You do not want to miss the March 24 Expat's West Mixer at El Rincon de Chef! Please click on this link to RSVP. Once again we will be dancing the night away after a wonderful meal from Chef Fernando. Only this month it's not salsa, no it's not line dancing...... IT'S DISCO!!! And you thought Disco was dead!! Well not at Expat West! We will be joined by such favorites as Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, KC and the Sunshine Band and many more. You've got two weeks to practice your John Travolta moves. (Yes, we expect to see them!!) Come and join us as we shake our booties and dance the night away to all those tunes you still know the words to! We are very pleased to announce that Chef Fernando is presenting an ITALIAN styled menu this month. You can view the full menu on our events calendar. Once again if you will be eating at Rincon del Chef please complete the RSVP form on our website so that Chef can be prepared accordingly. A big thank you again to all those that did utilize the RSVP form last month. Prize sponsors this month are: - $25 gift certificate from Panama Roadrunner Security Transport - Dinner for 2 at La Carreta by the Restaurant - A lovely surprise by VIP Insurance - And you just never know what is in Playacommunity’s hat. Please join us this month for a fun evening, the opportunity to meet new people and to catch up with old friends. Remember to come and meet me at the Playacommunity table in order to obtain your door prize tickets. Get down!!!!
Linda van Dyk http://www.playacommunity.com









If you're a fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) then the Superbook VIP Sports Club is the place to be this Saturday night, 20 February 2010. The Ultimate Fighting Championship takes Australia by storm for the first time and fans at Sydney’s Acer Arena will be treated to explosive matchups featuring two early Fight of The Year candidates. In the main event, a world heavyweight title shot is on the line when unbeaten young gun Cain Velasquez takes on former UFC and PRIDE champion Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira. Plus, UK superstar Michael “The Count” Bisping hopes to spoil the middleweight debut of the legendary ‘Axe Murderer’, Wanderlei Silva. UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez, Saturday, February 20, live on pay-per-view from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia. UFC 110 Relentless is being broadcast via pay per view, but the people at the Superbook will bring you all the action for free! The
It's too bad for people who like to watch pornographic films in bars and taverns. You can't do it in the district of Boquete anymore, thanks to a recent decree handed down by the Mayor which bans such displays in these establishments. Manolo Ruiz, the mayor of the district, said these displays are detrimental to good morals. The owners of these premises who do not comply with this new rule will be fined $500 for the first offense, and they can be fined up to $5,000 dollars for the second or subsequent offenses, and their clubs can also be closed. (Source: Mi Diario)
Some of the relatives of the women who were arrested during a raid conducted by immigration authorities at various brothels in Panama City are desperate and very annoyed. The women say their papers are in order but they are being deported to their home countries anyway. By way of protest, one of the women undressed inside of the Transitional Prison of the Immigration System. For her part the Director of Immigration, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, denied such accusations. She said the women are being deported because they do not, in fact, have their papers in order. They lack the card for "performing artists" issued to allow them to work in prostitution legally for nine months in Panama. Relatives of the detained women say they are sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding in the immigration jail. During the raid more than 60 people from different nations were arrested for not having their papers in order. (Source: TVN Noticias)
The Panama Air Festival 2010, a show of extreme stunts and acrobatics, will take place on Sunday 31 January, reported its organizers. This is a free event organized by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), with sponsorship from Cable & Wireless Panama. The event will be governed by the strictest safety standards, following the required standards in the United States (U.S.), according to a press release. The protagonists of the show are pilots with experience in the field of civil, commercial and military aviation. The festival will feature Fred Cabanas, an experienced pilot who has three gold medals in world aerobatics championships, and a world championship in the World Air Games Unlimited. Cabanas will be flying in his "Pitts Special". Attendees can get to the event by going to the old airport building at Howard, from 9:00 am. The organizers recommend attendees wear light clothing, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hats and sunscreen. Additionally, at the Panama Air Festival 2010 there will be attractions such as skydiving, model planes, helicopters, commercial aircraft, among others. (Source: La Prensa)
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There’s nothing like a bit of banter when you’re blowing things up, as the first Battlefield Bad Company game proved. Now EA is reuniting the hapless B Company for more destructive action and amusing quips. Expect to cause chaos and ride a host of vehicles in locations stretching from snowy Russian villages to the Panama canal and look forward to extensive online multiplayer options. And this time: You can destroy whole buildings, including the frames. (Source: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk)


Things are getting hot and heavy in Copenhagen ahead of the city's massive climate change conference. The city's mayor warned hotels against patronizing Danish prostitutes during the upcoming U.N. summit — but the Copenhagen hookers are reportedly striking back by offering free sex to anyone who ignores the warnings. Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard sent postcards to 160 Copenhagen hotels, urging guests and delegates to refrain from buying sex, Spiegel Online reported. The city's prostitutes have retaliated by offering free sex to anyone who brings one of the cards to an assignation. The response is being organized by the Sex Workers Interest Group (SIO), which says the mayor's move is "sheer discrimination." "Ritt Bjerregaard is abusing her position as Lord Mayor in using her power to prevent us carrying out our perfectly legal job," SIO Spokeswoman Susanne Moller told the Danish Web site Avisen.dk. "I don't understand how she can be allowed to contact people in this way."
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WASHINGTON - Following his second ``Night at the Museum,'' Ben Stiller is leaving a legacy at the Smithsonian Institution. The star of ``Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' is now also starring in a new orientation film for the museums on the National Mall. On Tuesday, the Smithsonian announced it has begun showing the 10-minute film continuously in the Smithsonian Castle visitors center. Stiller shows off some of the millions of objects on view in Washington, including the Hope Diamond and Dorothy's ruby slippers from ``The Wizard of Oz.'' The film also highlights research and conservation efforts at the National Zoo and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. This summer's ``Night at the Museum'' is a sequel to a 2006 film.
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By Manuel Vega Loo for La Prensa - 2:19 p.m. - Panama's Health Minister Rosario Turner confirmed to the press this afternoon that the company organizing the Monster Truck Jam have informed her they would postpone the event. "They have accepted the instructions given to them by the Ministry of Health and they have seen it as a form of social responsibility, which is why they will postpone the event," said Turner. She added that the company has made a "very socially responsible" decision. The Monster Truck Jam was programmed to take place on Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May at the Rod Carew stadium.
