Keith Woolford

Was just at the Alcaldía on other business and was told that the results of the analysis on the water system have been received and indicate no problems with it’s quality. The results will be published this afternoon.

Sales of sedans have been decreasing more rapidly than other vehicles over the last four or five years, emulating a trend in North America. SUVs and pickups remain top sellers.

There is also a note on the Alcaldías FB page that water samples were taken yesterday in various areas of Boquete and results of their analysis will be published as soon as they’re available.

The Mayor has noted that the majority of cases have come from Palmira, Caldera, Jaramillo and Alto Lino, all areas which are not connected to the Municipal aqueduct, and that the cause of the illnesses may be viral.

Wouldn’t it be difficult to become “sick from the water” without consuming it ?

New ATP video featuring the Coffee Circuit and Rosa Montezuma. Chiriqui Tourism page. https://visitpanama.com/a-donde-ir/chiriqui/?lang=en

There has been an arrest in this case of a 17-year old minor in Pedregal. Bail was denied.

Nine needless, preventable deaths. After reading this article, it's difficult to believe that educated people exist who are against the immunization of children who cannot speak for themselves.

I believe the correct spelling is piccadillo. A peccadillo is a minor offense or sin.

great photos

Newsroom Panama has a new look with more advertising. The error-filled reports haven't changed and subscribers will now need to pay. The choices of stories and editorials they run often have nothing to do with Panama. eg: MEDIAWATCH: Illegals being force fed ☹️

An opinion piece from La Prensa via Newsroom Panama summarizing lessons learned from hosting the JMJ. OFF THE CUFF: “Yes We Can” - Lessons learned from WYD Anyone, who strolled along the Cinta Costera last week and witnessed the exuberance of scores of thousands of young pilgrims during the The World Youth Day (WYD/JMJ) celebrations or saw happy groups, clustered around their national flags as they brought deserted streets back to joyous life without the need for alcohol stimulus that bedevils Carnival, realized that, if only for a few days there was a “Yes We Can” feeling in the air. If it can be extended during the upcoming election campaign it might aid the “No to reelection” movement, and rid Panama of self-serving thieves disguised as lawmakers. On Wednesday, January 30 Rodrigo Noriega listed in La Prensa some of the insights gained during the event. * Possibilities - There are no more excuses for not taking on big projects that involve us all equally. we can all make it possible. * Volunteers are a sleeping giant. Some 18,000 volunteers, of which about( 80% Panamanians) made possible the human action that from Chiriquí to Darién mobilized, received, attended, fed, guided and guided the hundreds of thousands of visitors. The volunteers had to put money out of their pocket and find their own means to achieve these ends. Imagine what could be achieved using this force for other laudable purposes, such as eradicating illiteracy, organizing communities to improve their style and quality of life and defeating the nefarious criminal gangs. * WYD would not have been a success without the logistics of public transport. I do not imagine the "red devils" carrying pilgrims safely and efficiently. Lines 1 and 2 of the Metro mobilized more than 497 thousand people daily. However, taxis are still the missing link in this system. We need to address this issue, otherwise, sooner or later we will pass the bill. * Air tickets are strangling tourism The Guatemalan delegation, said that their group would be made up of more than 2,000 pilgrims, but a ticket price increase in the tickets left half behind. Some pilgrims from Costa Rica preferred to charter a ship to come to Panama by sea they were joined by pilgrims from Mexico and Europe. It is cheaper to fly from Costa Rica to Mexico, than to Panama. * Tourism can be the great economic activity that raises the whole country, but cannot be the model of "Canal and casino", but tourism that takes advantage of and empowers the country, reaching all the provinces and regions. * Culture was the great absentee of WYD. No one found out that the city of Panama, celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2019, There were no museums available for pilgrims since the Canal Museum in Casco Viejo Antiguo inaccessible due to the events on the Cinta Costera which also affected the Biomuseo., the Museum of Contemporary Art is not friendly to pedestrians and backpackers. Pilgrims wanted to bring books and music from Panama, but there was no offer. * Deputies were publicly rejected. It is clear that even the Vatican knows their its antics. * State Protocol and Ceremonial should be professionalized. The officers charged with the responsibility must be invisible and learn to say no. On at least three occasions, the security of Pope Francis was set aside when deputies wanted to get closer For example, when it was wanted to allow the proximity of the deputies to the exit of the church San Francisco de Asís, and the Cathedral Basilica Santa María la Antigua, and the arrival and the farewell at Tocumen.airport Protocol officers have to learn to say "no" to politicians. * Pope Francis brought an inclusive message. He embraced and effusively celebrated the representatives of the different religions practiced in Panama. The pontiff visited a center for juvenile offenders and a facility that serves people with HIV / AIDS. The discriminatory discourse against the United Nations, ranting against Sandra Sandoval and attacking the gay lobby comes from local priests who are tuned to another agenda. Take care they don't lose all the goodwill that the Catholic Church received. Aftermath Now we return to the country of before. Hopefully, we do not fall back The obstacles are a lack of courtesy in handling chat, aggressiveness, and disorder. The absence of good manners in public offices is a personal decision, as is throwing garbage into the street or other barbarities typical of our daily lives. The sun dad (Saint Francis of Assisi, was called the "sun brother") brought us an opportunity to know the best side of Panamanians, the only influencers that can change that for good or for bad this reality are ourselves.

