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Coleen Sharp & Mike Estell

UDP land fraud

Belize City, April 21, 2015 Gun violence continued to take siege of the country over the past few days and in particular last weekend which saw three persons fatally shot and nine others injured in separate shootings in Belize City alone.

The most tragic of these incidents was Sunday night’s double shooting of couple 54 year old Mike Estell and his common-law wife 29 year old Coleen

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PUP donates tablets to Hattieville Government

School teachers

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L-R: Major Lloyd Jones, Vice Principal Camella Oshon Gallego, Principal Juanita Batun, Hon. Dolores Balderamos Garcia & Yasmin Shoman. Pic. Briheda Haylock

Facey Barrow does not want Audrey in Union meeting

Maya leaders celebrate the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice in a sober and solemn manner at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon

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Audrey Matura-Shepherd

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Dean Barrow

PUP WILL REPEAL THE BARROW LAW

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People Power!!

By The Commoner “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” – Ephesians 6:12 In the movie “Juice”,Tupac’s character “Bishop” was complaining to his boyz in the hood about the lack of respect shown to them and his feeling of powerlessness in gaining the “Juice” (i.e. money, power, respect) that other people in the neighbourhood had. He told his boyz “you gotta get the ground beneath your feet pardna, the wind behind your back!!!” Essentially Tupac was telling the boyz to rise up to become awakened as they had the power within them to make the change and get the “Juice” money, power and respect.

Today in the “Jewel” especially the old capital, a similar sentiment is mushrooming – the feeling of powerlessness – at the rise of inequality, joblessness, and increased poverty. However, the United Democratic Party Government and all its political cohorts continue to foster these social ills through the political economy and the various anomalies of “clientilism” (the buying and selling of votes) and the Prime Minister declaring that millions upon millions would have been spent to hold on to the Cayo Northeast constituency and Petrocaribe rolling to win the bye-election in Cayo North, “state capture”, or cronyism where the blatant awarding of favours or contracts to special interest groups and lobbyists becomes the norm, “corruption” where monies are squandered from the People’s purse which could have changed the conditions of many Belizeans’ lives, “institutional weaknesses” where the financial authorities and its safeguard mechanism become perfunctionaries (robot-like) to the political directorate and the lack of “civic engagement” with the people, becoming dormant and mute to the very issues affecting their lives on a daily basis. The people forget that they hold the ruling power – a government of the people by the people – within the democratic system of our parliamentary democracy.

Inequality and poverty and its far-reaching effects must be tackled as a priority issue if this UDP Government is really serious of the transformation of the Jewel.

Inequality breeds crime and violence in many deeply inter-related ways. It creates bitterness, resentment, and alienation among the many people at the bottom of the societal ladder – the marginalised, the homeless, the disenfranchised youths, the downtrodden, the elderly and the sick.

They become excluded from the booty that is available to the politically connect-

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ed few – not just the material goods or income alone, but also the self-esteem and the chance to participate fully as standing citizens of Belize.

Inequality along with harsh economic deprivation causes the social institutions – the schools, the family structure, the community – which make for health growth and development, to become brittle. It leads to an increase in alcoholism, drug abuse and even inadequate health care.

Youths become a risk to delinquency and crime. This anomaly also limits the access of individuals to the necessary quality education and training. Additionally, there is an increase in teenage pregnancy and unwanted children creating an impoverished generation, ill-prepared families and the end result a degenerate society within the borders of Belize.

Interestingly, aside from the many millions pumped in by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Inter-American Bank (IDB), these monies earmarked to alleviate the conditions of the lives of the HAVE NOTS, the poor, the south side youths and the rest of Belize, this Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his minions had/have hundreds of millions in “Petrocaribe” UDP Piggy Bank. The Petrocaribe Fund and the purpose of helping the poor and marginalised come to fruition from the vision of the late comandante Hugo Chavez, who the Prime Minister Dean Barrow had called a pseudo-nationalist, in bettering the lives and conditions of the poorer class of people in the region including Belize.

Nonetheless, Dean Barrow has concentrated a lot of the Petrocaribe money in his electioneering campaign and pseudo-social programs. His concentration is on MIGHT and not RIGHT and a third term in office. For the High Stool the people are taken for Fool. The Prime Minister is using poor people money (Petrocaribe) as his political alchemy.

One definition in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines Alchemy as, “a seemingly magical power or process of transmuting”. In the Encarta Desk Encyclopaedia, one of the descriptions of Alchemy is “a practice based on imposture and wizardry”. Metaphorically, alchemy serves the purpose of transmutation or transformation of minds, political systems and even spiritual beliefs.

Carl Friedrich cited Propaganda as a political alchemy in his book: The Pathology Politics (1972). People, especially the poor, understand visual-imagery through the medium of television, political banners or

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physical structures (monuments) and audio (sound-bite) or spliced audio on both television and radio and even the wrangling echoes in the halls of the National Assembly.

Friedrich stated that propaganda is directed towards one of two objectives: to get people to vote for someone or to join his organisation (party) even if only for the vote, or financially to support an organization.

Apparently the UDP’s political alchemy has served its purpose as the very masses that the social ills of inequality and poverty affect, continue to live their lives in a conscious coma, fully aware of the evils this UDP government inflicts upon them but are powerless to lift a finger to stop it. Their dreams and aspirations; to see the condition of their lives become better are deferred, and compounded by hollow election promises by the Barrow Administration TRANSFORMING In observance of Earth Day 2015, on Wednesday April 22, PUP Leader Hon. into a withered grape.

Francis Fonseca delivered a national tree, It is quite possible that Dean the Mahogany Tree to the principal of Barrow and the rest are using the Trinity Methodist School mind control techniques documented in the book by Vance Packard (1957) “The Hidden Persuaders” or Wilson Bryan Key’s 1973 “Subliminal Seduction”. They use “hind- of other men will do little for us. If we sightism” (my word) to point fingers in- are foolish, the wisdom of other men stead of taking the blame, they keep point- will not guide us. If we are wasteful of ing fingers instead of feeling ashamed time and money, the economy of othusing political propaganda Ads of the so- er men will only make our destitution called physical transformation of Belize. As the more disgraceful and hurtful”. a CRC Policy Brief (November 11, 2006) We have to re-awaken the ideals of states, “Helping to create conditions for the peaceful, constructive Belizean revoeconomic growth, though important, lution where equal opportunity exists for is not enough – there is no guarantee all. that the wealth will “trickle down” to WAKE UP BELIZE, wake up poor the poorest”. It goes on to say that “poli- people. The power is within you to make cies and practices that help narrow the the change for a better society, a better gap between the rich and the poor are Belize. The time is now. not ethically desirable. They also make sound economic sense”.

Therefore there can be no transformation without the Development of people.

The Belize Times It is, as said above, not solely a noble undertaking, it is also vital to the economic serving Belize since 1957 as the longest development of Belize – The Jewel. Uncontinuous newspaper. less the legacy this Prime Minister and the UDPs want their political history to spell is Founder: Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price, social and generational catastrophe – or a People’s United Party Leader Emeritus Bloody Revolution.

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The UNIONS, CHURCH, BUSINESS COMMUNITY and ACTIVISTS are all AGAINST Barrow’s Law

Marvin Mora, President - NTUCB

Senator Father Noel Leslie, Churches

Senator Mark Lizarraga, Business Community

Yaya Marin Coleman – Activist

BARROW’S RESPONSE??

The UNIONS are bought and paid for The CHAMBER is disingenuous The CHURCH is wrong The ACTIVISTS are misled

Barrow Law, GOOD for Barrow

BAD FOR BELIZE!

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Cop charged for rape of 14 yr. old PC Cyril Casimiro was also accused of attempted rape in 2008

Corozal Town, April 21, 2015 Police Officer #1093 Cyril Casimiro has been remanded to prison for the alleged rape of a 14 year old in Corozal Town.

The 14 year old, accompanied by her mother, reported to the Police that while walking on Antonio Sosa Drive in the Altamira area of Corozal Town around 1:00pm, she met Casimiro dressed in Police clothing and driving a red motorcycle marked “Police”.

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PUP Congratulates the Maya Peoples’ Victory April 22, 2015 The People’s United Party congratulates the Maya Leaders’ Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes’ Association on their historic achievement in finally winning from the Government of Belize recognition of their indigenous right to occupy land in Southern Belize.

In the year 2000, the Government of the People’s United Party had signed with the Maya Peoples of Southern Belize a “Ten Points of Agreement” in which stated that: “The government recognizes that the Maya People have rights to lands and resources in southern Belize based on their long-standing use and occupancy.”

This was followed in 2001 by an amendment to the Belize Constitution to specifically include “Belize’s indigenous people” among those whose identity, dignity and social and cultural values needed to be recognized and protected.

The PUP looks forward to the final order from the Court that will give the enforceable stamp of judicial recognition to the rights of the indigenous Maya. We demand that the Government of Belize takes immediate and concrete steps to honor its commitment to enact appropriate legislation that will provide the mechanisms to give effect to the order of the court.

Hon Francis Fonseca, Leader of the Opposition, commented: “The Opposition looks forward to working with the Maya Leaders on the new legislation and institutions that will be necessary to make real this historic victory of our ancient Maya in Belize.”

A PUP Government would continue to work with the Maya people of Southern Belize to give full and meaningful effect to their indigenous rights.

