Private Sailboat Stuck on Reef by Hol Chan Marine Reserve
It is already Easter Break in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize and the island is booming with activity, from tourist enjoying all the fun adventures out at sea or on the beach, the restaurants are teeming with activity and the hotspots around the island throwing Easter parties; all gearing up for a busy long weekend […]
Santander Group Promises Growth with New Sugar Mill in Western Belize
While Belize Sugar Industries reports that cane farmers in Belize need to produce more cane per acre to be able to cope with the projected falling earnings of 2017, Belize’s newest Sugar production mill is set to crank up operations in February of 2016. Santander Group projects that the company’s production will grow the country’s […]
Beach Volleyball Brought to the island by San Pedro High School
Before 1971 San Pedro enjoyed sports like baseball, football and basketball. Volleyball was unknown to San Pedro until Mr. Harry Guinn, a U.S. visitor to San Pedro and friend of San Pedro High brought the first set of volleyball equipment to include balls, net and whistles. And exactly where did San Pedro High set up […]
The Burden of Ironing Clothes in San Pedro Village
By Angel Nuñez Very few persons even today find ironing clothes a pleasant chore. Now if ironing clothes today with the fancy electric irons that are equipped with thermostats and steam is not a pleasant experience, imagine the burden and awful task it was 25 years ago with the irons used then. Before I even […]
Caribbean Fisheries Forum to Review Regional Spiny Lobster Declaration
– Belize City, March 29, 2015 (CRFM) – Heads of national fisheries authorities from the seventeen (17) Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), as well as observers and partner agencies, are attending the 13th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Grenada this week. The representatives will review the status of fisheries […]
Celebrity Spotting – TV Couple Lisa Rinna & Harry Hamlin Vacation in San Pedro, Belize
Soap opera star and reality television personality Lisa Rinna (Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place, Soap Talk & The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), her husband Harry Hamlin American actor of stage, film and TV (Clash of the Titans 1981 & L.A. Law) and two daughters are vacationing in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye to celebrate […]
San Pedro Lion's Club Crowns New Queen 2015
The Angel Nuñez Auditorium was the place to be this weekend as the San Pedro Lion’s Club hosted its annual Miss San Pedro Lion’s Beauty Pageant where a happy crowd witnessed the crowing of Marisha Thompson as the Club’s newest beauty queen ambassador. Saturday, March 28, 2015, four lovely contestants, Ezra Jacobs, Jessica Bradley, Ciara […]
San Pedro, Belize Places Second on TripAdvisor's Top 10 Destinations in Central America
TripAdvisor named Ambergris Caye as the #1 Island in the World for two consecutive years (2013 & 2014) and Belizeans could not be more ecstatic to celebrate. The pressure to hold on to that title for another year was great and although it was probably time to say goodbye at the turn of the new […]
Officials Investigate Impacts to Coral Patch in Placencia Area
As pictures surfaced a few days ago showing rocks piled on live coral colonies off the coast of Harvest Caye in the Placencia Peninsula area, the Department of Environment (DOE), Oceana Belize and other entities are closely monitoring and investigating the situation. While it is alleged that the rocks are from works being done on […]
Superintendent Luis Castellanos Transferred Out of San Pedro
In a quiet move by the Belize Police Department, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye’s Superintendent of Police Luis Castellanos was transferred out of the island with Assistant Superintendent of Police Henry Jemmott taking control of the office while a new head replaces the vacant position. Speculations have been that Castellanos was removed from San Pedro […]
Belize Telemedia Ltd. Issues Alert After Robbers Pose as Company Technicians in City
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) issued a press release late Thursday, March 26, 2015, with serious concerns of a home invasion in Belize City that was alleged to have involved two individuals who were disguised as BTL employees. The telemedia company stated that the incident is one of great concern to them due to the nature […]
12 Million Dollar Project to Boost Belize Forests
A 5-year project to increase the benefits of people living adjacent to protected areas in Belize will be launched Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Based on a US$6.08 million grant from the Global Environment Facility, the project will strengthen the forests’ sustainable production of food, raw materials, water, medicinal products, boost tourism, help improve protection from […]
Sargasso Releases Poisonous Gas – Are islanders Getting Sick?
