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Mutual Strength: SOCSOUTH Bolsters US-Panama Security Alliance
Panama and the United States continue to solidify their security alliance, reinforcing efforts through joint exercises, technical assistance, and strategic agreements. This collaboration aims to safeguard the critical Panama Canal and counter...

The humiliating Washington whispers about Pete Hegseth... as enemies pounce on new 'rift' with Trump and pray he'll be FIRED
Senators are fed up with embattled Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon and a large coalition of lawmakers are eagerly awaiting his downfall. The latest blunder out of the Defense Department came this week after Hegseth...

Panama To Remind Residents Of Dog Ordinance In Village
The village of Panama is set to remind residents of the village’s dog ordinance and rules surrounding having dogs leashed in the village. P-J photo by Sara Holthouse PANAMA — The village of Panama is looking to remind village residents of the...

Moody’s Confirmation of the Investment Grade is a Clear Sign of International Confidence in Panama’s Economic Potential
The Ministry of Economy and Finance reported this Wednesday that the international rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has confirmed Panama’s sovereign risk rating at Baa3, maintaining it within investment grade. The outlook remains negative,...

Forbes includes Peru's Lenin Tamayo, Creator of Quechua Pop, in its Under 30 list
Among the more than 150 selected from across the region, Peruvian Lenin Tamayo stands out. Tamayo is the creator of Q'Pop (Quechua Pop), an innovative genre that fuses Andean rhythms, Quechua, and K-pop. He is also the only Quechua artist featured...

These 9 Pro Cooking Tools Are What Chefs Use In Their Own Kitchens (And They're On Sale RIGHT NOW)
Chef Urriola started her career in Panama, winning second place in Top Chef Panama and opening the restaurant Soo Artisan Kitchen. She has over a decade of culinary experience and is currently the Executive Chef of Colada Shop, a Cuban-inspired...

U.S.A. shuts down Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
July 9, 2025: Tuesday (July 8, 2025), Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles...

2025 Copa América Femenina Group B Preview: Brazil And Colombia Set To Do Battle
The two finalists from the last edition of the Copa América Femenina are both in Group B this time ... More around. (Photo by Gabriel Aponte/Getty Images)Getty Images Record champions Brazil and rising force Colombia are the two outright favorites...

Pochettino wants USA to use American winning mentality ahead of World Cup
United States manager Mauricio Pochettino said he wants to bring America's winning mentality to the national soccer team as they gear up for the 2026 World Cup on home turf. The former Tottenham Hotspur boss has been tasked with leading the US at...

The real story of how L.A. became the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis
As a teenager in the late 1970s, Steve Richardson was sweeping and stocking shelves at a toy store on the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row when he noticed the first signs of a monumental change in the city. Day after day, workers, hired from the...

‘There will be no Retroactive Payment to Teachers’ says Panama President Mulino
President José Raúl Mulino rejected the teachers’ unions’ request for payment of salaries withheld during the strike, stating that this decision will set a precedent to prevent similar situations from happening again. He also instructed Education...
Gov’t Welcomes Decision to Remove Jamaica and Barbados from EU Financial Risk List
The Government has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of the European Commission’s recommendation to delist Jamaica and Barbados from the European Union (EU) roster of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and...

LNG Players Stress Importance of Supplier Diversity
Recent turmoil in the Middle East has shed a fresh light on vulnerabilities in the world's energy supplies. For LNG players, the risk of increased supply concentration and overdependence on critical transit points has come to the fore. By 2030,...

Terramar DMC Mourns Sudden Loss of Industry Leader
Terramar DMC, a global destination management company with a large presence in Mexico, announced the sudden passing of Managing Director Lee Chipman, who spent a decade with the DMC as well as nearly three decades with Hilton. “Lee wasn’t just a...

Latin American migrants give up on Trump's United States
Migrants who once braved the Darien Gap — a deadly stretch of dense jungle between Colombia and Panama — on journeys toward the the United States are now making the same journey in reverse. The deportation push by US President Donald Trump has...

Pat Kane, CEO of Reuzi and Chief Sustainability Officer at Pragmatica, On Being A Female Leader
Sustainability is a topic very close to Pat Kane’s heart – so much so that she has not one, but two jobs in the area. Pat is Chief Sustainability Officer at ESG consultancy Pragmatica, as well as being founder and CEO of Reuzi. Reuzi is...

This DC-Area Lawyer Wants More Americans Betting on Elections
I t’s a springtime Thursday night at Nanny O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Northwest DC, and up on the TVs, the University of Maryland men’s basketball team is struggling against the University of Florida. The bar is stuffed with revelers eating chicken...

Who’s who in poultry consumption in Latin America
Poultry consumption in Latin America is on the rise together with chicken and egg production, as well as imports and exports. Numbers for 2024 are amazing, showing the importance of poultry proteins in regional nutrition. In the list I have...

The Morning Briefing: Colbert's Tedious Reign as the Anti-Carson Is Coming to an End
Top O' the Briefing Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Stedwërgenz felt no reason to explain why braunschweiger was his preferred medium for sculpting Peloponnesian War figurines. While putting together the Briefing last night it...

Arctic shipping noise is silencing narwhals and shifting their movements, study finds
Open this photo in gallery:A narwhal surfaces at the eastern entrance of Pond Inlet in Nunavut last month.Alexander James Ootoowak/Supplied On the floe edge near Pond Inlet, in the northern part of Baffin Island, Nunavut, narwhal pods are...