Congratulations to Gabriella Knox-Alexander, Miss Chiquitita 2011-2012!!

A very beautiful and composed Gabby Knox-Alexander was crowned tonight as the new Miss Chiquitita. Gabby was chosen as the winner amongst 7 contestants vying for the title of Miss Chiquitita 2011-2012. The pageant is held as a fundraiser to help San Pedro Pre-School with their operational expenses.

Miss Congeniality Nathalie Bolzle

First Runner Up Gidelie Rivero

Second Runner Up Miss Noely Wiltshire

Congratulations to all the lovely young ladies who participated and did a FANTASTIC job. And to Gabby, a very big congratulations as well!

More photos and details will be posted as they become available!

SP Hardware Robbed

A source from within the San Pedro Police Department has confirmed to The San Pedro Sun that SP Hardware was robbed in the late afternoon on Friday April 8th 2011. The incident happened sometime before ten o'clock last night. While the incident was reported, as of post time, the manager had not made a formal report. As a result, the total loss from the robbery is unknown.

The San Pedro Sun will continue to follow this story will keep you updated as more information becomes available. The incident remains under investigation.

Altercation leaves one hospitalized

After an altercation in the San Pedrito area in San Pedro, A.C. left one man hospitalized; three individuals have been arrested in connection to the incident. Mr. Roland Ford was hospitalized following a chopping/stabbing incident on Thursday morning.

The three detained are Mr. Miguel Martinez, Mr. Joel Vasquez and Ms. Vanessa Hall. The incident is said to have occurred at the residence of Miguel Martinez. Sources inform The San Pedro Sun that on Wednesday April 6th, Mr. Martinez reported to the San Pedro Police Department that he was being threatened. Then on Thursday morning at around 1:00am, Mr. Roland Ford went to the residence of Mr. Martinez after a night of socializing at a popular bar/nightspot. An argument ensued during which Mr. Martinez was able to unarm Mr. Ford, and using the same weapon, inflicted two stab wounds. Ford persisted and this led to him receiving two chop wounds at the hands of Mr. Martinez.

Mr. Ford’s injuries are described as one stab wound to the right side of his neck, a stab wound to his left cheek, one chop wound to his left elbow that was so severe as to cause a fracture, plus a chop wound to his left arm. Ford bled profusely and lost consciousness. He was rushed to Ambergris Hope’s Clinic where he was attended by Dr. Daniel Gonzalez. He was released from Dr. Gonzalez’ care at 3:30am after the bleeding was stopped and he was stabilized. He was then transported to the San Pedro PolyClinic II where he was under the care of Dr. Zuniga until he was airlifted to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital at 5:30 on Thursday morning.

Police continue investigating, and no charges have been levied against the detained.

Franxel and Chami-Ka releases "Yo Te Quiero Ver"

Internationally acclaimed Belizean artists, Franxel and Chami-Ka recently released their newest music video entitled, "Yo Te Quiero Ver". The video features Nikki Breeze (Singer/Actress) & Shadowyze, (2-time Grammy nominee [2001 and 2011], internationally acclaimed rapper from Pensacola Florida, currently residing in Belize).

The song is an electro fused song with lyrics by Franxel, Chami-ka, Nikki Breeze and Shadowyze.

The beat for the song was created by Pecos Trill (from the US) and digitally enhanced by Deady on da Beatz aka Belizean Hitmaker.

The music is available on iTunes , and is being featured on Promoonly latin pop.

The San Pedro Sun takes this opportunity to extend warm congratulations to Franxel y Chami-Ka for their hard work and wonderful progress!! Big ups to our Belizean artists!!

San Pedro Smile Center at the Poly Clinic

The San Pedro Smile Center is back in San Pedro, this time; at the San Pedro Poly Clinic II (SPPC). This was done in an effort to make the services offered more accessible to the students at the San Pedro RC School; a school, where the students are probably even more in need of the dental services than others.

Retired Medical practitioners, Dr. Louis Lam (Minnesota) and Dr. Jim Snyder (Iowa); from the United States were at the SPPC II for four days; Monday April 4^th through Thursday April 7^th. Both doctors are retired. Dr. Louis was a practicing dentist for over 26 years while Dr. Jim has been practicing since 1976. Along with the two doctors was Mr. Dwayne Gemelke, also retired, who is assisting the dentists.

While at the poly clinic, the dentists provided services such as cavity filling, extractions and root canal treatments to save teeth. They were also actively teaching the patients Oral Hygiene as well as the importance of preventative care.

Dr. Lam informed The San Pedro Sun that while most of the supplies brought down have been purchased through donations, visiting practitioners are responsible for their own airfare and hotel accommodations. However, the love of their profession and the very needed medical services that they are able to provide all makes it worth the while.

Organizers would like to extend a big thank you to Maya Island Air and the Conch Shell hotel for all their support. The general public is informed that Dr. Cima offers dental services at the San Pedro Poly Clinic II Monday through Friday 8-5 to all residents of San Pedro, at no cost other than a small donation to the Poly Clinic if affordable.