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

Jbryson PNO1 week ago1 week ago

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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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Coverage of Panama’s roads, bridges, metro, water, power and public works projects, including delays, costs and what they mean for daily life.

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Outgoing Panama Canal Administrator Highlights Institutionality After Seven Years

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Outgoing Panama Canal administrator Ricaurte Vasquez says preserving the waterway’s institutional strength remains essential as he concludes seven years in the role.

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Educamente 2026 Congress Will Bring Together More Than 1,000 Teachers

Jbryson PNO1 month ago1 month ago01 mins

Nine international experts and more than 1,000 public-school teachers are expected to take part in the eighth Educamente congress on September 25 and 26.

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Panama Metro Riders Report Card Failures and Long Lines

Jbryson PNO2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

Passengers reported long queues and transport cards that were not recognised after the Panama Metro moved to a new fare-collection system.

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CSS Echocardiography Day Serves 60 Patients in David

Jbryson PNO2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

An extraordinary CSS echocardiography session in David served about 60 patients who had been waiting for the cardiac study.

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MEF Sets September Pay Dates for Public Employees

Jbryson PNO2 months ago6 days ago01 mins

Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has released the September payroll calendar for public-sector employees.

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Panama City Sets New Alcohol Sales Hours

Jbryson PNO2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

The Municipality of Panama has established new operating hours for businesses that sell alcoholic beverages in the capital district.

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Business Groups Ask Executive to Veto Expanded Retiree Discounts

Jbryson PNO2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

Business representatives have renewed their opposition to Bill 226, which would expand discounts for retirees and pensioners.

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Electoral Reform Package Submitted to Panama’s National Assembly

Jbryson PNO2 months ago6 days ago01 mins

Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has submitted two bills to the National Assembly covering changes to the Electoral Code and the configuration of electoral circuits.

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Mulino Signs ITBI Exemption for First New Homes Up to B/.120,000

Jbryson PNO2 months ago6 days ago01 mins

President Jose Raul Mulino has signed Law 546, exempting the transfer tax on the purchase of a first newly built home valued at up to B/.120,000.

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Appeal Hearing for Publio De Gracia Rescheduled for September 16

Jbryson PNO2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

An appeal hearing concerning precautionary measures imposed on former revenue director Publio De Gracia has been rescheduled for September 16.

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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
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