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THE BELIZE TIMES

Issue No. 4768

Moya Resigns now hired by Ashcroft

Belize City, October 19, 2011 The rift between embattled Belize City UDP Mayor Zenaida MoyaFlowers and UDP Leader Dean Barrow went public when Moya-Flowers made history as the only Mayor to be criminally-charged. The spectacle of being investigated by Police, arrested, charged, dragged to Court and called a thief is one of the most embarrassing episodes for Moya-Flowers, and undoubtedly because the drama was crafted by UDP Leaders, forgiveness will be hard to come by.

Moya-Flowers has reportedly sought vengeance ever since, and it appears, she’s close to getting it. Reliable sources have indicated to the BELIZE TIMES that Moya-Flowers has or will soon officially resign as Mayor of Belize City, as she will take up a job offer in London. Our sources also indicate that Moya is hardly in Belize anymore. Her sea-side mansion is now

NTUCB fires

Paul Perriott

Zenaida Moya-Flowers

Michael Ashcroft

occupied by close relatives, who collect shipments of London goodies constantly. So who occupies City Hall? No elected Mayor for certain.

The UDP has kept Moya-Flowers’ sudden emission hush-hush, but not because anyone would miss the Mayor. She is well aware of her notoriety, and has reportedly threatened to go

public that she has called it quits. It is certainly not that. The UDP is embarrassed to say that the Mayor has abandoned Belize for a plush job at a prestigious bank in London. Why embarrassed? Our sources indicate that Lord Michael Ashcroft is well-connected with that bank, and his recommen-

New PUP Leader will emerge from National Convention JULIUS ESPAT CAYO SOUTH

Barrow will ram through 9th Amendment

country will meet at Independence Hall to be notified from PUP Chairman Henry Usher and Secretary General Rachel Montejo who have been officially nominated to run for Leader of the PUP. Following this, the special as-

Belize City, October 19, 2011 On Friday, October 21st, a sitting of the House of Representatives will be held in Belmopan in which the Barrow Administration will pass the widely opposed and highly-controversial 9th Constitution Amendment Bill. With its supermajority in the House, the UDP will introduce and easily approve the Bill’s 2nd and 3rd reading.

But outside the house, a crowd of protestors are expected to gather to show their opposition to the constitutional amendment which threatens to erode

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mike espat toledo east

Belize City, October 19, 2011 On Thursday, October 20th the People’s United Party will set a date for a National Convention from which a new PUP Leader will emerge.

The PUP’s National Executive and Standard Bearers from across the

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ARTHUR SALDIVAR BELIZE RURAL NORTH

FABER UDP CITCO REFUSES TO STINKBOMB

PAY TEACHERS

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Belize City, October 19, 2011 In February of this year, Paul Perriott resigned from Belize Telemedia Limited after his relationship with the Governmentowned company deteriorated.

It made big news, because Perriott was an outspoken UDP supporter who assisted the Barrow Administration’s success at the polls in 2008. Eight months later, Perriott now finds himself at odds with his once-closest ally, the National Trade Union

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BFLA

ON LIFE

SUPPORT See page 3

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Police Don’t Want Peace in the Streets The time to save Belize is now!

Dear Editor: The following Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which are granted to every single Belizean, are enshrined in the Belize Constitution, Chapter 4, Part II. BELIZE CONSTITUTION PART II Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms 3. Fundamental rights and freedoms.

4. Protection of right to life.

5. Protection of right to personal liberty.

6. Protection of law.

7. Protection from inhuman treatment.

8. Protection from slavery and forced labour.

9. Protection from arbitrary search or entry.

10. Protection of freedom of movement.

11. Protection of freedom of conscience.

12. Protection of freedom of expression.

13. Protection of freedom of assembly and association.

14. Protection of right of privacy.

15. Protection of right to work.

16. Protection from discrimination on the grounds of race, etc.

17. Protection from deprivation of property.

18. Provisions for periods of public emergency.

19. Protection of persons detained under emergency laws.

20. Enforcement of protective provisions.

21. Protection of existing laws.

22. Interpretation and savings.

One by one, during his current stint as Prime Minister, Mr. Barrow has

The Party is nothing but the vanguard of the people, the active organ of the people, working at all times in the service of the people.”

sought to decimate and erode countless numbers of these.

Using (or rather, misusing) endearing terms such as “nationalism”,“safety”, “crime prevention” and other populistsounding slogans and pet names designed to gain the support of the masses, PM Barrow is slowly but steadily chipping away at the little that’s left of our democracy.

With every new bill, our country plunges alarmingly closer to tyranny and dictatorship, until one day we will have no fundamental rights or freedoms left.

Here are some facts: 1. The firing of Mrs. Hiriam Good for no good reason other than her allegedly being a PUP contravenes the very right to work enshrined in Section 15 of the Belize Constitution (Protection of right to work) as mentioned above.

Her husband, Mr. Charles Good, died protesting this denial of his wife’s fundamental right. He died not just for her, but for all of us who have had our right to work trampled upon by the illegal “spoils system” perpetrated by government after government since independence.

Mr. Charles Good is a national hero for standing up for his wife’s constitutional rights.

2. Section 17 (protection of right to private property) was breached when PM Barrow sought to assign rights to the government for “minerals” found underneath a person’s land. In the current incarnation of the Belize Constitution, it is the citizen that has these rights.

Mr. Barry Bowen sought to preserve his land rights in a court of law before his untimely death, and the outcome of his case is unclear to me.

This is also the section that was also breached when PM Barrow expropriated BTL from the private sector, hence the outrage from the business community at the expropriation.

(Belizeans should know that in a true nationalization, fair market value is paid to the owner of the property being nationalized. Expropriation, on the other hand, is akin to theft. No money is paid for the property that’s confiscated.)

3. Section 20 (Enforcement of protective provisions) in a nutshell says that if a person believes that any of his/her fundamental rights and freedoms (sections 3 - 19 above) have been or is likely to be breached, that he/she has the right to file a lawsuit in the Supreme Court to protect his/her rights.

PM Barrow has sought several times to derail this fundamental right, first by his “mineral rights” legislation challenged by Mr. Barry Bowen and others, and now with his 9th Amendment Bill which seeks to stop people from challenging certain constitutional changes.

4. The “protection of right of privacy”, Section 14, has also been breached by the new eavesdropping law. It’s been turned on its head, frankly.

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Dear Editor, As someone who has lived in the Mayflower Street Area for all my life, 75 years to be exact, I must say I am very proud to see our neighborhood being cleaned up and prettied up by our young residents.

As most of Belize knows, our area has received a lot of negative publicity over the years especially because of the involvement of some of our young men in gang activity. The biggest black eye we got was when a grenade was thrown in our neighborhood and one of our young children was killed.

For the past few weeks, the young men and some of the young women around here have been busy cleaning our yards and the neighborhood in general. While I and the rest of older residents of Mayflower are happy to see this and are proud of our young people, we are very disturbed because every day, the police come by and harass the young men. It is making the guys very angry because just as they take out their tools and get ready to work, the police drive up and start pointing guns at them.

Then, they put them to stand up against our fences and rub them down. Some of the guys have dreadlocks and the police have their hands all in their heads. The police never find anything on the young men and when they jump back into their vehicles, they just laugh at them and drive away.

Dean Barrow and Doug Singh say that they started this work program so the gangs could keep the peace but it is obvious that the police don’t want peace. If

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Dylan Reneau’s letter to Paul Perriott 11th October 2011 Paul Perriott First Vice President Belize City C/O Belize Communication Workers Union Subject: Re: Performance of duties Dear Bro Perriott, Reference my letter of 16th July 2011 and your response of 5th August 2011, I write to inform you of the decision of the Executive Committee meeting held on 4th October 2011 and General Council meeting of 6th October 2011.

The General Council has upheld the decision of the Executive Committee to remove you from office as First Vice President effective 7th October 2011

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From the ghetto streets

“U.D.P. Side Show Hooligans”

Dear Editor, It is starting to happen again, the Prime Minister and the rest of his waitresses are serving red kool-aid to the people of this country. Mr. Barrow, what is wrong with you? It seems as if your Government forgot what you have done to us. Every day we wake up and face pain and suffering while you all enjoy the best time of you lives using up the tax payer’s money. Life is harder, not easier out here Mr. Barrow.

The day you got into office the whole country went on a meltdown.

Mr. Barrow only your cronies are eating good and living large, while Belizeans die trying. The other night I was watching T.V. when Mr. Barrow was presenting his CitCo candidates better known as the U.D.P. sideshow hooligans. It seems as if we are on a repeat with the same bogus dreams talking about they can do a better job and you know that is not true. Remember Belizeans da fool the talk but da nuh fool the listen. They are in power right now and they can’t even find solutions to the garbage and street problems we face today. What a shame? But what can I can? That is the U.D.P. way of no way with the leadership of Darrel Bradley.

Belizeans already got five years of hard times and we don’t want another five years more. So take your dreams somewhere else.

Belizeans says, “enough is enough.” Vote them out!

Till next week, rise up Belizeans.

Roberto Peyrefitte

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Faber Refuses to Pay Teachers Belize City, October 20, 2011 Today marks thirty-three (33) working days since primary schools reopened their doors for the 2011/2012 School Year and still, there are over two hundred (200) teachers who have not received their salaries for the month of September which was due to them on Friday, September 30, 2011.

Now, while those hardworking teachers are left holding unpaid bills in their hands, the Ministry of Education and the Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) are engaged in a blame game. In a recent television news interview, BNTU President, Luke Palacio and “Executive Secretary for Life”, George Frazer pointed fingers at the Minister of Education, Patrick Faber and his Ministry demanding that the teachers be paid forthwith. The ever defensive and quarrelsome fella he is, Faber swung back at Frazer saying that his Government and Ministry could not and must not be blamed for the extra long delay in payment of the teachers’ salaries.

Instead of accepting responsibility for the delay, Faber and his academically challenged CEO, David Leacock, have taken to the TV airwaves in a deliberate attempt to pass blame on the respective school managements. At the same time, these two boneheads are defending the inaction and obvious incompetence of the useless bunch of persons that calls itself the Teaching Services Commission.

