San Pedro Traffic Dept. Upgrades with Four New Motorcycles
The San Pedro Traffic Department today, Monday, February 02, 2015, invited the media to take pictures of four new motorcycles what were added to the department’s fleet. This, according to Town Councilor in charge Kenrick Brackett, is part of the Town Council’s work towards upgrading the department. With a crew of ten traffic wardens, the […]
Emerging Tourism Trends for Belize
– Guest post by Lorenzo Gonzalez – Before the end of last year, I wrote an article naming six travel trends that are going to be important in 2015. I did this in hope that Belize tourism stakeholders would exploit them for the New Year but after visiting in January I realized that there are […]
Let's Go Diving in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize
“Another Beautiful Day in Paradise…. Hope you all enjoy your day wherever you may be….. Have a great day from our BPDC Family to yours” – is the message Belize Pro Dive Center posted along with this picture on their Facebook Page. It’s that of another beautiful sunrise in Ambergris Caye, viewed from their dock […]
Body of Murdered Honduran Woman Exhumed, Honduran Embassy Expresses Disappointment
Her Excellency Sandra Rosales-Abella, Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, was in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize on Thursday, January 29, 2015, to attend an emergency meeting with the Honduran community of the island after learning about the improper burial procedures taken on the body of murdered Honduran national Silvia del Carmen Benitez. Twelve days […]
American Airlines Announces Additional Flights to Belize
The Belize Tourism Board is happy to report that American Airlines has announced an additional flight to and from Belize. In their press release they stated that they are adding six new routes throughout Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. Their expanded service includes new flights to Belize City, Belize: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; Guadalajara, […]
Join the “Say No to Offshore Oil” in Belize Selfie Initiative
We all know how to take a selfie, right? Well if you don’t know how to, ask a friend to help you learn, because there is no better time to learn than right now. Why? Because a joint campaign by Belize’s Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, Association of Protected Areas Management Organization (APAMO), Oceana […]
Heartaches of Renewing Our Belizean Passports
Dear Colleagues, Belizeans at home and abroad need to be aware of this practice by the Belize Department of Immigration, and the permanent mission to Belize here in New York. Please help to spread the news! It is definitely “news that’s fit to print.” Taxation without RepresentationDear Minister: Wilfred P. Elrington On August 4th of 2008, We […]
Belize Shines in TripAdvisor’s 2015 Travelers’ Choice Awards
TripAdvisor just released its 2015 Travelers’ Choice Hotel Awards for the new year and Belize is up there once again with the best in the world. Travelers from around the globe have spoken and it’s great to see that Belize is trending amongst the best in the industry. * San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, remains strong […]
Government Pledges to Remove Belize’s Barrier Reef from World Heritage in Danger List
Government Agrees to Chart Road Map Solving Critical Conservation Issues to Remove Belize Barrier Reef from the UNESCO World Heritage List in Danger – Following a week-long constructive discussion with UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, the Government of Belize agreed to start talks on critical conservation challenges related positive to the removal of the […]
Isla Bonita Elementary Holds Open Day Exhibition
The upper division students of Isla Bonita Elementary School held an open day educational exhition on Friday, Janurary 23, 2015. The exhibits were open to the public and other schools on the island. It was very well attended and booths/displays from the students of Std. 5 and Std. 6 classes included information on the following […]
Mrs. Reina Del Carnaval to Liven up Celebrations Again
After a very, very, very successful Mrs. Reina Del Carnaval that was held for the very first time last year in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, the island is ready for another great pageant. This week, five contestants have been announced for the second annual pageant that will be held during the San Pedro, Carnaval […]
Destination Weddings in San Pedro, Belize are Magical
Destination weddings in Belize are 90% of the time very intimate. Couples that decide to get married in Belize usually come by themselves or with very little family and/or friends. We believe that it is more of a romantic escape – an escape to paradise with your one true love whom you are ready to […]
Craft Markets Opened at Three Belize Archaeological Sites
