La Estrella ” Editorial sheds a better than PNO light on Democratic challenges in Panama

Let’s let the others chime in and see what they say, https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/politica/un-sistema-electoral-antidemocratico-BC6400993?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc By Carlos Guevara Mann ‘Let’s focus on the 2019 elections to get a more precise idea of ​​the undemocratic nature of the electoral system. That year, with 31% of the presidential vote, added to the 2% that Molirena contributed, the PRD obtained control of…

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United States taking “action” not merely notice of immigration issue in Darien

https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/eeuu-dona-panam%C3%A1-carpas-material-163320645.html This Monday, the United States donated tents, camping cots and other material worth half a million dollars to assist the thousands of migrants who arrive in Panama after crossing the inhospitable Darien jungle. This year, until March 8, some 82,000 migrants crossed the inhospitable jungle from Colombia, where insecurity has increased and the NGO…

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As usual “Haiti” is falling apart while the world watches. Violence on the scale of Syria in Capital

http://elsiglo.com.pa/internacional/haiti-caos-violencia-puerto-principe-aumento-niveles-extremos/24246639   In January 2024, 806 murders were recorded, according to the UN Violence in the capital of Haiti reached “extreme levels,” according to a mortality survey by the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) with data prior to the worsening of the situation currently experienced in the metropolitan area of ​​Port-au-Prince. This retrospective study…

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BIOMUSEO” Cultural venue in Panama celebrating 10 Year Anniversary

The wife has us going. I’m interested in the diving exhibit. https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/vida-y-cultura/biomuseo-celebrara-sus-10-anos-con-los-patrones-de-la-cumbia-YA6345375?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc ‘A Night at the Biomuseo’ is an activity that the cultural center will carry out to celebrate its anniversary. In its first decade, the Biomuseo has been visited by more than 1 million people from Panama and the world. As part of the celebration…

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Infusion of legal Venezuelan migrants generated $280 Million to economy for fiscal 2022

And they will keep coming to escape Chavez. Monitor and give them hope. https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/aporte-economico-de-los-migrantes-venezolanos-a-panama-supero-los-280-millones-en-2022-EA6323688?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc   The Cavex explained that in Panama there are more than 5,000 Venezuelan companies registered, with an investment that exceeds $1.8 billion in the last 10 years. In 2022, the tax contribution of Venezuelan migrants living in Panama was $203.2 million,…

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VP of “RM” steadfast in exonerating Martinelli

José Raúl Mulino asked all the candidates to: “make the effort, go find the votes to lead us to victory on May 5th.” https://www.laestrella.com.pa/panama/politica/ayudaremos-a-martinelli-a-salir-de-este-problema-y-pondremos-al-pais-a-volar-mulino-YC6217735 In next year’s festivities in Soná we will be celebrating, with Ricardo Martinelli, in his land,” stated the vice presidential candidate for Realizing Goals and the Alianza party, José Raúl Mulino,…

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22K more migrants through Darien than at this time last year

The increase in migrants through the Darién on their way to the US or Canada in search of better living conditions has been progressive since 2021, reaching the record number of more than 520,000 last year https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/nacional/mas-de-68400-migrantes-han-cruzado-el-darien-en-2024-22000-mas-que-un-ano-antes-BD6225164?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc More than 68,400 migrants have crossed the Darién jungle, the dangerous border between Panama and Colombia used daily…

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