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Killer bees DO want to sting you. Know these Africanized-bee safety tips. https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/arizona/2018/03/17/killer-bees-africanized-bees-safety-tips/430436002/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africanized_bee

Local resident Jim Kavney is asking folks to send him photos of any snakes by WhatsApp +305-393-2732 before killing them. He can tell you immediately whether the snake is a friend or foe.

Police have dismantled a gang which was dedicated to the theft of celulars and laptops in Chiriqui and Panama City

Loose lips sink ships. The subject of the article may want to stay out of town.

This was another good message from the Pope, imo. "This life is going to go fast ..do not fight with people, do not criticize your body so much, do not complain so much, do not lose sleep over the accounts. Look for a partner that makes you happy, always look for your happiness and that of the the rest. Never cease to be a good father. Do not worry so much in buying luxuries and comforts for your house, nor leaving your family an inheritance. The properties and monies must be earned by each one, do not be dedicated to accumulate money. Enjoy travel, enjoy your walks, know new places, enjoy what you like and deserve, and allow dogs to be closer to you. Do not put the cups away. Use the new crockery, do not save your favorite perfume, use it to walk around with yourself, wear out your favorite tennis shoes, repeat your favorite clothes. So what? If it's not bad, why not now? Why not pray now instead of waiting to pray before going to sleep? Why not call now? Why not forgive now? Much is expected for Christmas, Friday, birthdays, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect ... Look ... There is no perfect everything. Human beings can not achieve this because it simply was not meant to be completed here. Here is a learning opportunity. So take this proof of life and do it now ... Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely and leave the rest in the hands of God. " translated from: "Está vida se va a ir rápido, no pelee con la gente, no critique tanto su cuerpo, no se queje tanto, no pierda el sueño por las cuentas. Busque la pareja que lo haga feliz, siempre busque su felicidad y la de los demás. Nunca deje ser buen padre. No se preocupe tanto en comprar lujos y comodidades para su casa, ni se mate dejándole herencia a su familia. Los bienes y patrimonios deben ser ganados por cada uno, no se dedique a acumular plata. Disfruté, viaje, goze de sus paseos, conozca nuevos lugares, dese los gustos que merece y permita tener a los perros más cerca. No se ponga a guardar las copas. Utilice la nueva vajilla, no economice su perfume favorito, úselo para pasear contigo mismo, gaste sus tenis favoritos, repita sus ropas favoritas ¿Y qué? Si no está mal, ¿por qué no ahora? ¿Por qué no orar en vez de esperar a orar antes de dormir? ¿Por qué no llamar ahora? ¿Por qué no perdonar ahora? Se espera mucho para la Navidad, el viernes, un año más, cuando se tenga dinero, cuando el amor llegue, cuando todo sea perfecto... Mire .... No existe el todo perfecto. Los seres humanos no pueden lograr esto porque simplemente no se hizo para completarlo aquí. Aquí es una oportunidad de aprendizaje. Así que tome está prueba de vida y hagalo ahora... Ame más, perdone más, abrace más, viva más intensamente y deje el resto en las manos de Dios".

This is the area known as Metro Park that was occupied this time yesterday by over 700,000 people. Impressive.

