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A BILLION MORE!!

BARROW RACKS UP DEBT TO UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS Belize City, July 5, 2016 This month, Belize will once more import one million packs of ramen noodles as it has been doing over the past years. Ramen noodles has become the most common serving for breakfast, lunch and even dinner as poverty expands rapidly under a Government with leaders who are only worried about filling up their pockets. With an economy in shambles, skyrocketing real unemployment, and Belize’s debt increasing in one day last week Dean Barrow

Michael Ashcroft

Denys Barrow

BRICENO BLASTS BARROW! “..the Prime Minister is really trying to take the Belizean people for fools”, PUP Leader Hon. John Briceno says at PUP Press Conference

Pg. 30 From L-R - Deputy Leader Hon. Kareem Musa, Leader Hon. John Briceno, Deputy Leader Hon. Julius Espat and Sec. Gen. Linsford Castillo

Guatemala Boycotts CODICADER in Belize Pg. 31

CRIME

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RAMPAGE CONTINUES The unceasing gun violence that has gripped the nation claimed two more lives on Wednesday afternoon. Two men were gunned down in separate shootings in broad daylight in Belize City. One of the murders took place on Cemetery Road while the other in Castle Street. Police authorities do not believe the shootings are related, but suspect that they are part of the ongoing gang rivalries in the old capital.

INSTABILITY AT CENTRAL BANK!! Pg. 3 Pg. 7

SSB CEO RESIGNS!

405 DAYS SINCE BARROW LOST THE SARSTOON

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OPINION OUT

OUT Kaina Martinez Takes A Stand

Barrow’s Perfect Omens

Dear Editor I believe that I deserve closure for myself... And I will not allow my integrity to be questioned either because of some seemingly incompetent people, or, because of some “imaginary document” that was concocted for the reasons of self-preservation and personal gain. Today, I say to all my fans out there that there’s no need for you to question, whether if I have been robbed or not of an opportunity that I deserve, but to question if other Belizean athletes are being robbed as well? Like, Alexia Neal, who runs the 100m hurdles the Belize best recorded hurdler and Ashontie Carr, the best 800m runner. I choose to mention field events

Dear Editor, Something has to be very wrong when the Prime Minister of Belize can come on T.V. and tell us that he took Belize Telemedia Limited for Belizeans and puts his family and UDP cronies to feed from it. Something is very wrong when the Prime Minister tells us Belizeans, ‘oh it is only valued $90 million but we end up getting a Billion Dollar Bukut. Something is seriously wrong when the President of Guatemala tells Belizeans they can’t go to the Sarstoon and Belize’s Prime Minister passes an S.I. forbidding Belizeans to go also. Something is wrong when instead of investing in Belizeans industries; Social Security is instead scheming with the politicians in Belmopan with the people’s money. Something is very, very wrong when our loving teachers choose to sacrifice their teacher’s day to send a message to Government that our national sovereignty is in peril. Something is terribly wrong when the PM says the economy of Belize is robust and our industries are in trouble, oil exports are going down, shrimp sector is out for over a year due to virus attack, citrus is operational with only one factory, the banana industry is taking a beating, and papaya is gone. We cannot forget that First Caribbean Bank closed down and the remaining banks are in deep trouble with de-risking and losing correspondent banking. To top it off, the housing mortgage melt-

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down continues with thousands of Belizeans watching as their homes, land and precious assets are being auctioned off. Dean Barrow and the UDP administration have brought all these storms to our country. If the Petrocaribe $325 million was used for the right reasons, our country would have been in a better position. But instead, it was wasted for a third term in Government. Now, with his third term, Barrow has created a perfect storm where everything that can go wrong is going wrong. Now, Barrow is exposed and everyone can see why he HAD to call early elections in November. Now, we know why Gapi is calling it quits. Barrow’s mantra into the second term was “the best is yet to come”, but judging from the past six months of his third term, it is clear that a bigger mess has come. Signed, Rhonda Logan

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simply because when a country like ours has no qualified standard athletes, then, we should send our best male and female athletes. The Olympic rule for the wild card is not for track events unless there’s a special invitation. According to the Olympic rule, is that no combine events get the wild card, meaning our best heptathlon athlete cannot go for heptathlon. Therefore, our heptathlon athlete will represent Belize in 100m hurdles even though she is not our best hurdler? Really? So, do we get any explanation as to why our best hurdler like Alexia Neal is not selected? Alexia achieved it through her determination and persistence in order to make a difference. And here personal record shows the following: Alexia clocked and achieved: 14.35, back in 2015 and 14.92 achieved 2016 vs. Katy who clocked a15.35 achieved in her Heptathlon event in 2015 and 15.46 achieved 2016 With regard to the registered document that I supposedly did not submit on time as claimed by the BAA, then, why was the next best Belizean athlete not selected? And why does the BAA continue to ignore my continued request and not provide the documentation, along with proof of delivery? What are they hiding? I’ll tell you why! It’s really quite simple, they don’t have one, and they can’t provide proof. I only ask this so that I can get closure for myself, friends/ family, and especially for my fans, that have supported me from the beginning. The BAA and Mr. Deon have not broken my spirit, but may have hurt my feelings, but that’s okay! What’s not acceptable is that the BAA may have broken the hope of many who may use my determination and courage to go on. However, I am an Olympian and have already been to Brazil to represent Belize in “track and field”, so going back to Brazil was not my initial drive, but, making a difference for all Belizeans was. Although my personal integrity may have been questioned and my feelings attacked, I promise you that I will not remain bitter, or, disgruntled. I only ask now for those who are interested in this development, to question the credibility of the BAA and those who represent them. Sincerely yours, Kaina D. Martinez

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STATEMENT FROM THE CERVANTES FAMILY On the 1st of July, 2014, our patriarch, Don Ramon Cervantes was kidnapped from his cane field and was murdered the following day. On the 5th of July, one of the murderers led the police to a shallow grave where my father was buried. When his body was exhumed, we saw that he was blindfolded with duct tape that was wrapped around his head and eyes. He had a deep dent on his forehead. His hands were tied with handcuffs, which were later proven to be police handcuffs. Attached to the handcuffs was a long chain that extended all the way along his left leg, down to his feet. His body was already decomposing. The post mortem was performed on the spot on a sheet of plywood. After the post mortem, his naked body was wrapped with plastic, doused with kerosene and placed inside the coffin. I remember when I looked at him and his ashen grey eyes were open and they stared at me deeply as if wanting to tell me how much he had suffered. The handcuffs that tied my father’s hands were traced to police officer Javier Alvarez. Until more than 2 months later, the police reported that Alvarez was given only disciplinary charges and fined $200. As far as we know, he was never detained. We later learned that he was suspended with half pay. We were very shocked a few days ago, when we learned that Alvarez has been reinstated as a policeman at the Belmopan police station. We therefore ask the top echelon of the Belize Police Department the following questions:

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SSB CEO RESIGNS! Are share purchases illegal?

Belize City, July 06, 2016 The BELIZE TIMES has confirmed that Social Security Board’s Chief Executive Officer Richard Flowers has tendered his resignation. Flowers, who was appointed in July 2012, has indicated that he will not renew his contract which expires on July 29, 2016. The announcement is sudden, and seems strongly to be over the Board’s decision to proceed with the purchase of Government shares in Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) and Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) for $10million and $45million. The share purchase is to assist a desperate Barrow Administration to meeting its financial and legal obligations in relation to the over $450m arbitration award to Lord Michael Ashcroft. The Government is broke and in need of bailouts. The Prime Minister himself wrote SSB suggesting the deal. This is not the first time that SSB is purchasing shares in BTL and BEL which raises questions about the legality of the approved purchase and whether it complies with international Social Security

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Investment guidelines. The International Social Security Association (ISSA) investment guidelines limit the SSB to a single investment with a ceiling of 20% of the reserves. SSB’s total reserves as per the latest SSB Financial Statements are calculated at $510,248,041.00. 20% of total reserves is approximately $102m. According to its latest financial report, SSB’s total investment in Equity Associates is $162,932 of which $95.6m is in BEL and $67.2m is in BTL. The SSB presently owns 26.92% of total shares in BEL and 20.18% of total shares in BTL. Using the equity method to value the shares, SSB would only be able (as per law) to invest $6.4m in BEL and $34.8m in BTL. However, as this devious Government has become accustomed to rigging figures, to justify the purchase of more shares the SSB is using purchase prices (BTL $39.5M and BEL $50M) against adjusted reserve

03 3 figures ($434,288,748.00 at May 31, 2016) to arrive at 10.5% of reserves for BEL and 12% for BTL. Using this rationale, SSB has justified that it can invest up to $40M in BEL and $35M in BTL. The BELIZE TIMES has learnt that originally it was requested that SSB purchase $50M in BTL shares and $15M in BEL shares. However when the discussion of the value of the shares came up and the members of the Board brought up the point that the value of BTL shares, as per arbitration award, presently only value $2.16 per share, the GOB changed the investment values and decided that a bigger investment be made in BEL and not BTL. But what does CEO Richard Flowers, a well-respected accountant, thinks of the move? It seems the CEO is not buying this creative method of arriving at a justification to invest larger amount of shares in BTL and BTL, which would allow the circumventing of the SSB Act. Flowers also knows that SSB’s actuary advice does not support the continued used of SSB funds for investments that do not provide liquid cash returns. This is because, as the actuary report states, SSB will need its funds to meet pension payments which are expected to reach a peak in the very near future. Flowers decision to walk away from SSB during this time raises serious questions.

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A BILLION MORE!! BARROW RACKS UP DEBT TO UNSUSTAINABLE LEVELS Continued from page 1 by a whopping $550 million of which the Government is forced to pay half by Friday, July 8, the next shipment of ramen noodles will likely double. The $550 million dollars which Belize must pay Lord Ashcroft for the 2009 grab of Belize Telemedia Limited, the $70 million which the Government must pay to Fortis for Belize Electricity Limited, the legal battle over the takeover of the International Business Companies and Merchant Marine Registries which could cost the Government up to $90 million, and the borrowed $325m Petrocaribe loans, all easily add up to over ONE BILLION dollars which the people of Belize will have to be pay. The debt has surpassed unsustainable levels with the public debt to Gross Domestic Product at 90.8%. Last week’s news that the cost of Barrow’s takeover of BTL is over half billion dollars or $550 million

dropped like a bomb on Belizeans. Barrow was deceitful in his response. Belizeans will pay dearly, but according to Barrow it’s a win. A win for whom? For Aschroft who will be paid half a billion for a company worth a quarter of what he will collect? Or a win for the attorneys, including private attorney, Brother Denys Barrow, who will be collecting for his years of “legal representation” at a fee no less than $1,000 per hour. The cost of Barrow’s arrogance is more debt and less development. That $550 million which Belizeans will pay Ashcroft could have educated 50,000 students from Primary up to University level; or built 20,000 new classrooms; or funded National Health Insurance for the next 18 years; or paved 550 miles of highways. Instead, it will just be more money for Ashcroft and the Barrow family.

WAS GIOVANNI GENTLE MURDERED IN A JEALOUS RAGE? Belize City, July 6, 2016 Another man was gunned down in a hail of bullets over the weekend, but Police say it doesn’t appear to be gang related. They believe that Giovanni Gentle, 31, was killed over a woman with whom he has four children. The incident happened at around 2:00am Saturday morning as Gentle left an event at the Loyal Endeavor Lodge Hall located at the corner of Regent Street West. The coconut water vendor had just gotten on his bike to head home when a long gunman allegedly came out from the nearby Thurton Lane and fired more than ten shots at him. Gentle was rushed to the KHMH but died before he could go into surgery. According to ACP Chester Williams, Commander of Eastern Division South, while there may have been witnesses to the crime, Police are facing the usual challenges. Individuals fear for their lives so do not want to provide statements to the Police. “We currently have two

persons in custody that we are interviewing as our investigation into that latest homicide continues. What we know and what we have in writing are two different things and we already know what the dilemma usually is where witnesses are concerned, that people are reluctant to give statements because they fear for their lives,” Williams told the media. The family of Gentle is adamant that their loved one was not killed as a result of gang affiliation nor was he killed because of a “street beef.” They claim that he had been receiving threatening texts, but allegedly because of jealousy over the mother of his four children. Police have been particularly tight-lipped in this case while they try to connect the dots. According to ACP Williams, they will not release any information which will act only to “glorify” the killers.

