On March 23rd., the island town of San Pedro became Belize’s official COVID-19 ground zero. And shortly after the announcement of the first confirmed case of COVID-19, the island was completely locked down with no one allowed to leave or return. Hundreds of people were left stranded on the island, the majority of them, seasonal workers. They’ve been trying to leave ever since and some of them managed to. But Saturday morning saw the largest group yet finally get off the island. Cherisse Halsall
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On March 23rd., the island town of San Pedro became Belize’s official COVID-19 ground zero. And shortly after the announcement of the first confirmed case of COVID-19, the island was completely locked down with no one allowed to leave or return. Hundreds of people were left stranded on the island, the majority of them, seasonal workers. They’ve been trying to leave ever since and some of them managed to. But Saturday morning saw the largest group yet finally get off the island. Cherisse Halsall
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And while the unemployed are waiting for COVID funds for their relief, those stranded on San Pedro have FINALLY been getting a break to leave the island after being stuck there for two weeks. The approved exodus from San Pedro started from the weekend and continued this morning when boatloads of mainlanders were screened, approved for passage, and allowed to return to shore. Those from the Cayo district, were told to remain on the island - since no one can enter or exit that district. And this m
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And while the unemployed are waiting for COVID funds for their relief, those stranded on San Pedro have FINALLY been getting a break to leave the island after being stuck there for two weeks. The approved exodus from San Pedro started from the weekend and continued this morning when boatloads of mainlanders were screened, approved for passage, and allowed to return to shore. Those from the Cayo district, were told to remain on the island - since no one can enter or exit that district. And this m
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Suspected Arson in San Pedro Leaves Dozens Displaced Tonight 51 San Pedro residents from 12 families are seeking shelter with neighbors or loved ones after a major fire devoured an apartment building early on Sunday morning. I headed out to the island today this morning and here's what I learned from victims, neighbors and the town’s Fire Chief: . . . Those wishing to help the Witzil siblings can contact them at 636-7599. | 7 News Belize
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Suspected Arson in San Pedro Leaves Dozens Displaced Tonight 51 San Pedro residents from 12 families are seeking shelter with neighbors or loved ones after a major fire devoured an apartment building early on Sunday morning. I headed out to the island today this morning and here's what I learned from victims, neighbors and the town’s Fire Chief: . . . Those wishing to help the Witzil siblings can contact them at 636-7599. | 7 News Belize
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Lastnight a devastating fire destroyed two buildings including an apartment building on the south side of San Pedro town So far no injuries have been reported and authorities are investigating the cause. More details about the incident will be shared as soon as it becomes available. | Belize Live News
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Lastnight a devastating fire destroyed two buildings including an apartment building on the south side of San Pedro town So far no injuries have been reported and authorities are investigating the cause. More details about the incident will be shared as soon as it becomes available. | Belize Live News
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Upgrading Emergency Response in San Pedro Despite the weekend violence in Belize City, efforts are being made in other parts of the country to assist with emergency medical response. Earlier today, three ambulances were handed over today to further enhance San Pedro’s emergency response efforts. Two ambulances were given to the Belize Emergency Response Team (BERT) and one to the Rickilee Response and Rescue (RRR) in San Pedro. Without a general hospital on the island, the operational partnershi
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Now in San Pedro there’s a real quarantine and a state of emergency in effect, and it’s been extended to 30 days. That town is in a virtual lockdown, with no boats or planes in or out of the island. Things get a little busy between 7:00 and 10:00 am when shops, bakeries, and gas stations are permitted to open, but after midday, it goes back to silent mode. Residents tell us that those who still have money line up outside to get a turn inside the shops to get some groceries. It’s a tough situatio
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The Bounce back after San Pedro's Blackout And while that is the forecast - San Pedro residents are still trying to get over what they endured yesterday: a punishing 14 and a half hour blackout - from mid morning to after midnight. The CEO revised what triggered the outage - and what’s been done to fix it: | 7 News Belize
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San Pedro Suffers Tonight, San Pedro is suffering through a brutal blackout. It started at 10:20 this morning and power is not expected to be restored until 11:30 tonight. That’s 13 and a half hours without power for the tourist capital of the country. Businesses were closed across the town today - while some survived with generators. But many hotels and resorts do not have a backup generator so - they took a blackout beating! So what’s it really been like for island residents and guests? We ask
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San Pedro Resident Murdered In Broad Daylight While On A Visit To Belize City And switching now to local crime news…. At the beginning of this week’s news cycle, you heard Commissioner of Police Chester Williams discussing the peace and calm that the country experienced last weekend. That streak of no gun violence ended today with the broad daylight murder of 27-year-old Desmond Budna, a resident of San Pedro Town. He was visiting family in Belize City, and while socializing with friends, he was
