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Posted: 02 Sep 2010 in the Visitor's Guide Category
Street Treats...enjoy these snacks when in San Pedro!!! Click here to download read article
Posted: 02 Sep 2010 in the Police News Category
Tragedy hit San Pedro on Monday, as what should have been a time of celebration ended in the untimely death of 57 year old Gregorio Eustaquio Cornejo, maintenance worker of Mata Chica Resort. A telephone interview with manager Gricel Graniel confirmed that on Monday, August 30th, staff and invited guests were at the Mata Chica resort celebrating their annual staff ... read article
Posted: 02 Sep 2010 in the Community News Category
Under the theme "Preserving Innocence & Dignity" and the patronage of First Lady Mrs. Kim Simplis-Barrow and Special Envoy for Women and Children, the first National Symposium on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) was held at the Radisson's on Wednesday August 25th and Thursday August 26th. The objective of the symposium was to bring awareness of the dire ... read article
Posted: 02 Sep 2010 in the Community News Category
On September 10th, 1798 a battle between the Spaniards and the Baymen (the first recorded European settlement in Belize in 1638 - shipwrecked British sailors who settled and cut logwood for export to Europe) was fought at St. George's Caye. Against all the odds, the Baymen defeated the Spaniards. Britain gradually assumed more control over the settlement and in 1853 ... read article
Posted: 02 Sep 2010 in the Education Category
On Saturday, August 28th, stakeholders in the education sector of the community came together for a workshop regarding the National School Safety Policy. The workshop is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the Government of Belize (GOB), and USAID (United States Agency for International Development) OFDA/LAC (Offices of Foreign Disaster Assistance/Latina America & Caribbean). In April of 2010, the ... read article
Posted: 26 Aug 2010 in the Visitor's Guide Category
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Posted: 26 Aug 2010 in the Community News Category
Zone 59 Chairman Baldemar Graniel then read the Lions Code of Ethics to the gathered crowd. Lion Marina Graniel-Kay then welcomed everyone to the event, adding that she hoped that all those members present would join with the new board in bringing the San Pedro Lions ever more forward. Melanie Paz, who was unanimously re-elected to continue the Presidency, highlighted ... read article
Posted: 26 Aug 2010 in the Environment Category
In a letter dated June 28th, 2010, VP of Oceana Belize, Audrey Matura-Shepherd publicly applauded the decision of Mayor Elsa Paz in her stance against the idea of offshore oil drilling in Belize. Since August 7th, 2010, Oceana has been out in the Gulf of Mexico observing and researching the short and long term effects of the BP Oil Spill ... read article
Posted: 26 Aug 2010 in the Community News Category
At 5:00am Sunday morning, a lively group of walkers and runners gathered at Central Park where the official Hope for Kim 10-mile walk was set to begin. At the start, several runners took off heading in the pre-determined route up to Boca Del Rio Park and then back down through Middle Street all the way to the 4-Mile marker south ... read article
Posted: 26 Aug 2010 in the Health Category
The Sub-Aquatic of Belize Limited is the only recompression Chamber in Belize. If fact, chances are that if a diver suffers any medical difficulty while or after diving, that individual will end up at the Sub-Aquatic of Belize Limited Chamber based in San Pedro Town. In many instances, the first to respond to a diver's aid when suffering from decompression ... read article