Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest.
Welcome to the Panama Weekly News Roundup! Here’s the latest.
Panama Selects ‘Everybody Changes’ for International Feature Film Category
Panama is the first Latin American country to announce its candidate for the Oscars’ international feature film category: Arturo Montenegro’s family drama Everybody Changes.
Starring Gaby Gnazzo, Andrea Pérez Meana, Susan Elizabeth Castillo, Mónica Lola Díaz and José Manuel Arispe and shot in Panama and Thailand, the pic tells the story of Federico and Carol, parents of three children who have a perfect home, but everything is challenged when they must adapt to Federico’s coming out as a transgender woman.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
US Homeland Security head in Panama to talk drugs, migrants.
The U.S. acting homeland security secretary has arrived in Panama to discuss drug trafficking and migrant smuggling, though Kevin McAleenan says he isn’t seeking any specific agreement during the visit.
Panama has been the bridge for many migrants from Haiti, Africa and Asia who arrive in South America seeking to reach the U.S. border. Panama is also a route for cocaine and other drugs moving up from South America.
In statements before he arrived Wednesday, McAleenan said the United States wants to involve Colombia and Costa Rica in talks on how to handle the flow of migrants.
Source: Associated Press
Panama Risks Becoming a Broken Link in an Intercontinental Wildlife Route.
A survey of nine large mammals found fragmented habitats throughout the country, suggesting the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is failing.
The expansion of human populations has left animals such as white-lipped peccaries, jaguars, giant anteaters, white-tailed deer and tapirs isolated throughout Panama, a study recently published in Conservation Biology found. The nation represents the narrowest portion of a system of protected areas and connecting corridors that extend through the length of Central America and part of Mexico, known as the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC).
Source: Scientific American
Retire in Panama Right: Plan ahead!
Are you trying to plan your Panama retirement, and just not so sure how to do it? Don’t worry, this is a common feeling, and it’s completely understandable. Planning you retirement isn’t easy, especially if you’re moving abroad.
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