Community and Society
Grand Baymen Gardens Resort unveils new Fleet Building
On Tuesday, January 17th, the Best Western Grand Baymen Gardens Resort officially introduced their latest addition to their compound with the grand opening of...
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SPHS remembers the late Maestro Angel Nuñez
On Friday, January 13th, the San Pedro High School (SPHS) held a special memorial to honor the late Rafael Angel Nuñez. A past teacher and principal at the island’s high school, Maestro Nuñez was also one of the school founders, who, along with other island pioneers, helped to bring secondary education to the island in 1971. The beloved San Pedrano was remembered with speeches and songs.
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ComPol Chester Williams visits San Pedro to coordinate surveillance system installation
To continue working towards a safer island community, the Commissioner of Police (ComPol) Chester Williams visited the island on Friday, January 13th, to join the efforts in establishing a surveillance network in and around downtown San Pedro. The plan also aims to partner with local stakeholders and set up security cameras in strategic points of the island town to monitor illicit activities better.
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Belize and Taiwan sign MOU for San Pedro Hospital
On Wednesday, January 11th, residents of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, saw the historic signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governments...
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The task of addressing island street conditions
The San Pedro Town Council has started 2023 with its campaign to address the street conditions across the subdivisions. Many of the unpaved streets in subdivisions like DFC, Escalante, San Pedrito, San Juan, San Marcos, and San Mateo, to name a few, remain in poor condition. The SPTC say they will start getting more material to continue the work and repair as many streets as possible.
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Letter to the Editor: Demanding of our police and civic authorities to safeguard our community
"I am calling upon the elders and other religious leaders of our community to join me in demanding of our police and civic authorities the following:Central Park is meant to be a sacred space for our families, our children, and our guests. But it has become a den of drug dealers, gangs and drunks. As a community, I believe we must demand a permanent police booth in Central Park to act as a Deterrent. Secondly, any bar or nightclub anywhere in San Pedro, but especially around Central Park, that becomes a hub for gang activity and the sale of drugs, must be shut down permanently. Central Park is one of the few spaces we have for our children, and it must be a safe zone for families and guests."
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Island’s education pioneer Rafael Angel Nuñez laid to rest
The island community of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye has lost an icon and pillar of education. Rafael Angel Nuñez, 72, passed away on December 31st, leaving thousands on the island mourning his untimely loss. Affectionately known as ‘Maestro Angel’, Nuñez was laid to rest on Wednesday, January 4th at the San Pedro beach cemetery following a mass at the local Roman Catholic Church.
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Sustainable Tourism Programme II – Utility Transport Vehicles (UTVs) Handing Over
The Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations (MTDR), through the Sustainable Tourism Programme II, handed over four (4) Utility Transport Vehicles (UTVs). These are part of scheduled program activities under Component (3) Institutional Strengthening geared towards the provision of tourism transportation security vehicles and are the final set of transportation vehicles to be handed over under the STPII. These UTVs will assist and improve on the destination management of the tourism sector.