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Launch of First National Investment Summit This summit is a part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to prioritize the country’s economic recovery by attracting investments for the economic development of Belize.

The Summit, under the theme “Belize: Open for Business” is scheduled to take place on November 3 & 4, 2021 virtually and at Grand Caribe Hotel, San Pedro Town. Featured during the summit will be a keynote address by the Prime Minister of Belize highlighting the government’s vision on strategic investments, policy changes, processes and procedures to improve the ease doing business in Belize.

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BELIZE: OPEN FOR BUSINESS

The Government of Belize, through the Office of the Prime Minister, is holding a press conference to announce the upcoming first of its kind Belize Investment Summit 2021 (BIS 2021). This summit is a part of the Prime Minister’s commitment to prioritize the country’s economic recovery by attracting investments for the economic development of Belize.

The Summit, under the theme “Belize: Open for Business” is scheduled to take place on November 3 & 4, 2021 virtually and at Grand Caribe Hotel, San Pedro Town. Featured during the sum-

mit will be a keynote address by the Prime Minister of Belize highlighting the government’s vision on strategic investments, policy changes, processes and procedures to improve the ease doing business in Belize. Furthermore, the Summit will connect participants with key clients and highlight prospects via presentations from other high-profile international experts, public officials, policy makers and enterprise who shape the investment climate in Belize. This will be complemented by an Expo exhibition that will feature: • information on Belize’s priority sectors by key ministries,

• presentations on how to invest in Belize, and • a matchmaking session that offers the opportunity for robust connection across investment stakeholders both in the public and private sectors.

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The Government of Belize remains committed to our mandate of promoting Belize as an investment destination, with a plethora of opportunities.

The official launch of the Belize Investment Summit, was held Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City.

Third Meeting of the Administrative Commission under the Belize-Guatemala Partial Scope Agreement

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Cabinet Brief Belmopan. 18th August 2021 The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, met in regular session on 17th August 2021.

• Cabinet was apprised by the Ministry of Health & Wellness on the current situation at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and the national response to the third wave of COVID-19. So far this year the virus has claimed 63 lives, six in the past week alone and is putting a strain on the health system.

In response to the request from the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Cabinet has agreed to additional COVID-19 measures that will be released by the Ministry of Health & Wellness. Cabinet urges all Belizeans who have not yet been vaccinated to get vaccinated. Vaccinations save lives.

• Cabinet was updated on the status of vaccines and the number of vaccines available in Belize. As of 16th August 2021, 149,428 or 34.7 percent of the population had received at least one dose of the vaccine. This represents an increase of 7,658 new vaccinations over last week’s numbers. As of 16th August 2021, 61,567 or 14.3 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, an increase of 5,237 more Belizeans have been fully vaccinated over last week’s 56,330.

• On 18th August 2021, 111,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in Belize to be followed by 112,000 Johnson & Johnson vaccines on 21st August 2021. This first allotment of the Pfizer vaccines will be used primarily to vaccinate the 58,000 Belizean youth between the ages of 12 to 17 years old.

• The Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labor & Local Government informed Cabinet that negotiations between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize over the collective bargaining agreement between the staff of the Port of Belize were progressing steadily towards a successful outcome and that the matter involving the stevedores was now before the Labour Tribunal.

• Cabinet gave its approval to make the necessary amendments to the current Trade License Regime to complete the Trade License Reform and prepare the necessary legislative amendments.

• Cabinet endorsed the enactment of Medical Waste Regulations to tackle the long-standing human, health and environmental challenge concerning the disposal of medical waste to be implemented and enforced by the Department of the Environment.

• Cabinet endorsed the timeline of activities set out by the Statistical Institute of Belize to prepare for the conduct of the May 2022 Population and Housing Census and to provide the necessary funding to conduct the census.

• Recognizing that the citrus industry is critical to Belize’s socioeconomic development, Cabinet approved the allocation of $15 million in loan financing disbursed through the DFC for the industry. This financing facility will be disbursed over a three-year period at interest rates ranging from 5.5 to 8 percent for implementing short- and medium-term programs necessary for the revitalization of the citrus industry.

• Cabinet approved the lifting of the ban on visas for nationals of India and Bangladesh and requested that the Attorney General draft the appropriate statutory instrument.

• Finally, Cabinet is asking all Belizeans to remain alert, especially those in the northern districts as Hurricane Grace draws closer to the Yucatan Peninsula.

Information from the National Meteorological Service of Belize indicates that at 3:00 p.m. today, Hurricane Grace was 317 miles east northeast of Corozal Town or 330 miles northeast of Belize City. Hurricane Grace is expected to make landfall somewhere between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, Mexico early morning on 19th August and will impact Belize with squally showers and thunderstorms and rains of one to four inches, which will come mostly behind the system.

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Belmopan. August 13, 2021 - Ambassador Amalia Mai, chief executive officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, led Belize’s delegation at the Third Meeting of the Administrative Commission under the Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Belize and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala from August 12 to 13, 2021, at the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan. The Government of the Republic of Guatemala was represented by Alba Edith Flores Ponce de Molina, Vice Minister of Integration and Foreign Trade.

Official Remarks were made by Ambassador Mai and her counterpart Vice- Minister Alba Edith Flores Ponce de Molina. Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, delivered the keynote address. He expressed the urgency to reconvene the work of the Administrative Commission. He asserted that the private sector in both countries is ready to trade and invest. Minister Courtenay highlighted that the function of the Administrative Commission is to lay out the framework for formal trade to occur, with the objective to identify quick and practical solutions to facilitate trade and expand the PSA. Both countries are committed to working towards mutual economic growth and development through the strengthening of their relationship.

A number of issues were covered during the meeting, including food and plant safety, customs and trade facilitation matters, review of existing agriculture quotas, the use of updated tariff codes, land transportation for goods into Guatemala, and payment facilitation.

Both countries agreed to convene meetings of all trade facilitation committees established under the agreement within 30 days to commence work on the out-

standing issues. The Commission also agreed to pursue an expansion of the list of products covered by the agreement and exchanged lists indicating new products of interest.

Ambassador Amalia Mai was supported by senior officials from the Directorate General for Foreign Trade, the Attorney General’s Ministry, the Belize Customs and Excise Department, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, the Belize Bureau of Standards, Department of Transport, Ministry of Agriculture, and representatives from the private sector.

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Revolution, Evolution or Extinction?

ndoubtedly, there is more to the economic crisis than was brought on by the current pandemic. There have been changes in the economy that have been unseen or unfelt till just recently, but these have been a long time coming. Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum has said “We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation will be unlike anything humankind has experienced before.” The world is said to be undergoing its third industrial revolution and on the brink of its fourth. In Belize, we have only begun to experience perhaps the second.

To say that development and industrialization have lagged in comparison to its counterparts in the region in many areas is an understatement. Though perhaps many would agree that the myopic planning of its leaders in the last decade is mostly to blame. The primary driver for these radical changes is technology. New technology has disrupted entire industries, made jobs obsolete and displaced employees. This second machine age ushered in by rapid development of science, communications, engineering, and technology has come now to replace human labour. Companies have discovered that offshoring manufacturing jobs to other low-cost economies netted them savings of close to sixty-five per cent on labour. Automation brings savings of up to ninety per cent.

Among the occupations that have literally become extinct are switchboard operators, milkmen, telegraph operators, and typesetters. Those occupations that are now on the endangered list are travel agents, photo processors, bank tellers, cashiers and even mailmen. The internet has all but made printing of bills unnecessary and costly. Going paperless is eco-friendly and efficient. The use of E-cash, Bitcoin, ATM’s, credit cards and online payments has seen the number of bank tellers and cashiers slowly dwindle. Even referees might be a thing of the past with FIFA currently using Video Assist Referee (VAR) in the top leagues. With the current worldwide economic instability, companies have reorganized work around projects as opposed to long term employment.

They have been hiring temporary workers to get the task done, this allows them to cut down significantly on overhead. The stevedores at the Port of Belize are one such occupation whose cycle has naturally come to an end. Technology and the need for businesses to become more efficient and effective in an increasingly competitive market during extremely challenging circumstances has finally culminated into the displacement of the stevedores at the Port of Belize.

Stevedores have served Belize for as long as anyone can remember and their contribution to the economy cannot be negated. This occupation has perhaps become obsolete, and the culpability of this can be placed squarely on development, technology, and modernization. The hard-working Belizean men who proudly served at the Port may be displaced temporarily and that is because those leaders who served did not have the vision of providing them the opportunity to learn new skills so that their reintegration into the workforce was made seamless.

The current rapid development of technology means that the lifetime of marketable skills is a mere five years. This means that as a country and as a workforce we must keep evolving, keep learning new skills to remain competitive, relevant, and employable. There is need to retrain our labour force, and to prepare those young students for an ever-changing playing field. We must begin now to prepare the Belizean workforce to be flexible, resilient, and to continuously learn new skills. The insinuation and the controversy that some media houses are trying to stir is a vulgar display of yellow journalism. Trying to pit one ethnic group against another and to insinuate preference for one at the alleged cost of another is shameless disrespect for both groups. We must accept that progress is often accompanied by discomfort and resistance, there is bound to be a period of readjustment. However, this change can also be beneficial and allow us the room to grow, expand and advance. Belizeans are all equal, and this Government of Belize under the stewardship of Honourable John Briceño serves them all equally.

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¿Revolución, Evolución o Extinción?

in duda, la crisis económica es algo más que la provocada por la actual pandemia. Se han producido cambios en la economía que no se han visto o no se han sentido hasta hace poco, pero que han tardado en llegar. Klaus Schwab, fundador y presidente ejecutivo del Foro Económico Mundial, ha dicho: “Estamos al borde de una revolución tecnológica que alterará fundamentalmente la forma en la que vivimos, trabajamos y nos relacionamos. En su escala, alcance y complejidad, la transformación no se parecerá a nada que la humanidad haya experimentado antes”. Se dice que el mundo está experimentando su tercera revolución industrial y está al borde de la cuarta. En Belice sólo hemos empezado a experimentar quizás la segunda.

Decir que el desarrollo y la industrialización se han quedado atrás en comparación con sus homólogos de la región en muchos ámbitos es quedarse corto. Aunque quizá muchos estén de acuerdo en que la planificación miope de sus dirigentes en la última década tiene la mayor parte de la culpa. El principal motor de estos cambios radicales es la tecnología. Las nuevas tecnologías han trastornado sectores enteros, han dejado obsoletos los puestos de trabajo y han desplazado a los empleados. Esta segunda era de las máquinas, iniciada por el rápido desarrollo de la ciencia, las comunicaciones, la ingeniería y la tecnología, ha venido a sustituir el trabajo humano. Las empresas han descubierto que la deslocalización de los puestos de trabajo en la industria manufacturera a otras economías de bajo coste les permite ahorrar cerca de un sesenta y cinco por ciento en mano de obra. La automatización supone un ahorro de hasta el noventa por ciento.

Entre las ocupaciones que se han extinguido literalmente están los operadores de centralitas, los lecheros, los operadores de telégrafos y los tipógrafos. Las ocupaciones que ahora están en la lista de las que están en peligro de extinción son: agentes de viajes, procesadores de fotos, cajeros de banco, cajeros e incluso carteros.

Internet ha hecho innecesaria y costosa la impresión de facturas. No usar papel es ecológico y eficiente. El uso del dinero electrónico, el bitcoin, los cajeros automáticos, las tarjetas de crédito y los pagos en línea han hecho que el número de cajeros y cajeras disminuya lentamente. Incluso los árbitros podrían ser cosa del pasado, ya que la FIFA utiliza actualmente el Video Assist Referee (VAR) en las principales ligas. Con la actual inestabilidad económica mundial, las empresas han reorganizado el trabajo en torno a proyectos en lugar de empleos a largo plazo. Han contratado a trabajadores temporales para realizar la tarea, lo que les permite reducir considerablemente los gastos generales. Los estibadores del puerto de Belice son una de esas ocupaciones cuyo ciclo ha llegado naturalmente a su fin. La tecnología y la necesidad de la que las empresas sean más eficientes y eficaces en un mercado cada vez más competitivo en circunstancias extremadamente difíciles han culminado finalmente con el desplazamiento de los estibadores del Puerto de Belice.

Los estibadores han servido a Belice desde que se tiene memoria y su contribución a la economía no puede negarse. Esta ocupación quizás se ha vuelto obsoleta, y la culpa de ello puede atribuirse directamente al desarrollo, la tecnología y la modernización. Los esforzados hombres beliceños que sirvieron con orgullo en el Puerto pueden verse desplazados temporalmente y ello se debe a que los dirigentes que prestaron sus servicios no tuvieron la visión de ofrecerles la oportunidad de aprender nuevas habilidades para que su reintegración en la fuerza de trabajo se hiciera sin problemas. El rápido desarrollo actual de la tecnología significa que la vida de las habilidades comercializables es de apenas cinco años. Esto significa que, como país y como fuerza de trabajo, debemos seguir evolucionando, seguir aprendiendo nuevas habilidades para seguir siendo competitivos, relevantes y empleables. Es necesario reciclar nuestra mano de obra y preparar a esos jóvenes estudiantes para un terreno de juego en constante cambio. Debemos empezar ahora a preparar a la mano de obra beliceña para que sea flexible, resistente y para que aprenda continuamente nuevas habilidades. La insinuación y la controversia que algunos medios de comunicación intentan suscitar es una muestra vulgar de periodismo amarillo. Intentar enfrentar a un grupo étnico con otro e insinuar la preferencia por uno a la costa de otro es una falta de respeto descarada hacia ambos grupos. Debemos aceptar que el progreso suele ir acompañado de incomodidad y resistencia, por lo que habrá un periodo de reajuste. Sin embargo, este cambio también puede ser beneficioso y permitirnos el espacio para crecer, expandirnos y avanzar. Los beliceños somos todos iguales, y este Gobierno de Belice, bajo la dirección del Honorable John Briceño, les sirve a todos por igual.

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BELIZE RECEIVES PFIZER VACCINE DONATION FROM US GOVERNMENT August 18, 2021 - Today, the Government of Belize received a shipment of 111,150 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from the Government of the United States of America.

The shipment arrived at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport at 8:03 a.m. on a FedEx cargo flight. A handing over ceremony was held on the tarmac after the arrival of the vaccines, which were immediately transported to the National Vaccine Storage Facility in Belmopan.

Hon. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health & Wellness, expressed his gratitude to the Government of the United States and all partners who made the donation possible. Minister Chebat also took the opportunity to urge the public to get vaccinated as the Government of Belize strengthens strategies to reopen the economy and the country.

Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, shared her appreciation, mentioning that this donation will hopefully allow children to safely return to schools.

U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Leyla Moses-Ones remarked that

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NOTICE DCI INVEST LIMITED #83,427 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the Company named DCI INVEST LIMITED has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 29th July, 2021.

this was her first official activity in Belize serving in the capacity of Chargé d’Affaires. She was thankful to be a part of the occasion, which will help the country vaccinate apCILTrust International Limited proximately 170,000 persons.

Registered Agent Belize is one of the first countries receiving this donation from among 15 Caribbean Community member states that will receive PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES the Pfizer vaccine from the United States Government through the CaSunset Park, Paradise Village, Mile 8 1/2 George Price ribbean Public Health Agency (CARHighway; Ladyville, Belize District PHA) and CARICOM.

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees Messrs. The Belize Bank Corporation Limited, As per the Cabinet Brief: Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo and Christiana R. Castillo are selling ONLINE 111,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived in Bevia belizepropertyauctions.com the below described property. Sale currently running lize to be followed by 112,000 Johnand will expire Monday 23rd August 2021 at 2:00 pm. son & Johnson vaccines on 21st AuPUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROP gust 2021. This first allotment of the 1. Lot No. 158 Sun Set Park,81/2Miles, George Price Highway, Belize District: Pfizer vaccines will be used primariSunset Park, Paradise Village, Mile 8 1/2 George Price Hig ly to vaccinate the 58,000 Belizean

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SECOND NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 10 (3) of the Belize Mines and Minerals Act, Chapter 226, Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, Lilian Gaibu for MDL Investments Ltd., has applied to the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining, through the Inspector 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. of Mines, Mining Unit; for a Mining License to dredge sand, silt and mud for the creation of a 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 marina from an area situated at Mile 5 ½ George sale may be obtained.

Price Highway, and to NOTICE dredge sand, silt, mud, FIRST and coral rubble from an area adjacent to SpanPursuant to Section 10 Lookout (3) of the Belize Minesfor and Minerals Act, Chapterof226, Substantive Law ish Caye, the elevation low-lying SCHEDULE Revised Edition 2011, Lilian Gaibu for MDL Investments Ltd., has applied to the Honoura areas on Spanish which is owned of Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining,Lookout through theCaye, Inspector of Mines, Mining Unit; f ALL THAT piece, parcel or block of land along the Philip Goldson Highway, near by MDL Investments Ltd., located approximateLicense to dredge sand, silt and mud for the creation of a marina from an area situated Mile 9 ¼, Ladyville Village, Belize District containing 1651.242 square George metres orPrice Highway, and to dredge sand, silt, mud, and coral rubble from an area adjacen ly 10 miles southeast of Belize City, Belize Dis0.408 acres, being such land comprised in Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 45 of 2009 Lookout Caye, for the elevation of low-lying areas on Spanish Caye, within which is own trict.

The areas to be mined areLookout bounded dated the 7th day of April, 2009 and more particularly shown and delineated on Investments Ltd., located approximately 10 miles southeast of Belize City, Belize District. T a Plan of Survey by K. M. Emmanuel, Licensed Land Surveyor, recorded at the UTM-coordinates: be mined are bounded within UTM-coordinates: HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under and by virtue of a Deed of Mortgage registered at the Land Titles Unit between LAURA HOPE of the one part and HRCU of the other part.

office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Belmopan City, Cayo District in Register No. 29 Entry Plan No. 9912 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon the freehold property of LAURA HOPE DATED this 3rd day of August 2021

CARTOON

HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 Email: foreclosures@hrcubelize.org

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The areas to be mined comprise approximately fifteen (15) acres.

