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UDP BUY ELECTION IN CAYO NORTH!!!

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UDP Chariman Alberto August

COLA drops bombshells!

Police Department – A Political Pawn!

Pg. 21 Traffic Department exposes hundreds of residents to identity theft!

COLA’s President, Geovannie Brackett

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Prime Minister Dean Barrow will take his tricks to Cayo North

UDP & Union Senators kill motion to probe Petro-Caribe spending Pg. 3

Police Spitefulness Backfires!

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Dear Editor, I write in regards to two issues, the first concerning Education and the second about Special Constable Officers performing traffic duties.

The Prime Minister in his 2014 Independence Day Speech said that his administration would “pay for 6 CXC exams for all qualifying students”. A survey test which was conducted in conjunction with the Ministry of Human Development deemed that ‘approximately 58% of the more than 2,000 students’ who applied were qualified for the relief in fees for 6 CXC exams. However, what about the remaining students?

Now there has been a change and it is to the advantage of the students who had initially applied but were not granted the relief.

In speaking with several high school teachers from only 3 high schools in Belize City they have a general consensus: not all their students applied since they felt strongly that the survey test was not only invasive but political. Surely this is not the sentiments of the majority but if that is the case then we have students who may have benefitted greatly but have now lost an opportunity. They are not to be blamed, since at their age the decisions are dependent upon their parents.

Since education is power, why not cover the CXC exam fees for all high school students? If the costs for 6 CXC exams are too high for the Government then why not cover at least 4 for every student sitting the exams. After all, ‘potential public officers only need a minimum of 3 CSEC passes’ and to receive a GOBpaid tuition scholarship to a junior

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Dear Editor, I support Miss Yasmin Shoman’s candidacy in the Collet Division because she is a hard worker and Collet needs a hard worker who will do everything possible to make life better for all the residents.

Miss Shoman is also a person who is always there for the little man. Years ago when I was facing strong opposition to start Monica’s Pawnshop from the Commercial Centre near the old Swing Bridge in Belize City, I explained my situation to members of the Belize City Council which included Miss Shoman, and she was one of the first councillors who stood up and supported by request to start my pawning business from that location.

While she was a member of the Belize City Council in the late 1990s, Yasmin also proved herself as a no-nonsense councillor. That’s because with Yasmin time to work is time to work.

Collet will have a new beginning with Yasmin Shoman as it next Area Continued on page 16 college or the University of Belize the maximum are 6 CXC passes. Surely the Petro-Caribe funds can be budgeted for educational purposes, for our young people, for our future.

My second concern is the lack of communication between the Traffic Departments within the country and the special constables under the Belize Tourism Police Unit. I had a negative experience at a checkpoint which is set up behind the stage of the Memorial Park.

If these special constables have been assigned to the traffic arm then they should be highly familiar with traffic regulations and updates.

I was pulled out of traffic by one of Continued on page 16

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OUT Let us do more to promote nationalism

Poor KHMH Treatment

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Dear Editor, Many people turn away from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) for treatment.

Why this is the case when the KHMH provides care at a lower cost than other hospitals?

Why would people refuse paying less for treatment?

Well, according to testimonies gotten, many tend to shy away from getting care at KHMH due to the poor customer service. What surprised me most is that many claim that the poor customer service came at the hands of our fellow Belizeans and not from the foreign nurses and people who work there.

This matter brings our country down due to the fact that our people are treating one another in such a manner that isn’t professional. I believe that the employees whether they are Belizeans, or from abroad, should all be trained in the way they act towards others especially in a hospital that treats hundreds of patients.

There is also a language barrier when it comes to some of the employees at KHMH which also makes it hard to deal with when it comes to the customers.

It’s quite surprising that many people rather spend more on getting treated better, not physically but emotionally. Patients enjoy feeling welcome and safe in general, especially when it comes to being in a hospital where it involves their health/life.

There are many things that can be done to improve customer satisfaction at KHMH. For instance : Just by providing a seminar on how one should behave at such an environment can help many people change their mentality at the workplace. This helps by not only bringing in more customers but also having them wanting to come back.

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Dear Editor, It is difficult for me to understand why “National Pride” is not being instilled in students, especially at the Tertiary Level. The reason why I bring this up is because of a particular situation I faced at the University of Belize. While attending my classes this semester, I noticed that all the campuses nation-wide were in absence of a Belizean flag. Keep in mind, the institution is fully equipped with flag poles at all the UB campuses. As a result, I went about trying to secure a number of Belizean flags from the various Government Ministries, and I was appalled by the responses I got from them. Most of the emails that were sent back contained comments like “limited resources” or “check with the other ministries”. Essentially, I am at a loss of words and in reality I’ve come to the conclusion that the Government itself should make it their responsibility to instill “National Pride”, no matter which Ministry it is. And if they do not make it their business, no one else will in our country. It’s plain to see why Guatemala wants our country, we as Belizeans seem not to want it for ourselves.

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Attorney Joins Musa & Balderamos Belize City, November 26, 2014 Mr. Wayne Anthony Piper was admitted to practice as an Attorney-at-Law in Belize on the 21st November, 2014 before the Hon. Chief Justice Kenneth A. Benjamin. The application was presented by Mr. Said Musa, S.C. Mr. Piper was previously admitted to practice as an Attorney-at-Law in Jamaica on the 17th, November, 2011.

Mr. Piper is a graduate of the University of the West Indies having been awarded with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a minor in Political Science, in July, 2004. Mr. Piper also obtained a Diploma in Human Resource Management from the University College of the Caribbean in 2005 and in 2008 he was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of London.

On 8th October, 2011 Mr. Piper graduated from the Norman Manley Law School, in Kingston, Jamaica

UDP & Union Senators kill motion to probe Petro-Caribe spending City of Belmopan, November 26, 2014 The Alba/Petro-Caribe Loan motion was approved by the Senate, but not without fierce debate, criticism and dissent from the Opposition/PUP and Business members of the upper House.

The motion was voted on by a division which went 8-4 in favor of the motion.

Following the debate and voting, Business Senator Mark Lizarraga stood up to introduce a motion “to require CEO in the Government of Belize to come to the Senate to explain the expenditure of Petro Caribe funds”.

The motion sought to get accountability in the borrowing and spending of millions under the Petro-Caribe programme.

The loan motion was for $230m borrowed by the barrow Administration between 2012 and 2014.

Senator Lizarraga demanded transparency and accountability in the appropriation and use of the money.

One would think that the entire Senate would be in agreement with this, but this wasn’t the case. All the UDP Senators voted against the motion, the 3 PUP Senators supporters along with the Church appointed Senator and Senator Lizarraga. But the Union Senator Ray Davis abstained from voting, withholding that important support needed.

and was awarded with a Certificate of Legal Education. He was also on graduation awarded with the Rattray, Patterson, Rattray prize and the Most Outstanding Student prize for his work at the Legal Aid Clinic.

Mr. Piper serves as an Associate Attorney-at-Law at Musa & Balderamos, LLP, one of the oldest and most established law firms in Belize. His practice areas are; Intellectual Property; Civil Litigation; Commercial; Company; Employment; and Tort.

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Please make every effort to attend and to be on time. Very important matters to be discussed include update on current political activities, as well as our annual Christmas function.

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Address by PUP Leader Francis Fonseca Garifuna Settlement Day 2014 Dangriga, Belize

By Francis W. Fonseca Once again this year it is indeed a great honor and privilege to join with you here in the beautiful southern community of Dangriga as we gather to mark and celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day 2014.

I am very proud to be here this year in the company of so many friends and distinguished guests including the Hon. Ivan Ramos (Dangriga), Hon. Rodwell Ferguson (Stann Creek West), Hon. Oscar Requena (Toledo West), and Hon. Mike Es-

pat (Toledo East), Mayor Gilbert Swazo (Dangriga), Deputy Mayor and Councillors of the Dangriga Town Council.

My colleagues and I have travelled many miles across Southern Belize but each time we are refreshed and invigorated by the magnificent beauty of the Stann Creek and Toledo Districts.

But above all, I have been inspired by the strength and resilience of the people of Southern Belize who toil tirelessly

and proudly to provide for their families, to grow their communities, and to develop our beautiful Belize.

This is the history and legacy of the Garinagu. A fearless, caring community of people resisting oppression and refusing submission.

Today we pay tribute to the Garifuna people of Belize. We honor and respect you.

Today we are all Garinagu and I am proud to stand with you and to be among you.

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dren and great-grandchildren of those who survived the perilous journey from St. Vincent.

In 2014 our country and people face many serious challenges. We must call on the strength and spirit of the ancestors to respond to these challenges.

We must stand united in demanding respect and equity for the people and communities of Southern Belize. The people of Stann Creek and Toledo have every right to good decent jobs, quality education and healthcare, a better quality of life and a future filled with hope and promise.

We reject any attempt by anyone anywhere to discriminate against the Garifuna people and culture.

The Garifuna language is a beautiful, passionate language spoken with pride. It will never be silenced!!

Let us move forward strong and united with the guidance of God and the power of the ancestors.

HAPPY GARIFUNA SETTLEMENT DAY!!

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WHY BIL?

n April 2013, the government passed a law establishing a company called the Belize Infrastructure Limited (BIL). This company would be given public monies and build public projects such as sports stadiums, markets and parks.

BIL has a board of directors, all hand-picked by the UDP politicians and is like a fifth wheel to a coach.

In a sense BIL is set up to allow hustling and stealing of public monies.

The Government of Belize is structured, and like all democratic, parliamentary governments elsewhere, has always been structured along legal and functional lines.

