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Christmas in July: Playground Donated to Boca del Rio Park

The San Pedro Christmas Collection concluded its 2023/2024 fundraising and donation campaign with a significant contribution—a brand-new playground for Boca del Rio Park. The dedication ceremony took place on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Wisdom Playgrounds, based in Navassa, North Carolina, USA, played a crucial role by providing the playground free

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Islanders in Fishing Spree

Though the hurricane did not hit the Island, we did have ‘a hit’ with the snappers. One Islander commented, “The snappers are biting more than the mosquitoes this time around.” According to fishermen, it

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Holiday Lighted Boat Parade Set for Dec Third

Press Release – Bigger Prizes – Brighter Event! – Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 3, 2011, when the Sixth Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade “brightens” the shoreline of San Pedro Town. This eagerly

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Illegal Use of Corals

In a press release earlier this week, The Department of the Environment (DOE), Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, expressed that it is becoming increasingly concerned over the practice of using corals for

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Belize is All Clear of Hurricane Rina

Hurricane Rina gave Belize quite a scare, especially to residents in the northern cayes and communities in the northern part of the country which included Corozal and Orange Walk. But as of 4p.m. today,

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Hurricane Rina Approaches Belize

At 9:00am the center of Hurricane Rina was located near 17.9 N, Latitude and 85.5 W, Longitude or about 200 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico (190 miles from Belize. Hurricane Rina is now moving

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BZ$6 Million to Improve Health for Mayan Children

Belize has been awarded approximately six million Belize dollars (BZ$6 Million) in grant funding from the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) through the World Bank. Minister of Health, Hon. Pablo Marin, explained that this will

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Belizean Beauties Attending Pageants Abroad

Beauty pageants are held throughout the country; here in San Pedro we get our fair share of pageantry from Miss Chiquitita to Miss Costa Maya International. Beautiful Sanpedranas have also proudly represented Belize in

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All Eyes on Tropical Storm Rina

Hurricane season is slowly coming to a close but that does not mean that hurricane activity slows down, especially during the month of October when Belize receives most threats from storms developing in the

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Francis Fonseca New Leader of the PUP

The People’s United Party has been in turmoil since the beginning of this month when Hon. John Briceño stepped down as party leader on Friday, October 7 and the interim leader Mark Espat declined

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