Technology in Every Corner of the World
As her young sister helps her mother fold clothing to sell at their stall on the beach, this girl hides underneath the table and keeps busy with her electronic device. Technology has a way of making it to every corner of the world, rich or poor, young and old and sometimes to even the most […]
Foreva Fancy Christmas Fashion Show
Saturday December 6, 2014, was a night of fashion as many gathered at the Angel Nuñez Auditorium for Foreva Fancy’s “Once Upon a Time Forever Frozen” fashion show. Models strut down the runway showcasing the latest trends for this holiday season provided by Foreva Fancy boutique. Highlight of the night was the Victoria Secret Angels […]
San Pedro Holiday Lighted Boat Parade Shines Bright
Santa Claus riding a GIANT Shark floating across the moonlit sea caught the eyes of everyone who went out to watch the eight annual San Pedro Holiday Lighted Boat Parade that took place on Saturday, December 6, 2014. That, plus a handful of boat entries, lit up the dark horizon and delighted spectators of all […]
Belize Tourism Industry Association Elects New President & Sets Goals for 2015
The Belize Tourism Industry Association held its 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on December 5, 2014, at the Radisson Fort George Hotel & Marina. The event was well attended by BTIA members, dignitaries, industry partners and invited guests. The AGM provided the audience with the Association’s annual report on activities, issues undertaken in 2014 and the […]
San Pedro High School Celebrates Founder's Day/Angel Nunez Birthday
Once again the faculty, staff and students of San Pedro High School pulled off yet another great celebration for Founder’s Day, dedicated to Mr. Angel Nuñez who is now a retired principal of the school. San Pedro High has designated his birthday celebrations as Founder’s Day and have included Mrs. Martha Guerrero and Mrs. Celi […]
Air Quality Monitoring Program to Start For Belize City
– Press Release, Belize Department of Environment – Air quality monitoring in Belize has been nonexistent to some extent, and as such, on December 4, 2014, the Department of the Environment (DOE) is starting an air quality monitoring program in Belize City. The Belize City Air Quality Monitoring Program will test the air quality of […]
Tropic Air Plane Runs off Belize City Runway into Water
A press release from Tropic Air has issued information this afternoon that one of its aircrafts ran off the runway in Belize City Municipal Airport and landed a few feet away in shallow waters. On Thursday December 4, at approximately 2:20 PM Tropic Air flight #281 was going from San Pedro to Belize City Municipal and upon […]
Man Wounded Attempting to Capture Store Robber
An employee of Coral Cable Vision (CCV) was wounded this afternoon, Thursday, December 04, 2014, in downtown San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, as he attempted to detain a robber who had just stolen items from World Class Fashion Store on Pescador Drive (middle street). According to eye witness reports, four persons were sitting across the […]
Belize Special Olympics Torch Comes to San Pedro
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run that travels the world every year made it to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. This torch is paraded around the country by the police and other law enforcement officers in an effort to garner special attention to children with disabilities and the Belize Special […]
San Pedro Lights Christmas Tree at Central Park
With a very short ceremony headed by Mayor Daniel Guerrero, a giant Christmas Tree was lit at Central Park last night, Tuesday, December 3, 2014, to help bring in the holiday season to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. Together with Santa Claus taking pictures with the children and the Roman Catholic Church Choir showcasing Christmas […]
Blue Water Grill and Social Media Raise $1,717 for Cancer Society
“Feels So Good To Know We Are Not Alone In The Battle Against Cancer!” commented Miguel Perez, of the San Pedro Cancer Society as he and the group members humbly accepted a check of $1,717.00 from Blue Water Grill on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. December 2 was ‘Happy Giving Tuesday’ and the management of Blue […]
Ride For Belize. Ride With Oceana 2014 for a Cause
Bicycle Ride Highlights Belize’s Commitment to Protect and Sustainably Develop Marine Resources – Between Thursday, November 27 and Sunday, November 30, 2014, cyclists from across Belize took to the country’s major highways to promote the need for increased public participation in the protection and sustainable development of Belize’s precious marine resources. The participants rode from […]
Rain Restaurant & Rooftop Terrace Holds Opening Dinner
With an exotic menu featuring Mediterranean, Basque and Argentinean cuisine, Rain Restaurant & Rooftop Terrace is not only featuring amazing new flavors, but also providing a great new ambience in which to experience a delightful meal. Located on the third floor of a newly constructed building at Grand Caribe Resort two miles north of San […]
