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Welcome to the 15th issue of the Panama Forum Newsletter!

Drumroll….. this week we passed our 2,000 members mark. Woot! Woot!

Thanks Panama friends for your continued support and especially for your participation in our online discussions.

Have fun this weekend and enjoy Panama!

TOP PANAMA THREADS:

• Cost to live in Panama?
  How much can you expect to spend per month to live in Panama?
• Best Dentist in Panama City
  Do you have a favorite dentist in Panama? One that speaks English and does great work at affordable prices? Please share.
• Best Location in Panama to Live?
  Which city / location in Panama is the best to live and why? Make your pick and find out what others think.
• Residency for Investors or Businesspersons
  Any residency related questions. From the easiest, fastes to the cheapest way to get a Panama Visa. Share and learn.
• Boquete
  Insightful opinions and experiences of living the good life in Boquete. Read and rejoice.

PANAMA NEWS:

• Work On The New Panama-Colon Highway 30% Complete
  Construction has started on the pilings that will support the new bridge over the Chagres river. They continue to advance at a good pace because they are working 24 hours a day with continuous shifts.
• HP-1302 Crashes On Takeoff from Albrook
  A Piper Seneca small private airplane with registration number HP-1302 crashed shortly after having taken off from the Marcos A Gelabert (Albrook) airfield this morning at about 11:30 am. Aboard were the pilot and a mechanic. Both survived the crash with minor injuries, mostly to their hands.
• Immigration and Banking Reforms Approved By Cabinet
  The new laws (by executive decree) to reform immigration and banking in Panama were ratified by the Executive Cabinet yesterday.  With regards to the banking reforms, the changes will “adapt and adequate Panamanian norms to international standards, through the fortification of the Superintendent of Banking.”
• FARC Clash with Panamanian Border Police in the Darien
  Just when people were thinking the security situation in the Darién province had been controlled, a new confrontation between Colombian FARC insurgents and Panamanian police units occurred yesterday.
• Panamanian Lawmaker Busted with 50 Kilos of Smack
  This Saturday Panama’s First Anti Drug Prosecutor reported the arrest of a Substitute Deputy from the Panameñista political party to Panama’s National Assembly, Fausto Misselis González, for the crime of possession of illegal substances. The arrest occurred last Thursday when the politician and three other people with him were surprised with 50 kilos of heroin, eight kilos of cocaine, and an unspecified amount of marijuana.