4th Annual BICCU 2014

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April 25th & 27th – The below is from the BICCU Facebook Page Citizens of Guanaja, Roatan & Utila coming together to clean up our streets, towns, villages, canals, mangroves and coast lines, And to Educate our kids. Mission We stand United in the fight against TRASH, all fellow bay islanders in a united effort to free these BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS …

GARM Medical Clinic

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I thought I would share this post with you from Yahoo. Here is a youtube video about the project along with some links below for your additional research. The Global Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (GARMTM) is venturing into a new frontier for conventional medicine -Regenerative Medicine. Numerous highly regarded and reputable physicians and surgeons from various countries are aligning with …

Food – Marvelous Food!

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When I was a kid growing up in the Midwest it seemed that the treat of the week was ‘pot roast’. A not very prime cut of beef that slow cooked with potatoes and carrots for hours and all thought to be delicious. Then when I had kids one of them (now a vegan) used to call it ‘roast beast’ …

Don’t Drink the Water ?

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I am sure have heard the horror stories about drinking water ‘south of the border’ and often they can be true depending on where you are. ‘Montezuma’s revenge’ can ruin a vacation no doubt. Water here on the island…………. more and more developments are providing potable water right from the tap. Keyhole Bay, Pineapple Villas, Villa del Playa to name …

Airlines Direct Flights to the Island

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I am often asked about air travel to the Bay Islands so I thought I would cover that today. You can get direct flights to the island, though none of the carriers are here daily. American Airlines flies here from both Miami and Dallas, Delta from Atlanta, and United Airlines from Houston. The Airport letters for Roatan is RTB. The …

Is Banking ‘safe’ in Honduras and on the Island?

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I am often asked about the safety of banking in Honduras. Below is a quote from the ‘Sovereign Society’. If you are not familiar with them you may wish to ‘Google’ them. They basically are a financial newsletter that has no politics involved. No borders, no countries, just about the money and investment. Many of the leading international (non-U.S.) banks …

U.S. and Honduras – New Security cooperation

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In the past five years +/- things have not gone very smoothly at times it seems with the U.S. and Honduras and that seems to be changing. That said the U.S. maintains the largest military base in Central and South America here on the mainland. The base is called ‘Soto Cano’. There seems to be a better relationship now with …

The Rotary Club of Roatan Golf Tournement

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The Rotary Club of Roatan and the organizing committee of the 4th Annual Rotary Golf Tournament are inviting leading companies and community leaders to support, sponsor and participate in our Fundraising Event. The Rotary Golf Tournament 2014 will be held at The Black Pearl Golf Course, at Pristine Bay Resort, located in French Harbour, Roatan, Bay Islands, on Saturday, April …