Vote for Luis A. Romero on KTV Latino Karaoke
Luis Ariel Romero and friends are asking for your support to vote for him as he competes in Belize City Channel 5’s KTV Latino Karaoke Competition. The show airs live on Channel 5 (Local channel 10 in San Pedro) every Tuesday at 9p.m. Text “1” to 5885 and vote for Luis Ariel Romero. If you […]
CG Esthetics Holds Spring Celebration
Carole Goudreau of CG Esthetics held a Spring Celebration at one of San Pedro’s hotspots, Kama Lounge, on Monday, April 30, 2012. The Spring Celebration was in honor of all friends, clients, resort owners, mangers, wedding planners, photographers and florists. Carole working on a bridal hair style During the event lovely Ms. Carole Goudreau gave […]
Rebecca Stirm Leads The Pack On Mission Catwalk
AGSelectPR, Kingston, Wednesday, May 2, 2012: Caribbean fashion reality series Mission Catwalk is on its sixth episode and Belize’s Rebecca Stirm-the only contestant to win more than one challenge since the start of the second season on March 27th- has copped her third win with a dress designed around the red HIV/AIDS awareness ribbon. In […]
First Ever Fly Fishing Film Tour in Belize a Success
It was the first ever in Belize and San Pedro had the honor of hosting Costa Del Mar’s Fly Fishing Film Tour 2012. With the help of Tres Pescados Fly Shop of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, fly fishing enthusiasts from all over the world convened at the outdoor viewing theater that was set up at […]
Reducing Demand and Supply of Illicit Drugs in Belize
– Press Release – Ministry of Health to Host Historic 5th Meeting of the Directors of National Drug Council – The National Drug Abuse Control Council (NDACC), Ministry of Health will be hosting the 5th Meeting of the Directors of National Drug Council on 3rd and 4th May 2012 at the Radisson Fort Gorge Hotel […]
Enter Lobster Fest T-Shirt Competition
What a Catch – Permit Fishing in Belize
It is with no doubt that Belize is one of the greatest places on earth for sports fishing and visitors from all over the world travel to our beautiful country to fish the grand slam trio of Permit, Bonefish and Tarpon. Sending in this great picture of his sport fishing adventures here in San Pedro, […]
Prime Minister Meets with Civil Society in Response to Crime in City
The Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Dean Barrow, convened a meeting with civil society on Friday, April 27, 2012, to apprise them of the government’s response to the recent increase in gang-related crime and the heightened tensions in Belize City. In the meeting, the Prime Minister, the Minister of National Security, the Director of RESTORE […]
Belize and Guatemala Agree On Date for Simultaneous Referenda
At the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Friday, April 27, 2012, delegations from Belize and Guatemala, headed by their respective Foreign Ministers, Wilfred Elrington and Harold Caballeros, met with OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza, to determine the date on which the simultaneous single issue referenda will take place in both […]
The Monkey Room at Mahogany Hall
After two full days running around western Belize following HRH Prince Harry during his Royal Visit it was truly a heavenly experience to kick back and relax in the natural surroundings of the Cayo District. It was my turn for the royal treatment as the magnificent door of my personal mansion opened up and greeted […]
Second Detainee Dies in San Pedro Police Custody
A second person has died in the hands of San Pedro Police this year as 38- year-old detainee Kevin “Bocco T” Myvette (aka Kevin Kelly) of Fairweather Street in Belize City was found dead in his holding cell at the San Pedro Police Station on Thursday, April 26, 2012, after 11p.m. According to Police reports, […]
BTIA Launches Successful Belize Tourism Expo (BETEX)
The Belize Tourism Expo 2012 was officially opened on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, attracting an audience of approximately 300 – 350 local and international tourism professionals and international press representatives to Belize to see what the country has to offer. The opening ceremony took place at the Belize House of Culture. Guests at the opening […]
Video Pick: Belize in Ellen's Global Dance Dare
The caption says Breanne Leinum – Guatemala, but for anyone who lives or knows San Pedro, the video clearly shows that it’s San Pedro, Belize – Central Park to be exact. Well, check this out! Ellen Degeneres of the Ellen talk show has this Global Dance Dares which has people dancing behind unsuspecting people in […]
Belize Pursues ‘Mundo Maya Games’ Project
Belize City, Belize – April 25, 2012 – Belize is one of the five countries that form the Mundo Maya Organization (MMO), which is pursuing the implementation of a new project called the ‘Mundo Maya Games.’ The MMO is a historical collaboration among Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Belize whose aim is to promote […]
Learning How to Lose Makes You a Winner
Success is something we all strive for. It is more than right to have that motivation in life, but when the satisfaction of winning is the new priority, then that’s when conflict arises. As teens we are constantly being faced with life altering decisions- decisions that we may feel could be the right ones or […]
Baby Daniel’s Check Up A Success!
