MarieElaine

Exactly!  I am confused also.

No salary at all?  Is this the same for all grocery stores?

I understand it is also common knowledge that you are supposed to tip your bagger and anyone who pushes your groceries outside and helps load them into your car.  I wonder if this allows the owner to reduce what he pays these young boys (?).  Also, it looks as though one has to back their car out of the lot across the street. 

Has anyone applied for and received the 2 year Visa.  If so, could you share your experience with us please.

The notary needs to stamp in English I am told.  If I am forced, I will have to take the bus to Panama City and get it done at the consulate.  

Where do I find him/her so I can ask about the service?  If they notarize in English, I will not have to travel to Panama City.

Does anyone know someone, Panamanian or not, who can notarize a document in English?

Unfortunately the debris was left sitting there for 2 months.  Some of it was picked up about a month after they cut it down and the rest was picked up this past week.  Welcome to "Manana Land".  Seriously, I am glad the mayor acknowledged the danger of these dead trees to the Casa and the children they serve so well.

I have finally sold my house in the U.S.!!!!!  Because it is a cash deal, I need to notarize and witness the deed here in Panama,  Does anyone have any ideas on how I can do this here?  I then need to express mail it back and I am assuming I can do this through mail boxes.  Thanks for any help you can give me.

Shouldn't the "supporters" of Maduro be living in Venezuela?

Too cute!  My two kitties have been climbing in and out of a box all week as well.  They seem to enjoy it so much that I am reluctant to fill it with what I planned for it. LOL

Very "Americanized".  

When children only go to school 4 hours a day, where do they find the time?  It seems to me they spend most of that time drumming and marching.  Casa Esperanza teaches English to the finca children but they are at Casa a lot longer than they are at school.  Policy is one thing but implementation is quite another.

I would like to ask why the U.S. has not extradited these criminals.  Who in the U.S. is being paid off I wonder?

Perhaps paper bags should make a comeback.  We could use them for litter scooping I think.

I heard, and this could be wrong, that the city would not let them use that space for parking for some strange reason.  Perhaps someone could verify.

I watched the series "The Story of God" and learned many things about different religious beliefs and practices around the world.  It was very well done and, as a spokes person, Mr. Freeman was amazing.  Cannot wait for the new series.

Did not know that about the Darien.  Maybe Panama should ask Columbia to build a fence.  LOL

Sympathies to Marguerite and family.

What a horrible accident.  Thoughts and prayers with the survivors.

Motivation goes out the window.  Perhaps this is what is lacking here in "manana land" and needs to addressed in order for Panama to become a first world country.

I believe Deli Baru has them.

I also learned that the tip very often goes into a "pot" that is shared equally by all the wait staff working that day.  In my opinion this makes it difficult to tip a favorite server more generously than perhaps you would another.

What if a person has been here 2 years and was border hopping during the time the migracion service allowed this type of renewal?  Will these folks be penalized for abiding by the "discretionary" rules?

I think it is fair to note that there are also some very bad sorts here that prey on, degrade and humiliate people just for fun.  Ning is full of them!  Probably there are more NPI's (nuts per square inch) here because we are such a small community that they "stick out".  While I too lament the fact that we may not have Don's wit with us on a daily basis anymore, I am confident their reasons for leaving are good ones and wish him and Lilliam all the best in the U.S.  As I too make arrangements to journey to Europe, I am looking forward to getting together with former Boquete residents in Spain.