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Belize’s Jonathan Martinez Poole Conquers IRONMAN Wales

Belize can proudly celebrate one of its own as Jonathan Martinez Poole took on and conquered IRONMAN Wales on Sunday, September 21, 2025, one of the toughest full-distance triathlons in the world. Born in Caye Caulker and raised in the UK, Jonathan Martinez carried his Belizean heritage with pride as

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Fire on Boxing Day

On Friday, December 26, The San Pedro Fire Department responded to a fire call a little after 1:20p.m.in the San Juan Area. Upon arriving at the scene fire fighters found one of six houses

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The Rum, Cigar & Coffee House

Established in 2000 by proprietors Saul and Mari Nuñez, The Rum, Cigar & Coffee House is one of San Pedro’s finest shops, offering the best in local liqueurs, rum, wine, Belizean and Cuban cigars,

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William Doug Campbell Charged with Murder

Sixty-six year old American national William “Doug” Campbell was arrested and charged with the crime of Murder and Possession of Unlicensed Firearm and Ammunition this Monday, February 20, by the San Pedro Police and

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Artistic Skin Designs Belize Ltd.

New to the island is Artistic Skin Designs Belize Ltd, a professional tattoo shop that boasts over 20 years of experience in the body art business. Ken Richmond and John Tener moved to San

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Preparing for Elections 2009

On Friday, February 13, 2009, Chief Elections Officer Mrs. Marilyn Ordonez, of the Elections and Boundaries Department of Belize, met with both political parties with the objective to ensure that the candidates and their

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Youth Cadets Clean Up San Pedrito Area

The San Pedro Police Youth Cadet Corps held a work-a-ton this past Saturday, January 14, 2006, in which they cleaned up the streets and surroundings at the San Pedrito Area. Fifteen boys and girls

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Mel Spain Keeps Going

PUP Standard Bearer, Mel Spain is on a roll, helping out the residents of San Pedro, La Isla Bonita, either by giving donations to the BDF, repairing the streets or giving away toys to

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Homicide Case on the Island

As of press time, Wednesday, February 13, Police are investigating the apparent homicide of Alvaro Galvez resident of Boca del Rio Area, who was found dead inside of his apartment. Unofficial reports stated that

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$50 Bounty on Lionfish

The invasive Lionfish has spawned and affected reef ecosystems in many Caribbean countries. It eats just about anything; even fish twice its size and can also give a nasty sting to humans. The Lionfish

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Thousands Left Jobless Over Weekend

The office of Ambergris Today received phone calls about several construction sites being shut down during the weekend; we contacted the San Pedro Local Building Authority to clear out this issue and Mr. Omar

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San Pedro commemorates World Wetlands Day

In observance of World Wetlands Day, the San Pedro Business Association, Ambergris Caye Citizens for Sustainable Development (ACCSD) under theme “Upstream-Downstream: Wetlands connect us all” held a boat parade early Monday morning, February 2,

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Public asked to Join SPTC Clean-up Campaign

For the past weeks the Town Council has kept busy promoting their latest campaign entitled – “La Isla Bonita es mi casa and I like mi casa clean. Stop Littering!” Numerous work-a-thons, advertising campaigns

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