The areas to be mined comprise approximately fifteen (15) acres.

SECOND NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 10 (3) of the Belize Mines and Minerals Act, Chapter 226, Substantive Law Revised Edition 2011, Lilian Gaibu for MDL Investments Ltd., has applied to the Honoura of Natural Resources, Petroleum & Mining through the Inspector of Mines, Mining Unit; f License to dredge sand, silt and mud for the creation of a marina from an area situated George Price Highway, and to dredge sand, silt, mud, and coral rubble from an area adjacen Lookout Caye, for the elevation of low-lying areas on Spanish Lookout Caye, which is own Investments Ltd., located approximately 10 miles southeast of Belize City, Belize District. T be mined are bounded within UTM-coordinates: Northing 1926390 1926390 1926350 1926350 1926225 1926225

Easting 386000 386080 386080 386055 386055 386000

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The areas to be mined comprise approximately fifteen (15) acres.

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Prime Minister John Briceño Interview on Love FM: Excerpts and Highlights August 18, 2021

The Prime Minister was on Love FM face to face. The interview was frank and revealing.

The following is made up of excerpts and highlight (including some commentary by the writer).

United Nations: Carlos Fuller was elected to the Economic and Social Council in the United Nations. This is the 2nd most important next to the Security Council.

Economy: The Economy of Belize is starting to pick up. The Statistical Institute of Belize is going to make an announcement next week. It will show how the economy is bouncing back much quicker than even the IMF predicted. This is all due to record number in Agriculture--cattle, chicken, sugar etc.

Tourism is 80 to 90 percent to where we were in 2019. It can be as high as 115 percent by the end of the year. Call centers have been growing exponentially under the PUP. We have to continue the Buy Belize campaign. We have to get our producers to improve our products. Our cattle is being fattened in Mexico and sent to the US. (a great sign) The Minister of Agricul-

ture is in Colima Mexico looking at the coconut i n d u s t r y. We have 6000 plus acres of coconuts in Belize but we have to double that so that we can have economies of scale.

The citrus industry was abandoned by the UDP. We were producing about 8million boxes. This year we will only produce 1.5 million. Small and medium sized growers will be able to access loans with a vision to grow back to the 8million boxes.

There is movement to expand the partial scope agreement with Guatemala. There are two areas to expand...one is technology and another is food.

Mexico: I will meet with AMLO(Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican president, as he is called) in October 1st.

The president of Mexico wishes to have an agreement with us.

Mexico is our big brother. We do not need all of Mexico. All we need is Quintana Roo. SICA: There is lots of Goodwill in Central America and we are an active member of SICA and there are lots of opportunities.

Bananas: are stable but we need to be careful.

Cruise Tourism: We have to learn to live with Covid and same thing applies with the cruise ships. We have been pleased with the level of precautions in the ship.

Vaccinations: The number one way to protect ourselves is

to get vaccinated.

Everyone in Belize that has died because of Covid is because they were NOT Vaccinated.

We are not yet at a law making it mandatory to get vaccinated.

We need to get the children back into school. A classroom is a refuge. We need to fight to get them back to school.

I am appealing to all. Get vaccinated.

Curfew: 7 pm is too early and would have too much of an economic toll. We will have a 6pm stop to the selling of liquor.

The private sector needs certainty not just as the Tourism industry. The Norwegian is coming to Harvest Caye, for example.

People that can work from home should be allowed to work from home. We are doing everything possible to contain Covid.

But it’s not only us, it the people.

We have had a very successful vaccine diplomacy. We are spending millions of dollars in testing. (The people need to join in the fight and stop the scepticism) The emotional toll on our frontline workers is happening now. One intubated 7 different patients who all died at no fault of his. The emotional toll is there.

Frontline Workers: We will give a special medal to all the health workers. We will be giving out about 5000 awards.

Economy: We have paid off the overdraft to the Central Bank because it is high interest rate.

Our taxes are perform better than projected. There is still a deficit.

The IMF was saying two years but it seems it will be much faster. Corozaleños have been saying this is the best our business have been doing....with the borders closed that is. We will not open until we know the Covid is under control both in the Mexican side and the Guatemalan side.

Departure tax: No, I think that would be a mistake. We have to improve our products and to reduce the cost. Also, appealing to patriotism of Belizeans. Also, probably better tax collection at the border. The free Zone has

07 7 thousands going into the zone.

Even Mexican media amazed about the protocols in the free zone. Even the Atlantic Bank has opened in the free zone. One thousand people have been working there where there was zero.

Stevedores: I find it disgusting when someone tries to make it a matter of racism. That person is going down a wrong road. That person should be called out as it can cause more harm than good.

I think the real culprit is the Port of Belize. They have done nothing to improve the Port.

They need to fix the facilities so the sugar can be loaded quickly.

The Port has no incentive to improve. We will find a way to help the stevedores. Thirty five percent of the sugar will still pass via the Port in bagged sugar. So the stevedores will still get money.

UDP Nepotism: The UDP wrote the book on Nepotism. I did not hear the the member from Albert talking nepotism. When her husband was placed in the Commission of public service, she did not cry nepotism.

BTL: We know that the BTL belongs to the people and we are working on putting it on footing. That was the mandate of chairman Lizarraga. We will make everything possible for BTL to be sustainable or just to be able to pay its bills.

Education and the Church: We are committed to the Church state system.

We need to fix the Teacher’s Commission to give the churches back their control of their teachers.

Closing: We need to be grateful of where we are today. We had a government that rolled up their sleeves and started to work from day one. We have people that are prepared to do their part.

I WANT TO APPEAL TO EVERYONE GET VACCINATED....We want to open schools on October 4. Keep your distance, wear your mask, and wash your hands. Thanks and may God continue to bless this beautiful country named Belize y belice en español.

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Cruise Industry Moving Forward:

Belize received the Carnival Vista last week with 2895 guests and 1441 crew on board. As per the normal protocol, upon submission of the Maritime Declaration by the ship in anticipation of its call to Belize the ship reported that it had on board 27 positive cases, 26 of which were crew members and 1 passenger. As a result, the Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, along with his team from the Ministry and the Belize Tourism Board, met virtually with officials from the Carnival Vista on August 10th, 2021 to discuss the notification that persons aboard the vessel tested positive for COVID-19.

The discussions provided an update on the current situation, and a thorough reassurance of the protocols put in place on the ship to effectively contain the situation. The team at Carnival noted that all positive cases have been isolated and contact tracing has ended with no additional positive cases found, and that the infected crew and passenger do not pose a threat to guests, crew or frontline workers in Belize.

The facts related to this current situation are as follows: - Crew are 99.98% vaccinated - Passengers are 96.5% Vaccinated - All crew members who have tested positive are in isolation - All persons who have tested positive are vaccinated, most are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms.

- Contact tracing has been completed (including 400+ tests done on Saturday, 300+ tests done yesterday, and 200+ more done today) - No further positive cases have been found.

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE RESUMES PORT CALLS TO BELIZE Wednesday, 18 August, 2021: The Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations (MTDR) and the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) announce that Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) resumed port calls to Harvest Caye in Southern Belize today. Norwegian Gem departed Port Miami on its seven-night Caribbean cruise this past Saturday with 1,262 passengers and 1,067 crew onboard. In addition to Belize, Norwegian Gem’s itinerary includes calls at Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico.

This is an important milestone for Belize’s cruise industry, and present to celebrate and welcome the first guests on Harvest Caye since last year, were Mrs. Nicole Solano, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, Mr. Evan Tillett, Director of Tourism, Belize Tourism Board, and staff from the Belize Tourism Board. They were welcomed by Mr. Jose Negron, Vice President of Private Island Operations for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSFER PROTOCOLS FOR CRUISE SHIPS Thursday, 18 August 2021: The Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations (MTDR) and the Belize Tourism Board (BTB), with the guidance of the Cruise Tourism Task Force, have established Health and Safety Protocols for the Safe Restart of Cruise Operations in Belize. This document outlines the process for preventing and managing COVID-19 positive cases upon restart of cruise ship activities in Belize and includes protocols for the transfer of any passenger from a ship in the case of a medical emergency.

In this regard, the MTDR and BTB, on behalf of the Cruise Task Force, seek to provide the following clarification to the public. An Emergency Medical Transfer is a standard procedure that all international ships and ports have had in place, even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. When a cargo ship or a cruise ship has an ill patient on board that requires medical care beyond the capacity of the onboard health services, ships have the option to request an Emergency Medical Transfer for the patient. This process allows the patient to seek health care at a local facility, and the request is made with the local health authorities – in the case of Belize, the Ministry of Health and Wellness. A determination is made on the gravity of the patient’s status, and whether the best course of action is for the patient to be accepted into one of the country’s medical facilities.

Mindful of the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Belize, the Belize Tourism Board, port managers, cruise lines and their agents in Belize, continue to work ardently to ensure that the cruise industry in Belize maintains the highest level of safety and security for our guests, for the crew and for all Belizeans.

The cruise lines calling on Belize have been fully cooperative and compliant with all local laws and guidelines, have met all reporting requirements, and have satisfied all local standards for guests to disembark for tourism purposes. Furthermore, cruise line vaccine, testing and mask protocols have demonstrated their exceptional commitment to the public health status of the citizens of Belize.

NOTICE FT Global Ltd. #147,135 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the Company named FT Global Ltd. has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 28th July, 2021.

CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Eurasia International Limited #76,267 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the Company named Eurasia International Limited has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 31st July, 2021.

CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the company MARSHAM SERVICES LTD. (“the Company”) incorporated under the IBC Act of Belize commenced dissolution on the 06th day of August, 2021; and Wayne Almeida of Suite 23 Portland House, Glacis Road, Gibraltar is the Liquidator of the Company, and any claims against the company should be forwarded to the Liquidator within 30 days from commencement.

Belize Corporate Services Limited Registered Agent

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: VEHICLES - PICKUPS Belize District

BY ORDER of Messrs. The Belize Bank Corporation Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo and Christiana R. Castillo are selling ONLINE via belizepropertyauctions.com the below described vehicles. Sales currently running and will expire Monday 23rd August 2021 at the time shown on the website.

2013 Ford F-150

2016 Mazda BT50, 4X4

VIEWING AVAILABLE AT NO. 170 BELTEX AVANUE, BELAMA PHASE 1, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 Website: belizepropertyauctions.com E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

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THE SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE HOSTS HIGH LEVEL BRIEFING TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE JOINT SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAMME

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AG’S MINISTRY CLARIFIES MISINFORMATION Belmopan. August 17, 2021 - The Attorney General’s Ministry categorically states that there has been no court order that goes against or legally countermands the law set out in Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 74.

In a release issued today by the Belizean Rights and Justice Movement (BRJM), the entity asserts that because a claim

challenging the SI has been filed with the Supreme Court, “the matter is now sub judice, and as such, there can be no legal action taken against anyone pursuant to Statutory Instrument 74 until the matter has been determined.”

The BRJM goes on to advise employees (not vaccinated) to show up to work.

BUILDING INSPECTOR

The AG’s Ministry clarifies that there has been NO court ordered injunction against the enforcement of SI No. 74 and that these regulations are still in force and effect.

The AG’s Ministry continues to advise the public to be informed of and advised by the law, and not by falsehoods and blatant legal misrepresentations.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Reports to: City Planner/Technical Manager BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, AUGUST 16, 2021 – The Spotlight Initiative today welcomed Hon. Florencio Marin Jr., Minister of National Defence and Border Security, Hon. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, and Minister of State in the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, Hon. Oscar Mira, along with their senior personnel, at High Level Briefing that reviewed the newly formulated Joint Sexual Violence Prevention and Response (JSVPR) Programme. This briefing was part of a formal review and finalization process before an official launch and roll out in September 2021 that will take place within the Belize Security Forces (Belize Defence Force, Belize Police Department and Belize Coast Guard).

The development of the JSVPR Programme forms part of Belize’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda and the UN Spotlight Initiative.

It will respond to ending violence against women by reducing sexual assault within the Belize Security Forces and providing response services when sexual violence occurs.

It will focus on prevention strategies, supporting victim recovery and assisting victims in Belize Security Forces to be fully mission capable and engaged.

Also present at the Information Session was UNICEF Country Representative Ms Alison Parker, UNICEF.

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Michelle M. Godoy is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Shenshen’s Mini Outlet” located at # 23 Linda Vista Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

7. Carry out surveys, and conduct research as required by the Building Unit; 8. Assist to organize events held by the Building Unit; 9. Create and manage the Manuals, standard operating procedures and work flows for the Building Unit; 10. Any other assigned duties from time to time in accordance with the functioning of the Building Unit and/or as assigned by the Local Authority.

11. Interview building contractors and owners of construction and land developers.

12. Review site plans, carryout physical site inspection, report any discrepancy or variance to the approved plans, etc.

13. Inspect and report current conditions of site prior to plans approved.

14. Responsible to review current legislation and correctly disseminate accurate information to the public.

The Belize City Council is seeking applicants to fill the post of Building Inspector in the Planning Department.

All interested persons must submit their application packages in a sealed envelope, addressed to the HR Personnel Officer, no later than Monday, August 30, 2021.

Application packages should include the following: 1.

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Completed Belize City Council Application Form Cover Letter Resume Copy of the applicant’s social security card A current police record A passport sized photo Two (2) letters of reference

15. Assist to organize events held by the Office, assist in the execution of the Hurricane Preparedness Plans of the department.

16. Assist in the technical drawing of construction drawings, carry out surveys, completion of estimates and collection of land use data.

Job Description:

The Belize Building Act (Amendment) 2017 calls for a Building Inspector to be positioned in local Authorities’ Building Unit to assist the Technical Manager in processing and approving building plans and monitoring construction of buildings and structures within the respective municipal jurisdiction. The Building Inspector is to ensure that construction meets national building codes, zoning regulations, and contract specifications. She/he must also be fully acquainted with the existing building laws, regulations and all regulatory bodies and permitting agencies that govern and regulate building works in the country. The Building Inspector is expected to conduct routine site inspections and provide status updates of all construction projects to the Technical Manager.

17. Ensure that professionalism is displayed at all times when carrying out duties.

18. Report to work immediately and after the City has suffered a disaster 19. The Building Inspector shall be responsible to report to the Technical Manager of the Building Unit.

All activities and actions taken by the Building Inspector have to be sanctioned by the Technical Manager and City Planner .

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 1. Execute the terms of the Belize Building Act and rele-

vant regulation and codes; 2. Carry out daily routine site inspection of new and ongoing construction not limited to fences, drains, and driveways etc. to ensure compliance of respective building codes and approved building plans; 3. Ensure compliance by the general public of all urban development plans, policies and procedures set forth; 4. Write daily, monthly and quarterly reports, concerning new construction, notices issued, site reports, variance reports, etc. in accordance to procedures and policies; 5. Receive and process applications for the construction of new buildings, addition/renovation, demolition of dangerous buildings, fences, pools, piers, towers and others that are submitted to the Building Unit in accordance with the Belize Building Act from both the private and public sectors; 6. Issue notice in cases of building violations;

Required Knowledge, Skill and Attributes: Must be computer literate and have knowledge of Microsoft Suite and AutoCAD and Revits; • Must be able to write sound reports; • Must be able to manage multiple projects and multi-task; • Must be a team players and have good oral and written communications skills.

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Education and/or Experience:

Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Architecture or Building and Civil Engineering Minimum 3 years experience in the planning or construction field.

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Commission of Inquiry on the Sale of Government Assets Resumed The time period in question is just before the 2020 General Elections.

August 16 - The people of Belize have been waiting maybe too long for this inquiry to reconvene. They want answers.

Today after months of anticipation for the renewed questioning of witnesses, the inquiry was on. Everyone that appeared was innocent of any wrong doing. The commission will eventually report to the public and the government and then we will see what actions are taken.

Today the committee wanted to find out about the disposal of five of the people’s vehicles, and whether or not the buyers paid a fair price for these taxpayer bought assets.

Pearl Stuart: Ex-UDP Secretary General (excerpts) Stuart’s testimony surrounded the acquisition of a 2009 Nissan Navaro pickup truck. Stuart opted to read a pre-prepared testimony prior to responding to questions from the commission. According to Stuart she purchased the vehicle on February 5, 2020 for three thousand dollars as a scrap vehicle that had been categorized as non-serviceable.

Pearl Stuart: “I was advised by my mechanic that the necessary part could be harvested from a 2009 Nissan Navaro, a junk, in the vehicle care unit compound in Belmopan. I’ve adhered to all the procedures which were required to purchase said vehicle as evidenced in the documents contained in the folder.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Can you just confirm for the record what the price you paid for the car was?”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “And how was that price fixed?”

Pearl Stuart: “Uhm I was told that that’s the price and I didn’t question it further. I paid it.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “You didn’t submit a bid for the vehicle?

Pearl Stuart: “I didn’t submit a what?”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “A bid. A written letter making an offer to the government to buy it for a price.”

Pearl Stuart: “No sir. A bid? No sir.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Because according to the files from the Ministry that’s how the whole process was initiated.”

Pearl Stuart: “Oh.” Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “You sent an email on Friday 3rd January 2020 at 10:02 AM. And maybe you could confirm if this is yours or not. It’s from PearlStu47@ Yahoo.com.”

Pearl Stuart: “That’s my email address.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “And it says “Good morning Mr. Vicente, I would like to place a bid of $3,000 for the above mentioned Navarro truck.” and the subject was “Bid for Navaro truck license plate BZB 1716.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “So you were given some guidance on it from the ministry before you submitted your bid?”

Pearl Stuart: “It’s possible.”

Alpheus Gillett: Chairman from Biscayne Village Records in the hands of the panel commissioners say that he bought 2 vehicles: a 2010 Great Wall Wingle truck, which he paid $1,000 for, and a 2017 Great Wall Wingle, which government records suggest that he paid $500 dollars for—a total of $1,500 for two vehicles.

Gillett testified to the commissioners that he only knows about the 2010 truck.

As to the 2017 vehicle, he insisted that he never paid for it nor got tifrom the Government’s Vehicle Care Unit.

