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Placencia Peninsula
Environment
Medfly Detection
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority hereby advises the public that medflies have been detected along the Placencia Peninsula. Medflies are introduced into Belize when people intentionally or unintentionally illegally bring fruits and vegetables that are host to this pest.
Business & Economy
Tropic Air announces new San Ignacio to Placencia flight
Tropic Air has announced that a weekly, non-stop, seasonal flight from San Ignacio to Placencia Peninsula will begin on January 1, 2019.
Sports
Kite surfers sail to Placencia to honour Jeffrey Eiley
Ten kite surfers embarked on a life changing challenge to kite surf from Ambergris Caye to the beautiful shores of the Placencia Peninsula.
Sports
Kent “Bob” Gabourel places second at the End of the World Marathon
The third annual End of the World Marathon took place on Sunday, December 7th at the Placencia Peninsula and this year saw hundreds of...
Community and Society
Stranded Loggerhead Turtle being treated on Ambergris Caye
On Saturday, February 22nd a female Loggerhead turtle was found stranded in a stretch of beach in the Maya Beach Area of the Placencia...
Community and Society
Belize’s top tourism destinations capture international awards in 2013
Belize’s top tourism destinations captured impressive awards in 2013. Top accolades included Ambergris Caye being named the number one island in the world by TripAdvisor. The...
Sports
Kent “Bob” Gabourel takes second place at the End of the World Marathon
Hundred of international and national runners converged on the Placencia Peninsula on Sunday, December 8th for the second annual End of the World Marathon....
Conservation
GOB and Norwegian Cruise Line MOU surfaces
After the proposal to build a cruise port on Crawl Caye for Norwegian Cruise Line was rejected, an MOU has surfaced that GOB is looking at Harvest Caye as a location.