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13 AUGUST 2017 | ISSUE NO: 5058

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COPS COVERING UP

FOR CASTROS AGAIN? Kevin Brown Thursday, August 19, 2017 On Wednesday morning, the Police Press Office confirmed via release that Police are “looking for the Castro Brothers” for questioning about a violent altercation in san Pedro Sunday night. In response to a query for clarification, the Press Office confirmed that the Castro Brothers referred to in the release were Wasani, 23, and

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Jafari Castro

3 DAYS, 3 MURDERS Christian Velasquez

Ruben Esquivel Aguilar

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Thomas Arthur Staine

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COPS EVERYWHERE IS WAR… COVERING UP FOR CASTROS AGAIN?

Continued from page 1 Jafari, 21, both sons of UDP Minister Edmond Castro.

But by this morning, Police did an amazing about turn. The Police Press Office went to pains to state that there was no report involving the Castro brothers Wasani and Jafari Castro and that they were not being sought by Police. We were unable to clear up the confusion because the report fingering the Castro brothers had been released by Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood of the Press Office. Today, also, we were informed that he is no longer with the Police Press Office, and that the report issued by him was ‘wrong.’

Today’s new Police Press Office minus Inspector Yearwood also claims that none of the Castro brothers or affiliates of theirs was detained after the brutal beatdown on Saturday in San Pedro, an attack which almost killed Kevin Brown, 21. Amazingly, the matter seems to be done, because the Police Press Officer now claims that for the Police to take action somebody would have had to have seen what happened and made a report to Police and that has not happened. Failing that, Police will do nothing. When asked about surveillance video from Banana Beach Resort, there was no response from the Police Press Office.

The attack in San Pedro allegedly left Kevin Brown, 21, a Galen student and basketball player, in a coma.

He had to be airlifted from San Pedro to a medical facility in Belize City. Sources say that Brown and friends were partying when they got into an altercation with another group of young men, including Jafari Castro.

At some point, sources claim, Brown was jumped by as many as 20 men, kicked and beaten and then one person hit him in the head with a fire extinguisher, which is what caused the most serious injury. Multiple sources claim at least two men were detained on Sunday night and released.

The Police Press Office now says that is a lie.

This incident was also allegedly not the first of the weekend. Police sources tell us that the Castro brothers, with their friends, were on the island from Friday night when they were involved in a traffic accident on Pescador Drive. While Police and Traffic Officers responded to the scene, and we are told the brothers were clearly under the influence, again they were released.

We were also told that the boys were approached by the GSU near Luna Loca on the island on Saturday after it was observed that they were smoking what appeared to be marijuana.

We understand that they informed the officers who their father is (not the first time they’ve used that) and the GSU made the decision to leave them alone.

This incident reveals yet again that on this animal farm, there is one set of rules for the normal animals, and none for the not normal UDP animals

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Thursday, 10 August 2017 As we go to press, there are reports that the UDP municipal convention scheduled for this weekend in Belmopan may be cancelled because of increasing discord within the municipal body which has spilled out to the national level. We are also reliably informed that Mayor Khalid Belisle has threatened, again, to take his name off the slate because of the increasingly nasty and personal infighting.

Currently social media is blowing up as Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar has launched a tirade against Councillor Anna Banner, who he does not want back ono the slate. Banner responded by accusing Saldivar of deliberately pushing her out because she did not support his at the UDP Deputy Leadership Convention last year.

When Saldivar announced his new slate for the City Council, because it is a known fact that he wields total control over the Council, Banner responded by running on her own for re-election.

That move, and the battle between Saldivar and his cronies on the slate and Banner, prompted Patrick Faber and his cronies to come running to Banner’s defence, since Banner had openly supported Faber at the Convention. Insults have been flying all around in this UDP battle royale and it shows no sign of stopping. Saldivar has been taking a licking from all corners including former Mayor of Belmopan Simeon Lopez who has never been a fan of Saldivar’s style of total control of the Council.

Incredibly, it emerged that Banner has been ostracized by

TODDLER DIES IN FIERY BLAZE Wednesday, August 9, 2017 Another Belize City baby died in a fire which left 17 persons homeless on Santa Barbara Street. The toddler was Tyreik Roberts, who burnt to death inside his home when it caught on fire.

The blaze started on Sunday night, August 6, at around 9:00pm, and it is said to have originated from the home at #32 Santa Barbara Street where the baby was inside sleeping. His grieving mother, Shaneeka Roberts, told the press, “The quickness of how this happened I couldn't save my baby.”

The single mother of 2 boys said that she left her baby inside for only 5 minutes, which was when the fire broke out. When she returned and realized that her 22 month-old baby was in danger, she reportedly tried to rescue him, but by that time the bedroom was burning, which meant that they couldn’t get to him fast enough to save him. Residents say that they heard the baby’s screams of agony as he burnt to death.

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Shaneeka Roberts reflected on her baby’s short life saying, “He was going to be 2 in October; now he is gone. I [am] left broken, but by the grace of God, I will come up on top again.”

It is still unclear at this time what caused the fire, but the close proximity in which the houses were located, 3 other homes quickly caught on fire, with reports that a gas tank blew up, compounding the danger for all those around. By the time the fire was under control, it had destroyed the 4 homes displacing 17 residents. All of their possessions went completely up in flames. The Fire Department has taken harsh criticism from residents who say that their intervention to put out the fire came too late, when it had already done massive destruction to the structures. The victims themselves tried to throw buckets of water on different parts of the fire, but it did nothing to quell the blaze.

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Saldivar’s puppets at the Council because she objected to holding their meetings at his home. Judging from the comments that outraged Saldivar and Councillors who seem to think that the sun rises and sets on the Area Representative of Belmopan.

That said, sources tell us that Mayor Belisle has also raised the concern of violence at the Convention this weekend, since it has become a battle between John Saldivar and Patrick Faber, with all their run-men and hangers-on involved. Saldivar’s ‘friends’ are known to be very fond of gunplay, especially when under the influence that there are concerns that things could spiral out of control.

The Belize Times will continue to follow this soap opera which rivals KTV for entertainment value.

personnel from NEMO and the Ministry of Human Development made arrangements for the 17 fire victims to get lodging. They were given food, bedding, water and hygiene products so that their stay inside a classroom at the St. Martin De Porres Primary School could be more comfortable.

The Ministry has also committed to find them temporary housing for a period of 3 to 5 months, paid for with Government funds, so that they can try to rebuild their lives, in the wake of his disaster and tragedy.

Thelma McKoy, one of the victims of the fire, and grandmother to Baby Tyreik, told the press, “I am lost right now… I don't know where to start from or what to do. I am just here.”

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THE COUNCIL THAT WORKS!

Thursday, 10 August 2017 As we go to press, the Orange Walk Town Council is fully engaged in paving San Francisco Street and San Francisco Boulevard, while upgrading works to multiple streets in the Pasadita Area which is located in the East of the Town. And while that is going on, Mayor Kevin Bernard and his team are already planning another stage of road works which will get underway when this is done. And a monument to honour Belize’s heroes, placed prominently in Central Park, is also underway.

And while all that is being handled efficiently, the Council’s primary responsibility of sanitation, maintenance of drains and upkeep of parks and playgrounds are being done like clockwork.

This week the Belize Times is proud to feature Mayor Kevin Bernard and his team because what has been done in Orange Walk Town has been done without any assistance from Central Government. When the PUP got into office two terms ago, they met a significant debt burden left behind, including a huge overdraft that had not been serviced. There was also unpaid Social Security contributions and unpaid Income Tax. When Central Government refused to assist, Mayor Bernard and his Council hunkered down and managed to pay off the debts and the overdraft. At the

same time, the Council did something that had not been done for years under the UDP – they made all financial records available to residents of the Town.

Since then there have been challenges, including constant attacks from the UDP, but Mayor Bernard and his team never looked back. Prior to the last election, Prime Minister Dean Barrow went to Orange Walk and stood on a podium and told the people that if they wanted any development to come to Orange Walk, they would have to vote RED. And the people rejected Dean Barrow and voted for continued development.

What has been done in Orange Walk should be an example to all municipal administrations. Even those UDP administrations which have benefitted from Central Government largesse have been unable to match the work in Orange Walk.

In Belize City, home of the most powerful UDP Ministers AND a City Council which receives the largest subvention by far plus grants from Central government plus floated a huge bond – they still can’t touch the work in Orange Walk. When Mayor Bradley’s bond ran out the work came to a complete halt and nothing has been done since.

The Belize Times gives kudos to Mayor Kevin Bernard and his team.

You are an example to be followed.

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Thursday, 10 August 2017 Southside cops have their hands full tonight investigating three separate murders in as many days. The latest victim is Christian Velasquez, 23, a mechanic. At around 11:00pm last night Velasquez was standing on Antelope Street Extension when a vehicle drove by and a gunman opened fire, hitting him to the left side of the chest and killing him instantly. According to Supt.

Daniel Arzu, preliminary investigation has indicated that Velasquez may not have been the target and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Early Wednesday murder there was another murder, this time of a Guatemalan man, Ruben Esquivel Aguilar, 45. Aguilar was at home with his sister

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and her family on Mahogany Street when two men entered through a window, with burglary as the motive.

While Aguilar’s sister Aura Esquivel locked herself in her room, he went to investigate and that’s when he was shot three times and died instantly.

And on Monday morning, the body of taxi-man Thomas Arthur Staine was discovered on East Collet Canal. His arms were bound and he had been stabbed multiple times and dumped there. His vehicle was discovered a few blocks away with the back seat covered in blood.

And as we go to press this evening, there are reports that two men were just shot on Antelope Street Extension. While details are scarce at this time, Ryan Arnold and Marion Ramirez have been transported to the KHMH. The extent of their injuries is not known.

It can be recalled that there had been major attempts at brokering peace in the Southside by then Southside Commander ACP Chester Williams, and it had been working remarkable well. But then somebody, likely the Commissioner acting on political instructions, had the bright idea to move Williams and put him behind a desk in Belmopan, and we haven’t heard of him since.

PUP NOTICE The People’s United Party announces its convention to elect a Mayoral Candidate for the March 2018 Municipal Elections in Santa Elena/San Ignacio. The Convention takes place on Sunday August 13, 2017 at Sacred Heart College in San Ignacio. Polls open at 9 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m.

The People’s United Party announces its convention to elect a Mayoral Candidate and 6 Councillor Candidates for the March 2018 Municipal Elections in Punta Gorda Town. The Convention takes place at St. Peter Claver R.C. School on Sunday August 20, 2017. Polls open at 9 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m.

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Questions to Ministers Would the Member for Queen Square and Prime Minister please say how many tens of millions the government will now be seeking in disaster relief even though Tropical Storm Franklin completely missed Belize?

Would the Member for Collet and Minister of Education please say why he is trying to force out the Principal of Gwen Lizarraga and is using his political thug Roosevelt Blades to harass her?

Could he say why he is so intimidated by strong women?

Would the Member for Corozal Bay and Minister of Health please say why he insists on having his wife Danini Contreras Marin remain as Director of the Drug Inspectorate even though he has been advised on multiple occasions by health officials that it is a blatant conflict of interest?

Would the Member for Belmopan and Minister of Defence please say why he is attacking Councillor Anna Banner Guy and insisting that she be replaced on the UDP Belmopan City Council slate? Could he confirm or deny reports that it is because she supported the Member for Collet at the UDP Deputy Leader convention?

Would the Member for Orange Walk East and junior Minister of Police please say if he is actively protecting the sons of the member for Belize Rural North who were allegedly involved in an incident in San Pedro? Could he say why Police have not been able to locate the Castro brothers for questioning in the incident?

Would the Member for Belize Rural North please say if his sons were involved in that assault which left a young man in a coma in San Pedro?

Would the unelected Senator, legend in his own mind and current Minister of Agriculture please confirm or deny reports that he has been approached to run against his colleague from Belize Rural North?

Would the Member for Orange Walk North and former Minister of the Hotbed of Corruption please say how many parcels of land he and his family members now own in Belize, appropriated through shady means when he was Minister?

Could he also say when his son Andre will return the $400,000 to public coffers?

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IF DAH NOH SOH!

Untouchables…

Instead of clearing the land maybe he should have been clearing the cobwebs off those condoms and maybe we wouldn’t be having this conversation today. One of these days the three dread wonder is gonna get a call and it’s not going to be pleasant. His sons keep messing with people because they seem to think because daddy does crap and gets away with it they can too. They’re going to mess with the wrong people and it’ll get very messy. Just a matter of time. I hear triple dread is defending his sons because he heard Police are looking for them. I hear they’ve gone running to the choice attorney for UDP penny ante thugs, hooligans, drunks and jackasses Herby Panton. It don’t matter if you swear for them, Minister NEMO. Your word is worth much less than your credibility, and that’s about as much as that one ply toilet paper in public restrooms...really piss me off how unnu behave. Serious!

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Why can’t the Police just conduct a sensible damned investigation when a Minister or Minister’s pikni or friends involved inna nonsense? All of a sudden Police start behave like dehn knock dehn head, like dehn noh remembah how fuh count from 1 to 3. Sheesh. Some ah unnu bozos behave worse than the keystone kops when politicians start call fuh unnu. Mein dah like wen unnu bawn, unnu testicles lef dah KHMH and get dash weh inna dih rubbish pile. But me noh deh mek unnu stress me nomo. Goh soh.

Juana…

I swear…doesn’t this overgrown Minister have better things to do like be the frigging Minister of Defence? Guatemala has taken the Sarstoon and is knocking at our damned doors and the bembe formerly known as John is having a catfight on Facebook.

Guatemalans raping the Chiquibul and our BDF soldiers have to patrol in tennis shoes but no, the bembe can’t be dealing with that cause he’s far too occupied fighting with Anna Banner Guy on Facebook. Apparently that’s where the bembe does his best fighting cause he sure as hell couldn’t even beat the little sissy-boy Patrick when it came to the test. Patrick beat the fool like a big fat tired old drum. On the bright side, it beats Power and KTV for entertainment because everybody be fighting right now.

Patrick and his crew have jumped into the mix and are siding with Anna Banner Guy against the bembe, who is taking a licking from everybody who knows he’s a big joke, including former Mayor Simeon Lopez. So it’s a damned free for all. My lerd. This is what they’ve come to now.

Khalid…

The interesting one to watch in all the Belmopan drama is Mayor Khalid Belisle. He’s been taking a licking because everybody knows that he’s John Saldivar’s puppet and nothing else. He can’t make a move without John Saldivar’s approval. John even controls the contracts that are handed out at the Council. For a while now Khalid has wanted to roll, more so because he now has one foot under the big blue tent, so to speak. Now with the nasty infighting he’s been heard saying that he’s decided not to run because he’s tired of living under that big, sweaty shadow and he just doesn’t do drama. So then what happens if Khalid follows his ‘heart’ and not his political ambition? Here’s where it gets tricky.

Patrick has come out openly for Anna and I hear he’s been whispering in her ear about going for Mayor in Belmopan with his full support. Oh boy do I support this idea. Entertainment fuh days. Anna for UDP Mayoral Candidate. Woohoo.

Nasty…

I condemn the attack on my UDP Mayoral Candidate Philloughby. This is way past the mark. The man is already down and out cause that stupid Franklin went North, and with it all those hours of air-time. See, Philloughby does disasters. I mean let’s face it. The man IS a disaster. Dion doesn’t do disasters. So there goes Franklin, leaving Philloughby behind in tears. Then BAM, the man is attacked on Facebook by his baby momma, accusing him of all sorts of terrible stuff. I’m not saying the man didn’t do all that bad stuff. He is sorta creepy and he’s got that stalker look down pat. But the timing is what gets to me. Ain’t nobody gonna tell me this isn’t a UDP setup to make my buddy look bad just before Convention. I repudiate this. I condemn it. I think it’s frigging genius but nasty. Philloughby for UDP Mayoral Candidate. The END. Shhhh…

Don’t say I said anything, but reliable information to this decrepit old scribe is that a deal has been worked out so that within a couple months BNE will have the exclusive license to bring in all liquid petroleum products so all suppliers will have to get product from them. Also, and I’m still digging into this one, there’s this pharmaceutical company which is allegedly being fronted by two Cubans but is actually owned, so I’m being told by a very knowledgable bird, by an electrician and a Minister’s daughter and wife, among others. Don’t know if this is so…but I’ll find out. Trust me on that. Until next week cause writing about the UDP just tiad me lately.

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THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS

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here is a new set of land documents going around. As with others before them, they detail, in black and white, what was happening in the hotbed of corruption under then Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega. Scores of documents released in the past year have shown how Vega enriched himself and family members through shady land transactions and the abuse of his ministerial power. And there is no doubt it is the tip of the iceberg. In civilized countries politicians have gone to jail for much less than has been revealed about Vega, with corroborating evidence. For much less, in civilized countries, the ill-gotten assets of corrupt politicians have been seized.

But if you speak to Mr. Barrow tomorrow, or next week or next month, he will say the same thing he has said on multiple occasion before. He will say that he has not seen the evidence and if there is indeed any evidence he will act on it. He will puff out his chest and with patented stare say, “You know me. I operate on the straight and narrow. You know I do not tolerate corruption.” And it will be, as it is every single time he says it - utter and absolute, unapologetic bullshit…something at which Dean Barrow is very, very good.

Dean Oliver will depart very soon. All the writing is on the wall. And how he will be remembered is certainly not how he would have wished it. While defending reeking corruption and criminal incompetence in his own Cabinet, DOB became the consummate snake-oil salesman of lore. And he never admitted to a thing. When faced with evidence of corruption he became deaf, dumb and blind. It has been an incredible journey for the Prime Minister – from wielding a non-existent double-sided corruption killing machete to defending each and every corrupt action done by members of his Cabinet. Through his inaction at every turn – from Penner to Castro to Vega to Boots to John Saldivar and others, Dean Barrow condoned the corruption which has completed pervaded his Cabinet and government departments.

