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Long-time island resident and renowned photographer Kay Scott opened her exhibit titled “Village Life in San Pedro” on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the San Pedro House of Culture. The pictorial exhibit consists of

Just five days after San Pedro Taximan Jose Rigobeto Beltran was found dead inside his vehicle on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the disturbing discovery of a second murdered taximan on Sunday, May 3, shocked

Dog Training Education at Sea Comes to San Pedro A group of traveling dog trainers and dog owners from the United States and Canada made their way to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, via

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) has released tourism statistics for the first quarter of 2015, which show that overnight arrivals remained steady, while cruise arrivals grew significantly over the same period in 2014. There

Residents in the area recall hearing a single gunshot and did not expect to hear the grim news of the body of 42-year-old San Pedro Taximan, Jose Rigoberto Beltran, found inside his own vehicle

It has been HOT and DRY the past few months but according to weather forecasts this week and an obvious spike in humidity – rain is on its way, and lots of it. According

Ambergris Caye Elementary School (ACES) is the first school on Ambergris Caye to substantially separate a special education classroom that caters to island children with special needs. The classroom directly impacts students with disabilities

Just last month a film crew from HGTV (Home and Garden Television) was in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and Placencia filming footage for their newest tv program Beachfront Bargain Hunt, but this past week

Five shrimp farms under the Belize Shrimp Grower’s Association have been awarded Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification as responsible and well-managed farms. Alvin Henderson, a member of the Belize Shrimp Growers Association, describes Belize

Last November, the US Embassy launched an exciting initiative in Belmopan, Belize that focused on harnessing small public private partnerships to reduce the excessive use of plastic bags and improve the local environment. The

– Press Release, Belize National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC), April 20, 2015 – Belize became the fifth country to ratify the UN convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). This CRC

– Press Release, Belize Tourism Board, April 17, 2015 – The Belize Tourism Board joins the Tourism family in mourning the loss of one of its very own tourism pioneers, Mr. Peter Tonti, which

This past week, Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) unveiled their 2015 installment of the annual telephone directory for Belize. The front cover of this year’s directory features an image of the Big Drop Falls in

Belize’s Hol Chan Marine Reserve is always full of surprises and your experience is never the same each and every time you visit the national park. There are times you will catch a glimpse

The discussion of hazardous wastes is not a common one in Belize, and for the most part, warning signs such as “No Smoking” and “Toxic Risk” or a vision of the “skull and bones”

The San Pedro House of Culture (SPHOC) is pleased to introduce its new committee for the year 2015-2016. Opened on November 19, 2014 under the able management and direction of Mr. Guillermo “Mito” Paz,