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MONIMA MUST GO! PABLO MARIN HIRES UNQUALIFIED CRONY AS NORTHERN REGIONAL HEALTH MANAGER
Audibaldo Monima
WITNESS NEEDED IN MARLON BONNER MURDER CASE
Belize City, June 15, 2016 The appointment of Audibaldo Monima, a junior coast guard officer, to lead the public health sector in the North as the Regional Health Manager has sent shockwaves across the health sector. Monima has absolutely no professional training whatsoever in the field of health management. In his former professional life he was a junior coast guard officer and according to our sources he hardly made it past the examination process. The BELIZE TIMES has learnt that Monima’s
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MOSE HYDE BLASTS SEDI FOR LIES!
PUP Leader Hon. John Briceno congratulates newly elected chairman for Bullet Tree Village, Tai Wu for the historic victory.
PUP WINS BULLET TREE VILLAGE Marlon Bonner
UDP Resorts to violence in OW North
PUP Standard Bearer Monchie Cervantes and San Jose Village residents came under attack from an angry UDP mob on Tuesday night. Photos show damages to Cervantes’ vehicle
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OPINION OUT UB President insults the intelligence of its stakeholders
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Dear Editor, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson
Mandela Congratulations to the over 500 students, who graduated from the University of Belize on Saturday. No words of praise for UB President Allan Slusher for his remarks, however, as there was no freedom of expression for the two most outstanding students in the graduating class of 2016. In his half hour remarks on Saturday the President, who is responsible for the daily operations of the university, said absolutely nothing about the institution under his care. Instead, Slusher devoted his entire speech to the development of the industrial revolution in the United States and European countries such as Spain and England. In addressing the graduating class of 2016 the President of UB said not a word about expanding the university to other areas of the country, offering degrees in new subjects, increasing the student enrolment, or making the university more affordable. Neither did Slusher use his remarks to share information about greater accreditation for UB, raising the standard of the university, properly compensating lecturers for their work at the university level, or plans to make the
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subjects offered by the university more relevant to the needs of the country. The minimum qualification for President of the University of Belize is a doctorate degree. Due to political connection Slusher who only has a Bachelor’s Degree; and therefore who is unqualified, was given the top job at the university. It’s no surprise, then, that UB hasn’t made any progress on its many critical issues with Allan Slusher as its President. For that Slusher should be fired from the university immediately. As the highest learning institution in the country, the University of Belize should be a trailblazer in excellence throughout the Jewel. Our youths should see UB students as their role models for success in their education. From high school to sixth form a valedictorian and a salutatorian are selected by every learning institution for their commencement exercise and each of those two persons is allowed to deliver an address at their graduation ceremony. That is done to encourage students to excel in their learning and to encourage critical thinking and freedom of speech in the country. No such thing at UB. Under the Presidency of Allan Slusher, the university has taken a step backward in promoting those three things. Today UB students have to look for inspiration in the valedictory and salutatory address of graduates below their level of education since UB scrapped commencement addresses by its two most outstanding students to ensure that such persons do not use their speech to raise serious concerns about the university, challenge policies of the government, or openly express their thoughts on other burning issue in the country. What a shame! Slusher used his remarks at UB graduation on Saturday to try to divert attention from the real challenges that confront the University and insulted the intelligence of its students, lecturers and other stakeholders including parents. Signed, Gilroy Usher, Sr.
Why no watta in Hopkins still?
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Dear Editor, With all the heavy rains we have been having every night in Hopkins, the reserves should be full. Then why do we have no water pressure in Hopkins? There is $60,000 in the account, why are they not using it to fix the water pressure problem? Establishments have had to close because of it. We the locals, businesses people, our Tourists, must use buckets to get water from the sea to flush toilets. We get no discounts for the lack of service, no rebate for buying truckedin river water, no reinbursement for our pumps that burnt out because we had no watta. Major expense has been paid out because of this continual watta problem. The Hopkins Watta Board’s account seems to stay full, while we drain our bank accounts to have watta we pay for. Why are the Minister of Tourism, Minister of Health, Minister of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Standards, Minister of Urban Development, and the Hopkins Watta Board not doing anything about this ongoing problem? It is a never ending saga. In Hopkins we ask each other, “do you have watta?” We need to ask, “WHY do we have no watta?” This has been a problem in Hopkins from before we were the Number One Destination. Is it the people’s fault, because we allow and except it? It is time for change. There is more than enough money in the Hopkin’s Watta Board’s account to fix it and never have this problem. It is time for change, a new Watta Board is essential, as well as a new Village Council. One that will never allow this to happen. What a nice way to live with watta every holiday, every day, instead of the way we are living, without watta for 5 weeks this time, while last time it was 14 weeks. Signed, A Concerned Citizen Of Hopkins
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2016 Usher and PUP Port Loyola hold Father’s Day volleyball tournament June 13, 2016 To celebrate Fathers’ Day Gilroy Usher Sr. and the PUP Port Loyola Committee have organized a Volleyball Tournament at the Jane Usher Basketball court on Saturday June 18. The event will begin at 11:00 sharp and is open to the first 8 teams from the division on a firstcome-first-serve basis. Prizes for the tournament are as follows: 1st Prize $150, 2nd Prize $100, and 3rd Prize $50. There will be exciting music and a raffle every hour with a grand prize at the end of the event. For additional information about this event please call 207-0970.
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MONIMA MUST GO! Continued from page 1 qualifications are limited to an Associate’s Degree in business administration from the Corozal Junior College and a certificate from the Mexican navy for a training course. So why has he been appointed to a post that requires a Master’s Degree in Public Health or at a minimum work experience of five years in Public Health Administration, Finance and Human Resource Management? That’s what concerned minds want to know! Monima’s appointment has received wide criticism and condemnation, including calls from the PUP’s Northern Caucus for the Minister of Health Pablo Marin to rescind the decision. If Monima cared the least bit about his country he should have refused such an appointment if it was one that he himself did not seek. If he sought such an appointment then we are sure that he, like Pablo Marin, cares not about Belize. Monima’s appointment is not just a slap in the face of all Belizeans; it runs contrary to Strategic Objective 2 of the Belize Health Sector Strategic Plan 2014-2024. The Ministry’s own strategic plan requires that the Ministry builds “strong leadership and governance at all levels” of the public health sector. Is this Pablo’s idea of strong leadership and good health service governance?
An unqualified, untrained and inexperience political crony? Sadly, the joke is on us because Pablo Marin and his family can afford the best private doctors in Belize and if necessary they can fly abroad to seek such services. So where does this leave the ordinary man and woman in the North? Up the proverbial creek! According to the Ministry’s strategic plan, one of the strategies to be employed in pursuit of strategic objective 2 is the decentralization of management. Decentralization would mean even greater autonomy for the health regions. We caution that decentralization in an atmosphere of incompetence will spell nothing but disaster. It has been less than three years since such incompetence manifested itself at the KHMH. Thirteen innocent babies had to die before Pablo Marin would do anything. Is this what we wish for the peoples of the North? It must be clear to all by now that Monima’s appointment was done not to advance public health in the North; it was done merely to satisfy a selfish and cruel political end. Once more the UDP has put politics before country. Just last week the Area Representative for the Albert Division, Tracey Panton, stated quiet boldly that the sole objective of the UDP is to win the next election. The objective of the UDP by their own admission is not to provide
good governance; not to defend our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and obviously not to provide the best health care services to the people of the North! It is simply to win the next elections. In true UDP style, when Monima’s appointment hit the news, everyone distanced themselves. Everyone played lost! The CEO was unsure what qualifications Monima holds and Pablo’s deputy could not explain to the Belizean people how such an appointment could have been made. What does that tell you about the state of the Ministry of Health when such a foul appointment could have been made, apparently by the Minister himself without consulting anyone? We note however that such an appointment requires the approval of the Ministry of the Public Service and guess who is the CEO there? You guessed it. The famous dentist and former CEO in the Ministry of Health, Peter Allen. Pablo and Peter have been the worst duo in the history of public health in Belize. It was on their watch that 13 innocent babies died at the KHMH. It was on their watch that more than $300,000 was stolen from the southern regional hospital. It was on their watch that they hired the daughter of Erwin Contre-
03 3 ras for a senior post for which she is not qualified. So where are the health care professionals in all this? Why haven’t we heard from the Public Service Union? What about the Belize Medical and Dental Association? The Nurses Association perhaps? How about you Belize Medical and Dental Union? Why the silence? Do they not see the potential risks to the Belizean people posed by this latest appointment? We challenge all of the people named above to stand up for Belize. To speak out against such harmful practice before some poor Norteño loses his/ her life; before a mother dies during labour or before the hospital infrastructure crumbles further. Do something and do it now! As we leave let us just say that talent mismatch is dangerous in any profession but it is even more dangerous in a public health setting where people’s lives are at stake. Monima we are sure has some talent but that talent has been misplaced with his appointment as Regional Health Manager for the North. Arguably Monima will not be dispensing direct medical services, but as the Regional Health Manager, he gets to make decisions that have direct impact on the delivery of such medical services. This is dangerous for our brothers and sisters in the North and we condemn it most vigorously. Monima must go!
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HARD KNOCKS
Love on the Rocks! Saw Sedi on TV last night, him and Carlos Raul Morales. They both talked at the OAS General Assembly. This is the part I don’t get. Carlos Raul was professional and straight up, no grins or giggles. But when it was Sedi’s turn I swear all that was left was for him to jump into Morales’ lap and give him a big smack on the lips. Sedi does love those Guatemalans to bits. It’s crazy. These fools are claiming half of our country – wait, Sedi just said they want the whole country – our little jewel. They want it all. And Sedi is still up there behaving like he and Carlos Raul are bloody best pals. It’s nauseating. Sometimes I wonder if Sedi is a Belizean or a Guatemalan. He certainly seems to love them more. ICJ Without a Referendum! Here’s another thing. Every time Sedi and Carlos Raul talk about the territorial issue they talk about going to the ICJ. They don’t talk about referenda. They talk about going to the ICJ. Get it? Hold up there Jack, just one gosh-darned minute. Ain’t nobody rushing to go to no ICJ! This crowd done messed up everything and lost us the Sarstoon. So let’s not talk about the ICJ just yet. You bozos need to bring that s@#t to the people and let us tell you where you can put your ICJ idea. When the people decide that we go to the ICJ then we go – not before. And trust me on this – the people are not excited about going to the ICJ right now. Know why? Because we got a bunch of incompetent clowns in government laying all the groundwork and we don’t trust them no way no how. Let the PUP get up in there fully and show Sedi how it’s done and then, maybe then, we can talk about the ICJ. Welcome to Belize! Y’all heard that there’s a new little Melchor in Belize? Yup, it’s located on the border in the Chiquibul. The BDF found it a couple weeks ago while they were on patrol – a cute little community with about twenty Guatemalans chilling, planting stuff. You know – stuff like corn and beans and vegetables and pumpkin and marijuana – just your basic everyday Guatemalan farming community. The BDF ordered them to leave but the last I heard Sedi had put a stop to that, telling the BDF that we must be nice since Guatemalans are our brothers. Next thing I hear Sedi had the BDF helping to harvest the crops and building little thatch additions on to little thatch houses. That’s how we do things in Belice. Bienvenidos a todos. This weekend Sedi is planning to bake some pies and deliver, sort of a homecoming thing. Don’t look at me, I wouldn’t be surprised at all the way things are going. We in some deep excrement right about now. Coast Guard to the Rescue! I know Pablo is an electrician but I don’t think even he could fix the bulb in his head that flickers on and off, more off than on. That dude got a serious mental short in his wires. Check this one out. The new Regional Health Manager for the North is Audibaldo Monima. Let’s just call him Baldy for short. So Baldy is in the Coast Guard, right? Nothing to write home about. Dude got just an Associate’s in something business related, knows nothing about health except from a basic First Aid course he took in the Coast Guard. But now Pablo says YOU, Baldy, will be our new Regional Health Manager. You have what is takes. What the hell, Pablito? I think a fuse just blew in your head. But wait, two for one. Pablo decides to hire Baldy’s wife too. She’s Mexican, but hey no big deal. Let’s just bypass all the Belizeans who have their degrees and have put in their time because they sure as hell don’t matter. Well I have something to tell you Mr. Electrician Sir. This one will come back and bite you in your back parts. You can take that to the bank and cash it. Yellowman for Mesop! Breaking news. Yellowman has announced that he will be running in Mesopotamia when the Finny One steps down at the end of this term. How yu like dat one? First Zenaida, then Shyne Barrow, now Yellowman. What a ting. But for now, that’s all I’m gonna say about that. More next week.
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.
