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☆ I moved to Panama from the US. I live on a remote island for $1,000 a month and have never been happier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lisa Kauffman was over Florida's hurricanes and the faster pace of life in the US. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lisa Kauffman, a 55-year-old teacher with a background in biology and special education. In 2023, I purchased a one-way ticket to Panama, planning to live on the private island I had previously visited in 2022. I live off the grid, and my day-to-day expenses are lowThe island I live on is remote. Courtesy of Lisa KauffmanI live on about $1,000 a month.

Persons: Lisa Kauffman, Kauffman, —, I've, I'd, Ian, I'm, Minnie Organizations: Service, Kauffman Locations: Panamanian, Panama, Caribbean, Bocas del Toro, Panama City, Florida, Fort Myers, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Thailand, New York

☆ Russia weighs fighter jet and missile deals that would expand Iran's military power
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Advanced air defenses and anti-ship cruise missiles may also be on the table. Iran has ordered Su-35 fighters and also wants S-400 Triumf air defenses to, among other things, face Israel's superior missiles and air force. If all these deals do go forward, they would enhance the military capabilities of Iran and its allied militias. While the type of equipment was not specified, it could be the S-400 Iran has long sought. Iran is seeking Russia's S-400 air defenses.

Persons: —, Su, Justin Bronk, Bronk, Anton Mardasov, hasn't, Mardasov, parry, Israel, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Service, Iran, Technology, Military Sciences, United Kingdom's Royal United Services Institute, The New York Times, Russian Defense Ministry, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Moscow, Iran's Locations: Russia, Iran, Israel, Ukraine, Tehran, East, Syria, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, United States, Russian, Kyiv, Panamanian, Lebanon

☆ A couple moved from Virginia to Panama sight unseen. The lower cost of living, stress-free life, and mild weather have made them happier than ever.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementOn July 14, 2022, Kelle Sparta and her husband, Jeff Brandon, set foot in Boquete, Panama, for the first time. AdvertisementIn 2018, the couple moved to Richmond, Virginia, from Boston. Boquete, Panama. Kelle SpartaIn 2022, the couple moved sight unseenIn the summer of 2022, the couple arrived in Boquete with six suitcases and their dog. Sparta and Brandon moved into a temporary Airbnb while looking for a permanent home.

Persons: Kelle Sparta, Jeff Brandon, —, she's, lockdowns, Brandon didn't, Brandon, divisiveness, Monica Humphries, Sparta, they're, I'm Organizations: Kelle, Service, Business, Sparta, Friendly Nations, MIT Locations: Boquete, Panama, Sparta, Brandon, Richmond , Virginia, Boston, Virginia, Europe, Portugal, Valencia, Spain, Kelle Sparta, Panamanian

☆ The IOC says the Olympic Games has reached gender parity, but historic gender inequality still lingers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Katrina Adams was honored as the IOC’s Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion for 2023. ‘Only just now getting here’Getting closer to this landmark of gender equality is “incredibly important,” Olympic weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz told CNN. “Just seeing all the love pour into women’s sport, it just opens up all these avenues. “If you don’t have female decision makers in the room that understand female athletes, it’s very hard to make decisions,” she said. And we know that without conscious, intentional action, to move towards gender equality, we consistently see regression.”

Persons: Alice Milliat, Pierre de Coubertin, ” Michele Donnelly, “, it’s, Emily Sonnett, Jordan Larson, Caitlin Clark, Simone Biles, Nelly Korda, Katrina Adams, Paul Zimmer, ”, ‘, Jourdan Delacruz, ” Nicole LaVoi, “ There’s, Morelle McCane, Adams, Adriana Díaz, Brian Afanador, Hannah McKay, Clarisse Agbegnenou, Astrid Guyart, Hillary Heron, Yareimi Vazquez, Aitana Vazquez, Maja Hitij, … you’re, …, Mechelle Lewis Freeman –, –, Freeman, Jill Biden, Mechelle Lewis Freeman, George Walker IV, Vicky Huyton, “ We’ve, ” Huyton, Tara Davis, Woodall, Lauren Fleshman, Nike, Davis, Sounkamba Sylla, Amélie, Castéra, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ” Donnelly, we’ve Organizations: CNN, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, IOC, Brock University, CNN Sport, sport’s, United States Tennis Association, ITF, Olympics, Central Press, Hulton, Paris, Tucker Center for Research, Girls, Team Puerto Rico, Olympic Broadcasting Services, Tokyo, French Olympic, Athletes, Paris Olympic, don’t, Nike Locations: Paris, USA, Czechoslovakian, Sport, Tokyo, French, Panamanian, American

