Massive cocaine shipment from PANAMA is seized in LONDON,,,,who to blame???
“JB”- If your not already……WATCH “Mobland” on PARAMOUNT. Addictive as the coke they seized. https://www.paramountplus.com/mx/?&ftag=IPP-02-10dcj1d&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22373337270&gbraid=0AAAAABj8zCx_7i6hcjRC6Nk6ZEO4AS8JI&gclid=Cj0KCQjw953DBhCyARIsANhIZoZ0Kffox4d4Z8jfGaviPhMqq_r9a07cTWTCwg8Svek088FAf4LEvNIaAs16EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds https://www.independent.co.uk/news/london-england-home-office-panama-europe-b2778785.html British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, authorities said Saturday, calling it one of the U.K.’s biggest drug busts in years. The drugs, valued at 96 …
Boy is this a fantastic look……….Don, Mel, and DeSantis checking out the digs on a Migrant Prison.
JB- So my son in law sent me this story (lives in Dade County, FLA ), so I looked around for the link with the best pic. FOUND IT. Melania- foreign immigrant herself who married a philanderer- sporting her Lululemon Spanx, alongside that Anti-Teacher Commie DeSantis. Now before anyone loses …
Was strike on IRAN a success?………..depends on who you ask.
Trump euphorically declared that the Pentagon’s missiles had achieved their goal of destroying three Iranian nuclear bases in Fordó, Natanz, and Isfahan. The US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, June 21, was dubbed the Midnight Hammer, because it literally pulverized the victim. But Washington and Tel Aviv received …
EX-PATS- 401K’s and Retirement Investors, US markets respond to Trump, but IRAN states otherwise.
“JB”- Week starts with (2) POSITIVE days amid Trump statements, but IRAN states NO CEASEFIRE reached. ?!?! https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/22/stock-market-today-live-updates.html MON- UP (350 pts) https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/23/stock-market-today-live-updates.html TODAY- UP (500 pts ) https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/iran-desmiente-a-trump-y-rechaza-hasta-el-momento-un-cese-de-hostilidades-con-israel-EJ13924198 Tehran clarifies that there is no agreed truce. The Iranian government makes any military pause conditional on the …
US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Due in Panama TODAY.
Noem will witness a repatriation flight and visit the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will meet with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday, June 24, to discuss key security issues. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/secretaria-de-seguridad-de-estados-unidos-vendra-a-panama-este-24-de-junio-CK13912505 Noem, who is beginning a tour of Central America in Panama, …
Almost entirety of IRAN is “getting no bars”, as INTERNET access has been taken out by ISRAEL.
Iran has been under a near-total internet blackout since Wednesday afternoon, despite Iranian authorities claiming to have repelled “extensive” Israeli cyberattacks on the country’s network. https://www.prensa.com/mundo/iran-permanece-aun-bajo-el-apagon-de-internet-tras-ciberataque-israeli/ Vladimir Putin calls for ways to achieve a cessation of hostilities between Iran and Israel.The UN calls for an immediate detente leading to a ceasefire between Israel …
Your QUICK read catchup on History of IRAN/ISRAEL.
Tensions in the Middle East are rising. The Israeli army launched a series of attacks against nuclear facilities and other military targets in Iran early Friday morning as part of what it dubbed Operation Rising Lion. In a televised statement shortly after the attacks began, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Panama’s role in the “New” Cold War with US/CHINA.
The president questioned the US diplomat about a statement regarding antennas, along with the Ministry of Security, which places Panama in the dangerous conflict between Beijing and Washington. Less than two months have passed since the arrival of the United States ambassador to Panama, Kevin Marino Cabrera, and the first …
Immigration raids turning LA into 1939 Poland. Ugly scene.
In the early hours of the morning, Trump redoubled calls on his Truth Social network to deploy more National Guard troops and arrest any protesters who hide their faces with masks. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/casa-blanca-defiende-envio-de-tropas-a-los-angeles-por-la-debil-respuesta-del-gobernador-LG13519662 The White House on Monday, June 9, defended President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to send National Guard troops …
EX PAT ALERT: Double Homicide suspect recently apprehended by INTERPOL
On Monday night, May 19, Interpol Panama learned that the suspect was traveling to Panama City. The National Police announced on Tuesday morning, May 20, that following international collaboration between police officers, a man was captured and is wanted by Spain under a red notice for extradition purposes due to …
Martinelli arrives in a VERY DIVIDED Colombia.
The Colombian Congress has requested an explanation from Gustavo Petro’s government regarding the controversial asylum granted to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli. A journalistic investigation by the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, published this Saturday, May 17, reveals: former President Ricardo Martinelli lives in Bogotá among luxurious hotels, restaurants, and has plans to move to Cartagena , because the …
US-CHINA agreement gives BOOST to market- What does it mean to PANAMA?
https://newsroompanama.com/2025/05/12/what-does-the-us-china-tariff-deal-mean-for-the-panama-canal/ The US and China have agreed a truce to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two countries. That means more ships traveling through the Panama Canal. Good for Panama. Good for the world. The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the …
Colombian Prez steadfast for Martinelli asylum.
Petro, who made his remarks during his visit to China, insisted to reporters that Colombia is a country of refuge. President Gustavo Petro defended the asylum granted to former President Ricardo Martinelli on Monday, May 12, stating that Colombia should be a place of refuge, just as Panama was. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/presidente-petro-defiende-el-asilo-otorgado-en-colombia-a-martinelli-KF12712109 …
Many Panamanians screaming “FOUL” over Martinelli asylum deal.
The organization denounced the Panamanian Foreign Ministry’s actions in Martinelli’s case as a violation of the rule of law. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/fundacion-libertad-ciudadana-denuncia-salida-de-martinelli-como-burla-a-la-justicia-de-panama-GF12715120 The Citizen Freedom Foundation issued a statement on Monday, May 12, describing the recent departure from the country of former President Ricardo Martinelli, convicted of money laundering, as a “mockery …
PANAMA-US-CHINA: The international “Menage a Trois” Continues. One Huge BS story.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzlk259g2o A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment firm BlackRock. The sale comes after weeks of complaining by President Donald Trump that the canal is under Chinese control and that …
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 …