Power Outage Notice: North Ambergris Caye

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) advises its customers in San Pedro Town that the supply of electricity will be temporarily interrupted from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 10th, 2011.

Areas to be affected: All that area North of Boca Del Rio.

BEL apologizes for the inconvenience caused but this outage is necessary for the company to facilitate maintenance works on the distribution system in the area.

For customer inquiries and services call us toll free at: 0-800-BEL-CARE OR 0-800-235-2273. To view scheduled outages via our website visit: http://www.bel.com.bz/services_outages.asp

This notice is for public information purposes only. For more information, contact Belize Electricity Limited, Corporate Communications Department at 227-0954, extension 2502.

Aurelio Chi arrested for Obtaining Property by Deception amongst other charges

With the knowledge that the Police Department is the body charged with the responsibility to keep residents safe from harm, crooks and con artists among other duties; it was the least to say suspicious, when a male individual was approaching residents of Northern Ambergris Caye impersonating a member of the San Pedro Police Department; soliciting finances.

As this information became known to the San Pedro Police Department, officers worked diligently in following up on the situation, leading to the quick apprehension of one Aurelio Chi 35yrs Belizean Laborer of San Pedrito Area. Mr Chi was arrested in the Boca Del Rio area and charged with 4 counts of obtaining Property by Deception. Chi was additionally charged for Mischievous Act as a result of mischievously giving his name as Jose Cowo when his true identity is Aurelio Chi.

A smooth ride...

Drivers up north (across the bridge), bike riders, and even pedestrians, are enjoying the nicely graded roads from the bridge through to the Cloisters thanks to the newly purchased grader from Reef Village.

Every time it rains, this area gets extra muddy and is filled with pot-holes, which of course makes it hard to navigate. With the new purchase, there is a bit of relief from the bad streets...kudos!

North Ambergris Caye Neighborhood Watch Inaugurates new Police Substation!!

On Saturday June 5th at 12:00 noon, the North Ambergris Caye Neighorhood Watch held the grand opening of their new Police Substation. Food was provided as well countless fun-filled activities for the entire family. Congratulations to the N.A.C.N.W. for this great accomplishment!!

30ft. sinkhole appears North of Ambergris Caye

An approximate 30 foot sinkhole was discovered this morning (Thursday, May 28th, 2009) just south of Ak'bol Yoga Retreat on undeveloped section of land. The sinkhole was discovered by Don David Pena, gardener for the resort, when he showed up for work at 7:00 a.m. It is strongly believed that this was caused due to the earthquake which stemmed off the coast of La Ceiba, Honduras. These allegations will be investigated and their results will be posted as they become available.

Another Lionfish Found

Yet another of the elusive, most wanted fish, the Lionfish, was found up north in three feet of water, on the beach at Xaman Ek Resort & Spa. Hol Chan Marine Reserve has it captive and intends to keep it in an aquarium so that locals can be educated on what it really looks like to avoid unnecessary capture and killing of similar-looking fish.