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DANGER: BAD DRUGS! “I can’t say with certainty that some of the providers gave us medication and items that did put the population at risk. What I can say is that because we were not enforcing those standards there is a high possibility that that could have happened.” - Dr. Ramon Figueroa, CEO - MOH

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 As we go to press, the Ministry of Health is under intense scrutiny as a result of bizarre and appalling revelations by current CEO Dr. Ramon Figueroa. Those revelations indicate not only that the Ministry of Health has been operating as another hotbed of corruption, but incredibly that patients may have lost their lives as a result of the direct negligence of MoH officials where the monitoring of pharmaceutical and medical supplies is concerned. In a candid interview granted by the Figueroa came the ad-

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BABY TAMEEKA

IS DEAD!

Did A Father Murder his Child?

Belmopan City, Wednesday December 7, 2016 Belmopan Police are on a manhunt for the father of baby Tameeka Campbell, missing since last night when the child, not yet two years old, was pronounced dead at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, fresh and faded bruises covering

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CASTRO CAUGHT AGAIN!

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 “From and after the commencement of this Act, no person shall produce sugar cane for the purpose of being manufactured into sugar, ethanol or any other derivative of sugar cane, except in accordance with the terms and conditions of a licence issued to him for the purpose under this Act or under the Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association Act.” --Section 8, Sugar Cane Industry (Control) Act, Chapter 283 of the Laws of Belize, Rev ed. 2000 It seems that no matter how hard he tries Edmond “Clear the Cane” Castro can’t stay out of trouble. Some Belizeans would say that somebody “obeah” the man. We on the other hand would argue that this is just who he is—a magnet for underhanded behaviour! The latest escapade involving Castro is the revelation that as a result of his “arrangement” with one Eloy Escalante the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) has lost its Fairtrade certification. The permanent suspen-

sion of the BSCFA’s Fairtrade status would mean an immediate loss of more than one million dollars; the longer term impact would be even more dire and could cost cane farmers around 5 million dollars over the next 3 years. In an effort to avoid this hardship the BSCFA has expelled Eloy Escalante with the hope that his expulsion would stay the decision of the Fairtrade certification agency. The BSCFA is yet to find out if this is enough to avoid the problems brought on by the Escalante-Castro debacle. How and when exactly did Clear the Land become “Clear the Cane?” Rumours have been circulating for some time now that Castro had somehow acquired a very large parcel of land in Isabella Bank in the beautiful Belize River Valley, and that he was planting cane. The rumours were not credible at first because the Sugar Cane Industry (Control) Act expressly prohibits anyone from producing sugar cane without a license. And Castro did not have such a license.

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mission that a lack of monitoring and controls as it relates to the provision of pharmaceutical and medical supplies possibly put the lives of patients at risk. Other health officials we have spoken with have also expressed a strong belief that the lack of proper and consistent testing of pharmaceuticals has, in fact, led to a loss of lives over the years. Still others say that even members of the Tender Committee in the Ministry of Health resort to purchasing medicinal drugs for personal use from outside because they are aware that some of the medications circulating within the public health system in Belize simply do not work. CEO Dr. Ramon Figueroa explained that this lack of accountability was seemingly the order of the day when he got into office after CEO Dr. Peter Allen was transferred to the Ministry of the Public Service following the November 2015 General Elections. Figueroa immediately attempted a cleanup of the process, but was met with resistance by suppliers who were used to going unchecked. “The providers did not realize that we were serious in enforcing these standards,” claimed Figueroa. Even up to the beginning of November, the Ministry was still uncovering questionable and even dangerous practices. Dr. Figueroa admitted that the Ministry dropped the ball because it was an enforcement that was to have started in previous years but was ignored. Among the issues uncovered since Dr. Figueroa took over is that some of the providers, which number around 15, did not have the quality certificates for individual items. Even more alarming is that when the providers deliver items to the Central Medical Stores (CMS), “they sometimes change the manufacturer that they have bid for as per contract which stipulates the item, the presentation and the manufacturer.” The CEO revealed that they recently discovered that when some providers “deliver the items to the CMS, sometimes they change the presentation. So instead of giving us, for example, an antibiotic of 500mg which was in the contract they come and deliver 250 which is not acceptable.” When asked pointedly if the non-existent strict monitoring of contractual agreements could have led to the provision of medication that could have put patients’ lives at risk, Dr. Figueroa said “it is possible...for example, if a company Braun which is a reputable company has a tradition of good manufacturing practices versus a Chinese company that we have no idea how they produce their stuff, you’re risking—I would go with the company that has a tradition of being world-renowned for its good manufacturing processes. We know that we could assume without much of a risk that the product that they are providing us has all the active ingredients that they say they have. I can’t say with certainty that some of the providers gave us medication and items that did put the population at risk. What I can say is that because we were not enforcing those standards there is a high possibility that that could have happened.” And how would that have been possible? Well, according to Dr. Figueroa, because once the contract was signed with the provider, health officials assumed that they were adhering to it when instead, as the example of Dr. Figueroa proves, in some cases they were out-rightly hustling.

