Aug 13th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

2nd Annual Tres Pescados Slam Tournament underway

The 2nd Annual Tres Pescados Slam Tournament is currently underway. Be a part of another outragous grand slam, all catch-and-release, 3 day, world championship qualifier tournament only found in Belize!

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August 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2010 when the new moon is right and the fish are hungry! With the fantastic numbers released and recorded last year bring your “A” game for a wild ride on the world’s hottest saltwater flats.

2010 Event Schedule

Wed. Aug. 11th – Caster’s Meeting Banquet
7:00 PM at Lions Den. Teams Must Attend.

Thurs. Aug. 12th
7:00 AM Tourney Starts
3:00 PM Lines out
3:00 – 6:00 PM – Casting, Games, Food, Music, Drinks
in Central Park.
7:00 PM – Green Reef Presentation, Lions Den.

Friday, Aug. 13th
7:00 AM Tourney Continues
3:00 PM Lines out
3:00 – 6:00 PM – Casting, Games, Food, Music, Drinks
in Central Park.
7:00 PM – Fly Fishing Film Tour at Lions Den.

Saturday, Aug. 14th
7:00 AM Tourney Continues
3:00 PM Lines out
3:00 – 6:00 PM – Casting, Games, Food, Music, Drinks
6:00 PM – Raffle off Prizes in Central Park.
7:00 PM – Closing Casters Banquet for
Sponsors and Teams at the Lions Den.

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Aug 13th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Interview with Miss San Pedro Contestants

Ambergris Today | In last week’s edition of Ambergris Today we introduced to you the six beautiful young ladies that will be vying for the title of Miss San Pedro on Saturday, September 4, 2010. The six attractive San pedranas who will be on center stage at this year’s pageant are Genny Rhaburn, Lila Gonzalez, Ivy Alamilla, Mishelby Leiva, Gelie Nuñez and Natasha Stewart.

This past weekend the girls traveled to Chetumal, Quintana Roo where they went shopping and visited several important places. They also have many lunches, dinner and other places to visit prior to pageant.

Ambergris Today had the opportunity to sit and chat with the excited young ladies and we asked them a few questions. Meet the lovely contestants of this year’s Miss San Pedro Beauty Pageant:

*Mishelby Leiva*
Age: 17-year-old
Education: 4th Form Business Student at SPHS
Hobbies: Playing Volleyball, Dancing and Deep Sea Fishing
Future Goal: To become a dermatologist and open her own business.
Sponsor: Captain Morgan’s Retreat

Mishelby has always admired the courage of other girls that participate in pageants and wanted to experience it herself. Her role model has always been her grandfather (deceased) for he always taught her to never give up and to strive to be the best. Mishelby believes that participating in this pageant she will develop a higher self esteem and believes she can do many things and face her fears. (more…)

Aug 12th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Weekend Events: Poker Run and Football Championships

A look ahead to weekend events:

Saturday August 14th: Island Poker Crawl from 6:00 to 11:30 pm.

Starting at Roadkill Bar at 6:00 pm, this poker crawl will feature 5 or 6 other locations around the island. Participants will be dealt a playing card at each location on the crawl. At the final stop, the person or team with the best 5 card poker hand wins the pot. Entrance fee is $20 Bz. Contact Roadkill Bar on facebook or tacogirl.com to learn more. No poker skills required!

Sunday August 15th: U-19 Football Championship at Ambergris Stadium

San Pedro Sun | Everyone is invited to view the exciting CHAMPIONSHIP GAME between San Pedro FC and Brown Bombers this Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at the Ambergris Stadium. Starting at 1:30 pm, the boys will be facing off for the chance to bring the championship home. Show the boys some love and come over to support them as they fight for the trophy!

San Pedro FC: Samir Itzab, Samuel Figuero, Rugerri Trejo, Franklin Orellana, Demar Valladarez, Daniel Gregorio, Carlos Juarez, Jashua Esquivel, Jesse Guerrero, Edwardo Cardona, Michael Franco, David Nah, Akeem Eiley, George Barrera, Steven Arnold, Alvin Orellana, Elvis Castellanos

Aug 12th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Costa Maya Triathlon

Ambergris Today | The first annual Costa Maya Triathlon was held on Sunday, August 8, and by the turnout of participants and spectators it surely seems that it won’t be the last. Six teams and ten individual participants lined up on the beach front at the race’s start by Wayo’s beach where swimmers completed a quarter mile course.