At the official launch of the Teaching Services Commission, the Minister of Education hailed it as the “panacea” for Belize’s Education System. In his

New PUP Leader

PUP Chairman Henry Usher briefs the media

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sembly will then decide on the date and venue for the National Convention.

The BELIZE TIMES has been reliably informed that there are three candidates who all have current executive posts in the PUP: Treasurer Julius Espat, Deputy Leader Mike Espat, and Deputy Co-Chair of Policy and Reform Arthur Saldivar.

remarks, Faber said that the Teaching Services Commission would address and solve all the problems we face in Education. Well, the continuous delay in the payment of our teachers’ salaries serves to confirm that the Teaching Services Commission is nothing but an ineffective and inept body of so-called professionals. Come on, if these people can’t resolve a simple issue as that of the payment of salaries, how could they adequately and competently address and solve the many other intricate problems in our Education System?

Patrick Faber and his CEO can say what they want but like we, at the BELIZE TIMES, said in our previous issue, when it comes to the salaries of our teachers, the buck stops with the Government of Belize and the Ministry of Education. We are certain Faber and Leacock have received their salaries and “special allowances” IN FULL for the month of September; so, they couldn’t care less that there are over 200 teachers out there who remain unpaid.

It is now October 20 and the teachers’ salaries for the month of October become due in the next eight (8) days on October 28. Concomitant with their outstanding paychecks are the outstanding bills that continue to stock up. If it were the PUP Government, George Frazer would’ve already sounded the call for strike action. These days, however, it appears that the UDP cat has Frazer’s dinosaur tongue.

To Patrick Faber, CEO Leacock and the Ministry of Education, we say stop with the blame game. Our teachers

Barrow will ram through 9th Amendment Continued from page 1 the Court’s role in our democracy.

The latest organisations to come out against the 9th Amendment are the Belize National Teacher’s Union and the Carter Center for Democracy. They join other groups including the Opposition PUP, Chamber of Commerce, the Bar Association, Belizeans for Justice, COLA, the Humans Rights Commission of Belize, and Friends of Belize who have all called the 9th Amendment a dangerous step.

But Prime Minister Barrow isn’t budging, even if it means turning a blind eye to the law which requires him to obey the majority. Friends of Belize recently led a campaign to gather the required 17,000 signatures. A total of 21,000 were collected, and will be presented to the Governor General who will then call for a Referendum. But PM Barrow has said publicly that he is not bound to a referendum, and at least in this case of the 9th Amendment, nothing will stand in his way.

Barrow is hell bent on deforming democracy, but it will be left to be seen whether the might of the people can be enough to stop him.

have been faithfully reporting to duty since September 5 and they are simply requesting what is rightfully theirs – SHUT UP and PAY UP!!

BFLA ON LIFE SUPPORT

Will GOB step in to “save” major organization?

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

By Alton Humes The Belize Family Life Association (BFLA) has an unnamable value in their work of helping adults and young persons to understand and control their Sexual and Reproductive Health/Rights (S&RH/R).

So when the news broke yesterday that the storied and indeed iconic NGO would soon be shutting its doors as a result of sordid, seemingly unforeseeable economic pressures, it certainly sent up howls of torrent and pain.

The situation boils down to a simple, but aggravated fact: Even with money-making projects coming in for them, no money is available to pay their staff, numbering around 15 to 20 in the city alone.

And that’s a huge problem.

BFLA also operates a youth group, the Youth Advocacy Movement (YAM), which is spread out over 4 branches in 3 districts, and shares the same mandate as its parent organization.

According to statistics from its office, annually they hold con-

sultations with over 30,000 persons under the age of 25, and almost 40,000 persons above the age of 25. These consultations are for a wide-range of services including family counseling, HIV/AIDS counseling, sexual and reproductive health training, parenting, contraceptives, Pap Smears and other breast examinations. BFLA is almost one of the few existing NHI providers on the Southside of Belize City.

It’s a situation that would sadden anyone, including this reporter, who was a member of the aforementioned youth group for around 3 years, and witnessed personally the sheer force and magnitude of BFLA’s work, and its deeply positive impacts upon the Belizean community as a whole. But there remains hope for the organization, as expressed by its Executive Director, Ms. Joan Burke, who’s categorically stated that if the closure must happen, that she “would be at the doors” to assist and help whoever comes in for their services, but not before she and her staff seek all the help possible.

We understand that appeals have been made to the Ministry of Health as well as to the Prime Minister.

Noel Usher gunned down for “snitching” on bank robbery Wednesday, October 19, 2011 There was another murder on Tuesday night, and the victim was a member of the Southside Gang.

This was not the usual gang on gang rivalry, however. In fact, it is thought to be the result of a conspiracy among a group to rob a bank that then turned against the victim. Noel Usher, 30, a father of two young sons, was stalked by two assassins who set chase after him as he ran from a nearby shop on Queen Charlotte Street through a “short-cut” to Reggae Street where he lived. He tried to reach inside a yard where he had placed an order for some creole

Noel Usher

buns, but a volley of bullets struck him in the face and chest.

While police have not yet charged

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Moya Resigns

Noel Usher gunned down for “snitching” on bank robbery

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dation may have jolted Moya-Flowers to take up new employee status.

Now, the UDP have done an excellent job to paint themselves as enemies of Ashcroft. This, after many years of collecting campaign funds from the British Millionaire, and of course, after decades of Dean Barrow’s servitude to Ashcroft. But the truth is Ashcroft still lies deep in their midst, and the reason they are living dirty rich is because he continues to feed them. Ask Boots Martinez. Ask Michael Finnegan. And now, ask Zenaida Moya-Flowers.

This should come as no surprise.

Only a few months ago, Moya-Flowers led a delegation of Mayors to London.

One of their special activities included a meeting with Lord Ashcroft. Could it be that the Mayor used the opportunity to discuss her exit-the-UDP-strategy?

Could it be that she discussed her alliance with Ashcroft and a possible

NTUCB fires

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Congress of Belize.

Perriott who is the President of the Belize Communications Workers Union had also been elected as 1st Vice President of the NTUCB. But according to a letter obtained by the BELIZE TIMES, Perriott has been booted from the NTUCB. On October 11th, NTUCB President Dylan Reneau wrote Perriott that the NTUCB’s general council had met five days before and supported a decision that Perriott be removed as 1st Vice President. According to Reneau, Perriott was guilty of being “nonfunctional in office… because of [his] nonattendance to meetings and non-performance of duties.”

The NTUCB has also decided to remove Perriott as their nominee in the Senate, and they intend to move posthaste to find a replacement within the next three weeks.

Reneau claims that the Union had not stood up Perriott when he claimed that “union busting” had forced him out of BTL earlier in the year, because Perriott had sought an attorney before going to them and also because he had failed to submit “certain documents” to them.

“We thank you for your contribution to the trade union movement over the years and wish you all the best,” Reneau ends the NTUCB’s letter.

Photo courtesy Moya-Flowers

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Lord Ashcroft huddles with UDP Mayors during special meeting in London. Moya-Flowers was likely behind the camera.

strategy to bring down Barrow? Only time can tell, but if the indications turn out to be true, Moya-Flowers will help to serve a plate of reality check on Dean Barrow and his City Council nincompoops come March 2012. This is one worth paying to watch.

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anyone, they have detained a man who lives right around the corner from Usher. The man, witnesses say, had sent numerous death threats to Usher after he had silently planned to become the prosecution’s chief witness in the court case for the April Heritage Bank robbery in Orange Walk. Eyewitnesses saw two men, each holding guns and one of them being one who is charged along with Usher for the bank robbery. It is those accounts that police are “banking” on to charge and convict the individual.

“Biggs” as Usher is also known, was among the group of men from the Southside Gang who, in September, met with reporters on Queen Charlotte Street

to explain why they were not taking part in a short-lived gang truce. When he was killed on Tuesday night, the killers, like Saturday night’s attacker on Karl Galvez, on North Creek, took advantage of an overgrown, unlit deadend to pounce. The residents of both areas where these murders have taken place are calling on the relevant authorities to install proper lighting and cut the overgrown bushes near their homes that criminals frequently use to commit crime.

In April of this year, Usher, Ricky and Ronald Valencia, and Samantha Carlos were all charged jointly for the Heritage Bank heist, in which over $200,000 was stolen. Police later recovered some of the money and items they believe were purchased with the stolen money. A big sum of that money has still not been recovered.

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Heads Must Roll!!

Any other country that is besieged by crime and violence and has its borders vulnerable to narco-trafficking would have treated the breach of our security forces’ armory as an attack on its national security. The problem in Belize is that the Barrow Administration is so impotent on crime that all we got was a lousy press conference followed by illogical excuses.

What is frightening is that under the UDP 93-98 administration, the Barrow/Perdomo duo had this same kind of result on crime. It is that same kind of incompetence which today has Belize held at siege by criminals.

In March of ‘96 Belize experienced a major attack on its security when armed guerillas (strongly believed to be Guatemalan) stopped vehicles and held up Belizeans along the Roaring River on the Hummingbird Highway at gun point and robbed them of their monies, jewelry and other valuables. This brazen ataack took place for over three hours just miles outside Belmopan, the headquarters of our National Security officials and Police. A Belizean soldier, Geronimo Sho, was shot and killed and the guerillas took a vehicle and drove it through six villages and twin towns before escaping across our borders. The Minister responsible for National Security at that time was Dean Barrow. His CEO was Carlos Perdomo. Nothing came out of it. Nothing changed.

Over the past few weeks under the same Barrow/Perdomo duo, Belize’s national security has been breached multiple times. As if by coincidence, the National Coast Guard base, BDF Headquarters and BATSUB Headquarters were invaded by local or foreign agents and a military boat, 42 high-powered guns, and 4 laptops containing confidential information were stolen from the military stations. What followed was an exercise of foolishness coupled with pathetic excuses from our security forces and the Ministry of National Security.