PUP donates 14 tablets to Hattieville Government School teachers Hattieville, Belize District, April 23, 2015 In a short ceremony this afternoon, PUP Deputy Leader and Belize Rural Central Area Representative Hon. Dolores Balderamos Garcia handed over 14 Tablets and a Flash Drive containing 500 e-books including encyclopaedias to the Principal of Hattieville Government School Mrs. Batun.

The tablets will be distributed to the teachers from Standard 1 to Standard 6 in an effort. The e-books which include material that is useful to their teaching curriculum will be shared among the teachers and can be accessed through the tablet.

Attending the ceremony were Secretary General Myrtle Palacio, PUP Collet Standard Bearer Yasmin Shoman and Major (Retired) Lloyd Jones.

The donation of these education tools marks the PUP’s commitment to revolutionising education through technology. The PUP, in its Education Agenda launched by Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca in January of this year, has committed to providing reforming and transforming the education system by opening up access to high-speed internet to each high school and tertiary-level institution, developing a pilot program to provide digital devices to high school students, training for teachers on how to integrate multiple technologies in the classroom, encouraging multimedia use in classrooms by providing technology tools, introduce a program where teachers and tech-capable young people can together develop User-Generated Content for learning and developing a Belize digital portal of resource material for students and teachers.

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By Order of the

For Sale

By Order of the

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 Mortgage made the 5th day of February, 2008, between CUPERTINA PULCHERIA TEUL of New City Area, Toledo District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded at in Deeds Book Vol. 6 of 2008 at Folios 1189 – 1214, 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.

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 Mortgage made the 5th day of March, 2012, between NAZARIO ITZA JR. of San Jose Succotz Village, Cayo District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded at in Deeds Book Vol. 5 of 2012 at Folios 1163 – 1170, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the properties 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 offers to purchase the said properties must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

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ALL THAT piece and parcel of land being Lot Number 31 containing 464.576 SM situate West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District being more particularly shown on Plan of Subdivision of Block Number 28 by surveyor Valdez, Register 4 Entry 2194 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys in Belmopan TOGETHER with all buildings and erection thereon.

ALL THAT piece and parcel of land being Lot Nos. 284 and 285 comprising of 609.718 Square Yards and 495.109 Square Yards respectively situate in Succotz Village, Cayo District, bounded and described as shown on Plan No. 1151 of 2003 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 1151 of 2003 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 23rd day of April, 2015.

DATED this 4th day of April, 2014.

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

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

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EDITORIAL Barrow, Where Have the Millions Gone?

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here is a story which goes something like this.

A proud mother went to see her son’s marching-out parade. As the parade passed on the street, all the soldiers were marching ‘left right’, ‘left right’. Her son was marching ‘right left’, ‘right left’. She said proudly, look! Only my son is marching correctly, all the others are marching wrong.

This sums up the position Prime Minister Dean Barrow is adopting with his wrong-headed and unconstitutional Petrocaribe law.

The figures, revealed so far, show that the Prime Minister had been illegally hoarding and spending from a fund of almost five hundred million dollars. There was a balance of one hundred and sixty-odd million in February this year. At that time he had already taken out two hundred and eighty six million without adhering to the Constitution and the Finance and Audit Reform law. He gave no detailed reports to the nation. He tabled no accounts of receipts and expenditures to show how the monies were used. There is something rotten going on.

Each month some eight to twelve million dollars goes into the Petrocaribe funds.

No Premier, Prime Minister, Legislative Council, elected House of Representatives or Senate has ever dared to secretly withdraw massive millions and set about spending it without proper detailed accounts and without the knowledge of the lawfully empowered organs of government. No country in the world has such a law.

We agree that this is a bold faced action by a man who not only knows better but preached better. In office, his practice is the entire opposite.

Just what is his motive to embark on this very dangerous and illegal activity? Can it be that it is- “I will be a third term Prime Minister come hell or high water?” Or is it that well-known refuge of petty tyrants seeking to accumulate huge fortunes from the national treasury? Wherever there are large sum of monies there are large crimes in the making.

The Prime Minister has already committed several crimes under the 2010 Amendment to the Finance and Audit Reform law. It is this knowledge that panicked him into exposing his hand in November last year with his Petro Caribe Loan Motion.

But one does not need to be an attorney to know a Motion is not a law. Confronted with this elementary revelation, the haughty one hastily rushed through a law on a Friday night.

That law is now seeing the light of day. It is wrong headed and it is illegal. It speaks volumes on the character of the Prime Minister. Not only does he blatantly makes his law retroactive to September 2012 to over his criminality and secret abuse of two hundred and eight six million dollars, but his law removes all safeguards, parliamentary oversight and accountability so assiduously grounded in the Finance and Audit laws.

The National Assembly which is our Parliament comprises two organs. The House of Representatives and the Senate. The House has two political parties. The PUP representing over forty- odd percent of the population and the UDP representing fifty- odd

percent. With his majority in the House, the Prime Minister gets away with improper behavior and conduct and can ride roughshod over the opposition under the guise of party politics.

In the Senate, the situation is much different. There, the UDP has a slim majority and must conduct its business above party politics. For three Senators represent a huge cross section of important sectors in the society: the Churches, the Business Community and the Workers Unions. The debate on laws should be above the hurly burly of partisan conduct so pronounced in the House.

While the Union Senator refused to cast a vote in one of the strangest and unfortunate Senatorial episodes, the Churches and the Chamber of Commerce were unequivocal in their opposition against the dangerous and unconstitutional Petrocaribe law.

The National Trade Union Congress has since publicly corrected their stance and condemned the law. They intend to embark on consulting their members to further challenge the Prime Minister’s action. This is fitting, given that it was principally the Unions and social partners who strongly advocated for the Finance and Audit Reform law. The Prime Minister has betrayed them and shown exactly how he views them and their principled stand for good governance.

As things stand three weeks after passage of Belize’s worst ever legislation, the Prime Minister has put himself above Parliament, above the Constitution and above the Courts. He has given himself unheard of power to spend five hundred million dollars without prior approval, with no accountability and without any limitations.

The Chamber has come out publicly against the law. The National Trade Union Congress has done the same. The Council of Churches has voted against it. Most media and credible talk show hosts have condemned the law.

Only the Prime Minister, his Cabinet, a few of their feeding friends including special lawyers, Dylan Reneau and someone name Jacquie Willoughby support the bad law and its outright attack on good governance and democracy.

Mr. Barrow is like the lady at the passing out parade. Only he is right and everyone else in the society is wrong.

This is not just stubbornness on the part of the Prime Minister. There has to be a real motive behind the hasty passage of such an outrageous law, involving five hundred million dollars. Of which, three hundred million dollars have been secretly taken out, spent, stolen and squandered. Done in defiance and violation of the Constitution and every regulatory oversight law of this country. Done without accountability and transparency.

On top of all this the written contract, between Belize and the esteemed Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Prime Minister Barrow has been violating the clear requirement that the funds be used to uplift the people of Belize.

The Prime Minister is using some of the money to uplift his political campaign and in so doing he is subverting the democratic process as well.

Mr. Prime Minister where have all those millions gone?

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Cop charged for rape of 14 yr. old Continued from page 4 her a ride home and she got on the motorcycle, but instead of taking her home Casimiro allegedly took her by the sea behind the Finca Solana housing area where he had sexual intercourse with her against her will.

The minor was taken to the hospital where she was examined and found to have been carnally known. She has identified PC Casimiro as the perpetrator and he was charged with rape.

Checks carried out on Casimiro have revealed that he was under investigation for similar allegations seven years ago. In September 2008, a female person reported to the Police that she had been raped by Casimiro who was posted at the time as the officer in charge of the Spanish Lookout substation. The

Facey Barrow does not want Audrey in Union meeting

Belize City, April 22, 2015 Prime Minister Dean Barrow is a facey man. Thinking he has Union leaders on “strings” the way he had the former NTUCB President, he has asked for a meeting with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, but has reportedly demanded that Audrey Matura-Shepherd not be allowed to attend.

Barrow wants to meet with Union leaders to scold them about their position on the Petrocaribe Loan Act, known as the Barrow Law. The NTUCB has condemned the law passed and approved in a rush on March 27th. It has agreed with the People’s United Party, the Chamber of Commerce and other activists that the law is retrograde and attempts to arbitrarily validate the Government’s wrongdoing – borrowing and spending millions of dollars without getting approval from the National Assembly.

Barrow apparently wants an audience with the Union leaders to soften their position, but he doesn’t want the fiery Audrey there. He has a very serious problem. Audrey is not just a bystander in all of this. She is the President of the Christian Worker’s Union and also the elected 2nd Vice President of the NTUCB. How then could the NTUCB hold a meeting with the PM and leave Audrey out? Nonsense.

In interviews with the media today, Audrey said that she believes the PM doesn’t want her there because he knows she would expose him and his bad law.

Audrey also expressed concern about the attempts made to divide the Union leaders. Last week both Dylan Reneau and Jacqueline Willoughby (known UDP sympathizers) have interfered in the affairs of the NTUCB, in an attempt to attack Audrey and defend the spineless Union Senator Ray Davis who abstained from voting against the Bill instead of opposing. Both Reneau and Willoughby were loud proponents of the Finance and Audit Act back in 2005, so it is interesting to see them defending positions that endorse the UDP’s abuse of the law.

woman claimed that Casimiro took her out of her workplace, a bar in the community if Duck Run I, on the allegation that a report had been lodged against her at his station and that he must accompany her.