Dean Oliver was the one who said he saw nothing wrong when the Vega rosewood scandal broke. He proclaimed that what Elvin Penner did was factual guilt and not legal guilt, and that was that. He decided that what Edmond Castro did at the BAA was distasteful, but not corrupt. He saw no smoking gun when it was revealed that his Ministers were facilitating hundreds of Visas for foreign nationals in an institutionalized Visa hustle. He saw nothing wrong with John Saldivar being in bed with a con artist accused of murder – or of Ministers receiving campaign funds and doing favours for said accused murderer – nothing wrong, just optics. He believes that his Deputy Prime Minister’s reputation for beating up women should be a private thing. He sees nothing which implicates Ministers in the Immigration scandal. He doesn’t see anything wrong with Edmond Castro’s diplomatic and tourist Visas being revoked by the US. And nothing wrong with John Saldivar using public resources for his personal gain. And certainly, he hasn’t even seen all those land documents which people are talking about where his good friend Gaspar Vega is concerned. What land documents? What corruption?

And then we wonder why things are so wrong in this country? Remember when Dean Oliver didn’t see anything wrong with the corruption in the BAA where Edmond Castro is concerned? Well the BAA is in the midst of a scandal right now where members of the Board are under intense scrutiny for corruption.

In the UDP, this is a cycle that will never change because it has been and is being condoned by their leader and Prime Minister. Edmond Castro did so much for which he should have been prosecuted, but instead he was rewarded with a full Minister’s post.

That is the message being sent out by Dean Barrow. Now Castro’s sons seem to think that they are untouchables as well, because their daddy is scum and got rewarded for it. Isn’t it recognized that kids become what they see? Well we are seeing it.

We see that Gaspar Vega will get away with what he stole from us – all the land for himself, for his brothers, for his extended family members. We will never get back all the money which was paid out in compensation to cronies and family members. We will never know if many of those land transactions didn’t include kickbacks to then Minister Vega as we have been hearing. We will never get back the $400,000 from Andre Vega.

That is all gone. That is how the UDP does it.

There is a new breed of UDP struggling for power – people like Edmond Castro, John Saldivar and Patrick Faber. But it won’t be a new UDP. It will be the same old corrupt UDP, carrying on the same old status quo condoned throughout their years in office.

It is time for the people to decide if they want to continue working and struggling to enrich these few UDPs who have no regard for any of us while we remain impoverished.

Or if we will make the decision to put systems in place under new leaders to ensure that we are never betrayed by any of those who represent us – not in a year, or ten years, or 100 years. Choose wisely.

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EL PODER ESTÁ EN VUESTRAS MANOS

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ay un nuevo conjunto de documentos de terrenos que andan circulando. Como muchos otros antes de éstos, detallan, en blanco y negro, lo que estaba sucediendo en el semillero de corrupción bajo el entonces Ministro de Recursos Naturales Gaspar Vega. Decenas de documentos publicados durante el año pasado han demostrado cómo Vega se habrían enriquecido él y miembros de su familia a través de transacciones de tierra turbias y el abuso de su poder ministerial. Y no cabe duda de que eso sea solamente la punta del iceberg. En países civilizados los políticos han sido encarcelados por mucho menos de lo que se ha revelado sobre lo de Vega, con evidencia que lo corrobora. Por mucho menos, en los países civilizados, los activos mal habidos de los políticos corruptos han sido incautados.

Pero si uno habla con el Sr. Barrow mañana o la semana que viene o el mes que viene, dirá lo mismo que ha dicho en múltiples ocasiones anteriores. Él dirá que no ha visto las pruebas y si hay cualquier evidencia actuará. Él esponjara el pecho y con la mirada patentada va a decir, "tú me conoces. Solo opero en el buen camino.

Sabes que yo no tolero la corrupción". Y será, como cada vez que lo dice - total y absoluto, hablando pendejeadas sin remordimiento... algo en lo que Dean Barrow es muy, pero muy bueno.

Dean Oliver se irá muy pronto. Está todo muy claro…se ven las advertencias.

Y cómo será recordado sin duda no será como él lo hubiera deseado. Al defender la corrupción hedienta y la incompetencia criminal de su propio gabinete, DOB se convirtió en un legendario y consumado embaucador profesional. Nunca admitió nada. Ante la evidencia de la corrupción se convirtió en sordo, mudo y ciego. Ha sido un viaje increíble para el Primer Ministro – desde blandiendo un machete inexistente con doble filo para terminar con la corrupción a defender cada acción corrupta realizada por miembros de su gabinete. A través de su inacción en todo momento – desde Penner a Castro a Vega a Boots hasta John Saldívar y otros, Dean Barrow condonó la corrupción que impregnó completamente al gabinete y los departamentos del gobierno.

Dean Oliver fue quien aseguró de que no hubo nada de malo cuando el escándalo de Vega sobre el Palo de Rosa se reveló. Proclamó que lo que hizo Elvin Penner fue culpa objetiva y sin culpa legal, y punto final. Decidió que lo que hizo Edmond Castro en BAA era desagradable, pero no corrupto. No vio prueba irrefutable cuando se reveló que sus ministros estaban facilitando cientos de Visas para los extranjeros en un chanchullo de Visas institucionalizada. No vio nada de malo que John Saldívar estuviera relacionado con un estafador acusado de asesinato – o que Ministros recibieran fondos de campaña y haciendo favores para dicho presunto asesino – nada de malo, sólo mala óptica. Él cree que la reputación que tiene su Vice Primer Ministro de golpear a las mujeres debe ser un asunto privado. Él no vio nada que implica a los ministros en el escándalo de inmigración. Él no vio nada malo con que le hayan revocado a Edmond Castro su visas diplomática y de turista por los Estados Unidos. Y nada de malo con John Saldívar utilizando recursos públicos para su beneficio personal. Y por supuesto no ha visto esos documentos de tierras que involucran a su gran amigo Gaspar Vega de los que todos están hablando. ¿Qué documentos? ¿Cuál corrupción?

Y entonces nos preguntamos ¿por qué las cosas están tan mal en este país? ¿Recuerdas cuando Dean Oliver no vio nada malo con la corrupción en el BAA cuando se trata de Edmond Castro? Bueno el BAA se encuentra en medio de un escándalo ahora mismo donde miembros de la Junta están bajo intenso escrutinio por corrupción.

En el UDP, se trata de un ciclo que nunca va a cambiar porque ha sido y sigue siendo consentido por su líder y Primer Ministro. Edmond Castro hizo tanto por lo cual debió haber sido procesado, pero al contrario fue premiado con el puesto de Ministro. Eso es el mensaje que emite Dean Barrow. Ahora los hijos de Castro parecen que piensan que son intocables, porque su papá es escoria y fue recompensado por eso. ¿No se reconoce que los niños se convierten en lo que ven? Pues lo estamos viendo.

Podemos ver que Gaspar Vega va a salirse con la suya con lo que robó de nosotros – toda la tierra para sí, para sus hermanos, para los miembros de su familia extendida.

Nunca repondremos todo el dinero que fue pagado en concepto de indemnización a amiguetes y familiares. Nunca sabremos si muchas transacciones de terrenos no incluyeron sobornos al entonces Ministro Vega como hemos oído. Nunca se nos devolverá los $400.000 de Andre Vega. Todo eso ya paso. Así es como lo hace el UDP. Hay una nueva raza de UDP que luchan por el poder – individuos como Edmond Castro, John Saldívar y Patrick Faber. Pero no será un nuevo UDP. Va a ser el mismo viejo UDP corrupto, con el mismo viejo status quo fomentado a lo largo de sus años en esta administración.

Ya es el momento que la gente decida si quieren seguir trabajando y luchando para enriquecer a estos UDPs que no tienen consideración para cualquiera de nosotros mientras seguimos siendo pobres. O si vamos a tomar la decisión de establecer sistemas con nuevos líderes para garantizar que nunca seamos traicionados por cualquiera de los que nos representan, ni en un año, o diez años o 100 años. Elija sabiamente.

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Faber’s Political Thug Attempts to Eject Gwen Liz Principal been affected by Blade’s leadership style and “teachers are at a low in so far as their morale is concerned.” She cited instances of being shouted at and disrespected. In spite of that, Dr. McKay says she has tried to work with Blades

even though it has been frustrating.

For his part, Blades has denied an interview and would only say that the decision to place Dr. McKay on administrative leave was approved by the entire Board.

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Dr. McKay proceeded to briefWednesday, August 9, 2017 ly outline instances that show she Police were called out to Gwen is being ousted at the whim of the Lizarraga High School in Belize City Chairman who she says wants to on the afternoon of Monday August Istria Holdings Limited dictate what is done at the school 7th, as the City prepared for posand have his own way.

Dr. McKsible effects from Tropical Storm Kampera Holdings Limited ay said “I think it’s victimization; I Franklin. But the requested presthink it’s bullying...because I would ence of the authorities had nothing not condone some of the foolishto do with any emergency mode.

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They were called on the order of Registered Agent and she says it has been going on school board chairman Roosevelt for years but she will no longer reBlades, who happens to be the right main silent. She has a big file to hand man of Education Minister PatPUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERT show and has been keeping her atrick Faber. That afternoon he handed Costa del Sol, West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Ca torney updated. a four-page letter to the principal of Costa del Sol, West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District Later that evening, Blades had 13 years, Dr. Lorna McKay informBY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs.The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneer the locks at the office changed and BY ing that she was being placed on 20 ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs.

TheBank Belize Bank Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties atThe Belize Limited ParkingInternational Lot, Barrier Reef L Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District on Monday 14th August 2017 at 10:30 am: the following morning, went to the A. Castillo days paid administrative leave with will sell the following properties at The Belize Bank Limited school to turn over the new keys immediate effect while the Board San Pedro, Ambergris Caye,BluBelize District Tuesday 1st August 201 3 Condominiums, Brahma Resort, West ofon San Pedro Town, Ambergris to the Vice Principal who will hold investigates charges against her.

Caye, Belize District: 3 Condominiums, Brahma Blu Resort, West of San Pedro Town, A over for the next 3 weeks.

Strangely, the letter dated AuBlades is accusing Dr. McKay gust 1st was not copied to anyone, PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES of non-cooperation with requests not to the Ministry of Education Costa del Sol, West of San Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District that the Board has made but Pedro Dr. nor to the Labour Commissioner McKay is questioning the Board’s or anyone else. Naturally, Dr. McKterms of reference as well its BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs.

TheasBelize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin ay refused to hand over the keys to formation which she has hinther office as requestedA. and insistedwill sell the following properties at The Belize Bank Limited Parking Lot, Barrier Reef Drive, Castillo ed was illegally constituted. Ever on due process. She told the mediaAmbergris San Pedro, Caye, Belize District on Tuesday 1st August 2017 at 10:00 am:SALE: PROPERTIES PUBLIC AUCTION since they took over, she reveals, that neither Blades nor the Board Costa del Sol, West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District 3 Condominiums, Brahma Blu Resort, West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District: “the school has been going down.” had met with her to discuss the McKay says teachers have also BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin matter.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

A. Castillo will sell the following properties at The Belize Bank Limited Parking Lot, Barrier Reef Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District on Tuesday 1st August 2017 at 10:00 am: 3 Condominiums, Brahma Blu Resort, West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

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POLICE BRUTALITY IN SAN IGNACIO

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CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

Thursday, 10 August 2017 A Police Officer attached to the San Ignacio Police formation is being accused of police brutality. According to reports, Alberto Kevin Palma, 20, driver was returning from delivering furniture for his family business at around 7:16 last night.

Palma was accompanied by his brothers, 18, a minor 13 and some employees.

Palma met a police checkpoint at the new San Ignacio/ Santa Elena bypass where a Police Officer noticed that the license on the vehicle expired on July 31, so the officer proceeded to give him a ticket. While writing the ticket, Palma called his sister to inform her what happened and that was when the officer got upset because he wanted him to end the call. The Officer walked up to Palma and punched him in the face and then threatened his 18 and 13-year-old brothers.

The incident occurred in front of many drivers at the checkpoint.

In an interview with the Belize Times, Palma explained how it happened: “When I call my sistah, I just d explain to she what happen that the license expired and them d give me a ticket and he start cuss me up, put down my phone and my sistah is on the phone hearing everything.

So then he just walked up to me and punch me straight down and say you no hear I say put down that f***** phone. When I done drop pan di ground, he seh and f**** report me to. I dah PC Usher and he shout his numbah. The people around the area sih everything and even the next Police there get frighten. All my face swell up bad. So when my lee bredda see that, them get frighten so the one weh 13 say no do that please and he turn to him and tell ah u want mek I f***** shot unnu tuh?”

According to Palma, he was examined by a doctor who classified his injury as wounding. At the hospital, he said, his 13-year-old brother kept vomiting and crying and was visibly traumatized by the incident and the threat of being shot by the Policeman. “He is 13 and everybody knows he dah wah ‘A’ student and we work hard ev-

ery day mein. We have a family business and we always deh help the community. This is just unfair and I think no Police have dih right fuh just beat people. ” A picture was posted on social media of the minor at the hospital where he was given tranquilizers. The minor is a first form A student at St. Ignatius High School in Santa Elena Town. We reproduce the picture with the permission of the family.

Palma has made an official police report and the minor has also given a statement at the San Ignacio Police Station.

The family has sought advice from their attorney on the matter. The Belize Times has been informed that a report will be made at the Belize Police Department’s Professional Standards Branch office in Belmopan against PC Cris Usher from San Ignacio.

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PUP READY IN THE TWIN TOWNS

Javier Castellanos

Marconi Matus

Cop Caught Smuggling Gun Thursday, 10 August 2017 Police have arrested and charged one of their own, Constable Franklin Ramirez after he and 3 other civilians were busted in what looks to be a cross-border weapons smuggling operation.

The Mobile Interdiction Team reported that on Monday, August 7th, at around 9:50pm, they stopped a white Ford Explorer SUV at their checkpoint in Ontario Village, Cayo. The vehicle was coming from the direction of San Ignacio heading toward Belmopan. Constable Ramirez was driving the vehicle and in the vehicle with him at the time were Trevor Dean Brown, Elorey Graham, and a 17-year-old male.

The cops decided to search it on the road but they found nothing. The officers then decided to do a second more intensive search, and so they escorted the vehicle and the 4 occupants to their MIT office on the Police Training Academy Compound. There, the officers checked everywhere they could, and that’s when they found a hidden compartment under the dashboard. In that hidden compartment, the officers found a black 9mm Beretta pistol with 3 magazines.

The weapon has the engraving “GUA” on it, and a serial number that is reportedly registered in Guatemala. In a press briefing, the media asked about the weapon’s origin, and that’s when Assistant Commissioner of Police Edward Broaster, the Commander of Police Operations, said, “We know for a fact that the firearm originated from Guatemala."

All 4 occupants of the vehicle have been arrested and charged for firearms offenses,

PC Franklin Ramirez and Police say that they have been arraigned and remanded to the Belize Central Prison. Constable Ramirez, who was behind the wheel, is currently posted at Eastern Division’s Precinct 2.

There is concern that this weapon is part of a network of weapons being smuggled into Belize from Guatemala. The cops are looking very closely at that possibility especially because they found a 12-gauge shot gun on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. At around 4:10 p.m. that day, the MIT had once again set up a checkpoint, this one at mile 54 on the Western Highway. They stopped and searched a Valencia Bus that was coming from Benque Viejo Town, and on the way to Belmopan.

The officers found a 12-gauge pump action shotgun. They checked on the bus if anybody claimed it as their own.

No one did, especially because it is illegal to be in possession of a firearm without a valid gun license, and so the weapon was deposited as found property.

ACP Broaster also discussed the possibility that they’ve discovered part of a smuggling operation. He said, “Most of the criminals we know for a fact are going to Guatemala to purchase firearms. We intend to step up on our interdiction efforts because, we know that from time to time they take stolen goods to Guatemala and come back with either marijuana or firearms.”

Arthur Smith

Thursday, August 10, 2017 Residents of San Ignacio and Santa Elena are invited to the People’s United Party Convention to elect a Mayoral candidate to represent the people of the twin towns in the upcoming municipal elections in March 2018. The Convention will be held on Sunday, August 13, 2017 at the Sacred Heart College in San Ignacio Town. Polls will open at 9am and close at 4pm.

Three candidates are vying for the post of Mayoral candidate on the People’s United Party’s slate. Marconi Matus and Arthur Smith of San Ignacio and Javier Castellanos of Santa Elena Town.

Marconi Matus is a PUP Activist and has assisted in many campaigns

in San Ignacio and Santa Elena Town. Matus is a former Mayor of the twin towns and has served as a member on the Trade License Committee, as Water Commissioner and a Justice of the Peace. He is a successful businessman from San Ignacio Town and has been gearing up his campaign in the twin towns.

Arthur Smith is a community worker and activist in San Ignacio and Santa Elena. Smith has been campaigning as well in both San Ignacio and Santa Elena Towns assuring residents that he is the best man to represent them on the People’s United Party slate.

Javier Castellanos is a retired Colonel from the Belize Defense Force and a son of Santa Elena town. Castellanos has been actively involved in many PUP campaigns in the twin towns. In January 1988 Castellanos joined the ranks of the Belize Defence Force up until 2012. During this period, he served in many capacities of leadership as both an Operational Commander and a Staff Officer.

All residents who want real change in the way the twin towns are being governed are invited to come out and elect the candidate of your choice to represent you in the upcoming Municipal elections.

