Mides: what are the Social Programs that they Offer?; Meta company will Provide Training in Digital Skills; Issue Watch Notice for Encroaching Tropical Wave no.6;  Restaurant Review: Le Bistrot!

Friday, June 10, 2022

After much thought, I really can’t recall where I read this, but the world is simply on “Fear Overload”, and I’m personally just done with it.  I’m also tired of feeling like I need to be the resident expert on which female super star pooped in who’s bed and why.  I’m quite done with death statistics in the Ukraine, Ukrainian source vs Russian source, done with death statistics on COVID, done with death statistics on active shooters, done with death statistics on famous celebrities.  Someone recently sent me a Meme; “I feel sorry for the poor slob who lives alone on a deserted island, not knowing how terrified he’s supposed to be, because he doesn’t have access to the news.”.

I’m tired of the stock market slump, crypto crash, exaggerated fuel prices and exorbitant credit card rates. 

Yes, it’s all horrible and I wish it wasn’t happening, but there really truly isn’t much that I can do about it except turn the news off.  I’ve caught myself falling for this myself, but I think it’s high time we drop the bad habit of needing to see and know what’s going on “out there” and focus on what’s going on “right here”.

I have our “Restaurant Review” up and running now.  It’s high time we start looking for some candidates from within our own communities who should be praised not for their stardom, but as a pilar of moral standards for the rest of us.  I’d start with myself, but I’m not sure I fit this level of excellence.  So, next week, we’re going to surprise someone with an article about their merits and love for their community.

Stay tuned – in the meantime, I hope you enjoy today’s cauldron of repressed anger…


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META WILL PROVIDE TRAINING IN DIGITAL SKILLS TO 20,000 PANAMANIANS

Meta company logo.

The company Meta, parent of the social network Facebook, will provide training programs in digital skills to some 20,000 Panamanians over the next three years, reported the Government of Panama.

The trainings are aimed at young people, entrepreneurs, and owners of small and medium-sized businesses in Panama, as established in the agreement signed within the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas during a meeting between the Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Federico Alfaro, and the director of Public Policies of Meta for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Íñigo Fernández

The courses range from digital literacy to the use of digital marketing resources to boost small businesses and the creation of Augmented Reality effects, which consist of computer filters applied to real-world images, the official information stated.

Minister Alfaro asserted that the meeting with Meta, held on Thursday in the US city of Los Angeles, “is the beginning of a strategic and important relationship for Panama, a country that has the capacity to be a power in the digital economy.”

For his part, Fernández asserted that “technology opens up new and interesting opportunities for developers and entrepreneurs.”

“Meta wants to support the development of digital skills in Panama, with the aim of promoting economic opportunities in the country,” added Meta’s Director of Public Policies for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Meta is an American social media and technology conglomerate and is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other subsidiaries.

READ HERE: META IMPARTIRÁ CAPACITACIONES EN HABILIDADES DIGITALES A 20,000 PANAMEÑOS


MINSA REPORTS 213 CASES OF ACUTE DIARRHEAL DISEASE

The population is called to maintain hand washing to avoid contagion and spread of diseases.

The Ministry of Health of Panama ( Minsa ) reported this Thursday that approximately 213 cases of acute diarrheal disease have been reported so far .

It details that these cases have been detected specifically in the districts of Calidonia, Juan Díaz, Pueblo Nuevo, San Francisco and 24 de Diciembre.

He reiterates that an epidemiological alert was issued for this disease that remains in force.

The population is called to maintain hand washing to avoid contagion and spread of diseases.

READ HERE: MINSA REPORTA 213 CASOS DE ENFERMEDAD DIARREICA AGUDA


MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVE ELECTORAL POPULATION OF PANAMA IS REGISTERED IN POLITICAL PARTIES

The totality of people adhered to the political collectives represents 55% of the active electoral population. 

Despite the harsh criticism against the Panamanian political class, most of its active electoral population is registered in political parties.

The last report of the Electoral Court (TE) from the beginning of June 2022 indicates that there are 1,634,825 citizens registered in political groups, both recognized and parties in formation.

The totality of people adhered to the political collectives represents 55% of the active electoral population.

That report highlights that only 1,336,503 people on the Electoral Registry are not registered in political parties, which represents 45%.

Currently, the Electoral Court manages an Electoral Registry of 2,971,328 citizens eligible to vote.

But why is it that people enroll in political parties , despite how questioned the political class is? Specialists in the political issue raise several reasons, none of them is related to principles, ideology, government platform , or political formation .

Political analysts strongly believe that most of the population joins political groups for different interests.

