Town Council Works Hard to get Streets Graded!
Press Release – San Pedro Town Council – February 14th, 2006 – Much has been said about the streets lately – that the Town Council has no interest in up keeping the streets. The truth of the matter is far from true. Unfortunately, at the end of December of last year, the town’s grader malfunctioned. […]
University Students Draw Up Plans for San Pedro. Montana State University Foreign Design Project
A New Year brings hopeful resolutions, new opportunities, and for Ambergris Caye, lots of rain. It has also brought a group of 12 students from Montana State University sponsored by the School of Architecture who come to work on their school projects and at the same time create beautiful plans and suggestions that our Town […]
San Pedro High on Community Service
What is community service? This program is designed by many high schools throughout the country and San Pedro High School is no exception. This is what Principal Nuñez has to say about community service: “Community service is about teaching teenagers that it is important to give back to your community a little of what the […]
Mayor Paz & Councilors Sit Down with Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Elsa Paz and her six councilors met with the Ambergris Caye Chamber of Commerce this past Thursday, March 23, at their weekly scheduled meeting and were able to address some current issues that the Town Councilors are working on. Mayor Elsa Paz first congratulated the Chamber on all its accomplishments and dedication to its […]
Belize Loses an Icon
Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and cultural activist in his native Belize and impassioned spokesperson for the Garifuna people of Central America, was declared dead on Saturday, January 19 at 9p.m. Belize time due to a massive and extensive stroke to the brain, a heart attack and respiratory failure due to the previous two conditions. […]
Public asked to Join SPTC Clean-up Campaign
For the past weeks the Town Council has kept busy promoting their latest campaign entitled – “La Isla Bonita es mi casa and I like mi casa clean. Stop Littering!” Numerous work-a-thons, advertising campaigns and other propaganda have been made to instill this message on all island residents. The latest move included a clean-up of […]
Fire on Boxing Day
On Friday, December 26, The San Pedro Fire Department responded to a fire call a little after 1:20p.m.in the San Juan Area. Upon arriving at the scene fire fighters found one of six houses clustered together engulfed by flames and smoke. The wooden structure (20×14) located on Deer Street is owned by Maria Lanza residing […]
Special Constables Awarded
The San Pedro Police Department and San Pedro Town Council have jointly given out two awards in recognition of the hard work and dedication of two individuals to the island of Ambergris Caye. On Friday, January 20, 2006, Mayor Elsa Paz and Inspector Sabal presented special constables Samuel Gomez and Orlando Mendez with certificates of […]
Costa Maya ’09 Set for Aug 6th – 9th
The San Pedro International Costa Maya Festival Committee has announced the dates for Costa Maya Festival 2009 to be from August 6 to August 9. The committee members met this past weekend to start deliberations and get the ball rolling with preparations for this year’s festival. This year the Festival will celebrate the 15th year […]
Street Repair Plans Move Forward Government Proposes to Yield Island Tax Collections for Roads
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Godfrey Smith along with Anthony Mahler from the Belize Tourism Board, Mayor Elsa Paz, Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr. and the business community of San Pedro gathered once more at the Lions Den on Wednesday, January 17, to talk about the street project, come to a decision on what should be done […]
Show the Enemy you are More Determined!