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Did A Father Murder his Child?

Continued from page 1 her upper body. Is it possible that the St. Margaret resident pummelled his daughter to death on Tuesday night…that the man who should have been her protector instead took her life? Police are still trying to piece together all sides of this tragic story. What they have confirmed so far is that officers were on patrol in the village sometime around 8p.m. Tuesday when they came upon two men in distress with a child who required medical attention. The Police picked her up from the duo who were later learned to be family friends. While on their way to the Western Regional Hospital they met an ambulance that was responding to a request for emergency assistance. The child was transferred to the ambulance but was already unresponsive. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Not too long after baby Ta-

meeka’s death, relatives of the mother on social media pointed the finger at the father who is nowhere to be found and is now being sought by Police for questioning while the mother is in custody giving her side of what transpired. However, according to Police there are many inconsistencies in her statement. Other sources have indicated that the child was in the care of her father while the mother was in Belize City. Police are being extremely careful about the information divulged although they do have their suspicions about how baby Tameeka died. Officer Commanding Belmopan Police, Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett says he does not want to cast any aspersions and no charges are being contemplated at this time. He did say that they are investigating the case with “intensity and great

scrutiny” and added that if the post-mortem proves the child died from injuries sustained, they will treat it as a murder. He added however in one of the few revealing statements during his 11-minute press briefing, “if it occurred how we are thinking, it is no way to discipline a child and we want to send all the right messages but I want to do that when we have sufficient and clear evidence to indicate that someone or some others were involved in it.” According to the police report, baby Tameeka had multiple fresh and fading bruises to her entire upper body but they are awaiting the results of a post-mortem to determine the cause of death. That autopsy is scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday December 8th.

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Continued from page 1 When he did in fact began to plant cane, apart from being totally illegal, people thought he was foolish because there was no way he would be able to get a license. But once more we have underestimated the conniving nature of Castro. By Castro’s own admission his son has been appointed the “administrator” for Eloy Escalante’s 137-ton sugar quota. Castro also admitted that he delivered over one thousand eight hundred tons of cane last year. At yields of 17 tons of cane per acre this is in accord with the rumours that he has acquired 100 acres of land in Isabella Bank. But if Castro could not even afford to bury his own mother and had to fleece the Belize Airport Authority in order to do so, how comes he could find money to buy a whopping 100 acres of land? We know of only three sons claimed by Castro and not one of them has the capacity to “administrate” anything, let alone run such a sugar operation. In any event, Section 17.-(1) of the Sugar Cane Industry (Control)

Act states quite clearly that “no licence issued, in accordance with this Act, or by the Committee under the Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association Act, shall be bought, sold or otherwise transferred, except” if “a grower sells or leases the lands on which he is producing sugar” and only with the prior approval of the Sugar Cane Board. None of these circumstances apply in the Castro/Escalante case and their deal did not have the prior approval of the Board therefore Castro’s clever “acquisition of administrative rights” over Escalante’s quota/license cannot withstand even the basic legal scrutiny. “Clear the Cane’s” behaviour should not come as any surprise. Dean Barrow has spent his previous two terms in office condon-