There are Ministries and department staff operated by public officers whose duties are laid down by law and who are unanswerable to the various checks and balances in the system.

There is a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Ministry of Education, a Ministry of Agriculture, a Ministry of Tourism and so on. There is a Ministry of Works. In this Ministry there are technical and professional public officers who are career persons whose years of service allow them to accumulate and pensions.

The Ministry of Works is legally responsible to oversee and to perform certain public works projects. These include the repairs and buildings of roads, bridges and infrastructure across the country. Increasingly, the highly-skilled and well-trained officials in the Ministry have been forced by politicians to draft up guidelines for tendering for private companies to do the actual works. These officials then do a degree of oversight, quality inspections and so forth.

There is no rocket science in building a road, or a market or a public park or a large building. But if it is desirous to allow for private companies to do the actual construction and have it monitored by public works official, fine.

What is completely unnecessary and highly suspicious is to by- pass the Ministry of Works and set up another Ministry of Works called B.I.L. What BIL is doing, the Ministry of Works can do and should do.

By setting up BIL all the safeguards in-built in a government Ministry of Works are subverted. Public monies will not pass through the Accountant General who keeps monthly and yearly figures that are publicly available. The Auditor General and her staff will not be able to do a thorough audit of how, why and what is spent on each project and whether there is value for money.

The Finance Officers, Accountants and clerks in the Ministry of Works will have no involvement in the various expenditures and bill of quantities for works BIL does. The whole public service machinery has been passed out the window.

Since 2012 multi-millions of dollars started accumulating to the country thanks to the Petro Caribe initiative of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. These millions were not placed in the Treasury Department as the Constitution of Belize dictates. Nor were these millions put in a Special Development Fund as the Finance and Audit Act demanded.

Instead, in secret, the Prime Minister started lodging the millions in the Central Bank, where a hand-picked and spineless Governor allowed deposits and withdrawals of public monies without notifying the nation.

Millions have been withdrawn by the Government and spent as if it is private political money. No tendering procedures, no estimates of expenditure, no bill of quantities, no accountability. No transparency.

Several of those millions were presumably sent over to BIL away from public knowledge and public scrutiny. This has been going on since 2012.

In 2013, the government took out one hundred and fifty two million dollars from Central Bank and spent it without going through the Accountant General, Auditor General, scores of Finance officers, Accountants and Clerks and the machinery in place which oversees and records the movement of public monies. It is bold, bare-faced sabotage of the country’s public service system for which Ministries are directly answerable to the National Assembly and the Public Accounts Committee.

It helps to explain the strong-arm tactics of government regarding the Public Accounts Committee and the recent outcry by Civil society for improvements to that committee.

The pieces are falling into place.

No accountability or transparency for over two hundred million dollars of Petro Caribe monies. A special Ministry called “BIL” to spend millions without public service scrutiny and accountability to the Auditor General. A Public Accounts Committee that is being undermined and denied effective oversight.

It would also explain the over-nervousness of the Prime Minister when he is asked to account for the massive spending of millions upon millions of Petro monies. His response is: lets attack the PUPs. Let’s rent a crowd and distract attention.

The distraction has come and gone. The answers have still not been forthcoming. Where are the tenders for the millions of dollars spent without proper approval and proper accountability?

There is none.

As for BIL and Mr. Barrow. There are going to be many questions about that statement- not a whiff of corruption.

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By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

The Lady Yasmin Yesterday I attended the special backyard convention for Yasmin Shoman as she was endorsed to be the PUP candidate for the Collet Division at the next general elections. It was a brilliant decision to have this convention and rally in the heart of the constituency in Ms. Emily’s backyard because it signals our candidate’s connection with the people of Collet and Southside Belize City as well as a grassroots approach to the work at hand.

A brief rainshower did nothing at all to dampen the spirits of the large crowd in attendance, only delaying the proceedings by twenty or so minutes. Party stalwarts and officials from Collet and from

many parts of the country were out in force, and there was a comfortable air of camaraderie and a deep sense of belonging and pride in the PUP which pervaded the afternoon.

It was especially heartening to see Doctora Lesbia Guerra and her team from Cayo West. Dorla Vaughan from the Mesopotamia Division was representing that area, as were Senator Patrick Andrews and his impressive delegation from Belmopan, which included mayoral candidate Jose Chacon. Arriving slightly late but to the delight of all was a large delegation from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye led by our standard bearer Elito Arceo. And all Belize City standard bearers made sure to be in attendance to participate fully

in the rousing rally of support and solidarity with the Lady of the Hour.

Now the lady Yasmin is a person not to be trifled with. She is no ‘just come’ in the PUP and in politics. She has been around for many years and has earned her stripes in party activities and in public service. Yasmin boasts a Master’s Degree in political science. She has worked in business as well as in the Belize City Council, and she has served on various boards, including those of Gwen Liz High School and the Belize Tourism Board’s Product Development Committee.

She has also served as Deputy Mayor of Belize City, making her mark in NEMO, the HIV/AIDS Feeding Program, and much needed assistance for Stella Maris School. In his address, Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca recalled her indefatigable efforts in securing a special school bus with wheelchair lift for the special needs children of Stella Maris within a matter of weeks, proving that she is a woman of action and deeds, not words. Mind you, she is no ordinary orator either.

She can go toe to toe with outstanding speakers and is a pro at getting her points across in a down-to-earth manner. I remember proudly that her signature as Deputy Mayor is on a Certificate of Appreciation for my efforts in fighting HIV and AIDS, which I received some years ago when I was Chairperson of the National AIDS

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In his endorsement of Yasmin, Hon. Francis Fonseca also said “I think she will be an excellent candidate for the party in Collet. She is a hard worker and has a long history of involvement with the Southside of Belize City.” In an open letter to Collet constituents she reminded everyone that there is an urgent need for “home improvement, jobs, infrastructure and access to healthcare, a safer community and equal opportunity. I am firmly focused on fairness and equality for all. Together we can transform Collet into an area of vibrancy and economic promise.”

You better believe it! In her short time walking and working in Collet this time around Yasmin has created a lot of positive buzz. She is fearless, and I have found that she has a great knack for cutting through the nonsense and the worthless rhetoric of her opponent and of naysayers. We wish her only the best of health, heart and strength as she embarks of the quest to unseat the bombastic but discredited present representative. With arduous work and the support of her committee and campaign team I am absolutely confident that she can do it!

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in Collet to Support Yasmin Shoman Belize City, November 24, 2014 The People’s United Party held its endorsement convention for the Collet Division Standard Bearer on Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 at 3180 Dakers Street. Despite the threat of inclement weather, over 1,000 supporters crowded the backyard to hear dynamic speeches from Party Leader, Hon. Francis Fonseca, and other PUP Standard Bearers as well as a fiery acceptance speech from Yasmin Shoman, whose “New Beginning for Collet” campaign is the party’s thrust to recapture an old PUP stronghold.

Shoman is no stranger to the Collet Division; she was twice elected to the Belize City Council from 1999-2006. She served as Deputy Mayor in 2001, and again in 2003. She is intimately knowledgeable with the problems and challenges facing Belize City and especially the problems of the Collet Division, where she has spent considerable time consulting with residents and working on projects to uplift that area of the South Side of Belize City. Shoman worked closely with former PUP Collet Area Representative, the Hon. Remijio Montejo, to improve the infrastructure of Collet, spearheading a twoyear project to eradicate “London Bridges” and build trafficable streets.

An outspoken community activist, Shoman brings a capacity for hard work, dedication, focus, energy and compassion to her responsibilities with her enviable and proven track record.

Through the Sister City Relations Portfolio, Shoman obtained eight million dollars in free medical surgeries and medical supplies; secured fire trucks, ambulances, traffic patrol cars, hurricane supplies, and technical training for firemen; obtained a school bus with a wheelchair lift for Stella Maris School; created HIV/AIDS feeding programs; and implemented Primary and High School Scholarship Programs. She also set up the first Temporary Tourist Village in the Fort George Division which allowed many South Side residents to become stakeholders in the Tourism Industry.

Shoman’s maiden political speech to her constituents was both powerful and impassioned. She offered Hope and Change. She highlighted that the Collet Division has been neglected for far too long. In her New Beginning Plan for Collet, she cited the urgent need for sustained and meaningful job creation, not the temporary quick fix part-time jobs that are being offered as political tokens by the UDP. There is an urgent need for large-scale home improvement for the Division as well as infrastructural development and access to affordable healthcare. She stated that residents deserve to live in a safer community that offers economic justice and equal opportunity and emphasized that she is firmly focused on fairness and equality for all. Shoman insisted that she will change the failed political system that has allowed Collet to become one of the forgotten and neglected constituencies in Belize City which has one of the highest unemployment rates along with ever growing poverty. Shoman is optimistic that with the support of the voters, together they can transform the area into one of vibrancy and economic promise.

Mayoral Candidate Yolanda Schakron, Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca, Collet Standard Bearer Yasmin Shoman & Deputy Leader/Belize Rural Central Area Representative Hon. Dolores Balderamos Garcia

Party Leader Francis, Yasmin and Cordel

The next Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Francis, addressing the crowd of supporters

Eastern Caucus Chairman/ Pickstock Standard Bearer, Dr. Francis Smith

A large crowd of supporters attended Saturday’s Collet Convention

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Triple Bs win FFB President’s Cup San Ignacio, November 22, 2014 The Triple Bs of Belmopan won the 2014 FFB President’s Cup national women’s championship at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio on Saturday, outgunning Esperanza’s DFC Gentle Touch 1-0 in Game 2 of the finals.

