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From the Belly of the Beast!

Sedi Elrington’s brother says Barrow is running “the country into the ground”

Flippin Hulse Resigns from UDP; cites Corruption and Victimization!!

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Pg. 16 BTV Defies Barrow and Guatemala

The Blue Machine on the Rise!

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GOB’S WASTEFUL SPENDING Pg. 4

PUP to SEDI, Show us the Protest Note Pg. 2

Belize Territorial Volunteers successfully completed their mission to erect a Belizean flag on Sarstoon Island on Tuesday August 25, 2015

Artist “Bobo Youth” fished out of Haulover Creek

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NO TO BARROW, NO TO ICJ

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From the Belly of the Beast!

Brother of UDP Minister says Barrow is running “the country into the ground”

Belize City, August 27, 2015 Hubert Elrington, the older brother of Foreign Minister Sedi Elrington, launched torpedoes into the Barrow Administration’s mismanagement of the country when he appeared as the special guest on the Dickie Bradley Special show which aired on Channel 5 TV on Monday night this week.

Elrington, a former UDP member who served as Attorney General under the Esquivel regime, is known for his stern dislike and tough criticisms of UDP Leader Dean Barrow.

Elrington was the political genius one who coined the term “all glitter and substance” for Barrow, a description which has stuck throughout the politicians’ record.

But his personal feelings aside, Elrington discussed the quantitative and qualitative evidence throughout the country which abundantly, overwhelmingly and ever-growingly shows that the Barrow Administration has been a miserable failure.

“This economy has been run into shambles. It does not even exist. We live because Venezuela gives us handouts every month. That’s how we survive. Where is the creativity? Where is the ingenuity?

Where is the talent? Where is the ability?

Where are the goods that we should be producing? Where are the resources that we should be creating? Where are they? Is that what they talk about in the National Assembly…when they go to Cabinet?” he stated.

Elrington held back no punches. He said the problem with the UDP Government is that it is being led by nincompoops in Cabinet.

“We can’t run the country with idiots in the Cabinet. It’s not possible. It can’t be done. How are you going to put idiots in your Cabinet? That cannot happen. It is an insult. If people who have no idea of affairs are appointed to the most important positions of state…no training, no ability, no experience, no insight, no nothing… then what are they getting paid for? They are getting paid to do foolishness, to run the country into the ground,” concluded Elrington.

Elrington is not the first to make this observation.

Following the 2008 election and Barrow’s announcement of the Cabinet portfolios, the Amandala newspaper noted the lack of intellectual capacity in the Administration by saying that the UDP Cabinet was a “dodo bird Cabinet”.

The assertion was on target. Almost eight years later, the UDP Government’s scorecard is dismal and filled with the letter “F”. It is a dodo bird report card.

The results are stunning: Soaring debt, Skyrocketing cost of living, Struggling workforce, Stagnant incomes; High-levels of poverty; Failing banks, High crime and Rank corruption in office and much more.

In the eight years that Dean Barrow has presided as Prime Minister, he has refused to address economic issues comprehensively. Normally, he avoids the discussion. In fact, the only time he made it a temporary focus was in 2011 when the economy went from the usual staggering to a flatine. The Prime Minister jumped on his feet and, copying U.S.

President Barack Obama, talked about an economic stimulus package which never came to reality.

Belizeans must take heed at the warning given by Elrington: “The

The “idiots” running Belize

03 3 country has no direction. We don’t know where the hell we’re going.

I have never been so pessimistic. I don’t know where we’re going. We seem to be a ship without a rudder.

You understand?”

Belizeans, it’s time to send the UDP idiots packing, or our country and people will continue to suffer serious consequences.

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Dollar Diplomacy?

Venezuela’s VP visits to discuss territorial dispute with Guyana Belize City, August 22, 2015 Belizeans have become very suspicious of Venezuela’s Vice President Jorge Arreaza’s visit to Belize last week.

Arreaza arrived in Belize on Friday, August 21st without any kind of fanfare or public announcement of his visit.

In fact, the news of his visit spread fast and had become widely known before the Government’s Press Office issued a release at 6:36PM Friday evening broadcasting the news of the visit.

Of interest is that Arreaza’s sudden visit came just two days after Prime Minister Dean Barrow had declared at a press conference that his Administration stands in solidarity with Guyana in a recently resurrected territorial claim by the Venezuelan Government.

Officials in Guyana have expressed concern that their Caribbean counterparts have not reacted to the attack on their territorial sovereignty, and have suggested that perhaps Venezuela’s dollar diplomacy, powered by the millions of Petrocaribe dollars, could be at play.

Indeed, Petrocaribe has become the life-blood of the Barrow Administration and their reckless borrow and spend agenda. Petrocaribe funds everything for them – from the paving of streets, to bribing opposition members, to special junkets organised by political offices for UDP supporters.

Did Venezuela’s VP travel to Belize to convince the PM to switch support to Venezuela? Was the Petrocaribe programme used as a carrot? These are questions the Government’s release did not answer. And in this case, what was omitted is of more significance.

Recognising that the statement would be monitored by Venezuela, the Government opted not to reiterate its support for Guyana; instead, it noted that the Prime Minister Barrow was encouraged by Venezuela’s “reaching out”.

Recently paved street in Belmopan has exposed the practice of poor quality work and wasteful spending

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EDITORIAL Guatemala Government in Turmoil… so is Barrow’s

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he Government of Guatemala is in trouble, deep trouble. It is rapidly falling apart, weeks before it’s general elections.

Each day sees Ministers rushing to resign and thousands of protestors taking to the streets.

Guatemala holds its first round of elections next month on the 6th of September. Their system of Government is different from Belize. The elections are for a new President, new congressional leaders and for Mayors and Governors.

There are some fourteen different political parties which are fielding candidates. If the candidates do not receive a clear majority of votes, a second round of voting is held for those with the highest votes.

Guatemala has a more progressive electoral system than Belize in terms of its laws which set specific dates for elections. Also, a specific date and procedure for power to pass from the present President to the newly elected President.

So, although the elections are in September, October and November, the newly elected President will not take office until in January.

This system is similar as the United States of America.

In Belize, a power-hungry Prime Minister can call general elections at any time. On the night of elections the leader of the party that wins majority seats among the 31 constituencies becomes the new Prime Minister.

The Vice President of Guatemala Roxana Baldetti has been accused of massive corruption in finding ways to steal millions of dollars from their Customs Department.

This past week the Vice President was arrested for such criminal activities. In Belize, neither Boots Martinez, Edmund Castro or Elvin Penner have been arrested despite repeated allegations of wrong doings with public monies and scandals over lands, passports and visas, civil aviation funds and housing material.

Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington have been treating the Guatemalan claim to Belize as a private matter. They have been making deals with Guatemalan and signing agreements which are not fully disclosed to the Belizean people before reaching any agreement.

None of these agreements have been introduced in

the House of Representatives of the Senate for public information and debate.

No Prime Minister or Foreign Minister has any authority to do what Barrow and Elrington have been doing in regards to Guatemala without going through proper procedures. This involves laying out in clear language to the Belizean people what is being done.

It also requires taking the matter to the National Assembly.

We reject Mr. Elrington and his Prime Minister’s arrogant and unheard of suggestion that because they were elected they do not need to consult the people of Belize on the Guatemala issue.

This is utter nonsense and displays an arrogant and unacceptable form of governance that is contrary to democratic government.

It is foreseeable that if the Prime Minister and his Foreign Minister do not immediately mend their ways the Opposition will withdraw entirely from any participation in the Guatemala matters as it is being mishandled.

It is worth bearing in mind that an offensive and anti-democratic law was passed by the Prime Minister in which he essentially hijacked the Petrocaribe funds exclusively for UDP political propaganda projects.

These monies amounting to multi-million dollars’ worth of loans from Venezuela are being mismanaged without any of the acceptable Government protocols pertaining to tendering, invoicing, accountability and transparency.

The blatant abuse of such massive amounts of millions led the power-hungry Prime Minister to have broken the law and committed dozens of criminal offenses.

Frightened by the implications of being branded a criminal, the Prime Minister rushed through a hasty amendment law to cover his naked power and money grab move.

Now comes the revelation that every Tuesday of every week of every year the Belize Defence Force is confronted by Guatemalan Navy on the Belize side of the Sarstoon River.