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ing Castro and other members of his Cabinet in every instance of corruption for which they have been exposed. It does seem however, that Dean Barrow has grown tired of defending the indefensible and we hear that he is now wholly focused on his grand hotel on the Placencia Peninsula. Enter Godwin Hulse. We were almost floored to hear Godwin, the Minister of Agriculture Continued on page 3

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LEAKED DOCUMENTS REVEAL: THE SKY IS FALLING! Wednesday, December 7, 2016 The government of Belize, in its presentation to Bondholders last week, leaked to the media, outlined the very grim economic situation Belize is now faced with as a result of poor decisions made by the United Democratic Party (UDP) government. GOB also acknowledged, for the first time, in its presentation that Belize public debt is now at 100 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Barrow’s administration also finally took responsibility for pushing Belize’s debt over the edge: “The government’s balance sheet was hit by the financial cost of intervening in two key utilities, taking over ownership, in the case of Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), to ensure proper functioning of the country’s power system, and in the case of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), to terminate a contract that had proven to be very expensive for the government. The result of these two re-nationalizations: much higher government debt, and debt servicing costs.” Then it acknowledged that GDP is now 100 percent of GDP at the end of 2016, compared with 78 percent in 2014. GOB also cried about its wage bill saying the teachers’ strike cost them $85 Million. GOB spoke of steps to reduce the primary deficit by 3.6 percent of GDP but did not elaborate. It added, though, that the fiscal reform efforts are in the works for 2017 and are planned to be introduced with the next budget. This is most likely reference to measures including raising GST and import duties and the dreaded RETRENCHMENT. According to GOB, it missed the mark of its 2012 growth rate projection by 10 percent of the IMF’s baseline. It also noted Belize’s tough economic climate as export industries continue to take big hits and losses, some of them because of widespread institutionalized corruption. Belize, of course, is in the midst of a recession now entering its fourth consecutive quarter. “There has been a precipitous decline in economic activity in Belize over the past two years,” the report sheepishly remarked to bondholders. Overall growth fell from a robust pace of 4.1 percent in 2014 to 1 percent in 2015. IMF forecasts published September 2016 indicate that the economy will further contract by 1.5 percent in real terms this year. “Industry has seen no expansion over the past five years and the primary sector (which includes agriculture, fisheries, and extractive industries such as petroleum) has suffered three consecutive years of ever steeper declines in output,” GOB reported. Latest estimates show that exports will decline again in 2016. Barrow’s team also cried that the rise in the US dollar has hurt the competitiveness of Be-

lize’s exports. Government also told bondholders that foreign reserves were forecast to reach US$380 Million by the end of 2016. Central Bank Governor Joy Grant, however, said the reserves stood at around US $315 Million. This means either someone got their numbers wrong or Cabinet is expecting US$60 Million cash sometime soon. The report also noted Belize’s many expenses that will further erode the country’s foreign reserves and push the Belizean dollar closer to devaluation. The loss of correspondent banking relationships also continues to affect the financial sector. “The outlook for Belize’s economic growth is not promising. Headwinds remain strong, and will require concerted action by the government Godwin Hulse to put the economy back on track,” Barrow and company concluded. It Continued from page 2 said that in the IMF’s declare that if Castro has cane best case scenario, slow he should be able to sell his growth will persist for the cane; never mind the clear proforeseeable future. And hibition under the law. Now who that’s the good news. the hell is Godwin to ignore the See centerfold on laws of Belize? Godwin Hulse’s pages 20 and 21.

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declaration is wholly irresponsible; here is the so called “moral authority” of Belize’s Cabinet condoning a Member of Parliament who is acting in clear and unambiguous contravention of the laws of Belize. Godwin’s credibility is shot! Castro, in trying to justify his unlawful action, in response to questions by the media, stated that “Yes sir, this is a straight business. People sell quota all the time, but they have an unwritten rule. You can’t say you are buying the quota which is foolishness.” No “Clear the Cane”, it is not foolishness it is the law. We don’t know why the Belizean people would be surprised to hear Castro’s name being called in shady business yet again. Any attempt by Castro to stay out of trouble is like a hog trying to stay out of mud. Neither of them can resist. The real tragedy here Belize, is that the 5,000+ cane farmers and their families are the ones who will end up bearing the cost of Castro’s misdeeds. Misdeeds condoned by none other than Godwin.

