Last night we told you about the PR nightmare on Caye Caulker which was quickly quelled by Commissioner Williams. It involved American tourist Cher Urbina, whose family filmed her arrest for the crime of failing to wear a mask. The incident saw an immediate pushback from Belizeans, many of whom rely on tourism industry to put food on their table; they the officer's behavior unprofessional and costly.
And luckily for Urbina and her family, the COMPOL - moving at the speed of social media - would direct her release before any charges were laid.
Today Urbina is free and well, enjoying what are, for now, her last days in Belize. And she took some time to film a message saying, she's good and she'll be back:
Cher Urbina, Tourist Arrested, Failure to wear a mask
"Hello this is Cher, I wanted to take a moment and thank you all especially the people of Caye Caulker and San Pedro for the generous outpouring of support and kindness after the events that occurred on Saturday though my husband, brother, and I were very shocked by what transpired I wanted to reassure all that we are still committed to exploring investment opportunities here in the country and forming new and stronger bonds with the people of Belize. I want to extend a special thanks to the people of the Ahi resort for their tireless and ardent advocacy and to the ministerial cabinet for personally reaching out to listen to and assuage our concerns and to make sure we knew that the people of Belize are in our corner and have already begun making improvements to make sure that these events don't repeat, as I conclude my first trip to Belize, I'm sure it won't be the last and I pray for the speedy recovery of our economy as we strive to return to normal, thanks again."
And yesterday Urbina got a visit from Minister of the Blue Economy and area rep Andre Perez, who expressed his sincere apologies for what he called an unfortunate event.
