A train called hope

It won’t be a tram a masterwork by Tennessee Williams, but the reference is valid. The history of the isthmus is closely related to the construction of mega buildings.

At the time they are transoceanic railway, Canal and its extensions, Santo Tomas Hospital, part of the Inter-American Highway that passes through our country and the metro during the term of Ricardo Martinelli. The nature of Panama, as a place of international transit, brings with it the need to build this type of infrastructure, and this is accompanied by an economic boom that develops around its buildings.

It was not at all surprising that she was a candidate for Alliance parties and achievement of goals, included as the leading work for the five-year period for which he is running for election, one of those mega works. The immediate and best reference for this is the achievement of the Board in 2009-2014, of which Mulino was a part. For many non-believers, the construction of the first subway line was just a campaign promise. As part of the team that wrote the Government’s plan during the campaign for that period, I am proud to tell you that the issue was considered, studied and included in the program with a lot of determination and seriousness.

The project, in addition improve the quality of life of Panamanians on foot, was and remains a source of jobs. His inspiration was the circumstances faced by low-income families living far from their schools or workplaces. By reducing the travel time required to travel from many homes to these points, it allows family members to share more time together. This transportation system saves money to support the family. On the other hand, students’ success increases because they have more time to study and become good citizens.

José Raúl, as a proud Chiricano, thought of his province and the rest of his compatriots, when he launched his slogan about building a rail line connecting David to Panama City. Wherever he goes, he talks about it. This mega deal would bring with it a significant impact on the national economy. Thousands of jobs would be created around the project, benefiting hundreds of thousands of families, directly and indirectly. Upon completion of the works, it will join other existing connection methods.

Freight transportation would enable the movement of finished products from one point to another, which will be essential for agricultural and commercial activities. As for tourism, domestic and international, it would debut with a new face. Possibility of strategic stopping of passengers during the journeyor they permeate a pocket of interior Panama.

Panama lived through a decade of famine in which the quality of life of its citizens was threatened. The Panamanian longs for those times of economic prosperity, he lived before June 2014. The thirst for revenge of some deprived of something that should be an inalienable human right.

Then came the PRD, bringing with it an increase in foreign debt, corruption, incompetence and a pandemic. What else is left for our compatriots? Here is the hope that the Mulino train carries with it. But he also carries with him water for everyone, a bigger one safety and the possibility of rebuilding the quality of life of Panamanians.

José Raúl is no illusionist, but he also doesn’t make promises he can’t keep. To those who ask where the money will come from for this, I answer: maybe there were not a billion others with a talent greater than magicians They disappeared by magic.

When there is a will to restore hope to all of us who were deceived then, there is no one to stop JRM. It is not known where it draws its energy from, but like a fast train it will arrive to meet its fellow citizens. When the time comes to inaugurate the respective stations of this new rail service, we will be able to applaud and celebrate the moment without party lines. And that’s it José Raúl Mulino will not be president of the Panamanian percentage, but 100%. And no survey can mark that, since only grateful hearts do that tabulation. Long live Panama!