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Medical Support Equips Communities Experiencing U.S. Floods, Earthquakes in Guatemala, and More
Direct Relief
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July 11, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 328 shipments of requested medical aid to 42 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 12.3 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
New agency to manage school property announced
RNZ
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July 17, 2025
A new school property entity is being set up to manage the building, maintaining, and administering the school property portfolio. Education Minister Erica Stanford who is visiting Northcross Intermediate School in Auckland, made the announcement...
White House touts decline in migrant crossings at Darien Gap
Daily Mail
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July 17, 2025
By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 13:29 EDT, 17 July 2025 | Updated: 13:30 EDT, 17 July 2025 Advertisement Activity at a deadly jungle choke point in Central America where hundreds of thousands of migrants...
Wheat Festival Music Talent 2025
Wellington Daily News - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
By Ally Wysocki Wheat Festival Music Talent 2025 By Ally Wysocki Opening the music talent on Thursday night was Craddock and Risinger. The band also goes by the name Alan & Grant, using the first names. They are a musical cover duo hailing from...
AMERICAS: Panama sees 19.8% increase in H1 bunker sales
Bunkerspot
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July 11, 2025
11 Jul In a report published yesterday (10 July) the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has claimed that the European Investment Bank (EIB) lent more than €7 billion between 2021 and 2024 for a range of ‘dirty transport projects’ that will increase...
Panama’s President Insists on Replacing Striking Teachers with No Retroactive Pay
Newsroom Panama
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July 11, 2025
Teachers are demanding reinstatement without retaliation and a review of Law 462, while the Executive Branch rules out retroactive pay, maintains replacement measures, and the Legislature sees its ability to find solutions to the teachers’ strike...
$120 Million Auckland School Property Growth Plan
Scoop
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Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education Hon Simeon Brown Minister for Auckland The Government’s investing more than $120 million into building more classrooms in Auckland, so thousands more students can learn in safe, warm and dry environments....
Panama Canal Reports Strong Economic Health and a Vibrant Future During its Q3 Market Call
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 10, 2025
The Panama Canal provided the third quarterly market update, by highlighting key achievements and forward-looking strategies in a call hosted by Managing Director of Emerging Markets Corporate Research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Anna Milne....
President Abinader inaugurates Plaza Zona Colonial parking facility
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader has inaugurated the Plaza Zona Colonial, a mixed-use parking structure built with an investment of US$16 million, as part of the national Parquéate RD program aimed at improving urban mobility in...
Panama urges Chiquita's return after shutdown
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Panama's President, José Raúl Mulino, expressed commitment to persuading U.S.-based Chiquita Brands to restore its operations in Panama following the company's closure during protests that reportedly caused over $75 million in losses. In the...
Panama national in Pensacola pleads guilty to federal passport fraud
Pensacola News Journal - Florida
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A 60-year-old Panama national living in Pensacola pleaded guilty to federal passport fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced July 10. Celso Javier Melgar obtained a Business and Pleasure Visa in 1998 and moved to the U.S. from Panama, and in...
Panama Canal Maintains Full Draft Through Dry Season
Ship & Bunker
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July 10, 2025
The Panama Canal has maintained its full 50-foot draft through this year’s dry season, avoiding the shipping disruption seen during previous years. Image Credit: ACP The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has confirmed it maintained its full 50-foot...
OFAC fines U.S. company over $600,000 for shipping to Cuba
OnCuba News
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July 12, 2025
Key Holding, LLC, a Delaware-based privately held global logistics company, must pay a $608,825 fine after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for potential civil liability for...
Trump looks to deport migrants to Africa as part of third-country deals
Telengana Today
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July 13, 2025
The Trump administration is exploring deporting migrants to African countries. South Sudan has accepted eight individuals, while Rwanda is in talks. Nigeria opposes the plan, citing domestic challenges and legal concerns. Published Date - 13 July...
Panama’s national strike, state repression and US imperial interests: An interview with union leader José Cambra
LINKS
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July 10, 2025
Large sections of Panama’s working class have been mobilising since April in nationwide strikes and protests against the José Raúl Mulino government. Teachers were the first to walk off and have maintained an indefinite national strike for more...
Trinidad and Tobago kick off final round of World Cup qualifiers vs Curacao on September 5
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 12, 2025
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 3 Days Ago Saudi Arabia's Abdulelah Alamri(L) collides with TT's Levi Garcia during a ConcacafF Gold Cup match on June 22, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo) - Trinidad and Tobago’s senior men’s football team resume their final...
Defending The Canal And Other Facilities Will See Panama And The United States Conduct Joint Exercises -
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian security forces and the U.S. Southern Command will conduct joint exercises from July 13 to 18 to strengthen preparedness for“threats to the security of the Panama Canal and other strategic infrastructure” in...
Panama’s President Pushes for Chiquita’s Return After Massive Layoffs
Tico Times
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July 9, 2025
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino pledged on Wednesday to do everything possible to convince U.S. banana giant Chiquita Brands to resume operations in the country, after the company shut down during a strike and protests that caused it millions...
Panama Canal rebounds as container and LPG volumes rise
Splash 247
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July 10, 2025
While the Red Sea has roared back to the front pages of the shipping press this week, and the Black Sea remains blighted by war, one other chokepoint that has caused supply chain chaos in recent years has reported that it is operating at full...
Highlights: UD Las Palmas 0-0 Orlando Pirates in International Friendly Match
VAVEL
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July 17, 2025
TRANSMISSION ENDS Thank you very much for joining us for our coverage of this international friendly match between UD Las Palmas and Orlando Pirates from the city of Marbella. Stay tuned for all the latest sports news on VAVEL.COM. Have a great...