☆ A boomer moved from Texas to Panama for her retirement. She loved it so much she 'accidentally' started a tour company helping expats move.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jackie Lange, 69, moved to Panama from Texas in 2010, thinking she would retire to the mountains. Instead, over a decade later, she's led 250 tours helping hundreds of expats move to Panama. Shortly after making the move, she started Panama Relocation Tours, which takes interested expats across the country, from the beach towns to Panama City. She also crafted an online relocation guide with information on health insurance companies, private hospitals, CPAs, shipping and moving companies, and real estate agents. She pays $2,788 a year for health insurance, which covers 100% of hospital and emergency room visits worldwide.

Persons: Jackie Lange, she's, She's, Lange, Panama Lange, it's, expats, they've, — Organizations: Service, Panama Relocation, Business, Panama City, Hyundai, Homes Locations: Panama from Texas, Panama, Panama City, Dallas, East Texas, Boquete, Costa Rica, Texas, Caribbean, Hyundai Santa Fe, Coronado

☆ Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Abel Alvarado | Gerardo Lemos | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Panama has placed barbed wire across several routes in the Darién Gap, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Thursday, in a bid to block migrants making their way north. At least five passages near Panama’s border with Colombia have been shut using barbed wire installed by the country’s border agency (Senafront). The government said the navy is instructed to stop and detain people traveling by boat with “irregular migrants” and to hand them over to police or immigration authorities from Colombia. The United States and Panama signed an agreement this month on immigration issues that aimed to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap. Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, from January to June 6 of this year.

Persons: José Raúl Mulino, ” Mulino, Mulino, Panama’s, ”, Gustavo Petro Organizations: CNN, Panama, country’s Ministry of Public Security, Central American, Colombian, Central America, Migration Service Locations: Panama’s, Colombia, country’s, United States, Panama, “, South, Central, Canada, Ecuador, China

☆ The US will pay for migrants' flights out of Panama to close a route used by over 700,000 people to reach the US-Mexico border
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-02 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMigrants arrive at the Reception Center for Migrant Care in Lajas Blancas, in the jungle province of Darien, Panama, on June 28, 2024. AdvertisementMigrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito village, the first border control of the Darien Province in Panama, on September 22, 2023. Migrants line up to receive food at the Reception Center for Migrant Care in Lajas Blancas, in the jungle province of Darién, Panama, on June 27, 2024. Authorities already struggle to manage the Darién GapYet closing the Darién Gap is no small feat. AdvertisementMigrants walk by the jungle near Bajo Chiquito village, the first border control of the Darién Province in Panama, on September 22, 2023.

Persons: —, MARTIN BERNETTI, Alejandro Mayorkas, José, LUIS ACOSTA, it's, Biden, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Department of Homeland Security, Business, State Department, Center for Migrant Care, Getty, Associated Press, Homeland, Borders, UNICEF, Republican Locations: Panama, Mexico, Blancas, Darien , Panama, AFP, Bajo Chiquito, Darien Province, Colombia, Darién, Panamanian, Central America, Darién Province

☆ US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Abel Alvarado | Omar Fajardo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. Panama is home to the Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, that has seen an increase in the number of migrants willing to risk their lives and safety to cross it. The 66-mile (106-kilometer) hike through the Darien Gap brings migrants from Colombia to Panama and is a crucial passage for those hoping to reach the United States and Canada. “The Darién must continue to be a great green lung, not only for us but for the entire region. Its biodiversity cannot be put at risk by illicit activities.”Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, from January to June 6 of this year.