Thinking it was related a situation that had occurred weeks earlier, the female person went with Casimiro but claimed that she was taken to an unnamed streets in the Spanish Lookout Community where he began fondling her private parts and then pulled down his pants and attempted to have sexual intercourse with her against her will.

It is not clear what happened to that case, but for the present allegations the Commissioner of Police has interdicted Casimiro pending the results of the trial.

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FIRED FOR MAJOR EMBEZZLEMENT Belize City, April 22, 2015 Nasley Sommerville, who has been at the center of an investigation into the fleecing of hundreds thousands of dollars from the Southern Regional Hospital’s Maternal and Child health program, was terminated by the Public Services Commission on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015.

Sommerville, who was the Administrator of the hospital, had been on suspension with half pay since October of 2013 when evidence of the missing monies was detected by the Auditor General. The Auditor General had conducted a surgical review of the Hospital and found that 189 cheques were disbursed improperly, leading to the embezzlement of over $366,000.

The Auditor General also found that during the timespan in which the monies went missing, from January 2010 to September 2013, there was ZERO check and balance by anyone at the Ministry of

Health. The Ministry of Health’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter Allen, was asleep at the wheels and failed to carry out his duties of properly monitoring the accounts at the hospital.

The CEO has also not requested that the Police carry out a criminal investigation into wrongdoing.

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Cordel Shuts Down Mark King Belize City, April 22, 2015 The UDP losing candidate in Lake Independence Mark King should be investigated by the Police Department for being in possession of possible fraudulent land documents.

King has a land title for block 45 of parcel 61 situated just behind the Charles Bartlett Hyde “Complex” building in the Lake Independence area.

But like many, many instances of land fraud and hustling that have occurred under the UDP Government where land papers are issued for properties that already have owners, this land in question was already privately owned by a community group in Lake Independence.

It was purchased by the Lake Independence Action Committee as far back as 2007 at a value of $20,000. The land even has a building erected on it, which was financed by fundraising efforts but was destroyed by fire months before the 2008 election.

On Tuesday morning, in one of his mad tirades, King lost his few senses and sent a demolition crew to the area in an attempt to bulldoze the building and claim the land. He told the media that he was “in possession” of a title for the same land which was given by the UDP Government to the “UDP Lake Independence Committee” in October 2014.

King’s claim that he is in possession of the so-called title documents warrants

Information System not identify the land as private property?

On March 19, 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources had issued a press release alerting the public that there was an outbreak of fake land titles. Interestingly, it warned, “the laws of Belize are very clear on the perpetration of fraudulent land transactions, which are considered serious criminal offences for both the perpetrators and their accomplices”.

Let us then see how the law deals with Mark King and his documents. In any other scenario, if someone Evidence of payment for the legit land title held by the tries to appropriate land Lake Independence Action Committee with false documents that person would be immediately criminally charged for Uttera full investigation by authorities. How ing a False Document. So why is Mark did the UDP politician obtain this “title” King not being interviewed by authorities for land that is already privately owned? regarding the land documents he has?

Who processed the land documents?

Unlike the UDP’s Channel 7 which Who approved the title at the Ministry of treated the story as if it’s just a game of Lands? And how could the trusted Land

07 7 who has the most recent document, to us at the BELIZE TIMES this case is serious business. Serious because the UDP Ministers have been manipulating Belize as if it was their personal fiefdom – jostling for land all over the country and sharing out pieces to their friends and families. Gaspar Vega, the Minister of Lands, is himself guilty of this.

Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s declaration in 2008 that he would begin to “quitar” the people’s land came into full effect, and many poor and defenceless landowners including farmers have had their land taken away with no compensation or even an apology.

This game being played by the UDP and Mark King is more evidence of the stinking corruption that has taken over the Ministry of Lands. It is indeed as PM Barrow said to Belizean Americans in Los Angeles, “a hotbed of corruption” for which according to the Lands Commissioner Wilbert Vallejos “only God can help”.

Thank goodness the Lake Independence Action Committee and the residents of Lake Independence have a champion in PUP Standard Bearer Cordel Hyde who stood up and stopped King’s madness.

“King is a crazy man. Listen, there is a right way and wrong way of doing things. Our people are here to say that they have to follow the rules. We have to do things the right way. You can’t come here to strong anybody’s things.

You can’t bully nobody like that,” Cordel stated.

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Corozal Methodist wins softball nationals Belize City, April 17, 2015 The Corozal Methodist School boys defeated the Independence Primary School team 6-2 to win the national primary school softball championships at “Hostel” football field on Racoon Street on Friday, April 17.

The Corozal boys won collecting 2 hits off Vince Garbutt’s pitching.

He also walked 9 batters, allowing 6 runs.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place win-

ners were presented team trophies and individual medals, and Corozal’s pitcher Dale Centeno won the Most Valuable Player award, with 4 wins, 11 strikeouts and scoring 3 runs.

In 3rd place, the Crooked Tree boys won 8-6 against the Camalote boys. The Crooked Tree hitters got 5 hits of Jamal Orellano’s pitching.

He also walked 3 batters, allowing 8 runs.

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Crooked Tree boys

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Crooked Tree Gov’t School girls win national softball champs Belize City, April 17, 2015 The Crooked Tree Government School held down the Camalote Village St Jude RC School team to a 2-1 game to take the softball championships trophy on Friday, April 17.

Camalote’s pitcher, Leonie Aldana, walked 10 batters, allowing Ashanti Gillett and Charise Quiros to score in the 1st inning, and only Waynise Jones scored for Camalote.

3rd place went to the Independence girls who won 5-1 against the Corozal girls.

Chelsey Hinds had given up 3 hits, allowing Gladys Martinez, Damiane Longsworth, Diana Ochoa, Michaelyn Logan and Karla Flores to score for Independence.

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners with team trophies and individual medals, and Crooked Tree pitcher Charise Quiros won the Most Valuable player award with 4 wins, and scoring 6 runs.

Leonie Aldana struck out 18 batters

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St. Jude Camalote girls

Independence girls

Earl “Bolo” Johnson, Leon “Bigs” Williams & Winston Pratt, boxed out Puppy Leslie Belize City, April 17, 2015 The Yellow Pages Hurricanes, Dangriga Warriors and NO Limit are all in the hunt for the 4th spot in the National Elite Basketball League playoffs.

The Hurricanes posted their 3rd win with an 83-81 upset of the defending champs, the San Pedro Tigersharks, before a packed house at the Belize Elementary auditorium on Friday night.

Winston “Air Jun” Pratt led the Hurricanes with 24 points and 4 rebounds, while Brian “Brybo” White scored 19 points and 7 reContinued on page 11

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Mundialito kicks off!!

Belize City, April 18, 2015 The 2015 SMART Mundialito annual football competition kicked off with 12 teams playing 6 games at the Yabra field last Saturday, April 18.

In Game 1, the defending champs City Boys Juniors and subchamps, Ladyville Rising Stars, drew nil-zip.

In Game 2, the 2x Mundialito champs Brown Bombers drew nilzip with the Collet Strikers.

In Game 3, the Face of Belize FC bombed Mahogany Heights FC 3-1, with Jose Zetina scoring first for Face of Belize and Heights’ Curtis August Jr equalizing 1-1 before the half. After the break tiny Sanja Pitts Jr. scored Face of Belize 2nd goal, and Ajani Vaughn scored Face

of Belize 3rd goal.

In Game 4, the Young Warriors, coached by former Juventus franchise owner, Daniel Fabro, drew nil-zip with Carlston FC. In Game 5, No. 10 Jaheed Baptist scored the winning goal for Hattieville Youth FC’s 1-0 win over London Strikers, coached by Wilhelm “Landon” White Sr. In Game 6, No.9 D’jon Canelo scored the winning goal for Ladyville Jaguars, coached by Michael “Wataplat” Flowers, to win 1-0 over Third World, coached by former Kremandala striker Dion “Pussy” Flowers.

The tournament continues with six more games at Yabra on Saturday, April 25.

The Smart Mundialitos has had to hold its games at the Yabra Football field as the National Sports Council has not made the MCC Garden available for Mundialito.

Lawnie Leslie tackles Anthony Usher

Hurricanes, Dangriga Warriors & No Limit vie for NEBL basketball playoffs spot Continued from page 10 bounds.

Darwin “Puppy” Leslie led the Tigersharks’ scoring with 24 points and 5 rebounds.

The game was down to 9 seconds when Leslie was fouled and stepped to the charity stripe to score 2 free throws and tie the ball game 81-81, possibly sending the game into overtime. The Hurricanes had possession and inbounded to Leon “Biggs” Williams, whose shot beat the buzzer for the 83-81 win!

The Dangriga Warriors also upset the Belmopan Red Taigaz to post their 4th win: 78-70 at the Stann Creek Ecumenical auditorium on Friday. Edgar Mitchell led the Warriors with 22 points, Brandon Flowers added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Daniel Nolberto hit 12 points.

Tyrell Eskridge and Farron Louriano scored 17 points apiece for the Red Taigaz while Stephen “Muerte” Williams added 12 points.

