Cemex exits Panama as it concentrates on USA

Caribbean Cement recently exported cement to Curaçao as Cemex continues to bet on its Jamaican subsidiary. CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. has sold its Panamanian operations for US$200 million ($31.83 billion) to Grupo Estrella as it continues its bolt-on...

Panama and the Netherlands: From Maritime Heritage to Global Shipping Giants

By H.E. Ms. Sally Loo Hui The Netherlands and Panama, though continents apart, share a profound connection to the sea, through the North Sea, the Caribbean, the Atlantic, and the Pacific. These waters have shaped their maritime cultures, defining...

All Souls' Day In Panama November 2Nd Prohibits Noise And Parties And No Liquor -

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The Mayor's Office of the District of Panama put a stop to noisy and dancing activities on November 2, the day that marks the Day of the Dead. The Mayoral Decree establishes that from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the use of...

Panama Sets Firm Ownership Terms Ahead of Cobre Mine Negotiations

Panama will demand that any new deal to reopen the US$10 billion Cobre Panama copper mine explicitly recognizes the state’s ownership of the land and its mineral resources, Finance Minister Felipe Chapman said according to a Bloomberg report. “For...

Finance minister hails launch of World Trade Centre Georgetown as timely, visionary milestone

Oct 22, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh, has praised the establishment of the World Trade Centre Georgetown (WTCG) as a “timely and visionary step” in Guyana’s ongoing transformation and global economic rise. Minister...

‘It’s important to liberate Venezuela’: Congressional Republicans cheer Trump’s offensive

President Donald Trump campaigned against getting the US entangled in “endless wars,” but most Republicans have little interest in stopping his expanding military operations near Venezuela. The Trump administration has now struck nine boats, which...

Judge Sends Solar Co.'s Panama Grid Access Row To Trial

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez ( October 21, 2025, 9:53 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday said Spanish energy company Avanzalia Solar can pursue a claim that rival Goldwind Americas blocked and delayed access to the Panamanian power...

Panama Learns from Brazil How to Rid the Rivers and Mangroves of Tons of Trash and Become “Guardians of the Sea”

The “From the Mangrove to the Sea” project, carried out by the NGO Guardianes del Mar, unites environmentalists and traditional communities in the conservation of Rio de Janeiro’s mangroves, from which they have already removed more than 100 tons...

Richard D. Wolff, Michael Hudson, Nima Alkhorshid – Managed Democracy?

16 Ocotber 2025 NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, October 16, 2025, and our friends, Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson, join us today. Welcome, Richard and Michael. ⁣MICHAEL HUDSON: Good to be here. ⁣RICHARD WOLFF: Hello. ⁣NIMA...

Wilbur Wright College staffer calls for violence against ICE at Chicago ‘No Kings’ rally: ‘These ICE agents gotta get shot and wiped out!’

Moisés Bernal Puentes, identified as the Adult Education Manager at Wilbur Wright College, speaks at the October 18 “No Kings” rally in Chicago’s Grant Park, where he called for armed violence against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Governor Gordon continues talks to advance Wyoming energy in key markets

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - On Monday, Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) participated in the New Mexico and Wyoming Advanced Energy Landscape Roundtable meetings in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Governor joined New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Japanese...

U.S., other nations laud Bolivian election and embrace of capitalism

Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia's first presidential runoff election on Sunday, which prompted the United States and eight other nations to welcome his win on Tuesday. Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Bolivian...

Panama welcomes back Chiquita, as company operations resume with 3,000 new jobs planned

After a prolonged strike that resulted in the halt of its operations in Bocas del Toro, Chiquita Panama started resuming operations in the region, hiring over 1,600 workers. According to Jackeline Muñoz, Panama’s Minister of Labor and Labor...

Revenue Service issues statement on the "KAYSERI" vessel sailing under the Panamanian flag, which entered from a Russian port carrying oil from one of the Russian companies

On October 2 of this year, the thermal vessel "KAYSERI," sailing under the Panamanian flag, entered the Kulevi seaport from a port in the Russian Federation, carrying up to 10,000 tons of crude oil intended for import customs procedures, shipped...

Electricity Distribution Companies in Panama are Fined $18.5 Million

The National Public Services Authority (ASEP) reported this Tuesday, October 21, that it has imposed fines totaling $18.5 million on the electricity distribution companies Ensa, Edemet, and Edechi for failing to meet the legally required service...

Legal Hurricane Forms Over the Southern Caribbean Drug War.

- Advertisement - Venezuela has asked the United Nations Security Council to declare recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean illegal, claiming that these actions break international law. In Trinidad and Tobago, families of fishermen killed...

All Souls’ Day in Panama November 2nd Prohibits Noise and Parties and No Liquor Sales

The Mayor’s Office of the District of Panama put a stop to noisy and dancing activities on November 2, the day that marks the Day of the Dead. The Mayoral Decree establishes that from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the use of musical instruments, music...

The US Government: The Top “Narcoterrorist” on Earth

Trump is using the “war on drugs” to justify imperialist aggression in Latin America. As he put it, “The cartels are waging war in America, and it’s time for America to wage war on the cartels.” The drug epidemic pulls on the heartstrings of...

International Sloth Day 2025: Embracing nature’s gentle pace

Each year on October 20, International Sloth Day reminds us that slowness is not a flaw – it’s a survival strategy shaped by evolution. Sloths owe their remarkable endurance to millions of years of precise evolutionary design. Their ancestors, the...

Panama to seek resource ownership in talks over First Quantum's Cobre copper mine

RiverRockPhotos/E+ via Getty ImagesPanama's government will require that any agreement to restart the Cobre Panama copper mine clearly stipulates the country is the owner of the land and the resources, Finance Minister Felipe Chapman told...