FREE Dental Clinic starts today

The Smile Clinic is returning. Parents are informed that the Clinic, based out of Holy Cross is going to be back on the island to provide FREE dental care for any child from

January 18th to the 22nd.

Volunteers will return to La Isla Bonita to brighten the smiles of students. No child will be left behind – all you need to do is come to Holy Cross and access the dental service. The Smile Clinic first started in 2005 when Dr. Mark Johnson and his wife Joan, a dental hygienist, of Annandale, Minnesota founded the dental center. They have both worked together in one goal: to establish a fully-equipped dental clinic which has remained up and running for more or less four years. Their dream was fulfilled for the first time when the clinic was born at the PolyClinic; it was later moved to Holy Cross Anglican School.

For further information, kindly email Dr. Mark Johnson at belizeanmark@hotmail.com or call Holy Cross

Problem Crocs Removed from San Pedro

For more information about ACES please visit their website at www.americancrocodilesanctuary.org

AIDS Commission raises $$ at Club Latino's Celebrity Bartending Night

On Wednesday, Club Latino had two "Celebrity Bartenders" - Felix Ayuso (below) and Nesher Acosta of the San Pedro AIDS Commission. Celebrity Bartending Night is a new venture courtesy of Club Latino. Celebrity Bartenders chose which organization will be the beneficiary of proceeds from every sale at the club. Ayuso and Acosta chose the San Pedro AIDS Commission and at the end of the night, $144 had been raised.

Thanks to all those who attended. Club Latino informs the general public that Celebrity Bartending Night will be held every Thursday.

Softball Action TODAY!

Public meeting at San Mateo tonight

As part of their Education, Health and Child Welfare class students of the University of Mississippi arrived on the island eager to learn what they could. What they got was a shock into the stark contradiction of living in some of the rural areas in Ambergris Caye. The area that they have had the opportunity to see has been the San Mateo Area and last Saturday, these seven students met with close to 25 families in the area which candidly discussed the issues plaguing their everyday life. From the lack of electricity to high expenditure in the price of water to a non existent road these families expressed their frustration in not receiving any assistance from government officials. In the meeting which spanned over an hour, parents discussed the unhealthy lifestyle which they are forced to go through without the existence of a proper road. All those in attendance were in agreement when they said that they would have no qualms in helping to get funding and offered labor to make the road a reality.

Finances need to be raised so that assessment and purchasing of material can commence. Other problems will also be addressed in an effort to provide the residents a better standard of living. Because of this, students continue in their efforts to gather as much information from residents as to their needs and their opinions on how to move forward. Therefore, students of the University of Mississippi are inviting residents of the San Mateo Area and the general public to a town meeting to be held at the church in San Mateo.

Everyone is asked to meet at the yellow building (church) on Saturday at
7:00 p.m. Together a better San Pedro can be built.