At the Orange Walk Multi-Purpose complex, Belize City No Limit also posted an 89-72 win against the Orange Walk Running Rebels.

The competition continues at the UB gymnasium on Thursday, where the Red Taigaz will host Belize City No Limit. The Dangriga Warriors take on the Cayo Western Ballaz at the Sacred Heart College auditorium on Friday, and the Hurricanes host Running Rebels at the Belize Elementary auditorium.

Bombers’ Jovaun Ramos strikes

Belize in the XVI Senior and V Junior Central American and Caribbean Karate Championship

Tigersharks’ James Milton scored 18pts

Tariq Middleton defends Ashton Edwards

April 17, 2015 A contingent from the Belize Karate Federation, led by Sensei Herman Pastor Jr. is currently in San Salvador, El Salvador participating in the XVI Senior and V Junior Central American and Caribbean Karate Championships. The competition started on Thursday, 16th April, where a total of 13 countries and 350 athletes are participating.

Belize is being represented by Caylon Dyck, 12-13yrs category, Individual Kata (Form) and +50 kilograms Kumite (Sparring), Ceasar Dyck, 15-16yrs Individual Kata and -76 kilograms Kumite and Henry Friesen, Senior category, -67 kilograms kumite.

On Thursday, 16th April, Caylon Dyck, Belizean Cadet, kata Champi-

on, won a bronze medal in kata, by defeating Guatemalan Champion, Jose Calderon in the first round of competition, and thereafter defeating Salvadoran, Emmanuel Mendoza to secure a bronze medal after losing to the Central American and Caribbean 12/13yrs Kata Champion, Colombian, Sergio Delgado.

Ceasar Dyck competed in the 16-17yrs, -76 kilograms Individual Kumite, while Henry Friesen competed in the Senior, -67 kilograms Individual Kumite on April 17th and 18th.

Sensei Herman Pastor Jr. also sits on the Executive Committee of the Central American and Caribbean Karate Confederation as a VicePresident, who was re-elected to post in November, 2014.

L-R: Henry Freisen, Ceasar Dyck, Caylon Dyck and Herman Pastor Jr.

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BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. Scotiabank (Belize) Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties Orange Walk Town and Corozal Town at the dates and times below: ON Wednesday 29th April, 2015 at the time and place below: AT 8:00 a.m. on site

AT 9:30 a.m. on site

is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 2154sft. The same is occupied as a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining ,living room & laundry room areas. House is fully tiled, secured, plastered and painted on both the inside & outside. Building #2 is a small one bedroom structure, tiled, plastered and painted with gross floor area of 272sft. Lot is fenced. Being the Freehold property of James Moreira

WALK TOWN REG SECT BLOCK 1, Located Corner Guanacaste Street, Louisana Farm West, Orange Walk Town.

Holding 2 bedrooms one bath, living dinin and kitchen area. Property for Fernando & Emilia Ayuso.

AT 2:00 p.m. on site

AT 11:30 a.m. on site All that piece or parcel of land being the Northern portion, of Lot No. 240 situate in Otro Benque, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Located at LOT # 240, CORNER PHILLIP GOLDSON STREET AND BELMOPAN STREET, O/WALK TOWN. Holding a bungalow house with 2 bedroom, one bath/living/ kitchen. Fee simple of Margarita Rivas Ayuso

AT 8:30 a.m. on site ALL THOSE LOTS, PARCELS OR PIECES OF LAND, BEING BLOCK 4 PARCELS 1127,1128,1129,1130 & 1131 ORANGE WALK TOWN REG SECTION being the Freehold properties of Jems Quality Imports

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 284/1, TRIAL FARM REG. SECTION BLOCK 4, O/WALK. Property contains 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, Living and kitchen area. Property for Lisandro Vargas

AT 11:45 a.m. on site

ALL that piece or parcel property being Block 4 Parcel 923 Orange Walk Town Registration Section, Orange Walk District containing 551.338 square meters as shown on R.I.M. Subject Property is located along Santa Clara Street between San Narciso and San Francisco Street two storey concrete/wooden.

Main level: 3 bedrooms, laundry room, 1 bath, dining, living, kitchen. Second level: 1 bedroom and 1 full bath being the Freehold property of Everind Perez.

AT 2:30 a.m. on site

AT 10:00 a.m. on site ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 558.466sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 287 ORANGE WALK REGISTRATION SECTION. The Subject Building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 1200sft. The same is occupied as a 1 large bedroom, 1 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas. House is fully tiled, plastered and painted on both the interior and exterior. Fee Simple Property of Ramiro Custodio

AT 9:00 a.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being lot 219 situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town being the Freehold property of Mario Navarette.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1040.4 s. m. being Block 4 Parcel 12 Trial Farm Reg Sec. Land with structure the freehold of Ismael Teck.

AT 10:30 a.m. on site

AT 1:00 p.m. on site

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcel 421 Orange Walk Town Registration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 711.11 square yards as shown on R.I.M Subject property is located in front of the B.S.I. football field.

Property belongs to Amory Jacobs

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcel 3252/1 Louisiana Farm Area.Located at Lot No. 1119 Louisiana Farms Layout, Orange Walk District. Land containing 464.454 Sq M. Building is an elevated concrete structure with a floor area of 600 sft. 3 bedroom, 1bath, ktichen, dining and living room area being Leashold property of Alva & Alfonso Ayuso.

AT 11:00 a.m. on site ALL THOSE (2) pieces or parcels of land together comprising 1116.932sm being BLOCK 4 PARCELS 313 & 314 ORANGE WALK REGISTRATION SECTION. The subject building is a 2 story ferro-concrete structure with a gross floor area of 3325sft of which includes 1307sft open space and 2018sft is living area. The ground floor hosts 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with kitchen/dining and living room areas. Second floor is used as a family/entertainment room. Ricardo Villanueva.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 627.220sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 640 TRIAL FARM REGISTRATION SECTION. The Subject Lot hosts 2 structures. Building #1 (main residence)

AT 1:30 p.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel being lot # 101, LUSIANA FARM WEST WHICH IS NOW PARCEL # 3939, ORANGE

All that piece or parcel of land being lot No.72 situate at the corner of Evelyn & St. Peter Street,Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Being Block 4 Parcel 1618 Orange Walk TownRegistration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 479.3 square meters. The subject building is a 2 storey concrete structure. Main level having 8 bedrooms, 1 part-bath,and living area. 2nd level 3 bedrooms,2 full bath, family room, laundry room, living, dining and kitchen. THE LOWER FLOOR IS USED AS DOCTOR’S OFFICE THE UPPER AS RESIDENCE. BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD STATE being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro Continued on page 13

NOEL J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com

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Continued from page 12

AT 3:00 p.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 567.75sm being Parcel 2053 Block 4 Orange Walk Town -Lot No.149 situate on Asuncion Street, Orange Walk Town as shown on a Plan of Survey Book No.7, Folio 12. The subject building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 844sft. 4 bedroom, bathroom kitchen/ dining and living room areas. Property of Allan Heredia

THE BELIZE TIMES At 10:00 p.m. on site

ALL THAT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 1550/1, ANN GABOUREL REG .SECTION, BLOCK 4, ORANGE WALK TOWN. LOCATED JUST OFF THE YO CREEK STREET MAIN ARTERY. Building is 580 SFT with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living dining and kitchen area.

Lease hold property of Flotida Zac

TRICT AND CONTAINING 522.563 SQUARE METERS. Subject property is located along Goff Street which is the last street before reaching the Dr. George Farm It is the third parcel on the eastern side of the street It ends at the People’s Stadium in a dead end.

Development consists of a 36.5 by 38.5 split level. curtilage is concrete. Main level, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bath, living, dining and kitchen area.Second level, 2 bedroos, 1 bath, and living area. One upper room needs to be completed.

Chury’s Store

AT 1:30 a.m. on site

At 10:30 a.m. on site

At 4:00 p.m. on site ALL THAT piece or parcel being Being Block 4 Parcel 4225 Orange Walk Town Registration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 522.534 square meters. Parcel is vacant mowed regularly. Fee Simple property of Benedicto Ramos ALL THAT piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcel 90 san Jose Palmar Registration Section and containing 1127.3 square meters as shown on R.I.M. Development consists of a 32 feet by 37 feet concrete building with a verandah in front and open verandah beside. Holding 2 bedrooms, bath/living/dining/kitchen.

Fee Simple for Naila Trejo.

On Thursday 30th April, 2015 at time and place mention below: AT 9:00 a.m. on site

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 1803, ANN GABOUREL REG. SECTION BLOCK 4, ORANGE WALK being Ann Gabourel Registration Section Block 4 parcel 1803 Laura D Cuello.

AT 9:30 a.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 348.33sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 1473 ANN GABOUREL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located at #49 Yo Creek & San Joaquin St., Orange Walk Town. The Subject Building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 1971sft, including open area. The same serves as a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas.

House was originally constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2011. House is 50% tiled, plastered and painted. There is also a second structure within the lot that is currently used as a store room.

Property of Edison & Rosita Johnson.