For Belize, it is not so much that a boat was stolen or the amount of weapons stolen nor is it about the calibre of the guns, but it’s about where the breach occurred. The Belize Defence Force (BDF) and the National Coast Guard (NCG) are the nation’s security institutions, with twenty-four hour armed security surveillance and protection. If the UDP can’t protect their own parameters, how then can they guard the entire 8,667 square miles of Belize?

This embarrassment has sent the wrong message. It made the entire nation look incompetent, if not stupid. In other countries Ministers resign for lesser things. In Belize, the Prime Minister doesn’t even budge to discipline. The U.S. claims Government officials are facilitating these criminals; maybe they are not so wrong.

Minister Carlos Perdomo is going up and about as if nothing happened, while military soldiers will get court marshaled. Incompetence should not be awarded. We are calling on the Minister of Security to do the right thing – Resign. Resign Perdomo, or soon you’ll be removed!!

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UDP CitCo Stinkbomb Belize City, October 11, 2011 Just when city residents thought there could be nothing worse than seeing and feeling the obnoxious effects of the UDP City Council’s neglect over the last six years, we almost got knocked out by the stink wreaked by their incompetence.

Whether it was rotten fish food or the smell of nervous and sweaty Councillors hiding out at the garbage site for fear of facing city residents, the stink emanating from the Western Highway dump was too much to handle. More than a week passed, with residents from Faber’s Road to as far as Buttonwood Bay having to suffer from the UDP City Council’s toxic lack of oversight of the dump, but no official dared to deal with the problem.

Then lo and behold, Philloughby stepped out of his hole and claimed that something was indeed smelly in the city, and this time it wasn’t him. According to Philloughby, he was the “determinance” of what was going wrong, and here’s his Darwinian theory as explained to Channel 7: “There was an unfortunate incident due to the weather over the past few days that wet bi-product that is being stored by the Belize Mills.

Due to the weather the product got wet, it is a fish staple and because it got wet it became con-

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they truly want peace, why do they keep harassing the young men on the job site? And what we would also want to know is who is giving the orders for them to do so?

The young men of Mayflower are no saints but we admire what they are doing because they are helping to clean up the bad image of our neighborhood. And even though they are getting a little pay to clean up the neighborhood, I could see that they really want to make our neighborhood a better place for all us to live in. What they are asking for and what we, the residents of Mayflower, are asking for is that the police just leave them alone.

Mr. Barrow and Mr. Singh, you say that you want the guys to keep the peace so why not tell the police to leave them in peace. They’ve put down the guns and have picked up shovels, rakes and machetes. All they’re asking for is the police to respect them and leave them alone.

Like most Belizeans, we want there to be peace in the streets but if you continue to allow your police to hassle these young men, they will snap and you can forget about having any kind of peace.

Name Withheld for Fear of Police Victimization

taminated. It’s a fish product that Belize Mills - as I was brief by their personnel, it would have been fish that would have been dry. At hind sight it’s a landfill that we are dealing with and at any given time it is waste that it going there. We cannot be “determinance” of what and how it will smell after it is deposited. It’s after that we learn that correct it and remedial measures are put in place.”

City residents should add this latest shameful episode as the umpteenth reason to vote out the UDP from City Hall. But the question now is: what next can go wrong under the UDP City Council?

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for being nonfunctional in office, as documented in the NTUCB constitution at clause 14.1.3, because of your nonattendance to meetings and nonperformance of duties. The General Council has also decided to replace you as our Senatorial representative therefore we will shortly dispatch an email requesting nominees from the affiliates to vote for a new senator.

The General Council has also instructed that your office be filled by election at the upcoming Annual General Meeting slated for 12th and 13th November 2011.

We take note of the queries in your response outlined below:1. Will NTUCB advancing your cause “union busting” with the present owners of BTL. You have been inconclusive on this matter as first you were going through an attorney then you came to NTUCB. You were asked for certain documents which the general secretary has stated that you have not submitted. We really want to address this matter but you must be an integral part of the process therefore the ball is in your court on this matter.

We note that your union has to play an integral role.

2. You have requested copies of minutes of executive and general council meetings. We have had a serious problem with achieving quorum over the past three months but the office does send whatever discussion notes were generated at those gatherings. Please indicate to the office via email ntucb@btl.net what was the last minute received so that outstanding minutes/notes are forwarded to you.

3. You have requested the latest financial. As a delegate, you should receive your financial report therefore please send an email to the office copied to the treasurer for the requested financials.

We thank you for your contribution to the trade union movement over the years and wish you all the best.

Regards, Dylan Reneau President

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Donovan Franzua sentenced to 5 years for Dangerous Harm BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 19, 2011 He almost took a man’s life, but on Monday Donovan Franzua, 36, was sentenced to 5 years

by Justice Denis Hanomansingh in the Northern District session of the Supreme Court, after he was convicted of dangerous harm on October 5.

Franzua, who was not represented by an attorney, did not call any character witnesses. He spoke on his own behalf and asked for leniency.

His sentence is to take effect from September 22nd, the day his trial began.

Franzua was charged with attempted murder and dangerous harm in the alternative, in connection with the shooting of Omar Vellos, 28, which occurred between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on March 9, 2010.

Vellos, who was the owner of Buns Carwash in Corozal Town at the time, testified that he was at his business when Franzua appeared and pointed a 9 millimetre pistol at him and threatened him.

Donovan Franzua Vellos said Franzua fired a shot at him that struck him in his right hip.

He said while he was running Franzua fired three more shots and one of the bullets caught him in the upper part of his back and damaged his spine, causing an injury that has left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Vellos said he fell to the ground and Franzua fired two shots into the wall.

Franzua then picked up the expended shells and left, said Vellos.

Franzua said he was going to testify. But he then changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of the alternative charge of dangerous harm.

Wesley College rocked by fraud BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

By Alton Humes Wesley College has a tradition of excellence, good standing and success but a recent attack on the institution has rocked the school’s reputation.

Last week, School Principal ringed the alarm when she reported to Police that sometime between Friday, July 10th 2011 and Thursday, September 1st 2011, someone withdrew from the Wesley College Atlantic Bank account number 100169620 the sum of $65,226.00bcy without her authorization.

But that wasn’t all. Armstrong also re-

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Accused burglar asks to be sent to jail BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 19, 2011

By Roy Davis Usually persons who are charged with offences for which bail can be granted hope that when they are arraigned they are granted bail that only requires a signature.

That was not the case with Kendrick Hendricks, 28, a laborer of Hattieville.

Hendricks appeared yesterday in the #4 Magistrate’s Court and he was charged with burglary and handling stolen goods, charges for which he pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution objected to bail on the grounds that the offences have been quite prevalent, especially in Hat-

tieville.

The objection, however, was not necessary because Hendricks told the Magistrate, Roberto Ordonez, that he does not want any bail.

He said he wants to go to prison to “take a rest”.

He was remanded into custody until November 18.

The incident occurred on October 3. According to the allegation Hendricks broke into the house of his neighbor, Stacey Rogers, and stole one black and grey DVD player that has a value of $175.

The police reported that later the same day they recovered the DVD player from Hendricks.

Kendrick Hendricks

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Ex-Cop accused of land fraud

Humberto Castillo BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 19, 2011

By Roy Davis Humberto Castillo, 43, a former police constable residing at 1C Antelope Street who allegedly swindled $1,700 from a woman, was charged with 1 count of obtaining property by deception and 1 count of uttering a false document when he appeared yes-

terday in the #2 Magistrate’s Court.

Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser did not take a plea from him because the offences are indictable. She offered him a bail of $5,000, which he met, and adjourned his case until December 8.

The incident occurred on September 19.

The complainant, Rosa Guardado, 45, a domestic worker residing in Hattieville, reported to the police that Castillo sold her a lot, #399, purportedly located at mile 8 on the Western Highway, for $1,700. She said Castillo then went missing and efforts by her to contact him by telephone proved futile.

She told police that when she checked with the Lands Department she discovered that no such lot existed at mile 8 on the Western Highway.

Guardado also told the Police that Castillo gave her a declaration form and a deed of assignment.

Gunman murders Karl

Galvez in front of girlfriend

Karl Galvez Tuesday October 18, 2011 Another Belize City man, a resident of 4th Street King’s Park became another statistic on the police blotter for 2011. Karl Galvez, 33, was shot once in the back as he walked with his girlfriend from her house on Rivero Street onto Krawl Road and then onto a pedestrian bridge on North Creek that connects Krawl Road to Curassow Street on Saturday night. The gunman acted with precision, followed behind the couple as they walked on Krawl Road and closed in on Galvez, shot him, then got back on his bicycle, which he left at the side of the bridge, and rode off towards Fairweather Street. He wore no mask and he didn’t need to because the area is so acutely dark, that anyone could engage in crime there at night without worrying about being identified.

It is a killing that Galvez’ family cannot comprehend, because they didn’t know him to have any conflict with anyone. There

was no part of town he couldn’t go, his aunt, Cansita Beeks told reporters as she waited outside the morgue to hear of his cause of death. But one man from the area where Galvez was shot dead, said that residents had a problem with Galvez’ cruelty towards animals, in particular, dogs. The resident recollected that Galvez was known to ride his bicycle over dogs as they lie on the streets, and hurling rocks at others as he made his way through the area. There is no way to connect that alleged practice to his killing, however.

The labourer was not a father, and his cousins took him as an older brother. The day he was murdered, he went to visit quite a number of them. Beeks did not get to see him though, because he was scheduled to pay her a visit the following day, Sunday, when it was her daughter’s birthday. But he never lived to see Sunday. His girlfriend, who was with him when he was shot, was taken to the police station for questioning, since she was the closest witness to the crime. It was her screams that alerted neighbours in the dark area that something terrible had happened.

The neighbours, meantime, have expressed outrage and discontent at the powers that be for the length of time they have ignored their area. Saturday night’s murder was only the latest of several attacks over the months, as people have been shot and robbed numerous times before because of the poor lighting that exists. They appeal now, with Galvez’ murder, for some action to be taken.

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Team Garage is a table tennis powerhouse Belize City, October 10, 2011 There is a new powerhouse in the sport of table tennis and they are Team Garage. Team Garage is split into two teams: #1 and #2.