“Many sign up to help a family member or acquaintance, so that they can later receive a certain benefit,” Danilo Toro points out .

In the order of adherents, the ruling PRD remains first with 690,827 members, despite the fact that in recent months it has lost 9,418 members. 

They are followed by Democratic Change with 294,629, Panameñista Party with 254,554 and Realizing Goals with 166,504.

Further back appear Molirena with 99,055 registered, Alianza Party with 26,306, PAIS with 25,564 and the Popular Party with 18,285.

The Movement for Another Path (MOCA) , which is waiting to be recognized as a legally constituted party, has 46,615 adherents.

At the end are the FAD with 10,963, the Revolutionary Torrijista Party with 674 and RELEVO with 849.

READ HERE: MAYORÍA DE LA POBLACIÓN ELECTORAL ACTIVA DE PANAMÁ ESTÁ INSCRITA EN PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS


ISSUE WATCH NOTICE FOR ENCROACHING TROPICAL WAVE NO.6

The National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), issued this Friday, June 10, a surveillance notice until Monday the 13th, due to the passage of tropical wave No.6. According to the entity, the interaction with other atmospheric systems will be influencing the occurrence of rainy events in the Panamanian territory.

The Panamanian capital woke up this Friday, June 10, with heavy rains and storms. Emmanuel Velásquez, meteorologist from the Hydrometeorology Department of the Electric Transmission Company (Etesa) , said that what is being generated are typical conditions of the season.

READ HERE: EMITEN AVISO DE VIGILANCIA POR INCURSIÓN DE LA ONDA TROPICAL NO.6


WHY IS THERE TALK OF THE RESIGNATION OF POPE FRANCIS?

Evidence of a resignation? 

A pope in a wheelchair, an unprecedented consistory to appoint cardinals in August and a visit to the city where Celestine V , the first pontiff to resign, is buried, have fueled speculation about the possible end of the pontificate in half the world, but nothing indicates that Francisco has that intention.

“Whenever the pope is sick, there is a breeze or a conclave hurricane,” Francis warned last September, when he said that “it had not crossed his mind” to resign after his colon operation a few months earlier.

But it was also Francisco who in 2014 assured that “Benedict XVI is not a unique case”, but rather “someone who opened a door, that of the pope emeritus”, fueling cyclical rumors about his possible resignation.

A set of coincidences
Why now? The inability of Francisco, 85, to officiate some masses due to his knee problems and a set of concomitant circumstances have increased them.

Like the decision announced this Sunday to participate on August 28 in the celebration of “Forgiveness” in L’Aquila (central Italy) instituted by Celestine V, the first pope who, pressured by the weight of the position, resigned in 1294, after little more than four months of pontificate, and he retired to a contemplative life.

A day before, the consistory will be held for the appointment of 21 cardinals, 16 of them possible electors in a conclave, at an unprecedented time of year for this type of ceremonies. Although the pandemic and the consequent impossibility of traveling have forced major events in the Vatican to be postponed for almost two years.

With this, according to some, the pope has wanted to speed up the design of a conclave from which a substitute will emerge to continue with his reforms and he also summoned the cardinals to explain the details of his new apostolic constitution “Praedicate Evangelium”.

“The consistory had to be convened because the number of cardinal electors had fallen below 120. The interesting thing, that the pope summoned the cardinals to Rome also for a two-day discussion and this had not happened since 2014. It will be a moment important to take the temperature of the College of Cardinals” , explains to EFE Massimo Faggioli, professor of the history of Christianity at the University of Villanova (USA).

Francis has proclaimed 7 consistories, the first eight years ago and practically one every year, excluding 2021 due to the pandemic, and he already had a large majority of cardinals chosen by him. After August 27, in a possible conclave there will be 83 cardinal electors appointed by Jorge Bergoglio, compared to 38 by Joseph Ratzinger and 11 by Karol Wojtyła.

No evidence of a resignation
“What is clear is that the pope has mobility problems due to pain in his knee, but he has no other problem to continue governing the Church,” Irish journalist Gerad O’Connell, correspondent, tells EFE in Rome of the magazine of the Society of Jesus América Magazine.

“There is no evidence that he wants to resign,” says this veteran Vatican expert, close to the Argentine pontiff and author of the book “The Election of Pope Francis: An Intimate Account of the Conclave that Changed History.”

And, beyond rumours, he explains that what appears to be a “surprising” meeting of the college of cardinals at the end of August, coinciding with the consistory, actually responds to “a request from the cardinals themselves, since many of them do not know each other “.