Persons: “, Javier Martínez, Alejandro Mayorcas, Jose Raul Mulino, ” Mulino, ”, he’s Organizations: CNN, Central American, Panamanian Foreign, Acha, of Homeland Security, United, Central America, Central, Migration Service Locations: Panama, Darién, ” Panama, South, Central, Darien, Colombia, United States, Canada, Central American, “, “ Panama

☆ Defendants Acquitted in Panama Papers Money-Laundering Trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Leila Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In a striking verdict for a money-laundering case associated with the Panama Papers scandal, a Panamanian judge on Friday acquitted all 28 defendants, among them former employees of the law firm Mossack Fonseca, the source of the leaked documents that set off a worldwide furor in 2016. The verdict came eight years after a partnership of media outlets published an explosive investigation into 11.5 million documents leaked from the Panama-based firm. The leak exposed the offshore banking industry, prompted international tax investigations and brought down heads of state. Among the original 29 defendants were the shuttered firm’s co-founders, Jürgen Mossack, 76, and Ramón Fonseca, who died in May at age 71 while awaiting the verdict. In her 339-page ruling, the judge, Baloísa Marquínez, said that the case against Mr. Fonseca was dropped because of his death.

Persons: Mossack Fonseca, Jürgen Mossack, Ramón Fonseca, Baloísa Marquínez, Fonseca Locations: Panama, Panamanian

☆ Panama court acquits 28 implicated in Panama Papers and Operation Car Wash scandals
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Cnne Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Panamanian court has acquitted 28 people charged with money laundering in cases linked to the Panama Papers and Operation Car Wash scandals. The Panama Papers were a group of over 11 million leaked documents that were published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in 2016. The papers referenced 12 current or former world leaders, as well as 128 other politicians and public officials. Operation Car Wash was a money laundering investigation into Petrobras, Brazil’s state-run oil company. Those acquitted from the Operation Car Wash case were discharged because the income of money from illicit sources could not be demonstrated, the statement said.

Persons: CNN —, Judge Baloísa Marquínez, Vladimir Putin, ”, Gerard Ryle, “, ” Ryle Organizations: CNN, Panamanian, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, United States, Petrobras Locations: Panama, United, Brazil’s

☆ U.S. Soccer ‘deeply disturbed’ by racist abuse directed at men’s national team’s players after loss to Panama at Copa América
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —U.S. Soccer said it was “deeply disturbed” by the racist abuse directed at two of the men’s national team’s players following it’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Panama at the 2024 Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday. Defender Chris Richards and striker Folarin Balogun posted on their Instagram stories the racist messages they had received over the social media platform. Earlier in June, soccer’s global governing body FIFA reinforced its commitment to fighting online abuse, in particular through its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS). The SMPS is a tool which FIFA says protects individuals in soccer from online abuse by hiding hate speech. Panama players celebrate after beating the US at the Copa América.

Persons: Chris Richards, Folarin Balogun, ”, Meta, –, Richards, Balogun, Striker Tim Weah, César Blackman, José Fajardo, Rich von Biberstein, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, “, Weah Organizations: CNN, U.S, Soccer, América, national, ” CNN, FIFA, Social Media Protection Service, Panama, Mercedes, Benz, Midway, Copa América, Getty, US, Uruguay, Reuters, Juventus Locations: Panama, Atlanta, Uruguay, Bolivia

☆ While I lived in Panama, my son got 2 summer breaks. Summer vacation is different there than it is in the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Stephanie Kaloi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. My partner and I lived there for two years, and during that time, my son would spend one month with us and one month with his dad and stepmother in the States. Related storiesThis schedule created an interesting opportunity for my son, who was about to be 12 when he experienced his first summer in Panama. But summer in Panama brought about new opportunities for hanging out with kids. AdvertisementBy the time summer rolled around in the United States, most Panamanian children were back in the classroom, and the rainy season was rolling in.

Persons: hadn't Organizations: Service, School doesn't, Facebook, Panama didn't Locations: Panama, France, South Africa, Germany, United States

☆ I dined on my first tasting menu on a recent trip to Panama. The splurge is my new favorite way to explore as a solo traveler.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This was my first night in the country, and it was also my very first tasting menu. He said 90% of the restaurant's ingredients are locally sourced, which means the menu changes throughout the year to highlight peak produce. The tasting menu was a great way to solve this dilemma. Plus, a tasting menu took the stress out of ordering. I'll admit that not every course on Intimo's tasting menu catered to my preferences; next time, I'll order the bass in Caribbean curry over the guacho.

