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In the middle of the latest controversy regarding the legislation controlling the titling of island and coastal property, PRO.N.A.T. (Programa Nacional de Administracion de Tierras) announced the completion of titling of 186 ROP (Rights Of Possession) parcels of land in the Portobelo and general Costa Arriba area.
According to beneficiaries of this process, this was the culmination of years of waiting and grappling with the titling system.
Meanwhile, thousands of other ROP land holders (Panamanians and foreigners alike) are still waiting for a viable, rational solution to the problem of titling their land.
Proposed Law 71 that amends the previously passed Law 23 is still in the legislating process (currently awaiting the Second Assembly Debate). The parties involved (Minitry of Finance, Catastro and PRONAT) look as much confused and unsure as to what need to be done, as they were in the beggining.
Public held forums, like the one held last week, do little to ensure ROP owners that the future of their investment money will be respected and laid out clearly, concisely and (most importantly) permanently.
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