Benque Police Graduation

On 5th December, 2008 between the hours of 11:00 am and 11:45 am closing ceremonies were held for members of the Belize Police Department attached to the Benque Viejo Police Sub-Division who graduated from a Basic Introduction to Spanish Language Course. The course lasted six weeks and 13 Officers graduated. The Valedictorian was P.C.481 G. Martinez who was given a prize in recognition for his hard work and dedication, and outstanding performance throughout the course. Sr. Supt Paul Wade O.C. Cayo Police, District and Supt. Dezerie Phillips O.C Benque Viejo Police Sub –Division and Ms Ana Castellenos the Spanish teacher were present along with member of the media and the public. Master of ceremony was W/Sgt # 408 A Pook. Supt. D. Phillips thanked Ms Castellanos for a superb job done with the officers and explained that the purposes of the classes was to help officers who speak little or no Spanish to be able to communicate better with Spanish speaking members of the community . The trained officers will now be able to be more time efficient when a person who speaks Spanish visits to make a report. A certificate of appreciation was also handed over to both officers by O.C- Benque Viejo
Police Supt. D. Phillips and each were handed their photograph, which was placed on the photo gallery inside the Recreation Hall. Lunch was served thereafter.

Holy Cross march against HIV/AIDS

Valiant chants of "Protect yourself" and "Be careful and Abstain" echoed through the streets as students from the Holy Cross School took to the streets for the fight against HIV/Aids. With posters in hand promoting safe sex and ways you cannot get infected, students held high their flyers and the message was sent! The students marched from the bridge to town and back.

Kudus to Holy Cross for teaching the students about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.

Take Your Best Shot winners announced!

For the second year in a row, The San Pedro Sun has conducted its Take your BEST shot competition. We are proud to announce that it was a raving success. A big “Thank you” goes out to all those who took the time to submit your photographs. With so many entries it was difficult to choose our top three winners. We send out our most sincere thank you to our three judges who had the hardest task at choosing a winner. Winners are as follows:

1st place – General – Tommy and Sonia from Caye Caulker with their photo Flight of the Pelican. They won a brand new digital camera courtesy of CELLULAR WORLD. The camera was valued at $450 and came equipped with an MPEG4 player as well as a walkman. Congratulations!!

2nd place – People – Leonardo Melendez with his photo of Garifuna. He won a 20 x 30 poster sized print of his photograph courtesy of BELICOLOR.

3rd place – Landscape – Cullen Walker with his photo of Aerial shot of Turtle Man’s House. He won an 8 x 10 sized print of her photograph courtesy of MOUSE PAD.

Other Honorable entries include:

Submitted by: Tommy & Sonia (people)
Submitted by: Ecologic Divers (general)

Submitted by: Bryce Peterson

Bryce Photography

Mini-model

Underwater Pet

As an additional gift, the three winners will also receive a t-shirt with their photograph imbedded unto the shirt courtesy of EZEE TEES.
Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to our sponsors. *Winners are asked to kindly contact the San Pedro Sun!

Belizean Cocktails Calendar is sizzling hot!

The glossy and attractive almanac “Belizean Cocktails” was released on Wednesday, November 26th and it features a different model for each month. One added feature is a recipe for festive and spirited cocktails with ingredients that can be had locally. Miss Belize Universe 2007-2008 and winner of Reina De La Costa Maya 2007-2008, Maria Jeffery and some of her associates formed Majaz Media to create and develop their own calendar.

The calendar is on sale for twenty dollars and you can visit the company’s website at www.majazmedia.com or call 667-0619 for further details on how to get your copy! Purchase your sizzling copy in San Pedro at the Teen Vogue store on Barrier Reef Drive.

San Pedro receives 1st Garbage Compactor

In respect to addressing the garbage concerns of the San Pedro Community, the San Pedro Town Council is pleased to announce the long awaited arrival of the island's first Garbage Compactor. A promised made to the public by Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation back in February of this year, the compactor made its way on the island on Friday, November 28th.

The stick shift compactor is a heavy duty vehicle that will be utilized for the town core only.
At one time, the compactor can carry 10 cubic feet of trash.(l-r) Councilor Nano Guerrero, Severo Guerrero, Juan Alamilla, Mayor Elsa Paz, Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr, and Pablo Ico. Be sure to read more of this story and more in Thursday's edition of The San Pedro Sun!