Liberty Children's Home 5-K Run-Walk

The invitation to participate in a Run-Walk fundraiser had many people lining up at the Central Park palapa to sign up.
Liberty Children's Home desperately needs funding to continue to provide care for abused, neglected and abandoned children of Belize at Liberty Home in Ladyville, Belize.

A little bit about Liberty Children's Home
Liberty Children’s Home was founded in 2004 by Ms. Marcelle Delahaye, a resident of the United Kingdom who began visiting Belize in 1999. During her visits, she identified the need for a new facility that would improve the lives of children. She researched and trained in Hungary, Italy, and England in early childcare and childhood education. Drawing from these experiences, Ms. Delahaye set about creating a facility which would provide a safe, caring environment where children are respected and where they can heal, grow, and learn. The financial sources that built Liberty Home and originally supported it have pulled back for a variety of reasons, including the world financial market. Ms. Delahaye’s life has changed; she married, has an infant, and has had to limit her help to fundraising activities in U.K. and short trips to Belize. Delfena Mitchell is the current director of the home, and Dacia Tillet is the principal of the school. Local teachers and care givers have had training to create and maintain this supportive educational environment for these children. The community of Belize is now being called to help financially support this facility for our children. Donations are critical to the survival of Liberty House.
While new means of financial support are being put in place, every dollar counts to buy food and pay staff and utilities. Contact Delfena Mitchell at Liberty 225-2158 or 624-3696 and keep a lookout for fundraisers on the island for Liberty Children’s Home.

Children's Day Parade

Happy Children's Day 2009!! As always, RC School's children enjoyed their day with a fun parade through San Pedro's main street. Afterwards, they were treated to fun games and activities on campus.

Fire Simulation - Response time: 7 minutes

With sirens wailing through the streets, and people calling the SPSun office to alert of a fire, it was a great surprise when our cameraman showed up to find it was simply a simulation exercise. According to fire chief Jerome Garcia, the fire department's response time was 7 minutes. Keep an eye out for more exercises such as these - and kudos to the Fire Department on the constant training!!

Happy Garifuna Settlement Day to all!

SP Man suffers fall from building

A man was rushed to the San Pedro Poly Clinic after he fell off a building. The incident occurred at about 3:30 PM some 10 miles north of San Pedro Town. According to Police, the man, 33 year old Jorge Omin Trigeros was on a building at Bright Water Condos when he accidentally fell off.

According to medical officers at the San Pedro Poly Clinic, Trigeros apparently suffered injuries to his pelvic area and backbone and may have internal bleeding. Trigeros’ condition is considered serious but stable, and he was later transferred to Belize City’s KHMH for further medical attention.