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HARD KNOCKS

Haul Out the Champagne! Hope you’re ready for the big bashment next week Tuesday. Mark it down in your lil black books okay? That’s the day when we celebrate the victory for the government and people of Belize (Dean Barrow seh soh) by giving Lord Ashcroft about $190M, give or take a couple million. Funny thing is that nobody seems to be able to say why it’s a victory. According to Mr. Barrow it is, and everybody clapped. All these CEOs and cronies and Anwar and Net Vasquez clapping and grinning and I can’t for the life of me figure out why. What is so victorious about paying out nearly $200M at a time when things are as bad as they have ever been? So we print money to pay Lord Ashcroft and then everything goes up. Fuel will go up and the cost of basic goods will go up and the cost of electricity done gawn up and the cost of water will go up and GST will go up and sure as hell teachers and public officers ain’t getting that promised raise. But we clap anyway because Mr. Barrow says it’s a victory. Misleading the people! Mr. Barrow says he will be able to access the money which is being paid to Lord Ashcroft for the value of the Accommodation Agreement. But that’s not true. Mr. Barrow says that he will be able to use that money to fund government projects to make up for the Petrocaribe money which is all but done. That’s not true either. All the money which Mr. Barrow is paying Lord Ashcroft for the Accommodation Agreement will go into trusts held and operated by Lord Ashcroft or persons designated by him. According to the terms of the Trust, that money may be used, at the discretion of Lord Ashcroft, to fund charitable projects to benefit the people of Belize – not government projects and not projects determined by the government of Belize. Mr. Barrow is trying once again to mislead the Belizean people and to make this seem like a sweet deal. There’s nothing sweet about this deal. Asking the Tough Questions! Mr. Barrow needs to explain why his son Anwar is leaving BTL in March 2017. If Anwar is so tech savvy and brilliant and wonderful and great, and if BTL has done so great under his watch then why is he leaving? Mr. Barrow needs to tell Belizeans why Anwar could be getting a severance payment of almost $400,000 in addition to his big salary and benefits. Mr. Barrow needs to tell Belizeans why his son Anwar collected almost $200,000 as a Christmas bonus? What is so special about this golden child that he is getting almost one million dollars for one year of work at BTL? The people want to know Mr. Barrow. Why is it that only your family members and friends seem to be able to guzzle at the trough while normal Belizeans can’t seem to get ahead? Codicader left hanging! We can find $190M to pay Lord Ashcroft for the PM’s bloody foolish, hardheadedness and almost a million dollars to pay the crown prince but we can’t find any money to put into one of the biggest things to happen to this country where sports are concerned. All the countries in the region except for Guatemala (cause no matter what Sedi says they don’t like us) coming to our little Belize for Codicader and the Sports Council has to be begging all around for a little thousand here and there to host the delegations. Man the Ministry of Sports should be ashamed. The priorities of this government are really completely skewed. Imagine…if BSI hadn’t come up with a little pilinki money our Belizean athletes wouldn’t even have had sweatshirts. That’s what this government thinks about the youths of this country. But I bet you if dih youths mih name Barrow it wouldn’t have been a problem.

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BARROWNOMICS

arrownomics at its basis means Barrow and the economy noh mix. Put another way, Dean Barrow has mixed up the economy, or what is left of it. No Prime Minister, not even the coldhearted Manuel Esquivel, preening and pruning and pretending to be an economist, could out do the damage Dean Barrow has inflicted on the economy of the country. If it is not a mortal wound, it is a severe and critical injury that will leave the patient in surgical ward for a very long time. No Prime Minister has been so fast and loose, so utterly squanderous of public monies; presiding over the most wasteful and corrupt regime of the nation. Under Dean Oliver Barrownomics forty-four million dollars disappeared from the Treasury within one month of the November 2015 general elections. There are no details of expenditures; no list of procurements, no proper accounting and certainly no audited financials. Forty-four million dollars of public monies gone just like that. Of course, for a man with an ego the size of the mountains, forty-four million dollars means nothing to him. It is not his money. Each year millions of taxpayers monies are given to his constituency as to the other UDP’s for various sundry dubious payments and “Mother’s Day” and Christmas and tacos and pibil. Millions. This was a politician who promised the workers union, teachers, public officers and citizens that he will manage the government funds with openness, accountability and transparency. How shallow and empty and bogus has he turned out to be. There was a time, three or four years after becoming Prime Minister, that Belizeans were prepared to overlook the hubris and the arrogance and give Barrow the benefit of the doubt regarding his handling of the public purse. The millions he personally approved to ex-wife Lois Young Barrow kept nibbling at the growing public concern. The misappropriation, malfeasance in office and the increasing nepotism were not easily swept under the rug of distractions, stage-managed press conference and grandiloquent verbs and adjectives. Then the Elvin Penner criminality broke, exposing a naked, lying Dean Barrow and UDP Ministers accused of allegedly being soaked up to their necks in hustling from immigration visas and passports. All this while the spreading cesspool and corruption at the Land Ministry had become so deep and widespread that even hard-core UDP’s in Los Angeles began crying “shame, shame” on Dean and his Barrownomics. Millionaires were sprouting up overnight from the wanton,

free- for all gangsterism that has taken root under the Prime Ministership of the man aptly described as all glitter and no substance. As if things couldn’t get worse, and even as blood brother Dennys Barrow was choking with greed from his one thousand dollars every hour legal fees, the Petro Caribe millions exploded. Greedy hands and blood red eyes became the order of the day. Barrownomics at its most obscene. Over a year of unbridled expenditures topping one hundred million dollars were secretly spent by the Right Honourable Dean Barrow (they are all Honourable men, aren’t they?) Over one hundred million dollars spent from a secretive account at the Central Bank. An account set up deliberately to deceive the nation and the lawfully constituted scrutiny institutions. No consolidated funds as mandated by the Constitution. No report so the National Assembly as the law required. No document available to the Public Accounts Committee and none submitted to the Auditor General. Put another way, no openness, no accountability, no transparency. None! This saga continued until the opposition filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court. The response of the Prime Minister? A despot’s counter-attack. Pay public monies to party hacks and the desperate poor to gather at the National Assembly signing“PetroCaribe –Roll It”. At fifty dollars per person it was a cheap ploy and an ever cheaper performance for the benefit of the gullible. But it covered over the ultimate sins of deliberately abusing hundreds of millions of dollars marked by Venezuela to uplift the poor people of Belize. Millionaires were now openly feeding at the trough. All hail to the evil genius. All hail to Barrow and Barrownomics. Picture this, an over ailing Pharoah disembarking American Airlines in Miami. Official explanation is another visit to his doctors over a spinal cord problem that all of King Midas gold cannot heal. Instead of checking into the Medical Center the slippery Prime Minister is in a hotel room signing a Secret Accommodation contract. That secret contract came to light last week. Its contents reeled a nation; socking it so hard its citizens remain dumb-founded. A whopping HALF of a BILLION dollars handed over by Dean Oliver Barrow to Michael Ashcroft. Barrownomics had reached its unwholesome pinnacle. Foul, dirty, stinking to high heaven. Filthy lucre. The epitaph for a man who lost his way and dragged a poor and struggling country to the ground. The Belize we used to know is no more. Where there was laughter, only bitterness, pain and suffering. Where there was hope, alas! Only despair.

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Questions to Ministers:

Can the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance say how much Private Attorney Denys Barrow was paid for his legal representation on the Belize Temedia Limited legal cases since 2009? Can the Minister of Local Government indicate if a special investigation will be launched into the $200,000 that went missing from the Belize City Council’s Sinking Fund? Can the Special Envoy for Women and Children reveal how much money she has collected from her global junkets and visits with the rich and famous in the name of Belize’s children with special needs? When will the Minister of Finance explain why the price of fuel continues to increase even though the price of oil on the global market continues at an all-time low? Can the Minister of NEMO provide a report on the status of Hurricane Shelters across the country and the Government’s emergency preparedness strategy?

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the company named “LITHIUM LTD.” has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 28th day of June, 2016. Belize Corporate Services Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below company has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 1st of July, 2016: UMBER CORP. Belize Corporate Services Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from July 2, 2016: ARBEL INVESTMENTS S.A. RAYCO LTD. FALASIA LTD. ARJAN HOLDINGS INC.

Will the Minister of Works responsible for BIL provide us with just how much has been spent on these so called stadium upgrades across the country?? Can the Minister of Immigration explain to us what in the world is happening at Immigration as it pertains to the so called REFUGEE program??? Will the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education explain why so many of our deserving children are still being left in the dust because the cost of education is so high?

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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 Manfen Financial Corp. has been dissolved as at 30th June, 2016 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

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2016

Instability at Central Bank!! The bank’s de-risking is not the only crisis

Glenn Ysaguirre

STATEMENT FROM THE CERVANTES FAMILY

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1. Why was Alvarez given back his

2. Why was he posted to Belmopan instead of Orange Walk, where he was posted at the time of the murder? 3. If everything was clean, wouldn’t he have been posted back in Orange Walk instead of Belmopan? 4. Is it because Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Joseph Myvett was named by Manuel Castillo, the fugitive ringleader of the gang that killed my dad, that he gave Alvarez back his job? 5. Why is it that Myvett received a promotion to his present post of ACP just a few weeks after the murder of my father? 6. Why is it that Myvett got to be the head of the National Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), as reported by the Amandala, and is also in charge of the case of the murder of my father, especially since he was named by Manuel Castillo? 7. Why hasn’t the Belize police approached the Mexican police, the Mexican attorney general, and the Mexican government for the capture of Manuel Castillo, when it is the police that stated that they have good reason to believe that Castillo is in Mexico? 8. Why hasn’t Myvett faced the public or/and the press to respond to his name being called by Manuel Castillo? 9. Why did the Orange Walk police, under Myvett’s command at that time, issue a release stating that the case of the murder of my father was closed, the following day after Manuel Castillo’s incriminating statements about the involvement of high government and police officials? Two years after, so many questions remain unanswered. Yet we shall not rest until we get the truth. Rest In Peace Dad. Ramon “Monchie” Cervantes on behalf of the Cervantes Family July 6th, 2016

Belize City, July 05, 2016 A report by the International Monetary Fund on the global impacts of de-risking has revealed that the Central Bank of Belize has also been negatively affected. The bank, which regulates Belize’s entire banking sector and which oversees Belize’s financial operations, has lost major correspondent banking relations with two international banks: CitiBank and Commerzbank. The loss of two of its three correspondent relations is a major hindrance for the Central Bank as it is responsible to carry out all international transactions. It has further exacerbated the banking crisis in Belize which had already seen seven of nine domestic and international banks lose relations. There has been no official word

from the Central Bank on how it will cope with the drastic deterioration of the banking system. This may be because there is also a leadership crisis at the bank. Very reliable sources have indicated to the BELIZE TIMES that Central Bank Governor Glenn Ysaguirre will be demitting his post in September. His replacement, we are told, is the political deadweight Joy Grant, who since returning from her high-salaried diplomatic posting in Brussels, has been holding various high-level Government posts including Senator and Minister of Science and Technology (2012-2015), Chairperson of National Bank (2014-Current), Head of Financial Intelligence Unit (2015-2016) and now, soon to be Central Bank Governor. Grant had no background in banking prior to her political appointment at the National Bank. In fact, it was under her watch that the bank reported losses of up to one million dollars in its first year of operation. Of course, we must note than Ysaguirre’s appointment to the Central Bank was also political. His few public comments on Belize’s economy and financial state have been less than objective and

07 7 seemed to have been part of the political rhetoric that the UDP Government chooses to spew. We still remember Ysaguirre’s remarks that the global recession of 2010 will not hurt Belize in any way. We wonder what he has to say now. With exiting in mind, Ysaguirre must be occupied with sorting out a deal on his way out. Our sources tell us that there has been a spat between the Governor and the Chairman of the Bank, John Mencias, over his financial package following a request for “compensation” for his use of a late-model Denali SUV which he acquired following his appointment to the bank. The question we put to Mencias is whether tax-payers’ funds were used to purchase the vehicle for the Governor. While Belize is in the worst economic state it has ever been with high debt, a gaping budget deficit, banking crisis and dwindling revenues, the Central Bank has failed to properly provide the accountability and leadership that can steer our country out of the mess. On the contrary, it has been a key player to the mess that has come thanks to the UDP.

Illegal Salvadorans jailed, but Belizean “coyote” goes free Belize City, Friday, July 1, 2016 Seventeen Salvadorans, made up of 10 men, 4 women and 3 minors, appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Friday to answer to a charge of failure to produce valid visitors’ permits. The group was caught travelling on the Philip Goldson Highway heading towards the northern border in a van driven by a Belizean. That Belizean, Anivar Alvarenga, the Belizean farmer of Valley of Peace was charged with 14 counts of aiding and abetting the Salvadorans to remain in Belize. When Alvarenga asked that the court to provide him with an interpreter and explained that he would like to have counsel present to represent him, the Immigration prosecutor suddenly withdrew the charges and he was set free. The 10 men and 4 women, however, all pleaded guilty to one count of failure to produce a visitor’s permit. Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser fined them $1,000 each and ordered that they pay forthwith. They were unable to come up with the money; therefore, they were taken to the Belize Central Prison to begin serving their six-month-sentence. In the case of the 3 minors, the Immigration Department handed them over to the Department of Human Services, for them to be processed and cared for, until they are repatriated to their native El Salvador.

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GAPI DONE! San Pablo Village, Orange Walk Town, July 05th 2016 There is a major shift taking place in the Orange Walk North constituency and it’s worthy of political analysis. The results of the Village Council elections in the division show that villages where Vega-big spending-style has dominated have begun to abandon the once upon a time political don. The Orange Walk North constituency went UDP in 2008 and since then it has been under Gaspar Vega’s tight grip. Vega, as you know, was one of the UDP’s most powerful politicians. He was Deputy Leader of the UDP and Deputy Prime Minister. To top it off, Vega held one of the most powerful Ministries in the Ministry of Natural Resources. In 2015, the Prime Minister stripped Vega of his Natural Resources Ministerial portfolio and left with

Female Cop Assaulted by Drunken Mob in Cayo Wednesday, July 6, 2016 A female Police Officer performing special duties outside the Blue Angels Nightclub in San Ignacio was assaulted by an angry mob over the weekend. Reports to the BELIZE TIMES are that WPC Tracy Stevens was hit in the back with a cement block and when she fell to the ground at least six persons attacked her. According to Police, the altercation started when a female who appeared to be under the legal age to enter the club tried to push her way inside. WPC Stevens allegedly demanded her ID and that’s when things got out of hand, with the male companion of the young female hitting Stevens with the cement block. Stevens was rushed to the San Ignacio Community Hospital while Police reinforcements called in from the nearby station tried to calm down the situation and ascertain who was responsible for the assault on the cop. “As a result of the incident Marcos Juarez was charged for Obstruction, Selvin Juarez for Harm and Troymane Harris for Assaulting a Police Officer and we are still seeking two other individuals,” Superintendent Richard Rosado told the media on Tuesday. Supt Rosado denied reports that several of the persons detained were released on Sunday so that they could vote in Village Council elections in Esperanza, claiming that “all the individuals were brought into the station and subsequently questioned. Those that were not involved in the incident were released and those against whom we had evidence were detained and subsequently charged”.