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In the testimony of Alpheus Gillett, the line of question was related to the purchasing of a 2010 and a 2017 Great Wall Wingle pickup trucks from the government. The purchases were reportedly made in February and March 2020 with one of them costing him a mere one thousand dollars. Gillett was accompanied by his attorney, Herbert Panton, as he responded to queries from the commission.

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Do you recall in or about February and March 2020 buying two Great Wall Wingle motor vehicles from the Government of Belize ?”

Alpheus Gillett: Two Great Wall Wingles? No sir.

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “2010 Great Wall Wingle first on the 2nd March and the month before a 2017 Great Wall Wingle.”

Alpheus Gillett: I recall purchasing a 2010 Great Wall Wingle.

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Let’s talk about that one first but there are records for two. “ Alpheus Gillett: I don’t know of the two sir. What I can tell you is a 2010 white Wingle and all the information I think you have a copy of it.

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Yes I have a file. It’s a white Wingle but I’d just like you to verify it.”

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Okay. Are you aware that sale was approved to you as well ?”

Alpheus Gillett: Well. If I’m aware it was approved?

Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: “Yeah on the 4th February 2020 the Honorable Dean Barrow, Prime Minister, approved the sale of that Wingle to you for $500. “ Alpheus Gillett: No sir not aware.

Dr. Angel Campos: Ex-Representative for Corozal Southwest for the UDP Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman: Do you remember purchasing a 2008 Izuzu DMax from the Government of Belize in January 2020?

Angel Campos: “Yes, Sir” He had another DMax that he wanted to fix and he was looking for parts. He even-

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tually fixed the GoB DMax with his vehicle and still in usage right now.

Dr. Angel Campos claimed that he presented a bid and wanted whoever was in charge to treat him as if “he was a normal person.” The UDP never learn. They are open with the idea that they were not normal persons in Belize. The same utterances could be distinguished from the Secretary General and

the Biscayne chair. There was one more testimony of Papa Mena’s driver. He too came in with a halo over his head. The halo seemed to have spikes.

With the coming weeks, the final report will be there for scrutiny and if wrong doing is breaking any law anyone found guilty will have to pay the price of that law being broken. The Belizean people expect no less.

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

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

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

SCHEDULE ALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 43 situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District comprising 827.664 square metres being more particularly delineated and shown on a Plan of Survey No. 745 of 2000 dated 7th August 2000 by G. E. Valdez, Licensed Land Surveyor, recorded at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Belmopan City, Cayo District attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 745 of 2000 dated 30th August 2000 and registered as Plan No. 1992 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 11th day of August 2021 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 Email: foreclosures@hrcubelize.org

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Emancipation as Liberation -Assad Shoman

One of the subversive slogans in 1981 was Hoy independencia, mañana liberación. The message: don’t get too complacent about getting “independence,” that’s only the beginning—now begin the struggle for liberation. *** Forty Years In 1888, a group of black women and men tried to get emancipation day recognised as a day for celebration, but the whiter shade of pale rebuffed this attempt, and instead, a decade later, started the celebration of the 10th September 1798, when slavery was reinforced.

“In 1988, when a small group of Belizeans led by SPEAR sought to promote the celebration of the 150th anniversary of emancipation, there was very little response from the populace, and a black minister of government scoffed at the proposal, saying slavery was long gone and that we should not seek to remember it. Emancipation, the abolition of slavery that was due in no small part to the struggles of the slaves, is not celebrated in Belize”(1).

And ever since 1898 that battle, which enabled the enslavers to maintain people in slavery for forty more years, is celebrated by the Belizean masses every year.

I know of no other country where the enabling of slavery is celebrated—and where, until this year, the emancipation of the enslaved is not.

And here we are, forty years after independence, getting ready to celebrate that battle again.

Never-ending Struggle It is good that Emancipation Day is now a public holiday, but in and of itself that changes nothing. What matters is how it is used today and henceforth to change the underlying conditions that keep us enslaved.

Emancipation in 1838 hardly changed the real living conditions of the formerly enslaved. They were unable to acquire land and become independent because a law was passed to keep land largely out of their reach. Other laws forced them to continue working for the mahogany lords, and the wages they received kept them living at about the same levels of misery as they had during slavery, largely deprived of access to decent housing, sanitation, health and education. For over a hundred years, their living conditions were akin to those under slavery.

But the abolition of slavery enabled new forms of social relations that the previously enslaved could manipulate in their favour. As they became proletarianized, they found opportunities to fight for improvements in their working conditions and standard of living.

Whatever improvements the people enjoyed over the decades came from struggle—their daily forms of resistance to racism and capitalism and the occasional public explosions such as the 1894 workers’ protests, the 1919 Uprising, the labour movements over the past century up to today.

Emancipation is not a thing that happens when you pass a law or proclaim a holiday—it is a process, and requires constant and never-ending struggle. One slip, and the progress you made will be taken away from you.

That’s what happened to the labour movement in Belize in the 1980s—ironically, just after we won our independence that was militantly supported by the unions.

That should teach us a lesson.

Born tied Independence Day was a day for celebration, sure. We had taken an indispensable step towards our emancipation, but the struggle had just begun.

The independent Belize was born with both hands tied behind its back.

The Guatemalan military government (kept in power by the USA) posed a serious threat and we had to ask the British to keep their military forces here. The British only agreed to do so because the US government, worried that an independent Belize would be welcoming to Cuba, urged them to do so, and kept them here until 1993.

That meant that the USA had a big say in how the new nation was governed.

If the 1980 UN Resolution 35/20 was our ticket to ride to Independence, the 1985 Agreement with USAID was our deed of surrender, where we agreed to do what the US told us.

Stop subsidising farmers, destroy the marketing board, remake the banana industry in favour of a small clique of foreign and local owners (who replaced local farmers with imported cheap labour), reduce social spending, abolish price controls protecting poor people… “Yes, sah.”

And, of course, privatize, privatize, privatize. Over the years, we privatized water, electricity, telecommunications, the Belize City port, the Companies Registry; the

Belize City Airport, the ships registry; the prison service, the government printers.

And, why not, bits of health and education too.

A Belizean Constitution for Belize When Belize achieved independence in 1981, it did not have much of a choice about something as fundamental as its Constitution. It was understood that Belize must retain the British monarch as Head of State and that the Constitution would generally follow the lines agreed by the British for most former colonies. The Opposition did not even go to the Constitutional Conference and, equally unusually, neither did the Premier—he stayed in Belize to manage the situation caused by the Heads of Agreement riots.

The Constitution that still governs Belize, then, although patched up with some good, some dubious amendments, is one born of deep disunity and never subjected to the scrutiny and informed consent of the people. The Constitution is the fountainhead of all the mechanisms and systems by which we are governed, the mother of all laws, and it is high time that the people, unfettered by threats and foreign troops, decide how they want to govern themselves.

To follow through on the emancipatory promise of independence, therefore, we should begin now a process that will result in the creation of a Peoples’ Constitution for the independent Belize.

People should have the right to decide whether they want an economic system that places profits before people or one that respects the rights of workers, small farmers and landless people, one that enables or one that forbids the exploitation of man by man. The people have never been given a choice.

They have the right to decide whether they want their own Head of State instead of a person representing our former colonizers and enslavers.

Independence without Decolonization The choices the people are occasionally given at regular elections are limited to choosing who will manage a system that is intrinsically biased toward the privileged, one that inevitably leads to inequality and poverty.

There is no use in blaming individuals, nor this or that party. The problem is systemic. Over centuries the British established a system of governance and laws on this land which was first based on chattel slavery and then on wage slavery, with laws that made property more important than people.

That is why, for example, the Belizean state has not known how to deal with the far-reaching judgment of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh: “Maya customary land tenure exists in all the Maya villages in the Toledo Districts.” Politicians and lawyers indoctrinated in the capitalist concept of private property have never understood how to handle this strange animal, ‘communal rights’. They could not understand when Conteh said that for the Maya, “the dispute is more than just land, although so much depends on this. It is really about their way of life and their very survival.” But that would mean putting people above property.

More than ten years later, we still can’t comply with the judgment.

We owe a debt to the Maya and to all those who continue to suffer from the injustices of the colonial-racial capitalism system imposed on, and later adopted by, Belizeans.

The problem is that we took Independence but did not proceed to decolonization. Forty years later, we are paying the price for that failure—the levels of poverty and inequality continue to grow.

According to poverty studies published by the government, those classified as poor in 2002 represented 33.8% of the population; in 2010 this had grown to 41.3%; and in 2018 to 53%(2). It was then said that “about 11 percent were classified as vulnerable to poverty in 2018. These were persons who were “not poor” but were at risk of falling into poverty if they experienced some type of “economic shock or natural disaster.” Well, the COVID pandemic qualifies for both of those epithets, so we can assume that at least 64% of the population is now below the poverty line.

That surely means that something is fundamentally wrong with our system, something we can’t just blame on the corruption and incompetence (of which there is aplenty) of this or that party. The very capitalist system we inherited, and continue to impose, is incapable of meeting the basic needs of our people.

Like Bob Marley sang (Slave Driver) “Today they say that we are free, only to be chained in poverty.”

In a word, we are still in chains, the majorities still suffer from exploitation. It’s time to take EMANCIPATION seriously.

Another Independence slogan: Independence is the way out of exploitation.

That was 40 years ago.

Hurry up, please, it’s time.

1) (A History of Belize in 13 Chapters, 2011, p.119) 2) SIB, Poverty Study 2018/2109, published 30 June 2021 Editor’s Note:The article above is generally the opinion of the author and not necessarily that of the People’s United Party.

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BUILDING AND STRONG Prime Minister John Briceño, in Orange Walk Central

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Min. Anthony Mahler, Tourism & Diaspora Relations

‘Before you relax, Get Vax!’ Min. Michel Chebat and HW Team

Sustainable Tourism Project II: Chactemal Corozal Sign at the southern entrance

Min. Kevin Bernard, Youth, Sports & E-Governance

At his best, meeting with the people San Perdo TC staffers (all vaccinated)

Along with Mayor Sheppard

With Mayor Rigo Vellos, special visit with the Corozal Football Academy

Hol Chan Reserve personnel

Min. Jose Mai, Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise

Accepting US Pfizer donation for Belize

Min. Julius Espat, Infrastructure Development and Housing Hon. Jorge Espat, Cayo West

Min. Francis Fonseca, Education, Culture, Science & Technology

In Quintana Roo for a demonstration on Pitahaya in an Agro Ecological system

On Apollo Street in Belama Phase 4, Belize City

Mins. Hyde and Perez, Natural Resources and Blue Economy & Civil Aviation

At the youth facility at Mile 21 on the George Price Highway Belmopan Mural Art Project

Hon. Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes, Orange Walk North

Hon. Oscar Mira, an artist as well

w/ Mayor Wally Nuñez at the planBelize Land Clinic

On the old Northern Highway

Meeting with his constituents

Milin pushing forward

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Governor General Receives Credentials from New Ambassadors Belmopan. August 5, 2021. 3:00 p.m. - Governor General H.E. Froyla Tzalam received the Letters of Credence of five new ambassadors to Belize at a virtual ceremony held today.

Presenting their letters of credence were H.E. Lina Eugenia Ajoy Rojas, non- resident ambassador of Costa Rica; H.E. Mehmet Erkan Aytun, non-resident ambassador of the Republic of Turkey; H.E. Dr. Maureen Piribonemi Tamuno, non-resident ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; H.E. Paisan Rupanichkij, non-resident ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand; and H.E. Ricarda Redeker, non-resident ambassador of Germany.

The Governor General welcomed the ambassadors and anticipated meeting in-person this September at the Annual Diplomatic Week hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration. The ambassadors each conveyed on behalf of their respective countries the intention of cooperating with Belize in several areas of priority, which include conservation, human rights, climate change, and equitable health care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Negative Covid Test Required for All Travellers Effective Monday, August 9th, 2021 all travellers, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, entering Belize from other countries will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test.

All travellers entering Belize at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) will be required to present a negative Covid-19 PCR test taken within 96 hours of travel or a negative result from any approved Antigen Rapid Test taken within 48 hours of travel. If no test is presented, a COVID-19 test will be administered at the airport for a fee of USD $50 per passenger.

Children under the age of 5 years will not be required to present a negative test; but children 5 years and older will be required to present a negative test.

All travellers entering Belize through the Northern and Western

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GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INVESTMENT BELIZE INTEGRAL SECURITY PROGRAMME (BISP) INVITATION TO QUOTE No CABEI-G-002-2021/2147 The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment acting through the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP), funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has allocated funds towards the cost of supply and delivery of Computers and other Office Equipment.

The Ministry now extends an invitation to Suppliers to tender for the below listed items:

GOODS Desk Top Computer Lap Top Computers Projector Multi-Function Color Printer

QUANTITY 1 6 1 1

Digital Camera Binder Paper Shredder Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Portable External Hard Drive

1 1 1 1 4

Interested bidders may obtain a complete set of bidding documents inclusive of Specifications free of cost through written request to the below physical address or via electronic mail (email) to projectcoordinator. bisp@med.gov.bz or you can visit the Ministry of Economic Development’s webpage, www.med.gov. bz to download the bidding documents. Additionally, the Invitation to Quote can be found on the Belize Procurement Notice Board’s webpage https://blz-cppnb.caricom.org/epps/home.do Deadline for submission of sealed bids is Monday August 30th, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., via direct mail or hand delivered to the address indicated below.

Electronic Bidding will not be Permitted, and Late submissions will be rejected.

Borders will be administered a Rapid Test for COVID-19 by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, at their own expense. No external COVID-19 PCR or Rapid Test will be accepted at these points of entry.

These measures are being put in place in view of the increased risks posed by recent variants of the Covid-19 virus and in an effort to protect both international visitors and the local population.

Department of Transport Personnel Receive Disability Sensitization Training Belmopan. August 16, 2021. 3:50 p.m.

On August 12, 2021, 42 members of the Terminal Management Unit and Enforcement Unit within the Department of Transport underwent virtual training to better identify, communicate with, and assist persons with varying types of disabilities while accessing the bus terminals and interacting with traffic enforcement staff.

The training session focused on: - Understanding Disabilities presented by Mr. Marshall Nunez, Disability Desk Coordinator; Ms. Roxanne Marin, secretary; and Mr. Steve Myles, President, Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities - Invisible Disabilities presented by Christy Almeida, Autism Belize - Working with Older Persons presented by Ix-Chel Poot, National Council on Ageing The training is the culmination of several months of planning and coordination between the above-mentioned stakeholders to improve

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access and accessibility across all facets of Belize’s transportation industry. Follow up actions include: - Additional hands-on training and certification for enforcement and terminal staff - Retrofitting of terminal spaces to improve access and accessibility - Promoting a safe and inclusive space for people with disabilities throughout all terminal spaces - Training of drivers, conductors, and taxi personnel to further compliment this initiative The training was a coordinated effort between Mr. Eric Sanchez, Transportation Planner within the Department of Transport’s Planning Unit; Ms. Ixza Pelayo, License Office; Mr. Marshall Nunez, Disability Desk Coordinator in the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs; the Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities; Autism Belize; and the National Council on Ageing.

Project Coordinator Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) Project Management Unit 1904 Constitution Drive 2nd Floor, Unit #3 Belmopan City, Belize C.A. Ref: Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) INVITATION TO QUOTE (No CABEI-G-002-2021/2147)

Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries, Government of Belize Invitation for Bids

The Government of Belize (GOB), acting through the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries, has allocated public funds toward the cost of the supply and delivery of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

The Ministry now invites sealed bids for the supply and delivery of the following equipment: The Government of Belize (GOB) intends to purchase the below listed equipment:

ITEM

QUANTITY

Protective cover all jumpsuits with hood, attached boots and elastic wrist (Level C protection or equivalent, size XL) NIOSH-approved N95 respirators 3-ply non-woven face mask with ear loops Sterile latex surgical powdered gloves (size 7.5) Nitrile powder-free examination gloves (sizes S, M, L and XL) Disposable polyethylene aprons (2-Mil) Disposable polypropylene isolation gowns or lab coats (size XL) Disposable, waterproof, slip-resistant shoe covers (size L) Disposable bouffant caps (21 inch)

1,000 500 12,000 3,000 12,000 1,800 1,800 3,000 2,700

Interested bidders may obtain a complete set of the Bidding Documents in English, free of cost, on the submission by visiting https://blz-cppnb.caricom.org of a written application to the address below. Or further information may be obtained by writing to the email address given below.

All bids must be delivered, in sealed envelopes, to the address below no later than 0900 hours (Belize local time) on Monday, September 06, 2021. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

Bids will be opened at 0915 hours (Belize local time) on Monday, September 06, 2021, at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries at the below address, in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.

Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries Papi’s Building 1902 Constitution Drive, Belmopan Telephone number: 205-2164 Email E-mail: info@forensics.gov.bz

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“We’re all drowning”:

What Louisiana ambulance workers are seeing as COVID surges CBS News The pandemic has created grim realities for patients, loved ones, doctors and nurses, but what about the emergency medical workers who see patients before they get to the hospital? With the recent surge in COVID infections, CBS News correspondent David Begnaud rode along with an ambulance company in Louisiana to see what they’re up against.

His crew was there when 48-year-old Julia Clay was loaded into an Acadian Ambulance and taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana.

At Our Lady of Lourdes, 59% of the beds are filled with COVID patients and 93% of those patients are unvaccinated. Clay is now one of them.

She said she had been waiting three days for help and she wished she had taken the vaccine.

Acadian Ambulance, which is based in Louisiana, is the largest privately-owned ambulance company in the country. Begnaud spent three days with their crews.

Dr. Chuck Burnell is their chief medical officer.

“Around 30%-40% of our call volume involves COVID patients,” Burnell said.

Trent Tarbutton, 27, is field supervisor for Acadian.

He took Begnaud to Lafayette General, where ambulances were backed up because no beds were available. Recently, medics have had to wait with patients here from anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours.