How could such open aggression inside Belize territorial waters have gone on for so long and the Prime Minister and his Cabinet hide that from the nation and the world?

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Dr. Lesbia

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Chatting with a mother in Arenal

Donating school supplies in Arenal

Benque Viejo del Carmen, August 25, 2015 While the invisible elected UDP area representative for Cayo West waits for borrowed Petrocaribe money to reach his desk to act on the needs of the people, PUP Standard Bearer Dr. Lesbia Guerra Cocom has naturally assumed the very important leadership role in the community.

Over the past weeks, Dr. Lesbia has been on the ground, meeting the residents and discussing the issues that have affected them.

Her visit to visit to Arenal Village, along with the communities of Corozalito and Primavera were welcomed by the residents. During the visit, Dr. Lesbia shared out school supplies to every child, and carried out basic medical consultations for anyone in need of it.

Access to education and proper healthcare, even primary healthcare, are two of the most essential needs for the residents of Cayo West. But with all the Petrocaribe money rolling in for the UDP, they prefer to spend it in roundabouts and cement streets, instead of priority areas such as healthcare and education.

Dr. Lesbia told the BELIZE TIMES that the house to house visits will continue to gain the confidence of the residents that she can and will bring needed change to the neglect that the people of the constituency have suffered under the UDP.

Conducting a medical check up

Dr. Lesbia and her team of supporters in Arenal

in Corozalito and Primavera Villages

The children are all smiles after receiving the special donation

Listening to the concerns of residents

Working for Cayo West!!

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WOMAN IN THE HOUSE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

This Sarstoon Thing I really cannot stomach listening to anything that Foreign Minister Hon. Sedi Elrington has to say these days. But I do admit that I watched a part of the Peacefest “Culture of Peace” program, which was sponsored by the Government and the Organization of American States, on television one evening.

It was hard to miss, since at least five TV stations were carrying it live that night.

During the event Hon. Sedi proclaimed proudly that in 1981 Belize was able to attain our Independence with all of our national territory intact. My immediate thought on hearing this was: “No thanks to you!!” It never ceases to amaze me the way this good gentleman has managed to botch virtually every utterance he makes. He has now once more outdone himself in saying that he would have to await

independent confirmation of the encounter at the Sarstoon last week Sunday, unable, it seems, on his part to believe what over a hundred patriotic Belizeans as well as members of various media houses told us had transpired. He seemed also unable to believe all the video footage which proved the belligerence and naked aggression of the Guatemalan navy.

Senator Lisa Shoman was, I think, too kind in saying that Hon. Sedi’s stance is “unfortunate”.

Our own PUP Press Briefing on the Sarstoon incident was cogent and hard-hitting. I was particularly proud to see three of our women warriors of the Party at the head table in Independence Hall - Deputy Leader Carolyn Trench Sandiford, Senator Lisa, and Sylvia Gillett – along with Leader Francis Fonseca, and Majors Swazo and Jones. Of course Carolyn, Lisa and Sylvia went on the Sarstoon

visit, and they were able to share first hand the awful and unpleasant experience.

Then came the “Let’s Do the Damage Control” Press Conference by the government the following day.

All of a sudden, and no doubt under severe pressure, the Prime Minister gagged Hon. Sedi and took over.

He nervously swilled water around in his mouth. He kept shaking his left wrist to show off his latest solid gold timepiece. He employed all his usual long-winded verbiage. He announced that he and his government will defend the Sarstoon Island to the death!! Yes, this from the leader of this government that have all but handed the Sarstoon Island over to Guatemala on a silver platter. I, for one, did not buy his spurious and convoluted argument about the BTV acting on a wrong premise.

The Prime Minister spoke with a forked tongue. How can an expedition by brave Belizeans, doing what the Barrow government has clearly failed to do, that is to assert Belizean sovereignty over all of our national territory, be inspirational and foolhardy at the same time? All his iterations did not do anything to cover up the clear truth i.e. that this press conference by him is really too little, too late. The attempted damage control did not work, and Belizeans are rightly upset.

And I can say from the first hand account of my husband that the

07 7 Prime Minister did not tell the truth when he said that the boats were taking on water and everyone was frantically having to bail, giving the impression that they were sinking.

The truth is that all the boats went and returned without any major incident. On one of the boats, apparently the bilge pump stopped working, and so some amount of bailing had to be done to rid the inside of excess water. But at no time was any boat in any danger whatsoever of sinking. Had it been otherwise we would of course know.

This Sarstoon thing is a serious thing. How can the missteps of this clearly bungling and incompetent administration be straightened out? And the Prime Minister made some interesting revelations at the press conference. It looks like it is nothing new that Guatemala has been acting in a most unfriendly and un-neighborly way towards the Belizean armed forces. Where have the protests from the Barrow administration been? Only because of the bold actions of the Territorial Volunteers and other friends has a squeamish Barrow been forced to respond. And by the way, a great cartoon for the BELIZE TIMES, if it has not been thought of already, would be a captionless drawing of the officials at the head table of the Barrow press briefing showing Hon. Sedi with a big piece of tape over his mouth. Serious.

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The Blue Machine on the Rise!

Belize City, August 26, 2015 Whenever there is any mobilization on the part of the People’s United Party it causes grave concern within the camps of the United Democratic Party.

The “Power to the People” tour has been such an event. People’s United Party leader Francis Fonseca and champion of the good people of Freetown has taken the time to engage with the people across the nation of Belize – from the proud Rio Hondo to the Old Sarstoon. The tour is considered a consultation endeavour in conformity with the great motto of the PUP – Serve The People!

The People’s United Party under the leadership of its leader has its sights set on winning the upcoming General Elections whenever Dean Barrow dares to call it! The fact is that the People’s United Party knows how to win election and it is without a doubt that the Blue Machine is on the rise again. Like the Reggae sensation “The Itals” said “Don’t mess with the Lion when he is awake for he will eat you to the bone”.The Lion within the PUP has awakened and no petty propaganda will detract from the agenda of holding the UDP in the crosshairs when the Election is called.

The Party as a family will become unified in the process of rebuilding, re-organising and the restoring the trust and confidence of the Belizean citizenry. This mighty Party STILL stands firm to become the people’s champion in their struggle and aspirations in making Belize stronger, more peaceful and secured nation with sustained economic growth and development.

The PUP’s desire is to make Belize not only a just society but a more egalitarian society where the trumpet will be sounded to the tune “I am my brother’s keeper”. Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca has pledged to restore the princi-

ples of social democracy which is not only vital to political stability, but true development of people in the Land of the Free.

The Leadership will continue to build on the legacy of the Father of the Nation, Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price, who brought Belize from under the yoke of colonialism and transformed the country Belize into an independent nation recognised by the world community.

Hon. Francis has pledged to bring to swift effect the necessary reforms to take Belize to the majestic heights that

the Jewel and its people deserve.

The Hon. Said Musa has pointed out eloquently that “Nations are destined to be led by those who rise above the ordinary and strive to be extraordinary. The frailties of the human conditions prevent us from being perfect. Decisions made for the good of all will oftentimes not meet the expectations or approval of many, yet we soldier on to make life better for (most), knowing that though we strive to walk in the path of angels, we remain human”.

Just like the Eagles, the PUP will be triumphant “that is Their nature, They soar through the storms, when lesser souls have taken cover…They laugh at the furies of the winds, while others quake in fear. They win, for that is their nature”.

The victory will emanate from the great motto of the People’s United Party – Serve the People!

That is the calling of the great Blue Party – to become servants of the people and truly a government for all – Power to the People!!

Power to the People Tour - San Ignacio Town

Power to the People Tour - Big Falls. Toledo

Power to the People Tour - Hopkins Village

Petrocaribe Party Done!!

Belize City, August 26, 2015 Since 2012 the Dean Barrow UDP government have been running the country of Belize economy on ‘barrowed’ and risky funds. Well the chicken has come home to roost. All right-thinking economists have been advising the Belize government that they have become extremely dependent on the Petro Caribe loan funds.

What the UDP government should have done over the last eight (8) years was to ensure that they grow the economy and attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) as well instil confidence in the Belizeans people to invest their earnings. But foreign investments dwindled by almost 80% since the UDP Government took office and there is no visible plan to improve it.

Since the start of the year (2015) the price for crude oil on the world market has been dropping significantly and for months has been below US$50.00 per barrel. Today it is US$33.00 per barrel.

