Bocas Breeze Photo Challenge
By SHARON ADAM July’s winner for “Golden Hour: Bocas Sunsets and Sunrises” is Nicolás “Chapo” Brutto. Well done! Just look at its amazing colors; and the water is still. I love the reflection of the boat on the water. The composition is great; well balanced. Our next assignment is “Bocas Wildlife,” so get in the […]
15 New Homoepathic Remedies Discovered at Finca Los Monos Botanical Gardens
Sally Williams has been to Bocas many times and has always had much love for the islands. She and her husband have visited “every inch of Panama” while looking for a place suitable for them to live part-time and it was Bocas that continued to beckon them. On one of her trips to the islands, […]
Island Football
Congratulations to Bastimentos FC, champions of the District League and also to Island FC and CD, ABI and JR. All 3 teams have qualified to play in the provincial league.
New School in Boca del Drago
New Bocas del Drago 4th grade classroom funded by Surf for Life and facilitated by Give & Surf. The local community did almost all of the work with some support form international volunteers.
International Tour with Los Mixtos from Bocas del Toro
Los Mixtos are Calypso legends from Bastimentos Island and had the honor of representing BDT internationally at a Calypso festival in Cau- hita, Costa Rica on July 10th. Lord Dango, Calypso Joe, Mr. B, Peggy and Mondul were the closing act and left the people begging for more, according to Mr. B aka Javier and […]
Bocas del Toro Map
Editors Note: August 2016
Thank you to everyone who has extended their kind words and encouragement regarding the first 4 issues of the newest administration of the Bocas Breeze and thanks to everyone for offering their ideas and contributions. This month we continue the photo challenge with the theme “Bocas Wildlife.” Congratulations to Chapo for winning July’s “Golden Hour” […]
Classifieds July 2016
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Horoscopes – July 2016
Aries March 21 — April 19 This month if good ideas were airplanes your brain would be considered a no-fly zone. Guard what little you have as a slick Sagittarius has their eye on it. A lost love one weighs heavily in your thoughts, you have considered consulting a medium to peer beyond the veil, […]
Events – July 2016
July 4th: 4th of July Party at Skully‘s. All American Specials- Burgers and Hot Dogs with Live Music and Fire Works on the Beach. And our brand new pool will be open and ready for the party! July 10th: Sunday Brunch Buffet @ the Cosmic Crab. $12.95 11-3. Live music all afternoon. SPECIALS Bocas Blended […]
Editors Note: July 2016
July’s issue features a new initiative: the Bocas Breeze Photo Challenge. Read about that on page 5. I’d like to thank Sharon Adam for spearheading this one. This month also features a poem submitted by Arnold Greenburg and an original art piece by Key Buchenstein . Thank you guys as well. I am thrilled to […]
Josefina Goes to England
Josefina Grenald, also known as “Speedy”, has been working with Katherine at Ultimo Refugio since day one (10 years now!) and by day, she is also a school teacher on Bastimentos. Josefina recently won a scholarship through MEDUCA and is currently representing Bocas del Toro in England while studying English at the University of Leeds. […]
Police Activities
Courtesy of Community Liaison Sargent Martin Sanchez Park Clean-Up with student group Dejando Huellas (Leaving Footprints) from the Jose Ibarra School. Reinaction of the neighborhood watch group. Meeting held at the Vista Mar Hotel. Wizard Beach clean up. Student Group ‘Lideres Dejando Huellas’ and the police dedicating time to the elderly.
