Mexico Donates Football Shoes to Belizean Youths

Belmopan City, November 2009 - The Embassy of Mexico handed over twenty pairs of football shoes to the organization Poor and Famous Culture Club for children and young people of Belize City Southside. The handover was held in Belize City on Saturday, 31 October, to Larry Sutherland, Director of Poor and Famous Culture Club, and some of the members of the children and teenage football teams of this organization. The shoes allowed them to play at the under 13 and under 15 football marathon hosted by Belize Action Community that started on 4 October 2009.
The football shoes were donated by the National Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism of Chetumal, Mexico(CANACO-SERVYTUR) This support represents the Chetumal business community contribution to fostering sports and recreational activities among Belizean young people, as well as in solidarity and the friendship between Mexico and Belize.
Poor and Famous Culture Club promotes the healthy development of children and young people, focusing on sports and other extracurricular activities that encourage team work as well as diverting their attention from the violence of the streets. The organization expressed its gratitude for Mexico’s support and called the public to continue the support of this kind of projects.

Busta Rhymes in San Pedro

He caused quite the commotion when he arrived in San Pedro, and Busta Rhymes was happy to oblige onlookers with photos and autographs. He then took off for an exclusive resort up north.

Emergency Power Outage - San Pedro - Monday, November 9, 2009

Belize Electricity Limited advises its customers in San Pedro Town that the supply of electricity will be temporarily interrupted from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2009.

Areas to be affected: The portion of San Pedro Town including Pescador Drive from BEL’s substation to north of the river mouth to Tranquility.

BEL apologizes for the inconvenience caused but this outage is necessary for the Company to perform emergency 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.

Students join in celebrating Dental Week

In celebration of Dental Week, the Dental Central Region joined forces with Grace Kennedy (suppliers of Colgate) and the San Pedro Dental Clinic to hold a Dental Fair at the Lions Den. Students were invited to take part in the various discussions concerning dental health. With free gifts which included toothpaste and toothbrushes, kids were educated on how to properly brush their teeth while having lots of fun. Dental Week ended yesterday.

Johnny Briceño visits the ACCC

On Thursday, Leader of the Opposition [People’s United Party (PUP)] Johnny Briceño was on a working visit in San Pedro Town. As part of his visit, Briceño addressed the Ambergris Caye Chamber of Commerce (ACCC) at the Blue Water Grill.

Honorable Briceño addressed various issues including the crime situation in San Pedro, the decline in the tourism industry, the recession in the economy and the reform the PUP is undergoing. Briceño then entertained a number of questions following his address. More details will be in next week's issue of The San Pedro Sun.