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Panama cuts internet, cell phones in restive province
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Panamanian authorities on Saturday partially suspended internet and mobile phone service in a western province where a state of emergency was in effect after two months of anti-government unrest. Right-wing President Jose Raul Mulino declared the...
Bocas Del Toro In Panama Reported More Than 300 Arrests In Violent Protests -
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) More than 300 people were arrested and 14 Panamanian Public Force (FP) agents were injured, numerous damages to state facilities, vandalism and looting of businesses are the result of the violent protests in the province...
Bocas del Toro in Panama Reported More Than 300 Arrests in Violent Protests
Newsroom Panama
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June 26, 2025
More than 300 people were arrested and 14 Panamanian Public Force (FP) agents were injured, numerous damages to state facilities, vandalism and looting of businesses are the result of the violent protests in the province of Bocas del Toro, the...
Panama Government Declares State Of Emergency In Bocas Del Toro Province -
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) With the latent feeling that everything could explode again, Changuinola woke up this Friday like a city on pause. The night before, the calm that had been so hard to maintain during the days of protests against Law 462...
USNS Comfort Arrives in Colón, Panama
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 25, 2025
COLÓN, Panama - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Colón, Panama as part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 25, 2025. “The bond between our nations is built on mutual respect and shared values,” said Capt. Ryan...
Top Health Care Execs to Watch in 2025: Next Phase Solutions and Services’ Elizabeth McNamara
WashingtonExec
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June 25, 2025
Elizabeth McNamara, Next Phase Solutions and Services Health IT Innovation Officer, Next Phase Solutions and Services As a former federal employee with a long career in government contracting in the health care ecosystem, Elizabeth McNamara brings...
Reggae Boyz crash out of 2025 Gold Cup After heavy defeat to Panama
Irie FM
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June 25, 2025
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have been eliminated from the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup after suffering a crushing 4-1 defeat to Panama in their final Group C match at the Q2 Stadium on Tuesday night. Needing a win to keep their hopes alive for a spot in the...
Phenix City Shrine Club Donates $100,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children
The Citizen of East Alabama
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By Cara Clark In a powerful show of dedication to pediatric care, the Phenix City Shrine Club held a special dinner meeting to present a $100,000 donation to Shriners Hospitals for Children. The event celebrated a substantial financial gift and...
US HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: Due in Panama TODAY.
Panama Now Online
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June 24, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will meet with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Tuesday, June 24, to discuss key security issues. Noem, who is beginning a tour of Central America in Panama, will also meet with the Minister...
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...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Visits Panama and Central America this Week
Newsroom Panama
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June 24, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem arrived in Panama as part of a tour of Central America and is meeting with President José Raúl Mulino. As part of her agenda, Noem will visit the U.S. Coast Guard hospital ship Escanaba and...
Purdue Innovates Incubator Drives Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatments and Panama Canal Efficiency
Bioengineer.org
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June 24, 2025
In a groundbreaking development bridging advanced science and practical innovation, Purdue University researchers from its esteemed colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, and Science have secured $100,000 in funding from the Trask Innovation Fund...
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Visits Panama and Central America this Week
Newsroom Panama
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June 24, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem arrived in Panama as part of a tour of Central America and is meeting with President José Raúl Mulino. As part of her agenda, Noem will visit the U.S. Coast Guard hospital ship Escanaba and...
Panama Faces Turmoil as Protests Turn Deadly Over Pension Law
Tico Times
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June 18, 2025
A person died on Tuesday in Panama after sustaining a back injury during ongoing protests against a controversial pension reform, according to an official source. The incident occurred in the town of Rambala, in the Caribbean province of Bocas del...
To protect beef industry, US to breed billions of flies as pest control
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
The United States government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government’s...
Panama and Canada lead a Push for Less Shipping Noise on the Ocean
Newsroom Panama
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June 17, 2025
A coalition for a quiet ocean, launched at the third United Nations Ocean Conference this week, aims to curb noise pollution caused by the global shipping industry to protect marine life. The declaration, which is co-led by Canada and Panama, was...
Strictly's Pete Wicks says he caught deadly disease that causes eyes to bleed after show
Lancs Live
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June 23, 2025
Pete Wicks has opened up about a harrowing incident in which he contracted a potentially fatal disease after taking part in a survival reality show back in 2018. Speaking on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the Strictly Come Dancing 2024...
Panama starts fast, cruises to Gold Cup victory over Guadeloupe
Orange County Register - California
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June 17, 2025
Panama forward Eduardo Guerrero, center, battles for the ball between Guadeloupe defenders Jérôme Roussillon (4) and Dimitri Cavaré (15) during the first half of their CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match on Monday, June 16, 2025, at Dignity Health...
Strictly's Pete Wicks claims he caught killer 'eye-bleeding' disease after reality show
Manchester Evening News
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June 23, 2025
Pete Wicks has claimed that he contracted a deadly disease following his stint on a gruelling survival reality series. Sharing his ordeal on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the TOWIE star reminisced about enduring a desert island challenge...
Strictly's Pete Wicks claims he caught deadly disease while filming reality show
Bristol Post
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June 23, 2025
Pete Wicks has claimed he suffered a health scare after participating in a gruelling survival TV show back. Discussing the ordeal on Joe Marler's Things People Do podcast, the TOWIE star recounted his time on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls,...