"JB"

PNO. Your link to the KRISTI NOEM “GFY” Ground Zero!!!! Soon to be seen on BRAZZERS!!!!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-fires-noem-after-dhs-scandals/gm-GM168AAB94?gemSnapshotKey=GM168AAB94-snapshot-0&uxmode=ruby&ocid=edgdhpruby&pc=U531&cvid=69aa8138cef74327b52eb2c1d8e8de5b&ei=9 “JB”-  Please enjoy your Friday and get your fill of every single article on this “DAY SHIFT” stripper that has been running DHS into a Global Disgrace!!!!!!   PNO is NOT POLITICAL…..but “GODDAMNIT” I hate this rotten and posionous,$220 Million Horse Riding, Cowboy Hat wearing, LYING, RACIST, See You Next …

International Relations

Tactic of isolation from any type of non-compliance is a DICTATORSHIP last I checked. “By the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE”,,,,,,,NOT your EGO.

“Lived in Spain for a bit. Important European country of pure and established DEMOCRACY. NOT a country to isolate at these times because “someones” feelings were hurt.”   J.B https://www.prensa.com/mundo/por-que-el-gobierno-de-pedro-sanchez-se-nego-a-que-estados-unidos-use-sus-bases-en-espana-para-atacar-a-iran/ The latest impasse in relations between Spain and the United States goes beyond words. The government of President Pedro Sánchez refused to allow …

International Relations

Only OPINIONATED post of 2026……….but “THIS” guy is operating outside his f – – – ing SKULL!!!

” You didn’t agree with me,,,,,,,,,,,,,Waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh”.  “I’m gonna take my ball and go home”. Fucking Child!!!! https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/donald-trump-amenaza-con-cortar-los-lazos-comerciales-con-espana-y-escala-la-tension-por-los-ataques-a-iran-HH20419592#google_vignette US President Donald Trump announced the severing of trade ties with Spain after accusing it of not cooperating in the attacks against Iran, an offensive that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader …

Canal

CHINA pissed as PANAMA swings towards US. (All of Varela’s work goes to waste).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k8z9v3334o Hong Kong has formally complained to the government of Panama after it took control of two ports on the Panama Canal. It accused the Panamanian authorities of taking them over by force. The ports had been run by a Hong Kong-based company, CK Hutchison, for more than two decades. …

"JB"

To my EX-PAT compadres in MEXICO………keep your head on a swivel and stay low key.

“JB”- I have some very valuable and respected peeps in Mexico and just wishing the BEST for them at the moment.  Maybe TRUMP can keep rounding up their family members at work in US to make things even harder for them. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgml2djwwvno Driving into Mexico’s western city of Guadalajara, the …

Canal

The Dog and Pony show over the CANAL will be talk of 2026.

PS:  Sra.Palm-  Please do NOT forget the powder keg you have in Bocas at “RED FROG”-  the people deserve to know.  https://www.prensa.com/economia/del-foro-de-davos-a-la-ocupacion-temporal-la-ruta-que-llevo-a-la-intervencion-de-balboa-y-cristobal/ Panama assumes control of the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal following a Supreme Court rulingThe ruling against the PPC contract is now final; the port concession has been …

"JB"

TRUMP pushing Rubio into the fray to disrupt Chinese influence on Canal.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-04/panama-said-to-mull-canceling-port-deal-with-hong-kong-firm?embedded-checkout=true “JB”-  I’m seriously realizing I have BEEN ALL OVER shit related to PANAMA waaaayyyyyyyyy before the other mass media outlets. Being here makes a difference. I’m stepping up in 2026 to try to keep EX-PATS in tune with what is happening.   My issue is the EX-PATS already here ( …

Economy

PANAMA looking to tighten up Ex-Pat benefits from the EU side.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/panama-sigue-en-lista-de-la-ue-la-territorialidad-es-el-punto-de-discusion-clave-CC20000354 Panama will remain on the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. One of the key points of discussion is territoriality, a pillar of the Panamanian economic model that only taxes individuals on income generated within the country. On Monday, February 16, the EFE news agency , citing “diplomatic …

Canal

PNO’ers: I’m not a “complete” asshole. I have told you about CK HUTCHISON for YEARS.

https://gbm.com/media/noticia/ck-hutchison-advierte-de-acciones-legales-si-maersk-toma-el-control-de-terminales-en-panama/ Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison 0001.HK announced on Thursday that it notified Panama of a dispute under the investment protection treaty after AP Moller–Maersk MAERSKb.CO expressed its willingness to temporarily take over the management of the Balboa and Cristóbal terminals. The move comes after Panama’s Supreme Court annulled key port contracts in late January …

"JB"

“Jesus Christ Donald”!!!!! Enough with the Nobel Peace Prize crying!!!