Gaspar Vega

the Ministry of Agriculture. Vega was mightily upset and announced that he would resign as Deputy Leader and that he would not run in the next elections. But it appears Vega has seen the

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2016 writing on the wall – the demise of the UDP – and the rejection by the voters of a Party that has not delivered for the people of Belize. The results of the village council election in Orange Walk North tell that story. Villages such as Trial Farm, considered Vega’s backyard, and San Pablo have voted majority PUP village council leaders. In San Jose Village, the results are very positive for the PUP with the margin of loss cut significantly to a mere 70 plus votes. While Vega and his most loyal supporters might claim that people are reacting to the news of his departure, the truth is that the dominance Vega usually displayed in general elections showed serious signs of fading even in the last general election held in November 2015 where Ramon Monchi Cervantes put up a tremendous fight and cut Vega’s support by hundreds of votes. The writing is on the wall…by choice or the might of the people…Vega’s demise has started.

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PAUL JEX JR. SLAPPED WITH RAPE CHARGE Belize City, Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Paul Jex, 21, appeared before Magistrate Emmerita Anderson today and was read a charge of rape. Police have indicated that they have several more charges that they will level against Jex. Those charges, however, were not read today. The question of granting bail was the issue that was dealt with in today’s hearing. Court prosecutor Corporal Christopher Smith informed the court that he has received information from the Supreme Court that Jex, who was initially granted bail from that court on the charge of handling stolen goods, must apply for a new Supreme Court bail. With that being the situation, Magistrate Anderson remanded Jex to prison until his next court date on July 28. On Monday, Assistant Commissioner of Police and the Officer Commanding Eastern Division Rural, Edward Broaster told the media that the police received DNA samples results back from a lab in Miami and that the DNA results confirmed that Paul Jex Jr. was the one who raped a maid during the home invasion. Broaster also indicated that the police are awaiting another result from the lab that may tie another person to the rape. Broaster told the media that more charges will be levied on Paul Jex, and that these charges include theft, aggravated burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit rape. So far, 19 persons are facing var-

Paul Jex Jr. ious charges in connection with the home invasion. When they were initially arraigned in court on the charges, they were denied bail and had to obtain Supreme Court bail. Early police investigation of the home invasion had led police to charge both Jex and his father Paul Jex Sr. with handing stolen goods. Ladyville Police, however have gotten back a DNA lab report and as a consequence of that they charged Jex with the rape of the caretaker’s wife. Initially, when charges were being laid in connection with that incident, police had charged Tyrone Meighan with the assault of the maid. During the home invasion, the caretaker was severely beaten by the armed home invaders who stormed on to the property of Lebanese diplomat Sarkis Bou Nahra in Burrell Boom. Sarkis was out of the country when the incident occurred and had to cut his trip short to return home.

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THIS IS HOW THE UDP KEPT THE BULLET TREE VILLAGE CLINIC! Cayo District, June 29, 2016 If just 8 years of the UDP has been a disaster for the country, imagine what 12 years of UDP-rule has been for the community of Bullet Tree Village! On Monday, June 28th, the keys to the health clinic were officially handed over to the newlyelected PUP Village Council and what they discovered was devastating. These pictures show the extent of the disgusting state in which they kept the community’s clinic

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Kieran Morrison’s Murder Could Flare-up Gang Rivalry Belize City, July 6, 2016 Police have made no arrest in the murder of Kieran Morrison, 20, or the shooting of Kent Brooks Jr., 19 on LaCroix Boulevard which is located behind the Charles Bartlett Hyde Complex Building last Wednesday night. The two youths were hanging out in front of Morrison’s home at around 8:30pm when one gunman came out of a nearby alley and started shooting. Morrison was hit multiple times and was pronounced dead on arrival at the KHMH, while Brooks was hit in the stomach and admitted in a critical condition. Even as Police hunt for a killer they are also trying to deploy already scarce resources to offset the escalation of tensions between the two active gangs in that neighborhood – the PIV and Backaland gangs. The Eastern Division South has been busy lately trying to quell hostilities between the George Street Gang and the South Side Gang following the murder of GSG don Gerald

Lionel Messi sentenced to jail for hiding profits in Belize and Uruguay BBC.com, July 6, 2016 Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009. They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings from image rights. However, neither man is expected to serve time in jail. Under the Spanish system, prison terms of under two years can be served under probation. The footballer and his father were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud in Wednesday’s ruling by the court in Barcelona. As well as the jail terms, Messi was fined about €2m and his father €1.5m. They made a voluntary €5m “corrective payment”, equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest, in August 2013. The sentence can be appealed against via the Spanish supreme court.

Kieran Morrison

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11 “Shiny” Tillett earlier this year, and now attention has been focused on the potential for bloodshed in this old hotspot. According to Eastern Division South Commander ACP Chester Williams, “separate and apart from interventions that we normally do, we still put in place measures to be able to monitor the movements of people as well as to be able to be on the ground to conduct the relevant stop and search and targeting of those persons that we need to target to let them know that the police are here and you’re not going to have your way and we have seen that the measures we have put in the area are working”. In addition, Police have also put up checkpoints in strategic areas and have sent out an alert stating that they will be stopping and searching heavily tinted vehicles or persons on bicycles behaving suspiciously.

12 SPORTS City Boys vs. Brown Bombers in SMART Mundialito finals Belize City, July 2, 2016 The defending champs City Boys will take on Brown Bombers in the 2016 SMART Mundialito championship finals at the MCC Garden on Saturday, July 9, as both squads won through in the semifinals last Saturday. City Boys relegated the Ladyville Rising Stars to the consolation game for 3rd place, by a 1-0 win when Ken Galvez put the finish on a pass from Rasheid Lord late in the 2nd half. Stars’ goalie Leonardo Martinez never had a chance as Galvez tapped the ball into the net. The Brown Bombers eliminated the Hattieville Riverside Boys, 2-0 with Eldon “Tuncy” Reneau scoring both goals. The referee awarded the Bombers a penalty when Hattieville’s central defender Stephane “Pele” Cassasola handed the ball, allowing Reneau to score the first goal. Hattieville goalie Nathan Underwood stopped a shot from Keifer Perteau, but deflected the rebound to Eldon Reneau whose right away shot into the net. The Hattieville Riverside boys meet the Rising Stars in the 3rd place game before the final on Saturday, July 9.

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Ladyville’s JarethTablada

Jonathan Casimiro vs Ruben Darius

Nabil Musa vs Enoch Rhaburn

Germany & Colombia lead O.W. Mundialito Stars Academy win 4-1

STARS ACADEMY TAMES LADYVILLE JAGUARS 4-1 Belize City, July 3, 2016 The Stars Academy schooled the Ladyville Jaguars 4-1 in Week 8 of 1st Division Football competition at the MCC Garden on Saturday. Steven “Bredds” Baizar converted a penalty in the 48th minute, after Jaguars’ midfielder Joel Ottley handled the ball wrongly on a shot from Baizar. Clinton Dawson scored a 2nd goal in the 52nd minute, and a miscommunication between the Ladyville defense and their keeper gave Jonathan Perrera the chance to score a 3rd goal: 3-0. Ladyville tried to even the score, but the Stars’ keeper Elden Linares was on top of his game making 2 magnificent saves. Goalie Nigel Grant was out-played when Stars’ speedy wingman Shemar “Minnie” Thompson unleashed at a shot at the empty net. Ladyville defender Rujuan Baptist was there to bail out his keeper, but his attempt to clear the ball caromed off the back of teammate Calvin Young and back into the net: 4-0! Kieron Jones finally put the Jaguars on the scoreboard when he recovered the rebound after Elden Linares punched the ball clear. It was the village boys’ only consolation goal, as Stars Academy posted the 4-1 win. Westlake Strikers and the Lake I Bombers struggled to a 1-1 draw. The referee had to put the game on pause with the score tied at 1-1 when players from both sides got into some unsportsmanlike behavior.

Colombia 3-1 Argentina Orange Walk Town, July 3, 2016 Germany and Colombia enjoyed big wins in Week 2 of the Orange Walk U-15 Mundialito, organized by the New Horizon Sporting Club, at the Louisiana field in Orange Walk Town on Sunday. Germany won 1-0 over Portugal, who had stopped all of Germany’s attacks for 50 minutes of regulation, until Freddy Lopez scored the winning goal in the final minute. In Game 2, the ‘Belize’ team of Orange Walk Town drew 2-2 with Spain. Ardani Carlos scored first for Spain, but Joel Briceno equalized 1-1 for Belize before the half. In the 2nd half, Axel Alamilla scored for Belize, but Alec Ayuso equalized 2-2 for Spain. In Game 3, Team Colombia spanked Team Argentina of Yo Creek 3-1, with Jaheim Augustine scoring a hat trick for Colombia. Argentina’s midfielder Giovannie Marroquin scored their only goal from a set piece in the 20th minute. In Game 4, Team Holland’ from Guinea Grass drew 1-1 with ‘Mexico’ from San Estevan. Angel Ico scored for Holland in 11th minute, but Mexico responded in the 48th minute with a goal by Denilson Tzul.

Elden Linarez saves

Alec Ayuso scored spain 2nd goal

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Mayan Man Warriors post 5th basketball win

Belize City, July 2, 2016 The Mayan Man Warriors posted their 5th win in the Belize District Basketball Association (BDBA) Firms competition with an 87-80 win over the BCC Dragons, led by Winston Pratt with 19pts, while Matthew Young scored 16pts, 17 rebounds. On Thursday, Mayan Man Warriors had defeated the Central Health medics 87-83. Other game: Belize Water Services vs. Belize Bank Bulldogs - 94-77 Top scorers: Luis Barcelona (BWS) 25pts; Rupert Brown (BBB) 26pts; Roscoe Rhys (BBB) 25pts

Sheldon Williams scored 14pts

BWS’ Robert Jefferies dunks 9pts BWS win 94-77 BZE Bank Bulldogs

Spartan Fitness Gym holds 3rd Annual Bodybuilding Classic Belize City, July 5, 2016 Fitness buffs and bodybuilding athletes are starting to prepare for the Mr. Belize Bodybuilding Competition that comes up in September, but on July 16th, a sort of preliminary event to the national event will take place in Corozal Town. Spartan Fitness Gym will be holding the Third Annual Spartan Fitness Bodybuilding Classic in Corozal Town. The event is organised by the gym’s owner, Rigo Vellos, who is also the four-time Mr. Belize Champ. Vellos says that the event is held to promote the sport and to give local athletes an incentive for their dedication. The competition will be in five categories: Physique (Male), Up to 70kg (Male), Over 70kg (Male) and then Overall Winner. In the female category, there will be a Bikini competition which has attracted athletes from neighboring Mexico. There will over $3,600 in prizes. If you are interested in the competition, you could contact Vellos at 654-1766.

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“Bolo” Johnson scores 34pts in Infotel rout over BTL

Felix Martinez scored 9pts

Drones’ Roger Reneau scored 33pts

Belize City, June 30, 2016 Infotel and Heritage Bank both posted their 3rd win in the Belize District Basketball Association (BDBA) Firms competition over the weekend. On Thursday evening, Heritage Bank grounded the winless Civil Aviation Drones 77-71, led by Kurt “Chengo” Burgess with 23pts and 18 rebounds. Drones’ Roger Reneau led with 33pts, while Ernest Tench assisted with 11pts and 15 rebounds. Infotel stomped Telemedia 93-79, with Earl “Bolo” Johnson scoring a monster 34pts and 11 rebounds. Darwin “Dawgy” Elijio added 18pts, while Eyan Rene put up 14pts and 14 rebounds. BTL’s Mark Swift scored 18pts.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Licensed Auctioneer NOEL J. CODD will sell the following properties on Wednesday July 27th, 2016 at the time and places mention below On site at 9:00a.m.

On site at 10:30a.m.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1045.045square meters being Lot 648 situated in Trial Farm village, Orange Walk District. Property is vacant lot. Being the Fee Simple property of Melbourne Rodriguez

On site at 1:00p.m.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land containing 642.82 square meters. Being parcel 1460, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town .The building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 934 square feet. The structure was renovated in 2015. It is a family dwelling of 2bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, a dining area and a living room area. Being the Fee simple property of Lionella Chell.

On site at 2:30p.m.

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

On site at 9:30a.m.

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 DOCTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE THE UPPER AS RESIDENCE. BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD STATE being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro

All that piece or parcel of land containing 645.890 s. m.3744 Cor. Palmar Boundary Road & Macal River Street, Orange Walk. The Subject Building comprises 1,360sft. The same is occupied as a family home of 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Being the freehold property of Roger Tun.

On site at 1:30p.m.

On site at 11:00a.m.