“We kind of just have to tell the hospital, like, ‘look, find something, we don’t care where you put this patient, you have to put them somewhere because we need to run emergencies,’” Tarbutton said.

Tarbutton’s supervisor is Keisha Trahan.

“We’re all drowning. We’re all drowning and sucking air through a straw,” Trahan told Begnaud.

“But people will say it’s not as bad as you’re saying it is,” Begnaud said.

“I would tell them they might want to come work in EMS. Come in the ER. Because the nurses feel it. We feel it,” Trahan said.

Louisiana has a call center in Baton Rouge focused on finding available hospital beds and advanced care for patients across the state.

Begnaud was there when trauma care coordinators David

McCarroll and Allison Lafitte tried finding a bed for an elderly man in central Louisiana who went into cardiac arrest.

There were 15 hospitals within 100 miles, but they said they couldn’t find an available bed.

It’s unthinkable, but he’s got to juggle other priorities too, like speaking almost daily with medics who are not vaccinated. …

“You have more exposure than most anybody else and you still haven’t gotten it,” Begnaud said.

“I haven’t,” Williams said. “And do I push it?

Yes, I do. I push it, yes, get your vaccine.”

“You mean push it in

15 terms of telling other people to do it?” Begnaud asked.

“Yes, I do,” Williams said. “I’m a hypocrite.”

On Tuesday, Williams got her first of two Pfizer vaccines. Paramedic supervisor Keisha Trahan said her crews are working non-stop.

She says they carry water, Gatorade and snacks with them because they don’t even have time to stop and eat.

Editor’s note: The full story can be seen on CBS website. The moral of the story is that everyone needs to be vaccinated. No one is invincible to the coronavirus.

As more of us get vaccinated, we lower the chances of the virus to mutate. Please, Belize and the world need us ALL.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED, a Licensed Public Auctioneer will sell on site the following property at the time as listed.

At No. 55 Sunset Park, Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District on Wednesday 1st September 2021 at 10:00am SCHEDULE

ALL THAT lot, piece or parcel of land being Lot. No. 55, comprising 749.947 square metres situate in the Sunset Park Area, near Mile 8.5 on the George Price Highway, Belize District, more particularly delineated and described as shown on Sub-Division Plan of Survey by C. B. Samuels, Licensed Land Surveyor dated 18th November 1996 TOGETHER with a 35ft x 63ft concrete/plycem open-concept bungalow house containing two bedrooms, two bathrooms, living/family room and kitchen, in a clean and fenced yard with room for expansion, the freehold property of BEVERLY MCKENZIE. DATED this 18th day of August 2021

All sales are strictly cash and deemed final. For more information contact: HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 Email: foreclosures@hrcubelize.org

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Youth Services: Helping the Entrepreneurial Spirit

The Hon. Kevin Bernard and the Youth Services department handed over a Pressure washer and cleaning supplies to two inspiring young entrepreneurs!

When they learnt of M&R Car Wash, headed by two young boys, Myric and Reginald, the YS were eager to be a part of their journey. Having started their business with borrowed items, these young boys, will now be able to freely run their business with items they own!

Myric and Reginal were presented with a Pressure Washer and other cleaning items but they will also be given a full marketing package to ensure their business is well-equipped to last even when they’re off to school!

As they say, “don’t get caught riding dirty, get your car wash on”!

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Minister of National Defence and Border Security Meets with Mexican Naval Attaché

Belmopan. August 11, 2021 - Hon. Florencio Marin Jr., Minister of National Defence and Border Security, met with the newly appointed Mexican Naval Attaché to Belize, Capitan de Navio, Roberto Bravo Granados, at the Curl Thompson Building in Belmopan.

The meeting was cordial and both pledged to continue to promote the spirit of goodwill and mutual interests and to strengthen the existing relationship of cooperation, maintaining open communication between both countries.

Also present at the meeting was Brigadier General (Ret’d) Dario Tapia, CEO in the ministry.

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THINK ABOUT IT JOHNNY Johnny Briceno was in top form. Toppa! Toppa! He agreed to a one and a half hour long interview on Love FM on Wednesday morning. The timing was perfect.

The disgraced UDP had just held a press conference, bubbling with halftruths, ugly lies and misinformation. Not one, not one single solution was suggested for any of the issues facing the country. This is a sad commentary on the wishy -washy opposition. The very persons who sat in the most corrupt government Belizeans had ever seen, gathered themselves in their own press conference to find fault.

Imagine, Patrick, Peyrefette, Tracy Panton and Pirate beer-Elodio Aragon. Four of the discredited UDP’s who kept their mouths shut in the face of the worst crisis inflicted on the people of Belize by their government. Thanks to them and their government, poverty in Belize is at 60 percent. A massive increase from 41 percent when they came into government in 2008. On their watch, they stole the boledo and Lottery and gave it to the Prince, depriving the public service of eleven million dollars cash flow every year.

And a scandal they never want to mention is how their Prime Minister travelled to Miami (while suffering from a “bad back” pain) and secretly signed a contract which paid Ashcroft almost 600 million dollars.

Prime Minister Johnny told the nation that Barrow law firm had raked in millions of dollars from the secret payout contract.

The level of hypocrisy of Patrick, Peyrefette and the UDP stinks to high heaven.

They have no shame after all the terrible things they have put Belizeans through.

Only a few days before, the Inquiry into the criminal sales of government vehicles held a public session. The Secretary General of the UDP was on the hot seat. She too had purchased a government vehicle for few dollars. Under the UDP government the widespread, illegal sale of vehicles was so scandalous that the public demanded an investigation.

For an hour and a half Johnny Briceno answered every question, tackled every issue with a mature and honest response. Becoming passionate when discussing the fight against the Covid virus. His government has been given high marks for its determined strategies to this health crisis. He dismissed the idea of mandatory vaccination saying we are not at that stage. He promised to ramp up the public information campaign and he personally, repeatedly, pleaded with citizens to please get vaccinated.

Johnny Briceno was in top form as he demolished all the flakey criticism and false allegations coming from the opposition and from some quarters who have no facts to base their complaints on.

On the troubling issue of stevedores at the Port losing a big chunk of their earnings due to the sugar factory shipping lose sugar to the Big Creek port, the Prime Minister cleared up the misunderstanding. Pointing out it was an economic issue that would benefit our hard working cane formers. He gave a major undertaking to find a solution to some of the loss revenues stevedores would experience.

We consider Wednesday’s discussion to be a high water mark by the Prime Minister. It was informative and washed away many doubts, lies and mischief.

The PUP needs to extract many of the Prime Minister’s pronouncements and replay these on all TV stations across the country.

COST OF LIVING “Cost of living get so high, rich and poor start to cry”.

Of huge concern to the majority of Belizeans is the never ending rise in the cost of living.

It is bad when it is petrol and butane which always make life harder for our citizens, but when food items and essentials items keep rising, what are the poor to do?

Food stuff should never be allowed to increase. How could chicken go up?

Rice, beans, flour, should never be allowed to rise. Never. Nothing we eat, not fruits, not vegetables not ground food.

The recent news that, as a result of Dean Barrownomics, poverty in Belize has risen from 41 percent to 60 percent, is being taken too lightly. The never-ending news of violent crimes, armed robberies, shootings and sensational murders grabs our daily attention. We can’t properly digest the other unpleasant realities.

But rising cost of living contributes directly to poverty and poverty is huge part of causing crime.

There must be an effective mechanism to keep the exploiters in check. Cost of living cannot be allowed to be galloping out of control. This is a recipe for more poverty and more crime.

We must express disappointment that no backyard gardening project has taken shape. There does not seem to be the will to do this.

Why are we still importing food and drinks from other countries when we can produce these things here in Belize and keep our scare dollars at home?

It is disturbing.

MINISTERS FONSECA & ZABANEH Big respect is due to Education Minister Francis Fonseca and second Minister of Education Dr. Luis Zabaneh. They have broken the back of stupidity.

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Our children, for years were being programed to prepare for examination in ten, twelve, fifteen, and some cases eighteen CXC subjects. As if quantity was a substitute for quality.

How all of us sat back and allowed this silliness to take hold?

Learning should be a thing of joy. That is what Yasser Musa, teacher and artist has always publicly advocated. No one listened. It took a change of government to bring about change.

No PSE right now, and no dozens of CXC. The implication of this are enormous. Our young people will have time to play, time to think, time to recreate and time to create. Sports and arts and creativity are as important as anything else. We hope music, dancing, writing skills and all forms of creativity will get maximum exposure.

This is an exciting new development for our young generations. We will have citizens who can think, who can analyze and who can solve problems.

Can we have books and reading and discussion of ideas too? Yes we can!!

The future looks exciting.

IS THE BAR A PART… There is a crisis caused by months and months of serious shortages of Magistrates stretching back to mid-2020 if not longer. Hundreds and hundreds of persons cannot get a trial, and with the Covid situation it is acute. On the criminal side of the Court there are only three Judges. One for the southern jurisdiction, one for the northern and one for western. Belize district with the bulk of the population have no judges.

We had a dynamic, hardworking judge in the person of Justice Colin Williams. His Marshall, Mr. Banner, told us his judge did over sixty cases in one year.

He was fair and stood up for the rights of all persons who came before him. He upped and left suddenly. What caused us to lose such a good judge?

Recently, we are told, a judge on the civil side who has handed done excellent judgements against violations of constitutionally guaranteed rights cases, his employment not gonna continue, plunging us back into more shortage.

We say no more.

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HALL Mr. Hall was a firefighter. His wife Lauriel was a Methodist teacher. Their two sons Bryan and Dunstan became firefighters but had their professions.

They lived on Wagner’s Lane, in the most stylish and impressive, almost three story building, one of its kind, on Wagner’s Lane.

Back then Wagner’s lane was unique. Beauty Queen Carmita Rhodas. Queen of the Bay Dorothy Lewis skeet. Bodybuilding champion Mr. Belize, Phillips Flowers. Long distance swimming champion, Abel Ordonez. Boys Brigade bandmaster Harrison Barnett. Later, Governor of Central Bank Keith Arnold. Tallest police Chesney Courtney. George Price overseer for building Hattieville Basil Smith. Famous Obeah Lady (name omitted). Strongest Drunken man Gilly King. Basketball MVP Mervin Rhodas. Cross Country champion Alfred Parks. Longest living resident Leonora Patnett 107 ½ years and still going strong. (Wow) And the list could go on.

The Hall’s house was a special colonial type in which the roof had special protruding windows and it was high enough to allow persons to live in the top like a third-storey home. Mr. and Mrs. Hall left this earth. Dunstan passed and recently did Bryan.

The beautiful house fell into disrepair. It could have been saved. It should have been saved. NICH had a duty to treat it as a special project as it was most likely one hundred years of age. Two months ago it was sold to a ‘turks’, he promptly broke it down.

A hundred years old antiquity, in what was Eboe Town, dragged down to the ground. Another piece of our history and our culture disappeared just like that.

We went and looked. The yard has not even been cleared.

We then drove over to Freetown Road and watched Liberty Hall, a legacy of the great Marcus Garvey who visited Belize more than once. Another culture behemoth about to fall.

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UDP INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT ON THE CHEAP: FACTUAL GUILT Today, basic road infrastructure is being fixed and constructed all over Belize. It has become very clear that the past UDP government was perfecting the construction of the roundabout of funds into their pockets. Road, culvert, sidewalk, signage, traffic circles, and bridge funding were all being bled and milked for 13 UDP years. Infrastructure being done on the cheap became synonymous with UDP. Any and all UDPs are guilty sans none. All. The UDP as a party is now dead. That is why the few UDP leftover are in dying; some refuse to believe and are walking around in a zombified state. Somehow and someway, the UDP managed to jump into the loopholes of legal and entered into the unethical.

The UDP allowed their non-existent conscience to believe that any action was right as long as no one is able to indict it. Or, so they thought.

The same was done with pharmaceuticals, and other commodities procured by the UDP government.

Anything procured had a UDP process—UDP ministers bought it from someone who bought it from someone who bought it from the source. The people of Belize paid the two(or more) middle men.

Each middle man bowed to some minister who was essentially subverting the process and arguably stealing from it. The UDP even rejected gifts like 25 thousand testing kits from South Korea in March of 2020. Months later, Belize heard that these kits were being bought.

Definitely sounds criminal.

All over the country today the planBelize government has cut out the middle men to insert ethical and transparent professionals. It is amazing how much is being done with what looks like little money now. The UDP devalued our money.

For example, if a road cost 30 million, somehow 15 million got lost, magically—that was what imagine the possibilities meant. Today, if you would wash the laundry of past UDP ministers, some of this money might still come up. But today, the UDP still hold on to the factually guilty versus the legally guilty; this means that everyone can see that the UDP is guilty but legally no one can hold them down. Their corruption led by some of the sleaziest of public officers flowered like the Venus flytrap all over the government of the people. Some of these guilty public officers are still in government crying all the way to the bank that their source of funding is dried up. These public officers are nostalgic and dreaming of a return of their UDP masters.

Shining Example Today: San Martin Road in Belmopan In Belmopan one can see an

Rural Communities Receive Access to Electricity August 10, 2021 - The Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for a grant of US$50,000 from the United Nations Development Programme’s EnGenDER: “Enabling Gender- Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean.”

These funds will be used to supply electricity connections to 50 households in the villages of Indian Creek, Golden Stream and Medina Bank in the Toledo District. These villages will be supplied with electricity through the deployment of an off-grid micro hybrid solar photovoltaic system.

The initiative stems from the on-going Energy Access Project that the ministry is conducting in partnership with the Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (CREF) from Abu Dhabi and Belize Electricity Limited. This project is focused on bringing electricity to villages that currently do not have access to modern energy carriers.

Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics, thanked Hon. Orlando Habet, Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, and Mr. Kenrick Williams, CEO in the ministry, for this endowment.

Hon. Oscar Requena, Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, noted that energy access is a key driver to reduce poverty and support sustainable and rural development.

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example of little funding going a long way. This can be seen on the San Martin Road which under the keen stewardship of area representative Oscar Mira and team.

Oscar Mira: “The second coat of pavement is presently being laid on San Martin Road. If you will do something, you need to do it right.

It has been years in the coming but we promised to do it and this promise is being kept!

There are plans for many more works in the very near future for the entire Belmopan community. For example, the streets in Mountain View (Tiger Town) will be dealt with very soon. One Belmopan!

Reminder to Bus Operators on Seating Capacity Belmopan. August 11, 2021 - The Department of Transport reminds all public transport operators that, in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 9 of 2021, “The provision of public transportation or private transportation is limited to seventy-five per centum of the seating capacity of the public or private transportation.”

Any bus operator who fails to comply with the regulation will be subject to disciplinary proceedings.

The Department of Transport will continue to enforce the provisions of the relevant legislation by increasing its surveillance at bus terminals and checkpoints countrywide to ensure that the public health regulations in place are being adhered to.

The department also thanks bus operators who have been complying with the public health regulations to ensure that commuters are safe.

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Health is Wealth Corozal 5K Run

Belmopan Mural Art Project

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National Celebrations Commission with Belmopan City Council

August 15 - The Corozal Town Council partnered with the Corozal Sports Council, Total Time and Maximum Water Park to hold the Health is Wealth Corozal 5K Run in Corozal Town, under strict COVID19 rules. 23 participants joined the race through the town and finished in grand style.

The top 5 finishers: Wilbert Young who finished in 0:19:38.5, Luis August who finished in 0:19:47.5, Jaime Castellanos who finished in 0:20:19.1, Jordan August who finished in 0:20:26.5 and Edwin Garnett who finished in 0:21:08.7.

The top athletes per category: 1st Male - 24 & under - Jaime Castellanos (Ladyville) 1st Male - 25-39 - Wilbert Young (Team Splash, Corozal Town) 1st Female - 25-39 Mirtha Welch (Roaring Creek Vet Clinic) 1st Male - 40 & over - Luis August (Malcolm’s Garage, San Ignacio) 1st Female - 40 & over - Martha Novelo (Shuga City Run Club) Mayor Rigo Vellos and Councillors congratulate all the athletes for participating in the sporting event. The Council also thanks the Corozal Sports Council, Total Time, Maximum Water Park, Spartan Gym and others who supported the first of many more athletic events!

The Minister of Education Culture Science and Technology, Hon. Francis Fonseca had an opportunity to stop by the Belmopan Mural Art Project and also he got to meet some young artists who are students of the Raquel Art School in Belmopan.

The Mural Project is an initiative of the National Celebrations Commission in collaboration with the Belmopan City Council.

The NCC is funding an Art Mural in each municipality.

Hon. Fonseca: “It’s absolutely amazing to see so many artists getting involved with this Mural Project. GREAT ARTISTS! AMAZING ART!” Area representative Hon Oscar Mira posted Aug 11: “A mural which should be one of the largest in the entire Country is presently being done on the walls of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium.

I truly feel that it is a wonderful initiative since the residents of Belmopan will be able to take pride in such a massive piece of Art. The biggest source of pride is that many residents have been volunteering to paint under guidance of the artists in charge.

In fact, we encourage you to volunteer and become a part of this exciting project. Once you take part you will feel ownership and appreciate it much more.

This Saturday and Sunday many volunteers have already signed up in shifts.

I do want to explain about the trees that were cut down. Unfortunately, the

type of trees planted there tend to have huge roots that would have ended up destroying the foundation and ultimately the walls of the stadium. It is sad whenever any tree needs to be cut down but in this case it was necessary.

We pledge to plant many more trees in Belmopan to replace those cut down.

Our mission is to build a better Belmopan. We will accomplish this.

Congratulations to Fernando Reyna the Artist who is the doing a phenomenal job.”

Everyone is invited to see this by the Ring Road in Belmopan on the walls of the Isidoro Beaton Stadium.

