Sunday, January 15, 2012
SUNDAY January 15, 2011
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THE BELIZE TIMES
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Issue No. 4779
Scandal at SSB
CEO Merlene Bailey-Martinez suspended, Board wanted her terminated
Belize City, January 11, 2012 The UDP Government’s latest election gimmick of writing off millions of dollars in loans held by the Social Security Board has backfired, and has been exposed for what it truly is, a hustling programme for special UDPs cronies. The BELIZE TIMES was the first to expose the Barrow Administration’s devious scheme last week, which triggered suspicion and increased concern and demands for transparency. Based on information received, the BELIZE TIMES reported that the scheme would allow for insider trading at SSB and government departments, because it enabled dozens of well-connected, upper-class UDPs to benefit from the write-off after they reduced their loans to below the $50,000 mark only upon learning of the plan. This week, the BELIZE TIMES received even more credible information that the Chief Executive Officer of the
Barrow endorses
election
fraud
Bailey-Martinez is under investigation for perceived insider-trading Social Security Board, Merlene BaileyMartinez, had herself taken steps to benefit from the scheme supposedly meant only for the poor people. Bailey reportedly had a loan bal-
Loyal ex-wife, Young-Barrow, does damage control for the UDP ance of $69,000, but paid $20,000, just enough to bring it below the $50K the Prime Minister said would be required for the write-offs to qualify. It is
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“We want back our damn job!!!”
BML workers protest outside City Hall BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 By Alton Humes It is fatalistic to believe that sanitation workers, perceived in varied corners of society as the lowest of the low, are not necessary in preserv-
ing the cleanliness and sanctity of our City. And whenever there is a threat to the sanitation workers and their only continuous means of survival in these tough times, they will rise up and defend what is theirs.
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BML workers stage protest in front of City Hall on North Front Street
Barrow says giving false voter registration information is normal Orange Walk, January 11, 2011 Prime Minister Dean Barrow publicly endorsed election fraud on Tuesday and in particular election fraud being carried out by the United
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UDP’s El Guardian
apologises to PUP Leader Belize City, January 10, 2012 The newspaper organ of the United Democratic Party has vindicated PUP Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca of any wrongdoing whatsoever, adding their support to the PUP’s pledge that Hon. Francis will be a better Prime Minister than the current one. In last week’s issue, Sunday January 8th, 2012 El Guardian printed an apology which exoner-
ated the PUP Leader of allegations they had made. The apology said “The Guardian Newspaper takes this opportunity to retract any claim or suggestion that Honorable Fonseca is or was involved in any thievery or misconduct or that he took public funds and we express our regret and apology for any embarrassment that the image caused him.”
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