Pedro’s February Invitational $1000+ Freeroll on Superbowl Sunday

Pedro’s Poker Club is announcing it’s first ever Invitational NL Hold’em Freeroll Tournament to be held on Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th at 2pm. This month’s freeroll is a bit different than those from months past as it will be a mixture of a freeroll and paid tournament.  Players who have not received an invitation will be permitted to play for a tournament entry fee of $100 bzd.  Invited players will be receiving starting stacks between 500 and 5000 chips based upon their play in January.  Those receiving less than a full starting stack may optionally top-up their stack for $10 per 500 chips.

Club guests and new members to Pedro’s Poker Club will be offered a free starting stack of 2500 chips and an opportunity to top-up to 5000 for $50 bzd.

All money received in buy-ins and top-ups will be added onto the prize pool guaranteeing a pool of well over $1000.

After the tournament Pedro’s will be spreading a 1/2 US NL Hold’em cash game.  The game should start around 4pm.  In honor of the Super Bowl, there will be plenty of snacks to enjoy throughout the day and as always, pizza and drinks are free for cash players.  The big game will be playing on multiple TVs so you should have a good view the entire time you play.

Come on down to Pedro’s Poker Club for a great time on Sunday and don’t forget to check out their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/pedrospoker

Josh Wins First TV at Pedro’s Poker Club on Ambergris Caye

Local Realtor, neighborhood watch commando and all around good guy Josh Buettner entered Pedro’s Poker Club on Tuesday night a simple man.  He left Pedro’s Poker Club a simple man with a new TV.

Before buying into Tuesday night’s No Limit Hold’em cash game, Josh could feel the luck coursing through his veins.  He knew that it was his night to return home victorious to watch fuzzy analog cable on a beautiful new digital TV.  He was right.  At 8:45pm Josh was dealt a starting hand of Ace King.  When the board brought three more aces, his King kicker assured him a TV if at least one player saw him all the way through the river.  To add to his fortunes, another player had a full house which assured he would get that caller.  Josh not only won his brand new TV, but he was also able to collect a nice sized pot for the effort.

Pedro’s Poker Club has been running a 32″ LCD TV giveaway promotion since December 23rd of last year.  The promotion started by giving away a TV to anyone who could get a straight flush or better.  When that goal was not met, the qualification was incrementally dropped to quad queens or better.  Josh’s 4 aces with a king kicker qualified him for the big prize.

There are still more TV’s to give away and starting Wednesday night, the TV will once again be given out for anyone getting a straight flush or better.

Pedro’s Poker Club runs cash games Sunday through Wednesday and tournaments on Sundays and Thursdays.  To become a member of the club, join at this link or for more information call 226-3825 or swing by their Facebook page at http://facebook.com/pedrospoker

The Ambergris Daily would like to congratulate Josh Buettner for his poker success.

Reply to “Confusion” on Town Clock

One barrier is closed, the other is open. Close the open one and open the closed one.

We hope this helps. The last thing we need is the Mayor flying off to Wilmington, El Salvador and other parts of the globe at tax payer expense trying to figure out that West is West and East is East.

Wait a minute….did we just hit on a better way of explaining which barrier is which?

Charlie and Jambo’s Weather Report on Ambergris Caye

The weather was pretty lousy yesterday and it appears that it will get better today. Divers and snorkelers are all going out today,and although overcast I suspect that it will be sunny in the afternoon. There is a very light breeze and this should also get stinger as the day progresses.

Dr. Jambo was working very hard last night as there was an emergency at his hospital. A dog came in with Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis, and he and Lady Boss spent the night making sure “Beans” would survive and the prognosis is that he should be Ok within a couple of days. He is very lucky as his owners found him soon after the bloody vomiting and diarrhea  started. This is the second case within a couple of weeks as Max also had the same thing.

Gerneral Election Called for March 7 in Belize

The prime minister Dean Barrow has called for a genral election on march 7 which will run concurrently with the town board ones.

Charlie and Jambo’s Weather Report on Ambergris Caye

Well the day is not starting well as it is near freezing and I am expecting something called snow as the boss is trying to find something called a sweater. This does not bode well for Splat’s sunbathing as it appears that snow falls from dreary grey and black skies and I believe that it is sort of frozen rain-very odd if you ask me.

However lets not all believe the boss and put him down as a “grumbler” and think that the weather will improve remarkably before lunchtime.