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GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE Basic Needs Trust Fund Tenth Programme (BNTF 10)

SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND (SIF)

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROJECT MANAGER/COORDINATOR – BNTF 10, BELMOPAN, BELIZE

JOB VACANCY

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Social Investment Fund (SIF) is an autonomous institution responsible for delivering basic services and infrastructure to the poor and most vulnerable, and for promoting community participation in development projects utilizing non-government organizations, community organizations and local decentralized agencies. The SIF would like to recruit an individual who is dynamic and committed to fill the following post:

The Government of Belize (GOB) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards implementing the BNTF10 Country Programme, which aims to increase access to quality education services in various parts of Belize. The Project comprises small-scale infrastructure works and capacity building for key stakeholders. The GOB has appointed the Belize Social Investment Fund (BSIF) as the Implementing Agency (IA) for the Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued.

Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOB and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOB shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

The BSIF, the IA, now wishes to procure Consultancy Services for a suitably qualified and experienced Project Manager/Coordinator to manage and coordinate all the activities of the BNTF Tenth Programme. The individual consultant will be stationed at the SIF Office in Belmopan, Belize.

The Project Manager/Coordinator (PM) will report to the assigned Operations Officer and/or Portfolio Manager at CDB, Barbados, through the Executive Director of the Social Investment Fund (SIF), who is an ex-officio member and Secretary of the Oversight Entity (OE) as well as the head of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Implementing Agency (IA). The PM will manage and coordinate all the activities of the BNTF 10th Programme and will report on the day-to-day operations of the IA to the Executive Director of the SIF, who in turn will report to the Chairperson of the OE. The PM will be responsible for establishing and maintaining contact with the relevant government ministries, non- governmental organisations (NGOs), civil society organisations and the private sector and for negotiating integral partnerships. The PM will have responsibility for managing project resources and relevant IA staff and supervising the implementation of all sub-projects under this Programme. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of four (4) years. Contracts will be on a full-time basis for a two-year period and subject to renewable based on satisfactory performance evaluation.

The BSIF now invites interested eligible individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these Consultancy Services.

Qualifications and Experience: The PM is expected to have at least a Master’s Degree in project management, development studies, social sciences disciplines, natural sciences or engineering and a minimum of 5 years’ experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a project manager. Expertise in the management of rural development projects and proficiency in computer skills are prerequisites.

It would be advantageous if the PM has demonstrated competence in managing donor-funded programmes and the ability to effectively communicate with community groups, Government officials, donors, private sector representatives and NGOs. Knowledge of gender analysis and environmental sustainability are also desired. Good written and oral communication skills are required.

Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:

communicate with community groups, Government officials, donors, private sector representatives and the persons are citizens fide residents of an eligible NGOs.(a) Knowledge of gender analysis or andbona environmental sustainability are alsocountry; desired. and Good written and (b) in all cases, oral communication skillsthe areconsultant required. has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrange-

ments, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the

Consultantscontract shall be eligible to participate if: to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible will accrue or be paid (a) country. the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and

(b)

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in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements,

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. The Member Countries of the CDB can be found whereby substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will at the following webany address: http://www.caribank.org/about-cdb/member-countries. accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.

The attention interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9ofoftheCDB’s Guidelines Eligible countriesofare member countries of CDB. The Member Countries CDB can be found atfor thethe Selectionweb andaddress: Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest. following http://www.caribank.org/about-cdb/member-countries.

The attention of interested Consultantsconsideration is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelinesand for the Selectionon In the assessment of submissions, will be given to qualifications experience and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting CDB’s policy on conflictTerms of interest. similar assignments.

All information mustforth be submitted in English. of Reference and any

information may beconsideration obtained from first address below between the hours of 8:00 Inadditional the assessment of submissions, willthe be given to qualifications and experience on similar a.m. – 4:00 All p.m.information Monday tomust Friday, except on inPublic Holidays. assignments. be submitted English.

Terms of Reference and any additional information may be obtained from the first address below between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Monday Friday, except Holidays.of the Expression of Interest (complete with signed cover One (1)toelectronic copyon(inPublic .pdf format)

letter, CV, copies of degrees/certificates and two references must be received (via email) at the email

One (1) electronic (in the .pdffirst format) of the Expression Interest (complete with signed letter, address providedcopy within address below no laterofthan 10:00 a.m. (Belize time)cover on Monday, CV, copies of degrees/certificates and two references must be received (via email) at the email address September 13,the2021 a copy must sent simultaneously to CDB email address provided provided within first and address below no be later than 10:00 a.m. (Belize time)atonthe Monday, September 13, within second address The subject of the shall read “BNTF - Expression 2021 andthe a copy must be sentbelow. simultaneously to CDB at email the email address provided 10 within the second of Interest – Consultancy forshall Project address below.

The subject Services of the email read Manager/Coordinator”.

“BNTF 10 - Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Project Manager/Coordinator”.

Following the assessment of submissions, the most technically capable and appropriately experi-

Following the assessment of submissions, the most technically capable and appropriately experienced enced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. GOB applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. GOB reserves the reserves the or right to late accept or rejectorlate applications or invitation to cancelpartially the present invitation right to accept reject applications to cancel the present or in its entirety. partially It will or be in its entirety.

It will not befor bound to assigntheany reason engaging the not services any not bound to assign any reason not engaging services of for any not applicant and will defrayof any applicant andbywill defrayinany incurred any applicant in the preparation costs incurred anynot applicant thecosts preparation andby submission of Expressions of Interest.and submission

of Expressions of Interest.

Address: 1. Senior Procurement Officer Belize Social Investment Fund 3rd Floor #1902 Constitution Drive Belmopan BELIZE Tel. (501) 822-0239; Fax. (501) 822-0279 Email: ruby.pascascio@sifbelize.org and copy to nellie.trench@sifbelize.org

2. Procurement Officer Caribbean Development Bank P.O. Box 408 Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W.I. Tel. (246) 431-1600; Fax. (246) 426-7269 Email: procurement@caribank.org

Executive Director SUPERVISOR: CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD SUPERVISES:

MANAGERS OF ALL UNITS WITHIN THE FUND

JOB SUMMARY The Executive Director will be responsible for the effective management of the Social Investment Fund’s programmes and projects. Through the Chairperson, the Executive Director will report to the Board of Directors on the day-to-day operations of the Fund. The Executive Director will be responsible for establishing and maintaining contact with relevant government ministries, national and international NGOs, donors, and other collaborating agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS: •

• •

Masters’ Degree in Business Administration, Management or a related field and minimum of five (5) years’ experience in project management; OR Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management or a related field and minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in project management.

Experience working with at least two (2) rural development programs or projects funded by international development organizations.

Experience working with at least two (2) international development organizations.

DUTIES: 1. Day to day administration of the Social Investment Fund (SIF) in accordance with the objectives and provisions of the SIF ACT and as so directed by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the said ACT. 2. Ensuring that all the Fund’s staff, projects, and activities are always in compliance with the policies and guidelines established by the Board.

3. Proposing for consideration and approval by the Board, policies regulations and procedures concerning the programme, projects, and activities of the Fund.

4. Submitting, on a timely and regular basis, narrative and financial reports to the Board which will detail all the current and planned activities of the Fund.

5. Representing the Fund, nationally and internationally, to government, NGOs, donor, and other agencies.

6. Establishing and maintaining contact with government ministries, external agencies, local authorities, community, and business groups.

7. Directing the planning, implementation, monitoring and internal evaluation of the programme, projects, and activities of the Fund.

8. Coordinating the activities of all the Fund’s unit, including the provision of technical assistance and staff training.

9. Oversee the financial activities of the Fund including fund raising, budget planning and management.

10. Proposing to the Board, expenditures, or investments outside the approved budget for its approval.

11. Assume responsibility for the fund’s assets assigned to him/her for the execution of his/her duties.

12. Any other related duties that may be delegated by the Board.

PROPOSED SALARY:

Commensurate with qualifications and experience

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:

August 30, 2021, at 3:00p.m.

APPLICATIONS ADDRESSED TO: Office Manager Belize Social Investment Fund 3rd Floor #1902 Constitution Drive Belmopan BELIZE Tel. (501) 822-0239; Fax (501) 822-0279 Email: virginia.vasquez@sifbelize.org Applications should be clearly labelled: Application for the Post of Executive Director – Social Investment Fund

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GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INVESTMENT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTANCY FOR PROJECT ENGINEER FOR THE BELIZE INTEGRAL SECURITY PROGRAMME (BISP)

GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND INVESTMENT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTANCY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (AA) FOR THE BELIZE INTEGRAL SECURITY PROGRAMME (BISP)

Nº CABEI-CS-002-2021/2147 BACKGROUND The Government of Belize (GOB) is implementing a security programme with the overall objective to contribute to improving the quality of life of Belizeans and to support regional efforts that seek to combat crime. The key goal of the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) is to strengthen citizen security by providing support to those institutions directly engaged in maintaining national security. The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), as part of the services it provides to its beneficiary member countries, is providing the total financing for the procurement of a consultant to fill the role of Procurement Officer in the framework of the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP). The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment will be responsible for the execution of the Programme and all its components, reporting all progress to CABEI and ensuring the execution of each component under the terms established for CABEI formulation and approval. The execution of BISP components will be carried out by the Co-Executors: Belize Police Department, Belize Defence Force, Belize Coast Guard and National Forensic Science Services.

The General Objectives of the consultancy to be contracted is to coordinate and supervise the execution of the technical components of the Programme.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment now invites interested consultants to present their expressions of interest along with their respective resume to participate in the selection process for the consultancy of a Procurement Officer with the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP).

SCOPE OF WORK The Project Engineer will be responsible for coordinating and supervising the execution of the technical components of the Programme. The Project Engineer will be responsible for the duties & tasks, listed below in addition to others not listed here. (a) Prepare and submit the terms of references for: the recruitment of the pre-investment for the design of the infrastructure projects; equipment specifications; the recruitment of the engineer consultants and contractors. (b) Prepare the terms of reference for the request for offers for the procurement of works and equipment, as well as, support the Procurement Officer in the execution of the respective processes, responding to technical inquiries that may arise during such procurement processes. (c) Assist the Project Coordinator in the invitation and evaluation of bids including the preparation of bid reports and recommendation of the award of supply and construction contracts. (d) Manage the construction and/or rehabilitation contracts for the infrastructure works and the purchase of equipment in coordination with the Co-Executors.

SUPERVISION AND REPORTING The Project Engineer will work under the general guidance and report directly to the Project Coordinator. The post will be based at the Office of the Programme Executing Unit in Belmopan.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE • • • • • • • • • • •

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Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Construction/Structural Engineering or Architecture; Or Master’s degree in Civil/ Construction/Structural Engineering or Architecture.

Minimum of five (5) years professional working experience in a leadership position as a supervisor of works of similar concrete buildings or of similar complexity done in Belize, Central American countries or the Caribbean.

Minimum of five (5) years previous working experience in the review and preparation of designs/drawings/ Bill of Quantities for construction works; in the last five (5) calendar years (2015-2020).

Experience in Project Management will be considered an asset.

Knowledge and skill in the use of MS Office, Microsoft Project will be considered an asset.

Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with design and drafting Software (AutoCAD, etc).

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Ability to write and speak in Spanish.

Reside in Belize during program execution and willingness to travel regularly to the project location.

Member in good standing of the Association of Professional Engineers of Belize (APEB) or.

Member in good standing of the Association of Professional Architects of Belize (APAB)

TERMS The Project Engineer will be selected by a competitive process in accordance with the Policy for the Procurement of Goods, Works, Services and Consultancies with CABEI resources and its Norms for Application (DI-52/2020 / PRE-40/2021). The successful candidate will be employed on a fulltime contractual basis; the initial contract will be for a one-year period.

Interested eligible Consultants may obtain further information and a complete Terms of Reference from the Programme Executing Unit of the BISP. Requests should be addressed to projectcoordinator.bisp@med.gov.bz during office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time from Monday to Friday; or you can visit the Ministry of Economic Development’s webpage, www.med.gov.bz to download the Terms of Reference. Additionally, the consultancy announcement can be found on the Belize Procurement Notice Board’s webpage https://blz-cppnb.caricom.org/epps/home.do Deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is Monday August 30th, 2021. Expressions of interest along with Resume and supporting documentation (Degrees, Certificates, etc.) must be sent via electronic mail (email) to projectcoordinator.bisp@med.gov.bz or via direct mail or hand delivered to the address indicated below by 9:00 a.m. on Monday August 30th, 2021.

Late submissions will not be considered.

Project Coordinator Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) Programme Executing Unit 1904 Constitution Drive 2nd Floor, Unit #3 Belmopan City, Belize C.A. Ref: Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) Project Engineer

Nº CABEI-CS-003-2021/2147 BACKGROUND The Government of Belize (GOB) is implementing a security programme with the overall objective to contribute to improving the quality of life of Belizeans and to support regional efforts that seek to combat crime. The key goal of the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) is to strengthen citizen security by providing support to those institutions directly engaged in maintaining national security. The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), as part of the services it provides to its beneficiary member countries, is providing the total financing for the procurement of a consultant to fill the role of Procurement Officer in the framework of the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP). The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment will be responsible for the execution of the Programme and all its components, reporting all progress to CABEI and ensuring the execution of each component under the terms established for CABEI formulation and approval. The execution of BISP components will be carried out by the Co-Executors: Belize Police Department, Belize Defence Force, Belize Coast Guard and National Forensic Science Services.

The General Objectives of the consultancy to be contracted is to provide Administrative, Operational and Logistical support to the Programme Coordinator and the Programme Executing Unit.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment now invites interested consultants to present their expressions of interest along with their respective resume to participate in the selection process for the consultancy of an Administrative Assistant (AA) with the Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP).

SCOPE OF WORK The Administrative Assistant (AA) will be responsible to carry out administrative, operational, and logistic support activities. He/she will be responsible for aiding the PEU in general project implementation, management, and day-to-day liaison with counterparts. In doing so the AA must always ensure the efficient and professional operation of the office. Assist the project coordinator in the day-to-day functions and activities including coordination and management of meetings and schedules.

SUPERVISION AND REPORTING The Administrative Assistant will work under the general guidance and report directly to the Project Coordinator. The post will be based at the Office of the Programme Executing Unit in Belmopan.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE The successful candidate shall have at least an Associate Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or other related discipline and must possess sound knowledge and experience of administrative practices, procedures and processes and an ability to plan, organize, set priorities, and meet deadlines, as well as an ability to multi-task and complete assignments with minimum supervision. More specifically the candidate should have: • Minimum of three (5) years’ experience in the implementation of administrative procedures regarding the efficient and effective running of the office and logistic support such as travel and hotel arrangement for the PEU. • Minimum of three (5) years’ experience in secretarial duties/functions or customer care services • Must be computer literate and skilled in the use of Microsoft Office, Excel, and Power Point.

• Prior project management training or experience will be considered an advantage.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; ability to speak and write in Spanish would be an asset.

TERMS The Administrative Assistant will be selected by a competitive process in accordance with the Policy for the Procurement of Goods, Works, Services and Consultancies with CABEI resources and its Norms for Application (DI-52/2020 / PRE-40/2021). The successful candidate will be employed on a fulltime contractual basis; the initial contract will be for a one-year period.

Interested eligible Consultants may obtain further information and a complete Terms of Reference from the Programme Execution Unit of the BISP. Requests should be addressed to projectcoordinator.bisp@med. gov.bz during office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time from Monday to Friday; or you can visit the Ministry of Economic Development’s webpage, www.med.gov.bz to download the Terms of Reference.

Additionally, the consultancy announcement can be found on the Belize Procurement Notice Board’s webpage https://blz-cppnb.caricom.org/epps/home.do Deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest is Monday August 30th, 2021. Expressions of interest along with Resume and supporting documentation (Degrees, Certificates, etc.), must be sent via electronic mail (email) to projectcoordinator.bisp@med.gov.bz or via direct mail or hand delivered to the address indicated below by 11:00 a.m. on Monday August 30th, 2021.

Late submissions will not be considered.

Project Coordinator Belize Integral Security Programme (BISP) Project Management Unit 1904 Constitution Drive 2nd Floor, Unit #3 Belmopan City, Belize C.A. Ref: Nº CABEI-CS-003-2021/2147 Administrative Assistant

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9 Belize Schools Receive Laptops Donated from a Taiwanese University Students’ Volunteer Group

It is hereby notified for general information that the principals of Caye Chapel Company Limited, have submitted an application for an Approved Enterprise Order under the Fiscal Incentives Act, Chapter 54 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 1980-1990-2000-20032005-2011, and the Minister of Investment proposes to make the Order hereinafter set out. Any person who objects to the making of such an Order is hereby invited to give notice in writing of his/her objections and of the grounds on which he/she relies in support thereof to the Executive Director, Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, on or before August 27th, 2021.

ean students to apply for Taiwanese scholarship in the future to study in Taiwan. Furthermore, this year marks the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Taiwan and Belize, and with many projects and programs implemented, including the donation today, the mutually beneficial partnership between two countries will keep strengthening.

The representatives of 9 Belizean schools expressed their profound gratitude for BESG and the Embassy for the donation of the laptops to their students! They also explained that these ICT products will be used in the library to allow students greater access to online educational resources and lead to further development of potentials and better skills.

Through many bilateral cooperation projects, Taiwan continues to partner with Belize in its unwavering pursuit of upgrading and diversifying Belize’s economy and national development, especially during the challenging time of COVID-19 pandemic. (E)

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NOTICE UNDER SECTION 4(2) OF THE FISCAL INCENTIVES ACT,

CHAPTER 54 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE, REVISED EDITION 1980-1990-2000-2003-2005-2011

August 17th, 2021, Belize City, Belize His Excellency Ambassador David Kuan-Chou Chien of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is delighted to hand over laptops, projectors and other ICT products to 9 schools in Belize on behalf of a student volunteer group from Taiwan’s University – Belize Educational Service Group (BESG). Since 2011, the Group had visited Belize every year to offer assistance to Belizean young student on how to use computers and internet technology.

Although the past two years has seen international travel severely limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BESG still manages to raise fund, collect and deliver laptops and other important ICT products to Belize.

