The Sweet Life in Southern Belize! Commonwealth Day holiday weekend saw the return of the Toledo Cacao Festival, held in Punta Gorda and the Toledo District of Southern Belize.
Construction Worker Suffers Burns from Electric Shock A construction worker defies death and avoids being electrocuted after receiving a powerful electric shock when a steel rod that he was handling atop the roof of a construction site made contact with high tension wires that hang close to the building. More...
Pet Monkey Attacks Neighbor Monkeys are usually thought of being cute and playful but a viscous attack from a particular pet monkey has left and island resident seeking medical attention for various bites, cuts, wounds and bruises inflicted on her. More...
Heads of National Security Meet in San Pedro A public meeting was held at the Angel Nuñez Auditorium on Monday, July 21, with high ranking officials of National Security to continue addressing the crime situation and finding possible solutions to alleviate this rising problem. More...
Three More Costa Maya Pageant Contestants Announced Belize will be hosting the 16th Annual San Pedro International Costa Maya Festival from August 7th – 10th, 2008. Once known as the Sea & Air Festival, this cultural exchange of dance, music, pageantry, food and drink has encouraged the sharing of heritage for over a decade and the celebration is an effort to pay tribute to our ancestral Maya culture. More...
Thank You and Goody Bye Ritchie Woods Ritchie Woods was laid to rest this week after a long and happy life in San Pedro, where he chose to spend his life after early retirement. There is so much interesting and nice things that can be said of Ritchie that it would take a good author and an entire book to narrate his biography. However, at this moment a few good thing suffice to give him thanks for being a part of San Pedro, and good-bye from this community that loved him dearly. More...
Eco-friendly Products Sold in Belize As part of our columns on ‘Going Green’ and finding tips on how to improve our daily lives in an environmentally friendly way, we came across a great company here in Belize which offers such solutions; it is called Eco-Friendly Solutions Ltd. More...
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