Dr. Janzel Gonzalez - on Maggie's list

I am not a Catholic nor a fan of the church, but I do see this whole event as a positive for Panama, the region, and the people who participated, particularly the young people who are the citizens and leaders of the future. Over 700,000 people are attending the final Mass being celebrated this morning.

I read the first quote to mean "'true love doesn't recognize race and be true to your self", and the second as "reject divisive bigots".

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So ..what's the Pope saying while he's here? The Pope encourages the young to the "culture of the encounter" and to disavow those who sow division On Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged young people from all over the world present at the welcoming ceremony of the World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama to continue cultivating the "culture of encounter" "to disavow those who sow division and exclude those who "are not like us". The pontiff participated in the ceremony of the WYD held in the Cinta Costera de Panama and considered the central celebration of this Catholic act that brought together some 150,000 young people, including some 85,000 pilgrims from around the world. He recalled that the young people in the preparation of this event have been "true teachers and artisans of the culture of the meeting", one of the ideas repeated by Bergoglio in his speeches. To these young people, especially from Latin America and many of them immigrants, he praised that "with their gestures and attitudes, with their eyes, their desires and especially with their sensitivity, they deny and disallow all those discourses that are concentrated and strive to sow division, in excluding or expelling those who 'are not like us'". In a ceremony starring by representations of the various countries and traditions with songs and dances, Francis recalled that they come from different cultures and peoples, speak different languages, but that none of that is an obstacle for them to meet, feel happy and be together. "And this because they have that sense of smell that knows to intuit that 'true love does not annul the legitimate differences, but harmonizes them in a unity’”, he said, quoting a homily of Benedict XVI and asked for a strong applause for the pope emeritus. “To find yourself”, said the pontiff from the huge balcony in the Cinta Costera, "does not mean to imitate, nor to think the same everybody or to live the same everybody, doing and repeating the same things, listening to the same music or wearing the same football team shirt, not that". Francisco said that "the culture of the meeting is a call and an invitation to dare to keep a common dream alive, yes, a big dream capable of sheltering everyone". The Pope also had affectionate words for the young indigenous people who made the "walked of America" and for the young Afro-descendants. The pontiff who arrived in Panama on Wednesday, encouraged the young people to go forward to renew the Church, although "not to create a parallel church a little more 'fun' or ‘cool’". He spoke of the sacrifice they made to participate in this Day and said: "Today we can be on the ‘rumba’, because this ‘rumba’ began a long time ago in each community". Jorge Bergoglio indicated that what keeps these young people together is the love of the Lord that "does not push violence or crush, a love that does not marginalize, that does not shut up, a love that does not humiliate or subjugate". Francis wished that the most hopeful thing that comes out of this WYD "is not a document or a program to be executed", but the faces and hearts of these young people "filled with the Holy Spirit to remember and keep alive that dream that binds us and that we are invited not to let it freeze in the heart of the world: wherever we are. " The Argentine pope concluded by wishing that "Panama today is not only a channel that unites seas, but also a channel where the dream of God continues to find channels to grow and multiply and radiate in all corners of the earth". Source-EFE https://www.panamatoday.com/panama/pope-encouraged-young-culture-encounter-disavow-those-who-sow-division-9040 THE TRUMP WALL: “Fear drives us crazy” POPE FRANCIS has criticized the immigration policy of US President Donald Trump, who intends to build a wall on the border between the US and Mexico. "Fear drives us crazy," he told journalists on the flight to Panama to participate in World Youth Day (WYD). During the trip, a journalist handed him a drawing of a young migrant who had died at sea and who had his grade book sewn into his clothes. The pontiff was moved saying he wanted to talk about it on the return trip on Sunday, January 27. His visit takes place in the midst of the longest shut down of government services in the history of the United States, a paralysis generated by the promised wall, and by the advance of a new caravan of migrants from Central America to the north. The first Latin American pontiff in history, the son of Italian immigrants in Argentina, has made the difficult situation of migrants and refugees one of the cornerstones of his mandate. He reinforced his message during his address to scores of thousands of pilgrims including hundreds of Americans on the Cinta Costera on Thursday, January 24 when he urged young people to “discredit those who sow division or exclude those that ‘are not like us’ “ https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/the-trump-wall-fear-drives-us-crazy