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F o r w a r dHacia Delante

On Saturday in Independence Hall, Party Leader the Hon. John Briceno received an overwhelming and crystal clear mandate from the real owners of the Party, the rank and file supporters and members from all corners of the country. Enough of this nonsense, they said in one voice – we must engage the real enemy and engage them now, under the leadership of John Briceno, or we will be in Opposition for another 5 years come 2013, and tha t i s unacceptab le . T he Party Leader was instructed in no

Another Baby Dies

Conf idence in the qua l i t y o f m e d i c a l c a r e p r o v i d e d a t public hospitals under the Barrow A d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s b e e n f a s t eroding and with another report of a baby dying due to perceived negligence by the health system in Orange Walk, it wil l only get worse.

must be engaged and hammered for thwith. While we have been d i s t r ac ted , the UDP has been conducting war against our people from one corner of this country to the other, victimizing them, causing them to suffer. The Party can only be true to its mandate of serving the people if it unites immediately and moves forward to Belmopan, vanquishing the enemy of the PUP and the enemy of the people and the nation, Dean Barrow’s UDP.

T he man s e l e c t ed to l e ad

"United and Proud – Moving Forward – I Am Belize"

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A y o u n g c o u p l e , Yo h a n i Montejo and Norman Slusher, is completely devastated after their first born son died only half hour after Montejo had g iven bir th . But according to Monte jo, the tragedy could have been averted i f t he hosp i t a l h ad g iven he r

uncertain terms to do whatever is necessary to take the Party forward, to chart the way to Belmopan. The people demanded action and they were heard.

To those members o f the Executive who were not present; to those who have been perceived as threatening the unity and forward movement of the Party; to those who sat in their corners while the work of rebuilding the Party was carried out - a message was also sent. No longer will their actions be tolerated. If they are not willing

to work and willing to heed the call of the people, they will be replaced. As one Constituency Chair man from the North put it succinctly – they can have their say, but we will have our way.

Our people in Independence Hall that day only issued through c lear d irect ives that which has been echoed by tens of thousands of PUP supporters all across this nation – The Party must unite. The energies of the Party have too long been directed at the wrong enemy. The UDP is the enemy and they

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Yohani montejo Norman Slusher

Another Youth Murdered

Seventeen year-o ld Jerd ick Thompson,an employee of one of Be l i ze C i ty ' s more popular super marke t s i s dead a f t e r he was shot whi le r id ing contrar y to the f ree f low of t ra f f i c on Glynn Street near the Publ ic ' s Super market . He had just left the home of his girlfriend, Olisha

Myles on George Street and was head ing towards h i s house on Fredr i ck ' s A l l e y on the nor th side of the Swing Bridge shortly before 10 pm on Wendesday night when h i s a t tacker, be l i eved to have been stalking him, rode up beside him and fired one shot that blasted his left ear at close range.

It appears that the homicide was a deliberate, carefully timed a t t a c k , b e c a u s e T h o m p s o n ' s m o t h e r , L ave r n , h a n d e d ove r t o p o l i c e , h i s c e l l u l a r p h o n e littered with death threats from an unknown number. Police are s t udy ing the de t a i l s o f t hose messages to see if they can crack the case.

Thompson would have had two major events occur r ing in October : he was going to turn 18 on the 17th and on the 27th, he would have completed one year

Jerdick Thompson

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THe PeoPle HAve SPoken…

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, the rank and fi le of the People’s United Party stood up in historic Independence Hall to remind all those present that they are the real owners of the PUP and they wil l make the decisions as far as the par ty is concerned. They called for – no, they demanded unity within the Par ty; the people demanded an end to the infernal internal bickering; they demanded that the leadership engage the real enemy which is the UDP; they demanded that the PUP Constitution be always upheld; they demanded an early Special ‘Unity’ Convention to chart the way forward to Belmopan and they demanded that those persons in the Executive who have not contributed to the work of the Party be removed and replaced by members who wil l give their l ives to the peaceful, constructive Belizean revolution.

It is a cry that has been a long time in coming, but now uttered, cannot be ignored. The reason for the cry was echoed by all present from all corners of the country. If the Party does not unite and unite now, it will not be going to Belmopan when the next general elections are called by this dictatorial administration. Another term in Opposition simply wil l not be tolerated. Thousands of loyal supporters of the People’s United Party continue to suffer under the UDP through victimization, visionless policies, incompetence, corruption and neglect. Our economy is in ruins, our industries in chaos, our social fabric in tatters and this government has nothing to offer but more pain. With one voice the rank and fi le of the People’s United Party instructed Leader John Briceno to do anything necessary to effect a change, to ensure that the PUP fulfi l l i ts mandate of service to al l our people, to ensure that the Party return to Belmopan.

In overwhelming fashion, the people of the PUP National Council endorsed John Briceno as the Leader of the Party and the man who will be the next Prime Minister of this nation. Twenty-six of 31 polit ical constituencies were fully represented at the meeting, and support for Briceno was resounding, with recognition that for the past two and a half years he has been the man in the trenches, the man visiting villages al l over the country to talk to the people, to hear their concerns, to assist where possible.

On Saturday the charge was led by longtime successful polit ician Mike Espat from Toledo East, who stated – ‘One thing was common in al l those vil lages. Gentlemen, if you all want our support, you all have to unite. And it seems that we in the People’s United Party refuse to l isten. It seems that we spend more time fighting ourselves than fighting with the UDP. Our commitment after those meetings with the caucus from the South – I am pledging to you my support. We don’t have time to go fight in any Convention and that is why we made a move. We made a move in Corozal that we are endorsing you as the Leader of the People’s United Par ty. This bull has to stop. And who in the People’s United Party wil l say that’s not democratic? No man, it is we who wil l decide. This Par ty belongs to us. We make those decisions here. This Par ty doesn’t belong to two, three people.’

Following the instructions of his people, Party Leader John Briceno announced that a Special National Convention of the People’s United Party will be held on October 17, 2010 in Dangriga Town. All positions on the Executive wil l be up for grabs, and nominations for posts wil l be accepted between September 1 -13. In the spirit of inclusivity, the amendment to the PUP Constitution which al lows for 1 delegate for every 25 votes received (as opposed to 1 delegate for every 100 votes) wil l be in effect.

Coming out of the National Par ty Council meeting, the message to those in the Executive who have not contributed to the work of the People’s United Party is clear. If you choose not to listen to the demands of the people who gave you your mandate, you wil l be given notice.

The message to the United Democratic Party is even clearer and there is no doubt that they have received word that the day of reckoning is at hand. A united, focused and determined People’s United Party, buoyed by the mandate of the masses of supporters across this country will be undeterred in its march to Belmopan. October 17, 2010 will mark the beginning of the end of this short l ived but ter ribly destructive Barrow administration.

Long Live the People’s United Party. Que Viva Belize!

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PUP CAYo eXeCUTIveS enDoRSeS JoHnnY BRICeÑoSan Ignacio Town, September 1st 2010: The PUP Executive Committee

for Cayo North and Cayo Northeast met yesterday with Party Leader, Johnny Briceño and discussed a wide range of issues in preparation for the Party’s 60th Anniversary celebration and National Convention.

During the discussion the Party Leader congratulated the executive committee members for their hard work and encouraged them to continue promoting the PUP’s philosophy of servitude as the Party continues to regain the confidence of the Belizean people.

At the end of the meeting, both the Cayo North and Cayo Northeast Executive Committee members endorsed the Hon. John Briceño as Party Leader at the upcoming National Convention of the PUP.

Wi l l the Min i s te r of Tour i sm and Area representative for San Pedro please tell us what stop gap measures are being put in place to stem tide of businesses leaving the island and the many residents forced off the island as the Tourism industry collapses.

Will the Minister of Education please say WHY has GOB discontinued the free textbook program for ALL St. 6 students and when will the free textbook project be rolled out to high school students.

Will the Minister of Health and representative for Corozal Bay please tell us what criteria was used to fire a trained Hospital Administrator and replaced her with someone who has a little training in HOSPITALITY (hotels etc) and can he say if this kind of croneyism is what has now led to the deaths of babies in the Northern regional Hospital which this person manages?

Can the Minister of Police and restore Belize tell us what if any charges will be brought against the Area Rep for Port Loyola who knocked out a constituent cold who went to ask him for help. Can the Police Minister say hold this action fits in with the safe zone and anti-violence program in the said Area Rep's Port Loyola Division?

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better care.M o n t e j o s a i d t h a t o v e r

t h e w e k e e n d s h e w a s a t t h e hospital , expecting to give bir th anytime. Even though the nurses conf i r med that her condi t ions i n d i c a t e d s h e w a s r e a d y f o r labor, they ignored her calls for ass i s tance. Monte jo sa id that after withstanding the pain while wa i t i n g h a l f h o u r a l o n e a n d unattended, she had to get off the bed and look for a nurse, but

there were none.“I only met the cleaning lady

and she told me ever yone was out,” rememberd Montejo.

A lmost an hour l a te r , the nurses ar rived and they rushed to car ry out the delivery. But it appears the wait ing was cost ly b e c a u s e w h e n t h e c h i l d w a s born, Montejo was told that the baby’s had a slow heart rate. The paediatrician arrived shortly after and began treating the baby but by that t ime it was too late and

Another Baby Dies

the charge to Belmopan and to safeguard the rights of our many supporters across this nation is the Hon. John Briceno. If there was anybody not 100 percent convinced that the real owners of the PUP intend to deposit Briceno as the next Prime Minister of this nation, they must now be assured that the people have spoken, and spoken

resoundingly. Led by Toledo East’s most successful polit ician Mike Espat, constituency chairmen and representatives from all over the country stood to sound the call for an immediate Special Convention to endorse Briceño as leader and chart the path to political victory when the next elections are called.

To overwhelming acclamation, Party Leader Briceño stood and

Forward - Hacia Delante accepted the charge which has been laid at his feet. Bowing to the whim of the people, Briceño announced that a Special National Convention of the Party will be held on October 17, 2010. He promised to follow every tenet laid out in the PUP Constitution, the bible of the Party, and in true democratic fashion announced that every post on the National Executive will be open to nominat ions from any Party member who feels that they are willing and able to serve their

people on that body.The Blue Machine, with Party

Leader John Briceño charting the path, is going to Belmopan when the nex t g enera l e l ec t ions a re called. The sleeping giant has been awoken by the voices of the people and wherever they are, the despots in the United Democratic Party are not sleeping easy tonight.

Fo r w a r d a l w a y s w i t h t h e People’s United Par ty. Adelante siempre con el partido unido del pueblo!

the baby died.Montejo said the pediatrician

told her that the child died as a result of a lack of oxygen.

For the new born’s father, N o r m a n S l u s h e r , t h e o n l y explanation he has is negligence, “. . . i ts negligence. I say if you don’t l ike the job why do you work there. My son’s l ife cannot be rep laced . That l i fe cannot be replaced but I wil l make sure something is done because the s a m e way i t h a p p e n e d t o my woman it can happen to any other person,” he told CTV-3 News in

Orange Walk.T h e m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e

Northern Regional Hospital has opted to remain silent. They have indicated that only the Ministry of Health can discuss the matter, but there is no indicat ion that the Ministry is even investigating the case.

Reports are that the child’s f a m i l y a n d f r i e n d s , a l o n g w i t h o t h e r p e r s o n s w h o a r e u n h a p p y w i t h t h e q u a l i t y o f service provided by the Northern Regional Hospital , are planning a protest next week.

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o f e m p l oy m e n t w i t h B o t t o m Dol la r Super market on Nor th Front Street. His family has had

to deal with burying two loved ones before him, first an uncle, Michael Gladden, and an older brother, Devon, both of whom

Another Youth Murdered were murdered in 2008. Their murders have gone unsolved up to now.

Police have no concrete leads in this kil l ing, but word to this newspaper i s that cer ta in ly by

the weekend, they are expected to make major strides in solving the murder. Investigators have remained tight-l ipped but there are a few key people whom police are zeroing in on.


While many Belizeans will be jumping up to the sounds of Lord Rhaburn, Super G, Berne, and the like, for one Belize City family, S e p t ember c e l eb r a t i ons p l ans

have to be put on hold, at least for this year. The two-storey wooden house on Wilson Street , which was home to nine adults and three children, went up in smoke after

efforts by family members and the Fire Department could do nothing to save it.

One of the adults said she was relaxing when she observed smoke from throught the window . When she went to check she saw that the smoke was coming from her aunt's room downstairs. That was when sheand a ne ighbour

tried to fight the blaze, but it was too late. Only a few items were saved and the family is asking for help since their children all attend school and are left with nothing.

The fire started from a gas l e ak tha t was de t ec t ed in the piping that leads from behind the stove to the gas tank. The house was said to be over 50 yrs old.

Ranging inferno crashesSeptember spirit for family of 13


We need to hit the rewind button on the

Belizean economyAll across Belize people are bawling about how bad things are, they are

saying that they can’t get a job, that the cost of living continues to go up and there is no economic plan in sight that will us get out of this mess. Questions are being asked, what is the government doing? How will I survive this crisis?

While all across the country this feeling of malaise is overtaking Beliz-eans, the Government of Belize, recently announced that in the first quarter of 2010, the Belizean economy experienced a 3.5 percent growth in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the Prime Minister may be using this as evidence that the Belizean economy is on the path to recovery, what he did not explain was that every year, in the first six months our economy shows even bigger growth.

Why? It is during these months that Belize exports most of it agricultural products. For instance, in February our banana exporters usually get their highest export prices. Likewise, sugar is produced mostly during the first six months of the year as is citrus.

It is between the months of December and April that our tourism sea-son is at it’s highest. It is then we have thousands of overnight visitors and a few hundred thousand-cruise ship passengers visiting Belize therefore some growth in the economy is expected during this time of the year.

Yet despite this growth in the economy, the Belize Chamber of Com-merce and Industry conducted a survey among some of their members and found out that most of their members are seriously concerned about the future.

In this survey, 87 businesses of different sizes were interviewed. When they were asked if they have seen any growth in their business in the first and second quarter in 2010, 68 percent responded that they have seen no growth or a decrease in sales. 27.5 percent responded that so far, 2010 revenues has been worse off that 2009 by more that 10 percent.

When these businesses were asked if their gross margins (this is the dif-ference between the sale price and the cost of the product) were the same or better that last year, 80.8 percent of them responded that it was the same or worse. Actually 21.4 percent responded that their margins shrunk by more than 10 percent.

The follow up question was why is it that they have seen business con-tract. Their answers varied but 51.2 percent responded that they had to reduce their prices to compete. Another 25.6 percent responded that it has become very difficult to collect their accounts receivables.

The result of this survey should not surprise us. Actually it has only con-firmed what Belizeans have been experiencing under this UDP administration.

Just a few weeks ago the Governor of the Central Bank created quite a stir when he announced that the banks in Belize are in trouble. He pointed out that the percentage of non-performing loans is increasing and recklessly singled out the largest bank in Belize, the Belize Bank.

It created such a stir that the Prime Minster had to step in the following day and announce that our banks are solvent and so is the Belize Bank.

These kinds of statements and actions are the very reason why the Beliz-ean economy is in such a depression. The UDP was elected into government without an economic plan and instead of trying to address that issue they have been fighting with many businesses in the private sector.

Their actions have not helped but instead have added to the lack of in-vestor confidence in Belize. In early 2008, there were many tourism projects in the pipeline. They were many investors ready to come to Belize and invest.

By 2009, foreign direct investment dried up by almost 50 percent from $315 million to about $180 million and many of these proposed investments were shelved. The acquisition of the Belize’s largest communications com-pany, the increase in GST by 25 percent and government’s unbridled spending has not helped the investment climate in Belize.

The UDP government has passed its half way mark. Belizeans have given them enough time to get their act together and they have failed. It is time for the UDP government to meet with the brightest minds in the private sector and have a serious talk about how we will get the Belizean economy going again.

The UDP government must act now because 2013 is just too far away and many Belizeans simply cannot wait that long for a new PUP government to step in and fix this problem.

FOR SALEBy Order of the Mortgagee

FOR SALEBy ORdER OF thE MORtgAgEE

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 8th day of May, 2007, between JERMEIGHN TUN of Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District, Belize, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. of the other part and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 18 of 2007 at folios 799 – 824; and the said SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 210 comprising of 1013.779 square meters situate in Car-melita Village, Orange Walk District as shown on Minis-ter’s Fiat Grant No. 428 of 2004 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (This property is now referred to as Parcel 533 – Block 4 – Carmelita Regis-tration Section).

DATED this 16th day of August, 2010

MUSA & BALDERAMOS 91 North Front Street, Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered un-der the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 24th day of August, 2004, between Windell W. McDougal Jr. of Sittee River, Stann Creek District Walk, Belize, of the one part and First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited, of the other part and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 26 of 2004 at folios 293 – 374; and an Assignment of Mortgage made the 19th day of April, 2005, recorded in Deeds Book Volume 12 of 2005 at folios 753 – 770, between FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited of the first part, Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. of the second part and the said Windell W. McDougal Jr. of the third part. And the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.


ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 33 containing 926.8 square metres situate in Sittee River Billage, Stann Creek District, Belize, and bounded and described as shown by the plan attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 501 of 2001 TOGETHER with all buildings, erections standing and being thereon.




big compensation, but now BTL is owned by Lois’ ex-hubby, so to speak. See the lady’s conundrum? According to a rumour Christine’s may have to go up against an old comrade-in-arms and could end up with only a portion of what was awarded to her….seems someone wants her to sign an agreement to that effect. Hmmmm! That damned Loisy changes sides and personas more than, well you figure out the rest,,, if Da Noh Soh!

Social Security Snafu…Word coming out of SSB

circles is that the lady in charge, the one who is reaping her reward for work done during a certain inquiry, has just about worn out all the goodwill bestowed on her by her political masters. Under her watch, it seems, things have gone from good to bad to worse, or at least that’s what’s being said in the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Prime Minister. Now the political crony of inquiry fame has to explain why she has refused to approve security during the night at SSB’s offices countrywide, after a recent burglary netted the crooks SSB checkbooks and a stack of SSB ID cards. It may not seem like such a big deal to the uninformed, but word is that the Prime Minister is taking it seriously since the theft will compromise the SSB database and undermine the integrity of the SSB ID card as national identification. This on top of all the other messes inside the SSB under her watch doesn’t add up to such a positive outlook for my buddy from the inquiry. But hey – easy come, easy go right Merlene? if Da Noh Soh!

given the ax, we hear, and there are more terminations soon to come. if Da Noh Soh!

Wutless lois…Remember when first wife

second lady Lois, wutless attorney extraordinaire was defending the Mayas for her ex-hubby, then Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow? Hell, the woman literally wept at the plight of her Mayan brothers and sisters. Then when bald ex-hubby was on the other side of the table, so to speak, she jumped over as well and was vicious and insulting to the

Mayas…no tears that time from Loisy, just cultural slurs and taunts. See Loisy goes where ex-hubby goes, and I’m pretty sure it’s because of the cheddaz and not because of his good looks or any other prowess that I can’t mention here. Yuck. Anyway, reports are circulating that Lois is up to her old tricks again (no new tricks for the old dog). Remember when Lois defended Christine Perriott against BTL when it was still in private hands? She was Christine’s comrade-in-arms, willing to battle with her client in the trenches and so on and so forth. Well see, Christine won her case against BTL and is due

the Prime Minister/Prime Dictator of this country. That means public officers in high places, union officials, members of the Bar, members of the Judiciary, community activists. This is a very serious threat to our democracy and an infringement of our rights. But yeah, this is the Barrow administration we’re talking about, right? They’re known for that…if Da Noh Soh!

Barrow Telemedia limited…Yeah, they’re listening, and we

know exactly where and how they got access to phone numbers and to the switch to monitor calls. Yup, nothing is sacred when you’re dealing with this crew. When activating a new customer, BTL should probably put in a little disclaimer to be signed at the bottom stating – I hereby acknowledge and accept that my phone calls can and will be monitored by this company under instructions from its political masters. I waive all my rights in this matter and give Dean Barrow all access to matters in my private life revealed through my phone calls, texts, e-mails, etc. Hell, maybe it’s there for all I know, written in extremely fine print way down at the bottom of the application forms. BTL is facing its own worries right about now, as employees get wise to the fact that they were duped by the first son and the first wife second lady when it comes to their entitlement through the employees’ trust. Remember we told you that employees were threatened with immediate dismissal if they attended the meeting called by Dean Boyce. Well that was true. Department heads received their instructions from Karen Bevans who

received her instruction from Anwar and Lois (by the way, Bevans has been heard expressing her discontent with the fact that despite her years of experience and work history, she has to take orders from the loan shark with a license, but that’s another story for another time.) Now though, employees are saying – maybe we should have gone to that there meeting since this crew sure as hell isn’t doing anything for us. And then there’s a lot of anger being generated by the latest round of firings and victimization. New President of the Union, Paul Perriot who has gotten wise to the disingenuousness of Mr. Barrow, will soon be transferred down South where they believe he can’t cause any trouble. The wife of Dean Molina, who was replaced by Mr. Barrow’s daughter, has also been

Carnival time…The higher ups in the Police

Department are without a clue when it comes to fighting crime. They literally have nowhere to turn cause their Minister probably learned all his crime-fighting tips watching reruns of the Keystone Kops and

Andy Griffith and that sure isn’t helping them any. It’s been a bad time for the Police Department and an even worse time for the rest of us poor suckers out here. Of course even if the top brass were to form a delegation to pay a visit to the Minister with the purpose of finding out if there is any plan in place which will guide them and the rank and file of Police officers in making some inroads into the escalating crime, they may find a less than attentive minister. I’m telling you, since we all know how much this minister loves Carnival. LOL…if Da Noh Soh!

They’re listening…At a meeting held at

Independence Hall on Saturday, a long-standing PUP member revealed that his phone conversation with a member of the PUP Executive had been monitored and recorded by the Police Department. This is a true story. This is no joke. Special Branch personnel all over the country have been instructed to monitor the activities of members of the People’s United Party. Remember the visit of the Israeli team recently – well they trained members of the Police Department to monitor and record phone conversations and to intercept texts and e-mails. Mini-Mugabe claimed at the time that all that was being done in the interests of national security. Boss, that’s bull. Belize’s national security is under no threat whatsoever to the effect that phone conversations between members of the PUP would have to be recorded. That’s just bogus. We

know that they have the technology to do it. We know that they have been trained to do it and we know that they are doing it. And if they can do it to members of the PUP, then they can do it to any other person designated as a ‘person of interest’ by

It’s been 811 days since the Kendall Bridge was washed away. How much

longer must we wait for a new bridge, Mr. Prime Minister?


The inception of a fast track court that is suppose to specialize in the prosecution of cases of violent crimes was been a hot topic of discussion just a month or so ago but among today that court unceremoniously opened its doors and began trying cases.

Magistrates’ Court #8 is located on the upper level of #83 North Front Street, in Belize City, the Center Point Building, above the Police Prosecution’s

Fast Track Court’s Inauspicious Debutbranch. This morning it heard its first case with Sgt. Clinton Magdaleno being the police prosecutor, and magistrate Emerson Banner presiding over the cases.

That first case was that of Marilyn Roaches, answering to the charge of wounding. On March 5th police responded to a call by a Mr. Sucu Mustafa, and upon arriving at the scene, found what appeared to be

an altercation Mustafa and Roaches. In trying to defuse the altercation, PC Jaime Gongora was wounded by Roaches. Today she was found guilty, and fined $500, plus $50, cost of court, in default of these payments she will have to spend 6 month in prison.

But that was it. Following that singular exercise, the court called it a week with Magistrate Banner returning to his San Pedro jurisdiction to tidy

up matters there. The raison d etre for the new court is suppose to be that the Magistrates Courts are backlogged and overburdened but the court, after hearing a single case has apparently recessed for the week.

Meanwhile the regular courts located across the river in the Public Buildings are hardly a beehive of activity these days, with some courts not even bothering to convene for the day.

Several Heads of Department (HOD) transfers will soon be effected in the public service. Reliable reports are that Mrs. Marilyn Ordonez, the Commissioner of Income Tax, is reportedly being transferred to the Treasury Department and will become the acting Accountant General as of the first of next month.

Round of high level Public Service transfers spark speculationMrs. Ordonez is to replace

Mrs. Dorothy Bradley, the current Accountant General who is being transferred to Elections and Boundaries to replace Mrs. Ruth Meighan as Chief Elections Officer.

Reports are that Mrs. Meighan is in turn being transferred to the Transport Department to replace Mrs. Candelaria Saldivar-

Mortis as Chief Transport Officer since she was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Transport, Public Utilities and Emergency Management when Major George Lovell, Rt. was transferred to the new Ministry of Police and Public Safety.

There has been no official announcement of the transfers but the shake-up may just be previews

of several other changes that have already been discussed at Cabinet level. It is the norm in this Dean Barrow administration that nearly all transfers, demotions, dismissals, appointments and promotions are politically motivated.

In these cases nearly all three women have reportedly run afoul of the PM himself, or one of his contract or appointed cronies.

Notice to all Members of the People’s United Party

The National Party Council of the People’s United Party has called for a Special Convention on 17th October 2010 in the Stann Creek District. Any member of the PUP who is in good standing can enter their name into nomination for a position on the executive of the Party. Those seeking nomination should send their names to the Party Chairman in care of the PUP Secretariat by 13th September 2010

Notice to all Chairpersons of the People’s United Party

The National Party Council of the People’s Unit-ed Party has called for a Special Convention on 17th October 2010 in the Stann Creek District. All Chairpersons of the 31 PUP Constituencies must send in the names of their caucus delegates and convention delegates to the Party Chairman in care of the PUP Secretariat by 14th September 2010

“For too long, the image we have had of brotherhood among the brethren of the South side has been that of a grieving brother, cradling the head of his fallen friend.

Project Back- to -School haircut gave us a new image of brotherhood: big guys, cradling the heads of the little guys as they carefully and artistically do the clean lines of a “mark” to complete a cool new haircut.

On a street of blood, true brotherhood prevails. Brother to brother.”

Anonymous August 31st, 2010 - Since the launch of Restore

Belize, many people have been trying to figure out, what the heck is Restore Belize and how will Restore Belize address the current crime situation? I think that 24 year old Brian Dena, along with his friends Maurice Usher, Charlie, Keon Samuels and George Robinson definitely exemplify not what is, but how we can restore Belize to what Belize used to be. They made a valuable contribution to the community by providing haircuts to young students getting ready for back to school, who otherwise, would have found it

PRoJeCT HAIRCUT: noT JUST A TRIM

difficult considering the economic situation and many sacrifices their parents continue to have to make. These gentlemen made a haircut far more than just a trim.

I can recall growing up, when we used to hang out on the bases as brethren and comrades we would use the opportunity to trim each other, that was a sort of bonding for us as we kept our friendship. Clippers and barber shears; no guns, no beef. Brethren, even the I-dren who wore their dreadlocks would trim. Brian told me that his older brother, Albert Dina used to trim the younger members of the family and neighbors in preparation for

back to school. Since Albert’s job does not allow him the time to do it, Brian took up the initiative along with his friends. Their commitment was to try and provide this service for 100 young boys. The cooperation and effort was so resounding that they ended up with over 128 boys. The first five young men were from the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center. They were able to accommodate young men from Kelly St., Antelope Street in Collet, George St. and from the Jane Usher Blvd. area. Brian Also told me that his friend used his van to pick up and drop off these boys after they were finish.

While they were providing the haircut for these youngsters, they were giving them positive advice such as, encouraging them to stay in school and to stay away from crime and drugs. Brian Dina and his friends have made a personal commitment to visit these students at their schools and kind of create a mentor program for them. The boys did not only receive a trim but participated in a process of being groomed through this haircut project. Clearly, this haircut is not just a trim. The effort of these young men certainly has to be applauded because in these times, only negative things

are reported about young people. Not only is this a noble initiative by these youths but they use their own resources. Brian Dina the organizer of this project is a 2005 graduate of Gwen Liz. At that graduation ceremony, he received “The Most Humble Person Award.” Dina is a Master Control Operator at Channel 5. Despite his professional obligation, this outstanding Belizean youth have found the time to make such a valuable contribution to this community. At an average cost of $8 per person for a haircut, these young men have made a sizable contribution; one so large that no cash price can be placed on the value of what these young men have done.

I asked Dina why he did this; he said he wanted to help out some of the families who would not be able to afford it. I asked Dina if anybody from Restore Belize have contacted him, his reply was that he heard about it but he don’t even know what that is. Brian Dina, this humble young man from Fabers Road., says it is his intention to have this become an on going project. I congratulate these young men and I want to pledge my total support for Dina and his initiative. Respect!


The crime situation…The week when we don’t

touch on crime will be the week when there seems to be a lessening of the murders and shootings and robberies and thefts and assaults, or at least a week when Government seems to have a clear plan on how to address crime. That ain’t happened yet, and while we’re dancing to the happy tune which plays incessantly on the airwaves, our youths are being gunned

down on the streets, innocent children are casualties of the gang war and citizens continue to live in fear. The poverty situation is getting worse with no end in sight and the only heightened activity out of the Police Minister’s office right now seems to have to do with costumes for Carnival and not increased security for our residents. With the exception of a new song released, absolutely nothing in the way of a new initiative against crime has come out of the Minister of Police or from his boss Mr. Barrow. There has been no move to clean up corruption within the Police Department, no move to strengthen the Office of the DPP, no move to increase patrols on the street, no move to enhance the training of Police Officers, no move to do anything but sew sequins on the Minister’s tights for Carnival. And while the Minister remains the ‘butt’ of jokes in the Department the Prime Minister spends only a few days a month in the country and crime is allowed to rage unchecked. It’s the same old same old in the UDP.

A Police Circular…But wait, maybe crime isn’t

as bad as we think it is. Maybe citizens aren’t living in fear and mothers aren’t crying for their loved ones lying bloody and dead on the streets. Maybe businesses aren’t being jacked daily; maybe criminals and murderers aren’t walking down the court steps each and every day. Maybe all the statistics are wrong. Maybe we are living in a good country where each citizen can walk the streets without fear and sleep

comfy and content in their beds at night with doors unlocked and windows sprawling open. WTF! Well that’s sure what it looks like to me. We managed to get a copy of an email being circulated to officers commanding the Special Branch units across the country and to all divisional commanders entitled Coverage of People’s United Party (PUP) Activities. These officers who would normally be focused on fighting crime were instructed to – ‘mobilize your contacts, sources and any other available means to obtain the results of the meeting (National Party Council) scheduled for Saturday 28th August, 2010 in Belize City. A verbal briefing must be done to HSB and NCO I/C Desk Officer 11 (Politics) of your findings. You are also directed that with immediate effect, monitor the PUP activities and any other political party followed by a comprehensive report of your finds.’ See, if all these resources can be focused on monitoring members of the People’s United Party, that means that they aren’t needed elsewhere in areas like, say, crime for example. This is the kind of reality we live with under the UDP – crime is allowed to continue unchecked but the Police are directed to monitor the PUP. Only in Barrow’s Belize.

mr. Broaster’s free pass…How much do you want to bet

that there will be no investigation into allegations of vicious police brutality against Superintendent of Police Edward Broaster? A man is claiming that Broaster and four Police officers detained him and then Broaster poured boiling water on him. He has the burns on the body to back up his story, and was bold enough to state that Broaster told him he would kill him if he came to the media

with his story. It’s certainly not the first time that Mr. Broaster has been in the spotlight, though that gentleman seems to have a ‘free

pass’ because of his political affiliations. Remember when Broaster concocted a story about an execution of a known ‘badman’ by his police colleague Chester Williams. In fact Broaster even produced the body of the ‘badman’ which he claimed was found in a deserted area where the so-called execution took place. Williams was pilloried for the ‘execution’ on the strength of Broaster’s say. Just recently it was revealed that the ‘badman’ who was executed by Williams (according to Broaster) is in Police custody in the United States, alive and well. Was Broaster investigated for his concocted story? Nope. He went to ground for a couple weeks till the story died and that was that. And how about the Police criminal ring which was broken up by the brilliant Broaster? On the strength of Broaster’s say so even his buddy the Prime Minister went out on a limb to call names and cite a conspiracy of startling depths. In the end, that was all a lie and an innocent man’s career was destroyed and his life turned upside down. But Broaster is still sitting pretty somewhere between the Police Department and the CYDP. If the Minister could take a minute away from trying on makeup for Carnival day, maybe he could see about dealing with these issues right within the Police Department.

The New Chief Justice…Pardon me, Mr. Barrow, and I hope

you don’t take this the wrong way but there is no way in hell that I would be comfortable with you having total and absolute say in the appointment of the new Chief Justice in this country. No way in hell! I listened to the interview with the Prime Minister in which he was saying that he has already gotten three applications for the post. According to Mr. Barrow, the Bar Association’s

concerns with the unseemly appearance of the CJ’s removal have not mattered to him in the slightest. He will not allow the Association any input in the decision as to who will replace outgoing Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. He will, as he said, look at the applicants and make the decision when he is ready. Excuse me for distrusting the PM, but he seems a little fixated on family appointments. There’s this little thing that justice must not only be done, but it must be perceived to be done, and I think that applies to matters of the Judiciary as well. After the appointment of his brother as Justice of the Court of Appeals, people aren’t too comfortable with the PM’s sense of reason and dedication to real justice. Add that to his blatant nepotism in the cases of his ex-wife, his son and his daughter and the equation looks even worse. And then put in his absolute determination to send the Chief Justice packing against all objections and the picture of the Judiciary in Belize isn’t looking so pretty. Who knows what the Prime Minister has in mind, but one thing is certain – whoever gets picked to sit in the CJ’s seat will be there for a purpose…a purpose dictated by the Prime Minister.

The back to school crisis…Right about now, according to

Anthropologist Dr. Herbert Gayle, 1 in every 3 school aged children will have been excluded from primary and secondary schools in Belize, left to do what they will on the streets of Belize. That’s not so hard to imagine with 43% of Belizeans below the poverty line and about 15% more vulnerable to poverty. Education has become prohibitively expensive and that tragedy is exacerbated by the fact that unemployment continues

to rise while businesses continue to close down and people are losing their jobs everyday. The economy is in ruins and cost of living is so high that priorities have had to be shifted dramatically. There is no more money for luxuries and precious little for the basics. Education is now a luxury because people have to eat and feed their children to survive, and there is barely enough for that. The Government of Belize has done absolutely nothing to put social programs in place to ensure that education remain viable to even the most impoverished among us. The Minister of Education, whose own personal wealth seems to have increased dramatically since entering office, seems to have forgotten that his mandate is to make school accessible to all Belizeans of school age. He is all caught up in pushing his own political career but has forgotten that our children have the right to go to school. When Mr. Barrow is questioned about education, he pompously boasts that his government has increased the budget allocation for education. But Mr. Barrow, if that money is being used to ensure that already wealthy UDP cronies and their children can study abroad at their whim, then it is of no help to us. If you double the budget to education but use it unwisely, it is of no help to us, to the poorest people in this nation.

UDP Politics as usual


The other morning I was shocked when I heard a local media personality state that Belize is coming out of this terrible economic recession, or something close to that! I will not bash her because she is cute! In this article, I will, however, explain to our readers what they should be seeing and experiencing during an economic recovery. I must inform my friend over at that station that from all my research and studies Belize is nowhere close to an economic recovery. In fact it is clear that we are in a more serious situation compared to last year, when the “sleepwalking” Governor of the Central Bank finally woke up and realized that Belize was in a recession.

Since there is no expert in Belize other than our very own self-proclaimed economist Mr. William “Bill” Lindo to educate our people about the running of an economy, I will outline seven indicators for signs of a recovery:

employmentIt is difficult to talk about an

economy in recovery if people are not getting back to work. There are such things as "jobless recovery", where there is enough economic activity to get businesses moving again, but not enough to stimulate hiring. In most other cases, however, investors are right to correlate an improving economy with people getting back to work.

The reported unemployment rate, then, is often given a great deal of weight by observers. Keep in mind, though, that unemployment data is not always reliable in the early stages of a recovery - the quirks of the statistical method's used exclude those who have abandoned the search for work, but when a recovery seems plausible, some

Bel ize ’s Economy on L i fe Supportof these people resume their search and are counted once again among the unemployed. The reality is that more and more Belizeans are losing their jobs on a daily basis. I was told just the other day that Princess Hotel has released at least fifty workers over the last few weeks.

Consumer SpendingFor better or worse, our economy

is driven by consumer spending. Consequently, it is difficult to imagine a recovery that does not include rebounding consumer spending. Longer term, consumers may realize that they should save more and spend less, but that sort of restructuring does not occur overnight. Look for consumers opening their wallets as a sign of a recovery. I have spoken to many business people and the “cry” is the same, people are not spending and there is no money circulating in the system.

Consumer SentimentPerhaps it is a testament to

the power of positive thinking, but sentiment indicators like the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) which we do not formally have here in Belize is another way to check the pulse of the economy. Our version of the CCI, KREM TV’s “Two Cents Cam” may be as effective as the more formal process used in developed countries. These surveys ask people how they feel about the economy in near-term and their own individual or family prospects.

Ultimately, sentiment is somewhat of a self-fulfilling prophecy; if there is a constant drumbeat of how bad things are, people often become more conservative in their spending habits. Lower spending will then more or less make the economic soft patch happen.

When people are more optimistic, though, they are more likely to spend money, start or expand small businesses, and otherwise act in ways that are good for economic growth. In Belize today people are spending less and more businesses are closing their doors instead of expanding or starting up.

Business indicatorsHow consumers feel about the

economy is all well and good, but it has to be matched by optimism and expansion in the business community. Whether businesses are seeing new orders, higher production levels, timely deliveries from suppliers and increasing inventories and employment, are all areas where a recovery will show itself.

Inventories, however, are harder to correlate as many businesses will look to run down inventories before committing to an expansion of production. This is often an issue in early economic recoveries as businesses do not want to miss the turn in the economy (and let their rivals capture share), but they do not want to overextend themselves either.

Bank lendingWhile larger companies are not

entirely dependent upon banks to grow their businesses, most small businesses are. Without banks providing access to capital, small businesses do not grow, and without that growth it is difficult to see higher employment and a stable recovery.

Shipping ActivityShipping activity is a bit harder

to read than other indicators, but the basic idea is straightforward - since most people buy things that come from "someplace else", overall economic activity is correlated with the movement

of goods into Belize. The merchants here in Belize have all stated that they are importing less since the demand in the economy is not there. There is a Chinese grocer who is located up the street from where I live, and he has been trying to get rid of his goods for weeks. He has been robbed and shot several times and he wants to go back to China, but nobody is buying. In his broken English, he states that he wishes that PUP would take over the government tomorrow.

Construction StartsConstruction starts is yet another

very good indicator for how the economy is performing. If there are more buildings being built, then there is more need for construction materials and labour. When a construction site opens up, more water and food are sold. Ambergris Caye was a very good example of this! The once striving construction mecca of Belize is now a fraction of what it used to be. A San Pedrano businessman told me that there are now five thousand less people on the island today.

Economic growth means certain things - namely increasing production, increasing consumption (or savings), increasing employment, and increasing activity in areas like construction and transportation. By keeping a careful eye on whether businesses are preparing for growth, whether consumers feel comfortable about spending, and whether money and goods are moving through the economy, investors can get a sense of whether the next recovery is real. In Belize today, there are no signs and any of these activities picking up. In fact, the economy of Belize is on life support!!!

Gets paid more than Prime Minister …For What?

The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) is heading into its fifth month with its new appointed Director of Tourism, Seleni Matus. And after Government flew her back and forth from Washington for three months while she worked for BTB away in the USA, and after paying her a lucrative contract (over $150,000), she is now promoting the long awaited BTB action plan.

The PlanThe Plan basically takes BTB

away from what it should be, a “laser focused” organization with “Marketing” as its primary function and more “heads on beds” as its objective, especially at a time when tourism is struggling and the BTB should be focused on increasing the more lucrative overnight visitor, the new tourism plan, however, hopes to transform BTB into the official Ministry of Tourism dealing with all and everything related to Tourism.

Each time Ms. Matus has been interviewed since she returned to Belize, she always refers to the BTB and then the Ministry of Tourism or sometimes even referring to the Ministry as their sister agency. One should inform Ms. Matus that BTB is one of what should be several departments or statutory authorities under the Ministry of Tourism nd not the other way around. Indeed the tourism industry needs to have a strengthened Ministry to

Seleni: Enjoying the Possibilities in Belize!

advocate and develop sound policy and product development. But, clearly Ms. Matus wants to be the chief of it all.

Specifically, the plan is calling for a Marketing Department that has a Director of Marketing (clearly not the person who currently holds it since the plan goes into detail to identify the qualifications this person should have) and that Director will have 4 managers below him/her, and then below them there will be Regional Sales Ambassadors living in the West and East Coast of the USA, Canada, United Kingdom and somewhere in Europe, as well as Online Agency officers, Social Media and Outreach Staff, and Hospitality Officers.

Then it calls for a new department: The Destination Planning Department

and this one is exclusively headed up by the Director herself, (hmmm, not the Director of Product Development Mrs. Laura Esquivel-Framptom). This new department in addition to Ms. Matus as its head will have a Director of Destination Planning, (purportedly the current Registrar of Hotels).

Then there are also the Director of Product Development, the Director of Knowledge Management System, various Business Planning Consultants and Public Land Planning Consultants, Capacity Building Officers and GIS Specialist trained by Google Earth. Yes, we are still talking about tourism.

But wait, there’s more! Then there is the General Revenue

Collection and Finance & Administration where the effort will be to maximize the tax collections and they will be working closely with Belize Hotel Association to get this done so that hotels are paying their taxes correctly and on time.

A lot of money will be needed to implement this plan (assuming you can fully decipher what the plan is asking for). It is not a strategy for Tourism - it is BTB’s action plan for the next two years and it is calling for a lot of more spending.

The Director of Tourism is being paid handsomely yet the first thing she does is spend thousands of dollars to hire three foreign consultants whom she worked with in her NGO capacity at Conservation International, to

facilitate meetings with local industry stakeholders. Their goal was to come up with a plan that still does not give BTB its focus on marketing of the country and bypasses existing talents within the BTB for the new lofty positions being created. You mean to say someone is being paid all this money and perks of the job and she couldn’t work with her Board of Directors and management team and the private sector to come up with a two year action plan? What a waste!

But then again, the Minister of Tourism just changed vehicles and is now sporting a brand new Toyota (for a man who lives on an island and barely travels the country). And what happened to his white Prado? Nothing! Its government license plate is being changed to white plates. Take a guess at who is/has going to buy it/bought it and at what discounted price? Hmm, isn’t this same thing the UDP criticized the PUP government for? But then again “corruption and mismanagement” when done under UDP is not a bad thing. We guess it is something else when practiced by the UDP, something Ms. Matus may be familiar with, “limits of acceptable change”.

Over the coming weeks we will expose each section of the plan and let you have your say. If tourism is a priority, as Ms. Matus and CEO Singh and even the Prime Minister has said, then the people should know!

Seleni matusNew Director of Tourism


They say baseball is a game of inches but two men who survived two bullet wounds probably feel luckier than a baseball team that won a close game by a well-hit ball that just barely made it into homerun territory in the bottom of the ninth. They are both recuperating from gunshots that could have proved fatal, had they veered only centimetres in any direction.

The first incident happened shortly after 3:00 on Saturday morning while a group of friends gathered under a shed at # 5 Victoria Street. A man rode by on a bicycle from the direction of New Road and opened fire as he reached in front of the shed, hitting Justin Longsworth, 22, to the right side of the head and upper back. Longsworth, a messenger, was released from the KHMH on Monday after narrowly escaping death. The bullet that grazed his head and the one that hit him in the back could have both killed him if they had struck him at nearly any other spot in those vicinities.

In the incident, Mario Estrada, 24,

Two survive near death shootingsalso suffered a bullet wound near the right elbow and the left palm.

The second shooting occurred on South Street around 10:15 on Monday morning and again the victim survived a potential fatal injury. It happened when Jose Trujeque, a resident of Corner Prince and West Streets,went to visit with friends at a house at #11 South Street. Trujeque, who was only visiting for the first time there, had only been there for a few minutes and was standing in the yard when his attacker, who presumably had followed him, fired at him.

Two of the bullets hit its mark and caught him on the chin and another lodged in his upper right shoulder. The Radisson Fort George employee underwent surgery for the injuries and is in a stable condition at the KHMH. No doubt he too is feeling lucky since both injuries could have proved fatal, had they hit him just above or below where they landed.

While the two victims are feeling lucky to be a alive, however, they are still not content with what happened and look to the police, who are still at a loss in solving these two latest crimes. It appears that even armed with the resources of Operation Jaguar and the Restore Belize campaign, the Police Department is unable to stop crime in its tracks or to solve them after they've occurred..

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A staff social being held at a resort on La Isla Bonita wound up in death for an employee of the establishment. The incident happened around 6:30 on Monday evening on a pier near the Mata Chica Resort where the crowd had gathered for the event.

It all started when Gregorio Cornejo, 57, the resort's maintenance keeper, got involved in a fist fight with Oscar Barela, 20, and fell off the pier and into the sea after he suffered punchES to the face and abdomen. Cornejo did not surface and when his colleagues realised that he could not swim they jumped in for him, but it was already too late. When they finally retrieved him from the water, they attempted CPR and he threw up salt water and then passed out. Cornejo was brought him to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, but he was already dead.

There are two versions to what led to the incident. Some people say Cornejo tried to part a fight between Barela and a friend when Barela turned on him. A press release from Mata Chica states that it was Cornejo and Barela who were fighting during the social and that Barela got the better of it. Both

Staff Social ends up Deadly for one Man

men had had a few drinks prior to the brawl, as was expected since it was a social event.

It is not certain what charges San Pedro police will bring against Barela, since the death certificate certifies that he died from drowning and not from any injury delivered by Barela. Police have detained him, however, pending advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Cornejo, originally from Corozal, was working for Mata Chica for over five years up to the time of his death. His body was taken by his wife and son for burial in Libertad, Corozal.

Gregorio Cornejo


You remember the damned core sampler that attracted so much attention in late January 2009 when cane farmers protested its use at Tower Hill? In that riot cane farmer, Atanacio Gutierrez, 46, was shot dead, presumably by a police officer carrying a high-powered weapon. Twelve others were injured and by the end of the day, the black smoke that emanated from the tires set to burn by the cane farmers signified that for days, ten to be exact, darkness would hover over the nation's sugar industry.

The farmers strongly objected to the use of the core sampler because they knew that it was a harsher, albeit, more precise method of testing the quality of their cane. That translated into less money in their pockets at a time when the economic crunch was

Damned core sampler is a core piece of coveted equipment

saw the piece of equipment important enough to steal it. Yes! According to the Manager of the Belize Sugar Industry

Control Board, Marcos Osorio, the core sampler was removed from the Sugar Cane Quality Control Authority Building at the BSI compound at Tower Hill during a burglary between July 10th and August 28th. The brazen thieves went equipped to remove much more than the sampler, as a hydraulic press worth a handsome $60,000 and other heavy duty equipment, all worth over $100,000, were stolen.

The embarrassment, however, will extend to much further than the BSI, which should boast security features so advanced that would discourage even flies from entering. Now none less than the nation's Police Department, whose record speaks for itself, will be tasked in locating these stolen items that are not easily hidden, and making arrests.

Amid pol ice presence, on the opening day of the school year today the parents of 23 s tudents who at tend Santa Clara 7th Day Advent is t Pr imar y in Corozal , made a bold dec is ion to keep the ir chi ldren at home, not only for the day, but the remainder of the week. One might wonder what parent would do that dur ing the f i rs t week of the new school year. Wel l the ones who stood their g round near the school say only parents who love the ir chi ldren would take that measure. The parents are going one s tep fur ther ; they are threatening to t ransfer the i r chi ldren to other schools i f the pr inc ipa l a t the inst i tut ion, Wi lber t Tamay, i s not replaced.

For most schools, 23 s tudents might not seem to be much, but for a school whose ent i re populat ion is only 80 , that number should be s ignif icant enough to at t ract a t tent ion from the powers- that-be and the Advent is t Miss ion, the school ’s managers. The parents were not afra id to car r y s igns with the ir thoughts about Tamay 's perfor mance over the past s ix years. They are upset about h is tard iness, unaccountabi l i ty of monies they say the school has col lected, and the

Angry parents protest against "incompetent"

principal in Corozal

students ' d ismal perfor mance on the Pr imar y School Exams. According to one parent , of the n ine s tudents took sat the exam dur ing the las t school year, only f ive passed, and the ir g rades ranged from 54 to 67 %.

To add to the ir wor r y, the parents say that they have been ca l l ing for a replacement for years and though they have gone to the Genera l Manager of the Miss ion as wel l as to the Minis tr y of Educat ion, they have gotten no tangib le or sat i s factor y resul ts. They have f i red off a le t ter to the Miss ion 's Educat ion Director, Pastor Les l ie Gi l le t t , who has a lso not g iven them a response to the ir concerns. And whi le the educat ional future of 23 s tudents hangs in the ba lance, a t least for the t ime being , the Minis tr y of Educat ion 's only pos i t ion on the matter i s a lame one - that they are "monitor ing" i t because i t i s “an interna l i ssue” to be dea l t wi th by the Advent is t miss ion. By the t ime someone comes up with a so lut ion, there might be even more s tudents not a t tending Santa Clara 7th Day Advent is t because according to the parents, there are even more parents whose pat ience i s g rowing th in with ever y pass ing day.

just in its first lap. But today the news about the

dreaded core sampler is that someone



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 8th day of May, 2007, between JERMEIGHN TUN of Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District, Belize, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. of the other part and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 18 of 2007 at folios 799 – 824; and the said SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.



ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 210 comprising of 1013.779 square meters situate in Car-melita Village, Orange Walk District as shown on Minis-ter’s Fiat Grant No. 428 of 2004 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (This property is now referred to as Parcel 533 – Block 4 – Carmelita Regis-tration Section).



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered un-der the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 24th day of August, 2004, between Windell W. McDougal Jr. of Sittee River, Stann Creek District Walk, Belize, of the one part and First Caribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited, of the other part and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 26 of 2004 at folios 293 – 374; and an Assignment of Mortgage made the 19th day of April, 2005, recorded in Deeds Book Volume 12 of 2005 at folios 753 – 770, between FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited of the first part, Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. of the second part and the said Windell W. McDougal Jr. of the third part. And the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.



ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 33 containing 926.8 square metres situate in Sittee River Billage, Stann Creek District, Belize, and bounded and described as shown by the plan attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 501 of 2001 TOGETHER with all buildings, erections standing and being thereon.




Case Struck Out For Man Charged With Aggravated Assault On ChildBelize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010

Dalesmon Lewis, 42, a laborer residing on Oleander Street who was charged with aggravated assault of an indecent nature on a female child 7 year old was freed of the charge when the case was struck out today in the #2 Magistrate’s Court for want of prosecution. Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser struck out the case when the child, accompanied by her mother and a social worker, appeared in court and said she does not want any further court action. The child said she was set up to make a false report on Lewis by a man who is a friend of her mother.

Previously, in the presence of her mother and a social worker the child told police that on the night of April 29, 2010, she was awakened by Lewis who took her from her bedroom into the living room and fondled her private parts. As a result of that report, Lewis was detained by

the police and charged.The child had claimed to have

confided of her ordeal in the same man who she has now claimed set her up. He is the one who then told her mother and thus began the series of events that ended with today's recanting and striking out of the case against Mr. Lewis..

Belize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010Two persons, Bejohn Martinez, 25

and Devon Bailey, 18, who were charged with 2 counts of robbery in an incident which occurred at Diamond Motel were acquitted of the charges in the #7 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 29. Magistrate Ed Usher acquitted them after he upheld a no case to answer submission from their attorney, senior counsel Dean Lindo. Mr. Lindo argued that the evidence of identification was weak and that his clients were never positively identified by the complainants. Rosaria Vasquez, the receptionist and

Bejohn Martinez And Devon Bailey Beat Robbery Charges

Mrs. Chuing Hsia Yeh, the owner of the motel.

In the incident which occurred on February 15, 2009 at mile 4 ½ on the Northern Highway where the motel is located, two persons entered the motel and held up Mrs. Yeh and Ms. Vasquez at gunpoint. They stole three gold rings, one gold chain and $1,500 from Vasquez. one gold ring, valued at $600 from Mrs. Yeh and a computer belonging to the facility. The assailants then pistol whipped Mrs. Yeh and reportedly fired a shot but nobody was injured. According to reports, they then made their get away in a white pick-up truck.

A third person Kareem Flowers was charged along with Martinez and Bailey but the charges were withdrawn from him. Detective sergeant Tyrone Bradley, the investigating officer, testified that he went to a house in King’s Park and saw a white pick-up truck with the stolen computer in the pan. He said he found some cannabis and he told Flowers that he will not be charged for the cannabis if he named the other two persons who were involved in the incident. Bradley said Flowers agreed and he named Bailey and Martinez.

Dalesmon lewis

Plumber Remanded To prison On Gun And Ammunition Charges

Belize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010Cordel Baptist, 29, a plumber of 13

Fabers Road lost his freedom yesterday when he appeared in the #7 Magistrate’s Court and was arraigned on charges of kept firearm without a gun license and kept ammunition without a gun license. Baptist pleaded not guilty to the charges. Magistrate Ed usher explained to Baptist that the court cannot offer him bail because of the nature of the offenses an remanded Baptists into custody until September 30.

The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. on Friday, August 27,2010.

The police reported that they were on mobile patrol on Kraal Road when they saw two men of dark complexion riding on bicycles coming towards them. They stopped their vehicle to search the men. One of them, whom they identified as Baptist, tried to run, said the police. One of the police officers reportedly grabbed Baptist’s left arm and

Baptist, according to the police pulled something from the right side of his pants, which appeared to be a firearm with his free hand. The police officer who had Baptist’s arm held, reportedly reached for his firearm and Baptist threw the object he had in his right hand over a zinc fence into a yard.

The police reported that when they searched the yard where the object was thrown they found a .380 pistol with 5 rounds of ammunition in its magazine. Baptist was asked by the police if he has a license for the firearm and when he could not produce any he was taken into custody and charged.

The second man was searched but nothing incriminating was found, so he was released.

Cordel Baptist

Bejohn martinez






Woman Charged With Drug Trafficking For Attempt To Smuggle Weed Into Prison In Fry Jacks

Belize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010Twenty- four year o ld El i sa

Chan of #36 Allan Pitts Crescent who allegedly attempted to smuggle 80 grams of cannabis into Belize Centra l Pr ison in two fr y jacks was charged with drug trafficking when she appeared today in the #5

Magistrate’s Court. She pleaded not guilty to the charges. And since the prosecution did not object to bail, Magistrate Albert Hoare offered her a bail of $5,000 which she met.

Her case was adjourned until September 16.

Chan reportedly went to prison to visit an inmate around 10:20 a.m. today, at which time she took with her a white plastic bag. Inside were two foam plates containing food. Three fry jacks were in each foam plate. As is standard procedure, the plates were searched and a female prison officer found cannabis in a fry jack from each plate. When weighed the cannabis amounted to 80 grams. The police from nearby Hattieville Police Station were called in and the cannabis was shown to them. As a result, Chan was taken to Hattieville Police Station where the cannabis was weighed in her presence. She was then charged and the cannabis was labeled as exhibit.

Belize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010Malve r ne Rodr i guez , 38 , a

s e c u r i t y g u a r d r e s i d i n g a t 7 Black Orchid Street became an inmate of Belize Central Prison yesterday when he appeared in

Security Guard Remanded To Prison on Firearm And Ammunition Charges

the #2 Magistrate’s Cour t and wa s ch a r g e d w i t h k e e p i n g a firearm and ammunition without a gun l icense.

Rodriguez pleaded not guilty t o t h e c h a r g e s b u t S e n i o r M a g i s t r a t e S h a r o n F r a s e r explained to him that the court cannot offer him bai l because of the nature of the offenses and he too was remanded into cu s tody. He w i l l r e appea r i n Court on October 14th, 2010.

Rodr iguez ' s woes beg an a s a resu l t of an inc ident which occur red around 9:05 p.m. on Sa tu rday, Augus t 28 th , 2010 . T h e p o l i c e w e r e o n m o b i l e patrol on Cemetery Road when their attention were drawn to a tal l man of brown complexion w h o wa s d r e s s e d i n a w h i t e T - s h i r t w i t h ¾ b l u e j e a n s pants. The police reported that when they approached the man whom they la ter ident i f ied as Rodriguez, he tried to run but they apprehended and searched h im and found a b lack 9 mm Beretta pistol and a magazine which conta ined th i r teen l ive rounds o f 9mm ammuni t ion . Consequent l y, Rodr iguez was taken into custody and charged a f te r he cou ld not produce a l icense for the firearm.

malverne Rodriguez elisa Chan

Cruise Passenger Fined $1,200 For Cannabis

Belize CiTY, Wed. Sept. 1, 2010A m e r i c a n n a t i o n a l S t e ve n

Capepanakis, a cook residing in San Francisco who came to Belize City yesterday on a cruise ship, wa s f i n ed $1 , 200 today i n t h e #3 Mag i s t r a te ’s Cour t a f t e r he pleaded gui l ty to possess ion of

8.9 grams of cannabis.Mag i s t r a t e L inden F lowers

w h o i m p o s e d t h e f i n e , t o l d Capepanakis that he had to pay the full f ine forthwith, otherwise he would have to serve a seven month s en t ence . Cape panak i s paid the fine and he was al lowed to go free.

C a p e p a n a k i s w a s b u s t e d around 3:10 p.m. yesterday at the dock in Tourist Vil lage where he was getting ready to board a boat that was going to take him back to the cruise ship when a plastic bag fel l from the left pocket of h i s pants. An obser vant po l i ce constable who was present saw t h e b a g f a l l a n d r e t r i e v e d i t . The bag tur ned out to conta in canmnabis and when it was shown to Capepanakis he did not deny that it was his. As a result, he was detained and charged. The stash weighed in at 8.9 grams.

Steven Capepanakis

It’s been 811 days since the Kendall Bridge was washed away. How much

longer must we wait for a new bridge, Mr. Prime Minister?


Barrow's Gift To our Children


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shoy Jr says: August 28 at 7:32amTHAT THE WAY IT IS MR JOHN THIS COUNTRY CAN ONLY MOVE FWD WITH A P.U.P GOVERNMENT.. HERE AT THE NORTH WE ARE WITH YOU!!! MY BEST REGARDS.. P.U.P ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!

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Selassi says: August 28 at 10:40amif i was a voter i would vote for johnny , think he woulds make a better leader, but JAH PICKS HIS LEADERS , IM A PERSONAL WITNESS TO HIS GOODNESS TO THE PEOPLE .Monroy says: August 28 at 2:17pmWell i am confident to say that with with Johnny at the leadership level, the PUP will regain its HONOURABLE RESPECT from Belizeans at home and abroad. What Johnny really need to do is to put together a vibrant, honest, hard working and down to earth 31 members that have Belize at heart and they can honourably take back back Belize from the despots currently in government.Cal says: August 30 at 12:48pm‎'It is not time for more infights,our people are starving,we need a new leader that will take us into victory come next general election,2013-and that is JOHNY BRICENO,our country is going backwards not forward we need that leader that wil...l bring more investors and provide more employment for all BELIZEANS,not only UDP's or PUP's,belize is for all a we ,and we deserve better,and its not under the DEAN BARROW\UDP administration. The PUP needs to bring bak that confi-dence to our people,because we all know that the UDP cannot win without the votes of the PUP'S.'GO PUP.........Monroy says: August 24 at 10:30amJUST BE PATIENT AND FOCUSED JOHN, DONT LET THESE GREEDY POWER HUNGRY UDP's TRY TO DERAIL YOU OFF TRACK, KAS AM CON-FIDENT THAT WITH U AT THE HELM OF THE PUP WE WILL TAKE BACK BELIZE IN 2013.

Nah says: August 31 at 9:00amThe time to unite is now! Congrats to JB for taking the lead in making this critical move. The real work of the party will begin now to make sure that the level of lead-ership that emerges from top to bottom will represent the interest of all Belizeans for a truely better Belize!Perez says: August 31 at 11:08amI STILL BELIEVE IN THIS PARTY AND I AM SURE THAT THIS PART STILL BELIEVES IN YOU AND ME BECAUSE THIS PARTY IS FOR ALL A WE. GO JONNY, WE IN COROZAL BAY SUPPORT YOU 100%. IT IS TIME FOR A TRUE PARTY TO RESTORE THIS COUNTRY THAT IS IN "HELL" THAT IS HOW I CALL THIS COUNTRY PRESENTLY, LIVING IN "HELL"GWHT says: August 31 at 8:40amI am from the Toledo and we are ready for change. We are ready to kick out the UDP they are simply doing nothing but collecting their pay. Jonny we are waiting for 2013. We will show the UDP that we will take back the country. Stay strong John keep the PUP going. Lets restore back Belize.


Sagres Energy, the parent of Cana-dian firm Rainville Energy, which has the rights to explore three blocks off-shore Jamaica for oil, says it has identi-fied a "seismic bump" that could have three billion barrels of oil.

And now, the firm has until next March to drill and verify or give up the licence, but won't drill unless it finds a partner.

In a statement issued last Friday, Sagres announced that "results of an independent evaluation of the resource potential of certain prospectus identi-fied in Sagres' blocks 9, 13 and 14 in the shallow-waters (20 metres) of the Pedro Bank 120 kms offshore Jamaica show(s) a gross mean prospective re-source estimate (oil) of three billion barrels".

The company's chief financial of-ficer (CFO) told the Business Observer that the term resource means that the readings "showed a seismic bump that should there be oil that is how much would be in it". He referred to Business Observer to the president and chief geologist, David Johnson, who was un-available after several attempts to con-tact him via telephone.

In the statement, however, John-son said "this evaluation provides a bet-ter understanding of the tremendous resource potential that lays in Jamaica".

"With the combination of nine of 11 historical Jamaican wells with oil shows, thre mature sources, two po-tential reservoirs, and large structures, we believe that it is only a matter of time before a large untapped commer-cial resource is discovered in Jamaica. Furthermore, Jamaica is ready to com-mercialise its resource potential with refining capacity of 45,000 barrels of oil per day, electricity generators that accept gas, oil, or biodiesel fuels, an established bauxite industry, and a geo-graphic position central to the major global marine trade routes," he said.

Sagres says it will continue to pur-sue joint venture partners to further explore and develop its interests in the blocks and has already signed confiden-tiality agreements with several interna-tional energy companies to access the data for the blocks, and evaluate the potential for a joint venture. But the firm says it won't drill unless it finds a partner.

"Sagres does not currently expect to incur any material expenditures in respect of the blocks in 2010 or elect

to enter into the second phase (which it must do by no later than March 2011) unless it enters into satisfactory arrangements with a partner for the funding of the Jamaican exploration programme," said the release.

The production sharing agreement (PSA) gives Sagres the right to conduct exploration operations during an initial five-year period which is divided into two phases.

During phase 1, the firm processed existing seismic data and acquired new seismic information. The second phase, requires Sagres to commit to drill at least one well or surrender the block and terminate the contract.

Sagres said it completed its phase one commitments under the PSA with the acquisition and processing of 2458 km of 2D seismic data over blocks 9, 13 and 14 offshore Jamaica.

"The interpretation and integration of the new and old data was completed in July 2010," said the exploration com-pany in its press statement. "As part of this process, 51 existing seismic lines were digitally scanned and migrated, 8 well logs were reprocessed, and 2 lines of the new seismic data were selected for improved seismic processing. Geo-physical and geological analyses of the data have resulted in a new suite of new interpretations, the definition of two drill-ready prospects, the identifi-cation of three additional leads, and a reassessment of the potential resource covered by the blocks."

The resource evaluation, which has a preparation date of August 26, 2010 and an effective date of July 1, 2010, was prepared by Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd.

"In the remainder of 2010, Sagres plans to: continue geologic work to progress exploration opportunities from lead to prospect status, which may include further seismic processing; be-gin formative work on the environmen-tal impact assessment and site-surveys for exploration drilling; and complete the annual review and budget process with the Petroleum Corporation of Ja-maica (PCJ)," added the release.

Prior to the latest round of explo-ration, which also gives rights to Finder Exploration Pty Ltd of Perth Australia five blocks offshore southern Jamaica (namely blocks 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12), 12 exploratory wells were drilled between 1955 and 1981, of which two were off-shore.

Jamaica may have 3 billion barrels of oil

A new video by trapped miners in Chile shows them in good spirits, with shaved faces, wearing new clothes and sleeping on camp beds.

The nearly 23-minute video, made available to families Tuesday, was shown to reporters Wednesday.

In it, some of the 33 miners are seen wearing red T-shirts, blue shorts with white stripes and calf-length rubber boots.

There aren't enough camp beds for all the miners yet, so the oldest among them get first preference, the men said.

The men have been trapped in the desert copper-and-gold mine since an August 5 cave-in and are surviving on supplies funneled to them from above ground through three bore holes, each about 4 inches in diameter.

The new video shows them receiving one of the supply tubes, which carried parts of a camp bed for the miners to put together.

The men seem to be in better health and cleaner than in the previous video, shown last week. They even joke for the camera.

Miner Yonni Barrios, who has some nursing experience, has been appointed the medical officer for the trapped men.

"This is Dr. House," one miner says off-camera as Barrios is being videotaped.

The medical TV series "House" is popular in Chile.

The miners also are seen listening to merengue music by Domincan singer Juan Luis Guerra. Two songs that play during the video are "Burbujas de Amor" (Bubbles of Love) and "Ojala que Llueva Cafe" (I Wish it Rained Coffee).

Over the last few days, rescuers have sent the miners MP3 players and small speakers with a selection of music including Mexican rancheras, Puerto Rican reggaeton and Dominican merengue.

Relatives saw the video Tuesday in the tents that comprise Camp Hope at the entrance to the mine. Some of them emerged solemn-faced from the private screening; others were teary, yet most appeared happy.

Eighteen-year-old Scarlet Sepulveda came out of the meeting crying.

"My dad is fine, he's fine, but I miss him a lot," said the daughter of Mario Sepulveda, who held the camera and narrated last week's video. "Of course I miss him."

Cristina Nunez, wife of Claudio Yanez, came out beaming.

"They're much better. They're cracking jokes, they have their own things, and they're good," she said. "I

new video shows trappedChilean miners in good spirits

was very happy to see them."Jose Vega -- the 70-year-old father

of Richard Alex Vega and a veteran miner himself -- said of his son, "I was a little worried because I didn't see him much in the video. I think, if they have a problem, they steer clear of the video. But then again, he's a bit like me. He doesn't like cameras too much."

Meanwhile, drilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the miners. The effort to drill through more than 2,300 feet (700 meters) of rock and safely extract the workers could take three to four months, officials said. The hole under way is the excavation hole, where the drill bit will be placed.

On Tuesday, the miners' menu included tea, herbal infusions, a yogurt-and-cereal shake for breakfast, chicken sandwiches for lunch, kiwi at mid-afternoon, and jam sandwiches for the evening meal. In all, the day's meals contain 2,000 calories each. In addition, each man is being urged to drink about five liters of water per day.

Wednesday's menu will include rice and shredded beef or pork, the first hot meal the men will eat since they became trapped nearly a month ago, said Jorge Diaz, a medic involved in the miners' care.

Though the dishes are normally served with beans in Chile, Diaz said they would not be included, so that the men -- who are living in close quarters -- can avoid getting intestinal gas.

Two of the 16 smokers in the group were to get nicotine patches. One of the men reported feeling withdrawal symptoms from not being able to smoke; the other one said he couldn't sleep without having a smoke.

Reading material will include press clips about the rescue effort, copies of the "Condorito" cartoon books that are popular in Latin America, and a self-help book titled "Tactics for Public Speaking." The book was selected after the miners said they wanted to be able to speak eloquently to the news media when they are rescued.

Meanwhile, a four-person team from NASA is set to arrive in Chile this week to help provide physical and behavioral health support to the miners.

A medical official, a nutritional medic, a psychologist and an engineering expert in logistics from NASA will stay at the mine from Wednesday through Friday to help, Chilean Health Minister Jaime Manalich said.

A group of engineers has said it has a "Plan B" that could halve the time it would take to reach the miners.

Walter Herrera, quality control and risk manager for the Chilean mining company GeoTech, has said his company was bringing a specialized device typically used for boring water holes to the mine. The drill would use one of the three bore holes already made as a pilot and widen the diameter to about 28 inches, which officials have said is wide enough for the miners to be hoisted through.

Chile's mining minister has not ruled out the alternative plan, but has cautioned it might not work. He has also said it might not be put into operation.

Eight people died early Tuesday after attackers hurled several Molotov cocktails into a Cancun, Mexico, bar, the state attorney general said.

Six women and two men, all Mex-ican nationals and employees of the tavern, were killed in the 1:30 a.m.

strike, now under investigation by judicial police, according to a release from Francisco Alor Quezada, attorney general for the state of Quintana Roo.

Eight men hurled the explo-sives at the bar and fled in ve-hicles, the release said. No shots were fired. Although the tavern is just 5 kilometers from the

city's tourist stretch, it sits apart from the area frequented by tourists, and the clientele is composed of locals, it said.

Four of those slain died of burns and the others of asphyxiation, the release said.

Cancun, Mexico, bar bombed; 8 dead

18 The Belize TimeS Sunday, September 5, 2010 Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Belize TimeS 191 8 The Belize TimeS Sunday, September 5, 2010

We are the People’s United Party

Moving Forward Together!

Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Belize TimeS 19Sunday, September 5, 2010 The Belize TimeS 191 8 The Belize TimeS Sunday, September 5, 2010

We are the People’s United Party

Moving Forward Together!


September is here, we are all excited! Belize is twenty nine years old. As kids we celebrate too!!!!

You too can be part of the party for Belize’s birthday. Want to know how? Well, if you are fourteen years old or younger, get your mom and dad to help you and write to Mariposa’s Kid’s Corner by emailing us at [email protected] and tell us about your best September 10th or September 21st experience. This will be so much fun!!!!

Be short but not too short. Email us your short story of be-tween 300 – 500 words.

The deadline for all stories is September 8th, 2010. You can send us a photo of yourself as well. The winner’s story and a photo (if you wish) will be published

in the next Mariposa’s Kid’s Corner. Now that is awesome! WIN!!!! WIN!!!!! WIN!!!!!And there is more, get this, the winner will also receive a

$29.00 gift voucher to buy books at the Image Factory Book Store.

I look forward to reading all your stories!

SPECIAL EDITIONHappy Birthday, Belize!

Belize Da Fu We:“Remembering St. George’s Caye”

I am Belizean

CHINESECREOLESEAST INDIANS

GARINAGULEBANESEMAYAS

MENNONITESMESTIZOS

Find the words below by circling them in the puzzle, use the left over letters to reveal your hidden message…

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Across1. This code or set of regulations was signed on April 9, 1765 and

became accepted as the first written "constitution". (N.B. - Re-member to put in your apostrophe when writing the name).

3. What day of the week was the tenth day of September 1798?4. What status was the community of St. George's Caye recent-

ly granted?5. How many days did the battle for St. George's Caye last be-

fore it was finally ended on September 10.6. Casina translated from Spanish to English is said to mean.Down2. In its early days both the Spanish and Baymen called St.

George's Caye by this name.

Choose the correct years from the list below to match the statements about Belize’s History.

(a) 1847 – 1900 (b) 1802 (c) 1862 (d) 1786 (f) 1798 (g) 1763 (h) 1716 (i) 1640s

1. This period marks the beginning of the first buccaneer settlements at the mouth of the Belize River. _______________

2. This period marks the first Spanish attacks on the Baymen in Belize. These attacks continue until 1798; at times the whole population of the settlement is driven off or captured, but the Baymen always return. African slaves are also brought in this period from Jamaica to cut wood. _________________

3. The Treaty of Paris is signed allowing the British to cut and export wood in Belize; Spain continues to maintain its sover-eignty but Britian increasing begins to defend its settler’s rights. _____________

4. The Convention of London is signed allowing Baymen to cut wood, but not to establish plantations, fortifications or gov-ernment. _______________

5. The Battle of St. George’s Caye takes place in this year. __________________

6. According to legend the first Garinagu arrived in Belize in this year. _____________

7. The Caste Wars of the Yucatan take place in this period and Maya refugees flee to northern Belize. ____________

8. In this year Belize becomes part of the British Empire as the colony of British Honduras. _____________

Time Line of Belize’s History 1640 - 1862

ANSWERS: History of Belize 1. 1640s, 2. 1716, 3. 1763, 4. 1786, 5. 1798, 6. 1802, 7. 1847 - 1900, 8. 1862 HIDDEN MESSAGE - Sub Umbra Floreo


September is a special time for Belizeans. It is the nationalistic and patriotic month. Funny enough, someone at church asked me a very profound question. A young brother, who was very upset about the half dressed women and children who would be dancing in the streets, with obscene intoxication, asked, “what does the bible say about patriotism and what role the Christian has in it?”

It seemed like such an easy question at the time, but prying deeper he reminded me of the scripture: “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” (James 1:27)

This he probed must mean that we are “in the world but not of it” and that being involved in social or patriotic action is not a basis for any reward in the sight of God. His punch line was that all who are involved in attempting to make the world a better place are actually serving Satan. Wow!!! His reason was that “the world belongs to him (Satan), he is "the prince and power of the air" according to Ephesians 2:2 and he is also called "the god of this world" in II Corinthians 4:4.

It made me hold my breath for a second and wrinkle my eyebrows. But then I realized the Bible is actually quite clear about what a true Christian’s relationship to the world/his country should be.

The greatest patriot of all history was the Lord Jesus Christ. He loved His people, the Jews, and He loved His nation, Israel.

In Matthew 23:37-39 Jesus mourned for the Jews and for Jerusalem. He mourned for them because they rejected Him, and they rejected the Word of God. Because of their rejection of truth, Jerusalem would be destroyed, and the Jews would be taken into slavery. Matthew 23:37-39, "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, (a total rejection of divine truth) how often i have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. (They were negative to divine truth) look, your house is left to you desolate (empty, the glory of God was not dwelling in the Temple as He did in the past). For i tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord.'"

In Matthew 5:13, Jesus tells believers that the nation they belong to while on earth, will only last as long as they, as believers in Jesus Christ, learn and apply the Word of God. In other words, Belize will only survive if Christians grow to spiritual maturity, learn and apply the Word of God. Matthew 5:13, "You are the salt of the land. (our nation Belize) But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? it is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled by men." This applies to the believers in Belize today just as it applied to the believers of that day.

"Salt losing its savor" refers to believers who have lost their testimony, or their spiritual influence. That person cannot help preserve his country, and he cannot benefit anyone spiritually.

As goes the Christian, so goes the nation, it is a simple as that. If Christians learn the Word of God and grow to spiritual maturity, God will bless their nation, even if they have very poor leaders. And when believers refuse to devote their time to Bible study and spiritual growth, then God will bring their nation down so fast they won't know what hit them. Just singing in church, and being contributing to the offering plate will not deliver a country.

Many thousands of Jews were saved back in 586 BC, just before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity. But they were negative to the learning of the Word of God. So God brought Nebuchadnezzar along to destroy Jerusalem, and kill many thousands of Jews (believers and unbelievers), and took many thousands into slavery (believers and unbelievers). Hosea 4:6 tells us one of the reasons why God allowed the Jews to be taken captive and their city destroyed. ".....my people are destroyed because of a lack of (Biblical) knowledge."

Therefore, the Christian should be the best citizen the nation can have. Christians should be the greatest patriots in their nation. I challenge you today, to become "the salt of the land," to become the preserver of our great nation. I challenge you to set your priorities to the learning and application of the Word of God. If you do, you will be a part of that group that will be known as "the salt of the land," the preserver of your nation. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the lord." (Psalm 33:12). "Blessed are the people whose God is the lord." (Psalm 144:15).

Until next week, pray for Belize, love Belize and be active in fending off the evil that threatens her daily.

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City Boys lead the Belize Bank Super League football playoffs with 11 points from 3 wins and 2 draws, and will challenge Nizhee Corozal in the championship finals which begin at the Santiago Ricalde Stadium in Corozal on Sunday, September 5. The City Boys left tire marks all over Hattieville United as they romped to a 4-0 win at the MCC. garden on Sunday, while Nizhee Corozal knocked out the Placencia Assassins 1-0 at the Santiago Ricalde Stadium.

` The City Boys took the game to Hattieville United from the get-go, and Jack Dawson put them on the good foot early when he drilled home the winning goal in the senenth minute and Hattieville goalie William Johnson could do nothing about it. Leon “Lem” Jones and Jarret Davis led the Hattieville counterattack, and Leon Jones beat all the City Boys’ defenders Mark Grant, Shawn Thurton, Tyrone Linares and

booted the ball into the net for a 2-0 lead in the seventy-ninth minute. Jason Young also challenged Johnson with a bullet of a shot, but the ball was rejected by a save that Johnson knew very little about.

The Hattieville defense was hard pressed to contain Tyrone Muschamp’s attacks and when they brought him down inside the goal area, the referee awarded the City Boys a penalty. Team captain Gentle gave Diennemercy Pierre the ball to convert the penalty as the City Boys led 3-0 in the 86th minute.

Another Haitian import Johnson Semexant took the field to replace Jason Young, and Semexant immediately worked the ball up the left wind to blast off a long range missile that had William Johnson beat, but it rebounded off the crossbar, right to the feet of Tyrone Muschamp, whose right away shot sent the ball into the net for the 4-0 lead in

City Boys & Nizhee Corozal win thru to 2010 Belize Bank Superleague finals

Haitian import Godson Michel, to get off a shot that forced City Boys’ MVP goalie Charlie Slusher to come up with a difficult save, but it was still a 1-0 ball game at the half.

City Boys’ Rookie of the Year Dalton Cayetano, Whitfield Patnett, Raymond “Killa” Gentle and Tyrone “T-bone” Muschamp pressed forward with their attack in the 2nd half, with the help of Haitian import Diennemercy Pierre, who had replaced Jack Dawson. It made for cheap thrills when Cayetano got off a hard shot that goalie William Johnson only managed to deflect to the feet of Killa Gentle. Johnson, came out of goal to forestall the play, but Raymond “Killa” Gentle danced the ball around him to get off a shot at the empty goal, but the ball sailed over the crossbar.

“Killa” got another shot at redemption when Johnson came out of goal again, and this time he made no mistake as he

the one minute before the long whistle blew.

Leading up to the finals, Corozal Nizhee also have 11pts, but City Boys have the better goal differential. Michael “Chenko” Whittaker gave the Corozal fans reason to cheer and their money’s worth when he scored the winning goal in the 40th minute as the Corozal crew led 1-0 at the half.

The Placencia squad needed a win for that extra 3pts to total 10pts and a shot at the finals, but all the King’s horse and all the King’s men, including such dazzling strikers like Ashley Torres, Zerrick Torres, Jason Westby and Gary Young failed to make any impression on the Nizhee defenders led by the able Nizhee captain Antonio Castillo, Kenny “Chupacabra” Canul, Julio Tun and Andrew Allen, and helped goalie Benito Moriera shut out the Placencia squad to secure the 1-0 win.

Defending sub-champs Atlantic Bank kept the i r championsh ip hopes alive to the 3 game series of the 2010 Interoffice Basketball championship finals by toppling Tuff e’Nuff 70-62 in Game 2 at the

led the attack with 17 pts, a lso grabbing 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and dishing out an assist. Densmore 'Wable ' Edwards added 15 pts, grabbed 3 rebounds and 3 steals, and handed out four assists. Ian Ferrera led Atlantic bank with 16 pts and grabbed 4 rebounds while Andrew 'Head' Staine added 16 pts and grabbed 3 rebounds.

I n G a m e 2 , A s h t o n ’s a n d Densmore’s older brother, Tyrone “Joker” Edwards hit 2 long treys a s he top-scored the g ame for Tuf f E ’Nuf f w i th 21 p t s , and Tuff E’Nuff was up 13-11 in the first quarter. Tyrone also grabbed a r e b o u n d a n d 2 s t e a l s w h i l e handing out 5 assists. His brother, Densmore 'Wable' Edwards also drained in 2 long treys, as he added 13 pts and grabbed 4 rebounds and blocked a shot , and Tuff Enuf continued to lead 32-28 at the half.

Darwin 'Dawgy' Elijio refused t o g o q u i e t l y i n t o t h a t d a r k night and he led Atlantic Bank’s counterattack, draining in 2 long treys in the 2nd half, as he scored

Atlantic Bank & Tuff E’nuff tie 1-1 inInteroffice basketball championship finals

Belize City Center on Friday night.Tuff E’Nuff had beaten Atlantic

Bank 67-64 in the regular season, and as expected, in Game 1 in last Wednesday, they burned Atlantic Bank 69-65. Ashton Edwards had

17 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and a steal , and dished out an assist to take over the lead 46-44 at the end of the 3rd quar ter. Atlantic Bank’s Justin Wade added 12 pts and g rabbed 7 rebounds, wh i l e I an “Penny” Fe r r e r a added 10 points, Leon “Bigs” Williams was the bankers post man, scoring 9 points in the paint and grabbing 19 rebounds!

Andrew “Head” Staine also hit a t rey in money t ime as he and Jer maine Ti l le t t added 6 points each to the Atlantic Bank score.

Lynden Galvez and Paul Roches each scored 6pts for Tuff E’Nuff, while Ashton Edwards and William Black chipped in 4pts each.

The decisive Game 3 has been set for Wednesday night, September 1, which also be trophy night.

G a m e 2 w a s t o h a v e b e e n preceded by the game for th i rd place between Telemedia 'Digicell' and F i r s t Ca r ibbean / Quan ' s Trading co, but Telemedia won it 20-0 in uncontested fashion, when FCIB/Quan’s were a no show.


R o a r i n g C r e e k G r a c e Kennedy are the 2010 national f e m a l e s o f t b a l l c h a m p s , a f t e r t h e y h a m m e r e d t h e d e f e n d i n g c h a m p s , M i r a g e Lady Rebels, 7-0 in the f ina le and 4 -1 in Game 10 to w in the 3-day national tournament o r g a n i z e d b y t h e B e l i z e S o f t b a l l Fe d e r a t i o n a t t h e home of softba l l , the Rogers S tad ium in Be l i ze C i ty over the weekend.

In Game 1 on Friday evening, L e a n d r a G u y l e d R o a r i n g Creek Grace Kennedy to their 1st win: 8-1 against the Bel ize r ura l sub-champs, Easy Does I t o f F lower s Bank . K ar l ee B r a d l e y, S t e p h a n i e F r a n c i s and Myralee Ho scored 2 runs e a ch , a n d Ta n ya Dav i s a n d Lizet te Gongora each scored one r un . K a th l een Rhabur n scored a consolat ion r un for Easy Does I t .

In Game 2 on Fr iday night , Camalote Crista l Par rot upset t h e 7 - t i m e c h a m p s B e l i z e Telemedia 6-3 . Camalote led 2 -0 when Lyne t t e “Panchy” Gaboure l came home in the f i r s t i n n i n g , a n d v e t e r a n p i t che r Ken i sha Su the r l and came home in the third inning. Norecia Frazier put Telemedia

d iamond came home. Nafeesa G en t l e a n d S h a r o n F l owe r s scored 2 r uns each, and only S u r v i v o r s ’ c a t c h e r K a r e n a August scored a consola t ion r un for the Boom gir l s.

I n G a m e 5 o n S a t u r d a y, Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy s e n t h o m e 7 - t i m e n a t i o n a l champs, Bel ize Telemedia , by a 9-5 win. Grace Kennedy led 3 - 0 w h e n Ta n y a a n d G r e t a D a v i s a n d K a r l e e B r a d l e y came home in the firstt inning. Te l e m e d i a ’s E a r l e n e B e l i s l e a l so came home in the f i r s t and Be l i s l e , Norec i a Fraz ie r and Barbara Cadle came home i n t h e t h i r d i n n i n g t o l e a d br ief ly 4-3 .

G r a c e K e n n e d y r e g a i n e d t h e l e a d 7 - 4 w h e n G r e t a , Shadalee and Mryralee Ho and Ja h n a Tr a p p c a m e h o m e i n the 3rd inning. MVP Leandra Guy s t r uck out 5 ba t t e r s to shut out the Telemedia batters in the nex t 3 inn ings, wh i l e Tr a p p c a m e h o m e a g a i n i n the 4th and Tanya crossed the plate in the 5th for a 9-4 lead. Fraz ier scored BTL’s 5th r un aga in in the 7th inning.

I n G a m e 6 o n S a t u r d a y, the Sur vivors out las ted Easy D o e s I t 1 4 - 1 3 t o g i v e t h e

Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy win 2010 national female softball champs

on the scoreboard when she c a m e h o m e i n t h e f o u r t h i nn ing , and Te l emed i a t ook over the lead 3-2 when Babsy Cadle and Mar tha Rhys came home in the top of the s ixth inn ing. Cama lo t e won when S h a n i c e W i l l i a m s , T a m i r a a n d Ro ch e l l e O r e l l a n o a n d Astrid Jones came home in the bottom of the s ixth inning for the 6-3 win.

I n G a m e 3 o n S a t u r d a y morning. Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy suffered the ir f i rs t t loss when they fe l l 2-6 to the d e f e n d i n g c h a m p s , M i r a g e Lady Rebels. Tanya and Greta Davis had scored 2 r uns for G r a c e Ke n n e d y i n t h e f i r s t i n n i n g , b u t J o l e n e D a v i s s cored the Rebe l s ’ f i r s t r un when she wa l loped Kenreen Gi l le t t ’s p i tching in the f i rs t i n n i n g , a n d t h e Re b e l s l e d 3 -2 when Jane l l e Smi th and T a l e t h a C r u i k s h a n k c a m e home in the s e cond inn ing. Re b e l s D o r e t h Yo u n g c a m e home in the f i f th and pi tcher L a n i s h a Jo n e s a n d Ta l e t h a came home in the s ixth .

In Game 4, Camalote swatted t h e B e l i z e R u r a l c h a m p s , B u r r e l l B o o m S u r v i v o r s 13 -1 a s the en t i r e Cama lo te

Flowers Bank gir ls their t icket home, whi le they advanced to chal lenge the Grace Kennedy g i r l s in Game 8 .

I n G a m e 7 o n S a t u r d a y, C a m a l o t e C r i s t a l P a r r o t suffered the ir f i rs t loss when they f e l l 4 - 9 to the M i r ag e L a d y R e b e l s 9 - 4 . J o l e e n Davis and Lisa Jones scored 2 e a ch , a n d t h e Re b e l s l e d 5-0 with more r uns by Janel le s m i t h , Ta l e t h a C r u i k s h a n k a n d C h r i s t i n e Ja c o b s u n t i l Camalote’s Lynette Gabourel , S h a n i c e W i l l i m s , K e n i s h a Suther land and Astr id Jones s c o r e d o n a h i t by B r i d g e t Ful ler to tra i l 4-5. The Rebels p reva i l ed a s Dore th Young , Sharet te Jones and Samantha Casey each scored a r un to win 9-4 .

I n G a m e 8 o n S a t u r d a y n igh t , Roar ing Creek Grace K e n n e d y m o ve d u p t o t h e semi f ina l s by send ing home B u r r e l l B o o m S u r v i v o r s 1 2 - 1 . Ta n y a D a v i s s c o r e d 3 r uns, K a r l e e B r ad l e y and L i z e t t e G o n g o r a s c o r e d 2 r u n s e a c h , a n d S t e p h a n i e , G r e t a , S h a d a l e e , M y r a l e e , K e n r e e n G i l l e t t a n d Ja h n a each scored 1 r un. Sur vivors ’

(Cont'd on pg. 24)


best bat Marsha Wi l l scored a consolat ion run for the Boom gir l s.

I n G a m e 9 o n S u n d a y m o r n i n g , R o a r i n g C r e e k Grace Kennedy moved up to t h e f i n a l s by b l ow i n g away Cama lo te Cr i s t a l Par ro t 3 -0 wi th Stephanie, Greta Davis a n d S h a d a l e e H o c o m i n g home i n the fou r th i nn ing. L e a n d r a G u y s t r u c k o u t 3 bat ters for the 3-0 win.

In Game 10 , the Roar ing C r e e k G r a c e K e n n e d y h a m m e r e d M i r a g e L a d y

Lady Rebels 7-0 to c l inch the championship. MVP Leandra Guy s t r uck out 4 ba t t e r s to shut out the Rebe l s ba t te r s, wh i l e K ar lee Brad ley scored in the 1st in ing , Greta Davis came home in the third inning a n d B r a d l e y a n d S t e p h a n i e F r a n c i s c a m e h o m e i n t h e f o u r t h t o l e a d 4 - 0 . Ta n y a Dav i s , S t e phan i e and Jahna Trapp came home in the fourth inning for the 7-0 shutout .

The Most Va luab le P layer award went to Leandra Guy, whose 6 wins won her the award

Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy win 2010 national female softball champs

Re b e l s 4 - 1 . L i s a Jo n e s h a d scored the Rebels ’ 1st r un in the 1st inning, but i t was a l l Grace Kennedy af ter that as Kar lee Bradley and Stephanie F r a n c i s c a m e h o m e i n t h e th i rd inn ing to lead 2-1 and M V P p i t c h e r L e a n d r a G u y s t r u ck o u t 4 b a t t e r s , w h i l e Tanya Davis h i t a home r un in the f i f th inning and Greta Davi came home in the s ixth inning for the 4-1 win.

In the Fina match up -Game 1 1 - R o a r i n g C r e e k G r a c e K e n n e d y s w a t t e d M i r a g e

for Best Pi tcher, and she a lso won the award for the Most Str ikeouts : 18 . Pres ident Net P i t t s of the Be l ize Olympic & C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s Committee presented a l l the indiv idual awards and medals to the winners. Tanya Davis won the award for Most Home Runs, Shada lee Ho won the award for Most Stolen Bases : 3 and Gre t a Dav i s h ad th e Most Runs Batted In (RBIs) : 8 . B u r r e l l B o o m ’s M a r s h a Wi l l won the award for Best Batt ing average : 0 .600.

Belizean riders Giovani Choto and Allen Castillo both did well in representing the jewel in the XLVI Guatemalan U-23 junior cycling tour held from August 26-29.

Giovanni Choto finished an impressive third overall with a cumulative time of 10:57:46 over the four stages of the tour, while Allen Castillo emerged as the King of the sprints, with a total of 32 points, out-performing his nearest rival, Aldo Zamora, of the Jalapa

4th stage was 2 laps over a circuit from San Lucas to El Tejar, a total distance of 88 kilómeters, with the top teams vying intensely for the top places, right down to a furiosly contested sprint for the finish, such as had never before been seen in previous tours.

Rolando Soloman of the Jalapa Association won the 4th stage, clocking 2:14:20, while Adler Torres of the Esquipulas CCF team was hard on his wheel to place

Giovanni Choto & Allen Castillo win in U-23 Guatemala junior cycling tour

Cycling Association, who had 20 points.

Dorian Monterroso of the DX Decorabaños from Quetzaltenango emerged the overall champion of the tour with a cumulative time of 10:55:18. Monterroso’s teammate Fredy Colop took 2nd prize with a cumulative time of 10:55:58.

T h e G u a t e m a l a n C y c l i n g Federation presented cash prizes, trophies and medals to the winners at the conclusión of the tour. The

second. Víctor Sánchez of the Team Fraijanes was 3rd, in that same lead spint, with the champion Dorian Monterroso placing fourth.

Mario Santizo of the Coca Cola team clocked 2:14:24 as he placed 5th. Mario Santizo also had 15 points to rank third in the sprints.

Dorian Monterroso also won King of the Mountains with 14 points over Rolando Solomán who also had 14 points and Mario Santizo.

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Science oftheTIMES

This week we begin the annual September Celebrations season; a time of revelry and remembrance of who we are as a people and the struggles we went though to get and hold on to the Jewel. The history of having to grab tight and hold on with all our might makes the celebration season even sweeter. And what with Carnival, School Children's Rally, and the ultimate in Spectator Sports – an international football game played at home- we will be out in the sun, aving fun, 'waving we flag'.

But I must throw a wet rag into this mix: fun in the sun can be dan-gerous , like you Granny used to say:”too much of anything good fu nothing. Too much sun can do the obvious damage to skin

causing sunburn, premature aging, and unsightly spots where alcohol in perfumes and aftershaves react on the skin with the direct rays of the sun. Sunburn can affect any skin col-or and is even more painful of babies and toddlers who we take out to these Celebrations activities in skimpy tops, shorts and without sunblock or even a cap. Youing children are incapable of assessing the heat and by the time they feel uncomfortable they are al-ready sunburned. So sunblock of SPF 15 or more , there are the light

,misty spay types around, and spritz the kids and yourself. Wear a hat, cap or use the umbrella like the older la-dies still do but keepthat holiday sun off your face and out of your eyes!

Another aspect of September revelry is the Carnival Road March. It begins in the hottest time of the day and as a result, the participants and the spectators are exposed to the sun's full glory and heart blast. HY-DRATION IS A MUST FOR CAR-NIVAL REVELERS AND THOSE

CeleBRATIon SeASon & SUn SAFeTY

It 's easy to forget that Sep-tember Celebrations Season is a lso the high point of our At-lantic hur ricane season. This year, Mother Nature seems to be f luff ing up her storm clouds and booming out her thunder and rains even as we declare Bel ize to be “par ty central”.

In just over seven days e have heard of four named storms tak-ing place out in the Atlantic and one new one in the Pacif ic. Since 2008, we have now have to pay at-tention to the path of storms in the Pacif ic as wel l once they are near Guatemala as we have seen two systems cross the isthmus and enter into our s ide of the Atlantic, with no regard for the land mass that once ser ved as a demarcation of Tropical and At-lantic storms.

Scientif ical ly, the tenth of Sep-tember is the peak of the Hur-ricane season in this region. We in Bel ize, back in 1931, on our very own Tenth Day, were devas-tated by a cruel , unnamed storm that ki l led hundreds, including students at the then SJC board-ing school where the ESSO depot is. (That is why that area is cal led Old College.) It is said that school chi ldren were parading that fate-ful afternoon when the storm blew in and many young l ives were l i teral ly washed away that i l l fated Tenth Day. It raked -and-scraped along our coastal towns and changed the demographics

of cer tain wel l developed areas in each town that felt the assault of the wind and waves.

What is s hur ricane, you might say? Why an it be so destructive? Are we just s i t t ing ducks wait ing for our turn to be hit and hit hard by i ts deadly force! Simply put,a hur ricane is a tropical weather system that thrives and g rows when cer tain atmospheric con-dit ions and winds develop over waters that are of 80 degree tem-peratures or higher. According to the AccuWeather temperature map, the waters outside Bel ize are around 85 degrees Fahren-

heit . Obviously the atmospheric condit ions in the region are r ight for storm development as we have four named storms, one a Category 4 storm in the Tropical Atlantic

The warmth of the water means the storms wil l have more to fuel i ts g rowth and the s ize of the storm can result in i ts un-leashing of a tempestuous fury that can lay waste to bui ldings and cause heavy rainfal l which in turn results in f looding and loss of l ives, l ivestock and crops and cause extensive damage to infra-structure. What can we do to mit-

igate the threat of destruction, we can begin by s lowing down the cutt ing of Mangroves and putt ing up seawal ls in the areas where al l the mangroves are gone. Our bar rier reef is a God given f irst l ine of defense from hur ri-canes so we must protect the reef system at al l costs. With the re-cent oi l spi l l in the gulf and the new explosion of a r ig just twenty miles south of the BP disaster, we may need to be on the look out for underwater or dispersed oi l to be brought in our direct ion if this hur ricane season brings a Gulf storm in.

And are we just s i tt ing ducks anyway, pawns in Nature's games of rais ing manmade cit ies to the g round just when mankind think he has tamed her? I think not. Cycles are the modus operandi of al l things. But mankind , we bel ieve has dominion over i t a l l through knowledge and abi l i ty to analyze his immediate environ-ment al l the way to the macros of the universe. We can handle the threat by wisely protecting and preparing for the annual cycle cal led the Hurricane Season. And if you are st i l l scared, then pray for the safety of the nation this season. Evidence sug gests that the energy and synergy generat-ed by col lect ive prayer can move mountains – or stop storms. Ask those who were here when Mitch tr ied to come near us. . .

Be safe. Be prepared.

HURRICAne SeASon APPRoACHInG ZenITH-Be PRePAReD!

WHO WAIT FOR HOURS to watch it pass. The practice taken up re-cently of feeding energy drinks to the younger performance must be kept in check as it has been proven that there are some herbal supplements in these “energy drinks “ that raises the blood pressure and becomes part of a deadly equation when the heat of the sun is added to the mix. Several deaths in the US football training cicuits have been attributed to heatstrokes brought on and complicated by the intake of a

particular supplement that is in the most popular energy drinks that we can see being passed out to Carnival bands while they are on the move.

To get back to the issue of hydra-tion, sugary liquids like Ideals are not the best way to stay hydrated during the daytime holiday activities. The less sugary “sports drinks” hydrate way better and really do relieve thirst. Water is the best choice, of course, and one can freeze the plastic bottles and packages of water overnight and they will remain cold and refreshing throughout. For those people who find plain water kinda “blah” just squeeze a twist of lime in the water bottle and it tkes water to a whole new level of taste and protectionas the Vitamin Cin the lime will help skin fight sun damage from the in-side out. Then again, who can argue about the refreshing, hydrating effect of a cold beer... keep it down to one or two for the event, dispose of the bottles responsibly and do not im-bibe in front of the kids.

Other than that, we too will be coming out to bram! To Jam. To Paaaty!!

This is our Season, our Patriotic Season and the best time in the world to be home and to be A BELIZ-EAN!!!


Moving Forward My A$$...

SoberReflections

By: mike Rudon Jr.H e y, I j u s t h e a r d t h a t t h e

new s log an for the September Ce l eb ra t ions ha s a l r e ady been chosen . I ’ ve b een a l i t t l e ou t of the loop though so I haven’t h e a r d w h i c h o n e t h e y c h o s e . Hmmm! I made sure I submitted mine in time, and I’m positive it was r ight on the money. See, I looked around me at the jewel , ta lked to people on the streets, took note of what’s happening in the economy, watched the news ever y n igh t and thought r ea l l y hard about how I could capture the essence of where we are today as a nation, almost three decades after Independence, in 10 words

there that day are now sitting in homes without ut i l i t ies because they can’t afford to pay the bil ls; how many of them can’t send their children to school right now; how many of them are out of work, out of hope, desperate.

I know for sure that the magic is sti l l there for Mr. Barrow and his relatives and friends, for Mr. Vega, for Mr. Boots and Mr. Faber; for Mr. Finnegan and Mr. Singh and Mr. Perdomo and Mr. Flippin’ and Mr. Saldivar and all the rest o f t h e U D P f a t c a t s . T h e y ’ ve got great big luxury vehicles and g rea t b ig a l lowances and perks and g reat big homes with g reat big steaks beside great big f lagons of champagne. You get my point. Yup, the magic is al ive and well in those circles and their finances are sure as hell moving forward. That’s not the reality for the rest of us common folk, unfortunately.

I looked at one local newscast last night to see if I could get a sense of Mr. Barrow’s magic, to see i f I could convince myse l f that yes we are moving forward, un i t ed and p roud . Le t ’s s e e…there was a report on a shooting in the city in which a 24 year old man was shot in the chin. Then there was a story about a 22 year old man who was shot in the back and head. Oh yeah, and then there is the family who was ter rorized when a gunman pushed a sawed-off shotgun through one of their windows and fired three shots at them. We’re not done yet…there was also a report by a minor that a gunman f i red shots a t her in front of her home and a report where a youth was burned badly when boiling water was thrown on him, al legedly by Police Officers.

or less. Then inspirat ion str uck l ike a f lash of l ightning and I had it , the perfect slogan – Divided, D e s p e r a t e a n d B r u k … M ov i n g Backwards…This is Belize! Get vex if you l ike, but that’s exactly whe re we a r e today unde r the UDP. Sure as hell you won’t see my slogan emblazoned on bright banners or being shouted from any podiums by grinning polit icians. That doesn’t make it any less real.

T he abso lu te l y ba se l e s s and i n a n e wo r d s o f D e a n B a r r ow keep reverberating in my head – it is clear to see that the magic is sti l l there! Where, Mr. Barrow, WHERE exact ly i s i t – in your mans ion by the sea maybe? We wo u l d a l l b e e i t h e r c o m p l e t e morons or cer t i f iably insane to look around us, to look anywhere in Be l i ze and see any mag ic. I remember looking at the people br ight ly c lad in red jumping up in the s tands, fue l ing Bar row’s eupho r i a , and th ink ing – how many of those people would have food on their tables when they went home that evening. I wonder how many of those people out

One newscast, one night! I’m sti l l looking for the damned magic.

The newscast l as t n ight a l so fea tured a ceremony out a t S t . George’s Caye to inaugurate the September festivities. It was well attended by people of means. I’m sure the sea breeze felt magical and in such pristine surroundings being serenaded by talented artists s inging I Am Bel ize, the hear ts of those in attendance must have swelled with a sense of unity and pride and forward movement. But that’s not Belize, Jack. That’s just a l itt le stage-managed, fabricated, gl istening bubble f loating above the ce s spoo l wh i ch Be l i z e ha s become – seriously!

Belize is not moving forward.. .quite the opposite ! Right about now, Belizeans are as divided as we have ever been. Belizeans are as desperate as we have ever been because t imes a r e ha rde r than they have ever been. Businesses are closing down, unemployment is r is ing along with the cost of l iv ing and the re i s no l i gh t a t the end of th i s tunne l . As for pride – that doesn’t serve much of a purpose right now since the 43% of Be l i zeans l iv ing be low the poverty l ine cannot eat pride to fi l l their bell ies nor can their crying children’s hunger pangs be assuaged wi th an extra he lp ing of pride. We’re in bad shape and anybody who cannot see that is a fool.

U n i t e d a n d P r o u d … M ov i n g Forward! I am Belize. Yeah, it ’s a nice slogan, but for another time and another place. My slogan is much better if I do say so myself – Divided, Desperate and Bruk. Moving Backwards! This is Belize Under the UDP!

A vacancy exists for the post of Graphic Designer in the Corporate Communications Department of Belize Electricity Limited.

Duties: Design and create graphics, publications and other multimedia productions for internal and external purposes to professional standards with minimal supervision, accuracy and under unconditional confidentiality, among other responsibilities.

Qualifications: Must possess: • An Associate Degree in Marketing or Business Administration or equivalent education • A minimum of two (2) years working experience in Marketing or related field • Certification as a Graphic Artist or extensive experience in design, layout and copy of print advertising and superior skills in the use of graphic

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Submit completed application form, résumé and two (2) recent letters of reference to: Manager, Human Resources, Belize Electricity Limited, 2½ Miles Northern Highway, Belize City, Belize, no later than Friday, September 24, 2010.






Barrow is bogus!Strictly Personal

by glennti l let [email protected] h e r e a r e t h o s e a m o n g s t

m y f a i t h f u l r e a d e r s w h o ’ v e complained about the steady diet of co lumns seek ing to de l ineate the myr iad ways in which Bel ize Pr ime Minis ter Dean Bar row has e x p o s e d h i s b o g u s n e s s . S o m e h a v e e x p r e s s e d t h a t t h e y a r e bored wi th hav ing to read th i s nea r d i a t r ibe week a f t e r week , a n d t h a t e s s e n t i a l l y t h e y ’ v e g ot ten the message and I need to move on. Bar row, one opined, i s not going to change, and we know him for whom he i s.

There i s more than a kerne l of t r uth in that , my brother, and I can only say amen.

T h e n t h e r e a r e t h o s e w h o f r ank ly don’t th ink tha t in the g r e a t e r s c h e m e o f t h i n g s i t should be my f i rs t pr ior i ty. They wor r y too that I might get lost in my crusade to bring this message, and that i t s one-note character may end up de f i n ing my body of work .

Now tha t l a s t p a r t wor r i e s m e . I t a ke p r i d e t o t h e p o i n t s u r p a s s i n g m e r e e g o i n m y “body of work” – the hundreds o f t h o u s a n d s , q u i t e p o s s i b l y mi l l ions of words I have wr i t ten that have been published over the past three decades in the pages of various newspapers, both here at home and abroad, and on blogs in the vast domain of cyberspace. I w o u l d h a t e l i k e h e l l t o b e def ined as a mere denouncer of Dean Bar row.

The problem, though, i s that ever y t ime I f igure I have p lumb the very depths new examples pop up before my ver y eyes. I swear to you, fa i thfu l reader and other gent le fo lks, I do not go out of my way to look – I don’t have to ! The man is such a veritable fount of contradict ions, convolut ions

and hypocr i sy somet imes I fee l I have been t rapped by i t s sheer p lent i tude.

But I ag ree that a break ever y now and ag a in wou ld be g ood , p e r h a p s i t m a y h e l p t o s p i c e th ings up for those for whom the same-old, same old nature of this par t icu lar p iece of bus iness have become s ta le. You can go ahead and le t me know at my publ i shed e-mai l address.

In the meant ime I wi l l l eave you w i th a b r i e f o ld j oke tha t I s o m e t i m e s u s e a n a l o g o u s t o

descr ib ing Dean Bar row and h is d isda in for Bel izeans.

I t seems that back in the Fi f t ies a h igh prof i led Amer ican baseba l l p layer ran into h is wife whi le s t ro l l ing romant ica l ly ar m in a r m wi th h i s lover in b road d a y l i g h t o n a N e w Yo r k C i t y s t r ee t . T he w i f e had hea rd the r umours of the re la t ionship and n o w wa s b e i n g c o n f r o n t e d b y ev idence.

But even as she drew herse l f up and summoned the courage to confront her unfa i thful husband, h e d e c i d e d o n a p r e - e m p t i v e t h r u s t . W h o a r e yo u g o i n g t o b e l i e v e , h e d e m a n d e d o f t h e cuckolded woman, the ev idence of your eyes or me?

To o m a n y t i m e s w h e n I h e a r D e a n B a r r ow e q u ivo c a t e ,

l i e , e l i de , back t r ack , f l i p f lop, prevar i ca te , evade, and prac t i ce h is spec ia l brand of d ishonesty, I th ink of the s tor y of that ba l l p layer and h is wife.

I n B a r r o w ’s w o r d s , B e l i z e i s in the mids t of an economic recover y – he sees the s igns. In our eyes Bel ize is in the throes of severe economic distress, perhaps the worst in l iv ing memor y. Who you g o ing t o be l i e ve , Ba r r ow ’s words or your eyes?

Bar row is bogus.

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by: Carolyn Trench-SandifordParty ChairmanTo Reform, or Not to Reform? That

is always a question in politics. But for the People’s United Party, the question is normally what to reform next, as our Party has a history and track record for initiating and embracing reform and change to either create a better life for our people, or to enhance, deepen and broaden our democracy as a Party, and as a nation. Undoubtedly, this is one of the many characteristic that distinguish-es us from any other political party in Belize, and what has contributed signifi-cantly to our success.

The Organization of American States [OAS] has extended an invita-tion to me to represent our Party at a two-day workshop in Jamaica to discuss model legislation to regulate political parties and campaign financing in mem-ber states. In other words, this is a work-shop to discuss legislation for campaign finance reform. Belize, of course, is a member of the OAS.

Campaign finance reform has long been a topic for reformists and those who believe that it is not only a pre-requisite to electing the best possible person to office, but also to prevent the subversion of the national interest by the individual or corporate interest do-nors, which by extension, should mini-mize corruption and mismanagement of public resources.

However, if this is to have any teeth, then it is first necessary to enact legisla-tion with clearly defined mechanisms to regulate the activities of political parties, particularly how they solicit donations. Such legislation would mandate the reg-istration of political parties as a require-ment to participating in elections, as well as the processes and procedures to be followed in accessing, managing and spending contributions.

In addition, campaign finance re-form legislation is expected to estab-lish limits on the type and quantity of donations, specify who can be a donor, and even whether the donor can be lo-cal or international. As well, monitoring and compliance adherence mechanisms would be included, and the penalties for noncompliance stated.

Advocates of campaign finance re-form have argued relentlessly that it will facilitate a level playing field for all can-didates, as it would cap spending, and consequently provide equal access and representation. According to them, the focus of the attention of the elector-ate would then be on what the candi-date brings to the table, and not on how much they spend in seeking office.

In their view, this can also lead to a

fair and transparent election process, as spending power influences the quality of workers, the use of the media and other campaign expenditures in elections, and restrictions would control and make public this information. They also be-lieve that campaign finance reform will contribute to candidates spending more time campaigning, and discussing issues, and not fundraising.

Of course there is always the oth-er side. Those who oppose campaign finance reform argue that political campaign requires money to pay for advertisement, salaries and wages, trans-portation and the proverbial political pa-tronage, and the candidates must be able to access finance for this purpose.

Also, in countries like Belize where

To Reform or not to Reform…….……

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the economy is small, where everyone knows everyone, and opportunities are limited, the requirement of disclosure by corporate donors may not be wel-comed, as they may not wish to be seen to be aligned with any political parties, as this can subject them to political vic-timization, and affect the success of their business. This will undoubtedly stifle contributions.

Thus if the source of funding shrinks, or the playing field is to be leveled by capping or limiting sourc-ing, then where will the funding come from for election budgets? It has been suggested that taxpayers should foot the bill, either totally or partially. This raises another kind of discussion at a time when political polarization and the

distrust of politicians managing public funds is at its highest. And even if tax papers are to foot the bill, what will be the determining factors as to who gets what and how much they get?

As a Party we owe it to commence the process of discussing the pros and cons of this important issue, as it has implica-tions to our democracy. This was a topic at a recent PUP Think-tanking session and the discourse was robust and spir-ited for both sides of the debate…This debate should also be taking place at all levels of the Party, for it is only if we do this, will the revolution continue….and only so will we be able to create a NEW BELIZE, which will bring to all Belizeans a better life and a just share of the national wealth……


ContributedMembers of the People’s United

Party breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday last when word came out that delegates from across the coun-try had reached a consensus. For too long, members and supporters of the ‘grand old party” have been kept in limbo, waiting and hoping for a sign that those at the top could work out their differences, bury their hatchets and get on with the task at hand.

The hard cold reality is that the United Democratic Party have been failing miserably at governance but with a splintered and unfocused op-position, they have been able to move from weak to weak with nary a dis-senting bleat. We have seen that we cannot rely upon a seemingly infiltrat-ed, compensated and castrated media to hold this administration to task.

