Lions Celebrate World Service Day

Today is celebrated as Lions International World Service Day. Clubs all around the world are engaged in various activities in their respective communities.

As part of their activities, the San Pedro Lions Club distributed garbage drums to various primary schools on the island. Happy World Service Day to all Lions.

Police investigates assault

San Pedro Police is still gathering information regarding an assault that occurred late yesterday evening. Magdalena Chi told police that sometime around 5:00 PM her husband stormed inside her store “Cool Island Clothing,” apparently under the influence of alcohol and started a fight.

Magdalena told police that her husband tried to hit her and at that time ran to a nearby store where she got help. Her husband, 37 year old Geraldo Ack kicked the glass door of the store and sustained injuries. Ack managed to escape after a woman assisted Chi from being hit. The San Pedro Sun will have more information in the next issue of the newspaper.

Synergy brings Islanders to their knees on home turf

Week nine of the Belize Bank Super League brought a re-match on Saturday night when the San Pedro Islanders hosted the Santa Elena Synergy from the west. Earlier in the season the Islanders had blasted Synergy on their home field four to nil and on Saturday, it was all about “honor and respect” for the Islander inside the Ambergris Stadium.
Multiple opportunities saw the visiting Synergy dominating most of the 45 minutes of the first half. At the end of the fist half the score board was blank leaving a bad taste in the mouth of the home team. Moving into the second half, saw a better San Pedro Islanders when veteran footballer Elito Arceo added pressure on the visiting team. However after various clashes, it eventually led to a fist fight within the field causing the expulsion of a player from each team. But the game continued; and in the last few minutes of the game, Synergy capitalized on a keeper error and stroked the net, giving the visiting team a one nil lead in the game. Despite multiple attempts by the Islanders, the ball just kept bouncing off the cross bar. When the long whistle blew at the end of the regular time, the end result was one nil in favor of Synergy. In week ten of the Belize Bank Super League on Sunday October 11th, the San Pedro Islanders will clash with Hattieville in Hattieville Village in a 3:00 PM game.

Lions Cleanup

The Lions Den is spic and span following a clean up work-a-ton held on Sunday, October 4th. Several Lions Members and friends in Lionism joined in the work-a-thon to clean up the Den and offices as well as paint several metal barrels. The barrels are being delivered today, Thursday, October 8th to the various primary schools on the island as part of the Lions International World Service Day and will be used as garbage containers.

The San Pedro Lions Club thanks all Lions and community members who assisted in making the work-a-ton a success.

Caye Caulker protest on Thursday

The Caye Caulker Neighbourhood Watch Program Limited (C.C.N.W.P.L.), firstly, would like publicly express its heartfelt condolences to the Young and Badillo families on the untimely passing of Mrs. Lorleen Young. Mrs. Young will always be remembered in our thoughts and prayers as a woman that was loved by many.
Secondly, time and time again there have been reports by tourists and residents alike of criminal activity or intended criminal activity on Caye Caulker to the Caye Caulker Police Department. On numerous occasions these calls for assistance to the Caye Caulker Police Department have gone unanswered and uninvestigated. Time and time again tourists and villagers have been turned away or actively discouraged by the Caye Caulker Police Department not to report any attempted wrongdoing or criminal activity on the island. There are further allegations that many officers of the Caye Caulker Police Department are in collusion with various persons who are connected to criminal or drug related activity.

The C.C.N.W.P.L. appeals to Hon. Manuel Heredia - Area Representative for Caye
Caulker and San Pedro – Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Culture; the
Belize Tourism Board; the Commissioner of the Police Department – Crispin
Jeffries for a full and immediate replacement of all members of the Caye Caulker
Police Department as this police contingent presently stationed on the island
has had the worst performance of any police contingent ever in the history of
Caye Caulker. This must be done to safeguard the interests of Caye Caulker’s
tourist industry.

Finally, the C.C.N.W.P.L. also asks all residents of Caye Caulker to participate in a “March Against Crime” walk on Thursday, October 9th at 2:00 p.m. at the Central Park to express their solidarity in combating crime on Caye Caulker. Together we must protect Caye Caulker.