“J.B” OpEd: If anyone can rip off the LAST (5) NOBEL PEACE PRIZE winners WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP, I’ll take a SHIT IN MY HAND ON CNN.      I mean, WHO CARES????????????? The US MILITARY is NOT to be used to add to your fuckin TROPHY ROOM. Every time …

International Relations

Post Invasion, what is the temperature back home?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nicolas-maduro-trump-venezuelan-kristi-noem-miami-b2898569.html In the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a late-night military raid, Alejandra Salima has spoken to fellow Venezuelan migrants in her role as an advocate. Like her, most voice feelings that seesaw between joy and trepidation, she said. The removal of Maduro is “a first step, but …

"JB"

WELL…………HELLO 2026. We just got off to one HELL of a START,

Op Ed: “JB”- So I was just sitting here compiling my 2025 “PNO” – YEAR in REVIEW. A BIG part of what I was composing was about how there is NO OTHER country in LATAM that has been more ADVERSELY affected over the past few years from the instability of VENEZUELA …

Human Interest

Maduro opposition leader claims forget Military aspect- internal invasion of Venezuela is HERE.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/no-es-una-amenaza-de-invasion-ya-ocurrio-machado-responde-sobre-posible-accion-militar-en-venezuela-AN18268091 Machado rejected the idea of ​​a foreign military intervention in the traditional sense, but warned that the country is experiencing a silent occupation by external actors and criminal organizations.  Panama’s leadership in Venezuela’s democratic transition  Who is Harald V? The king who will receive President Mulino in Norway  The …

Human Interest

I thought this little tidbit was funny,,,,,already “Yesterday’s News”. Gabby and Nito kicked oou of clubhouse.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/parlacen-excluye-de-la-agenda-la-juramentacion-de-cortizo-y-carrizo-NL17854009 The Central American Parliament is holding its plenary assembly today and tomorrow, during which the scheduled topics are being discussed. The swearing-in of former President Laurentino Cortizo and former Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo has not been included. The Political Commission of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) did not …

International Relations

US continues to ramp up pressure on VENEZUELA in a LATAM showdown not seen since here!!!

US President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Venezuela on Saturday by warning pilots and airlines to consider Venezuelan airspace “closed,” prompting international carriers operating in the South American country to announce they are assessing the situation and taking precautions. “To all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers, and human traffickers: Please consider that the airspace over …

Human Interest

New voice of VENEZUELAN opposition calling on ARMED FORCES mutiny on Maduro rule.

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado launched a strong message this Saturday, November 15, directed at Venezuelans and especially at the state security forces, whom she asked to “lay down their weapons” and stop obeying orders that she described as “infamous” . https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/bajen-las-armas-maria-corina-machado-urge-a-militares-venezolanos-a-dejar-de-obedecer-a-maduro-IK17598099 What is striking about this message …

Canal

Ship intended for VARELA intercepted by PANAMA and DEA.

The United States Embassy in Panama congratulated the Panamanian government and the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) on Thursday, November 13, for what it called a “historic” anti-narcotics operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 13 metric tons of cocaine in the waters of the Pearl Islands archipelago. https://www.prensa.com/judiciales/dea-apoyo-la-operacion-que-incauto-13-toneladas-de-cocaina-en-un-solo-dia-en-aguas-del-pacifico-panameno/ This is how the …

International Relations

In shocking global upset: TRUMP loses “WORST HAIR of a LEADER” to ARGENTINA.

“JB”-   ……………….nuff said.    https://expansion.mx/mundo/2025/09/25/trump-respalda-a-milei-a-semanas-de-las-elecciones-en-argentina The U.S. administration of Donald Trump announced this Wednesday that it is ready to buy Argentine debt and provide financing to its ultra-liberal ally, Javier Milei, who is in trouble just over a month before the midterm elections in Argentina. The U.S. Treasury announced it …

International Relations

Despite quarrels over Canal- Mulino attends event hosted by TRUMP.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/presidente-mulino-asiste-a-recepcion-organizada-por-donald-trump-IH16228101 President José Raúl Mulino’s agenda continues in New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly. President José Raúl Mulino, accompanied by First Lady Maricel de Mulino, participated Tuesday evening in the reception hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly. The event …