This will begin to affect the Beliz-

ean economy directly because under the Petro Caribe agreement signed by the government in 2012, full payment (100%) of the fuel from Venezuela within ninety (90) days after receipt of the fuel shipment (RBC Caribbean Group Economist-Marla Dukhran) is

Venezuela faces political instability.

Petrocaribe payments are needed to keep their economy going.

required.

That is so because once the crude oil price dips below US$50.00 per barrel, the Belize government has to pay for the entire shipment of the fuel upfront. Therefore for months the government of Belize has with held this important information from the Belizean people.

The truth is the Petro Caribe party is over.

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Blackwater bombs Juventus 2-0 in O.W. U-12 football Orange Walk Town, August 22, 2015 The Orange Walk Under-12 football eight-a-side competition organized by Orange Walk Deputy Mayor Ladrick “Mad Bull” Shepard continued with Young School, Vibes Alive and Blackwater posting wins at the Orange Walk Technical High School field last Saturday afternoon.

Game results: Young School vs. Centaur Minions – 1-0 Goal by Jayshaun Dawson Vibes Alive vs. Belize U-12 –1-0 Goal by Luis Sosa Jr. Blackwater vs. Juventus – 2-0 Goals by Nadiel Heredia, Ricardo Lopez Upcoming Games on Saturday, August 29 Juventus vs. Vibes Alive Centaur Minions vs. Belize Young School vs. Blackwater

Blackwater wins 2-0

Juventus’ Justin Guerra on the attack

Belize & Argentina advance to Mundialito Championship

Orange Walk Town, August 23, 2015 The Orange Walk Mundialito football tournament held its semifinals with the Belize Jaguars of Orange Walk Town eliminating Portugal of San Estevan, and ‘Argentina’ of Yo Creek eliminating ‘Colombia’ at the Louisiana School field on Sunday.

Both teams move on to contest the championship finals on Sunday, August 30.

Argentina blasted Colombia 2-1 with Colombia’s Andir Chi scoring first on goalie Arnoldo Cal in the 1st half to lead 1-0 at the half time break. In the 2nd half, Dylan Canul equalized for Argen-

tina, and Axel Alamilla scored the game winner on goalie Izbar Carillo 5 minutes before the long whistle.

Portugal and Belize struggled to a nil-zip draw in regulation and overtime, sending the game into a penalty shootout. Portugal’s goalie Charles tillet, Joan Bull, Emerson Tzul and Angel Ico all converted their tries, but so did Belize’s goalie Obed Perez, Justin “Beast” August, Jared Gonzalez and Nivel Ramos, with the score tied at 4-4 after 5 kicks apiece.

The shootout entered sudden death in which Obed Perez stopped Portugal’s 6th kick, and Edrei Bobadilla scored for Belize: 5-4.

Belize Jaguars

Team Argentina

Juventus’ Jontay Tun attacks the goal

Juventus’ Nayeli Ical goes for a goal

SQ Stars Mega & UB Jaguars are Volleyball Champs Belize City, August 22, 2015 The SQ Stars Mega won the 2015 Belize District Volleyball Association’s B division female championship, while the UB Jaguars won the male championship at the Belize Elementary auditorium last Saturday night.

The SQ Mega Stars’ Shericka Burton, Jahshema Saunders, Kevaunna Sebastian and Karena Bernard hammered kills at the net on plays set by Nayala Tun and Karen Quan to win over the Leopards: 25-19, 20-25, 25-16 and 25-13.

The Leopards had eliminated the Belmopan Mystics: 25-23, 26-24 and 2826 in Thursday’s semifinals.

The UB Jaguars won the men’s final: 25-18, 25-18, 25-18 against the Jaguar Cubs; with Jaleel Lino, Daryl Avila, Gaby Nunez, Alfrie Black and Jaryn Lino scoring points at the net on balls set by Allwyn Mahung.

The Jaguars Cubs’ had eliminated the Bengue veterans: 15-25, 25-14, 2523 and 26-24 in Thursday’s semifinals.

SQ Stars Mega, female champs

UB Jaguars champs

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BTL are Interoffice Volleyball Champs

Arthur Neal blocks a strike by BTL’s Rasheed Pollard

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Belize City, August 22, 2015 Belize Telemedia won the 2015 Belize District Volleyball Association Interoffice championship at the Belize Elementary auditorium last Saturday night.

BTL’s Victor Hernandez, Juan Marin, Rasheed Pollard, and Alfonso Martinez hammered kills at the net on plays set by Emily Turner and Janine Salazar, with Eli Obando and libero Amir Arnold taking the court for the last set to dominate the Scotiabank “Serve-vivors”: 25-15, 25-22 and 25-20.

Scotiabank’s Arthur Neal, Oscar Arnold and Michael Hernandez had scored points at the net on plays set by Sharmaine Augustus and libero Robbie Gongora to win Thursday’s semifinal and eliminate the BEL Powersockets: 25;15, 25-20 and 25-20.

Belize Bank Bulldogs lead Firms basketball finals: 1-0

Roaring Creek upset Unitedville Rebels 4-1 in softball finals

Belize City, August 22, 2015 The Belize Bank Bulldogs defeated Central Bank 60-42 in Game 1 of the Belize City Firms basketball championship finals held at Birds Isle on Saturday night. Rupert Brown led the game with 16pts, while Roscoe Rhys and Brian White scored 11pts apiece.

In the semifinals Game 1, Central Bank had eliminated Heritage Bank: 82-66 while the Bulldogs defeated Central Health 71-68.

Game 2 of the finals is set for Friday, August 28; Game 3 if needed will be played Saturday.

Trial Farm Gazelles win O.W. softball champs

Unitedville Rebels Trial Farm Gazelles

Roaring Creek’s Grace Kennedy Bulldogs’ Brian White scored 22pts

Central Bank’s Farron Louriano scored 11pts

Camalote Village, August 23, 2015 Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy upset the Unitedville Rebels: 4-1 in the Cayo Softball Association’s women’s championship finals at the Dembigh Fuller Stadium in Camalote on Sunday.

Roaring Creek had advanced to the finals by eliminating 3rd place winners, Esperanza Wolverines: 12-3, in Game 3 of the playoffs.

The Rebels got only 2 hits of Roaring Creek’s pitcher Leyandra Guy, who struck out 5 batters, allowing only Indira Spain to score for the Rebels.

Roaring Creek got 13 hits off Francine Salazar who struck out 4 batters, but Roaring Creek left 9 runners on base. Sharene Reyes, Stephanie Francis, Shadalee Ho and Shanelie Ho scored 1 run apiece for the win.

In Game 3, Roaring Creek hammered Esperanza Wolverines: 12-3, collecting 12 hits off Nikita Perez’s pitching.

With softball nationals scheduled for this weekend, August 28-30, at the Rogers Stadium, the rematch with Roaring Creek and the Rebels to decide the championship will be played sometime in September.

Orange Walk Town, August 23, 2015 The Trial Farm Gazelles won the Orange Walk women’s softball championship organized by the Orange Walk Town Council’s sports committee, hammering the San Narciso Golden Strikers 16-1 and 16-5 at the People’s Stadium on Sunday.

The Trial Farm women got 16 hits off San Narciso’s pitcher Odette Leslie, who also walked 5 batters, while her diamond made 3 errors. This allowed Rosita Disus to score 4 runs, Marsha Hendricks scored 3 runs and Delcia Cummings, Jeanna Hendricks, Benita Teck and Sherlette Franklin scored 2 runs apiece while their pitcher Adelita Gongora scored 1 run.

San Narciso’s Beba Catzim, Delma Aragon, Odette Leslie, Lupe Martinez and Lucy Manzanero scored a run apiece.

The San Narciso Red Strikers won the consolation game for 3rd place 11-1 against Guinea Grass’ Double G.

San Narciso Golden Strikers

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MASSIVE POWER TO THE PEOPLE TOUR Hopkins Village - Sunday Aug. 23rd, 2015 Anthony Sabal, Dangriga

Hon. Francis Fonseca is leading the rise of the great People’s United Party. The symbolic fist pointed towards the blue skies as portrayed by our leaders represent a resistance to the UDP’s tremendous failures and destruction of the nation.

