Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Sustainable Ozark Partnership holds annual meeting
Phelps County Focus - Missouri
·
On Wednesday, August 13, the Sustainable Ozark Partnership (SOP) held its annual meeting at The ARK Community & Sports Center in Waynesville. SOP was established in 2012 to formalize support for the Fort Leonard Wood region which includes Laclede,...
Panama fleet reports 23% drop in accidents
Seatrade Maritime News
·
August 26, 2025
Panama’s merchant fleet recorded a 23% reduction in accidents over the last year, following the implementation of new control and safety strategies by the Ship Registry. Between July 2024 and June 2025, 253 incidents were recorded, compared to 329...
Costa Rica’s Crucitas Faces Environmental Disaster from Illegal Gold Mining
Tico Times
·
August 27, 2025
Environmental crime in Costa Rica has escalated dramatically, with the illegal gold mining crisis in the Crucitas region now bearing all the hallmarks of organized crime, according to Environmental Prosecutor Luis Diego Hernández. Speaking on the...
Our Climate Vulnerable Countries are Drowning in Debt Payments | Opinion
Newsweek
·
August 27, 2025
As a representative of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, I've found that it is not just coastlines that are increasingly underwater—but economies too. The Climate Vulnerable Forum's Vulnerable Twenty Group (CVF-V20) represents 74...
Wrong, TIME Magazine, Climate Change Isn’t Dooming Your Bananas
The Heartland Institute
·
August 27, 2025
By Anthony Watts and H. Sterling Burnett A recent article in TIME Magazine, “Climate Change is Coming for Your Bananas,” claims that a warming planet is threatening global banana production, portending shortages and higher prices. This is false....
Baku Climate Action Week to highlight various topics concerning the region, says COP29 High-Level Champion
Azertag
·
August 26, 2025
Shamakhi, August 26, AZERTAC It is the second time that Azerbaijan is hosting the COP29 Climate Change Summer Camp. This year, the camp brought together representatives from 20 countries, indicating the initiative’s great importance. The young...
After Panama, Canada & Greenland, Trump Now Wants A Piece Of South Korea; Floats ‘Land For America’ In Summit Surprise
The Eurasian Times
·
August 27, 2025
How much has the just concluded summit between President Donald Trump and President Lee Jae Myung at Washington led to the making of “the US-ROK (Republic of Korea, official name of South Korea) Alliance into a future-oriented and comprehensive...
The IMF Projects 4.5% Growth for the Panamanian Economy in 2025
Newsroom Panama
·
August 26, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its country report highlighted that the Panamanian economy will grow 4.5% in 2025, driven by a low and stable inflation environment. The financial organization details that despite the closure of the Cobre...
U.S. Marines and Panamanian security members graduate from first Combined Orientation Jungle Course
DVIDS - Georgia
·
August 26, 2025
AERONAVAL BASE CRISTÓBAL COLÓN, Panama— Twenty-three U.S. Marines and Panamanian security forces graduated Friday from the inaugural Combined Jungle Orientation Course (CJOC), a new program designed to strengthen survival skills, readiness, and...
Mercosur leaders and invited guests: (Left to right, back row) Ecuador's Vice-President María José Pinto, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino, and Chile's Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren; (Left to right, front row) Paraguay's President Santiago P…
Buenos Aires Times
·
August 26, 2025
The Mercosur regional trade bloc and Canada will restart negotiations on a free-trade agreement, Brazil confirmed on Monday, as tensions rise over US tariffs that have rattled global commerce. Brasília, which holds Mercosur’s rotating presidency,...
Quetzal Cacao Part 4 – Chocolate Rooted in Panama, Made for Mindful Living
Newsroom Panama
·
August 25, 2025
More than a treat, Quetzal Cacao offers a way of living that feels deeply at home here in Panama. Panama is a country that calls people to slow down, live more intentionally, and reconnect with what matters most. For many expats, and locals,...
IMF sees Panama GDP up 4.5% this year in rebound from copper mine closure
KFGO - North Dakota
·
August 25, 2025
(Reuters) -Panama’s economy is expected to grow this year as the impact from the closure in late 2023 of First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama copper mine fades, and non-mining sectors continue to grow, the International Monetary Fund’s executive...
Panama–David–Frontera Train: No Firm Decision on Possible Relocation of Albrook Airport
Newsroom Panama
·
August 22, 2025
The National Railway Secretariat clarified this Friday that no decision has yet been made regarding the relocation of the Marcos A. Gelabert Airport (Albrook) pictured below, or the final location of the stations along the Panama-Border train...
Spain launches new global partnerships for sustainable development
Euro Weekly News
·
August 24, 2025
Spanish flag. Credit: Pixabay, Pexels. Spain has unveiled a new system of international cooperation, with its first Partnership for Sustainable Development signed with Uruguay and further agreements underway with Egypt and Panama, the Ministry of...
Panama Canal to Launch Risk-Based Vessel Inspection Model from October 2025
Ship & Bunker
·
August 21, 2025
The new inspection model will be phased in from October, with full compliance required from January 1, 2026. Image Credit: PCA The Panama Canal Authority has announced the rollout of its new risk-based vessel inspection model, effective October 1,...
Global Warming Is Altering Storms Lightning, Impacting Tropical Forests
The Good Men Project - California
·
August 15, 2025
By Sean Mowbray As climate change escalates, intense storms are becoming more common in the tropics and elsewhere, resulting in a variety of forest impacts. Those effects are generating concern among researchers over potentially diminished carbon...
The geopolitical significance of the Arctic and American policy towards the northern transportation network
Atalayar
·
August 30, 2025
The geopolitical significance of the Arctic US Arctic and transport policy under the Trump administration International transport corridors and their significance for US interests Belarus as a strategic transit centre and its importance for US and...
La Barqueta Beach in Panama Strengthens Sea Turtle Protection
Newsroom Panama
·
August 23, 2025
As part of the sea turtle nesting season, the Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE) in the Chiriquí region is intensifying its conservation efforts at the Playa La Barqueta Agrícola Wildlife Refuge through night patrols. The agency’s technical team...
Barbados encouraged to tap into Panama’s US$20 billion growth plan
Barbados Today
·
August 23, 2025
4 Panama is set to unleash over US$20 billion in new investments within the next year, largely focused on the Panama Canal, alongside several other major development initiatives. The country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier Martínez-Acha...
Criminal Involvement in Panama Water Irregularities at the Capira IPT Being Investigated
Newsroom Panama
·
August 22, 2025
Capira, West Panama: The Minister of Education, Lucy Molinar, warned that possible intentional acts are being investigated behind the incidents that have forced the suspension of classes at the Professional and Technical Institute (IPT) in Capira,...