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La bolsa se está poniendo más pesada en Bocas. Ashburn Dixon y Rigoberto Serrano ya no son los únicos nombres que figuran en ella. (ESPANOL)

Por James “JB” Bryson A Bocas del Toro nunca le han faltado historias de tierra. Lo que sí le ha faltado, durante muchísimo tiempo, es una historia que se quede dentro de una sola finca, una sola notaría y un solo juzgado en silencio. El expediente que ahora reposa en la Fiscalía —y el que…

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The bag is getting heavier in Bocas. Ashburn Dixon and Rigoberto Serrano are no longer the only names listed in it. (ENGLISH)

OP ED: “JB” Bocas del Toro has never lacked stories of land. What it has lacked, for a very long time, is a history that remains within a single farm, a single notary’s office and a single court in silence. The file that now rests in the Prosecutor’s Office – and the one that Anticorruption…

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NO SOLO ROBARON LA PLAYA,……ROBARON TODO LA ISLA!!!! MATONES POLITICOS DE BOCAS.

Opinión editorial: “JB” Bryson Esta semana hablé por teléfono con un maestro jubilado y exdirigente del sindicato de lancheros de Bocas del Toro, un caballero llamado Dario Van Horne.No es un vocero. No es un abogado leyendo un libreto. Es un hombre cuya familia ha tenido cinco hectáreas de frente de playa en el Caribe…

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THEY DIDN’T JUST STEAL THE BEACH………THEY STOLE THE ENTIRE ISLAND!!!! BOCAS POLITICAL THUGS

Editorial OP-ED- “JB” Bryson This week I got on the phone with a retired teacher and former leader of the Bocas del Toro boatmen’s union, a gentleman named Dario Van Horne.He is not a spokesman. He is not a lawyer reading a script. He is a man whose family has held five hectares of Caribbean…

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ALTRIA- (US company that owns MARLBORO) enters the Cannabis business

8 years ago5 months ago02 mins

One of the largest tobacco companies in the world has launched the cannabis market with an investment of $ 1.8 billion in Cronos Group , a Canadian medical and recreational marijuana company. Altria , which makes Marlboro cigarettes, is acquiring a 45% stake in Cronos. He added that the tobacco company will pay another 1.4…

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Amazing how the CURRENT and potential FUTURE President are avoiding ODEBRECHT. (Varela-Roux)

8 years ago09 mins

So far, the defendants in the Odebrecht case number just over 70 people. None of them is former President Ricardo Martinelli , although his sons, Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares do appear. Who will judge Ricardo Martinelli in the SPA? Decision of the Court gives way to impunity: civil society ‘Mistrust in justice…

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Street brawl before courts: Women with baton gets DROPPED with a head kick. Calm down people

8 years ago01 mins

Three people faced this Monday, December 10, a hearing on an incident that occurred on the public highway in the capital. At the end of the diligence, the Court of Guarantees referred the case to mediation, this, by consent of the victim and the three persons who were charged for the supposed commission of the…

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BURNS ME UP: The “CLASSIC dumb Gringo” Syndrome

8 years ago1 day ago07 mins

by James “JB” Bryson I have been working a bit more than planned it seems over the past few months, in a capacity that take me a bit deeper into some issues than were originally planned when we started this site for ex-pats and to re-distribute pertinent news. Due to the posts we have had…

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Polarizing Turkish leader affirms support of Maduro

8 years ago5 months ago04 mins

The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said during his official visit to Venezuela that his country will ‘cover most of the needs’ of the South American nation, which is in a serious economic and social crisis. ‘We are going to cover most of Venezuela’s needs, we have that strength, we have that opportunity. I would…

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Chinese hand release continues during visit- Varela grants 4th bridge to China firm

8 years ago02 mins

The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, delivered the order to proceed to the Consorcio Panama Cuatro Puente, formed by the companies China Communications Construcction Company Ltd and China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd, for the start of the work. The fourth bridge over the Panama Canal is a work with an investment of $…

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La Prensa PODCAST: ALL should watch regarding Panama ENVIRONMENT

8 years ago01 mins

OP ED: by James “JB” Bryson I wanted to hopefully extend the reach of this attached La Prensa podcast to any of the visitors of PNO.com, as I feel it is very informative and brings light to an issue that any of the readers of this site will know is very important to me personally….

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Martinelli sons no longer detained in US, Immigration judge has granted bail

8 years ago03 mins

Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares will continue in the United States, where a migratory judge set the bail of release for each one in one million dollars. Migratory hearing of the Martinelli will be behind closed doors Brothers Martinelli Linares: From Coral Gables to the Everglades Martinelli Linares brothers will appear before judge…

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Following up on the PROPERTY SCAM issues PNO.com is involved in. Attached separate story

8 years ago5 months ago015 mins

by James “JB” Bryson I am preparing to update PNO.com on the two cases we have intervened with. The first in BOCAS del TORO, and the second in PEDASI. I am not breaking the ceiling in saying these issues are “new”, quite the contrary. People have been getting screwed with land deals in the 507…

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US prepares for Memorial of PRESIDENT George H.W Bush

8 years ago04 mins

Washington (CNN)The official schedule of memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush, who died late Friday at the age of 94, was released Saturday evening. An arrival ceremony involving both the House and Senate will be held at 4:45 p.m. ET on Monday at the US Capitol, where Bush will lie in state in the…

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About PNO

My Ten Year Anniversary: Reflections on Professional Growth and Lessons Learned

Welcome to PANAMA NOW ONLINE.
To mark our "10th" YEAR of being a LOUD, CONSISTENT, and RELIABLE source of News, Culture, and Insight for PANAMANIAN EX-PATS, we have expanded our presence considerably.
What started as a "S- - - -Y little blog" as stated by some local fraudsters, has become even more relevant during the past decade.

Our mission is CLEAR. Through trial and error as well as establishing a network of reliable sources, we seek to be THE SOURCE for Due Diligence, Planning, and Up to Date News for INCOMING EX-PATS as well as those already present here.

PANAMA is beautiful, cost effective, filled with culture, and very close in proximity to the UNITED STATES and CANADA. We are consistently listed as one of the most desirable locales on the planet for RETIREMENT options.

However, this opportunity is also ripe with LANDMINES and COMMON MISTAKES that can lead to headaches and financial loss beyond imagination.
PNO- aims to be the guide and shepherd to assist our readers, visitors, and contributors through the issues we have seen occur in time and time again.

We encourage EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS via the site through ( jb@panamanowonline.com ) or via our Instagram Imágenes transparentes PNG, imágenes, fotos INSTAGRAM platform at
"jbpno2026" as a means to open up a myriad of topics for all to comment on.

Thank you for visiting THEN, NOW, and in the FUTURE.

Saludos y Hasta la Proxima Vez
"JB"

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