Water Supply Restrictions Plague Easter
Residents and Tourists Frustrated As international tourists and local visitors from around the country flooded to San Pedro for the long Easter weekend an underlying problem with the Island’s water supply, which many were unaware of, made for much an inconvenience when the island needed the services the most. A press release dated March 31, […]
Taking 60 Mins for Mother Earth
By Raquel Badillo Earth hour is a worldwide happening prepared by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) and is held on the last Saturday of March every year. Earth hour involves the participation of households and businesses who turn off their lights for one hour to conserve electricity and to raise awareness about caring […]
Gold for R.C. School at Festival of Arts
The San Pedro Roman Catholic School received three Gold awards and 11 Silver awards at the Festival of Arts regional competition that took place on Friday, March 26 at the Rafael Angel Nuñez Auditorium. The Island’s primary school children were invited to showcase their talent for a chance to enter the national competition for the […]
Sustainable Tourism Program
Tourism and Leisure Set to Develop Master Plan for the Belize Tourism Industry Agreement signed between consultancy firm and Ministry of Tourism Civil Aviation and Culture – Press Release, Belize City, Belize, March 30, 2010 – The Ministry of Tourism Civil Aviation and Culture signed a Bz$822,700 contract with Spanish consultancy firm, Tourism and Leisure […]
Belize Featured in Discovery Channel’s "Life"
If you have not seen it yet, then you are missing out on the wonders of the world as can only be captured by the Discovery Channel film crew. ‘Life’ follows in the footsteps of ‘Planet Earth’, the award-winning documentary about life on planet Earth. And if you saw last week’s episode title “Fish”, you […]
Mayor Paz honors SPHS Math Olympiad Champs
On March 10, 2010, the San Pedro High School proudly won the Math Olympiad Nationals competition. For that reason, the San Pedro Town Council invited the Math Olympiad champs: Vicky Balam, Jing Han, Ismael Kay, Emily Gomez, Lucio Nuñez, Walter Tut, Cindy Novelo and Yani Garcia on Monday, March 29, 2010 to receive honor for […]
Miss San Pedro High Contestants
The San Pedro High School would like to invite and welcome all to this year’s Miss S.P.H.S Pageant to be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010. There are seven young ladies vying for the title of Miss SPHS. They are Xenika Armstrong, Porsha Belisle, Jaleni Lawrence, Miriam Palacio, Trisha Acosta, Briceydi Venagas and Fatima Graniel. […]
Cop Shoots Cop -Investigation into the Bizarre Case is Ongoing
As residents of Ambergris Caye woke up on Thursday, March 18, morning they were shocked to learn that a Police Officer had been shot at about 3:00 in the morning. According to reports by officials of the department, Officer Gavin Sanchez was shot as he pulled his gun on a member of his own Police […]
Tres Pescados Slam Approved 2011 Qualifying Event
– Press Release – The 2nd Annual Tres Pescados Slam Tournament scheduled for August 12th, 13th and 14th, 2010 has been approved once again as a qualifying event for the IGFA Inshore World Championships held each year in Islamorada, Florida. Belize will again be 1 of only 3 countries outside of the USA approved as […]
Heads of Neighborhood Watches Tackle Crime
Presidents of all the different neighborhood watches on the island were summoned at an emergency meeting with Area Representative and Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation and Mayor Elsa Paz on Thursday, March 17, to tackle the main issue that is affecting our island at the moment – Crime. A recent crime spree on the […]
Miss Chiquitita Pageant Comes Back Strong
Nayobi Rivero takes the Crown By Raquel Badillo It has been ten years since the last Miss Chiquitita pageant which was formerly held at the Central Park in San Pedro, La Isla Bonita. On Saturday, March 20, the tradition of Miss Chiquitita was revived once more in San Pedro at the “Saca Chispas” field and […]
Shrimp Fest for Easter Break!
