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  Agricultural Quarantine Personnel Inspect Christmas Trees in the United States before Shipping Them to Panama
Recently, technical personnel from the Executive Directorate of Agricultural Quarantine of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) visited the state of Oregon, United States, to conduct inspections and sampling at the pre-shipment point of...
    
  Travel helps mental and physical health, so book a trip [L.A. PARKER COLUMN]
A phone call Monday for a friend to join us for breakfast delivered outstanding news. “I’m leaving for Italy today,” she said. We were overwhelmed and overjoyed for her. A Latina in Rome produced a chorus of astonished wows. Packing a bag for...
    
  Trump's Search For A Winnable War Lands In Nigeria
In a stunning move that has United States politicians scrambling for their atlases and world leaders checking their calendars to confirm that it is not April the 1st, President Donald J. Trump has issued a grave threat to our beloved sovereign...
Tilray Medical Announces Expansion Plans in Panama, Strengthening Global Cannabis Leadership and Accelerating International Growth
Certain statements in this communication that are not historical facts constitute forward-looking information or forward-looking statements (together, “forward-looking statements”) under Canadian securities laws and within the meaning of Section...
    
  Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 Details: TV Hosts, New Balloons, Floats & Performances
For its 99th anniversary, the creators of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have spent the last 18 months working to deliver a showstopping spectacle one to remember. “We are the largest and hopefully most entertaining variety show on...
    
  Science KABC NASA scientist's childhood in Panama inspires her work at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Erika Podest's childhood in Panama was filled with camping and finding wonder in Earth's biodiversity. Now, she is an Earth scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Since I was very little, I knew that I wanted to have a career where I...
    
  NASA scientist's childhood in Panama inspires her work at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dr. Erika Podest's childhood in Panama was filled with camping and finding wonder in Earth's biodiversity. Now, she is an Earth scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Since I was very little, I knew that I wanted to have a career where I...
    
  Rewind: Deadly cough cure — how safe are our medicines
A series of child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup has exposed deep cracks in India’s drug regulation and manufacturing oversight By Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh In the recent past, at least 14 paediatric deaths have been allegedly linked to...
    
  WFP ramps up life-saving food assistance as Hurricane Melissa leaves a path of devastation across the Caribbean
KINGSTON / HAVANA / PORT-AU-PRINCE – As the full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction emerges, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is intensifying relief efforts in the hardest-hit areas to support local authorities. Almost 6...
    
  Marquette Global Brigades Medical Chapter seeking donations
Marquette’s Global Brigades Medical Chapter seeks gently used Marquette or Milwaukee Brewers T-shirts that are blue, yellow, white or gray in sizes small through 3XL for its trip to Panama over winter break. The organization also seeks donations...
    
  Chepo Panama: Fatal Rollover Involving a Bus Crash Filled With Passengers
Panama: Two people dead, another 31 with minor injuries and 5 in critical condition – is the official result of a serious traffic accident that occurred around 11:00 a.m. Thursday, on the Pan-American Highway, shortly after entering the town of...
    
  Madu visits Panama to strengthen health partnerships
Professor Eduardo Flores Castor (left), University of Panama principal, and Professor Ernest Madu, chairman of the Caribbean Heart Institute, affix their signatures to the memorandum of understanding which will advance regional collaboration in...
    
  US and Panamanian security forces begin first joint jungle operations training
A U.S. Marine assigned to 2d Battalion, 2d Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, conducts a river crossing during a combined jungle survival orientation course at Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama, Aug. 20, 2025. (Julia Lebens/U.S. Air...
    
  Mexico launches health, economic response to livestock screwworms
Faced with the threat to the livestock industry and the suspension of cattle exports to the United States, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government announced large-scale inspections and a livestock conversion program. Photo by Luis...
U.S. and Panama Prepare to Launch 21-Day Combined Jungle Operations Course
CRISTÓBAL COLÓN, Panama — U.S. and Panamanian security forces are preparing to begin the first 21-day Combined Jungle Operations Training Course Oct. 9-29, an initiative intended to build interoperability and strengthen regional security in the...
    
  In Panama a Contingency Plan has Been Activated for Kidney Patients in Colón
The Social Security Fund (CSS) reported that it has adopted urgent measures to ensure the restoration of care for hemodialysis patients at the Kidney Patient Care Center (CAIPIR) in the province of Colón. The decision came after a group of...
    
  Guide to the 2025 municipal elections on Nov. 4
The 2025 municipal election is on Tuesday, Nov. 4, as Pittsburgh is set to elect various city-level officials. Pittsburgh voters will choose a new mayor, Allegheny City Council seats, Pittsburgh Public Schools seats, and Pittsburgh City Council...
    
  Cemex sells Panama operations, expands aggregates business in US
Cemex announced it has completed the sale of its operations in Panama to Grupo Estrella for an enterprise value of approximately US$200m, equivalent to around 12 times adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending 31 August 2025. As part of the same...
    
  Birmingham lawyer explains how carrying Deep Heat could land you in trouble after train attack
birminghammail.co.uk 14:03, 03 Nov 2025 Carrying a spray can such as Deep Heat can lead you into trouble if you carry it with the intent of using it as a weapon(Image: Handout) In times of heightened fear and daily knife attacks, the public are...
    
  PAHO Director calls for stronger cooperation in health financing and security
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa met on Wednesday October 1 with members of the Council of the Americas' Healthcare Series leadership group and with health authorities from Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican...