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World Events

EU leader in France, trying to take on more pivotal role with Ukraine.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220905/macron-pide-retirada-tropas-rusas-central-zaporiyia?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc “France”, not historically known as a militray powerhouse since the days of Napoleon, are stepping up their stance within the EU with harsh words for Russia’s futher advancment into the Ukraine.  Although I joke, alot has chamged in 80 years, and Framce indeed has a formidable and well trained …

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"JB"

EX-PAT ALERT: Recognize LABOR DAY in US and do,,,,,,,,,,,absolutely nothing.

It is “Labor Day” back in the US, and like many of the Ex-Pats that are now calling Panama home I encourage you to take this day to do something different and enjoy the day. All of us worked hard to get to be in a tropical paradise, and why …

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International Relations

CHILE: Apparently not one for social change as new “Magna Carta” voted down by 2/1 margin.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220904/chile-rechaza-aplastante-62-2-propuesta-nueva-constitucion?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Chile rejected this Sunday by an overwhelming 62.2% the proposal for a new Constitution and decided to maintain the current text, inherited from the dictatorship, according to 88.08% of the votes counted. “Today there are no winners or losers. There are Chileans who have to meet again,” said the …

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Artistic Endeavors

Latino writer showing progress at early age is promising to keep literature a lost art.

I blog, anyone can “blog” if they can type. It’s basically online gasbagging. But every now and again I get to feel like a writer (something I loved so much as a kid). I write my own comics when times were tight and my mind was an open field of …

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Agriculture

Panama and Costa Rica region remain bountiful in terms of bio-diversity.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/ciencia/220902/biologia-evolutiva-asociaciones-organismos?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The number of species that exist on the planet is a puzzle that scientists are trying to decipher, as well as their evolution, the ties between different orders, families, genera and species, and the behaviors and survival strategies that they developed over millions of years . . “The complexity and …

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"JB"

These “committees” are the definition of Modern Day “Banana Republics”.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220902/panama-promulga-decreto-crea-comision-ciudadana-corrupcion?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc   Nito forms groups, charters, commissions, etc for corruption. I have an idea. MIRROR Executive Decree No. 215, which creates the Citizen Commission Against Corruption, under the coordination of the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information, was promulgated in the Official Gazette. The decree indicates that through …

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"JB"

Universal good advice: Don’t Cheat on SHAKIRA!!! LOL

As a soccer lover I watch every match I can find myself in fron of. For those that are overly familiar with American sports idolatry, bear in it doesn’t come close to that of soccer. Between club and country, these players are paid and treated like literaly royalty. Hard to …

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"JB"
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The Boys are Back in Town: RED FROG BEACH seeks to raise $37 MILLION in CRYPTOCURRENCY. LOL

Yes, indeed. Those massive piles of duplicitous bastards are back at it in good ol’ BOCAS DEL TORO.  Besides a glitzy website, RED FROG BEACH is nothing more than a massive pile of dogshit and debt. Love your addresses to the troops though, you still have a shitload of “Heaven’s …

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ASK JOYCE

ASK JOYCE: Where would Panama settle after a drastic world event?

Joyce Barr; PNO Contributor Should the Unthinkable Happen… Panama with all its shortcomings just might be the place you will want to be! That is all. An interesting read: https://share.smartnews.com/eYzkw   If a nuclear war broke out between the US and Russia, over 5 billion people would die, according to …

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Economy

USA: Please opine on state of affairs and poverty in the United States.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/mundo/220830/mujeres-ninas-vulnerables-guerra-bandas-haiti?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Violence and lack of sanitation grip hundreds of women and girls who have been living in a camp installed since July 8 in a public square in the Haitian capital, where they settled after fleeing the war between gangs in Cité-Soleil, an area Metropolitan Port- au-Prince. They are women …

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Panama Tourism

Opinion of FOTUR is a slap of “reality” to the opinions of Nito.

