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Student Honored by Police

A new program initiated by the Belize Police Department honored 18-year-old San Pedro High School student Earl Sutherland last week Friday for his outstanding participation in academic and community affairs. The “Do The Right

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Sunset Grill Tops Food Festival

Sunset Grill was the big winner at this year’s Savor San Pedro Food Festival, taking home the Best Dish and Best Appetizer awards. The organizing committee called the festival a success, even though a

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Golf Car Runs Over Street Vendor

Mechanical problems suffered by a golf car being driven by a young woman caused an accident this past Tuesday afternoon on Coconut Drive at the intersection with Seastar Street. The black golf car backed

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New Year Baby is a Boy

Ambergris Today is pleased to announce the arrival of San Pedro’s first baby of the New Year 2008. Ermiñio Gabriel Yupit was born under the care of Dr. Daniel Gonzalez at the Ambergris Hopes

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Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Belize

Between nine last Sunday night and through mid-week, much of the Belize was trapped in a deluge of water. Rainfall gauges at the Hershey compound on the Hummingbird Highway this Monday, January 23, recorded

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BEL’s New Year’s Gift to Belizeans

Happy New Year, Belizeans, from your friendly essential services neighbor, Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), who along with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), has decided to increase your electricity rates by 13% effective January 1,

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San Pedro High on Community Service

What is community service? This program is designed by many high schools throughout the country and San Pedro High School is no exception. This is what Principal Nuñez has to say about community service:

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Murder/Suicide at North Ambergris?

There are no witnesses to the drama that took place around noon last Thursday near the Tres Cocos area in North Ambergris Caye, but after the gunshots went off, a Honduran national died and

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Crimes Investigation Training Course

Crime in Belize is a serious issue and what better way to address this situation than having well trained Police Officers and Criminal Investigation Officers so that they can properly handle these situations and

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Rainforest Rum Cakes A Taste of the Tropics

Pastries! Everybody has a sweet tooth for pastries – chocolate cake, caramel cake, you name it; we always find something sweet to eat. Now Nova Carib Enterprise of San Pedro is producing 100% locally

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Gold For San Pedro High

On Thursday night last San Pedro High was shining like the stars at the Bliss Institute for the Creative Arts. One gold award for the San Pedro High School Band and two gold awards

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Dredging Operations Ceased on Cayes

Upon receiving several calls from the island, Deputy Prime Minster Gaspar Vega dispatched a team from the Ministry of Environment and Lands on Friday, February 15, to the island to crack down on developers

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Paved Streets

Ambergris Today broke out the first rumors a couple weeks ago that the Government of Belize (GOB) gave positive vibes to the letter presented by the Business Community for the improvements of streets and

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Fire Destroys Home

On Tuesday, January 2, a fire in the Sanpedrito Area destroyed an entire building which belonged to Eliseo Rivero, owner of the Thunderbolt Water Taxi. The Fire Department responded to a call from the

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