Remember that your vote is your voice.

The three Mayoral aspirants have geared up their campaigns on the ground and on social media. The People’s United Party remains committed to work for the good of all Belizeans and the growth, development and protection of Belize. Join us in this new era of the PUP. Good luck to all three aspirants.

Long live the People’s United Party!

Change begins now!

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BARROW ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO OPPRESS MAYAN PEOPLE

Thursday, 10 August 2017 The Maya community of Crique Sarco, tired of waiting on the Government of Belize for progress, has taken matters into its own hands as it relates to a decades old land rights dispute.

Back in April 2015, the Caribbean Court of Justice ordered the Government of Belize and the Maya indigenous people of the south to engage in a mechanism to protect Maya land rights, after finding that the indigenous people do have customary land tenure. That consent order involved the Government working toward the demarcation and registration of the 38 Maya villages’ property rights by December 31, 2017.

Six months later, in October 2015, the CCJ awarded $300,000 to finance the process of implementing the Court order. In January 2016, the Government appointed the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission headed by former Indigenous Affairs Minister, Lisel Alamilla. An office was set up for the Commission in the South but by July 2016, it was being reported that that initial financing had been depleted and another half million was to be commit-

ted for the process.

At the first CCJ reporting session in July 2016, the Maya made representation to have an indigenous person on the Commission whereas the Commission’s attorney at the time, Denys Barrow, S.C. argued that there is no such need since the Commission’s mandate is to consult the Maya people who have a steering committee of their own to communicate their position to the Commission. But that steering committee had

been dismissed by the Commission at its first consultation with community leaders in May that year.

One of the concerns of the Mayas about the delay in the process has been continued land rights violations. Back in July 2016 the CCJ had suggested that a body or person like an ombudsman be appointed to help resolve allegations of trespass and the like but S.C. Barrow noted that the consultation process must be completed before that

Message from Hon. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition

Two Good Belizeans Last week Belize lost two very good men, men who would not be comfortable with being called heroes because they were men who like the patron saint of SJC, St. John Berchmans, believed in and lived by the motto: “doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” William Francis Fonseca, known by his family and friends as Chi Chi Fonseca and Stuart Simmons Sr. were men who dedicated their lives to serving others and more so Belize.

The remembrances at the funerals of Mr. Fonseca and Mr. Simmons reminded us of the men they were and the work they did. I wish to take a moment to honour their memory once more and thank their families for sharing them with us.

A lot changed for the better in Belize during their lifetime because these men played their part in shaping our nation. Theirs was the generation of Belizean nationalists who were a part of our struggle for self-determination and in their quiet yet significant ways William Fonseca and Stuart Simmons were engaged in this work as young Belizean educators. These two teachers cradled Belize’s future in their arms, helping to educate and inspire the next generation of Belizean leaders.

In the 1970’s after spending years in the classroom teaching at the primary school level and after his studies abroad, William Fonseca became chief education officer and because of his love for rural Belize he worked hard and pushed for the opening of schools in Toledo as well as in our rural communities. After his retirement from the public service and although clinically blind he did not stop. He became involved in the work of Belizeans with disabilities and was instrumental in the formation of the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired. Over the years he became a writer and poet and was a true family man.

Anyone who attended St. John’s College in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s would tell you that one of the best educators in Belize was Stuart Simmons Sr. A teacher of Spanish, Mr. Simmons taught thousands of Belizean young men and women at SJC and SJC Sixth Form. He was famous for telling his A-Level Spanish students that no student of his ever failed the Spanish A-Level exam and up until his retirement that perfect record was maintained.

Forty-four years as a teacher, disciplinarian and headmaster earned Mr. Simmons the love and respect of every one at St. John’s, not only students and teachers, but especially the Jesuits who said of him that he was the embodiment of Jesuit Education. Mr. Simmons was the father of four sons who knew that they were sharing their dad with the hundreds of boys who were Mr. Simmons’ students and defacto sons at SJC. The work of nation-building is continuous. While the problems we face today may in some ways be different from those of the last generation, we have to face them in the same way Chi Chi Fonseca and Mr. Simmons did, with confidence and without fear. In their confidence they gave unselfishly without ever seeking reward, never afraid to show their love for others, for this nation and more so for their God. Both of these men were deeply spiritual men and both through example inspired a generation.

If all of us try to live as they did and strive to work in the selfless way that they did, then indeed we will create a Belize that works for everyone.

Thank you, God Bless and have a great week.

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Not much else has been heard from the Commission except complaints from the Mayas that there has been no progress with demarcation. So, on August 9th, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the Tenth Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Crique Sarco with the help of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) launched a Maya Lands Registry.

SATIIM Executive Director, Froyla Tzalam said they had support from donors, primarily the Inter-American Foundation but none from the Government. She explained that they will not wait until the Government is ready to start its work. They set about developing a Mayan model that identified traditional territorial boundaries and resolved boundary conflicts. The maps are the initial entry in the listing of customary land usage and delineation that will be collected in the Maya Land Registry. Tzalam in a press release earlier in the week, called it a historic moment and a big step in a long process ahead.

She stated “We celebrate that the Maya have taken the initiative to implement the CCJ order.”

Also present in Crique Sarco on Wednesday was NGO Senator, Osmany Salas who called it an exciting day. He noted that to produce the community map, village leaders had to negotiate with neighbouring communities. Salas says it is inspiring and an excellent example for other communities to emulate. As to whether the government will recognize the years of work of the Crique Sarco community, that is left to be seen.

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Beacon Wins Thru to Belize City Softball Finals

Kenisha Sutherland pitched 9-8 win

Belize City, August 4, 2017 The Beacon softball ladies won thru to the Belize City women’s softball championship finals by upsetting the 3-time defending national champs – Belize Bank Bulldogs: 9-8 in Game 3 of the playoffs at the home of softball at Rogers Stadium last Friday night.

The Bulldogs got 11 hits off Beacon’s veteran pitcher Kenisha Sutherland, who also walked six batters and struck out 3. The Beacon diamond also made 14 errors, allowing Sharette Vernon to score 2

Beacon win 9-8 Bulldogs runs, while Greta Davis, Kenreen Gillett and Marsha Will, Jolene Davis, Cindy Joseph and Georgia Williams scored a run apiece.

Beacon got 11 hits off Bulldogs’ pitcher Kenreen Gillett who also walked 2 batters and struck out, allowing Mertell Bailey to score 3 runs, while Agnes Lucas scored 1 run, and the Bulldogs led 8-4 as they forced Beacon to leave 7 runners on base.

Then Beacon turned the tables on the Bulldogs when Clarencia Jones, Crystal Hernandez,

Ayannah Smith, Jamela Bradley and Tamara Ramsey scored in the top of the 7th inning to take over the lead: 9-8.

It started to rain, and pitcher Kenisha Sutherland had a hard time getting a good grip on the ball, but she conceded runs in the bottom of the 7th as the Beacon girls forced the Bulldogs to leave the bases loaded when Sutherland struck out the 3rd batter to record a historic 9-8 win, to see them into the finals against Belize Telemedia!

The Bulldogs had won Game

CROOKED TREE POWER OUTAGE, LORD’S BANK SUNRISE & BOOM ORCHID GIRLS Win in Belize Rural Women’s Softball

Beverly Hills, Ladyville, August 5, 2017 The Crooked Tree Power Outage girls, the Burrell Boom Orchid Girls and Lord’s Bank Sunrise all enjoyed big wins in the Belize Rural Women’s softball tournament at the Beverly Hills field in Ladyville on Saturday.

In Game 1, Lord’s Bank Sunrise won 7-0 by Flowers Bank’s Easy Does It’s forfeit.

In Game 2, the Boom Orchid Girls hammered the Bermudian Landing’s Arrows United 15-5 by mercy rule in 4 innings. The Arrows got 3 hits off Boom’s veteran pitcher Valorie Vernon, who struck out 3 batters, allowing Cindy Mae Lodge, Monique Stamp, Darlene Gentle, Shanna Avilez and Shanice Lanza to score a run apiece for the Arrows.

The Orchid Girls got 16 hits off Shanna Avilez, who struck out 1 batter. This allowed Arneek Baptist, Judy Sobers and Rebecca Nicholson to score 3 runs apiece, while Mardy Nicholson and Charlene Humphreys scored 2 runs apiece, and Denise Gabourel and Jenna Cassanova crossed the plate once.

In Game 3, Power Outage girls

Georgia Williams scored Bulldogs 8th run

Lords Bank Sunrise 7-0 Easy Does it

Crooked Tree Power Outage 15-0 Beverly Hills Flames

1 on Monday: 3-1, but Beacon tied the series 1-1 when in Game 2 on Wednesday, they came back from a 4-5 deficit in the bottom of the 7th inning to win: 6-5.

The finals begin on Wednesday, August 9, when Beacon goes up against Telemedia in a best of 3 series. The city champions go on to the nationals at the end of August.

The national men’s softball team is also preparing to represent at Central American and Caribbean championships, to be held in Santo Domingo in September.

stunned the Beverly Hills Flames 15-0, as the Flames fizzled under Yvette Flowers pitching. The Flames got only 1 hit and left that runner on base.

Flames’ Alberta Bailey gave up 8 hits, walked 7 batters and struck out 2, allowing Devonie Reyes to score 3, while Elma Wade, Amber Wade, Lucy Manzanares and Eyvette Flowers scored 2 runs apiece, and Kimberly Williams, Alyssa Gillett, Zephorah Taylor and Annette Desus scored a run apiece.

On Sunday in Double Head Cabbage, Power Outage also won 7-4 over Flowers Bank Easy Does It. In Game 2, the Beverly Hill Flames scorched Arrows United 15-14.

In Game 3, Double Head Cabbage Unity girls, led by winning pitcher Herlet Clarke, quelled Lords Bank Sunrise: 12-2 by mercy rule, as the Double Head girls hammered 12 runs off Karen Hilton’s pitching.

Upcoming games in Bermudian Landing on Saturday, August 12: Boom Orchid Girls vs. DHC Unity Power Outage vs. Lords Bank Sunrise Arrows United vs. Easy Does It In Flowers Bank on Sunday: DHC Unity vs. Power Outage Lord’s Bank Sunrise vs. Beverly Hills Flames Easy Does It vs. Orchid Girls.

Kimberly Williams beats throw to Home plate

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Belmopan Upsets Kulture Yabra 4-2 in Over-40 Football Mango Creek FC 1-1 Pickstock Lake

Yabra's Kevin Rowland vs BPN Locho Coye n Avery Galvez Belize City, August 6, 2017 The Belmopan veterans upset league leading Kulture Yabra: 4-2 in the national Over40 football tournament at the MCC Garden on Sunday; while Pickstock Lake held top-ranked Mango Creek FC to a 1-1 draw on Saturday

Tuff e’ Nuff Scorches BCC Dragons 82-75 in Interoffice Basketball

Belmopan FC win 4-2 Kulture Yabra

evening.

Winless Pickstock Lake remains in the hunt for their 1st win; as they snatched a 1-1 draw out of the jaws of defeat when the Mango Creek veterans came to town last Saturday. Mango Creek jumped out to a 1-0 lead when a foul inside the box resulted in a penalty in the 35th minute, and Wilmer Garcia converted to lead 1-0 at the half.

Wilmer Garcia got the chance to double up 2-0 on a free kick, but Pickstock’s goalie Aaron Buckley came up with a big time save, and Stanley “Dubu” Thomas headed in the equalizer in the 83rd minute.

Kulture Yabra was not so fortunate when they faced the Belmopan veterans on Sunday. Derwin Innis scored first for Yabra, but Belmopan took them to school as Ernest Wiltshire, Garry Wiltshire and Josue Amaya drilled home 3 goals to lead 3-1. Marvin Budna made it 4-1 with a free kick that prompted Pickstock defender Ruben Crawford to try to head it clear, but Crawford’s header beat his own keeper Kenny Morgan!

Albert Thurton scored a 2nd goal for Yabra late in the game, but that was all she wrote for the city squad, as Belmopan posted the 4-2 win to secure their ticket to the playoffs. Yabra will have to seek payback when they get to the playoffs.

BCC, KHMH, Ramada & Brodies Win in BDFA Interoffice Football

Ramada Eco Nature 1-0 Transparent BPO Tuff e' Nuff 82-75 BCC Dragons Belize City, August 4, 2017 Tuff e’ Nuff posted 2 big wins in the 2017 Belize District Basketball Association’s (BDBD) interoffice competition at the St. Martin de Porres parish Swift Hall over the weekend.

In Game 1 Thursday, BTL reigned supreme 120-41 over Grace Kings, led by Jason Vasquez with 39pts, Lennox Cayetano added 13pts, Jason Lamb had 13pts, and Herson Ramos - 11pts. Grace Kings’ Jhawn Graham led with 11pts, and Alex Gordon added 9pts.

In Game 2 Thursday, Tuff e’ Nuff taxed the Income Tax/ Kings: 83-59, led by Raul Roches with 24pts, Lynford Flores and Justin Wade added 13pts apiece and Rico Black drained in 4 long treys for 12pts! Kings’ Farron Louriano and Marshall Nunez Jr. netted 11pts apiece, and Leon “Bigs” Williams and Jorret Jones put up 9pts apiece.

In Game 1 Friday, Central Health prescribed a 96-35 placebo for the Grace Kings, as Paul Moro netted 17pts, and Deron Vernon and Josiah Brown scored 14pts apiece. Grace Kings’ Alex Gordon posted 18pts.

In Game 2 Friday, Tuff e’ Nuff upset the BCC Dragons: 82-75, led

by Raul Roches with 38pts, Tyrone Edwards added 13pts, and Louis Pitterson, Justin Wade and Orland Ferguson scored 8pts apiece.

Dragons’ Cordell Gonzalez Jr. and Eyan Rene had 19pts apiece, and Andrew Vasquez put up 13pts.

In Game 1 Saturday, Infotel denied BTL a 3rd win as Infotel dominated: 78-73, led by Elvis Olivera with 17pts. Earl “Bolo” Johnson and Stafford Young added 14pts apiece, Russell Humes put up 11pts, and Travis Lennan had 10pts.

BTL’s Jason Vasquez and Lennox Bowman scored 16pts apiece and Lennox Cayetano added 13pts.

In Game 2 Saturday, the Mayan Warriors picked up their third win: 68-63 over Income Tax/ Kings who fell for a 3rd time. Warriors’ Marvin Skeet scored 14pts, Kevin Lorenzo added 9pts and Albert Longsworth, Ryheem Thurton and John Kelly posted 8pts apiece. Kings’ Jacob Leslie hit 5 treys 23pts, Farron Louriano added 16pts, and Jorret Jones, Cassian Flowers and Marshall Nunez Jr. netted 6pts apiece.

Brodies 5-2 BTL

KHMH 1-0 Tourist Village Tennants Belize City, August 2-3, 2017 The Belize City Council, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Ramada Eco-nature and Brodies all posted big wins in the Belize District Football Association (BDFA) interoffice tournament at the MCC Garden last Wednesday and Thursday nights.

In Game 1 Wednesday, KHMH cured Tourist Village/Tennants: 1-0 with a goal by Charles Canton in the 59th minute.

In Game 2, Brodies upset the up-tothen undefeated BTL: 5-2, with Travyon Martinez scoring a hat trick and Alex Saldivar scoring 2 more for the win. Only

Rasheed Pollard and Sean Moreira scored a goal apiece for BTL. In Game 1 Thursday, Ramada Eco Nature posted their 2nd win: 1-0 over Tourist Village/Transparent BPO, when Stephan Diego headed in the winning goal in the 3rd minute!

In Game 2 Thursday night, Belize City Council posted their 3rd win: 2-0 against BWS “Pressure”, when Simeon Alvarez Jr. scored the 1st goal in the 12th minute, and Kent “Bob” Gabourel scored the 2nd goal from a corner kick in the 69th minute.

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MY PERSPECTIVE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

THE BAIN AFFAIR PART I I have just finished reading all 137 pages of the Judgment of the Jamaican Full Court (Three Judges) in the Claim of Professor Brendan Bain against The University of the West Indies. It took a while! And what a read in the huge dust up caused by the Report of Dr. Bain in the Caleb Orozco constitutional challenge in our Supreme Court.

Let me say at the start that Dr. Bain's was no real win at all in my estimation. Of the twelve reliefs he sought he was successful in only one of them. He was awarded only twenty per cent of his court costs and also J$4.2 million which is about US $33,000 as three months’ pay, his salary if he had served the three months after notice from UWI. It is no secret where I stand on this issue, and the chronology of events that culminated with the UWI's termination of his contract makes truly fascinating reading. It reveals how unfortunately the good doctor behaved, and how by his actions he put the university in a real bind and an entirely no-win position. As the judges stated, there could not have been any doubt that the submitting of his expert report to our Court on behalf of parties seeking to have section 53 of the Criminal Code upheld in its entirety, was the direct cause of his termination by UWI. The Jamaican Court declared that UWI had breached the Claimant's right to freedom of expression. UWI simply had to do what they had to do.

Dr. Bain had also sought declarations that UWI breached his right to freedom of thought, that UWI had defamed his character, and that it had breached the trust and confidence contained in his contract of employment. He also sought damages, aggravated damages, stigma damages, damages for loss of advantage in the labour market, constitutional and vindicatory damages and his full costs. Of all these he only got 20% costs. No compensation accompanied the one declaration.

Even before Dr. Bain submitted his report to the Belize Supreme Court various persons and organizations had pleaded with him to consider very carefully his position.