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Questions to Ministers

Would the Member for Queen Square and Prime Minister please confirm or deny reports that when he said he was meeting with bondholders in New York early this week he was actually meeting with Lord Michael Ashcroft at an undisclosed location to discuss a new cruise port? Would the Member for Queen Square and Prime Minister be willing to disclose exactly how much his brother attorney Denys Barrow made from litigation over the BTL acquisition, and also how much his law firm made from the settlement with BTL? Would the Member for Queen Square and Prime Minister please disclose what was discussed when he and Pastor Ashley Rocke met at his Seashore Drive mansion at 10:45am on Saturday? Would the Member for Corozal Bay and Minister of Health please confirm or deny reports that he has come under increasing pressure to remove Ms. Danini Contreras from her post as Drug Inspectorate Inspector since their intimate relationship has become public knowledge and is considered a blatant conflict of interest? Would the Member for Corozal Bay and Minister of Health please say how much money was fleeced from taxpayers in the past five years because the Ministry was not properly monitoring the delivery of pharmaceuticals? And could he further confirm or deny reports that he was well aware, and allegedly even a part of that fleecing?

Would the Member for Belize Rural South and Minister of Tourism please confirm or deny reports that Norwegian Cruise Lines is planning to open up Harvest Caye to other cruise lines, which would effectively destroy cruise tourism stakeholders in Belize City and surrounds? Would the unelected Senator and Minister of Natural Resources please confirm or deny reports that she is coming under increased pressure from senior UDP Ministers over the leaks from her Ministry which prove outrageous corruption facilitated by former Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega? Would the Member for Belize Rural North and Minister of NEMO please say exactly how many canefields he owns, and also provide a list of his assets and those placed in the names of family members attained during his time as a member of this UDP administration?

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IF DAH NOH SOH!

Rocke Road… Pastor Ashley Rocke, Senator representing the Churches (actually Senator representing a few UDP-owned Church leaders and of course the UDP) was seen walking into the home of Prime Minister Dean Barrow at 10:45am Saturday morning. Maybe he was there to hear confession. Maybe he was there to counsel the troubled Prime Minister and to comfort him before his travels abroad. Maybe he was there to play checkers. Maybe he was there to sit on the verandah and shoot the breeze with Dean Oliver. I think he was there to receive instructions for Wednesday’s Senate hearing. Or maybe to pick up something for his services so far. The other day in the Senate Pastor Rocke was crying because he was hurt that he didn’t get appointed to the Integrity Commission because men of the cloth have integrity. I swear I don’t know how come that fool wasn’t struck by lightning #sigh Bi-polar disorder… Reliable word reaching this cynical scribe is that Godwin Hulse, the man formerly known as the people’s champion, had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and is refusing to take his medication. Medical authorities were recently alerted to the troubling condition at the opening of the sugar cane crop recently. At the podium, Hulse vowed to get rid of phantom farmers in the industry, stating “I am unabashed to say there is no place for shopkeepers who pose as cane farmers and who buy quotas and that sort of thing. We need to be serious.” But minutes after, when asked about his friend Clear the Cane Castro, a minister posing as a cane-farmer, Godwin stated, “Let’s be real. He has cane and he should be able to sell his cane.” Sources say that they have noticed the change in Godwin since he drank that now infamous Lighthouse at the residence of William Danny Mason in Belmopan. CIB investigators have collected samples and have submitted them for testing. It is expected that when the results are received in 2018, those investigators will be able to say whether Mason drugged Godwin and if that is causing this perplexing psychosis. Retarded… Reliable sources have confirmed to this intrepid reporter that the Special Envoy for Women, Children and really Foolish People has scheduled an intervention with Minister Edmond Castro as soon as he returns from the canefields. We are told that his repeated use of the ‘R’ word was reported to the Special Envoy and she was irate that Castro would dare to do so when she even made an ad forbidding it. We are also reliably informed that she attempted to get hubby to shuffle the shameless Minister, suggesting that he assume the portfolio of Shameless Actions, Stupid Commentary, Disrespect and Sexual Harassment, created just for him. Hubby’s decision in that regard is pending his return to the country, but in the meantime the Special Envoy has allegedly indicated that she will take urgent action where Castro is concerned. Plans have not been finalized, but sources say that the first intervention will include a flash mob dancing in the Minister’s cane-fields in Isabella Bank. We’ll have more on this bedevilling state of affairs as we get it… Cruise Review… You didn’t hear it from government sources, and you won’t. But there’s an international review of NCL’s Harvest Caye no Belizeans allowed facility. The author claims that NCL will be opening up Harvest Caye to other cruise lines. I don’t need to spell out what this means. Here’s the option which will be presented to tourists when they buy their packages. (1) You can dock in Belize City which looks bad, smells bad and people will be harassing and begging you every step of the way, or (2) you can go to an exclusive island where you can enjoy the marine amenities in a luxurious setting without being harassed by the unsavoury native element. Which would you choose? I hear some of the local tour operators have gotten wind of this and are planning a visit with the barefoot Tourism Minister. I wish them luck cause ain’t a thing that government can do to touch NCL now. That cruise ship done sailed. Fathers of the Year… As we come to the close of 2016, it is important to remember all those wonderful fathers out there. Mothers usually get all the attention, so the Belize Times has decided to hand out some special honours today. Of course we must start with Dean Barrow, a giant among men. He gave his son an entire utility company, complete with financial package. DOB is followed closely by his former Deputy, el padre tan bueno. Gapi, that wonderful fellow, gave his son $400,000. And we cannot forget another paragon of virtue, that oldschool gentleman who keeps his wad in his socks. Boots gave his daughter a whole building, hard to match. And finally, Mr. “R” word himself, Edmond ‘Canefield’ Castro. He didn’t quite meet the generousity of his colleague, but still managed to give his son an unspecified amount of cane. Bravo. Let’s hear it for all these fine gentlemen!