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PM Says Sargassum May Be Declared National Emergency And from the Belize watershed to the islands, Caye Caulker and San Pedro have been suffering from a sargassum event that may be its worst ever. And the two sargassum harvesters in San Pedro aren’t nearly enough to keep the seaweed at bay. Today the PM says they’ll need to take more drastic measures. | 7 News Belize
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San Pedro Mayor Accused of Taking money, Two sides to the story Turning now to politics, as we told you last week - the Mayor of San Pedro is under accusation that he demanded a personal payment from a hostel owner trying to get a permit approved for her construction. Tonight, Jules Vasquez looks at allegations from both sides of what really is a most un-neighborly dispute between neighbors: The San Pedro Town Council also chimed in with a statement of its own saying. “The San Pedro Building Uni
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Cubans Who Were Stranded In San Pedro Ordered To Leave Belize Last week, we told you that sixteen Cubans were rescued near Coco Beach Resort, three miles north of San Pedro Town. They’d left Grand Cayman on August 26th and were reportedly on their way to Honduras where some of them wanted to seek asylum - but their boat quit on them and left them stranded. But since they were found stranded in Belize waters without documentation, they were detained by immigration and charged under the Immigratio
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Cubans Caught In San Pedro The next two stories provide a telling snapshot of the immigration difficulties Belize faces as a stopping point on the way north. First, we start with 16 Cubans - 14 males and two females who are in police custody tonight. They were stranded late last night near Coco Beach Resort 3 miles north of San Pedro Town. They said they were heading north, but their boat, named “Fishn N’ Wishn” broke down. From what authorities have pieced together, they left Grand Cayman on Au
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TUN’S TO COURT FOR SAN PEDRO MURDER And while he is at large, his alleged accomplices are in jail. Tonight Gabriel Villafranco, the man charged with the murder of 25-year-old Jerry Espat as well as his alleged side-men, Pedro and Sergio Tun, who are themselves charged with the attempted murder of Kirian Espat, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm, are all on remand at the Belize Central Prison. This is despite the fact that the Tun family believes their brothers have a credible alibi.
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SAN PEDRO KILLERS ARRAIGNED It was a Full day of criminal court for San Pedro Magistrate Christina Perrera, we’ll tell you about her first high-profile case in a moment, but her second of the day was that of Gabriel Villafranco and the Tun brothers, 22-year-old Pedro and 36-year-old Sergio Luis. Each of those men was read a series of 4 charges being the murder of Jerry Espat, the attempted murder of Kirian Espat, intent to cause dangerous harm, and deadly use harm. No bail was granted to any of
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San Pedro Artisans And Fisher Unite To Fight Against New Development Tonight, there is tension in the Embarcadero area of San Pedro Town as a project by the Belize Tourism Board is being rejected by the residents who live and work in that area. In 2016, the artisan market, near the Saca Chispas field was created. Now, eight years later, the Tourism Ministry, along with the area rep and the town council, is proposing that the artists relocate again. Except this time, they plan to build concrete s
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SP Fishers Concerned Over Mangrove Destruction And Seabed Filling The residents of San Pedro Town are no strangers to development, whether it be the construction of new hotels or dredging equipment in their waters. But one particular development has the fishers of the Embarcadero area concerned. It’s a large plot of land filled with mangroves right behind the area, but not only have some of the trees been destroyed, the lagoon outside of the land has been filled in. The fishers say that this pro
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Drug Destruction in San Pedro And while the Briceno administration is busy putting out fires - police were starting one in San Pedro yesterday. The Belize Police Department's Anti Drug Unit and uniformed operations conducted a drug destruction in San Pedro, legally discarding over 200 parcels of drugs and illegal substances. Jomarie Lanza has this report. | 7 News Belize
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3-year-old Girl Killed In San Pedro Triple Murder Tonight, San Pedro town is reeling from the shock of a midnight mass shooting that hit 7 people, and left 3 dead - including a 3 year old. It’s a total tragedy and that it happened weeks away from the start of the tourism high season, is both tragic and terrifying for the island town. It happened in the San Pedrito area early this morning, when 25-year-old Delmar Rodriguez was only a few feet away from his home. His daughter was asleep in her mot
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Coast Guard Finds Drug Vessel North Of San Pedro The Coast Guard has recovered a Colombian type vessel in Belizean waters. It is believed to have been used in narco trafficking activities and then abandoned. The commander told us they found it abandoned in the North Ambergris area and that they suspect illicit activity. He said it could have been used for drugs or it could have been for fuel resupply. | 7 News Belize
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Major Failure For San Pedro Gas Turbine These days, there has been a lot less load shedding than we saw a month ago. And on top of that, the June rains are slowly coming down. However, it’s not enough to fill the BECOL reservoirs and the state of Belize’s electricity supply is still not stable. In fact, today BEL’s chairman described it as “precarious.” One of the reasons for that is that the gas turbine in San Pedro, which was to come on stream mid-June, is experiencing major difficulties. Here
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