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  1. Bud
    Wow, Keith. I fell asleep before I got to the end of your response. Please try to be a bit less wordy in your future postings! [I just couldn't resist this. tee hee.] I really do like short, concise answers.
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    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/military-person-can-run-panama-cops
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    Highlighted emphasis below is of my doing. Wow. Ten years in the making. And I still see no pruning of the brush and trees around the power lines. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/forest-fire-earns-750000-fine
  4. Bud
    It follows then that lesson from the Martinelli administration is that the more one has then the more one wants.
  5. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/innovation-boss-confesses-bribes-brown-envelopes
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    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/opposition-barro-blanco-continues
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    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/martinelli-paid-top-dollar-bribe-deal
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    This posting is not about an incident in the Chiriqui Province, but there are implications for all provinces in Panama, including Chiriqui. In other words, I am taking a small liberty with regard to the CL rules about posting in this section of CL forums. http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/6-convicted-massive-turtle-egg-theft
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    http://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/home/Panama_More_Incentives_for_Solar_Energy Here is the official government Gaceta (gazette) article (in Spanish) [note: this is a large file at 22.3BM]: GacetaNo_28093a_20160810.pdf
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    http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/wn/newsworld.php?id=1274990
  11. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/nikal-wakeds-extradtion-approved
  12. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/protestors-police-hurt-clashes
  13. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/argetina-asks-help-martinelli-bribery-probe
  14. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/court-oks-help-swiss-martinelli-investigation
  15. Bud
    I am again puzzled at the lack of advance information about events here in Boquete. I wake up this morning to read that President Varela was in town yesterday to review progress on the school renovation and the water works infrastructure, as well as to look at the site for a replacement Panamonte Bridge. Obviously this trip had to be planned and resources put in place for such a visit by the president. But how is it that someone (me) who is running a website to share information about life here in this area can be so ignorant of this kind of visit? This is not the first time such events have happened without advance word. My only conclusion is that there remains a huge divide between the two predominate cultures that inhabit Boquete, referring to the Panamanians (which includes the indigenous) and the expatriates (predominantly from Western countries). I am not sure if it is a cultural divide or a communications divide, but divided we are, imo. Where and what is the source of the advance information about the president's visit? Is it by radio, newspaper, bochinche, letter, telephone, email, or xyz? Are we just not connected to that (or those) information resource(s)? I would assume the language of the advance information is exclusively in Spanish, but my Spanglish is good enough to understand the big picture. Going a bit further, we are hearing of a growing dislike for "foreigners" coming into or related to those who already live/work here in Panama. Venezuelans are high on the list of the "disliked", but our understanding is that the "disliked" also include the Americans, Canadians, and Europeans who come here and criticize the Panamanians. Note that I am NOT saying that all Panamanians dislike all foreigners, but the trend is increasing and going in the wrong direction. Does anyone have a different explanation? Other thoughts on our cultural/communications divide?
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    Keith, my experience with flying to PC was that it is much more expensive than what you stated. But then I gave up flying Air Panama some time back. In reading your posting about the ~$60 one-way airfare, that piqued my interest to check out Air Panama rates. You are correct about the cost of the fares, which now has added another option to my list of modes for travel to PC. May be adding Air Panama back on the okay list. Thanks for this information.
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    Marcelyn and I prefer to drive when we go to PC. We do NOT drive once we arrive in PC (traffic there drives me crazy), other than the final run to Riba Smith to stock up on supplies. It is cheaper to drive when compared to two people flying. I can drive (Toyota Fortuner, diesel) for about $30.00 of fuel each way. A bit more than half a tank of fuel for the drive. The distance is just a bit short of 500 KM (call it 300 miles in English units). We plan on 7 hours total travel time, including a stop in Santiago. That duration can be shorter now that the improvements in the Interamerican Highway are progressing quite well. The worst part of the drive is the 50 KM just west of Santiago. Santiago is about (not exactly, but close enough for our purposes) halfway in the trip. It actually is a bit closer to Chiriqui than to PC. We do not know when the improvements will be completed. We also are not concerned about the speed limits being increased. We are very comfortable with the current situation, and so anything better than now is simply gravy for us. I just put it on cruise control (at the posted limit), and Marcelyn and I have wonderful conversations. Beside the stop in Santiago for lunch, we generally stop at the McDonalds at the Coronado exit for a pit stop, and maybe a drink or snack. We do not think of PC as being in close proximity to Boquete, but that is a personal thing.
  18. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/hands-stone-gets-critical-cold-douche
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    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/martinelli-fingered-argentina-bribery-scandal
  20. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/opinion-win-win-hydro-solution
  21. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/un-lauds-barro-blanco-agreement
  22. Bud
    Sounds to me like this is going to be a "he said she said, she said he said" conundrum. At least the dog is being taken care of now.
  23. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/2-5-million-enrichment-suspect-exits-jail
  24. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/panama-crime-rates-falling
  25. Bud
    http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/man-jailed-altering-electric-meter
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