Washington Redskins’ Eddie Williams vacations on Ambergris Caye March 2, 2010
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Uncategorized.Tags: Belize, Eddie Williams, football, San Pedro Town, Washington Redskins
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Washington Redskins fullback Eddie Williams is on the island, enjoying a Caribbean honeymoon with his lovely wife Sarah. They had Belize on the list when picking honeymoon destinations, and when a friend of theirs offered their Sueño Del Mar condo – it was an offer they couldn’t refuse!
Eddie and Sarah say they have enjoyed their stay immensely, and in particular, Eddie likes how just being here “makes you lazy!” After a hectic season schedule, Ambergris Caye has been the perfect way to unwind. Captain Joe took them to snorkel at Shark Ray Alley, and it seems the sharks captivated them, as have the colors of the Caribbean Sea. Both agree that the food is delicious – they’re already looking forward to their return trip!
Income Tax Department hosted fair January 19, 2010
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Government.Tags: Belize, departments, fair, Income Tax Department, San Pedro Town
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On Friday the Income Tax Department hosted business establishments and the public to the first ever Income Tax Department Fair. The purpose of the fair was to sensitize and educate the public on the different types of tax handled by the department, payment options and the way the Income Tax Department operates.
Read more on this story in the next issue of The San Pedro Sun Newspaper.
Justices of the Peace to meet tonight January 19, 2010
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community.Tags: Belize, High School, Justices of the Peace, San Pedro Town
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The San Pedro Chapter of Justices of the Peace will be having a meeting today, January 19th, 2010 at the San Pedro High School at 7:oo p.m. sharp.
Members of the San Pedro Police Force will be present.
All Justices of the Peace are asked to make every effort to attend and be on time.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee receives SCUBA certification in Ambergris Caye January 7, 2010
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Entertainment, International News.Tags: Ambergris Caye, Ang Lee, Belize, San Pedro Town, SCUBA, White Sands Dive
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Acclaimed contemporary filmmaker, Ang Lee arrived in Ambergris Caye, Belize for a few days of sun and left a certified SCUBA diver. Lee took his certification course with White Sands Dive Instructor, Samuel Lin. Lee was accompanied by his two sons, Mason and Haan who also took the course and became certified divers as well.
Lee, who has directed movies such as Brokeback Mountain and Hulk, is working on his latest movie – Life of Pi. According to movie insiders, quite a bit of the film takes place underwater and it was for this reason that Lee decided to get certified. What better place to receive the course than Ambergris Caye.
After receiving his full certification, Lee along with PADI staff instructor for White Sands, Elbert Greer, visited Hol Chan Marine Reserve for a night dive. During this dive, Lee observed Bio-illuminant creatures in Belizean waters.
Born in 1954 in Pingtung, Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today’s greatest contemporary filmmakers. A graduate of the National Taiwan College of Arts and the University of Illinois and New York University, Lee began his career by serving as Assistant Director on Spike Lee’s student film, Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads. After writing a couple screenplays, he eventually appeared in the film scene with Tui shou. He continued with his great work garnering Golden Globe and Oscar nominations. Sense and Sensibility was his first Hollywood-mainstream movie. His career continued with works such as The Ice Storm, Ride with the Devil, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Chosen.
During his visit to Ambergris Caye, Lee stayed at Azul Resort and dined at Rojo Lounge, among others.
November 2007 January 6, 2010
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Entertainment.Tags: 2007, Belize, golf cart ride, San Pedro Town
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Do you remember what San Pedro Town looked like back in 2007? Do you think that there have been many changes since then? Check out the video above – reminisce and look at our island the way it was.
Busta Rhymes vacations in SP November 9, 2009
Posted by San Pedro Sun in International News.Tags: Belize, Busta Rhymes, San Pedro Town, Shyne Barrow, vacations
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International rapper Busta Rhymes with fan
International award winning rapper Busta Rhymes arrived in San Pedro on Saturday, causing fan hysteria at the Municipal Airport. Stopping for photos and autographs, Busta was happy to oblige his adoring fans. After a brief tour of Town, Busta was whisked away to his resort on North Ambergris Caye.