None of them sought to deprive him of his freedom of expression, but they pointed out to him that by taking the position he was about to take, he would place himself seriously at odds with the philosophical principles of the organization he headed. Ironically it was not

the content of his report that was the problem, it was the action and stance he took. An apt analogy is the idea that the Pope would one day “buck” his head and declare that he is no longer Catholic, but that he still wanted to be Pope. Or if Ms. Lily Bowman of the Red Cross would one day jump up and say that she no longer believes in neutrality as one of the fundamental tenets of her organization but still wants to be the Director General.

No one attempted to dictate to Dr. Bain what he should believe, but it was pointed out to him that he would take a position that was completely contrary to the principles of non-discrimination and respect for the human rights of all persons that guide the work of all organizations involved in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. Dr. Bain went ahead and submitted his report, indicating that his views were not those of the UWI. The Vice-Chancellor of UWI made it clear that UWI supported the policy of opposing any form of discrimination for reasons of gender, religion or sexual orientation, and that for both human rights and public health reasons the UWI supports all efforts including legal ones to remove stigmatization of any group. At the same time, he reiterated the university's respect for academic freedom.

However, numerous organizations and colleagues felt that Dr. Bain's continued leadership of the HIV Program was untenable. There was much back and forth, with the university exercising great restraint.

Dr. Bain indicated explicitly that he would leave, and the general consensus was that, although everyone highly respected the work of Dr. Bain, he had lost the confidence of a significant sector of the community the program was intended to reach and his resignation should be accepted.

Strangely, Dr. Bain then changed his mind, and he refused to leave. The university was thus placed in the extremely difficult, even impossible, position of having to terminate his contract. In writing to him the Vice-Chancellor described all the events as tumultuous and said that Dr. Bain's position threatened to undermine the university's stated human rights stance. He said too that the controversy had compromised Dr. Bain's ability to lead the HIV Program, leaving no recourse but to end his appointment. Next week I will further consider the Bain Affair and discuss my perspective thereon.

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NOTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BELIZE A.D. 2017 (DIVORCE) ACTION NO.: 134

BETWEEN

(ABDALLAH HARMOUCH PETITIONER ( ( AND ( (ONICIA D. BENNETT HARMOUCH RESPONDENT

TO: ONICIA D. BENNETT HARMOUCH

TAKE NOTICE that the Petition for dissolution of marriage dated 24th day of April 2017, endorsed with a notice to you to appear and answer the charges therein has been filed in the Supreme Court of Belize, by ABDALLAH HARMOUCH of Tres Cocos, North Ambergris Caye, Belize District, Belize, and that you are required within fourteen (14) days of the second publication hereof to enter an appearance at the office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court in Belize City, Belize should you think fit so to do and thereafter to make answer to the charges in the said Petition and FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing the Court will proceed to hear the said charges proved and pronounce judgement your absence notwithstanding.

This Petition is filed and this Notice to appear is by M.H.CHEBAT & Co. of # 53 Barrack Road, Belize City, Belize, Attorneys-at-Law for the Petitioner, ABDALLAH HARMOUCH. DATED this 26th day of July 2017 REGISTRAR OF THE SUPREME COURT Note: Any person entering an appearance must at the same time furnish an address for service within two miles of the Supreme Court.

NOTICE For Sale

By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Assignment & Transfer of Mortgage made the 16th day of December, 2015, between FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED (the Assignor) SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (the Assignee), and BYRON PAREDES & SHIRLEE CORNEJO (the Mortgagors), recorded at the Land Titles Unit as Instrument No. LTU-201502148, which said property was mortgaged by the said BYRON PAREDES & SHIRLEE CORNEJO to the said FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK (BARBADOS) LIMITED on the 2nd day of September, 2008 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 32 of 2008 at Folios 1427-1504 will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT pieces or parcels of land being Lots Nos. 31 and 32 situate near Mile 12 along the Northern Highway, Belize District as shown and delineated on Plan of Survey by Henry D. Flowers, Licensed Land Surveyor and registered at the Lands & Surveys Department in Belmopan, at Register No. 2, Entry No. 3964 TOGETHER with all the buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 19th day of July, 2017.

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

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Forging Partnerships. Impacting Lives

For God’s Sake Stop It...

I’m writing this on a Wednesday afternoon. It’s been 47 days since Elvin Penner killed Kenrick Myvette on the George Price Highway. San Ignacio Police say they still haven’t gotten back the results of the test taken to determine if he was under the influence when he smashed into Myvette’s cycle which he says just “appeared in front of him.”

How do you like them apples? You know what…I’ll just stop asking about it. It’s a waste of time. The Officer Commanding the San Ignacio Police Formation is said to have been Penner’s Campaign Manager at one time. And he is very close to Rene Montero. I was going to say he is known to be a political prostitute but lately I’ve been trying to be calm and at peace with myself and others.

Right now, as I write this, pertinent Police Officers seem unable to coherently issue a detailed release on the matter of a brutal attack in San Pedro this Sunday. A young man, a Galen student and basketballer, was beaten so badly, and hit in his head with a fire extinguisher, that he had to be given CPR to resuscitate him and he was airlifted out of San Pedro in a coma. But see, the attack was carried out by politically connected persons. And when the media whispered the name Castro to the Police, it’s like the whole frigging set of them ketch horrors. Today, under pressure from the media, the Police very gingerly issued a release stating that they are looking for the “Castro brothers” for questioning. The release didn’t even call their names – just the Castro brothers.

We know how it goes when the Police are “looking for” somebody who is politically connected. That’s when officers see these people being sought and walk in the other direction. I still remember when Police were looking for John Saldivar’s BFF Douglas Grant. Remember when he fired his weapon in front of a club in the city? Damn, Police looked for him for days and couldn’t find him. I guess they were looking in the jungles of the Chiquibul, or down at the Sarstoon. Seriously it’s ridiculous how

difficult it is to find somebody when you’re not really looking for them.

I even remember when Godwin Hulse’s son pistol-whipped an elderly man. That time the Belmopan Police said they couldn’t get a statement from the victim because he seemed to be too busy LOL. Then a month passed, and the victim is on TV giving interviews to the media saying yoohoo, here I am. And another month passed, and it was only after extreme pressure from a frustrated media that the Police were able to take a simple statement and arrest the damned Minister’s son. Jeez. And even then they gave him a slap on the wrist.

It’s just too much. I don’t get how these politicians are able to corrupt Police Officers so easily. I know a lot of it is intimidation because this UDP crowd can and will screw with your life if you cross them. I’ve seen Police officers transferred to the most inconvenient and out of place locations because they would not follow instructions from politicians. This shit is real. But then there are the Police Officers who are just frigging political prostitutes. Let me take that back.

To call them prostitutes is to insult a time-honoured tradition. These mostly high-ranking police officers who are in bed with politicians are just plain sleck.

You know who you are.

And in case you’re thinking I’m joking it away I’m not. This is scary stuff. The other day I was talking to a high-ranking Policeman, from one thing to the next.

The horror stories he told me of things he had seen done recently in the Police Department made me realize that we’re not screwed up…we’re EFFED up!

I’m seriously tired of seeing this shit happen. I’m tired of UDP ministers and their people being allowed to just do whatever they want and know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they’ll get away with it. It’s ridiculous. For real.

There are people behind bars for the most minor of offences. And then there are these people who don’t believe – THEY KNOW – that the law can’t touch them.

That same high-ranking Police Officer told me – and I know he is right – that the actions of today will force our country to become like the more violent regions of our neighbours Mexico and Guatemala, where politicians are killed and people are afraid to walk the streets. He said that we will lament when that happens, but what is happening today has only one inevitable end. That’s real talk.

CONNECTED

TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR SEXUAL HEALTH What is there in a number? A whole lot. In the “Women Empowerment” forum held on July 29th, a particular number jumped out that reflects a huge risk for women. It is the estimated amount of Belizeans infected with HIV/AIDS (3000) and the number of new cases per year (225). The districts reporting the majority of the new cases are Belize, Stann Creek and Cayo districts. For a population of approximately 350,000 and in a society that is still very much a church-state system in which sex education and sex discussion is still not openly discussed, this is a critical number for women (and girls who are sexually active) to monitor.

Women empowerment has become such a buzzword globally and often times it is discussed within the content of economics, politics and education. Although not often considered in these conversations, women empowerment has a just as important context in health, and in particular with sexual health. Within this context, women empowerment begins with each young woman. Each woman has the power within them to insist on using a condom to prevent sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/ AIDs. Each young girl and woman has the right to protect their bodies and their health.

Looking at the data on HIV/ AIDS in Belize, which impacts not just the individual but also the entire family, it is time that all women (and men) pay keen attention to the numbers.

For the past six years, Belize has been having between 220 to 250 new infections per year. In 2016, there were 225 new cases.

Of these new infections, onethird or 77 of them were in the range of 10-29 years of age. Of this amount in this age range, 39 or half were females. This is one of Belize’s inconvenient truths.

The numbers are shouting at us and the message is clear. Young people are involved in sexual activity. The overall data is telling us that young and old, we must all take care of ourselves when engaging in sex, whether that is casual sexual

relationships or high risk sexual activities. With the rate of new infections not going down it is incumbent upon all who are engaged in sexual activity to know their HIV status and protect themselves. This is a responsibility we all share because it impacts not just our individual lives and families but the health of our nation.

Based on statistics from the Ministry of Health, in December 2016 there were a total of 1179 individuals on Antiretroviral Treatment in Belize for HIV/AIDS. Treatment is available, affordable and accessible.

With treatment, persons can improve their health and prolong the life of HIV infected children or adults.

In our society, there is much work to be done to combat stigma and discrimination for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Often times, it is this that prevents persons from accessing treatment. We have to do better if we are to reduce the rate of new infections and to improve on educational awareness.

The National AIDS Commission of Belize (NAC) was appointed by cabinet and officially established in February of 2000. It works closely with the Ministry of Health. The NAC is responsible for coordinating, facilitating and monitoring the National Response to HIV/AIDS. NAC has district committees in each district plus Belmopan and San Pedro.

The NAC has been doing its steady work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health under various government administrations.

The NAC programme is one of those key areas of national development that should be bi-partisan.

Budgetary allocation to ensure it has resources to combat these alarming numbers has to be fought for regardless of political affiliation. HIV/ AIDS does not discriminate along party lines or political colors.

Women and young girls are particularly vulnerable in our society.

The numbers and data on HIV/AIDS should cause parents, young girls and women to take action and take control of their health. Information and knowledge is a powerful tool.

Let’s be the change we want to see. Connect.

Join the movement by contacting belizeuwg@gmail.com or call 677-9168. Your voice matters in helping to create the next Women’s Agenda of the PUP.

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MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

A Real Plan for Port Loyola

By Gilroy Usher Sr. In the People’s United Party, we recognize the importance of JOBS for the Belizean people.

With good paying jobs people are less dependent on Ministers for assistance because they can earn the money to take care of the basic needs of their families, like food, shelter, clothing and education among other things.

Today the unemployment is 9%. Over 14,000 of our people who want jobs can’t find jobs to look after their needs. In this graduation season, the number of unemployed persons increased by thousands as high school, sixth form and university graduates hit the streets in search of non-existent jobs.

We need to demand that the UDP provide the thousands of jobs they promised us from 2008. As a member of the House of Representative from the Port Loyola Division I will help to create jobs in the area by assisting all small business in the division with a $500.00 grant to access needed supplies or equipment.

That will be done because when small businesses grow in the division they also offer more jobs in the community.

Once in Belmopan I will also promote jobs in the Port Loyola Division by offering free day-care for deserving single mothers.

With free day-care in the division single mothers will have more money for their families because they won’t have to use almost half their weekly wage to pay babysitters.

The UDP gave millionaires Sharon Pitts and Andre Vega $400,000.00 each, almost a million dollars in one of their many land scams. With the PUP in Belmopan such funds would be used for the benefit of the Belizean people. With the PUP in Belmopan a portion of such funds would

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be used to provide free day care for single mothers in the Port Loyola Division.

My Belizean brothers and sisters, I must also say that I am a strong advocate for an increase in the minimum wage as soon as possible. With the high cost of living today, the minimum wage of $3.30 is starvation wage for our domestic workers, shopkeepers, security guards and hundreds of construction workers. To deal with the high cost of living today, I believe that our people deserve a minimum wage of at least $5.00 per hour.

Due to the steady increase in the cost of living over the last ten years, all the unions have obtained salary increases for their members.

Only the minimum wage has not been increased over the last ten years. That’s an injustice that will be corrected as soon as possible because we in the PUP are serious about a better life for all Belizeans including the residents of the Port Loyola Division.

EDUCATION. It is universally accepted that education is the best weapon to defeat poverty, but the actions of this government show no serious commitment to providing our people with the best possible education. Despite a budget of over a billion dollars for the past nine years and over 400 million from PetroCaribe, the number of children who are not in primary school, high school, sixth-form or university because their parents can’t afford to send them to school is almost twice as when the UDP was elected to office almost ten years ago in 2008.

Despite having so much money to develop this country, due to massive corruption by this UDP administration far more Belizeans are living in poverty today than when the UDP was elected to office almost a decade ago in 2008.

Something is terribly wrong in Belize when the government allows a Minister to use almost $50,000 of taxpayers’ money to send his son or daughter to law school abroad but cannot find a couple thousand dollars to make education more affordable in the country by lowering its cost at the primary, secondary and tertiary level.

It’s time for free education in Belize from pre-school to University. Caribbean countries with smaller budgets but similar size populations have been doing so for years now. It’s time for us to educate our people with free education from pre-school to university. Let us spend taxpayers’ money for the benefit of the masses and not for the benefit of the privileged few.

Belmopan, Roaring Creek Village, Ontario Village, Santa Elena Town & San IgnacioTown, Cayo District; MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

BY ORDER ofCreek theVillage, Mortgagees, Auctioneer Kevin Castillo Belmopan, Roaring Ontario Village,Licensed Santa Elena Town & San Ignacio Town, CayoA. District; will the following properties front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. BYsell ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneerin Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties in front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.Belmopan, Constitution Drive, Belmopan, Cayo District on Thursday 24th24th August Constitution Drive, Cayo District on Thursday 2017 at 10:30 am.

August2017 at 10:30 am.

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Parcels 5483, 5484 & 5495 Belmopan, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Belmopan 20 5483, 5484 & 5495 (Being 3 parcels containing 1045.275 square meters each. Parcel 5484 and Parcel 5495 are one behind the other providing street to street access while 5483 is across the street situated in Belmopan being the freehold property of Mrs. Anita Pascascio) 2. Parcel 1217 Roaring Creek Village, Cayo District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Society Hall 24 1217 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [1,314 sq. ft.] – 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + laundry room and porch areas situated in Roaring Creek Village being the Freehold property of Ms. Erlett Lozano & Mr. Elroy Dougal) Parcel No. 368 San Ignacio North, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Ignacio North 23 368 Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [423.27 S.M.] situate in San Ignacio North, Cayo District, the freehold property of Mr. Steve Bowen) 4. Parcel No. 1323/1 Ontario Village, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Society Hall 24 1323/1 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [1,788 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor is concrete with 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen & porch area. Second Floor is wooden with 4 bedrooms and porch area situated in Ontario Village being the leasehold property of Mr. Gilbert Rhaburn) 5. Parcel No. 2284 Ontario Village, Cayo District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Society Hall 24 2284 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [781 sq. ft.] - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining & kitchen situated in Ontario Village being the Freehold property of Mr. Lyle Banner) Parcel No. 2427/1 Ontario Village, Cayo District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Society Hall 24 2427/1 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [1,218 sq. ft.] - 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and laundry room situated in Ontario Village being the leasehold property of Mr. Humberto & Mrs. Shelmadine Patt) Parcel No. 786 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Elena, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Santa Elena/Cayo 23 786 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [2,268 sq. ft.] – contains 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen & gazebo/porch area on the property situated in Santa Elena Town being the Freehold property of Mr. Ricardo Martin) 8.

Parcel No. 2503 Shawville, Kontiki Area, San Ignacio, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Ignacio South 23 2503 (Being Lot containing 464.698 square meters four miles from downtown San Ignacio situated in the Kontiki Area, San Ignacio Town. The freehold property of Mr. Manuel & Mrs. Amy Leiva)

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REAL Good Governance Reform!

Changing the Status Quo For the People’s United Party to restore the people’s confidence in any government after three terms of an abusive, corrupt and incompetent UDP, it must be serious about good governance reform. The Barrow administration has been the worst in history, allowing no REAL oversight and giving UDP Ministers powers which led to gross irregularities and abuses of process and people. The new People’s United Party government will do things differently. We will give power back to the people of the country who will elect us to represent them.

We WILL: PUT POLITICS AND MINISTERIAL POWER IN THEIR PROPER PLACES: We will immediately strengthen the Integrity Commission, providing the necessary funds for its Secretariat to fulfil its important legal, auditing and investigative roles free from any undue political influence.

Monitor the conduct and performance of Government Ministers and all elected officials in public life to ensure their “honourable” exercise of duties and responsibilities, and to prevent any behavior that can bring disrepute and shame to our nation, to our government and/or to our Party. Such embarrassing behavior will lead to their immediate expulsion from the Cabinet.

If a Minister is found breaking the law he/she will be subjected to the legal process and will face the consequences like any other person, including jail time. The rule of law means nothing if the laws do not apply equally to all.

We will limit the subjective authority of Ministers by removing the discretionary powers and reducing the need for letters from Ministers for everything. Presently, letters from Ministers are needed for recruitment to the Police and the Belize Defense Force, a hitherto unheard of thing. Public officers will be made to do their job, without fear or favour, and punishment will be swift for incompetence and/or corruption.

WE WILL: STRENGTHEN CHECKS AND BALANCES: We will reconstitute the Public Accounts Committee for the effective participation of the Social Partners in the Senate so as to ensure its proper role in overseeing the sound and prudent management of public revenues and expenditures approved in the Budget.