At 11:00 p.m. on site

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Block 4 Parcel 1493 Ann Gabourel Registration Section, Orange Walk District, Orange Walk Town and containing 416.67 square yards as shown on R.I.M. Subject property is located in the Marcus Canul Area along San Felipe Street 5 blocks north of San Andres Street being the 4th parcel from the junction of Yo Creek and San Felipe Street on the southern side of the street. Rosalba Rosado.

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At 2:30 p.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 452.01sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 1422 ANN GABOUREL REGISTRATION SECTION, Orange Walk District. Fee Simple property for Marco Yama

AT 3:30 P.M. IN FRONT SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. Orange Walk Branch on Thursday 30th April, 2015

ALL that piece or parcel Being Block 1 Parcels 228, 229, 230, 231 San Estevan Registration Section. Land measuring 657.1 sm, 710.8 sm, 641.7sm, & 729 sm respectively in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk. 39 x 39 feet Concrete bungalow structure: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, lkitchen, dining and living room. There is also an open shed, which is used as an additional kitchen & washing area. Being the Freehold property of Wilber & Erica Vega.

Lease property being lot no. 309 Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District, containing 1200.467 sqyds Two storey concrete structure; 2400 sqft Main: 1 living, dining, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 bath rooms,laundry room Second Level - 80% completed: 1 living room, dining, kitchen , full bath, 4 bed rooms being the Leashold property of Primitivo Chan

ALL that piece or parcel Being Block 1 Parcels 485 & 486 San Estevan Village Lots Layout, Orange Walk and containing 1,084.1 square meters (parcel 485) and 1018.6 square meters (parcel 486) respectively.

Land only Property of Amelio Cansino ALL that piece or parcel of land being Block 4 Parcel 1946 Orange Walk Townmeasuring 1199.638 sq yds. being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro.

AT 11:45 a.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcel 1250 Ann Gabourel Registration Section, Orange Walk Town and containing 545.03 square yards located at the end of San Martin Street. Vacant Land being the Freehold property of Danny Duran

ALL THAT piece or parcel being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 1444 ORANGE WALK TOWN REGISTRATION SECTION, ORANGE WALK DIS-

ALL that piece or parcel of land being BLOCK 1 PARCEL 499 SAN ESTEVAN REGISTRATION SECTION in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk Town. Land measuring 461.9 S.M. Building:Concrete bungalow house with 3 bedrooms, full bath, living, Dining, Kitchen Area and laundry room. Being the Freehold property of Eudaldo & Macaria Patt.

Fee Simple Property BEING PARCELS 157 AND 158, DOUGLAS REG. SECTION BLOCK 1, ORANGE WALK. LOT 158 CONTAINS 1045.159 S.M. AND IS THE CORNER LOT ON ROADSIDE. LOT 157 CONTAINS 1040.57 SQ. METERS AND IS THE INSIDE LOT FOR WHICH THE STREET IS NOT YET OPENED. BOTH LOTS ARE PRESENTLY IN ITS NATURAL STATE. Property of Erica Cabral Continued on page 14

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Fee Simple Property Being Block 4 Parcel 523 Indian Hill East Registration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 2201.267 square meters. Parcel is situated approximately 100 meters east of the O/Walk bypass and the San Estevan junction in a private sub-division along Petville Area San Estevan Road Orange Walk. Vacant land being the freehold property of Roberto Santos

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 37 Doulas Rural Registration Section, Orange Walk District.

Containing 19.59 acres being the Freehold property of Teodocio Chuc

All That or piece of parcel being Lot No. 475 situated in Trial Farm Village Extension, Orange District now declared as Trial Farm Block 4 Parcel 87/1. The Subject Lot hosts an incomplete concrete structure with an approximate floor area of 700sft. Leasehold for Jaime Cocom

ALL That piece or parcel being Parcel 188 Block 1 San Jose/San Pablo Village.

Containing a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of approximately 700sft. Holding 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living/kitchen area.Being the Freehold property of Otilio Cacerez & Macedonia Chi.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 20acres being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 65 DOUGLAS RURAL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located in San Jose/San Pablo Village being the Freehold property of Vicente Escalante.

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Parcel 206/1 Block 1 Miller’s Bight Registration Section containing 36.7 acres being the leashold property of Apolonio Ramirez.

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Parcel 15 Block 1 Douglas Rural Registration Section being the Freehold property of Allen Development/ Fredi Patt.

AT 9:30 a.m. on site

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 282, situated at No. 96 5th Street North, Corozal Central, Corozal Town, Land measuring 669.91 SqYds, Building - Concrete bungalow structure containing 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, kitchen, living room, dining room, and office being the Freehold property of Froylan & America Gilharry.

2015

AT 11:00 a.m. on site

ALL that lot, parcel or piece of land, being Parcel No. 2163, Corozal North Registration Section, Block 1, Corozal.

Located in PORT SAUL AREA. Holding a bungalow concrete house with 2 bedroom, one bath, living/dining/ kitchen area. Land Measuring Approx 575.52 SQ YDS. Being the Freehold property of Roque & Maria Martinez.

At 11:30 a.m. on site

At 10:00 a.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 428/1 SAN JOSE/ SAN PABLO REGISTRATION SECTION containing 1646.7 square meters being the Leasehold property of Miguel Briceno.

ON MONDAY 4th May, 2015 at Corozal Town at the following time and Place:

AT 8:30 a.m. on site ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 975.376sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 354 SAN JOSE PALMAR REGISTRATION SECTION. The Subject Building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 520sft. It is 85% complete with roof, internal and external walls complete as of May 2014. Plumbing and electrical are pending. House is designed to be occupied as a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas upon completion. Free simple property of DIAMANTINA P QUIROA

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 1844/1 COROZAL NORTH REG SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL. THE HOUSE MEASURES 37’ X 35’. IT IS A 4 BEDROOM FULLY CONCRETE AND TILED on the Main floor and on the 2nd floor is 25’ X 35’ [875 SQ.FT. being the freehold property of Enrique J. Romero

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ALL that piece or parcel of land being PARCEL # 1077, BLOCK 1 COROZAL NORTH REGISTRATION SECTION. Located on Narcist St. Alta Mira Area, Corozal Town. CONCRETE 2 -BEDROOM, BUNGALOW WELLING HOUSE WITH GAGLE STYLE ZINC ROOFING. MEASURES 20 FEET X 20 FEET PLUS AN ANNEX 9FEET X 5 FEET PART BATHROOM being the Freehold property Keith Nugent.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 31 Block 1, PARAISO/ SANTA RITA REGISTRATION SECTION. Building:2 ½ storey with 5,013 sq. ft. with Main:- 2,294 sq. ft 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Second:- 2,077 sq. ft. 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Third:-642 sq. ft. and is used as an additional living room space being the freehold of Ramesh Buxani Co Ltd

AT 1:00 p.m. on site

AT 10:30 a.m. on site ALL that piece or parcel of land being Parcel 2157/1 Block 1 in Corozal North situate in Hall’s Layout, College Road, Corozal Town Land - 727.06 sqyds, Building 47.5ft x 32.5ft-split level concrete house, Main level holds 5 bedrooms, 2 full bath, 1 kitchen and living room. Second level 2 bedrooms and a storage area.

There is also a 13ft x 15 ft single building in the yard being the leasehold property of Ezekiel Gilharry.

At 9:00 a.m. on site

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Corozal Central Registration Section Block 1 Parcel 278, located at No. 8th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District. Land - 505.33 sq yds. Building - One single storey bungalow house with 1 bedroom, 1 bath, living, dining and kitchen area. The original house is 21 X 31 fully complete, with an extension that is considered 40% completed and measuring 17 X 31 being the freehold of Abimael & Monica Catch.

ALL that piece or parcel being Parcel 62 Block 1 COROZAL CENTRAL REG. SECTION. Located at No 3. 4th Ave Corozal Town. Building is FULLY CONCRETE, DWELLING COMPRISING OF A PARTIAL BASEMENT WHICH CREATES A TWO-STOREY. Measuring aprox. 1800 sq ft. Property of Albertico Gongora Continued on page 15

NOEL J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com

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Continued from page 14

At 1:30 p.m. on site

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 1450/1 CONSEJO ROAD S.E REG SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL District being the Leasehold of Jose Cawich

AT 2:00 p.m. on site

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 675.348sm being BLOCK 1 PARCEL 1774 COROZAL NORTH REGISTRATION SECTION. Located in Paraiso Village, Corozal District.

The Subject Building is a one storey ferroconcrete structure with a gross floor area of 1804sft, attached to the building are also 2 open area garage with a floor area of 942sft total. The same is occupied as a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas. House is fully tiled, and 75% secured with burglarbars. Fee Simple Property of Roberto Tun

THE BELIZE TIMES AT 3:30 P.M. IN FRONT OF SCOTIABANK (Belize) LTD. Corozal Town Branch

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 682 Libertad Village Registration Section, Corozal District Land: 10,811.87 s. y Building is a two storey concreted dwelling - Main level contain 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, kitchen, dining, living and laundry room, Second level is incomplete. According to the owner it has been sub-divided into 4 large lots. There is also a thatch house on the property a open trench that may have been initial work for a swimming pool. Being the Freehold property of Herman Botes.

ALL that piece or parce being Block 3 Parcel 614 Sarteneja Registration Section, Corozal District. Vacant land measuring 1106.8 s.m. being the Freehold property of Juan Perez.