Hon. Rodwell Ferguson Sr., Stann Creek West

Hon. Oscar Requena, Toledo West

Supporters asking questions and offering support

PUP Leader autographs a poster for supporter

Special presentations to respect the Maya and Garifuna cultures

Hon. Francis and supporters, young and not-so young

The Power to the People bus (in pic below) led the motorcade that took over 1,000 supporters to beautiful Hopkins Village for the Party’s third round of consultations with Belizeans

Standard Bearer Anthony Sabal and PUP supporters gather for a picture with Belize’s next Prime Minister, Hon. Francis Fonseca

Supporters rallying the Party’s agenda for economic development, job creation, free education, increased access to quality health care and the defense of Belize’s territorial sovereignty

Hon. Mike Espat, Toledo East

Positive Vybz performs “Power to the People”

Marimba musicians

Rt. Hon. Said Musa, Fort George

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Dog & Pony Show

Were senior military officers forced on UDP political station?

Belize City, August 21, 2015 Belize’s top military officers, Belize Defence Force Brigadier General David Jones and Coast Guard commander Admiral John Borland, sent the wrong signal when they placed their credibility on the line and made an ill-advised appearance on the UDP’s political show, Wus Ting Da Mawning, on Wave Radio last week Thursday along with Minister of National Security John Saldivar and the two UDP empty-heads Joe and Fonso.

This was a day after Jones and Borland sat next to the Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Saldivar and embattled Foreign Minister Sedi Elrington, and wilfully entangled themselves in the same bed sheet that the Barrow Administration is using to cover their misdeeds.

Jones and Borland both chose to follow the Prime Minister’s directive to deny over 150 Belize Territorial Volunteers any form of security during their August 16th 2015 visit to the Sarstoon River area.

Jones and Borland, like the Prime Minister, have been aware that Guatemala’s military has seized Sarstoon Island and have denied BDF and Coast Guard officers access to the Sarstoon waters without surveillance and supervision.

Jones confirmed that his officers are followed by Guatemalan military boats whenever they travel to through Belize’s Sarstoon river channel to the Cadenas outpost in Belize, also known as the “Gracias a Dios” border marker.

He said the Guatemalan military has even intensified their aggression towards them with intimidation tactics such as ramming their boats.

Borland and his Coast Guard personnel have also experienced Guatemala’s aggression first hand. While on a site visit on Sarstoon Island in May, one of their vessels was interrupted by Guatemala’s armed navy and instructed to leave.

The Coast Guard stood their ground until Prime Minister Dean Barrow intervened and, instead of defending out military officers, instructed that they stand down.

Jones and Borland are on the front line of Belize’s defense policy and they know well how terribly the Barrow Administration is managing the important affairs. Yet they refuse to challenge the Government’s direction.

Instead, they defend the Government and risk their credibility.

To see Jones and Borland next to Joe and Fonso and the disgraceful UDP flag in the background “crawled” Belizeans’ blood.

It was an offensive sight. Military men and politics don’t mix.

Even hosts of Plus TV Rise and Shine Louis Wade and Krem Radio Wake Up Belize morning show Mose Hyde were offended and condemned the military personnel’s sitting on a political show.

Outspoken activist Audrey Matura Shepherd also made her views known in a phone call into the WUB show on Monday morning this week, expressing concern that Jones and Borland may appear “beholden to the politicians”.

On Wednesday morning, Major (Retired) Gilbert Swazo continued the debate and discussion on the issue, explaining that the military leaders should be aware that protocol prohibits them from appearing politically bias.

“The commander needs to remain professional and not dabble in politics and he needs to recuse himself from anything that appears political,” he declared.

He also challenged his colleagues to “maintain professional, even if it means that you

will resign or be terminated for your stance”.

Jones and Borland are undoubtedly two of Belize’s most intelligent men; that they have reached the highest positions in the military is proof of this. It is in their best interest not to be part of any UDP dog and pony show. It’s not worth it Majors.

Breaking protocol, Brigadier General David Jones (L) & Admiral John Borland flank their civilian/political boss on a partisan political show

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BYM supports UB decision to recall mandatory insurance fee petitions and other official events.

We discourage any attempt to make the cost of education at our national university any more burdensome than it already is. We also challenge the Board and Management of the University to find ways of making education more affordable, starting with a proper review of the cost and fees at the University, of which some are irrelevant and simply meant to pick the pockets of Belizean families.

The Belize Youth Movement will continue to stand in solidarity with our students and remain vigilant and vocal on their behalf.

August 24, 2015 The Belize Youth Movement, the youth arm of the People’s United Party, congratulates the students of the University of Belize (UB) for their efforts which have resulted in the cancellation of the unfair mandatory insurance scheme for students.

At a student forum held last week Thursday August 20, 2015 in Belize City, University of Belize President Alan Slusher announced that the University would no longer impose the insurance fee on students and would instead make it optional.

This is a great victory for the students who spoke out against the unfair scheme and who attended the forums held throughout the campuses to make their discontent known.

We reiterate that the idea of providing affordable insurance for students is worthy, but it should not be mandatory and a requirement for student registration. In fact, we believe that the University should provide insurance to students who formally represent the University at sports com-

PUP Marshalls – Serving the People!

August 25, 2015 On Thursday August 20th, members of the Marshalls joined Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca, former PM Hon. Said Musa, and Belize Rural South Standard Bearer Elito Arceo, in paying homage and respect to a loyal member, supporter, fighter and a true dedicated soldier of the People’s United Party: Mr. Milo Paz Sr. On Friday August 21st, through efforts and hard work of San Pedro Marshalls and Standard Bearer Elito Arceo, 15 gallons of paint, rollers and brushes were presented to the principal of the San Pedro Roman Catholic School. This donation was a continuing effort of service to the community and people, to help to improve the school’s environment.

On Saturday August 22nd, National President Stephen Latchman travelled to Dangriga to participate in a membership meeting. Under the able leadership of newly elected coordinator, Mr Francis Flores, a very spirited meeting was held. The group has committed to a meeting on August 29th to plan a fund-raiser for a burial plan for its members as well as to chart a calendar of events and activities. Present at the meeting, and lending his full support and cooperation was Mr. Anthony Sabal, Standard Bearer.

On Sunday August 23rd National President joined other Marshalls in their participation in the Power to the People Tour held in the village of Hopkins in the Stann Creek West Division.

Later this month, the PUP Marshalls of Orange Walk will be contributing to the improvement of the Sandy

Chess Match at Sarstoon

By Alton Humes They nearly got us all.

They wanted us, not because they WANTED TO WANT us, but rather so THEY could claim aggression by the little man.

But, We tell Another story.

Departing from Sacred Barranco, father-place of a Legend.

We left with no weapons, we departed with joy and a calm spirit.

We spared little thought for those we left outside this necessary journey.

But OUR thoughts, OUR Cause, Were maliciously Challenged. Intentionally aggressed inside our own homeland.

OAS claim ‘peace’ when Guatemala say NO!!!

I don’t know what was told to the Guatemalans, but it was revealed in their actions.

They wanted us, at any cost, and if they could aggress in OUR waters, so let it be.

We are the LAST Resistance, the souls unwilling to do nothing, Uncomfortable with giving in to the them.

PUP pays homage to Mr. Milo Paz Sr. Field Park in Orange Walk Town. Their efforts will include planting of trees as well as installing children friendly amenities.

As the work continues, we look forward to the future with much excitement and hope, as we remain busy, planning and executing our upcoming events for

community service day September 19th 2015, a day we honour and commemorate the memory of our great and gone leader, Hon George C Price.

Let us work for true social justice for all Belizeans. Forward always backward never.

Check: “You need help, An escort?”

Check: “No thanks, Jack.

We got this, ‘cuz only we got it.”

They wanted us…. but in the end, they WOULD NOT stand.

Checkmate!!!

Say good-bye, O Guats, you’re getting NOTHING This time.

We came home, but this isn’t the last match of wits and brainpower.

It may not be at the Island, but there’s always another day…. for a chess match.

PUP Belize Rural South Standard Bearer Elito Arceo, Marshalls coordinator Nigel Belisle and members donate items

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From the Belly of the Beast!

Flippin Resigns from UDP; cites Corruption and Victimization!!

Dean Barrow Belize City, August 26, 2015 The UDP dolly house is crumbling!

Dean Barrow – known for his bossy and bullyish, disrespectful, selfish, petty and vindictive style of leadership – is causing UDPs to turn away from that political party or to join ranks with the growing numbers plotting to bring him down before absolute power leads to madness.