For the director of Communication of the University of Santa Croce in Rome, Giovanni Tridente, “the rumors about the resignation of Francisco go along the same lines as the pools in the conclaves: they are material for gossip and have no solid basis”.

“Why now? Because it is not usual to see a pope in a wheelchair and because every time someone has health problems, he always thinks the worst. But he has never lost his smile, or his strength, or the will to move forward and travel. It doesn’t really seem like an attitude of resignation,” he adds to EFE.

Faggioli considers something “premature” to speak of resignation: “We have not reached that point. President (of the USA, Franklin) Roosevelt led the Second World War from a wheelchair. And we are far from the state of health of John Paul II in the last years of his pontificate.

Not as long as Benedict lives
Beyond the coincidences, all the experts agree that Francis will never resign as long as Benedict XVI is still alive and that a regulation of the unprecedented figure of the pope emeritus is becoming more and more necessary: ​​that may be the next step.

In these months, Bergoglio is also expected to complete his reform of the Church’s administration with the appointment of new “ministers” and in October of next year the Synod will gather bishops from all over the world in Rome.

And Francis’ apostolic trips have not ceased either: at the beginning of July to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, at the end of the same month to Canada and in September to Kazakhstan.

READ HERE: ¿POR QUÉ SE HABLA DE LA RENUNCIA DEL PAPA FRANCISCO?


FIRST LADIES OF PANAMA AND ECUADOR SPOKE ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND POLICIES

The First Lady of Panama, Yazmín Colón de Cortizo, held a bilateral meeting with the First Lady of Ecuador, María de Lourdes Alcívar.

The first ladies of Panama and Ecuador , María de Lourdes Alcívar, held a meeting in which they discussed education, early childhood programs , among other topics.

The objective of the meeting, which took place within the framework of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, was to share experiences and learn a little more about the projects and programs carried out by the offices of the First Lady of both countries.

“In this bilateral meeting, issues related to policies on the Comprehensive Protection of Early Childhood were addressed, in that sense, both Panama and Ecuador are making significant efforts to guarantee improvements in the quality of life of expectant mothers and their children from birth. 0 to 8 years old,” reported the Office of the First Lady of Panama.

Regarding the issue of education, the first lady of Panama presented to the first lady of Ecuador her initiatives, plans and programs to promote the STEAM methodology in official educational establishments.

Likewise, he extended an invitation to initiate joint efforts to guarantee Ecuador’s participation in the 2023 World Robotics Olympics, through the implementation of an online STEAM education diploma course, with the support of Fundesteam, aimed at teachers from Ecuador. .

On the other hand, they also addressed the issue of vaccination, taking into account that Colón de Cortizo and Alcívar de Lasso have actively participated in the vaccination processes of both countries, leading efforts to bring vaccines to the greatest number of citizens.

READ HERE: PRIMERAS DAMAS DE PANAMÁ Y ECUADOR HABLARON DE EDUCACIÓN Y POLÍTICAS DE PRIMERA INFANCIA


URBALIA PANAMÁ, SA DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO COMPLETE ADAPTATIONS IN CERRO PATACÓN; HE IS OWED $16.8 MILLION

Contract with Urbalia Panama, SA, is about to expire. 

Urbalia Panamá, SA does not have the necessary resources to complete all the adaptations in the Cerro Patacón sanitary landfill, affirmed the company’s director of operations, Daniel Cantor. 

Cantor assures that the State owes them more than $16.8 million, and the company does not have access to other resources. The company estimates the investment made for the implementation of the adaptation and mitigation plan  at more than $8 million dollars .

“There is a lack of more resources to continue with all these mitigations,” said the representative of Urbalia Panamá, SA, who called on the authorities to consider allocating the resources to complete the plan before the contract ends.

Urbalia Panamá, SA, a company that accumulates more than a million dollars in fines imposed for alleged breaches of the contract, according to data from the Authority for Cleaning, Urban and Home (AAUD), maintains that for two years it has been working on a sewer network underground in perimeter areas of the landfill, and other projects. 

In 2008, a 15-year concession contract was granted to the Urbalia Panamá, SA company for the management and operation of the 132 hectares of the Cerro Patacón landfill, which receives the waste produced and collected in the district. of Panama and San Miguelito.

Cantor acknowledges that the AAUD is carrying out the diagnostic studies for the tender, and from Urbalia Panamá, SA they prepare a report on the uses of the landfill in case they have to deliver it to the AAUD, the Municipality of Panama or whoever assumes the administration.