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EDITORIAL
WHERE THERE IS NO VISION…
Scripture tells us, ‘where there is no vision the people perish’
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atest estimates according to statistics released by the Ministry of Education led by the newly-crowned Deputy Prime Minister in the Barrow Administration, Patrick Faber, indicates that the gap between those accessing education and those who don’t has been increasing nearly as fast as his ego. There are approximately 105,221 students enrolled in school from pre-school to university level. 7,400 are in pre-school, 68,812 are enrolled in primary school, 20,539 in high school, and some 8,470 plus at the tertiary level. Recently 7,257 students sat the Primary Selection Examination (PSE). Of this amount a quarter of them or 1,800 plus, for various reasons from lack of classroom space at the high school level to the financial wherewithal to go on to high school, will not be furthering their education. The new Deputy Prime Minister when asked the question if there were enough space at the high school level for every student leaving primary school answered “yes” and that the information was readily available at the Ministry. When the media pressed to get the info they were told that it was in fact, not readily available. There is just not enough room and even though a subsidy of $300 is given to certain students it is just not enough to curb the rising cost of education in Belize. When one factors in the rising cost of uniform, books, footwear, travel and daily food expenses, many parents simply cannot afford it and those who do send their children do so at an enormous sacrifice and massive strain on their meager income. Another disturbing statistic indicates that over 12% of our students who do go on to high school will not make it all the way to graduation. That means that of the 20,000 plus enrolled in high school, 2,400 plus will not graduate. Now to the meat of the matter. This year alone, we will have 1,800 persons who will not go on to high school, about 1,200 who have dropped out of high school, and some 5,000 plus graduating from high school, junior colleges and university who will be job hunting in a Barrow and Faber economy that is shrinking and creating LESS THAN 500 jobs annually. The Barrow administration promised that they would create 5,000 new jobs. We have seen evidence of special jobs created for UDPs and their cronies, like the “Minister’s Aide” position made up to maintain Khalid Belisle before he entered electoral politics. Belize, we have a serious PROBLEM. This current UDP administration with its pseudo intellectuals, the Carla Barnetts, John Saldivar, Patrick Faber and Mr. Know it all Dean Barrow at their very best can only create less than 10% of the jobs desperately needed in Belize. What is the end result of their incompetence and their failed and failing economic policies??? Growing poverty and hopelessness in this country! Young people graduating with dreams and aspirations will soon waking up to the rude, harsh and cruel reality that there are no jobs to meet their training or educational levels, and in many cases no meaningful jobs at all. Some students graduating with Bachelor’s Degree end up working at Call Centers. Some will end up waiting
tables or working as shop stewards. The official employment figures seem to overlook the hundreds of young people who are grossly under-employed, underpaid and living from paycheck to paycheck. Actual GDP contraction in Belize between July to December 2015 was recorded at -1.72%. In January of 2016, the GDP contraction was -0.253%. The Petro Caribe spending bonanza is done. As a matter of fact Barrow has not so much as mentioned that word since the November 2015 general elections. Our total external debt is a whopping 3.2 BILLION dollars and growing. Belizeans, we inna trouble. Our country is in serious economic problems with a UDP government inept of answers to deal with the crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prescribed austerity measures which the Barrow Administration has accepted and will be implementing gradually. Mass retrenchment is again a real possibility and the massive increase in taxes, as is occurring with fuel, will further burden an already suffering people. Barrow and his bunch of dodo birds must be held accountable for demonstrating such lack of vision and inadequate planning. We currently produce only 25% of the food we consume in this country. We have the arable land and capacity to produce at least 80% of our total consumption needs. Much more focus needs to be put into agriculture. Our educational system, with its huge budget, must be centered on forward planning and emphasis must go to agriculture and food production education. UDP Minister Tracy Panton was recently heard saying, “Our only goal as a party is to win the next elections.” Is it not obvious that they live and function only to win elections? This country, its thousands of graduates in need of jobs and opportunities are in no way a priority to this hapless, power-hungry bunch. The poor students who still cannot get their diplomas because they have pending bills at their high schools, or those who cannot sit an exam because they do not have the $2.00 for paper fee are of no concern to Barrow, Faber and the UDP. This government has no vision for the future development of the nation Belize. The mess created by Barrow and the UDP is here. Belize according to an Independent Study conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank is at the very bottom of the Academic ladder in Latin America and the Caribbean. Under Faber and the UDP our educational system is in crisis! The chickens have come home to roost. Poverty, unemployment, lack of opportunity and hopelessness prevails. Crime, violence and mindless revelry have taken over. The levels of drug-use, in particular alcohol abuse, have increased as our people wallow in depression. As a people we deserve better. We deserve a Belize that offers us a meaningful living conditions and real chances of prosperity. This is the Vision of the PUP. This is the driving force behind our planning and strategizing. Our Party Leader Hon. John Briceno’s mantra has been embraced by all and we will work hand in hand with him and every Belizean to create a Belize that works for everyone!
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THE GEMS OF GRADUATION SEASON 2016 FINALE Featuring: Belmopan Baptist High, Orange Walk Technical High, Belize High School of Agriculture, Belize Adventist College, Sarteneja Baptist High, Mount Carmel High, Stann Creek Ecumenical College, Julian Cho Technical High and Chunox St. Viator Vocational High By: Alton F. Humes (Freelance Reporter) BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 It’s long been said that nothing is ever really over until it’s over. And so it is with the BELIZE TIMES’ coverage of High School Graduation Season 2016. We’ve extended our already extensive coverage by another week to include even more schools, more students and more academic achievements and excellence. We open this week’s coverage with Belmopan Baptist High School, out of the Cayo District. According to school principal Mr. Jerry Roberts, the ceremony was held on Thursday, May 26th, 2016 at the University of Belize Auditorium in Belmopan City. 46 students graduated, with the top students all hailing from the class of 4-Love, being: Mr. Joel Felipe (Valedictorian), Ms. Dorita Te (Salutatorian) and Ms. Doralyn Sabal (3rd Place, delivered the Vote of Thanks). We move on to a pair of schools that held their graduation ceremonies on the same day – Saturday, June 4th, 2016. The first of these is Orange Walk Technical High School in the Orange Walk District. According to the school’s Principal Mr. Julian Polanco, the ceremony was held at the Orange Walk Multi-Purpose Complex in Orange Walk Town. 122 stuidents took that faithful march, and leading their ranks were: Ms. Alondria Cawich (Valedictorian, of Class 4/Business-1), Mr. Elvis Silva (Salutatorian, of Class 4-Science) and Mr. Carlos Perez (3rd Place, also of Class 4/Business-1). Also representing that district is the Belize High
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College. According to school officials, 62 students (32 girls and 30 boys) took the march on Sunday, June 5th, 2016 at the school’s campus located in Calcutta Village. The Valedictorian was Mr. Carlos Pasos, the Salutatorian was Ms. Andrea Clark and the 3rd Place finisher was Mr. Sean Villanueva. Sarteneja Baptist High School held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 9th at the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Sarteneja Village. According to school Principal
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Valedictorian, Joel Abraham Felipe
Salutatorian, Dorita Te
3rd place, Doralyn Monique Sabal
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Valedictorian, Jivanta Carrillo
Salutatorian, Olivia Lima
3rd place, Erika Diaz
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Valedictorian, Jeiny Murillo
School of Agriculture. They held their graduation exercises at the school’s grounds located in the San Lazaro-Trinidad Village area of the district. According to school Principal, Ms. Lisbeth Delgado, 39 students took the march. Leading them were: Ms.
Salutatorian, Lilly Quetzal
Evelyn Naiely Yam (Valedictorian, of Class B-4), Ms. Vianie Carrillo (Salutatorian, of Class A-4) and Ms. Natalie Rose Tillett (3rd Place, also of Class B-4). We move on to the Corozal District and another school that had an early graduation – Belize Adventist
3rd place, Florinda Santos
Mr. Erlindo Novelo, 122 students officially took the march, and leading them, all hailing from the Business class were: Ms. Jivanta Carrillo (Valedictorian), Ms. Olivia Lima (Salutatorian) and Ms. Erica Diaz (3rd Place). We move to
the South, where Stann Creek Ecumenical College in the Stann Creek District held its graduation ceremonies this past Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at the school’s Auditorium in Dangriga Town. According to school officials we spoke to via phone, 168 students took the march and leading them were: Ms. Neidy Reyes (Valedictorian, of Class 4-Tourism), Ms. Carrie Bowman (Salutatorian, of Class 4/Business 1), Mr. Daniel Antonio (3rd Place, of Class 4/ Science 2; will deliver the Vote of Thanks) and Mr. Marlon EscobarPlacida (4th Place, of Class 4/ Science-1). Next up on our list is another Southern institution, Julian Cho Technical High School in the Toledo District. According to school officials, 134 students graduated on Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at the school’s Auditorium in Punta Gorda Town. Leading their ranks were: Mr. Gregorio Ack (Valedictorian, of Class 4-Science), Ms. Lynie Teul (Salutatorian, of Class 4-Business) and Ms. Roxanna Vaki (3rd Place, also of Class 4-Science). Moving to the West, Mount Carmel High School in the Cayo District also held its graduation ceremony this past weekend, on Sunday June 12th, 2016. It was preceded by a Parent’s Night event on Saturday, June 11th, 2016. Both events were held at the school grounds in Benque Viejo Del Carmen. According to school officials, 77 students graduated and leading them will be: Ms. Jeiny Murillo (Valedictorian, of Class 4H), Ms. Lilly Quetzal (Salutatorian, of Class 4-C) and Ms. Florinda Santos (3rd Place, also of Class 4-C). The final school for this article and our series is the Corozal District’s Chunox St. Viator Vocational High School. The school held its graduation ceremony on Sunday June 12th, 2016 at the school’s grounds. According to school officials, 19 graduates will take the march, and leading them, all from the school’s sole 4th Form class, were: Mr. Heider Tun (Valedictorian), Mr. Jilmar Lopez (Salutatorian) and Mr. Norberto Montalvo (3rd Place). And so that officially brings to a close the BELIZE TIMES’ coverage of this year’s High School Graduation Season 2016. It was our humble pleasure and privilege to cover these outstanding schools and students. And while the receipt and sharing of such vital information from the schools, as well as the level of cooperation from the students can certainly be improved on; in many ways, we wouldn’t change much of it, because it makes our coverage that much more important and relevant. We thank all Continued on page 19
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Hon. Landy Habet distributes corn seeds to farmers Santa Familia Village, Cayo District, June 14, 2016 With the start of the rain seasons, farmers are hoping that their lands will become fertile enough to carry out planting and growing of vegetables. Many communities in rural Belize are very dependent on farming and reaping, both to feed their families and to make a living. But many communities are facing increasing pressures with the exacerbating cost of seeds, fertilizers and other farming and production supplies. This situation is not limited to small farmers. Even large farmers who have invested millions have seen those inputs go to waste because of an unsustainable environment in the agro-productive sector and non-existent support structures from the Government. Cayo North East Area Representative Hon. Orlando Habet has been monitoring the needs of his constituents, many who live in farming communities. This past weekend, he responded to an urgent need for support to farmers and residents in Santa Familia. “Villagers do not have much access to good local corn seed stock. My PUP Cayo Northeast Committee and I bought selected local yellow and white corn seed from CARDI and dis-
07 7 tributed both along with some fertilizer to needy small farmers in Santa Familia,” shared Hon. Habet with the BELIZE TIMES. The donation of corn seeds couldn’t come at much needed time. Local corn seed is becoming very scarce, driving the price beyond the reach of small farmers. Imported yellow corn seed sells for $10.00 per pound, which is still rather expensive. Imported corn is not the favoured commodity, however. Farmers appreciate the local corn seed. They claim that for consumption purposes, the local corn has a better flavour and consistency. Hon. Habet kept this in mind and made sure that he supplied 100% local corn seeds. In a few months, the donated corn seeds will turn into beautiful green corn rows and produce much needed corn that will feed thousands of Belizeans. This is the kind of support that the Government, with its “millions and millions” that the Prime Minister had announced was coming to the people of Santa Familia two years ago, should be providing. Pure trickery it was, however. Fortunately, Hon. Habet understands the needs of his people in Cayo North East. While he does not have “millions” of dollars to promise or give, he does have unlimited love and care for his people to work hard for them and not abandon them.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Belize City Southside’s top cop, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, has decided to use social media to appeal for the public’s assistance in solving a recent murder. On Tuesday, Williams posted on Facebook – “we now have the suspected gun man, the man who was brave enough to go and shoot Mr. Bonner barefaced in the presence of many others, but the usual problem is manifesting itself - no one wants to give a statement”. On Sunday at around 4:00pm Marlon Bonner, 34, a resident of Central American Boulevard in Belize City, was brutally murdered on a basketball court at the corner of Faber’s Road and the Boulevard. Bonner was under a tree waiting for his turn on the Court when a gunman, unmasked, calmly walked up to him and fired shots which hit him in the head, back and chest. Bonner died on the spot. The court was crowded and
the shooter did not try to hide his identity. By Monday Police announced that they knew exactly who he was, and also knew the identity of a second man who stood watch on the street outside the basketball court to give his accomplice time to commit the murder. But ACP Williams also made it clear that they were having trouble getting any of the many witnesses to give a formal statement implicating the killer. So what was the motive for the cold-blooded murder? That seems currently unclear to Police. Bonner, the father of three children, was not affiliated with any gangs so his shooting is not believed to be a fatal symptom of the gang violence which continues to plague the Southside. The Police are appealing to anyone with information which can assist them in laying charges against the suspected gunman to contact ACP Chester Williams or to contact the nearest Police Station.
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MOSE HYDE BLASTS SEDI FOR LIES!
Belize City, June 15, 2016 Krem WUB’s no-nonsense morning show host, Mose Hyde, laid it thick on Foreign Minister Sedi Elrington on Wednesday morning for his lies to the nation about his discussions with Guatemala. Following Elrington’s junket to Istanbul, Turkey in May, to meet the Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales, Elrington reported to the nation that the purpose of the trip was to negotiate an agreed protocol on Sarstoon. Following the meeting, the Government’s press office reported that while a negotiated agreement was not reached, an informal agreement was arrived at by both parties that Belizeans and the Belizean Defense Force would have untrammelled access to the Sarstoon. This became the “official line” from the Government of Belize, but a letter from the Government of Guatemala to the Government of Belize, obtained by KREM News, shows that the Government of Guatemala rejected that narrative reported by the Government of Belize. In the letter, the Government of Guatemala calls on the Government of Belize to ensure that public disclosures “reflect strictly what was agreed and stated in the contents of joint communiqués issued”. The Guatemalan Government then reminds the Belize Government that “the (Sarstoon) River is an integral part of its territory”.