A Bike Ride Along Beaches of Ambergris Caye
The weather has been ‘not-so-great’ the past few weeks on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Well, it’s been chilly (not cold in the eyes of many northerners who are in sub-zero climate) and it has been raining a lot lately. Cold fronts are coming down from North America and gloomy clouds hover above. But that is not […]
TMM Charters Donates Computer to Kick Off Saga Humane Education Program
TMM Yacht Charters of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, has donated a HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC to be used at the San Pedro Roman Catholic School computer classes to highlight Humane Education for over 800 students. The Saga Humane Education program, lead by Sandie Betz-Eisenberg, Cindy Kyles and her service dog Sheila, has been […]
ABC Pre School Christmas Presentation
With Star Show from Merida, Yucatan, join the celebration on December 13, 2014, starting at 7:30p.m. at the R. Angel Nuñez Auditorium. The show promises to have lots of surprises all night long. It’s the school’s first ever Christmas presentation with characters from Frozen, Disney in Christmas, Santa, Rudolph, Frosty the Snow Man and Much […]
San Pedro CrossFit Athletes Shine in Chetumal Fitness Competition
Eight San Pedro athletes proved to be strong soldiers over the weekend as they participated and represented San Pedro, Belize in their first CrossFit competition that took place in the neighboring city of Chetumal, Mexico. Chetumal Crossfit hosted its second annual Fitness Challenge on November 29 and 30, 2014, this year sending out a special […]
SP Mayor Surprises Awardees on 30th Township Anniversary
To commemorate the 30TH Anniversary celebrations of Township for San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, the Mayor of San Pedro presented certificates of appreciation once again to island residents who have shown significant contribution to the island’s development in various areas. To make things a bit more special, Mayor Daniel Guerrero, did not make any special […]
Tropic Air Expands Fleet To 15 Aircraft
Tropic Air announces this week the addition into scheduled service of another Cessna Grand Caravan turbo prop aircraft. This latest addition to the fleet features air conditioning and the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit avionics suite with radar. This brings the number of Cessna Caravans in its fleet to ten, and overall number of aircraft to 15. […]
Belize to Observe World AIDS Day 2014
December 1st is World AIDS Day – The National AIDS Commission (NAC), the National HIV Program of the Ministry of Health and their partner agencies invite Belizeans to become an interactive part of World AIDS Day 2014 activities. This year’s theme is: Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS- related deaths. […]
Signing of San Pedro Township Declaration
The groundwork and lobbying for Township had taken place and November 27, 1984 had arrived. Several government ministers, Dame Minita Gordon, Governor General of Belize, and our Area Representative, Hon. Louis Sylvestre were all in San Pedro for the signing of the declaration. Almost the entire population of the village had gathered to witness the […]
30th Anniversary of San Pedro Township
Happy Township Day San Pedro! WOW! We have come a long way from the very small fishing village that everybody fell in love in the first place. Today, November 27, 2014, marks the 30th Anniversary of Township for San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. This picture takes us back to 1984 when San Pedro just received […]
San Pedro High Academics Enter Sagicor Visionary Challenge
Two teams from San Pedro High School’s Academic Department have entered the Sagicor Visionary Challenge that encourages secondary and high school students to develop effective, innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges facing them. Their challenge – to find a problem affecting the community and coming up with a solution through their science background. The […]
Saga Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Top Chef Challenge
SAGA HUMANE SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE 15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH INVITATION ONLY TOP-CHEF-CHALLENGE – On December 16, 2014 Island Favorite Fido’s Restaurant & Bar will play host to Saga’s 15th Anniversary and Final 2014 Cook Off Top Chef Challenge Celebrate the Saga Humane Society 15th anniversary with Saga Humane Society on Tuesday December 16, 2014, cook-off […]
Belize Fashion Week 2014 Highlights Belizean Designers
Did you know that there are at least 12 fashion designers in Belize? Well their names might not resonate like that of Versace, Cavalli or Donna Karan, but Belize holds major talent within its up and coming fashion industry. Belize Fashion Week is embracing the talent of Belizean fashion designers, showcasing them, connecting them regionally […]