Gregor MacGregor was as a colorful scammer as you get. From a good Scottish family and seemingly trustworthy, this XIX century adventurer capitalized on the gullibility of his fellow Scotsmen who didn’t understand the realities of Central America.
When the ZOLITUR [Bay Islands Tourist Freezone] law was signed on Roatan by president Zelaya on December 13, 2007, the president of Congress and soon-to-be de-facto president, Roberto Micheletti said "I've never heard Roatanians sing the anthem so enthusiastically.”
The 1991 Gulf War has been the most chemical war in history. Approximately 250,000 US veterans suffer from the multiple debilitating symptoms, from chronic fatigue to terminal tumors.
The Bay Islands is rich in with talented young men and women that excel in sports. Quinn Pinnace of Pandy Town, Oak Ridge, stands out among the best of the best.
Understanding one’s environmental impact and acting accordingly is something learned over time through education and by following the example set by family, friends and teachers.
In an age of media boasting global warming and climate change, we islanders are now concentrating on recycling and analyzing the impact we have on the environment.
On November 19, the MS Symphony of the Seas , world’s biggest passenger ship, visited Roatan’s dock. The 228,000 tonnage French-built ship has a garden with 20,000 tropical plants, an ice rink, and full size basketball court.
It was once called Dalrymple Bay, a perfect little harbor able to shelter vessels from the strongest storms. Now it is now called Neverstain Bight and it is the last bight on the island without a house built on it.
With a smile that could brighten the cloudiest of days, Mrs. Avis Morgan Bodden, who recently celebrated her 101 birthday, is like a ray of sunshine.
Standing just short of two meters in stature and topped with a head of dreadlocks, Lisandro Cabrera, a 37 year-old Argentinean musician has become a fixture on to Roatan music circuit.