After 45 years of waiting, the capital of Santos Guardiola is now accessible via a paved road connecting it with the rest of the island. This almost historic enterprise was well worth the wait to many residents.
It was the night of August 18, 1899 and a northwestern wind had been blowing on Roatan for over three days. On the north shore of Roatan a 100 foot metal boat Snyg battled the seas seeking shelter from her journey from Florida to La
Miss Vornie Pandy Bennett, known to the locals as Nannie, gets up before dawn. She drinks a cup of tea or coffee and reads her Bible. This has been her morning ritual for a very long time. On Sundays, Miss Vornie walks to the Pandy
Drenched in sweat, one male runner stood out from the pack. Fifty-one year old Emiliano Lemus, clad in red running sorts, made it to the 10km race finish line before anyone else in just 49 minutes and seconds. “The champion is not the winner, but
It’s a shame that on an island full of fruit trees getting fruits has to be such a struggle. Other than bananas, Florida oranges, old Belize papayas and tasteless Chilean grapes picked a month before, local supermarkets don’t even come close to showing off the
The waters of Roatan are being invaded and a silent battle is being waged across the coral reef. Every single night indigenous marine life struggles to survive against a never-ending onslaught from foreign invaders.
June was a windy month on Roatan and two unusual vessels chose Roatan as a port of call. On June 26, six Cuban refugees sailed onto the reef at Fantasy Island.
Immigrants have been front and center in the media in the last couple of months. With the recent crime wave on the island, the locals and some mainland transplants have been up in arms to stop the unchecked flow of immigrants to our islands.
