The property tax reform approved in Law 66 of 2017 will enter into force on the 1st of January 2019. It establishes new rates for the payment of real estate taxes. General taxes will remain the same ~ These new…
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No sign marks the home that is a safe refuge for the forgotten elderly residents of Albergue Amistad. As you approach the driveway into the hospital in downtown Puerto Armuelles, there is an incognito cream colored building on the left….
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This is a model of the new Dionisio Arrocha Hospital, currently under construction in Puerto Armuelles. The video is from the CSS (Social Security Fund) of Panama and shows where the various components of each of the phases will be…
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The Film Festival of Panama (ICARO) will be presenting feature-length films and shorts throughout the country, starting this month. Mark your calendars to attend the showings in Puerto Armuelles October 8 to 12, 2018. The International Film Festival in Central…
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Are you a bird watcher? If so, get out your binoculars this weekend and start counting! September through November is the time of year when the shorebird and raptor migrations occur. September 6th was the 2018 World Shorebirds Day. Designed…
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The Del Monte subsidiary, Banapiña SA, hired the first 54 workers during the first part of May. They have begun planting the banana pups to start growing for future harvest.This is a major step in the reactivation of the banana…
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The reactivation of the banana plantations in the district of Barú, Chiriqui is moving forward quickly. BanaPiña has been busy since they started operations, in January this year, with the cleaning of land, drainage to get the irrigation systems in,…
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Easter weekend, like other long weekend holidays in Panama, is a time when locals flock to the beaches around Panama. Expect to see more traffic than usual in Puerto Armuelles and along the Peninsula to Punta Burica. The Transit Authority…
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The PTP to LIMONES Highway Rehabilitation project is well underway! After being awarded the contract by the Ministry of Public Works (MOP), the construction company, Bagatrac SA, began work on Phase 1 of the new road in early February of…
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The first phase of construction of the new Dionisio Arrocha Hospital, in Puerto Armuelles, is well underway. Cranes and workers are busy and making good progress. The old hospital is still in use since construction began in September of 2017, however,…
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