May: Black Ethnicity Month in Panama
Many thanks to all those who worked together in celebrating Black Ethnicity month: Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (Regional de Bocas del Toro), Municpio de Bocas del Toro, Colegio Rogelio Josue Ibarra, Bocas TV, Maestra Anayanci Cerrud, Maestra Lilliam Brown y el Presidente del Festival Afro Caribeño Cesar Herrera. Tambien hay que agradecer los que […]
Moving 55,000 Cubic Meters of Sediment Means More Water for Bocas Town
Water. It’s 71% of the Earth’s surface, 60% of our bodies and 100% involved in our daily routines. Modern living makes it available for many to be fortunate enough to access it at the flick of a wrist. However in recent years, sometimes it doesn’t rain for a while or excited tourists flood the island […]
Munchies Express: Freestyle or Die
“Feel the flavor!” exclaims Robert as he serves me a Bacon Blue Cheeseburger, one of the many original recipes for their signature burgers at Munchies express. I’m sitting on the second floor of the Munchies Burger Bar, enjoying the view of the main street right across from where the boat from Almirante leaves people at […]
Events – June 2016
June 11th Belmont Stakes live, Kentucky Hot Brown Special at The Pub June 19: Father’s Day in Panama. Feliz Dia de los Padres! June 20th Summer Solstice Or is it Endless Summer Bocas? WEEKLY Bocas Brewery Two for Tuesday: 2 for 1 specials all day long Wing Wednesday and live music: 1/2 priced wings all […]
Horoscopes – June 2016
Aries March 21 — April 19 Hi Aries, most people see you as outgoing and enthusiastic, obviously they don’t know you. You are a self-starter and enjoy doing, but rarely planning, consequently amusing your friends with your failures. You love animals but rarely find any of them willing to return your affection as fully. You […]
Red Frog Goes Solar
Red Frog Beach Island Resort has announced the installation and operation of a 193kw centralized solar power system in Bocas del Toro, Panama. This system will provide over 332,000 kWh’s per year of sustainable, clean energy to Bocas Del Toro’s most upscale resort. Installed on the roofs of service buildings, these solar panels will provide […]
Editors Note: June 2016
Many comments have been directed towards me about the trash situation on the islands. So many have brought it up that I find it necessary to respond, so I’ll weigh in here. Some of the comments I am addressing were negative, but first I’d like to acknowledge the many positive comments regarding the cleanliness of […]
Police Saving Animals Left and Right
A few months back the police rescued a Howler Monkey that was being held captive at Hermanos Yong hardware store behind the counter and gave it over to the experts at ANAM (Environmental Agency). More recently a monkey was electrocuted while passing through the trees in Big Creek. It was a mother Howler with her […]
Earth Day in Bocas
The Bocas Research Station celebrated Earth Day by more than just putting cool ecological memes on Facebook: they celebrated with action! Beach clean-ups were organized on Carenero, Bluff and Las Cabañas, along with an Earth Day Parade featuring all of the schools on the island. Kudos to Marlon Smith, the Bocas Research Station, Smithsonian, Sea […]
Fishing Tournament in Carenero
There was a fishing tournament held on the Island of Carenero on April 30th. 19 teams entered. First place prize was $1,000! And that went to Mr. Emiano Torres with his 30 lb Tuna. 2nd place was Oriel Joseph with a 20 lb Wahoo and 3rd went the Porras team with a 16 lb Wahoo. […]
Baby Born in the Park
On April 29th at 2:45 AM, the police arrived to the scene of a young lady giving birth to a baby boy in the middle of Parque Simon Bolivar. The mother was assisted by a family member and a kind stranger, an unknown tourist girl. The police assisted the ladies until an ambulance was able […]
Tangerine Education Center Performs “The Lorax”
A delightful version of Dr. Suess’s “The Lorax” was performed on April 15th by the children of the Tangerine Educational Center. Lorax indeed spoke for the trees and when all said and done, the production was able to raise over $700 for the Asilo de Ancianos, the government-run elderly center in Isla Colón. The money […]
2nd Annual Bastimentos Maritime Fair
5 days of music, dance, typical food and celebrations were had April 14-18 in the park in Old Bank (Bastimentos Island). The event was a production of the Honorable Representative Ashburn Stanley, the Junta Comunal and the people of Bastimentos. When I arrived Thursday, Representative Ashburn was there with a hammer in hand, putting the […]
Bastimentos Beach Boys Go to Colombia
Editor’s note: This story comes from an interview with Cody in March of 2014 about events that happened December of 2013, which (in a monthly periodical such as this one) would technically classify it as “old news.” However, the editor considers this story lovely and timeless and for those reasons: it must be published. The […]
ARAP’s 6th Lionfish Capture Tournament Brings in 800 Lion Fish
If you’ve been hanging out in the Caribbean Sea for the last couple of years and have yet to hear of Lionfish than I would be surprised. The long and short of it: Lionfish are from the Pacific but have somehow traveled to the Caribbean seas where they have no natural predators and thus are […]
Horoscopes – May 2016
Aries March 21 — April 19 Living in the moment and off street parking may not be your best investment time-wise this month. The “in the moment” thing: first is difficult, and second often depressing, especially considering your spontaneous and generally buoyant nature. I tried it once and all I got was weary from regret […]
Mother Howler Monkey Electrocuted, Baby Monkey Saved
A report from the Community Liaison of la Policia Nacional, Sargent Martin Sanchez: “In front of the School For Field Studies (Big Creek, Isla Colon), a Howler Monkey tried to pass from one tree to another and touched an electric cable. This monkey was a mother […]