Hon. Heredia Sponsors SPJC Basketball

This morning, November 13, 2009, Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism and Area Representative Belize Rural South, presented a check of $1,000 to Mr. Gustavo Ellis, Dean San Pedro Junior College, in support of the school’s upcoming Manuel Heredia Inter-Office amateur Basketball Tournament. Hon. Heredia’s sponsorship will be put towards purchasing the trophies for the tournament.

The Inter-Office Basketball Tournament is scheduled to commence after the marathon that will take place on the third week of November (date to be announced) at the R. Angel Nuñez Auditorium. Any business that would like to enter the tournament can register at the office of San Pedro Junior College or call 226-4691 or 600-5674 for more information.

Belize at Chetumal's Expo

San Pedro Dance Company Junior group performed in Chetumal Q. Roo for the Expo Fair the 24th October. Belize was an active participant at this year's Expofer. The Belize Tourism Board had a booth at the fair where they displayed local Belizean products and served delicious traditional Belizean food.

Hon. Manuel Heredia, Minister of Tourism, with the San Pedro Dance Company

Actor Michael Jai White Visits Island

Michael Jai White came to Belize for the Belize International Film Festival. Before leaving to the U.S. he was invited by Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, to tour La Isla Bonita. His visit will be short but he will have time to enjoy lunch at the famous Elvi's Kitchen. Here he is arriving at the Maya Island Air terminal and being greeted "Island Styly" by a barefoot Hon. Heredia. White's latest role is portraying the mob boss 'Gambol' in the Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight. He is also starring in the film Blood and Bone and the blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite which is slated for a 2009 release.