Until July of last year, the Finance Directorate of the Authority for Cleaning, Urban and Home (AAUD) determined a debt of 15.9 million dollars inherited from the previous administration, which represented 82% of the total debts payable to Urbalia Panama, S.A.

At the time, the AAUD confirmed a payment agreement of 15.9 million that was owed and other new accounts that the company presented, totaling 20.9 million dollars, with a balance of 8 million dollars, which were not canceled due to lack of budget and liquidity of the entity to execute payments.

Collection crisis

The Cerro Patacón sanitary landfill receives 1,800 to 2,500 tons of garbage daily, 50% of which corresponds to waste that comes from the collection of the Sanitation, Urban and Home Authority, said the director of operations of Urbalia Panamá, SA

Currently, the company works on nearby access roads to the sanitary landfill to facilitate entry and deposit, considering the current situation faced by the 26 districts of the capital city in waste collection.

The implementation of an emergency plan for waste collection is expected in the coming days, as announced by the president of the board of directors of the AAUD, the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre.

READ HERE: URBALIA PANAMÁ, S. A. NO TIENE RECURSOS PARA COMPLETAR ADECUACIONES EN CERRO PATACÓN; LE ADEUDAN $16.8 MILLONES


PRESIDENTS OF PANAMA AND CHILE ADDRESS INVESTMENTS, EDUCATION, SPORTS AND AGRICULTURE

The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo.

During a bilateral meeting held this Friday, June 10, the presidents of Panama , Laurentino Cortizo, and Chile , Gabriel Boric, addressed issues related to investment, education, agriculture, and sports.

Likewise, both heads of state highlighted the fraternal and excellent diplomatic relations that exist between the two nations.

“Cortizo Cohen stated that his administration will continue to work hand in hand and strengthen the historical ties of cooperation that it maintains with Chile, promoting the well-being and hope of both peoples. Boric, for his part, invited a delegation of Panamanian businessmen to visit Chile to explore future investments”, detailed the Presidency of the Republic of Panama in a statement.

The meeting between Cortizo and Boric took place within the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, United States.

It is worth mentioning that Chile is one of Panama’s main trading partners, the first user of the Canal in Latin America and the fifth in the world.

On the other hand, the Presidency of the Republic reported that this Friday President Cortizo is scheduled to participate in the second and third plenary sessions of the Summit, and in the afternoon he plans to hold a working meeting with the other presidents of the Americas. , as well as participate in the signing of the Migration Declaration.

The Panamanian president, along with the delegation that accompanies him, will be back in Panama this Saturday, June 11.

READ HERE: PRESIDENTES DE PANAMÁ Y CHILE ABORDAN SOBRE INVERSIONES, EDUCACIÓN, DEPORTE Y AGRO


THEY INSTALL THE FIRST WORK TABLE TO ANALYZE THE APPLICATION OF THE DATA PROTECTION LAW

Table convened by the National College of Journalism.

This Friday, June 10, the first work table convened by the National Association of Journalists (Conape) was installed, with the intention of addressing the issue of the application of Law 81 on the Protection of Personal Data. The National Bar Association and representatives of unions from various parts of the country participated in this first meeting.

Recently, Conape announced that it would demand this regulation, after the sanction imposed by the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (Antai), to a digital medium, supposedly for violating the norm.

The objective is to guarantee the right to privacy and the free exercise of journalism. The president of this union, Griselda Melo, indicated at that time that if the law was not demanded, the journalists would be subjected to more sanctions.

READ HERE: INSTALAN PRIMERA MESA DE TRABAJO PARA ANALIZAR APLICACIÓN DE LEY DE PROTECCIÓN DE DATOS


WHAT WILL THE NATIONAL ONCOLOGY NETWORK CONSIST OF AND WHICH HOSPITALS ARE PART OF IT?

Patients from Bocas del Toro will also be treated at the Rafael Hernández hospital. 

The National Oncology Network project has an advance of 83.75%, reported this Wednesday the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre.

Sucre explained that this network will provide chemotherapy, radiotherapy, some simple surgeries and outpatient services in different parts of the country.

At the Rafael Hernández hospital, in Chiriquí, patients from Bocas del Toro will also be treated and at the Luis “Chicho” Fábrega hospital (Veraguas) patients from Coclé will be able to attend.

The group of cancer hospitals is made up of the regional hospital Anita Moreno (Azuero), which is 85% complete, and Rafael Hernández (Chiriquí), whose progress is 100%.

Similarly, the Luis “Chicho” Fábrega hospital (Veraguas) is 50% complete and the Nicolás Solano hospital (Panamá Oeste) is 100% complete.

