Belize’s Obsession with Tacos
I have always heard that Orange Walk Town has the best tacos in Belize. My friends rave about them, I keep seeing posts on Facebook about how great they are and everybody who makes their way through the town seems to make a mandatory stop for tacos! I, for one, had only heard about the […]
Schools Receive Truckloads Of Landfill From Town Council
Classes resume for primary schools in a couple of weeks and the San Pedro Town Council has made sure that most streets around the school compounds around the island have been upgraded with hardcore material so that they can withstand the heavy rains. This week Mayor Daniel Guerrero is taking another step in making sure […]
Belize in Prelimenary Stage of National Classification System For Hotels And Tour Operators
Belize City, Belize – August 20, 2012 – The Sustainable Tourism Program (STP) and the Quality Assurance Department at the BTB is in its preliminary stage of executing a “Belize National Classification System for Hotels and Tour Operators”. The system’s overall goal is to define realistic classifications with clear definitions and minimum standards as basic […]
Marketing Summit Comes to Belize
Ambergris Today’s Editor, Dorian Nuñez, will be an active participant at the Belize Tourism Industry Association’s (BTIA) 2012 Real-time Marketing Masterclass – Marketing & PR Summit taking place this week in Belize City. The one day summit will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 23rd, 2012 at the Princess Hotel & Casino. Real […]
Belizean Film 'The Curse of the Xtabai' is a Hit in San Pedro
It was a packed house that the Paradise Theatre during the final day of screening the movie “Di Kurse a di Xtabai” (The Curse of the Xtabai), as the Belizean production managed to capture the attention of movie goers and lure them into watching the tale of a very prominent folkloric character of Belizean culture. […]
Cruising Island Dogs
There are many Dog Lovers on the island and this week we got a very cute and funny picture by one of our readers. Dogs are really spoiled and pampered by their masters, even if its just by getting a new chew toy or long walks along the beach. Recently many dogs in San Pedro […]
A Look Back at Old Downtown San Pedro (Then and Now)
Were these young men standing in the middle of the street to stop all vehicles for the Dollar Drive Fund Raiser? If they were, they surely would not make a single dollar. The next question is why are they all not wearing shoes? Well, who would think of wearing shoes in a place where all […]
The Cultural Aspect of Raising Pet Dogs in San Pedro
By Angel NuñezThe ongoing problem with dogs on Ambergris Caye will not have an easy nor quick solution because owning pet dogs and how you deal with them is cultural. I will not even attempt to try to offer the solution (not in this column) but simply attempt to show you how different cultures deal […]
Never Underestimate a Tropical Depression
The recent flooding and damage to homes, property and farm land in the Corozal District is a very good example how these tropical storms during the Hurricane Season are nothing to be carefree about. It does not take much rain to cause serious flooding and damage to an area as these storms do pack a […]
Ismael Kay Sets New Record for San Pedro High School
San Pedro High must be very proud of Ismael Kay who, through his hard work and accomplishments, has set a new record in external examination passes. Ismael is an all around young man who loves to get involved. He was a member of the San Pedro Dance Company and traveled abroad to represent San Pedro. […]
Belizean-American Soccer Player Donates to Sport Council
Sports Councilor Gaby Nuñez graciously accepted a kind donation of sports equipment presented to him by Belizean-American Timothy Paz. Paz and his family handed over the sports equipment on Thursday, August 16, 2012, in front of the BTB Office in San Pedro. “I am very grateful to Timothy and his family for this kind donation,” […]
Misconception Of Guidance Counseling
By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant Many students (and some teachers) in Belize tend to think of counseling as a form of discipline or something for the mentally sick: a suspension requirement or talking about one’s problem(s). That is totally wrong. Real-world counseling is relatively new to high school students and/or adults in […]
Belize Boasts Record Number of Manatees Worldwide
Did you know that Belize has the most number of this endangered species in the world? That’s right; studies have proven that Belize has the most number of Manatees! Researchers in Belize have strengthened efforts to protect one of the most iconic and threatened animals in the world’s oceans. To get a better handle on […]
Sweet Success for Belizean Cocoa Industry
IDB and TCGA sign agreement to support cacao farmers in southern BelizeThe agreement between the Inter-American Development Bank and the Toledo Cacao Growers Association, signed in Belize City this week, is for a contribution of almost US$750,000 from the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) a member of the IDB Group, to support cocoa production in Toledo. […]
Young Girl Escapes Being Crushed by Out of Control Taxi
A young teenager and a hot dog vendor are lucky to be alive or having avoided serious injury after a taxi driver slammed his car into the wall of a supermarket and nearly crashing into them early Wednesday evening, August 15, 2012 at around 8:20p.m. The taxi slammed full speed into the corner wall of […]
Saga Humane Society Monthly Cook-Off Fundraiser
Costa Maya Festival is King in Belize
What commenced as the San Pedro International Sea and Air Festival and now The Costa Maya International Festival, this Festival is King in Belize and soon Central American Region. This past week saw the 20th Annual Costa Maya Festival and there is lots to celebrate about its success. Despite a shaky start with no formal […]
Summer Camp Activity at Goff’s Caye, Belizean Children Enjoy
On Saturday, August 11, 2012, 40 children, ages 9 through 15, along with five adults enjoyed a full day of sand, sea, sun and learning under Oceana’s first-timer reef visit program. The day’s trip to Goff’s Caye, which included a snorkel on the reef was in support of the Belize City Council’s Summer Program ‘Shaping […]
Belize Times Cancels Print Edition Citing Hard Times
One of Belize’s longest established newspaper, The Belize Times, will no longer be published in print; it will only be available online. But that’s not the only changes for the Belize Times, five out of their seven employees were terminated; two of them after having decades of service to the company. Veteran staffers were not […]
Rowan To Walk Across San Pedro for the Visually Impaired
He climbed the Vicoria Peak, Belize’s second highest mountain with the height of 3, 675 feet in just two days and walked across Belize from the Benque Viejo Border to Belize City a 92 mile walk in five days and now he plans to walk across La Isla Bonita! Fourteen year old, Rowan Garel knows […]
Belizean Songstress Melonie Gillett Launches New TV Show and Music Video
Melonie Gillett launches her new Come Away TV Show and Music Video for the song entitled “Come Away” today, August 14, 2012. The music video and TV Show were directed by Ben Hudson, a home-grown Belizean, of Star Base Films. It features a number of locations across Belize including Robert’s Grove Beach Resort, Mama Noots, Bocawina […]
Summer Time Jump Up!
Summer time is almost coming to an end, but before these island kids head back to school they are getting the most out of their summer vacations. What better way to do this in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye than in the water! Click Here for More Pictures of the Week
Sell-A-Ton At The Lion's Den
Belize Makes Top Ten at Miss World Top Model Show
Miss Belize World, Chantae Guy, is on a fast track to a possible semi-final or final spot at the Miss World Pageant that will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012. On Sunday, August 12, she made the Top 10 list in the Miss World Top Model Show, one of the biggest and final competitions […]
Mayor Keeps Promise of Humane Capturing of Stray Dogs
There was no harsh poisoning of dogs this time around as members of the Saga Humane Society took the reins of the stray dog elimination process and conducted the first humane roundup of dogs on Sunday evening, August 12, 2012. After receiving quite an amount of negative feedback from a sector of the community […]