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Fiber Optic is now in the underground duct work in Boquete Country Club. I don't know if the houses are connected yet or not. They ran the fiber down on the road headed to Palmira a month ago. I don't know how far they went towards Palmira. I have Netflix and 60 mg internet without issues. If you noticed they were running new fiber up and down the main road from David to Boquete for months. Maybe they will connect soon and provide more band width, speed and capacity. I recieved maintenance emails from Cabla Onda everytime the Fiber people worked on the highway laying the fiber. I do not believe it is functional yet. The reason; I do NOT see any difference in my internet or cable TV.

Thanks, You are correct. I just got the official rules by email.

There is much confusion on Jubildo ages. Everything we have read so far on Panamanian news is 65 for 11-1pm and the Embassy says 60.  Who is right--------Embassy or President Cortizo?

A local bar owner closed his bar. When ask why he responded;

"I could not keep beer in the cooler."

Good turn out yesterday.

It has been blocked from viewing in Panama. Use a VPN. It works great with ProtonVPN. Proton is free.

Maybe people have to be paid. Maybe people are serious about the climate melt down. And just maybe, some people do not use politics to salvage what is going down the tube fast------- DEGRADING CLIMATE.

Panama should use the Lottery for education. Florida did this and the schools are better off because of the funding.

Not surprised. Some people can buy innocence also.

MAYBE, they took the samples in the mountains of Tennessee and compared them to L.A. lololololololol

SHOCKED. I had a conversation with him the same day he passed.

17 hours ago, Moderator_02 said:

70 years of experience in Education in Panama? What happened along the way? The Education system here has never gotten a fair shake. Independent thinking young college graduates need to in charge of education in Panama. The corruption in government needs to end and disperse more money to schools and teachers.

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/advisor-94-defends-4000-monthly-stipend

70

good news.

one air panama plane on the tarmac for 5 months in david. sounds like a management problem. also, maybe they need better quality control on regular maintenance program. the manufactures of these planes know every detail on these planes. maybe some extra schools for the inspectors and mechanics. kinda of scarey to all of a sudden ground an entire fleet. oh well, i'll be using them soon. 

any news on flights from david and panama?

any news on flights from david and panama?

A lot of poor Panamanian people don't have credit cards but yet pay a higher price for yellow taxis with cash. (they charge what they want to charge) Who is the winner (MONEY)? Simple answer-----yellow taxis with no meters. Medellin has metered taxis and it works well for everyone. I have found UBER the best taxi service with Cleaner cars, more amiable, dependable and the safest drivers. The poor people (LOSERS) suffer over not being able to pay in cash to Uber. The winner here is UBER AND THE LOSERS ARE THE POOR. The crooks in Panama wanted to make UBER leave Panama-----DID NOT WORK. Uber is a cheaper fare in Panama City on all routes. As usualy, the poor Panamanians get screwed. Uber's software on your cell phone tells you the price of your trip before you call them. Just as good as meters. UBER, does the vetting of drivers and cars. If you ever use one you will not go back to yellow taxis. Yellow taxis ( Panama City) are mob like operation in my opinion.

1 minute ago, Moderator_02 said:

The outage this morning began around 1:15am, and ended at 6:20am. It was one of the more damaging outages in that one pole of the current was present (and changing radically) but the other was absent. That can do a lot of damage to appliances, probably up there with the huge surges. I am not an electrician, so take those last couple of sentences with a grain of salt.

Unlikely, IMHO, that things will improve, but one can hope.

I use voltage protection and regulators. My Digital Samsung Fridge won't take this surge and low voltage.

Lost power last night again. No improvements.

oil oil oil......

John, you may not know this but Naturgy is not government owned and Deportes is a government organization. Sad Deportes is not privately owned. Always room for improvement on transmission lines and pole to house lines.

It appears feeding people has priority over a bridge. No brainer. Good planning for a bridge down the road.

Yes, Up and Running.

Medellin (Parque Arvi) has an identical one. Great view of the ENTIRE city on the way to Parque Arvi. Also, the Mass Transit System ends at the Gondola Ride Pick Up Point with taxi and bus rides leaving for all of Medellin. Across from Cefati would a great place for Park N Ride, Gondola start point and all other transit systems.

On 8/7/2019 at 12:22 PM, DanL said:

Yes,  In an area known for spotty electrical service and high winds, what could possibly go wrong with this idea? 

Important things like this have back up generators.

Corruption has a lot to do with it. When dollars are handled by crooks outside and inside of Panama City you see the results. For example, form 080 (deputado expenditures) and the bus buy back program. One look at road conditions and schools is tell all on the tax base stealing. The poor will suffer until some form of transparency is kept on the front burner and class warfare is engaged more. Increase wages and stop working people for $15 a day. Track taxes at cash registers closely. I know plenty of stores that sell a little cheaper if NO factura is ask for. That in itself is a serious tax base problem country wide. We will see what NITO does. He made a lot of promises and so did Varela. There are a lot of foreigners stealing work illegally in Panama. Some are in Boquete. You do NOT have to work here to pay taxes. People need to have sufficent funds to live off of here and not take work from Panamanians. Just a few observations from living in David and Boquete.

I still love it here.