Projections indicate that this network will benefit more than 461,596 people.

According to the senior official, the initiative will improve the quality of life of cancer patients at the national level and will increase the quality of services and the advantages of specializing in cancer care.

On the other hand, the doctor today inspected the land in Clayton, where the new National Cancer Institute will be built.

According to the project schedule, the new oncology hospital must be ready in 549 calendar days, once the order to proceed is delivered. The tender for the award of the project is in the homologation phase.

READ HERE: ¿EN QUÉ CONSISTIRÁ LA RED ONCOLÓGICA NACIONAL Y CUÁLES HOSPITALES LA INTEGRAN?


START DELIVERY OF FUEL BONUSES TO OWNERS OF AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT

The delivery of fuel bonuses to owners of commercial vehicles and agricultural machinery begins.

Starting this Friday, the delivery of fuel vouchers began to owners of vehicles with commercial registration and rolling agricultural machinery, at stations endorsed by the Government.

The director of the Transit and Land Transportation Authority of Panama (ATTT), Carlos Ordóñez, explained that this voucher or bonus will be delivered to the owners of the vehicles detailed above per month, as contemplated by Executive Decree No.13 of 27 May 2022, adding that this is not cumulative during the three months established by the regulations.

“As we did with the transport sector, it has been a success and today we started with the other group that we had left, according to the Resolution, which are transport with commercial plates and agricultural machinery. Transport with commercial plates are those that they are registered in the Vehicular Registry database as commercial, if they are in this way, they must register on the website combustible.panamasolidario.gob.pa.and there they can come to the fuel stations with the identity card of the person who is driving and the vehicle where a photo will be taken of the identity card and automatically at the station they will verify if they are in that universe that we gave to the AIG (Government Innovation Authority) to validate that they belong to the group of commercial license plates,” explained the director.

The ATTT describes as commercial vehicles: those light transport vehicles, medium transport, heavy transport, motorcycles and others; the owners will receive the accreditation of a consumable digital voucher per month, not cumulative. To make use of this voucher, vehicles must be registered in the Single Vehicle Registry with commercial type registration, revised in force 2021-2022, and register their data and those of the vehicle previously through: combustible.panamasolidario.gob.pa.

And to agricultural machinery: water pumps, harvesters, motor graders and agricultural tractor; the owners will receive the accreditation of a consumable digital voucher per month, not cumulative. To make use of this voucher, the vehicles must be registered in the Single Vehicle Registry. If you are not registered until tomorrow, you can do so through our Unique Vehicle Registration agencies nationwide and you will be able to receive the benefit as long as you register.

The entity pointed out that at 8:00 am the distribution of fuel vouchers began to commercial vehicles and agricultural equipment already registered on the solidarity fuel page at Delta, Puma, Terpel and Texaco stations nationwide.

READ HERE: INICIA ENTREGA DE BONOS DE COMBUSTIBLE A DUEÑOS DE EQUIPOS AGRÍCOLAS Y COMERCIALES


STUDENT ENROLLMENT INCREASES AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA

The Technological University has an enrollment of 26,697 students. 

The rector of the Technological University of Panama, Héctor Montemayor, said that student enrollment registered a slight increase this year, after the return to face-to-face classes. 

According to the engineer, this increase (in face-to-face mode) is around 2,000 more students nationwide, compared to the usual number registered by this university before the arrival of covid-19.

The current enrollment of the Technological University is 26,697 students. For the first half of 2019, the last regular year before the pandemic, enrollment stood at 25,143.

Montemayor stressed that the focus of the UTP at this time, in which the pandemic has accentuated the importance of the virtual environment, is to strengthen the area of ​​research.

“During the pandemic we worked on ventilators. Another way to monitor the impact (of crisis-driven changes) is through research. We also focused on updates to curricula in order to develop skills and generate new qualities,” said Montemayor.

The Technological University of Panama received on Tuesday an additional credit of 2,470,000 dollars from the Budget Commission of the National Assembly.

According to Montemayor, this money will allow the UTP to face the increases in the costs of basic services (electricity, water, communication) and cleaning.

The rector made a comparison between the budgets of 2019 (last face-to-face year) and 2022. In 2019 they requested 32,203,933 and approved 5,929,516 dollars. For this year they requested 38,810,657 and received 6,075,475 dollars.

“We made this request because we were seeing that we could not reach the end of the year under the current conditions: increase in enrollment and development areas,” Montemayor explained.

