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Red Frog Beach Panama Warning: Avoid This Risky Real Estate Scam

The post warns potential buyers to avoid investing in Red Frog Beach in Panama, framing the project as a risky scam. It urges readers to conduct due diligence and claims there is a long history of scandal, fraud, intimidation, and other misconduct. It also mocks promotional events and amenities associated with the development, suggesting they…

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Finger on the pulse of PANAMA. Stay TUNED. SCANDAL RISING

“JB”Editorial comment- via: The Estrella of Panama HUGE SCANDAL On the paradisiacal Island of Isla Colón, a scandal of major proportions is about to erupt involvingd the alleged theft of private and national lands. According to reports, the twisted plot to conspire involves lawyers, officials from the central government, the municipality, and even the Judicial…

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Monica Palm: Low-Hanging Fruit with Huge Rewards Awaiting

A reader praises the editorial voice and expresses concern about corruption and foreign influence in Panama. The message argues that these problems threaten the country’s progress and asks for scrutiny of political complicity and large-scale wrongdoing. It also says Panama remains an attractive place for retirees and others seeking to live abroad. The note closes…

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Just a thorough PANAMA corruption update on GABY CARRIZO

OP ED: The Scumbag Hall of Fame Just Got a New Member – Gaby Carrizo Gets the Boot from PARLACEN and Good Riddance! By James “JB” Bryson – Panama Now Online Listen up, Panama. If you thought the Cortizo era was finally in the rearview mirror, think again. The ghosts of that thieving administration just…

Panama and DISNEY intersect on stage in surprisingly entertaining way

4 years ago6 days ago09 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220915/moana-guerrera-llevada-teatro-aba?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The adventures of Moana Waialiki, one of the most seasoned princesses in the world of Walt Disney Animation Studios, have been brought to the Aba theater since last Sunday, under the direction of Agustín Clément and the production of Anina Horta. The plot of the play ‘Moana’ is very similar to the film of…

Money to be spent in Bocas and Pedasi. AMAZING

4 years ago012 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/destinoestrella/220827/renovaran-centro-visitantes-bocas-toro?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc In order to provide national and international tourists with a quality experience, Iván Eskildsen, administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), gave the order to proceed to the company RCContractors, Inc. to begin the remodeling works of the visitor centers of the districts of Boquete, Bocas del Toro and Pedasí, in a first phase….

International Book Fair reveals Panama reads ,ore than one would think. Great Interest

4 years ago09 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220822/feria-internacional-libro-demostro-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc ‘Panama does read’, one of the slogans of the 2022 International Book Fair (FIL), was demonstrated with a full house during the five days of the event. After two years of being done virtually, it returned in its face-to-face format to a new home, the Megapolis convention center. The attendees were eager to obtain knowledge,…

EX-PATS and Locals alike: Take advantage of MUSEUM MONTH in Panama

4 years ago6 days ago012 mins

I personally have visited both “Rainforest Doscovery Center” and “Biomuseo”. Had a great time at both. https://club.prensa.com/mes-de-los-museos/ Museum Month: Museums tell stories In the month of May we celebrate the month of the Museums and we have organized together with the Network of Museums and Visitor Centers of Panama a special tour: Museums tell stories. We present the…

18 months on sidelines, and Bocas still a MESS

4 years ago6 days ago015 mins

An unprecedented crisis is experienced by the Municipality of Changuinola, in Bocas del Toro, as a result of the fact that the municipality has been closed for 26 days in protest because the eight representatives of the Democratic Revolutionary Party refuse to ratify the treasurer appointed by the mayor Yesica Romero . Narciso Machuca, adviser to the…

Ex-Pat Lifeline: The raft has been afloat for awhile

4 years ago6 days ago03 mins

I have expressed my thanks to those that have stayed in contact long after Covid and my time in the hospital. Not a army of people, but I am thankful that PNO and the ExPat Exchange has allowed me to meet some great people. I have been a huge proponent of people NOT GETTING FLEECED…

ANATI delivers TITLES to “well deserved” in Veraguas

6 years ago6 days ago05 mins

He has his TITLE…….where is YOURS EX-PATS??? OP ED: by “JB”– In a sign of good charity and humanity, ANATI, the final word on land ownership in Panama has awarded legal title of property to 70 families in need, and a Health Center in Veraguas. Good news indeed. So why are their American purchasers of…

Panama City crawling back to life as restaurants are up and operating

6 years ago6 days ago02 mins

With dividers and panels up…..dining sees an uptick in the city. https://www.prensa.com/impresa/economia/80-de-los-restaurantes-estan-operando-ventas-suben-10/ Four weeks after the restart of operations after being closed for more than 7 months, the Association of Restaurants and Related Products of Panama, reports that 80% of the stores are operating. Domingo de Obaldia, president of the union, commented that sales in…

As does rest of world, Panama facing hearing the voices of growing LGBT community on marriage rights

6 years ago6 days ago016 mins

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/201005/cidh-enciende-debate-matrimonio The debate on the right to equal marriage ignited in Panama after the hearing held last Friday at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) requested by the Fundación Iguales. At the hearing, the IACHR condemned that Panamanian legislation is discriminatory in the sense of not having adjusted it to give people of the…

Hoping all PNO couples had a pleasant Valentine’s weekend

6 years ago6 days ago01 mins

OP ED: James “JB” Bryson Sorry for the sporadic posting lately, but much has been going on behind the green Oz curtain over here. Not only are we following some corruption cases pretty closely, but we are trying to organize a fundraising function for WOUNDED WARRIOR in Old Town over the next few weeks. That…

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Panama and DISNEY intersect on stage in surprisingly entertaining way

Money to be spent in Bocas and Pedasi. AMAZING

International Book Fair reveals Panama reads ,ore than one would think. Great Interest

EX-PATS and Locals alike: Take advantage of MUSEUM MONTH in Panama

18 months on sidelines, and Bocas still a MESS

Ex-Pat Lifeline: The raft has been afloat for awhile

ANATI delivers TITLES to “well deserved” in Veraguas

Panama City crawling back to life as restaurants are up and operating

As does rest of world, Panama facing hearing the voices of growing LGBT community on marriage rights

Hoping all PNO couples had a pleasant Valentine’s weekend