The Light of Christ Will Pierce It
The divine liturgy accompanies us through the solar year as in a mirror, in which we see the history of the redemption summarized and represented.
Roatan’s Beauty, Truth & Wisdom
Churchill, Guiness, Helene & Geckos
This article is not about ‘Mike’ Mitchell-Hedges, but he always seems to makes it to the beginning of any story about contemporary Anglo-Bay Islands history. Probably because this enigmatic adventurer brought excitement to any venture he was a part of. Nobody knew the real Mitchell-Hedges
Open Heart Surgery in Coxen Hole
The scale and complexity of the Coxen Hole Po-35 road paving infrastructure project is the biggest infrastructure land project the island has ever seen. The retaining walls built on the side slopes were some of the most challenging and expensive of the project. The 320
Mr. Allan the Colonel
Allan Baxter Hyde was born on February 8, 1938, in French Harbour, Roatan, and grew up with his father and grandfather owning sailing schooners. Little Allan spent many hours playing on board these vessels. His Father built a boat in 1945 named the MA
Island Taste
I have lived in the northeastern United States for over twenty years now. Here, I have become geographically and culturally very far removed from the Bay Islands. Of the generations of Bay Islanders who have lived in the United States, to my knowledge, not many
Aiming for the Skies
Mr. Armstrong Samuel Grant Bodden came to life on February 23, 1933 in his grandfather’s home in Coxen Hole. His father was Dyke Eggerton Grant, a tailor. For most of his life – over 30 years – he worked on a Unite Fruit ship out
Hidden Santa María
It is very difficult to create a community of affordable houses on Roatan. A few have tried and most have failed. If anyone can testify to this, it’s Elmer Santamaría, a teacher who has made his life on Roatan for the past 20 years.
A Light House in Sandy Bay
After decades of service, Majken Broby Children’s Home in Gravel’s Bay closed its doors in 2023. Bay Islands now has only one children’s home – Greenfields Children’s Home in Sandy Bay, and it’s easy to miss.
Island Life of Quality
Life on Roatan has always had a good quality to it. While things have sometimes been scarce, there has always been a plentitude of simple things that make up for it; plenty of sunshine, abundance, clean water, and helpful, hard working people all around.