Prince Harry to Visit Belize in 2012
Britain’s royal family will tour the globe next year to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee marking 60 years on the throne, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday. As part of that celebration Belize will get a visit from Prince Harry in 2012. Though no official dates have been announced yet, Prince Harry (third in line […]
More Major Chain Stores Coming to Chetumal
It looks like more people will be traveling to Chetumal in the near future as our neighboring city in Mexico show major development as a bustling metropolitan community. Quintana Roo, Mexico Governor Roberto Angulo Borge announced that negotiations are well advanced for the opening of new major retail chains in the southern part of the […]
Mayor Paz at Regional SICA Meeting
Mayor Elsa Paz was amongst four mayors from Belize who participated in the first meeting held between Local Governments of the region and the Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana SICA) that took place in San Salvador, El Salvador on Friday, December 9, 2011. The event was organized by the Democratic Security […]
Heavenly Belize Author Releases 2nd Edition
Author and photographer Marius Jovaiša, of Heavenly Belize was in San Pedro over the weekend hosting a book sale and signing event that was held at Victoria House on Friday, December 9, 2011. Marius recently released the second edition of his popular aerial photography book on Belize, called Heavenly Belize. New to the book are […]
Old Fashioned Christmas & Dolls
The old fashioned Christmas is different for different ages-hams, wine apples, and live Christmas trees. However for the young girls, the old fashioned Christmas meant a huge doll. “My doll can cry and say mama” boasted Chabby cheerfully as she tilted her doll in a horizontal position so it would cry. “And my doll can […]
Lions Club Donates School Books
On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, members of the San Pedro Lion’s Club gathered at the San Pedro Roman Catholic School to give out school books to standard one through six students for their HFLE (Health and Family Life Education) classes. This great donation was the last piece missing for their life skills classes to move […]
End of Year Notes: Education In Belize
For Educators, Parents, and Everyone who cares about Education in Belize By Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor In each of the previous articles that I contributed to this online newspaper I have asserted that educators (teachers and administrators) in our schools in Belize today have very important roles to fulfill everyday. Hundreds of books have already […]
Santa and Mayor Paz's Gift-giving Spree
Santa Claus makes his second appearance in San Pedro after the Holiday Boat Parade. This time he is making his rounds around town along with Mayor Elsa Paz and sharing toys, toys and more toys to all the school children of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. This is part of the Town Council’s yearly gift giving […]
The Busy Month Of December (Part Two)
By Angel Nuñez “Oh yes, the month of December is a busy month today, way too busy. But don’t you ever think the month of December or the Christmas month was not busy twenty five years ago, except that in a different way.” This was the introduction of my article last week, but there is […]
SPHS Students Excel in CXC Examinations
San Pedro High School is proud to announce that students Zuleima Lopez, Lucio Nunez, Ramses Ramirez and Roxette Santos received Awards of Excellence for having passed more than six General Proficiency Grade I and II including English and Mathematics in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Examinations. All three San Pedro High students were honored at […]
SPHS Male Basketball Team Champs
The San Pedro High School Male Basketball team won the Regional Northern Game over the past weekend. The island team played against New Hope that ended in a 54 to 65 ball game in favor of San Pedro. MVP for the San Pedro Team went to Charles Richards and the SPHS Girls team placed third […]
Family Christmas Cookie Day
On Sunday, December 11, 2011, The Varela’s Family gathered their children for their traditional Christmas Cookie Day. There were many different christmas shaped cookies ready to be decorated with green, white and pink tasty frosting. All the children were helping out and expressing themselves in decorating their costumized cookie. What an excellent way to spread […]
Get Married in Belize!