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EDITORIAL

A Hollow Victory

ollowing the 11-day strike of teachers under the BNTU’s mantle from October 3 to October 18, those determined educators were saluted as heroes, hailed as the warriors who had triumphed over an administration’s despotic and corrupt ways. After all, they fought for good governance and an end to corruption. They fought for checks and balances and accountability where none existed. They fought for responsible spending. By October 18 it seemed apparent that the Prime Minister had folded. YES to the 13th Senator. YES to the ratification of UNCAC. YES to the Integrity Commission. YES to the Senate Inquiry. The angels sang the hallelujah chorus. Oh how the teachers must have felt like the mighty Spartan 300, with the difference that they lived to tell the tale of glory. Except we were all – teachers, right-thinking Belizeans, those who wanted a real change with no political agenda – just a real change for Belize as Belizeans – bamboozled by the Prime Minister’s trademark brilliant bullshit. It is no fault of the teachers. They are to be praised because they stood alone and stood strong. In fact, many of us should feel a twinge of shame when we remember the determined stance of those teachers. What they fought for would have benefitted each and every one of us (with the exception, perhaps, of those who have already raped and raided our coffers and continue to pillage with impunity). The teachers’ victory is hollow because Dean Oliver Barrow is a master of deception and deceit. His greed for power trumps any fleeting thought of integrity in office. The teachers’ victory is hollow because as Belizeans we are so divided along every possible line that we cannot come together even for something that is so patently right and good. And let us not shy away from the truth which stares us in the face – many of those trusted to galvanize us are eminently corruptible and open to incentives. What, exactly, did teachers achieve? Where the salary adjustment is concerned, the Prime Minister with the able assistance (for whatever reason) of the heads of the PSU and APSSM, bought the time he wanted. Based only on yet another promise from DOB, teachers and public officers expect to get their salary adjustment in 2017, along with a very tiny bonus for their patience. That is going to be interesting, since 2017 promises to be very much a bad year, worse than 2016. If the PM couldn’t find the money in 2016, where will he get it in 2017? Ironically, if teachers and public officers do somehow miraculously see that adjustment, they will in effect be paying themselves through the anticipated increases in taxation promised for April 2017. No victory there. The Government pushed through with the Senate Inquiry,