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National Primary Schools Female Football Championships
COPPER BANK RC GIRLS ARE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS Belmopan, June 10, 2016 The Copper Bank RC School girls from the Corozal District won the 2016 National Primary Schools Football Championships at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium last Thursday and Friday, June 9 – 10. The Copper Bank girls defeated the Independence girls 1-0 in the finals. Dianira Lopez scored the winning goal in the 1st half. In 3rd place, the Orange Walk champions, San Lazaro girls won 2-1 over the Toledo district champions, the Santa Elena Primary girls. Katie Jones scored in the first half. Serafina Choc equalized for the Toledo girls in the second half, but Katie came back to score her 2nd goal of the match. The MVP Award went to Dianira Lopez. The Most Exciting Player Award went to Katie Jones, who played striker, overlapped to defense,
and also played goalkeeper for the San Lazaro team. Nationals Results Copper Bank girls vs. Santa Elena Primary girls – 1-0 Goal by Darina Tzul San Lazaro RC girls vs. ¿?? – 3-0 Goals by Katie Jones (Hat trick) Independence Primary girls vs. ??? – 0-0 ??? vs. Santa Elena Primary – 0-0 Copper Bank girls vs. Independence Primary – 1-0 Goal by Darina Tzul Santa Elena Primary girls vs. San Lazaro RC – 0-0 Semi-Finals Copper Bank girls vs. Santa Elena Primary girls - 4-0 Goals by Darina Tzul (4) Independence girls vs. San Lazaro girls – 1-0 Goal by Selma Woolery
National Primary School Boys Football Championship
Chunox SDA boys win football nationals
Belmopan, June 10, 2016 The Chunox 7th Day Adventist Primary School boys from the Corozal District won the National Primary School Football Championship at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium last Thursday and Friday, June 9 – 10. In Game 10, the championship final, the Corozal boys won 1-0, when Elmir Santoya scored the winning goal in the 2nd half. In Game 9, the consolation game for 3rd place, the Dangriga squad was back to full strength, but the Sugar City boys won: 2-0 when David Smith scored in the 1st half and he also converted a penalty in the 2nd half for the 2-0 win. NSC Executive Director Ritchel Dominguez presents team trophies and individual medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners; and the MVP award to Romario Martinez. Nationals Results Chunox SDA boys vs. Belize Christian Academy boys - 6-0 Goals by Ibraim Santoya (1), Romario Martinez (3), Fernando Patt,
Edrey Pott (2) San Pedro RC boys vs. Louisiana Government School - 2-1 Goals by David Smith, Ian Pou Jr. (2) Sacred Heart RC boys vs. Belize Christian Academy - 4-1 Goals by Timothy Alvarez (2), Daniel Reynolds, Jaheed Johnson, Tayshaun Meighan San Pedro boys vs. St. Peter Claver RC - 1-1 Goals by Jorge Castillo, Andres Miranda Chunox SDA boys vs. Dangriga boys – 3-0 Goals by Ibraim Santoya (2), Romario Martinez Louisiana Government School vs. St. Peter Claver RC – 1-0 Goal by David Smith Semi-Finals Chunox SDA boys vs. Louisiana Government School - 2-1 Goals by Romario Martinez, Fernando Patt, David Smith San Pedro boys vs. Dangriga boys - 2-0 Goals by Ian Pou, Jaret Rubio
Copper Bank RC girls
2016 SMART Mundialito
Collet Strikers blowout Face of Belize 4-1 Belize City, June 11, 2016 The Collet Strikers walked over Face of Belize 4-1 in the 2016 SMART Mundialito games at the MCC Garden in Belize City last Saturday. Shemar Gillett scored a goal in each half, while Jevon Theus scored a penalty and Jahren Rivers added a 4th goal. Kaseem Santos scored Face of Belize only consolation goal on a penalty: 4-1 final. Of the day’s four mathes, the only other team which celebrated a win is Carlston FC who stung the Young Warriors 1-0 with a goal by Maximilio Jones. The competition continues at the MCC garden on Saturday, June 18. Other Results: City Boys vs. Brown Bombers - 1-1
Hativille’s Oswald Young defends Goals by Ken Galvez (CB), Keifer Perteau (BB) Ladyville Rising Stars vs. Reality Youths – 0-0 Hattieville Riverside Boys vs. Ladyville Jaguars – 0-0
Kent Gabourel wins Weekend Warriors’ road championships Belize City, June 12, 2016 Team Kulture Megabytes won 1st and 2nd places in the Weekend Warriors Cycling Club’s national road championships with Kent “Bob” Gabourel finishing 1st and Vallan Symns 2nd at Leslie’s Imports in Belize City on Sunday, after their 68-mile ride from the Sibun Bridge on the Hummingbird Highway to the city. A Division 1st Kent Gabourel - Team Kulture Megabytes - 3:20:19 2nd Vallan Symns - Team Kulture Mega-
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Top 3 winers: B, A and C Divisions Continued from page 9
bytes 3rd Daniel Cano – Team Santino’s 4th Barney Brown – Team Scotiabank 5th Andrew Vasquez - Team BFSC El Pescador 6th Jack Sutherland - Team DigiCell 4G 7th Warren Coye – Team Santino’s 8th Alicia Thompson - Team Kulture Megabytes 9th Isaiah Willacey – Team F.T.Williams 10th Dean Belisle – Team SMART Zoom 11th Collin Maheia – Team F.T.Williams was 11th B Division (62 miles from Cave’s Branch Bridge on the Hummingbird Highway to Leslie’s) 1st Mark “Walcott” Reid – Team Santino’s - 3:19:03 2nd Ryan Willoughby - Team SMART - 3:20:25 3rd Ernest Olivera – Team F.T. Williams 4th Santino Castillo – Team Santino’s 5th Sean Duncan – Team SMART Zoom 6th Steven Robinson – Team Caribbean Tires 7th Joe Mckoy – Team Caribbean Tires 8th Francis Cassasola – Team Santino’s 9th Clarence Tesecum – Team Santino’s 10th Charles Garay - Team BSFC El Pescador 11th Ian Abraham – Team SMART 12th Arden Garay - Team BSFC El Pescador C Division (52 miles from Belmopan Roundabout to Leslie’s) 1st Enrique Morales – Team Caribbean Tires - 3:00:55 2nd Ed Blank - Team BFSC El Pescador 3rd Lisa Berger - Team BSFC El Pescador 4th Alejandro Morales – Team Caribbean Tires 5th Judith Williamson – Team SMART 6th Valentine Sosa - Truckers Posse 7th Ingmar Perera - Team BFSC El Pescador Individual Time Trials - A Division 1st Daniel Cano – Team Santino’s - 30:51 2nd Kent Gabourel - Team Kulture Megabytes - 32:12 3rd Isiah Willacey – Team F.T.Williams - 32:44. 4th Fitzgerald “Palas” Joseph - Team Lampaz – 33:45 5th Warren Coye – Team Santino’s - 34:26. 6th Andrew Vasquez - Team BFSC El Pescador - 37:57 B Division 1st Francis Cassasola – Team Santino’s – 36:09 2nd Ryan Willoughby - – Team SMART Zoom - 36:36 3rd Ian Abraham – Team SMART Zoom - 37:06. 4th Steven Robinson – Team Caribbean Tires - 37:09 5th Charles Garay - Team BFSC El Pescador - 37:41 6th Hector Tzuleta - Truckers Posse - 37:49 7th Willie Chan - Truckers Posse 38:21 8th Santino Castillo – Team Santino’s - 38:56 9th Arden Garay - Team BFSC El Pescador - 39:11 10th Sean Duncan – Team SMART Zoom - 42:09 C Division 1st Ed Blank - Team BFSC El Pescador - 38:23 2nd Ingmar Perera - Team BFSC El Pescador - 38:45 3rd Lisa Berger - Team BFSC El Pescador - 39:58 4th Valentine Sosa - Truckers Posse - 41:37 5th Steve Gill - Team SMART Zoom - 41:41 6th Judith Williamson – Team SMART Zoom - 44:00 7th Alphonso Morales – Team Caribbean Tires – 44:13 8th David Madrid - Truckers Posse - 44:45
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Belize Rural Women’s Softball Marathon Championship
Burrell Boom Orchid Girls win Belize Rural softball marathon Lord’s Bank Village, June 12, 2016 The Burrell Boom Orchid Girls chipped past the Flowers Bank’s Easy Does It 23-21 in Lords Bank Village on Sunday to win the 2016 season. The Orchid Girls got 19 hits off Flowers Bank’s pitcher Margaret Hendy, but left 8 runners on base; even though the Flowers Bank diamond made 7 errors. Mardy Nicholson led the attack scoring 4 runs, while Sabrina Campos, Rebecca Nicholson, Therese Baptist and Karen Haylock scored 3 runs apiece. Denise Gabourel and Sheridan Morgan scored 2 runs apiece and Arneek Baptist scored
1 run. The Flowers Bank girls got 20 hits off Burrell Boom’s Arneek Baptist and Sabrina Campos’ pitching, but left 9 runners on base. Dian Baldwin led the attack scoring 4 runs; while Kelsey and Sharra Robinson scored 3 runs apiece. Renisha Rhaburn, Shanna Robinson, Cathleen Vernon and Keisha Joseph scored 2 runs apiece, and Francine Robinson and Thalia Babb scored 1 run each. The game was tied at 20-20 at the end of 7 innings, but in the tie-breaker 8th inning, the orchid Girls scored 3 runs, while Easy Does It only scored 1 run. The Flowers Bank girls had won through to the finals by a 5-4 upset of Burrell Boom in the 1st final.
Arneek Baptist pitches 23-21 win
KHMH wins 2 in Interoffice softball Belize City, June 11, 2016 The Kark Heusner Memorial Hospital softball team has four wins and four losses after back to back wins over the BEL Powersockets and Telemedia in the 2016 Belize City interoffice softball tournament held at the Roger’s Stadium over the weekend.
2016 Copa America Results Results & Schedule Friday, June 3 United States vs. Colombia - 0-2 Saturday, June 4 Costa Rica vs. Paraguay - 0-0 Haiti vs. Peru - 0-1 Brazil vs. Ecuador - 0-0 Sunday, June 5 Jamaica vs. Venezuela - 0-1 Mexico vs. Uruguay - 3-1 Monday, June 6 Panama vs. Bolivia - 2-1 Argentina vs. Chile - 2-1 Tuesday, June 7 United States vs. Costa Rica - 4-0 Colombia vs. Paraguay - 2-1 Wednesday, June 8 Brazil vs. Haiti - 7-1 Ecuador vs. Peru - 2-2 Thursday, June 9 Uruguay vs. Venezuela - 0-1 Mexico vs. Jamaica - 2-0 Friday, June 10 Chile vs. Bolivia - 2-1 Argentina vs. Panama - 5-0 Saturday, June 11 United States vs. Paraguay - 1-0 (USA advances to quarterfinals in 1st place) Colombia vs. Costa Rica - 2-3 (Colombia ad-
vances to quarterfinals in 2nd place) Sunday, June 12 Ecuador vs. Haiti - 4-0 (Ecuador advances to quarterfinals in 2nd place) Brazil vs. Peru - 0-1 (Peru advances to quarterfinals in 1st place) Monday, June 13 Mexico vs. Venezuela - 1-1 (Mexico advances to quarterfinals in 1st place, Venezuela in 2nd) Uruguay vs. Jamaica - 3-0 Tuesday, June 14 Chile vs. Panama Argentina vs. Bolivia Thursday, June 16 Quarterfinal 1: United States vs. Ecuador Friday, June 17 Quarterfinal 2: Peru vs. Colombia Saturday, June 18 Quarterfinal 3: winner Group D vs. Venezuela Quarterfinal 4: Mexico vs. runner-up Group D Tuesday, June 21 Semifinal 1: winner Quarterfinal 1 vs. winner Quarterfinal 3 Wednesday, June 22 Semifinal 2: winner Quarterfinal 2 vs. winner Quarterfinal 4 Saturday, June 25 Third place playoff Sunday, June 26 FINAL
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Chairperson
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Nicholas Watson
Member
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Betty Mossiah
Member
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Zaida Watson
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674
Elected
Anjulie Tanairi Mesh
Member
53
Ervin Denfield Sanker
Member
52
Lincoln Joseph Hall
Member
54
Clifton M. Gibson
Member
51
Daniellie S. Hemsley
Member
61
Elected
Samantha L. Sanker
Member
59
Elected
Miriam R. Matura
Member
61
Elected
Calvin Gilharry
Member
62
Elected
Bernaldina Mossiah
Member
54
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Election Date
Chairperson
Elected 4
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Yo Creek
San Roman Alicia Ramirez
2016
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COROZAL DISTRICT Election
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Uncontested
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
755 Abel Ian Sosa
Chairperson
430
Menalio Novelo
Chairperson
295
Elected
30 4298
12/06/2016
Micaela Durantes
Member
Uncontested
Adalila Pech
Member
404
Elected
Gian Carlo Lin
Member
Uncontested
Emerita Pech
Member
422
Elected
Edwardo Serrano
Member
Uncontested
Transito Gonzalez
Member
426
Elected
Ivan Lopez
Member
Uncontested
Erwin Gonzalez
Member
410
Elected
Erika Loria
Member
Uncontested
Rudy Moh
Member
Uncontested
12/06/2016
COROZAL DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Santa Clara
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
329 Felipa B. Moralez
Chairperson
108
Deima N. Sanchez
Chairperson
214
Bartolo L. Pech
Member
104
Leticia J. Espirita
Member
110
Hivanni Y. Castaneda
Member
107
Jorge Moralez
Member
107
Felipa Aldana
Member
107
Xonnia S. Casta単eda
Member
107
Date
Village
Member
213
Elected
Member
216
Elected
Isayel Casta単eda
Member
214
Elected
Amilcar O. Moralez
Member
216
Elected
Einer W. Canul
Member
217
Elected
Fredy N. Chable
Member
216
Elected
Position
Received
Elected
Yacelli Garcia
Member
304
Carlos Gongora
Member
302
Shermadine Carillo
Member
291
Arieni Suchite
Member
294
Adriana Avella
Member
293
Jorge Blanco
Member
299
Election Date
Village
5
12/06/2016
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Candidates Name
Chairperson
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Aroldo Orellana
Chairperson
181
Elvis Reynolds
Chairperson
352
Carlos A. Escobar
Member
167
Carol I. Jones
Member
173
Edward Conorquie
Member
186
Joaquin A. Villamil
Member
180
Francisca Chun
Member
169
Hilton F. Codd Jr.
Member
169
Aviceli A. Patt
Member
346
Elected
Rufina H. Forbes
Member
347
Elected
Member
353
Elected
Crescencio Sho
Member
353
Elected
Cecil A. Jesse
Member
349
Elected
Member
329
Elected
Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
San Jose
Cornelio Jose Andueza
Member
Uncontested
Santiago Cob
Member
Uncontested
Martha Beatriz Chuc
Member
Uncontested
Clarita Teresita Pe単a
Member
Uncontested
Deciderio Coba
Member
Uncontested
Vilma Iveth Rosado
Member
Uncontested
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
12/06/2016
Remarks
Chan Chen
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
431 Inecita Mariln Hall
Chairperson
231
Secundino Jeronimo Ketz
Chairperson
194
Elected
6 2502
12/06/2016
Braulio Castaneda
Member
238
Elected
Graciela Keme
Member
228
Elected
Angela Sarita Ek
Member
230
Elected
Daisy Elvira Balam
Member
230
Elected
Yolanda Estella Hall
Member
228
Elected Elected
Altagracia Manzanarez
Member
226
Antonio Epitacio Loza
Member
171
Edwin Franke Brice単o
Member
188
Riseli Yanir Espinosa
Member
191
Victor Alfonso Torres
Member
192
Julio Cesar Balam
Member
Mariano Mena
Member
Elmer Efren Patt
Chairperson
596
Rodolfo E. Rodriguez
Chairperson
631
Eulogio Cruz
Member
555
Anabel Garcia
Member
585
Marcelo Ku
Member
584
Liboria Cawich
Member
582
Caren Escarraga
Member
581
Fidel Juchim
Member
582
Irineo Escalante
Member
646
Daysi Juchim
Member
630
Elected
Alba Cosme
Member
630
Elected Elected
Basiano Escalante
Member
629
Member
628
Elected
Elizabeth Pott
Member
627
Elected
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Received
Wilber Hernandez
Chairperson
105
Erminejildo Marin
Chairperson
46
Remarks
104
Elected
Member
105
Elected
190
Odilia Marin
Member
106
Elected
185
Irma Marin
Member
106
Elected
Seleni Chi
Member
105
Elected
Carmita Chi
Member
104
Elected
Rafael Chi
Member
46
Rodolfo Marin
Member
44
Thomas Chi
Member
46
Juan Chi
Member
46
Samuel de Jesus Chi
Member
47
Rosendo Escalante
Member
45
Chairperson
57
Veronica Maud Riveroll
Chairperson
61
Member
54
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
1250
1 23
20
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
154
1
Elected
Member
Luisa Jacobs
15
3 906
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
125
11 7
Elected 674
12/06/2016
No. of Votes
San Luis
5
San Antonio
Nicholas Watson
Position
Felipe Marin
Received
16
ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Election
COROZAL DISTRICT
Date
1
Elected
Mario Marin
No. of Votes
Votes
549
Elected
Lilian J. Flores
12/06/2016
Election
Rejected
Votes
7279
COROZAL DISTRICT Election
Spoilt
Polled
ORANGE WALK DISTRICT
Uncontested
Date
12/06/2016
Total Votes
Elected
Edwin A. Gillett
Aldair E. Chable
Louisville Eleodoro Bernaldino Yah
15
3136
Lupita U. Huertas
Candidates Name
Elected
419
Carmelita
Jose A. Moralez
No. of Votes
419
ORANGE WALK DISTRICT
COROZAL DISTRICT Election
Member Member
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Elected 1939
12/06/2016
Gian Vasquez Johan Sanchez
BELIZE DISTRICT Election
Betty Mossiah
Member
55
Elected
Zaida Watson
Member
54
Anjulie Tanairi Mesh
Member
53
Ervin Denfield Sanker
Member
52
Lincoln Joseph Hall
Member
54
Clifton M. Gibson
Member
51
Daniellie S. Hemsley
Member
61
Elected
Samantha L. Sanker
Member
59
Elected
Miriam R. Matura
Member
61
Calvin Gilharry
Member
62
Bernaldina Mossiah
Member
54
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Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Burrell Boom
Erlean Baptist
Chairperson
Uncontested 390
Elected
Sharima Alamina
Member
53
Elected
Bernard Jex
Member
64
Elected
Marconi Mayora
Member
45
Elected
Lauren Garnett
Member
50
Elected
Elected
Christopher Vernon
Member
58
Elected
Elected
Herman Talbert Jr.