Team Garage No.1 spanked the Hurricanes 5-3, while Team Garage No.2 outlasted the BDF Spin Kings 5-4 to post 2 wins in the Belize Table Tennis Association’s team table tennis competition at the home of table tennis at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium on Sunday, October 16.

Team Garage No.1 upset Hurricanes 5-3. Garage’s Tyrone Tun spanked Davis Huang 3-0, and blanked Hector Lopez 3-1, while Eric Stamp crushed Hector Lopez, Davis

Other Games: Tallawah vs. Terminators – 5-2 Harim Ochaeta vs. Wen Te Chen - 3-0 Harim Ochaeta vs. Jason Lin – 3-0 Moses Babb vs. John Le – 3-3 Harim Ochaeta vs. Wen Te Chen – 3-0 Harim Ochaeta vs. Jason Lin – 3-0 John Le vs. Gian Lisbey – 3-0 Jason Lin vs. Lisbey – 3-2 Tallawah’s vs. Turds 5-0 Ashar Arthrus vs. Khalid Encalada – 3-0 Ashar Arthrus vs. Jarrid Thompson – 3-0 Harim Ochaeta vs. Raymond Woods – 3-0 Harim Ochaeta vs. Khalid Encalada – 3-0 Gian Lisbey vs. Jarrid Thompson – 3-0 Fantastic Four vs. Terminators – 5-3 Ricardo Bailey vs. Allen Lin – 3-0 Ricardo Bailey vs. John Le – 3-2 Aaron Stock vs. Allen Lin – 3-0 Joseph Suknandan vs. Wen Te Chen 3-1 Joseph Suknandan vs. Allen Lin – 3-0 John Le vs. Sukhnandan – 3-1 Wen Te Chen vs. Aaron Stock – 3-1 Wen Te Chen vs. Ricardo Bailey – 3-0 Fantastic Four vs. Jet Amp – 5-1 Aaron Stock vs. Ted Marin – 3-0 Aaron Stock vs. Ensworth Tzul – 1-3 Joseph Sukhnandan vs. Jeff Ali – 3-0 Joseph Sukhnandan vs. Ted Marin 3-0 Ricardo Bailey vs. Ensworth Tzul –3-2 Ricardo Bailey vs. Jeff Ali – 3-0 Jet Amp vs. the Turds – 5-0 Jeff Ali vs. Khalid Encalada – 3-0 Jeff Ali vs. Raymond Woods – 3-0 Ted Marin vs. Raymond Woods – 3-0 Ensworth Tzul vs. Jarrid Thompson 3-0 Ensworth Tzul vs. Khalid Encalada 3-2 BDF Spin Kings vs. Jet Amp – 5-2 Charlton Roches vs. Ensworth Tzul – 3-0 Charlton Roches vs. Jeff Ali – 3-1 Chris Neal vs. Jeff Ali – 3-1 Radford Baizar vs. Ted Marin – 3-0 Radford Baizar vs. Jeff Ali – 3-2 Ensworth Tzul vs. Radford Baizar – 3-0 Ted Marin vs. Chris Neal – 3-0 Hurricanes vs. Team Cuz – 5-4 Carlos Cui vs. Nichloas Martin – 3-1 Carlos Cui vs. Hollis Parham – 3-0 Carlos Cui vs. Jorge Espat – 3-1 Davis Huang vs. Hollis Parham – 3-2 Hector Lopez vs. Hollis Parham – 3-0 Nicholas Martin vs. Hector Lopez – 3-0 Nicholas Martin vs. Davis Huang – 3-1 Jorge Espat vs. Hector Lopez – 3-2 Jorge Espat vs. Davis Huang – 3-1

Huang and Carlos Cui, 3-1 each. Cui had won 3-1 over Roberto Leal, and 3-0 over Tyrone Tun, while Hector Lopez won 3-1 over Leal.

The Garage No.2 team outlasted the BDF Spin Kings 5-4 in the last match of the day. Garage’s Mario Guerrrero spanked BDF’s Charlton Roches 3-1, and doubleblanked Lionel Cutkelvin and Radford Baizar 3-0 each, while Garage’s Mike Sanchez spanked Lionel Cutkelvin 3-0 and Luis Marin blanked Cutkelvin 3-0. The BDF’s Radford Baizar had outlasted Luis Marin 3-2 and also upset Mike Sanchez 3-2, while Charlton Roches spanked Luis Marin 3-1 and blanked Mike Sanchez 3-0.

Garage No. 1 Roberto Leal

SCA leads high school volleyball Belize City, October 18, 2011 The defending national high school champs, St Catherine’s Academy girls are leading the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association (CSSSA) volleyball competition with 3 wins as the competition continued at the Belize City Center on Tuesday, October 18.

The SCA girls blew away the Gwen Lizarraga High school girls in 2 sets. Jerika Burton and Brianny Staine led the SCA attack with the spikes at the net to finish plays set by Ashley Habet and Xiomara Quan to win the 1st set 25-18. The Gwen Liz girls tried for a comeback but the SCa girls dominated 2513.

Other games: SCA vs. Wesley College – 25-8, 25-16 SCA vs. Ladyville Technical High – 25-13, 25-13 Ladyville Technical vs. Wesley College – 25-14, 23-25, 15-9 Ladyville Tech vs. Anglican Cathedral College – 25-88, 17-25, 18-16 Anglican Cathedral College vs. Maud Williams High – 25-15, 25-19 Anglican Cathedral College vs.

Gwen Liz – ACC win by forfeit Gwen Lizarraga High vs. Maud Williams High – 25-14, 25-11 Wesley College vs. Maud Williams High – 24-14, 25-11

SCA’s Briany Staine served 6 aces

SCA’s Jerika Burton spikes

Belize’s final match for World Cup qualifier Belize City, October 19, 2011 Belize no longer has a chance of advancing to the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers, but it continues to play international matches.

Belize lost three matches of the four it has played. The losses were consecutive: 2-1 to Guatemala on September 6th, 4-1 to Grenada on October 7th, and 3-1 to Guatemala on October 12th. The only game won was Belize’s first away-match against Grenada on September 2nd.

Belize’s final games will be played on November 11th against St. Standings: Vincent and the GrenaGuatemala – 12 dines at the Belmopan Grenada – 4 FFB Stadium, and on NoSt. Vincent & the vember 15th against the Grenadines – 4 same team as an awayBelize – 3

Team Belize

match. These are the last two opportunities the team has to regain any

semblance of victory. Belize currently ranks last in the standings.

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Wesley College undefeated in high school volleyball

SJC prepares to block Wesley’s shot

SJC player servss

Holy Redeemer

girls defeat volleyball opponents Belize City, October 18, 2011 The defending city champs, the Holy Redeemer RC School girls, are leading the Belize City primary schools volleyball competition which continued at the Belize City Center on Tuesday, October 18.

The Holy Redeemer RC School girls enjoyed their 3rd win: 25-11 and 25-10 over the Queen Square Anglican school girls on Tuesday.

The Holy Redeemer RC School girls enjoyed their 2nd win 25-14 and 25-7 over Ephesus 7th Day Adventist School girls last Wednesday. They had also triumphed in their first outing, 25-15 and 25-9 over the St. Martin De Porres RC School girls on the 2nd day of competition on Thursday, October 6.

Holy Redeemer team

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Other games: St. Martin De Porres RC vs. Ephesus 7th Day Adventist – 25-17, 25-22 Belize Elementary School vs. St. John’s Anglican – 25-8, 25-12 Belize Elementary School vs. Salvation Army – BES win by forfeit Ephesus 7th Day Adventist vs. Queen Square Anglican – 25-21, 25-20 St. Ignatius RC School vs. St. John’s Primary School – 25-14, 25-16 St. John’s Vianney RC School vs.

Ephesus 7th Day Adventist – 25-17, 25-8 St. John Vianney vs.

Queen Square girls – 25-18, 25-15 Wesley Upper School vs. St. John’s Anglican – 25-23, 25-23 Queen Square Anglican vs. St. Martin De Porres – 25-17, 25-16

Belize City, October 18, 2011 rally the St John’s boys for a The undefeated Wesley counterattack, but the Wesley college boys remain undefeatboys dominated the second ed in the Central Secondary set 25-10.

Schools Sports Association The Wesley College (CSSSA) volleyball competiboys coasted to their 1st win tion with 3 wins. against the Maud Williams The Wesley College boys High School boys in their first enjoyed their 3rd win over outing last Wednesday. The the Ladyville Technical High Wesley boys won the first set School boys in 2 sets: 25-16 25-9, but the Maud Williams and 25-19 on Tuesday eveboys tried for a comeback and ning. won the 2nd set 25-16, before The Wesley College boys the Wesley boys took it away also enjoyed their 2nd win 15-11 in the 3rd set. over the St John’s College boys on Other games: Friday evening.

St John’s College vs. Gwen Lizarraga High Jermaine Madrill – SJC win by forfeit and Michael PerAnglican Cathedral College vs. era led the Wesley Maud Williams High – 25-20, 25-23 boys’ attacks as ACC vs. Gwen Liz – ACC win by forfeit they won the first Ladyville Tech vs. Anglican Cathedral set 25-17. Kyle WilCollege – 25-19, 25-19 liams and Andrew Ladyville Tech vs. SJC boys – 25-21, 25-23 Vasquez tried to

Holy Redeemer & St. John’s Vianney boys lead high school volleyball

Holy Redeemer boys

Belize City, October 18, 2011 Holy Redeemer RC School and St. John Vianney School boys are leading the Belize City primary schools volleyball competition with an undefeated record of 3-0.

The Holy Redeemer School boys enjoyed their 3rd win: 25-14, 25-6 over the Queen’s Square Anglican School boys on Tuesday. They had their 2nd win over the Ephesus 7th Day Adventist School boys: 2511 and 25-7. They had also outlasted the St. Martin De Porres School boys who won the first set 25-14, before regaining the lead 25-19 and 15-12 in their first outing, on Thursday, October 6.

The St. John Vianney School boys enjoyed their 3rd win with scores 25-17 and 25-16 over Ephesus 7th Day Adventist School boys on Monday, October 17. They had also enjoyed their second victory over 25-16 and 25-23 over the boys of Ebenezer Methodist School.