San Pedro’s Miracle Baby – Daniel Estell has just come back from a follow-up check up in Columbia, South America after his liver transplant took place in August 2010. We are happy to announce that he has a clean bill of health and arrived back on the island today, Wednesday, April 25, 2012, with a […]
Unlearn Old Habits and Replace with Effective Ones
By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant – Ancient Chinese wisdom reminds us that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Following these lines of wisdom, I encourage all Belizeans, most especially school leaders and parents throughout the entire country, to join me in taking those first few steps […]
Security Heightened to Protect Belize City Streets
Report on the security forces operations in Belize City – The Ministry of National Security wishes to inform the general Public of the details of their planned operations in Belize City. With effect from 4pm on April 23, 2012 the following measures have been taken: 1. Static and roving vehicle check points were established throughout […]
San Pedro to Participate in Cayo Fashion Show Fundraiser
The Cornerstone Foundation will be holding a Fashion Show to Feed the Children that will take place at the Bedran Hall at the San Ignacio Hotel on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Miss San Pedro Lions Shantell Pascacio and Mr. Jade World Jhoshi Alexander Najarro Valencia, along with a couple other island residents have been invited […]
A Sanpedrano Fisherman's Party
What’s going on here? You mean Sanpedranos did not take their wives along when they are having a party? Of course they did when they went to a dance or some social event. But this was an end of fishing trip party when the crew of a lobster fishing boat came into town, delivered their […]
Joris Hendrik Presents Eco-Friendly Fashion for Earth Day
Remember Belize’s eco-friendly fashion designer Joris Hendrik and is one-of-a-kind “recycled clothes”? Well Joris has never stopped creating these unique and fashionable designs and as a tribute to Mother Nature he presented yet another fashion project in commemoration of Earth Day, April 22, 2012. This year, for the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, Joris Hendrik […]
Wave Music Festival Coming Soon
Video Pick: Morgan Freeman Assists San Mateo Project
Since January 2009, the San Mateo Empowerment Project (SMEP) has been raising money to construct roads in the community of San Mateo, Ambergris Caye, Belize. Largely unseen by the thousands of tourists who enjoy idyllic beaches on Ambergris Caye every year, San Mateo is a community without access to proper water, electricity, or sewage systems. […]
April Sunset in San Pedro, Belize
There is nothing much to say about this picture, but only on how beautiful the sky looked during sunset hour on Sunday, April 22, 2012. Yet another great sunset in paradise – San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize – La Isla Bonita! – picture by Dorian Nuñez Click Here for More Pictures of the Week
Prostitution Ninety Years Ago In San Pedro For One Shilling!
By Angel Nuñez I have read Danny Vasquez’s book, The Little World of Danny Vasquez, three times and every time I do, I enjoy it with a different perspective. This particular topic on prostitution is very revealing and enjoyable. Be reminded that Danny Vasquez was a Sanpedrano born in 1902 and he lived through these […]