At the hand-over ceremony, Ambassador Chien expressed his gratitude to Taiwanese young students from BESG, and hoped the laptops and ICT products donated by BESG could benefit Belizean students in studying. He also encourages Beliz-

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The proposed Order reads as follows: BELIZE:

FISCAL INCENTIVES STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. of 2021

ORDER made by the Minister of Investment in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section 4 of the Fiscal Incentives Act, Chapter 54 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 1980-1990-2000-2011, and all other powers thereunto him enabling.

(Gazetted ... 2021) 1. This Order may be cited as the APPROVED ENTERPRISE (CAYE CHAPEL COMPANY LIMITED) ORDER 2021.

2. It is hereby declared that the principals of Caye Chapel Company Limited, located at Caye Chapel, Belize will develop a luxury destination resort marketed as the Four Seasons resort featuring a 100-room hotel including 33 overwater structures, condominiums, golf course, spa, fitness centre, redesign of the marina with 50 slips, airstrip, helipad, pool and other recreational facilities. Caye Chapel Company Limited (hereinafter called ‘the Company’) shall be an approved enterprise under the Fiscal Incentives Act. 3. In addition to the conditions imposed by the Act, the Company shall: (a) not practice whatsoever any discrimination on grounds of ethnic, religious or political identity; (b) observe all safety, social security, health and labour regulations; (c) pay fair wages to the workers and observe fair labour practices; (d) consult with the Belize Labour Exchange before employment of workers of other nationalities; employ only such workers of other nationalities as are in possession of valid work permits; (e) make provision for the training of Belizeans in all aspects of the operation and conduct of the Company including management; submit a plan for approval by the Ministry of Labour for such training in all the required skills; (f) satisfy the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment that all necessary measures are taken to control any pollution to the environment that may result from the operation of the company; (g) satisfy the Ministry responsible for Archaeology that all measures are taken to prevent the destruction of any ancient monument or antiquity located within the Company’s area of operation; (h) maintain separate books of accounts and records in respect of the Company; maintain such books of accounts and records in a manner which conforms with generally accepted accounting principles in Belize and appropriate to the business in which the Company operates; (i) conduct the business in a manner acceptable to the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service; (j) continuously employ at least one hundred four hundred fifteen (415) persons by 5th July, 2026; 4. Upon obtaining the written approval of the Executive Director, Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, the Company shall be permitted to import such quantity of such items free of customs duty and revenue replacement duty as shall have been proved unavailable from suitable local products or raw materials, and necessary for the establishment/ expansion and operation of the Company, and for the sole use thereof, but limited to: • Building Materials & Supplies (no wooden construction material) • Specialized Tools • Plant, Machinery & Equipment • Fixtures & Fittings • Office Equipment & Supplies • Agricultural Machinery & Supplies • Utility & Transport Vehicles • Marine Crafts

5. The date of production shall be July 6th, 2021 .

6. The date of commencement and the date of termination of the duty exemption period shall be 6th July, 2021 and 5th July, 2026 respectively.

7. The Company shall enjoy no tax holidays.

8. This Approved Enterprise Order may be revoked if any condition to which it is subject to is broken by the Company.

MADE by the Minister responsible for Investment this

day of September, 2021.

______________________________ Hon. John Briceno Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment

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Pope Francis urges people to get COVID-19 vaccine as “an act of love”

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE RRB.CS.35 - PROGRAMME MANAGER RRB.CS.35 - PROGRAMME MANAGER Project country: Belize Financing institution: International Fund for Agricultural Development Project country: Client: Belize Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Project name: ResilientFund Rural Belize Financing institution: International for Programme Agricultural Development Title: Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) Client: of Finance, Economic Development, and ProcurementMinistry type: Individual Consulting Services Post: Programme ManagerProgramme Project name: ProcurementResilient Rural Belize Loan/Credit/Grant Title: Specific 2000002301 Procurement Notice (SPN) Financing No.:

Procurement type:

Pope Francis said getting the coronavirus vaccine was “an act of love” Wednesday, as the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics joined a campaign to boost confidence in COVID-19 shots.

“Thanks to God and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19,” Francis said in a message for the U.S.-based “It’s Up to You” initiative.

“They grant us the hope of ending the pandemic, but only if they are available to all and if we work together,” he said in the video, aimed at communities disproportionately affected by the virus in North, Central and South America.

“Being vaccinated... is an act of love,” the 84-year old said. “And contributing to ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act of love. Love for oneself, love for one’s family and friends, love for all people”.

Coronavirus has killed nearly 4.4 million people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins.

Despite mass vaccine campaigns, conspiracy theories and distrust of governments or pharmaceuticals are fueling transmission of the virus.

In the U.S., the worst-affected country in terms of COVID-19 deaths, the vast majority of new fatalities and serious cases are among the unvaccinated.

Francis was joined by cardinals and archbishops from Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Peru for the campaign by the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Integral Human Development.

Earlier this year, Francis and retired Pope Benedict got their first doses of the COVID vaccine. At age 21, Francis had part of a lung removed due to a recurring lung infection.

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Individual Consulting Services

Background: The Government of Belize with financing from International Background: The Government of Belize (GOB), with financing from(GOB), the International Fund forthe Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Green Procurement Post: Programme Manager for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), embarked Climate Fund (GCF), has embarked onFund a six-year Programme, Resilient Rural Belize (RRB), which aims to has minimize the impacts of climatic and economic on a six-year Programme, Resilient Rural Belize (RRB), which aims to minimize the impacts events on smallholder farmers while of supporting sustainable for theirfarmers produce.

Thesupporting programme will help farmers employ climate resilient Loan/Credit/Grant climatic and economicmarket events access on smallholder while sustainable 2000002301 agricultural practices and technologies; integrate profitable into thefarmers development of select vegetable, fruit, and honey value chains; access for their smallholder produce. The participation programme will help employ climate resilient Financing No.: market agricultural practices and technologies; profitable participation and into in the strengthening of smallholder and support smallholder production capacity through investments in public integrate and private climatesmallholder resilient infrastructure the development of select vegetable, fruit, and honey value chains; and support smallholder farmer Producers Organizations and relevant GOB Departments. capacity through investments in public andfinancing private climate resilient Background: production The Government of Belize (GOB), with from the International Scope of Work: The Programme Manager will overall leadership and management of theOrganizations Programme Management Unit (PMU), will coordiinfrastructure andprovide in the strengthening of smallholder farmer Producers and Fund for Agricultural (IFAD) andforthe Greenbudget Climate Fundand (GCF), has embarked relevant GOB Departments. nate the activities to be implemented, and willDevelopment have the ultimate responsibility planning, preparation management and execution to achieve the on a six-year Programme, Resilient Rural (RRB), which aims toonminimize thewill impacts programme’s objectives and targets.

InScope addition, PM will report to theBelize Programme Oversight Committee policy matters, act on the MED’s behalf ofthe Work: The Programme Manager will provide overall leadership and in his/her contacts public and international institutions, andon provide overallUnit supervision ofcoordinate service providers contracted the programme. of with climatic and economic events smallholder farmers while supporting sustainable management of the Programme Management (PMU), will the activities to be by implemented, andManager will have the ultimate responsibility for planning, budget preparation Duties and Responsibilities: The Programme will be responsible for the following: market access for their produce.

The programme will help farmers employ and climate resilient management and execution to achieve theand programme's objectives and targets. addition, with the Programme Implemen• Provide project management services to all programme activities ensure that implementation is inInaccordance agricultural practices and technologies; integrate profitable smallholder participation into the PM will report to the Programme Oversight Committee on policy matters, will act on the tation Manual and Financing with bothcontacts IFAD and GCF. behalf in his/her withand public and international institutions, andsupport provide smallholder the developmentMED's ofAgreement select vegetable, fruit, honey value chains; and overall supervisionand of service contracted the programme.

• Prepare all strategic planning, management relatedproviders documents that is by important to the overall programme implementation. production throughwithinvestments in reporting publicrequirements and private resilient • Prepare and submit allcapacity reports in compliance both IFAD and GCF inclusive climate of progress and Financial Reports. : The Programme Manager will be responsible for the Duties and Responsibilities infrastructure and in the strengthening of smallholder farmer Producers Organizations and • Update the Programme Implementation Manual incorporating the relevant legal and other regulations governing the implementation of the profollowing: relevant GOBtoDepartments. gramme and present the Programme Oversight Committee (POC) for approval.

• Provide project management services to all programme activities and ensure that • Establish and maintain, on behalf of the programme,isexcellent relations the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the implementation in accordance withwith the Programme Implementation Manual and Financing Agreement with (Ministry both IFAD and GCF. Green Climate Fund (GCF), and all direct programme partners of Economic Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of AgriculScope of Work:• The Programme Manager willandprovide overallthatleadership and Prepare all strategic planning, management relatedthedocuments is Change Office, the Development ture,management Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Department of Cooperatives, National Climate of the Programme Unit (PMU), will coordinate the activities to be important toManagement the overall programme implementation.

Finance Corporation, and other relevant agencies.

• have Prepare andultimate submit all reports in compliance with both IFAD and budget GCF reporting implemented, and will the responsibility for planning, preparation and • Inform the focal point of the Ministryrequirements of Economic Development (MED) on important issues and the programme’s status on a regular basis. inclusive of progress and Financial Reports. management and execution to achieve the programme's objectives and targets.

In addition, • Represent the programme in forums in which it participates, or its results are being featured. the PM will report to the Programme Oversight Committee on policy matters, will act on the • Oversee all contracting of services, and delegating responsibilities where appropriate to PMU staff.

• Monitor and assess the performance the PMU staff and service MED's behalf in his/herofcontacts with publicproviders. and international institutions, and provide • Leadoverall the preparation of results-oriented Annual Work Planscontracted and Budgets (AWPBs) for the programme, in close collaboration with the PMU and supervision of service providers by the programme. implementing partners, and present the AWPB to the POC annually, ensuring its approval.

• Ensure that the AWPB and Procurement Plan is sent to IFAD and the GCF in a timely manner, as stated in the Programme Implementation Duties and Responsibilities: The Programme Manager will be responsible for the Manual.

• Network with other agencies and stakeholders to ensure implementation of the activities as detailed in the AWPB. following: • Monitor the implementation the AWPB, adjusting as necessary, closely with theactivities Monitoringand & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist on • Provide of project management servicesand to work all programme ensure that setting benchmarksimplementation and gender/age disaggregated indicators to assess delivery andImplementation impacts. is in accordance withprogramme the Programme Manual • Ensure that the RRB complies with the different GCF Safeguard requirements and monitor their implementation. and Financing Agreement with both IFAD and GCF. • Ensure that the implementation of the programme is done according to the Programme Implementation Manual as approved by the POC, IFAD and GCF. • Prepare all strategic planning, management and related documents that is important overallinprogramme • Ensure gender equity is included to andthe cross-cutting the programmeimplementation. monitoring and evaluation, as well as in the annual planning.

• Supervise the •execution of all procurement in accordance withinIFAD’s Financing with Agreement Procurement Guidelines.

Prepare and submit all reports compliance bothand IFAD and GCF reporting • Manage the programme’s budget and inclusive ensure that all in keeping with Reports. the programme objectives and activities. requirements ofexpenditures progressare and Financial • Prepare all programme reports and present these to the POC when required.

• Establish linkages with other national and regional programs involved in rural development in Belize and to ensure complementarity of efforts.

• Collaborate with private sector initiatives that are relevant to the Be-Resilient initiatives.

Core Competences: • Excellent command of the English language, spoken and written. Spanish language and proficiency would be an asset.

• Solid managerial capabilities for managing human and financial resources, and • Ability to negotiate and foster partnerships with stakeholders and other institutions.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Superb organizational and time-management skills.

• Willingness to work outside of formal working hours.

Academic Qualifications: The Programme Manager shall possess a minimum of a master’s degree in project management, business administration, finance, agriculture, rural development, or any area related to the main components of the programme.

Required Experience: • Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in project management and implementation of projects financed by external donors.

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with agriculture, value chain or rural development projects in a management position.

• Experience working in rural development, particularly in rural communities and with the rural poor will be considered an asset.

• Experience in negotiating and managing contracts will be considered an asset.

Reporting: The Programme Manager will report to the Programme Oversight Committee (POC). The duty station for the position will be at the PMU Office in Belmopan Clarifications: Any request for clarification should be sent via e-mail to the address below no later than September 2, 2021, at 3:00pm. The client will provide responses to all clarification requests by September 3, 2021 at 3:00pm.

Resilient Rural Belize Programme Attn: Tracey Recinos Hanson Procurement Officer National Agriculture Showgrounds Hummingbird Highway, Belmopan City Email: Thanson.rrb@med.gov.bz Application Submission: Interested candidates are requested to submit ONE PDF FILE that shall include a Letter of Interest, Curriculum Vitae, and two (2) recommendation letters along with a copy of the highest degree. The deadline to submit applications is September 7, 2021, at 3:00p.m. via the following File Request Link: https://bit.ly/3xSbE47 (Note: No application submitted via email will be accepted) A consultant will be selected in accordance with the individual consultant selection (ICS) method set out in IFAD’ Project Procurement Handbook that can be accessed via the IFAD website at www.ifad.org/project-procurement. Interviews will be conducted as part of the selection process.

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Land Registry Notices CHAPTER 194, LAWS OF BELIZE (REVISED EDITION 2011) NOTICE UNDER SECTION 13 In accordance with Section 13 of the Registered Land Act Chapter 194, Revised Edition 2011, I Patricia Robateau Blackett, Registrar of Lands, hereby serves notice that within one month from the date hereof , I intend to register the following parcels of land listed below for which application for first registration have been received.

The attention of the general public is hereby drawn to this notice. Any person whose rights and interest may be affected by the registering of these parcels must get in touch with me before expiry date of this notice between Mondays to Fridays at the Land Registry, Belmopan.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107693 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No.1925, Formerly Lot No.661C containing 116.726 S.M, situate in George Street, Belize City, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Indenture No.89 of 1973 dated 23rd January, 1973 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 3 of 1973 folios 1225-1230 in favor of DENNIS SMITH HALL. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107825 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN FELIPE Block No.13 and being Parcel No.39 & 40, Formerly Block No.33 & 34 containing 15 Acres respectively, situate San Felipe Farm Layout, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No45 of 1985 dated 28th February, 1985 in favor of FELICIANO DOMINGUEZ- deceased.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-201901047 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section QUEEN SQUARE WEST Block No.45 and being Parcel No.1173 Formerly Lot No.4382, 371.46 S.M, situate North of Faber’s Road, Belize City, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107862 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.1560, Formerly Lot No. 15 containing 924.09 S.M, situate at Mile 13 Ladyville Village, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.322 of 1996 dated 20th August, 1996 in favor of PHILLIP CAYETANO.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1273 of 2004 dated ?1h June, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 18 of2004 Folios 285-298 in favor of LUCRETIA MCFOY

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101283 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No. 404, Formerly Portion Lot No.1507 containing 246.673 S.M, situate on Tigris Street, Belize City, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.326 of 1984 dated 13th April, 1984 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 4 of 1984 Folios 63-70 in favor of CAESAR ROMERO­ deceased.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202103466 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.4522, being 63 acres situate in East along the BelizeCorozal Road, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.827 of 1969 dated 20th October, 196 9 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 6 of 1969 Folios 603-610 in favor of BELIZE BREWING COMPANY LIMITED .

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202103554 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.8227 & 8226 Formerly Lot No.132 & 133, 595.05 S.M respectively, situate in San Pedro Town Extension, Ambergris Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.860 of 2003 dated 21st June, 2004 in favor of CLARISSA NUNEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202104392 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No.6983 Formerly Lot No. 344, 543.648 S.M, situate in Mile I 3 Northern Highway, Los Lagos Area, Ladyville, Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2195 of 2005 dated 26th September, 2005 and recorded in deeds Book Volume 29 of 2005 folios 679-700 in favor of LAURA JAMILET FLORES. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202105262 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, QUEEN’S SQUARE WEST Block No.45 and being Parcel No.496, Formerly Lot No.7049 containing 341.386 S.Y, situate along Raccoon Street, Belize City, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.675 of 1997 dated l 8th December, 1997 in favor of MARK VACCARO. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202106729 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No.208 Formerly Lot No.1713, 408.30 S.M, situate on the East Bank of the new southside Canal, Belize City, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Indenture No.1129 of 1988 dated 21st July, 1988 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 13 of 1988 Folios 487-492 in favor of ALVA ROSE PITTERSON & ZEBEDEE AUGUSTUS PITTERSON-Deceased APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107047 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No. 2440, Formerly Lot No. 2 containing 1264.966 S.M, situate in Kay Works Layout San Ignacio Town, Cayo District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2143 of 2001 dated 1ih July, 2001 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 28 of2001 folios 1025-1032 in favor of SALVADOR W. HABET JR. and MARIA T. HABET .