Canal

Mulino has been ramping up his international presence.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/presidente-mulino-se-reune-con-zelensky-para-promover-el-tratado-de-neutralidad-DG16236050 President Mulino emphasized that Ukraine will open an embassy in Panama later this year. President José Raúl Mulino met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to strengthen bilateral relations. Mulino expressed Panama’s support for achieving lasting peace in Ukraine and invited the country to join the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty. For his part, …

International Relations

Old “Nicky” dons his Military fatigues to send a message. GFY.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/maduro-a-donald-trump-tiene-que-investigar-ataque-contra-embarcacion-supuestamente-venezolana-FF16024427 Once again, the attack on a Venezuelan vessel by U.S. military forces has been called into question, this time by Nicolás Maduro himself. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump must investigate the “alleged attack” against a “supposedly Venezuelan” vessel, which was shot down by the United States in …

Human Interest

US and PANAMA working in concert to quell rising GANG violence in neighboring HAITI.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gangs-haiti-panama-united-nations-kenya-b2819717.html The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to …

Human Interest

If this is NOT the f——g scariest PHOTO OP of the week, I don’t know what is.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/europe/china-sco-summit-parade-european-security-intl This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a clear message for Ukraine and its European allies: Moscow can keep going, because we have powerful friends. The Russian leader stood shoulder to shoulder at various events in China with the men who have enabled him to wage his war on Ukraine for …

Drugs

Drug/Narco Boat seizure is at the heart of US/VENEZUELA tensions.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/se-revelan-los-detalles-del-ataque-de-estados-unidos-contra-lancha-venezolana-con-droga-HG15758618 According to ‘El Pitazo’, ‘in the town of Unare, people are in turmoil: several of the crew members were known.’ While Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized on September 3 in Mexico City that the attack on the vessel carrying drugs from Venezuela was destroyed in international waters in …

Human Interest

Mass exodus of 14,000 Venezuelans en route back to Caracas.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/colombia-panama-costa-rica-trump-venezuelan-b2816577.html More than 14,000 mainly Venezuelan migrants who hoped to reach the United States have reversed course and turned south since U.S. President Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown began, according to a report published Friday by the governments of Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. The phenomenon, known as “reverse flow” migration, is largely made up of Venezuelan migrants …

Human Interest

Maduro rattling his sabres in defiance of US Military Training.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/09/04/maduro-with-unwavering-faith-in-victory-in-the-face-of-the-us-onslaught/   Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asserted that his country will remain “standing” and with “unwavering faith in victory” in the face of what he described as an “attack” by the United States, which is carrying out a military deployment in the Caribbean Sea to, according to Washington, combat drug trafficking.  This …

EX-Pats

………well according to this post, the answer seems to be YES.

https://newsroompanama.com/2025/09/04/national-police-receive-vehicles-to-strengthen-security-in-tourist-areas/   The National Police’s Special Environmental, Rural, and Tourism Police Service (SEPART) received 19 vehicles through a cooperation agreement signed between the Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Public Security to strengthen security in areas of interest to both nationals and tourists.  The deputy director general of the National …

"JB"

Anti-American sentiment growing in LATAM nations affected from US Immigrant crackdown.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/03/protests-in-spain-mexico-target-travelers-as-overtourism-anger-grows.html Are “We” not far behind??  Nan Palmero was at a rehearsal dinner in Mexico City’s trendy Roma Norte neighborhood, ahead of a wedding of two American friends, when he heard a “rumbling” outside. From the restaurant’s second story, Palmero described seeing a large group of people moving through the …

Agriculture

Livestock infection is affecting the supply chain in LATAM region.

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/alerta-regional-por-expansion-del-barrenador-panama-concentra-la-produccion-y-mexico-construye-nueva-planta-DF15673550 The cattle screwworm outbreak is affecting all of Central America and Mexico, with Panama as the epicenter of sterile insect production to curb the plague. The United States confirms its first human case in more than 50 years. The regional health crisis caused by the cattle screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) …

Conservation
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Better compliance over “illegal fishing” keeps PANAMA on EU list until “2026”

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/panama-debera-esperar-hasta-2026-para-eliminar-la-tarjeta-amarilla-de-la-ue-EF15673755 While this process is being carried out, ARAP is seeking to acquire fishing traceability software so that national fishing has the certification of legality to be accepted by the EU, as well as the appointment of more human resources. It will not be until early 2026 that Panama will …