and-recognize-the-will-of-the-people-1 Nicolás Maduro’s recent statement that “whoever messes with Venezuela, dries up” is a desperate attempt to intimidate those who defend freedom and justice in the region. This warning, steeped in Caribbean superstition, where authoritarianism is mixed with Santeria and magical thinking, seeks to sow fear, but it will not …
Venezuelan OPPOSITION calls for World to unite against MADURO on the 17th.
https://www.newsroompanama.com/world/venezuelan-opposition-calls-for-global-mobilization-august-17 Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for new protests on Saturday August 17 amid allegations of electoral fraud, after leftist President Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner for a third term. Very interesting information below as to how Maria has definitive proof that Maduro lost the election …
Venezuela OPPOSITION sees better success with NEIGHBORING LATAM instead of West pressure.
https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/america/opositora-machado-ve-posible-que-paises-vecinos-logren-negociacion-efectiva-en-venezuela-EX8202251 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Wednesday that she does not rule out Colombia, Brazil and Mexico being able to establish an “effective” solution for Venezuela through negotiations following the crisis triggered by the questionable re-election of President Nicolás Maduro. “I do not rule out that …
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 …
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 …