As the holiday season approaches each year I always begin reminiscing about childhood Christmases spent with my family. The smell of fresh cut cedar, decorating the house with my mother, the taste of a traditional Southern Christmas meal, all…
The waste management issue in Bocas del Toro is more complicated than most things here are. It’s not like choosing where you’re going to snorkel or what pair of board shorts you’re going to surf in today. Many Bocas residents…
Joe Bass, of Operation Safe Drinking Water, is recovering in David after suffering a stroke last week. He would like for everyone to know that there will be no interruption with upcoming projects as the well-trained staff of OSDW…
Cloud Forest Botanicals is a small, hands-on artisan business in the highlands of Chiriqui, above Boquete. On Finca Luz, Elizabeth Worley and Dianne Heidke grow over 50 different medicinal plants and wild craft from the jungle a dozen more….
Sagittarius November 22 — December 21 This is a great opportunity for self-improvement. Consider Squinting as the new smiling, give it a try you’ll be amazed at the results. Practice saying hello in different voices. Try turning your whole body instead…
OK, so here’s the general “Give Back Bocas” Christmas plan. The end result will be baskets/bags with food & gifts for the deserving, needier Bocas families. Recommendations will come from a few trusted teachers and we’ll even be following…
Lili was cooking at the Buena Vista when one day they ran out of the house hot sauce. Her boss asked her to make some of her own. A guest comes in the next day and asks for something…
Indeed, together we can make a difference! And together is exactly how the Vocational Sewing Center came to be at Josue Rogelio Ibarra School. This Center evolved from joint efforts and funding by MEDUCA (Panama’s Educational Program), the Bocas…
