San Pedro High School Peace Corp Volunteers in the 1970's
This is a funny photo with lots of historical, fond memories. This Peace Corps volunteer in 1975 would do anything for his San Pedro High School students. He taught three subjects, coached sports, directed choir, personally built the first science lab, offered night studies, did his own laundry, decorated the church, decorated for prom, chaperoned […]
Dorian's Angels Paint It Up with Castillo's Hardware
Dorian’s Angels are always looking to promote the island’s best businesses and we always want to do our best in everything we do so this past week the Angels headed on up to Castillo’s Do It Best Hardware. The Angels did not want to interrupt Mr. Alfonso Castillo from his busy work schedule so we […]
Dying Arts Of Fishermen -Heart-Shaped Fish Wire Traps #2
By Angel Nuñez Besides the art of knitting gill nets, another dying art is that of the heart-shaped fish wire traps constructed along the coastline. In fact, San Pedro has gone from about 25 wire traps to about four or five at the most. For about one thousand dollars, you can build yourself a fish […]
Open Clinic at Dr. Otto Poly Clinic
Open clinic for children’s dental and adult dental, Open clinic for dermatology, Open clinic for general health evaluations, Open clinic for prolonged and chronic pain. Clinic Hours:Friday, July 27, 2012 – 1PM to 5 PMSaturday, July 28, 2012 – 8 AM to 12 noonMonday, July 30, 2012 – 8 AM to 5 PMTuesday, July 31, 2012 – […]
Picking Dane Cherries – By Chris Emmanuel
Chop wood, wash clothes, eat cherries – Zen I was up a tree in Toronto, looking down at my Mothers back yard. “Watch you don’t fall off the ladder.” You are an ass anyway, Chris, Ernie, whatever your name is.” Oh, that the voice of my inner critic. He likes to come around when things look […]
Lighthouse Christian Radio’s 8th Anniversary Celebration!
Lighthouse Christian Radio FM 101.3 celebrating 8 years of broadcasting 24/7 from the very heart of San Pedro Town since July 16, 2004! Providing Christian Radio to: Inspire, Instruct, and Inform-Relevant Bible Teaching programsVariety of Christian musicNews- Local San Pedro, National, Mexico/Central America/International.Community Watch- Current events, Hurricane updates, Youth & Family Celebration Events: Old Football Field Activities: […]
Learn Self Defense in San Pedro!
Black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Renee Wentz, willl be holding a self defense class on Saturday, July 21, 2012. Self Defense course for Women and Girls will be held at the Banyan Bay Conference Center. For More information contact: Jan Lyons – jan@jlyons.net – 604-5265 Ti Southwell – tahisa@gmail.com – 610-3499 Beth Hart – […]
45th Annual Benque Fiesta Kicks Off This Weekend!
Belize City, Belize – July 5, 2012 – July is here and it is time for the “Benque Fiesta”. The community of Benque Viejo del Carmen will be celebrating its 45th Annual Benque Fiesta. The Fiesta is celebrated every year to honor the Town’s Patroness – Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The activities will kick […]
Costa Maya Fest 2012 Presents Miss Costa Rica
The International Costa Maya Festival is happy to introduce, Mariela Aparicio, Miss Costa Rica, vying for the title of Reina de la Costa Maya 2012 at the International Costa Maya Festival. Mariela is 25 years old, 5?7? tall and is a professional model and cosmetologist who enjoys listening to music, travelling, and exercising. Mariela is an official representative […]
Flavors of Belize Launches Cookbook
Finally, all of Belize’s most delicious dishes all brought together in one beautiful hardcover cookbook; Flavors of Belize is our nation’s first cookbook of its kind. Bringing together the best of Belizean recipes from across the country, this amazing book includes signature dishes from some of the country’s most renowned chefs and family recipes passed […]
Belize Set to Host Two World-Rated Darts Tournaments
For the first time ever Belize will be the host of two prestigious world-rated darts tournaments, the 19th Annual Caribbean Cup and the 6th World Darts Federation Americas Cup. The tournaments take place this month in Belize City from July 20 – 30, 2012. Sports Councilor Gaby Nuñez presented a check of $1,500Bze to Mr. […]
Estel’s Receives TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence
It couldn’t have happened to a better place, the people have spoken and TripAdvisor has awarded. With a rating of 4.5, Estel’s Dine by the Sea has earned a place among the very best with a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor. “TripAdvisor had become the world’s largest travel site by recognizing the power of traveler […]
Video Pick: Belize in Lifetime Talk Show Spotlight
In case you missed it, here is the full clip of Belize being featured at The Balancing Act morning show on the Lifetime Network that aired last week Friday, June 29, 2012. Special guest Laura Esquivel-Frampton from the Belize Tourism Board introduces Belize as the Caribbean getaway’s treasure to viewers with colorful photos and videos […]
Graduations 2012 – Part II!!
