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| Posted On: | 05-Mar-2005 |
| From: | "Bananarama" [bananarama.....com] |
| Subject: | [roatan] Next step(s) to better security |
I sit on the board of the West Bay Community Association. We are a group of nearly all property owners in West Bay that would like to assist. This is always a topic at our monthly meetings. We have private security taking care of all the properties of those involved and it helps alot. We do, however, wish to be a part of the whole picture. So, count us in and me personally. Ron Smith - owner/manager Bananarama Resort & Diving Center PADI 5 Star Gold Palm Resort West Bay Beach, Roatan, Honduras (011)504-403-8021 office (011)504-992-9679 cell www.bananaramadive.com >`´¯`·.¸> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roatan Rick" To: Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [roatan] Next step(s) to better security > > > Don Pearly's comments are great starting points. Now, can we get some > volunteers to help bring some or all of the recommendations forward? We > need a group made up of the different entities on the island to move > things along. Any suggestions for this committee? > > Don Pearly seems to have the organizational/management accumen as > witnessed by his excellent synopsis on what steps should be taken. I'm > sure there are others just as qualified out there, any takers? > > We're moving in the right directions folks, we really are. Let's keep the > pressure on. > > Rick > > "J. Edwards Real Estate_Parrot Tree Plantation" wrote: > > This is a brief concenses of today's input from a lot of concerned > citizens. They all added they would contribute financially and of their > time. > > On Ambergris Caye in Belize they had a similar situation. Petty crime for > years then it started getting more frequent and more serious. They formed > a Citizen's Crime Comittee" sponsored by the local chapter of the Chamber > of Commerce. It fixed the problem. They supported the police with > transportation and communication and actually rode with them on many > occasions. The added interest and support made the police do a much much > better job. > > We need tht or a Crime Comission set up to raise and control funds to see > they get to the most needed activities. > > We need a Neighborhood Watch system. We need at least one good running > vechicle with two way communications to respond to immediate needs. Not to > patrol, not to pull trraffic checks but only to respond immediately to > emergency situations. Private sector needs to arrange that. > > We need to talk with Central Government about our situation and fast. They > know in their hearts how much they could lose if Roatan starts going > backwards with their developers and cruise ship activities. > > We need an ambulance on the North/East sside with a trained ParaMedic on > call. > > We need volunteers to help the investigators investigate. Drive them > around and keep them busy. > > Gathered and passed on by Don Pearly > > > -----Original message----- > From: Roatan Rick bayislandman2000.....com > Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:49:55 -0600 > To: roatan....groups.com > Subject: [roatan] Next step(s) to better security > > > > Well, after having attended the meeting at the Airport, I have to agree > with Matt Harper's assessments of the situation. A lot of the ex-pats are > living in a vacuum and are not aware of what's really going on. Let's > hope things change. > > The Mayor's take on the situation is probably correct, for the short term, > at least, local action will be vital. The fact that Tegus and the rest of > the mainland have got more on their plate than what they can handle is > evident. Also, the fact that the wheels move very, very, slow is also > evident. One last fact, is that a lot of people don't really care about > taking major steps to try to stem the tide of crime in all of Honduras is > again, most evident. > > Some excellent suggestions as far as augmenting the police, fire, and the > general awareness have been brought forward and should be seriously > considered and implemented. This type of action must be undertaken with > everyone chipping in. It's important to the citizens, important to the > business community, important to Roatan and important also to Honduras in > general. > > A committee should be convened of local citizens, business owners, and > local leadership to move forward and attempt to bring on these needed > actions. Oh yes, I am also for improving the overall image of the police. > Let's get rid of the camo/fatigues and let's start projecting an image of > professionalism as well as of seriousness for the officers who are on the > frontline of what we all hope will be cordial, but effective enforcement > of the laws. > > I hope that all the meetings and discussions bear fruit which will make > Roatan the place that it was and should be for now and in the future. I > surely don't want the momentum to slow on what needs to be done. One note > to the realtors who might frequent the board: We all understand that your > "party line" is one of being positive on Roatan and that, "well, crime is > everywhere, but I don't see it much on Roatan", Life is great on Roatan, > as long as you're not affected. I'd expect that the Realtor community > would be leading the charge and mobilizing to help get things moving so > that property values would increase even more and sales would get even > better than the "hot" that it is now. How about it Realtors, are you > willing to step up or sit on the sidelines? > > Let's hope we're seeing the beginnings of a positive movement to greater > security for all. > > Rick > > > ----------- > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------- > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ > > > roatan- > > the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > ----------- > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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