fighting tooth and nail to ensure that it would be only on UDP terms. It is chaired by a UDP Senator and it is exceptionally clear that it will be guided along the principles of protecting and preserving the inner circle of government and peripheral corrupt officials. It is clear also that any move to call in members of Cabinet for questioning will be struck down with prejudice. No victory there. Belize will sign onto the United Nations Convention against Corruption. But it is curious that any and all discussion into that ratification, signing, administration, considerations and repercussions were conducted solely by GOB and the BCCI, which many feel is presided over by a UDPsympathizer. Why the lack of open discussion and debate? Why is there this feel that something is being hidden? Why no inclusion of the constitutionally-recognized Opposition or the unions or other stakeholders in such a significant Convention? What are we not being told? The PM acceded to the Integrity Commission, but really that is a joke and a slap in the face of all Belizeans. One of the PM’s choices was a member on the BAA Board which wrote thousands in checks to cover Edmond Castro’s personal expenses. The Chair has run for the UDP, has worked for the UDP and owes any success she has attained or will attain to her connection to the UDP. After DOB committed to accepting the selection of a chartered accountant by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he went back on his word and appointed his old tried and true crony Net Vasquez. Vasquez is not a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and as such is not a chartered accountant recognized by law, but Mr. Barrow has shown that he is above the law. This body, with an absolute majority of compromised UDP appointees, will NEVER be the watchdogs that Belizeans envisioned. There is certainly no victory here. And then there’s the 13th Senator. All NGOs in good-standing have sprung into action to select a suitable candidate. But DOB has stated, time and time again, that the government will maintain the majority in any body. So if a 13th is appointed, the Government will shortly appoint a 14th, although it could be argued that they already have another senator ready-made in the person of Pastor Ashley Rocke. So what has been won from those 11 days of strike? What has come out of those 11 days? Well, the teachers had to take legal action to prevent government from meting out the wrath of Barrow. They won a temporary victory. There is real dissension in the ranks of the unions – that is a victory for the Prime Minister. And as for the people of Belize…we sit and brace for what promises to be the leanest of times. Good governance is no closer than it has ever been under this administration and corruption is as vibrant and unchecked as ever it has been.

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MORE SECRET DEALS TO REMEDY BAD DECISIONS…? Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Prime Minister Dean Barrow left for New York this week, allegedly for Superbond discussions, but the Belize Times has learned Barrow’s presence may signal a bigger move by government in the months to come. The Belize Times has learned that Economic Ambassador Mark Espat was left in charge of handling negotiations with bondholders. Sources also indicate that Barrow’s arrival in New York may indicate one of two things: either bondholders are driving a very hard line and need assurances only the Prime Minister can give or there is another deal being made to help relieve GOB of some of its more immediate expenses and free up cash for Barrow and company. Government is currently faced with three pending arbitration judgments totaling some US$100 Million. GOB is also desperately strapped for US currency and using any portion of the country’s already critically low foreign reserves would result in definite devaluation of Belizean currency. It is expected that bondholders will request GOB enter an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program and as a result, GOB cannot afford for Belize’s foreign reserves to dip below three months of merchandise imports. Still, faced with mounting expenses and drawing nearer to the second half of payments for the BTL nationalization, GOB must figure out a way to pay all its other creditors while agreeing on terms satisfactory to bondholders. With these and other financial hurdles, there are credible reports that GOB may be considering a deal involving Lord Michael Ashcroft to settle the BTL nationalization. It was reported some time ago that Ashcroft was interested in investing in a cruise port facility at the Port of Belize. According to sources, GOB may consider giving Ashcroft the mother of all deals on the cruise port in exchange for settling the BTL nationalization. When Barrow first announced that GOB had come to an agreement with Ashcroft over BTL, he said the money to be paid as a result of the so-called Accommodation Agreement would be paid in Belize dollars and would be “spent in Belize on charitable projects for the good, welfare and wellbeing of the people of this country”. Well the Belize Times understands that Ashcroft may end up fronting this sum of

