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Bacalar Chico
Crime & Violence
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Coast Guard Station in Bacalar Chico
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a Coast Guard Patrol Base in Bacalar Chico, north of Ambergris Caye. The design of the facility is to house 16 officers, it will include a 30 ft lookout tower, and a vessel will be assigned to the location.
Environment
Illicit activities in the Bacalar Chico area affecting wildlife and ecology
These activities include the dumping of garbage, hunting activity, the harvesting of wood and black soil. While the hunting and deforestation is attributed to the actions of individuals, the dumping of garbage is believed to be the act of neighboring resorts in the area.
Sports
Adrift for 6 months and 4,643 miles – Lydia Rose lands on Ambergris Caye beach
The Lydia Rose, an Ocean Pedal Challenge vessel drifted for 6 months and well over 1900 miles off course after it was abandoned near Gran Canaria.
Crime & Violence
Three dead in shootout on northern Ambergris Caye
One of the victims has been identified as 18 year old Kendal Flowers of a Yarborough Area in Belize City. The other two people remain unidentified, and are described only as Hispanics