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Panama celebrates joining MERCOSUR as an Associate State
President Jose Raul Mulino signed on Monday the decree on the country’s entry into the bloc, including Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, a decision previously approved unanimously by the plenary session of the National Assembly...

Tilray Medical Enters Joint Venture to Expand Cannabis Operations Into Panama
[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2025 – Tilray Medical, a division of Tilray Brands Inc. and a global leader in medicinal cannabis, empowering the therapeutic alliance between patients and health care practitioners to make informed,...

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: JTA's NAVI autonomous vehicle program
Here is a transcript from the episode: GJ: And welcome to the Infrastructure Technology Podcast. I'm Gavin Jenkins from Roads and Bridges, and with me, as always, we have Ileana Garnand, the digital editor of Roads and Bridges, and we have a man...

U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...

Marquette researchers offer the first empirically supported explanation for loss of tropical forest carbon storage, decaying tropical forest carbon sink
Dr. Stefan SchnitzerAn increasing abundance in woody vines — or “lianas” — reduces canopy tree growth and survival in tropical forests, which limits forest carbon storage, according at researchers at Marquette University. This is the first direct...

Panama vs Suriname Prediction and Betting Tips | October 15th 2025
Panama will host Suriname at the Estádio Rommel Fernandez on Wednesday in the fourth game of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - CONCACAF third round clash. Both sides will be looking to continue their recent form and get a result to move a...

October 13, 2025
Cover Image of Robert Schwaller’s African Maroons in Sixteenth-Century Panama In today’s post, Ashley Everson, a managing editor of Global Black Thought (the official journal of AAIHS), interviews Robert Schwaller about his new article, “Free...

Colombian Coastal Communities Join Scientists To Protect Endangered Hammerheads
Scoophead Shark, Sphyrna media, a small species of hammerhead shark confined to the coastal waters of Central America. Released Specimen. Isla Chepillo, Rio Bayano, Panama. Andy Murch It was early morning, the sky still painted in soft grays, and...

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...

Are You a Diver? Panama will Host an International Diving Congress
The international maritime industry will meet in Panama to discuss, among other topics, the professional development of diving in the region. The Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) announced that the event is being held at the...

UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Champions Technology, Integrated SDG Action, and Circular Economy at IUCN World Conservation Congress
“The UAE is deeply committed to translating our vision for a nature-positive future into actionable strategies, leveraging the power of technology, from AI to earth observation, to drive measurable results.” Mohammad Al Nuaimi: “Our unique UAE...

Panamanians travel to Mexico for IX Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba
With renewed patriotic fervor, the members of the National Coordinator of Solidarity with Cuba in the isthmus also reaffirmed their rejection of the island’s inclusion on a spurious and unilateral list of nations supposedly sponsoring terrorism....

Monocle’s rundown of the top 20 thrilling new design discoveries to experience now
1. Centre de Congrès Rabat At the heart of the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique campus in Rabat is a conference centre that combines grandeur with a warm welcome and the spirit of intellectual inquiry. (Image: Gregori Civera) Conference...

El Salvador vs Panama Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2025
El Salvador will welcome Panama to the Estadio Cuscatlán in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The visitors drew their two qualifying games last month and will look to return to winning ways here. The hosts got their...

Health-ISAC Insights: When Healthcare Becomes the Bullseye
The latest Health-ISAC Quarterly Threat Insights Report (Q3 2025) underscores what many healthcare security leaders already feel on the ground: the threat landscape is expanding in both volume and complexity. The report highlights everything from...

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...

Agricultural technology career program seeks applicants
To expose the next generation of farmers, researchers and scientists to the benefits of agricultural technology, the Cooperative Extension Service is now accepting applications from high school students for the 2026 Ag-Tech Career Exploration...

Panama’s Ministry of Public Works and a Private Company are trying to Repair the Road to the Village of Sorá Chame
Ground stabilization, slope reinforcement, and a temporary detour to the Sorá district in the Chame district are the measures that will be taken following the collapse of a section of this road. This road serves as access for more than 10,000...