Member
54
Elected
Carolyn Penigar
Member
30
Khristal Jones
Member
32
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Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Yo Creek
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
755 Abel Ian Sosa
Chairperson
430
Menalio Novelo
Chairperson
295
Elected
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
La Democracia
30 4298
BELIZE DISTRICT Election
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
105 Trevor Estrada
Chairperson
30
Paul Nigel Smith
Chairperson
63
Elected
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Lauren Garnett
Member
50
Elected
Christopher Vernon
Member
58
Elected
Herman Talbert Jr.
Member
54
Elected
Carolyn Penigar
Member
30
Khristal Jones
Member
32
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BELIZE DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
La Democracia
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Election
Polled
Votes
Votes
Date
Chairperson
30
Paul Nigel Smith
Chairperson
63
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Roaring Creek
105 Trevor Estrada
Village
12
Elected
Ryan A. Garbutt
Chairperson
440
Jervis J. Banner
Chairperson
360
12/06/2016
Member
56
Elected
Jose Maldonado
Member
65
Elected
Cristavel Membreno
Member
62
Elected
Marlon Wade
Member
61
Elected
Neekaa Jones
Member
64
Elected
Robertha Wiltshire
Member
63
Elected
Devane Kadeem Hyde
Member
31
Michelle Michaela Alvarez
Member
27
Ermerson Josue Esquivel
Member
27
Jorden Williams
Member
26
Frederick Alexander Fuller
Member
26
Elma Janie Hyde
Member
29
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes
12/06/2016 8
Received
Remarks
Freetown Sibun
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Chairperson
23
Alfredo Tun
Chairperson
11
Elected
Election
Village
12/06/2016
Member
32
Elected
Glenda Yessenie Neal
Member
32
Elected
Kent Charles Garcia
Member
32
Elected
Gladys M. Robinson
Member
29
Elected
Winston Shepherd
Member
30
Elected
Roberto Omar Tun
Member
11
Paul R. Smith
Member
32
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
1
12/06/2016
Elected
Remarks
Gracie Rock Phillip B. Clarke
Chairperson
43
Wilmot J. Staine
Chairperson
71
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
121
1 7
Elected
Election
Date
430
Elected
Member
435
Elected
Randine A. Belisle
Member
416
Elected
David E. Gongora
Member
431
Elected
Orlando Pelayo
Member
420
Elected
Vitaliano C. Chun
Member
418
Elected
Richard A. Smith
Member
12
Greta M. Gordon
Member
305
Estelita D. Romero
Member
320
Joel A. Gill
Member
333
Desiree D. Usher
Member
320
Vanessa M. Richards
Member
326
Collet Thomas
Member
313
Candidates Name
Position
Village
Fredy Nelson Olmedo
Chairperson
Norman L. Neal
Chairperson
12/06/2016
45
71
Oliver Wiltshire
Chairperson
296
Nicholas Maldanado
Member
160
Delroy Wilbert Craft
Member
165
Nidia Cante
Member
126
Marina Hernandez
Member
119
Isidoro Ho
Member
310
Elected
Miguel Aldana
Member
280
Elected
Member
329
Elected
Member
295
Elected
Maria Banner
Member
307
Elected
No. of Votes
Remarks
Candidates Name
Position
Duck Run 1
36
Adolfo R. Carrillo
Chairperson
106
Guidio Estrada
Chairperson
129
Jayson Vasquez
Member
95
Gelbin Padilla
Member
92
Ronald Padilla
Member
94
Member
72
Elected
Member
72
Elected
Kenbert E. Staine
Member
65
Elected
Ruben Apolonio Linares
Member
95
Ara J. Usher
Member
59
Elected
Randy Carillo
Member
93
Jason A. Spain
Member
63
Elected
Josias Navarijo
Member
93
Richard A. Usher
Member
56
Elected
Jose Argueta
Member
121
Elected
Nelson A. Robinson
Member
45
David Botzoc
Member
131
Elected
Elesandro Garcia
Member
128
Elected
Rene Villanueva
Member
128
Elected
Oscar Sandoval
Member
128
Elected
Rudy Guerra
Member
130
Elected
No. of Votes
Remarks
No. of Votes Received
8
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Chairperson
Uncontested
Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date Bernardino Alvarez
Member
Uncontested
Lynn Young
Member
Uncontested
Christopher Roe
Member
Uncontested
Phillip Deshield
Member
Uncontested
Chris Deshield
Member
Uncontested
12/06/2016
Received Duck Run 11
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Mahogany Heights Chairperson
56
Elstwin Willoughby
Chairperson
44
Raquel Helen Vega
Chairperson
14
Michael Lawrence Sanchez
Chairperson
34
Juan De Dios Cubas
Chairperson
54
Ena Idolly Willoughby
Member
60
Kevin Anhtony Flowers
Member
57
Rushelle Rivers
Member
78
Stephanie Juliet Copious
Member
55
Marshall Victor Nunez
Member
82
Lorenzo Patrick Herrera
Member
27
Chairperson
82
Chairperson
61
Votes
7
10
Dennis Molina
Member
78
Elected
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
146
1
Elected
Peter Wiebe
Member
83
Elected
Alcario Cano
Member
74
Elected Elected
Spoilt
Rejected
Juan Gabriel Peraza
Member
81
Polled
Votes
Votes
Ermelindo Garrido
Member
83
Elected
Yrbin Guitterrez
Member
84
Elected
Ermiliano Garrido
Member
49
Gredis Milian
Member
57
Hipolito Peralta
Member
67
Francisco Klassen
Member
58
Fernando Garcia
Member
53
Manuel Garrido
Member
54
224 Junior Enrique Colon
Carlos Humberto Perez Claudia Valdez
Total Votes
Elected
22
1146
12/06/2016
Rejected
Votes
3 827
Belize District
Date
Spoilt
Polled
CAYO DISTRICT John Searle
Village
Total Votes
1338
Michael D. Kerr
Position
32
Elected
Lydia D. Kerr
Candidates Name
Votes
242
44
40
Rejected
Votes
28
Raquel Janice Banner Flowers
Member
43
Spoilt
Polled
Elected
Jose A. Linarez
Sirley E. Usher
Member
Total Votes
131
Member
Member
Remarks
Received
St. St. George's George's Caye Caye
Election
Received
Member
Village
12/06/2016 12/06/2016
No. of Votes
Patricia P. Welch
Lancelot A. Usher Staine
52
526
Date
BELIZE DISTRICT Election
Member
Dennis G. Requena
Yvette V. Young
Clifford E. Hoare
37
CAYO DISTRICT
648
12/06/2016
1
2123
BELIZE DISTRICT Election
Shadalee S. Ho
Camalote
1 199
Whilda Evadne Murillo
Votes
837
CAYO DISTRICT
Date
35 Dexter W. A. Neal
Rejected
Votes
4531
BELIZE DISTRICT Election
Spoilt
Polled
Elected
545 Kamel Mc Fadzean
Total Votes
6
CAYO DISTRICT Election Elected
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date 12/06/2016
Elected
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Billy White
31
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
198 Nasario Alonso
Chairperson
107
Gladimir Cano
Chairperson
74
17
Elected
Dana Marie Bryan
Member
Sylvia Andretta Foreman
Member
42
Gilbert Alexander Robateau
Member
28
Florence E. Cano
Member
104
Elected
Germaine Edward Bradley
Member
39
Carlos Humberto Diaz
Member
104
Elected
1069
Rodcliff Kenroy Williams
Member
31
Cindy Annette Estrada
Member
98
Elected
Leonard Eric Myers
Member
40
Antonio Eliseo Cano
Member
102
Elected
Dwayne Julius Pollard
Member
38
Francisco Carlos Garcia
Member
101
Elected
Shakiera Brendalee Suazo
Member
36
Mainor Herlan Lucero
Member
100
Elected
Maurice Kishawn Neal
Member
37
Karina Dianely Quintanilla
Member
70
Porfirio Antonio Ruiz
Member
75
Efrain Barrera
Member
76
Ezequiel Manases Olivar
Member
77
Bernabe Quintanilla
Member
75
Elisandro Padilla
Member
74
9
Darwin Wellington usher
Member
46
Ervin Kareem Ramsey
Member
29
Bill Wellington Arana
Member
7
Helen Judith Bennett
Member
61
Daton Lloyd Castillo
Member
63
Elected
Rose Marie Marin
Member
62
Elected
Jessica Johana Bermudez
Member
67
Elected
Clarencia Jones
Member
55
Jereck Kashieve Gonzalez
Member
66
13
CAYO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Elected
Continued on page 14
14
Mainor Herlan Lucero
Member
100
Karina Dianely Quintanilla
Member
70
Porfirio Antonio Ruiz
Member
75
Efrain Barrera
Member
76
Ezequiel Manases Olivar
Member
77
Bernabe Quintanilla
Member
75
Member
74
Elisandro Padilla
Elected
Domingo Chun
Member
111
William Salam
Member
143
Elected
Thomas Paau
Member
143
Elected
Pedro C. Coc
Member
141
Elected
Gonzago Cal
Member
142
Elected
Santiago Sub
Member
144
Elected
Alberto Ogaldez
Member
142
Elected
THE BELIZE TIMES
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date 12/06/2016
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Buena Vista Davis Armando Galindo
Chairperson
102
Juan Antonio De La Rosa
Chairperson
112
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Election
Polled
Votes
Votes
Date
226
1
Village
12 Elected
Member
75
Member
81
Jose Rodrigo Garcia
Member
77
Josue Manver Galindo
Member
80
Olga Marina Orellana
Member
78
Luis Alfonso Osorio
Member
80
William Eliseo Salazar
Member
79
Erbin Enriquez Carranza
Member
89
Elected
Rafael Antonio Garcia
Member
90
Elected
Joel Hernandez
Member
90
Elected
Valentin Cano
Member
91
Elected
Irma Yolanda De la Rosa
Member
90
Elected
No. of Votes
Remarks
Candidates Name
Position
12/06/2016
12/06/2016
Received Bullet Tree Guotai Wu
Chairperson
573
Amy J. Blandford
Chairperson
492
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
1099
1 34
Elected
Chairperson
5
Luiso Ical
Member
204
Elected
Lionel Ical
Member
196
Elected
Virgilio Pop
Member
196
Elected
Teodolfo Cho
Member
191
Elected
Leonardo Ical
Member
194
Elected
Elvio Choc
Member
201
Elected
Rufino Ical
Member
98
Beronico Ical
Member
103
Isidro Cho
Member
100
Joaquin Tzub
Member
99
Zacharias Cal
Member
99
Mark Ical
Member
99
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes
12/06/2016
Remarks
San Antonio Maximiano Bol
Chairperson
187
Damasio V. Bol
Chairperson
56
Member
549
Elected
Micaela Coc
Member
175
Elected
Elias Zabaneh
Member
541
Elected
Agapito B. Sho
Member
183
Elected
Justinino Bol Jr.
Member
174
Elected
Hipolito Chaneb
Member
177
Elected
Andres Cal
Member
180
Elected
Feliciano Paquiul
Member
170
Elected
Valentino Che
Member
56
Mauricio Ah
Member
53
Felicita Cal
Member
52
Marcelina Bul
Member
53
Catarino Pop
Member
54
Francisca Assi
Member
51
545
Elected Elected
Michael W. Burton
Member
485
Jaime D. Garcia
Member
480
Jaime Jimenez
Member
483
Maritza M. S. MagaĂąa
Member
478
Abel Manzanero
Member
479
Emil E. Segura
Member
474
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes
Uncontested
12/06/2016
Remarks
Received San Jose Albert W. Peck
Chairperson
140
Pablo Bol Sr.
Chairperson
11
Candido Coh
Chairperson
118
Member
Uncontested
Member
Uncontested
Domingo F. Valerio
Member
Uncontested
Mclene L. Thomas
Member
Uncontested
Elbert Cal
Member
133
Elected
Bonifacio J. Lopez Jr.