Persons: —, I've, Restaurante, Monica Humphries, Carlos, Chombolín, Intimo, Alba, it's Organizations: Service, Business, ceviche Locations: Panama City, Tokyo, Panama, Alba, leche de tigre, Peruvian, Boquete, Panamanian, Caribbean

☆ Earnings Playbook: Stocks that are set to beat analysts' estimates next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

More than 450 S & P companies have reported earnings results in the first-quarter earnings season, with nearly 79% of firms surpassing Wall Street analysts' estimates, according to FactSet data. China-based e-commerce company JD.com stock has added about 11% in 2024. The company has typically exceeded Street earnings estimates 82% of the time, resulting in a more than 1% move in its stock after the results. JD YTD mountain JD.com stock. Other stocks that could be poised to surpass analysts' average earnings estimates next week include Baidu.com and Triumph Group .

Persons: Wall, JD Organizations: Wall Street, CNBC, Investment Group, Panamanian, Copa Holdings, CPA, Copa, Triumph Group Locations: China

☆ Panama elections: Mulino declared ‘unofficial’ winner of presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Juan Carlos Paz | Mia Alberti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —José Raúl Mulino, a rightwing former public security minister, was declared the “unofficial” winner of Panama’s presidential election on Sunday, the country’s electoral court confirmed. “I receive with joy these results, which are the will of the majority of the Panamanian people in our democracy, which I assume with great responsibility and humility as a Panamanian,” Mulino said during his victory speech. He originally ran as the vice-presidential candidate of former President Ricardo Martinelli. After a court sentenced Martinelli to 11 years in prison for money laundering, Mulino moved to the top of the ticket. “To Ricardo Martinelli: my friend, mission accomplished Ricardo.

Persons: Mulino, Ricardo Lombana, ” Mulino, Ricardo Martinelli, Martinelli, “, Ricardo, ”, Matias Delacroix, Fitch, Panama that’s, El Nino Organizations: CNN, Central Locations: Central American, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Panama’s, Panama City, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia

☆ Global trade and immigration on the line in Panama’s presidential vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Achieving Goals presidential candidate José Raúl Mulino speaks with reporters after meeting with members of the Electoral Observation Mission, in Panama City, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The case of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who was disqualified from running by the courts because of a past corruption conviction, stands out. Once the favorite to win this year’s presidential race, Martinelli was disqualified from running by Panama’s electoral court in March because of the conviction and sentence. There are seven other presidential candidates, including current Vice-President José Gabriel Carrizo, former President Martín Torrijos, and Rómulo Roux, another former minister under Martinelli. Martinelli has thrown his support behind Mulino, even releasing campaign videos from inside the Nicaraguan embassy.

Persons: Daniel Zovatto, El Nino, Fitch, ”, José Raúl, José Raúl Mulino, Matias Delacroix, Mulino, Panama that’s, Ricardo Martinelli, Martinelli, José Gabriel Carrizo, Martín Torrijos, Rómulo Roux, “ Organizations: CNN, Central, Latin America, Wilson, Americas Society, Panamanian, Gallup, Nicaraguan Locations: Panama, Central American, Panama City, United States, Venezuela, Panamanian, Colombia, Mulino, Americas, Nicaragua’s, Nicaraguan

☆ A boomer who moved to Panama after years as a bartender in the Hamptons and New Mexico outlines the pros and cons of living in Central America
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

George Stumpp, a retired bartender, lives comfortably in Panama after moving from New Mexico. He said Panama has robust infrastructure, a lower cost of living, and many of the same stores as the US. AdvertisementGeorge Stumpp, 65, worked as a bartender and bar supervisor in Long Island and New Mexico for decades. He's enjoying retirement in a country with a lower cost of living and high-quality healthcare, and he said he's enjoyed adapting to Panamanian culture. As his kids got older, he started to vacation in Central America, traveling to Costa Rica, Belize, and Panama.