Do you smell that? Probably not through these images of Ambergris Caye’ shorelines literally covered by tons of sargasso (seaweed), but island residents have gotten tired if the rotten smell of eggs created by the gas emitted by the decomposing sargasso. They are now wondering if the gas can, or is making them sick. The […]
Belize Highlights Importance of Barrier Reef During Reef Week 2015
Between March 9, 2015 and March 15, 2015, Belizeans across the country gathered to celebrate Reef Week 2015 under the theme, “Celebrate our heritage. Protect our future. Belief in the reef!” Every year, members of the non-governmental and environmental community as well as Government entities organize a series of events over the course of a […]
Government Removes Submersible ROV From Belize Reef
Since receiving report that a submersible remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was grounded on the crest of the barrier reef near the Mexico Rocks area in the vicinity of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, the Department of the Environment (DOE) collaborated with the Hol Chan Marine Reverse over the past weekend to remove the Deep Tech […]
The Fun and Pleasure of Working as a Taxi Man in the Village of San Pedro
These were the days when San Pedro, Ambergris Caye was advertised as Paradise – No Shirt, No Shoes, No problem! If you wanted to have a taxi service, you bought your car, shipped it to the island, parked by the airstrip and waited patiently for an occasional plane to land; you offered your service with […]
Hand Grinding Corn Mill was a Tedious Childhood Chore
By Angel NuñezThese corn mills or corn grinders are obsolete in San Pedro today but I am sure they are still used in some parts of Belize, and for sure all the way in Panama where my friend and Brother Tony Alamilla took this shot. “Angel, don’t forget to grind the corn before you go […]
San Pedro Food Bank Sets to Feed the Needy
Did you know that there are children who go without food during lunch hour at the San Pedro Roman Catholic School? Did you know that there are families in Ambergris Caye struggling to makes ends meet? Did you know that there is a group of people who have organized a Food Bank to work on […]
HGTV Films Beachfront Bargain Hunt in San Pedro, Belize
HGTV has been in San Pedro and around Belize filming their popular show House Hunters International before, but this time around they were in Ambergris Caye, filming for a new show called Beachfront Bargain Hunt. Ambergris Today was up close and personal with the film crew and was able to get a first-hand experience during […]
Belize Celebrates Maya Day 2015
IXCACAO Chocolate Queen proudly sponsored Maya Day Sunday, March 22, 2015, with IXCACAO’s stone tools and chocolate grinding competition. There was also a competition for grinding corn with the typical tools used by the Maya people of Belize. The competition was won by a female Maya from Aguacate village Toledo Belize. – photo by Juan […]
Jasmin Marin Celebrates Quinceaños
“Como Una flor, tanto amor, me diste tu…” With these words of Selena in her song “Como una Flor” emcee and toast master Angel Nunez welcomed Jasmin Marin and her entourage at the Lion’s Den, where family, friends and invited guests gathered to celebrate the fifteenth birthday (quinceaños) of San Pedro’ newest quinceañera. Jasmin was […]
Caye International Bank Hosts Belize’s First Shark Tank Investment Program
Four local and one international entrepreneur who are seeking investment to either start up their business, boost it to the next level or even bring it up from the ground participated in Belize’s first ever Shark Tank International hosted at the Caye Financial Center of Caye International Bank in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize on […]
Celebrity Spotting – Hunger Games Actor Alexander Ludwig Vacations in Belize
Hollywood movie star Alexader Ludwing shared family vacation pictures with is fans on his Instagram profile page as he enjoyed some adventure and relaxing time deep inside the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of Belize. Prior to his visit, Alexander posted a fun picture of him getting his traveling vaccination shots as he stated: “Heading […]
Belize to Observe World Water Day
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture in conjunction with various local water partners is hosting an exhibition to commemorate World Water Day which is celebrated annually on March 22. Under the United Nations theme for 2015: “Water and Sustainable Development”, various booth displays will depict the theme at the Memorial Park in Belize City. […]
Belize Warns and Investigates Land Title Fraud Cases
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture (MNRA), through the Lands and Surveys Department, has launched an investigation into fraud cases involving land titles that were recently discovered. The preliminary investigation suggests that there is a systematic effort being orchestrated by persons of both foreign and local nationalities to obtain property by fraudulent means. The […]