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Repeal of controversial rulings spark intense debate for Tourism

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/empresarios-asamblea-analizan-futuro-industria-turistica?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc With the modality of the televised public hearing, the president of the National Assembly, Crispiano Adames Navarro, met with a group of businessmen and promoters from the private sector concerned about the appeal of Law 122 of 2019 and 314 of 2022, which dictate regulations of incentives to tourist activity, through Bill 844 presented…

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Establishment shows it’s nervous hand by always worried about MARTINELLI

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/220812-pleno-corte-declara-inconstitucional-resolucion?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice, in its ordinary session this Thursday, August 11, declared unconstitutional the Resolution of March 22, 2022, issued by the Plenary of the Electoral Tribunal (TE), with which it was decided to maintain the electoral criminal jurisdiction to the former President of the Republic, Ricardo Martinelli, in…

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As Cortizo is dismantling and crippling tourism, inner agencies are trying new avenues. DOWN TO NITO

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220810/panama-potencial-seguir-desarrollando-turismo-nautico?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The secretary of the Nautical Tourism Association (ATN), Alessandro Risi, affirmed that Panama has the potential to continue developing nautical tourism, an activity that has the capacity to permeate the entire value chain of the industry. Live the experience of transiting through the Panama Canal, diving and practicing water sports in the waters of…

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Bullshit Politics of the Week: Makes for a Big Headline

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220810/colombia-reconoce-fracaso-politicas-eeuu-luchar-narcotrafico?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The new Colombian ambassador to the United States, Luis Gilberto Murillo, has called for a paradigm shift with regard to the joint fight between Washington and Bogotá against drugs, since so far not only has it not worked, but it has also come to be a “failure”. Murillo has underlined the need to “review”…

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Setbacks of IDB loan affect tourism and hoteliers. Cortizo is losing it in the economy

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220811/lenta-ejecucion-prestamo-bid-preocupa?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Of the $100 million approved for the Tourism Authority, which corresponds to the Comprehensive Urban Development Program for Cities with a Tourist Vocation, of which six destinations and the historic center of the capital are part, only 2.5% has been executed. The purpose of the credit is to promote and correct the shortcomings of tourist…

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Colon Violence Update

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https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/cronica-roja/maldita-violencia-nino-baleado-colon-tiene-muerte-cerebral/24207001?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The 3-year-old was at a party in the event room called La Española, when the attack occurred Carlos Antonio Brook, affectionately called ‘Calitín’, was happy enjoying a party in the company of his family last Saturday, but today, he is confined in a hospital, where he was pronounced brain dead. This little boy who…

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Cocoa and Coffee take center stage for GDP

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220810/implementan-estrategias-fortalecer-produccion-cacao-cafe-panameno?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Among the next actions to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa items is the creation of a national program.  The implementation of strategies to strengthen the Panamanian coffee and cocoa sectors, as an alternative to improve the social and economic conditions of the country, was analyzed during a meeting between representatives of the Inter-American…

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The “MADHOUSE” can start again. Protests start to form again

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https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220810/suntracs-retoma-cierres-calle-exigir-cumplimiento-acuerdos-mesa-dialogo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Single National Union of Workers in the Construction and Similar Industries (Suntracs) resumed the street closures this Wednesday morning as a pressure measure to demand that the Government comply with the agreements reached at the dialogue table. Drivers and users of public transport were affected by the closures in the Corredor Sur, Ricardo…

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EX PAT ALERT: Violent criminal is still on the loose

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http://elsiglo.com.pa/cronica-roja/hace-8-meses-mato-mujer-sigue-huyendo/24206901 The body of Raquel Del Carmen González was found in the living room of her house in San José, San Miguelito The suspect of having murdered Raquel Del Carmen González Méndez, on December 21, 2021 in the San José sector, in the San Miguelito district, is still a fugitive 8 months after the bloodshed….

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