Residents Hold Public Protest Against Town Clock
Close to 100 residents gathered around the construction site of the town clock, today October 31, 2011, to peacefully protest the decision of the San Pedro Town Council to erect a donated clock tower in the middle of Barrier Reef Drive (Front Street) in front of Central Park. The protestors circled around the construction site […]
Living Your Unique You
By Christopher EmmanuelWe create our world with the ingredients we put into it, so take care with your recipe– Greg Phillips The source made everything in the universe unique onto itself. A flower never declares to a blade of grass growing beside it. “You are doing it wrong, you should have a nice straight green blade […]
First Demonstration In San Pedro
This is perhaps the very first demonstration in San Pedro and it was staged by San Pedro High School. It was a peaceful demonstration soliciting help to commence the construction of a new building for San Pedro High School. It was not a demonstration of thousands, but the entire student population which was about 90 […]
Las Animas -The Souls Of The Deceased
By Angel NuñezThere were two periods in the church calendar when no type of entertainment was permitted. The first one was the Lent season when the church commemorated the fasting of Jesus Christ in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights and then his death right after the Jewish Passover Festival. During Lent no […]
Orange Carpet Rolled Out For Halloween
The only place where the orange carpet is rolled out for Halloween in Belize is San Pedro. But Halloween is very much deserving of the orange carpet because San Pedro is host to the biggest and best Halloween party in the country. The San Pedro Holiday Hotel is the place to be for Halloween in […]
Remember Time Changes for Daylight Savings
Embassy of Mexico informed that on Sunday, October 30, Mexico ended Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time (Horario de Verano), in order to begin Winter Time. That means that Mexico local time is once again the same as Belize’s local time. Daylight savings time in the U.S. also end on November 6, 2010 with time […]
Saga Halloween Party
Trick or Treat! – It's Halloween Time!
Halloween is here and all the ghouls, witches and zombies are out. Island children were in their costumes having fun playing dress up. Some costumes were “Horror-ific” and others were “boo-tiful”. The following are some of the activities that kicked-off Halloween this year. The Island Academy Costume Competition Students of Island Academy had a fun […]
Constuction of Town Clock Becomes Hot Topic
It will sit in the middle of the intersection of Barrier Reef Drive and Ambergris Street – the new clock tower that the San Pedro Town Council has already started working on. But what did not sit well with the residents of San Pedro was the fact that the clock tower is smack in the […]
Belize First to Benefit from Caricom Anti-Gang Plan
GEORGETGOWN, Guyana, Monday October 24, 2011 – A Caricom-backed pilot program targeting youth gangs and gang violence would be introduced Tuesday in Belize. Phase Two of the Community’s Social Development and Crime Prevention Action Plan aims to strengthen the capacity of youth and community members to design and implement programs to address gang formation and […]
Video Pick: Purple Sunset After Hurricane Rina
After Belize was given the “All Clear” of Hurricane Rina she left us with one good thing – a spectacular sunset. With clouds blanketing the sky and the setting sun shining through the perfect atmospheric conditions the clouds and sky glowed in purple. It was the perfect ending to a strenuous day of worrying about […]
Belize Tourism Board Focuses on Boat Safety
Belize City, Belize – October 26, 2011 – The Belize Tourism Board hosted a three day workshop from October 21 to 23, 2011, at the YWCA with boat captains and personnel from Fab Tours and Splash Wave Tours, water operators working in the Fort George Tourism Zone, on Boat Safety and Emergency Underway Procedures. The […]
The Angels Making Horse Conch Ceviche
A popular appetizer (or should I say snack) on the island is ceviche. You can order a fresh plate of ceviche at most restaurants. But they are also served at most local parties as an appetizer and they are also greatly savored at bars along with a nice cold Belikin Beer or your cocktail. When […]
Hawaiian Luau Birthday for Amy
It was a Hawaiian Luau Fest for Amy Knox’s birthday party which she celebrated with friends outside of Wild Mango’s Restaurant last Sunday, October 23, 2011. She celebrated just in time before Hurricane Rina disrupted things on the island. She had much fun celebrating with her friends and family. Happy Birthday Amy. Best wishes from […]
Illegal Use of Corals
In a press release earlier this week, The Department of the Environment (DOE), Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, expressed that it is becoming increasingly concerned over the practice of using corals for the filling of cayes or land or as construction material for infrastructure. The DOE hereby brings to the attention of the […]
Holiday Lighted Boat Parade Set for Dec Third
Press Release – Bigger Prizes – Brighter Event! – Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 3, 2011, when the Sixth Annual Holiday Lighted Boat Parade “brightens” the shoreline of San Pedro Town. This eagerly awaited event promises to be even MORE SPECTACULAR than last year with beautiful lighted boats bringing in the Holidays. With the […]
Islanders in Fishing Spree
Though the hurricane did not hit the Island, we did have ‘a hit’ with the snappers. One Islander commented, “The snappers are biting more than the mosquitoes this time around.” According to fishermen, it is a normal phenomenon that after the seas are stirred due to a passing storm, the snappers start “to run”. The […]
Belize is All Clear of Hurricane Rina
Hurricane Rina gave Belize quite a scare, especially to residents in the northern cayes and communities in the northern part of the country which included Corozal and Orange Walk. But as of 4p.m. today, October 26, 2011, The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) gave the ALL CLEAR for Belize. It is with a sigh of […]
Hurricane Rina Approaches Belize
At 9:00am the center of Hurricane Rina was located near 17.9 N, Latitude and 85.5 W, Longitude or about 200 miles southeast of Cozumel, Mexico (190 miles from Belize. Hurricane Rina is now moving slowly west-northwestward at 5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Tropical Storm force winds extends out to 115 miles […]
A Look Back at Hurricane Keith
History Repeats Itself – We are seeing that hurricanes mimic other tracks of other hurricanes in the past and experts use this information to help them forecast the track of today’s hurricanes. But one observation that was brought to my attention was on Facebook by posts from two friends. They made me aware of how […]
Belizean Beauties Attending Pageants Abroad
Beauty pageants are held throughout the country; here in San Pedro we get our fair share of pageantry from Miss Chiquitita to Miss Costa Maya International. Beautiful Sanpedranas have also proudly represented Belize in international pageants, Miss World Belize – Martha Badillo (1989) and Miss World Belize – Letty Lara (2009), Tatiana Rivero – Miss […]
BZ$6 Million to Improve Health for Mayan Children
Belize has been awarded approximately six million Belize dollars (BZ$6 Million) in grant funding from the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) through the World Bank. Minister of Health, Hon. Pablo Marin, explained that this will fund a project that will improve the health and nutrition of children in Mayan communities of the Toledo district. This grant […]
Video Pick: Bull Sharks Roam Beachside
Horacio Luis Guerrero was able to capture this video of a Bull Shark roaming around the waters of Amigos del Mar dock during the night. He was only able to capture one of the two fairly large Bull Sharks circling the area. At the beginning of the video you can see that the beach is […]
Good or Bad Teachers? Good or Bad Students?
by Gustavo Ramirez, Guidance Counselor Anton Chekhov, world famous Russian playwright and short story writer of the 19th century, once commented that there are only two classes of literary works: those he liked, and those he didn’t like. Similarly, we might also say that most schools have two types of teachers: those who students like, […]
San Pedro invited to Participate in Chetumal Festival
Our beautiful island of San Pedro has been invited to participate in a Festival of Culture that will be held in our neighboring city Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Mayor Elsa Paz held a small meeting with business executives to formally invite them to participate in this event. Present at the meeting were representative of the […]