Mexican import Yamilli Herrera and Miriam Villamil led the Triple Bs’ attacks with the help of midfielders Jennisha Scott, Kursha Pollard, Diana Esquiliano and Anijay Quiroz while regular season MVP Shinel Gentle and Kimberly “Brazilian” Perez led ‘Ranza’s offensive, supported by Cynthia Salazar, Abbie Halliday, Vailene Lambert and Sheryann “Baby” Tracy, forcing the Triple Bs’ defense to goof into giving up a penalty. No harm was done, however, as Abbi Halliday squandered the chance to put the home squad up 1-0.

Triple Bs brought on reinforcements

in the 2nd half: Kaya Cattouse, Jinelle Pott, Noemi Magana and Sharine Reyes, and this time it was the ‘Ranza defense that goofed into giving up a penalty in the 86th minute.

Yamili Herrera converted for the 1-0 win.

FFB president Ruperto Vicente, FFB general secretary Michael Blease and FFB executive members Bill Moguel and Cruz Gamez presented trophies and medals to the champs and 2nd place winners.

Awards Most Valuable Player - Shinel Gentle Most Goals Scored - Shinel Gentle Best Forward - Shinel Gentle Best Midfielder - Cynthia Salazar Best Defense - Triple B’s Saira Lopez Best Goalies - Idania Ramirez Playoff MVP - Yamilli Herrera Best Coach - Kent Gabourel Sr. (Triple B’s) Best Manager - Kennedy Gentle (Gentle Touch)

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San Ignacio United upsets FC Belize 1-0

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UB Girls & Galen Eagles win ATLIB national basketball championships Belize City, November 22, 2014 The Galen Eagles and the University of Belize girls repeat as the Association of Tertiary Level Institutions of Belize (ATLIB) basketball champions, in the tournament hosted by the St John’s Junior College at the SJC Landivar gym on Saturday.

The UB girls won over both the St John’s Junior College girls: 46-17 and the over the Stann Creek Ecumenical Junior College girls: 22-15. Jinelle Pott led the

UB girls with 14pts, Ana Gonzalez added 12pts and Shynelle Glenn added 6pts for the 49-17 win over the SJC girls.

The Galen men also won both of their games, eliminating Wesley Junior College 88-65 and winning 95-83 over the SJCJC men. Farron Louriano led Galen with 17pts against Wesley and 24 pts against SJCJC. The Wesley Junior College men won the consolation game for 3rd place 81-77 over Ecumenical Junior College.

San Ignacio, November 23, 2014 San Ignacio United picked up its 1st win in 5 outings over FC Belize 1-0 at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio on Sunday, though it remains a cellar dweller in the standings.

Brandon Jones and Devaugn “Beckham” Zuniga led the visitors’ attacks with the help of midfielder James Bermudez, but San Ignacio’s Rafael August Jr. and goalie Elmer Calderon handled their challenges.

Julian Maldonado looked to put the home squad on the scoreboard but FC Belize goalie German Grajalez was not really put to the test until the 37th minute with Maldonado’s execution of a free kick. Grajalez got another wake-up call from Edmond Martinez’s long range cruise missile that fortunately drained wide of the sticks.

San Ignacio won another free kick in the 82nd minute and Torben Behrens’ execution of the free kick gave goalie Grajalez trouble.

Grajalez fumbled, and Cyril Simmons was there to boot the loose ball into the net for the home squad’s winning goal.

Other games: Police United vs. Paradise Freedom Fighters - 5-3 Belmopan Bandits vs. Placencia Texmar Assassins - 1-0 BDF vs. Wagiya FC - 1-1 Upcoming matches: Bandits vs. BDF, the People’s Stadium, Saturday Police vs. Wagiya, the Isidoro Beaton Stadium San Ignacio vs. Paradise Freedom Fighters, Toledo Union Field Verdes FC vs. Placencia Assassins, Norman Broaster Stadium

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Ziprider canoe wins Tacos Festival race

Orange Walk Town, November 23, 2014 Team Ziprider consisting of Chris Guydis, Jerry Rhaburn and Wilberto Daniels won the annual Lamanai to Banquitas canoe race, held as part of the Tacos Festival in Orange Walk Town on Sunday.

Winners: 1st - Ziprider - 3:18:31 2nd - Westrac (Erwin Cruz, Hener Cruz and Jerry Canten) 3:18:33 3rd & 1st in Intramural- “Wateva Boys” (Jesus Linares, Amado Cruz& Sergio Lopez) 4th & 3rd in Male Category - D & A Hydroplaners (Leon Gillett, Tyreek Thompson & Raymond Gillett) 5th - BTL Cobb’s Arm (Miguel Mangandid, Danly Harris & Toni Franzua) 6th - Team Print Belize (Rudolph Gentle, Kaylon Hyde & Jason Trapp) 7th & 2nd in Pleasure category - “Just Come Up” (Jose Cocom, Jose Carballo & Edward Reyes)

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BTTA hold 2014 BNE junior table tennis championships

retains bodybuilding title in Merida

Belize City, November 21, 2014 3-time Mr. Belize champ, Rigo Vellos, successfully defended his title at the Copa Revolucion 2014 held in Merida, Yucatan on Sunday, December 16, 2014.

Vellos competed against bodybuilders from all over Mexico including Merida, Cancun, Escarciga, Veracruz and Tamaulipas. He dominated the 80 Kilograms division and proceeded to win the overall category.

In 2013, Vellos made history when he became the first Belizean to compete in the event and win the title.

In December, Mr. Belize will defend another title in Mexico - the Mr. Temple Gym competition in Cancun.

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ACC’s Keyvon Evans scored 15pts

SCA & ACC & SJC boys lead high school basketball Belize City, November 21, 2014 The St. Catherine’s Academy and Gwen Lizarraga High School girls are leading the high school female basketball tournament, each with 5 wins at Bird’s Isle last Friday, November 21.

The SCA girls blew out of the Pallotti High school girls 49-0 for their 5th win last Friday night.

SCA’s Halle Spence scored 16 points, Indie Dixon and Tricia Jefferies added 8 points, while their team captain Briana Jex had 6 points. The SCA girls take on Wesley College girls in the playoffs on Wednesday and Thursday, while the Maud Williams High School girls face the Gwen Liz girls. The Finals begin next week Monday, December 1.

The Anglican Cathedral College boys (6-0) and the St. John’s College boys (5-1) are leading the high school male basketball playoffs, each winning at Bird’s Isle on Monday night, November 24.

The ACC boys eliminated Excelsior High School boys 64-41 in Game 1, and in Game 2, the SJC boys eliminated the Edward P. Yorke High School boys 63-50.

The ACC boys had also outlasted the up-tothen undefeated SJC boys in overtime for a 77-70 win last Friday night. ACC’s Antwan Rivero hit 5 treys to lead with 25 points, Keyvon Evans added 15 points, and team captain Holdane Swazo drove to the rim for 14 points. Kelvin Hendy played Big D in the paint to score 13 points, while D’Andre Arana added 5 points.

John del Cid is U-19 champ

Belize City, November 23, 2014 Terry Su, Latrell Solis and John Del Cid won their categories in the Belize Natural Energy junior table tennis championships at the Belize Elementary School auditorium on Sunday under the supervision of the Belize Table Tennis Association (BTTA).

Some 70 young players competed in the 12 and under category in a knockout format. Terry Su won the championship final 3-1 against 2nd place winner Desire Amagula, who had knocked out 3rd place winner Sahil Hochandani 3-1 in the semifinals. Su had eliminated the other 3rd place winner Samron Pott 3-1 in the semifinals.

Some 64 players competed in the 15 and under category in a knockout format, and Latrell Solis won by a 3-1 win against 2nd place winner Jaylen Nicholson. Solis had eliminated 3rd place winner John Del Cid 3-2 in the semifinals, while Nicholson eliminated the other 3rd place winner Cody Rivero 3-1.

Some 32 players competed in the 18 and under category in a knockout format, and John Delcid won 1st place against 2nd place winner Latrell Solis: 3-2 in the finals. Del Cid had eliminated 3rd place winner Daryl Palacio: 3-0 in the semifinals, while Solis eliminated the other 3rd place winner Luis Bardalez BTTA Director Hector Lopez and BTTA membership director Mrs. Janine Carballo presented the trophies to all winners, and the BTTA extends its thanks to the sponsors, players, spectators and organizing committee for their help in making the tournament such a success!

The BTTA will hold the 2014 BNE Open National Championships at BES auditorium on Sunday, December

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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9

S.20 (1) NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION Notice of Election for a Member of the Electoral Division of CAYO NORTH. His Excellency the Governor-General, having issued his writ for the election of a member of the House of Representatives for the electoral division of CAYO NORTH, the Returning Officer of the said division will on Monday, the 15th day of December, 2014 now next ensuing between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, San Ignacio, Cayo District, proceed to the nomination of candidates, and if there is no opposition, to the election of a member for the electoral division of CAYO NORTH. Forms of nomination paper may be obtained at the Elections and Boundaries Commission Office, #28 West Street, San Ignacio Town, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily Monday to Friday.

Every nomination paper must be signed by six persons whose names appear on the register of electors and be handed to the Returning Officer between the said hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Every candidate for election shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), as required

by Rule 6 of the Election Rules.

In the event of the election being contested, the poll will take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on MONDAY, the 5th day of JANUARY, 2015, and the counting of votes will take place thereafter at the Center for Employment Training (CET) Building, San Ignacio, Cayo District, on the said 5th January, 2015 at the hour of 8:00 p.m. and at such places as may hereafter be appointed.

