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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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Government staff review tax system dashboards and documents in an office
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MEF Says DGI e-Tax System Will Be Replaced After Fraud Scheme Detection

Jbryson PNO4 weeks ago4 weeks ago02 mins

Economy and Finance Minister Felipe Chapman said Panama will replace the e-Tax platform with a digital system designed to strengthen traceability.

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Fishers unload a modest catch at a coastal dock in Panama
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Warmer Seas Add Pressure to Panama Fishing Sector

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Fishers say warming waters are affecting catches while fuel, ice and other operating costs continue to rise.

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Lawmakers debate in a legislative chamber with documents and microphones
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Lawmakers Split Over Proposal to Reduce Panama Assembly Seats

Jbryson PNO4 weeks ago4 weeks ago02 mins

Deputies reacted to former president Ernesto Perez Balladares proposal to limit representation to two deputies per province.

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Hospital staff and construction workers inspect a clinical renovation area
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Burn Unit Remodeling Begins at Jose Domingo de Obaldia Hospital in David

Jbryson PNO4 weeks ago4 weeks ago02 mins

The Chiriqui hospital project was identified as the goal of the first Teleton 20-30 de Chiriqui held in March.

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A clinician discusses preventive care with a pregnant woman in a public health clinic
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MINSA to Begin Monoclonal Protection Against RSV for Pregnant Women

Jbryson PNO4 weeks ago4 weeks ago03 mins

Panama health authorities said the RSV protection program will begin at the end of August, targeting pregnant women from week 30 of gestation.

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A protected sea turtle nursery area on a Chiriqui beach.
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MiAmbiente Moves Olive Ridley Nest to Protect 106 Eggs in Chiriqui

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Environmental authorities relocated an olive ridley turtle nest to an artificial nursery at Playa La Barqueta Agricola Wildlife Refuge.

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Security personnel moving through a jungle training route in Colon.
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Panama and U.S. Forces Train in Colon Jungle Ahead of Panamax

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Panamanian security units and U.S. Army and Marine personnel completed jungle training in San Lorenzo as part of preparations for Panamax exercises.

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Helicopter-assisted delivery of bridge materials to a remote school access route.
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U.S. Southern Command Airlifts School Bridge Materials to Ngabe-Bugle

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters moved construction materials for a school-access bridge in the community of Mayo.

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Emergency responders near a rural road after a traffic collision in Darien.
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Darien Collision Injures Five After Bus and Pickup Crash

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

Five people were taken to the Meteti Health Center after a collision between a bus and a pickup in Altos de Cristo, Darien.

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Road-clearing machinery approaching a landslide-blocked mountain road in western Panama.
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Landslide Closes Chiriqui Grande-Gualaca Road in Bocas del Toro

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago02 mins

The Ministry of Public Works said machinery was being sent to clear the Chiriqui Grande-Gualaca road after a landslide blocked traffic.

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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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