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Donald Trumped by Belize
Monday, June 4th, 2007
Readers of USA Today’s website could be forgiven for indulging in a little day dreaming when they read this feature.
Entitled Most Expensive Beachfront Homes in the USA, the prices of the properties it profiles start at just over $30m - rising to a massive $125m for Donald Trump’s ocean view pad.
Now, we reckon that Donald’s investment was worth every cent to him and we hope he managed to find time in his busy schedule to take a stroll on the beach. But there is a way to enjoy millionaire-style beach living without shelling out Trump change.
The trick is, you have to look a little further afield.
How about this lot on Ambergris Bay, Belize for only $100,000. Would you like to wake up to this view below?
Or, how about this, 14 acres on Turneffe Islands for $349,000?
Get in early and if you’re investment proves a good one, maybe you can sell to Mr Trump a little later.
Ambergris Caye News, Belize News, belize real estate
San Pedro Sun - San Pedro Street Project A Reality
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007The road conditions on Ambergris Caye are improving starting with two major sections in downtown San Pedro.
Original Story:
http://www.sanpedrosun.net/07-051.html
San Pedro Town, a beautiful piece of paradise situated in the Caribbean is blooming with beauty and charm. Nevertheless, the rainy season leaves the streets filled with potholes and mud, while during the dry season the air is thick with dust. However, those issues will be a problem of the past.
On January 29th, 2007, the San Pedro Town Council called an urgent town meeting. The purpose: to discuss the street rehabilitation projects and the details pertaining to their visit with Prime Minister Said Musa and Financial Secretary Carla Barnett, which took place on January 25th, 2007 at the Prime Minister’s office. Although attendance was minimal, the head table had good news for the community; both the Southern Road and Barrier Reef Drive will soon be restored and both will be cobble stoned.
Sitting at the head table were Mayor of San Pedro Town Elsa Paz, Belize Rural South Area Representative Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr., and councilors.
Barrier Reef Drive
The Barrier Reef Drive Rehabilitation Project is scheduled to commence this weekend, perhaps as soon as Thursday, commented San Pedro Mayor Elsa Paz to a group of concerned citizens. The project, which will carry a $1.7 million price tag, will be carried out by Medina’s Construction Company Limited, the same company that was hired for the Coconut Drive Rehabilitation Project and the building of the San Pedro Bridge.
The Barrier Reef Rehabilitation Project will include cobble stoning of all of Front Street, as well as the side streets that have yet to be cobble stoned. It will include drainage and a pedestrian walk, same as the one found on Pescador Drive. The monies collected from Property, Trade and Liquor taxes will be used to fund this projec.
However, the money collected from these taxes will not be enough. We are selling some acres of land that belong to the San Pedro Town Council (SPTC) in order to help us fund both these projects, commented Honorable Heredia, Jr. The properties that Honorable Heredia spoke of are 500 acres of land between Journey’s End Resort and Buena Vista in North Ambergris Caye. However, some of this land was sold in 2005 when the Pescador Drive Project needed extra funding. (more…)
