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Hurricane Rina puts Northern Islands on Voluntary Evacuation
At 9:00am Tuesday, October 25, 2011, the center of Hurricane Rina was located near 17.4 N, Latitude and 83.9 W, Longitude or about 284 miles east of Belize. Hurricane Rina is heading west northwest at 3 mph with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. TS force winds extends out to 115 miles and Hurricane Force […]
The Bachelor Goes on Exotic Dates in Belize
The entire country started buzzing about ABC’s The Bachelor after Ambergris Today broke the news and was able to take pictures of the cast and crew arriving in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye to film for a few days in La Isla Bonita. Soon, news about the new Bachelor Ben Flajnik in Belize went international as […]
SP Lions Club Awards Scholarships
– Press Release, San Pedro Lions Club, Monday, October 24, 2011 – Through a generous and anonymous donor, the San Pedro Lions Club was able to secure scholarships for two deserving children totaling Bze $5000.00. The club collaborated with the Ambergris Caye Elementary School and the students were placed into their respective classes on Monday, […]
The Souls Of The Dead
By Angel Nuñez “Las Animas” are the souls of the dead. They are spirits? So where are they normally located? Well, make a good guess. They are probably resting in the cemetery beside the bodies of the dead. And why don’t we see them? The answer is simple- because they are spirits, but they make […]
All Eyes on Tropical Storm Rina
Hurricane season is slowly coming to a close but that does not mean that hurricane activity slows down, especially during the month of October when Belize receives most threats from storms developing in the Western Caribbean. This week everybody has eyes out for Tropical Storm Rina. Belize’s National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has met this […]
Saga Seafood Cook-Off
Saga Humane Society says Thank You! – Thank you to everyone who attended our Seafood Cook-off hosted by Crave Restaurant & Lounge. We had a great time! We got off to a bit of a late start as a couple of the entries came from the San Pablo & San Pedrito areas and the recent […]
Trip Advisor Awards Elvi’s Kitchen Certificate of Excellence
Congratulations to the management and staff of Elvi’s Kitchen for being the recipient of TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for the Year of 2011 after having received a four-star rating by its guests. The staff at Elvi’s Kitchen tells Ambergris Today that they are very proud of this recognition and are very grateful to all their […]
Harrison Ford In San Pedro Filming Mosquito Coast
Who is this weary looking, sun-baked fisherman with no shoes, no shirt and of course, no problems? Surprise, it’s no fisherman! It is Harrison Ford in San Pedro during the filming of a famous movie, Mosquito Coast in 1986. This movie employed some 100 Sanpedranos to dig canals, build structures and backdrops against which scenes […]
Belize Mission Project Helping out San Pedro
The Belize Mission Project (BMP) has been helping brighten smiles in the community of San Pedro for the past 18 years. They have made trips to Belize once a year working, not only in San Pedro but in other parts of the country as well. This year BMP will be making two visits; the first […]
Belize Telemedia Limited Brings BlackBerry Services to DigiCell Customers
Belize City, October 20, 2011 – Belize Telemedia Limited is excited to bring BlackBerry® services from Research In Motion (RIM) to DigiCell customers in Belize. Telemedia is scheduled to begin offering comprehensive and attractive mobile solutions for DigiCell customers with support for both the BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server solutions. The company is […]
Talk Things Out
By Christopher Emmanuel Like a tree that sheds its bark from time to time, so we unfold to reach our destiny Without a doubt when asking any successful couple about their relationship, communication is the number one factor attributed to their success. Speaking the same language and understanding each other’s values creates a solid foundation to […]
Francis Fonseca New Leader of the PUP
The People’s United Party has been in turmoil since the beginning of this month when Hon. John Briceño stepped down as party leader on Friday, October 7 and the interim leader Mark Espat declined the post as party leader on Tuesday, October 18. Party followers will be glad to know that the People’s United Party […]
