The government has given approval to granting farmers a subsidy of $0.10 per liter of milk produced, until December 2016. The grant was approved by the Cabinet at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, for dairy farmers who days ago cited profitability problems, now compounded by the effects of drought. “… This […]

I can’t believe this is the tenth year of our great Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival.  It just keeps getting better with top talent from around the world now asking if they can come and perform in our little town! How can you take your love of music to new heights? Start off at an […]

Here is a great story of a true adventurer.  If you are a sailor you will really like his vessel and even if you are not, you will enjoy this story. We are slicing south through the Bahamas on a warm March day, sailing on a delicious close reach flying a full mainsail, a staysail […]

A friend of mine, Randy Hilarski put out this great post about Panama and his company VIP Panama Tours is doing great as it was well thought out and properly organized.  I will lead into this post and then link you up with his company in case you are interested in his services when you […]

You do not want to be on the receiving end of a special operation conducted by  JSOC.  Here is a brief history of special operations, from Panama to the war on terror as reported in The Atlantic by Sean Naylor. At the cutting edge of the U.S. military’s campaigns against al-Qaeda and its offshoots over […]

I grabbed this off of a friend’s Facebook page and wanted to share it with you as I found it inspiring. It Starts With a Lone Cellist… And Grows to 120 Musicians! Turn up your speakers and click on the picture to see the video.

Air Panama will begin offering flights between San Jose, Costa Rica and one of Panama’s most popular tourist destinations, Bocas del Toro beginning on October 1st, the company has announced. The flights are expected to be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, an airline representative based in San Jose told ICR News, though pricing and schedule […]

Panama’s top court has canceled a $120 million government contract to purchase a radar system from Italian industrial giant Finmeccanica due to corruption concerns. The preliminary decision by the Supreme Court on Wednesday came in response to a government lawsuit arguing that the contract signed by former President Ricardo Martinelli was the product of bribes […]

I am so proud to announce this, as it represents how some smart people run big businesses and do listen to their customers.  It all started when my friend Doug Olander of Sport Fishing Magazine asked me for help with a contact at COPA.  I put him in touch with another friend of mine,  Pedro […]

For small-scale farmers who scored major victory against the biotech giant, it’s all about planting local, GMO-free seeds. The perils of ingesting food that has any contact with a Monsanto-produced product are in the news on nearly a weekly basis. As Dr. Jeff Ritterman has documented, Monstanto’s herbicide, Roundup, has been linked to a fatal […]