Persons: George Stumpp, —, he's, we've, Stumpp, it's, Long, there's Organizations: Service, Panama City, Central, Business, Hamptons, Sante Locations: Panama, New Mexico, Long Island, Panamanian, Colombia, Thailand, St, Maarten, Long, Sante Fe, Santa Fe, Central America, Costa Rica, Belize, Ontario, Canada

The group is now waiting in Mexico City to get an appointment so they can legally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. They are biding time in Mexico City until they have enough money for a phone so they can use CBP One. Mexico deported only about 429 Venezuelans during the first two months of 2024, meaning nearly all are waiting in Mexico. Many fear that venturing north of Mexico City will get them fleeced or returned to southern Mexico. She said they were robbed by Mexican officials and gangs and returned several times to southern Mexico.

Persons: it's, ” Daniel Ventura, Biden, —, Joe Biden, Andres Manuel López Obrador, ”, López Obrador, Yessica Gutierrez, “, Jose Alberto Uzcategui, Stephanie Brewer, Maria Victoria Colmenares, Colmenares, Alejandro Mayorkas, Torrealba, ___, Gonzalez, Rebecca Santana Organizations: MEXICO CITY, U.S, United, Migrants, Washington Office, CBP, . Homeland, Associated Press, Washington , D.C Locations: MEXICO, U.S, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, “, Darien, Fort Atkinson , Wisconsin, Guatemala, Venezuela, Ecuadorians, United States, Mexico City, Venezuelan, Trujillo, Panamanian, America, The U.S, Tijuana, San Diego, Matamoros, Brownsville , Texas, Nicaragua, Washington ,

☆ 'America's greatest gift to Israel'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

As the country's founder and first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, once declared, "America's greatest gift to Israel was Al Schwimmer." Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

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☆ An Arms Smugger, a Daring Heist, and the Birth of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( David Kushner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +35 min

Joining the Haganah, Schwimmer discovered, wasn't as easy as just strolling through the door. "He felt he had to do his part in creating a Jewish state, so this could never happen again," Schwimmer recalled. Rather than melt down the surplus weapons for scrap, Liff told Greenspun to take as much as he wanted — free of charge. "It went against the grain to buck the same government we had fought to preserve only a few years before," Hank Greenspun recalled. In 2001, at the urging of Brian Greenspun, Schwimmer received a presidential pardon from Bill Clinton.

☆ Yemen's Houthis say they targeted oil tanker Pollux
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday that they had fired missiles at oil tanker Pollux, which U.S. officials said the previous day had been hit by a missile. The U.S. State Department said on Friday that the Pollux, a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil bound for India, was hit by a missile on its port side. "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against a British oil ship (Pollux) in the Red Sea with a large number of appropriate naval missiles, and the strikes were accurate and direct", the Houthis' military spokesperson, Yahya Sarea, said in a statement. The Houthis have launched repeated drone and missile attacks against international commercial shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians as Israel wages war on Hamas.

Persons: Houthis, Yahya Sarea Organizations: U.S . State Department, Yemeni Armed Forces Locations: Iran, Panamanian, India, Mandab, Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden's presidency, authorities said Tuesday. Border Patrol arrests totaled 124,220 in January, down 50% from 249,735 in December, the highest monthly tally on record. Tucson, Arizona, was again the busiest sector for illegal crossings with 50,565 arrests, down 37% from December, followed by San Diego. Greg Abbott's border enforcement efforts, plummeted 76% from December to 16,712, the lowest since December 2021. The only months of Biden's presidency with fewer border arrests were in June 2023, after pandemic-related asylum restrictions lifted, and February 2021, his first full month in office.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, ” Miller, Greg Abbott's, Mayorkas Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, House Republicans, U.S . Homeland, U.S, U.S . Customs, Protection, Border Patrol, Texas Gov, Associated Press, didn’t Locations: U.S, Mexico, Panama, Darien, United States, Haiti, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Tucson , Arizona, San Diego, Del Rio, Eagle, Texas, Rio Grande Valley

☆ Luis Tejada: Panama’s all-time leading goal scorer dies age 41
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Former Panama striker Luis ‘Matador’ Tejada, who helped the national team qualify for its first ever World Cup in 2018, has died at the age of 41, the Panamanian Football Federation (FEPAFUT) announced on Sunday. Local media reported that Tejada, whose 43 international goals makes him Panama’s all-time leading goal scorer, collapsed while playing in a local recreational league. CNN Sport has reached out to the Panamanian national police for comment. Panama finished a point and two places ahead of the US men’s team, which failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 32 years. Panama troubled Tunisia in the team’s opening group match in Russia, but the north African side came from a goal behind to win 2-1.

