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PANAMA ROCKED BY POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE: Buildings Collapse Near Epicenter, Evacuations Underway

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“I love it when a plan comes together”. I enjoy every second this POS is in Hot Water,

“JB”s opinion is this guy??????.. is guilty as sin.  But he’s clearly cut some deal to buy his way out of everything.   This is just a show where they attempt to get him on some trumped up BS and his real cases that should be moving are all being dismissed.   There are PeopleLike…

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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…

"JB"
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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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Panama economy news: growth, prices, jobs, public finances, trade and the business decisions affecting residents, investors and expats in Panama.

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Ilya Espino de Marotta to Become First Woman to Lead Panama Canal

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Engineer Ilya Espino de Marotta will take over as administrator of the Panama Canal on Monday, September 7, becoming the first woman to lead the authority.

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IDAAN Launches Panama Without Leaks Operation in Eastern Capital

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

IDAAN has deployed 96 workers in 20 crews to repair major drinking-water leaks across Tocumen and 24 de Diciembre.

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Mechanics Share Tips to Improve Vehicle Fuel Efficiency

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Keeping a vehicle in sound mechanical condition and maintaining correct tyre pressure are among the basic steps mechanics recommend to make fuel go further.

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More Than 500 La Estancia Families Report Irregular Water Supply

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

More than 500 families in the La Estancia neighbourhood of Arraijan say they are being affected by irregular drinking-water service.

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New Administrative Authorities Ratified at Unachi

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

The General Council of the Autonomous University of Chiriqui has ratified two new senior administrative authorities.

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Health Specialists Recommend Water and Fruit During Panama Heat

Jbryson PNO1 month ago6 days ago01 mins

Health specialists are advising people to drink more water and eat fruit as high temperatures and elevated heat-index readings affect Panama.

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Bill Would Let Cepanim Beneficiaries Use Full Value in Commerce

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

A bill approved in first debate would allow Cepanim beneficiaries to use 100 percent of the certificates’ face value as a means of payment in businesses and the public sector.

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Panama Budget Hearings Close Another Week Amid Disputes

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

The National Assembly’s Budget Committee has completed another week of budget hearings marked by controversy and sharp exchanges.

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Panama Researchers Investigate Microplastics in Clams and Shellfish

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Scientists at the Technological University of Panama are studying the presence of microplastics in clams and other molluscs.

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Concern Grows Over Resource Use at Indigenous Peoples University

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Questions are being raised about resource use at Panama’s University of Indigenous Peoples after its rector appeared before the National Assembly’s Budget Committee.

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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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