Their first victory was against Queen Square Anglican School with the game ending 25-16, 25-23.

Other games: St. Martin De Porres vs.

Ephesus 7th Day Adventist 20-25, 25-15 and 15-13 St. Martin De Porres vs.

Queen Square – 25-9, 25-9 Belize Elementary vs. St John’s Anglican – 25-19, 25-11 Belize Elementary vs. Salvation Army – BES win by forfeit St. Ignatius RC vs. St. John’s Anglican – 25-9, 25-11 St. Ignatius RC vs. Buttonwood Bay Nazarene - 25-17, 25-21 Ephesus 7th Day Adventist vs.

Queen Square Anglican – 25-13, 23-25, 15-11 Wesley Upper School vs.

Buttonwood Bay Nazarene – 25-15, 25-15 Wesley Upper boys vs. St. John’s Anglican – 25-16, 25-17

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A Los Angeles fashion consultant is suing Lauryn Hill for holding onto some designer duds a little too long. Stylist Via Davia Vintage claims that Lauryn stole clothes from the company back in 2007 during her European tour.

Supposedly, Lauryn was only allowed to keep the clothes from Via Davia Vintage for four weeks for a fixed price. The consultants claim that not only did not pay all of what she owed, she kept some of the clothes for three months.

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PUP 61 Birthday Saturday October 15, 2011 - Xaibe Village, Corozal

OW Central Area Representative, Hon. Johnny Brice単o

Corozal North Standard Bearer, Valdemar Castillo

Corozal South East Area Representative, Hon. Florencio Marin Jr.

OW East Standard Bearer, Marco Tulio Mendez

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Corozal Bay Standard Bearer, Gregorio Garcia Jr.

Corozal South West Standard Bearer, Ramiro Ramirez

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UDP Haad Times!

Minister’s home auctioned,

Ambassador’s business closes down Belize City, October 19, 2011 Since February 2008, the nation has been struggling to cope through a slow UDP-induced economic recession.

While UDP Ministers and their cronies have been obviously weathering this storm well, thanks to their stealing and fleecing, Belizeans have been tormented by the harsh realities of having to work multiple jobs to meet basic expenses, or failing to meet loan obligations and having their homes and properties taken away by loan agencies.

Just look through the weekly newspapers and count the number of homes being auctioned by Banks. It is evidence not only of the tough times faced by Belizeans, but also of the Government’s inability or refusal to step in and provide some sort of rescue plan to aid home owners.

And just in case you thought the crisis wasn’t real, then the revelation that two millionaire UDPs have been struck so hard that they are also “victims” of UDP incompetence may leave you speechless.

First is Cayo Minister Salvador Fernandez who has one of his many house being advertised for auction in the newspaper. The Apollo Street property which includes a timber structure was held in freehold by Fernandez. Fernandez borrowed from the Belize Bank and mort-

knocking on their doors, Fernandez has other mansion homes.

Second is former teacher, turned millionaire Ambassador Rosendo“Chendo” Urbina. The story of Chendo’s meteoric rise to wealth is one that must be told. It is sure to include at least five of the seven deadly sins. But we’ll leave that story for another time, and return to the issue at hand. Shortly after the UDP took office, Chendo opened the “A&R Gas Station” on the Northern Highway, which competed with other fuel stations. Whether Chendo was able to offer cheaper fuel because he had access to Government’s cheaper Venezuela petro is not known. But the business didn’t last long, as the gas station closed down without notice two weeks ago.

Both cases are proof that the Barrow Administration is killing the economy with no mercy for Belizeans. On the streets of Belize, the hard times under the UDP are real. Dictator Barrow, “Haad Pay” Faber, “Uncle Tom” Elrington, “Sniffing” Boots, “Contraband” Coy, “Ghost Minister” Martinez, “Mechanic” Hutchinson, “SIS”

Chendo the Millionaire’s gas station has closed down

gaged the property. Salva turned hard pay, so the Bank has seized his property.

Unfortunately, unlike many Belizeans who have heard the bank’s receiver

Gabino,

the “Gambino”?

Belize City, October 17, 2011 If the latest public outrage towards the illegal scheme to plant/ test Genetically Modified corn in Belize is not enough reason to purge the Ministry of Agriculture of the rogue and dangerous officials in its midst, then we don’t Gabino Canto Rene Montero know what else could be. The web of deception that has been exposed must be of the mutant corn seeds. a serious concern for many, who are The BELIZE TIMES understands now certain that UDP officials cannot that at least 20 pounds of GMO corn be trusted. were sent for experimental planting.

The CEO in the Ministry of Agricul- CEO Canto reported that the seeds ture, Gabino Canto, who appeared to would be planted under quarantine in be acting as the paid spokesperson of 6 plots measuring 15 feet by 20 feet GMO corn in Belize is at the center of each. These plots would enjoy better the conspiracy. Without proper clear- protection than the BDF armoury or ance from the Ministry of Agriculture BATSUB HQ as Canto promised that (MoA), the Department of Environ- they would be surrounded by an elecment (DOE) nor Belize Agriculture and tric fencing and have 24/7 security.

The genetically-produced corn Health Authority (BAHA), a special container of GMO corn arrived in Belize seeds arrived late last month. This courtesy of Monsanto, the internation- sparked outrage in the farming comal company involved in the production Continued on page 25

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How the Government uses taxes to victimize Belize City, October 17, 2011

There is no decency in this UDP government. The UDP are a bunch of brazen thieves. It must be given to them that they lie well. They lie and steal with such efficiency that people either accept it or simply do not recognize it. Normally when we pick up a newspaper and wade through the shallows of the weekly media issues, we look at what is in the paper. Rarely do we compare the newspaper to see what is not included.

As the most responsible media organ in the country, the BELIZE TIMES has been monitoring the fleet of newspapers in the country and we have uncovered a disturbing trend.

In the UDP propaganda tabloid, The Guardian, which had thirty two pages (32) there were a total of sixteen (16) government or politically-controlled notices. What is the big deal you ask? Well apart from the fact that no reasonable person voluntarily reads or buys that waste of paper, no right-minded Belizeans would consciously agree to have the Government take our taxes to fund the excrement which comes from that “toilet paper” at the filth hills of the BelChina Bridge near “where Wave has its studio Number 2”. Right Joe? But this is exactly what is happening. In the media business, it is common knowledge that the ads pay for the paper. So who is paying for the Guardian?

Without your consent it is you and your

taxes. Half of the newspaper was either ads from Government departments or nationalized companies; both of which pay the UDP with your tax dollars.

What compounds the problem is that a whopping ninety percent of these ads were in no other newspaper.

None, not the Reporter, BELIZE TIMES, National Perspective or Amandala!

The most egregious thing about it is that the Guardian is not only using our money to print itself but it is using our money to victimize the public. See, there are three full page notices in the October 16, 2011 issue of that paper from the controversial Lands Department. For these full page notices alone, the UDP toilet paper collects one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) if not more. We repeat that this is bad enough but when we checked all the other five newspapers none had in these notices.

This is a terrible state of affairs.

The notices are done because the Registered Lands Act says that where a person wants to do anything with land which is in the “compulsory registration areas” he must apply for what is called “first registration”. The process was first designed to regularize the land holding interests in Belize. In fact, it attempts to cure all confusions about land.

Now the process should be that notice is given in the Gazette and newspaper, so that people can look at these notices and say, “but hey that is my land or

I have an interest in that property or that person is lying and has false papers.”

It gets worse because the law says in section 13 (7) of the Registered Land Act if “After expiry of the period stated in the notice [ one month] …, if no objection is received or, if any objections have been received, after giving any person objecting an opportunity of being heard, the Registrar shall confirm or amend the record and record the date of such confirmation or amendment and shall forthwith open a register for the parcel and for any lease required to be registered under this Act and shall file the record.”

In short form if no one objects the Lands Department will use that omission as justification that the supporting land documents, even if fraudulent, are correct and in order. At that time they will register the land using the information they get. This registration becomes the final authentic title papers.

But how can you object when you never read it because it was hidden in the Guardian? When the UDP Government puts notices in their own propaganda tabloid only rabid UDPs see it.

We all know that this is wrong for more reasons than we can count.

Remember that this government started their reign of terror with the slogan “Quitar” our land. They went on to discriminatingly and illegally take away the leases and titles from PUP supporters. They heartlessly attacked first time land owners and deserving Belizean families by the hundreds. The UDP have sustained a shameless campaign of abuse of Belizean land rights. They left out no one, not even the Mayans, who they are scheming to dispossess for the oil moguls.

So if mostly independent voters and PUPs are affected, why would the UDP government put the notices in a paper which is made for rabid party supporters of the UDP? Most people honestly do not read the trash in that newspaper. Even WIN Belize, the Bar Association, Guardian’s founding Editor Audrey Matura Sheppard and half of Belize has boycotted the woman-abusing newspaper.

We know that the UDP have no dignity, but it is our job to remind them that the people are not sleeping. We are keeping a score of the abuses they are torturing our country with. We do not expect the UDP newspaper or the present government to show dignity but we know the people of Belize will soon show them the door.

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National Dialogue on Women Issues And the Next Revolution: One Belize-Prosperous, United and Free

By Carolyn Trench-Sandiford – Deputy Leader People’s United Party - Belize

Next week Wednesday, October 26th, 2011, the Women’s Issues Network in partnership with the Caribbean Institute for Women in Leadership [CIWIL] and the United Nation’s Democracy Fund [UNDEF], will be facilitating a national dialogue with the aim to increase voter education as well as to create spaces for women to share their perspectives on issues of importance to democratic governance and transformational leadership in Belize.

This dialogue is a follow up to a leadership training organized by CIWIL in 2010 and 2011 in which twelve [12] Belizean women participated.

The theme of the dialogue is “From the Kitchen to Parliament, Are Women Really Participating?”

Topics that will be presented and

discussed include: (1) Campaign Financing: A Woman’s Perspective (2) Women’s Issues: How are they dealt with in the media?