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107873 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No. 2406, Formerly Lot No.13 containing 522.534 S.M, situate in Dr. George Estate, orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2067 of 2001 dated 11th July, 2001 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 27 of 2004 Folios 1167-1172 in favor of ARTURO REYES. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107876 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SOCIETY HALL Block No.24 and being Parcel No.111 Formerly Block 2, 1.081 Ac, situate in Warrie head Area, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.395 of 1975 dated 3rd September, 1975 in favor of BERNEL COBB & JOHN COBB-deceased APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107977 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section CAYE CAULKER Block No.12 and being Parcel No.1181 Formerly E11871, 0.398 Ac, situate approx. ¾ Miles north of the Split Caye Caulker Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.200 of 2010 dated 6th July, 2010 in favor of ESLEY USHER APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107985 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.8,9,10,11 & 12 Formerly Plan 970A- 5.30 Acres, situate in the Burrell Boom Agricultural Layout Area, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.246 of 1997 dated 17h June, 1997 in favor of MABLE ANN BURNS -deceased APPLICATION NO. LRS-202107988 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6700 Formerly Lot No.98, 474.489 S.Y, situate in Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.718 of 2009 dated 23rd April, 2009 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 9 of2009 Folios 549-558 in favor of SARA MENDEZ DE FLORES APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108041 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.4583 Formerly Lot No.31, 517.873 S.M, situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1244 of 2004 dated 2nd June, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 17 of2004 Folios 1093-1100 in favor of GILDARDO L. CERVANTES and LISA MARIE CERVANTES- Jointly APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108043 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.4584 Formerly Lot No.32, 517.881 S.M, situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1245 of 2004 dated 2nd June, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 17 of 2004 Folios 1101-1108 in favor of GILDARDO L. CERVANTES and LISA MARIE CERVANTES- Jointly

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APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108045 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5408 & 5409 Formerly Lot No. 382 & 380, 560.13 S.Y and 914.08 S.Y respectively situate in Lake Garden Subdivision, Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1730 of 2002 dated 14th June, 2002 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 22 of2002 Folios 341-348 in favor of ANTHONY HUNT and CAMILLA HUNT. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108050 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.2272 Formerly Lot No.2, 723.099 S.M, situate on Gravel Lane, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Assent No.1003 of 1985 dated 6th November, 1985 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 11 of 1985 Folios 115-124 in favor of GREGORIA NAVARETTE. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108095 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, CAYE CAULKER Block No. 12 and being Parcel No.1097 Formerly Lot No. 8, 681.11 S.Y, situate in Caye Caulker Village, Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Indenture No.2554 of 2004 dated 15th October, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 34 of2004 Folios 299-308 in favor of GARY J. DODD APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108100 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section VISTA DEL MAR Block No.16 and being Parcel No.228. Formerly Lot No.212, 490.045 S.M, situate in Mitchell Estate, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.70 of 1992 dated 13th February, 1992 in favor of GEORGE GILLETT. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108167 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No.1887 and 1888. Formerly Portion of Lot No.1590 & 1549, 270.45 S.M and 174.35 S.M, respectively situate in Euphrates Ave, Belize City, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.867 of 2006 dated 6th April, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 11 of 2006 Folios 903-912 in favor of IRMA CARGILL. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108212 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.2288, Formerly Lot No. 250 containing 647.95 S.Y, situate Along Santa Maria Street, Louisiana Farm, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.417 of 199 1 dated 24th September , 1991 in favor of PEDRO WILLIAM ROMERO-deceased APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108213 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.2609, Formerly Lot No. 10 containing 522.598 S.M, situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1365 of 1981 dated Is t October,1981 , and recorded in Deed Book Volume 14 of 1981 folios 1101-1110 in favor of PETER ROMERO- deceased

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108261 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.11050 Formerly Lot.3, 1 Acre, situate 7 Miles north of San Pedro Town, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Partition No.1985 of 2000 dated 24th May, 2000 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 30 of2000 Folios 1326-1357 in favor of ELEONORA HALLIDAY as Trustee for HEREWARD HALLIDAY APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108262 This parcel of land is s ituat ed in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 5629, Formerly Lot No. 206 containing 1024.68 S.Y, situate in Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. LTU-201600227 dated 9th February, 2016 and recorded in LTU-201600227 in favor of EVADNE ALBERTHA HERTULAR APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108266 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No. 821, Formerly Lot No. 297 containing 511.56 S.Y, situate in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.0730 of 2006 dated 23rd March, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 9 of2006 Folios 1239-1246 in favor of BARBARA REYES AND BERNADETTE MARTINEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108267 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No. 912, Formerly Lot 129 containing 527.447 S.M, situate along Catalina Street Orange Walk Town Orange walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No.1115 of 1998 dated 4th November, 1998 in favor of ALFONSO SIERRA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108269 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.1451 Formerly Lot.124, 416.5 S.Y, situate in San Pablo Area, San Pedro Town, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1202 of 1989 dated 4th July, 1989 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 13 of 1989 Folios 391-406 in favor of HAZEL AVERY. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108293 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5576 Formerly Lot.155, 963.33 S.Y, situate on the Eastern side of the Northern Highway near mile 10 1/4, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.3753 of 2007 dated 6th December, 2007 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 45 of2007 Folios 1049-1066 in favor of HELEN VELDA FLOWERS, ABSOLOM FLOWERS-deceased, and MARCIA F. GOLDBERG­ deceased.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108320 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.1642, Formerly Block 3 containing 5.154 Acres situate on South of the Phillip Goldson Highway, near mile 12.5 Ladyville, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.629 of 2018 dated 1th December, 2018 in favor of OSMAN HAJI BABAKHAN.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108214 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.2608, Formerly Lot No. 11 containing 522.60 S.M, situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108327 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.2417, Formerly Lot No. 125 containing 462.210 S.M, situate Lord’s Bank Village Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.900 of 1987 dated 24th August,198 7, and recorded in Deed Book Volume 9 of 1987 folios 371-378 in favor of FLORENCIA ROMERO and PETER ROMERO- deceased

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.156 of 2015 dated 27th April, 2015 in favor of DAWN DENISE NICHOLAS.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108218 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 8218 Formerly Lot No. 20,836.726 S.M, situate in near mile Northern Highway, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201200617 dated 8th May, 2012 and recorded in LTU-201200617 in favor of ALEX RICHARDS and NAZETTE RICHARDS. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108233 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section PORT/LOYOLA VILLE Block No.45 and being Parcel No.2044 Formerly Lot.7227, 394.601 S.M, situate in Brighton Area, Belize City, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No.165 of 1995 dated 1th July, 1995 in favor of LORNA RAMCLAM.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108392 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.1545, Formerly Lot No.86 containing 193.155 S.M, situate on Ramos Road, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Vesting Assent No.3635 of 2006 dated 22nd November, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 43 of2006 Folios 175-186 in favor of BEVERLY ANN LESLIE BODDEN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108452 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN IGNACIO NORTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.1420 formerly Lot. No. 5,919.933 S.M situate in San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2460 of 1995 dated 1ih November, 1995 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 27 of 1998 Folios 629-634 in favor of RALPH ROBERSON and LYDIA ROBERSON.

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APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108487 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6424 formerly Lot. No. 10,501.503 S.M situate in Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.542 of 2009 dated 17th March , 2009 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 7 of2009 Folios 841-848 in favor of DELIA RODRIGUEZ and CELSO RODRIGUEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108560 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section CAYE CAULKER Block No.12 and being Parcel No.511 formerly Lot. No. 1, 456.7 S.M, situate in the Caye Caulker, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2721 of 2007 dated 30th August, 2007 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 33 of 2007 Folios 677-694 in favor of AQUA VILLAS LIMITED. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108578 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LOUISVILLE Block No.1 and being Parcel No.460, Formerly Block No. 131 containing 5.500 acres, situate in Louisville Agricultural Layout, Corozal District This parcel of land is subject of a a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.174 of 1983 dated 20th July, 1983 in favor of ORLANDO SANTOYA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108582 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.501, Formerly Lot No. 2211 containing 557.217 S.M, situate in Benguche Area, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel ofland is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.736 of 2001 dated 28th September , 2001 in favor of FRANCES LAMBEY. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108620 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3971 formerly Lot. No. 14, 706.167 S.M, situate in the Green Estate Area, Ladyville Area, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201700491 dated 24th April, 2017 and recorded in LTU-201700491 in favor of TIFFANY MARIE WAGNER. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108622 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3946 formerly Lot. No. 39, 773.132 S.M, situate in the Green Estate Area, Ladyville Area, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201800789 dated 8th May, 2018 and recorded in LTU-201800789 in favor of HERSCHEL LEON ARMSTRONG. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108624 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3267 formerly Lot. No. 31, 1.436 acres, situate in the Lord’ s Bank Village , Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.145 of 2009 dated 11th May, 2009 in favor of LARRY 0. FLOWERS. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108649 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO NORTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.1859, Formerly Lot No. 456 containing 537 S.Y, situate on Bullet Tree Falls Road, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.3173 of 2005 dated 28th November, 2005 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 38 of 2005 Folios 235-250 in favor of LUCY LARA and MARIO LARA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108650 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN IGNACIO NORTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.1487 formerly Lot. No. 1872, 557.650 S.M, situate in San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.657 of 2000 dated 4th September, 2000 in favor of LUCY M. LARA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108652 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.159 formerly Lot. No. 28,444.3 S.Y, situate in the Carib Reserve Area, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Indenture No.278 of 1986 dated 7th April, 1986 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 3 of 1986 Folios 633-638 in favor of NATHANIEL ENRIQUEZ & ADELICIA ENRIQUEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108673 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.2156 formerly Lot. No. 1300, 295.78 S.Y, situate in the Lakeland Avenue,

Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of Minister’s Fiat Grant No.230 of 1984 dated 25th September , 1984 in favor of JAMES ARANA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108686 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.11666 Formerly Lot No. 8 containing 510.928 S.M, situate Western side of Marage Road near mile 9.5 Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201301750 dated 19th September, 2013 and recorded in LTU -201301750 in favor of ALTON GILBERT HOPE. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108688 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORDS’ BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.11665, Formerly Lot No. 7 containing 515.595 S.M, situate along western side of the Marage Road, near Mile 9.5 Ladyville Village , Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201701011dated 2nd August, 2017 and recorded in LTU-201701011 in favor of ROBERT EARL VELLOS JR. MARK STEPHEN VELLOS and LORNA ETHEL SUAREZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108689 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.11662 Formerly Lot No. 4 containing 510.904 S.M, situate Western side of Marage Road near mile 9.5 Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-20170 IOIO dated 2nd August, 2017 and recorded in LTU-201701010 in favor of ROBERT EARL VELLOS JR. MARK STEPHEN VELLOS and LORNA ETHEL SUAREZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108691 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN PEDRO Block No. 7 and being Parcel No.9226 Formerly Lot No 126, 445.685 S.M, situate in the Colonia San Diego Layout and on the west Coast of Ambergris Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.242 of 20IO dated 26th July, 20I0 in favor of LUIS CARBAJAL. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108708 This parcel ofland is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No. 31 and being Parcel No.1631 Formerly Lot No 8, 1.499 Acre, situate in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is the subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.11 of 1950 dated 18th Febru ary, 1950 in favor of VICTOR LOUIS FLORES. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108809 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5620, Formerly Lot No. 209 containing 2418.221 S.M, situate Lake Garden, Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2601 of2010 dated 9th December, 2010 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 35 of 2010 Foli os 469-482 in favor of EVA THOMPSON. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108811 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LAD YVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5621, Formerly Lot No.207 containing 2634.27 S.Y, situate in Eastemside of Northern Highway, near mile10 1/4, Belize District.

This parcel of land is sub ject of a Deed of Conveyance No.4654 of 1996 dated l 0th December, 1996 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 28 of 1996 Folios 1439-1456 in favor of TIMOTHY THOMPSON & EVA THOMPSON APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108844 This parcel ofland is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.451, Formerly Lot No. 1092 containing 444.44 S.Y, situate along Benguche Avenue, North side Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No.868 of 2002 dated 10th November, 2002 in favor of BENJAMIN NUNEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108847 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5109 Formerly Lot No.49 containing 1075.178 S.M, situate along new road, Belize City,, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1430 of 2007 dated 10th May, 2007 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 17 of 2007 Folios 1419-1428 in favor of MELANIE GRINAGE. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108893 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.2458 Formerly Lot No. 20 containing 807.131 S.M, situate in Kay Works Farm Layout, Cayo District

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This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.3024 of 2005 dated 16th November, 2005 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 36 of 2005 Folios 597-608 in favor of MAYELi YOMARA CONTRERAS. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108894 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.2459 Formerly Lot No. 21 containing 744.437 S.M, situate in Kay Works Farm Layout, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1984 of 2006 dated 18th July, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 25 of2006 Folios 1413-1428 in favor of MAYELI YOMARA CONTRERAS. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108961 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.8225, Formerly Lot No. 131, 595.05 S.M, situate in the Ambergris Bay Subdivision, 3.5 miles north of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.396 of 2009 dated 19th October, 2009 in favor of ZENIE VARELA. APPLICATION NO.S. LRS-202108966 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.7111 Formerly Lot No. 59 585.468 S.M, situate in the mile 13 Area, Los Lagos, Northern Highway, Ladyville, Belize District This parcel ofland is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-20180 1633 dated 4th October, 2018 and recorded in LTU-201801633 in favor of GHANSHYAM LALWANI.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202109049 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3374, Formerly Lot No. 245 containing 459.735 S.M, situate North of Lord’s Bank Road, Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.481 of 2013 dated 9th August, 2013 in favor of KRISHNA FABER. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202109084 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.1498 &1505, Formerly Lot No. 89 & 93 containing 924.044 S.M, respectively situates Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1645 of2004 dated 19th July, 2004 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 22 of2004 Folios 803-812 in favor of PATRICIA MENDOZA APPLICATION NO. LRS-202109138 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6886, Formerly Lot No. 392 containing 737.973 S.M, situate Los Lagos Area, Mile 13, Northern Highway, Ladyville Village, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1072 of2012 dated 2ih June, 2012 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 16 of 2012 Folios 543-566 in favor of TRAN NGUYEN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202110009 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.14930,14931,14932,14933,14934,14935,14936,14937 & 14938, Formerly Lot No. l to 9 containingl82.501 acres respectively, situate in 12.5 miles North of San Pedro Town, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108969 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.1532 Formerly Lot No. 886, 416.67 S.Y, situate in along sharp street, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2888 of 2008 dated 29th September, 2008 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 35 of 2008 Folios 295-318 in favor of GRINGOS OF PUNTA AZUL LLC.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No.223 of 1992 dated 14th July, 1992 in favor of DEBORAH LEWIS.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202110010 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.11663, Formerly Lot No.8 containing 566.540 S.M, situate in Ladyville Area near mile 9 Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202108989 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.1759 Formerly Lot No.3080, 682.188 S.M, situate in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’ s Fiat Grant No. l062 of 2006 dated 25th October, 2006 in favor of TIMOTHY MIRANDA & ANTHONETTE MIRANDA (Jointly).

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202109000 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Sect io n, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5046, Formerly Lot No. 340 containing 5.00 Acres, situate Easternside of the Northern Highway, near mile 13.SBelize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2080 of 2005 dated 7th September , 2005 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 27 of2005 Folios 1067-1080 in favor of DARLENE LAURITA TYNDALL.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.925 of 1975 dated 14th August, 1975 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 7 of 1975 Folios 831-840 in favor of CECIL ALTON HOPE. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202105295 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No.1918, Formerly Lot. No.l 690a containing 260.701 S.M, situate in western side of Euphrates Avenue, Belize City, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Assent No.241 of 1994 dated 1st February, 1994 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 3 of 1994 folios 1403-1412 in favor of RUSELL GARCIA & ETHELBERT CAYETANO (Please disregard previous publication dated 6th June, 2021).

Pursuant to Section 37(3) of the Registered Land Act, Chapter 194, Laws of Belize, Revised Editon 2011, notice is hereby given of the loss of the following Land and Lease Certificates Names

Registration Section, Block & Parcel Nos.

Cer tificate Nos.

JULIANA GILL

45-35-929/1

Lease Cert. No. 2546/1983 dtd 2/11/1983

FRANCIS SMITH (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE 45-35-594 OF JOYCE LEONI SMITH

Land Cert. No.LRS-201 106281 dtd.27/5/2011

JULIANA MARGARITA DOMINGUEZ

1-12-1423

Land Cert No.LRS-202012973 dtd 28/10 / 2020

GEORGE REYES

31-62-534

Land Cert No.465/2006 dtd 18/1/2006

FRANCIS SMITH

16 -31 - 2855

Land Cert. No.2627/2000 dtd. 11/4/2000

MIRTA ALICIA VIDAL and RAFAEL VIDAL( Jointly)

23-36-81

Land Cert No. 1990 /1996 dtd 9 /5 / 1996

SHIRLEY CASEY

45-40-853

Land Cert No.2233/2003 dtd 26/ 3/2003

DAYID BROWN and BOBBIE BROWN (Jointly)

I 6-31-3776

Land Cert No.LRS-200804762 dtd 19/6/2008

RICARDO PICKWOOD

23-103 -1401

Land Cert No. LRS-201604395 dtd 28/4/2016

MARCEL JAMIE GRANIEL

20-50-525

Land CertNo.LRS-201213201 dtd 5/11/201

DELITA TONTI

23-104-1195

Land Cert No. LRS-20141 1735 dtd 15/9/2014

DELITA TONTI

23-22-2718

Land Cert No. LRS-201605913 dtd 8/6/2016

DELITA TONTI

23-22-2719

Land Cert No. LRS-201605912 dtd 8/6/2016

BZE054 INC.

7-42-13 23

Land Cert No.LRS-2014004 78 dtd 10 /1/2 014

ROMALDA DOMINGUEZ

9-97-851/1

Land Cert No. 1459 0/2007 dtd 16 /1 1/20 07

MARIE G. GARDINER (AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE 1-10-124 ESTATE OF ARCHIBALD FITZGERALD LYONS DEC’D

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FRANCIS XAVIER MBENNA and VELLA GENE MBENNA

45-32-647

Land Cert No.LRS-20080 2071 dtd 27/2/2008

DEEP LAGOON INVESTMENTS LTD.

36-61-2 4 08(H1)

Land Cert No. 7701/2006 dtd10/7/2006

NADINE NOWENIE LEWIS

1 1-101-794/1

Cert of Lease No.LRS-200803714 dtd 7/5/2008

ANGELA MONTEROSO

1-1 2-3111

Land Cert No.7 771/ 2001 dtd 30/10/2001

ADELA DORIS TURRIZA and ANGEL TURRIZA ROSADO Both dec’d

1-5-152

Land Cert No.1581/ 198 8 dtd 4/7/1988

ELIZABETH SUSAN POLLARD

45-109-1133

Land Cert No. LRS-20170 2345 dtd27/3/2017

ALVA MARIN

1-7-855

Land Cert No. LRS-200910569 dtd7/12/2009

It is proposed to cancel the above Land/Lease Certificates after the expiration of twenty-one (21) days from the appearance of this notice. Any person in possession of the above-mentioned certificates is required to return it to the Belize Land Registry, Ministry of Natural Resources, City of Belmopan.