Coming back to the beach, the swimmers tagged their partners who then commenced the second leg of the race which was a bike ride to Victoria House and back to the beach. The third leg of the race was a sprint to the Belize Yacht Club and back to town where the finish line awaited the racers at the Costa Maya Festival grounds.

Winning the triathlon was the Coast Guard team comprised of Jamaila Requeña, Joel Borland and Marco Castellanos with a time of 35mins 3sec and coming in first in the individual race was Eric Donis with a time of 38mins.

Aug 9th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

International Costa Maya 2010 Photo Gallery

Ambergris Today | The International Costa Maya Festival 2010 has come and gone, and was a resounding success! Ambergris Today to put together a great photo gallery of the event. Click the photo below to view the entire slideshow.

Aug 9th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Costa Maya celebrates final night with Comedy and Music

San Pedro Sun | The International Costa Maya Festival drew to a close on Sunday night with a slew of performances that had families out in numbers. The main draw was the performances by KTV Latino finalists Oneida Shaw, Desmond Berry and San Pedro’s own, Natalie Arceo, as well as the onstage antics of Ozzy and Chispin the clowns, and for a grand finale, the group BILBAO. The audience was entertained from start to finish with great music, raunchy comedy and imitators both on and off the stage. Yet another successful Costa Maya festival.

Aug 7th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Costa Maya sees Mario Mejia and Yerbaklan for Cultural Night!!

San Pedro Sun | Friday Night for Costa Maya is a night of culture and music, and this Friday was no different as the stage welcomed the Ballet Folklorico de Quintana Roo’s (Mexico) cultural dances, Belize’s very own Nu Generation Dance Group as part of the entertainment before the main draws of the evening. Guatemala’s Mario Mejia serenaded the crowd with a mix of both English and Spanish songs, including his very own originals.

Honduras’ Yerbaklan duo of Csarec and Jimmy James definitely brought the hype on the stage afterwards with their very unique mix of music… and the girls of Costa Maya Pageant 2010 even got on stage to party with them…. It was definitely a variety of entertainment, and the crowd was enjoying it all!!

Saturday Night’s Angel y Khriz will surely be another big draw for this year’s Costa Maya Festival, and The San Pedro Sun will be on site to bring all the great pictures and news of the performance.

Aug 6th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Presenting the Miss San Pedro Contestants

San Pedro Sun – The 2010 Miss San Pedro pageant is set for September 4th, under the theme: “Enchanting and Magical – Our Belizean Barrier Reef”. Showcasing magic and enchantment are the six young beauties vying for the title of Miss San Pedro 2010-2011. Genny Rhaburn, Lila Gonzalez, Mishelby Leiva, Ivy Alamilla, Gelie Nuñez and Natasha Stuart have commenced their training, which will include visits to Mexico, as well as various parts of the country, and outings around town. Pictured above is a group shot as taken at Victoria House, courtesy of Maya & Colette of Conch Creative. Look out for more news on the beauties participating in this year’s pageant, as we will be interviewing the young ladies for next week’s issue.

Don’t forget to plan for the pageant, which will take place at the Old Football Field starting at 8:00 p.m. There will be lots of food and drinks on sale, and entertainment will include a group dance by the girls, plus the highly anticipated costume competition, swimsuit, evening wear and question and answer session. You can’t afford to miss this prestigious event. (Adults pay $10).

Aug 6th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Miss Guatemala Wins Costa Maya Pageant 2010

Ambergris Today – Miss Guatemala, Gabriela Asturias, was crowned the new Miss Reina de la Costa Maya 2010 at one of the most well-attended pageants in Costa Maya history. In a pageant to remember, Miss Guatemala took the stage along with the seven other contestants, with all of them dazzling the crowd and judges with their grace, elegance, charm and intelligence. It was Miss Guatemala who impressed the judges the most with her fluent answers and stunning presence on stage as she also garnered the title of Best Cultural Costume. Taking second place was Miss Nicaragua and Miss Panama finished third.

Aug 5th 10 Posted in Ambergris Caye Events. 0 Comments

Costa Maya Festival Starts Today

Ambergris Today – Sandra Hoyos of Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo arrived at La Isla Bonita yesterday. She was greeted by Chairman of the Costa Maya International Festival, Mr. Gach Guerrero. Sandra will be the host for the pageant night on Thursday, August 5, along with Mr. Eiden Salazar Jr. of the Reef Radio. International Costa Maya Festival.

It’s here again. The greatest festival in the country! The International Costa Maya Festival starts TODAY with the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant! Eight beautiful delegates from all over Central America and Mexico.

Click on the poster below to view all the scheduled performances from August 5 to August 8. See you there! Only on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye!