# History A large hurricane shelter was constructed in 1963. https://www.google.com.co/books/edition/Government_Gazette/Ix1bY6rnEaUC?hl=en&gbpv=1 The first plumbing system on the island happened in 1972 by the locals.https://www.jstor.org/stable/40553305?seq=17 The first telephone line to Caye Caulker was laid on the seabed in 1973.https://www.jstor.org/stable/40553305?seq=17 The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Development constructed a groyne and sand dunes to protect the Palapa Garden Area from storms in 2023.https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Min-of-Infrastructure-Dev-Housing-ATR-2023-2024.pdf ## Disasters November 8, 1942 a hurricane hit Caye Caulker and split the island in two. The inhabitants had enough warning to cross over to the mainland to safety.https://ia601502.us.archive.org/27/items/british-honduras-gregg/BritishHondurasGregg.pdf ## Education The Catholic School had 66 students in 1927 and 71 in 1928.Catholic Directory 1927Catholic Directory 1928 ## Etymology In 1925 the Catholics called the island **Cayo Icaco**.https://dn710208.ca.archive.org/0/items/the-official-catholic-diectory-1925/The%20Official%20Catholic%20Diectory%201925.pdf ## Police In 1949 the police force consisted of 1 officer.https://ia801001.us.archive.org/20/items/colonial-report-brit-honduras-1948/ColonialReportBritHonduras1948.pdf The Government of Belize signed a contract with Coleman Construction Limited on January 13, 2025 for the construction of a $1.5 million police substation for Caye Caulker.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02npzx4uXVmG6SCpAJW5XD4VgUApF3A74seVthG341zBajXwxcC4EprkWFaYBXjBrul&id=61582068316859 ## Religious From at least 1917Catholic Directory 1917 to 1928Catholic Directory 1928 Caye Caulker had a catholic mission under the Cathedral of the Most Holy Redeemer, from [[settlement:12(1925)]]. # Religious Institutions ## Seventh Day Adventist Church The **Caye Caulker SDA Church** is under the Central Belize Mission Conference ([[settlement:12]]) in the Belize Union Mission ([[settlement:12]]) of the Inter-American Division (Miami, Florida) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Between 2020-2025 they had 18 members.https://old.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmFieldSubEntities&Year=9999&AdmFieldID=CBEM

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