The office of the Returning Officer for the electoral division of CAYO NORTH is situated at the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development, Belmopan.

DATED the 26th day of November, 2014.

(Marcelo Windsor)

Returning Officer for the Cayo North Division

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Elections and Boundaries Department, Belize City, 26th November, 2014

NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION, CAYO NORTH ELECTORAL DIVISION In accordance with Section 20(1) of the Representation of the People Act (CAP. 9), it is notified for general information that His Excellency, the Governor-General, has issued a writ for the election of a member of the House of Representatives for the Electoral Division of Cayo North to be held on the 5th January 2015.

The nomination day will be the 15th December, 2014.

The Returning Officer shall receive the nomination of any duly qualified candidate or candidates at the Administration Building, San Ignacio, Cayo District, between the hours of ten o’clock in the forenoon and four o’clock in the afternoon of the said 15th December, 2014.

DATED the 26th November, 2014.

(JOSEPHINE TAMAI) Chief Elections Officer

Elections & Boundaries Commission, Belize City, 26th November, 2014

APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ELECTION CLERK CAYO NORTH BY-ELECTION In accordance with section 13 of the Representation of the People Act (CAP. 9), the Elections and Boundaries Commission, and the Chief Elections Officer with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, have appointed the following persons as Returning Officer and Election Clerk, respectively, for the Cayo North By-election to be held on the 5th January 2015: Returning Officer:

Mr. Marcelo Windsor, Deputy Chief Forest Officer, Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries & Sustainable Development, Belmopan

Election Clerk:

Ms. Jacqueline Trapp, Finance Officer, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Treasury Department, San Ignacio

Dated the 26th day of November, 2014.

(JOSEPHINE TAMAI) Chief Elections Officer

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

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

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

SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 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 26th day of November 2014 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

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periences as younger Belizeans in their fields, encouraging the young participants to stay positive and work to leave an impact. Harrison spoke of the changes that need to occur for Belize’s economy to see significant improvement and the adequate engagement of the productive sector.

Senator Andrews shared his experiences as a youth organiser and he committed to supporting young people when the PUP forms the next Government. Quiroz spoke about his young days as a “dreamer” and the persistence which led him to become his own boss. Today, Quiroz owns his own photography company and is involved in community organising.

During an interactive session in which the participants discussed the opportunities and barriers of youth entrepreneurship, several ideas were shared on how an enabling environment can be promot-

Young people call for greater economic opportunities BYM holds youth forum in San Ignacio Town San IgnacioTown, November 22, 2014 Young people do not believe that an enabling environment exists in Belize for them to pursue economic opportunities such as through entrepreneurship. This was just one of many views expressed at a Youth Forum held by the Belize Youth Movement in San Ignacio Town on Saturday November 22, 2014.

The forum, organised by Cayo BYM

Swearing in of BYM Cayo executive members

Vice President Janine

Interactive session and the BYM National Executive at the Cahal Pech Resort, was aimed at providing young people of surrounding communities with an opportunity to discuss issues affecting their inclusion in the development of the country. Cayo BYM includes the constituencies of Cayo North, Cayo North East and Cayo Central, but the forum included representation from the Belmopan, Cayo South and Cayo West constituencies. President Zoila Palma introduced the day’s agen-

da and the members of the new Cayo BYM executive that include Janine Godoy as Vice President, Cavanny Cabrera as Secretary, Ruben Pulido as Chief of Staff, Karimi Santos as Treasurer and Anthony Bedran as Public Relations/Sports Coordinator. They are supported by National Executive Secretary Sheena Urbina. The members of the new team were sworn in by National BYM President Alberto Vellos.

Following the swearing in, Vellos dis-

KERBY TRADING LIMITED # 60,521 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102(8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that KERBY TRADING LIMITED has dissolved as at 21st November, 2014 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent

Peakvantage Holdings Ltd. # 52,800 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102(8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Peakvantage Holdings Ltd. has dissolved as at 20th November, 2014 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies

Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent

One of presenters Mr. Richard Harrison cussed the reason for the re-organisation and revitalisation of BYM throughout the country and he asked the participants to commit to supporting with their presence, hardwork and sharing of ideas.

Invited speakers at the forum were local businessman Richard Harrison, Senator Patrick Andrews, and Mayoral Candidate Ramon Quiroz.

They all spoke about their ex-

ed where young people can pursue their dreams of starting their own businesses. They agreed that such an environment would require the involvement of the public and private sector and even international support. One of the ideas that emanated from the discussion was that the primary

and high school curriculums include the teaching of entrepreneurship and the development and application of business ideas. Another was that the telecommunications company, which is owned by the Government, does more to encourage youth technology businesses such as the creation of apps and gadgets.

The forum was one of several that will take place throughout the country as BYM leaders dialogue with young people.

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CREDIT MASTER SYSTEMS #11 DOUGLAS JONES STREET BELIZE CITY TEL# 223-5845/2283

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the company have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Registry with effect from the dates indicated: 19th day of November, 2014 -- BROAD DIMENTION INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. Power Point Trust (Belize) Limited Registered Agent

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OUT Calling on Fairness and Common Sense to prevail Continued from page 2 these special constables who informed me that my vehicle was “not properly licensed”. He saw that my vehicle had a license card instead of the license sticker issued here in Belize City. However, the motor vehicle license issued by the Dangriga Town Council is in the form of card, as is the case in San Ignacio and Corozal. It puzzled me greatly that one has been assigned to inspect vehicles and yet they not familiar with what their job entails and worse that they were not familiar with a system that has been in place for more than 1 year! How is that even possible? Are they not trained? I do hope that after the report I made that such an incident would not be repeated to drivers from other districts. It is such a shame for the department!

Signed, Nikisha Ack

New Beginning for Collet Continued from page 2 Representative because for the first time in nearly a decade the people will have an Area Representative who will work to address their concerns twenty four hours per day and seven days per week throughout the year.

It’s shameful that despite millions of dollars at his disposal and after almost ten years as the Area Representative for the Division Patrick Farber has done absolutely nothing to address the concerns of the people.

Although Faber has been the Minister of Education for almost ten years, Collet is one of the constituencies where daily, scores of children are unable to attend primary school or high school due to a lack of finance. Because the PUP believes in Education, they built Gwen Lizarraga High School in the Collet Division.

Today with Faber as the Area Representative and Minister of Education this high school lacks many of the basic supplies to give its students the best possible education.

Miss Shoman will be a strong voice for Collet for the hundreds of persons who need proper low income housing and jobs to take care of their families.

She will fight for proper streets and drains throughout the area, and in addition to many other things, she will work to tackle the worsening crime situation that has claimed the lives of so many of its young people and left many others crippled for life.

As the next Area Representative for Collet with a government led the People’s United Party, Yasmin Shoman will indeed bring about a new beginning for the area.

Sincerely yours, Gilroy Usher, Sr.

Under the overall supervision of the UNICEF Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist the UNICEF MICS Consultant (UMC) will support and provide guidance to UNICEF CO and SIB for the preparation, implementation, and completion of the MICS 5 survey in Belize. The UMC will advise SIB, especially the Survey Coordinator and sampling and data processing experts, during survey planning, questionnaire design, sampling, training, fieldwork, data processing, data analysis, dissemination, and archiving, ensuring that MICS protocols and recommendations are being followed at all times. The UMC will communicate effectively with the UNICEF CO and SIB, responding promptly to MICS related needs and issues as they arise.

The UMC will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the work of other resource persons hired by UNICEF to provide technical assistance to the MICS 5 survey. He/ she will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and Steering and Technical Committees and will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops in relation to the survey as needed.

Main Tasks Related to the Job Provide technical and managerial support to the MICS 5 survey; 1. Present the MICS methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders (e.g. ministries, UN Agencies, etc.); 2. Finalize in collaboration with national partners and UNICEF CO, the Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable and share with UNICEF Regional Office (RO); 3. Oversee each stage of the survey process and ensure that the MICS protocols and standards are followed by the SIB, more specifically during training and field supervision visits; 4. Communicate regularly with the UNICEF CO, RO and/or Headquarters (HQ) responding to all MICS related issues in a timely manner; 5. Provide progress reports on MICS activities to the UNICEF CO/RO/HQ on a monthly basis; 6. Coordinate the work of SIB experts and UNICEF Regional Consultants and other resource persons assigned by the UNICEF CO and/or RO to support different survey stages; 7. Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e. Regional Sampling Consultant, Regional Data Processing Consultant, and Regional Household Survey Consultant) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the CO/RO/HQ and SIB; 8. Ensure that all survey related documents and deliverables (questionnaires, manuals, expert reports, final report, datasets, etc.) are properly archived throughout the survey process; 9. Participate in all MICS Steering and Technical Committee meetings; 10. Participate in, and contribute to, MICS Regional Workshops; 11. Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries, RO, and HQ) through all means available.

Specific Activities In consultation and collaboration with the UNICEF CO, SIB and the MICS Steering Committee, the UMC will be responsible for ensuring the following activities have been undertaken following the MICS guidelines and will contribute to the coordination of these activities: 1.

Survey Planning: ▪ The Memorandum of Understanding between UNICEF and SIB has been understood by both parties and signed; ▪ A Steering Committee is established and comprised of relevant line ministries/Development Partners; ▪ A Technical Committee comprised of all relevant technical experts is established; ▪ The Survey Plan and Budget, including timetable is finalized and shared with all stakeholders; ▪ Survey supplies are procured and distributed in time for training, data collection, and data entry; ▪ Sample design: o The UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant is provided with necessary information and his/her visit is well managed and coordinated within survey plans; o Sample design is finalized by the sampling expert of SIB with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant; o Household Listing and Mapping operations are reviewed by the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant and carried out on the field according to MICS recommendations; o Sample design is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization. o The final selection of households is reviewed.

