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    Raffle Winners Announced!

    Raffle Winners Announced!

    Games Night, Dec 6th, 2007 It was a great evening with just over thirty people joining in the fun. The raffle Grand Prize of Anna Liebig’s quilt was won by Jody Hessler! Congratulations, Jody! Tickets had been sold ...

    Q&A: why Panama attracts wealthy foreigners

    Q&A: why Panama attracts wealthy foreigners

    Panama's generous tax laws have long made it a haven for wealthy investers from overseas {mosgooglecenter}     Has Panama got a long history as a tax haven? Yes. It was regarded as the western hemisphere’s primary tax haven for ...

    'Missing' canoeist arrested for fraud

    'Missing' canoeist arrested for fraud

    {mosgooglecenter}  The wife of a British man missing, presumed dead, for five years has reportedly confessed that she and her husband were involved in a plot, but says her sons were not part of it.   When Anne Darwin was tracked down at her Panama City flat she ...

    Mahjong Club Updates

    Mahjong Club Updates

    Location Change for Friday's Mahjong Meet This friday, Dec 7th Mahjong group will meet at Don Chacos grill for lunch at 12pm. Games begin at 1pm. Chachos has offered us thier air conditioned room! See you there! ...

    Games Night and Christmas Raffle

    Games Night and Christmas Raffle

    Hi Folks; I hope you are ready for one more games night before 2007 escapes us.  This games night will be special. We will be having the draw for a lovely handmade picnic quilt donated by Anna Liebig.  ...

    Annual Christmas Parade

    Annual Christmas Parade

    Led by Mary on a donkey and Joseph in toe, brought up in the rear, by Santa and Missus Claus pulled in a cart by two large oxen, the annual Coronado Christmas parade made a slow rhythmic  walk to the Coronado Hotel lobby. The parade is an opportunity for the ...

    Panama's jails hold 7,000 untried prisoners

    Panama's jails hold 7,000 untried prisoners

    {mosgooglecenter}  PANAMA CITY, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Panama's jails host nearly 7,000 prisoners who have not been duly tried and convicted, due to slow judicial process, the country's Interior and Justice Ministry said ...

    Panama Private Clinic Scab Strike

    Panama Private Clinic Scab Strike

    {mosgooglecenter}  Panama, Nov 29 (Prensa Latina) Five of the so-called private popular clinics in Panama began offering services to the population on Thursday under a government contract, to confront a 24-day medical strike in public hospitals.   The 5,000 physicians ...

    Coronado Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

    Coronado Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting

    The month of Christmas is being heralded this week in Coronado, by the children of Panama. At 4:30pm, this coming Saturday, children bands from nearby schools will gather at the Coronado Fire Station to begin a musical parade to the Coronado Golf and ...

    Investment propels a real estate boom for Panama

    Investment propels a real estate boom for Panama

     (The Christian Science Monitor) Stability and a steady growth rate are helping to transform this regional hub. Panama City - The hilltop view overlooking the former Howard US Air Force Base in Panama says it all. The vacant barracks will be the site of a $10 billion ...

    The primeval meets the present at the Darién Gap

    The primeval meets the present at the Darién Gap

      The Salt Lake Tribune: Edging along the Panamanian-Colombian border, the Darién Gap is one of the wildest frontiers in the Americas. It's home to Panama's most spectacular national park, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Parque Nacional Darién. The Darién is where the primeval ...

    A Confusing Thanksgiving in Panama

    A Confusing Thanksgiving in Panama

      Panama City, Panama (The Panama Report) I had been thinking long and hard about my invention of a toothbrush that you don't have to throw away, with bristles of such resistance that they simply don't wear old, when I realized it was November 22nd which, in the United States, is the ...

    Panama 2008 Budget Backs Social Spending

    Panama 2008 Budget Backs Social Spending

    Panama, Nov 21 (Prensa Latina) Panama's National Assembly approved the largest domestic budget ever for next year, $8.3 billion that will stress public social expenditures. Economy and Finance Minister Hector Alexander said the sum is owed to a ...

    Noriegaville No More?

    Noriegaville No More?

    Is it possible that Okke Ornstein has finally met his match? When I visited Noreigaville.com this morning, I was met with the following message:   "Sorry, but The Noriegaville News is closed and is not coming back. Some deeply disturbed ...

    2008 Panama Jazz Festival

    2008 Panama Jazz Festival

      Founded by Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez, the Panama Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 5th birthday January 21 - 26, 2008 was created in order to exchange cultural experiences between the best musicians in the world and the Panamanian people. Perez’s vision has guided the ...

    The threat of residential tourism in Panama

    The threat of residential tourism in Panama

       (from La Prensa, translated into English by Google) ELIMINATION OF INCENTIVES.  Residential Tourism is a term widely used, but an ambiguous meaning that is not properly defined the phenomenon of retirees who choose to Panama as a destination to retire.  This ...

    High End Vet Services in Coronado

    High End Vet Services in Coronado

    One of the many conveniences of living in Coronado is having an English speaking Veterinarian in the neighborhood. Dr. Jorge Barriga who runs VETS in Panama City opened a second animal clinic and pet store in Coronado. Over the last few years the Coronado clinic has seen an ...