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 28,CAROLINA CALCUTTA REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL containing 907.43 SQUARE YARDS. THE PROPERTY IS IN KEN’S LAYOUT, AN EXPANSION OF XAIBE VILLAGE AND IS FIVE LOTS OFF THE MAIN ROAD. Building is a one storey concrete structure with 1 bath, living dining and kitchen area. Property is designed for more bedrooms but is not complete. Fee simple property of Valentin Nicholas

Fee Simple Property being PARCEL # 552, LIBERTAD VILLAGE REG. SECTION BLOCK # 1, Corozal District, Belize. THE PROPERTY IS A BIG AND LONG LOT containing 1799.63 S.. IT IS DEVELOPED WITH 2 HOUSES. THE 1ST HOUSE IS A TWO-STOREY WOODEN AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITH 5 BEDROOMS, 1 FULL BATH, KITCHEN, DINING AND LIVING. IT MEASURES ABOUT 2100 SQ. FEET. WHILE THE 2ND AT THE BACK IS WOODEN WITH A CONCRETE, BACK ADDITION WHICH GIVES IT SORT OF AN L - SHAPED and HAS ABOUT 1300 SQ. FEET. IT HAS 3 BEDROOMS LIVING DINING AND KITCHEN. PROPERTY OF EMILIO & MELVA SARMIENTO (EMILA & BALDOMINIO MONTEJO)

ALL THAT piece or parcel being PARCEL 539/1,SANTA CLARA/ SAN ROMAN REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL being the leasehold property of George Moralez.

All that piece or parcel containing 1.17 Acres being lot 5 situate approx 10 1/2 Miles On the Belize Corozal Road.

Land Only being the freehold property of Noguera Sugarcane Derivatives ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 57/1, BUENA VISTA REG. SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL. Containing Approximately 1310.6 S.Y. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NEAR CENTRALLY LOCATED LOT IN THE VILLAGE AND TWO STREETS PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN HIGHWAY.Holding a two storey concrete building: main level has 1 bed room, living and dining area. Second level has 3 bedrooms, living, dining and kitchen area. Leasehold property for Florencia Pott

NOEL J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com

AT 3:00 on site

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 1710, COROZAL NORTH REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL. CONTAINING 555.6 SQ YARDS. It IS LOCATED ON CACAO STREET HALLS LAYOUT. THE BUILDING IS FULLY CONCRETE, TILED AND BURGULAR BARRED with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living/dining/kitchen. Freehold property of Sylvestre Chi.

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All that piece or parcel containing 639.4 Square Meters, being Registration Section Grants Land Block 1 Parcel 322/1 Copper Bank, Corozal District. The property is appraised under the assumption of good marketable title in fee simple volume 28 of 2002. The property in review has a single family bungalow residence with a gross square footage of 980 sq ft at ground floor and 260 sq ft at first floor and land 639.4 S.M. being the freehold property of Sarah Cobb

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For Sale

By Order of the

For Sale

By Order of the

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 Mortgage made the 16th day of September, 2008 between AGATHA GORDON and ANTHONY MOORE of #8416 Hyde Street, Belize City, Belize, of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 42 of 2008 at Folios 271 – 342, 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.

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 Mortgage made the 4th day of February, 1999 between ANGELA LAMMEY of 2326 New Site Area, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 4 of 1999 at Folios 209 – 232, 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. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate near Mile 12 on the Northern Highway, Belize District, Belize and is a portion of a 20.069 acre parcel of land more particularly delineated on Plan 147 of 1985 the piece or parcel of land is Lot No. 41 on a Plan of Survey of Subdivision prepared by Henry D. Flowers, Land Surveyor and registered at the Lands Department, Belmopan in register 2 Entry 3964 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 16th day of April, 2015.

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

For Sale

By Order of the 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 Mortgage made the 20th day of October, 2010 between GERALD WALTER PETERS of Del Oro Site, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 32 of 2010 at Folios 285 – 312, 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. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being a portion of Lot No. 66 comprising of 722.193 Square Meters situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 462 of 2010 dated 8th September, 2010 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 462 of 2010 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 16th day of April, 2015.

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

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. SCHEDULE ALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 1533 situate along the Stann Creek Valley Road, Rivas Estate, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, and bounded as follows:- On the Northeast for 15.237 Meters by the Stann Creek Valley Road; On the Southeast for 26.997 Meters by a creek; On the Southwest for 15.353 Meters by Lot No. 1538; On the Northwest for 29.035 meters by Lot No. 1532; containing 509.34 Square Yards as shown on Plan No. 1670 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 16th day of April, 2015.

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

For Sale

By Order of the 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 Mortgage made the 22nd day of December, 1986 between SELVIN DAVIS and MATILDA DAVIS of Sand Hill Village, Belize District, of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 12 of 1986 at Folios 21 – 42, 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. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being a portion of Block No. 1132 situate at Mile 19 on the Belize-Corozal Road in the Belize District of British Honduras granted to the said Egbert Nathan Laign by the Crown on the 15th June 1960 and more particularly delineated and described on Plan No. 7 of 1960 signed by James A. Waight, Director of Surveys and bounded as follows:- On the North 500 yards or thereabouts by land the property of the said Egbert Nathan Laing, on the South 500 yards or thereabouts by land the property of the said Egbert Nathan Laing, on the East 75 yards by the Belize-Corozal Road, TOGETHER with buildings thereon.

DATED this 16th day of April, 2015.

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

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getting hotter

By G. Michael Reid In a meeting held in Los Angeles in October of 2013 with Belizeans in the Diaspora, Prime Minister Dean Barrow referred to the Ministry of Natural Resources as “another hotbed of corruption.” Interesting that he should have used the word “another” since just about every department in every ministry of this government is riddled by this “wrong and distasteful” way of conducting business.

Just last week news broke of improprieties at the Treasury Department where certain employees had pilfered monies adding up to well over a half of million dollars. When confronted with the revelation, Mr. Barrow flippantly dismissed it as “just a few people doing this and that”. The Prime Minister is very good at what he does, but what he does is not a good thing. The man is well trained in the art of sophistry and can make serious transgressions seem trivial.

Look how easily he was able to downplay the egregious actions of Elvin Penner, predicting from the very start that nothing would come of it.

“Factual guilt and not criminal guilt” was how he explained it and true to word, Penner walked free and is still laughing all the way to the bank. Then there was Edmund Castro, who twice was fired from a post that he never held; the first time for reportedly involving himself in land scams. We were told by the Prime Minister, and this is continually repeated in the media, that both Penner and Castro were fired from Cabinet as a consequence of their transgressions. Notwithstanding that Section 44 of the Constitution of Belize specifically states that a Minister of State “… shall not be a member of Cabinet but may attend Cabinet meetings upon the invitation of the Prime Minister.” Both Penner and Castro were Ministers of State and therefore not members of Cabinet. To fire them from a position that they never held is no punishment at all.

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pears most prevalent is in the Lands Department. We hear constant complaints from individuals who, thinking they own land and who religiously pay their taxes, find that someone else has been given a title to said same piece of land. The Pickwoods are still in court fighting for their land after it was sold under questionable circumstances to no less than the son and mother of the former CEO of the Lands Department.

Every so often when a scandal breaks and some fraudulent case gets exposed, we hear about things being done to correct the problems but things just get increasingly worse. In April of 2014, three senior employees of the Lands Department came under scrutiny and were supposedly set to be fired. That is of course, until it was learned that two to them were actually nephews of the Minister of Lands himself.

Interestingly enough, during the

ted that he freely gave government lands to family members and spoke as if these lands were actually his. When asked about land given to his daughter, Vega said, “I gave my daughter 2 house lots and 10 acres piece of farm land. I don’t think there is anything wrong”. Vega then admitted “I’ll tell you what I gave German Ignacio Vega. I gave him 65 acres to Karen Vega, I still say German Vega because that’s his wife and I gave him 135 acres of land in the Carmelita area”. Vega admitted that he also gave his brother land in San Pedro and when reminded by Jules Vasquez that “normal people have to wait in line, have to jump through hoops for years to get a piece of land,” Vega uttered his now famous line, “But Jules I am not a normal person in Belize”.

What is most interesting is that at a press conference shortly after getting elected in 2008, Prime Minister Dean Barrow informed Belizeans that this very Gasper Vega would be preparing “a register of the most flagrant instances of the corruption that took place, especially in the last days, and we will proceed thereafter, to – where anything that was on the face of it wrong, and we have the legal means to do so – revoke leases and licenses, and where titles have been given, to compulsorily acquire prop-

ish word which means ‘take away’).”

True to his word, many properties were seized but apparently while taken with one hand it was given with the other hand to cronies and family members of certain ministers of government. Little was ever done to curb the rampant corruption entrenched in that Department. In fact, things have gotten so bad lately that current Lands Commission Wilbert Vallejo confirmed that corruption was so rampant in his department “only GOD could get rid of it”. I guess we need to start praying.

There have been times when the lands given to cronies and family members of politicians are found to fall within reserved areas. This was the case with some land in Placencia that was sold for a mere pittance and when public pressure mounted, the government took back the land and paid the holder market value.

This is a regular occurrence and is not only utter stupidity but it is a blatant abuse of public funds. One has to wonder if these people don’t know what they are doing in the first place. Could this not be just a way to funnel public money to cronies and family members? Why not give back just the money that is initially paid or better yet, make whichever public official it was that brokered the deal reimburse the money as a form of penalty for his misdeed.