We will strengthen the capacities, allocate the appropriate resources and ensure the autonomy of the offices of the Auditor General, the Contractor General, the Ombudsman, and the Integrity Commission to better fulfil their technical mandates and provide the appropriate support to the oversight responsibilities of the Public Accounts Committee and other oversight committees.

WE WILL ENABLE: An EMPOWERED LEGISLATURE: The PUP will improve legislative governance by providing greater oversight by the National Assembly with respect to the work of the House Committees. We WILL establish Standing Senate Committees that will have the authority to conduct inquiries into any and all matters with a view to advancing the cause of nation-building.

WE WILL RESTORE: EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PUBLIC SERVICE: We will take immediate steps to restore the autonomy of the Public Service (establish clear boundaries between the political directorate and the public service) and Public Service Commission to re-establish integrity and impartiality in the recruiting, training, evaluating and disciplining processes, and

We will introduce the necessary legislation with appropriate measures to protect whistle blowers and witnesses involved in corruption cases and to increase the penalties for acts of corruption and public authority abuses.

The PUP will revert to having Permanent Secretaries (Senior Career Public Officers) as the accounting officers of the specific Ministry/ Ministries.

WE WILL CREATE A: SEPARATION OF POWERS: All Judges and Magistrates of the Court will be employed with security of tenure. The PUP will establish sound systems and good practices for recruitment of all officers of the Court and will hold them responsible for the efficient administration of justice and to ensure the separation of powers of the state as clearly stipulated in the Constitution: Cease and desist from the public badgering and coercing of the judiciary by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet The Director of Public Prosecution will also be given security of tenure and the Department of Public Prosecution will be given the necessary resources to ensure that it complements the work of the Police to increase the rate of successful prosecution, particularly in murder cases WE WILL DELIVER: ELECTION REFORM: Within the first year of office we will present legislation to regulate campaign spending. We will also propose and enact legislation to limit campaigning up to the day before elections.

On Election Day all campaigning, paraphernalia, advertising etc. will not be allowed as it is done in other Caribbean countries.

We will insist, by any means necessary, that the UDP Government comply with the rule of law and conduct nationwide re-registration in 2017. The recent findings of 700 pages of unadulterated corruption in the Immigration Department lay bare for all to see the untold numbers of foreigners who received Belizean nationality by fraudulent means with the consequence being that these new fraudsters can and do vote in municipal and general elections, deciding for Belizeans who should be their government.

Implement a fixed date for general elections similar to that of municipal elections Implement a transparent redistricting exercise, free from any appearance of political manipulation, with the goal being a fair representation of the public Introduce campaign financing legislation Introduce an independent Elections & Boundaries Commission that shall be free from political interference with a Chairman who is appointed in a similar fashion as the DPP and Auditor-General, so he or she can be autonomous and free from the perception of governmental control.

I, John Briceño, as head of the next Government along with my Cabinet and together with the National Legislature, pledge to lead this transformation, motivated by the will of the people. In this noble path, we are guided by the philosophy of our Founding Father, the Right Hon. George Price, whose dynamic concept of a Peaceful, Constructive Revolution empowers us to confidently chart this way forward to a better future for all Belizeans.

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Keeping Peace & Unity Alive…

On Friday PUP Leader John Briceño, Orange Walk Mayor Kevin Bernard, athletes and friends of sports carried the Queen’s Baton through the streets of the Sugar City. The baton has made its rounds through the countries of the Commonwealth, and will continue to do so until it lands on the Gold Coast in Australia where the 2018 Commonwealth Games will be held. The theme in 2017 is A Peace Building Commonwealth, and in Belize, particularly now, that message is relevant and pertinent. The PUP will always support these initiatives which build stability and unity in our country. That is the PUP way.

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Powered by the People!

August 9, 2017 The Corozal PUP Town Council slate led by Rigo Vellos held a successful BBQ fundraiser on Saturday August 4th, raising much needed “oil” for its campaign machinery. The initiative was supported by the business community with donations and residents who helped to sell out the food quickly. The Tzul residence on 4th Avenue made up of family members that have been stalwart supporters of the Party, was the venue for the fundraiser. During the grilling, PUP members and supporters stopped in to assist even it meant manning the grill.

Vellos and his team have maintained the campaign at a steady pace. The team launched their campaign in the Altamira area where residents have indicated that they will be voting for a change in the upcoming Municipal Elections.

Residents say they have lost hope that the UDP will fix their streets or drains, even though they have seven months left in office.

Vellos has pledged to work with all residents to find solutions to the challenges in the community. The slate is committed to strong leadership.

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MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

San Pedro, Licensed Ambergris Caye, Belize District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer(Belize) Kevin A. Ltd., CastilloCoconut will sell the Drive, followingSan properties following properties in front Scotiabank Pedro, in front Scotiabank (Belize) District Ltd., Coconut Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District am: on Ambergris Caye, Belize on Wednesday 23rd August 2017 at 10:30 rd 1.

Wednesday 23 August 2017 at 10:30 am: Parcel No. 2112 DFC Area, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

BY: KEVIN BERNARD

As I write this, the northern districts are preparing for heavy winds and rain as Tropical Storm or Hurricane Franklin passes just above us, impacting our Mexican neighbours directly.

We give thanks to God that we seem to have avoided the worst of Franklin, and hope that our people in Corozal and further north stay safe. And of course, I pray that there is no loss of life.

Here in Orange Walk we are prepared for the heavy rains.

Our drains have been cleaned and cleared and garbage carted away, and our teams are on standby for any emergency situation. We will continue to work hand in hand with NEMO to ensure that our residents are kept safe and comfortable as Franklin passes by.

Currently, if I could provide an update, we have been working on completing the paving of San Francisco Street while preparing the entire San Francisco Boulevard for paving. Simultaneously, we have been working in the Pasadita Area of Orange Walk East which lies within our jurisdiction. You have my commitment that these streets will be improved significantly in the days ahead. We may be held back for a day or two by heavy rains brought on by this natural disaster, but it will not stop the work. We will continue to do everything we can for the residents of this town.

If I could inject just a bit of politics in my weekly writing, I ask you all for your continued support. We have a dynamic young team and we have shown that we can get the job done. We have gotten the job done. I still remember like it was yesterday getting into Town Hall on a mandate to serve all our people. We found a mess in there and it was no easy task to clean it up. That is the truth. The first thing we did, even as the UDP attacked us from the very beginning, was to restore accountability and transparency to the office. For a very long time the people had no idea how their money was being spent

because there were no real financial records presented and no work being done.

We changed all that. And I say it not to boast, because no politician should ever boast about serving the people with your own money. I have seen it done way too often where residents are made to feel as if they should be eternally grateful for works done for them. That is what we are here to do. We are here to work. I am proud of what we have been able to achieve in these past years. We have streamlined the Council and made it more efficient. We have found different ways to ensure that you always have access to the records of the Council so you know how your money is being spent. We have worked hard to ensure that basic services are carried out effectively, including sanitation, the maintenance of drains and the upkeep of parks and playgrounds. Our works program in Orange Walk is second to none. And we have formed an amazing relationship with our people and corporate citizens who are only too willing to support the development because it is not for us – it is for the betterment of the town which we all love.

I understand that my friend Phillip de la Fuente has been convinced by Elodio Aragon Jr. to leave the independents and to put his name on the UDP ticket as Mayor. I’m hearing that Aragon and Patrick Faber have made all sorts of commitments to fund his entire campaign. We know how the UDP promises work out. We remember how Prime Minister Dean Barrow stood here in Orange Walk and told the people that they would only see development and assistance from Central Government if they voted red. And we showed them that we did not need them because we have the support of our residents.

This isn’t a blue or red thing.

Our residents have seen the work that we do. And I commit to you now – the work will continue.

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 2112 (Being a 3 storey concrete structure with [7,040 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor – contains rental units totaling 5 bedrooms + 5 bathrooms + 5 living/dining/kitchen areas + a store and an internet café. 2 nd Floor is a single family residence which contains 5 bedrooms + 2 part bathrooms + 5 full bathrooms + 5 living/dining/kitchen areas & 3rd Floor – contains rental units totaling 3 bedrooms + 2 full bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen area and a bar situated in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Mr. Thomas Santos/Santos Constructions) 2. Parcel 3610 Corner DFC and San Pablo Streets, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 3610 (Being a 1 1/2 storey concrete structure with [2,128 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor - contains 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry room and porch area. Second Floor - with 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom1 + living/dining/kitchen and porch area situated in San Pedro being the freehold property of Mr. Fitz-Gerald Brown & Ms. Rhonda Crichton) Lot No. 15 Ambergris Bay Sub division, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 8751 (Being a vacant Lot containing 1347.142 square meters situate 3.5 miles north of San Pedro situated in the Ambergris Bay Sub Division, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Mr. David Correa) 4. Parcel No. 4356, 2 miles North of Boca Del Rio Bridge, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 4356 (Being Lot containing 2.06 acres 2 miles North of Boca Del Rio Bridge San Pedro. The freehold property of Messrs. Island Mini Mart (Mr. Nafez Obeid) 5. Parcel No. 2011 San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 2011 (Being three storey timber/plycem building 1872 sq. ft. containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + 2 living rooms + 2 dining rooms + 2 kitchens and lot [348.053 S.M.] situate corner Seaweed and a Street, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Mr. Marlon Castro (Deceased) and Ms. Angelita Chi) 6. Parcels Nos. 2091 & 2092 San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS San Pedro 7 2091 & 2092 (Being 6 buildings on 2 parcels of land containing 631.053 S.M., the freehold properties of Mr. Valeriano P. Vasquez) 7. Parcel No. 2090 San Pedor, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 2090 ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 344.230 s.m. being Registration Section San Pedro Block 7 Parcel 2090 Being a ferroconcrete 3 storey apartment building [6,000 square feet] comprising 22 apartment units each with private bath. 3 of the units are 2 bedrooms with private bath and lot [344.230 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Valeriano P. Vasquez)

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 223-4488 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

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

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

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

SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 484.890 square metres being Parcel 1444, Block 45 in the Port/Loyolaville Registration Section situate at Mile 4 ½ George Price Highway, Belize City, Belize District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of LISA M. CASTILLO DATED this 25th day of July 2017 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

NOTICE For Sale

By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 17th day of December, 2013, between Tanya Mercedes Chavarria of Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, Belize (hereinafter called “the Borrower”) of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Mortgagee”) of the other part, and recorded as LTU-201302341, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

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All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 238 comprising of 795.603 Square Meters situate along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 788 of 2012 dated the 15th day of January, 2013 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 788 of 2012 and also delineated on Plan Entry 13931 Reg. 29, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

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Las fuerzas armadas hondureñas trabajan en conjunto con Nicaragua. Foto: Secretaría de Defensa de Honduras.

HONDURAS Y NICARAGUA ACTIVAN LA FUERZA MORAZÁN-SANDINO PARA COMBATIR EL NARCOTRÁFICO El Mi-38, uno de los nuevos modelos de Russian Helicopters

San Salvador; 7 de Agosto 2017 Honduras y de Nicaragua activaron la Fuerza de Tarea Morazán-Sandino para combatir el crimen organizado y el narcotráfico en la frontera que comparten.

La misión de la Fuerza de Tarea Morazán-Sandino, en su cuarta fase, será resguardar la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua, combatir el crimen trasnacional y el narcotráfico, según informó el portavoz de las Fuerzas Armadas hondureñas, coronel Jorge Cerrato.

La frontera entre ambos países centroamericanos “es bastante amplia, tiene un buen tramo de frontera terrestre pero también tiene marítima”, señaló sin detallar cuántos militares conforman la fuerza de tarea ni la fecha exacta en la que se activó.

Según cifras oficiales, Honduras y Nicaragua comparten una frontera de más de 900 kilómetros cuadrados que se extiende desde el Caribe hasta al Golfo de Fonseca (océano Pacífico), compartido también con El Salvador, al oeste.

El portavoz militar indicó que Honduras mantiene desde 2014 los escudos aéreo, marítimo y terrestre para frenar el tráfico de drogas procedente de América del Sur, cuyo destino final es Estados Unidos.

Sin embargo, Cerrato afirmó que la operación Morazán-Sandino contribuirá a “fortalecer estos escudos porque se suma al combate del crimen trasnacional”.

El escudo aéreo fue impuesto por Honduras de manera unilateral, mientras que en el marítimo cuenta con el apoyo de Estados Unidos a través de un guardacostas en aguas internacionales colindantes con las del país centroamericano en el Caribe. Pronto Honduras incorporará más equipos navales adquiridos al colombiano Cotecmar y remozará su flota aérea militar gracias a una millonaria cooperación israelí

Sacyr y sus socios pierden el primer arbitraje por el Canal de Panamá

RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS LANZA EL MI-171SH, EL MI-35M2 Y EL NUEVO MI-38 AL MERCADO LATINOAMERICANO Infodefensa Russian Helicopters, holding de la corporación Rostec, busca ampliar su mercado latinoamericano con la venta de mas helicópteros tanto a antiguos como a nuevos clientes potenciales. La oferta de Russian Helicopters es amplia, e incluye nuevos modelos como el Mi-38 o la versión ártica del Mi-171Sh que le está siendo ofrecida a Argentina cuya Fuerza Aérea cuenta ya con dos Mi-171. A Perú se le quiere vender un nuevo lote de Mi-171Sh, mientras que entre los potenciales clientes se incluye a Bolivia. También Brasil esta en la lista de clientes interesados, que dispone en su Fuerza Aérea de helicópteros de ataque Mi-35M2.

Para atender el servicio de postventa en América Latina existe un centro de mantenimiento en México, mientras que otro está a punto de abrir operaciones en Perú, a la vez que se consideran otras opciones para la instalación de nuevos centros en la región latinoamericana Los helicópteros rusos son operados, desde hace varias décadas, por las fuerzas armadas y operadores civiles de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Perú y Venezuela.

Presente en Maks 2017 Russian Helicopters estuvo presente en 13º Salón Internacional de Aeronáutica y Espacio Maks 2017, que tuvo lugar en Zhukovskiy, Región de Moscu, entre el 18 y 23 de julio pasado.

En ese evento presentó una diversidad de modelos: Ka-52, Mi-28NE, Mi-35M, Mi-17V-5, Mi-171Sh en la versión Ártica, Ansat y Ansat-U, Mi-38 y Mi-26T2.

En el marco de Maks 2017, Russian Helicopters suscribió un contrato con United Helicopters International Group, el suministro de diez helicópteros a operadores civiles chinos, entre 2017 y 2018. La orden comprende: cinco helicópteros ligeros Ansat en configuración Medvac (evacuación abromédica), tres MI-171 de carga, y dos Ка-32А11ВС versión apagafuego.

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Panorámica de la esclusa de Cocolí en Ciudad de Panamá.

El consorcio liderado por la constructora española tendrá que pagar casi 20 millones de euros por gastos en el proceso México 7 de AGO 2017 Primer golpe para Sacyr en las reclamaciones que le enfrentan a las autoridades panameñas. La Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP) ha comunicado a última hora de este lunes su victoria en una de las demandas que le enfrentan desde hace meses con el consorcio Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), liderado por la constructora española y en el que también participan la italiana Impregilo, la belga Jan de Nul y la panameña Cusa. El fallo obliga a las firmas asociadas para la ampliación del canal — obra entregada a mediados del año pasado tras casi una década de trabajos— a abonar más de 22 millones de dólares (18,6 millones de euros) por "gastos en el proceso de arbitraje", siempre según la información proporcionada por el ente público que gestiona la infraestructura. A esa cantidad hay que añadir

otros 900.000 dólares (poco más de 760.000 euros) "en concepto de provisión para gastos". A última hora de la tarde horario panameño (madrugada española), Sacyr no se había pronunciado al respecto.

"GUPC y sus accionistas presentaron reclamos por encima de 192,8 millones de dólares (163 millones de euros) y también solicitó una extensión de tiempo. Todos los reclamos fueron desestimados", subraya la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá en la nota en la que ha notificado el resultado del arbitraje. "El Tribunal Arbitral constituido de conformidad con el reglamento de arbitraje de la ICC emitió su decisión final a favor de la ACP con respecto al reclamo sobre la ataguía [una estructura temporal diseñada y construida por GUPC para poder realizar trabajos en

seco]en la entrada del Pacífico (...) reconociendo que el resultado es una victoria para la ACP", añade el gestor público panameño. "Se encontró que GUPC fue plenamente responsable del diseño y la construcción de la ataguía. Los argumentos de GUPC que decían que la ACP había sido negligente fueron desestimados por el tribunal arbitral".

El monto total susceptible de ser reclamado por el consorcio de Sacyr, Impregilo, Jan de Nul y Cusa a las autoridades panameñas por sobrecostes y retrasos en las obras ascendía a mediados de junio a 5.685 millones de dólares (algo más de 4.800 millones de euros). Las reclamaciones económicas no han dejado de aumentar, incluso después de que el Grupo Unidos por el Canal entregase la obra hace poco más de un año.

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Trump amenaza con represalias comerciales a los países centroamericanos que no acepten deportados El presidente defiende que la policía sea más dura con los criminales de bandas callejeras como el MS-13 El presidente Donald Trump viajó al condado de Suffolk, una de las localidades más castigada por la violencia de bandas callejeras como el MS-13, para calentar el debate sobre la inmigración.

Defendió la construcción del muro con México, pidió recursos para reforzar el operativo de la policía de inmigración (ICE) y amenazó con represalias comerciales si los países centroamericanos no aceptan deportados. Alentó, incluso, a la brutalidad policial para "exterminar" estos carteles.

