Dolphins lose to FC Belize, but advances

On Sunday despite the continuous downpours, fans made it out to the Ambergris Stadium for a clash between our boys of the San Pedro Dolphins and the Football Club of Belize (FC). This match was a very important game for the Dolphins as they were hanging by a thread in the North zone whilst not too far behind were Juventus and Hankook Verdes gunning for a spot in the second round. With several attempts and opprotunities at goal, all were futile except at minute 84 when Leon Cadle broke away from the pack and fired the game winning shot that landed in the net. After the sound of the final whistle, FC Belize collected a big 'W' and continued their flawless season record at the Number one spot. More details of this story in this week's issue of The San Pedro Sun Newspaper.

One of Gabriel Hicks' attempt at goal.

FC Belize's defense stood strong
Marlon Mesa on the pressFC's Leon Cadle with an attempt

Fire devastates home of 7 families

In an unfortunate tale, seven families were left without a home on Saturday night as their home, a three storey building was burned to the ground. Proprietor of the house, Secundino Gonzalez told The Sun that the fire broke out from the middle apartment on the second floor. The tenants claim they turned on their stove and an apparent gas leak ignited the blaze. Fire personnel responded swiftly but the fire spread rapidly engulfing everything on its way. More on this story in Thursday's Edition of The San Pedro Sun Newspaper.

Owner, Secundino Gonzalez

Channel 7 reporter snags award

7NEWS reporter and colleague, Keith Swift, will in the month of November travel to Barbados. This trip will provide Swift with regional recognition as he will proudly receive a Sagicor Award. The Sagicor Awards recognize the efforts made by reporters to bring to light issues such as non-chronic communicable diseases. Channel 7 reports that, Keith won the award for a story he and camera man, Alex Ellis, did in September of 2007 about the plight of the then four-year-old Doris Staine. Doris was born with spina bifida – a disorder of the spinal cord which prevented her from walking. Doris had graduated from pre-school and was looking forward to primary school but three schools rejected her because of her condition.

Keith Swift will also receive a certificate of merit from UNICEF.

Conch season opens

Yesterday, October 1st marked an important date for fishermen throughout Belize: the Opening of conch season.


During the months of June to October, the conch harvesting season is closed to protect the species to allow them to spawn and replenish stock. Now you can enjoy all the great conch dishes! The season runs from October 1st to July.

SJC places 1st in College Volleyball

On Saturday, a total of six junior colleges rendezvoused in San Pedro for the annual ATLIB volleyball competition. This year it was hosted by the San Pedro Junior College which brought both male and female teams to the isla for an all day battle in volleyball supremacy. During the day it was evident who the strongest teams were and after all was said and done, St. John's Junior College walked away with both glory, and bragging rights as both female and male teams placed first. We must say 'congrats' to SJC for their athleticism, sportsmanship and excitement they brought to the games! Here are some highlights.....

The top three teams will return to La Isla (tentative) in the coming weeks where they will play in the National competition against all the other winners around the country.