Wedding Nuptials Casey and Mary Woth – Even on a chilly, windy, rainy and cloudy day like this San Pedro, Belize still looks stunningly beautiful. That is why Casey and Mary wanted to get married here in San Pedro despite the weather conditions on Wednesday, December 8, 2011. The moon behind the clouds, the setting […]
Saga’s Calendar Launch & Championship Cook-Off
1st Annual Grand Champion Cook-offDecember 16, 2011, from 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. at Central Park Come out for a fun-filled, family night and support Saga Humane Society by attending their first Annual Holiday Fundraiser at Central Park. The Grand Champion will be chosen by you, the public, in our first every Grand Champion Cook-off. The […]
Teenagers and Facebook
Who does not know what Facebook is these days, really? If you do not have a Facebook account you have friends who keep you updated with what is going. But these days it’s hard to think of a teenager not being on Facebook. As of July 2011, Facebook has more than 800 million active users; […]
Fun at R. C. Church Christmas Bazaar
It was a very fun and exciting Christmas Bazaar that the San Pedro Roman Catholic Church put together this past weekend on Saturday, December 10, 2011, that was part of their fundraising efforts. The Roman Catholic Church is expanding on its services and keeping up with maintenance of the church that it continues its fundraising […]
SACNW Patrol Officer Saves Drowned Child
A South Ambergris Caye Neighborhood Watch Patrol Officer was instrumental in the saving of a seven-year-old’s life after he rendered first aid to the boy who was discovered unconscious in a swimming pool. According to the SACNW, on Saturday, December 10, 2011, a seven-year-old boy who was visiting from the mainland was discovered unconscious in […]
Caramba Restaurant Recognized with Intl’ Catering Award
Caramba Restaurant in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, is another establishment in Belize that has been recognized by the Trade Leader’s Club and will be receiving the International Catering Award. The selection committee for the 37th International Award for Tourist, Hotel and Catering Industry has also recognized Rose’s Grill and Bar in Caye Caulker. Caramba Restaurant […]
PUP Party Leader visits San Pedro Residents
The leader of the People’s United Party, Hon. Francis Fonseca, arrived in San Pedro on Thursday, December 8, 2011 to meet with the PUP Standard Bearer of Belize Rural South, the San Pedro PUP Blue Team but most importantly to meet with the residents of Belize Rural South. Upon his arrival he was warmly greeted […]
BTIA Sets Pace For Maya 2012
Electing New Board Members, Launching New Membership Structure And Enhanced Web Presence – The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) introduced and ratified a new membership rate and category structure at its Annual General Meeting on December 1, 2011. The new membership structure was created in an effort to reduce the category options from 39 options […]
How to Be a Good Dog Owner and a Great Neighbor
SAGA Humane Society and the San Pedro Town Council are working together to help dog owners be better neighbors and members of the community. This article will help you to understand what you can do, as a dog owner, to make San Pedro a more beautiful, happier and healthier place for residents and tourists alike. […]
Moratorium on Vehicle Importation Set
The Ambergris Caye Traffic Control Committee wishes to inform the public that effective December 15th, 2011, a moratorium on the importation of vehicles will be implemented and enforced until April 15th, 2012. This is to conduct consultations with the public at large and other stakeholders regarding traffic control and vehicle importation into the island […]
George Price – A Life Revealed – The Authorized Biography
Once described as the ‘prime minister who wanted to be a priest’, George Price was one of the most enigmatic and secretive leaders of the modern Caribbean and Central American sub-region. Little is known of his personal life and his long political career was often mired in controversy. Now, his autobiography George Price: A Life […]
International Civil Aviation Day Celebrated
The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture and the Department of Civil Aviation, joined the aviation industry in commemorating International Civil Aviation Day on Wednesday, 7th December, 2011. The theme for this day is “Assistance and Cooperation for Globally Sustainable Air Transport”. The purpose of the annual celebration is […]
Lionfish Tournament set for Sat., Dec. 17, 2011
The Lionfish Tournament will happen December 17th 2011 in coordination with- Ecomar * Coral Reef * Hol Chan * SPTGA. Cook Off Competition for December 18th (folks need a day with the lionfish) If you want to enter the competition please sign up at Wahoo’s Lounge. For the cook off you can pick up the […]