All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of Land, in Orange Walk Town. Being Parcel 2946, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The building measures 2,740 square-feet and it holds six bedrooms, two full bathrooms, two part baths, a livingroom and dining area. Being the Freehold property of Sunil Talreja.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTICT Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Thursday July 28th, 2016 at the time and places mention

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN TRIAL FARM being Registration Section Trial Farm Block 4 Parcel 762, Orange Walk District, Belize. The property contains 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, living, kitchen, and dining area being the freehold property of Benjamin Torres.

On site at 9:00a.m.

On site at 10:00a.m. All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 1911. Property contains 4 bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, Living, Kitchen and dining area. The building is also comprised of 1786 S.FT. Being the Fee Simple property of Ana B. Castillo.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town, Block 4 Parcel 4255, Orange Walk district. The property has 775 square feet and contains three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Dr. Jose Lahera.

On site at 2:00p.m.

On site at 11:30a.m.

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

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN Orange Walk being Registration Section Ann Gabourel Block 4 Parcel 1814. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Levy Blanco.

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15 ALL THOSE THREE pieces or parcel of land containing 1,719.013 s.m. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 514,515,516. Ishwar Mahbubani

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ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcels 623,624,625 & 631 orange Walk Town 2054.41 square meters Orange Walk Town Registration Section. Vacant Land. Being the freehold property of M.V. Imports Ltd

On site at 11:30a.m. ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, being Registration: Ann Gabourel Block: 4 Parcel: 1247/1. The property contains IA 26’ X 24’, 2 BEDROOMs, BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE being the leasehold property of Felix Rejon

On site at 10:00a.m.

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.

All that piece or parcel of land containing 522.5 Square Meters being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 879, Orange Walk District, Belize. Land only being the freehold property of Pabel Torres

ALL THAT Being Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk Town Registration section being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk District, Belize. 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Ester Vargas.

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 1:00 P.M. IN FRONT SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. Orange Walk Branch On Thursday July 28th, 2016

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. All that piece or parcel of land being parcels 157 and 158, Douglas Registration Section, Block 1, and Orange Walk. The Lot 158 contains 1045.159 square meters and it’s the corner lot on the roadside. Lot 157 contains 1040.57 square meters and it’s the inside lot for which the street is not open yet. Both lots are presently in its natural state. Being the Property of Erica Cabral

On site at 10:30a.m. 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 being Block 4 Parcel 1946 Orange Walk Town measuring 1199.638 sq yds. being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PEICE OF LAND, IN ORANGE WALK being Registration Section Ann Gabourel, Block 4, Parcel 2755 being the freehold property of Van Clarke.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 464.454 s. m. being lot no. 3235 CABBAGE STREET, Orange Walk District, Belize. The house contains 2 bedrooms, living, kitchen and dining area. The house has an outdoor facility being the Freehold parcel of Martin Jimenez.

On site at 11:00a.m.

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.

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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Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Friday July 29th, 2016 at the time and places mention below All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Corozal. Being Registration Section Corozal North, Block 1, Parcel 1982. The property contains two building. The main building contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Robert and Elizabeth Cervera

On site at 9:00a.m.

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.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North being Registration Section Corozal North Block Parcel 2146.The building is 1050 square feet it comprises of 4bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Teleford Flores.

On site at 11:30a.m.

On site at 10:30a.m. ALL that piece or parcel of land being Parcel 2157/1 Block 1 in Corozal North situate in Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing 2160.701 square meters. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 523, Orange Walk District. The property currently hosts a one storey structure which is unoccupied. Being the Freehold property of Roberto Santos

AT 10:00 a.m. on site

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being parcel 510/1. REGISTRATION SECTION: SAN JOSE/SAN PABLO BLOCK: 1 PARCEL: 510/1. The Building is a 2 bedroom bungalow house. Being the leasehold property of Edwin Patt

AT 10:00 a.m. on site

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in San Pablo. Being Registration Section San Jose/ San Pablo, Block 1, Parcel 69/1, Orange Walk District. The building contains three bedrooms, one full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the leasehold property of Alfonso Teck

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North. Being Registartion Section Corozal North, Block 1, Parcel 869, Corozal Town, Corozal District. The building contains 1,395 square feet on the main floor and 930 sqare feet on the second floor.The building is made up off 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a laundry, a living kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Mohan and Asha Thani.

On site at 9:30a.m.

On site at 1:00p.m.

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.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North being Registration Section Corozal North Block 1 Parcel 3392/1. The building is a single family bungalow structure containing 796 Sq. Ft. and comprise of 2 bedrooms, 1 Full Bathroom, living and kitchen area. Being the Leasehold property of Rafael Chavez

On site at 11:00a.m. All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in Corozal. Being Parcel 1887, Block 1, Registration Section Corozal North, Corozal District. The property holds a concrete building which measures 640 squarefeet. The building contains three bedrooms, 1 full bathroom,a living-room and a kitchen/dining area. Being the Freehold property of Leopoldo Santos. Continued on page 17

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AT 10:00 a.m. on site All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in San Felipe. Being Parcel 463/1, Block 13, Registration Section San Felipe, Orange Walk District. The building on the property is a concrete bungalow structure which measures 805.5 square-meters. An incomplete extension is also on the property and it measures approximately 140 square-feet. Being the Leasehold property of Omar Mejia.

AT 10:00 a.m. on site All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in Orange Walk District. Being Parcel 281, Block 1, Registration Section Ann Gabourel , Orange Walk District. The property is currently in its natural state approximately measuring 25 acres. Being the Freehold property of Santiago Rosado.

AT 10:00 a.m. on site All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land situated in Orange Walk District. Being Parcel 1381/1,Block 4, Registration Section Ann Gabourel , Orange Walk District. The building on the property is a concrete structure measuring 624.75 squarefeet. The building holds two bedrooms, one bath and a living/dining area and a kitchen. Being the Leasehold property of Ruben Protillo.

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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

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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 parcel Sarteneja Registration Section, Block 3, parcel No. 348/1 COROZAL. Structure is a mix concrete bunglow with addition at the top, holding 3 bedrooms, bath, living/dining/kitchen areas. Property of Ariolo & Diana Samos

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

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

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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 3:00 P.M. IN FRONT OF SCOTIABANK (Belize) LTD. Corozal Town Branch on Friday July 29th, 2016

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

All that piece or parcel 552 Libertad Village Registration Section, Block 1, Corozal District, Belize. The property is big and long lot containing 1799.63 square feet. It has two houses. The first house is a two-storey wooden and concrete structure with 5 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a kitchen, a dining and a living area. It measures about 2100 square feet. While the second house is situated at the back it is a wooden structure with an additional concrete back, thus giving the building a sort of an L shape. It is about 1300 square feet. It consists of 3bedrooms, a living/ dining room and a kitchen. Being the Property of EMILIO & MELVA SARMIENTO. (EMILA & BALDOMINIO MONTEJO)

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 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

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN SAN ANDRES/RANCHITO being Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito Block 1 Parcel 792 Corozal District. The building contains 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living, and kitchen area being the Freehold of Jeorge Zetina

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.

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2016

Leonardo Folgarait Properties

ALL THAT pieces or parcels of land being 1 Parcel 120 containing 50.2 acres Parcel 97 containing 14.798 acres, Parcel 95 containing 62.79 acres and Parcel 86 containing 88.16 acres situated in Libertad Rural Registration Section cane land only being the Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

All that lot, piece or parcel land being Block 1 Parcel 129 Paraiso/Santa Rita Registarion Section. Land with frame structure. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

ALL that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Reg Sec. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal District, being Block 1, Parcel 468, Buena Vista Village, Corozal District. The building is divided into differect secetions. The first floor is divided into three secections as follow: a left sectcion is presently being used as a one bedroom apartment. The middle section is open up from the front like a corridor and sitting area. The right section has 2 bedrooms. The second floor of the buliding is a new completed construction. Being the Fee simple property of Ricardo Gutierrez .

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 221 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Building is 1410 square feet. Contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, a living, kitchen and family room. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 2995 sm being Block1 Parcel 141 San Andres/ Ranchito Registration Section. The Subject Property houses 3 structures. Building No.1 is 1,200sft. and is occupied as a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No.2: concrete two storey structure of 1,920sft. Each floor is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom space each with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No. 3 is aq 1,200sft. structure with floor & walls in place only Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in Louisville. Being Parcel 1, Registration Section Louisville, Block 1, Corozal District. The building is 1051 square feet, it has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Saturnino Coba

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 53 & 54 Corozal Central Registration Section. Building is 1615 square feet 2 storey building. Lot 53 houses a radio station and studio at the top and a television studio at the bottom. Lot 54 has an out toilet, concreted courtyard/dancehall with a portion of a kitchen/bar. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

NOEL J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com All that lot, parcel, or piece of land in Sarteneja being Registration Section Sarteneja Block 3 parcel 604/1. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area and comprise of 954 sq. ft. Being the Leasehold property of Jael Cobb.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in San Andres/ Ranchito. Being parcel 453, Block 1, Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito . . The property comprises of 1128 Sq. Ft. and has 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, Kitchen and dining area. Being the fee simple property of Patrick Smith.

@Noel Codd Auctioneer

10 JUL

THE BELIZE TIMES

2016

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS JULY 3 2016 OFFICIAL RESULTS COROZAL DISTRICT Election Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Remarks

Patchakan

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Election

Polled

Votes

Date

Chairperson

458

Ricardo A. Carcamo

Chairperson

339

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Santa Martha

821 Arnoldo M. Medina

Village

Elected

Adan Yanes

Chairperson

135

Maria J. Chin

Chairperson

135

Reynaldo Yam

Member

441

Elected

134

Elected

Member

463

Litticia Acuna

Member

Miguel Villamil

Elected

Wilma Cantun

Member

142

Elected

Member

463

Uber Tomas Arevalo

Elected

Marcos Cantun

Member

144

Elected

Member

465

Anavela Esquivel

Elected

Wibbaldo Tzul

466

146

Elected

Fermin Donis

Member

Andree A. Ku

Member

455

Elected

Ameidy Amira Patt

Member

146

Elected

Celso R. Cu

Member

329

Manuel de Jesus Solares

Member

133

Dorian Sanchez

Member

317

Patricio Acuna

Member

145

Jeshua Chan

Member

320

Elias Cantun

Member

131

Anthony Tzul

Member

319

Evaristo Ernesto Chan

Member

126

Jesusita Tzul

Member

309

Marisela Alba Lance

Member

111

Sheran Yam

Member

312

Adair Narciso Novelo

Member

120

Miguel Angel Ortiz

Member

117

Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

03/07/2016 21

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Libertad Oder Rogelio Bautista Desmond Wade

Chairperson

Uncontested

Member

Uncontested

Election Date

Village

Remarks

Carmita Ma

Chairperson

310

Francisco Javier Sabido

Chairperson

329

Santos Romero

Member

297

Cristino Teck

Member

314

Uncontested

Pamela Marin

Member

320

Elected

Caserine Logan

Member

Uncontested

Anita Chuc

Member

317

Elected

Heide Emily Chi

Member

Uncontested

Anizeto Arcurio

Member

315

Elected

Eton Dennis Arana

Member

Uncontested

Laurentino Briceno

Member

310

Position

Received

Remarks

03/07/2016

Alex Marin

Member

318

Elected

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Shawntel Novelo

Member

316

Elected

Polled

Votes

Renan Navarro

Member

310

Daisy Sanker

Member

315

Celia Sabido

Member

312

Member

313

553 Abner Nicolas Teck

Chairperson

206

Efrain Jobani Ico

Chairperson

254

Bonifacio Pott

Chairperson

Patricia Trejo

Member

191

Simon Justo Moh

Member

213

Yasuri Nathalie Barbosa

Member

211

Credy Elwin Zuniga

Member

219

Miguel Cab

Member

224

Lino Thomas Humes

Member

209

Jeisson Brayan Cab

Member

276

Elected

Karen Sandra Humes

Member

269

Elected

Melina Annette Humes

Member

283

Elected

Irving Davi Canto

Member

281

Elected

Nena Alva Acosta

Member

262

Elected

Ubaldo Ernesto Pott

Member

280

Elected

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

651

5 12

Elected

Uncontested

Elected

Arnulfo Arcurio

Elected

ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Election Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

San Roman Kevin Aguirre

Chairperson

162

Jorge Novelo

Chairperson

113

Sergio Eduany Villamil

Member

154

Elected

Rafael Edgar Cajun

Member

158

Elected

Fernando Rafael Chan

Member

161

Elected

Wilfrido Toledano

Member

158

Elected

Feliz Rodrigo Hernandez

Member

158

Elected

Rodel Angel Cajun

Member

150

Elected

Rodrigo Chan

Member

109

Edwardo Marin

Member

109

Adonay Damian Vargas

Member

109

Cristina Toledano

Member

107

Filiberto Adrian Polanco

Member

108

Jenaro Vargas

Member

103

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

279

Elected

4 1591

Remarks

Sarteneja

03/07/2016

Paulino L. Guerrero

Chairperson

330

Luciano Cruz

Chairperson

390

Rex Mora

Chairperson

116

Dioqenes Perez

Member

317

Rigino Tepaz

Member

345

Odair Cruz

Member

338

Gaspar Canton

Member

334

Jemayel Verde

Member

339

Darnel Cruz

Member

335

Evan Rivero

Member

383

Elected

Elwin Rodriguez

Member

381

Elected

Erlindo Novelo

Member

388

Elected

Tanya Ramsey

Member

378

Elected

Yolando Tepaz

Member

378

Elected

Leonilo Blanco

Member

370

Elected

Edmundo Arceo

Member

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

856

2 20

Elected

BELIZE DISTRICT Election

4990

03/07/2016

Received

Member

Corozal District Date

No. of Votes

Member

Candidates Name

3771

2954

Election

Position

Alden Albert Fuente

Caledonia

03/07/2016

Candidates Name

San Pablo

COROZAL DISTRICT Date

Elected

Melicia Emma Sutherland

No. of Votes

Votes

278

Orange Walk District

03/07/2016

Election

Rejected

Votes

1600

COROZAL DISTRICT Election

Spoilt

Polled

Elected

4680

03/07/2016

Total Votes

Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Bermudian Landing

Conway A. Young

Chairperson

Sean Nicholas

Chairperson

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

122

2 3

Elected

649 Shaherah L. Baizar

Member

Shanice Pook

Member

Abigail Bood

Member

Sharolyn S. Wade

Member

Rhoda Lu

Member

Lionel T. Russell

Member

Elected

114

Denise L. Sutherland

Member

Elected

Janice D. Joseph

Member

Elected

03/07/2016

Elected

Ronaldo Solis

Member

125

Elias Mora Jr.

