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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…

"JB"
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…

  • International Relations

Chinese hand release continues during visit- Varela grants 4th bridge to China firm

8 years ago02 mins

The President of the Republic, Juan Carlos Varela, delivered the order to proceed to the Consorcio Panama Cuatro Puente, formed by the companies China Communications Construcction Company Ltd and China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd, for the start of the work. The fourth bridge over the Panama Canal is a work with an investment of $…

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  • Environmental

La Prensa PODCAST: ALL should watch regarding Panama ENVIRONMENT

8 years ago01 mins

OP ED: by James “JB” Bryson I wanted to hopefully extend the reach of this attached La Prensa podcast to any of the visitors of PNO.com, as I feel it is very informative and brings light to an issue that any of the readers of this site will know is very important to me personally….

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  • Legal

Martinelli sons no longer detained in US, Immigration judge has granted bail

8 years ago03 mins

Ricardo Alberto and Luis Enrique Martinelli Linares will continue in the United States, where a migratory judge set the bail of release for each one in one million dollars. Migratory hearing of the Martinelli will be behind closed doors Brothers Martinelli Linares: From Coral Gables to the Everglades Martinelli Linares brothers will appear before judge…

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Following up on the PROPERTY SCAM issues PNO.com is involved in. Attached separate story

8 years ago4 months ago015 mins

by James “JB” Bryson I am preparing to update PNO.com on the two cases we have intervened with. The first in BOCAS del TORO, and the second in PEDASI. I am not breaking the ceiling in saying these issues are “new”, quite the contrary. People have been getting screwed with land deals in the 507…

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  • US News of note

US prepares for Memorial of PRESIDENT George H.W Bush

8 years ago04 mins

Washington (CNN)The official schedule of memorial services for former President George H.W. Bush, who died late Friday at the age of 94, was released Saturday evening. An arrival ceremony involving both the House and Senate will be held at 4:45 p.m. ET on Monday at the US Capitol, where Bush will lie in state in the…

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  • International Relations

Varela stance on China is in direct opposition to the US

8 years ago4 months ago01 mins

The President of China, Xi Jinping , is already on Monday, December 3, the Palace of the Herons. This, as part of the official agenda for his first visit to the isthmus. In the Palacio de las Garzas, Xi was received by the president Juan Carlos Varela, with whom, immediately afterwards, he will hold a…

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  • Legal

Judge observes and validates the 4 alleged crimes of Martinelli as charged by Prosecutor Diaz

8 years ago02 mins

Everything presented in this note has didactic purposes, and does not imply or affirm the guilt of Ricardo Martinelli for the commission of any crime. Former President Martinelli maintains the presumption of innocence for all the charges against him. In his opinion on Monday, November 26, Supreme Court Justice Jerónimo Mejía made an appeal to…

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  • Legal

No justice” screams Martinelli. If Varela is main PLAINTIFF, will he agree to questioning by defense?

8 years ago4 months ago02 mins

OP ED: Just a wandering thought from me “JB”.    Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said today that “there is no justice in Panama”, after a judge of Guarantees decided to send him to oral and public trial for a cause of alleged illegal wiretapping during his term (2009-2014), by which faces a penalty of…

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  • Crime

Com presents your DAILY ODEBRECHT BRIBE UPDATE. We admit it is hard to keep up

8 years ago4 months ago02 mins

The lawyer Mauricio Cort, key witness who would provide evidence of the final destination of bribes paid by Odebrecht – “is telling the Special Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office the way, time and place of how all the facts occurred.” In addition, the defendant in the Odebrecht case has given “key information about the participation of him…

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  • International Relations

Interesting CHINA, US, and PANAMA blog

8 years ago4 months ago09 mins

At the end of November the G20 , the group of 20 countries of the most important economies in the world , will meet in Buenos Aires, Argentina . The United States, Mexico and Canada will sign the revised Naphtha, which will henceforth be called Usmca. Argentina will seek an economic package that oxygenates its…

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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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