READ HERE: AUMENTA MATRÍCULA DE ESTUDIANTES EN LA UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PANAMÁ


FOREIGN MINISTER MOUYNES PARTICIPATES IN THE CLOSING MINISTERIAL MEETING OF THE SUMMITS OF THE AMERICAS REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUP

Foreign Minister Mouynes also spoke at the closing session of the VI Youth Forum of the Americas, and other meetings scheduled within the summit.

The Foreign Minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes , as part of the delegation led by President Laurentino Cortizo in Los Angeles, participated together with the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, in the closing ministerial meeting of the Review and Implementation Group of Summits of the Americas, in which some of the fundamental texts that will be submitted to the evaluation of the presidents who attend the IX edition of these meetings, inaugurated this Tuesday, were approved.

As detailed by the Panamanian Foreign Ministry in a statement, among other documents, the health action plans, the green transition, energy and environment plans were supported; digital transformation, and democratic governance, a panel that Panama chairs together with Canada, and proposes initiatives to strengthen democracy, support for the work of the electoral missions of the Organization of American States (OAS), strengthen the Democratic Charter and commitments against corruption, central issues of the presidential appointment, in which Panama participates.

Mouynes was one of the government interlocutors in the Forum of Civil Society and Social Actors, with the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, of which the Panamanian Adela Panizo Asprilla was a part.

In addition, together with her counterparts from the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, Foreign Minister Mouynes witnessed a new meeting of the presidents of the countries of the Alliance for Development in Democracy, which welcomed the newly elected president of the latter country, Rodrigo Chavez.

In a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Melanie Joly, he discussed issues of economic and commercial importance for Panama, such as the request to expand the number of air frequencies between the two countries and receive more Canadian tourists, who have already shown predilection for the Panamanian offer, in addition to greater support in the processing of Canadian visas, to strengthen the rapprochement of both peoples, particularly investors and athletes.

Minister Joly; the chancellor of Chile, Antonia Urrejola; Samantha Power, administrator of the United States Agency for International Cooperation (USAID); and the Panamanian Foreign Minister were panelists at the Women’s Leadership Forum: Advancing Gender Equality and Democracy in the Americas, where she presented the “Panama Plan to Promote the Participation of Women in Public Positions,” in the presence of Panamanian María del Carmen Plata, Secretary for Access to Rights and Equity of the OAS; Alejandra Mora Mora, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM/OEA) and Clarissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

As part of her work agenda, and in reinforcement of the Climate Diplomacy strategy developed by the Foreign Ministry, Minister Mouynes attended the joint declaration for the protection of the oceans, “America for the protection of the Ocean”, which Panama signs together with Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, United States, Mexico and Peru.

Foreign Minister Mouynes also spoke at the closing session of the VI Youth Forum of the Americas, followed through the networks by more than 2,000 young people, along with the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, and the Peruvian ambassador to the OAS Harold Forsyth, with whom he highlighted the importance of ensuring real spaces of representation for young people in decision-making.

In that same space, he coincided with the president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, with whom he discussed the successful proposal to include environmental education as part of the academic curriculum of primary education grades.

During her speeches, as part of the delegation that accompanies the President of Panama to the IX Summit of the Americas Building a sustainable, resilient and equitable future, the Minister of Foreign Affairs established the Panamanian will to promote initiatives leading to jointly solving the problems in common that the region faces, not only due to the effect of the pandemic but also due to the similar shortcomings and vulnerabilities of the countries of the continent.

“From the conservation of our rich biodiversity to the necessary economic reactivation, everything goes through consensual international action. Without frank dialogue and supportive collaboration, we will repeat our own mistakes”, Mouynes pointed out about the necessary continental conversation.

The minister accompanied President Cortizo this Thursday in the first plenary session of the Summit, whose debate has focused on four priority areas: Health, recovery and resilience, which addresses the effects of COVID-19; Future Green, which faces the climate crisis, development of social and physical infrastructure for greater sustainability and resilience; Growth and Prosperity with Equity, which addresses inequality and seeks an inclusive future and strong and inclusive Democracies to face challenges such as the pressure exerted on governments and societies by the pandemic.

At the ministerial level and in the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas, Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes signed the following documents and declarations:

  • Memorandum of Understanding in Support of the Eastern Pacific Marine Corridor between the United States, Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador
  • Adherence to the Ministerial Economic and Health Dialogue (EHA)
  • Joint Declaration to promote the Strategic Dialogue between Canada and the Members of the Alliance for Development in Democracy.

The hemispheric meeting continues this Friday and it is expected that the Panamanian delegation will return to the country tomorrow, Saturday.

