Caribe Shuttle announces that the Bocas Shuttle route will resumes normal service today, 14 July 2010. The Bocas Shuttle offers transportation to Bocas de Toro, Panama, from the Costa Rica Southern Caribbean communities of Puerto Viejo, Cahuita and Manzanillo, and vice versa. The service resumed it’s 7:00 am service from Costa Rica, 8:00 am service [...]

Things have calmed down around Changuinola, Panama, as negotiations continue between the union leaders, the Panamanian government and the Bocas Banana Company. However, there is a threat of a new strike starting tomorrow (Tuesday, 12 July, 2010) . . .

The strike continues as banana workers around the province of Bocas del Toro, Panama close down key roads including the border with Costa Rica. The Bocas Warden for Bocas del toro issued the following travel advisory late yesterday, Friday July 9, 2010:
Bulletin from Bocas Warden
To those hotels/hostels this email sent to, please inform you [...]

There are a lot of rumors circulating and a lot of misinformation out there concerning the Bocas Bananero Strike. At least one person is dead, a union leader, and an estimated 100 injuries . . . Caribe Shuttle begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting strongly discourages anyone from trying to cross the border into Panama until further notice. . . Caribe Shuttle strongly discourages anyone from trying to cross the border into Panama until further notice.

Panamanian strike has effectively stopped travel to and from Bocas del Toro and stopped those hoping to cross the Panama/Costa Rica international border on the Caribbean . . .

Sunday May 16 is census day in Panama, meaning the country attempts to count every single person in Panama causing delays and confusion for travelers. In response Caribe Shuttle is moving it’s Bocas Shuttle morning route between Bocas del Toro, Panama and Puerto Viejo to the afternoon. Depending on hotel location, pick ups will begin around 1:00 pm.

We have made a few changes in the schedule & rates, we have now 2 shuttles at day and new reduce prices!:
From Puerto Viejo to Bocas del Toro:
7:00 am & 1:30pm
$32 (one way)
(add $6 if your pick up is in Cahuita, Manzanillo, Playa Chiquita & Punta Uva)

From Bocas del Toro to Puerto Viejo:
8:30 am & [...]

Tonight, a new band makes its mark on Puerto Viejo. The new configuration of Belladonna and the Shamans plays it’s first show at A Mi Modo this evening from 6:30 till 8:30. The band plays a variety of cool jazz leaning on the Latin side, including samba, basa nova and swing. You will fall in [...]

The recent floods in the Caribbean zones of Costa Rica and Panama are still affecting scores of thousands of people and many communities are still cut off and suffering. Help is needed. If you would like to help with the relief effort you can donate to the Costa Rican Red Cross. If you live in [...]

The Caribbean border between Panama and Costa Rica reopened again yesterday, Friday, November 28, after a week-long closure. Extensive flooding in the border towns of Sixaola, Costa Rica, and Guaybito, Panama, and surrounding areas shut the border crossing down as of last Saturday morning, November 22, the last day that the Bocas Shuttle was [...]