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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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Bocas del Toro

“ABOVE BOARD” Commerce still a challenge in the “TOMBSTONE of the TROPICS” of Bocas del Toro.

“JB” via post LA ESTRELLA The “Kangaroo Court” of BULLSHIT needs to cease for PANAMA to forge ahead in coming years. The tropical gem of PANAMA is consistently being screwed around with and more than often it is US foreign investors getting screwed over. “JB” The president of El Faro de Bastimentos, SA claims that…

GREATEST AMERICAN ATHLETE: Announces her Retirement

4 years ago06 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/tenis/220809/williams-anuncia-deja-tenis-sugiere-sera-abierto-eeuu?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc American tennis player Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, announced Tuesday in a letter published in Vogue magazine that she is prepared to leave tennis in the coming weeks and suggested that it will be after the US Open. The tennis player, who is competing these days in the Toronto tournament, explained…

National Geographic and Panama display exhibit on impact of “plactics” and “ocean

4 years ago2 months ago05 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/cafe-estrella/cultura/220809/planeta-plastico-exposicion-replantea-material?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Bottles, toys, and other personal items hang from the ceiling of the Panama Interoceanic Canal Museum. About 600 types of plastic are part of ‘Planet or plastic?’ of the National Geographic Society, an exhibition that rethinks the usefulness of this necessary material, but at the same time harmful to the environment due to the uncontrolled use…

Just what is Cortizo thinking? And when can we see Martinelli again. 122 and 314 are VITAL

4 years ago08 mins

https://www.userwalls.news/n/potential-repeal-tourism-investment-laws-puts-panamas-international-investment-grade-great-risk-3653133/ BUENOS AIRES, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, August 9, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Panamas President Laurentino Cortizo ordered the repeal of laws 122 and 314 both tourism based incentives laws that seek foreign investment. These laws were approved twice over the last 2 years by an overwhelming majority at the National Assembly and, each time, they were…

EX-PAT ALERT: For a small country, Panama is seething with violent crime as of late

4 years ago2 months ago06 mins

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/cronica-roja/ejecutados-quemaron-genitales/24206559?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http The first case occurred in Las Mañanitas and the other event occurred in the district of Tocumen. The bodies of two men who were tortured before being killed were found last night in the eastern part of the country. The moon was about to rise when the first body was found. Residents of the…

International CHESS: China responds to Pelosi visit to Taiwan with Massive show of MILITARY FORCE

4 years ago2 months ago08 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/america/220804/china-sacude-estrecho-taiwan-practicas-disparo-misiles-alcance?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc Less than 24 hours after the visit to Taiwan of the president of the US Legislature, Nancy Pelosi, China has begun military exercises with live fire around the island, considered by Taipei as a “blockade” and a “violation of their rights”, and which have included the use of long-range missiles. The maneuvers caused the…

More promising news. Recent issues shed light on Food Waste, and Ministry forced to take action plan

4 years ago2 months ago06 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220803/prohijan-anteproyecto-ley-28-establece-plan-nacional-reduccion-desperdicios-alimentos?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Agricultural Affairs Commission, chaired by Marcos Castillero, endorsed this Wednesday the preliminary draft of Law 28 that establishes the National Plan for the Reduction of Food Waste. The proposal, presented to the National Assembly on July 19, 2022, by the disputed Juan Diego Vásquez, Gabriel Silva and Zulay Rodríguez, aims to “seek sustainable…

Minds seem to be workking at ANCON, as reduction of protected areas “rejected

4 years ago2 months ago07 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/nacional/220803/ong-ancon-rechaza-reduccion-42-3-area-protegida-donoso?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The NGO Ancón expressed its rejection of the 42.3% reduction of the Donoso protected area, through Resolution DM-0139-2022 of the Ministry of the Environment, of July 11, published in the Official Gazette of July 15. Ancón explained that as an entity involved in the creation of the many protected areas in Panama, they are…

US and China remain at loggerheads over the commerical power of Canal

4 years ago2 months ago014 mins

https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220803/disputa-china-ee-uu-comercial This is not the first time that Daniel Runde, a senior executive at the Center for International Strategic Studies, has written about the Panama Canal. He did it in 2011 when he analyzed the impact of the road expansion. In 2017 he described the exchange of messages between President Donald Trump and Panamanian Juan Carlos Varela,…

Even amidst local shitshow, Panama retains appeal from outside looking in

4 years ago2 months ago016 mins

https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/why-panama-is-becoming-central-americas-hottest-getaway/ His name is Fernando, and he is the most interesting man in the world. Well, maybe just in Panama, but still, the mere mention of his first name — which isn’t exactly uncommon in this part of the globe — and everyone instantly knows who you’re talking about. He’s kind of a big deal….

Russia Detainee Deal: Trade you a WNBA Player and a Decorated Marine- for a Known Terrorist?

4 years ago2 months ago04 mins

Russia has received a request from the US to arrange a telephone call between the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, the head of Russian diplomacy confirmed today. “We learned about it (Blinken’s desire to hold a phone call) when we were (on tour) in Africa. He went on television saying…

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Just what is Cortizo thinking? And when can we see Martinelli again. 122 and 314 are VITAL

EX-PAT ALERT: For a small country, Panama is seething with violent crime as of late

International CHESS: China responds to Pelosi visit to Taiwan with Massive show of MILITARY FORCE

More promising news. Recent issues shed light on Food Waste, and Ministry forced to take action plan

Minds seem to be workking at ANCON, as reduction of protected areas “rejected

US and China remain at loggerheads over the commerical power of Canal

Even amidst local shitshow, Panama retains appeal from outside looking in

Russia Detainee Deal: Trade you a WNBA Player and a Decorated Marine- for a Known Terrorist?

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