▪ MICS questionnaires: o Appropriate UNICEF programme staff and the Technical Committee are involved in reviewing the customization of relevant sections of the MICS questionnaire; o Questionnaires undergo translation and back translation process; o Questionnaires are pre-tested and a pre-test report is produced; o Questionnaires are reviewed by the UNICEF RO and HQ before finalization.

▪ Manuals: o MICS Supervisor and Editor, Measurer, and Interviewer Manuals are customized for the Belize specific context and translated.

▪ Data Entry Templates: o Data entry template is customized by the data processing expert of SIB with the guidance of UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant; o Data entry template is reviewed by the UNICEF RO and/or HQ before finalization.

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Household Listing and Mapping, Training, Fieldwork, and Data Entry: ▪ Household listing and mapping is planned and performed according to MICS guidelines; ▪ Training schedules are adequately adapted to the country context while following MICS guidelines; ▪ Appropriate resource persons are identified to facilitate training (i.e. nutritionists for anthropometry training, survey expert for methodology, etc.); ▪ Contribute to the fieldwork training; ▪ Fieldwork and fieldwork monitoring visits are planned and performed according to MICS guidelines; ▪ Field Check Tables are produced on a weekly basis, immediately analyzed by survey managers, and main findings reported to field supervisors for action. Field check tables are immediately shared with UNICEF RO; ▪ Participation of UNICEF CO staff is organized to assist in monitoring data collection; ▪ UNICEF Regional Data Processing Consultant is timely provided with necessary information and Belize visits are well managed and coordinated; ▪ Data entry room, hardware, and software are properly arranged and a working data entry and backup system is established; ▪ Monitor data entry and processing; ▪ Monitor secondary data editing.

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Data Analysis and Report Writing: ▪ Sampling Weights are included in the datasets and reviewed by sampling expert of SIB with the guidance and review of the UNICEF Regional Sampling Consultant; ▪ MICS tabulation plan and standard syntax are used in generating SPSS dataset and tables.

▪ Dataset/Tables including the wealth index are substantively reviewed by technical (e.g. sampling expert) and subject matter experts at SIB, as well as by UNICEF RO and HQ MICS Team before the report writing commences; ▪ Coordinate and contribute substantively to the writing of the Summary Findings Report and Final Report, using MICS templates and according to MICS standards to ensure a timely release; ▪ Ensure that the reports (Summary Findings and Final) undergo the technical review process by RO and HQ; ▪ Coordinate the printing and distribution of the Final Report; ▪ Organize and facilitate the presentation of the Final Report through a national seminar; ▪ Organize wide dissemination of the Final Report and main results; ▪ Ensure that the MICS survey archive (questionnaires, manuals, sampling frame, field reports, database, tables, final reports, dissemination materials, etc.) is being produced by SIB. Estimated Duration of the Contract The duration of the contract should cover the whole MICS process: a minimum of 12 months. Only candidates who can commit for this minimum time in-country will be considered.

The UMC will be recruited at the start of MICS planning and should remain on board until the final report and the survey archive are produced. Without significant and unforeseen delays, the MICS can be conducted over a 12 to 14 month period.

Confidentiality of Data and MICS Documents The UMC must respect the complete confidentiality of the MICS data as well as any specific MICS documents that will be produced throughout the entire MICS process. The UMC can use the documents and the datasets only for the tasks related to these terms of reference.

Qualifications and Competencies Education: University degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology or any other related technical field is required.

Skills and Experience: At least three to five years’ experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) coordination experience highly desirable); Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS); Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations; Experience in data analysis and survey report writing; Excellent oral and written communications in English; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Familiarity and previous experience of working in Belize highly desirable and/or in the region. Ability and willingness to travel extensively in-country and to attend regional workshops.

Other competencies: ▪ Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organization; ▪ Demonstrated leadership, managerial and supervisory ability.  Deadline for applications is 05 December.  The link for the P11: http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/PDFs/P11.doc  Kindly email application to belize@unicef.org

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Reid Bitter Times in Sugar Industry

By G. Michael Reid While time has moved on and a whole year has passed, things within the Belize Sugar Industry seem to have remained at a total standstill.

A year ago, the sugarcane season, which normally runs from November to June, was delayed because of an impasse over payment for Bagasse.

The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) was demanding $141 per ton for Bagasse while current owners American Sugar Refinery (ASR) has refused to budge from an offer of $51. The farmers consider ASR’s offer an insult and while they subsequently agreed to proceed with the 2014 crop, it was with an understanding that an agreement would have been reached before the end of this past season. Farmers believe that a year is more than enough time to have come up with a suitable agreement and are once again insisting the ASR come to the table to negotiate.

Instead of negotiating in good faith, ASR employed the old “divide and rule” strategy. They were urging farmers to abandon their association and deal directly with the factory. This would have been detrimental and the worst thing that cane farmers could ever do. The old truism is as relevant here as it ever was, “united we stand and divided we fall.”

The role of the sugar industry in Belize has evolved perceptibly over the years since it was first introduced by immigrants from the Yucatan back in the 1800’s. In 1960 when the United States imposed its embargo on Cuba, it effectively cut off its main supplier of sugar. This opened the door for Caribbean cane growers and the British owned company Tate & Lyle took advantage of the opportunity and invested in Belize. Tate & Lyle’s acquired possession of the sole processing factory in Libertad, but while

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it did offer an opportunity for some citizens up north to make more money, the company used its monopoly in the business as a tool of colonialism and to maintain control and authority over the workers. The People’s United Party always felt that the sugar industry should be in the hands of Belizeans and after years of struggle and negotiations, in late 1990 Tate & Lyle handed over control of the industry into the hands of Belizean farmers. Mismanagement, greed and waste however, caused the industry to fall into debt and in 2010; government had to bail out BSI with ten million dollars from Social Security money.

In one stroke of the pen in 2012, Dean Barrow and the United Democratic Party undid everything that was achieved with years of blood sweat and tears when it handed back control of the sugar industry to the same Tate & Lyle from whom it was acquired; albeit now under the different name of ASR. While the sale was touted as the biggest single private investment in the history of Belize and was hailed at the time as a hallmark achievement of the Barrow administration, it has turned out to be a nightmare for the cane farmers of the north. It is still unclear how much money ASR actually invested in that sugar industry but we do know that they got some huge concessions and tax breaks.

Since acquiring control of the mill and assets of the sugar industry ASR has been constantly fighting and threatening the cane farmers of Belize.

ASR’s latest threat was that it would reduce processing of cane by ninety percent and farmers were left with the prospect of watching their cane rot in the fields. It seems that with the Petro Caribe funds now rolling in, the government of Dean Barrow no longer views the sugar industry as being as vi-

tal as it once was to Belize’s economy.

Cane Farmers are now left out in the cold and on their own. Despite being the one who has put us in this mess, government is now saying that this is between the two parties and has basically washed its hands off the whole deal. The cane farmers insist that this is in fact, a tri-partite agreement with government being an integral component to the equation.

There are two basic disagreements between the cane farmer and the owners of ASR, each with its own unique set of complications. Firstly, BSI is claiming ownership of the sugarcane the minute it hits the factory. They are saying however, that they cannot and will not pay the farmers until after the cane is processed and the sugar has been sold. The profits are then shared 65% to the farmers and 35% to ASR. This of course, after all incurred expenses are paid, including the cost of

shipping which normally runs into the millions of dollars. Farmers have long been complaining that the factory is not seeking to get the best prices for their sugar. ASR and before them BSI has refused to open up their books and farmers basically have to take their word as to what the costs and profits are for any given year.

The second disagreement and the main sticking point is whether Bagasse is trash or a bi-product of sugarcane.

ASR contends that it is trash but with the Belcogen plant fully operational, the Bagasse is being converted into energy. An existing agreement which was signed between BSCFA and BSI in July of 2002 clearly states that “BSCFA and BSI agree that the sharing of revenue arising from the sale of any by-product not covered in the present agreement will be subject to future discussions and the sharing of revenue will be based on the results of these discussions”. The executives of ASR/BSI are trying to waltz around this clause by suggesting that the electricity produced from the burning of the Bagasse is what has the value and not the Bagasse itself. BSI keeps insisting that the matter should go to court and no wonder; this is the kind of logic that only lawyers can understand.

An interesting irony is that one of the reasons why BSI ran into financial difficulties and had to be sold was because it had over-extended itself and invested a hundred and thirty million in the same Belcogen plant which is at

the center of the contention. Belcogen provides all the energy needs of the Tower Hill Sugar Factory and has energy left over to supply almost thirty percent of Belize’s need. According to Belize Electricity Limited’s (BEL) financial reports for 2013, it paid Belcogen fourteen million dollars the previous year for electricity that was bought from that company. Bagasse is money!

There are approximately 6,000 cane farmers and another ten thousand people who are employed in the cane industry and serves as the very lifeblood of the two northern districts.

Recently, ASR has been buying up land and planting its own sugarcane and it does not take a genius to realize what will eventually happen to the small cane farmers of Belize.

At the bottom of all of this is simply unadulterated greed! There is a lot of money being made from sugar and the corporate parasites want it all. The cane farmers are supposed to do all the hard work, while the white collar hypocrites rake in all the profits. I applaud cane farmers for taking a stand and encourage all Belizeans to stand in solidarity. Foreign investment is not a bad thing but it should not only serve to benefit the foreign investors. We need a government that will look out first and foremost for the people who they are really supposed to represent.