When word broke last Friday that five of the six PUP members of par-liament had paid Johnny Briceńo a visit in what appeared to be a show of unity against, a few persons became rather nervous. I must admit that I was in that number. While it must certainly be obvious by now that I consider the PUP the better party for Belize, it can be no less evident that I would not be inclined to support any “Zinc Fence” controlled PUP.

If a challenge to Briceńo’s leader-ship was to come, it would be from one of two sources. Freetown repre-sentative Francis Fonseca who enjoys the support of the so-called old guard or Mark Espat, whose support comes primarily from the Zinc Fence and Channel Seven. In the end, Espat’s

downfall might very be the very source which he considered his strength. Be-lizeans are quite wary of the strong influence that Evan Hyde and his Zinc Fence sub-culture have over Mr. Espat. Mark Espat, and Hyde’s son Cordell, have become practically in-separable and generally are known to speak with one voice. Looming at all times over the two is the ever Machia-vellian and malignant influence of Fa-ther X. That association makes many people nervous and while, yes we all read what the man writes, many are opposed to his divisive ways and rac-ist and bigoted policies. Belize is just too small to be perpetually divided and pitted against itself.

Apparently, that is also the mes-sage sent to and heeded by those persons in the upper echelon of the People’s United Party. A house di-vided against itself cannot stand and our people have grown weary of the in-house fighting.

The PUP emerged from last week’s National Party Council (NPC) with renewed vigour and an urgent sense of purpose. Unite the party and move forward to the ultimate goal of a true restoration of Belize. Delegates from across the country rose in unison to declare their support for Johnny Bri-ceno and to demand a united and inclusive “big tent” approach to the looming task ahead.

For the first time in a long while, party supporters believe that an end to the bitter and damaging differenc-es are in sight. The fear of the five parliamentarians, who seemed mostly concerned that Party Leader Johnny

Briceňo was planning to ignore the constitution of the party and call a snap-election, was allayed and while they did not attend the NPC, there is no indication that any protestation is at hand.

A press release from party head-quarters assured that “The National Executive of the PUP also met on special session on Monday, August 30, 2010 to discuss the implementation of the decisions made by the NPC and to ensure that the rules and procedures used to conduct the special conven-tion were constitutional and would meet the transparency and account-ability promised by the Party Leader, Honourable John Briceño.”

There might yet be mischief afoot from those in whose interest disunity is preferred, but Johnny Briceno has pulled a masterful chess move. To

cry foul and pretend that enough time was not given for a challenge is unfair since everyone knew that a convention was due from as long as two years ago. With his latest manoeuvring, Briceno has proven that he can play in these big leagues and it is time for all to put their differences aside and close ranks behind the leader and move forward in the best interest of progress.

Our system of democracy cries out for a strong opposition and the over half of our population that support the PUP deserves proper representa-tion. The UDP have been given an opportunity and have failed miserably. It is time to put competent and hard-working individuals back in Belmopan and to put this wayward train back on track. We owe it to ourselves, to our children and most of all to our coun-try. May GOD bless Belize!

Unity in Sight

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Lim-ited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the follow-ing property on site [Lot No. 161 Narciso Urbina’s Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District] on Wednesday the 8th September 2010 at 11:30 am:

ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 161 situ-ate in Narciso Urbina’s Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District of Belize comprised in Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 300 of 1993 dated the 20th day of May, 1993 and more particularly delin-eated on Plan No. 300 of 1993 attached thereto TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an incomplete concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot situate in Narciso Urbina’s Estate, Orange Walk Town, the freehold property of Mr. Kishinchand Gianchandani).

TERMS: STRICTLY CASHKEVIN A. CASTILLO

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Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Be-lize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered of-fice at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 5th day of July, 1995, between JANET ROBERTS and ENRIQUE ROBERTS both of Santa Maria Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. of the other part and recorded at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Vol-ume 15 of 1995 at Folios 649 – 674, and the said SCO-TIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.


SCHEDULE

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 581 comprising of 557.351 Square Metres situate in Louisi-ana Farm Lots Layout, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 72 of 2003 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (Property now declared under Registration Section - Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 3195.)



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered un-der the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 2nd day of October, 2008, between MARIO NAVARETTE and ANNA NAVARETTE both of Jamaica Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part and recorded at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Volume 36 of 2008 at Folios 367 - 398, and the said, Scotiabank (Be-lize) Ltd. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.


SCHEDULE

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 219 comprising of 499.145 square metres situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District bounded and described as shown by the Plan No. 1044 of 2007 attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 1044 of 2007, TOGETHER with all buildings, erections standing and being thereon. (Property now declared under Registra-tion Section - Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 2038.)

DATED this 31st day of August, 2010



El Sábado en el Salón de la Indepen-dencia, el Honorable Líder del Partido. John Briceño recibió un claro mandato abrumador y transparente de los ver-daderos dueños del partido, las bases simpatizantes y miembros de todos los rincones del país. Basta ya de tonterías, dijeron en una sola voz - debemos en-frentarnos al enemigo real y comprom-eterse con ellas, bajo el liderazgo de John Briceño, o nos veremos en la oposición durante otros 5 años venideros del 2013, y eso es inaceptable. El Jefe del Partido fue instruido en términos inequívocos para hacer lo que sea necesario para lle-var adelante la Parte, para trazar el cami-no a Belmopán. El pueblo exige una ac-ción y fueron escuchados.

Para los miembros del Ejecutivo que no estuvieron presentes, a los que han sido percibidos como una amenaza para la unidad y el avance del Partido; a los que estaban sentados en sus esquinas, mientras que el trabajo de reconstruir el Partido se llevó a cabo - un mensaje tam-bién fue enviado. Ya no se tolerará sus acciones. Si no están dispuestos a traba-jar y dispuesto a atender el llamamiento del pueblo, serán reemplazados. Como un Presidente de la Circunscripción Norte En suma - pueden dar su opinión,

pero tendremos nuestro camino, Nues-tra gente en el Salón de la Independencia de ese día sólo se emiten a través de di-rectrices claras que se han hecho eco de decenas de miles de partidarios de PUP en toda esta nación - El Partido debe unirse. Las energías del Partido por de-masiado tiempo han sido dirigidos con-tra el enemigo equivocado. El UDP es el enemigo y deben ser contratacados. Si bien hemos estado distraídos, el UDP ha llevado a cabo la guerra contra nuestro pueblo de un rincón de este país al otro, son víctimas de ellos, haciendo que su-fran. El Partido no puede ser fiel a su mandato de servir a la gente si se une de inmediato y se mueve hacia adelante

JUnToS ADelAnTeThe Truth Shall Make You Free

¿Recuerdan el aparato prueba de núcleo que atrajo tanto la atención a fi-nales de Enero de 2009, cuando los ag-ricultores de caña protestaron su uso en Tower Hill? En esa serie de disturbios el agricultor de caña, Atanacio Gutiérrez, de 46 años, fue muerto a tiros, presun-tamente por un oficial de policía que llevaba un arma de alto poder. Doce personas resultaron heridas y al final del día, el humo negro que emanaba de los neumáticos para quemar establecidos por los agricultores de caña significaba que durante días, diez para ser exactos, la oscuridad se cernia sobre la industria azucarera de la nación.

Los campesinos se opusieron firmemente a la utilización de la base de muestras, porque sabían que era una más dura, si bien, el método más pre-ciso de control de la calidad de su caña. Eso se tradujo en menos dinero en sus bolsillos en un momento en que la crisis económica estaba en su primera vuelta.

Pero hoy la noticia sobre el temido aparato de muestras básicas es que al-

Muestreador nucleo es una pieza clave del equipo codiciado

guien vio el pedazo de equipo lo sufi-cientemente importante como para ro-barla. ¡Sí! De acuerdo con el Gerente de la Industria Azucarera de Belice Junta de Control, Marcos Osorio, el muestre-ador núcleo fue retirado de la Caña de Azúcar Autoridad de Control de Calidad de construcción en el complejo durante un robo entre Julio 10 y 28 de Agosto. Los descarados ladrones estaban equipa-dos para robar mucho más que la toma de muestras, como una prensa hidráu-lica valor de $ 60.000 y otros equipos pesados, con valor de más de 100.000 dólares, fueron robados.

La vergüenza, sin embargo, se ex-tenderá a más allá de la BSI, que se jacta que tiene características de seguridad tan avanzados que desalentaría incluso a las moscas que entren. Ahora nada menos que el Departamento de Policía de la nación, cuyo historial habla por sí mismo, tendrá la tarea de localizar estos objetos robados que no son fácilmente ocultables, y hacer las detenciones re-spectivas.

a Belmopán, a vencer a los enemigos del PUP y el enemigo del pueblo y la nación, el Primer Ministro UDP Dean Barrow.

El hombre elegido para dirigir el cambio a Belmopán y salvaguardar los derechos de nuestros muchos seguidores en este país es el Hon John Briceño. Si había alguien que no esta 100 por cien-to convencido de que los verdaderos propietarios del PUP preveen depositar a Briceño como el próximo Primer Min-istro de esta nación, ahora debe estar seguro de que el pueblo ha hablado, y hablado estrepitosamente. Liderados por el exitoso Politico de Toledo East Mike Espat, presidentes y represent-antes de la circunscripción en todo el

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país estan emitiendo la convocatoria de una Convención Especial inmediata para apoyar a Briceño como líder y trazar el camino a la victoria política cuando las próximas elecciones se lleven a cabo..

Entre aclamación abrumadora, el líder del Partido Briceño se levantó y aceptó el cargo que se ha puesto a sus pies. Cediendo a los caprichos de la gente, Briceño anunció que una Especial Convención Nacional del Partido se cel-ebrará el 17 de octubre de 2010. Se com-prometió a seguir todos los principios establecidos en la Constitución PUP, la biblia del Partido, y de manera verdade-ramente democrática anunció que todos los envíos en el Comité Ejecutivo Nacio-nal estarán abiertos a las propuestas de cualquier miembro del partido que se si-enten que están dispuestos y son capaces de servir a su pueblo en ese cuerpo.

La Máquina Azul, con el Partido Líder John Briceño trazando el camino, va a Belmopán en las próximas elec-ciones generales. El gigante dormido se ha despertado por las voces del pueblo y donde quiera que estén, los déspotas en el Partido Unido Democratico no dormiran facilmente esta noche.

Adelante siempre con el Partido Unido del Pueblo!


Belize TimesThe En Español

el PUeBlo HA HABlADo...

El Sábado, 28 de agosto 2010, las bases de People's United Party se pusieron de pie en el histórico Salón de la Independencia para recordar a todos los presentes que el los son los verdaderos dueños del PUP y que tomarán las decisiones en cuanto a la par te que les preocupa . Pidieron que –no, exij ieron la unidad dentro del Par tido, el pueblo exigió un fin a las disputas internas infernales, exigió que los dirigentes se enfrenten al enemigo real que es el UDP, exigió que la Constitución PUP sea defendido siempre, exigió una especial temprana "Unidad", una Convención para trazar el camino a seguir para Belmopan y exigieron que las personas en el Ejecutivo que no han contribuido a la labor del Par tido se retiren y se sustituyan por los miembros han de dar su vida a la pacífica y constructiva revolucion de Belice.

Es un grito que ha pasado mucho tiempo en l legar, pero ahora han dicho, no puede ser ignorada. La razón para el g rito fue repetido por todos los presents de todos los rincones del país. Si el Partido no se une y se une ahora, no se va a Belmopan, cuando las próximas elecciones generales sean l lamados por este gobierno dictatorial . Otro término en la oposición simplemente no será tolerado. Miles de par tidarios leales del PUP sigue sufriendo bajo el UDP a través de la victimización, sin visión política, la incompetencia, la corrupción y la negligencia. Nuestra economía está en ruinas, nuestras industrias en el caos, nuestro tej ido social destrozado, y este gobierno no tiene nada que ofrecer, solo más dolor. Con una sola voz a las bases de las instrucciones del PUP y su l íder John Briceño a hacer todo lo necesario para efectuar un cambio, para garantizar que el PUP cumpla su mandato de servicio a todo nuestro pueblo, para garantizar el regreso del Par tido a Belmopan.

De manera abrumadora, la gente del Consejo Nacional PUP aprobó a John Briceño como el Jefe del Partido y el hombre que será el próximo Primer Ministro de esta nación. Veintiséis de los 31 grupos polít icos estuvieran plenamente representados en la reunión, y el apoyo a Briceño fue rotundo, con el reconocimiento que en los últimos dos años y medio ha sido el hombre en las trincheras, el hombre que visita los pueblos de todo el país para hablar con la gente, para escuchar sus preocupaciones, para ayudar en lo posible.

El sábado el cargo fue conducido por el exitoso polit ico veterano Mike Espat de Toledo Oriente, quien afirmó - "Una cosa es común en todos los pueblos. Señores, si ustedes quieren nuestro apoyo, entonces tenemos que unirnos. Y parece que el PUP se niega a escuchar. Parece que pasamos más tiempo en la lucha contra nosotros mismos que luchar contra el UDP. Nuestro compromiso después de esas reuniones con el Grupo del Sur – Yo doy la promesa de mi apoyo. No tenemos tiempo para ir a combatir en cualquier convenio y es por eso que hicimos un movimiento. Hemos dado un paso en Corozal que estamos apoyando como líder del Par tido Unido del Pueblo. Estas tonterias tienen que finalizar! El PUP si es democratic. Este grupo pertenece a nosotros. Nosotros tomaremos esas decisiones aquí. Este grupo no pertenece a dos, o tres personas. "

Siguiendo las instrucciones de su pueblo, el Par tido Líder John Briceño anunció que la Relatora Especial de la Convención Nacional Unido de l PUP se ce lebrará e l 17 de octubre de 2010 en Ciudad Dangriga. Todas las posiciones en el Comité Ejecutivo estará en juego, y nominaciones para los puestos serán aceptadas entre 01 de septiembre -13. En el espíritu de inclusión, la enmienda a la Constitución que permite al PUP 1 delegado por cada 25 votos recibidos (por oposición a 1 delegado por cada 100 votos) estará en vigor.

Al sal ir de la reunión del Consejo del Par tido Nacional, el mensaje a los del Ejecutivo que no han contribuido a la labor de los del PUP es clara. Si decide no escuchar las demandas de la gente que le dio su mandato, se le dará aviso.

El mensaje para el Par tido Democrático Unido es aún más claro y no hay duda de que han recibido noticias de que el día del juicio final está cerca. Un país unido, centrado y determinado People's United Party, impulsado por el mandato de las masas de seguidores en todo el país seguiran sin inmutarse en su marcha a Belmopán. 17 de octubre 2010 marcará el principio del fin de esta administración Barrow de corta duración, pero que ha causado daños ter rible.

¡Viva el Par tido Unido del Pueblo. Que Viva Belice!

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Desde el ecritorio del lider del Partido

Atravez de todo el pais de Belice el Pueblo se encuentra llorando de que las cosas van de mal en peor. No se puede conseguir trabajo, el costo de vida continua incrementando y no hay un plan economic para ayudarnos a salir de este atoyadero. Las preguntas surjen, que esta hacienda el Gobierno al respecto? Como sobreviviremos esta crisis?

Mientras en todo el país este sentimiento de malestar está superando a los beliceños, el Gobierno de Belice, anunció recientemente que en el primer trimestre de 2010, la economía de Belice experimentó un crecimiento del 3,5 por ciento en su Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). Mientras que el Primer Ministro puede estar usando esto como evidencia de que la economía de Belice está en el camino a la recuperación, lo que no explicó es que todos los años, en los primeros seis meses nuestra economía muestra un crecimiento aún más grande

¿Por qué? Es que durante estos meses es la mayoría de las exportaciones de Belice de los productos agrícolas. Por ejemplo, en febrero de nuestros exportadores de banano consigue generalmente más altos sus precios de exportación. Del mismo modo, el azúcar se produce sobre todo durante los primeros seis meses del año, al igual que los cítricos.

Es entre los meses de diciembre y abril que nuestra temporada turística está en él es más alto. Es entonces cuando tenemos miles de visitantes durante la noche y algunos cientos de miles-Pasajeros de cruceros visitando Beliz, cierto crecimiento en la economía se espera durante esta época del año.

Sin embargo, a pesar de este crecimiento de la economía, la Cámara de Comercio de Belice y de Industria realizó una encuesta entre algunos de sus miembros y encontró que la mayoría de sus miembros están seriamente preocupados por el futuro.

En esta encuesta, 87 empresas de diferentes tamaños fueron entrevistados. Cuando se les preguntó si ellos han visto ningún crecimiento en su negocio en el primer trimestre y la segunda en 2010, el 68 por ciento respondieron que no han visto el crecimiento o una disminución de las ventas. 27.5percent respondió que hasta el momento, los ingresos de 2010 ha sido peor que el 2009 por más de 10 por ciento.

Cuando estas empresas se les preguntó si sus márgenes brutos (esto es la diferencia entre el precio de venta y el costo del producto) fueron los mismos o mejores que el año pasado 80.8percent de ellos respondió que era igual o peor. En realidad 21.4percent respondió que sus márgenes redujeron en más de 10percent.

El seguimiento se pregunta por qué es que ellos han visto contrato comercial. Sus respuestas varean pero el 51,2 por ciento respondió que tuvo que reducir sus precios para competir. Otro 25,6 por ciento respondió que se ha vuelto muy difícil para cobrar sus cuentas.

El resultado de esta encuesta no debe sorprendernos. En realidad, sólo ha confirmado lo que los Belicenos han estado experimentando en esta administración UDP.

Sólo unas pocas semanas el Gobernador del Banco Central creó un gran revuelo cuando anunció que los bancos en Belice están en problemas. Señaló que el porcentaje de préstamos no rentables es cada vez mayor y con imprudencia temeraria destacó el banco más grande de Belice.

Se creó tal revuelo que el Primer Ministro tuvo que intervenir al día siguiente y anunciar que nuestros bancos son solventes y también lo es el Banco de Belice.

Este tipo de declaraciones y acciones son la verdadera razón porque la economia de Belice esta en tal depresión. La UDP fue elegido en el gobierno sin un plan económico y en lugar de tratar de abordar esta cuestión han estado luchando con muchos negocios en el sector privado.

Sus acciones no han ayudado, sino que se han sumado a la falta de confianza de los inversores en Belice. A principios del 2008, hubo muchos proyectos de turismo. Fueron muchos inversores dispuestos a llegar a Belice e invertir.

Para el año 2009, la inversión extranjera directa se secó en casi un 50 perciento de 315 millones de dólares a cerca de $ 180 millones y muchas de estas inversiones propuestas fueron archivados. La adquisición de la mayor compañía de comunicaciones de Belice, el aumento de la GST en un 25 por ciento y el gasto desenfrenado del gobierno no ha ayudado el clima de inversión en Belice.