Trump reiteró que las organizaciones criminales están “explotando” las vulnerabilidades en la frontera sur para meter a su gente en el país, “por eso tenemos que construir el muro”.

“Le vamos a hacer un favor a México”, comentó, “porque saben que ya no van a poder entrar por ahí”. El presidente también aprovechó para cargar contra los alcaldes que impiden a sus policías “hacer su trabajo”.

El presidente, que recurrió a un lenguaje muy gráfico a la hora de presentar la violencia de La Mara Salvatrucha, proclamó que los días de la política de brazos abiertos a la inmigración ilegal “se acabaron”. Y animó a las fuerzas del orden a que actúen "con dureza" frente a estos criminales, "no seáis amables".

“Os encontraremos, os arrestaremos, os encarcelaremos y os deportaremos”.

“Van a ir directos de vuelta a sus

países”, reiteró ante un público entregado.

Y comentó acto seguido que si algún país no acepta a estos miembros de las bandas, su negativa afectará a las relaciones comerciales. Trump se mostró así partidario de “utilizar el poder económico” de EE UU en cuestiones de seguridad nacional. “Para mi todo importa y los que se negaban ahora lo aceptan”, afirmó.

La visita de Trump se produce una semana después de que la fiscalía del distrito Este de Nueva York presentara cargos penales contra tres miembros de la MS-13 tras mutilar en abril a cuatro adolescentes en un parque de Central Islip. “Los chavales fueron brutalmente golpeados, acuchillados y apuñalados hasta la muerte en un horrible frenesí de violencia”, según las autoridades.

Ciudades santuario Thomas Homan, director en funciones del ICE, aseguró que su agencia colabora con los departamentos de policía local para identificar a los criminales más violentos.

También pidió a las comunidades de inmigrantes que les ayuden “a arrestar a los

malos”. Así mismo, considera que las ciudades santuario deben cooperar.

“Son un imán para las organizaciones criminales”, reiteró, “eso debe cambiar”.

La policía de Suffolk lleva contabilizados 17 asesinados por parte del MS-13 durante el último año y medio, la mayoría en los vecindarios de Brentwood y Central Islip. Las autoridades federales empezaron a prestar atención a esta localidad después de que dos amigas fueran asaltadas en septiembre en plena calle. Hay 25 personas procesadas desde entonces, casi todos de El Salvador y Honduras.

El fiscal general de EE UU, Jeff Sessions, ya estuvo en Long Island la pasada primavera unos días después de la masacre para ofrecer el apoyo a las autoridades locales. Entonces dijo que la situación en el condado de Suffolk está en el corazón del debate sobre la violencia que azota a los suburbios. Este pasado jueves viajó a El Salvador para reforzar la cooperación

Pence visitará Panamá para ampliar la colaboración en seguridad El Salvador, Infodefensa 5 de Agosto 2017 El vicepresidente estadounidense, Mike Pence, visitará Panamá en agosto próximo para ampliar la cooperación en materia de seguridad.

Así lo confirmó el ministro de Seguridad panameño, Alexis Bethancourt. La visita es parte del seguimiento del viaje que realizó el presidente de Panamá, Juan Carlos Varela (en la imagen con el titular del Sistema de Integración), a Washington D.C. en marzo pasado, y de la segunda reunión de seguridad de alto nivel que se efectuó una semana posterior al encuentro Trump-Varela en la capital estadounidense.

La agenda de trabajo centrará los temas en la lucha contra el narcotráfico, crimen organizado y terrorismo; así como la migración irregular.

Siendo Panamá el primer filtro por el que pasa la droga de los países productores en su ruta hacia el norte de América o Europa y otros destinos, se pretende “trabajar con ellos (estadounidenses) los sistemas de intercambio de inteligencia, capacitaciones, conociendo que la responsabilidad primaria de atender los asuntos de seguridad es de los estamentos de seguridad panameños, pero vamos a trabajar con su información”, manifestó Bethancourt.

Lucha compartida Panamá y Estados Unidos comparten programas de interdicción de drogas, in-

tercambio de información de seguridad, de inteligencia y alertas migratorias. El reto de la lucha contra el crimen organizado descansa en los mecanismos de integración e intercambio de información regional y el norte ha sido un aliado importante para los panameños.

Sin embargo, la propuesta del Triángulo Sur, que integran Costa Rica, Panamá y Colombia, podría ampliarse a otros países del continente que quieran participar contra el crimen organizado y narcotráfico.

Lo importante es compartir información de inteligencia entre las naciones, la coordinación de patrullaje aéreo, marítimo y terrestre, un programa que nació de las reuniones de los presidentes de estos tres países que ya adelantan planes de cooperación para identificar rutas de narcotráfico y reforzar las fronteras e intercambiar información con fluidez.

“Estamos invitando a otros países a que se sumen”, indicó Bethancourt, en ese sentido.

Un modelo a exportar “El modelo de seguridad de Panamá en términos de interdicción de droga ha dado buenos resultados, por eso Estados Unidos ve en Panamá un modelo que puede exportarse a sitios con problemas similares. Por el interés de Estados Unidos de llevar estas experiencias al Triángulo Norte (El Salvador, Honduras

y Guatemala) estamos participando en los foros regionales”, expresó el viceministro de Seguridad panameño, Jonathan del Rosario.

Una de las posibles plataformas para este fin podría ser el Sistema de Integración Centroamericano (SICA), un mecanismo de diálogo poderoso regional pero que ve con recelo los temas técnicos, tácticos y operativos de seguridad.

“En materia de seguridad es necesario crear mecanismos de confianza y avanzar con aquellos países que estamos listos. A veces hay que hacerlo en forma binacional o con más países pero no necesariamente como SICA en conjunto”, agregó Del Rosario.

En el SICA, el presidente panameño ha liderado el tema de seguridad como un punto importante entre los países centroamericanos. © Information & Design Solutions, S.L. Todos los derechos reservados. Este artículo no puede ser fotocopiado ni reproducido por cualquier otro medio sin licencia otorgada por la empresa editora.

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internacional con el país centroamericano.

Protestas Trump y Sessions están utilizando, además, la espiral de violencia en Suffolk como símbolo para defender acciones más agresivas contra la inmigración ilegal. El ICE informó el mes pasado que se produjeron 772 arrestos de miembros y personas vinculadas al MS-13 desde octubre de 2016. Las comunidades de inmigrantes, sin embargo, temen ser deportadas si dan un paso al frente y acuden a la policía.

La visita de Trump a este condado, de hecho, fue recibida con protestas de vecinos que consideran que el presidente está sacando tajada de una tragedia local en su propio beneficio político y, en particular, para echar más leña a su agenda contra la migración. “Es muy triste”, valoran los activistas de Make the Road New York, “por eso decimos alto y claro que no es bienvenido aquí”.

La policía de Suffolk se desmarcó de las palabras del presidente, dejando que claro que es muy estricta en el tratamiento de los detenidos. Amnistía Internacional condenó por su parte las palabras "inflamatorias" del presidente, porque considera que solo contribuyen "a elevar la tensión entre la policía y las comunidades y pone tanto a las fuerzas de seguridad como a los civiles en riesgo".

Sacyr y sus socios pierden el primer arbitraje por el Canal de Panamá

Cont’do de pagina 20 de empresas constructoras ante la Corte Internacional de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio Internacional (CCI), con sede en Miami (Florida, EE UU). De hecho, es una de las de cuantía más baja. El grueso de las desviaciones se deben a la calidad del basalto, fallas inesperadas en los terrenos sobre los que se desarrollaron los trabajos, huelgas y cambios normativos. También hay desencuentros por las garantías concedidas por GUPC a la Autoridad del Canal.

Las obras para la construcción del tercer juego de esclusas del canal de Panamá fueron adjudicadas en 2009 a GUPC por 3.118 millones de dólares, (2.940 millones de euros). Pero las desavenencias entre las partes, los retrasos y los sobrecostes —que llegaron a llevar a la paralización de las obras hace cuatro años— han suscitado dudas de la rentabilidad del proyecto.

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MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

Western Paradise,Tropical Park, Hattieville, Ladyville, Lord's Bank, Maxboro, Sandhill, Maskall Village Road, Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom, Belize District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES 22nd August 2017 at 6:00 pm: Western Paradise, Tropical Park, Hattieville, Ladyville, Lord's Tuesday Bank, Maxboro, Sandhill, Maskall Village Road, Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom, Belize District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Tuesday 22nd August 2017 at 6:00 pm:

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Lot No. 319 Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 580.635 S.M./694.44 S.Y. being Lot No. 319 situate north of the George Price Highway, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant parcel of land situate near Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Marciana McKoy) 2. Lot No. 259 Maxboro, Sandhill Village, Belize District:

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 259 situate in Sandhill Development Project, near Mile 16 Northern Highway, Belize District containing 952.087 square meters TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2865 sq. ft.] and Lot [100 x 100] containing 4 Bedrooms + 2 ½ Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen situate in Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Village Extension, Belize District, the leasehold property of Mr. Rodolfo Gutierrez) Lot No. 152 Belize American Site, Hattieville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 827.78 square yards being Lot 152 situate near Mile 17 George Price Highway, Hattieville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a two storey concrete multi family structure [3,943 sq. ft.] containing: Ground Floor - 2 bedrooms + 1 bath + open living area + covered entry verandah + rear covered porch: First Floor - Incomplete including 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + open living area, the freehold property of Mr. Crispin Jeffries) 4. Parcel No. 79 Mitchell Estate Area, Ladyville, Belize District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 79/1 (Being an elevated metal/plycem building [1,539 sq. ft.] containing 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and second structure 320 sq. ft. concrete building used as a restaurant and lot [818.542 S.M.] situate in the Mitchell Estate Area, Ladyville, the leasehold property of Mr. Kenroy Cattouse) Lot No. 10 Mile 4 ½ George Price Highway, Belize City:

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD piece or parcel of land containing 605.225 S. M. being Lot 10 situate near Mile 4 ½ George Price Highway, Belize City TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and mechanical workshop and lot [605.225 S.M.] situate near Mile 4 ½ George Price Highway, Belize City, the leasehold property of Mr. Guillermo Cruz) 6. Lot No. 482 Regent Street West, Belize City:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 1641 (Being a two storey concrete building [2,135 sq. ft.] containing 10 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms (rental property, the freehold property of Mr. Lisbey Leal) Lot No. 775 Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 724.665 s. m. being Lot 775 situate at Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [724.665 s. m] situate at Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Orissa Molina) 8. Lot No. 137 Corner West & Basra Streets, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 436 (Being a two storey concrete building [4,675 sq. ft.] 25% residential - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dinind/kitchen & 75% commercial/warehouse - glass windows + tiled floors + office spaces + ½ bathroom + kitchenette; remaining portion - warehouse and lot [346.900 S.M.] situate at Lot No. 137 Corner West and Basra Streets, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 9. Lot No. 61 Amara Avenue, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 206 (Being a two storey timber/concrete building [2,076 sq. ft.] commercial ground floor + residential first floor and lot [415.100 S.M.] situate at No. 48 Regent Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 10. Lot No. 323 Maxboro, Sandhill, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece of land containing 956.733 square meters, being Lot #323 situate in Sandhill (Maxboro Area) Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. The subject property has a single family raised bungalow concrete structure designed as a two bedroom, one bathroom, laundry and open plan facilitating the standard kitchen, living & Dining areas, and an entry verandah and a porch. The structure has a gross area of 676 sq ft. There is an incomplete addition to the residence with an area of 374 sq ft. he timber structure has an area of 259 sq ft. piece or parcel of land situate in Hattieville in the Belize District being lot No. 138 containing 1,451.80 square yards. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [676 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry + entry verandah + porch situate + incomplete addition [374 sq. ft.] and lot [956.733 S.M.] situate in Maxboro, Sandhill, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Judith Cruz & Mr. Cedric Cruz) 11. Parcel No. 246 Maskall Village Road, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Belize Rural North 11 246/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,401 sq. ft.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered entry porch and lot situate on Maskall Village Road, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Sherett Brackett & Mr. Ammon Brackett) 12. Lot No. 164 Neal Pen Road, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen Square West 45 1406 (Being a two storey concrete house [2430 sq. ft.] (each floor) 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [301.016 S.M.] situate at No. 164 Neal Pen Road, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Sharon Burgess) 13. Lot No. 138 Hattieville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Hattieville in the Belize District being lot No. 138 containing 1,451.80 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,152 sq. ft.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered porch situate in Hattieville, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Anna Mejia) 14. Parcel No. 4982 Sylvia Flores Street, Belama Phase 4, Belize City:

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Anna Mejia) 14. Parcel No. 4982 Sylvia Flores Street, Belama Phase 4, Belize City:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen’s Square West 45 1056/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,116 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [394.700 S.M.] situate on Mangrove Steet, Faber’s Road Extension, Belize City, the leasehold property of Mr. Wilhem Miguel and Ms. Sandra Mahler)

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Caribbean Shores/Belize 16 4982 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [816 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah on Sylvia Flores Street, Belama Phase 4, Belize City, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Dale Bowen) 15. Parcel No. 1203 Corner Barrack Road & Hyde’s Lane, Belize City:

23. Lot No. 290 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 290 (Being an elevated timber/plycem building [912 Sq. Ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [582.000 S.M. (75 ft. X 80 ft.)] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Shermodean Bainton)

24. Parcel No. 466 West Canal Street, Belize City:

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(Being a two storey concrete/timber structure and lot [151.150 S.M.] situate at Corner Barrack Road and Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Drug Wholesale Depot) 16. Lot No. 39 Fresh Pond Area, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom/Hattieville Road, Belize District

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1,144.70 Square Yards being Lot No. 39 situate in Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom-Hattieville Road, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [854 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and Lot [1,144.70 SY] situate in Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom-Hattieville Road, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Letricia Lamb and Ms. Ian Phillips) 17. Parcel No. 873 Vernon Street, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Lake Independence 45 873 (Being two storey multifamily concrete/stone residential structure [3,214 sq. ft.] containing Four (4) Units each having 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen (2 units per floor) + storage facility adjoining structure on ground floor and lot situate on Vernon Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Cleveland Davis) 18. Lot No. 85 Fresh Pond Area, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom/Hattieville Road, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 899.72 SM being Lot No. 85 situate in Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [915 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered entry porch and Lot [899.720 SM] situate in Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom-Hattieville Road, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Antuanetta Gillett) 19. Lot No. 128 Lords Bank Village, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 466 (Being three storey concrete structure [5,400 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Warehouse; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen; Second Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [291.246 S.M.] situate on West Canal Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Perez Hardware Store/Mr. Orlando Perez) 25. Parcel No. 857 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 857 (Being a vandalized concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot [348.26 S.M.] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Wilfred Pascascio) 26. Lot No. 100 Hattieville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 833.33 square yards being Lot 100 situate near Mile 17 George Price Highway, Hattieville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [892 sq. ft.] containing: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + 2 covered porches, the freehold property of Ms. Eglah Arnold) 27. Lot No. 25 Mile 17 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land containing 692.123 S. M. being Lot No. 25 situate 17.5 Miles, George Price Highway, Belize District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon.

(Being vacant land situate near Mile 17 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Jose Perera) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH TERMS: CASH KEVINSTRICTLY A. CASTILLO KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com TELEPHONE: 223-4488 Facebook: Belize Auctions

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ALL THOSE freehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being Lot 128 containing 465.064 square meters situate in Lords Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a vacant lot containing 465.064 square meters, the freehold property of Mr. Edward Young) 20. Lot No. 75 Western Paradise Village, Mile 8 George Price Highway, Belize District:

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Companies listed below have been dissolved and duly struck off the IBC Register as follows:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 430.636 S.M. being Lot 75 situate on the south side of the George Price Highway, Mile 8, Western Paradise, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being theron. (Being a concrete two storey mix use building [6,362 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 commercial units + bathroom and bedroom + storage; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + roof patio and lot [430.636 S.M.] situate in Western Paradise Village, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Eloisa Delcid and Mr. Julio Delcid) 21. Lot No. 7299 in an Alley off MacKenzie Lane, near Central American Boulevard, Belize City, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen’s Square West 45 1271/1 (Being a two storey concrete structure [2,880 sq. ft.] containing 5 bedrooms + 1 ½ bathrooms and lot [322.956 SM] situate on MacKenzie Lane near Central American Boulevard (one block south of Neal Pen Road) Belize City, the leasehold property of Ms. Neri Wade) 22. Lot No. 7507 Mangrove Street, Faber’s Road Extension, Belize City, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen’s Square West 45 1056/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,116 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [394.700 S.M.] situate on Mangrove Steet, Faber’s Road Extension, Belize City, the leasehold property of Mr. Wilhem Miguel and Ms. Sandra Mahler)

23. Lot No. 290 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

NAME OF COMPANY LOBBY IN TOUR INC. MURPHY INVEST CORP. WEB INVEST HOLDING INC. ULTRA INVEST INC. VESTRUE CORPORATION SYMPHONY GROUP LTD. TANABEE INVESTMENTS CORP. MOON SHIPPING CO., LTD. ZAPZANG CORPORATION SUN HOLDING LIMITED GALENA OVERSEAS INC. BARS SHIPPING LTD. KERKIL OVERSEAS LTD. NILBAWN INVESTMENT S.A. BROOKVILLE HOLDING S.A. PEDALON TRADE S.A. TRANSFORM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. TROCAST INTERNATIONAL LTD. KOPLAR INTERNATIONAL CORP. NORRIS FINANCIAL INC. SPEEDWAY TRADING GROUP LTD. DREAMS TRADING CORP. CITRUS AGENCY INC. MAKALU CREST INC. WILMONT DEVELOPMENT CORP. PINAL COUNTY TRADING CORP. PRAGOSA ASSOCIATED S.A. GALVESTON HOLDINGS LTD. BRASREY CONSULTING BELIZE LTD.

