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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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Losing Central Park Beach

Much attention is being given to the brick streets, the new street sweeper and the garbage collection, but one problem that we see has gotten way out of hand is the traffic on the

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The Myths of the Crystal Skull

The blockbuster movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull that was released last week in theatres has stirred up some attention to Belize and the famous Crystal Skull from Lubantuun. Now

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Isla Bonita at Band Fest

The Isla Bonita Marching Band represented San Pedro at Band Fest 2009 in San Ignacio this past Saturday, April 4. Although the band was small compared to the 13 other bands that were participating,

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Shipwreck Discovered on North Ambergris Caye

In the days when pirates existed and many sailors were exploring the new world, many of those ships were either caught in bad weather and wrecked or possible pirate invasions of other ships caused

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March for the Reef

GIVE FISH A CHANCE – A peaceful yet very powerful march brought out hundreds to deliver a strong message in favor of protecting our environment and against some development projects that are not sustainable

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New Building Project Raises Eyebrows

Projects like Reef Village and especially South Beach Belize have created quite a stir in the island and now another development project is raising eyebrows and red flags – Venecia Del Mar. The project

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Luxuy Yacht Damages famous dive site

Just last week representatives of UNESCO were in the country conducting a survey on the World Heritage Site as Belize could lose its world heritage status for not taking care of its Great Barrier

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Rosita Baltazar Awarded

Ms. Rosita Baltazar received the Chatoyer Recognition Award for the Promotion of Garifuna Culture from the National Garifuna Council on Saturday, March 7, 2009. The award recognizes her work teaching dance to young people

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Belize Tournament Gets IGFA Qualifier Status

International Game Fish Association has approved Tres Pescado Slam Tournament as an Inshore World Championship qualifier event. – August 20, 21, and 22, 2009 is the date for the first Belize fly fishing tournament,

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Building Authority Clarifies on Construction Fees

After hearing exuberant concerns about increased fees for building permits from business owners Ambergris Today, sought out to get the facts straight and contacted the Ambergris Caye Local Building Authority. Present at the meeting

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Hospitality Training Coming Soon

Members of the board of directors of the McClenaghan Center of Hospitality Training at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio visited the island last week upon invitation from Patty Arceo, member of the international board

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Another Treat at Hidden Treasure

The staff of Ambergris Today experienced a great restaurant review when Hidden Treasure first opened its doors. The first time, the staff experienced dinner in a romantic atmosphere, but this past week we were

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