El gobierno del UDP ha superado esta estadistica. Los Beliceños les han dado tiempo suficiente para actuar juntos y han fracasado. Es hora de que el gobierno del UDP para reunirse con las mentes más brillantes en el sector privado y tener una charla seria acerca de cómo vamos a lograr que la economía de Belice se restaure de Nuevo.

El Gobierno UDP debe actuar ahora porque falta mucho para el 2013 y los Belicenos simplemente no pueden esperar mas para que venga el Nuevo gobierno PUP a arreglar la situacion.

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Belize TimesThe En Español

Por: mike Rudon Jr.Oye, acabo de escuchar que el

nuevo lema de las celebraciones de Septiembre ya ha sido elegido. He estado un poco fuera del bu-cle sin embargo así que no sabia cual fue el afortunado. Hmmm! Me aseguré de presentar el mío con tiempo, y estoy seguro de que tenía razón. Mira, yo miré a mi al-rededor a nuestra bella joya, hable con la gente en la calle, tome nota de lo que está sucediendo en la economía, mire las noticias todas las noches y pense realmente y de-talladamente cómo podría captar la esencia de donde estamos hoy como una nación , casi tres déca-das después de la Independencia, en 10 palabras o menos. Luego la inspiración me golpeó como un relámpago y viola!, el slogan per-fecto - Divididos, hacia atrás en movimiento Desesperados y mas pobres que nunca ... ... Esto es Belice! Puede enfadarse si gusta, realmente no me importa un comi-no, pero eso es exactamente donde estamos hoy con el UDP. Estoy seguro que no vera mi slogan en los postes, o gritado en los podi-os por politicos sonrientes, pero eso no lo hace menos real…….Las palabras absolutamente infun-dadas e insensataz de Dean Bar-row quedan reverberando en mi cabeza - es claro ver que la ma-gia sigue ahí! ¿Dónde, ¿DÓNDE? Acaso cree que todos somos uno idiotas o dementes? para buscar en cualquier parte de Belice y de ver nada de magia. Recuerdo que miré a la gente vestida de rojo bril-lante saltando en las graderías, ali-mentando la euforia de Barrow, y el pensamiento - ¿cuántas de esas personas tendran comida en sus

mesas, cuando se termine el fes-tejo . Me pregunto cuántas de esas personas por ahí se encuentran ahora sentados en los hogares sin servicio público porque no pueden darse el lujo de pagar las cuentas, ¿cuántos de ellos no pueden envi-ar a sus hijos a la escuela en este momento, ¿cuántos de ellos están fuera de trabajo, de esperanza, de-sesperación.

Sé con certeza que la magia sigue ahí para el señor Barrow y sus familiares y amigos, para el Sr. Vega, para el Sr. Sr. Faber Boots y, para el Sr. Finnegan y el Sr. Singh y el Sr. Perdomo y el Sr. Flippin »y Saldívar y todo el resto de los gatos UDP. Ellos tienen grandes vehículos de gran lujo y grandes prestaciones y grandes beneficios y casas grandes con grandes fi-letes al lado de grandes jarras de champán. Usted comprende?. Sí, la magia está viva y bien en los cír-culos de Barrow. Esa no es la re-alidad para el resto de nosotros la gente común, por desgracia.

Miré a un noticiero local anoche para ver si podía tener una idea de la magia de Barrow, para ver si podía convencerme de que sí estamos avanzando, unidos y orgullosos. Vamos a ver ... hubo un informe sobre un tiroteo en la ciudad en la que se disparó a un hombre de 24 años en la barbilla. Luego hubo una historia sobre un hombre de 22 años de edad, quien recibió un disparo en la espalda y la cabeza. Oh sí, y luego está la familia que se aterrorizo cu-ando un hombre armado empujó una escopeta recortada a través de una de sus ventanas y disparó tres veces contra ellos. No hemos terminado aún ... también hubo un informe de un menor de edad que un hombre armado disparó contra el delante de su casa y un informe en el que quemaron a un joven con agua hirviendo presuntamente por agentes de policía. Un noticiero, una noche! Todavía estoy buscan-do la maldita magia!

El noticiero de anoche tam-bién reporto una ceremonia en St. George's Caye innaugurando las fi-estas de Septiembre. Se contó con

la presencia de personas de los me-dios. Estoy seguro de que sentían la magica brisa del mar y en un en-torno tan prístino con serenatas de talentosos artistas cantando I Am Belice, los corazones de los asis-tentes crecieron con un sentido de unidad y orgullo. Pero eso no es Belice, Caballero! Eso es sólo una burbuja brillante poco orquestada, fabricado, f lotando sobre el pozo negro de lo que Belice se ha con-vertido - en serio!

Belice no se está moviendo ha-cia adelante ... todo lo contrario! Justo ahora, los Beliceños están tan divididos como lo hemos estado siempre. Beliceños desesperados mas que nunca porque los tiempos estan mas dificiles. Las empresas están cerrando, el desempleo va en

aumento junto con el costo de la vida y no hay luz al final de este túnel. En cuanto a orgullo - que no sirve a gran parte para un propósi-to inmediato, ya que el 43% de los Beliceños que viven por debajo del umbral de pobreza no pueden comer orgullo para llenar sus es-tómagos ni el llanto de hambre de los niños puede ser aplacado con una ración extra de orgullo. Esta-mos en mala forma y cualquiera que no pueda ver eso es un necio.

Orgullosos, Unidos y Adelante ... en movimiento! Soy Belice. Sí, es un lema bonito, pero para otro momento y otro lugar. Mi lema es mucho mejor si me permite decirlo - Divididos, Desesperados y Po-bres. Moviendonos hacia atrás! Esto es Belice Bajo el UDP!

Avanzando Mi Trasero……..



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Be-lize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered of-fice at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 5th day of July, 1995, between JANET ROBERTS and ENRIQUE ROBERTS both of Santa Maria Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. of the other part and recorded at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Vol-ume 15 of 1995 at Folios 649 – 674, and the said SCO-TIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.


SCHEDULE

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 581 comprising of 557.351 Square Metres situate in Louisi-ana Farm Lots Layout, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 72 of 2003 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (Property now declared under Registration Section - Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 3195.)



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a Company duly registered un-der the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgagee made the 2nd day of October, 2008, between MARIO NAVARETTE and ANNA NAVARETTE both of Jamaica Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part and recorded at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Volume 36 of 2008 at Folios 367 - 398, and the said, Scotiabank (Be-lize) Ltd. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.


SCHEDULE

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 219 comprising of 499.145 square metres situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District bounded and described as shown by the Plan No. 1044 of 2007 attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 1044 of 2007, TOGETHER with all buildings, erections standing and being thereon. (Property now declared under Registra-tion Section - Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 2038.)

DATED this 31st day of August, 2010


BirthsLeya Khaled, to Khaled Mohammad and Faten Dib nee DibMarkail Michael Gerrard to Michael Gerrard and Kimberly Ann Welch nee ArandaEdmar Delroy to Bernhard and Justina Reimer nee DueckJoshua James to James and Melonie Suset Gerou nee CoyeMakayla Amanda to Arton Argent and Tanya Daisy Samuels nee WoodyeJia Qin to Delun and Linong ZhenTyra Grace to Jeremy Sedacy and Cherilee Tanisha Sedacy nee Smith

MarriagesClaudio Martinez to Isabel Carolina Chi both of Santa Cruz, Orange WalkAron Marcelo Cal of Chan Pine Ridge, Orange Walk to Daianie Alina Sanchez of San Esetvan, Orange WalkDario Acosta to Victoria Anasely Cocom both of Nuevo San Juan, Or-ange WalkOscar Remigio Sanchez to Rosanna Ramirez both of San Lazaro, Orange WalkDomingo Pop to Elisa Concepcion Pop both of San Roman, Stann CreekNicolas Elijio to Margarita Gonzalez both of Hopkins, Stann CreekConrado Felipe Assales of Calla Creek, Cayo to Bianca Jedamzik of Berlin, GermanyJose Francisco Dominguez to Julia Ochaeta Valle both of Benque Viejo, CayoMarcos Mahitani of Orange Walk Town, to Glenda Alicia Torres of Chan Pine Ridge, Orange WalkSergio Mendez to Samantha Soraya Cordova both of Orange Walk TownMarlone Ivan Patt to Dioneli Daniela Babb both of Chunox, CorozalMatthew Kevin Green to Taylor Murphy Hodge both of Austin, Texas, USALeopoldo Suarez Lopez to Lorna Ethel Castellanos both of BelmopanBernaldino Iran Correa to Sophia Leticia Chan both of Concepcion, CorozalAdrian Marcial Lopez to Norely Eridely Moguel both of San Lazaro, Orange WalkOrrin Omali Castillo of Ladyville, Belize to Tara Tanisha Terry of Belize CityJeffrey Rudolph Ali to Lorena Michelle Puga both of Belize CityAaron Edward Gongora Jr., of Belize City to Martha Melina Guerrero of San Pedro Town, Ambergris CayeJoshua Llewellyn Parks to Yvette Josephine Parchue both of Lords Bank, BelizeRandolph Alexander Spain to Chevon Dale Ortiz both of Scotland Half-moon, BelizeVince Frederick Martinez to Shelmadean McKoy both of Belize CityLouis Adrien Thomas Lepoutre of France to Malley Sanchez Limon of MexicoFranklin Patrick de Phillips to Kay Lynn Leopold both of Woodlands, Texas, USAYou Qiang Chen to Yanna Chen both of Belize CityLyle Gilbert August of Belize City to Dinah Angelina Romero of Forest Home, ToledoWilber Antonio Heredia to Belinda Nelly Padilla Velasquez both of Pro-gresso, CorozalAllen Gabriel Gideon of August Pine Ridge, Orange Walk to Yesenia Yanira Manrique of San Antonio, Orange WalkJavier Chuc to Yanelie Juchim both of San Jose, Orange WalkRafael Gustavo Noh to Maria De Jesus Mejia both of Ranchito, CorozalAndi Joebanie Yam to Dolores Aracely Sabala both of Orange Walk TownClaudio Martinez to Isabel Carolina Chi both of Santa Cruz, Orange Walk

DeathsMaria Varacalli, 42Hellen Yu, 14Robert Morsh, 61Minett Rosalee Herbert, 59Jennifer Lavern Francis, 52

FOR SALE:Royal Crown Community 7,000 acreage Sold Separately. $2,000 an acre. Excellent and sustainable living area. Located at 21 Miles on the Western Highway. For more information contact Ryan Young at 632-4593.

NOTICENotice is hereby given that the companies

“COSTWOLD GROUP LTD.has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 18th day of Au-gust, 2010.

ICAZA BELIZE TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED

For SaleBy order of the MortgageeScotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 3rd day of August, 2000, between JUAN LEIVA and LILLY LEIVA both of #67 Santa Familia Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District of the one part and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and re-corded at the Land Title Unit in Deeds Book Vol. 45 of 2000 at Folios 1143 – 1170, and the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publi-cation of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule hereto.


SCHEDULEALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land situate on the Dr. W. S. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District and being more particularly described as follows:- Starting at a concrete pillar at the North Westerly corner on a grid bear-ing of 117°25’48” for a distance of 22.859 meters to a concrete pillar; Thence on a grid bearing of 27°25’48” for a distance of 22.859 meters to a concrete pillar: Thence on a grid bearing of 117°25’48” for a distance of 22.859 meters to a concrete pillar; Thence on a grid bearing of 27°25’48” for a distance of 22.859 meters back to the starting point and delineated as Lot No. 150 on a plan by H.C. Fairweather, Chartered Surveyor dated 8th February, 1999 and registered at the Lands Registry in Belmo-pan as Entry No. 4424, Register No. 1 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Property now declared under Registration Section – Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 2364).

DATED this 31st day of August, 2010.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorney-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.


Belize TimesThe En Españoleso Barrow.

el Pase libre del Sr. Broaster…..¿Cuánto usted quiere apostar

que no habrá investigación en alegaciones de la brutalidad de policía viciosa contra el superintendente de la policía Edward Broaster? Un hombre está demandando a Broaster y cuatro oficiales de policía que lo detuvieron en donde Broaster ver tió agua hir viendo sobre él . Él t iene las quemaduras en el cuerpo para sostener su historia,

y fue bastante convincente al declarar que Broaster lo amenazo de muerte si contaba su historia a las autoridades. Cier tamente que no es la primera vez que el Sr. Broaster ha estado en el proyector, aunque ese caballero parece tener un pase l ibre debido a sus afi l iaciones polít icas. Recuerde cuando Broaster inventó una historia sobre una ejecución de un Sabido del de su colega Chester Will iams de la policía. De hecho Broaster incluso produjo el cuerpo que fue encontrado en un área abandonada donde ocurrió la ejecución supuesta. Apenas fue revelado recientemente que el que fue ejecutado por Will iams (según Broaster) está en custodia de policía en los Estados Unidos, vivo y bien. ¿Acaso se le investigo a Broaster por su historia inventada? Nope. ¿Y cómo sobre la red criminal de la policía que fue descubier ta por el bri l lante Broaster? Citando nombres en una conspiración de profundidades alarmantes. Al final , se trataba de una farsa y la car rera de un hombre inocente fue destruida. Pero Broaster todavía se encuentra comfortable en alguna parte entre el Departamento de Policía y el CYDP. Si el Ministro podría estar menos tiempo probandose el maquil laje para el carnaval él podría quiza hacer algo respecto a este tema que esta sucediendo dentro del Departamento de Policía.

la Crisis de regreso a clases.... . . .Justo ahora, según el antropólogo

Dr. Herbert Gayle, 1 de cada 3 niños en edad escolar se han excluido de las escuelas primarias y secundarias de Belice, que pueden hacer lo que quieran en las calles de Belice. Eso no es tan difícil de imaginar con un 43% de los Beliceños por debajo del umbral de la pobreza y un 15% más vulnerable a la pobreza. La Educación

se ha convertido en un costo prohibitivo y que la tragedia se agrava por el hecho de que el desempleo sigue aumentando mientras que las empresas siguen a desaparecer y la gente está perdiendo sus puestos de trabajo todos los días. La economía está en ruinas y el costo de vida es tan alto que las prioridades han tenido que ser cambiado dramáticamente. No hay más dinero para lujos y muy poco para los fundamentos. La educación es ahora un lujo, porque la gente tiene que comer y alimentar a sus hijos para sobrevivir, y apenas hay suficiente para eso. El Gobierno de Belize no ha hecho absolutamente nada para poner los programas sociales para garantizar que la educación siga siendo viable incluso a los más pobres entre nosotros. El Ministro de Educación, cuya propia riqueza personal parece haber aumentado dramáticamente desde que entro en poder, parece haberse olvidado que su mandato consiste en que la escuela sea accesible a todos los Beliceños en edad escolar. Él esta atrapado en impulsar su propia carrera política, pero se ha olvidado de que nuestros niños tengan el derecho de ir a la escuela. Cuando el señor Barrow se cuestiona acerca de la educación, que pomposamente se jacta de que su gobierno ha incrementado la asignación presupuestaria para la educación. Para el señor Barrow, lo importante es que el dinero se utilize para asegurar que los compinches UDP ya ricos y sus hijos puedan estudiar en el extranjero a su antojo, entonces es de ninguna ayuda para nosotros. Si hace doble el presupuesto a la educación y lo utiliza imprudentemente, es de ninguna ayuda para nosotros, para los más pobres en esta nación.

la situacion del crimen..... . .La semana en que no hacen

referencia a la delincuencia será la semana en que parece que hay una disminución de los asesinatos y los tiroteos, robos y asaltos, o al menos una semana cuando el Gobierno parece tener un plan claro sobre cómo abordar la delincuencia. Eso no ha ocurrido todavía, y mientras estamos bailando con la melodía fel iz que juega

incesantemente en la radio, nuestros jóvenes están siendo ultimados a balazos en las calles, los niños inocentes son víctimas de la guerra de pandil las y los ciudadanos siguen viviendo en el miedo. La situación de la pobreza está empeorando y la única actividad mayor en el Ministerio de Policía ahora parece que tiene que ver con los trajes para el Carnaval, no una mayor seguridad para nuestros residentes. Con la excepción de una nueva canción, absolutamente nada va en camino de una nueva iniciativa contra la delincuencia algo positive que haya sal ido ha sal ido del Ministerio de Policía o de su jefe el Sr. Barrow. No ha habido ningún intento de l impiar la corrupción en el Departamento de Policía, ningún movimiento para for talecer la Oficina de la Fiscalía, no hay movimiento para incrementar los patrullajes en la calle, ningún movimiento para mejorar la formación de los policías, no hay movimiento mas que para que coser lentejuelas al Ministro de Policia para el Carnaval. Y mientras el ministro sigue siendo el blanco "de las bromas en el Departamento, El Primer Ministro pasa sólo unos pocos días al mes en el país y el crimen se desborda sin control. Las cosas no cambian en el UDP.

Un circular de Policía ...Pero espera, tal vez el

crimen no es tan mala como pensamos que es. Tal vez los ciudadanos no viven en temor y las madres no están l lorando a sus seres queridos que yacen con sangre y muertos en las calles. Tal vez las empresas no están cer rando sus puertas , tal vez los delincuentes y asesinos no están caminando por las calles cada día. Tal vez todas las estadísticas se equivocan.

Tal vez estamos viviendo en un país donde cada ciudadano puede caminar por las calles sin temor y dormer tranquilos en sus camas en las noches con las puertas y ventanas abier tas . Rayos! Bueno, eso es seguro lo que parece para mí. Nos las ar reglamos para conseguir una copia de un correo electrónico que se distribuye a los oficiales al mando de la Rama Especial de unidades en todo el país y a todos los comandantes de división titulado cobertura de las actividades del PUP. Estos oficiales que normalmente se centran en la lucha contra la delincuencia fueron instruidos para - «movil izar a sus contactos, fuentes y cualquier otro medio disponible para obtener los resultados de la reunión (del Consejo del Par tido Nacional), prevista para el sábado 28 de agosto 2010 en la ciudad de Belice. Instrucciones verbales a los que debe hacerse para HSB y Suboficiales de E / C Desk Officer 11 (polít ica) de sus hallazgos. También se les ordenó que, con efecto inmediato, presten seguimiento de las actividades PUP y cualquier otro par tido polít ico seguido de un informe completo de sus hallazgos. "Mira, si todos estos recursos se pueden enfocar sobre el control de los miembros del People's United Party, entonces significa que no son necesarias en otras áreas como, por ejemplo, la delincuencia. Este es el t ipo de realidad que vivimos bajo el UDP - la delincuencia se permite que evolucione sin control porque la policia esta muy ocupado monitoreando los movimientos del PUP. Sólo en Belice sucede

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