LTU- 202100861

LTU- 202100866

LAND TITLES UNIT

LAND TITLES UNIT

Ministry of Natural Resources

Ministry of Natural Resources

City of Belmopan

City of Belmopan

UNDER THE GENERAL REGISTRY ACT, CHAPTER 327 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2011

UNDER THE GENERAL REGISTRY ACT, CHAPTER 327 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2011

WHEREAS having made the necessary inquires and having read the statutory declaration filed in connection therewith, I have come to the conclusion that the duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of Title dated 31st day of May, 1993, and Registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 26 Folio 62

WHEREAS having made the necessary inquires and having read the statutory declaration filed in connection therewith, I have come to the conclusion that the duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of Title dated 14th day of July, 2006, and Registered in the Land Titles Register No. Volume 48 Folio 135

ALL THAT piece and or parcel of land situate near the junction of the Northern Highway and Boom Road comprising 2 acres and being more particularly delineated on a plan of a survey dated the I 5th day of June. 1990 drawn by J.E. Longsworth Licensed Surveyor and registered in the New Land Registry in Belmopan in Register 5 at Entry 1352 and numbered Block 5 thereon.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate near the Northern Highway, Burrell Boom Cut-off, Belize District , being a portion of the Estate now Known as “ Trinidad Farms” and being now particularly delineated on a Plan of Survey dated the Iih day of December, 1996 drawn by H.D. Flowers, Licensed Surveyor, registered at the New Lands Registry in Belmopan in Register No. 2 at Entry No. 3013 and shown thereon as Lot No. 16.

In the Name of MARIA GUTIERREZ of No. 98 New Road, Belize City, Belize BEEN IRRECOVERABLY LOST OR DESTROYED BY MISADVENTURE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend, at the expiration of twenty-one days from the first appearance of this notice to issue a new duplicate of the Registered Transfer Certificate of Title registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 26 Folio 62.

ANY PERSON in whose custody the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE may be or who may have any objection to such issue is hereby requested to inform me of the fact.

In the Name of IAN ANTONIO GUTIERREZ of Mile 13 ½ Northern Highway, Belize HAS BEEN IRRECOVERABLY LOST OR DESTROYED BY MISADVENTURE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend, at the expiration of twenty-one days from the first appearance of this notice. to issue a new duplicate of the Registered Transfer Certificate of Title registered in the Land Titles Register No. Volume 48 Folio 135 ANY PERSON in whose custody the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE may be or who may have any objection to such issue is hereby requested to inform me of the fact.

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streamline the roles and objectives of all key stakeholders—students, teachers, parents, managing authorities, communities and Government—this, with a view to, not only deliver quality education, but also enhance overall student learning using measurable results not only in increased enrolment but more importantly in clear, improved student improved learning outcomes.

Minister Francis Fonseca Ministry of Education - Press Briefing August 19, 2021

In our PlanBelize Education Nation Agenda: MAKING EDUCATION WORK FOR BELIZE, We offered the following guiding principles: 1. The Education we provide today must equip our people at any and every stage of their lives with the tools they need to create value out of that education. It must be relevant to the needs of our public and private sectors and it must train our people to be productive and engaged citizens of Belize and the world.

2. The goal of a PUP Government in Education is to efficiently allocate the necessary resources to align and

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3. This philosophy and vision is grounded in the simple yet fundamental truth that the ultimate goal of education is improving quality of life.

The more knowledge, information and skills you possess, the greater the likelihood of you leading a more productive and meaningful life and the more likely you are to contribute positively to the development and upliftment of your family, community and country.

These remain our guiding principles.

The Ministry of Education oversees the delivery of education by some 6000 teachers in 630 educational institutions to some 100,000 students. The budget for fiscal year 2021/22 allocates some $280M recurrent and capital expenditure to Education. Yet, despite this relatively high overall ratio of expenditure, our nation has witnessed a striking deterioration in access to and quality of education provided at all levels over the last decade.

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Land Registry Notices LTU- 202I 01360 LAND TITLES UNIT Ministry of Natural Resources City of Belmopan

UNDER THE GENERAL REGISTRY ACT, CHAPTER 327 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2011 WHEREAS having made the necessary inquires and having read the statutory declaration filed in connection therewith, I have come to the conclusion that the duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of Title dated 9th day of October, 1985, and Registered in the Land Titles Register No. Volume 16 Folio 189 ALL those two pieces or parcels of land situate in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye being portions of the land now or formerly known as Coca! Esmeralda being more particularly delineated on a plan of a Survey by A.R. Marin, Certified Land Surveyor dated the 4th day of July, 1974 , recorded at the General Registry, Belize City in Surveyors Plan Book 7 Folio 1 and shown thereon as Lots 17 and 18 in Block 14

APPLICATION No. FCT-202100005 Form 11

(Rule 15) GENERAL REGISTRY ACT AND GENERAL REGISTRY RULES Advertisement in “Gazette” of application for First Certificate of Title to land, etc.

NOTICE is hereby given that NOLAN JACKSON JR. of 6 Madre Cacao Street, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, Belize. has applied for the issue of a First Certificate of Title to the land, estate, interest, power or right described in the Schedule to this Notice.

ANY PERSON who claims to be entitled as owner or otherwise to the said land, estate, interest, power or right, or who may be unlawfully prejudiced by the description of the said land, estate, interest, power or right may file in the Registry, and deliver a copy thereof to the applicant within fourteen days from the date hereof, a written notice of objection to the issue of a First Certificate of Title to the said land, estate, interest, power or right in accordance with the provision of the General Registry Rules, 1954, and thereafter proceed to have the said objection heard and determined in manner prescribed by the said Rules

In the Name of MARIE PARHAM of Belize City, Belize. HAS BEEN IRRECOVERABLY LOST OR DESTROYED BY MISADVENTURE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend, at the expiration of twenty-one days from the first appearance of this notice. to issue a new duplicate of the Registered Transfer Certificate of Title registered in the Land Titles Register No. Volume 16 Folio 189 ANY PERSON in whose custody the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE may be or who may have any objection to such issue is hereby requested to inform me of the fact.

This land is the subject of a Supreme Court Order Claim No. 57 of 2015 dated 27th January, 2017 in favor of NOLAN JACKSON JR. SCHEDULE ALL that piece or parcel of land containing the Western Portion of Grant No. 3 1 /1913 and more particularly described as follows: Commencing from an ancient found concrete pillar in a lily patch and lettered “Al” thence on a grid bearing of 287° 40’ 28” for a distance of228.92 feet to a point lettered “P2” hence 31° 04’ 46” (Grid) for a distance of77.72 feet to a found concrete pillar lettered “B” thence 95° 42’ 03” (Grid) a distance of I 33 .33 feet to another concrete pillar lettered “B” thence 5° 42’ 03” (Grid) a distance of 133 .33 feet to another concrete pillar (found) lettered “SI” thence I 89° 53’ 13” (Grid) for a distance of 88.50 feet back to the ancient found concrete pillar in a lily patch and lettered “Al” and being the point of commencement.

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Minister Francis Fonseca Ministry of Education - Press Briefing August 19, 2021

Continued from Insert 6 by the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, which has laid bare for all to see, the glaring and obscene inequities and failings that exist in our education system.

Today, we have presented to you some of our plans and initiatives aimed at addressing this crisis. The overview of our Belize Education Sector Strategy 2021-25 provides to you our vision and priorities for education moving forward.

Even as we struggle to meet the challenges of delivering quality education during Covid, the work of reform must go on.

This reform includes but is not limited to the following areas: 1. REFORM OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: the Ministry is too bureaucratic, too inefficient, too conservative and too unresponsive to the needs of our stakeholders. We are re-evaluating and restructuring the Ministry at all levels to address this unacceptable reality.

2. FINANCING REFORM: Through the IDB funded education sector reform program, the Ministry of Education changed the formula for financing secondary education. Non-public schools, which are primarily grant-aided denominational schools, were moved to a per capita based form of financing. Under this scheme, these schools are paid a flat sum of roughly $1500 per student if the school accepts students with a Primary School Examination(PSE) grade below 60% and/or is from a district with a higher poverty rate than where the school is located. The school is paid less if a student repeats a grade and schools are incentivized to remove remediation or preparatory forms for underperforming students coming out of primary school.

The effect of this incentive structure has been perverse. In Belize City, for example, enrolment at the few historically above average performing schools has increased dramatically with wholly deleterious student/teacher ratios while enrolment at other schools has correspondingly fallen significantly to the point that these latter schools are facing serious financial challenges to keeping their doors open. Further there are no longer any prep forms for underperforming students transitioning to high school. Because schools are paid less for students that repeat, it is no surprise that the repetition rate has fallen. At the same time, overall enrolment has fallen and there has been no improvement in student performance. In short, we have been wasting money focusing on the wrong objectives and the wrong outcomes using perverse incentive structures leading to perverse results. The Ministry of Education is engaged in a review and revision of this financing formula along with the Ministry of Finance. Our financing structure must be student focused and directly linked to student learning outcomes and to capacity building management of inputs.

3. LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHER TRAINING REFORM: our policy is to develop a comprehensive year-round teacher-learning program, which will seek to ensure that Principals, Teachers, Managers, and Boards have ongoing access to new and relevant tools and techniques aimed at enhancing their capacity and effectiveness to deliver quality education to our students. A full program in Leadership and Administrative Training is being developed by the Ministry. To prepare our students for the knowledge economy and global society, there is an urgent need to adopt a pedagogical model in which teachers are not just simply the source of knowledge but also the facilitators of learning in an environment that is student centred, knowledge rich, innovative, collaborative and focused on life-long learning. This is what our TEACHER LEARNING INSTITUTE is all about, providing continuous professional development and promoting excellence in teaching. We have started the TLI on a digital platform. It is an exciting, innovative initiative that has been embraced with enthusiasm by our teachers and will, in my view, revolutionize our approach to teacher training and professional development.

4. CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT REFORM: Curriculum reform is central to education reform. Minister Zabaneh has outlined for you our specific efforts in this regard. This is an important initiative aimed at once and for all tackling the much debated curriculum overload issue. Reducing learning outcomes in a strategic, progressive and targeted manner. Our focus must be quality, not quantity. Another area urgently in need of reform is examinations and assessment.

5. Two other priority areas for reform and restructuring are SPECIAL EDUCATION and TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. Those among us with special needs and diagnosed to be differently abled have every right to a quality education and deserve every opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge they require to lead full, meaningful and productive lives.

Our Ministry of Education is committed to ensuring that we do not continue to marginalise and fail these individuals. I am proud to announce that we are finalising a project for the rehabilitation and upgrading of Stella Maris School. In the area of Technical and Vocational Education, we are working to

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restructure and revitalize this important component of our education system.

We must match training programs to the economic priorities of the country.

Our objective is to partner with the private sector and to equip our ITVET students with the skills and knowledge necessary for them to find employment or to create employment opportunities for themselves.

At the tertiary level, I am pleased to report to the nation on some of the work being undertaken by the new Board of Trustees and administrative team at the national University of Belize.

UNIVERSITY BRIEF While we as a nation, in the next month, will commemorate the 40th Year of our Independence, at the beginning of this month, our national university celebrated its own milestone with its 21st Anniversary.

It is no overstatement to say that the University of Belize is the premiere tertiary institution in the country. Indeed, that was the charter granted to the national university when it was established: that is, to be the leader, the innovator, the developer.

For that is what the university’s national duty “to provide teaching, conduct research and offer services consistent with the development needs of Belize,” truly means.

At present, the national university offers three Master’s Degree programs, 33 Bachelor Degree programs, 18 Associates Degree programs, three programs which lead to the awarding of Certificates and one program leading to a Diploma. These programs are offered across the four Faculties, being the Faculty of Education & Arts, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Management & Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science & Technology and include from the Diploma in Educational Methodology, to a Certificate in Practical Nursing, an Associates in Early Childhood Education, a Bachelors in Information Technology, Applied Agriculture, or Medical Laboratory Science, to a Master’s in Education Leadership.

Despite the many challenges over the last year and a half brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the university has stayed the course and this year’s October graduating class is a testament of this; 1,194 students will be awarded degrees, certificates and diploma conferred by the Board of Trustees.

The registration numbers of 4,586 for the 1st Semester of the 21/22 Academic Year are also encouraging. These are the highest registration numbers recorded since August of 2019. This year we also saw the highest numbers for new students since 2019 But of course, it is always necessary and useful to assessment and evaluate whether one is truly on track.

In this regard, a review of the curricula/programs of the university, to determine whether the respective programs address the development needs of Belize and are linked to the policy goals of the country, has commenced.

While this review is taking place, the Board has critically approved the recommendation of the Academic Committee in two areas which seek to address the national development needs of the country: (i) the offering of a mandatory Critical Thinking course for all our graduates and (ii) the introduction of a dual degree in Criminology/Criminal Justice-not offered by any other tertiary institution. A Critical Thinking course will assist with the whole of a student’s life and provide them with the necessary skills to excel as citizen’s in a changing nation and world. The Criminology/Criminal Justice Degree meanwhile will address the much needed homegrown research on the causes of crime that should be taking place.

But there are other areas of focus we intend to address in discharging our duty as the national university: 1.

Furthering partnership with the MoECST in being a primary stakeholder in the establishment and development of initiatives such as the Teacher Learning Institute and facilitating teacher training in Special Education and early childhood training.

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Utilizing UB’s IT capacity and offering a certificate program in online teaching, as a way to provide teachers with the relevant and innovative teaching skills for the online teaching modality.

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Further in the area of research, the development of an Institute of Research Office that will promote the execution of relevant research for our national development. a. Establish an Institutional Research Board b. Re-institute the Journal of Belizean Affairs to provide an outlet for local research. c. Support students doing thesis d. Organize annual national Research Conferences.

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Provide technical and psychological support for the Covid 19 pandemic impact on Belize. a. Public awareness campaign b. Information sharing sessions c. Panel discussions d. Support data gathering and research 5.

Through our History Program, expand the teaching of African and Mayan History and civics at all levels.

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Minister Francis Fonseca Ministry of Education - Press Briefing August 19, 2021

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Strategic partnership with public/private sector to address national development needs, including the following:

a. The Department of Hospitality and Tourism partnering with the Ministry of Tourism, Belize Tourism Board, Belize Tourism Industry Association, and Belize Hotel Association to execute the Tourism Training Institute. They will also reach out to the World Tourism Organization and the Caribbean Tourism Organization.

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a safe and responsible manner.

Our students cannot afford to be out of the classroom any longer. For many of them school is a refuge, a place where they can find peace, friendship and acceptance. We must be equally concerned about their mental wellness and their social development.

We are all in this together. We must each do our part. I encourage all our teachers to get fully vaccinated. I encourage our parents to get fully vaccinated and when the PFIZER vaccine becomes available, to get your children vaccinated.

This gives us our best chance to return quickly and safely to school and to rebuild and rebound our wonderful Belize.

b. The Department of Business Administration partnering with the Organization of American States to provide management training to the public service and other local entities. c. The Department of Business Administration partnering with the Belize Youth Department to provide entrepreneurship training and incubation services. d. The fostering a relationship with Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry to provide consulting services for business development and execution, and also for training. e. The School of Agriculture partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of New Growth to engage in areas of research. f. The Faculty of Health Science partnering with the Ministry of Health & Wellness.

In closing, allow me to summarize the decisions taken by the Ministry of Education as it relates to the reopening of schools for the 2021/22 academic year.

We at the Ministry of Education want our students back in their classrooms. Too much time has already been lost and our most vulnerable, at-risk students are the ones who have been most negatively impacted by being out of the classroom.

We understand and appreciate that many of our school communities are devastated by our decision to delay the return to face-to-face instruction.

The Ministry of Education has been consistent in our position that we will at all times give priority to the health and safety of our students, teachers, administrators and staff. In this regard, we must rely on the expert advice and recommendations of our public health officials at the Ministry of Health and Wellness. By letter dated August 13th, the MOHW has provided those recommendations and we are obliged to follow them.

With increased vaccinations among our general population and teachers as well as the imminent roll out of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 to 17, it is our sincere hope and expectation that we will be able to return to some level of faceto-face instruction on or before October 4th, 2021.

Covid will be with us for the foreseeable future. We must learn to manage it more effectively, and to live with it in

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

BUILDING MONITOR Reports to: City Planner/Technical Manager

The Belize City Council is seeking applicants to fill the post of Building Monitor in the Planning Department.

All interested persons must submit their application packages in a sealed envelope, addressed to the HR Personnel Officer, no later than Monday, August 30, 2021.

Application packages should include the following: Completed Belize City Council Application Form 2. Cover Letter 3. Resume 4. Copy of the applicant’s social security card 5. A current police record 6. A passport sized photo 7. Two (2) letters of reference 1.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Inspect and ensure code compliance of all on-going constructions, fences, drains and driveways; 2. Inspect and report current conditions of site prior to plans approved; 3. Carry out daily routine site inspections of on-going, construction, fences, drains, and driveways in designated areas, write daily reports, concerning new construction, notices issued, control of storage of material on the street, visitation reports, variance reports, etc, in accordance to department procedures and policies; 4. Issue notice to contractors in cases of building code violation or unapproved variance to building plan; 1.

5. Responsible to review current legislation and correctly disseminate accurate information to the public; 6. Carry out surveys, and conduct research as required by the Department; 7. Assist to organize events held by the Office, assist in the execution of the Hurricane Preparedness Plans of the department; 8. Assist in the technical drawing of construction drawings, carry out surveys, completion of estimates and collection of land use data; 9. Any other duties assigned from time to time.

10. Ensure that all protocols, procedures and guidelines are used at all times in carrying out assigned duties.

11. Ensure that professionalism is displayed at all times when carrying out duties .

12.Report to work immediately and after the City has suffered a disaster.

13. Reports to the Sr. Building Inspector and accountable to the City Planner & Technical Manager.

Required knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes: • Must be able to write sound reports; • Must be able to manage multiple projects and multi -task; • Must be a team players and have good oral and written communications skills.

Qualifications • Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Architecture or Building and Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering..

• Minimum 3 years experience in the planning or construction field.