Evidently that is not happening here and it is time that they get the sense.

You don’t work for foreign investors, you work for us. Straight like that!

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 Assignment and Transfer of Mortgage made the 30th day of March, 2009 recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 8 of 2009 at Folios 489 - 518, between FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited (the Assignor), Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., (the Assignee) and Albert Martinez and Sherlene Martinez (the Mortgagors) which said property was mortgaged by the said Albert Martinez and Sherlene Martinez to the said FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited; and the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 153 situate in Mile 8 ½ north of Western Highway, Belize District as shown on a plan of subdivision prepared by Jose E. Depaz, Licensed Land Surveyor and registered at the Lands and Surveys Department in Belmopan, Cayo District in Register No. 17 Entry No. 7737 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon.

DATED this 5th day of November, 2014.

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

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UDP BUY ELECTION IN CAYO NORTH!!!

Cayo District, November 26, 2014 The UDP Government is preparing to use the millions of dollars it has at its disposal from illegal borrowing to buy out the upcoming by-election to be held in the Cayo North Division.

Cayo North residents and voters, who have been totally neglected and forgotten over the past seven years by the Barrow Government, will witness a sudden flurry of UDP activity in their communities like never before.

Cabinet Ministers dressed in red and white, will be making sudden appearances. Luxury SUVs marked with Government plates will be circling the villages. Santa in the form of Dean Barrow will be coming in early December, with big promises that millions and millions are in Government coffers and can be spent in Cayo North if the people vote for their party.

Of course, we know this because that is what occurred only a few months ago when the Elvin Penner immigration scandal broke out and the Prime Minister felt insecure about that seat. He made a first time visit in Cayo North East and promised schools, streets and bridges ONLY IF they support their candidate. The residents of Cayo North East can give those in Cayo North a good advice: PROMISES ARE COMFORT FOR FOOLS. Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his sycophants in Cabinet are so power-hungry that they will do

anything to hold on to power.

The sudden and seemingly bad-intentioned resignation of former PUP area representative Joseph Mahmud on Monday, November 24th caused a little stir in the People’s United Party but it was not enough to do any harm, as the UDP hoped for. The Party was well on its way to find a new and formidable candidate for Cayo North in the upcoming elections. The PUP is stronger and better poised under its leader, Hon. Francis Fonseca, than the days of the past when the UDP had infiltrated and was causing mischief.

Mahmud’s resignation as a member of the House of Representatives has triggered a bi-election, which under the law must be called within 36 to 90 days. The UDP has opted to go at it early thinking that the PUP will not be ready. In an extremely rare efficient manner, Mahmud’s resignation was accepted by the House Speaker Michael Peyrefitte who happened to be out of the country, followed by a writ of elections issued by the Governor General that set the date for a bi-election for January 5th.

The UDP, faced with a multitude of serious scandals and allegations of criminal acts and corruption has seen their hold on power weakened. They have been excited

by Mahmud’s exit, and they believe that they can buy their way. But the UDP are totally disconnected from the sentiments of the Belizean people, who are tired of their failed promises. The PUP is preparing and will be more than ready.

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REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: • Administrator level on Linux and windows operating systems • Linux bash scripting • Multipurpose scripting languages such as BASH, PHP, AWK, NAWK, PERL and Python • Multipurpose programming languages such as C and C++ • Relational databases • Strong troubleshooting skills • Experience using NetBeans, ECLIPSE, Squirrel SQL Client, and/or Android SDK • Knowledge of Structured Query Language • Experience building high-performance, large-scale server applications • Experience in the Development and Design of Web Software applications QUALIFICATIONS: • B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or related field with at least 2 years in related field.

• An Associate Degree in Computer Science with at least five years experience in related field.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: • Bi-lingual English – Spanish • Excellent Analytical Skills • Possess good interpersonal and communication skills • Team player with ability to multi-task and efficiently meet deadlines.

• Ability to gather data, compile information and prepare reports.

• Ability to develop dependable software applications.

Successful candidates will have experience in a number of the following general areas: • Databases: strong experience working with relational databases (especially PostgreSQL), including scripting, data modeling and design.

• Programming languages: strong experience developing data management applications with languages such as Java, C/C++, or similar • Large data sets: experience developing programs to parse, process, organize, and analyze large data sets

PUP NOTICE

• Problem Solving: a proven ability to apply mathematical, scientific, and/or engineering discipline to a variety of complex hypothetical and real world problems

ALBERT DIVISION STANDARD BEARER ENDORSEMENT CONVENTION

• Large software systems: experience architecting and implementing software systems, as well experience with design, specification, and development

The People’s United Party announces the Endorsement Convention for ALBERT DIVISION Standard Bearer to be held on Saturday, December 7th 2014 at the Yabra Green Basketball Court at 2:00PM.

• Project management: experience leading a team of software developers • System tools: experience with scripting languages (Perl, Python, shell scripts, etc.), and Unix-based operating systems (especially Linux) • Web Development Interested persons should send a letter of application along with their Curriculum Vitae and letters of reference by Monday December 8th, 2014 to: Chief Operations Officer Speednet Communications Limited 2 ½ Miles Phillip Goldson Highway P.O. Box 1816 Belize City, Belize

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CORAL, INC. # 64,151 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102(8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that CORAL, INC. has dissolved as at 25th November, 2014 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies

Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent

San Neng Bake Ware Corporation #51,503 (“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 San Neng Bake Ware Corporation: a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 4th day of November, 2014; and c) CHANG, JUI-JUNG whose address is at No. 2, Aly. 9, Ln. 1480, Guangxing Rd., Taiping Dist., Taichung City 41149, Taiwan (R.O.C.) is the Liquidator of the Company

Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent 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:1. A Deed of Mortgage made the 22nd day of November, 2011, between JOSE VICTOR PERERA of No. 5740 Lottie Waight Street, Belize City, Belize District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 25 of 2011 at Folios 1079 – 1180; THE SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 25 comprising of 464.393 square meters situate South of the Western Highway, near Mile 17 1/2, Belize District, Belize bounded and described as shown

by Plan No. 536 of 1999 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 536 of 1999 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

2. A Deed of Mortgage made the 29th day of August, 2012, between JOSE V. PERERA of No. 5740 Lottie Waight Street, Belize City, Belize District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the one part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 21 of 2012 at Folios 259-284 THE SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Ladyville Village, Belize District being a portion of the land shown on a Plan attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 85 of 1976 and being as Lot No. 72/12 in a subdivision thereof TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

The said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the properties described in the schedules hereto.

All offers to purchase the said properties must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. DATED this 11th day of November, 2014 MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

For Sale

By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 3rd day of March, 2010, between MARION ALI of No. 1 Antelope Street, Belize City, Belize District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded at in Deeds Book Vol. 7 of 2010 at Folios 1113 – 1156, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Frank Eddy’s Agricultural Layout, Cayo District of Belize being part of a subdivision of lands comprised in Grant No. 7 of 1993 Register No. 16 Entry No. 9626 and more particularly shown as part of a subdivision of a 5 acre parcel described as Lot No. 1 comprising about 1.502 acres on a plan of subdivision survey by Kenneth Gillett dated May 14th 2009 on Register No. 16 Entry No. 11941 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 20th day of November, 2014.

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

For Sale

By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 6th day of May, 2010, between VINCENT THOMAS of #314 Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom, Belize District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded at in Deeds Book Vol. 14 of 2010 at Folios 883 – 948, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece and parcel of land containing half (1/2) acre or thereabouts situated in the Betson/ Black Creek area being a portion of the lands now or formerly known as Point of Comfort Work (Block No. 1087) all as the same is shown coloured yellow and numbered 67 on the copy of the plan of a subdivision known as Coral Creek Estate recorded at the Lands and Surveys Department in Belmopan in Register No. 2 Entry 1060 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 11th day of November, 2014.

