It is a perfect Saturday for an event and today turned out to be more eventful than we anticipated. First off was the inauguration ceremony for Colon’s first “neighborhood watch” group, Vecinos Vigilantes, which our block initiated. Sudarshani, as president, gave the first speech and it was a strong admonition for the neighbors to stop [...]
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43. Neighborhood Watch in Colon
Posted in Panama, crime, culture, government, social justice, travel, tagged Colon, crime, neighborhood watch, Panama on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
42.5 Civil servants and faith
Posted in Panama, consumerism, culture, government, jobs, social justice, tagged botella, civil servants, Colon, Panama, philosophy of work, stations of the cross, waste of taxes on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in Colón, Sudarshani had an appointment with the city to inspect a dangerous alley and get it sealed off on one end—the end that faces our block and serves as an escape route for thieves. She went to the appropriate office at Colón City Hall and no one knew what to do. The civil [...]
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