Member
Uncontested
Jerry Cal
Member
132
Elected
Member
Uncontested
Silvestre Peck
Member
126
Elected
Casimiro Ico
Member
122
Elected
Fidelio Mess
Member
132
Elected
Felipe Ical
Member
133
Elected
Basilio Cal
Member
104
Concepciona Rodriguez
Member
106
Denis Cornelius Cal
Member
113
Roberto Wuck
Member
94
Iris Sub
Member
109
Gregorio Sub
Member
96
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Emeliano Tush
Chairperson
120
Chairperson
112
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Elected
9 1371
Bonifacio Cal
Member
122
Elected
Sofia Tush
Member
124
Elected
Demetro Teck
Member
122
Elected
Orlando Choc
Member
120
Elected
Trifilo Coc
Member
125
Elected
Matias Choc
Member
115
Elected
Henry Cho
Member
111
Gonzalo Choc
Member
105
Nicholas Teck
Member
110
Selso Tush
Member
101
Maria Cho
Member
106
Eusebio Choc
Member
104
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Village
Chairperson
85
Chairperson
19
Carlos Peraza
Chairperson
262
Position
No. of Votes
12/06/2016
Remarks
Received
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
276
1 7
8
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Barranco
52 Dale Virgelio Guiterrez
Chairperson
27
Joseph Orlando Palacio
Chairperson
24
Irma Almira Gonzalez
Member
30
Elected
Francis Harold Arzu
Member
41
Elected
Hazel Elina Martinez
Member
28
Angelina Nicholas
Member
30
Elected
Beatrice Magdalena Mariano
Member
29
Elected
Jerry Patrickgene Arzu
Member
36
Elected
George Coc
Member
18
Leslie Carlton Colon
Member
22
Dawn Renee Dean
Member
17
Robert Rees Cayetano
Member
29
1
Elected
281
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
384
Melvin Gutierrez
Candidates Name
Date
6
San Juan/Cowpen Victor Juarez
Total Votes
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
STANN CREEK DISTRICT Village
19
1408
241
Ike Teul
19
Elected
Norman C. Augustine
Candidates Name
Votes
TOLEDO DISTRICT
Fabian D. Castillo
Village
Rejected
Votes
1397
Date
Chairperson
Spoilt
Polled
30
Apolonio Williams
547
Total Votes
Elected
Elected
Member
Votes
262
Elected
Member
Rejected
Votes
5
522
Theresa M. Raimbault
Spoilt
Polled
2
550
Maya Mopan
Date
Reyhenaldo Canti
Member
Juan N. Medina
Total Votes
Elected
Received
STANN CREEK DISTRICT
Election
96
Member
Adette J. Garcia
12/06/2016
207
Teresa Garcia
Roy C. Ogaldez
Date
Chairperson Chairperson
Date
George Town
Election
Vicente Ical Augustine Choc
Rene Mai
Village
12/06/2016
Remarks
310
Village
STANN CREEK DISTRICT
Date
Received
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
6163
Election
No. of Votes
1785
Elected
CAYO DISTRICT Village
Position
27
Pablo Chub Pio Julio Castillo
Date
Candidates Name
San Roman
1027
Election
2016
STANN CREEK DISTRICT
CAYO DISTRICT Election
20
19 JUN
18 Elected
1
Elected
1908
12/06/2016
Cesar Ortiz
Member
108
Jose Osegueda
Member
125
Elsie Cano
Member
129
Oscar Galdamez
Member
94
Juan Avila
Member
237
Elected
Maldo Hernandez
Member
219
Elected
Emilio Moreno
Member
103
Rosalinda Gonzalez
Member
202
Elected
Franklin Arita
Member
223
Elected
Valentin Makin
Member
Uncontested
Abby Blades
Member
215
Elected
Martinez Makin
Member
Uncontested
Rony Gonzalez
Member
230
Elected
Juan Carlos Alvarado
Member
Uncontested
Armando Makin
Member
Uncontested
Clara Cucul
Member
Uncontested
Rueben Alvarado
Member
Uncontested
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Guermo Acal
Chairperson
183
Chairperson
301
Remarks
Received
23
12/06/2016
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
505
11 21
Elected
Juan Cal
Member
111
Ricardo T. Cho
Member
110
Nicodemus Bo
Member
110
Castillo Ical
Member
111
Maich E. Chun
Member
110
Domingo Chun
Member
111
William Salam
Member
143
Elected
Thomas Paau
Member
143
Pedro C. Coc
Member
Gonzago Cal
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
43 Nicolas Makin
Chairperson
20
Estevan Coy
Chairperson
23
Elected
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date 1538
12/06/2016
No. of Votes
Conejo Creek
Red Bank
Juan Acal
Position
Date
STANN CREEK DISTRICT Election
Candidates Name
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Crique Sarco
58 Alberto Choj
Chairperson
27
Juan Choc
Chairperson
30
Remijio Cal
Member
Uncontested
Vicente Coc
Member
Uncontested
Javier Coy
Member
Uncontested
Elected
Humberto Keh
Member
Uncontested
141
Elected
Sylvestre Coy
Member
Uncontested
Member
142
Elected
Santos Choc
Member
Uncontested
Santiago Sub
Member
144
Elected
Alberto Ogaldez
Member
142
Elected
12/06/2016 20
1
Elected
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Spoilt on page Rejected15 Continued
Total Votes Polled
Votes
Votes
Juan Choc
19 JUN
2016 12/06/2016
Chairperson
30
Elected
Raymundo Sho
Member
106
Elected
Noel Choc
Member
113
Elected
Epitanio Pop
Member
109
Elected
Marcos Sho
Member
58
THE BELIZE TIMES 12/06/2016
Remijio Cal
Member
Uncontested
Vicente Coc
Member
Uncontested
Javier Coy
Member
Uncontested
Jose Pop
Member
110
Elected
Humberto Keh
Member
Uncontested
Demetro Coy
Member
109
Elected
Sylvestre Coy
Member
Uncontested
Enrique Coy
Member
95
Elected
Santos Choc
Member
Uncontested
Venancio Canti
Member
48
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Midway
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Election
Polled
Votes
Votes
Date
Village
Chairperson
31
Chairperson
19
Simeon Paau
Chairperson
12
Miguel Cho
Member
Mateo Coc John Bo
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Received Santa Elena
63
Antonio Chun
1
TOLEDO DISTRICT Remarks
Received
Juan Coy
15
Elected
72 Edgar Manuel Caal
Chairperson
33
Edam Cal
Chairperson
25
Pedro Cus
Chairperson
14
Uncontested
Erwin Cho
Member
35
Elected
Member
Uncontested
Manuel Ico
Member
34
Elected
Member
Uncontested
Philomon Choc
Member
34
Elected
Juaquin Ishim
Member
Uncontested
Delfino Choc
Member
39
Elected
Margarita Chun
Member
Uncontested
Alberto Sub
Member
34
Elected
Francisco Chun
Member
Uncontested
Demetrio Choc
Member
35
Elected
Hermelinda Chiac
Member
30
1
Elected
372 12/06/2016
12/06/2016
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Sunday Wood
Spoilt
Rejected
Samuel Choc
Member
25
Polled
Votes
Votes
Regina Choc
Member
25
Taurciso Choc
Member
23
Victoriano Chok
Member
24
Prima Choc
Member
25
Celestino Choc Jr.
Member
8
95 Maximiliano Tush
Chairperson
Dioniscio Tush
12/06/2016
Total Votes
71
Elected
4
20
Manuel Acte
Member
Uncontested
Jose Ba
Member
Uncontested
Miguel Ba
Member
Uncontested
Jose Che
Member
Uncontested
Edwardo Tush
Member
Uncontested
Domingo Xol
Member
Uncontested
Elections & Boundaries Department Charles Bartlett Hyde Building Mahogany Street Extension P. O. Box 913, Belize City
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Jalacte
12/06/2016
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
90
6
Jeremias Bo
Chairperson
36
Manuel Salam
Chairperson
48
Recardo Cucul
Member
Uncontested
Pablo Chun
Member
Uncontested
Pablo Salam
Member
Uncontested
Neto Chun
Member
Uncontested
Jose Salam
Member
Uncontested
Santiago Pop
Member
Uncontested
Elected
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received
12/06/2016
Chairperson
Uncontested
Eliodoro Lara
Member
Uncontested
Jose Castellanos
Member
Uncontested
Tomas Tzac
Member
Uncontested
Gideon Alcalha
Member
Uncontested
Patracinia Cho
Member
Uncontested
Doreena Lara
Member
Uncontested
13th June 2016 Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received
ADDENDUM ADDENDUM Public Notice
Change of Date - Sarteneja Village Council Election 2016
Public Notice
The general public is hereby notified of the below mentioned change in the official schedule previously released for the Sarteneja Village Council:
Change ofVENUE Place – Sandhill VILLAGE TIME Village Council Election 2016 July 2016 Sarteneja Community Center 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEW DATE 3rd
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Fax: 501-222-4991 Website: www.elections.gov.bz
____________________________________________________________________________________
Crique Jute Lawrence Bolon
Telephone: 501-222-4992/4042 Email: electbound@btl.net
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
1
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Na Luum Ca
12/06/2016
Simeon Cal
Chairperson
Uncontested
German Sho
Member
Uncontested
Benito Sho
Member
Uncontested
Lorencio Bol
Member
Uncontested
Antonio Sho
Member
Uncontested
Emeterio Sho
Member
Uncontested
Ruperto Elias Sho
Member
Uncontested
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Pueblo Viejo
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
109 Pedro Tush
Chairperson
Honoratus Choc
75
Elected
2
32
12/06/2016 Leonel Villanueva
Member
Uncontested
Rosado Coc
Member
Uncontested
Mauricio Choc
Member
Uncontested
~~END~~
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received San Vicente
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
82 Sebastian Cab
Chairperson
38
Juan Quib
Chairperson
22
Edgar Pinto
Chairperson
20
Elected 2
12/06/2016 Alfonso Acal
Member
Uncontested
Oscar Chen
Member
Uncontested
Salomon Ical
Member
Uncontested
Edwardo Oscar Pop
Member
Uncontested
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
Village
Candidates Name
Position
Date
No. of Votes
Remarks
Received Santa Cruz Jose Mes
Chairperson
93
Santiago Ash
Chairperson
62
Raymundo Sho
Member
106
Elected
Noel Choc
Member
113
Elected
Epitanio Pop
Member
109
Elected
Marcos Sho
Member
58
Jose Pop
Member
110
Elected
Demetro Coy
Member
109
Elected
Enrique Coy
Member
95
Elected
Venancio Canti
Member
48
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
156
6
Elected
1 749
12/06/2016
TOLEDO DISTRICT
The general public~~END~~ is hereby notified of the change of Place for Sandhill Village that was previously released. The new place for the holding of the Village Council Election for Sandhill Village is Guadalupe R.C. School. The date and time remain unchanged.
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19 JUN
2016
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED, a Licensed Public Auctioneer will sell the following property at the place and time as listed. At the Parking Lot across the street from the office of Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited, No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City on Wednesday July 6, 2016 at 10:00a.m.
SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 52.159 Acres situate between the Caribbean Sea and the Northern Lagoon, South of San Vicente Point and on the East Coast of the Turneffe Islands, Belize District, being such land comprised in MINISTER’S FIAT GRANT No. 307 of 2008 dated the 4th day of February, 2008 and more particularly shown and delineated on a Plan of Survey No. 307 of 2008 dated the 5th day of February, 2008 by J. H. Hertular, Licensed Land Surveyor, recorded at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Belmopan City, Cayo District in Register No. 29 Entry No. 11188 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon the FREEHOLD property of GAUTAM NANDWANI.
DATED this 15th day of June 2016 All sales are strictly cash and deemed final. For more information contact: HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 Email: hrcu@btl.net
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2016
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THE WONDERER AND HARVEST CAYE Belizeans should be aware of the Norwegian cruise line project located at Harvest Caye south of Placencia. Everyone was wondering how this project got such quick approval through the Environmental process. BTIA tried to question and slow down the project but was unsuccessful in their deliberations. A Supreme Court of the process exposed certain faulty procedures. While wandering around the country I happened to fly over the project a couple weeks ago and was wondering if what my eyes were seeing was correct. The island has been completely denuded from most of its vegetation. I can recall flying over the island in the past when it had all its vegetation, especially on the east coast where there was much much littoral forest that was a haven for birds. I can recall talking to the fisher folk that from time to time camped at the island. They claim that the island had a lot of tree snakes, lizards, iguanas and “garobos”, and from time to time even small mammals. They also claim that many reef patches exist east of the island and close to the shoreline. The following photographs show the island before and its vegetation type. The Mission of the Department of the Environment, within the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development says it is, “responsible for fostering the prudent use and proper management of the natural resources of Belize, the preservation, protection and improvement of the environment and the control of pollution, thus guaranteeing a better quality of life for present and future generations”. It also states that an Environmental Impact Assessment, otherwise called an EIA, is a planning tool that
promotes environmentally sound development practices. It examines both the adverse and beneficial environmental consequences of a project design on human health and the natural and cultural environment, and ensures the development of mitigative measures to address these consequenc-
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es during project development. DOE also claims that their EIA uses the preventative approach versus the reactive approach and also considers alternative project designs; that is why it is so important for project developers to contact the Department of the Environment to begin the process before carrying out any construction activities. The environmental legislation of Belize requires that any project or activity which may have significant impact on the environment is required to carry out an EIA and to follow the rules as set out in the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations and its Amendment of 2007. The following photos depict the development at Harvest Caye. I was wondering if this project is “fostering the prudent use and proper management of the natural resources of Belize”. I also wondered if this project is “preserving, protecting and improving the environment and the control of pollution”. I even wondered more deeply if this project is “guaranteeing a better quality of life for present and future generations of Belize”. The project you’re watching on the pictures below makes me wonder if the EIA process was necessary for this Cruise line adventure. Makes me wonder if truly the EIA process is a planning tool that promotes environmentally sound practices. People of Belize you be the judge and please wonder bit if this project “examined both the adverse and beneficial environmental consequences of this project design on human health and the natural and cultural environment, and ensured the development of mitigative measures to address the consequences during project development”. I wonder if political hands were involved during the approval of this project. I’m wondering who the minister responsible at the time was. We Belizeans want good projects that
will benefit the people and the environment. I wonder if we Belizeans will continue to accept these “wonderful projects”!!! Do we still have an NGO community, do they exist? I wonder? Send comments to The Wonderer/thewondererbz@gmail.com
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National Security 101 By Hilairé Bennett It is a fact that Belize’s national security is under attack by Guatemala. The United Democratic Party Government has failed miserably in the management of the national security of the Jewel. The reason for this writer’s sentiment is understood through the definition of national security. “A well-known maxim defines the security of the state as the absence of threat to its minimum core values”, a Commonwealth Consultative Group submitted the working definition of national security as “the absence of threat to the capacity to govern, protect, preserve and advance the state and its people consistent with the principles of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity”. Threats that can damage the national integrity of a state have been identified as threats to territorial security, threats to political security and threats to economic security. Belize is presently experiencing the side winds of the three threats. However, the article is concentrated to the threats to territorial integrity which can be both external and internal. The external threat that has resulted from the frontal pressure of Guatemala’s military aggression and the invasion of the Belize portion of the Sarstoon has
Wilfred Elrington critically damaged the national integrity of Belize. The recent territorial violations by Guatemalan military are the result of the longstanding historical claim by Guatemala to Belize. Importantly, the nonmilitary incursions into Belize’s protected areas and the disturbing practice of illegal fishing in Belizean waters is considered by the Commonwealth Heads of Nations as “an extremely serious threat” to the national security of the Land of the Free. Therefore each and every incursion in the forest and trespass in Belize’s maritime areas should have been given the consideration that the national security of Belize requires. There has been insurmountable evidence regarding Guatemala’s infringement of Belize’s sovereignty. A recent report produced by Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director of Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) highlighted the devastating effects caused by the illegal encroachment and plundering
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who made our coverage possible and extend our best wishes to all the graduates in all their future
endeavors. God willing, the BELIZE TIMES will bring to you coverage of next year’s High School Graduation Season. We’ll be seeing you in 2017.
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of Belize’s Chiquibul National Park. Notwithstanding, the damage being done to the Jewel’s watershed is the result of the illegal panning of gold by Guatemalan civilians. The report evidenced over $60 million in economic loss for Belize. With the urgency the world community has embraced climate change and the need for countries like Belize to become climate change resilient, it begs the question why Foreign Minister Sedi Elrington has not internationalised the wanton destruction of Belize’s National Park? Belize’s “trump card” remains in Sedi’s pocket and the Foreign Minister has folded his hands to the Guatemalans. The situation occurring in the National Park could have been this Government’s greatest opportunity to engage the world community in not only saving the forest but addressing the border situation between Belize and Guatemala. The possibility exists that had the Rt.
Honorable Dean Barrow and the relevant authorities treated the matter in the Chiquibul and other areas of concern as an extremely serious threat to Belize the life of Danny Conorquie could have been spared and the shooting of Sgt. Lambey could have been avoided. Dissension continue to rise among the Belizean populace because of the failures by this Government to deliver its maintain to govern, protect, preserve and advance the state and its people upon being chosen to high office since 2008. This Government has failed to deliver the political, social and economic benefits necessary to enhance the quality of life of the Belizean citizenry. The stability and well-being of a society are considered necessary pre-requisites for domestic security. As a matter of fact, a country’s vulnerability to external threats is minimised upon the presence of a greater degree of domestic security. Evidently, the UDP insist on creating a false sense of security through the enactment of bogus laws which infringe on the constitutional rights of its citizens. The atrocious S.I. called the “Wil’s Law” restricts the movement of Belizean citizens within the Sarstoon whilst turning a blind eye to the atrocities that befall Belize by Guatemala. Additionally, the Government’s inability to cope with Belize’s economic problems has become a stark reality. The dark clouds of the “banking Armageddon” looms heavily on the horizon, Continued on page 26
For Sale By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 4th day of August 2009, between ANDREW BAIRD of Hattieville Village, Belize District, Belize, of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 19 of 2009 at Folios 37 - 102, 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
Valedictorian, Neidy Reyes
Salutatorian, Carrie Bowman
3rd place, Daniel Antonio
CHUNOX ST. VIATOR VOCATIONAL HIGH
ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 99 situate in the Windmill Area, Hattieville Village, Belize District and bounded and described as follows: TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. On the Northeast for 29.322 Meters by Lot No. 98; On the Southeast for 29.332 Meters by Lot No. 92; On the Southwest for 30.496 Meters by a 50 Feet Road Reserve; and on the Northwest for 30.496 Meters by a portion of Lot No. 93; Containing 894.204 Square Meters of land as shown on Entry No. 4004 Register 21 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 6th day of June, 2016.
Valedictorian, Heider Tun
Salutatorian, Jilmar Lopez
3rd place, Norberto Montalvo
MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorney-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.
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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Licensed Auctioneer NOEL J. CODD will sell the following properties on Wednesday June 22nd, 2016 at the time and places mention below AT 9:00 a.m. on site
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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.
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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
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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
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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being block 4 Parcel 3871 Orange Walk Town Registration section. The subject building is 1,260 square feet containing 5 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 livings rooms and 1 kitchen area being the Freehold property of Juan August.
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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.
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.
All that piece or parcel of land being lot No.72 situate at the corner of Evelyn & St. Peter Street,Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Being Block 4 Parcel 1618 Orange Walk TownRegistration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 479.3 square meters. The subject building is a 2 storey concrete structure. Main level having 8 bedrooms, 1 part-bath,and living area. 2nd level 3 bedrooms,2 full bath, family room, laundry room, living, dining and kitchen. THE LOWER FLOOR IS USED AS DOCTOR’S OFFICE THE UPPER AS RESIDENCE. BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD STATE being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro
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.
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.
Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Thursday June 23rd, 2016 at the time and places mention
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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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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.
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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
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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
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
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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.
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
AT 1:00 P.M. IN FRONT SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. Orange Walk Branch On Thursday June 23rd, 2016
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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.
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 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
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 Block 4 Parcel 1946 Orange Walk Town measuring 1199.638 sq yds. being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro.
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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 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.
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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR COROZAL DISTRICT
Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Friday June 24th, 2016 at the time and places mention below on AT 9:00 a.m. on site
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.
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. ALL that piece or parcel of land being Parcel 2157/1 Block 1 in Corozal North situate in Hall’s Layout, College Road, Corozal Town Land - 727.06 sqyds, Building 47.5ft x 32.5ft-split level concrete house, Main level holds 5 bedrooms, 2 full bath, 1 kitchen and living room. Second level 2 bedrooms and a storage area. There is also a 13ft x 15 ft single building in the yard being the leasehold property of Ezekiel Gilharry.
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.
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AT 10:30 a.m. on site 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 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.
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
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.
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AT 10:00 a.m. on site 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.
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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
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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 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
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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
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AT 2:30 P.M. IN FRONT OF SCOTIABANK (Belize) LTD. Corozal Town Branch on Friday June 24th, 2016 Fee Simple Property being PARCEL # 552, LIBERTAD VILLAGE REG. SECTION BLOCK # 1, Corozal District, Belize. THE PROPERTY IS A BIG AND LONG LOT containing 1799.63 S.. IT IS DEVELOPED WITH 2 HOUSES. THE 1ST HOUSE IS A TWOSTOREY WOODEN AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITH 5 BEDROOMS, 1 FULL BATH, KITCHEN, DINING AND LIVING. IT MEASURES ABOUT 2100 SQ. FEET. WHILE THE 2ND AT THE BACK IS WOODEN WITH A CONCRETE, BACK ADDITION WHICH GIVES IT SORT OF AN L - SHAPED and HAS ABOUT 1300 SQ. FEET. IT HAS 3 BEDROOMS LIVING DINING AND KITCHEN. PROPERTY OF EMILIO & MELVA SARMIENTO (EMILA & BALDOMINIO MONTEJO)
ALL that piece or parcel being 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 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
ALL THAT piece or parcel being PARCEL 539/1,SANTA CLARA/ SAN ROMAN REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL being the leasehold property of George Moralez.
ALL THAT 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
23 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 those lots, pieces of land or parcels of land being Parcel 97 containing 14.798 acres, and Parcel 95 containing 62.79 acres situated in Libertad Rural Registration Section cane land only. Being the Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.
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
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By Dolores Balderamos Garcia
DIGNITY IN DEATH? The sad news of the death of Vanessa Champagne Paris came through this past week. Ms. Paris was born Porfelio Rodriguez Jr., and the information given is that she considered herself a transgender woman. Activist Caleb Orosco, on being interviewed after the death of Ms. Paris, expressed that he hoped sincerely that Ms. Paris would at least enjoy in death the dignity she was denied in life. A news article in the Amandala Newspaper of last week was titled “Embattled Drag Queen Died of Natural Causes.” How Insensitive and how Judgemental, I believe. I wish the writer of the news item had stopped to consider the use of the words chosen to describe Ms. Paris. A drag queen? This smacks of discrimination and labelling, just what we should not do as Belizeans in our efforts to stop the stigma that accompanies being different and identifying as “other.” And the “natural causes” that Ms. Paris died of are reported to be respiratory complications and bronchial aspiration. How natural is death from these causes in a person who was a mere twenty-one years of age? I will not speculate, as I think that we must respect the family of the deceased and not rush to any kind of judgement. But I must say that news items with the kind of headline caption as is seen from the Amandala article certainly do not lend themselves to providing any dignity or respect to LGBT persons, all of whom are just as entitled to the rights enjoyed by all human beings as anyone who may be considered “normal” or not “other.” This leads me to comment on the state of the fight against HIV and AIDS. Over one hundred countries have just committed themselves to ending this epidemic in five to ten years at the United Nations high level meeting which was recently concluded in New York City. Sadly, Belize is not doing well at all. In
over eight years next to nothing has been done to really put an end to the epidemic, and I think I have the right to this opinion, having led the charge for almost ten years. The epidemic is far from over here at home. As a matter of fact there has been abject failure on the part of the present government. The recently published survey of the state of HIV/AIDS shows that a whopping 14% of men who have sex with men who were tested proved to be living with the virus. What does this say about the struggle and about those who are supposed to be leading it? If there is such a huge percentage, this has to be saying that the levels of stigma and discrimination are so high that this particularly vulnerable group are just not accessing the treatment and care that they so desperately need. Too many men on a whole are not getting the message of early testing, protection of themselves and their partners, and the availability of treatment for further prevention. Where is the advocacy? Where is the response, if you know where your targetted interventions must go? There is no dignity in death that is preventable. I can recall so many friends and acquaintances who have succumbed to the AIDS related illnesses that need not have taken hold. And where men who have sex men is concerned, less stigma and discrimination and more respect for every human person regardless of sexual orientation and lived realities and choices is definitely called for now and in the future as the struggle continues. Belize has a long way to go in being less homophobic and more accepting and respectful. There is no room in today’s Belize for the hatred and intolerance shown by those persons who attacked Ms. Paris and made her life hell. Nor is there any excuse in 2016 in Belize for the abominable rates of HIV in men who have sex with men and in vulnerable groups. There has to be dignity in life instead of in death, something it seems that has eluded Ms. Paris on both sides of this vale of tears as it is sometimes called.
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, 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, 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, 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, parcel or piece of land, being parcel number 571 Sarteneja Registration Section, Block 3, Corozal District. The building contains 900 square feet on the main floor and 960 square feet on the second floor. The building has 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 living rooms, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Leonelo Chuck.
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 J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com
@Noel Codd Auctioneer
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The Orlando Tragedy Aftermath By G. Michael Reid “The guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy. Wanting to smile about surviving but not sure the people around you are ready. I feel guilty about screaming about my legs in pain because I could feel nothing like the other 49 who weren’t so lucky to feel this pain of mine.” - From a poem by Patience Carter, 20 year old survivor who was shot in both legs. Last Saturday night’s shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando Florida has sent shock waves around the world and released a firestorm of emotions and controversial discussions. With the advent of social media and in particular the popularity of Facebook, news of such events travelled at the speed of light and by early Saturday morning, the world was discussing this terrible tragedy. Belize was no exception! Much is now being discovered about 29 year old Omar Mateen, the apparently troubled individual who is fingered as the gunman. Mateen’s father, a man who once attempted to run for president of Afghanistan and described as a “Taliban supporter”, told news people that he did not believe that his son’s religion (he was a Muslim) had anything to do with the shooting. He claims that his son became angry after observing two men kissing each other a few months before in Miami. The interest-
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ple will hate me for this, but I believe the killing of 50 last night in Florida is justified.” The man who identified himself as Raynard Humphries, a pharmacist at Buttonwood Bay Medical Center went on to state that “Seeing two men kissing irritate the shit outa me too. The only thing ing thing is that it is now bethat keeps me from acting ing revealed that Mateen himout is the fact of punishment self might have been a regular our society would give me if I at the gay club and may have acted upon it.” even dated other men, using a What Humphries was not gay dating app on his phone. ready for was the punishThe Orlando shooting has ment for simply stating such sparked a slew of speculations a silly comment. Not just ranging from terrorism to gay from members of the LBGT bashing to Trumpism and even community but from many to suggestions of a false flags. Belizeans who have grown There are those suggesting intolerant of intolerance. The that it was created for or is berepercussions were swift as ing used to forward different not only was Humphries asagendas; conspiracy theories sailed with a barrage of condemnation but The repercussions were swift as not only he was reportedly immediately terminated was Humphries assailed with a barrage of from his place of emcondemnation but he was reportedly ployment. One othimmediately terminated from his place er individual whose of employment. One other individual page also showed a whose page also showed a disparaging disparaging comment quickly claimed that comment quickly claimed that her acher account had been count had been hacked. hacked. One thing is for solve the conflict. This is, at sure, America’s latest “mass abound. One video making the its core, not about religion, shooting” has sent a rippling rounds on facebook even acsexual nature, or terrorism. It effect on our sense of solicused authorities of fabricating is the product of a sick mind darity, morality and trust for the entire episode. Whatever with access to rapid fire as- authority. It is a confusion of the scenario, it is frightening sault weapons. Anyone who emotions that promises to and a cause for serious conblames this on Islam or LGBT only get worse before it gets cern. people or even actual Islamic better. We cannot much lonOne thing for sure, there terrorists is both wrong and, ger remain too lazy to think for are many more questions than in the first two cases, despi- ourselves and to continue acanswers as it relates to this cepting so much at face value. cable”. incident. How could any indiGet to thinking Belize, get to Another individual posted vidual have entered an estabon facebook that “I know peo- thinking! lishment with supposedly adequate security carrying not one but two guns; and one being a long assault rifle? Anyone who has tried to enter a nightclub at any point would be familiar with the routine of being patted down by security while a burly bouncer looks on. How could one man be so precise in his assault that he could bring down over a hundred people; wounding half that number fatally? Did he not have to stop and reload at some point? How could one man cover all exits by himself? Inquiring minds are begging for answers! The Orlando shooting caused a stir of emotions and controversy even here in Belize. Asa Dematteo, an outspoken and well-educated gay activist posted that “This was not an act of Islamic terrorism or of a religious fanatic. It was the act of a deeply disturbed man, in my professional opinion a paranoid schizophrenic, whose brittle defences crumbled and could not longer manage the pressure of this sexual confusion and lack of a stable core who committed a psychotic act seeking to destroy homosexual impulses that were completely unacceptable to him but which he could not escape. He reasoned in his delusional mind that by killing the source of those impulses, other homosexuals, and himself, he could re-
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Shane Gillett acquitted of Samuel Price’s murder Belize City, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 31 year old Shane Gillett, the man accused of the murder of Samuel Price, 84, the brother of Belize National Hero Rt. Hon. George Price, walked out of the Supreme Court this morning, free of the murder indictment. On Tuesday, June 7, Leroy Banner, the court-appointed attorney who represented Gillett, delivered his closing address to Justice Lucas. The trial was one without a jury. Crown Counsel Portia StaineFerguson, who led the prosecution’s evidence against Gillett called eight witnesses, before she closed her case and delivered her closing address on June 2. Gillett was arrested by Ladyville Police on September 4, 2011, for the April 16, 2011 murder of Samuel Price, who had been found by one of his nephews, Clement Usher, bludgeoned to death inside his home near Mile 5, just off the Halover Bridge, on the Philip Goldson Highway. Gillett’s arrest came about after he allegedly confessed to committing the murder on August 30, 2011 when he had a conversation with one of his Burrell Boom neighbors, Natalie Hyde, who he reportedly told that he was the one who had murdered “the old man by the Halouver Bridge.” When he was in the custody of
Ladyville Police, Gillett gave police a caution statement but it was the method of obtaining that statement that got him off the hook. During his testimony, Gillett told the court that the Police forced him to confess to the murder. The evidence that came out also revealed that prior to giving them his statement, Gillett was not fed for over 36 hours. Three police officers from the Ladyville Police Station admitted to this under cross examination from Gillett’s defense attorney. In delivering his judgment, Justice Lucas found that what Hyde said on the witness stand was not what she had given to police in her written statement. He concluded that she was a witness whose account of Gillett’s confession was unreliable. The judge said he did not believe Hyde’s excuse that the police had not written down what she was telling them. Justice Lucas also found that the Police who took the caution statement from Gillett had not acted properly in the taking of that statement. Justice Lucas found that Corporal Clarke Sergeant Lino had not acted in conformity with Section 90 Subsection (1) of the Evidence Act in the taking of the caution statement from Gillett, which the judge said “was taken under stressful circumstanc-
Shane Gillett es” and as a consequence it was not freely given, and as such it was inadmissible. To buttress the point about the inadmissibility of the caution statement, Justice Lucas cited a 1981 Privy Council case as persuasive authority in the taking of caution statement from persons in police custody. Several members of Price’s family have been attending the trial which began three weeks ago. Outside the courtroom today, a member of Price family who had followed the case, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, told the BELIZE TIMES that the Court made it clear that due to the Police’s incompetence the accused was acquitted.
Burley Card remanded for unlawful sex with minor Belize City Monday June 13, 2016 Burley Card was remanded to the Belize Central Prison today after he was arraigned on five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who was 15-years and 8-months-old. The legal age of consent in Belize is 16 years. Anyone below that age cannot legally consent to sexual intercourse. Police charged Card the five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse after the minor and her mother reported to the police that between last November and May this year, Card engaged in unlawful intercourse with the minor, who is a high school student. No plea was taken from Card, who told the court that his last name was “Murphy” and not Card. Card begged Magistrate Deborah Rogers not to send him to prison because his girlfriend is about to give birth. The accused man also complained that he was being set up, and that the Police did not hear his side of the story when he was taken into custody. Magistrate Rogers, however, explained to Card that she cannot do anything for him because her hands
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Continued from page 19 the huge public debt continues to hang around the Belizean’s collective necks and the economic challenges of the agro industry place Belize in the crosshairs of an economic disaster. Compounding the economic problem is the serious situation of influxes of migrant labour and political refugees. Internal dissent is rife amongst the citizens of Belize who are becoming displaced in the world of work resulting from the Government sponsored migration situation from the neighbouring countries of Central America. As Belize continues the uphill battle with Guatemala no amount of “pachanga” will alleviate the situation. Guatemala has a long history of vacillating on engagements of sorts held by the OAS. Historically, Guatemala has kept Belize in a state of political limbo using their claim as a prodding rod. At the celebrating of Sovereigns Day/ Commonwealth Day it is hoped that the Rt. Honorable Dean Barrow heed the advice of the Heads of Nations of the Commonwealth. Small states like Belize “should look initially to the United Nations for support in helping to prevent aggression, instead of dismissing the United Nations option at the outset as so many of them do at present and wait until after a conflict has erupted before seeking its assistance”. Mr. Barrow why have you waited so long, the time to save Belize is NOW!
Queen of the Bay 1946 to 2016 - in unbroken line 70th Year Anniversary Queen of the Bay Pageant 2016
Her Graciousness, the reigning Queen of the Bay, Falon Tiana Cain, invites Belizean young women between the ages of 18 and 23 to participate in the Queen of the Bay Pageant to be held on Saturday, 27th August 2016 at 7:00 pm at The Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts.
Burley Card are tied and that her court cannot offer him bail. She explained to him that he could get bail from the Supreme Court and advised that he should hire an attorney to assist him. A doctor’s examination confirmed that the minor has been carnally known and the doctor classified her injuries as grievous harm.
Interested young women, please call 223-4465 or 615-9494 or go pick up an application at CRAVINZ Fast Food Restaurant at 1 ½ Miles Philip Goldson Highway, Belize City, Monday to Saturday 11am-2pm or 4pm-8pm. Deadline for submission of completed applications is on Friday, June 17, 2016. Ms. Zenaida Moya Pageant Coordinator Celebrating the 218th Anniversary of the Battle of St. George’s Caye and the 35th Anniversary of the Independence of Belize.
Queen of the Bay Secretariat Belize City – Cell No. 615-9494
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PUP holds memorial service for stalwart Belize City, June 14, 2016 In life Albert “Macka” Lamb was considered a lieutenant in the People’s United Party. Macka passed away last week at his home and due to the body’s state of decomposition, he was buried immediately. On Wednesday afternoon, the PUP said goodbye to Macka at a special memorial service held at the Party Headquarters which was attended by members of his family as well as friends in the Party.
Albert “Macka” Lamb
Bulgarians who pulled off ATM scam sentenced to one year Belize City, Friday, June 10, 2016 Two Bulgarian men, who pulled off a credit card scam that left the Belize Bank short of over $14,000 will have to spend more time in Belize than they had initially planned when they pleaded guilty to 18 counts of theft, because today they were sentenced to serve one ear in prison. The expressions on the faces of Halid Yuksel Aptula and Jeorgi Tsvyatkov Petrov were telling as they stood before Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser who imposed the prison sentences. Fraser told the men that sending them to prison was the best sen-
tence, and explained that “if you were not caught you would still be out there stealing from the bank”. Fraser also said that the court was mindful that the men had pleaded guilty, and took responsibility for their action and the court did not have to spend time in a long, drawn-out trial. The two had pleaded guilty to the theft charges when they were arraigned on May 20, and today they were sentenced to 3 months for the first four counts of theft. That sentence is to run concurrently to the remaining charges, so when it is broken down, they
will have to spend a total of 12 months in prison. Attorney Christelle Wilson represented Petrov, while attorney Oscar Selgado represented Aptula. In court, after the prison sentence was imposed, the court prosecutor made an application to the Magistrate to seize the properties of the two convicts. Their attorneys, however, objected to the application which the court prosecutor made in reliance on the provisions of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act. Selgado told the court that the threshold for the state to seize his client’s property was not
met, because his client was charged with theft which is for cases involving less than $10,000. An alert Belize Bank auditor had become suspicious of Aptula’s movements at various ATM machines. When police arrested him on Saturday, May 7, as he attempted to withdraw money from the bank’s ATM, they also stumbled upon Petrov, his partner in crime and the entire cyber-theft operation of the two came to the authorities’ attention. At their address police found a large stash of illegal credit cards, IPhones, laptop computers, a car and around $22,000 in cash. Magistrate Fraser indicated to the men’s attorneys that she will hear their arguments against the prosecutor’s application to seize the properties of their clients on June 21st. There is unconfirmed information from police sources that three more charges could be levied against the men.
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PITHOULAS INVESTMENTS LIMITED #136,435
Payclay Ltd. #36,017
(“the Company”)
(“the Company”)
Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that AUDREY ENTERPRISES LTD.:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited
Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Payclay Ltd.:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. d)
CILTrust International Limited
Registered Agent CCCJ Consultants Ltd. #55,337
Registered Agent RECAST Consultants Ltd. #55,339
(“the Company”)
(“the Company”)
Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that CCCJ Consultants Ltd.:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited
Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that RECAST Consultants Ltd..:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. d)
CILTrust International Limited
Registered Agent
Registered Agent
HATU Resources Ltd. #58,441
PITHOULAS #69,886
(“the Company”)
(“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that HATU Resources Ltd.:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent SLBMC Consultants Ltd. #55,338 (“the Company”)
Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that SLBMC Consultants Ltd.:
a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 7th day of June, 2016; and c) CILTrust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company.
CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent
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 PITHOULAS INVESTMENTS LIMITED has been dissolved as at 11th June, 2016 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies. CITITRUST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registered Agent
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EDITORIAL en Espanol DONDE NO HAY VISION…
Las escrituras nos dicen que, “donde no hay visión la gente perece” Las Últimas estimaciones según las estadísticas divulgadas por el Ministerio de Educación y dirigido por el recién coronado Viceprimer Ministro de la administración Barrow, Patrick Faber, indican que la brecha de acceso a la educación se ha aumentado casi tan rápido como su ego. Hay aproximadamente 105.221 estudiantes matriculados en el sistema escolar desde el nivel preescolar hasta la Universidad. 7.400 estudiantes están matriculados a nivel pre-escolar, 6.812 a nivel primario, 20.539 a nivel secundario y aproximadamente 8,470 a nivel terciario. Recientemente los 7.257 estudiantes tomaron el examen de selección primaria (PSE). De esta cantidad un cuarto o más de 1.800, por varias razones, empezando por la falta de espacio en las aulas a nivel de la secundaria y terminando por la escasez de los medios financieros, no van a poder continuar su educación. Cuando se le preguntó al nuevo Vice-primer Ministro si había suficiente espacio a nivel de la secundaria para cada estudiante saliendo de la escuela primaria respondió “sí” y que la información era fácilmente disponible en el Ministerio. Cuando los medios le presionaron para obtener la información se les dijo que, de hecho, no era fácilmente disponible. La verdad es que no hay suficiente espacio y aunque se da un subsidio de $300 a ciertos estudiantes no es suficiente aplacar el creciente costo de la educación en Belice. Cuando uno toma en cuenta el alza de precios de los uniformes, libros, calzado, viajes y gastos de comida diarios, muchos padres sencillamente no pueden costearlo y aquellos que envían a sus hijos lo hacen con un enorme sacrificio y esfuerzo masivo impactando su ya magro ingreso. Otra estadística inquietante indica que más del 12% de nuestros estudiantes, que pasan a la secundaria, no se gradúan. Esto significa que de los 20.000 inscritos en la escuela secundaria, más de 2.400 no se graduarán. Ahora enfoquémonos a lo importante de la materia. Sólo este año, tenemos 1.800 personas que no irán a la secundaria, unos 1.200 que se han salido de la secundaria y unos 5.000 que además de graduarse de la escuela secundaria, el nivel terciario y la Universidad van a estar buscando trabajo en la economía de Barrow y Faber que se contrae y ha generado menos de 500 empleos al año. La administración Barrow prometió crear 5.000 nuevos empleos. Hemos visto evidencia de cargos especiales para UDPs y sus compinches, como el “ayudante del ministro” posición creada para mantener a Khalid Belisle antes de que entrara en la política electoral. En Belice, tenemos un grave problema. Esta administración UDP actual con sus pseudo intelectuales, como la Carla Barnett, John Saldívar, Patrick Faber y el Sr. Sabelo-todo Dean Barrow en sus mejores tiempos solamente han podido crear menos del 10% de los empleos que se necesitan tan urgentemente en Belice. ¿Cuál es el resultado de su incompetencia y sus políticas económicas fallidas? ¡El incremento en la pobreza y la desesperanza en este país! Los jóvenes que se gradúan con sueños y aspiraciones pronto despertaran a la dura realidad, áspera y cruel que no hay trabajo para satisfacer sus niveles de formación o educación y en muchos casos no hay empleo digno en lo absoluto. Algunos estudiantes que se gradúan con título de licenciatura terminan trabajando en Call Centers. Algu-
nos acabarán de meseros o dependientes en los negocios. Las cifras oficiales de empleo parecen pasar por alto los cientos de jóvenes que están burdamente subempleados, mal pagados y viven de mes a mes. La contracción real del PIB en Belice entre julio y diciembre del 2015 se registró en 1,72%. En enero de 2016, la contracción del PIB fue de 0,253%. La bonanza Petro Caribe se acabó. De hecho Barrow no ha mencionado esa palabra desde las elecciones generales de noviembre de 2015. La deuda externa total está a 3,2 billones de dólares y sigue creciendo. Los beliceños, sí que estamos en problemas. Nuestro país está en graves problemas económicos con un Gobierno UDP sin respuestas para enfrentar la crisis. El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) ha prescrito medidas de austeridad que la administración Barrow ha aceptado y que se implementarán gradualmente. La reducción masiva del servicio público es una posibilidad real y el aumento masivo de impuestos, como ocurre con el combustible, traerá más carga a un pueblo ya fatigado de impuestos. Barrow y su grupo de incompetentes deben responsabilizarse por demostrar falta de visión y planificación inadecuada. Actualmente producimos sólo el 25% de los alimentos que consumimos en este país. Tenemos tierra cultivable y la capacidad para producir al menos el 80% de nuestras necesidades de consumo total. Se necesita enfocar más en a la agricultura. Nuestro sistema educativo, con el enorme presupuesto, debe estar centrado en planificar hacia adelante y poner énfasis en la agricultura y la educación de la producción de alimentos. La Ministra UDP Tracy Panton recientemente dijo, “nuestro único objetivo como partido es ganar las próximas elecciones”. ¿No es obvio que viven y funcionan sólo para ganar las elecciones? Este país y sus miles de egresados que necesitan empleos y oportunidades no son una prioridad para este grupo desventurado, hambrientos de poder. Los estudiantes pobres que todavía no pueden obtener sus diplomas, ya que tienen cuentas pendientes en sus colegios, o aquellos que no pueden tomar un examen porque no tienen el $2,00 para la cuota de papel no son importantes para Barrow, Faber y el UDP. Este gobierno no tiene visión alguna para el desarrollo futuro de la nación de Belice. El lío creado por Barrow y el UDP ahora nos afecta. Belice, según un estudio independiente realizado por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) está en la parte inferior de la escalera académica en América Latina y el Caribe. ¡Bajo Faber y el UDP nuestro sistema educativo está en crisis! Las políticas del UDP solo camuflaban el problema y ahora se ve que fueron pan para hoy y hambre para mañana. La pobreza, el desempleo, la falta de oportunidades y la desesperanza prevalecen. La delincuencia, la violencia y la juerga sin sentido han asumido el control. Han aumentado los niveles de consumo de drogas, en particular el alcoholismo también ha aumentado mientras nuestra gente se revuelca en la depresión. Como pueblo merecemos mejor. Merecemos un Belice que nos ofrece condiciones de vida dignas y posibilidades reales de prosperidad. Esta es la visión del PUP. Esta es la fuerza impulsora detrás de nuestra planificación y estrategias. La mantra del Honorable Líder del Partido John Briceno ha sido adoptada por todos y trabajamos de la mano con él y con todo Beliceño para crear… ¡Un Belice que trabaja para todos!