Confusion on The Town Clock in San Pedro

Regarding the the Ambergris Daily’s proposed solution to the clock tower quagmire, where as I agree that it IS an accident waiting to happen, I am somewhat perplexed by your proposed solution.  Walking to the beautiful tower from Fido’s, it first appeared that surely it would be better to open the open the barrier on the right and CLOSE the one on the left, exactly the opposite of what the Ambergris Daily proposed!  Confused, I contemplated this for a bit, took a stroll by Estels, then cut through the park to again review the situation.  This time however, it appeared to make MORE sense to close the barrier that was in FRONT of me, and open the one on the furthest side of the clock???  What???  My head spinning, more confused than ever, I retreated to the beach and wandered over to Wahoo’s.  After a brief respite there, I cut through the Spindrift, grabbed a hot dog, then walked back towards the clock.  THIS time it SURELY seemed to make sense (as suggested by the Ambergris Daily) to indeed, close the barrier on the right side and open the one on the left one.  Whew!!!  Now somewhat convinced the Ambergris Daily’s proposal would work, I set out to runs  few quick errands in town, picked up a few things at Super Buy and what not.  When I finished, I was cutting back up to Front Street and low and behold!!!  There were a number of carts struggling to get past the clock as pedestrians were walking along the street at the same time!!!    in surveying the scene, however, it brought to question whether the best possible solution would be to open the barrier directly in front of me and close the one on the FURTHEST side????!!!

As you can see, this is not as simple of a situation as the Ambergris Daily makes it out to be!!!

Perhaps the SPTB and Mayor needs to look outside of local expertise and hire say professional consultants???  This problem is surely out of the scope of what our community can solve.

Did Michael Ashcroft Conceal his Ownership in Johnston International?

Tory Lord Ashcroft ‘concealed link to Caribbean firm’

 Lord AMshcroft was made a peer in 2000

The programme alleges that Lord Ashcroft misled the stock market and the media about his links to a Caribbean-based construction company.
Lord Ashcroft has given more than £10m to the Conservative Party.
He said he has had no “economic beneficial or legal interest” in the firm since he sold it in 1999.
But the programme has obtained evidence that shows Lord Ashcroft continued to secretly control the company, Johnston International, long after that date.
Faxes exchanged Johnston was one of the largest construction companies in the Caribbean, until it closed down without warning in June 2010.
Panorama has spoken to 14 former employees, who all say they were told, long after 1999, that Lord Ashcroft was their boss.
One former employee, who did not want to be identified, said that Lord Ashcroft was often mentioned during meetings in the Johnston office.
“They used to refer to him sometimes as Michael Ashcroft and they would also refer to MAA, which are his initials.
“And they would refer to running things past MAA. And no-one was under any illusions as to who that was. It was very clear that that was Lord Ashcroft.”
The programme has also obtained dozens of faxes that were sent to Lord Ashcroft by the Johnston chief executive after the 1999 sale.
They cover a seven year period and were all addressed to “MAA”.
The faxes update Lord Ashcroft on company business and ask for his instructions on major building projects.
Lord Ashcroft then wrote his instructions on some of the faxes and sent them back.
Creditors are owed around $30m (£19m) following its collapse 19 months ago. They include many former employees who have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket.
George “Mason” Seymour, who worked for Johnston for 30 years, said the workers had been kept completely in the dark.

Why Michael Ashcroft Cannot Admit Involvement with Building Company

Why construction firm Johnston is controversial?

The former premier’s White House mansion is at the centre of controversy With its palatial pillars and marble floors, the White House seemed to symbolise the confidence and affluence of a rapidly developing Caribbean country. But the boom on the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has turned to a spectacular bust and the White House was put up for sale after its owner, the former Premier Michael Misick, who has left the country. Mr Misick presided over the breakneck expansion of the islands – a British overseas territory – after coming to power in 2003. He wanted his country to become the Monte Carlo of the Caribbean and developers flocked to TCI to cash in. But Mr Misick resigned in 2009 following allegations that he and some of his fellow ministers were running a corrupt regime. They have been accused of corruption on a massive scale – ranging from the misuse of public money to taking bribes from overseas developers and investors. (Continue Reading)

The Vet is Back in San Pedro Animal Hospital on Ambergris Caye

The vet after a brief respite which involved a visit to Costa Rica is back and working hard in the San Pedro Animal Hospital which is the only 24 hour full service institution in the country.

At the moment Jack,the famed yellow labrador from up north,has been under 24 hour care for the past 3 days and is fortunately well enough to go home today.

A few weeks ago Max who was within minutes of losing his life was seen yesterday and is back to almost full health,and having a really good time at a bar-b-q. He stayed in the hospital for 5 days and it was for the first couple of days touch and go. He had Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis