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Jim Bondoux

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  1. Craig and Maureen are hardworking, dedicated people, and the closing of this well-liked restaurant feels wrong to me. I've heard from successful restaurant operators that one of the keys to their financial prosperity has been "control of the four walls", so the explanation provided, of big rent demands, may be the most correct one. I hope they will find their footing soon and perhaps get going on a re-start. In the meanwhile, you might try Retrogusto - it is definitely world class.
  2. Given that the developer of the new "Federal Mall" in David is the same as the one that has had a huge success with the Albrook Mall, where a major portion of the shopper traffic is generated from the adjoining bus terminal, it makes sense to believe that it will build a similar complex in David. That is what is shown in the published plans. I am also surmising that it will arrange to improve the access to and from the Pan American highway. In time, the new facility is likely to attract a significant amount of bus traffic and I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of Tico/Tica shoppers. The existing bus terminal might respond with a competing re-model, or not.
  3. I believe the new Volcan facility is part of the Ministry of Health program to create 20 "First Care" centers in the interior of Panama. There is also a new one in Los Algarobbos that has just opened on the Boquete-David highway. These centers are intended to bring medical services to local, underserved communities. They consist of a first-aid emergency care room, imaging diagnostics, physical therapy and pharmacy. The examination rooms are mainly for interviewing and providing remote care via internet. To my knowledge, there are no beds, so they can't be considered true hospitals. The facilities are brand-new and staffing up seems to be slow and sputtering. Even when (or if) up and running as intended, it will be no more than a way station on the path to a real hospital.
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