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US Missile Cruiser Crosses Panama Canal in Escalation of Naval Deployment near Venezuela
Khaama Press
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August 30, 2025
A U.S. guided-missile cruiser transited the Panama Canal toward the Caribbean amid mounting naval deployments. The move underscores growing U.S. military presence near Venezuela and regional tensions. A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser has crossed...
US Warship Enters Panama Canal, Heading Towards Caribbean
Channels TV
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August 30, 2025
A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean Friday night, after the Trump administration deployed warships near the coast of Venezuela. AFP journalists saw the naval vessel...
US Warship ‘Crosses’ Panama Canal As Trump Weighs Venezuela ‘Options’, Maduro’s Ouster Soon? | 4K
News18
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August 30, 2025
Last Updated:August 30, 2025, 14:38 IST Crux Videos A U.S. warship docked at the Panama Canal on Friday (August 29) as Washington ramps up a larger naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean to target Latin American drug cartels.A large buildup of...
US warship crosses Panama Canal amid Venezuela tensions
The New Zealand Herald
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August 30, 2025
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US warship enters Panama Canal, heading toward Caribbean
Digital Journal
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August 30, 2025
The US Navy warship USS Lake Erie (CG 70) crosses the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal - Copyright AFP MARTIN BERNETTI A US guided missile cruiser, USS Lake Erie, was seen crossing the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Caribbean Friday...
Chiquita to Rehire Thousands of Banana Workers in Panama
Tico Times
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August 30, 2025
Chiquita Brands, one of the world’s largest banana producers, will return to Panama and rehire thousands of employees after shutting down operations three months ago due to a prolonged strike. The announcement was made Friday by the Panamanian...
Uncertainty about student visas fails to deter international transfersMaricarmen Rodriguez
FSView & Florida Flambeau
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This past May, President Donald Trump ordered a halt to scheduling for new student visa appointments. This presented international students looking to transfer to universities in the United States with a different set of obstacles than in previous...
Ancestral medicine and maternal care gain support after stories from Panama go global
Mongabay
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August 29, 2025
In the remote village of Santa Marta in Panama’s Ngäbe-Buglé Indigenous territory, shamans are racing to preserve generations of knowledge about sacred medicinal plants, remedies that have long helped their community treat everything from...
Brazil's Lula da Silva Backs Panama Canal Neutrality After Talks with Xi Jinping
Breitbart
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August 29, 2025
Socialist Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed his Panamanian counterpart José Raúl Mulino on Thursday to sign several bilateral agreement and support Panama’s control of the Panama Canal. Lula announced that Brazil would sign...
Panama’s President Mulino Signs Official Agreement in Brazil: Chiquita is Back!
Newsroom Panama
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August 29, 2025
The administration of President José Raúl Mulino has finalized the rescue of banana production in Bocas del Toro, following the signing of an agreement that restarts operations of the Chiquita company. This is a Memorandum of Understanding between...
Panama says Haiti’s children need more than ‘statistics’ and ‘speeches’
Jamaica Observer
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August 29, 2025
Panama representative at the UN Security Council Eloy Alfaro de Alba (Photo: CMC) UNITED NATIONS (CMC) — Panama has told the United Nations (UN) Security Council that not providing the US$908 million required for the Haiti humanitarian response...
Panama signs agreement with banana giant Chiquita Brands to resume operations after strike
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
A month after leaving the country, Chiquita announces return to Panama
Fresh Fruit Portal
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August 29, 2025
Lee esta noticia en Español After months of uncertainty and weeks of bilateral negotiations, the Panamanian government announced the long-awaited return of multinational banana grower and producer, Chiquita, to the Bocas del Toro province. The...
A-peeling news for banana workers as Chiquita operations to resume in Panama
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 29, 2025
World After mass layoffs at banana giant Chiquita's Panama operation this summer threatened the fruit's supply chains, work is set to resume at the plant in Bocas del Toro. Mass layoffs at Chiquita's Panama operation this summer after workers went...
New Panama digital driver’s licenses valid for traffic stops
Biometric Update
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August 29, 2025
Panama is getting mobile driver’s licenses (mDL). Also referred to as a digital driver’s license, the digital ID will not replace physical licenses, says Newsroom Panama, but provide “an alternative, optional and complementary mechanism available...
The Panama Canal Receives a Visit from Republican Ted Cruz
Newsroom Panama
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August 29, 2025
Republican Senator Ted Cruz visited the Panama Canal on Thursday, after criticizing “Chinese control over the canal’s infrastructure” during a U.S. Senate hearing last January, following President Donald Trump’s demand for the return of this...
Brazil Joins the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty
Newsroom Panama
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August 29, 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced this Thursday, August 28, Brazil’s accession to the Panama Canal Permanent Neutrality Treaty. The news was announced at a joint conference with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino. The...
SGS Panama Control Services is Awarded the Mine Audit from MiAmbiente
Newsroom Panama
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August 29, 2025
The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) awarded SGS Panama Control Services Inc. a comprehensive audit of the Panama Copper Mine project, located in Donoso, Colón province. The reference price for the contract was $600,000.36, while the selected...
US banana giant Chiquita returns to Panama
Vinton Newspapers - Iowa
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US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in Panama and rehire thousands of workers fired after a crippling strike, the government of the Central American country said Friday. Chiquita closed its Changuinola plant in the Caribbean...
Brazil backs Panama Canal neutrality treaty
Agencia Brasil
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August 29, 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday (Aug. 28) announced the country’s direct recognition of the treaty on the permanent neutrality and operation of the Panama Canal. He welcomed Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino for an...