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Belize Public and Bank Holidays 2026

IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that public and bank holidays specified in the First and Second Schedules to Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, will be observed on the following days during the year 2025 in accordance with section 3 of the said

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Official Inauguration of Southern Road Project

The official inauguration ceremony of the Southern Rehabilitation Project took place on Friday, February 13 on Coconut Drive between Island Academy and the San Pedro Distributors where Mr. Omar Mitchell had the privilege of

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Remaining Town Dirt Streets Get Upgraded

Ambergris Today contacted Mayor Elsa Paz to get an update on the street rehabilitation project and we were informed that about three weeks ago the last payment was made to Mr. Medina on the

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Third Well Hits Oil at Spanish Lookout

The good news is that another well has hit oil in Belize; the bad news is that gasoline prices keep going up in the country. This Monday, the Geology and Petroleum Department confirmed that

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Gerry Jumps over Ambergris Caye

Boggie in Belize Skydiving Event Continues to Invest in Belize Rich Grimm of Tsunami Skydiving, Ltd. of California, arrived in Belize on Monday, February 15 to launch the 6th annual “Boogie in Belize” skydiving

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Tragedy Mars Tsunami Skydiving Event

It was a beautiful, clear day early last Thursday afternoon when Chad Zielinski joined fifteen other Tsunami skydivers aboard the DeHavilland Twin Otter aircraft for the ride that took them up to 13,000 feet

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Eight Year Old Author Visits Island

Just a few days after New Year’s Day, young author Gigi Harris donated a signed copy of her book to the San Pedro Library. Miss Harris began her book when she was six years

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Wings Department Store Goes Up in Smokes

Most of the sleeping town of San Pedro did not know what happened until morning light, as Wings Department Store across the airstrip burnt throughout the night, Tuesday, February 5, 2008. The fire department

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Pampered Paws Cleanup Day

After noticing that the stretch of beach where they regularly walk their ‘dog clients’ was getting a little dirty with litter, the staff of Pampered Paws decided to hold a beach cleanup day to

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Horseshoe Pitching at Crazy Canucks

Frank Edwards is the man to beat at the Horseshoe Pitching competitions that take place every Sunday at the Crazy Canucks Bar hosted by Don Turner at the Exotic Caye Beach Resort. Nobody seems

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Ilan Nuñez Showcases Dance Company

Sixteen year old Ilan Nuñez who is currently living in San Antonio, Texas and studying dance at North East School of the Arts, was back on the island during the holidays to give the

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Jill Holly Fundraisers

Holy Cross Anglican School gratefully thanks Rendezvous Restaurant and Wet Willy’s for hosting two very successful benefits last week. Internationally acclaimed singer/song writer, Ms. Jill Holly, preformed at both benefits. Ms. Holly generously donated

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