Member

110

Nadia J. Wade

Member

Darwie Durantes

Member

117

Doyle P. Young

Member

Elected

Angel Aragon

Member

116

Geraldine E. Joseph

Member

Elected

Jovini Munoz

Member

110

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Tercia Pook

Member

Elected

Veola E. Jeffords

Member

Elected

Elvin F. Sutherland

Member

Elected

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2016

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS JULY 3 2016 OFFICIAL RESULTS BELIZE DISTRICT

Election Date

Village

Willows Bank

03/07/2016

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Steve L. McFadzean

Chairperson

Uncontested

Marilyn Stephenson

Member

Uncontested

Mark A. Stephens

Member

Uncontested

Shana N. Lopez

Member

Uncontested

Dwight E Gabb

Member

Uncontested

Nikita Sutherland

Member

Uncontested

Betty J. Rowland

Member

Uncontested

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Continued from page 19 BELIZE DISTRICT Election Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

BELIZE DISTRICT Remarks

Double Head Cabbage

Kayle McFadzean

Chairperson

Winford N. Broaster

Chairperson

Deann Nicole Buckley

Member

Elected

Kenya Nicole Nicholaas

Member

Elected

Janet Williams

Member

Elected

Leeann Shayla Arzu

Member

Terrylee Neomie Jones

Member

Eldon Martin Logan

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Election

Polled

Votes

Date

153

Elected

Village Scotland Halfmoon

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

56 Patricia Hendy Emmanuel Dawson

Chairperson Chairperson

19 36

767

03/07/2016

232 Robin Burgess

Member

Jaqcqueline Humble

Member

Rosita McFadzean

Member

Elected

Ernest Jones Jr.

Member

Elected

Manuel Soler

Member

Elected

Member

Elected

Simeon Ortiz

Member

Elected

Shanda Viona Usher

Member

Monica Soler

Member

Elected

Sherese Eleanor Rivero

Member

Denise Lodge

Member

Elected

Sheryl Danna Mae Ferguson

Member

Election

Terrence Dale Flowers

Member

Date

Tanesha K. Banner

Member

03/07/2016

BELIZE DISTRICT Village St. Pauls Bank

BELIZE DISTRICT Election Date

Village Flowers Bank

03/07/2016

Candidates Name

Clinton Rhaburn

Position

No. of Votes Received

Chairperson

Remarks

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Date

Village Isabella Bank

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Jacqueline Casasola

Chairperson

Glenroy Fermin

Chairperson

Elected

Franz Revers

Member

Elected

Uncontested

Denise Fermin

Member

Francine Castillo

Member

Latasha Flowers

Member

Denise Casasola

Member

Uncontested

Dorla Rhaburn

Member

Uncontested

Sharra Robinson

Member

Uncontested

Member

Sharon Robinson

Brian Casasola

Member

Uncontested

Norval Gladstan Flowers

Ivor Thompson

Member

Elected

Member

Uncontested

Therese Pook

Member

Elected

Member

Uncontested

Leticia Fermin

Member

Elected

Reginald Hanson

Member

Elected

Simone August

Member

Elected

Emerson Fermin

Member

Candidates Name

Seon Dawson

Position

Chairperson Chairperson

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

03/07/2016

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Member

Melanie Revers

Elected

BELIZE DISTRICT

2 472

03/07/2016

Position

422

BELIZE DISTRICT Election

Candidates Name

Shedrock Hendy

Dian Baldwin

Elected

Election Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Fredrick Guy

Member

Elected

Orlando Salas

Member

Elected

Victor Banner

Member

Elected

Eldon Hendy

Member

Elected

Maurice Lanza

Member

Elected

Akeem Wade

Member

Elected

Marcia Banner

Member

Joseph Madrill

Member

Jonathan Madrill

Member

Audrey Ruth Moss

Member

601

Elected

Peter Hulse

Member

Adrian Albert Mahler

Member

627

Elected

Fermin Herrera

Member

Cindy Lisa Rowland

Member

627

Elected

Bernadine Moody

Member

Calbert Emmanuel Walford

Member

620

Elected

Jermaine Alexander Williams

Member

623

Elected

Taysha Shannica Choc

Member

621

Elected

Ayala Ashley Franklin

Member

226

James Alexander Reid

Member

214

Lyndon Loren Ramos

Member

206

William Anthony James

Member

210

Khalid El-Amin

Member

209

Janine Antonette Henry

Member

214

Ladyville Dian Rose Wite

Chairperson

599

Bernardo Guadencio Bennett

Chairperson

235

David Delmas George McCullock

Chairperson

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

905

Elected

28 5034

03/07/2016

BELIZE DISTRICT Election Date

Village Rancho Dolores

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

78 Angie Smith

Chairperson

Elsita Juanita Rhaburn

Chairperson

Elected

382

03/07/2016

Roman Pott

Member

Thelma Tucker

Member

Francis Joseph

Member

Elected

BELIZE DISTRICT

Violet U. J. Broaster

Member

Quintin R. Smith

Member

Dwane Hendy

Member

Elected

Rickmond Reneau

Member

Elected

Jamie Sutherland

Member

Tercia Pook

Member

Elected

Veola E. Jeffords

Member

Elected

Elvin F. Sutherland

Member

Elected

Election 3

Date

Village

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Lemonal

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

65 Kenroy Reynolds Carolyn Arnold

03/07/2016

Total Votes

Chairperson Chairperson

Elected

Olive Banner

Member

Uncontested

Marlin Muslar

Member

Uncontested

Cherry Anthony

Member

Uncontested

Fredrick Reynolds

Member

Uncontested

John Anthony

Member

Uncontested

BELIZE DISTRICT Election Date

Village Willows Bank

03/07/2016

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

Steve L. McFadzean

Chairperson

Uncontested

Marilyn Stephenson

Member

Uncontested

Mark A. Stephens

Member

Uncontested

Shana N. Lopez

Member

Uncontested

Dwight E Gabb

Member

Uncontested

Nikita Sutherland

Member

Uncontested

Betty J. Rowland

Member

Uncontested

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

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CAYO DISTRICT

10 JUL

Election

Village

THE BELIZE TIMES

Candidates Name

No. of Votes

Position

Date

2016

03/07/2016

Remarks

Total Votes

Spoilt

Polled

Votes

Received

Armenia

465

Pablo Garcia

Chairperson

256

Oretes Sho

Chairperson

182

21 Rejected Votes 27

Elected

2206

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTIONS JULY 3 2016 OFFICIAL RESULTS Continued from page 20

Cruz Cal

Member

148

Adelso Munoz

Member

198

Yolanda Salam

Member

162

Reina Amanda Samayoa

Member

181

Elected

Mario Vitalino Orellana

Member

195

Elected

Pedro Garcia

Member

198

Elected

Lesli Aurora Novelo (Guzman)

Member

175

Augusto Barrera

Member

163

Orlando Rodriguez

Member

187

Elected

Cesar Augusto Perez

Member

177

Elected

Jose Antonio Garcia

Member

175

Julio Sacramento Canti

Member

138

Hugo Rene Orellana

Member

Nehemias Orellana

Member

Pedro Julio Chinchilla

Member

CAYO DISTRICT

CAYO DISTRICT Election

Village

Date

Succotz

Candidates Name

Position

No. of Votes Received

Joseph Paul Panti

Chairperson

438

Edgar Chan

Chairperson

710

Remarks

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Election

Polled

Votes

Date

1205

Village

Candidates Name

Remarks

Received

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

585

San Antonio Cruz Mai

Elected

No. of Votes

Position

295

Chairperson

Ronnie Tzib

Elected

259

Chairperson

3199

6608 419

Eusterio V. Coc

Member

283

Elected

Daisy Elizabeth Requena

Member

442

Ernie A. Howe

Member

297

Elected

Lancelot Reyes

Member

431

Eli Amelio Tzib

Member

290

Elected

Rafael Chi

Member

454

Rommelia E. Howe

Member

289

Elected

Rosaria Panti

Member

428

Randy Kenny Tzib

Member

291

Elected

Joseline Chulin

Member

445

Rene Lou Mai

Member

293

Elected

Julissa Penados

Member

706

Elected

Braulia L. Tzib

Member

246

Armando Cocom

Member

657

Elected

Bernabe I. Mai

Member

249

Brian Gongora

Member

691

Elected

Melany I. Wolfram

Member

249

Benedicto Jimenez

Member

668

Elected

Marty K. Tzib

Member

246

Edgar Chi

Member

558

Elected

Sulema Mesh

Member

200

Juanita Guerra

Member

660

Elected

Juan Mesh

Member

246

Luis Humberto Garcia

03/07/2016

Elected

03/07/2016 49

TOLEDO DISTRICT CAYO DISTRICT Election

Village

Date

Candidates Name

Position

Election

No. of Votes Received

Remarks

St. St. Margaret Margaret

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

Date

San Pedro Columbia

316 Eliseo Juan Bustillos

Chairperson

David Romero

Chairperson

111

Jose F. Cerna

Chairperson

139

14 Elected

1645

03/07/2016 03/07/2016

Village

03/07/2016

Armenia

128

Gabriel Pop

Chairperson

113

Hilberto Co

Chairperson

Sabastian Cus

Member

242

Elected

Manuel Makin

Member

243

Elected

Carlos Chinchia

Member

254

Elected

Anna Chen

Member

261

Elected

Victor G. Salazar

Member

Santos Chub

Member

Basillicas Choco

Member

261

Elected

Elisa Rodriguez

Member

101

Amelia Chee

Member

254

Elected

Joel Raymundo

Member

100

Member

173

Jose Guadron

Member

Felipe Choco

Fidel Urbina

Member

Innocente Che

Member

150

Ismael Chavarria

Member

104

Juana Chen

Member

184

Rigoberto Galdamez

Member

104

Amiguel Ash

Member

171

Neri Aldana

Member

119

Elected

Thomas Pau

Member

171

Anna Hernandez

Member

122

Elected

Sabastian Cus

Member

173

Reina L. Cordon

Member

117

Elected

Rosa Del Carmen Hernandez

Member

109

Elected

Benita Theus

Member

113

Elected

Member

123

Elected

03/07/2016

STANN CREEK DISTRICT

No. of Votes Received

Ismael Abel Thompson

Chairperson

294

Leonardo Rodolfo Caretella

Chairperson

Stephen Horace Requena

Chairperson

208

Remarks

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

538

Election Date

Elected

Member

284

Elected

Member

311

Elected

Shern Robateau

Member

279

Elected

Shirline Wiltshire

Member

289

Elected

Denise Lopez Benjamin Sanchez Jacqueline Carretela Noemi Yanira Linarez

Member Member

272 214

Elected

Member Member

Elected

Irene Vernon Nancy Godoy

Member Member

Benjamin Sanchez Tanisha Hyde

Member Member

214 223

Noemi Yanira Linarez Luis Apollo August

Member Member

205 199

Nancy Godoy

Member

208

Tanisha Hyde

Member

223

Luis Apollo August

Member

199

Position

No. of Votes

Remarks

Candidates Name Pablo Garcia

Position Chairperson

No. of Votes 256

Oretes Sho

Chairperson

Received 182

PabloCal Garcia Cruz Oretes Sho Adelso Munoz

Chairperson Member Chairperson Member

256 148 182 198

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Yolanda Salam

Member

162

Cruz Cal Reina Amanda Samayoa

Member Member

148 181

Elected

Adelso Vitalino Munoz Orellana Mario

Member Member

198 195

Elected Elected

Yolanda Salam Pedro Garcia

Member Member

162 198

Elected

Reina Amanda Samayoa Lesli Aurora Novelo (Guzman) Mario Vitalino Orellana Augusto Barrera Pedro Garcia Orlando Rodriguez Lesli Aurora Novelo Cesar Augusto Perez(Guzman)

Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

181 175 195 163 198 187 175 177

Elected

Augusto Barrera Jose Antonio Garcia

Member Member

163 175

Remarks Elected

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

Polled

Votes

465 Total Votes

Spoilt

Polled

Votes

Rejected 27 Votes

465 2206 27 25

Elected Elected

2206 25

Elected Elected Elected Elected

Orlando Rodriguez Julio Sacramento Canti

Member Member

187 138

Elected

Cesar Augusto Perez Hugo Rene Orellana

Member Member

177 84

Elected

Jose Antonio Garcia Nehemias Orellana

Member Member

175 65

Member Member

138 25

MemberDISTRICT84 CAYO Member

No. of65Votes

Santa Rosa

Candidates Name Andres Toribio Cal Bruno Villanueva

No. of Votes Total Votes Remarks Received Polled 159 Chairperson 80 Elected Chairperson 72 Position