Tired of the disrespect from within the ruling party, senior UDP member and former six-time Stann Creek West representative, Melvin “Flippin” Hulse, announced on live television on Wednesday morning that he was resigning.

“I never expect the day mi wa come when I had to say, as of now, as of today, I am officially no member of the UDP party; I resign from the party. And I want to be an independent free thinker who; if he sees any injustice or anything,” expressed Flippin Hulse on the LOVE FM morning show.

Hulse said that there are many reasons for his departure, but the main issue is that the UDP Government has not addressed the needs of the people in Stann Creek West.

In fact, he said that the requests for assistance that he delivered to the various ministries have been ignored and neglected to spite him.

“We got no Christmas Cheer, we got no Mother’s day Cheer in Stann Creek West because we are not happy with Hulse, so 30,000 people, 23 villages have tough luck. I have a problem with that, I have an opinion and if we disagree you are then ostracized, you go to the Ministry and because I am not active in politics, ‘no no no you’re not in play’. What do you mean I’m not in play,” Hulse complained bitterly.

He continued, “People can’t get their purchase price, can’t get their title. I have people who have paid for their title years ago; can’t get lease, can’t get that, can’t get education help, can’t get electricity, can’t get pipe for water expansion. That da noh weh this country is about you know”.

In the statement above alone,

Hulse called out the failures of three Ministers: Gaspar Vega (Lands), Patrick Faber (Education) and Godwin Hulse (Rural Development).

Hulse said the quarrelling with his Party was over. “…we’re on a different page,” he remarked, also warning, or as he put it “sensitizing” his former UDP colleagues that if he sees any injustice taking place he will speak out. “Because a lot has happened over the past 7 years you know,” he said menacingly.

In June, Melvin Hulse, while being the elected Standard Bearer for Stann Creek West, made headline news when a recording was leaked of him making disparaging statements against Dean Barrow as leader of the UDP. Hulse revealed that the UDP was spending

OUT Concerns with respect to the UB Notice dated August 6, 2015 Continued from page 2 ers from the faculty had applied and the post was even advertised externally. Of course she got the position.

Is this a reward? The faculty rep had indicated that she voted yes for the new President which had upset the UB community.

Mrs. Leolin Castillo was the “Interim” Dean for the Faculty of Nursing, Allied Health and Social Work. Other faculties also had Interim Deans. So that post should have been advertised like the others. According to the UB notice, the position was “offered” to Mrs. Castillo by the Board in 2014. This announcement is being made eight months into 2015.

This gives the perception that the university is being run by “favouritism”. Faculty and staff have been complaining about this for a long time. Obviously, protocol is thrown out the window at UB. So, it seems like not much change is taking place at UB. This is shameful of our national university. What ethical values is UB promoting to the students and to the nation on a whole? How do Management and the Board expect the quality and delivery of teaching to improve with low faculty morale?

Signed, Concerned Faculty and Staff of the University of Belize

millions of dollars to bribe and buyout PUPs and manufacture rigged bi-elections to gain power. He also described Barrow as “arrogant” and a “dictator” who only cares about himself and to go down in the history books as the only Prime Minister to win three terms.

Barrow threatened to sue Hulse for libel, but later recanted, claiming that no one would believe the disgruntled politician because he was not part of any “UDP inner circle”.

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he is disgruntled he will mouth off even more and so I certainly hold absolutely nothing against him for what he said,” said Barrow in a June 26th interview.

Within days, Hulse was forced to resign as Standard Bearer and apologize to Barrow and the UDP. In an unsigned statement purportedly released by Hulse, the notion was given that he and the UDP would be working things out, but a few weeks later it is clear that the relationship only became more toxic.

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Vice President Roxana Baldetti was forced to resign but that has done little to quell the anger of the people. The call is for President Otto Pérez Molina to also resign. There are a lot of similarities between what is causing the unrest in Guatemala and what has been occurring in our own country and without a doubt; a number of our politiany election. This process is being cians must be getting very nermisused and abused and poses a vous. direct threat to our democracy. The In April of this year, a Unitfree movement of what is, for the ed Nations-backed unit, the Inmost part, unskilled labor puts a ternational Commission Against huge strain on not only our employImpunity in Guatemala (CICIG) ment opportunities but also our edbegan releasing results of inucation and other social services. vestigations which has pulled Recently, the KHMH complained back the curtain on corruption of a shortage of beds and medicine in that country; much of it apto provide adequate health care for parently state sanctioned. The our people. Just a brief stop at any investigations have uncovered a of our clinics and health centers bribery scheme where high-levand one can see why. While I would el officials had been lowering not be in favor of denying any child custom duties for certain importan education, we must understand ers in exchange for kickbacks. The that charity begins at home. Not scheme, known as La Linea (The only do those who come over bring Line), involved high level officials their children but many in Melchor who were netting millions every and other border towns send their year while “state institutions children over to be educated. Since lacked important resources for one’s first responsibility is for the medicine, education, and basic security”. CIGIC also uncovered corruption within Guatemala’s Social I believe it time for us to implement a full-fledged Security Institute (IGSS) boycott of all things Guatemalan. We should not where that institution, in one instance, gave buy any products from Guatemala; do any special treatment to a business with any Guatemalan company and pharmaceutical comdiscontinue any type of sporting or other acpany in exchange for tivities with that country. We certainly should kickbacks to members of the board. That invesstop this nationalization of Guatemalans. tigation has resulted in the arrest of the governor of their central bank chief and jail! needs of one’s own family and the entire Social Security board.

The recent political developfriends it is not charity but fatuity for Can someone give these people ment in Guatemala also requires us to continue opening ourselves to a call please and invite them to close monitoring. On the eve of those who do not consider themBelize! Belizeans are advised to elections slated for next month, selves our friends. remain aware of what is developdaily riots have been occurring Given the existing conditions ing in Guatemala. When the time and are increasing as people no where Guatemala has ratcheted up comes, we ourselves must take longer seem willing to accept not only it’s rhetoric but also their our stand against corruption. It is the widespread corruption that activity on our borders, it is imperatime for the interest of the people has plagued that country for detive that we take a closer look at this to become paramount! cades. On May 8th of this year, practice. There is an article in this Tuesday’s Amandala about a group of Guatemalans attacking Belizean shoppers in Melchor. While the full story of what transpired is not altogether clear, this might be exactly what we need to get the sense. It is ridiculous for Belizeans to continue taking their hard earned dollars across the border to support businesses in a country “which does not recognize the independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity of Belize”. I believe it time for us to implement a full-fledged boycott of all things Guatemalan. We should not buy any products from Guatemala; do any business with any Guatemalan company and discontinue any type of sporting or other activities with that country. We certainly should stop this nationalization of Guatemalans.

In January of 2012, Elvin Pen-

Reid Wake up Belize!

By G. Michael Reid Prime Minister Dean Barrow once warned his team of Idiots (Butty’s term, not mine) that if anything could bring down his government it would be corruption in Immigration.

Well, I believe that he was at least half right. Belizeans seem to have become quite tolerant of and very comfortable with corruption but immigration seems the bigger problem; immigration in particular, as it relates to the large influx of people from neighboring Guatemala.

Section 29:3 of Part 3 of our Constitution states specifically that: “No person shall be entitled under the provisions of this Part to be a citizen of Belize or be granted citizenship of Belize if such person shows any allegiance to or is a citizen of a country which does not recognize the independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity of Belize”. Appended to this particular section is an addendum which reads: “Provided that the Minister may in his discretion grant Belizean citizenship to persons falling under this subsection who would otherwise been titled to such citizenship under the provisions of sections 23 and 25 of this Constitution”.

Interestingly enough, while these ministers have used this addendum to Section 29 as justification for their actions, both Section 23 and 25 are specific as to who “would otherwise been titled to such citizenship”. It does not give legality to nationalization of Guatemalans. The nationalization of just about every Guatemalans since Independence is, for all intents and purposes, unconstitutional and therefore illegal.

With general elections looming on the horizon, the traffic at the Immigration Department has picked up considerably. It is time for a moratorium on all new citizens for at least three months before

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ner was caught on camera facilitating and expediting the process of pushing through many Guatemalans for citizenship. When interviewed, he admitted that, “... there is a political reason behind it. We want to get out voters in. I won’t deny that any at all. I would wish that every politician in the country would do that because this really proves that you are pushing and going the extra mile for you to win your division.” Penner himself won by a mere 17 votes and was it not for those hundreds of forced ripe voters; the 2012 elections would have had a different outcome.

