Introduction – We frequently get inquiries about collection of civil judgments from foreign countries in Panama. The short version is this is extremely difficult, time consuming, expensive and a most unlikely occurrence. Foreign Civil M read more »
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Asset Protection Definition – Asset protection is a term referring to keeping your assets safe from the reach of financial enemies. Often the best way to do this is to remove the assets from the reach of flawed court and legal systems where th read more »
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The fact that these questions are being asked by the international press tells us that although Panamanian developers and politicians may be in denial, the rest of the world is not.

Panama's developers hoped to lure U.S. retirees with c read more »
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The two brief articles below appeared in todays paper. They are obviously by the opposition party but they have a ring of truth. I would agree that the government has done little to help in the promotion of the country in our industry of residential read more »
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Definition of Judgment Proofing – This term refers to the process whereby a person keeps their assets immune from civil judgments of any sort whether from a family court, civil court or other civil action. By immune we mean that there is no wa read more »
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The headline from todays Prensa Latina makes it seems as though the unions had a lot of success in shutting down the country yesterday when they called for a nationwide strike. According to Paul McBride, who rode out the turmoil or lack of it read more »
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No, I am not promoting Costa Rica or Mel Gibson as some readers comments exclaim, but I do like to report on the shenanigan's of my old poker pal. He is so controversial that I had a reader from hollywonk say she no longer would read my drivel read more »
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Legislator Jose Blandon Figueroa was kind enough to send me the agenda for the upcoming legislative session and the last item on the list deals with the law regarding the 30 day visa. Legislator Blandon was just elected as the minority or Panamenist read more »
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The reason I continue to post stories on these controversial matters is because important political decisions are being made that affect our industry of residential tourism. How the Panamanian government handles matters such as Gonzalez and Noriega read more »
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This little article from the local press appeared today.



Panama, Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Fast trackJulio Iglesias, spanish singer say that it will make investments in the country. The singer Julio Iglesias told president, Ma read more »
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Most people believe that Panama is a tax haven and it is, as long as you do business outside the country, are located in a free zone or have special government deals and connections. When I started doing business here 10 years ago, the tax situat read more »
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Interesting stats from this brief article on murder rate in Costa Rica. From Tico Times.



This week has already seen at least five murders an read more »
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This week has already seen at least five murders an">submit 'Death Toll Soars in Costa Rica' to digg   submit 'Death Toll Soars in Costa Rica' to reddit   submit 'Death Toll Soars in Costa Rica' to Pligg   submit 'Death Toll Soars in Costa Rica' to yahoo   |   Bookmarks  

This one tells it like it is. St Lucia only has 168,000 inhabitants.




Singing schoolchildren and red carpets welcomed
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to St. Lucia on Tuesday for his
first visit since t read more »
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With nothing else to do now that the Darwin's are out of Panama, the reporters must earn their expenses. What better way than promoting this little country in Latin America. Thank you again Mr. and Mrs. Darwin.



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Residences Palacio Del Mar in Bocas Del Toro, Panama Receive Pre-Sale Approval




Miami, FL,  December 14, 2007 --(PR.com)--
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Jan 17th 2008 | PANAMA CITYFrom The Economist print edition



President Torrijos's grip is beginning to falter

PANAMA'S president, Martín Torrijos, is said to have been elected in
May 2004 for two reasons read more »
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President Torrijos's grip is beginning to falter

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Intersting article from the Wall Street Journal on retiring abroad. Some Panama examples are given.By JEFF D. OPDYKE February 5, 2008; Page D1


As the first wave of baby boomers hits retirement age,
life overseas beckons. But be warned: Retiring abroad can have its
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Here we go again only this time the terms tourism and visitors are used in the same sentence to confuse the issue further. It only matters if you are in the tourism industry and depend on tourists rather than visitors to pay the bills. There is a diffe read more »
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