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/empresarios-buscan-incentivar-inversion-turismo/24208078?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Exhibitors at FOTUR 2022 agreed that Law 314 on incentives for investment in tourism is essential to attract investment Under the motto, “Tourism: The road to regional reactivation”, the Panamanian Association of Business Executives (Apede) held the Tourism Forum, FOTUR 2022. During the event in which lawyers, businessmen and …

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Economy

Pharmacies claim discount will undoubtedly lead to increased unemployment.

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/descuento-30-puede-generar-desempleo/24208296?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Pharmacy owners ask the Court to declare the regulation null The 30% discount on medicines, which came into effect on August 15, continues to cause hives. Owners of the pharmacies warn of millionaire losses in their premises, which can generate the unemployment of 4,500 workers. Members of the National Union …

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Legal

Lawyers receding from the act of Resident Agent from Panamanian SA’s.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220830/abogados-dejando-ofrecer-servicio-agente?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Panamanian law requires that all corporations and other fictitious entities, such as private interest foundations and trusts, have a resident agent domiciled in the Republic of Panama. But since the arrival of the new regulations regarding resident agent and the controls imposed by the Superintendence of Non-Financial Subjects (SSNF), “many …

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Health

COVID-Update: Ex-Pat ALERT

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220829/panama-registra-19-muertes-covid-19-semana-epidemiologica-21-27-agosto?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc A total of 19 deaths from covid-19 were registered in the country in the epidemiological week from August 21 to 27, according to the latest weekly report from the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (Minsa). The total number of deaths in Panama to date, since the …

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Conservation

PANAMA graced by the amazing creature of the Bottlenose Dolphins

https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/delfines-crean-alianzas-humanos-192201834.html Science Writing, Aug 29 (EFE).- Male bottlenose dolphins form networks of alliances at various levels, which are the largest known outside of human beings, says a study published today by PNAS. These cooperative relationships between groups increase the access of males to females, according to research that studied 121 …

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Environmental

Panama continues to “say” the right things about climate change.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220828/panama-prepara-aumentar-compromisos-crisis-climatica?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc It is estimated that for the years 2030, 2050 and 2070, Panama will reflect an increase in maximum daytime and minimum night temperatures, for this the country is preparing to update its Nationally Determined Contribution (CDN). During this space, countries determine their goals and commitments to mitigate greenhouse gas …

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Politics

Zulay compling votes within the party system, but won’t change outcome for PREZ.

Zulay Rodríguez, at the head of the collection of signatures for president The deputy not only seeks to maintain a seat within the Assembly but also aspires to the presidential chair in the next election. Zulay Leyset Rodríguez Lu de Testa not only seeks to maintain a seat within the …

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Sport

Tennis greats and Sisters will re-unite for US Open serenade.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/tenis/220827/serena-venus-williams-jugaran-dobles-juntas-primera Sisters Serena and Venus Williams received an invitation letter from the US Open on Saturday to participate in the doubles tournament together, marking their return to the courts as a team for the first time since 2018. It was the 2018 Roland Garros the last time Serena and Venus …

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Human Interest

One of the more popular conventions in the world hits PANAMA. COMICON comes to our shores

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220827/cultura-pop-maxima-expresion-comic-panama-2022?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Cosplay, gaming, hyperrealism and other expressions of pop and geek culture drew a crowd to Comic Con Panama 2022, the third edition of this event, which was paused for two years due to the pandemic. “My hobby is cosplay, I’m passionate about it… It’s a lifestyle,” Panamanian Yarisel confessed …

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Agriculture

Nito starting with the small areas to shore up support. $6 Million is what Carrizo makes on 1 scummy land deal.

