People are drawn at times to islands for many reasons. The laid back life style, the lower expenses and tropical climate. Some have said that what God did not give to the people of Central America he more than made up for in natural habitat. The lack of cold weather, the plentiful fruits, veggies and seafood allows people with little …
Breast Cancer Fund Raiser
This Friday at 8:00 pm ‘Little Friends Foundation’ is holding a fund raiser at ‘Herbie’s Sports Bar’ for Breast Cancer. Tickets are 200 Lempira (about $10.00) and certainly is for a good cause. Tickets are also available previous to Friday evening at ACE Hardware in French Harbor. Please attend.
Property Tax Amnesty. Have you taken advantage?
From now until the end of the year you still have time to take advantage of the tax amnesty now in effect until the end of this year. This cover any year you have not paid starting 2012 or before. The fines can be substantial so if you have not paid your taxes now is the time. Although ‘here is …
Obama Care getting you down? …….How about Honduran Care?
With my being here on Roatan, (and it really makes little difference to me politically on which side my readers are on in regard to all the trauma going on in the U.S. regarding the medical situation in the U.S.), because much of what happens there matters little to us here, especially medical care. It seems that the past couple …
Roatan Dental Care
October 11th is the two year anniversary for the dental practice of Dr. Hayman Grant. Dr. Grant, a native islander, practiced dentistry in the United States for 14 years before coming back home and setting up shop at Mega Plaza Mall in French Harbor. The good doctor also does Crowns & Dental Implants along with customary checkups and cleaning. Supported …
New Petro Sun location
It seems that the owner of Petro Sun is putting up a new location on the road to Flowers Bay. The construction is well along and although i do not know what the opening date may be it seems that it should not be very long. These nicely done locations with convenience store items along with some pretty tasty local …
Rotary International on Roatan keeps on giving!
This year like past years finds the Rotary on Roatan continue to give to project all over the island. In addition to their ongoing project to install proper sanitary facilities in every school on the island they recently announced that the school in ‘Punta Gorda’ was granted $5,000 to do necessary maintenance, the school in Pollytilly granted $1,000 for a …
Live on an Island: Seven of the World’s Best
Yet again, Roatan has been named one of the top islands to live on, retire on and invest on. ‘International Living’ magazine has named Roatan on of the top places to be. See the article in full right here.
6BR home–Just $150.00 U.S. (Yes One Hundred Fifty Dollars U.S.)
Do you dream of having your own place on the island but sometimes it is just a little out of reach financially? Well here is your chance to have one! Yes I know, as a real estate guy you may think that this is a bit counter productive in that I get ZERO for doing this, but I want to …
Shop at ‘The Shop’ ?
Shopping on the island is not always what you may expect if you are from North America. Often the fan you want may be at the hardware store and the screening at an obscure little shop that hand makes windows. I have seen refrigerators and TV’s available at the grocery store. From my experience some things are just not found …