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EX-PATS and VISITORS. MEXICO FAILS HARD in comparison to PANAMA for MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“JB” Op ED: As I have become more familiar with what my new parnters at “SHRM” do for the incoming residents of PANAMA on the EAST COAST, amd MEXICO on the WEST COAST, a LARGE FACTOR has been brought to LIGHT. MEDICAL TOURISM and ONGOING MEDICAL FOR RETIREES The access to BOTH elective procedures as…

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Hey Ex-Pats/Chat Groups/Social Media Forums??? Dig a Little Deeper. “JB Rant”

Op Ed: James “JB” Bryson- Happy Day visitors and regulars- Over the years, I have joined MANY a online forum to keep my finger on the pulse of what the residents here are yapping about. I do enough TALKING of my own, so this exercise grants me the time to READ what YOU are thinking….

"JB"
BIG changes, BIG improvements as PANAMA NOW ONLINE is stepping UP OUR GAME.

An Open Editorial from James “JB” Bryson- Hola y Bienvenidos to all PANAMA NOW ONLINE visitors and readers since 2016. When my wife and I came from Illinois to settle in Panama, there were many back home that thought the transition was going to be too much. That Arizona, or Florida (where my daughter resides…

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CITIZENS & EX-PAT HUMAN INTEREST
An “Active” Dialogue is always encouraged. FB activity is valuable. Ex-Pats: DON’T ALLOW THESE PANAMANIAN CORRUPT pricks to make “US” seem like the problem!!

NOTICED on FACEBOOK. Let’s all dig into this please! “Updated Informational Pulse: Wizard Beach, Isla Bastimentos – Land Dispute News (as of late June 2026)Recent Development (Main News)Local Representative Ashbur Dixon (Corregimiento de Bastimentos) publicly denounced irregularities involving land titles along Playa Wizard. According to reports covered by Pulso Informativo Bocas and local media: This…

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UNACHI Rector-Elect Warns Over Administrative Career Certifications

Jbryson PNO4 days ago4 days ago01 mins

UNACHI’s rector-elect says the university will not have an official payroll until there is a firm decision on administrative career certifications.

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Twenty-Three Detained in Alleged Diploma-Forgery Case Face Hearing

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A guarantees hearing continues for 23 people allegedly linked to a network accused of producing false diplomas.

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El Nino Could Push Rice Prices Higher in Panama

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The effects of El Nino could lead to an increase in the price of rice, one of Panama’s basic household foods.

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Vamos Coalition Meets to Decide Its Political Future

Jbryson PNO4 days ago4 days ago01 mins

Panama’s Vamos Coalition is set to decide whether it will remain an independent movement or move toward becoming a political party.

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Bocas del Toro Coordinates Measures Against El Nino Impacts

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Authorities and entities in Bocas del Toro are coordinating actions to reduce the local effects of El Nino under the emergency declaration.

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Analysts Weigh Challenges Facing Panama’s New Electoral Prosecutor

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Specialists are analyzing the challenges facing newly appointed Electoral Prosecutor Maria Eugenia Perez de Preciado.

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Panama Business Receives First Organic Certification of Its Kind

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Organica Store has become the first Panamanian business certified as organic by the national plant-health certification authority.

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Producers Review Strategies to Face El Nino Impacts

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Panamanian producers are discussing strategies to reduce the effects of El Nino on crops and livestock after the emergency declaration.

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Self-Sustaining Guarare Farm Offers Agrotourism Lessons

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A self-sustaining agrotourism farm in El Espinal de Guarare is teaching visitors about rural life, milk production and sustainable practices.

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Colon Development Plan Still Waiting for Implementation

Jbryson PNO4 days ago4 days ago01 mins

Groups in Colon say they are still waiting for Law 404, the province’s Integral Development Plan, to be implemented and funded.

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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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