Mike came to Boquete looking for a new life but he is a City guy and ended up in Panama City where he operates a very successful restaurant. His story is one of how retirement does not work for everyone and if you have any brains, you can start a business here and be successful. […]
Officials stopped more than 1.7 million migrants on our southern border during the 2021 fiscal year, which ended in September, according to Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data. The Washington Post reports illegal crossings began rising last year but skyrocketed in the months after President Biden took office. Agents with the CBP also arrested the highest […]
In mid-September, Colombia, Panama, and the United States seized 2.4 tons of cocaine during a combined operation off the island of San Andrés, in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. According to the Colombian Navy, this seizure is likely the largest carried out aboard a speedboat by components of the Navy’s San Andrés and Providencia Specific […]
This looks incredible and it is a real deal happening soon! The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced today the launch of “THE RIG.”, a new tourism project. Inspired by offshore oil platforms, “THE RIG.” will be located in the Arabian Gulf and will span a combined total area of more than 150,000 square meters and […]
Panama’s government tender’s professional services for the integral railway system for the Panama Metro Line 1 extension to Villa Zaita. <strong< a=””>>Panama Government Purchase 2021-2-80-0-08-LP-004202: “Metro de Panama requires design engineering services, construction of the civil works, Auxiliary Line and Station Facilities, and interfaces with the Integral Rail System for the Panama Metro Line 1 Extension […]
Disruptions to transportation of coffee around the world, caused by container shortages and port congestion, will likely keep coffee prices high for a longer time since they make it more difficult for the market to rebalance supplies geographically. Coffee analysts and traders said on Friday during the annual conference organized by the Swiss Coffee Trade Association (SCTA) […]
My wife Susie is working on the next Fashion Show and it sounds like it will be a big hit. More happenings in our little town. Here is a little bit about the charitable organization who will benefit from some of the proceeds. Asociacion de Caridad de la Communidad de Boquete is a Panamanian non-profit […]
Yes folks, another year is blasting by with a little over 60 days till Christmas! Time to get your holiday house in order and let the eating begin! While container ship traffic jams, worker shortages, rising prices has put numerous kinks in the pipeline of goods flowing in through your ports and out to your […]
My friend Morris Palmer runs a resort in a remote part of Panama that few people have been to. It is one of my favorite places in Panama. Catch a Marline from a Kayak!! In this episode we’re camping and fishing WAY off the grid on Panama’s remote southern coast to see if we can […]
Congratulations to Kyra, our animal # 20,000 to be sterilized by Amigos de Animales since 2005. Dogs can have 2 litters and cats 3-5 litters each year. Imagine what the streets of Boquete and surrounding areas would look like if all of these dogs and cats and their offspring had not been sterilized. Thank you […]