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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…

UN finally at the point where progress and agreements can be finalized to protect the oceans

4 years ago2 months ago03 mins

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/internacional/entra-recta-final-para-lograr-tratado-proteja-oceanos/24207311?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http After four previous rounds and two years of delays due to the pandemic, it is expected that over the next two weeks the governments will finally agree Countries around the world began this Monday the last round of negotiations for an international treaty to protect the high seas with calls for “flexibility” and “compromise”…

Ethnic Ngabe’s taken advantage of in Chiriqui

4 years ago2 months ago06 mins

https://elsiglo-com-pa.translate.goog/panama/ngabes-piden-aumento-salario-patrono-despide-desaloja/24207407?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http Ngäbes ask for salary increase, employer fires and evicts them There is a complaint in the public ministry for what happened in Chiriquí There are nine workers of the Ngäbe Buglé ethnic group who were evicted from the place that had been their home for years and who this Sunday and Monday were left…

Surfing and ECO-Sports continue to be under appreciated BOON to Panama Economy

4 years ago2 months ago05 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220817/cycling-challenge-panamericano-surf-generaron-3-5-millones-panamena?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc International sporting events such as the Gran Fondo Cycling Challenge and the Panamericano de Surf generated income of $3.5 million to the Panamanian economy, after registering an amount of $1.5 million and $2 million respectively. The tourist areas benefited were Boquete and Pedasí with hotel occupancies of up to 100% and impact…

Martinelli optimistic sons to be home by beginning of 2023

4 years ago01 mins

OP ED Through many of the e-mails and communications that I have with my readers in Panama. It seems that FUTURE PRESIDENT- Ricardo Martiinelli is optimistic, and perhaps brazenly so that his two sons which stood trial in the US for involvement in ODEBRECHT will soon be back on Panamanian soil. For those that have…

Dim Sum in PANAMA? Some of the Best in the World How So?

4 years ago2 months ago011 mins

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/tracing-the-roots-of-dim-sum-in-panama-city A friend and I bustle through the red-lacquered wooden doorway at Wah Kee right at 10:24 a.m., excited we made it in time for dim sum—that variety of Cantonese delicacies and dumplings traditionally served with tea—as the best dishes tend to run out by noon. A server immediately approaches our table with a three-foot-tall push cart,…

Exigen reglamentación de Ley de inversión turística, pero no su derogación PNO: OP ED

4 years ago010 mins

PNO READER EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION: Exigen reglamentación de Ley de inversión turística, pero no su derogaciónContribuido por: Ismael PérezAl enterarse inversionistas de estadounidense que el presidente panameño, Laurentino Cortizo, había mandado a la Asamblea un proyecto para derogar la ley 122 y 314 que busca incentivar la inversión extranjera en hoteles en el interior del país, …

Self-Answering Question: YES! And his entire self interested corrupt Administration

4 years ago2 months ago09 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/opinion/columnistas/220816/hora-gobernar-presidente-cortizo?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc It’s time to govern, President Cortizo Despite the agreements reached in the incomplete and misnamed “Single Dialogue Table” – not representative of all national sectors – the protests and street closures continue, creating the image that in Panama respect for authority has been lost its perpetrators matter little the economic damage they do to…

International conflicts showing effects on Canal traffic and business

4 years ago06 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/economia/220815/canal-panama?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc The Panama Canal, due to its importance for world trade, does not escape the collateral effects of the covid-19 pandemic and the conflict situations in the international environment that are currently taking place. A decrease in the trade of liquefied natural gas, in the traffic of elaborated merchandise and finished products and automobiles, impacts…

Leave it to children to draw attention to COLON violence

4 years ago2 months ago02 mins

Recently a 3-year-old minor died as a result of the violence in this province A march to call for a stop to the violence, a stop to the deaths in the province of Colón was held this Friday, August 12, in which members of the National Police and students from the Porfirio Meléndez School participated….

Don’t look now, but MLS is more than aging pasture for old Superstars

4 years ago2 months ago012 mins

https://www-laestrella-com-pa.translate.goog/deportes/futbol/220812/crecimiento-exponencial-major-league-soccer?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc That Major League Soccer (MLS) has had exponential growth in recent years is no secret. Different incidents have made soccer in the United States more enjoyable for fans. The export of young stars, European and experienced players who come to bring quality to the league, state-of-the-art stadiums, multi-million dollar television deals and greater investment in…

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