(Portland Press Herald) When Jack Mosher would visit his fraternity brother John Brier in Panama, he'd notice how they couldn't get Maine lobster for dinner. What was available was the spiny lobster, a warm-water species without claws. "As a seafood-loving person – a Maine boy – it's a very poor substitute," said Mosher, who lives in Waterville. The two are now planning … [Read more...]

(Tico Times) “My eyes shine more brightly than gold,” reads a sign of a protester in San José supporting Panamanian indigenous rights. Protesters gathered in front of the Panamanian Embassy in San José Wednesday morning to demonstrate against the bloody crackdown by Panamanian police against members of an indigenous group over the weekend near the Costa Rican … [Read more...]