Fat Tuesday, Carnaval Day 3

Fat Tuesday marked the culmination of this year's Carnaval Celebrations. Hundreds hit the streets to participate in the painting while three main comparsas entertained.

Businesses like Cuban Coffee and Jaguars sheltered from the "flying paint"

Carnaval 2009 Day 2

The painting and dancing continued yesterday afternoon and well into the night. Today, Fat Tuesday, is the last day, so go out there and have fun!

Pablo & his Girls were out again

San Pedro Roman Catholic School

The Indians were very friendly and energetic

The hardest part of it all is getting all that paint off!

Israel Rivero Goes Skydiving

An enthusiastic Israel Rivero visited our office yesterday to boast that he had taken up the challenge of Boogie in Belize V. He wanted to show off the pictures and video he took during his skydiving experience that were taken during the plunge he took this past Sunday, February 21. If you don't know Israel, keep in mind that he is a deaf/mute. Enjoy his experience below.

Fraudulent IRS Letter Circulating Belize

The Embassy of the United States of America in Belmopan has received multiple reports that a fraudulent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) letter has been mailed or faxed to a number of people in Belize. The author states the letter is from the IRS and requests personal identification information from the addressee.
An IRS representative has confirmed one particular letter is not an official letter from the IRS. The forms referenced in the letter, Forms W-8BEN and W9095, are not filed with the IRS. Please see the IRS website www.IRS.gov under phishing and e-mail scams for further information on what to do if you suspect you have received a fraudulent fax or e-mail requesting identifying information.

Carnaval Fun Begins

Carnaval 2009 kicked off in a very festive mood this year, with four comparsas (dancing groups) making their rounds around town and, of course, with plenty of children running around painting each other.

Pablo's Girls


Los Colegiales



R.C. School Comparsa

Rosalie Staines Does the Boogie!

Rosalie Staines and her film crew were in San Pedro last week from Saturday to Wednesday to film Boogie in Belize V, their 3rd Oapn Paki Skydiving Special. “Of course I did it again and it gets more stupendous each time,” commented Rosalie to Ambergris Today.

She explained that the focus this year has been to highlight the financial support the skydivers have provided to San Pedro and other tourism attractions nationwide these past five years. Oapn Paki has done as much possible to promote the Boogie to Belizeans in hopes that more locals will take interest in the sport. However, this yearly skydiving event can only continue if the organizers have the full support of the government of Belize and the San Pedro Town Board.

Rosalie and her crew also visited the Sweet Basil Restaurant and Reef Village up north, among others, on her visit to the island.

Rosalie Staines takes the BIG PLUNGE!