Ambergris Caye Elementary School (ACES)Three proud graduates marched down the aisle at the San Pedro Lion’s Den on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, for the official graduation ceremony of ACES. The three proud graduates were Hunter Gray who delivered the Welcome Address, Yolanie Sutherland – Valedictorian of the 2012 Class and Ian Galbraith who delivered the […]
Miss Belize Contestant for Costa Maya Festival 2012
This week the International Costa Maya Festival proudly presents Miss Belize, Karen Jasmine Middleton, the 19-year-old beauty representative from the district of Corozal will be vying for the title of Reina de la Costa Maya 2012 along with seven other Central American beauties. She will join seven other contestants from around the Mundo Maya countries, […]
Mosquito Fogger and Motorcycle Donated to Town Council
Mosquitoes be GONE! The rainy season has begun and Mayor Danny Guerrero is occupied in getting the streets back in order because of the heavy rains. But not only does the rain cause troubles on our streets, it also brings out some nasty pests – mosquitoes. Island residents are constantly complaining that not enough is […]
One Last Goodbye!
Teen Talk Reporter Emilie Gomez submits her last article as she bids farewell to San Pedro High School, leave the country on an international tour with the Belize Dance Company and then furthers her education abroad. Emilie will travel to Europe this week as a member of the Belize Dance Company which will participate in […]
New Police Truck Donated During Police Week
Police week was observed throughout the country of Belize under the theme “Let’s Unite and Continue to Make Belize Safe” with several activities carried out from Sunday, June 24, 2012 to Saturday, June 30, 2012. The San Pedro Police Department also held several activities of its own throughout the week. Kicking off the week-long activities […]
Inspiration Telethon Surpasses $1 Million Target
– Press Release – The one million dollar goal set by Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow for the Inspiration Telethon was surpassed as some $1,093,368.66 in pledges and donations was reported at the end of the event on Saturday. Throughout the 10-hour long telethon, persons were able to donate by credit card, text, checks, wire transfers, […]
San Pedro High Baseball Team Prepares for Games in Panama
The San Pedro High School baseball team is preparing arduously for a sports challenge which will be a first for the school and for Belize. The team will be representing the country at the Student Athlete Games in Panama City, Panama taking place in September. The high school team is actually a male softball team […]
Road Work At Airstrip Area Commences
Mayor Daniel Guerrero is committed to working on improving the streets of San Pedro, La Isla Bonita. He has put emphasis is maintaining our island clean and along with the help of his foramens he has been working on fixing up the streets of our island. Last month the road on North Ambergris Caye was […]
Caye Caulker Drops “Go Slow” Motto for Lobster Fest
It’s the Belizean island that is known for the “Go Slow” motto that explains the lifestyle of the our neighboring island of Caye Caulker, but that motto is thrown out the window during their Lobster Fest celebration. The tiny island comes alive for three days as Caye Caulker offers a different kind Lobster Fest! The […]
Wild Ones in Paradise – Caye Caulker
“Hey I heard you were a wild one” states FloRida in his hit song. There were plenty of those partying in Caye Caulker this weekend for their last day of Lobster Fest. Great music, people, food, drinks and surrounded by aquamarine refreshing water, who wouldn’t want to go all out and celebrate in paradise.
Dying Arts Of Fishermen -Making Gill Nets #1
By Angel Nuñez Fishermen of the past were skilled in many arts besides the art of catching fish and lobsters. Some people might not think of catching fish as an art, but have you tried catching fish with a hand line or reel and failed? Of course you fail many times because fish were biting […]
Wave Music Celebrates # 1!
Friday, June 29, 2012 many people headed to the hottest club in town, Jaguar’s Temple Night Club to celebrate with the crew of San Pedro’s music Tv Show “Wave Music” as they celebrated their first anniversay with neon colors and sunglasses. Amazing entertaiment by local DJ’s Big Dzl Productions and DJ Fast along with celebrity […]