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A TRIBUTE TO DAD August 8, 2017

On my Dad’s last birthday September 14th he published his second collection of poems entitled Poems to Ponder. Both his collections Lessons in Living and Poems to Ponder provide many wonderful lessons about life, love, faith, and hope. These lessons came from the many memorable experiences he had in his many years working as a teacher, counselor, Chief Education Officer and founding member of the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired.

Dad’s poems and reflections focus on the lives of ordinary persons like a caretaker, a curandero, a teenage girl, a riverboat captain, a young widowed mother and persons with disabilities – persons of exemplary qualities of character and commitment who every day faced many challenges in their lives but refused to allow these challenges and obstacles to dictate how they should live their lives. He wrote about the personal challenges of three blind persons like himself who he considered to be family: Teresita Moh, Donovan Reneau, and Hector Hoare who all faced discrimination, prejudice and marginalization because of their disability. He wrote, “Many times, they came close to losing hope, to giving up, to abandoning the struggle, and surrendering to their setbacks, frustrations and disappointments, but they did not give up the struggle or lose hope. They held firm to their pursuit of a vision of a better and brighter future for themselves.

Let us in our dark and difficult moments do the same. The dark clouds hanging overhead will soon drift away and disappear and the sun will come shining through.”

Dad was determined through his work with the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired, to change the view of so many in our society who often view a disability as something that makes us less able, less capable of living a fulfilling life. When he lost his sight at the age of 58, he refused to see this as a disability; instead it became an opportunity for him to play a critical role in guiding and counseling those who entered the doors of BCVI. For him, it was extremely important that they each understood that having a disability should not in any way take away from the hopes, the dreams and the aspirations you have for yourself. He would often say to them “Do not let your disability in any way diminish the pride and the confidence you have in yourself. Accept your disability, accept the challenges with which it presents you, hold fast to your faith in yourself, and in your faith to the future you can create for yourself.”

Yes, Dad was an optimist, a positive thinker. He loved talking and writing about the nurturing power of

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but none as much as myself, my brother Francis and Dad’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. My dad played an instrumental role in shaping me into the person I am today. His love for reading, writing and creativity and his love for life, for humanity, for all that is good in the world and in people has influenced both my brother and I significantly. My brother Francis’s political career is greatly influenced by how we grew up as a family. His genuine concern to serve our people, our country came from what he observed in our home as our parents welcomed the homeless, the poor, the forgotten, those who felt hopeless and lost. And there are my sons Ryan and Joshua who stayed with my parents on both occasions when I went to pursue my studies outside of Belize. My sons are so much a reflection of my parents.

The lessons of love, humility, kindness, faith, hope and gratitude are embedded in them because of the many lessons in living that they experienced while staying

with my parents. So too have these lessons been passed on to Francis’s children who for the past four years have had their grandfather living with them, instilling in them lessons for life that will forever guide their choices in life.

Yes, we were all blessed to have Dad touch our lives in such unique and special ways as was the case for Gina who cared for him, Daphne who faithfully administered communion to him each Sunday, my Mom’s brothers: Evan, Barney, Henry and Roy and her sister Daphne and daughter Pat, who are all here with us today.

My Dad’s message to each of you here today is quite simple: as you leave here today think of the many blessings you have, as well as the many opportunities you have to make a difference in the lives of those around you.

Open your mind, your heart, your eyes, your ears so that you can live your life to its fullest.

Live, love, have faith and never lose hope.

We miss you and love you Dad.

positive thinking and positive attitudes. In one chapter entitled “One Life to Live” he wrote,” We are to a large extent the product of our thoughts and of our own self-image, and the values we cherish and the priorities we set for ourselves. These are the factors to a large extent, which will determine how fully and how fulfilling we live out this one life we each have to live. We cannot live our lives in a cocoon isolated from our fellow human beings. Just as our national tree, the mahogany tree, draws its life-giving nutrients from the air and soil around it, so too must we draw on our relationships with the people around us for self-nourishing nutrients that we all need to grow and mature.

Ultimately it is our life, our one and only life, for us to make it what we will as we each travel our chosen path through the journey of our lives.”

The path Dad chose to travel was one that started from very humble beginnings. His father died during the revoluBelize City; Belmopan, CayoAUCTION District;SALES: Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District: PUBLIC PROPERTIES tion in Honduras right before he Belize City; Belmopan, Cayo District; Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District: was born and his mother fearBY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed ing for their lives sought refuge Kevin A. Castillo will sell theLimited, following properties at the locations, BYAuctioneer ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo in Belize. Dad and his brother dates and times below listed: will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: Felo were raised by his mothA. BELIZE CITY, Chetumal Boulevard (near Bridge), Belama Phase 1 er, who was only able to send them to high school because 1.

At No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Monday 14th August 2017 at 1:00 pm: she was able to negotiate with the Jesuits to provide weekly laundry for the Central American students attending Saint John’s College and boarding with them. In Lessons in Living he writes about “the many lessons in faith, humility and gratitude that he learnt from his mother, who made endless sacrifices in order to ensure that REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL he and his brother were able to Caribbean Shores/Belize 16 2867 achieve their goals and dreams.

(Being an elevated concrete building [24 ft. X 38 ft.] + back portion 6 ft. X 17 ft. + two porches [6 ft. X He wrote, “Like many Belizean 17 ft. and 6 ft. X 16 ft.] and lot [341.277 Sq. Yds.] situate on Chetumal Boulevard (near the Bridge), Belama Phase 1, Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Edilberto Reyes Jr.) women, my mother was a great B - BELMOPAN, CAYO DISTRICT: teacher of lessons in living, no 2.

At Parcel No. 7253 Professor Street, south of U.B. Campus, Belmopan, Cayo District on Monday more than a primary education, 14th August 2017 at 4:30 pm: no diplomas, no certificates, but a summa cum laude graduate of countless Survival Courses taken over many long years in the Faculty of Hard Realities of the Open University of Life.”

Another great woman in Dad’s life was his wife and our mother Molly, who passed away REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL four years ago. Their relationship Belmopan 20 7253 was special. When Dad lost his (Being an irregular shaped concrete bungalow dwelling house [c. 12 ft. X 30 ft. + 22 ft. X 36 ft.] and lot sight in the prime of his life, my [487.785 square meters or 572.63 square yards] situate south of the U.B. Campus on Professor Street, mom remained steadfast and Belmopan, Cayo District,C the freehold property of Mr. Theodore Mark Martinez) supportive always ensuring that B - STANN CREEK DISTRICT: Sarawee Village my dad and her children knew 3.

In front The Belize Bank Limited, St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Tuesday 15th August 2017 at 10:00 am: that she loved them unconditionally. When Mom passed away a piece of Dad went with her, he missed her each and every day but never questioned her untimely death; instead he focused on the wonderful years they had shared. In his poem “Missing You” he wrote, “Even as I grieve for you, even as I long for you, deep within me, I also know so much to be thankful ALL THOSE LEASEHOLDINTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 45 situate for so much to find comfort and in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek and bounded as follows: On the North for 19.809 meters by 50 feet Road; on the South for 22.856 metres by Lot No. 38; on the East for 31.968 metres by Lot No. 44; on smile about the many years we the West for 28.921 metres by 33 Feet Road; and on the Northwest for 4.309 metres by a Daylight Cut, had together the joys and sorcontaining 868.31 square yards as shown on Entry 5656, Register No. 4 at the Office of the rows we shared, our faith that Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being each day nourished us a source thereon (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [20 ft. X 30 ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 of strength and peace for us, our bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitched and lot [868.31 S.Y.] situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek warm heart, your tender feelDistrict, the leasehold property of Mr. Juan Pau) ings, each day grateful for God’s

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blessings. For deep in my heart I know there will come a day, as it has today, that you and me will be together again. This time, no more to part. This time together forever, forever, you and me.”

There are many whose lives were touched by my dad,

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below company has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the date indicated: BISLAND HOLDING LTD. - August 8th, 2017 ARIAS, FABREGA & FABREGA (BELIZE) LIMITED

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NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given ALEIRBAG LTD. commenced dissolution on 3rd July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given KMK FISHERY CO., LTD. commenced dissolution on 4th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given WI, S.A., SIUL DEVELOPMENT S.A., ELISE HOLDING CORP. TCU ASSOCIATED INC. ICIENK FINANCE INC. and FLAZEN HOLDING S.A. all commenced dissolution on 7th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the date indicated: BURREN PARK LIMITED - August 2nd, 2017 NANO HOLDINGS LIMITED - August 2nd, 2017 Belize Corporate Services Limited

Registered Agent

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given STAND HOPE VENTURES INC., ANGIMAR FINANCE LTD., AMARANGE INC., GAMULA INVESTMENT LTD., GARVEY UNITED S.A. and WHITE ROSES MARKETING LTD. all commenced dissolution on 10th July 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given XUNDRA FINANCE & TRADE INC. commenced dissolution on 11th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given UPDIKE INVESTMENTS CORP. commenced dissolution on 13th July, 2017; and International Liquidator Services Ltd. whose registered office is at Withfield Tower, 3rd Floor, 4792 Coney Drive, Belize City, Belize, is the Liquidator of the company.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that FIRST OCEAN LTD. has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 27th day of July, 2017.

GENPRO CONSULTING (BELIZE) LIMITED

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the dates indicated: MARIFER HOLDINGS LTD. - July 22nd, 2017 SAVELLI EQUITIES LTD.- July 22nd, 2017 ZANDER ASSETS CORPORATION - July 29th, 2017 BERALEX S.A. - July 29th, 2017

ICAZA BELIZE TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given KOPAIVA ENTERPRISES CORP. and REGAN BUSINESS INC. all commenced dissolution on 18th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given HURON FINANCIAL CORP. and EUREKA CONSULTANCE LTD. commenced dissolution on 21st July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given PUCKIP INVESTMENT INC. commenced dissolution on 25th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given PFCO FINANCIAL LIMITED commenced dissolution on 26th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the company.

Notice is hereby given BLUE ENERGY PTROCHEMICAL CO., LTD., PALAWIN CORP. and BENSON DEVELOPEMNT LTD. all commenced dissolution on 28th July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

Notice is hereby given ELIX SERVICES CORP. and AIRAM FINANCIAL S.A. all commenced dissolution on 31st July, 2017; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies.

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NOTICE NATURAL TRADING INC. Notice is hereby given that NATURAL TRADING INC. (the “Company’): a) Is in dissolution; b) Commenced dissolution on 13th July 2017; and c) Belize Offshore Services Limited, whose Registered Office is located at No. 1 Orchid Garden Street, City of Belmopan, Belize, is the Liquidator of the Company.

MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

Santa Clara, Buena Vista, Ranchito, Libertad, Concepcion, Xiabe Villages, Corozal Town, Corozal District & San Jose/San Pablo, Douglas, Indian Hill, San Estevan Villages, Orange Walk District MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Santa Clara, Buena Vista, Ranchito, Libertad, Concepcion, Xiabe Villages, Corozal Town, Corozal District &

BY ORDER of the Licensed A. Castillo San Jose/San Pablo,Mortgagees, Douglas, Indian Hill, San EstevanAuctioneer Villages, OrangeKevin Walk District will theoffollowing properties in front (Belize) Ltd., 4th BYsell ORDER the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer KevinScotiabank A. Castillo will sell the following properties th in front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., 4Corozal Avenue, Corozal Town, District 26th on Saturday 26th August Avenue, Corozal Town, District onCorozal Saturday August 2017 at 10:00 am: 2017 at 10:00 am: 1.

*********************Corozal District******************** No. 3 Fourth Avenue, Corozal Central, Corozal Town:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Corozal Central 1 62 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure comprising of a partial basement thus it creates a two storey building with [1,650 sq. ft.] - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining & kitchen situate at No. 3 Fourth Avenue, Corozal Town. The freehold property of Mr. Albertico Gongora) Parcel 539/1 Santa Clara Village, Corozal District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Santa Clara 1 539/1 Being a bungalow concrete structure with [361sq. ft.] -1 bedroom with living area situate in Santa Clara Village, Corozal Town. The leasehold property of Mr. Jorge Moralez) Parcel No. 57/1 Buena Vista Village, Corozal District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Buena Vista Village 1 57/1 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [2,080 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor - contains 1 part bath + living/dining area. Second Floor- 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining & kitchen area situated in Buena Vista Village, Corozal being the leasehold property of Mrs. Florencia Pott) Parcel No. 468 Buena Vista Village, Corozal District:

Belize Offshore Services Limited Liquidator

NOTICE

2017

MOBILE APP BUILDERS LTD. Notice is hereby given that MOBILE APP BUILDERS LTD. (the “Company’): a) Is in dissolution; b) Commenced dissolution on 14th March 2017; and c) BOSL International Services Limited, whose Registered Office is located at No. 1 Orchid Garden Street, City of Belmopan, Belize, is the Liquidator of the Company.

Belize Offshore Services Limited Liquidator

NOTICE XERXES TRADING INC. Notice is hereby given that XERXES TRADING INC. (the “Company’):

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Buena Vista Village 1 468 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [1,710 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor - contains 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living area. Second Floor- 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom with living/dining area situated in Buena Vista Village, Corozal being the freehold property of Mr. Ricardo Gutierrez) Parcel No. 234/1 San Andres/Ranchito Village, Corozal District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Andres/Ranchito Village 1 234/1 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [1,702 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor - contains 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/kitchen area. Second Floor- 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom with living area situated in Ranchito Village, Corozal being the leasehold property of Mr. Fernando Chan) Parcel No. 682 Libertad Village, Corozal District:

a) Is in dissolution; b) Commenced dissolution on 31st December 2016; and c) Belize Offshore Services Limited, whose Registered Office is located at No. 1 Orchid Garden Street, City of Belmopan, Belize, is the Liquidator of the Company.

Belize Offshore Services Limited Liquidator

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the dates indicated:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Libertad Village 1 682 (Being a 2 storey concrete structure with [3,335 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor - contains 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/kitchen area. Second Floor is incomplete. Situated in Libertad Village, Corozal being the Freehold property of Mr. Heraan Botes) 7. Parcel No. 552 Libertad Village, Corozal District:

BANITOS HOLDINGS LIMITED - July 22nd, 2017 ALEMAN, CORDERO, GALINDO & LEE TRUST (BELIZE) LIMITED

Registered Agent

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Libertad Village 1 552 (Being Building No. 1: 2 storey structure with [2,862 sq. ft.] – Ground Floor – concrete and contains 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen area + laundry room and porch. Second Floor- is wooden with 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom and porch area. Building No. 2: mixed structure with [672 sq. ft.] – contains 3 bedrooms + kitchen/dining/living area situated in Libertad Village, Corozal being the freehold property of Mr. Emilio & Mrs. Melva Sarmiento (Emilia & Baldominio Montejo)

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Parcel 156 Concepcion Village, Corozal District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Concepcion Village 1 156 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [768 sq. ft.] - 2 bedrooms and an outhouse + living/dining & kitchen area situate in Concepcion Village, Corozal Town, the freehold property of Mr. Jose Pech) 9. Parcel 28 Carolina/Calcutta, Corozal District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Carolina/Calcutta 1 28 Being an incomplete concrete building 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + incomplete bedrooms and lot situate in Ken’s Layout, Xaibe Village, Corozal District, the freehold property of Mr. Valentin Nicholson) ******************Orange Walk District*********************** 10. Lot No. 44 Juventus Street, Orange Walk Town:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Orange Walk Town 4 3369 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [1,118 sq. ft.] - 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining & kitchen situate at Lot No. 44 at #74 Juventus Street, Dr. W.S. Estate, Orange Walk Town. The freehold property of Mr. Roman Cantun & Mrs. Leidiana Cantun) 11. Parcel No. 69 San Jose/San Pablo Village, Orange Walk District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS San Estevan 1 228, 229, 230 & 231 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [1,600 sq. ft.] - 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining & kitchen area. There is also an open shed, which is used as an additional kitchen & washing area. situate at San Estevan Village, Orange Walk Town. The land measures the following: 657.1 square meters, 710.8 square meters, 641.7square meters, & 729 square meters respectively. The freehold property of Mr. Wilber & Mrs. Erica Vega) 17. Parcel 1296 San Andres Street, Orange Walk Town:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Orange Walk Town 4 1296 Being a two storey building [1,360 sq. ft.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate on San Andres Street, Orange Walk Town, the freehold property of Ms. Gloria Mai.) 18. Parcel 1296 San Andres Street, Orange Walk Town:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Orange Walk Town 4 879 Being a vacant lot [522.500 S.M.] situate on San Narciso Street, Orange Walk Town, the freehold property of Mr. Pabel Torres)

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN KEVIN A. A. CASTILLO CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224 4473 TELEPHONE 223-4488 Email:kevinacas@yahoo.com kevinacas@yahoo.com E-mail: Face Book:Belize Belize Auctions Facebook: Auctions

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Jose/San Pablo 1 69/1 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [840 sq. ft.] - 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living & kitchen area situate at San Jose/San Pablo, Orange Walk District. The leasehold property of Mr. Alfonso Teck) 12. Parcel No. 188 San Jose/San Pablo Village, Orange Walk District:

MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES

Hummingbird Community, Pomona Village, Sawaree Village, Silk Grass Village, Hope Creek Village, Independence Village, Commerce Bight Village, Maya Mopan Village, Valley Community/Alta Vista Village, Santa Rosa Village, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District; Big Falls Village, Jacinto Village, San Antonio Village, Forest Home Village, MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Hopeville Village, Cattle Landing Village, San Miguel Village, San Hummingbird Community, Pomona Village, Sawaree Village, Silk Grass Village, Hope Creek Village, Marcos Village, Punta Gorda Town,Toledo District Independence Village, Commerce Bight Village, Maya Mopan Village, Valley Community/Alta Vista Village, Santa Rosa Village, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District; Big Falls Village, Jacinto Village, San Antonio

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Jose/San Pablo 1 188 (Being a bungalow concrete structure with [666 sq. ft.] - 1 bedroom + 1 part bathroom + living area situate at San Jose/San Pablo, Orange Walk Town. The freehold property of Mr. Otilio Caceres & Macedonia Chi) 13. Parcels 157 & 158 Douglas North, Orange Walk Town

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Douglas North 1 157 & 158 (Being corner Lot No. 158 contains 1045.159 square meters and Lot 157 contains 1040.57 square meters both lots are presently in its natural state situated in Douglas North, Orange Walk District, the freehold Property of Ms. Erica Cabral) 14. Parcels 514, 515 & 516 Indian Hill East, Orange Walk

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Indian Hill East 4 514, 515 & 516 (Being 3 Lots containing 1719.02 square meters in their natural state situate in Indian Hill, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Ishwar Mahbubani) 15. Parcel 3706 Mullins Street, Orange Walk Town:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Orange Walk Town 4 3706 Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate in Orange Walk Town, the freehold property of Esther Vargas.

