Opinion columns and commentary by “JB” Bryson on Panama politics, Bocas del Toro, public life and expat concerns. Opinion, not straight news reporting.
“JB”- I have some very valuable and respected peeps in Mexico and just wishing the BEST for them at the moment. Maybe TRUMP can keep rounding up their family members at work in US to make things even harder for them. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgml2djwwvno Driving into Mexico’s western city of Guadalajara, the evidence of Sunday’s terrifying cartel…
“JB” – You don’t go to Disney World to NOT ride the rides, ……and you don’t go to Kiddie F- – K Island to ang out by the pool!!!!! Rotten Piece of Elitist Shit. Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother of King Charles III, was released under investigation by British police almost 11 hours after his…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-04/panama-said-to-mull-canceling-port-deal-with-hong-kong-firm?embedded-checkout=true “JB”- I’m seriously realizing I have BEEN ALL OVER shit related to PANAMA waaaayyyyyyyyy before the other mass media outlets. Being here makes a difference. I’m stepping up in 2026 to try to keep EX-PATS in tune with what is happening. My issue is the EX-PATS already here ( RFB ) …….that are NOT…
Robert Duvall, acclaimed actor of iconic films such as Apocalypse Now and The Godfather , died on the night of Sunday, February 15, at the age of 95 at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, surrounded by his family, his widow, Luciana Duvall, reported on Monday, February 16. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/vida-y-cultura/muere-robert-duvall-el-aclamado-actor-de-apocalyse-now-y-el-padrino-a-los-95-anos-HI19997202 “ Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, dear friend, and…
After years and years of stabilizing QUINTANA ROO and BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, billions spent in this region hope to bear fruit. I have an Ex-Pat pal that lives there and I’m kinda posting this for him. Never been there, but seems a bit like Bocas del Toro to me. The Secretary of Tourism of Nayarit…
“J.B” OpEd: If anyone can rip off the LAST (5) NOBEL PEACE PRIZE winners WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP, I’ll take a SHIT IN MY HAND ON CNN. I mean, WHO CARES????????????? The US MILITARY is NOT to be used to add to your fuckin TROPHY ROOM. Every time I try to understand this…
Op Ed: “JB”- So I was just sitting here compiling my 2025 “PNO” – YEAR in REVIEW. A BIG part of what I was composing was about how there is NO OTHER country in LATAM that has been more ADVERSELY affected over the past few years from the instability of VENEZUELA than us right here in…
https://www.prensa.com/economia/galapagos-malpelo-y-revillagigedo-entre-areas-de-mayor-cantidad-de-tiburones-del-planeta/ The Galapagos archipelago (Ecuador), along with Malpelo (Colombia), Clipperton (France) and Revillagigedo (Mexico), are home to some of the largest recorded numbers of sharks worldwide, including the critically endangered great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini). Conversely, coastal Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) show signs of a serious decline, according to one of the most comprehensive studies…
OP ED: “JB”- In my lifetime to date, I have seen many strange things happen in politics. And now in the twilight of my last 1/4, nothing surprises me anymore. Growing up, there was a “FORMULA” to follow back in the States. Ivy League or Military Academy for College. Preferrably Military Service for the Nation…
OP ED: “JB”- I want to sell an apple that was grown from a tree planted in the soil of a UNICORN farm in NARNIA and watered from bottled SPRING water that was a gift to FRODO BAGGINS from PONCE de LEON himself which he brought back from the FOUNTAIN of YOUTH. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/dubai-most-expensive-coffee-b2858172.html A Dubai café is…