(Editorial) The enemy is the enemy and his only job is to beat you or destroy you. You cannot expect the enemy to be on your side, to compliment you or aid and abet you. You cannot complain when he tries to destroy you because that is his job. However, you can beat the enemy, […]
Patrol Boat Donated to Belize National Coast Guard
On Tuesday, January 13, a small handover ceremony was held at the Central Park, where Dr. John McAfee handed over a boat to the Belize National Coast Guard. R. Adm. Cedric Borland gave a few remarks, where he expressed his sincere gratitude to those present at the event and especially to Mr. McAfee. He continued […]
Elections Set for Feb. 7
The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Said Musa and members of his Cabinet met on Monday, January 7, at the Princess Hotel and Casino with members of the clergy for a breakfast meeting. During the meeting, which was attended by a majority of Belize’s clergy, the Prime Minister announced that he will advise the Governor-General to […]
Christopher Newport University Partners with Holy Cross Anglican School
Twenty two graduate students from Christopher Newport University (CNU) in Virginia, and three education professors, spent two weeks at Holy Cross Anglican School in January. The project was part of a service learning course in the CNU Master of Arts in Teaching program. The graduate students entered Holy Cross classrooms to act as partner teachers […]
Seven New Police Officers Assigned to San Pedro
With the interdiction of Assistant Superintendent Patt and other five police officers because of the shocking police brutality case on Ryan Requeña, seven new police officers have been assigned to San Pedro. Inspector Dennis Arnold will now be in charge of the San Pedro Police Department, as well as Caye Caulker Police Department. Mr. Dennis […]
Horseshoe Pitching at Crazy Canucks
Frank Edwards is the man to beat at the Horseshoe Pitching competitions that take place every Sunday at the Crazy Canucks Bar hosted by Don Turner at the Exotic Caye Beach Resort. Nobody seems to be good enough to beat the champ as he remains undefeated for more than 30 weeks now. Ambergris Today got […]
Town Council Sworn In
They topped the polls in the recent Municipal Elections for their respective parties and as leaders of the UDP and PUP in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Today decided to conduct a small interview with Mayoress Elsa Paz and the newly-appointed San Pedro PUP Chairman, Alex Nuñez, to get their thoughts about their plans and goals […]
BEL’s New Year’s Gift to Belizeans
Happy New Year, Belizeans, from your friendly essential services neighbor, Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), who along with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), has decided to increase your electricity rates by 13% effective January 1, 2006. While most Belizeans were happily bringing in the New Year at midnight last Saturday, BEL and the PUC were bringing […]
Officer of the Month
The Commissioner of Police is pleased to announce that Police Constable #900 Dwayne McCulloch has been selected as Police Officer of the Month for the month of March. PC McCulloch is a five year veteran of the department and is currently attached to the San Pedro Police Station. PC McCulloch was once a stable part […]
Ruta Maya Champs Break Record
The ninth La Ruta Maya River Challenge began as they all did in past years, with the canoes assembled in the mists and shadows below the Hawkesworth Bridge that links the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. This year a new champion emerged and completed the race in a new record. The three […]
PM Musa Campaigns with PUP 7
Belize’s Prime Minister Rt. Honorable Said Musa visited San Pedro last week Thursday for a whole day of campaigning alongside the 7 PUP candidates running for the March 2006 Town Council elections. Rain poured down on the island during the entire day Thursday, but it did not prevent or hamper the plans of the PUP […]
San Pedro commemorates World Wetlands Day
In observance of World Wetlands Day, the San Pedro Business Association, Ambergris Caye Citizens for Sustainable Development (ACCSD) under theme “Upstream-Downstream: Wetlands connect us all” held a boat parade early Monday morning, February 2, to show support and awareness of the wetlands in San Pedro and around the country of Belize. The boat parade started […]
Post Office Gets Computerized
The San Pedro Post Office along with other main post offices around Belize now have a computer system where they can track international mail is a more convenient way. The Post office started off with the computer system a month ago, which is used for international shipping, including registered mail, express mail, and air parcel […]
Lions Immediate Past President Visits
Immediate Past President of Lions Club International, Dr. Clem Kusiak and his wife Jeanne visited San Pedro and the San Pedro Lions Club this past Saturday, February 4. His visit was official as he launched on a worldwide tour to familiarize himself with some important countries so as to better serve his position as LCIF […]
Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve Fee System
The Fisheries Department in its efforts to ensure the sustained management of its eight marine reserves began the process of implementing a comprehensive revenue collection system. Effective Monday, November 1st, 2004, a US $5 entrance fee (as approved by Cabinet) is being charged to all non-Belizean visitors who visit the Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve (BCMR). […]