Persons: Luis ‘ Matador ’ Tejada, Tejada, FEPAFUT, Blas Pérez, ” Tejada Organizations: CNN, Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, Local, CNN Sport, Panamanian, police, CONCACAF, US Locations: Panama, Panamanian, Tunisia, Russia, England, Belgium

☆ Considering a move abroad in 2024? These are the best countries for expats
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

The survey, which has been running for a decade, reflects input from nearly 12,000 expats representing 177 nationalities in 181 countries or territories. John Coletti/The Image Bank Unreleased/Getty ImagesA longtime retirement destination for Americans, Mexico also has attracted more families and the digital nomad set over the past few years. Pros: Mexico ranked first in InterNations’ 2023 Expat Insider survey and has ranked among the top five countries since 2014. Cons: As is the case in Mexico and other countries with large expat communities, there’s growing backlash against the influx of foreigners, especially Americans, and especially in Lisbon. That popularity among auslanders has contributed to a housing pinch in major cities, especially Berlin, where finding accommodation is one of the most stressful aspects of a move.

Persons: It’s, Megan Frye, Frye, ”, “, We’ve, John Coletti, San Miguel de Allende, margarita, Sean Pavone, expats, Alex Ingrim, Chase, Ingrim, it’s, pollsters, they’re, it’s MVV, Arielle Tucker, that’s, auslanders, Andriy Kravchenko, “ Costa, ” David Lesperance, Costa Rica’s, “ Tico, Sebastien Lecocq, Lesperance, he’s, what’s, Emily, ” Tucker, Roth, Tucker, Carte Organizations: CNN, Invest Overseas, Braga, InterNations, Mexico, National Institute of Statistics, Human Rights Watch, Visa, USA, CNN Travel, ”, Spain, International, Travel Association, pollsters Gallup, Michelin, Changi, Cons, United, Costa Rica Costa, Central, Costa, Lesperance, Associates, Panama Panama, Miami of, Panama City, Panama Qualified Investment, Panama Golden Visa, France France Locations: Valencia, Spain, Portugal, Mazatlán, Mexico, United States, Mexico City, Michigan, Mexico Mexico, Plaza Carso, Polanco, North America, —, Oaxaca, San Miguel, Playa, Carmen, InterNations, Portugal Portugal, Porto, Douro, Europe, Lisbon, Western Europe, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Catalonia, Catalan, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Statista, Haarlem, Delft, Leiden, Maastricht, Washington, Miami , New York, San Francisco, Germany Germany, Munich, Germany, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Switzerland, Singapore Singapore, Singapore, Asia, Entre, Costa Rica, “, “ Costa Rica, Costa Rican, Panama City, Miami, Miami of Central America, Panama, North, South America, Italy, Venice, Italian, Paris, France, Lyon, Strasbourg

☆ Costa Rica Arrests Ex-Panama Presidential Hopeful Tied to Money Laundering Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

SAN JOSE/PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Costa Rican police on Tuesday arrested Panamanian businessman and former presidential hopeful David Ochy on charges of fraud and money laundering, judicial authorities said on Tuesday, following an Interpol request. Ochy was wanted by Interpol for being central to a case linked to former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, who was in July sentenced to over a decade in prison for money laundering. Ochy enrolled as a presidential pre-candidate for Martinelli's Realizing Goals party ahead of the 2024 vote, which protected him from facing trial in the Martinelli case last summer. Ochy faces criminal charges for money laundering and using a fraudulent Costa Rican identity card, Zuniga said. Carlo Diaz, who heads Costa Rica's state attorney's office, said he could be extradited to neighboring Panama though he must first face criminal proceedings in Costa Rica and could even serve a prison sentence there.

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