Roster of beauties for Costa Maya Pageant complete!

Ruth Maria Arita Luna, Miss Honduras

The roster is finally complete as all countries have presented their delegates for the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant and they are Belize – Felicita Arzu, Miss El Salvador – Raquel Guadalupe Fuentes Bonilla; Miss Guatemala – Angelica Guevara Morfin, Miss Mexico – Marliese Edelmann Ayala, Miss Panama – Nathalia Lucia Tamayo Dominici, Miss Costa Rica – Jennifer Miranda Rodriguez, Miss Nicaragua – Maritza Rivas Cruz. The night of gala will take place on Thursday, August 6th, 2009.
    Jus recently, the last delegate representing the country of Honduras was announced. She is no other than 23-year-old Ruth Maria Arita Luna from Honduras. The five foot seven inch tall beauty was her country’s Miss Earth 2005 delegate. A student in public relations and a professional model, Ruth is eager to take part in this year’s Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant since her biggest dream is to win a crown for her native home. Describing herself, Ruth states that she is a perfectionist because she like to correct things and have everything “just right.” Confident and charismatic, Ruth has prepared in advance for the night’s events and believes that her uniqueness can captivate the judges. Gates at the Old Football Field opens at 6pm. See you there!

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San Pedro Library gets new look

Artists at work, painting a gorgeous tropical mural on the walls of the Library building.

The San Pedro Town Public Library has a new look, and the new mural is courtesy of generous donations and serious fund raising by the Library Committee. Painted by Denroy “Smurf” Norales, Eluterio Carrillo and Elvis Quetzal, the mural is expected to be finished within 1 1/2 days, or by Thursday, July 23.

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7 Belizeans recieve US Scholarships

Seven Belizeans will be going to the United States to participate in two different education exchange programs. Ted McKoy of Dangriga, Anya Moguel of Santa Elena, and Maggie Ruiz of Belmopan will be studying in Amherst, Massachusetts as part of a five-week study of the United States InstitutionsStudent Leaders Program.
This program selects twenty students from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to strengthen their leadership skills and understanding of US culture and society. Meanwhile Brian Almendarez of Cayo, Dale McDougall of Belize City, Elzafania Bol of Toledo, and Latanya Gamboa of Belize City will leave for the United States in early August to attend a year-long international exchange program. Brian Almendarez and Dale McDougall will be studying media at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Elzafania Bol will study Health Sciences at Greenville Technical College in South Carolina and Latanya Gamboa will study Health Sciences at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama.
The students are expected to graduate with a certificate in their field of study or an Associate’s Degree. Both programs are being sponsored by the United States Embassy.

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