Boogie in Belize VI - Feb. 20th - March 1st, 2010

The first time they arrived it was amazing to see them fall from thousands of feet up in the air. Slowly but surely a little colorful speck would appear between the fluffy clouds amongst the light blue skies.

You always have a choice: Watch the skydivers in their element, or join them in a sky dive!

The skydivers had arrived in San Pedro. Year after year, local residents and tourists alike rendezvoused to the drop point located at Tres Cocos. There at that location, they would land, amongst cheers and applause. For years they had arrived but an interview, this year, with Richard Grimm of Tsunami Skydivers Inc. revealed the possibility that Boogie in Belize might not see another year.
However, Grimm writes ...

Due to my phone ringing off of the hook and many e-mails from
jumpers begging for another ...

"Boogie in Belize VI"
February 20th - March 1st, 2010.

The skydivers are coming back for more!

Party schedule TBA!

Follow the thread on the Ambergris
Caye Message Board!

Adding Appointments--Two Days Weekly at the US Embassy

In an effort to better serve our customers, the U.S. Embassy’s American Citizens Services Unit will begin scheduling individual appointments for consular services during two days of each week as of Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Appointments will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during normal business hours. Thursdays will be reserved for off-site business and the Unit will be closed to other than emergency walk-in services.

The following services may be scheduled by online appointment:
 Passports: First Time Applications, Renewals, and Additional Visa Pages
 Consular Reports of Birth Abroad
 Notary Public and Other Legal Services

Monday (8:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 to 4 p.m.) and Friday mornings (8:00am to 10:30am) will remain available for walk-in services for those customers unable to make an online appointment or for federal benefits inquiries.

Emergencies involving the death, incarceration, injury, or hospitalization of American citizens do not require an appointment in advance. For emergency services, American citizens may visit the Consular Section during regular business hours or telephone our embassy duty officer at 610-5030 (after business hours and on weekends or holidays).

The Consular Section may be reached via e-mail for non-emergencies at our new email address: ACSBelize@state.gov.

To make an appointment, customers will need to logon to our website at http://belize.usembassy.gov/citizen_services.html, and follow the links—providing information as needed depending upon the service being requested.

The U.S. Embassy is located in Belmopan on Floral Park Road. The general number
is 822-4011.

BEL Restores Power to the National Grid

Press Release, BEL, Saturday, August 22, 2009 - At 9:35 a.m. today power supply was lost to the national grid, as a result of a fault on the power system in the San Pedro area.

By 11:45 a.m. power was restored to the Northern, Central, Western and Southern Zones of the country, except San Pedro Town and portions of Ladyville. Power was restored to the remaining areas in Ladyville by 12:55 p.m. and to San Pedro by 2:30 p.m.

BEL apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this power outage. For more information call 0800-BEL-CARE or 0800-235-2273.

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Planned Power Outage - San Pedro - Sunday, August 23, 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, August 23, 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 maintenance works and upgrade 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, August 22, 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, August 22, 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 maintenance works and upgrade 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.