Penner was eventually exposed but was given full immunity from any type of prosecution. Several other members of the UDP were implicated in a widespread immigration hustle but that was as usual, glossed over and swept under the proverbial rug. This is an issue that still gnaws at the craw of the Belizean people. How can this man continue to collect our taxpayers’ dollars and hereafter be paid a pension for life? This is insult to injury and salt rubbed deeply into this wound; Elvin Penner should be in

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BY ORDER OF MORTGAGEE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under and by virtue of a Deed of Mortgage registered at the Land Titles Unit between LACHMAN SADARANGANI of the first part, AMIT LACHMAN SADARANGANI of the second part and HRCU of the other part.

HRCU will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule below.

ALL offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing to Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited from whom full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained.

SCHEDULE ALL THAT FREEHOLD piece or parcel of land situate at Cockney Range, Stann Creek District, Belize comprising 1.407 Acres of land, and being more particularly delineated and described as shown on Plan No. 1325 of 2007, attached to MINISTER’S FIAT GRANT No. 1325 of 2007 dated the 24th day of January 2008, lodged at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, City of Belmopan, Cayo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon the freehold property of AMIT LACHMAN SADARANGANI DATED this 26th day of August 2015 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

NEWARTS INTERNATIONAL LTD. #26,425 (“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 NEWARS INTERNATIONAL LTD. has been dissolved as at 22nd August, 2015 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE VIVA-METAL LTD. (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that VIVA-METAL LTD., a company incorporated under the Belize IBC Act (Chapter 270), commenced dissolution on August 21, 2015 And Mr. Renan Castillo of 9 Barrack Road, Belize City, Belize is the liquidator of the company, and any claims against the company should be forwarded to the liquidator by 30 days from commencement.

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AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS OF BUSINESS CONTROL LIMITED #37,609 (“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 AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS OF BUSINESS CONTROL LIMITED has been dissolved as at 22nd August, 2015 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

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Eulogy for former PUP Mayor

Cornelio Acosta Sr. Read by Hon. John Briceño, Former PUP Leader Corozal Town 24 August 2015 I can try in the next few minutes to deliver a eulogy that hopefully would celebrate the life of your husband, your dad, your brother, tio and our friend, but to do that would mean that we would be here for days and you know Cornelio would rather we be singing with Renan’s Karaoke machine than making too much fuss with speeches.

Plus each and every one of us has our own special eulogy we could deliver about the Cornelio we knew.

There are just too many great stories and I hope that over time we will get to share them with you and with each other, for when we do, we keep Cornelio alive in our hearts and minds.

So instead of a eulogy, I want to use my time today first to say to you, his family, thank you for sharing Cornelio with us. He was a good man, loved by all of us here whether we were his neighbour, friend, co-worker or a PUP and yes many UDP’s too, but not around election time. For when it came to his Party we all know Cornelio was a warrior in Blue.

However we came to know Cornelio Manuel, we knew a man of character, who loved his family; loved his country and who really cared about people.

I think he got this quality to care for others from early in life. You can tell this from the kind of family he was brought up in. The Acosta family is well loved in this community and people who knew Mr. Fidencio Sr. and Miss Anita will tell you they gave their best for their children.

Like his parents Cornelio did the same for his family every day. Fidencio Jr, Jaime and Carlos talked about him as a person who from very young was devoted to whatever he was doing. That devotion to family, which he learned at home, was obvious to us. He talked endlessly about Velia. Those of us who were closer to him know that from the time he was a student at Xavier he was following her around. Velia said it started out as just a friendship and then next thing you know he was walking her home from school in the evenings. They dated for a year and in 1980 got married, a marriage which lasted 35 years and produced these four beautiful children.

I am sure the four of you know that your father loved you from the moment you opened your eyes until the day he closed his. We know this because Cornelio would go on and on about his children. Oh he was so proud and happy to hand Cornello Jr. his diploma the day he graduated from Corozal Junior College. And each time one of you did something he thought was special, he would go on and on and that twinkle would show up in his eyes. His children were the great joy of his life, that was of course until the grandchildren came and then it was on and on about them. He truly loved his family and together with Velia dedicated his life to caring for each

and every one of them.

The last time I saw Cornelio alive was on Friday afternoon when I sat right next to him at Narda’s house. When I think back on it now, I am glad we got to spend that little time together. When I saw him he had that little twinkle in his eyes. We were here in Corozal to talk politics. Nothing perked up Cornelio’s spirit like politics. He was a “uniter”, always working to bring people together in our party. And he was never afraid to take a blow for his PUP. You know Cornelio served for 13 years at BTL. He lost his job because of politics and never once did he complain. He picked himself up and worked harder for his beloved PUP. Of course for him politics meant the Bay. Vildo could fill our heads with stories of Cornelio and the PUP in the Bay. One of his closest confidants, Cornelio, served as his devoted chairman for three terms and when Vildo left electoral politics, Cornelio was there for and with Papas to the very end. Papas has lost his mentor, one of his best campaign strategists and his friend.

Cornelio’s devotion to the PUP and his work in the Bay came from his love of his community and his country.

When you think of Cornelio’s professional career, like his political work, you can see in his footprints, a man of service; always giving of himself to others. He was your Mayor here in Corozal for two years and started the beautification of the Bay. He worked in the Corozal Free Zone, like I said at BTL, and he worked up to Saturday morning at Smart, each day going to work ready to do what was required and more than his fair share. Helping in every way he could.

Of course we all know there was this other side to Cornelio, this fun side.

We know of his devotion to football and to the Mexican team America and to sports in general. He loved it when he had Cornelio Jr. and his friends around during football matches.

Then there was the karaoke. Cornelio would not be able to resist the karaoke joints around town. In fact Renan tells me just hours before he suffered that fatal heart attack on Saturday they were planning to meet up for karaoke later that evening. I don’t think he ever

got paid for singing, but that never held him back from picking up the mic.

I cannot lie to you; my heart is very heavy today. I can only imagine the weight that Veila and the kids must feel at this time.

Still, they want me to say to each of you here today, to all those many people who called, stopped by and to those who posted kind words on Facebook how much they appreciate you and thank you.

Words are difficult to say at this moment, but we carry each other in these difficult times by the love we show.

Jesus said in the beatitudes,

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To the family of Cornelio Manuel Acosta, I say you were blessed to have a husband, father, brother and grandfather like yours. Be comforted by the memories and the love he gave so abundantly to you.

Please know that we all mourn with you, for we too lost a friend, a confidant, a dedicated co-worker, a Party member and a good man.

We too will carry him in our hearts and until that day when our time comes we bid him adios and say, rest well dear brother. Most important, we give thanks for the short yet wonderful life of our dear Cornelio.

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Ras Indio Trailblazing

Represents Belize at 1st Reggae Fest in Chetumal, Quintana Roo

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 dated the 21st June, 2010, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 19 of 2010 at Folios 267 to 294, and by a Supplemental Deed of Mortgage dated the 18th day of September, 2012, made between CYNTHIA SANTOS (also known as CYNTHIA YORKE) of Hill View Area, Santa Elena, Cayo District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Vol. 22 of 2012 at Folios 213 – 222, 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 schedules hereto.

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. THE FIRST SCHEDULE ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of land being Lot No. 6 comprising of 1003.042 S.M.; Lot No. 7 comprising of 1006.585 S.M.; and Lot No. 8 comprising of 1003.042 S.M.; all situate South of the Stann Creek Valley Road near Mile 10, Hoffman Estate Area, Stann Creek District, bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 821 of 2003 dated 14th July, 2003 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 821 of 2003 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

Belize City, August 24 2015 Belize’s true Reggae Ambassador, Ras Indio, has been on a successful trend-setting campaign.

Ras Indio, who is relentless on his mission to make his music recognised around the world, recently returned from the first ever Reggae Fest held in Chetumal, Quintana Roo held on the weekend of August 16th.

“It was truly a blessing to be so close to home and get the Love and Appreciation for this daily hard work I put in to this music with a mission to spread positive messages worldwide,” Ras Indio wrote on his Facebook page.

Reggae fans from all over Mexico travelled to Chetumal. The main feature of the three-day event was Kymani Marley, who gave fans a free show.