– Press Release – Mojito Bar & Grill will be hosting its first annual “Shrimp Fest” this Easter Weekend Saturday, April 3 and Sunday, April 4, 2010 from 9:00am through 6pm. There will be a mouth watering array of Shrimp prepared in every culinary assortment to satisfy every appetite. Fry Fish, BBQ Fish, Chicken, Pork, […]
San Pedro Lobster Fest in Frommer’s 300 Unmissable Events
San Pedro Lobster Fest Featured in Travel Book San Pedro’s famous Lobster Festival is getting a big boost from one of Frommer’s travel guides. Our ever popular Lobster Fest has been featured in Frommer’s “300 Unmissable Events and Festival Around the World”. The 300 plus page guide book features the Lobster Fest on page 78 […]
Belize & Bahamas Fisherman Exchange Lionfish Management Training Workshop
Article by: The Coral Reef Alliance The increasing numbers of invasive lionfish in the Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage Site and associated reef systems cause additional negative impacts on an already stressed ecosystem affected by overfishing, coral bleaching and ocean acidification. In December 2008, ECOMAR took the lead in highlighting the invasive lionfish issue in […]
2010 Budget had More Taxes in Store
BUDGET 2010: Sales Tax Going Up 25%! Increase on Electricity tax! The fiscal year closes at the end of March and the budget’s performance for 2009 to 2010 was poor, and the coming year promises to bring new and additional taxes. Prime Minister Dean Barrow presented the Budget on Monday, March 15 and called it […]
BEL Powers up Across SP Lagoon
– Press Release – BEL, Brahma Blue, and Mr. Bob Dillon would like to proudly announce that Costa Del Sol Island, Caribbean Cove is now official a customer of BEL. On Saturday March 13, 2010 Brahma Blue Resort was officially power by BEL. This success is the result of a two year project by BEL […]
Assaults Highlight Police Reports
* Popular bar establishment BC’s Bar was hit by armed Robbers – Carlo Segura, 34-year-old, Belizean Bartender for BC’s Bar located on the beach front, reported to police that on Friday, March 12 at about 11:30p.m. whilst standing outside BC’s bar he was alerted by a barking dog. Upon making further checks he noticed three […]
Hollywood Visits Waruguma
Tourists ask for the restaurant by name when they reach Ambergris Caye. “Please direct me to Waruguma.” It has become a very popular Salvadoran eatery along the lines of the famous Elvi’s Kitchen, Cocina Caramba and The Reef Restaurant and Hollywood Celebrity Kal Penn was one such customer of the famous Waruguma Restaurant this past […]
Barge Flips Over Barrier Reef
Ambergris Today got a call late in the afternoon at about 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 11 about a barge stuck on the reef. We set to investigate the matter and upon arriving on site, 8 miles north of San Pedro Town (close to Blue Reef Resort), we discovered that barge had flipped over and […]
Bottle Art Artist Chris Emmanuel inspires through Recycled Sculptures
It all began with a conscious mind of keeping La Isla Bonita Clean that Chris Emmanuel got the idea of creating this wonderful sculpture of a Spotted Eagle Ray made out of plastic bottles. As he takes his ritual morning walks down the beach, Chris explains that he takes time to pick up discarded […]
Tatiana Rivero Prepares for Piel Dorada Pageant
– Press Release – Pageants are a celebration of smart, strong, successful, well-rounded women. Ms Tatiana Rivero is the embodiment of Belizean women as she is beautiful, intelligent and rich in culture. She has been a positive role model for young women ever since winning the coveted title of Miss San Pedro in 2003. LPEL […]
Residents Object New Fishing Laws & Fines
Fisheries Minister on the HOT SEAT San Pedro Tour Guide Association president Billy Leslie calls this legislation “an insult to every resident of San Pedro and insult to every Belizean”. Leslie is referring to Government’s decision to apply a license to anyone who wants to engage in fishing. In simple terms this license will be […]
Women Achievers
“Women Achievers in Belize” is the theme for Belize National Library Service Women’s Month for March 2010. For years women’s contributions were routinely underestimated or ignored even in the history of our own profession. San Pedro Public Library is celebrating Women’s Month, by mounting displays about women who have/are contributing/achieved in some way or the […]
Miss Chiquitita Pageant Makes a Comeback
Meet the six contestants for Miss Chiquitita Pageant Organizers for the Miss Chiquitita Pageant are pleased to present to you the six beautiful and talented young girls they are: *Nayobi Rivero 6-year-old *Leilani Alamilla 6-year-old – The San Pedro Town Council *Adrianie Henkis 7-year-old – Ashley’s *Gabriela Knox 6-year-old – Wild Mangos *Marcela Bonilla 4-year-old […]
San Pedro High School is Math Olympiad National Champ
It seemed as if a rock star had just arrived on the island as commotion took o the streets of San Pedro Town Wednesday afternoon, March 10. But indeed celebrities in their own right, the San Pedro High School Math Olympiad team are indeed famous. Residents lined up along the streets to cheer along with […]