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It is a good sign you are asking your some of your constituents for their needs.Not too common over there.
Are you also researching the needs of CC and other areas or will this be the San Pedro candidate? in History there has always been help- San -Pedro -only candidates da plenty. The only exception any of us can remember is Arceo.
And Heredia helps our school.
That is pretty much it for the last 30 years of GOB benefits going to SP/CC and administered by SP.

Awesome. Thanks for stepping up!

Dane, I lived in Caye Caulker for a while in the '80s and regard Caye Caulker as very important in the district and the country. Caye Caulker on a per capita basis gives in huge amounts of revenue and gets little in exchange. The improvements are doled out so slowly that we loose track of the fact we get only a small fraction of what we should. That includes Caye Caulker and San Pedro. They make us feel grateful for giving us a fraction of what we are entitled to.
How long did it take to get the water system in Caye Caulker?
Our island communities contribute heavily to the national economy and we dont get our fair share. The high levels of tourism we experience not only gives revenue to the government but it also creates negative impacts in our communities. We should have some of that money back to help with these negative impacts such as environmental degradation, police protection, education and health care.
I welcome all suggestions as to what is needed to help make Caye Caulker the kind of place that its citizens want. Please encourage anyone to contact me with any ideas and together we can formulate a plan for Caye Caulker as we will for San Pedro. Thanks, Mike

Haha....well here is what Peter Lawrence thinks about it all...as Posted via Ambergris Daily.

Mike Campbell formerly William (Bill or Mike) Williams, a resident of the USA has chucked his cap into the political arena and has announced that hie is going to run for the Area Representative's position in Belize Rural South.

Mike Campbell is a very popular member of the www.ambergriscaye.com website and has made more than a few enemies with his more than sharp business practices. He now wants to persuade that he with his totally honest tendencies that he is the man to lead Belize Rural South which consists of an area South of Belize City, Caye Caulker and San Pedro that he is the man to lead us into a few years of prosperity.

The Ambergris Daily would be very interested in why he had a name change and why almost to a person that his investors are not very happy with his handling of their financial affairs.

Bad link, you have to post the actual text...

I think peter has this chap mixed up with someone else
he is not from the us .And has been living here for years
and is a belizean .I always new him as mike .I thouight he is a stright shooter and a real nice guy .And makes lots of sense about belize and his views .

As ridiculous as it is I must state I am not Bill Williams from the US have not changed my name and as far as "more than sharp" business deals are concerned I would love to hear the specifics. At this point I would like everyone who wishes to attack me in this manner to read our slander laws. Many people do not realize that when they post something on the internet it is the same as publishing it in the paper. I invite you to disagree with me but slander and libel will be met with litigation so I would advise checking facts before making accusations that can not be supported.
I have been a resident of San Pedro for 25 years hold dual British/ Belizean citizenship and have voted in every election since 1989. I have twice been elected as private sector representative on the CFZMA (Commercial Free Zone Management Agency) where I served under both governments and am well known nationally.
My construction projects include Lighthouse Reef Resorts, Royal Palms, Coconuts hotel as well as a lot more all over.
As I recall Mr Lawrence also believes we are having a drug war in San Pedro. Freedom of speech is essential in a free society but it can be abused, hence our libel laws.
It would seem that Ambergris Daily and Mr. Lawrence needs to get its facts straight and offer the appropriate apology. I have no investors of any kind and find this type of lie typical of our current political climate.

I totally agree.....just letting you know whats out there on the internet about you. Hopefully you didnt take that as me speaking ill of you....I just happened to read his post late last night and then saw your posts on the forums today. Im sure you're no stranger to the island rumors so this isnt new to you. Best of luck either way and I hope you get a sincere apology.

I can tell you a story to illustrate how we feel about being administered from SP. During Keith they decided to send all GOB aid to San Pedro for both islands. During the critical first days we got nothing.It all was kept by the Pedro Gov. We complained so they sent a big shipment with Caye Caulker written large on all of it.When the barge stopped here we asked for it and was told it would all go to Pedro first no matter what it said on it. The Caye Caulker Village Council came down in the night and unloaded our shipment and offered to throw the crew over the side if they wanted. They went back to bed after the barge left. In the morning they CCVC found that the boat had picked up the goods on the way back to the city and taken them to San Pedro.Never saw them again or anything else.
Even when our people are dying and sleeping out in the rain we will always be ripped off by the Gov. of San Pedro.

Mike: I think what Belize needs is a new district - Belize Cayes (Ambergris and Caye Caulker). Put the district on an equal footing with the other administratie divisions instead of being a part of Belize District.
I freely admit I know nothing of the intricacies of the Belizean government's organiztion but it would seem to me this would be a good first step.
What do you think?