(3) Highlighting Women’s Hidden Issues (4) Women: Owning Our Spaces in Political Parties As a participant of the CIWIL training, and a Deputy Leader of the People’s United Party, I will be presenting on (4).

It is expected that some of the issues to be discussed and debated at the national dialogue will find their way into the Women’s Agenda of our party, and the policies of the Next Revolution, which is to create One Belize-Prosperous United and Free, and to bring about Economic independence, security and sustainability…..

The equitable distribution of our wealth for economic, social and environmental justice….

The defence of our borders and territory and the safety and security of our people….

The recapturing of our sovereignty…. and The consolidation of national unity…

For comments please email carolyntrench@gmail.com

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s the government prepares to take its Ninth Amendment Bill for its second and third reading, yet another major stakeholder has come forward to present objection. The Belize National Teacher’s Association met last Saturday and in near unanimous fashion, voted a resounding “no” to this latest attempt by government to undermine our system of democracy.

Yet, despite objections from the Chamber of Commerce, the Bar Association and just about every non-aligned organization out there, the Prime Minister seems gung-ho on ramming this measure down our throats. It brings to mind a placard carried by a protestor in another country which read in effect, “you can ram down our throats today

but we will ram it up your rump come 2013.”

The Prime Minister has made it clear that hook it or crook it, this bill will be passed. With a super majority in the house and a Senate lopsided in his favor, there seems little in the way of anything getting in the way of him having his way. Once enshrined in the Constitution, the government will be able to use this mechanism to put in place many of the harmful measures that were previously challenged and turned back in the courts. Belizeans need to realize once and for all that the Ninth Amendment has very little to do with owning any utility company but plenty to do about giving Cabinet unbridled power. The intellectuals obviously understand that fact but as for the sheaple, well….fall in line and support the Nine.

Meanwhile the PUP, as a party, continues to struggle with the challenge of finding a suitable leader that can unite all factions and garner the support of the rank and file. Like most, I was disappointed at the news that Mark Espat, who had gotten almost unanimous support, had declined the position. As old folks say however, “every disappointment is for the better.”

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I have no doubt that the PUP will pull itself together. There is no paucity of talent and any of a large number of the vibrant young warriors can step up to the plate and lead this party forward.

The PUP is a party with a long tradition of overcoming hurdles and rebounding from setbacks. In 1984 when George Price finally lost an election to relative new-comer Derek Aikman, many were willing to write off the PUP and declare them done. Five years later, the PUP had regrouped and once again rescued the country from the throes of an incompetent and vindictive UDP administration.

Today, the PUP are facing a challenge minor compared to those faced

by George Price et al during the early years of Belizean politics. After staring down the entire British Empire, George had to deal with a division in 1956 that saw a number of the fellow founders of the party going in a different direction. He stood fast, persevered and less than a decade later, led the country to self-government and later to Independence. Let the haters beware, the PUP is not going anywhere.

There is an old saying that “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” These are not easy times but the PUP has the tradition, the talent

and the determination to overcome any obstacle in its way. “A smooth sea never a skilled mariner made” and the PUP must use these trying times to strengthen its resolve and forge an ironclad determination. An able leader will emerge and the PUP will rebound as a stronger more cohesive unit, battle ready and prepared for the bidding to good governance. The disappointment is temporary but the commitment is permanent. We shall overcome!

A most interesting phenomenon is that the day following the announcement by Mark Espat, one would have expected the rank and file membership to be distressed and despondent. On the contrary, most callers to the radio stations were optimistic and upbeat. In adversity is realized the strength of the party and it is encouraging to hear the many positive comments and messages of hope. The people of Belize realize now that the policies of the People’s United Party are far superior to anything presented by the UDP. They are tired of having nothing while a select few wallow in the lap of opulence. The people want better and deserve better. A ready and revitalized PUP will be there to meet the challenge whenever the people make the call. GOD bless Belize and GOD bless the PUP!

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In my perspective…

Let’s get tough on sex offenders

By Rayford Young As a youngster growing up in Libertad, a very small village, many, many years ago I remember how shocked the community was when it was reported that a father had molested his daughter. The disdain that followed that man was unbelievable as it should be. The hurt and shame he brought to his family and the physiological damage he did to his daughter for life is sad indeed. As I recall the incident, I don’t believe anything was done to him. He continued to work at the sugar factory, he had no shame. I just wonder what makes men do these things especially to their own family members. You got to be really sick to be involved in these heinous crimes.

Then there are those that are in positions of power. On one of my recent trips to Belize a young lady was telling me of her experience with an

employer. She was working for a security company in Belize City and the owner wanted to have a relationship with her. She turned him down many times and in retaliation for her rejection he transferred her to a location that was isolated and had no restroom.

This was very dangerous for a woman but he was determined he wanted her and if she did not give in there would be consequences. He made it tough for her to work there. It got so bad that she finally resigned and took him to court. Come to find out this guy had a relationship with many of his female employees. Many said the only reason they gave in to him was because they needed their jobs. My friend had the support of many of the women that worked there and a few were willing to testify on her behalf that they too were approached by this employer. Once the boss heard of this, he threatened the women with their jobs and they all backed off. Not having any witnesses or the testimony of the other women the case was dropped and she had to pay her lawyer and court costs.

The cases of en molesting children and people in power taking advantage of subordinates are nothing new. This has been going on since the beginning of time. What’s surprising is that with such a small population in Belize the high number of this kind of crime

is alarming indeed. Just pick up any news paper on any day and you will see someone accused of this crime.

But it doesn’t seem to be an outcry from the public or lawmakers.

In the USA this kind of crime is taken very seriously and the penalty is severe. For instance a convicted child molester or rapist’s name and address are posted online for anyone to see.

After serving their time they wear an electrical bracelet on their feet so the authorities know at all times where they are and that they live in a specific location. They are not to be near schools, churches or kids’ play grounds or parks. Very strict rules.

Ideas like these are what Belize should be looking into and putting in place. This is a problem that has

19 plagued this country for decades and we just cannot turn our heads anymore and hope it goes away. Let’s hope this little 4 year old girl’s horrible experience is not once again be shoved under the rug. This is a nightmare that will haunt her for life. Let’s take a serious look at the abuse of our Belizean women and do something meaningful about it.

Let’s get tough on these criminals.

Then today October 8, 2011 I read that a man in Santa Elena town was caught having sex with a bull. What kind of a sick mind would want to do something like this? Just trying to climb up to the height of a cow would tell you this is crazy. Now we will have to add a farm where cow molesters are restricted from being near. How sick is this?

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International Credit Union Day!!

PRESIDENT’S SPEECH, OCTOBER 20TH, 2011

Belize Credit Union League President, Clement Usher

My fellow Belizeans, in particular credit union member-owners. A Happy International Credit Union Day! I appreciate your taking the time today to celebrate the credit union difference and to recognize the contributions that credit unions make every day to the lives of memberowners, their families, and their communities worldwide.

Beginning in 1948, credit unions have come together annually on the third Thursday in October to commemorate the credit union movement’s history and achievements. This year, a global committee of event organizers has chosen the theme “Credit Unions Build a Better World” to anchor the celebration.

“Credit Unions Build a Better World” celebrates the important economic and social contributions credit unions make to their communities world-

wide that inspire 188 million people from around the world to choose credit unions for accessible financial services. This year, cooperatively owned and controlled credit unions are aligned with the greater cooperative business sector and the United Nations as they launch the International Year of Cooperatives 2012 on October 31ST, 2011.

The community commitment and positive economic and social change are just some of the ways that credit unions differ from traditional “for-profit” banks and financial institutions. Credit unions are very different, indeed, both in philosophy and structure. For more than 150 years, credit unions worldwide have proudly put people before profits in order to provide access to affordable financial services for all members. Credit unions invest their earnings in helping members meet their financial goals. In addition to lower loan rates and better service, members experience the difference that comes through our democratic structure, service to members and social goals that credit unions embody.

In Belize, our credit unions have consistently educated our membership about the importance of being thrifty, living within their means, saving for a rainy day, and repaying their loans promptly. We have

embraced improved technology so that our members can now access their accounts and perform transactions through ATMs and online. Our partnership with the Government of Belize through the Belize Rural Finance Programme is allowing us to bring financial services and financial education to the needy in our rural areas.

Our credit unions in Belize are just 13 among more than 53,000 credit unions in the world. Today we join our fellow credit union members in 100 countries to celebrate ICU Day! Whether our members are rich or poor, from villages or cities, in communities at peace or in conflict, credit unions are helping them to create new opportunities every day. With access to a safe, convenient place to save their money and secure affordable loans, members from all walks of life are able to create new opportunities for themselves, including starting small businesses, building homes, and educating their children.

The credit union movement started in Belize in 1943 with the vision to serve you, our member-owners. Since then, our goals have always been the same: to meet your financial needs and to provide you with opportunities that enable you and your family to succeed. With your support, the Belize Credit Union Movement has grown over the years to in excess of half a billion dollars in assets and 127,000 members. Yes! In our little Belize one out of every 3 persons belongs to a credit union. We hope to continue growing daily as our communities we actively

serve continue doing the same.

In the spirit of International Credit Union Day, let us look beyond our local community to recognize credit unions for the important role they play in many distressed urban and rural areas worldwide.

Our people are hurting. Many would not have been able to own their homes, start new businesses or attend school without the help of credit unions. In some areas of the world, people would have no access to financial services at all without their credit unions.

No matter where you are in the world, access to financial services is vital. Rich or poor, young or old, we all face similar challenges in life. Together, credit unions are helping members overcome those challenges, not only here in Belize, but throughout the world. Credit unions have consistently carried on the traditions set forth by their early pioneers and exemplified the values of thrift, selfsufficiency and volunteer leadership democratically elected from among the members. Those qualities help credit unions create a special place for themselves among the world’s financial institutions.

Thank you for joining us in celebrating International Credit Union Day! One member at a time, we are working to make a difference in Belize and around the world. With God’s continued guidance and Blessings we look forward to serving you, your families and your communities for many more years to come!