Spoilt Votes 3

Rejected Votes

904

Earl D. Peters

270 205 218 208

Village

Luis Anibal Martinez

Nehemias Orellana

ADDENDUM SANTA ROSA VILLAGE COUNCIL ELECTION 19 JUNE 2016 OFFICIAL RESULTS

CAYO DISTRICT

Hugo Rene Orellana

Votes

2568

Candidates Name

Rejected

Votes

Member

Position

Spoilt

Polled

Elected

Member

Julio Sacramento Canti Pedro Julio Chinchilla Election

205

Chairperson

Elvia Hernandez

Received

Date

Chairperson

Fidel Rivera

Date CAYO DISTRICT Armenia 03/07/2016 Election Village

Omar Chee Lenard Teul

Candidates Name

Total Votes 476

CAYO DISTRICT Election

Remarks

Member

2994

03/07/2016

Received

Member

Esperanza

03/07/2016

No. of Votes

Position

Neri Quetzal

Jose Echeverria

Date

Candidates Name

Noemy Lobos

Esperanza Election

Village

Total Votes

Spoilt

Rejected

David Michel Cal Gregorio Choc Francisco Chun Brian Ishim Prudencio Oh Gelasio Shal Agapito Taca Nicasio Assi Godfrey Sho Stephen Tush Orlando Bol Gumercindo Chiac

Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

65 68 71 71 72 75 80 80 78 79 79 79

Elected Elected Elected Elected Elected Elected

THE BELIZE TIMES

10 JUL

2016

10 JUL

2016

THE BELIZE TIMES NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given PETUS PORTFOLIO INC., MESARI ASSOCIATED S.A., KURLAND INVESTMENT LTD., and DUNKEL INTERNATIONAL LTD. all commenced dissolution on 2nd June, 2016; 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 CHISWICK MANAGEMENT INC., STROOD ENTERPRISES CORP. and HANDLEY DEVELOPMENT CORP. all commenced dissolution on 3rd June, 2016; 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 SURREY TRADE LTD., CRONBERG INVEST & TRADE LTD., and PROVESTA HOLDINGS S.A. commenced dissolution on 6th June, 2016; 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 NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given BELCHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED commenced dissolution on 8th June, 2016; and A.J.K. Corporate Services (Belize) Limited whose registered office is at Suite 306, Blake Building, Cor. Eyre & Hutson Streets, Belize City, Belize, is the Liquidator of the company. Notice is hereby given LAREDO SHIPPING LTD. and OLDTOWN PROPERTY S.A. both commenced dissolution on 9th June, 2016; 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 CASTILHO PARTNERS INC. and LUXURY TIME LTD. both commenced dissolution on 10th June, 2016; 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 PRAIRIE CONSULTANCE CORP. and MAPLETREE INVESTMENTS LTD. both commenced dissolution on 13th June, 2016; 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 LAZUR SHIPPING LTD. commenced dissolution on 14th June, 2016; 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 INNSBROOK CONSULTING INC. commenced dissolution on 17th June, 2016; 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

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given THE TRIDIMENSIONAL CORPORATION, DALMATA MANAGEMENT INC., MULTILINK DEVELOPMENTS S.A., and HONG AN SHIPPING CO., LTD. all commenced dissolution on 30 th June, 2016; 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

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given FLOYD FINANCIAL INC., DOCKERY ENTERPRISES LTD., BRYNE INVESTMENT LTD., EYOT LTD., FOXVILLAGE LTD., GIORGIALDI LTD., GOLDENFIELD LTD., IMPRESSIONIST LTD., NATIONWIDE LTD., ONION LTD., REDHILL MANAGEMENT LTD., SILENT HILL LTD., SMIPAR LTD., WILYWIND LTD. and ESINA COMPANY INC. all commenced dissolution on 22nd June, 2016; 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 ERH INVESTMENTS, LTD., LYNDOCH BUSINESS CORP. PARADIGM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, PHOBOS INTERNATIONAL INC., ZERISIL MANAGEMENT S.A., CONRAN HOLDING LIMITED CUMBERWELL UNIVERSAL S.A. and MONGRAVE FINANCE CORP. all commenced dissolution on 23rd June, 2016; 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 NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given COALTON DEVELOPMENT CORP. commenced dissolution on 24th June, 2016; 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 BRANDON FASHION CORP. and PLATO CONSULATORES E SERCISIOS S.A. both commenced dissolution on 27th June, 2016; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies. Notice is hereby given UNEC S.A., NEVELLMOON COMPANY INC. and WAKE UNIVERSAL S.A. commenced dissolution on 29th June, 2016; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

10 JUL

THE BELIZE TIMES

MY PERSPECTIVE By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

TIER THREE

The latest US State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which once more places Belize at the bottom of the barrel in failing to meet minimum standards in fighting this worldwide scourge, is no mere kerfuffle. It points to a serious and ongoing problem in our country, our inability to respond in an adequate way to trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children and women in particular. This is of course a serious indictment of the government, since as a country Belize has been expected to do its part for the past fifteen or so years. To be at the very bottom along with such countries as Belarus and others tells us that the political directorate is just not taking the issue of people trafficking seriously at all. This year’s TIP Report is damning of Belize indeed. Child sex tourism with family members facilitating, and complicity from law enforcement officers and government officials including those at high levels, as is stated in the Report, continues as a major problem. One especially damning story is of a girl child of 13 yrs. who apparently was promised a babysitting job, but was instead forced to prostitute herself. She was never paid, and she was threatened with detention, as she had entered the country illegally. She was fearful of “a complicit law enforcement official who sexually exploited her.” Whoever this official is, the book should be thrown at him. I was the first chairperson of the Anti Trafficking in Persons Committee, and along with many committed partners we worked assiduously to bring about a paradigm shift in trying to get immigration and police officers in particular to look keenly for trafficking and exploitation and not to focus solely on illegal entry into Belize and violation of labor laws. Believe me, it was very hard, and it seems that all these years later so many key front-line officers are still just not getting it in how important it is to search for victims from the child protection and protection of vulnerable persons point of view. It is also incredible that police found a van-load of persons being smuggled and or trafficked on the Philip Goldson Highway. They took the Central Americans into custody for immigration violations, while letting the “coyotes” off scott free!!

This smacks of gross incompetence and the failure of government officials to understand basic facts regarding the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Act. Remember that the first Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Act was hurriedly passed back in 2003, when pressure came from the United States for us to begin responding to the reality of people trafficking and the first TIP Report was released. The second Act, which we passed in 2013, repealed the earlier legislation, plugged various gaps, increased the penalties for trafficking in persons, and provided for restitution for victims. But the laws on our books are simply not enough. Ms. Judith Alpuche of the Ministry of Human Development and her partners across various sectors are doubtless doing what they can to educate and sensitize government workers and officials and the general public on the problem of human trafficking. And it must be frustrating for her and others who care to be seeing our country get the big black eye of being on Tier Three. Those of us who have been sensitized and who have continued to work on prevention and interventions are similarly discouraged at this latest 2016 Report. But the problem lies clearly with the leaders and the political directorate, who have not shown the political will to really give this issue the seriousness it deserves. It also sent the wrong message when convicted trafficker Estela Gonzalez was let off with a fine but no jail time. Politicians now in power who continue to ride roughshod over the very vital pieces of legislation that they themselves passed, the continuing ignorance and insensitivity of government officials in the police, immigration and labor departments, trafficking-related complicity, and even adults who are willingly allowing their children to be exploited; all these are undermining the efforts of the National Committee for Families and Children, the Human Development Ministry, UNICEF and other partners who “get it” that Belize has just got to do better in fighting all forms of exploitation. Belize cannot continue to be on Tier Three, despite whether we think it is fair of the US State Department or not to have placed us there two years in a row. We must fight against trafficking and exploitation not because the United States of America dictates that we must, but because it is the right thing to do.

2016 BY ORDER OF CHARGEE 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 Chargee under and by virtue of a Charge registered at the Land Registry between LUIS MENDEZ of the one 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 piece or parcel of land comprising 448.47 square yards being Parcel 94, Block 45 in the King’s Park Registration Section situate at No. 5636 Lizarraga Avenue, Belize City, Belize District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of LUIS MENDEZ DATED this 28th day of June 2016 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 1st day of April, 2009 between LIBERATO TEUL of Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, Belize, of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 8 of 2009 at Folios 691 – 718, 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 piece or parcel of land being Block No. 29 situate in the Maya Mopan Area, Stann Creek District and bounded as follows:- On the North for 487.646 metres by Block No. 26; On the South for 487.646 metres by Block No. 32; On the West for 251.339 metres by a Road Reserve ; On the East for 251.339 metres by Block No. 30; containing 29.995 acres (12.139 Has.) as shown on Plan No. 1921 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 15th day of June, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

10 JUL

2016

The BTL Saga: Legal Robbery By G. Michael Reid “Well I would say to the consumers - as I would to any group of citizens in a country - you get the politicians you vote for.” ~Michael Ashcroft The Prime Minister of Belize last week called a Press Conference to inform the people of Belize that the BTL matter was concluded and done away with. According to the Prime Minister, it turned out to be a good deal for Belize and he feels “utterly vindicated by the conclusion.” While the Prime Minister is feeling “utterly vindicated” however, the people of Belize, who at the end of the day will be the ones who must foot the bill, are feeling utterly violated. The on the surface cost of the government of Belize forcefully acquiring Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) stands at over half a billion dollars; that’s billion with a “B”! That of course, does not even take into consideration what Jules Vasquez referred to as “those little things called lawyers’ fees”. Over the seven plus years that this case has been going on, legal fees to the government have been adding up to millions and millions of dollars. The truth of the matter is that the Prime Minister can be as flippant and cavalier as he wants to be but at the end of the day, what we have here is a travesty of the highest order. The saga that is Belize’s telecommunications industry is indeed an interesting one, fraught with drama, compromise and drawn out litigation. In 1987, the British company that was Cable and Wireless became Belize Telecommunications Limited and shares in the company were sold to Belizeans at home and abroad. Among those buying shares was a shrewd businessman named Michael Ashcroft who in 1992, acquired major-

THE BELIZE TIMES his recent Press Conference, attributed blame for the high cost of BTL to this same infamous “accommodation agreement.” I have always said that the UDP tell their lies better than how the PUP tells their truths and there is a need for a closer look at this accommodation agreement. Let us first complete our chronology. In August of 2009, the UDP government of Prime Minister Dean Barrow embarked on a period of nationalization; first forcefully taking BTL and then Belize Electricity Limited. Both moves were ill-advised at best and together have cost the people of Belize well over a billion dollars in debt that will hang over the working class of this country for generations to come. BEL, of course, is another story so let us stick to the BTL travesty. As could have been expected, Ashcroft did not take the strong-arming of his company lightly and what ensued were seven years of costly litigation. Litigation that has left the people of Belize very poor but has also left the Barrow family of lawyers very rich.

Justice but hours before the final decision was handed down, the Prime Minister left Belize, claiming he was going for medical treatment. Instead, he met with Michael Ashcroft in a secret meeting in Miami and agreed to terms that now leaves us in a holy hole of a mess. The Prime Minister in his Press Conference, is apportioning blame for 60% for the BTL bill to our aforeity shares in the company. Under his mentioned “accommodation agreestewardship, the company expanded ment”. According to this agreement, services and Belize made bold steps which was a part of the terms of into the age of modern technology. repurchasing BTL in 2005, Ashcroft BTL became very profitable. was guaranteed a 15% return on his While Ashcroft was a Belizean, investment. The interesting thing he was first and foremost a busihere is that BTL had always been nessman and his primary goal was extremely profitable and Ashcroft to make money; that he did and lots had no problem gaining 15 percent of it. Belizeans began complaining returns. This much touted “accomabout the high cost of doing business modation agreement” then was under Ashcroft and in 2003, under in effect, inconsequential; until of pressure from the people; the govcourse, the appropriation gave it life. ernment cut a deal with Ashcroft and The fact that we cannot lose legally acquired BTL. They in turn sold sight of here, is that the people of the acquired shares to a shady busiBelize, as a consequence of Dean nessman named Jeffrey Prosser. The Barrow’s arrogance is being made people complained when it was disto pay over $600,000,000 dollars (count them folks, nine zeroes)for a company that is worth less than a hundred Ashcroft paid sixty million dollars for BTL at a million dollars. Ashcroft time when it was the only game in town; a mowas not asking for much, only to be compensated nopoly. Today, with the advent of Smart, fairly. Dean Barrow’s arroVOIP and countless cable companies, the gant declaration that “as GOD is my witness, I will worth of BTL might very well have deprenot pay a penny of that ciated considerably. How in GOD’s name money” will forever go can Dean Barrow be telling the people of down as the most costly political utterance ever! Belize that they are getting a deal here? Here’s another interesting fact; Ashcroft paid After the initial acquisition of sixty million dollars for BTL at a time covered that Prosser had made most BTL, the Courts ruled that Mr. Barwhen it was the only game in town; of his money off pornography. It also row’s move was unconstitutional and a monopoly. Today, with the advent turned out that Prosser was not the therefore null and void. The courts of Smart, VOIP and countless cable rich investor that he professed to be decided that the company should recompanies, the worth of BTL might and his infamous “promissory note” vert to its rightful owners and for a very well have depreciated considbounced at the bank. few hours, it looked like that would erably. How in GOD’s name can Government then took back BTL happen. Mr. Barrow’s heart hardened Dean Barrow be telling the people and after three years of court wranhowever and on July 4th of 2011, he of Belize that they are getting a deal glings, in 2007 the government creatwent to the National Assembly and here? Better yet, how can the peoed a new company and named it Beamended the Constitution to legalize ple of Belize believe this and take it lize Telemedia Limited. They then, in what the courts had declared, illegal. lying down? Folks, let us examine a slick move, transferred all shares to That move spawned even more litigathe long and short of this story. We that company and left Jeffrey Prosser tion and more money for the Barrow have been played; plain and simple holding a name and a shell. Realizing family of lawyers. The case went all and the cost is enormous. Heaven that they did not have the expertise the way to the Caribbean Court of help us all! to run BTL properly and profitably, government was forced to once again put the company on the market. They went looking for investors but the only buyer that showed serious interest was an old friend named Michael Ashcroft. Yes, the same Michael Ashcroft from whose grip the company was previously pried. Ashcroft agreed to take back the reins of BTL but his terms were harshly demanding. He paid sixty million dollars for the company but also insisted on what became known as the “accommodation agreement”. The big mistake that the then PUP government made was they did not make this part of the deal public. After government changed in 2008, the new UDP government, under the shrewd Dean Oliver Barrow, revealed the terms of this agreement to the people of Belize and rode that horse to death. That dead horse is still being ridden today as the Prime Minister in

