Caribbean Panama Network

31/08/2018

Memorias de Bocas Town - Busca tu copia en el Gran Hotel Bahía de Bocas del Toro.

29/03/2018

So great to see that these big guys are still around on the islands!

06/01/2018

Cool website demonstrating the intense volume of ships entering the Caribbean ports of Panama in Ciudad De Colón, Colon, Panama.

Explore more at https://www.shipmap.org/ and learn about Manzanillo International Terminal, Panamá here: http://www.caribbeanpanamanetwork.com/project/manzanillo-international-terminal-mit/

06/06/2017

Interesting story about a young American girl who became pen pals with Manuel Noriega.

https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/246/my-pen-pal?act=1

Stories of very unusual pen pals, people whose relationship could not exist without the help of the postal service.

12/05/2017

Great initiative! Unidos Por Bocas has really knocked this out and already things are starting to look a bit cleaner around Isla Colón, Bocas Del Toro!

On the morning of Saturday May 6th, the final series of metal posts were secured into the ground and are made ready for the last 20 of the 100 new trash barrels to be fastened to them. This who...

16/04/2017

Stay safe out there folks!

http://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/yellow-alert-panama-coasts

PANAMA’S civil defense agency Sinaproc, has issued a yellow  alert on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. They have warned swimmers to proceed with caution as rain  accompanied by strong winds has threatened to produce increased wave activity  during the Easter weekend. In the province of Bocas d...

11/04/2017

Something I have definitely wondered about...

Why is tourism - and business in general - in Panama and the Caribbean not taking full advantage of technologies that contribute to growth and development?

http://www.ict-pulse.com/2016/09/advancements-occurred-itict-caribbean-organisations-poor/

IT and ICT have been evolving at a considerable pace; however, their use by Caribbean organisations is still poor. We discuss some of the reasons why.

10/04/2017

Another article on the coconut disaster from Bloomberg!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/just-when-the-world-craves-coconuts-the-caribbean-s-running-out

At the worst possible time, the Caribbean is running short of one of its most emblematic products.

10/03/2017

Progress in Bocas del Toro!

En una primera fase los trabajos se concentrarían en calle tercera, donde opera un número importante de locales comerciales.

10/03/2017

Incredible photos from Cayo Zapatilla in Bocas del Toro!! Can't beat the beauty that has to offer!

Surfer Ralph De Bie could not believe his eyes when he saw an eagle ray battling it out with a shark within yards of a tropical island beach in Panama.

06/03/2017

Amazing example of community coming together to encourage responsible waste management. Muy buena proyecto!!

27/02/2017

Felicidades Colón

03/02/2017

Another offer from OfertaSimple Panamá to experience the postcard-quality waters and islands of San Blas, Panama.

Pay $130 for one night for 2 people in Akwadup Lodge, Guna Yala ($280 Value). Includes meals, transportation from airport to hotel / hotel to airport + one daily tour.

http://ofertasimple.com/ofertas/panama/akwadup-lodge-guna-yala-tour-diario-hotel-desayuno-almuerzo-cena-3ene17-e?utm_source=Ofertasimple+List+%28English%29&utm_campaign=a439998efe-UA-16664697-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_26e53095a7-a439998efe-162446157

26/01/2017

Another great offer from our friends at OfertaSimple Panamá!

Pay $17 for a zoo ticket at Safaricks Zoologico, Portobelo on the coast of !. Includes zoo tour + roundtrip transportation between the zoo and Bala Beach ($35 Value). One child under 10 free entrance.

OfertaSimple.com es un sitio de compra colectiva que te permite a obtener las ofertas más impresionantes en los lugares más exclusivos de Panamá. En Restaurantes, Spas y muchos, muchos más!

23/01/2017

Never a dull moment on the Caribbean coast of Bocas del Toro, Panama!!

A SATELLITE belonging to the Google Loon project designed to give internet access to remote communities fell in the community of Sieyic, in the district of Changuinola, Bocas del Toro on the weekend. Staff of the civil defense agency (Sinaproc) made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday Jan 10…

04/01/2017

Check out this opportunity from Sailing One World in the San Blas Islands!

30/11/2016

Floating Doctors is an amazing organization made up of amazing people doing amazing things in Bocas del Toro!

For Giving Tuesday, I was going to write about this year's triumphs as we grew, but something happened here last night that makes me want to share something different.

I'm writing this from our base in Panama; the team deployed this morning and it is very peaceful, with many stars. But last night it was anything but peaceful.

