Friends of Holy Cross Spread Christmas Joy
Holy Cross Anglican School surely has angels (or elves)! Krista Mohr and Jodie Harnish, for the second year in a row, have played Santa’s elves by collecting, purchasing and wrapping gifts for all of our 420 darling students at Holy Cross Anglican School. There would be no Christmas for these kids if not for them! […]
The Re-Enactment Of The Mayan Royal Wedding At Santa Rita
As the Maya calendar cycle of 5,125 years, the 13th Baktun, came to a close on December 20, 2012, in Belize the re-enactment of the Royal Mayan Wedding between Gonzalo Guerrero and Tsazil Há was played out at the foot of the Santa Rita Archaeological Eden Park in Santa Rita Village, Corozal. It was one […]
San Pedro Brings In New Maya Baktun
A Baktun is the name for the Maya calendar cycle of 5, 125 years. On December 20, 2012 the thirteenth Baktun came to the end and the midnight of December 21 gave commencement of a new Baktun calendar cycle. For some unknown reason there have been a lot of speculation and predictions of terrible things […]
Scotia Bank's Christmas Gift Giving
The management and staff of Scotia Bank, San Pedro Branch, headed out to the neighborhood of San Mateo yesterday, December 20, 2012, to share some Christmas joy with the resident children. After a few weeks of collecting and purchasing toys, Scota Bank employees gave out approximately 500 toy gifts to the less fortunate children of […]
Belize Issues Maya Mythical Coins
The Central Bank of Belize, in commemoration of the sacred and historical milestone – Maya Mythical “End of the World” 21 December 2012, has commissioned The Royal Mint to strike a limited edition of gold and silver coins. The front of the coin displays drawings from the Hokeb Ha vase depicting the hero twins described […]
Belize Takes Steps for Sustainable Management of National Conch Fishery
The Fisheries Department advises and reminds the fishing community and the general public that it has implemented a range of management measures for the conch fishery to ensure that employment and livelihood opportunities for fishers, processors and others associated with the fishing industry are safeguarded over the long-term future. The measures being implemented by the […]
Jasmine Alert Calls for Nationwide Vigil for Victims of Violence
The Jasmine Alert Executive Body has called out to all Belizeans nationwide, to a Candlelight Vigil for the VICTIMS of the Massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut, USA. “We must share the pain and send our condolences to those that suffered such great loss and tragedy; seeing that we are all […]
Have San Pedro Residents Lost Respect and Trust on Police?
This picture shows the reality of a San Pedro resident who got beaten up by a Police Officer who clearly abused her power of authority. What makes matters worse is that the police officers involved in this case of abuse were allegedly off duty, without their uniform and drinking at a local bar. The end […]
Over 300 Children Attend 3rd Annual Spirit of Christmas Concert
Approximately 325 children from around the country attended the 3rd Annual Spirit of Christmas Concert held on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts in Belize City. The event is hosted by Special Envoy for Women and Children, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow, especially for children with disabilities and children living in […]
Maya 2012 End of the World…Nope!