THE BELIZE TIMES

The Half Billion $ BTL Disaster By Gilroy Usher, Sr. Last week the Permanent Council of Arbitration ordered the Government of Belize to pay Michael Ashcroft $458 million or almost half a billion dollars for confiscating Belize Telemedia Ltd (B.T.L.) from him in 2008. That financial burden is an albatross around the neck of the Belizean people, who have to pay the bill. The ruling is like spoilt milk. No matter how you stir it, it’s still bad for the poor people of this nation. With the ruling the government has to pay Ashcroft almost

$500 million for B.T.L. although the company is worth far less than $200 million. We have to pay Ashcroft two times the value of the company. $200 million is for interest alone. How can that be good for this country? The interest became so humongous because after seizing B.T.L. in 2008, the government refused to adequately compensate Ashcroft for the company for eight long years. One of the sad things about the B.T.L. takeover is that in these hard times, the Belizean people will be squeezed mercilessly to pay Aschroft the $458 million. That

will be done through even higher fuel prices, higher prices for a wide variety of items in the stores, and interest on Treasury Bills and other loans the administration will have to make to complete the payment to Ashcroft. Another sad thing about the B.T.L. takeover is that it was used to provide huge contracts to close relatives of the Prime Minister including one of his sons and one of his brothers. Those persons have made tons of dollars as managers, attorneys, and different agents for the company. Now you can bet your last dime that none of them, who laughed all the way to the bank as a result of the takeover, will donate even a dollar to help meet the nationalization settlement. The third sad thing about the Government’s confiscation of B.T.L. is that the $458 million we have to pay Ashcroft for the company could be used for needed community projects throughout this nation. $458 million is a lot of money. Government got $350 million from PetroCaribe which it squandered mainly on programs that were election gimmicks that

10 JUL

2016 did nothing to lift our people out of poverty. We the hardworking taxpayers of this country have to cough up $100 million more than all the PetroCaribe money the country received, to pay back Michael Ashcroft due to the wrongheaded policies of this UDP administration almost a decade ago. Belize has tremendous need. Close to half -billion dollars is serious cash. With $458 million, we could build more primary schools, high schools, and sixth forms to educate our people. Out of that money we could concrete 100 more of these bad streets in Belize City. With $458 million we could buy acres of land, fill it properly, and give it to our people for them to build their homes. Out of all that money we could build scores of two and three bedroom concrete houses for deserving families. Some of all that money we have to pay Ashcroft could also be used to assist our farmers, provide more benefits for senior citizens, and create hundreds of needed jobs by assisting small businesses. Despite the best efforts of the administration’s spin doctors, the people of this nation know that the confiscation of B.T.L. was a half billion financial disaster because they have to pay the $458.00 million debt that is twice the value of the company out of their pockets and its money they badly need.

10 JUL

THE BELIZE TIMES

2016

THE WONDERER AND GUATE”MALA” – THE PROBLEM – PART 2 THE BORDER SOLUTION In last week’s article we wandered around the Guatemala issue and concluded that there were many problems caused by the “Chapines”, the “Cuques” and especially the “Chafarotes” from across the border. Mainly extraction of our timber, our xate, our scarlet macaws (chick & eggs), our entire wildlife, our gold, looting of our archaeological resources and cave systems, plus debushing of our reserve for farming and construction of never ending pickados all over our jungle. To compound it, they are leaving behind garbage, human waste and cianide in the river system from where we source our drinking water. Benque, San Ignacio, Belmopan, Belize City and all surrounding villages obtain their drinking water after the Guatemalans contaminate it. Makes me wonder! As mentioned previously Peace and Harmony seem to be deteriorating between the populations and both governments seem to be wandering and are in harmony with doing “nada”. As such I make the following recommendations: THE SOLUTION: 1. Tell Guate“mala” and the OAS to hell with the adjacency zone. Across their border is almost completely denuded by agriculture. We are the only fools to leave a reserve. 2. Creation of a Western Border Defense Committee comprised of Minstries of Foreign Affairs, Works, Finance, Lands, Defence, etc. Assisted by BDF, Customs, Immigration, Police, Environment, Forestry, new Farmers Association, Businesses, Lawyers (please Not Sedi), and NGOs, etc., to develop a plan of action. 3. Dereservation of some 70,000 acres along the border, inclusive of a 66’ reserve along the border and a main road parallel, see figures. These people have already cleaned some 10,000 acres plus pickados. These lands should be leased for 30 years with specific conditions to be developed by the Western Border Defense Committee. 4. Installation of a border barrier. The so called “Biological corridors” are not functioning along this route as Guatemala has almost all agricultural lands on the other side of our reserves. Additionally the il-

Fig 1. Detail of proposed border barrier, 66 feet reserve, main road, and farms on both sides of road.

Fig 2: Sketch of 68 x 1000 acres farms / red dots show illegals clearing and settlements. These have increased tremendously.

legal farming, deforestation and other illegal activities make the attempt even more futile. The USA and EU are building hugh fences/ barriers to keep illegal people out. Our barrier would be symbolical and the “human farming barrier” will be the important one along with easy accesibility to the properties via a road. Eventually we can even open another legal immigration border point here. 5. Creation of 68 x 1000 acre farms, issued out free to agricultural developers willing to develop the access road and do farming operations in the next 12 months, see figures. The cost of these lands are nothing compared to the economic, natural loss and negative impact we are presently having. Perhaps behind the big farms, smaller parcels can be granted to smaller farmers that are willing to work and be productive. 6. The farmers should build observation towers from the timber extracted while preparing the farmland. Perhaps a temporary logging operation could be developed. All the timber could be used for building offices and dorms for our authorities to utilize. 7. The farmers must also be responsible for building an all-weather road along and parallel to the border. 8. Since the present government claims to have bought two helicopters then at least some helicopter pads could be built. I wonder if these helicopters are really here? 9. Have you ever wondered how many rich Guatemalans related to the military bosses have businesses here in Belize? In Tourism, in sugar cane, in importation/exportation, in production, with Belizean passports…at least these are legal so I wonder if the Belmopan Big Ba..s Man can ask them to contribute. Just Wondering! 10. Any other ideas? Please help the Wonderer! Send your comments to Belmopan to BBBM@btl.net or to: thewondererbz@gmail. com.

Fig 3: Another more detail view of the proposal.

Fig 4: A cross-sectional view of the proposal.

Fig 5: Proposal showing the various reserves and its minute area dereservation.

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THE BELIZE TIMES

For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under an Assignment and Transfer of Mortgage made the 25th day of May, 2011, recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 12 of 2011 at Folios 353 – 378, between ATLANTIC BANK LIMITED (the Assignor) Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. (the Assignee), and ALBERT LEE CASANOVA aka ALBERT LEE CASSANOVA, which said property was mortgaged by the said ALBERT LEE CASANOVA aka ALBERT LEE CASSANOVA to the said ATLANTIC BANK LIMITED on the 21st day of February, 2002 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 5 of 2011 at Folios 115 – 162 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.

VACANCY Job Title

Fleet/Depot Supervisor

Location

Belize City

Reports To

Operations Supervisor

Subordinates

Purpose

To assist the Operations Supervisor in the management of the company’s targets and resources for depot operations, transportation, stock movement and customer service in accordance with Group standards

Job Description

Assist with the preparation and implementation of relevant annual capital, operational budgets and plans for Sol Belize

Manage plant, equipment, and Road Transport activities to optimise reliability, cost and meet Industry, Company and legislated safety standards

Deputize for Operations Supervisor when necessary and required

Carryout out periodic inspection of depot, and ensure that all pertinent issues are addressed in a timely basis

Assist with lubes inventory management including the coordination of customs clearance and delivery to the lubricants warehouse

Ensure daily and monthly reconciliation of packaged products and materials are performed, and record and investigate all variances

Manage the lubricants warehouse contract to ensure contractor’s compliance with agreed service levels

Support delivery of SOL Customer Value Proposition by ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of products

Manage all road transport contracts and develop productive working relations with transporters, contractors, and customers

Plan and execute programs to improve Road Transport safety including the “Drivers League” safety performance program

Maintain and ensure the integrity of the fuel delivery process including keeping of records relating to drivers daily work sheets, trips and investigation of any disputes

THE SCHEDULE All that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 187 situate in the B.D.F Housing Site Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District, Belize containing 870.677 Square Meters bounded and described as shown on the plan attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 551 of 2010 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

Job Candidate Requirements

DATED this 6th day of July, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under an Assignment & Transfer of Mortgage made the 5th day of February, 2014, and recorded as Instrument LTU-201400226, between THE BELIZE BANK LTD. (the Assignor) Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. (the Assignee), and ESTEVAN MES, which said property was mortgaged by the said ESTEVAN MES to the said BELIZE BANK LTD., on the 13th day of July, 2010 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 22 of 2010 at Folios 849 – 874 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. THE SCHEDULE ALL THAT freehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being 147.228 acres of land situate in the San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District, and bounded and described as shown on Plan No. 717 of 2006 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 6th day of July, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

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Coordinate transporter meetings and training programs as required

Assist with the implementation and compliance with the company’s HSE Management System.

Implement recommendations or remedial action plans in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) audits as related to Sol depot, Transport and Retail cases

Assist with the execution and recording of emergency exercises and drills at Sol Belize facility as required

Participate in the investigation of all road transport incidents and timely completion of investigation report.

Engineering Degree

Candidates with Associate degree in an engineering field must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in related area of study

Supervisory experience and skills will be an asset

Must have a valid driver’s license

Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS Outlook applications - Word, Power Point and Excel

Excellent interpersonal skills and team work abilities

Able to self-plan, take initiative, and deliver timely results

Have a positive attitude and a strong work ethic

Sol Belize Limited provides a very attractive remuneration and benefits package

Application form can be downloaded from Sol website. This form along with CV should be submitted via email to: careers@ solpetroleum.com and copied to: alicia.gonzalez@solpetroleum.com Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. Deadline for applications: 25 July, 2016

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THE BELIZE TIMES

EDITORIAL en Espanol LA BARROWNOMIA - ECONOMIA ESTILO BARROW

La Barrownomia básicamente significa que Barrow y la economía no son compatibles. Dicho de otra manera, Dean Barrow ha enmarañado la economía, o lo que queda de esta. Ningún ministro, ni siquiera el insensible Manuel Esquivel, siempre maquillando y podando y pretendiendo ser un economista podría hacer más daño de lo que Dean Barrow ha infligido a la economía del país. Si esto no es una herida mortal, pue es una lesión grave y crítica que dejará al paciente en la sala quirúrgica por mucho tiempo. Ningún Primer Ministro ha sido tan aligerado y suelto, tan absolutamente derrochador de fondos públicos; gestionando el régimen más derrochador y corrupto de la nación. Bajo la Barrownomia de Dean Oliver se esfumaron 44 millones de dólares del Tesoro durante el mes de las elecciones generales en noviembre de 2015. No hay ningún dato de los gastos; ninguna lista de contrataciones, no hay contabilidad adecuada y sin duda tampoco hay Estados financieros auditados. 44 millones dólares de fondos públicos se han desaparecido sin dejar huellas. Por supuesto, para un hombre con un ego del tamaño de las montañas, 44 millones de dólares no significan nada. No es su dinero. Cada año millones del dinero de los contribuyentes se le dan a los representantes UDP y a su área electoral para proyectos y asuntos precarios como “Día de la madre” Navidad y para comprar tacos y pibil. ¡Millones! Este era un político que le prometió al Sindicato de trabajadores, maestros, funcionarios públicos y ciudadanos que administraría los fondos del gobierno con transparencia, rendición de cuentas y transparencia. Que superficial, vacío y falso él resultó ser. Hubo un tiempo, tres o cuatro años después de convertirse en primer ministro, que los beliceños estaban dispuestos a pasar por alto la arrogancia y la petulancia y darle a Barrow el beneficio de la duda con respecto a su manejo de los erarios públicos. Los millones que él le aprobó personalmente a la ex-esposa Lois Young Barrow es lo que fue erosionando la creciente preocupación pública. La apropiación indebida, la malversación y el creciente nepotismo no fueron se pudieron ocultar fácilmente barridos bajo las distracciones, conferencias de prensa arregladas y verbos y adjetivos grandilocuentes. Luego se supo la criminalidad Elvin Penner s, exponiendo al desnudo, al farsante de Dean Barrow y sus ministros UDP acusados de estar supuestamente absorbidos hasta los cuellos en complicidades de pasaportes y visas de inmigración. Todo esto mientras se propagaba el pozo negro y la corrupción en el Ministerio de Tierras que había llegado a ser tan profundo y generalizado que incluso UDP’s radicales en Los Angeles empezaron a gritarle “vergüenza, vergüenza” a Dean y a su Barrownomia. Los millonarios brotaban de noche a la mañana con tanta perversidad, del gansterismo que ha echado raíces durante