Interestingly, K. Marley was in Belize several months ago in a ticket-access only concert.

Ras Indio has been trail blazing.

In two weeks, he will join the same stage as one of the newest reggae music celebrities, Chronixx in a concert slated for September 9th.

He also launched his newest track titled “Love is the Way” which features international reggae superstar “Turbulence”.

This song was composed by Ras Indio and Turbulence while on tour in Seattle, Washington, in response to the violence that has affected both of their home countries: Belize and Jamaica.

A video for this track has also been unveiled featuring artists Warrior King, Chezidek, Nkulee Dube [daughter of Lucky Dube} Ginjah, Kabaka Pyramid, Wadadah, Princess Kazayah & Belize’s very own Blakberry & Nego Heights.

The idea with Love is the Way is also to promote worldwide love and unity within the music world.

Another recently released video was for the 2014 track: Dem A Fraud.

This followed an earlier release of a first-of-its kind music video compilation containing the best of Ras Indio’s music videos for hits including Plant Di Corn, Belizean Girlz, and Summer Vybez.

Respect Ras Indio.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE ALL THOSE pieces or parcels of land being Lot No. 9 comprising of 1002.568 S.M.; and Lot No. 10 comprising of 998.387 S.M., all situate South of the Stann Creek Valley Road near Mile 10, Hoffman Estate Area, Stann Creek District, bounded and described as shown

by Plan No. 821 of 2003 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 821 of 2003 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 20th day of August, 2015.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-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 July, 2009 between WILFRED MUTRIE and ANNA M. RAMIREZ both of Hopeville Area, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 18 of 2009 at Folios 1199 – 1230, 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 LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot. No. 117 situate in the Hopeville Area, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, Belize and bounded as follows:- On the North for 30.482 metres by Lot. No. 114; On the South for 30.482 metres by a portion of Lot No. 118; On the East for 19.408 metres by a street and on the West for 19.408 metres by Lot No. 116 containing 591.595 square metres of land as shown on Plan No. 2064 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 20th day of August, 2015.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

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THINK ABOUT IT TREASON The Prime Minister said at his last “press conference” that Guatemala believes the whole Sarstoon River and Sarstoon Island is part of their national territory.

This is a bomb shell.

This is very different from what Belizeans have always thought was the situation.

Meaning, we all thought that Guatemala claims the Sarstoon in the same way she claims the south of our country-from Sibun River to the Sarstoon River. She claims buy we exercise possession and control.

But now we are being told Guatemala is treating the whole Sarstoon River as part of their land. They are in possession and they are controlling it.

This explains their new aggression towards Belizeans and the BDF when we go “on their river”.

The heroic Belize Territorial Volunteers led by Wil Maheia were on the Sarstoon River on Tuesday 25 August 2015. They report that a Guatemala military gun boat escorted the BDF on its journey up the river to take soldiers to Cadenas. This explains why the Prime Minister was saying how every Tuesday of every week our BDF are confronted by Guatemala and are even told to turn back. The BDF do not turn back but this routine behavior by Guatemala has significance.

By confronting the BDF, by requesting what is their purpose on the river and by escorting them up the river, Guatemala is exercising sovereignty. It is behaving like it is their river. It is “allowing” BDF to proceed to Cadenas with their permission.

Guatemala can refuse to allow the BDF to continue to travel on the river. And there is nothing the BDF can do but turn back. The Prime Minister is so deadly afraid of a confrontation, or worse a shoot-out ( God Forbid ) with Guatemala, that he has refused to tackle this most important issue.

Belizeans only learnt of this disturbing new development inadvertently from the PM’s “press conference”. Eager to discourage Wil Maheia from organizing another expedition of volunteers to visit the Sarstoon, the Prime Minister said the BDF are regularly exercising Belizean sovereignty on the Sarstoon River every Tuesday. But now we know they do so with Guatemala’s permission.

If the BDF are travelling on Belize’s side of the Sarstoon River, how can Guatemala’s gunboats confront them in our national territory and in our internal waters on the river?

Every Tuesday. How? Why was the Guatemalan government not told to immediately stop this incursion into Belizean territory?

Why were Belizeans not informed of this violation of our national sovereignty, repeatedly, by Guatemalan gunboats?

The Prime Minister’s one track mind to win a third term obviously is more important to him, than his responsibility to protect Belizean territory and sovereignty.

Something has gone seriously wrong in the management of our relations with Guatemala.

And the Prime Minister must come clean over what is going on. For his actions and lack of response is bordering on treason.

N.B.-We say “press conference” because what the Prime Minister engages in are not genuine media forums. His is a made-for-television, dictator-style gathering. Dozens of high ranking government

officials, Ministers and Chief Executive Officers along with flunkies and party officials pack the room and clap on cue. Some shout down journalists who ask questions .

If the Prime Minister were to announce that he has approved one million dollars to each of his family members from the Petrocaribe money as a bonus for their hard work, the room would burst into cheers and applause , from the flunkies and cronies.

This is the state of affairs and the tragic situation the country has fallen into.

IDIOTS IN CABINET “You cannot run a country with idiots in the government”.

This harsh and biting but accurate criticism comes from UDP supporter and former government Minister Hubert Elrington.

He is also the older brother of Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington.

Hubert, never one to be diplomatic or restrained in expressing his views, made the statement Monday night on Channel 5.

He had many other damning but important observations on the sorry state of affairs Dean Barrow has brought the country to.

Said he, “we have run the country’s economy into shambles. It does not even exist. We live because Venezuela gives us handouts every month. That’s how we survive. Where is the creativity?

Where is the ingenuity? Where is the talent? Where is the ability? Where are the goods we should be producing? Where are the resources we should be creating?

Where are they? Is that what they talk about in the National Assembly ? when they go to Cabinet?

“We can’t run the country with idiots in the Cabinet. It is not possible. It can’t be done… How are you going to put idiots in your Cabinet? That cannot happen. It is an insult.

“If people who have no idea of affairs are appointed to the most important positions of state, no training, no ability, no experience, no insight, no nothing, then what are they getting paid for? They are getting paid to do foolishness, to run the country into the ground”.

WRONG MOVE Last week the Prime Minister held a press conference to put his spin on the disturbing developments on the Sarstoon River in which Guatemalan gun boats entered Belize’s territorial waters and interfered with the Territorial Volunteers.

The Prime Minister took along the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Security. These two haughty gentlemen sat at the head table with the Prime Minister. During the question and answer period not a single member of the media asked a single question of the two incompetent Ministers. Despite the fact that the issues concerned our national security and our relations with an increasingly aggressive Guatemala military.

Also at the head table were the head of the Belize Defense Force and head of the Coast Guards. They were questioned by the media.

You won’t believe this. Before the week was out, the Security Minister turned up on Wave TV/radio with the Heads of our BDF and Coast Guard.

Wave TV/radio is the worst media in the country. The two hosts are fanatic UDPs.

They engage in the most scurrilous attacks against any citizen who is not a supporter of their party.

It is in violation of the laws governing public officers for any public officer to allow his integrity to be called into question. Public officers are expressly forbidden from displaying any type of party political allegiance or behavior. What are members of the public to feel when they hear and see the Heads of our Army and Navy on this low down dirty party political organ?

As it is, there are suspicions on the Head of the Army. He is making statements which are not what should be coming from him. Imagine him saying that the territorial volunteers are causing a rift between the Belize and Guatemala military?

Imagine the Head of our Army admitting that the Guatemala gun boats enter Belize’s territorial river (our internal waters) and are accosting and harassing BDF on their weekly journey to Cadenas .

There is also talk that the General has completed his tour of duty and has been rehired by the UDP politicians. If so, this explains a whole lot.

LOVE FM IS UDP? When publicly challenged for allowing two senior public officers, the Military and Naval Heads of Departments to be on Wave Radio, Minister Saldivar supported the unlawful move.

When asked why not use a more neutral media, his quick reply was he had no problem to be on Love FM. Interesting.

Love is no longer neutral.

Love FM has been allowing its media to be used as a propaganda organ of the UDP government.

This is so sad, and represents a dark day for our democracy.

All is not well in the nation of Belize (to put it mildly). Rampant corruption, growing victimization, waste of public monies, growing poverty (over 48%), half the young people cannot get into college, thousands of graduates and no jobs, the gap between imports and exports continues to widen, violent crime is becoming endemic; and on and on are our problems.