ABC’s The Bachelor Filming in San Pedro
He was heartbroken when the last Bachelorette did not choose to marry him as he made it to the final rose ceremony on last season of ABC’s The Bachelorette. But now Ben Flajnik is the new Bachelor on ABC’s hit reality dating show which is filming on location in San Pedro, Belize! Rumors were all […]
Belikin Calendar Launch Party This Weekend
Ambergris Today caught Wave Music host and Miss October 2011 Belikin Calendar Deli Eiley out shopping in San Pedro when store owner of El Dorado asked her for an autograph. Deli was happy to oblige to her fan’s request; her picture is on the walls of establishment all around town this month. A bevy of […]
Notice to Customers: Smart Service to be Interrupted
Thursday, October 20, 2011- Smart would like to inform its customers and the general public that the migration to its new 3G network will commence on Sunday, October 23, 2011 and run into the early hours of Monday morning. This exercise is expected to last approximately ten hours beginning at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday night. […]
Zenda & Mocha – Happy Tails
In February, animal lovers were horrified to hear the sad story of Zenda, the poor dog thrown over the fence at SAGA Humane Society. She had been used as a puppy machine, starved, chained and abused. As if that wasn’t enough, in June, people were again shocked to see the photos of Mocha, neglected so […]
Video Pick: Eco Friendly Xanadu Island Resort
Check out award-winning and eco-friendly Xanadu Island Resort in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. It’s very tropical, luxurious and a true Belizean get-a-way. Its unique monolithic domes combined with thatched roofs, wooden decks and colorful hammocks provide the perfect ambiance to unwind as you kick back in Paradise. Their promotional video highlights the resort’s suites […]
Western Regional Hospital Welcomes Set of Triplets
– Belmopan, October 19, 2011 – The staff at Western Health Regional Hospital in Belmopan is pleased to announce the successful delivery of a set of triplet girls that took place this morning at approximately 9:51 a.m. to Ms. Irene Garcia and her common law husband Alfred Avilez. Dr. Melhem Ayala headed the team of […]
Disappointed with SP Police
Dear Editor, Please allow me a space in your newspaper to express my disappointment with the San Pedro Police Department. On Sunday, October 16, 2011, while riding out, I witnessed what improper behavior from members of the San Pedro Police Department. Two guys were sitting on the side of Island Galleria on Tarpon Street when […]
School Teacher Gets Heroic Tattoo
Tattooing has been practiced for centuries worldwide. In many parts of the world it is traditionally found in faces or hands especially in tribal groups. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world. Today, people choose to be tattooed for cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious and magical reasons […]
Study: Hurricanes are Clustered Not Random
SUMMIT COUNTY —A study of hurricane tracks during the past 100 years suggests that tropical storm activity is clustered rather than random, with short intense periods of hurricanes followed by relatively long quiet periods. The trend was most pronounced in the Caribbean, with strong clustering in Florida, the Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Haiti and Jamaica. The […]
Mark Espat Declines Post as PUP Party Leader
Albert Area Representative and Interim leader of the People’s United Party Mark Espat has declined to offer himself for the vacant post of party leader. He continues to be interim leader until a convention is held the first week of November. He sent out the following press release: “Today, I informed members of the National […]
Travel With Spirit Television Filming In Belize
Jimmy LaRose & Bishop Redfern II of the Treaty Charitable Trust and Honnie Korngold of Travel With Spirit Television will be on filming on location “TRAVEL WITH SPIRIT…BELIZE” the week of Oct 17-23, 2011. BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, 17 OCTOBER 2011 – Andrew Reid, Jimmy LaRose and Redfern II of the Treaty Charitable Trust (TCT) in […]
NE Magazine is Made in Belize
Here at Ambergris Today we have been hearing about this new magazine in Belize, News Exchange Magazine (NE); for the most part very good things. We are glad to have gotten our hands on the latest issue and we must say that we are very impressed with it. It is still a very young publication […]