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

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LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that KENNY LO is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Benson Shop” situated at #5 Michelle Estate, Ladyville, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that WENDY QUAN is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Blue Island Supermarket”, situated at Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MATILDE CORREA is applying for a renewal of a Malt and Cider Store Liquor License to be operated at “Las Camelias”, situated at Libertad Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARIO AYUSO is applying for a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Aisha Mini Market”, situated at 4 1st Street, King’s Park Area, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that JUN LIANG ZHENG is applying for a Publican Special License to be operated at “Dragon Palace Restaurant”, situated at Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARGARITA GUTTIEREZ is applying for a renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Guttierez Shop”, situated at Buena Vista Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that YOLANDA TZUL is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Yoli’s”, situated at Copper Bank Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that DORA ESCALANTE is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Dora’s Cool Spot”, situated at San Antonio Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that PERY CHOO is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Yin Kee Restaurant”, situated at #64 Freetown Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ZEN SI CHE is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Andrew Chee Restaurant”, situated at Burrell Boom Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that VERONICA QUETZAL is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Vero’s Grocery Shop”, situated at Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that LAM LAI CHAN is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Chan Mini Mart”, situated at Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ALLAN CHAN is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Chan’s Kitchen”, situated at Middle Street, Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ZIANG QIANG LI is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Panda’s Restaurant”, situated at Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that WAI LAN CHAN is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Auntie Mini Mart”, situated at Estrella Street, Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that LIBERTAD VASQUEZ is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Pelican Dinner”, situated at Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARTHA BARRIOS is applying for a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Mi Casa Cool Spot”, situated at San Narciso Street, Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that GREGORIO RODRIGUEZ is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Camino Maya Restaurant”, situated at Indian Church Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that NEELAM ISSRANI is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Sony Store”, situated at San Antonio Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARIO GONZALEZ AND ANA MARIE BRICENO are applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Eclipse Sport Bar and Restaurant”, situated at San Jose Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that JAIME BRICENO is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Shell 1-Stop Convenience Store and Service Station”, situated at 29 Belize Corozal Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that SIMEON CASTAÑEDA is applying for a renewal of a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “J&R”, situated at San Narciso Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that CARLOS O. RIVEROL is applying for a renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Mio’s Store”, situated at 5th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that STEPHEN HONEYBILL is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Crimson Orchid Inn”, situated at Chunox Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that DOUG DROMEY is applying for a renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Copper Bank Inn”, situated at Copper Bank Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that IVAN MATUS and PATRICIA GILHARRY are applying for a renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Patty’s Bistro”, situated at Corner 2nd Street North and 4th Avenue, Corozal Town, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ERDULFO CORREA is applying for a renewal of a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Mil Amores”, situated at Libertad Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MIRTA BLANCO is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Mira Mar Bar”, situated at Sarteneja Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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Notice is hereby given that MARIA ISABEL WHITTAKER is applying for a renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “MDM2”, situated at #2 5th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARIA ISABEL WHITTAKER is applying for a renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “MDM1”, situated at White Cocal area, Corozal Town, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that SANDRA CARIAS is applying for a renewal of a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Carias Cool Spot”, situated at Concepcion Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that GUSTAVO COWO is applying for a renewal of a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “New River Stop”, situated at Pueblo Nuevo Ferry, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that JOSEPHINE PUC is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “El Cerrito Store”, situated at Santa Clara Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that NADIA ISABEL ACOSTA is applying for a renewal of a Public Special Liquor License to be operated at “La Kaprichosa”, situated at Ranchito Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that HECTOR VIAMIL is applying for a renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Sunset Restaurant and Bar”, situated at Xaibe Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that REYNALDO MO is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “E&R Store”, situated at Chunox Village, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that FELIPE EWAN is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “El Mexicano”, situated at 2nd Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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COLA drops bombshells!

Police Department – A Political Pawn!

BELIZE CITY, Thursday, November 27th, 2014 The vocal activist organization Citizens Organized for Liberty thru Action (COLA) dropped bombshells on Thursday afternoon, exposing evidence of high-levels of political intervention in the operation and running of the Police Department by UDP politicians.

While standing just outside the Precinct Three offices (formerly Queen Street Police Station) on Queen Street, COLA President Geovanni Brackett ‘leaked’ documents it obtained from “confidential sources” inside the Belize Police Department’s chief watchdog association, the Belize Police Association (BPA). The Association claims that a number of its officers have been transferred as a form of punishment for doing the right thing. According to a September 25th, 2013 letter written by the Association’s President, Eldon Arzu, to the Ombudsman Lionel Arzu, there is sufficient evidence that points at political intervention as a serious problem within the department.

Arzu claimed that transfers were effected by high-ranking Ministers linked to the current UDP Administration –

men already linked to massive scandals long since swept under the rug to maintain the Government’s illusion of control and thirst for power. Remember that arrest of Gangs Minister Mark King? Police Constable Nelson Ramos arrested King, but was immediately hit with a transfer letter from his post in Corozal to Belize City. As if that wasn’t enough, he was hounded by senior Police higher-ups not to continue with the prosecution, with ‘push’ from politicians directly linked to the Government. What’s worse is he apparently agreed to drop the charges against Minister King, but was then put on interdiction and brought to a tribunal before the same higher-up officers involved in the intimidation and therefore would lack the proper impartiality. The young PC remains on interdiction, but no new tribunal has been set for him, making his situation that much worse because there’s more red tape to cut through before he could face any real form of due process.

The case of Woman Cpl. S. Nicholas reawakens a deep wound on our country involving corrupt UDP Minister Elvin Penner, whose sins at the Im-

migration Department are well known.

But this case is new, and these sins are more wrongdoing which Penner cannot be tried for because the Police did nothing but cover it up. According to Cpl. Arzu, Cpl. Nicholas, who was based at the Orange Walk station, had stopped a vehicle at a checkpoint only to come across two Lebanese Nationals who were in the company of a bank manager. Upon inspecting their passports, she confirmed the Lebanese men had ILLEGALLY entered Belize, and arrested all three for suspicion of Trafficking in Persons.

But Cpl. Nicholas didn’t get any “do the right thing” award. She was reportedly contacted and harassed by Senior Police officers and also the disgraced ex-Minister of State in the Ministry of Immigration Elvin Penner himself – on the phone of the manager, no less. When she tried to brief the ComPol, she was reportedly threatened with a transfer to Belize City, and even with the Association’s intervention, to transfer her to Punta Gorda Town,

another Minister had the influence to approve the transfer. Although the men were eventually released, the manager was eventually detained and denied entry as he attempted to enter the United States.

These are only two of the five cases the memo covers, but the most damning part of it all is that all the transfers mentioned are violating the Services Commission Regulations, contending that “… there is absolutely no interest on the part of the Commissioner or those delegated by him to apply regulations and the laws governing the Department…”

The Association had written the Ombudsman seeking his intervention and investigation into the “continuous injustices which seems to have now become a culture within our Police Department”.

And now COLA has joined that call, although the question of whether or not anything will change remains to be seen.

But whether the Commissioner listens or not, this story, and others like it, are not going away anytime soon. The BELIZE TIMES will keep following the story.

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THINK ABOUT IT TERRIBLE BLOW FI BARROW The UDP members in the House of Representatives illegally passed the Petro Caribe Loan Resolution to cover-up the unlawful borrowing and spending of millions of dollars since 2012.

The government, which has secretly been using loan monies from Petro Caribe funds since 2012 sought to distract attention away from their gross violation of the Finance and Audit law.

The law requires the National Assembly – i.e. the House and the Senate to approve any loan of over ten million dollars.

It requires that such funds be placed in a special account under the safe guard of the Accountant General. It requires that estimates of how the monies will be spent be submitted to the National Assembly. And it requires that open, public tenders be published for those getting construction contracts. None of these legal requirements were done in 2012, 2013 or up to November 2014.

The law makers have become the law breakers.

For weeks the UDP have been calling on their supporters to attend the House Meeting in Belmopan to show support for Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the works he has been doing with the illegal use of the Petro Caribe monies. Supporters were offered twenty-five and fifty dollars to get on buses to Belmopan.

The UDP would turn the House meeting into a party political show to boost the confidence of their embattled leader. The party line or party lie was that the PUP was trying to stop the spending of Petro Caribe funds and stop the few fortunate manual laborers from getting work. No mention was made of the UDP special cronies wallowing in the millions from special contracts and corruption.

The Prime Minister was quoted in the Tuesday’s Amandala newspaper boasting of the huge number of supporters that would come out to support him.

“Barrow told us that he is certainly not expecting fewer that 6,000 people but he ‘fully expects more and considerably more’”. ‘I am willing to wager that this will be the biggest crowd seen’ on Independence Hill, Barrow said….”

O why didn’t we take up that wager?

The Prime Minister lost badly. There were no 6,000. There was no “biggest crowd ever”. There were not even 5,000. The fanatics and supporters numbered between 3,000 to 3,500 at most.

This is a terrible blow to Mr Barrow and to the UDP. Do the maths. At 31 constituencies, the UDP barely brought out 100 person per constituency. With the shame of Penner, Pablo Marin, Patrick Faber, Castro and the many others who have been caught up in scandals, the UDP had a hard time getting that “biggest crowd” out.

A SIN & A CRIME There are some things so reprehensible, so dastardly, so unacceptable that they cannot be countenanced.

The principle behind criminal acts is that they are committed against the society. Rape, robbery, theft, burglary and murder are offensive against all members of the society, not just the individual or the immediate victim. A child molester is a threat to all children. A rapist will

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strike, again and again. A burglar will enter homes and businesses over and over. A murderer can take another life.

So the society has laws to deal with those whose conducts are lawless and offensive.

The person who entered a home and raped a 98 year old must be caught and punished for what he did. He must be punished to deter him from any such deed again and he must be punished to send a message to other rapists.

The young person who raped our elderly citizen two weeks ago must be hunted down caught and punished. The family which does not wish to subject the elderly victim to any more trauma, should be informed that she does not need to attend court. As the law now stands she only has to make a statement, which will be tendered in evidence and read to the jury. Which jury will disbelieve an 98 year old?

The dirty and low-down, sick dog who did such a horrible deed must be punished.

NOT EVEN A WHIFF The disgrace to which the Memorial Park has been turned into, shows a special double or triple size vendors booth. All the other boots are tiny, jokey and silly.

Let’s see which crony or city councilor family will be getting this extra hustle.

Central Government and Municipal Government have become organizations for nepotism and hustling.

No wonder accountability and transparency are a thing of the past.

Open, public tendering has been abandoned. Hustling and corruption are now the order of the day.

MARIJUANA In Chapter 104 verse 14 of the Psalms, in the Bible, it says “He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man” Those who advocate that marijuana is a harmless herb which should be de-criminalized and even legalized are increasingly relying on the saying from the Bible.

The great Reggae Icon, Bob Marley, because of this Rastafarian beliefs, was an open advocate for marijuana.

Bob has made far, far more money after his death in 1981 than when he was alive. Last year he made twenty two million dollars, U.S. money, from record sales, sales of posters and t-shirt and other merely items. He is ranked number 9 among the highest paid dead artists. Michael Jackson remains at number one.