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THINK ABOUT IT FIRE DEAN BARROW Dean Barrow needs to be fired as the Prime Minister of Belize. He could have won six general elections but what he has done and is doing to Belize is bordering on treason. And by the way, any politician who has $350 million dollars to buy votes in a poor country can win any elections. The gross mismanagement and the unacceptable incompetence along with the lies, deceit and deception over the Sarstoon River cannot be countenanced. It must stop. Now. There is a law in Belize that if citizens are dissatisfied with the work or the incompetence, not to mention wrong doing, of an elected member of the National Assembly, they the citizens can require a recall of that person and he has to step down. In the case of the Prime Minister the quickest way before worse is done to Belize is the legal method of a Vote of No Confidence done in the House of Representatives. Dean Barrow does not, at this time, have the support of the majority of the elected Members in the House of Representatives. John Saldivar and Gaspar Vega have eleven other elected UDP members who are not happy with Barrow and Patrick Faber. Add to the John Saldivar group are the 14 elected members of the opposition party. Only sixteen members are needed to pass a Motion of No Confidence. Saldivar, Vega and their supporters can pull it off. Why should they? The answer is the Sarstoon. Never in the history of Belize, never, never, ever, has Guatemala taken any part of our land, rivers, sea or cayes. Never. Guatemala and the British government signed a Treaty on 30 April 1859. They could not agree on Clause 7 which called for the building of a road through Belize. After years of quarrel, Guatemala on 1st September 1939 officially notified the British that the Treaty had lapsed and that the territory of Belize, which Guatemala inherited from Spain had reverted back to Guatemala. We may not agree with this position but it is the firm position of Guatemala. In 1945 Guatemala rewrote its Constitution to put in the infamous Belice Es Nuestro (Belize is Ours) Clause -“Belize is part of its territory and it considers of national interest the initiatives carried out to achieve its effective re-incorporation into the Republic.” On 9 April 1946 the National Assembly of Guatemala, which they call Congress, passed a law declaring that the 1859 Treaty was dead and buried. Since that time Guatemala has threatened to invade Belize and take it back from the British by force. Being no match for the British these threats have never been carried out. Belize would have got its independence in 1962 along with Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and other Caribbean countries, but Guatemala let it be known they would retake Belize as soon as the British army left. In the meantime the British and the Americans have sought by various means of inducement, threats and pressure to force Belize to give Toledo and part of the Stann Creek District to Guatemala. The great George Price (may Allah continue to bless his soul), with the support of the vast majority of Belizeans, resisted all these powerful efforts. On 21 September 1981 Belize finally obtained its long awaited independence. The UDP did not want Belize to become independent. They said it should
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wait for ten years more. The British pulled out of negotiations with Guatemala, and left that monkey on our backs. Belize has negotiated, and gone to facilitation and has met no success as yet. BUT Belize has never, we repeat, NEVER lost any territory-not land, not sea, not river, nor caye to Guatemala. Then all of a sudden, out of nowhere Guatemala started saying the Sarstoon River is part of their national territory. They started this after February 2015. By 28 May 2015 they told our Coast Guards to get out of their Sarstoon River. Since then they have said and done everything that is consistent with a country that has taken over our side of the Sarstoon River. It is now ONE YEAR, ONE MONTH since Guatemala took Belize’s half of the Sarstoon River. Assad Shoman has said this is a new and dangerous situation. Eamon Courtney has described it as Guatemala annexing a part of Belize. Not once has the Prime Minister or any Minister informed the people of Belize as to exactly what has happened. There has never been a discussion or debate on this most serious issue in the National Assembly as is required by Parliamentary democracy. This is an existential issue of national importance. It dwarfs everything else. Yet the official silence is deafening. Deafening and treasonous. The Prime Minister has been exposed lying to the nation, not once, not twice on the gravity of the Sarstoon loss. Not one single time has the Prime Minister ever lodged a formal complaint with any regional body over the taking of Sarstoon. He never told Caricom, he never told the Commonwealth. He never informed the United Nations. Instead he has worked with the O.A.S on the matter but in a different manner than is required of a country whose territory has been “hijacked.” The Prime Minister and his Foreign Minister have been cow-towing behind the O.A.S in an effort to have some type of procedure worked out with Guatemala to allow Belizeans and our BDF to use the Sarstoon River, AFTER getting permission from Guatemala. For one year the Prime Minister has been trying to get a “protocol” for the Sarstoon, to no success. Belizeans don’t want no “protocol”. Belizeans want back their river. The latest insult to our national injury is the release of a Diplomatic Note from Guatemala exposing what lies and deceit the Prime Minister and his Foreign Minister have been perpetuating on the people of Belize. The nonsense of untrammelled use of the Sarstoon is nothing short of Instant bull…. The official opposition, paid to oppose these very egregious machinations of the Prime Minister, has shown extraordinary patience. This chapter must now be closed. The battle for Belize is upon us. The nation of Belize has lost territoryeasy as Sunday morning. When a bully gets his way he will return to the schoolyard to take more advantage. The Sarstoon bully will be back for more territory. It is now up to John Saldivar, Gaspar Vega and the Constitutional Opposition to stand up for Belize. “Be it Resolved that this Honourable House has lost confidence in the Prime Minister over his failure to preserve and protect the territorial integrity of Belize as defined in our Constitution by allowing Guatemala to annex
our portion of the Sarstoon River that he resign forthwith or be fired as the leader of the government of Belize”. “The time to save Belize is before we lost it”…in the immortal and prophetic words of Phillip Goldson. C.J. ON GUATEMALA The Chief Justice of Belize, Honourable Kenneth Benjamin, is the Head of one of the three Branches that makeup the government of our country. For those who didn’t finish school, or used to copy homework; the three Branches of government are the Legislative (National Assembly) Executive (Cabinet & Public Service) and the Judiciary (Courts, Judges & Magistrates). Last Sunday, the Chief Justice was the main speaker at graduation ceremonies for the University of Belize. After an inspiring address, the Chief Justice took a few minutes to give free advice to the over five hundred graduates. Here is a brief extract: “Before closing, I want to raise a very topical matter with you. It is the BelizeGuatemala Territorial Dispute. As Belizeans, your first point of reference in this issue is the Constitution. It is the Supreme Law. The area of Belize is defined in Section One…. I appeal to you as graduates of the national University of Belize to familiarize yourselves with the issues that arise from the boundary dispute. I commend to you the literature that traces the history and the events that have given rise and that are germane to the title of Belize to its territory. There are two very excellent thesis written by Ambassador (Assad) Shoman. You must inform yourselves also about the official Guatemalan claim. You may not agree with it. But you are an academic now and it behoves you to know both sides. At the end of your research, you must be in a position…to discuss the competing claims lucidly and intelligently with those whose reaction are sometimes purely emotive or purely nationalistic or those who know nothing about the claim. It behoves you as the beneficiaries of tertiary education from a national institution to aid in the public education efforts in what is a matter that is the business of every Belizean.” Big respect Chief Justice. Big Respect. RAINBOW FLAG Big controversy in Jamaica. Following the hate crime in Orlando, Florida, USA in which forty-nine persons were murdered, the US Embassy in Jamaica flew a rainbow flag. The rainbow flag is the symbol of homosexual, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender persons. Jamaican Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, had taken to social media with this view “I strongly condemn the Orlando Night Club Shooting but I find it disrespectful of Jamaican laws to have Rainbow Flag flown here.” It is not known if the U.S. Embassy in Belize flew the Rainbow flag on their compound but it is known that our Attorney General and her LGBT members of government would never take objections to any disrespect of Belize laws which are the same as Jamaican laws. On a note closer to home, last Sunday after the horrible shootings in Orlando a Belizean posted support for the actions of the shooter, claiming it was a moral stance. A suspected homosexual, who is also facebooking, tweeting and sweeting was quick to expose the unfortunate statement by the misguided person. It triggered the predictable reaction. The person ended up being summarily and wrongly dismissed from his job.
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He had apologized for his grave error as expressed in his statement. NEW JUDGE Belize needs at least two new judges, There are hundreds of human beings in prison, several of them for many years awaiting trial. Each week and month more and more persons are denied bail and remanded to prison to await trials on serious offences, and in particular murders. There are close to four hundred persons in prison awaiting trial. The maths alone should be enough for the government to do something. It costs $17.00 each day a person is in prison. This cost is for water, electricity, food, soap, toilet paper, prison uniforms, transportation and the salaries of prison wardens and the prison staff. For one year, 365 days multiply by $17.00 each day, the cost is $6,205. For ten prisoners the cost is $62,050 for one year. For 100 prisoners the cost is $620,500.00 for one year. For 400 prisoners the cost is $2,482.00 for one year. That’s two million, four hundred and eighty two dollars. When you see it in dollars, it makes no sense. Apart from the huge cost to the taxpayers, it is also inhumane to have human beings locked-up for years without a trial. A mother from Corozal is in jail for five years awaiting trial and she has not even reached the over-crowded Supreme Court as yet. These things are an injustice. The injustice is doubled for poor people who cannot get a lawyer and have no one to push for early trial for them. The injustice is trebled when you hear, week after week, that accused murderers walk free. Against this background of gross injustice is the sheer worthless nature of the government. They have squandered and looted all monies in sight so there is none to improve the Supreme Courts and Magistrate Courts and the injustice system. One Judge does all serious cases for the whole of Stann Creek and Toledo Districts. Another judge does the whole Cayo district which includes the Belmopan, San Ignacio, Santa Elena, Benque Viejo courts. Another Judge does the whole of Orange Walk and Corozal districts. And two Judges do Belize City and district. Each of these judges has more than one hundred cases on their calendar at any one session. The volume of cases waiting trial is overwhelming. Remember each week, each month more and more murders are being committed, as well as gun crimes, rape, carnal knowledge and swindling employers out of monies. There is no way the present judges will ever be able to catch up to a growing backlog of cases. There is a need for at least two new judges. If it’s only for a temporary period of two to three years. There are three candidates for the position of judges. The present DPP Cherylyn Vidal, the former Senior Magistrate Merlene Moody and the present Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith. If the government advertises, there may be other good candidates. The Judges who are doing criminal trials are the indefatigable, incomparable human rights Justice Denis Hanomansingh, Judge Adolph Lucas Sr., Judge John Troadio Gonzalez, a former socialist and radical on U.W.I campus, Judge Herbert Lord and Judge Antonette Moore of Maya Land Rights fame. The Chief Justice helps out by taking on extra cases from the criminal jurisdiction, in addition to his heavy work-load and administrative responsibilities. The interest of justice is crying out for more judges.
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REMEMBERING “MACKA” LAMB Remarks by: Hon. John Briceño Independence Hall Tuesday, 14th June 2016 I can see them now, Macka Lamb, Ray Lightburn, Lindy Rogers, my uncle Polo and my dad all gathered around Mr. Price telling stories about the Party. Macka of course would be in his slippers, a cigarette in one hand, a glass of Travelers rum in the other, with not too much ice. Macka never liked too much ice in his drink. His shirt of course would be unbuttoned showing his landmark potbelly and that PUP cap would be on top his head. He and Ray Lightburn would be arguing loudly about Pickstock and Mesop and about the work of the Party while the others would be forced to listen to these two warriors of the Party passionately arguing about their beloved PUP. I can’t picture it any other way because Macka Lamb, dead or alive, cannot help but be a PUP. He must have been born that way. Even though he loved the Perdomo family as much as he loved their rum, Macka could never be convinced to belong to any other Party than the People’s United Party. This is why I am here today. This is why we are all here today, to honour a man who loved our Party and never gave up on the PUP. So today we honour him and say thank you Macka Lamb for your years of service to our Country and Party. Macka was always around our family. He and my cousin Renan were very close. In fact he never called him “Renan”. He called him “Shau”, which only people close to Renan could call him. In fact they were so close that whenever he came to Orange Walk, Macka had his room reserved at Renan’s home. Of course he would refuse to drink Renan’s rum if it was Old Master or Caribbean, it had to be Travellers, but he would never turn down Maude when she called him to eat as he loved Orange Walk food. Our family was lucky to have Macka Lamb as our friend. And if you were a friend of Macka you know he always has your back. I am sure that each of us gathered here today had a special relationship with Macka Lamb; each of us could tell our own story about this man who walked with Lindy Rogers; served Mr. Price, campaigned for Miss Jane, got into trouble with Ray Lightburn and who fought like crazy for me to become leader not once but twice. Whether he was cussing up after we lost an election, or trying to
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give advice on how not to lose an election, this was a man who believed in speaking his mind and when it came to the PUP he earned the right to speak to all of us, for Macka was a man who spent years on the ground working for his Party and his country. Oh yes, and he never parted with his PUP cap. I valued so much his simple way of explaining things to me. He was not one to be formal. To him I was not “Party Leader”, I was “Johnny” and he would tell me exactly what he felt, especially when he did not agree with something I said or did. For Macka that was plain and simple honesty. Macka Lamb said it plain and he said it simple. If you’re messing up he will tell you that you are messing up. If you are doing well, he will tell you that he liked what you were doing. And if you messed with his people and with his Party he was ready to war. Macka Lamb was not a complicated man and he did not live a complicated life. He loved his Country, he loved his Party, he loved his Travellers rum and he loved his freedom. Our Party was better with Macka Lamb and we should all honor his memory by remembering why we are here, to build Belize and to serve the People. To his Brother Roy and the rest of his family, including his sisters who are here with us today we offer our solidarity and support. We loved your brother and we will miss him. Thank you for sharing Albert with us. God bless you “Macka” Lamb, you join the compliment of the family of PUP soldiers who have gone before you and in whose company you are sure to be highly favoured. REST IN PEACE BROTHER!!
I would first like to offer my condolences to the family members of Macka. Gilda, Ruth, other members here welcome to Independence Hall, the home of the People’s United Party, a home that Macka helped to build and will always be remembered. Thanks to Steve Latchman and the Marshalls for organizing this memorial service on such short notice. I was saddened when I heard about Macka’s death, not only because I had lost a friend but also because of the manner of his death – alone – and buried immediately without a proper sendoff. I thought that this memorial service was the least we could do to show our respect and appreciation. The first time I met Macka was in 1998 when the PUP won the election. He walked up to me in Belmopan, asked who I was, and then proceeded to declare that my uncle and my dad were street men, he had to teach me to be one too. I don’t know if he was successful with that. 1998 – that was 18 years ago. Imagine that! In many ways it feels like just yesterday but in reality someone born that year would be registering to vote this year. One of Macka’s old classmates, Winton Lord, a.k.a. Tall B is another good friend and in talking about Macka he said three things: 1. Macka was an agitator, always getting into trouble 2. Though he couldn’t really fight, Macka never backed down from one 3. Macka was a loyal and true friend And in a way those 3 attributes could be used to describe a young PUP. George Price, Philip Goldson, Leigh Richardson, Madam Liz, Miss Jane, Florencio Marin, Polo and Joe Briceno, Lindy Rogers, Said Musa – they were all agitators; they were all called trouble makers. And the Party never backed down from a fight, not
from the British, not from the Guatemalans, not from the local naysayers. They agitated for Independence, they fought for freedom and they were loyal to the people. Macka never made us forget that as our motto says, we must serve the people. He always said that the PUP was a street Party, not an intellectual one. The Party’s support came from dock workers, cane farmers, teachers, men and women grounded in the soil and forged by the fires of the revolution. Macka was a soldier of the revolution. He didn’t learn much in the classroom but he was a graduate of the University of the People. I’ve borrowed a few words from the poem, “Soldier’s Farewell” I’ve saddled up... I’m going to take the gap My Tour of Duty’s over mates And I won’t be coming back So no more spit and polish And make sure I get paid And sign me from the Regiment Today’s my last parade So long Macka. So long my friend...
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