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It has been almost three weeks that the sole supplier of vehicular fuel on Ambergris Caye, Caribe�a Fuels, has suspended fuel supply to the San Pedro Police Department. The decision was made after the SP Police Department has been running an over-due account with the fuel supplier.

The San Pedro Sun confirmed that the fuel bill at Caribe�a Fuels, consumed by the San Pedro Police Department is in the thousands of dollars and as a result the fuel supplier was forced to cut supply to the police force on the island.

In briefing the press this morning, representatives of Caribe�a Fuels confirmed that indeed the supply was suspended. According to the representatives of the fuel company, the situation is a long time problem and the police have not been able to maintain their accounts with the company. In the past, Caribe�a Fuels has allowed ample time for the account to be cleared, but because of the economic conditions, the fuel company says that they are unable to allow anyone with longstanding bill, which includes the San Pedro Police Department, to operate a delinquent fuel account.

Caribe�a Fuels insists that they have attempted various avenues, including dialoguing with representatives of the San Pedro Police Department to no avail.

The question remains, how has the Police department continued to operate without fuel from its supplier? The Head of the Coastal Executive Unit, Assistant Superintend of Police Mr. Dennis Arnold says that it has been through the generous support of the business community in San Pedro. However, Arnold refused to comment on the suspension of fuel supply by the supplier.

Caribe�a Fuels representatives say that "we are well aware that the suspension of the account may cause serious inconvenience to the general public," and added "however, we don't understand why is it that it does not bother the Police Department to attempt to work with Caribe�a to alleviate this situation."

While the Police assured us that the services of the Police Department remain uninterrupted, it is a public concern. For its part, Caribe�a Fuels says that as soon as the bill is cleared, the company will reopen the Police's account because they realize and understand the importance of the service to the community.

Police Press Officer Sergeant Fitzroy Yearwood in a telephone interview informed The Sun that two checks have been prepared, one dated January 17th and the other dated January 24th. According to Yearwood with both checks totaling the amount which was owed to the supplier, their accounts are current.

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Makes me wonder too if some of the fuel being purchased is going into private vehicles. I would suspect that the amount of fuel spent monthly would be fairly constant. Does anyone audit public books in San Pedro?


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No - a major omission. But it seems impossible to get anything done about it.

I should qualify that blanket "no". There is a central government audit department whose job it is to audit local government, so whether the police are considered local or central that organisation should audit them. But in discussions with the Auditor General last year I learned that formal audits are years behind schedule, and ad-hoc audits aren't worthy of the name. I was told that in any case an audit has to be agreed with the auditee body and carried out to their convenience, which of course provides ample opportunity for concealing inappropriate activities. Whatever auditing that is carried out on public bodies is by design ineffectual.

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Sounds like San Pedro is getting more like the states everyday.

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Before you even think about calling the police, be sure, you have a full canister of gas, if not, then you need to feed them till San Pedro Town has made up a fundraiser ;-)

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Guess we will be seeing less of the truck full of police and their families and friends cruising around town nowadays....


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