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San Pedro Police officers
receive awards  WPC Kendra Thomas (August)  PC #900 Dwayne McCulloch (July)  PC #1163 Elroy Vernon (June) In order
to solve crime, police officers put a lot of effort into their job.
Everyday police activities involve investigating burglaries, solving
murders, making arrests and risking their own lives. Efforts are
underway to make a more police friendly community by establishing an
“Officer of the Month” program at the San Pedro Police Department. Last
week, three police officers were given the honors of being known as
Officers of the Month based on their impressive performance and
records. The Sun was on hand to join the small contingency at a
ceremony which was held at the San Pedro Police Department in their
honor.
The program according to Assistant Superintendent, Humberto Patt recognizes and honors police officers who distinguish themselves through exemplary service and devotion to duty. Honorable Manuel Heredia, along with Mayor Elsa Paz, was on hand to lend support as well as make the presentations to the respective deserving officers. Prosecutor Leslie Wade made the announcements. Police Constable # 1163 Elroy Vernon who hails from Belize City was selected for his excellence in making the most arrests for the month of June, thus receiving the award recognizing him as Officer of said month. Vernon has been stationed in San Pedro for almost three years and has shown much dedication and effort towards his daily routine. “He is always an officer we can depend upon. Never hesitates to do his job and does it exceptionally well,” commented Sergeant Dennis Myles. Officer of the Month honors for the month of July went to Police Constable #900 Dwayne McCulloch for his dependability, for his excellent working relations with the community which he serves and for exhibiting a willingness to work long hours without complaint. McCulloch who hails from the northern Corozal District has been stationed in San Pedro for quite some while, but carries six years of service to the Belize Police Department. For the month of August, honors went to Woman Police Constable Kendra Thomas for her excellence and leader role in the administrative aspect of the station. Thomas who hails from San Ignacio, Cayo is currently attached to the San Pedro Police detachment and has been serving the community of San Pedro in duty for two years. Thomas who possesses the apparent managerial skills also distinguishes herself through exemplary service that goes above and beyond the call of duty. The Officer of the Month is geared toward encouraging Officers to perform above and beyond the call of duty and to recognize those who do. The entire Police Department, the San Pedro Community joins the Commissioner in saluting these three exemplary individuals in their honor as Officers of the Month. Read More Water
for hurricane victims in Belize
The
Hurricane Dean caused severe damage to the water supply in the
northern parts of the country. - As a part of our cooperation with
Belize Red Cross, we are sending two mobile water purifying units down
today, says regional coordinator in the Norwegian Red Cross, Rilito
Povea.
A Red Cross delegate, Marte Ness, is on her way to the disaster struck areas. - In the areas I am going to, in the north, the water supply has suffered severely damage, witch is quite critical. Therefore we are sending two purifying units today, says Ness, who normally works as a WatSan expert in the Norwegian safety company, Veritas. The equipment has capacity to purify 4000 litres of water per hour and the equipment is going to help 2000 families get access to clean water. - In addition to the water cleaning project, we are going to consider the needs for other types of humanitarian aid. Draining the floodwater and providing sanitary assistance to the affected may be relevant activities. Long term cooperation During 2007 the Norwegian Red Cross established long term cooperation's with various countries in Central-America and in the Caribbean. - In addition to Belize Red Cross, we are working closely together with the national Red Cross communities on Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and in Guatemala. The goal is to increase the disaster preparedness as well as applying preventive initiatives concerning disasters in the region, says Poeva. - Because of the hurricane Dean, our focus is mainly on Belize at this moment. Over a 2-3 months period, we will distribute clean water, food and other important relief items to the affected in Belize. Both the emergency response and the ongoing cooperation on disaster preparedness are being supported financially by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry. We are also working with getting other collaborating partners involved in the project, says Poeva. Read More NOTICES/LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
THOUGHT
OF THE DAY
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