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Classic Fly Fishing Tournament Gives Back to Community

The 2025 San Pedro Classic Fly Fishing Tournament, held August 14–16 in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, brought together 18 competitive teams for three exciting days of world-class fly fishing. Anglers and guides chased bonefish, tarpon, and permit across our pristine flats, with daily counts and community gatherings centered at Central

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Paisano Leaves San Pedro

San Pedro mourns the loss of Paisano, Smiro Habib Hajara. He was found dead on a pier where he often spent the night on Saturday, December 31, 2005. His real name very few people

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SpaFinder In Belize

Luxury Spafinder Magazine featured Belize in a 10-page spread on its January-February 2008 issue in what they called “The Insider’s Guide, Belize” where it compared the top four Spa Resorts in the country. Included

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Onion Crisis in Belize

Ambergris Today went on a search around town on Wednesday, January 3, looking for onions. Onions, an essential ingredient for most dishes, will be scarce for quite a while in the entire country and

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Grand UDP Rally

In a well attended event at Central Park, the UDP convention seemed very upbeat with the general message that a lot of progress has come to San Pedro under its tenure and that it

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Belize’s Tribute to Andy Palacio

He was the most interviewed Belizean, the most photographed, the most internationally recognized, the most locally loved, and now the most grieved for. More or less one week of national mourning for Andy Palacio

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$30Mil Damage to Reef

On Tuesday, January 13, the cargo ship Westerhaven, went aground on our Barrier Reef and has been described as one of the worst ever to our reefs, the longest living in the world. The

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U.S. Embassy Launches New Web Site

U.S. Ambassador Robert J. Dieter is proud to announce the launch of a new web site of the Embassy of the United States to Belize. The website has undergone a major transformation, in a

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Johnny Knoxville and Howie Mandel Visit Island

Johnny Knoxville Vacations in SP MTV’s Jackass-famed celebrity visits island – Ambergris Today heard, ‘through the grapevines’, the news that a famous celebrity was coming to the island on vacation. Our reporters rushed on

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Nurse Shark Killings Signal Red Flag

Pictures circulating by email of nurse shark killers have island residents in an uproar. Pictures were taken at Baho Caye, an Island situated five minutes from Caye Caulker, about 10-15 minutes from San Pedro’s

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Credit Union Robbed at Gunpoint

Elvis Canul, 28 year old Belizean Manager of St. Francis Xavier of DFC Area, reported to Police that on Monday, January 14, at about 9:40 a.m. three Creole males entered the credit union dressed

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Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve Fee System

The Fisheries Department in its efforts to ensure the sustained management of its eight marine reserves began the process of implementing a comprehensive revenue collection system. Effective Monday, November 1st, 2004, a US $5

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Costa Maya ’09 Set for Aug 6th – 9th

The San Pedro International Costa Maya Festival Committee has announced the dates for Costa Maya Festival 2009 to be from August 6 to August 9. The committee members met this past weekend to start

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Seniors at Office Practice

This week and next you will notice a whole set of well-dressed up young men and ladies going to the various offices and business establishments. You will not even recognize them as students of

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First Aid Training

Bandage International, a Canada-based non-profit organization was on the island this past week providing medical education and training to key personnel and island residents through the Belize Red Cross. The group was on the

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