Rotary International on Roatan keeps on giving!

Larry SchlesserIsland News

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 …

Shop at ‘The Shop’ ?

Larry SchlesserIsland News

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 …

Another New Air Service

Larry SchlesserIsland News

Tropic Air has announced service to Roatan, from the country of Belize three times weekly as follows – DEPARTS – Belize City Int’l (BZE), 4:15PM ARRIVES – Roatan (RTB), 5:15PM From Roatan, Tropic Air offers many multi-daily non-stop international flights that Belize City has to offer (Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Charlotte, Houston, Miami, and Atlanta among others. Air service …

New Community Sanitation System Installed

Larry SchlesserIsland News

ACME Environmental Solutions is at it again! I’ve talked to you about this company before and am glad to do it again. There is a community of homes by the name of Santa Maria in a relatively new subdivision across the main road and up the hill from the Carnival Cruise ship docks. It was developed with relatively small lots, …

Which side of the Street do I drive on?

Larry SchlesserIsland News

Coming from the U.S to the island some years back I really did not give this much thought previous to a client asking me this in that historically we are part of the British Empire. I know in Cayman and other places of British heritage people dire on the left side of the road but here like the U.S. and …