Coming Home at Last [vc_empty_space][vc_column_text][eltdf_dropcaps type="normal" color="" background_color=""]H[/eltdf_dropcaps]e was born Mitchell Churchill Thomas on April 11, 1940, in his mother’s home at Thatch Point just east of Coxen Hole. Since he was a little boy, he was called Michael, and most people still call him that. Michael
The first permanent settlement on Roatan was formed in March 1797 with the arrival of 5,000 Caribe prisoners from Saint Vincent who had proven so problematic that they were sent to Roatan to be marooned. At least, so goes the narrative, depending on who you
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
Megapaca has brought dignity to discarded, donated, and used clothing. The store has also brought excitement and self esteem to shoppers who browse the aisles looking for inexpensive but attractive items that are sold at a fraction of what they would cost in nearby Carrion
Roatan municipality bid out the most complex road paving undertaking to date and a local company is doing the work. The airport to Kix 1.5 kilometer stretch of the island’s main road is the most complex, most difficult road paving done on Roatan. It is
Mrs. Ivy was born on March 4, 1939 in a family home in West End where the Argentinean Grill is today. She is the eldest of six children of Esther Laverne Bodden Warren of West End and her dad, Henry Byron Warren from West End,
Roatan has found itself in a health crisis. On April 19, around 9pm, Roatan Public Hospital in Coxen Hole burned down in a spectacular fire. The fire destroyed 95% of the 33 year old building except for a portion of the office annex.
Far on Roatan’s east end is Oak Ridge Cay, a very special and communal place. Everyone on the cay knows each other and has learned how to share and live together. “People are pretty friendly,” says Mr. Miguel de La Cruz Jr, Oak Ridge Cay’s
Mrs. Catherine caught her first fish in 1961 — a 12-pound Black Snapper she hooked in the Barabareta channel. Now, at 97 years old, she remains the oldest fisherman of the Bay Islands and continues to fish with her grandson, Aaron.
It is possible that you were in French Harbour lately, walking westward all the way down the paved road that meanders through French Harbour Point. Passing colorful though faded lumber homes and stark cement churches on either side, Gio’s Restaurant to your left on the