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The reason I am able to write this article each week is because I believe; it’s because while I may get discouraged many times due to the circumstances around me – I become uplifted through prayer. There are some instances when I

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The Power of Prayer I have never been one to impose my spiritual beliefs on anyone as I have always felt that spirituality is personal and only you can determine what you will believe, how and if you will pray and to whom. The last few months have been one of great trials for me – I recently got out of an 8 year relationship thus making me a single mother working very hard to sustain my home and two children. While the beginning of my single life felt more of a relief than a loss, the last few weeks have taken a toll on me as every now and then loneliness sets in. While I have no problem being alone as I enjoy ‘me-time’ very much, human beings cannot function without a close friend or partner to share fears, concerns or issues being experienced at work, with friends or on the home front. My estranged partner was never much of a listener or a talker with me as he was always more concerned living a separate life outside the home with other women and in truth he had left home emotionally years ago. I believe that someday I will find my partner who will share ambitions and beliefs and who will support me in my goals and objectives.

One of the common mistakes made by men and women today is that they undertake their problems on their own with no thought of a Supreme Being, with no thought that disappointments will lead to greater avenues if they would only have faith and seek the guidance of God through prayer.

None of us is perfect – we all have our sins, weaknesses and faults but when we embrace the powers of a Higher Being, we can be guided in making the right decisions that will lead us to our greater purpose on Earth. I don’t go to Church frequently, but I pray fervently and I believe! I listen to that voice inside and when I’m unsure of how to act or react, I pray for guidance and it comes.

Prayer is not reciting words or just lip-synching – it is an open communication with God. It is a direct conversation where you thank him for the little and great things in your life, it’s how you ask for courage and strength to face each day and it’s where you ask for guidance but most of all where you ask for forgiveness.

In a society where our little children are being raped and abused by their own parents and family members; where extreme poverty is an issue being ignored by many but suffered by thousands; where our youths are coming up with much anger and rage; where politicians are powerhungry with no thought of the poor and needy; where natural disasters are coming upon the world; where the true meaning of friendships and confidants

has been lost; where hatred and demise are being plotted against our very own brothers and sisters – more than ever now – we need to pray! If you’re too busy to talk to God, then you are too busy!

I know of many who have been discouraged from going to Church due to the hypocrisy of many who attend services regularly but my advice to you is to not let their weaknesses be your

Sunday, October 23, 2011 was sure I had no way out of depression, heartbreak, discouragement and fear but God sent a man into my life whom I met by accident and he turned out to be a pastor and my friend who has prayed with me and been my support in my times of need. If you are on a constant low, whether in your professional or personal life, why don’t you get on your knees and pray for hope and strength. Remember, it ain’t over until the Lord says it is!

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PMS Gives Women The Edge A couple of months ago I remember learning something new. I was told that a chicken egg was a dead egg and could never produce another chicken, that it needed the main ingredient from the rooster or it was nothing more than a ‘no good egg’ (well that is as far as producing another chicken). With the right hormones, these eggs can almost be forced out the chickens on a daily basis!

I was shocked to find out that the laying of an egg without the input of the rooster is nothing different than that of a menstrual cycle and hence my topic for this article today. The idea has been thrown around for years that due to steroids and fertilizers used today for the purpose of ‘speeding up’ the growth of animals and vegetation we as human also find our developmental system speeding up. The makeup of women is especially affected where we are seeing children at younger and younger ages (below the age of ten) having their ‘cycles’! Well this is where my point begins. Have you ever noticed that on a normal basis a girl of the same age physically with a boy is somehow years advanced in maturity?

Well there may be two reasons for this.

Proverbs 22:6 says we should train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. This is a scripture of ‘judgment’ since as we look around today we see the results of children who have become old and were not trained properly! But let’s not stray too far and stick with my two points.

Firstly, female children have the advantage of being raised by their ‘kind’. I am saddened when I see a male child being taught how to be a man by a woman because his father is not around. See you can only go so far with this and when the time comes around for him to receive what only a father can give he ends up a partially empty adult. Most women sacrifice and stay home, remaining faithful to their family and children sometimes working two jobs! In the midst of this they have to teach their children about life and grow them up in the best way they could without the help of the father. Oh the father? Where is he? Let me give you some ideas: he may be off drinking, playing music, or worse, making a new family! Now the children grow up without their father. This is the norm in the world today and is also ninety percent of the reason why things cannot get much better as it relates to crime and human relations!

The second point lounges deeper into the title of this writing. Somewhere between the age of nine and fifteen a little girl receives a change of life where she becomes capable (not ready but capable) of hosting a baby. I have found this to be one of the greatest teachers of responsibility. In fact it speeds up maturity if you look into it closely. This is where sacrifice is learnt and mental growth and planning soars.

A child at the initiation time of this cycle is taken on by the mother and trained in these critical areas. Here are some of the benefits that are immediately received and amazingly none have to do directly with the fact that they can house a baby, but rather is a result and benefit of this reality. One, the child’s identity as a female is confirmed!

There are many men who believe they are women or want to be women but to be honest I have never heard of any of them having a period. Secondly, the child spends precious ‘one on one’ time with the mother being coached on how to ‘manage’ this promotion, which is the same ability we see women showcase when they do their jobs in the world of work!

Thirdly, she learns sacrifice where regardless of the pain the school bag is packed, a pain killer is taken, and off to school you go with the requirement to function as if nothing is happening. Fourthly, speaking about packing of bags, she learns planning where you are not sure when this thing will hit therefore preparedness is the key or embarrassment follows way too closely! She will have to pack necessary clothes, and absorption material not to mention the necessary dosage of pain killer for the day to keep the pain away.

I will stop there as I believe the message has been shared. In my opinion, women are more responsible than men most of the time based on the indirect benefits of PMS training. Men, on the other hand, are at a loss due to the absentee fathers and therefore this vicious cycle or downward spiral continues on and on.

Keep in mind that since nature does not press on the males as much as females in their tender years, it is of greater importance then to desperately look ahead and begin to find ways that carve the strengths of responsibility, planning, and sacrifice into the culture of our boys and young men! Or in other words “Train Up the Child”!

Until next week God bless!

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Gabino,

the “Gambino”?

Continued from page 15 munity, as an overwhelming majority are against GMOs for fear of the health risks and the potential it has to destroy the local market. Despite the opposition, Canto went ahead with plans to carry out its testing, but the scheme was derailed when Cabinet declared that it had not given permission for GMO seeds to be tested in Belize. A sheepish Canto was ordered to carry out the destruction of the seeds, and when he did, it was done secretively because no media was invited to observe and document it. Now the public and media are very sceptical that the entire amount of GMO corn was destroyed. Already there are reports that GMO corn is being tested in Mennonite communities, which has alarmed BAHA and prompted them to carry out testing of corn fields. According to BAHA, before any GMO trial they will conduct “a socio and economic impact assessment to determine whether GMO corn should be produced commercially”.

But the most significant revelation was BAHA’s admittance that they had been tricked into approving the importing of GMO corn into Belize. According to a statement issued by them last week, “a very credible source” had told them that Cabinet gave the approval. Based on that information, they gave the go ahead.

But it was a lie. Cabinet never gave any approval. BAHA has refused to reveal who that “source” was, but many have said only the Minister or his CEO would have such easy influence.

This latest episode of chicanery is nothing strange under the Rene Montero/Gabino “El Gambino” Canto-led Ministry of Agriculture. Under their stewardship, local farmers have seen the worst years. Small farmers have seen very little to no assistance in the area of small financing, technical support for farming and land distribution, while the marketing arm of the Ministry – the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation – has seemingly done all it can do destroy the local farming industry. Case in point is the onion industry crisis several months ago. Onion producers had planted enough for the local market, yet the BMDC imported 5,000 pounds of onion from Holland which saturated the market and led farmers to suffer huge losses. And then there is the case of rice growers who have not been paid for almost seven months, even though the new crop started and they were in dire need of financing.

While hundreds of poor and hardworking small farmers have been displaced and negatively affected by bad UDP policies, Mr. Gambino and Minister Rene Montero have been living off well, driving fancy vehicles and collecting their fat Government salaries.

The mutant corn intended for testing is the Monsanto Bt corn, which has an implanted bacterial gene that produces a toxic pesticide from within the plant itself. In the manner, these UDP officials have been making decisions it may be wise for some testing to see what kind of toxic contamination may be affecting them, making them incompetent stewards of the agriculture industry.

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The time to save Belize is now!

Continued from page 2 5. Section 4 says “A person shall not be deprived of his life intentionally save in execution of the sentence of a court ...”, yet a poor cane farmer named Atanascio Gutierrez whose livelihood was being threatened lost his life at the hands of the state police apparatus as they opened fired on protesting cane farmers who were defending their right to work (Section 15).

Sections 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, etc. give individuals the right to assemble, to move, to think, to express yourself, and various other rights which the cane farmers were entitled to, but were not allowed to exercise.

The death of Atanascio Gutierrez is a defining moment in Belize’s history. It is the day we advertised to the world that we are a lawless police state.

I could go on, but this would turn out to be a very lengthy letter and I intended it to be short, so I will stop here.

Really, if the government is THAT

itchy to erode a right or two, why doesn’t it just erode the rights of the government under Sections 18 & 19?

Now THAT would be something to cheer!

Belizeans, take a good look at the rights and freedoms you currently enjoy. Do you want to live in a Belize where those rights and freedoms are consistently and systematically eroded? Where the noose around your citizen neck keeps getting tighter and tighter? Is this what we want for Belize?

It is time for all Belizeans to rise up and defend against the encroaching tyrannical tentacles circling in for the kill.

Will all the Charles Goods please stand up?

Sincerely, Wendy Auxillou P.S. One other comment: It is statues of Mr. Good, Mr. Gutierrez, or the many other heroes like them who gave their lives to defend our freedoms that should be honored on our roundabouts.

Wesley College rocked by fraud Continued from page 15 ported that a substantial amount was also withdrawn from the Wesley College First Caribbean account number without her authorization.

Principal Armstrong said that the school suspects that Financial Controller at Wesley College, Aretha Reyes Zuniga, is the culprit but Police have been unable to contact her.