Police investigate two weekend incidents October 13, 2009
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Crime.Tags: aggravated assault, assault, BC's Bar, Belize, Belize Medical Associates, Deni Eiley, fundraiser, San Pedro Town, strangle
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A San Pedro Town resident is recuperating at the Belize Health Care Partners in Belize City. According to a family member the woman, identified as 40 year old Deni Eiley was attacked sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning inside her home in the San Pablo Area of San Pedro Town. While neighbors heard dogs barking sometime around nine on Friday night, it was not until around seven on Saturday morning that Eiley was found by her 17 year old son.
Family members report that a lone Hispanic male stormed into Eiley’s house and attacked her. No one has been arrested in relation to this incident. Members of the public that might have any information that can assist the police in their investigation are asked to contact the police department at 226-2022.
On Sunday the San Pedro Town community joined friends and family member of Deni Eiley at BC Bar and Grill to raise money to be used to help assist Eiley pay her hospital bills.
Meanwhile, San Pedro Police is investigating another incident that occurred on Sunday morning. According to police they received a call for help from a woman in the San Pedrito Area of San Pedro Town.
The woman told police that she found a man inside the room of her 13 year old daughter. The woman went on to explain that the man had a knife to her daughter’s neck and it appeared that the man intended to rape her but upon discovery he ran out through one of the doors and made good his escape. Based on the description given, police arrested a 16 year old male minor from the same area for this incident. The male is expected to be charged today (Tuesday) with a number of criminal offences including burglary and aggravated assault
James Jensen Wanted October 2, 2009
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Crime.Tags: Ambergris Caye, Belize, Canada, con man, fugitive, guatemala, James Jensen, Jim Jensen, murder, reward, San Pedro Town, swindler, wanted
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Illegal Croc feeding continues October 1, 2009
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Crime, Environment.Tags: American crocodiles, Belize, illegal, San Pedro Town, WASA Lagoon
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What happens when wild American crocodiles are illegally fed for entertainment? They begin to associate man with food and will approach anyone who looks like they are offering a meal. Case in point, a couple weeks ago this young man lured a huge croc in from the WASA lagoon south of San Pedro with nothing more than a rock tied onto a rope. It all took place just yards from a large sign that was recently posted by the Belize Forest Department warning against the act, stating “Under Chapter 220 of the Laws of Belize Wildlife Protection Act, molesting (feeding) wildlife is punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or six months in prison.”
Days later a photo of a large croc taken in the same area was posted on the Ambergriscaye.com message board. The croc was consuming a large bag of garbage that was illegally dumped in the area. The bag was reportedly full of tin cans and other indigestible trash. Again, the animal demonstrated an appetite for food originating from man.
In both scenarios this behavior is unhealthy and may even be lethal to the animal, while feeding crocs is a dangerous and illegal practice. The public is reminded again that it is illegal to molest or feed wildlife and dumping trash in the area is illegal as well.
Coral Reef CSI September 30, 2009
Posted by San Pedro Sun in Community, Environment.Tags: Ambergris Caye, Belize, Coral Reef CSI, CSI, Department of Environment, NOAA, Ramon's Village, San Pedro Town, US Department of State
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No, it is not the popular tv show, CSI. But, just like on tv, members of the Department of Environment, and/or environmental organizations rendezvoused to Ramon’s Village where they began their 5-day training on Coral Reef CSI.
When a coral reef gets damaged, whether from agricultural runoff, pollution, sediment deposits, ship groundings, garbage dumping, fish poachers or oil spills, marine biologists know what to look for, but not how to document and preserve their findings so they will hold up in court. This will soon change in Belize as experts have gathered at Ramon’s Village for a five day program geared at training them in CSI-type standards which will govern such things as how to take notes under the sea, how to mark off the crime scene, how to photograph it, and how to preserve the “chain of custody” so that defense attorneys cannot argue that evidence was tampered with.
The program ends with a mock court session on Sunday.
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