READ HERE: CANCILLER MOUYNES PARTICIPA EN REUNIÓN MINISTERIAL DE CIERRE DEL GRUPO DE REVISIÓN E IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE CUMBRES DE LAS AMÉRICAS


THEY RESCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER HEARING OF ACCUSATION AGAINST PRIEST FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL CRIMES TO THE DETRIMENT OF A MINOR

The investigations against the priest separated from the Gualaca Parish began with a complaint filed by the minor’s mother. 

The Judge of Guarantees , Erick Polanco, rescheduled for next September 13 the accusation hearing of the separated priest Arístides Rodríguez Otero, 58, for the alleged crimes of aggravated rape , libidinous acts and exhibitionism to the detriment of a minor 5 years. 

The decision of the judge of guarantees was given after receiving a health certificate from the private defender Elvis Valdés, which prevented him from participating in the hearing that was planned for this Thursday at 10:00 this Thursday morning at the headquarters of the System Accusatory Penalty (SPA) of the Judicial body in David .

The court was attended by the prosecutor María Batista, who is leading the investigations against the priest for the alleged crimes and the private complaint Vielka Cubilla.

During the act of suspended hearing, the judge took the opportunity to notify the parties about the new established date.  
In the intermediate hearing that was rescheduled for September, the Public Ministry and the defense of the priest separated from the Gualaca Parish must present the documentary, expert, testimonial evidence that will be used during the substantive hearing, whose date must be established by the Judge of Guarantees. 

Both parties may object to the evidence presented and support why they object and the judge will finally decide whether they are accepted or not. 

The investigations against the priest were initiated by a complaint filed by the minor’s mother. 

On April 12, 2021, the prosecutor for Investigation and Follow-up of Causes of the Public Ministry , in charge of Leydis Palacios, formulated the first two charges, that of libidinous acts and that of exhibitionism to the detriment of the minor. 

On October 4, when the first period of 6 months granted to the Public Ministry for the investigation expired, the personera of Gualaca, María Eugenia Batista, requested that the case be elevated to complex, being accepted by a Judge of Guarantees and they were granted three months plus which expired the third week of January of this year.

READ HERE: REPROGRAMAN PARA SEPTIEMBRE AUDIENCIA DE ACUSACIÓN CONTRA SACERDOTE POR PRESUNTOS DELITOS SEXUALES EN PERJUICIO DE UN MENOR


MIDES: WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER?

Annually more than 10 thousand people enter their data to the different types of MIDES programs

you measure.

Currently, there are people who are unaware of the response programs to social problems that the Ministry of Social Development ( MIDES ) has, here we mention some:

  • Entrepreneur Godfather : prevention alternative aimed at socially disadvantaged adolescents, of both sexes, whose ages range between 15 to 17 years of age, offers job opportunities during hours that do not affect studies.
  • The Opportunities Network : encourages families in situations of poverty and extreme poverty, in the dynamics of national development, guaranteeing health and education services, through conditional cash transfers.
  • $120.00 at 65 : Economic Transfer to the Elderly on a monthly basis to people 65 years of age or older without Retirement or Pension, in conditions of social risk, vulnerability, marginalization or poverty.
  • Angel Guardian : grants financial support of B/.80.00 per month, to cover their food and medicine needs and thus improve the quality of life of people with severe disabilities in dependency and extreme poverty.

To receive some type of aid, interested persons need to meet different requirements requested by the estate. Given this, more than 10,000 people enter their data annually in the different programs, however, only 4,000 are approved.

During these weeks, the payment of monetary transfer conditioned to programs will be made such as 120 a los 65, Ángel Guardian, Red de Oportunidades and Banco Alimenticio Nutricional that charge for Social Key cards.

The entity has mentioned that the disbursement for these payments amounts to 58.9 million dollars where 156, 609 Panamanians will be able to acquire this benefit.

Those people who updated their data through the MIDES website, the institution will be contacted by telephone in order to validate their information in order to obtain the deposit corresponding to the PTMC or conditional cash transfer payment.

READ HERE: MIDES: ¿CUÁLES SON LOS PROGRAMAS SOCIALES QUE OFRECEN?


US TO WAIVE COVID-19 TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR TRAVEL

Travelers in line at an airport in Los Angeles, California.

A senior US government official revealed Friday that the administration of President Joe Biden will remove the requirement that international travelers take a COVID-19 test within one day before taking their flights to US soil. With the step, one of the last government mandates aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus will be relaxed.

The mandate will expire in the first minute of Sunday ET, the official said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) has determined that the requirement is no longer necessary.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to advance the formal announcement, said the CDC would reassess the need for the testing requirement every 90 days and that it could be reinstated if a worrying new variant of the coronavirus emerges.