Bet they would think twice about running the same game again!

It is time for some serious address to corruption on a whole but in particular to on-goings there at the Lands Department.

I believe we should all heed Mark King’s advice when he warned us to get ready because it won’t be the government coming for your land, it will be the owner to whom they sell it. How long before they come for your piece of paradise?

...things have gotten so bad lately that current Lands Commission Wilbert Vallejo confirmed that corruption was so rampant in his department “only GOD could get rid of it”.

erties that these people had no legal same interview with Belizeans abroad, right to obtain; we will, in a word that the Prime Minister informed his audidare I say, proceed to ‘quitar’ (Spanence that “the difficulty is that these people are public officers, and constitutionally, they have tenure, so you Notice is hereby given that the Companies listed below have been dissolved can’t get rid and duly struck off the IBC Register as follows: of them”. How then could NAME OF COMPANY Date of Dissolution Gasper Vega get rid of so ALIFOR UNITED S.A. 03-Mar-15 many people 03-Mar-15 BLACKWOOD VENTURES CORP. and replace STILWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 03-Mar-15 them with his 05-Mar-15 VUBOL INVESTMENTS LTD. 05-Mar-15 MILTON OVERSEAS CORP. relatives? You RADDING UNITED S.A. 06-May-15 can’t fire peo07-Mar-15 SUNDRIO DEVELOPMENT INC. ple because HERSEY INTERNATIONAL INC. 07-Mar-15 they are cor11-Mar-15 JELENA CONSULTING INC. rupt or incom12-Mar-15 TRIPPLE SEVEN INTERNATIONAL CORP. petent but you CAPULIN BUSINESS LTD. 13-Mar-15 can fire them 17-Mar-15 NENZEL COMMERCIAL INC. because they 24-Mar-15 GRITA HOLDING S.A. belong to the BRODINE BUSINESS CORP. 24-Mar-15 wrong party?

24-Mar-15 UNIROK INTERNATIONAL LTD. In an interROLIN SECURITIES LTD. 24-Mar-15 view given to WINDBRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC. 24-Mar-15 Channel Seven 26-Mar-15 ASQUITH DEVELOPMENT INC. in August of THIERRY COMMERCIAL CORP. 26-Mar-15 2012, Minister 31-Mar-15 BELUGA MARKETING LTD. of Lands GasREAL FINANCIAL CORP. 31-Mar-15 par Vega admit-

NOTICE

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Notice is hereby given GOLDACRE INVESTMENTS, CORP. and TUMULUS PARTICIPATION CORP. both commenced dissolution on 2nd April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given BLANCA ENTERPRISES CORP. and LANTANA OVERSEAS CORP. both commenced dissolution on 7th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given DIRAL TRADING LTD. and JETWAY OFFSHORE LIMITED both commenced dissolution on 8th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given ORSVALLEY MARKETING LTD. and GUETTA INTERNATIONAL LTD. both commenced dissolution on 8th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given STAMFORD INVESTMENT CORP. commenced dissolution on 13th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given SCULLY VENTURES CORP. commenced dissolution on 14th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given HINGE INTERTRADE S.A. and WILMFRED INVEST LTD. both commenced dissolution on 15th April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given PIERCE CONSULTING INC. commenced dissolution on 21st April, 2015; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

BANDOLERO CONSULTING INC. # 59,795 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that BANDOLERO CONSULTING INC. has been dissolved as at 16th April, 2015 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

CITITRUST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registered Agent

EKS Consulting Services Ltd. # 67,237 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that EKS Consulting Services Ltd. has been dissolved as at 16th April, 2015 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

CITITRUST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registered Agent

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THINK ABOUT IT MOSE VS. MICHAELRETRO ROUNDS Since September 2012 the Prime Minister has been secretly using millions upon millions of dollars from monies out of a Petro Caribe fund. The total up to February 2015 has been a whopping $286 million. All of this is unconstitutional (Section 114 of the Constitution) and a criminal offence (Section 24, Finance and Audit Reform Act of 2010).

Caught with his pants down, the Prime Minister hastily passed a law one night on Friday 27 March 2015 to do two major things. The law is trying to legalize the Prime Minister’s illegal actions in secretly taking out millions of dollars over two years without following ANY of the procedures required by law.

The second thing the new law does is to allow the Prime Minister to continue to take out millions without getting prior approval of the National Assembly. Under his new law, the Prime Minister can take out any amount any time for any purpose and there can be no limitations on what he does. Weird but true.

The Prime Minister MAY use some of the millions for capital projects, community projects and to help the poor. He MAY, the law does not say he SHALL. Yes, it is weird but it is true. It is unlawful but he has now tried to make it lawful. It is a criminal offence but he is hoping he has decriminalized his behavior with his new law. Since 2012, each time he took out money he committed a criminal offence.

The law is called the Retro-Caribe Loan Act. Not Petro-Caribe. Retro means retrograde, going backwards, taking the country back way. It’s like the nation has been sodomized, gang-raped by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet.

As Belizeans begin to understand the enormity of what has been done they are becoming outraged. Sensing this groundswell of antagonism the Prime Minister sent forth Michael Young to defend something that cannot be defended. Michael Young is not a member of the House or the Senate. He is not a public officer or public official. He is a crony of the Prime Minister who pays him millions to do legal work for BEL and BWS, even though there are ten government lawyers at the Solicitor General’s office.

Mr. Young sees wrong when it is the P.U.P. He sees no wrong when it is the U.D.P. Having no official status Mr. Young still decided to go on public TV to help the Prime Minister cover up his illegal and criminal behavior. It is not known how much he will be paid to make a fool of himself but lawyers don’t do foolish things for free.

Mr. Young turned up on Love FM on Monday morning. For support he had the Financial Secretary with him. The Financial Secretary, a public officer, should never be instructed to go on political shows where his integrity is a cover for wrong doing and illegal behavior of the government. But Michael Young doesn’t care about that.

Mr. Young could not roll- over the hosts at Love FM. He did get in his point of view.

Incredibly, he says nothing is wrong with the law. He deliberately makes no mention of the criminal sanctions, the immoral actions and the repeated violations since September 2012. He stuck to three or four legal technicalities.

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been instructed to represent the Retro law, but no, Mr. Young wants to go ten rounds on Krem.

Round one - Young in red trunks, he comes out jumping. He puts up his left and his right. He is getting ready to throw a jab - bam! - Mose lands an upper-cut. Young drops flat on his fat butt. Camera zooms in. He looks dazed, his eyes look like dollar signs fading. He is saved by the bell.

Rounds 2 and 3 - Young throws a punch and another. He misses his target, he looks frustrated. He takes a barrage of left and right body punches from Mose. He looks weak and tired.

Rounds 4 and 5 - Young doesn’t want to come to the middle of the ring. Mose is there, relaxed and in control. Like Mayweather he signals Young to throw his best punches. Young ask the Financial Secretary to help. Financial Secretary says I am not wearing the gloves. I am a side man in between rounds.

Rounds 6 and 7 - Young throw a Moma punch, another Moma, keeps missing. The crowds are laughing. He swings widely, stumbles, fall and knocks his head. Saved by the bell, he crawls back to his corner.

Rounds 8 and 9 - The referee wants to stop the fight. Young is the shitenness fighter to enter the Krem ring. He is quarrelling with his coach and water man. He comes out and tries to clinch. Mose is not having any of that. India tells Young that he is not transparent. Fight like a man that is what you getting paid for. Young curses under his breath. Damn it, I never look so humiliated in all my life.

Round 10 - Camera shows Young’s face. Lying lips burst. Blood from the nose.

Swelling over both dollar sign eyes. Swollen jaws. Whole face puffy from the torrent of punches. Mouth appeared twisted. Avoiding Mose. Running around the ring rather than fight like a man. Running until the bell rings.

In a brief interview outside the Krem Velodrome, Young told the media the referee was biased. He said he threw plenty punches and thought he was ahead in a number of rounds. He said he couldn’t understand how the judge ruled it a unanimous decision. He accepted that he was knocked down in the eighth out of ten rounds but said he wasn’t knocked out. He said he knew the people on the Southside had never liked him so he wasn’t surprised at their hostility. He didn’t confirm if Sharon Pitts threw an egg at his face. He conceded he didn’t practice for the level of fight performed by Mose, but he won’t do a rematch.

Asked if his next fight would be Louis Wade, the Champion of Belmopan, he said it was up his boss who is well known to be a mean and petty person who holds grudge.

Asked if he would tackle Dickie on a Monday night primetime, he uttered what sounded like an expletive and hurried off in the direction of Medical Associates for medication for internal bleeding, badly wounded pride and exposure to public shame and disgrace.

As he drove off Miss Helen by a zinc fence uttered, “dah boy come from good family, a kyant andastand why he mess with the shameful Retrograde crew.”

It must be the millions Miss Helen.

WHAT U GONNA DO? “The National Trade Union Congress of Belize WISHES TO STATE CATEGORICALLY that we contend that this new law flies in the

face of ALL we stand for regarding the fiscal management of Belize’s resources.

