Will Robert Silva break the world record?

He is attempting to break and set a new world record for staying the longest underwater - to resurface on Wednesday morning at approximately 10:30 a.m., Robert Silva will have stayed under for 48 hours. This morning with a crew of two accompanied by the great staff of Ramon's Village dive shop, Silva arrived at Hol Chan Marine Reserve and proceeded to go through the Guiness World Record requirements.

Silva getting suited up.

Although underwater, Silva will be able to communicate with the crew via a two-way radio. In order to set the new record, Silva will be required to spend a full 48 hours underwater, meaning he has to eat and sleep at Hol Chan's Marine Reserve for the following two days.

Planned Power Outage - San Pedro - Sunday, September 13, 2009

Belize Electricity Limited advises its customers on Ambergris Caye that the supply of electricity will be temporarily interrupted from 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Areas to be affected: All of San Pedro Town.

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.

Planned Power Outage - San Pedro - Saturday, September 12, 2009

Belize Electricity Limited advises its customers on Ambergris Caye that the supply of electricity will be temporarily interrupted from 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2009.

Areas to be affected: All of San Pedro Town.

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.

Reef Radio Karaoke - Week 5

The Reef Radio Karaoke competition continued with round 5 on Thursday night at Jaguars Temple Night Club. Four men and two women battled for the two spots available to enter into the finals scheduled for next week, September 17^th. After two rounds the audience voted Rolando Albeño as the “crowd favorite” and Roberto Carlos Narvaez was the “judge choice”.

Both Albeño and Narvaez round up the top ten finalists for the regular rounds. There is only one more participant that can make it into the finals as the 11^th finalist. He or she will be saved by way of internet voting. You can cast your vote to save your favorite contestant from a list of 19 that are online on the Reef Radio’s website. Vote now on www.thereefradiobelize.com. The karaoke finals are schedule for 9 PM on Thursday September 17 at the Jaguars Temple Night Club.

San Pedro Town in Celebration mood!

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye officially has a new beauty ambassador. Raquel Badillo was officially crowned by Lisette Vasquez during the official 10th of September ceremony held yesterday at the Old Football Field. In accepting her crown, Badillo stated that she was honored and proud to be the new Miss San Pedro and promised to exercise her duty with respect and dignity.
Following the official ceremony, a parade proceeded to commemorate the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye. The parade was headed by the San Pedro Fire Department followed behind by the reigning and outgoing Miss San Pedro and other beauty delegates. Hundreds of pre, primary and secondary school students joined in the parade which ended at the old football field.

As part of the 10th of September day activities, nine boats headed out to sea for the Annual St George’s Caye Family Fishing Tournament. By day end, the Ramon’s Village Resort crew on board Miss Belize came into the weighing station with 183 pounds claiming first place and walking home with $1,500 in cash. Second place went out to Sulema and Armando Gonzalez who came in with 168½ pounds of fish and took home $750. Baby Roberto and Roberto Bradley who came in with 134 pounds of fish settled for third place and went home with $500.

More details and highlights will be available in the next issue of The San Pedro Sun.