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 'Boquete Tips'
The “process” of getting Residency in Panama
July 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues, What People Say About Us
We often see this question on the various Panama and Boquete Forums, ” Where do I start with the process of applying for residency ?” If you have visited Panama and decided you do indeed want to spend some time here as a resident ( and yes, it does have its advantages) then first off [...]
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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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Health Matters!
May 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Boquete Tips, Expat Issues
An important article regarding Health Care for all those considering living in Panama, written by a long term resident here in David. http://www.chiriquichatter.net/blog/2011/04/15/who-is-your-angel/ Thank you to Don Ray for this article.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
The New Formulario Unico for Driving Accidents
December 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Boquete Tips
IMPORTANT: NEW Formulario Unico required for minor driving accidents. As of yesterday there is a new law here in Panama that requires residents to have a form for reporting minor accidents in the car. Below are the two sides of the form which you must fill out at the site of the accident. The police (Transitos) will no longer [...]
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Panama/USA to Sign a Tax Treaty!
November 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Boquete Tips, Panama General
Panama/USA to Sign Tax Treaty for Exchange of Tax Information (Though this is not strictly ‘BOQUETE’ information, I think its important for US citizens/residents to know when considering this area. Banking is one of the areas I get asked about A LOT!) Summary – Panama and the USA will (in November 2010) sign a treaty allowing [...]
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More on our fav Topic – MOLD!
November 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Boquete Tips
By the end of winter ( we hope) everyone has had their share of MOLD issues here. Someone recently suggested Colloidal Silver ( a 1:4 or 5 part ratio of colloidal silver to water) as an effective mold deterrent. Now a friend here in Boquete has come out with his own line of Mold and Insect [...]
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