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“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…

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SURPRISED,….not me. MORE “shady” shit in the PARADISE “Bermuda Triangle” of Bocas del Toro.

“JB”- Money goes IN, but it NEVER comes OUT. Panama shoots itself in the foot when REAL business tries to pull the region out of the Jurassic Era, and skulldyggery and back handed system keeps it in the weeds. Now we have a few scumbags on the LAM, and shit jumps up a noth. Document…

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Crime

PANAMA added a NEW EPISODE to “Cult” TV SHOW Hit.

“JB:”- When a great TV show becomes a NEW reality program LAST WEEK. A riot broke out at the La Joyita penitentiary in Pacora on the evening of June 1 when authorities attempted to transfer or redistribute high-profile inmates, including leaders of several pavilions. A group of around 40 inmates knocked down pavilion doors, reached…

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Bocas del Toro

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…

US continues to ramp up pressure on VENEZUELA in a LATAM showdown not seen since here?

admin7 months ago4 weeks ago08 mins

US President Donald Trump escalated tensions with Venezuela on Saturday by warning pilots and airlines to consider Venezuelan airspace “closed,” prompting international carriers operating in the South American country to announce they are assessing the situation and taking precautions. “To all airlines, pilots, drug traffickers, and human traffickers: Please consider that the airspace over and around Venezuela will remain…

PANAMA taking it’s pointers from the rest of the world. People want Personality and NOT Politics

admin7 months ago4 weeks ago05 mins

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…

Government openly addressing the need for a liveable working wage in Panama

admin8 months ago4 weeks ago08 mins

On November 15, 2025, the National Government established the National Minimum Wage Commission , a tripartite body responsible for analyzing economic conditions and recommending new rates that will apply from January 2026. https://www.laestrella.com.pa/economia/salario-minimo-panama-instala-mesa-de-dialogo-trabajadores-piden-900-mensuales-CL17588192#google_vignette The process is coordinated by the Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Mitradel) , as established in Executive Decree No. 12 of November 13, 2025. The working group must conclude its deliberations no later…

New voice of VENEZUELAN opposition calling on ARMED FORCES mutiny on Maduro rule

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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado launched a strong message this Saturday, November 15, directed at Venezuelans and especially at the state security forces, whom she asked to “lay down their weapons” and stop obeying orders that she described as “infamous” . https://www.laestrella.com.pa/mundo/bajen-las-armas-maria-corina-machado-urge-a-militares-venezolanos-a-dejar-de-obedecer-a-maduro-IK17598099 What is striking about this message from Machado is that it…

Ship intended for VARELA intercepted by PANAMA and DEA

admin8 months ago4 weeks ago04 mins

The United States Embassy in Panama congratulated the Panamanian government and the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) on Thursday, November 13, for what it called a “historic” anti-narcotics operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 13 metric tons of cocaine in the waters of the Pearl Islands archipelago. https://www.prensa.com/judiciales/dea-apoyo-la-operacion-que-incauto-13-toneladas-de-cocaina-en-un-solo-dia-en-aguas-del-pacifico-panameno/ This is how the ship carrying 13.5 tons of…

This is the “slippery slope” that we as HUMANS need to consider when conducting MASS detention

admin8 months ago4 weeks ago07 mins

The images are the most compelling testimony of the suffering: Luis missing a front tooth, Daniel with a broken nose, Mateo and Carlos with pellet wounds. They are part of the report ” They Arrived in Hell ,” published by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which details the abuses committed against Venezuelan migrants imprisoned in El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement…

PANAMA “magic” Coffee beans lead to the most glaring example of ELITE horseshit?

admin8 months ago4 weeks ago05 mins

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…

Folks. Been a bit of a lag

admin8 months ago4 weeks ago01 mins

OP ED: “JB”- Been a minute or so since I have been able to expand on some stuff, but we know that happens with this “shitty little blog” from time to time. I was back in FLA for a bit and when there I just kinda unplug. Catching up on some e-mails and such, and…

No point in me feigning any arbitrary point. THERE were NEVER and “Land Grabbers” or “Pirates

admin9 months ago4 weeks ago03 mins

“JB”- So many, many years ago when I just thought I would have some bullshit to ype to people back home about our retirement decision, I was blindsided into a “Hatfield“ and McCoy” type blood feud in Bocas del Toro. Please feel free to go back and read thr archives, and see that I was…

Well, HELLO there

admin9 months ago4 weeks ago01 mins

“JB” – Sorry for the radio silence. Me and the wife had some unexpected travel that came up and I’m just getting settled. But PLENTY to talk about.

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

SURPRISED,….not me. MORE “shady” shit in the PARADISE “Bermuda Triangle” of Bocas del Toro.

PANAMA added a NEW EPISODE to “Cult” TV SHOW Hit.

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

US continues to ramp up pressure on VENEZUELA in a LATAM showdown not seen since here?

PANAMA taking it’s pointers from the rest of the world. People want Personality and NOT Politics

Government openly addressing the need for a liveable working wage in Panama

New voice of VENEZUELAN opposition calling on ARMED FORCES mutiny on Maduro rule

Ship intended for VARELA intercepted by PANAMA and DEA

This is the “slippery slope” that we as HUMANS need to consider when conducting MASS detention

PANAMA “magic” Coffee beans lead to the most glaring example of ELITE horseshit?

Folks. Been a bit of a lag

No point in me feigning any arbitrary point. THERE were NEVER and “Land Grabbers” or “Pirates

Well, HELLO there