Accidents & Disasters
Accidents & Disasters
Fire Department warns residents on the threat of Bush Fires
The dry season is here and with it come bush fires due to the intense heat. The first bush fire of the season happened...
Accidents & Disasters
NEMO recruiting members for National Search and Rescue Team
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is recruiting members of the community to join the Nation Search and Rescue Team. With the Hurricane Season...
Accidents & Disasters
Leovijildo ‘Leoli’ Varela tragically lost at sea
Tragedy struck Varela’s Cargo Service Limited on Thursday, June 25th, when owner and tug boat captain, 80-year-old Leovijildo ‘Leoli’ Varela was lost at sea...
Accidents & Disasters
SPHS graduate injured in traffic accident
Gabriel Zetina a San Pedro High School (SPHS) 2015 graduate suffered major injuries in a traffic accident on Friday, June 12th. The incident occurred...
Accidents & Disasters
Passenger details harrowing experience in Cessna 182: V3-HHT crash
On Tuesday, June 2nd a Tropic Air vessel (Cessna 182: V3-HHT) flying to Roatan, Honduras experienced engine malfunctions that resulted in its crash landing...
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Tropic Air Cessna 182 makes emergency landing in Lighthouse Reef Atoll
Three people safely survived an emergency landing that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 2nd. The Tropic Air Cessna 182 destined to Roatan,...
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San Mateo fire may have been arson
On Saturday, May 16th at around 1:30pm, the San Pedro Fire department (SPFD) was alerted to a fire underway in San Mateo. Firefighters visited...
Accidents & Disasters
NEMO officials inspect shelters in Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye
While there are no official hurricane shelters on either Caye Caulker or Ambergris Caye, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) conducted inspections of buildings...
