Chiriquí Chatter

I just received information that Colin Hopton has passed away.
Dear folks,
FYI, Colin passed away yesterday. His funeral will be tomorrow, Friday, in Dolega at the St. Francis Catholic Church right on the plaza at 9 am. He leaves a wife, Elsi and a baby daughter Collett. I don’t know any other details. [...]

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In case you don’t read blog comments, I just received received the following URL as a comment related to the Pensionado Visa.

http://www.lawyers-abogados.net/en/Services/Immigration/panama-pensioner-visa-change.htm
This firm looks creditable, but I have not been able to confirm the authenticity of the change it talks about.
UPDATE: The following was a reply that was posted on the Yahoo Panama Forum by [...]

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I made another Linux application discovery today. It was GRAMPS. Many years ago I had started working on my family tree. In all of the moves I have made from the US and within Panama, I lost the software that I had used to build my family tree.
Luckily I still had the file and [...]

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The Yahoo groups are starting to gather examples of real people in dire straits because of the changes in the Visa law. Here is one example I just read on one of the groups.
Just a few mins ago I received this e-mail from a friend of mine.
This guy lives in Chiriqui. He WAS NOT allowed [...]

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Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now!

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