Mission Accomplished: 100 New Trash Cans for 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 whole project started in October in a collaboration between the NGO Unidos por Bocas […]

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US AMBASSADOR JOHN FEELEY VISITS BOCAS

The US Ambassador John Feeley came to our beloved islands to hit the pavement and to get to know the US citizens living in Bocas. He also got the opportunity to hit the sand and the water to experience the natural beauty of the islands. The Ambassador’s appearance in Bocas was the first part of […]

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DICKENS44 & HIS ART TOUR (THE QUEST FOR HIS MARIN COUNTY STUDIO)

The following is a tale about an extremely inspired and internationally recognized artist that has been creating unique art in Bocas for the last 7 years. He’s an artist with over 1,000 original artworks sitting in a studio 4,000 miles away. He would be able to return to his studio however his family’s bank doesn’t […]

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Editors Note: Jan 2017

Happy New Year everybody! We kick off 2017 in Bocas del Toro with lots of sports, art and compassion: surfing, yoga, boxing, cayuco, re-psychedelic art, calypso and reggae music, health food, local products and fund-raising for the Asilo elderly home, just to name a few. Thanks as always for reading and you are very encouraged […]

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Joseph Archbold: The Power of Food

Joseph Archbold left Panama in 2010 to travel, study and cook in the US and Europe, all the while phoning home to Bocas del Toro to see what’s going on with his family and friends. He was also curious as to the evolution of tourism on the islands and of course with his greatest passion: […]

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Editors Note: November 2016

Happy Fiestas Patrias to the country of Panama! I am very happy to be here and would like to thank the people of Panama and especially of Bocas del Toro for opening its doors to me and giving me the 7 best years of my life. I was not born in Panama and in Bocas […]

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Mayor Martin Downer and Unidos por Bocas Unite to Keep Bocas Beautiful

On the evening of September 26th members of Unidos por Bocas (United for Bocas) had an extremely productive meeting with Mayor Martin Downer, expressing their concerns and ideas for modern living in the archipelago. In the August issue of the Bocas Breeze, Emily Talentino wrote a profile on the mayor where Downer assured the community […]

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Editors Note & Letters to the Editor

This month a few people wrote me. Thank you for reading and writing! The Bocas Breeze always loves hearing from our readers and you can send your thoughts to editor@thebocasbreeze.com. “I am visiting from Wales, UK and just read your editorial in the June edition. Wales was one of the first countries to introduce a […]

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