For the first time craft vendors at three of the nine archaeological sites in Belize can display their products at designated areas. This as three new craft markets were opened last week at the archaeological sites of Nim Li Punit, Lubaantun and Blue Creek in the Toledo District. The infrastructural developments are the results of […]
Belize’s New Metrology Lab to Raise Standards of Belizean Products
A new state of the art laboratory testing facility is to be constructed at the Belize Bureau of Standards (BBS). Ground was broken for the building today which in turn is expected to be completed by early 2016. The building is being constructed under the Belize Rural Development Project which is being funded by the […]
Oceana Belize Calls Petroleum Dept. Proposed Policy on Offshore Drilling Weak on Data
– Press Release – Oceana Belize calls on the Government of Belize to create policies which protect Belizean livelihoods – In response to a document circulated to the NGO community on Monday, January 19, 2015, as the draft Petroleum Exploration Zones and Exploration Guidelines, Oceana Belize maintains that before any steps are taken to allow […]
Person of the Year – Miguel Perez Gives His All to San Pedro
When a fisherman goes fishing, he tests several spots until he locates one that he considers a really good spot. And so it was this year at Ambergris Today where we asked several persons for a recommendation of a good PERSON OF THE YEAR, and the name that shone the most among a few other […]
Lisandra Novelo Celebrates Her Quinceaños
On Saturday, January 17, 2015, Lisandra Novelo celebrated her Quinceaños (15th Birthday) along with her friends and family at the Rafael Angel Nuñez Auditorium. She enetertained her guests with traditional and modern dances in a night full of laughter and joy. Lisandra Novelo, daughter of Vicky Pinelo and Sandro Novelo, was officially presented to society […]
Miss San Pedro and On Eagles Wings Ministries Look to Empower Women
On Eagles Wings Ministries (OEWM) held its Give Her Hope Inaugural Event on Saturday, January 17, 2015, in connection with the launch of On Eagles Wings Ministries Belize. The event featured a dinner, awards ceremony and live auction to raise funds for the non-profit organization. Miss San Pedro, Michelle Nuñez, a Belize Board Member of […]
Growing Stages of Ambergris Caye -San Mateo
By Angel NuñezAfter the expansion phases of San Pedro Town took place in Boca del Rio and San Juan Areas, soon there was the need of still more lots for the residents of San Pedro. The subdivisions that followed were (3) San Pedrito, (4) San Pablo, (5) DFC, (6) Escalante Area, (7) San Marcos, and […]
The Burning of Don Juan Carnabal in San Pedro Village
Juan Carnabal was supposedly the name of the man in whose honor el Gran Carnabal de San Pedro was celebrated annually. On Ash Wednesday, the day after el Carnabal, an effigy of Don Juan was made using a pair of pants and shirt stuffed with seaweed and a coconut for its head. Don Juan Carnabal […]
Amazon.com Features Mad Dogs Series Pilot Filmed in Belize
Like Netfix and Hulu, Amazon has been producing their own original shows, one which has made at all the way to Belize for filming. Last week, Amazon released its new list of pilot shows that can be viewed for free on their website. One of those shows is Mad Dogs, in which the first episode […]
San Pedro Social Service Office Renovated by On Eagles Wings Ministries
On January 13, 2015, the Ministry of Human Development Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation office in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize had a visit from the organization On Eagles Wings Ministries and Belize board member for OEWM Miss San Pedro Michelle Nuñez, who surprised the staff by giving the office a needed makeover. Emily Fitchpatrik […]
Saga Humane Society Celebrates 15 Years of Community Service
Saga Humane Society recently celebrated its 15th year as a not-for-profit humane organization on Ambergris Caye. Saga member, Eileen Jamison, submitted this piece to Ambergris Today as a way to look back at the work of Saga throughout the years and a glimpse towards future goals. “In order to know where you are going, it […]
Schneider Family Makes Donation to San Pedro Community
Many visitors come to Belize for relaxation, adventure and the perfect tan. Some mingle with the locals and fall in love with Belizean lifestyle; opening their hearts to the people of this lovely country by making a heart-warming donation. This story introduces the Schneiders, a lovely couple from Canada who has been visiting Ambergris Caye […]
More Sargasso (Seaweed) Invading Ambergris Caye
It is never-ending and causing lots of frustration, especially to residents living along the beach – TONS of sargasso (seaweed) washing onto the shores of Belize. Here in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, it seems like the Sargaso Apocalypse – the stench!! And it’s hard to enjoy a day on the beach when the water is […]