READ HERE: EE. UU. ELIMINARÁ REQUISITO DE PRUEBA COVID-19 PARA VIAJES


THIS WEEK’S RESTAURANT REVIEWS

LE BISTROT RESTAURANT

This hidden gem has been around for quite a while.  Located on Calle 53, Centro Comercial Florida, just a block from the Paitilla Hospital, Le Bistrot has been entertaining businessmen for nearly 40 years.  Their menu is located online at https://www.pidelebistrot.com/ but we decided to dine in.  I hadn’t been back here since the 1990’s, but even with the change of management, the ambiance was as magnificent as always.

A friend and frequent visitor of the restaurant ordered for us.  Three simple plates, appetizers actually, were all we needed to fill our hearts´ content.  We ordered Cod Croquettes, Deep Fried Calamari, and Shrimps with Chili (Camarones con Guindilla on the Spanish menu).  The croquettes were delightfully flakey, Calamari tender and the Shrimps were cooked to perfection.  And when I say perfection, I mean, whoever their chef is, you need to pay him double.  He got them SPOT ON with that “snap” they should make when you bite into them.  And although they were made with a little heat, the garlic and olive oil helped to tone it down to a perfect little dish that I’d go back for whenever I get the chance.

The ambiance, as I mentioned above, is magnificent.  Why?  Because they haven’t changed the design since they built it.  That 70’s design concept really held up to the test of time and is the perfect place for businesspeople of the area to meet.  I mean, you can actually feel the power and smell the opulence as the patrons enter “les locaux“.

We did not indulge in dessert, but I’m told they have the absolute BEST “Tres Leches” in Panama.  Of course they do.  Damn it, I picked a bad time to go back on my diet… …and to quit crystal meth…

Final Call?  Attentive staff, great entrées, ambiance merveilleuse, great for finalizing that business deal – GET RESERVATIONS AHEAD OF TIME!


STATUS UPDATE:

Thursday June 09, 2022

PANAMA ACCUMULATES A TOTAL OF 885,046 DETECTED CASES OF INFECTION AND 8,288 DEATHS BY COVID-19

  • 885,046 positive cases
  • 2,793 new cases
  • 8,288 deaths
  • 27,681 home isolation (35 hospital hotels)
  • 330 are hospitalized (294 in ward / 36 intensive care)
  • 848,712 clinically recovered

Coronavirus statistics:

Daily COVID-19 Cases

DateCasesDifferencePercentage of Cases
2023/07/23 - 2023/07/2910476963753.5%
2023/07/16 - 2023/07/2210473213214.6%
2023/07/09 - 2023/07/1510470004856.6%
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/0810465156637.8%
2023/06/18 - 2023/07/011045852190910.0%
2023/06/11 - 2023/06/171043943131211.8%
2023/06/04 - 2023/06/101042631130211.1%
2023/05/28 - 2023/06/031041329109911.3%
2023/05/21 - 2023/05/27104023083510.3%
2023/05/14 - 2023/05/2010393957538.9%
2023/05/07 - 2023/05/1310386426647.4%
2023/04/30 - 2023/05/0610379786545.8%
2023/04/03 - 2023/04/2910373245915.3%
2023/04/16 - 2023/04/2210367336334.9%
2023/04/09 - 2023/04/1510361007434.9%
2023/04/02 - 2023/04/081035357627
2023/03/26 - 2023/04/011034730949
2023/03/19 - 2023/03/2510337813123
2023/03/181030658108
2023/03/171030550123
2023/03/161030427112
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DIFFERENCE IN NUMBER PUBLISHED BY MINSA1029171-221
2023/02/281029392110
2023/02/27102928231
2023/02/26102925138
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This is a list of the number of cases per day since the first case was discovered in Panama

END NOTES:

Due to a lack of content and creativity, here I give you a photo of a terribly unimpressed adolescent who’s fuming about the haircut that he didn’t appreciate.

Brett Mikkelson, CII, CPE

Director, B.M. Investigations, Inc. | M1 Consultants Inc

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brett@bminvestigations.com / www.bminvestigations.com

Proud Member of:  Council of International Investigators (CII – Past President 2018-2019; Executive Regional Director 2021-Present), World Association of Detectives (WAD), The Fraternal Order of Investigators (Founding Member), Victory Services Club (Londrés), Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA – Isthmian Chapter), Association of Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Asociación de Examinadores de Fraude (AEF – Panamá), Alianza de Seguridad Empresarial (ASE – Panamá).