Cortizo begins his “lets all be friends tour with the poor and indigent prior to 2024 run up. https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220826/cortizo-realiza-gira-herrera-entrega-ayuda-suma-6-millones?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, held a meeting with producers and residents of Las Minas, province of Herrera, in which he presented stallions and granted benefits from public …

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Crime

4 Years after Animal Cruelty crime SCUMBAGS finally convicted. Don’t rush Panama. =((((

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/cronica-roja/condenan-hombres-usaron-perro-como-carnada-paracapturar-lagarto/24208095?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http In the video, which circulated on social networks, the faces of the two involved in this macabre event were shown. Two  men were convicted of the crime against domestic animals, for an event that occurred in 2020 in Parita, Herrera province. “A conviction was imposed by the Oral Trial Court …

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Journalism

PANAMA trying torrect it’s own version of FAKE NEWS

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/tribunal-electoral-aclara/24208156?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The entity demonstrated that the information circulating on social networks is false  After learning about the accusations of the Broad Front for Democracy (FAD) party, the Electoral Court (TE) released the figures of the people who remain registered in the different political parties.  According to the TE, until August …

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Bocas del Toro

Money to be spent in Bocas and Pedasi. AMAZING

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/destinoestrella/220827/renovaran-centro-visitantes-bocas-toro?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc In order to provide national and international tourists with a quality experience, Iván Eskildsen, administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), gave the order to proceed to the company RCContractors, Inc. to begin the remodeling works of the visitor centers of the districts of Boquete, Bocas del Toro and …

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Crime

With every seizure comes new issues of how to dispose environmentally consciously.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220827/panama-enviara-ee-uu-droga?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc In the absence of an incinerator for burning drugs, Panama will send the United States 41.28 tons of accumulated drugs, product of seizures made by the Public Force in recent months. The measure of sending the drug to the United States is to avoid damage to the environment caused …

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Panama Tourism

Cortizo talks out of both sides of his mouth.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220825/presidente-cortizo-reune-inversionistas-exploran-instalarse-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen met this Thursday with the CEO of the AXON company, Rick Smith, which is exploring the possibility of investing in Panama. The AXON company is analyzing establishing a manufacturing and logistics operation for its products for Latin America in Panama. In …

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Local Culture

International Book Fair reveals Panama reads ,ore than one would think. Great Interest

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220822/feria-internacional-libro-demostro-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc ‘Panama does read’, one of the slogans of the 2022 International Book Fair (FIL), was demonstrated with a full house during the five days of the event. After two years of being done virtually, it returned in its face-to-face format to a new home, the Megapolis convention center. The attendees …

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Health

EX-PAT ALERT: MonkeyPox is appearing in Panama

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220825/confirman-octavo-caso-viruela-simica-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) confirmed this Thursday the eighth case of monkeypox or monkeypox detected in the country. This eighth case is a 25-year-old male patient, who began symptoms on August 15, with vesicular-type skin lesions. Previously, on August 19, I have started with …

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Conservation

They should be working for PNO- I’ve have been saying this for years. Start with the BAY upon arrival.

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/promocion-turistica-genera-impacto-economico-700-millones/24207513?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http PROMTUR Panama reported that the goal of the economic impact at the end of 2022 is estimated at $1.5 billion  A total of $752.6 million is the economic benefit that has been generated for the country, from January to June 2022, as a result of the strategy in charge …

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Environmental

PNO has been clammoring for 6 years to invest is exactly what they are destroying.

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/panama-potencial-para-turismo-nautico/24207022?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Activities around nautical tourism could be generating $100,000 to $200,000 in revenue The secretary of the Nautical Tourism Association (ATN), Alessandro Risi, assured that Panama has the potential to continue developing nautical tourism, whose activity has the capacity to permeate the entire value chain of the industry. For the …

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Economy

PANAMA aiming to change what is was best known for in 70’s.

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220819/panama-fortalece-sistema-prevencion-blanqueo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Panama updated the guidelines and guidelines for professionals who carry out activities subject to supervision, in order to raise the level of compliance with a risk-based approach, strengthen the money laundering prevention system, in order to favor the competitiveness of the country. This was established in agreement No. JD-02-2022, …

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