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Protecting the Darién Gap: Interview with Panama national parks director Luis Carles Rudy
Mongabay
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June 24, 2025
Mongabay spoke with Panama’s national director of protected areas, Luis Carles Rudy, about the ongoing environmental challenges in Darién National Park. The park covers around 575,000 hectares (1.42 million acres) of rainforest at the southern...
Bob Yari’s Magenta Light Studios Sets Production and Finance Venture with Evoke Entertainment, Freefall Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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June 24, 2025
Magenta Light, the upstart production and distribution company founded by Oscar winner Bob Yari, has set a dynamic partnership with Evoke Entertainment and Freefall Films. The multi-year agreement will cover co-production, co-financing and...
Do or die in Texas! Reggae Boyz gear up for Panama in pivotal Gold Cup clash
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 24, 2025
With qualification to the quarter-finals on the line, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz face a moment of truth in their final Group C encounter of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, as they take on group leaders Panama at Q2 Stadium Tuesday at 6:00pm Jamaica time (7:00pm...
Reggae Boyz face Panama test in Gold Cup
Jamaica Observer
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June 24, 2025
Guadeloupe’s Zoran Moco (left) shields the ball from Jamaica’s Demarai Gray during the Concacaf Gold Cup Group C match at PayPal Park in San Jose, California, on June 20, 2025. (Photo: Concacaf Media) It could be win or go home for Jamaica’s...
LNG Shipping: A New Market Ahead?
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 24, 2025
The LNG tanker market could benefit from a rise in global LNG supply, which can offset the current fleet imbalance. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the global LNG carriers’ market is currently navigating a period of...
IAA Announces New Market Alliance in Panama
Financial Post
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June 24, 2025
Certain statements contained in this release include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking...
Saanich residents invited to discuss future of Panama Flats
CHEK
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June 24, 2025
The District of Saanich is holding an open house, inviting the public to discuss the future concept plans for Panama Flats. After the district purchased the land on which Panama Flats sits in 2011, the municipality had a vision of a natural area...
Saanich invites residents to help shape the future of Panama Flats
Victoria Buzz
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June 23, 2025
The District of Saanich is calling on residents to help shape the next chapter of Panama Flats and will be holding an open house this week. Following over a decade of evolving use and shifting community priorities, the District is refreshing its...
US To Open Fly Production Facility For Combating Mexican New World Screwworms
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched a facility in South Texas on Wednesday that will release millions of sterile flies to fight the threat of flesh-eating...
Community invited to shape Panama Flats' future
Goldstream News Gazette
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June 23, 2025
Public open house explores conservation efforts, recreational opportunities and more in new draft concept plan Once earmarked for future farming, the 27-acre Panama Flats is now a public open space with a new vision on the horizon – and Saanich is...
Shashi Tharoor calls for 'greater backing' of PM Modi's energy, dynamism: ‘Prime asset’
Hindustan Times
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June 23, 2025
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has heaped big praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling his energy and dynamism an asset for India. His remarks came days after the Operation Sindoor delegations, one of which Tharoor led, came back after...
Bocas del Toro: Panama’s Minister of Security Stated that Criminal Gangs are Linked to the Changuinola Riots
Newsroom Panama
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June 23, 2025
The protests spiraled out of control, and acts of vandalism took over several businesses and institutions. According to authorities, criminal gangs have been identified during the protests in Changuinola. The protests, led by teachers and banana...
In Panama, Authorities Are Cracking Down on Mass Strikes
Jacobin
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For almost two months, Panama has seen a national strike against privatization, mega-mining, and US imperialism. It is the country’s third period of mass civil unrest since 2022. Capital and the government have retaliated through police...
‘Pablo Escobar: El Patron del Mal’ Producer Diego F. Ramírez Launches 64A Docs (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
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July 15, 2025
Rolling off the big breakout box office success of Juan Carvajal’s SXSW world premiered “La Salsa Vive,” the highest-grossing Colombian doc feature in the last five years, 64A Films founder Diego F. Ramírez, one of Colombia’s preeminent fiction...
Saudi transport minister concludes visits to Russia and France to boost logistics partnerships
Saudi Gazette
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June 22, 2025
Saudi Gazette report PARIS — Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser has concluded an official visit to the Russian Federation and France, accompanied by a delegation representing various sectors of the Kingdom’s transport...
THE BRIEFS: Panama port deal faces antitrust scrutiny amid U.S.-China tensions
Asian Legal Business
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The $23 billion port deal involving CK Hutchison's sale of 43 non-Chinese ports to a consortium led by MSC and BlackRock has become entangled in a complex web of geopolitical tensions and antitrust concerns. The transaction, which includes...
Top Gear Picks for Off-Grid Workers in the Panama Jungle
Newsroom Panama
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June 21, 2025
In the untamed wilderness of Panama, where dense rainforests meet mountainous terrain, a new generation of eco-conscious adventurers is redefining what it means to work off the grid. The convergence of innovative gear solutions, from heated socks...
EEUU pide a sus ciudadanos evitar viajar a provincia de Panamá tras protestas violentas
Los Angeles Times
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June 21, 2025
CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ — Estados Unidos pidió a sus ciudadanos evitar viajar a la provincia panameña de Bocas del Toro tras las protestas violentas de los últimos días que llevaron al gobierno a suspender temporalmente derechos fundamentales de...
Cancer treatments and Panama Canal efficiency: Purdue Innovates Incubator funds projects to advance university innovations
Purdue University - Indiana
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June 20, 2025
2 Purdue researchers received $100,000 in latest round of Trask Innovation Fund awards Purdue University researcher Pablo Zavattieri is developing a reconfigurable and navigable waterway barrier, or RNWB, to address saltwater intrusion in the...
World : Panama Declares State Of Emergency After Violent Protests
Bernama
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June 21, 2025
BOGOTA (Colombia) June 21 (Bernma-Anadolu) -- The Panamanian government declared a five-day state of emergency on Friday in the western province of Bocas del Toro, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. The decision follows a surge of violence during...