For a media to allow itself to be highjacked for a few dollars more is sad.

Shame on Love.

OIL, OIL EVERYWHERE The international price of petrol has fallen, and we mean fallen from a high of US $110.00 per barrel in June 2014 to US$38.87 this week. It has been below US $50.00 for more than six months.

Twice this and last month Jamaica has lowered its retail price at the pump.

All over the world, the price to consumers have fallen, by sizeable amounts.

But not in Belize.

Here the “idiots” and hustlers have found it most convenient to rip off the Belizean consumer and in the process keep the cost of living as high as it can be.

UNACCEPTABLE This column joins with the Dickie Bradley Monday night show in expressing alarm over the open threats made by Minister Mark King on national television.

King said at a political event in his constituency that he was coming after Mose Hyde, and Evan X Hyde and Kremandala. He would wipe them out or some such very serious statement.

King’s political opponent is Cordel Hyde.

Why drag in the man’s family into his frustrated and bitter hatred against Cordel family

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and their media business?

No Minister of Government can make such statements and threats in a democracy.

But then again, who said Belize is really a democracy.

HUGO CHAVEZ’S DAUGHTER Belize’s biggest benefactor is not Baron Bliss, nor USA or the UK. It is Venezuela.

Specifically it is Hugo Chavez, a humble Venezuelan who joined his country’s army, and eventually became its most popular President.

Hugo Chavez had a vision that his Latin American and Caribbean brothers and sisters could enjoy a better life and have a more rewarding future than the one set out by the Americans and Europeans imperialists. Using the awesome oil wealth which Venezuela sits on, as the world’s largest oil field, Hugo conceptualized a program where his country’s oil would be sold at less than half and the balance treated as a long term loan. Such a program became the Petrocaribe For Belize and our region Hugo Chavez has done more, for more, than Barack Obama, who had only given guns, army uniforms, ammunition, gun boats and military training to the countries of the region.

On Friday 21 August 2015, the Vice President of Venezuela visited Belize’s Prime Minister. The press was not invited. Accompanying the Vice-President was his wife, Rosa Virginia, who is the daughter of Hugo Chavez.

The media should have been allowed even an airport interview. The Prime Minister was afraid the real reason for the visit would have come out. Our Prime Minister said the Vice-President came to Belize to discuss the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

But there must have been some discussion of Petro Caribe funds. Belize has wasted more than three hundred million dollars.

With the price of petrol falling and remaining at an all-time low, petro funds will dry up.

We Belizeans would have wanted the Vice President and Hugo Chavez daughter to know how much we admired the great leader and to say thanks for his generosity.

We would have shown her the Hugo Chavez Boulevard and Bridge, the Hugo Chavez Stadium, the Hugo Chavez housing project and High Schools and the impressive Hugo Chavez statute by Stephen Okeke.

Yes, you guessed it right, all the millions wasted and stolen and not a single Hugo Chavez project that benefits the masses of our people for whom the money should have been spent on.

MELVIN HULSE-MADAFISH UDPs madafish came from the river bottom to tell Belizeans what a worthless, chancey and victimizing UDP government is ruling the nation.

He knows what he is saying. He is former Minister of Government and until a few weeks ago was the Standard Bearer for his party until his outspoken behavior resulted in the Prime Minister personally attacking him and throwing him out the party.

Melvin knows all the inside details of a rogue government which victimizes the citizens of Belize, including their own loyal members.

Melvin is angry and rightly so, as he recently learnt that dozens of UDP supporters in Stann Creek West are having their land titles and leases cancelled out of spite for supporting Melvin.

The UDP dares not call any ICJ referendum. Neither will the Prime Minister risk any early general elections.

Belizeans are unhappy with the Prime Minister. Suspicious and unhappy.

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Request to impeach Guatemalan president approved by Supreme Court The country’s congress will decide whether President Otto Perez, whose administration is reeling from corruption allegations, will be removed from office Wednesday 26 August 2015 13.43 BST The Guatemalan supreme court on Tuesday approved a request by the country’s attorney general to impeach President Otto Perez over his suspected involvement in a racket to siphon customs revenue from the govern-

Petrocaribe Party Done!!

Continued from page 8 is not going to increase anytime soon, which means that the Petro Caribe funds which the government has become very dependent on and which are squandered on tacos, pibil, party, etc. are dwindling. Dwindling because there are no more Petro loan funds coming in to the UDP government coffers and it had stopped coming in from January 2015. Take note that the infrastructure works has stopped throughout the country. In Belize City, a major artery known as Cinderella Plaza which was dug up and left abandoned.

The Petro Caribe unpaid loan portion has also been used by the Central Bank to create an illusion that the foreign reserves are robust. The foreign reserves should be made up of actual earnings in United States dollars, but in this case it has been populated by borrowed money (Petrocaribe loan funds) that will have to be paid back.

The foreign reserves are one of the important veins of the economy. The reserves are used to pay for the things we import, which under this Government have been increasing while the productive sector crumbles. This same productive sector (shrimp, citrus, sugar, corn) attracts a significant portion of the currency in the economy and it is in trouble, therefore there is no foreign exchange relief on the horizon.

Early elections will be called in 2015 because the foreign reserves will fade by the end of the year, especially as the merchants begin to stock up on products for the holidays around October.

Soon the queuing at the commercial banks will increase for the purchase of US dollar for the purchase of imports for the holidays. This currency shortage is further compounded by the inability to move funds freely through all the commercial banks due to the derisking saga by the US-based mega banks.

This crisis has been caused by an incompetent government only focused on lining up their individual pockets and pockets of their cronies. Doug Singh, their chief financial insider, and a former UDP Minister, stated a few years ago, that the UDP government were design to win election and not to govern.

In a nutshell, the “PARTY DONE” AND the Belizeans people will have to foot the bill and suffer.

ment, and passed the matter to congress for approval.

A number of corruption investigations have devastated Perez’s cabinet and led to the resignation in May of Vice-President Roxana Baldetti.

On Sunday, Perez angrily dismissed corruption allegations that have been leveled against him by prosecutors, and he adamantly said he would not resign despite mounting pressure on the government and calls for his impeachment as a presidential election looms.

Guatemala’s attorney general and a United Nations-backed anti-corruption body known as the Cicig sought to impeach Perez on Friday after months of investigation into the racket known as La Linea, or “the line”, after a phone hotline that was used in the scandal.

Under the scam, importers

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were able to avoid paying customs duties in exchange for bribes, which investigators have said were distributed to officials.

Perez’s conservative administration has spent much of this year mired in public protests and scandals over corruption allegations against senior officials, several of whom the retired general fired during a cabinet purge in May. Baldetti was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of illicit association, bribery and fraud linked to the customs scheme.

Baldetti has denied any wrongdoing.

Earlier this month, Perez scraped through a vote in congress that would have stripped him of immunity from prosecution.

More than half of Guatemala’s 158-member congress voted to lift Perez’s immunity, but the total fell short of the twothirds’ majority, or 105 votes, needed to carry the motion.

A first round of voting to elect his successor is due in September and Perez is barred by law from seeking re-election.

23 QUESTION OF THE WEEK With cude oil prices falling to an all time low of $33 US per barrel, why are Belizeans still paying the all time high for fuel at the pumps?

Artist “Bobo Youth” fished out of Haulover Creek Belize City, August 26, 2015 A local fisherman hoping to get his best catch of the day got the scare of his life when instead of pulling out fish with his net, he dragged out a lifeless body out from the Haulover Creek, under the BelCan Bridge in Belize City.

Herman Williams, the fisherman, said the first thing he recognised was a human hand hooked on his net. He was startled.

“I deh inna wata to about my knee and I dash di net and when I do soh, I feel something heavy pon it. I feel something heavy and when I do soh I look and I see like wah piece ah board di come and when I look I see dah wah hand. And I let go dih net and I run pon dih edge ah dih wata,” recounted Williams.

Williams ran onto the street where he met two Police officers. The area immediately became a crime scene.

The body of the dead person has been identified as well-known artist, 33 year old Theodore Parchue, better known as Bobo Youth.

Police have reported that there are no signs of physical violence on the body, and do not suspect foul play.

It is believed that Bobo Youth, who had become homeless and found refuge under the bridge, suffered an epileptic fit sometime during the night before, fell into the river and drowned.

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