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
The anthropological landscape of the Bay Islands is much changed from the early 19th century. It was then that the first English permanent settlers arrived from Belize, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands. The Garifuna were already established at Punta Gorda since the late 18th century.
Between October 30 and November 1, a Honduran ministry of Health “pediatric brigade” evaluated children with physical and mental disabilities from all over Roatan. The medical staff was seeing little patients with Autism, ADHD, language and motor skill issues. Dr. Hugo Soler, the Bay Islands
Walter James and Dwin Osly Bodden are like a father and a son artistic duo. Walter, 68, plays the guitar and Dwin, 33, sings and plays the keyboards.
It is enjoyable to reminisce about when shrimp was king and so much of French Harbour life revolved around the yearly shrimping season. Today, one could come across and old shrimper friend at Eldon’s Supermarket, or drop in on another at his home for a
As the Bay Islands expand in population, economy, and infrastructure, its passenger ferry service is now catching up. As the archipelago’s main engine of development, Roatan is showing no signs of slowing down and 2024 could possibly be another record year for economic growth.
He is a gentle giant with gray hair, sad eyes, and a whispery voice. Bobby Rieman is the island’s veteran songwriter.
An opening salvo of reforming the Honduran constitution and its tax law has been fired. The idea is to allow principal of progressivity in the tax system and eliminate the possibility of forgives of tax debt.
As Roatan grows in population, so does the number of people dying on the island each week. A few decades ago Roatan island funerals were a family affair where caskets were built at night during the wake and the dead were buried the following morning.
There are signs that Roatan could reach herd immunity from COVID-19 within a few months and perhaps as soon as December 2020.