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.