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"JB" RANTS
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…

"JB"
"JB" RANTS
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….

"JB"
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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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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Panama-David Rail Studies Advance With South Korea Technology Transfer

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Panama’s National Railway Secretariat and South Korea’s KIND are advancing technical studies and technology transfer for the Panama-David-border rail corridor.

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CSS Announces September Payment Dates for Retirees and Pensioners

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

CSS says retirees and pensioners receiving bank deposits can access their first September payment beginning Friday, September 4.

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Panama City Job Fair Announces More Than 4,000 Vacancies

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

The Municipality of Panama and recruitment portal Konzerta have announced a September job fair involving more than 60 companies and over 4,000 vacancies.

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Customs Seizes More Than $56,000 in Suspected Contraband in Chiriqui

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Panama’s Customs Authority says it seized merchandise valued at more than $56,000 during an operation in San Pablo Viejo, Chiriqui.

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IFARHU Continues PASE-U Card Delivery on August 31

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

IFARHU will continue delivering Caja de Ahorros Mastercard debit cards for PASE-U payments on Monday, August 31, in Panama Oeste and Darien.

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IDAAN Reinforces Hato Pintado Water Network With New Pipes

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

IDAAN is installing and interconnecting new pipes to improve water pressure and supply in Hato Pintado.

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IMA Agro-Fairs Scheduled Across Panama for August 31 and September 1

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

The IMA has announced agro-fair locations for Monday, August 31, and Tuesday, September 1, with sales beginning at 8:00 a.m.

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SINAPROC Locates Missing 64-Year-Old Man in Chilibre

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

SINAPROC says its teams found a 64-year-old man who had become lost in the Chilibre area.

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Criminologists Question Effectiveness of Anti-Violence Measures

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

A recent series of violent incidents in Panama has reopened debate over whether current street-level containment measures are working.

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Chiriqui Job Loss Drives Young Workers to Leave Province

Jbryson PNO3 weeks ago3 weeks ago01 mins

Business sectors in Chiriqui say the province has lost 50,000 workers, most of them young, creating pressure on the regional economy.

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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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