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Discover the vibrant musings of Roatan author M J Harper as he weaves personal reflections, sharp commentary on island life and politics, and captivating historical tales of the Bay Islands drawn from his own deep research.
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When I first came to live on Roatan in the mid 80’s national politics was considered by Bay Islanders in much the same way a...

This article is not about ‘Mike’ Mitchell-Hedges but he always seems to makes it to the beginning of any story about contemporary Anglo-Bay Islands history....

The Bay Islands popularly ( mistakenly )are associated with Roatan , Utila and Guanaja ; I say mistakenly because the Wyke – Cruz treaty (...

As Bay Islanders this past 22nd of April , we recently ‘observed’ ( since it would be inaccurate to say ‘celebrated’)the 162nd anniversary of Queen Victorias official...

I had written down all the numbers for my meager budget for the trip in a spiral bound notebook ( the Escudo Nacional on the front cover,times...

I stumbled across this poor quality photograph a few days ago which I took with my Blackberry ( remember them ?) phone on New Years...