Armstrong said that first notable suspicious incident occurred earlier this year in August, when she and a young woman by the name of Rachel Zuniga (possibly her daughter) went to an unnamed Chinese business and attempted to cash three bogus & forged checks, valued at BZ$5,608.48, and worse, claiming it was on behalf of the school when no such authority was given to her by Armstrong or the school staff.

As mentioned, Zuniga has disappeared and even though her husband is a police officer, no one seems to have knowledge of her whereabouts.

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

UDP Punishes Freetown Residents

Belize City, October 18, 2011 From the time he succeeded Jorge Espat as the PUP Standard Bearer for the Freetown Constituency the Hon. Francis Fonseca has enjoyed and continues to enjoy the support and confidence of the residents of Freetown. This fact is evidenced by the Hon. Francis’ consecutive victories at the polls in the 2003 and 2008 General Elections earning him the right to represent the good people of Freetown.

During the 2003-2008 PUP Government term, the record of achievement with Hon. Francis Fonseca as PUP Area Representative and as a Minister of Government were nothing short of outstanding. In both capacities, the Hon. Francis performed his functions exceptionally and admirably. As for the latter, history will record the Hon. Fonseca as one of the best, if not, “the best” Minister of Education to have served the country and people of Belize.

As Freetown Area Representative, the Hon. Francis Fonseca transformed this northside constituency and arguably made it the envy of other constituencies not only in Belize City but across the country. In just five (5) years (03–08) and in his very first term as an Area Representative, the Hon. Francis Fonseca brought significant progress and development to the Freetown Constituency.

His achievements include the establishment of the Freetown Education & Opportunity Center, the opening of the Belama Police Substation, the opening of the Belama Health Center, the establishment of the Stepping Stones Preschool, the Belama Phase IV Land Development Project, and major infrastructural development among others.

In the area of infrastructure, Hon. Fonseca ensured that there was the consistent upgrading of streets and drains in the Constituency. Known to be an Area Representative that is always on the ground, Hon. Francis personally oversaw the paving of streets and the construction of culverts in both Areas 1 and II of Belama. Additionally, the Area Representative ensured that there was the regular upkeep of recreational facilities for the young residents of Freetown, namely the Belama Phase 1 Park and the Belama Phase II Basketball Court and Football Field.

Sadly, though not surprisingly, the tremendous work and development carried out by Hon. Fonseca and his PUP Freetown Executive Committee have all but gone up in smoke over the past three and a half years, courtesy the incompetent and vindictive UDP Government. A walk through the Freetown Constituency today now reveals clogged drains, garbage pile-ups, parks with broken swings and slides covered by overgrown vegetation, and broken streets with huge craters among other eyesores.

One of the most visible of those eyesores and a glaring example of the UDP Government’s neglect and ineptitude is the body of contaminated water that lies between Belama Phase III and IV. Some time ago, the wannabe politician, Lee Mark Chang, proudly declared that he had constructed a “bridge” adjoining Belama Phase III and IV. Well, we all know that “Messr. Chon Saan” was lying through his teeth when he said so.

Lee Mark and the UDP may have convinced themselves that they are punishing the duly elected Area Representative for the Freetown Constituency. On the contrary, though, the people who they are punishing are the good people of Freetown. Ironically, it is those same people whose doors they will be knocking on come election time. And when they go knocking on those doors, the

voters/residents of Freetown will be sure to remind them of the deplorable state of their constituency and to register their utter displeasure and dissatisfaction with Zenaida and her bunch of imbeciles at City Hall.

The Hon. Francis Fonseca will be the first to tell anyone that while he is proud of his numerous accomplishments in the Freetown Constituency, there were many other projects that he had planned to undertake and will undertake when he succeeds for a third term as Freetown Area Representative come 2013. The people of Freetown have seen firsthand the dedication and hard work given to their Constituency by the Hon. Francis Fonseca. And it is because of this realization that they continue to maintain their support for and confidence in him and will continue to ascribe the right to him to represent them.

Thomas Vincent Ramos St, Belama Ph III before and after 2008. Under Hon. Francis & the PUP it was paved and well kept. Today, under the UDP, it is filled with huge potholes.

Belama Phase I Park. Left Photo shows residents enjoying a maintained facility under Hon. Francis Fonseca & the PUP. Right photo shows the UDP’s neglect.

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Memo to Mampie:

You are in Government!

Belize City, October 19, 2011 As the People’s United Party calmly braves the winds of transition between leaders, most internal political personalities await the natural process which is sure to deliver for us. The PUP is the greatest party in Belize’s history, this means that we are mature and that we have seen “every sankey play”. Our supporters are real and solid supporters of the PUP ideals.

We were made Price strong.

But for the past two weeks the UDP has been in a panic. As much as the UDP wish that the change in the PUP was chaotic, their actions surely prove contrary to that front. Everyone knows that the PUP is a party of calculation, competence, vision, design and destiny. Proof positive is the fact that the UDP have subconsciously reverted to the role of Opposition again. First is that Dean Barrow called for the Sumo wrestler-looking Senator to go back and pitch on his radio morning show. Now, this foul mouthed “mampie” has missed a lot. We know she has been off when one of her girlfriend’s driveway was being paved and being a hypocrite by taking poor people money from the Venezuelan Grant for her own benefit; yes, we still have the pictures.

But this is ridiculous. A well known Belize City wom-

an came over to the BELIZE TIMES and told us that the Mampie Senator was on the air. Get this. She was saying that if the BDF cannot guard Price Barracks how can they secure the entire country?

She just ranted and carried on. She was complaining about her Government’s inefficiency and ended by calling for heads to roll. The next day, she fired away at Perdomo saying that she doesn’t know if he will still be in Caribbean Shores.

Someone needs to remind her that the UDP is in charge for a while now and it is their own failures that she is cursing. They are the ones that put a police officer as CEO of the BDF and a BDF soldier as CEO of the Police.

They are the ones that put Carlos Perdomo, a man intoxicated by his own incompetence, to be Minister of Police. Cruffy no fool.

We at BELIZE TIMES wondered where “Fonso” was. We were told that he may have been absent because he had to attend Court for taking a cheap shot at a pilot. Yeah we remember the case when Fonso was drunk and picked a cat fight with a pilot then chickened out by waiting for the man to turn his back then striking him in the head with a Guinness bottle. That is a criminal act if we ever heard one.

So, on the morning talk

Cayo principal wins huge Lotto jackpot BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

By Alton Humes A faithful friend and a premonition of good luck equalled the right ingredients to winning BZ$175,000 in this past Saturday’s LOTTO jackpot draw.

Ms. Joyce Shaw, a primary school principal from the village of Unitedville in the Cayo District, took home the mega-prize this afternoon, when she arrived all the way from the Cayo hills to Tropical Gaming Company, Ltd. on Queen Street to claim it.

Ms. Shaw said that a friend offered to buy a quick-pick from a store in Santa Elena Town on her behalf, and believed and hoped that she would win, and she did.

The winning numbers drawn on Saturday, October 15th, 2011 were: 10, 12, 16, 18, and 25, with the ‘free ticket’ letter being A. Her winnings of BZ$175,000, after taxes were taken out, were BZ$148,750.00. She also won just under BZ$759.00 on one of three other tickets she bought as a ‘Match 3’ payout.

She has said part of the prize money will go to charity, and the remainder to her young daughters. (Hopefully her comadre will get ‘wahn lee bruk-aff’.) The jackpot now reverts to its original amount of BZ$50,000, to be drawn this Wednesday, October 20th, 2011.

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show the UDP have a washed up jester, a hypocrite mampie and cheapshot criminal.

Oh and it is not only the three stooges on fuss ting dah mawnin. In the past two weeks, Yellowman must have given Michael Finnegan mouth-to-mouth CPR because he resurrected to call UDP financed Plus TV. Finny scolded the hosts for daring to criticize the UDP and their dirty money business.

The closet UDP hosts bowed their heads bent over, took the spanking and then apologized. While the flamboyantly red Patrick Andrews, who is the son of a founder of the UDP, kept kicking another host under the table and mouthing off camera “a tell unu no slip up like dat”.

Ok to sum up, the story is a short one. UDP won in 2008 by hook and mostly by crook. All the dumb and bad things you see now are their doing, no one else’s. If they are so bad now how much worst would it be with five more years of these confused oafs. Please, we do not have to imagine the possibilities because the reality of the bitterness of the past three years is frightening enough. Even the UDP are tired of their own failures and want to return back to being the good opposition that they once were. Obviously they are a better opposition than Government.

Humor in UDP Politics!

The following matters were discussed in Cabinet this week.

• That an amendment be made to the 9th Amendment to enshrine in the Constitution that Barrow’s election campaign promises not be considered a bribe, but must be called by any other name.

• That all farmers pay a head tax on cows, bulls, sheep, goat and pigs.

• That the Police conduct a breathalyzer test on Carlos Perdomo, Gabriel Martinez, Ramon Witz and Juan Coy every morning before they leave their homes.

• That Darrelitas Bradley comes out of the closet.

• That all UDP City and Town councilors pass a head tax on dogs, but not to include potlickers.

• That Senator Juliet goes on a diet, so she becomes the poster child for the Ministry of Health.

• That a test be carried out to find out if GMO corn is what has been affecting the Minister of Education and his Leacock.

In other related news: - When asked by Cabinet what he will do about the burglary at the BDF, Barrow answered well “I’ll handle it just like the bus crisis. I’ll hold a press conference and pat Perdomo on his back.”

- Melvin Hulse is known to drive his pickup truck so fast that he was stopped by the BDF. When asked why he was speeding, he replied “Ah fraid for the Flippin guns weh dem thief from uno, then he ask unu noh flippin fraid?” Which got one young BDF to reply – “Yes sah”.

- Things are so bad under Barrow that the small farmers noh gat no seed fu plant, and so bad that the ground noh wah grow the plants. Things so bad the people who had money are now in court because they owe and can’t pay.

- On Worst Ting Dah Mawning a caller asked the question “What makes Darrell Bradley better than Moya?” The Worst Thing hosts hemmed and hawed for a long moment until Joe Bradley moved up and said “Darrelitas no have cojones either”.

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