With the End of October and Halloween in Boquete the holiday season comes marching in. If this is your first year in Panama get ready for the party.Nothing much gets done in November and December except parades, fiestas and celebrations of all types. If you live in Bajo Boquete and do not enjoy long days [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Panama General'
HUGE plug for COPA Airlines and Panama on Bloomberg today 28/08/2011
August 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
You know Panama is figuring large in the minds of our friends up north ( the USA) when there was such a clear , unvarnished PLUG for COPA airlines ( and the ensuing discussion re the growth of Panama generally) on Bloomberg radio ( NYC) today. Very interesting indeed folks! http://www.bloomberg.com/radio/
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Evaluating the Panamanian Reforestation Residency Visa Programs-The “Teak Visa”
August 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
How to Evaluate Panamanian Reforestation Residency Visa Programs (A “Teak Visa”) Contributed by: Don Winner — Teak investments in Panama fall into two general categories: a. permanent residency visa programs; and b. standard, profit-oriented timber investment opportunities. Reforestation visa programs can make money if selected carefully, but their primary purpose is to obtain a residency [...]
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The process of getting your Carnét de Salud ( Permiso para manejar Alimientos)
July 22nd, 2011 · 9 Comments · Boquete Tips, Panama General
The process of getting your Carnét de Salud ( Permiso para manejar Alimientos) – Boquete 2011 BCP, who run the Tuesday market, has advised that everyone who sells food or food/produce related products must have their (if more than one person on the table) carnet by Sept 2011. Here is how you go about it, [...]
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List of Dangerous Pesticides now BANNED in Panama
June 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Panama General
For anyone who cares about the ecology of this part of the world or anywhere. Very important news for this part of the world !! : From the news yesterday – excerpted from La Prensa. *************************** From LA PRENSA, (translated by Google): Lannate, vidate, Lorsban, and captan 50WP Benlate are some of the 16 pesticides that [...]
Tags:health·international living·panama information·pesticides
ACODECO in David,Panama
April 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Panama General
The New Consumer Protection Agency here in Panama is ACODECO. The David Offices and contact details are located at the foot of the image here to the left. You are encouraged to visit them ,even if you can’t speak Espanol. Take someone with you who can. It always helps here if the office workers recognize you. Politeness [...]
Comments on the New and Proposed Changes to Panama’s Mining Laws
March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General
Those who live in Boquete know about our long standing tradition – The Tuesday Morning Meeting ( at the BCP theater space) in Boquete. Every week we cover topics of interest to those living in Panama. Last week we had Rodrigo Marciaq – Local Boqueteno ,speaking about the new and proposed changes to Panama’s Mining [...]
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The New Minor Accident Form
March 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Panama General
By DON WINNER ( from Panama Guide) – Panama’s Ground Transit and Transportation Authority (ATTT) is finally implementing the new law on “minor traffic accidents” which goes into effect starting today, Thursday, 3 March 2011. With the implementation of this new law, now all drivers in the Republic of Panama are required to have a [...]
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Spraying for Dengue in Chiriqui
January 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Panama General
Word up Everyone, if you live in Chiriqui and don’t sleep under a net, you may want to rethink that. The Government has been up here spraying open water sources to combat Dengue fever outbreaks. I know there are some very high parts of Boquete, like Alto Jaramillo, where you rarely see mosquitos but I have seen [...]
Beware “The Ides” of January
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Panama General
It is time now to consider another significant factor affecting the Boquete District and that is the WIND! If you are new to Boquete, you will have noticed over the last few days, a definite change in the weather. In december, the rain pretty much stops ( or tapers off) and rather abruptly these very stiff [...]
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