Bob Marley’s wife and children have teamed up with a prestigious New York firm to launch “Marley Natural.” This will be the world wide, signature international marijuana brand. They will sell “hairloon Jamaican cannabis strains” which was a special type of weed that Bob preferred smoking. They will also market and sell marijuana products such as lotions, creams and accessories.

Marijuana – both legal and illegal is estimated to be a $150 billion to $200 billion U.S. dollars business. And rapidly growing.

Marijuana is allowed in several United States of America states such as Washington, District of Columbia, Alaska, Colorado, and Oregon. Areas of Los Angeles

allow it for medical use. New York has instructed Police not to arrest persons found with small quantities.

Ecuador, in South America, is the first nation in the region to legalize marijuana totally.

All this adds up to huge revenue from taxes and large profits for those authorized to sell marijuana.

Jamaica is launching its first Marijuana Pharmacy. Belize has conducted some preliminary inquiry to see if small amounts of weed can be decriminalized.

But the Government has dropped the ball.

PISS HOUSE For several weeks now, each Monday Ya Ya Coleman has stood in front of the Queen Street Police Station in Belize City.

She holds up a placard. She is protesting the unhealthy, unsanitary and inhumane conditions of the Police cells.

Miss Ya Ya is conducting a one woman protest. Passersby voice support. Motorists honk in support, but it’s she one who is braving the hostile eyes of some Police entering and exiting the biggest Police Station in Belize City.

The Police Commissioner, his C.E.O. and Minister should be ashamed of themselves. What does it take to clean up the cells and install urinals? In fact it is there duty to ensure clean and sanitary place for detaining citizens as they conduct crime fighting duties.

It is written in the Holy Bible that if you fail in small things, how much more likely you are to fail in the bigger things.

It says a lot about the lousy management of the Police while their detention cells are such a disgrace. Imagine then, why an increasing number of Police, across the country, are as ill-mannered, so unprofessional, so rude and are violating the fundamental rights of so many citizens by beating them, tightening handcuffs on their wrists, wrongly detaining and torturing them.

Much respect is due to Ya Ya Marin and her one woman protest.

A one woman protest.

HIGHEST GAS PRICES Why are Belizeans paying such extortionist prices for the Petrol? The prices for Diesel, Regular and Premium gasoline are legalized through the full conspiracy and connivance of government.

JULIAN ASSANGE Julian Assange is the founder of Wikileaks. This is the website that leaked some two hundred and forty million secret government documents exposing the deeds of the US government and other countries around the world.

Belize is among those documents.

Conversations between our Minister and Ministers to U.S. officials were sometimes recorded and reported to Washington.

Of course the system is trying its best to punish Julian Assange who has been seeking refuge in Ecuador’s Embassy in London.

In last week’s edition of Newsweek Magazine there is an astonishingly revealing article entitled “When Google met Wikileaks”. It is deeply revealing of the activities of the US Government and some of it major corporations who are intertwined in their efforts to control the world. In this case, it is the internet search engine – Google, which is part of an elaborate and systematic intrigue to control and manipulate.

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It is an absolute must read for every intelligent mind.

NAMES Romeo and Juliet. Those two names are fairly well known. Romeo is much more well known as a name. To be a “Romeo” is to be a man with several women lovers. Although the original Romeo in William Shakespeare’s play – Romeo and Juliet – was a young man whose love was for only one person – Juliet. So crazy in love were they that they ended up dying because of their love for each other.

In the play there were words to this effect: “What’s in a name?

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet” Names. Lot of English name are based on what a person used to do. If you worked in a garden you become a Gardiner or Miss Flowers or Miss Rose. If you were a blacksmith you could get that name. Or become Mr. Smith. And so on and so forth.

Nowadays people give their children the name of other persons they admire.

Beyonce, Mandela, Obama, Nikki, Shabba and so on.

The Prime Minister of Belize named his son after a military leader of Egypt, Anwar Sadat.

Former Prime Minister named his son after the great Palestine leader, Yasser.

Rufus X named his son after the great African Zulu chief and warrior, Shakka.

Evan X Hyde named his son after greatest law giver in the Bible and the only man who spoke to God face to face, Moses.

Sedi Elrington named his son after the great Mau Mauand Venyan leader who drove the British out of Kenya to become their first Prime Minister, Jomo Kenyatta.

Names. They sometimes have meaning.

And the mothers, what names have they been giving their daughter? Ruth (faithful and loyal) Mary, Cleopatra, Nzingah, Aaliyah, Beyonce, Shakira, Nikki.

JAPAN SINKING Japan, the third biggest economy in the world has sunk into recession. The government tried to avoid this earlier in the year by increasing taxes but it didn’t work.

Another tax increase and massive stimulus was seen as the only option.

The recently elected government decided they better go to the electorate before attempting any harsh measures.

On Monday 17 November the British Prime Minister used vivid language to warn that red lights were flashing on the global economic dash-board. He also said the multitude of troubles in the world was contributing to uncertainty and instability.

These include bitterness between Russia and the West; ISIS, Iran, Palestinian uprising. Ebola, Afghanistan and Iraq falling apart, instability facing Mexico, Obama a lame duck President and may other intractable problems. The global economy is in dire straits.

In Belize – all things bright and beautiful, for all politicians great and small; all kinds of groceries, ham and briberies for red voters one and all. There is no sign of any vision or planning for tomorrow.

The Hugo Chaves Petro Caribe money is being spent like crazy without rhyme or reason. Not a dollar has gone into the productive sector to uplift the people or the nation. Nothing in agriculture. Nothing for the fishermen. Nothing in education.

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Police Spitefulness Backfires! arrived at Court, but in an interview with another media, Channel 5, DPP Cheryl Lynn Vidal stated that at no point had she given such a directive.

“There was no written directive from my office. I think the police department has made it quite clear that in no matter whatsoever will they be consulting with the office of the D.P.P. and so they did not do so in this case…I was told indeed that it had been communicated to the Magistrate that I was in possession of a file and was told that they were awaiting my directive. And it was very unfortunate

that this was communicated to the Court because it was not in fact so.

I have received no file from any police officer in relation to the matter and they could not possible therefore have been waiting for any directive from me. I took steps to ensure that the magistrate was made aware that she was being misled by the prosecutor who was in Court and I am told that subsequent to that the matter was adjourned to a date to be set,” Vidal told Channel 5 News.

An already contentious relationship between the DPP and the

Police has been made even more troubling by Blackett’s directive. It is believed that the Police have felt that their hands are tied when attempting to lay charges on persons, as they have had to wait on the DPP’s office to advise and give the go ahead. The DPP’s office, which is made up of the legal experts, must be satisfied that a charge against any person is appropriate before giving the go ahead. The DPP’s office relies heavily on the Police’s evidence gathering to weigh their decision.

Belize’s conviction rate, currently somewhere between 3%7% is one of the most dismal in the world. The Police’s decision to go about charging persons on the whim of non-legal professionals, will only further worsen the justice system.

Traffic Department exposes hundreds of residents to identity theft!

Belize City, November 25, 2014 The Belize City Council has made no official comment on the reckless manner in which they disposed of sensitive material containing city residents’ very sensitive information.

On Tuesday, November 25th a concerned citizen stumbled onto a pile of Belize City driver’s license identification cards behind the Council’s works department compound lot at mile 4 on the Western Highway. Pictures were taken of the mess and shared through Rhenae Nunez’s Facebook page, displaying the City Council’s lack of sensible thinking and action.

It appears that the City Council, in an attempt to get rid of old driver’s license cards, packed them up and attempted to destroy by burning them up. But as with most things done by the City Council under Mayor Darrel Bradley, they are not done right. The cards were not

properly burnt and left on the site, risking the possibility of citizens’ private information falling into wrong hands.

In a feeble attempt to explain, Councillor Dean Samuels said that the Council had ordered the cards to be “dumped” at the garbage dump at mile 3, but it appeared that someone had “stolen” it and taken it to the Council’s work department compound. If this is true, it further exposes the Council’s ill-advised “disposal” plan and the fact that indeed the personal information not only was placed at risk but actually fell into the wrong hands.

Now the question is whether those who had access the cards were looking for specific information and if they were, for what purpose?

Is the Belize City Council investigating the traffic department’s mismanagement? Or their silence means they are promoting identity theft?

Russell Blackett memo screws up murder case

Belize City, November 26, 2014 A controversial move by the Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch, Russell Blackett, to bypass the constitutionally-placed Director of Public Prosecutions from the process of consulting before the Police could lay charges on a person has backfired.

On September 24, 2014, Assistant Commissioner of Police Blackett issued a directive to all Regional Commanders of the Department instructing that with immediate effect “…the practice of consulting the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as to whether to charge a person or persons for murder or any other crime must cease”.

This decision, reportedly taken on the advice of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, has caused a major embarrassment for the Police Department. On Tuesday of this week, the Police charged 18 year old Wilser Echeverria for the murder of Panamanian Diplomat Jose Rodrigo De la Rosa Stanford. But when Echeverria was taken to the Magistrate’s Court for arraignment on Wednesday, as would normally occur, Defense Attorneys Dickie Bradley and Michelle Trapp-Zuniga objected to the process citing section 36 of the Criminal Code which states that when a person claims self-defense in a murder case, the prosecution must have the Director of Public Prosecution’s written permission before laying charges.

Magistrate Aretha Ford agreed with the interpretation of the law as signalled by the defense attorneys and asked the Police if they had gotten such permission. Of course, the September 24th memo from ACP Blackett gave Police the go ahead to charge without consulting the DPP and that is exactly what occurred in this case. According to 7News reports, the prosecuting officer claimed in Court that the Police had obtained that directive and it was just a matter of time before it

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“It’s a normal practice”, says CitCo source

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