Editorial – Summer Activities
The month of June is gone and with it graduations for all schools including sixth form to complete the yearly academic cycle. School is out and now what? Of course everyone is looking around expectantly for the next school to continue a higher level of education and they all have approximately two months to do […]
From Antivirus to Antibiotics, McAfee Searches for a Last Cure
By Joel Johnson, Gizmodo Allison Adonizio and John McAfee think they’ve discovered the next great antibiotic in the jungles of Belize. It’s all natural. It’s unpatentable. It’s untested. It grows wild along the shores of the New River, among the Mayan ruins of Lamanai, next to the lilies that are home to little yellow birds […]
Waking Up
There are no conclusions, just constant continuation Last week I wrote about remembering what has value. Thinking about it all we all fall asleep to our personal truth at times. This column is called secrets to life, but as I have said before, most of what I write is no secret instead it is an […]
Our Friends At Sunbreeze
Our Friends at Sunbreeze get all happy and show off their best poses when they see the Ambergris Today Newspaper coming their way. Photo by Gerry Badillo
A Laid Back Fishing Village
This lovely flashback given to us by Mr. Geraldo Badillo, depicts a laid back fishing village just on the verge of turning into a vibrant little tourism haven. The boat, survival was a small fishing vessel used to travel up the coast, north and south, where the fishermen did skin diving looking for lobster, fish […]
Fun With The August Cricket
In this short story I will reveal why as a teacher I understand little pranks played by students in the classroom. I don’t mean naughty behavior, but rather simple little pranks like flying a paper airplane across the classroom. I don’t mean placing a frog or a lizard on the teacher’s chair. I mean a […]
PM Barrow’s Speech in Miami Interrupted by Murder Case
Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Dean O. Barrow made his first official visit to South Florida over the weekend from June 25 to 27. The trip was to bring Hon. Barrow closer to South Florida’s Belizean community in an effort to foster investment and business opportunities. But his trip was made a bit more interesting […]
Introducing Miss Mexico for Costa Maya
For International Costa Maya 2010 Priscilla Pastrana Lopez Age: 22 years Height: 5′ 5″ Occupation: Pursuing a career in Business Administration Eye color: Dark Brown Hair color: Dark Brown Measurements: 36-26-36 Hobbies: Dancing, Reading, Studying, and Exercising Priscilla is driven in all aspects of her life, especially when it comes to her career, job and […]
Marco Gonzalez Maya Site Workshop and Exhibition
The Marco Gonzalez Maya Site at the south end of Ambergris Caye is currently the host to 25 students since Wednesday, June 23. Ten students are from the University of London, England, and 15 students are from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA. One of the students from the University of London, Ms. Nadia […]
Michael Keaton Films in San Pedro
– Press Release – El Pescador Lodge is honored to have hosted the filming of “Buccaneers and Bones” starring Michael Keaton actor/director, Tom Brokaw news anchor/author, Yvon Chouninard founder Patagonia, Bill Klyn director Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, Zach Guilford actor, Thomas McGuane acclaimed author, Lori-Ann Murphy director of fishing at El Pescador, and Aaron Adams […]
Fire Scare in downtown San Pedro
Quick action by the fire department and volunteers prevented a possible fire disaster in downtown San Pedro at a building that houses four businesses and one residence on Friday, June 25. The fire started at Full Chevere Internet Cafe located at ground level of the building; building is located on the corner of Pescador Drive […]
Stephanie Arce Crowned Miss Lobster Fest CC
The Miss Lobster Festival Pageant in Caye Caulker was about the only event that was not canceled between the two neighboring islands of La Isla Bonita and La Isla Cariñosa as Tropical Storm Alex made its way through Belize over the weekend. And the island residents of Caye Caulker got to celebrate the crowning of […]
Alex: A Little Reminder
“It’s never about what happens to you, but what you become through it.” – Emmanuel As we sat watching the whirling vortex called “Alex” on CNN approach Belize’s shoreline, I thought to myself how little we are compared to the vastness of the earth. We are so dependant to the very thing we often mistreat. […]
Happy Dia De San Pedro
The lead boat carrying the statue of St. Peter leaves the municipal dock at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, during the traditional boat procession of the Dia de San Pedro celebrations. Photo by Sofia Muñoz
The Famous Greasy Pole
The greasy pole has always been a crowd pleaser and attention getter in San Pedro’s beach events. We should have them as often as we have events at Central Park. Indeed it is a pretty difficult challenge but for the pride of climbing to the top, have bragging rights and yes put your fingers on […]
Viva Mexico!
Twenty five years ago the community of San Pedro was more Mexican in style and custom. This, of course, is understandable. The history books tell us that the first inhabitants of San Pedro were runaway Mestizos from the “Guerra de las Castas”. (The Caste War in Mexico) The most popular food in the past was […]
Class of 2000 Reunion
Saturday, June 12, 2010 the class of 2000 gathered together for their class reunion where they had much fun. Congrats You Guys!
A Small Village School
The San Pedro R.C. School has undergone a lot of transformation all due to population growth. This is the small village school serving a population of about 200 in the days of principal Guemez, then Principal Reyes. The downstairs was one happy playground for the children. It was in the days when there was a […]
A Show of Hands 3 – Art Exhibition
Aristophanes (Greek Athenian Dramatist) once said – “Let each man exercise the art he knows” and that is exactly what these three artists – Sylvin Forman, Sophie Lisbey Forman and James Jopson have been doing; they are exercising the art they know. On Friday, June 18, they held an Art Exhibition entitled “A Show of […]
Miss Panama: Yosibell Sánchez Espino
For International Costa Maya 2010 Miss Panama is a law student who loves to work hard and enjoys being independent. She believes that a girl becomes a woman when they learn to deal with the responsibilities that adultness brings with it. Yosibell stands for gender equality, her religious beliefs, making changes in her life no […]
Lobster Galore!
It was no doubt that, just by looking at the large crowd that showed up at Saturday’s Block Party, Lobster Fest was a huge success. A very large gathering of locals and tourists flooded Central Park on Saturday, June 19, at the culmination of week-long Lobster Fest celebrations; a festival that has been deemed by […]
Coalition Against Offshore Drilling Meets with Residents
A meeting held at the Sunbreeze Hotel Conference Room on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, was a powerful engine that was provided by the Ambergris Caye Citizens for Sustainable Development (ACCSD) for our island residents to learn more about the coalition that is opposing drilling offshore and in protected areas in our country. The Belize Coalition […]
Sea Trek’s Public Forum Turns to Heated Debate
Discovery Expeditions – Sea Trek Operation at Mexico Rocks has created quite a controversy on the island as many business owners, tour operators/tour guides and residents are discontent with the concept involved in the operation. On Wednesday, June 16, upon request, Mr. David Gegg of Discovery Expeditions held a public forum at the San Pedro […]
Two Giants Standing Together
San Pedro Junior College Ground Breaking of New Building Ground breaking ceremonies were held at the grounds of San Pedro High for the new building for San Pedro Junior College in front of parents, students and teachers of that institution. Dean of San Pedro Jr. College, Mr. Gustavo Ellis, gave the opening remarks and remarked […]
A Mustard Seed
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Listening in on two of my friends discussing spirituality, I was struck by how differently their beliefs were. One friend believed in God and his sole judgment and orchestrator of life, while my other friend […]