16. LOTS #19, 21, 23 & 25 San Estevan Village, Orange Walk

Village, Forest Home Village, Hopeville Village, Cattle Landing Village, San Miguel Village, San Marcoswill BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo Village, Punta Gorda Town,Toledo District sell the following properties in front Messrs.

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties in No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Friday front Messrs. Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Friday th 25 August 2017 at 11:00 am: 25th August 2017 at 11:00 am: ************************Stann Creek District************************ 1. Lot No. 54 Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 785.259 square meters being Lot No. 54 situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, near Mile 25 Hummingbird Highway, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber dwelling house [1,024 sq. ft.] and lot [785.259 S.M.] situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, Mile 25 Hummingbird Highway, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Armando Coye) 2. Lot No. 53 Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District:

All leasehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being lot No. 53 situate in Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District and bounded as follow:- on the Northeast for 62.397 metres by a street; 0n the Southwest for 47.851 metres by lot No. 54 and lot No. 55 on the West for 5.833 metres by portion of lot No. 52 Northwest for 33.571 metres by portion of lot No. 5; containing 1191.04 Square Yards as shown on Entry 3713 Register 12 at the office of the Commissioner of lands and surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete/timber dwelling house and lot situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Pedro Guerra) 3. Lot No. 2 Pomona Village Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 2 and comprising of 835.844 square meters situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber dwelling house [616 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [835.844 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Regina Baide)

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Continued from page 27 4. Lot No. 38 Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 928.135 square metres being Lot No. 38 situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being Lot No. 38 Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District [928.135 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Nicholi Fernandez [Photo taken June 2012] 5. Lot No. 246 Silk Grass Village Extension, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 761.590 Square Meters being Lot No. 246 situate in Silk Grass Village Extension, Stann Creek District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a elevated timber dwelling house [625 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah and lot [761.590 S.M.] situate in Silk Grass Village Extension, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Felix Galeana Jr. & Ms. Sarita Bol) 6. Block No. 548 southside Stann Creek Valley Road, near Mile 9 ½ Stann Creek District:

ALL THOSE PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND CONTAINING 8 ACRES BEING BLOCK 548 situated on the Southside of the Stann Creek Valley Road near Mile 9 1/2 Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon (Being a concrete two-storey building [5496 square feet] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 full/2 half bathrooms + living + dining + kitchen + laundry + garage and 8 acres of citrus land, the freehold property of Mr. John McDougal and Ms. Jennifer McDougal) [Photo taken Apr 2012] 7. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

ALL THOSE PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND CONTAINING 8 ACRES BEING BLOCK BLOCK 553 situate in the North Stann Creek area near Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon (Being 8 acres of citrus land situate beside Block 548, the freehold properties of Mr. John McDougal and Ms. Jennifer McDougal) 8. Parcel No. 444 Cedar Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 444 (Being a two storey concrete commercial/residential building containing 4092 sq. ft: Ground Floor: commercial space + storage + ½ bathroom; First Floor: 5 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living + dining + kitchen + porch + balcony + roof access; laundry/utility room and lot [445.85 SM] situate at No. 543 Cedar Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ivan Ramos) 9. Parecl No.657 near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga North 31 657 (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2,220 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor - 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered verandah; First Floor 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry + balcony and lot [754.546 S.M.] situate near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Carol Aranda) 10. Parcel No. 24/1 Dangriga North Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 24/1 (Being a elevated concrete dwelling house [1,524 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [371.463 S.M.] situate in Dangriga North Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Delsia Aranda) 11. Lot No. 109 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 766.202 S.M. being Lot No. 109 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,680 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [766.202 S.M.] situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. David Saravia) 12. Lot No. 252 Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 547.000 S.M. being Lot No. 252 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [864 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dinind/kitchen and lot [547.000 S.M.], the leasehold property of Mr. Guillermo Pinseau) 13. Block No. 85 Commerce Bight Agricultural Layout, Commerce Bight Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND being Block No. 85 situate in the Commerce Bight Agricultural Layout, Commerce Bight Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being vacant land situate ½ mile west of the Southern Highway between Miles 3 and 4, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Maria Martinez and Mr. Roque Martinez) 14. Lot No. 5 south of the Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Pomona, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 771.893 square meters being Lot No. 5 situate south of the Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Pomona, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [964 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [771.893 S.M.] situate south of the Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Pomona, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Santiago Acosta and Ms. Nelia Acosta) 15. Parcel No. 1262 Corner Salmwood Road and Pine Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 1262 (Being a elevated concrete dwelling house [1,600 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + laundry and lot [571.980 S.M.] situate at Corner Salmwood Road and Pine Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Leron Cayetano) 16. Lots Nos. 157 & 158 in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 967.680 square metres being Lots Nos. 157 & 158 situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being Lot No. 38 Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District [928.135 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Isidro Membreno) 17. Lot No. 203 Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 802.713 S.M. being Lot No. 203 in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a bungalow residential dwelling house containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms and lot 802.713 S.M. situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Luis A. Perez) 18. Lot No. 28 in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District :

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 831.304 S.M. being Lot No. 28 in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 1 ½ storey dwelling house [1,401 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + car port; First Floor: master bedroom + bathroom + balcony and lot [831.304 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Alexander Romero) 19. Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 766.202 S.M. being Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a 2 storey dwelling house [1,160 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [766.202 S.M.] situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Eduardo Saravia)

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Continued from page 28 20. Lot No. 1533 Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 509.34 square yards being Lot No. 1533 situate along the Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 2 storey composite dwelling house [1,862 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + sitting room + covered verandah and lot [509.34 S.Y.] situate along the Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Angela Lammey) 21. Lot No. 143 situate in Maya Mopan Village, Stann Creek District :

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST in all that piece of parcel of land being Lot No. 143 situate in Maya Mopan Village, Stann Creek District and bounded as follows on the north for 22.858 meters by a street on the south by 22.858 Meters by a lot No. 148 on the east for 30.478 meters by a lot No. 142 on the west for 30.478 meters by a lot No. 144 containing 689.982 S. M. of land as shown on entry No. 3798 Register No. 2 at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Survey TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete building [1,040 sq. ft.], the leasehold property of Mr. Narciso Tush) 22. Lot No. 66B Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 311.778 S.M. being Lot No. 66B Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated dwelling house [1,006 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dinind/kitchen + study and lot [311.778 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Ray C. Ogaldez) 23. Lots Nos. 125 & 64 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THOSE TWO pieces or parcels of land containing 929.09 S.M. being Lots Nos. 125 & 64 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey structure of mixed construction (1,920 sq. ft.) containing 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + 2 kitchens + 2 living rooms and 2 dining areas and lots [929.09 S.M.] situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Michael Hobbs) 24. Parcel No. 326 Valley Community/Alta Vista Area In, Stann Creek District :

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 615.270 S.M. being Lot No. 713 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [945 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [615.270 S.M.], the freehold property of Ms. Sherrett Muschamp) 29. Lots 644 & 649 Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lots Nos. 644 & 649 Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being three Buildings: Building 1: an unfinished structure 40 % completed 400 sq. ft.; Building 2: Office + bathroom 64 sq. ft.; Building 3 Shed 264 sq. ft. and lots [1415.518 S.M.] fenced compound , the leasehold properties of Mr. Elvis Cabral.)

30. Lot No. 28 Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 526.205 S.M. being Lot No. 28 Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete structure [1,680 sq. ft.] containing: Ground Floor 2 bedrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 3 bedrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [526.205 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Nelson Rivas.) ************************Toledo District Properties************************* 31. Parcel No. 614 Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 614 (Being a two storey concete commercial/residential building used as a restaurant on the ground floor and a residence containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and a another two storey concrete commercial building containing commercial space on the ground floor and 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + open space and a timber structure used as a store together with lot [824.79 S.Y.] situate on Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, the freehold property of Messrs. Galvez Taxi & Tours (Mr. Carlos Glavez and Ms. Florence Galvez) [Photos taken July 14 2013] 32. Parcel No. 793 West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Valley Community/Alta Vista 31 326 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot 1053.770 S.M. situate in the Valley Community/Alta Vista Area, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Alburn Trapp) 25. Lot No. 18 Southern Highway, Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 18 comprising 1183.51 Square Yards situate along the Southern Highway, Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a lot containing 1183.51 square yards situate in Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Estevan Choc) 26. Lot No. 66 situate in Pomona Village , Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 722.193 S.M. being Lot No. 66 situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber bungalow residential dwelling house [1,832 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + car port and lot [722.193 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Peters) 27. Lot No. 63 situate in Pomona Village (Del Oro Site), Stann Creek District :

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 461.849 S.M. being Lot No. 63 situate in Pomona Village (Del Oro Site), Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated concrete residential dwelling house [832 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + car port and lot [461.849 S.M.] situate in Del Oro Site, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Roy Tillett) 28. Lot No. 713 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 793 (Being a two storey concrete building [5,640 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 5 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [668.896 S.M.] situate on West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Aurelio Oliva) 33. Lot No. 24 Big Falls Village Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1557.81 square yards being Lot 24 situate in the Big Falls Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being: Building #1 Concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + ½ bathroom + Living area; Building #2 Composite Structure with thatched roof used as kitchen/dining; Building #3 timber outhouse and lot [1,557.81 S. Y.] situate in Big Falls Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Alberto Shal) 34. 100.026 acres along Amado Road, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 100.026 acres situate along the Amado Road, Toledo District, Belize as shown and described on plan of Survey attached to the Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 1208 of 2007 lodged at the Land Titles Unit and dated December 12, 2007 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 100.026 acres of land situate along the Amado Road, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Williams Sr.) 35. 4,743.16 S.Y. Jacinto Village, Toledo District:

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Jacinto Village, Toledo District, Belize containing 4,743.16 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a two storey structure and lot containing 4743.16 square yards, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Williams Sr.) 36. Parcel No. 272 A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 272 (Being a vacant lot [408.277 S.M.] situate on A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Anne Neal) 37. Parcel No. 548 Punta Gorda, Toldeo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 389 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [936 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Gertrude Caliz Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Steve Enendu and Ms. Keisha Zuniga) 44. Parcel No. Sour Sap Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 254 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [450.00 S.Y.] situate on Sour Sap Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Pastor Reyes) 45. 1041.510San Antonio Village, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1041.51square meters situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot [1,041.51 S.M.] situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Juan Ich and Mr. Jesus Ich) 46. Lot No. 100 Hopeville Village, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 548 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [770.127] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen situate in Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Roland Tun.) 38. 0.64 Acre Jacintoville, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 0.64 acre situate along San Antonio/Punta Gorda Road, Jacintoville, Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two storey concrete dwelling house [4,240 sq. ft.] comprising 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen on each floor and lot [0.64 acre] situate in Jacintoville, Toledo District, the freehold property of Messrs. Pete & NJ’s Trucking) 39. Lot No. 4 Big Falls Village, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel containing 1695.99 Square Yards being lot 4 situate at Big Falls Village Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [686 sq. ft.] comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [1695.99 S.Y.] situate in Big Falls Village, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Mr. Juan De Dios Poom) 40. Parcel No. 548 West Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 548 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [840 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered porch and lot [646.116 S.M.] situate on West Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Glen Enriquez & Mr. Lloyd Enriquez) 41. 0.563 Acre along San Antonio-Chiquibul Road, San Antonio Village, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 0.563 acre situate along San Antonio-Chiquibul Road, San Antonio Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being three buildings: A concrete bungalow structure [1,092 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + storage + verandah; A two storey concrete house [1825 sq. ft.] Ground floorliving/dining/kitchen + 1 bathroom + storage + shed + verandah; An elevated timber structure [375 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [0.563 acre] situate along San AntonioChiquibul Road, San Antonio Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Ruben Dario Lopez) 42. Lot No. 169 Forest Home Village, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 756.56 square meters being Lot No. 169 Forest Home Village, Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [825 sq. ft.] comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [756.56 S.M.] situate in Forest Home Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Randolph Williams) 43. Parcel No. 389 Gertrude Caliz Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 657.24 square yards being Lot No. 100 comprising 549.538 sq. meters situate in Hopeville Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,052 sq. ft.] being one of the original starter units in the Hopeville Housing Scheme Project comprising 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + study + utility + living/dining/kitchen and lot [657.24 S.Y.] situate in Hopeville Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Maria Roches) 47. Parcel No. 991/2 Corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 991/2 (Being a two storey multifamily dwelling house [1920 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah; First Floor: Rental Units 4 bedrooms (2 of which equipped with private bathrooms) other 2 shared bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Ms. Nora Garay and Mr. Oliver Garay) 48. Block 41 Main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 12.447 acres being Block 41 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being four built forms on 12.447 acres of land, the primary structure being a single family concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,200 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and landt [12.447 acres] situate on the main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcel Jacobs) 49. Lot No. 31 West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 31 situate west of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District containing 464.576 S.M. TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete two storey building [2,720 sq. ft.] designed as a 3 family residential complex: Ground Floor 2 Units each 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 2 bedrooms + 1 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate west of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Cupertina Teul) 50. Parcel No. 1287 Panpana Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 1287 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,504 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [479.020 S.M.] situate on Panpana Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Dennis Williams and Ms. Deborah Westby)

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Continued from page 30 51. Parcel No. 990 Kiskadee Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 990 (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2027 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [767.000 S.M.] situate Kiskadee Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Ana Arzu) 52. Parcel No. 926 Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 926 (Being and elevated dwelling house [932 sq. ft.] + Shed [449 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Rene Pennell) 53. Lot No. 30 Hopeville near Cattle Landing Village Settlement, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 30 situate in Hopeville near Cattle Landing Village Settlement, Toledo District containing 546.33 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [443 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [546.33 S.Y.] situate Hopeville near Cattle Landing Village Settlement, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Alberto Coleman) 54. Lot No. 157 Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing of land containing 977.04 squrare meters being Lot No. 157 situate in Forest Home Village (extension) in the Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a single-family dwelling house [1,882 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/dining/kitchen + Entry Verandah + Covered Carport + Second Floor: Game Room + Covered Patio and lot 977.04 S.M. situate in the Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. David Duncan) 55. Lot 2,642.62 S.Y. situate in San Miguel Village in the Big Falls/Golden Stream Area, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Big Falls/Golden Stream 42 577 (Being a two storey concrete building [2,200 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Preparation & Storge Facility; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Small timber & thatch Kitchen and lot 2,642.62 S.Y. situate in San Miguel Village in the Big Falls/Golden Stream Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Mariano Kus) 56. No. 11 Front Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 737 (Being a 2 storey concrete/timber commercial/residential building containing business space on the ground floor [1,721 sq. ft.] and single family residence on the first floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen [1338 sq. ft.] and lot 713.33 S.Y. situate on Alejandro Vernon Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Giovani Foster) 59. Parcel No. 450 Filaya Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 450 (Being three buildings (1) concrete single family bungalow dwelling house (415 sq. ft.) containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; (2) a timber dwelling house (502 sq. ft.) and an outhouse/laundry (120 sq.ft.) situate on Filaya Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Ernesto Canelo and Mr. Herman Canelo) 60. Parcel No. 1789/1on Santa Maria Street, Indianville Area , Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 1789/1 (Being an incomplete 2 storey concrete dwelling house, Ground floor 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 30% completed and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate on Santa Maria Street, Indianville Area, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Mr. Antonio Teul) 61. Parcel No.342 corner 6th Street/Lucille Melendez Blvd. and A Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 342 (Being a commercial/residential building [2,126 sq. ft.] and lot 311.62 S.Y. situate at the corner 6 th Street/Lucille Melendez Blvd. and A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Elizabeth Borland) 62. 50.00 Acres Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 50.00 acres of land (Block 11) situate on the North side of the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road near Rice Reserve, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 50.00 acres of land situate near Rice Reserve, Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Priscilla Graham and Mr. Dennis Moore) 63. 2 Acres Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 2 acres situate along San Marcos Area, Toledo District, Belize as shown and describe don the Registry Index Map at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Belmopan, Cayo District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two acres of land situate in the San Marcos Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Elvis Cabral)

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 677 (Being a two storey concrete building [2,932 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Commercial Office; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Kitchen and lot 857.23 S.Y. situate No. 11 Front Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Lincoln Pascascio) 57. Parcel No. 907 North end of Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 907 (Being an incomplete two storey dwelling house [4,066 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 3 bedrooms + 3 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor incomplete] and lot 721.176 S.M.] situate on the north end of Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Phillipa Williams) 58. Parcel No.737 Alejandro Vernon Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

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