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President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

(CNN) — President Barack Obama said Friday that he was humbled by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

“I am both surprised and deeply humbled,” Obama said at the White House.

“I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments. But rather as an affirmation of American leadership. … I will accept this award as a call to action.”

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The president had not been mentioned as among front-runners for the prize, and the roomful of reporters gasped when Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Nobel committee, uttered Obama’s name.

Nominations for the prize had to be postmarked by February 1 — only 12 days after Obama took office. The committee sent out its solicitation for nominations last September — two months before Obama was elected president.

The Nobel committee recognized Obama’s efforts to solve complex global problems including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons.

“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” the committee said.

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Caye Caulker Marches Against Crime

In response to the recent murder of Caye Caulker resident Lorleen Young, residents organized a march against crime. People from Ambergris Caye as well as the mainland joined in the protest, which was spearheaded by the Caye Caulker Neighborhood Watch Program. Their message was clear: Stop the violence. Their hope is that their message will be heard, and that it is time for change so that Caye Caulker can once more be considered safe and crime free.

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.