John Greif II Airport San Pedro Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | San Pedro, Belize | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Tropic Air | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4 ft / 1 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°54′50″N87°58′16″W / 17.91389°N 87.97111°W | ||||||||||
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John Greif II Airport( IATA : SPR, ICAO : MZSP) is an airport that serves San Pedro and Ambergris Caye, Belize. It was renamed from San Pedro Airport to John Greif II Airport in 2010. [3] [4]
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Rosita Baltazar was a Belizean choreographer, dancer, dance instructor and founding assistant director of the Belize National Dance Company. In 2004, she was awarded the Lord Rhaburn Music Award as a dance ambassador and in 2009 she received the Chatoyer Recognition Award from the National Garifuna Council of Belize for her efforts at preserving Garifuna culture.
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Glenn Derick Godfrey S.C. is a Belizean politician, jurist and writer. He served as the Attorney General and Ministers of Tourism and Environment under prime minister George Cadle Price between 1989 and 1993. A member of the People's United Party (PUP) he served two terms in the Belize National Assembly from 1989 to 1998 representing the Belize Rural South constituency. He was also Honorary Consul of Finland to Belize from 2002 to 2012. He currently serves as the managing director of Glenn D. Godfrey & Co LLP.
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