el cargo del Primer Ministro, del hombre descrito acertadamente como mucho ruido y pocas nueces. Como si las cosas no podían empeorar, e incluso mientras el hermano de sangre Dennys Barrow se asfixiaba con la avaricia de sus honorarios de mil dólares por hora, explotó los millones del Petro Caribe. Las manos codiciosas y ojos ensangrentados se convirtieron en la orden del día. La Barrownomia en lo más obsceno. Más de un año de gasto desenfrenado por más de 100 millones de dólares se gastaron secretamente por el Muy Honorable Dean Barrow (¿son todos los hombres honorables, no?) Más de 100 millones de dólares se gastó de una cuenta secreta en el Banco Central. Una cuenta establecida deliberadamente para engañar a la nación y las instituciones de control legalmente constituidas. No se gastaron fondos consolidados como manda la Constitución. Nunca se le informo a la Asamblea nacional como lo requiere la ley. Ningún documento se le hizo disponible al Comité de Cuentas Públicas y ninguno se le presentó a la Contraloría General. Dicho de otra manera, no hay apertura, no hay rendición de cuentas, y no hay transparencia. ¡Nada! Esta saga continuó hasta que la oposición presentó una demanda ante la Corte Suprema. ¿Cuál fue la respuesta del Primer Ministro? El contraataque de un déspota. Le pago dinero al público y partidarios y a los pobres desesperados que se reunieron en la Asamblea Nacional cantando -” Que siga el Petro- Caribe”. Cincuenta dólares por persona fue el truco barato y un desempeño cada vez más barato en beneficio de los crédulos. Pero cubrió el último pecado de abusar deliberadamente de cientos de millones de dólares marcados por Venezuela para sacar de la miseria a las personas pobres de Belice. Ahora los millonarios se alimentaban abiertamente en el canal. Todos felicitaban al mal genio y la Barrownomia. Imagínese esto, un Faraón enfermo desembarcando de un avión American Airlines en Miami. La explicación oficial fue que era otra visita a sus doctores sobre su problema de médula espinal que todo el oro del rey Midas no puede curar. En lugar de ir al centro médico el embustero del primer ministro está en una habitación de un hotel, firmando un Contrato Secreto. Ese contrato secreto salió a la luz la semana pasada. Su contenido conmovió una nación; sacudiendo tan duro que sus ciudadanos permanecen mudos. Nada menos que la mitad de 1 billón de dólares le entrego Dean Oliver Barrow a Michael Ashcroft. La Barrownomia habría llegado a su pináculo destructivo. Asqueroso, sucio, apestando a lo más alto. El asqueroso dinero. El epitafio de un hombre que perdió su camino y arrastro por el suelo a un pobre país que sigue batallando. El Belice que conocíamos ya no es. Donde hubo risas, sólo hay amargura, dolor y sufrimiento. Donde hubo esperanza, ¡ay! Sólo hay desesperación.

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BRICENO BLASTS BARROW! “..the Prime Minister is really trying to take the Belizean people for fools”, PUP Leader Hon. John Briceno says at PUP Press Conference

June 30, 2016 Independence Hall, Belize City We are not surprised that the Prime Minister thinks the Arbitration Award is a victory for the people of Belize. Actually we would have been shocked to hear him say otherwise. That would have been out of character for him, even if… as far as all our eyes can see, it is mainly the Barrows and Mr. Ashcroft who are the big winners in this Miami DEAL!! I can vividly recall these words that the Prime Minister so eloquently spoke in his press conference of September 14, 2015, after he had already signed the SECRET Barrow/Ashcroft Accommodation Agreement in Miami. And I quote… “We will no longer seek to skip and jump and dodge and run and postpone the inevitable for another day while interest continues to run” end of quote. In other words, what the Prime Minister stated was a clear indication that he knew all along that the people of Belize would be saddled with close to a HALF BILLION DOLLARS in debt, all because of his ego, his arrogance, because of hubris and his quest to win a third term in government. There is no good reason, other than being bull-headed, why the issue should have been dragged out in the courts for over six years. There is no good reason why the Belizean people will now have to pay over Half Billion Dollars for a company that is valued less than $100 million dollars. As Jules aptly pointed out, Dean Barrow agreed to pay Ashcroft more

From L-R - Deputy Leader Hon. Kareem Musa, Leader Hon. John Briceno, Deputy Leader Hon. Julius Espat and Sec. Gen. Linsford Castillo than he was actually asking for. Sober minds would ask why the Prime Minister and this incompetent UDP give away so much of the people’s money to buy “puss inna bag? But in vintage Dean Barrow style, and we expected it, he now wants to blame this scandalous award on the PUP, a Party that has been out of government for over eight years. Well this is not on the PUP: this entire Deal is solely the doing of the Prime Minister. The reality is that the Prime Minister had over seven years to settle this acquisition. He could have settled in 2009, or 2010, or 2011, or 2012, or 2013, or 2014. But he didn’t. All along skipping and jumping and dodging and postponing the inevitable. All this skipping, and jumping and dodging have cost

the Belizean people $198 million dollars in interest alone while racking up millions of dollars in legal fees. And all this time the Prime Minister has been beating his chest and misleading the Belizean people, but never one day coming clean to explain what the true cost would be. He waited until September 2015, one month before the CCJ would have ruled on the constitutionality of the nationalization. So why did the Prime Minister not wait for the CCJ ruling? The answer is simple, the man wanted to win a third term by any means necessary. He timed his concession to Lord Ashcroft just in time to pull the hood over the heads of the Belizean people for a third consecutive election. His next brazen spin was to try to get us to believe that 60 per-

The Mess is Here! The Government does not have any development strategy for our country. With Petrocaribe no longer at their disposal and a Prime Minister who is an economic dunce and who administered a borrow-and-spend policy for the past seven and a half years, Belize is in a financial mess. The economic outlook for Belize is dire and the key issue is that one cannot legislate motivation or competence. It is the private sector who risks their families, homes, and future to spur economic activity aimed at increasing jobs and opportunities. Government cannot do this. Now, tax payers will have to pay close to a billion dollars for Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) whose earnings per share

has dropped well over 50% since it was nationalized and is facing true competition from Speednet which can well result in its disappearance in five years or less. This company is only worth 30 cents on the dollar yet we are being burdened with a huge debt. Furthermore both employers and the hard working people of this country are being asked by Dean Barrow, Anwar Barrow, Net Vasquez and the Social Security Board of Governors to put an estimated $10 million dollars into a company whose profits are constantly declining. That said, we must now worry that the perfect storm is now on us. Belize has staggering debts which it cannot realistically pay for and remain viable. The end result will be that some kind of retrenchment or

restructuring WILL happen. Barrow will be forced to reduce government’s payroll dramatically and immediately. What is needed is a true strategy for development, one which is private-sector led. A strategy that creates opportunities rather than public debt. This UDP Government clearly has and is inept in creating any formidable economic strategy to move this country forward. With scarce resources and the upcoming storm we must now bunker down and prepare to weather this economic storm. There are so many things that we must do and do quickly. The question is, will the Government realize that it does not now have the wherewithal to get us through this economic storm? The PUP is led by a successful busi-

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2016 cent of this money is not going to ASCHROFT but will be held in an account in Belize to be spent on capital projects at the behest of the Government. We have to give the Prime Minister credit for being so brazen or as Belizeans would say barefaced. The Prime Minister is really trying to take the Belizean people for fools. I must say that the Prime Minister is dead wrong. The Belizean people are no fools. They can smell the rankness of this deal from miles away. What the Prime Minister is saying… is once again completely misleading and untrue. Sixty percent of the money will come into a bank in Belize, probably Belize Bank; but no, that money is not Government’s money and no, that money will not be controlled by Government. It will be controlled by Ashcroft and his people. There is no Government representative on this Trust, no Government representative on this account. Not even Dean Barrow is on this account. This is all Ashcroft money. If it was Government’s money, then why would the Government even have to pay it to Ashcroft? If it was Government’s money, then we should only be paying the 40 percent or $200 million dollars to Ashcroft, and not over half a billion dollars. In effect, what the Prime Minister is saying is that he will ask the National Assembly to approve Cap 2 projects in the Budget and then he has to go cap in hand and on bended knees to Mr. Ashcroft to beg for monies to fund these projects. This is truly an insult to the Belizean people and shows how far Dean Barrow would go to secure his third term in government. My friends, for a man who claims to be the beacon for transparency and accountability, the Prime Minister has disgraced himself and our nation! June 30, 2016.

nessman, Hon. John Briceno, who stands ready to lead this country back to economic growth and prosperity. It was the PUP that got Belize its Political Independence and it is the PUP that will grant all Belizeans willing to work hard their Economic Independence.

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Guatemala Boycotts CODICADER in Belize Belize City, July 6, 2016 There will be no Guatemalan athletes participating in this year’s Central American Council of Sports & Recreation (CODICADER) Games because the regional sporting initiative is being held in Belize. The Guatemalan Government will boycott CODICADER as a result of its dispute with Belize, even though it is they who are aggressing Belize and have even annexed the Sarstoon Island, which is part of Belize’s territory. Guatemala is taking things very seriously. The boycott follows their hardline decision to recall their Ambassador in Belize, Manuel Roland Barillas. While Guatemala offensive against Belize has not ceased, one can only wonder when Belize’s Government will have the fortitude to take such drastic steps against our neighbors who use intimidation and bully tactics against our military and citizens. Not even in the incident where Police Officer Danny Conorquie was gunned down by armed Guatemalans was Belize’s Foreign Affairs willing to take a stand. Not when Guatemalans took our Sarstoon and certainly not when Belizean Roger Plett was kidnapped by Guatemalans. Foreign Minister Sedi Elrington just kept saying that we must be friends with Guatemala.

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LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that CARMEN P. GONGORA is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Puma Road Runner”, situated at Chan Pine Ridge Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that SU TI LIANG is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Sasha Supermarket”, situated at 1228 Blue Marlin Boulevard, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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GOB ordered to pay $5,000 for citizen’s false imprisonment Belize City, Monday, July 4, 2016 Supreme Court Justice Shona Griffith delivered an important ruling in a civil suit brought by the Smith family of Giles Street in Belize City, who were seeking damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution by security forces. While Justice Griffith did not find merit in the claim filed by Alrick Smith Sr., his wife, Sandra Casey, his daughter Tamica Smith and his son Leon Smith, she did find that Smith’s niece, Ishaida Brooks, was falsely imprisoned, so she awarded her $5,000 in damages. Brooks went to her relatives’ house after she saw a commotion involving Gang Suppression Unit police officers and instead of remaining a bystander, she was pulled into the dilemma and ended up being arrested and charged under the Police’s draconian gun law. Justice Griffith’s findings that Brooks, 22, had been falsely imprisoned as a consequence of policemen following the dictates of the Firearms Act is the third successful challenge to the Barrow Administration’s cruel law that has deprived a number of citizens of their personal liberty. The first major judicial blow to the 2010 Amendment to Firearms Act, which prescribed a minimum sentence of 5 years to anyone convicted under the law, came about

when Justice Michelle Arana ruled in a constitutional challenge brought about by Allison Major in April. Major claimed that constitutional right to the presumption of innocence was violated and that he should not have been subjected to arrest and imprisonment because he was not a resident at the house where illegal firearms and ammunition were discovered. Major was represented by attorney Anthony Sylvestre Jr. In May, another major challenge to the Firearms Act was mounted in the Supreme Court, when attorneys Dickie Bradley and Anthony Sylvestre Jr. challenged the constitutionality of the minimum 5-year sentence which the act prescribed. No less than Belize’s Chief Justice Hon. Kenneth Benjamin ruled that the 5-year minimum sentence was unconstitutional in Vincent Smith’s case. The importance of the Chief Justice’s ruling is that persons who are convicted of illegal firearms and ammunition are no longer subjected to the 5-year minimum sentence, and Magistrates can use their discretion in sentencing those convicted under the act. In the most-recent case of Ishaida Brooks she went across to her relatives’ house, after witnessing a commotion with GSU police officers. The family had just returned from the internment of its youngest member who was gunned down a few days prior and they were in

Ishaida Brooks

the process of holding a repast in their yard when a young man who was pursued by police ran into their home. Police followed the young man into Smith’s house. When they carried out a search they found a .9mm handgun under a mattress inside a bedroom. In her ruling, Justice Griffith noted that the police did have probable cause to search the Smith house, but found that the police did not exercise sufficient care to inquire if Brooks was a resident at the house before they arrested and charged her. Justice Griffith had requested that a senior police officer be present in court when she delivered the judgment because although the Smiths did not succeed in their claims, the ruling must not be seen as a victory for the police who she stressed must exercise more care in enforcing the law.

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