Healing Hands Massage Center
After hearing several good remarks of massage therapist, Cecy Lara, we decided to experience on our own Cecy’s Healing Hands. Cecy invited the staff of Ambergris Today to experience several of the treatments that her massage center has to offer. To start off our session I got to experience a Hot Stone Massage which is […]
Protecting the Bird Cayes
Green Reef Environmental Institute’s Summary of Open Letter to National and Local Government Officials The prosperity of Ambergris Caye, the value of real estate and other investments on Ambergris Caye, and the tax revenues generated by Ambergris Caye depend ultimately on the island’s ability to attract visitors. We need those who come for a week […]
Youth Cadets Clean Up San Pedrito Area
The San Pedro Police Youth Cadet Corps held a work-a-ton this past Saturday, January 14, 2006, in which they cleaned up the streets and surroundings at the San Pedrito Area. Fifteen boys and girls of the youth cadet corps collected trash and cleaned up the San Pedrito Area and made it more presentable and clean […]
Don’t Take the Flu Lightly
Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza – With the constant change of weather many people have been getting sick with the flu, so Ambergris Today decided to contact Dr. Javier Zuniga for friendly advice and we learned more than we expected. Dr. Zuniga explained to us that the Government of Belize along with the Pan American Health […]
Beach Street Blocked Off
The San Pedro Town Council once again blocked off the street that gives access to the beach just south of town, but the other access streets are still allowing large vehicles to enter the beach area. At one point only golf carts were allowed to use the beach street, but the rules were not enforced. […]
Onion Crisis in Belize
Ambergris Today went on a search around town on Wednesday, January 3, looking for onions. Onions, an essential ingredient for most dishes, will be scarce for quite a while in the entire country and the ones who will suffer more with this problem will be the restaurants – or those who enjoy preparing escabeche on […]
South Beach Development in Hot Spot
Every individual’s position on this depends on what side of the table you are eating from, if you have employment or investments you are eating on South Beach side of the table but if you care about the environment and sustainable tourism development for the island you are eating on the other side of the […]
Boat Engine Thief Caught Red Handed
Lloyd Andrew Usher, 48 year-old, Belizean Tour Guide and Boat Captain residing at Caye Casa unit #4, Boca Del Rio Area reported to Police that on Tuesday, January 6, at about 3:30a.m. he was alerted by his neighbor Robbie Guerrero that his boat engine 40h/p brand name Yamaha blue and red in color valued at […]
Bats for Belize Delivers Supplies
Ambergris Today Newspaper published an article titled Bats for Belize on Thursday, November 8, 2007, Vol. 9 No. 43, where the article talked about the Basher Family from St. Charles, Missouri organized a fundraiser event in order to buy sports equipment for Belize. This past Sunday, December 30, the Basher family was at the Softball […]
Flying on the Wings of Conservation EcoFlight Tours Bacalar Chico Nature Preserve
High above the blue-green waters of northern Ambergris Caye, Ecoflight’s chief pilot Bruce Gordon banked the turbo-prop airplane to show his passengers the lush tropical terrain encompassing the Bacalar Chico Nature Preserve. Gordon was joined in the educational flight by representatives of Green Reef, the Peace Corps, and Edwardo Brown of Ambergris Today. The flight […]
Tsunami Skydivers Back 4th Boogie in Belize
Rich Grimm is back with over 110 skydivers this year in his fourth annual Boogie In Belize. Close to 100 jumpers have taken to the skies every day since Sunday, February 23, as skydivers from around the globe have joined the “Boggie” to marvel at the exotic location of Ambergris Caye, Belize. The sad part […]
Carnival Spirit 2006
Carnival 2006 got off to a rocky start as painting was at its minimal and only one comparsa did its rounds around town on Sunday, February 26, 2006. And on Monday, a rainy day put a damper on all the painting and celebration for most of the day. Nobody could go out to the streets […]
Gerry Jumps over Ambergris Caye
Boggie in Belize Skydiving Event Continues to Invest in Belize Rich Grimm of Tsunami Skydiving, Ltd. of California, arrived in Belize on Monday, February 15 to launch the 6th annual “Boogie in Belize” skydiving event in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. After all these years residents are still thrilled to see the skydivers plunge down to […]
