Boat runs aground near lagoon side Ambergris Caye

Reports reached our office of a boat that had ran ashore around 6:30pm tonight. In our initial investigations, we were able to contact the operator of the San Pedro Water Jets express, who was confirmed that a boat belonging to his company was in fact involved in a minor accident when the boat ran into shallow waters.

No casualties were recorded. Reports are that the boat had arrived from Chetumal carrying international passengers en route to Caye Caulker. The passengers were scheduled to take a connecting boat that was leaving San Pedro en route to Belize City at 5:30pm (with a stop over in Caye Caulker).

Due to the absence of Immigration Officers at the terminal, the passengers were made to wait and they missed the final boat leaving the island. Another boat was secured, and it was this vessel that ran into shallow waters somewhere to the western part of San Pedro, around the Port area, en route to Caye Caulker.

About five boats were dispatched to the area to assist the passengers, assuring that they arrive at their destination and render assistance to the boat. Further details of this incident will be posted as they become available.

Belize Lion Zone 59 attends installation ceremony in Chetumal, Mexico

The Belize Lions Zone 59 was happy to be invited at the installation of the new Board of Directors for the Chetumal Lions Club. Representing the Zone 59 Lions Organization was the Zone Chairman Lion Valdemar Graniel and the Secretary of the San Pedro Lions Club, Lion Jorge Aldana. The New President of the Chetumal Lions Club is Josefina Gonzalez Perera who expressed her gratitude to the Lions of Belize for attending the occasion.For his part and on behalf of the Lions of Belize, Lion Graniel congratulated Lion Josefina for taking up the mantle of leadership for the next year. Lion Aldana also extended greetings on behalf of the San Pedro Lions Club. Also present to officiate the ceremony was Mexico B 8 District Governor David Jimenez López. The San Pedro Lions Club joins the Belize Lions Zone 59 in congratulating Lion President Josefina Perera.

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.