So you probably already heard the rumors on the “End of the World” that is suppose to take place on the 21st of December! A lot of people think it’s not real but then there are those who are deep into the idea that the Maya have predicted the end of life as we know […]
Finding Tranquility in Southern Belize
The staff of Ambergris Today was fortunate enough to travel to southern Belize this past weekend and spend a very relaxing time at the beautiful Hopkins Bay Resort in the tiny village of Hopkins, Stann Creek District. This Picture of the Week explains our entire weekend – TRANQUILITY! Finding such peace, quiet and amazing views […]
Organizers of Duran Family Fundraiser Extend Gratitude to Community
On behalf of the five children of Hector “Chapin” Duran, we would like to say “Thank You” to all of those who so generously donated products or services to the “Chapin’s Christmas Benefit”: Aji Tapa BarAverage Joe’sAk’Bol Yoga RetreatAmbergris Brewing CompanyAqua ScubaAquarious BooksAquarious Hair StylingBerta’s MassageBlack Orchid RestaurantCaprice Bar & GrillCapricorn ResortCaramba Restaurant & BarCasa Pan […]
UNICEF Kicks Off Cleanup Campaign in San Mateo Area
When it rains it pours and this is the case in the San Mateo area of San Pedro Town. Lately we have seen the vast improvement of its streets, the bringing of electric supply, distribution of water filtering buckets, and now distribution of hygiene literature and equipment, as well as garbage bins for individual homes. […]
Christmas Carol Concert Brings Community Together
A Christmas Carol Concert was held on the beach near Wayo’s Bar on Saturday, December 15, 2012. The event was a first for San Pedro and had three main aims; to celebrate the festive season, to socialize together as a community and most importantly, to raise funds for the five children who face Christmas this […]
Isla Bonita Elementary School Christmas Show
School’s out for the Chrismas Holidays and the island kids are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. But before closing for the holidays, most of the island schools presented their annual Christmas Variety Shows to kick off the end of the year celebrations. One of these schools was Isla Bonita Elementary School, whose students […]
HGTV House Hunters Spotted in San Pedro
More spotlight on Belize in the near future as a film crew of HGTV’s House Hunters International was spotted on its way to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye over the weekend. Solanie Graniel, a former Teen Talk Reporter of Ambergris Today, captured this image of the film crew on board a flight to the island along […]
The Incredible Santa To San Pedro by Sea
Santa Claus is known to travel by air and land but not by water. However, in San Pedro before the days of airplane and before the coming of vehicles, Santa used to arrive by sea as seen in this memorable flashback. He jumped into a skiff with all his bags of toys and goodies for […]
John McAfee Returns to the United States
Will Belize be seeing more of John McAfee in the future? That’s anybody’s guess, but what is for sure right now is that McAfee has been out of the country for a few weeks and after being detained in neighboring Guatemala after seeking asylum there, he now finds himself back home in the United States. […]
Video Pick: Coca Cola's 'Smile Back Belize' Advertising Spot
Back in October 2012 Coca Cola International Latino spend a couple weeks in Belize shooting a commercial that would be aired in Latin America. Just a couple days ago, the new advertising spot was posted on YouTube called Smile Back Belize! The Coca Cola YouTube Channel says: “Coca-Cola loves seeing people happy, which is why […]
Santa Wish Lists at Island Academy’s Christmas Pageant
The theme of this year’s Christmas Pageant at the Island Academy was all about Wish Lists and asking Santa Claus for the perfect gift. But the main message was about sharing and spreading love and cheer during the Christmas Season. The student body of The Island Academy put on their 17th Annual Christmas Pageant for […]
Tropic Air Officially Inaugurates San Ignacio Service and New Maya Flats Terminal
Tropic Air held the official inauguration ceremonies for its new San Ignacio passenger and cargo service on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The ribbon was also cut on its new terminal facilities at Maya Flats Airstrip which will serve the people of San Ignacio, Santa Elena, Benque Viejo and surrounding areas. In addition, the new route […]
Belizean Officers Trained in Contraband Detection
– Press Release, Government Press Office, December 12, 2012 – Earlier today, Col. George Lovell, Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of National Security and His Excellency Vinai K. Thummalapally, Ambassador of the United States of America, hosted the first Graduation Ceremony of the Mobile Interdiction Team (MIT) on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the […]
Water Filters Distributed to Poverty Stricken San Mateo Area
The residential area of San Mateo on Ambergris Caye can most definitely be deemed the poorest subdivision of San Pedro Town as residents have a limited power supply to the area, no sewerage system, lack of proper city water and unsanitary grounds in which houses have been built on. Many organizations, businesses and individuals have […]
Castillo’s Hardware Donates to San Pedro Cancer Society
The San Pedro Cancer Society is a hard working non-profit organization that are constantly working on raising funds to help cancer patients on the island. On Friday, December 7, 2012, the non-profit group received a kind donation to assist in its community projects. Castillo’s Hardware donated $500 to the Cancer Society and on hand to […]
Ministry of National Security Clarifies Issue of Transferred San Pedro Police Officer
The Ministry of National Security issued a press release in which it wished to clarify the issue of the re-posting of Corporal #834 Sharmane Young from the San Pedro Sub-formation to Belize City following controversy of her transfer out of the island. The release stated that is well within the established transfer policy of the […]