Rainforest Rum Cakes A Taste of the Tropics
Pastries! Everybody has a sweet tooth for pastries – chocolate cake, caramel cake, you name it; we always find something sweet to eat. Now Nova Carib Enterprise of San Pedro is producing 100% locally made rum cakes named Rainforest Rum cakes. And although these rum cakes are edible they are not considered a food item […]
BTB Commemorates Tourism Awareness Week
This Monday marked the official commencement of Tourism Awareness Week 2006, which will be celebrated nationwide through Sunday, January 22. In an effort to involve both the local and visiting population in celebrating Belize, its natural splendor and the overall developments of the tourism industry. The Belize Tourism Board, in partnership with various NGOs and […]
Boat Parade Donates to Two Causes
On Tuesday, January 27, 2009 the San Pedro Boat Parade Committee handed out donations to two island organizations. A check of $1,000 was handed by Jan Brown (Chairlady of Boat Parade Committee) to the San Pedro Aids Commission in support for their educational program and Fred Somes (Committee Member) handed out a check of $500 […]
Buena Vista Restaurant A ‘Dine’amic Experience
If you are looking to have a ‘Dine’amic dining experience, well worry no more. Try out Buena Vista Restaurant at Captain Morgan’s Retreat. Spacious and elegant open-air poolside dining, entertaining music, local artisans, musical chairs, and savory food, all come together amidst the intoxicating setting of Captain Morgan’s Retreat for an unforgettable evening of dining […]
Report of San Pedro Town Council Public Meeting for Fiscal Year 2005 – 2006
The San Pedro Town Council presented its final report of their 3-year term last Monday, January 30, at the Lions Den, in which were present Mayoress Elsa Paz, Area Representative Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr., Deputy Mayor Severo Guerrero, and councilors Nesto Gomez, Justiniano Guerrero, Joe Elijio, and Juan Alamilla. Elected to office thirty-three months ago, […]
Preparing for Elections 2009
On Friday, February 13, 2009, Chief Elections Officer Mrs. Marilyn Ordonez, of the Elections and Boundaries Department of Belize, met with both political parties with the objective to ensure that the candidates and their representatives are aware of the rules, policies and procedures governing the election process and that all of them are in agreement […]
Belize Feels Shocks of Earthquake in Mexico
A powerful earthquake hit southeastern Mexico on Tuesday, February 12, 2008. The latest reports show that the magnitude of the quake was of 6.4 on the Richter scale, but there were no reports of major damage. The region that experienced the biggest shake was Oaxaca. The quake shook Mexico City’s buildings a bit and also […]
Tsunami Skydivers are Back! Ambergis Today's Melody Marlow Takes the Big Leap
From 13,000 feet above San Pedro, Rich Grimm and the Tsunami skydivers exited the Twin Otter aircraft and dove into the wild, blue yonder, plummeting down at about 125 M.P.H., the amazing view of the Caribbean Sea and Ambergris Caye rushing up at them. SkydiversFor the second year in a row, Rich was joined in […]
SpaFinder In Belize
Luxury Spafinder Magazine featured Belize in a 10-page spread on its January-February 2008 issue in what they called “The Insider’s Guide, Belize” where it compared the top four Spa Resorts in the country. Included in the article is a review on Cayo Espanto, off the shores of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, which featured spa treatments […]
Belizean Sings on American Idol
If you have been watching, or hearing about, the current episode of American Idol this past week you would probably know that 12 women and 12 men have made it into the finals. That is from a cast of thousands. One of these 12 women is a 16 year old lady by the name of […]
Closed Streets Causing Inconveniences
Why is it that the contractor responsible for completing the side parallel streets in town decided to close down three streets at the same time and create such havoc on the already traffic congested streets of San Pedro Town? Was it the decision of the contractor or the Town Board? Either way, it is such […]
Another Record Year for Belize’s Tourism Industry
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) held its 8th Annual Industry Presentation this past Wedneday morning, February 22, at the Princess Hotel and Casino, attended by many stakeholders from around the country. According to the reports, 2005 was another record year for Belize’s vibrant tourism industry. Last year, the tourism industry brought in over $200 million […]