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 […]
Liberty Foundation Fundraiser Event
Dear Neighbors and Friends,This Sunday, the 11th of December, please attend a fabulous fundraising event at Pedro’s Inn, benefitting LIBERTY CHILDREN’S HOME. There will be live music, fabulous bar-b-q, a jump-a-thon, free use of the pool all day …. please come and help make it a GREAT event!! Liberty provides healing and shelter to abandoned, […]
Sixteen-year-old Raises $22,000 for the Belize Zoo
Christmas is a time of sharing, giving and receiving and the Belize Zoo received an early Christmas gift. Sixteen-year-old, Yuvraj Duggal who visited the Belize Zoo for summer fell in love with the place and managed to raise $22,000 for the Belize Zoo. Yuvraj was in Belize for summer and was in the country to […]
Caye Caulker Restaurant to receive Intl’ Catering Award
Congratulations are in hand for our neighboring friends of Caye Caulker as a well-known establishment on the island will be receiving an International Catering Award. According to the Caye Caulker Chronicles, Rose’s Grill and Bar will be receiving this prestigious award in January 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Rose’s Grill and Bar has been operating in […]
How to Shoot Like a Pro
Mary Bartnikowski, an award winning pro-photographer for 25 years and author from California has led programs at Stanford, Apple Computer, Intel and worldwide for humanitarian foundations and her own photography workshops. She is a great person and we have become great friends in the very short time that we have met and gotten together. She […]
Dealing with Difficult Students
Should two or three ‘difficult’ students take up most of an educator’s time? On the days when these students are absent, or pulled from class, everything seems to go smoothly. Teaching is fun; everyone seems more relaxed — no interruptions. When they’re in class, though, they make a teacher want to pull his/her hair out. […]
Belize's First Live Twitter Chat Yields Impressive Reach
On Friday, December 2, 2011, the Belize Tourism Board conducted its first ever Twitter Live Chat with over 113 participants using the #VisitBelize hashtag. Ambergris Today was very happy to be part of this live chat on Twitter as it helped selling the product we all are working on advertising – BELIZE! The BTB’s current Road […]
Isariel's 6th Birthday Party
Luis Isariel Muñoz celebrated his 6th birthday on Saturday, December 3, 2011. With an underwater theme everybody was having a splash and lots of fun! Happy Birthday Isariel, Wishing you many many more!
Diving Legend Ramon Nuñez Sr. Awarded
It is always nice to hear when an individual is presented with a prestigious award especially if you know the person or is a close relative. But when a Sanpedrano receives an award it is even more special since we are a very closely knit community and we all feel as proud as a peacock. […]
The Busy Month Of December
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. While the activities of Christmas begin with the Christmas Lighted Boat Parade, […]