Just as we sat down to dinner, a canoe arrived with news of a very sick patient in the nearby village. I watched in admiration as my team went into action; three responders were chosen and they grabbed the emergency kit and roared off into the moonless night in our tiny inflatable skiff. They navigated a pitch-black mangrove river to extract a man with a a very severe, life-threatening brain injury, and traveled 5 miles in a small open boat to deliver him to the nearest hospital. They stayed and advocated for him for hours, eventually prepping him for transfer to a tertiary center on the mainland where appropriate care might be obtained, and their kindness towards his family during this whole process cannot be exaggerated.

They got back to base after midnight, salty and wet and very hungry, but with their eyes shining the way you see in people who have just won a victory for humanity. They quickly ate, passed out, and deployed this morning all smiles at 7:30 AM to visit patients in three remote communities over the next three days in the field. They are my heroes because they do it all with so much dedication, courage and love, and in such a kind and unassuming way.

They do this in obscurity; only about five people will ever really know what last night was like. And they would do it again--I'm sure they will do it again, possibly today--without hesitation. They do it because they can, and because there is no one else, and because they trust each other with their lives, because they never give up without a fight, because it's the right thing to do, and because they are the people whose hand you see outstretched when you cry for help. That's heroic to me.

Today, a lot of service-minded folks will get emails about Giving Tuesday, and asking for support. I wanted everyone to know what that help really means when it is sent out into the world...all our tiny ripples of hope, joining with others to become the waves that can overpower any hatred or intolerance.

It is a privilege to have played any role in my team all being in this place, at this time--at the right moment to be the instruments by which a patient's life could be changed forever. Because they never would, I ask on their behalf, and on behalf of the 50,000 impoverished families in the area we serve, that you take a moment to help them continue to be able to be instruments of hope and compassion in this world. Last night cost less than $50 in fuel; courage and dedication paid the balance to make it all happen; imagine what your support could do. Time to toss a pebble of kindness into the sea of humanity, and see where the ripples go...

~Dr.Ben LaBrot

http://floatingdoctors.com/donation/

(Photo courtesy of Clinic Manager Greisman)

23/11/2016

Ten cuidado en Colon!!

16/11/2016

Innovation and inspiration on the coast of !

16/11/2016

Coconuts are one of the most iconic parts of living! This is devastating.

... and it won't be easy to save them.

26/10/2016

Beautiful video of our friends at Bambuda Lodge in Bocas del Toro, Panama

Video, video, on our wall, where’s the best hostel of them all? Once upon a small film crew visited a magical island off the enchanted coast of Panama,…

24/10/2016

Very interesting look back at the U.S. Army Jungle Warfare School (JOTC) at Fort Sherman, Colon, Panama.

more at http://news.quickfound.net/intl/panama_news.html "IN THE JUNGLES AND FORESTS OF PANAMA, THE ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION COMMAND DEVISES NEW METHODS TO P...

10/10/2016

Great video of beautiful San Blas, Panama!!

25/09/2016

Here's some footage from the 2015 Bocas del Toro Chili Challenge. If you're on Isla Colón, Bocas Del Toro today, stop by and join in!

23/09/2016

20/09/2016

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma

For lovers of and anyone with a compassionate heart, please help support this community effort!

Help us help them. Our vet in Bocas del Toro, Panama is trying to save as many as she can, but we need your help in the form of donations. It averages $5000 per spay & nueter clinic and we need at least 2 clinics to get this problem under control. The people of this Island need your help for educ...

15/09/2016

A poem submitted by Arnold Greenburg They roar and splash and go from dock to dock, and make the sea an avenue with waves that sparkle in the sun, and even in the rain and wind, where dark clouds hover, the boats take folks to town and back for what they need to live their …

14/09/2016

Great story about coming up with practical solutions to real-world problems on the islands of Bocas del Toro, Panama.

One man's trash is another man's condo. After collecting more than a million plastic bottles, Robert Bezeau made an unconventional decision — he…

01/09/2016

Pay from $130 for 2 nights in a cabin for 2 people at Cosmic Crab Resort @ Careening Cay Resort, Bocas del Toro ($262 Value). Includes breakfast + 2 cocktails and 2 appetizers per day + kayak or paddleboard use and full day boat tour.

From OfertaSimple Panamá!

OfertaSimple.com es un sitio de compra colectiva que te permite a obtener las ofertas más impresionantes en los lugares más exclusivos de Panamá. En Restaurantes, Spas y muchos, muchos más!

26/08/2016

Give and Surf is an amazing program that is dedicated to having a positive impact on the lives of indigenous children in the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama!

The Organization: Give & Surf is alocally embedded 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of volunteers providing sustainable empowerment to indigenous communities