“The NTUCB… contends that neither should any law passed to facilitate loans be in contravention of our Constitution and the Finance and Audit (Reform) Act (a legitimate offspring of the NTUCB) nor should the power of Parliament be used to confirm, validate and legitimate such violations!!”

Well brothers and sisters in the public service, teachers, managers, nurses, Christian workers unions, the Government has gone ahead and spit in your face and passed exactly such a law.

What you gonna do about it?

ANTS An ant came out from a corner, walking around, presumably looking for food. A dead woodlice was not far away. Eventually, the ant came across the woodlice. After checking and rechecking on the woodlice, the ant moved away, moving energetically. She must have been sending out signals for other ants to come. Like the equivalent of calling on her cellphone.

She did not wait for other ants. First she dragged the woodlice. Then she lifted up the woodlice and started carrying it towards the corner she came from. Soon other ants appeared. Everyone started helping in carrying the woodlice.

Ants do this all the time. They come across a cock-roach or piece of food.They don’t stop and eat their belly-full. They don’t stuff their pockets with food for themselves. They go in search of other ants to alert them of food so everyone can benefit.

This is a lesson from ants to humans.

It is not about an individual. It is about all of us.

It is not about me. It is about we.

Ants are not lazy. They are always working.

The Bible, the book with the most amount of wisdom and wonderful advice says, “Look to the ant, thou sluggard.” Meaning, learn how to cooperate with one another and don’t be lazy.

HALF MILLION STOLEN It is the amount as well as where it happened that is alarming.

The Treasury Department has become a crime scene. Reports, muddy and confusing, is that possibly five hundred thousand dollars have been pilfered at theTreasury Department.

Treasury is located physically on the first floor of the Central Bank building. Both are the responsibility of the Prime Minister who along with rookie Minister, Santi Castillo, are the Ministers of Finance. A situation similar to Godwin Hulse and Elvin Penner- two Immigration Ministers. None are responsible when anything goes wrong.

Public officers tell us that since becoming Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in 2008, there have been no reforms or improvements at any of the departments under the Prime Minister’s portfolio. The Prime Minister, it is alleged, used the Financial Intelligence Unit to get information on his opponent’s bank account figures. But in terms of seeking to make government a better functioning machinery he showed no interest and has done nothing.

The nation’s monies are kept at the Treasury and Central Bank but the Prime Minister has never once asked for a review of all physical security, accounting procedures review, or any regulatory improvements.

The Customs is a convenient example.

Customs is the portfolio responsibility of the Prime Minister. This is where the biggest amounts of stealing and hustling take place.

It is where government loses millions of dollars in revenues each month. For eight years there has been not one single strengthening

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or improvement in its old colonial ways of doing business.

Readers can remember earlier in the Prime Minister’s early “leadership” days how dozens of containers stacked with methamphetamine were passing through customs in open, broad-daylight transit. It was the US Drug Enforcement Agents who blew that one.

A known UDP crony with a history of con-artistry was publicly fingered. His name was the “importer” on the documents. Nothing came out of it.

Although that scandalous event should have triggered alarm bells, the Prime Minister ignored the warning and focused on his press conferences.

The stealing and robbery of the revenues continued unabated. Every crooked importer in Belize can save huge amounts of cash by avoiding payment of custom duties. This also allows them to make a killing as their profits soar by selling items for which they pay little or no taxes on. Eight years of raking in millions this way. No wonder they live like little Caesars.

No wonder they support the Prime Minister. He has made them all rich.

Just imagine the possibilities with Petro Caribe monies.

Three hundred million has gone, quietly and secretly since September 2012 to February 2015. No public tenders. No invoices. No list of labor and material costs. No records to be audited.

Belizeans see them transforming from a jack to a king.

The transformation continues.

QUESTIONABLE FIGURES In a research for his presentation on the despicable Petro Caribe law, Senator Anthony Sylvester came across statements in the Auditor General’s report showing that the Accountant General’s figures were not reconciling with the figures from the Central Bank.

It is imperative, for good governance and for confidence that the Central Bank clears up this matter.

There is a growing suspicion as to why the corrupt UDP government is putting Petro Caribe millions in the Central Bank. The Constitution requires that public funds be in the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

The suspicion is strengthened when the Prime Minister has passed a new Petro Caribe law specifically stating the monies can be put in Central Bank.

Remember the government allowed the Mayor to “spend” twenty million dollars without any tendering or accounting procedures, and that “special vehicles” like B.I.L and so-called National Bank were created to function outside proper accountable institutions, employees at the Central Bank need to protect their reputation and themselves from when the day of reckoning arrives.

For surely such a day cometh.

On that day the Prime Minister and the First Lady will be basking on the beach in Miami.

It’s the poor suckers left behind who will be facing the investigators.

RISPERDAL Someone, a high official, in the Ministry of Health is lying to the country.

As at Wednesday 22nd April when someone went to the Clinic for Risperdal for her daughter, she was told the Clinic is still without that medicine and has no other similar type for bipolar or mental depression.

This is such a shame that the mentally ill cannot get their medication.

Several other important medications continue to be short at the government hospitals and clinic.

Liars.

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3 killed, 9 shot over the weekend Continued from page 1 Sharp, which occurred in their home in Ladyville.

Answers to this tragedy appear to have vanished with the life of the two deceased because Police still do not have a

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that SACHIN PATHANIA is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “The Karma Veg Restaurant”, situated at 2 ½ Miles Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ZAI YAN ZHEN is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Zin Hua Store”, situated at 3 Victoria Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Erwin Contreras gives high school a bounced cheque Belize City, April 23, 2015 UDP representative for Cayo West may be one of the UDP’s most wealthy do-nothing politicians, but he was caught up in a suspicious case of possible fraud when a cheque with his name was used to pay a high school in Benque Viejo del Carmen, but it bounced.

Last year, Contreras had attended the Mopan Technical High School graduation ceremony and promised that he would purchase and donate a Risograph printer for the school. Well, one year has passed and not even an ink came through as donation. But with early elections coming, and since another graduation is coming up and expecting an invitation, Contreras’ office submitted a post-dated Belize Bank cheque to the school for $8000.

But the cheque has been as good as nothing. When the school tried to use the cheque, it was rejected by the bank because the account did not have the adequate funds. The staff and students of the high school are all aware of the stunt being pulled by the UDP politician who has been representative for so long that he acts as if he owns the area.

clear understanding as to what led Estell to shoot his partner twice in the head and then turn his .380 pistol on himself.

Sharp was shot on the nose and forehead. Estell had a gunshot injury to his right temple.

It is believed that they had a fight after arriving home separately on Sunday night.

In the house, the Police found Sharp’s IPhone6, broken up, and Estell’s chain thrown on the bathroom floor. They were clothed only in underwear and found in the bathroom.

The couple, who has a year old daughter, lived on the second floor of a concrete building on the old Airport Road. The lower flat was occupied by a bar establishment and the occupants at the time said they did not hear any unusual noise coming from upstairs that night.

Apart from the double killing in Ladyville, there was another murder in Belize City which similarly has little explanation.

On Friday, April 17th, Vern Magdaleno was shot at close range as he sat in his Mazda car next to his wife and teenaged daughter. Magdaleno had returned to his vehicle after stopping on Faber’s Road Extension to purchase goods at a store.

Upon entering the car, a male person rode next to the driver’s side and fired a single fatal gunshot at him.

Magdaleno’s family has said that they have no idea why he would be targeted in such manner.

Earlier that night, there was a spate of shootings in Belize City which injured three persons.

The first occurred on Curl Thompson Street. 50-year-old Windy Lambey reported to the Police that about 7:30p.m. while she was at home watching television with family members she heard several sounds of gunshots coming from direction of her veranda and noticed that her 18 year old son

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Fredrick Avilez Sr. “Pandrix” Vern Magdaleno

Leshawn Usher and his 17 year old friend Aaron Munnings were running from an armed gunman. The assailant fired shots which injured Munnings on his face and Usher on both legs. The armed person ran away fortunately and Usher and Munnings were taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The other shooting took place on Magazine Road. There, 18 year old Nissane Usher was shot by “stray bullets” as she stood on the sidewalk with some of her friends.

On Saturday, April 18, 34 year old Levar Taylor and a 14 year old female minor were shot by an unknown gunman who rode past them on a motorcycle around 10:20pm. Taylor was shot on his left shoulder while the minor suffered an injury to her leg.

Early Sunday morning, 41 year old Kent Cole was said he was walking on Cemetery Road around 5:30am when a green Mazda SUV approached and a male person fired shots at him. Cole was shot on his upper arm and received treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.

Sunrise May 15th, 1924 Sunset April 8th, 2015 The Family of the late Fredrick Avilez Sr., also known as “Pandrix”, extends heartfelt thanks for Doctors Cuellar, Smith, Jones and nurses of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and Belize Medical Associates.

Special thanks also to Hon. Francis Fonseca, Ms. Yasmin Shoman, Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, the PUP Secretariat, Mr. Stephen Latchman and all others who expressed kindness and love during this most difficult period of our lives.

God bless you all, and may his Light continue to shine on you.

VACANCY: A vacancy exists for one Cashier at Reliance Store. Male person between ages 23 and 25 years old. Interested persons should call 664-1140.

VACANCY: A vacancy exists for a Salesperson at Adelita’s Store located at 27 Albert Street. Call 628-2965.

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