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U.S. Navy holds health fair for school in Panama
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 12, 2025
U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), holds a health fair for students at the Veracruz Bilingual School as part of Continuing Promise 2025 in Panama, June 30, 2025. CP25 is the 16th iteration of the...
Emily Santos Advances To The 200M Breaststroke Final At The Junior Pan American Games - Panama Wins Appeal -
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian swimmer Emily Santos had a tough Tuesday morning when she was disqualified in the 200-meter breaststroke, but the Panamanian Olympic Committee (COP) later appealed and won the case. Thus, the Panamanian swimmer...
Panama Bans Registration of 15-Year-Old Tankers and Bulkers to Tackle Shadow Fleet
Ship & Bunker
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August 4, 2025
Bulkers and tankers over 15 years old will no longer be accepted into the Panamanian registry. Image Credit: PMA Panama has barred the registration of tankers and bulk carriers aged 15 years or older, aiming to improve fleet quality and exclude...
Panama will not register oil tankers and bulk carriers older than 15 years
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 4, 2025
The Panamanian Ship Registry has updated its policies to optimize the operational performance of its fleet, minimize the risk of detentions, and prevent the entry of vessels from the so-called “ghost fleet.” From now on, the registration of oil...
The Panama-David-Frontera Train May be Financed by Japan’s Mizuho Bank
Newsroom Panama
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August 12, 2025
Japanese bank Mizuho Bank, Ltd. has expressed interest in financing infrastructure projects in Panama, with the Panama-David-Frontera train being the most emblematic. During a strategic meeting held in New York with representatives of Mizuho Bank,...
Argentine Strategist Ever Demalde To Steer Calicut FC's Title Defence In SLK 2025
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kozhikode, Aug 29 (IANS) Defending champions Calicut Football Club (CFC) have pulled off a major coup by signing Argentine coach Ever Adriano Demaldé as their new head coach for Super League Kerala (SLK) 2025. The appointment...
Panama pledges not to register tankers and bulkers over 15 years old
Lloyd's List
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TANKERS and bulk carriers over the age of 15 years will no longer be accepted into the Panama Ship Registry. The decision, announced by the Panama Maritime Authority on Friday, is part of a wider move to rid the register of shadow fleet* ships and...
US, China Clash at UN Meeting Over Panama Canal
The Epoch Times
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August 12, 2025
Ambassador Dorothy Camille Shea, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on June...
Parents left out-of-pocket as dentist moves to Panama
RNZ
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August 12, 2025
The boy's teeth when he was 10, before straightening treatment began at True Alignment Orthodontics and before all his baby teeth came out. Photo: RNZ / Supplied A former Cambridge dentist took thousands of dollars in payments for teeth...
Parents left out-of-pocket as orthodontist moves to Panama
RNZ
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August 12, 2025
The boy's teeth when he was 10, before straightening treatment began at True Alignment Orthodontics and before all his baby teeth came out. Photo: RNZ / Supplied A former Cambridge dentist took thousands of dollars in payments for teeth...
Anonymous Living Explained: Practical Steps to Build a Private Life
Justice News Flash
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August 29, 2025
Vancouver, British Columbia — In today’s hyper-connected society, the concept of anonymous living is gaining traction. For decades, anonymity was associated with fugitives, espionage, or people with something to hide. In reality, the digital era...
China accuses US of ‘lies as pretext for seeking control’ of Panama Canal
South China Morning Post
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August 12, 2025
China has clashed with the United States in a UN session over the Panama Canal, a flash point in bilateral ties under the Trump administration, while accusing Washington of being “the biggest disrupter of peace and stability” in the South China...
Chinese envoy rejects U.S. accusations over maritime security, Panama Canal
Xinhua News Agency
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Monday rejected U.S. accusations against China over maritime security, including China's alleged influence over the Panama Canal. Recently, the...
Some Panamanian lawmakers fall prey to ploys
Macau Daily Times
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August 29, 2025
Instigated by US Ambassador to Panama Kevin Cabrera, on Tuesday some Panamanian lawmakers joined the “Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China” (IPAC). As its name suggests, the alliance is a cross-party body of parliamentarians that holds hostile...
China, US clash at UN over Panama Canal
Mehr News Agency
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August 12, 2025
The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could threaten global trade and security and China calling U.S. accusations a pretext...
Panama cracks down on dark fleet with age restrictions
Seatrade Maritime News
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August 4, 2025
From now on Panamanian Ship Registry will not accept tankers or bulkers that are greater than 15 years in age a move to improve detention rates and avoid the registration of dark fleet sanctions busting vessels. “The Panamanian Ship Registry has...
China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal
KACU 89.5 - Texas
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August 12, 2025
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could threaten global trade and security and China calling U.S....
Panama will not register tankers and bulk carriers older than 15 years
Splash 247
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August 4, 2025
In its most firm action to date to counter dark fleet registrations, the Panamanian Ship Registry, the world’s second-largest flag, will no longer accept tankers or bulk carriers aged more than 15 years old. “By prioritizing quality over quantity...
China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal, a focus of Trump’s attention
The Asahi Shimbun
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UNITED NATIONS--The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing’s influence over the key waterway could threaten global trade and security and China calling U.S....
Chinese envoy refutes US' unreasonable accusations against China over Panama Canal issue
Global Times
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A Chinese envoy refuted the US unreasonable accusations against China over the Panama Canal issue at a high-level open debate on maritime security held by the UN. In recent days, the US delegation has repeatedly used various issues at the UN...