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Eggs. They're not just for breakfast anymore.

Just curious about Headrick's belief as to what constitutes a "public service message".

Also, over the years, having seen lots of beer bottles flying all about at that intersection, not too worried about how long the jumbotron will last.

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Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's clock . . .

No dog?! Ha! Well Bill I just heard that Senor Headricks is so taken by Placencia's charm he now wants to donate one or two of his "works of art"* for the Sidewalk...and advertise Ramon's as a community service to y'all!

Seems though that Charles and the Village Council are dead set against it even after the Mayor called and told them to fall in..wait fall in? make that Major!

(I am kidding of course)

Speaking of mayor, I'm hoping that San Pedro will get a Mejor Paz next spring...now there's a slogan and a campaign for you.


*work of art*


Full text Headrick Letter (if you havent already)--->San Pedro Sun

Boycotting Ramon's on every level seems to be the only form of protest...the only way that could work. The mayor doesn't care what anyone has to say. So, I will, in every way i can, boycott Ramon's Village. On facebook, on my website, every gringo way i know.

I can bet that Charles Leslie, the village chairman, would never allow something like that in Placencia.

Someone told me very soon after I moved there, everything in Belize is for sale.

It must be noted that there was no vote by the Town Council and this is Elsa's baby all the way. She and Ramon's need to understand that we may very well tear it down come next election. Why would Ramon's want to invest $150K in something the people do not want and will probably take down ASAP? No one has ever accused Elsa of being the sharpest knife in the drawer but this is the height of arrogance and stupidity. If this construction goes through we will just have to tear it down after the election. Who would think that blocking the road is beneficial to the town. Once again Ramon's beware. We dont want the clock and will take it down and give it back to them after elections and they can put it at Ramon's if they want it so badly.
Also Elsa is making a land grab up north for her and her friends. She has cut out 20 acres for herself along the new road. What scum.

We Shall Overcome: Protest Against the Clock Tower

"Good Morning, San Pedro" is our weekday TV morning talk show/radio show here in San Pedro, Belize. It's really the only San Pedro-centric show we have and it is a crazy mix of talk, weather, fundraising, commentary sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish, telephone call-ins, quirky and lengthy commercials, and a large range of guests. (The show is very entertaining.) For instance, yesterday the program started with a shrill Spanish speaking clown and ended with a pretty angry mayor defending her right to put up this clock tower/giant neon billboard tribute to Ramon's Village right in the center of the busiest street in San Pedro. (If you are just learning about this, check www.sanpedrosun.com for the drawings and background).

Mayor Paz started with good old fashioned surprise. She had no idea this would be a problem. She thought it was just a beautiful $150,000 addition to our town. (Think of what $150k could do in San Pedro!)

But her main tactic? Shame. Shame on the paper, shame on the bloggers, shame on Facebook for exposing and embarrassing this town on an international level. (She said that only 5% of the town has access to a computer and implied that the Facebookers are elitist.) Shame on all of us for blaming Ramon's Village for any of problem. Shame on us for looking a gift horse in the mouth. A "more educated" group would know that the proper form of protest would be writing letters to the San Pedro Town Council. She shamed gringos, implying that if you don't vote, you really don't have any say it this matter.

She spun around on statements made in the previous days. At first the absurd location (in the middle of front street!) for this 20+ foot clock was blamed on Ramon's Village. She told the local paper that donation would only be made if that was the location. Yesterday she said it was all her idea. After the shame, she changed the entire subject quite a few of times. From the bridge up north to the paved roads - equating those projects to a giant faux European jumbo-tron billboard in the middle of the street) and even suggested better things to protest. This clock tower was not one of them.

I mean...seriously? Even our water company (BWS), with pipes right below this project, has called the clock construction "disastrous". As you can see in the pictures below, large vertical cement pylons have already been inserted into the street.

Her stubborn insistence on continuing this project without public consultation leads many to question her motives. She only has a few more months in office. Why does she want to leave on this sour note? For this? As she said in the morning show "she will not listen to a small group". Many can do nothing but think the worst if she won't even halt this endeavor on a temporary basis.

So...in gringo tradition, we protested. A group of about 100 gathered around the hole in the street with signs to make it known that we feel this is just a terrible idea. The press was out in full force...San Pedro Sun, Ambergris Today, LoveFm and Channel 5 News.

Click here to read the rest of the article and see more photos on San Pedro Scoop

You're spot on Catdance; he wouldn't (and Barnacle knows that, which is part of the satire). Not only that but Charles and the P'ncia Village Council balance the village's relationships with its expat and nonresident owners much better and more equitably (and to the benefit of the village I might add).

How about if, rather than a clock, Ramon's donates another say twenty or thirty 4'X6' jumbo-tron displays for the SPTC to lay across all the rusted out spots in the bridge?

This would certainly be better than the planned "laying plywood across it" for the next 3-4 months until the proper materials for repairs arrives.