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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….

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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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Soderbergh film on “Panama Papers” to star Academy Award winner Streep

8 years ago2 months ago01 mins

Meryl Streep will be the star of “The Laundromat”, a drama directed by Steven Soderbergh on the case of the Panama papers, The Hollywood Reporter reported today. Recent Oscar winner Gary Oldman and Spaniard Antonio Banderas are currently negotiating their participation in the project, the publication said. The film will be screened by Scott Z….

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Panamanian composer at forefront of Social change

8 years ago2 months ago02 mins

Danilo Pérez, a Panamanian musician and teacher, will be one of the persons in charge of inaugurating the Trama event , with the conference ” Social change through music “, on May 15, at 7:00 p.m. This activity, with one of the largest national exponents of the music, is free entry into the Athenaeum of…

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Aphrodisiac takes Panama to new heights in the entertainment world

8 years ago02 mins

In 2016 they won the Silver Gaviota of the Viña del Mar Festival PRIDE! A group that has taken the name of Panama very high, is ‘Afrodisiac’, who brought in 2016 the Silver Gaviota Viña del Mar Festival to our homeland. Many want to know more details of them so we exclusively bring you an…

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First Festival of Opportunities begin today in Costa Verde

8 years ago01 mins

Today, starting at 1:00 pm, the first edition of the Festival of Opportunities (FDO) will start in Costa Verde, in the district of La Chorrera. Bands such as Los Rabanes, MecániK InformaL and Itss Blake will be performing at La Rambla, one of the sections of the Market Plaza shopping center. At that same time,…

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International Fair of Azuero gets more entries than expected

8 years ago01 mins

The fifty-sixth version of the International Fair of Azuero (FIA), which is held in La Villa de Los Santos until May 1, is exceeding all expectations regarding the entry of visitors. This was announced by Alberto Castillero Pinilla , president of the board, who said that from April 19 to 22, 65 thousand people entered…

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Panama Al Brown film to be shown at Cannes Film Festival

8 years ago02 mins

One of the most prestigious events in the film world, the Festival de Cannes, will serve as a showcase for the production ‘Panama Al Brown: When the fist opens’, this was announced by the director and film producer, Carlos Aguilar a La Estrella of Panama, this Wednesday. The life of ‘Panama’ Al Brown portrayed in…

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Gabriel Rojas spreading the tango genre in Panama

8 years ago01 mins

It is an album that starts his career as a soloist, since he has more than 30 years of career Music. The Argentine singer Gabriel Rojas is visiting Panama to promote his new musical project ‘Mi nuevo camino’. It is an album that begins his career as a soloist, since he has more than 30 years…

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International Fair of Azuero turns 56

8 years ago01 mins

With the participation of some 600 exhibitors, on the night of Thursday, April 19, the fifty-sixth version of the International Fair of Azuero was inaugurated  in La Villa de Los Santos, which will run until May 1. The president of the event, Alberto Castillero, said that for the first time the board is betting on…

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New series shows dark face of Mexico by Gael Garcia Bernal

8 years ago02 mins

With the television series Aquí en la Tierra , which premieres in Latin America next Friday, the Mexican star Gael García Bernal hopes to contribute to the political debate in Mexico by using the most obscure face of the country as a common thread: corruption. The actor, producer and director presents a poignant story about…

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Una Noche de Calypso” shines at IFF Panama

8 years ago2 months ago03 mins

Fernando Muñoz likes the music of Panama because he considers it “very rich and varied. There are very good musicians here. The calypso had seemed strange to me, since I only saw older adults playing it and it was different from everything else, so I started to get interested and investigate and I realized that…

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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
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