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money, some $60 Million, to finance the cruise port and ease GOB on the BTL settlement payment. In return, one can only imagine the kind of deal GOB would have to offer the mighty Lord. Years ago there was already a plan to develop the land adjacent to the current Port of Belize into a cruise port. That plan fell apart and the Port has since gone into receivership. But over the last year or so, discussions regarding a cruise port facility in Belize City have intensified. Government had originally considered Mike Feinstein’s Stake Bank proposal but later cast it aside, leaving many to wonder why. Perhaps GOB had known all along what it would have come to. Waterloo, the Ashcroft-allied group that controls the Port, has been in discussion with Carnival Cruise Line over the past few months about the feasibility of building a cruise port at the location. There has been no official word on whether or not a final decision has been made but sources have confirmed to the Belize Times that GOB supports the deal and is willing to facilitate it however it can.

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Candelaria ‘Canned’ Under Public Pressure Wednesday, 07 December 2016 If the public had not become outraged at the continued pampering (at taxpayer expense) of Candelaria Saldivar, sister of Minister of Defence John Saldivar, it is likely that she would still be sitting at home collecting her CEO salary plus $18,000 housing/entertainment allowance and $3000 phone allowance and all other perks. But the Belize Times has confirmed that via letter dated November 24th, 2016, Saldivar has been put out to pasture. In that correspondence from Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo, Saldivar is advised that “His Excellency the Governor-General, on the advice of the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister…has approved your retirement on compulsory terms on the grounds of the above mentioned and continuing organizational restructuring and for the purpose of facilitating improvement in efficiency…” Saldivar was CEO of the Ministry of Immigration and nationality when she was arbitrarily removed on May 20th 2015 through a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister, with her removal effective immediately. That letter put her on Administrative Leave pending reassignment to other duties and apparently became necessary after several Heads of Department threatened to resign en masse if she were not moved. It was actually a great deal for Saldivar since she was able to remain at home from March 20th 2016 until November 23rd 2016 – a total of 20 months while receiving, as promised in the letter from the Office of the Prime Minister, “all existing conditions of service,” including salary, allowances, benefits, perks and even a government vehicle and fuel. It was not until a House meeting in Au-

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NOTICE “Notice is hereby given that the company named “FERGUSON OVERSEAS INC.” has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 30th day of November, 2016.” Belize Corporate Services Limited PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY

Candelaria Saldivar gust 2016, after Saldivar had been discreetly receiving all perks for over a year that the matter was brought to the fore by Leader of the Opposition John Briceño, in a question to the Prime Minister. According to the letter from Cabinet Secretary Carlos Perdomo, Saldivar is still eligible for all pension benefits, and he closes the letter by thanking her for her many years of service to the government and people of Belize. All in all, it was a very sweet deal for Saldivar, who was able to take on a CEO posting with all benefits, while remaining on the Public Service register, ensuring that no matter what political fortunes ill or otherwise befell her, she would still be aptly provided for, albeit at taxpayer expense.

San Roman Area, Orange Walk District; Santa Elena, Cayo District BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. Atlantic Bank Limited Licensed, Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: 1. At Unit 4 corner Belize/Corozal and San Antonio Roads, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Tuesday 13th December 2015 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION Ann Gabourel

BLOCK 4

PARCELS 207

(Being 28.06 acres of vacant land situate south of the San Roman Road, approximately 950 meters from the junction, Ann Gabourel Registration Section, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Ziad M. Assaad surety for Assaad Company Limited)

2. At A & S Supermarket, George Price Highway, Santa Elena, Cayo District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION Santa Elena/Cayo

BLOCK 23

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2218, 2219, 899, 3613 & 4100

(Being a two storey concrete commercial building [13,666 sq. ft. = Ground Floor - 9,135 sq. ft.; First Floor - 4,530 sq. ft.] and Five (5) lots [Parcel 2318 - 508.400 s.m.; Parcel 2219 - 663.625 s.m.; Parcel 899 - 397.076 s.m.; Parcel 3613- 147.893 s.m. & Parcel 4100- 141.952 s.m. The entire area for the five parcels measures 1858.946 square meters] situate on the George Price Highway, Santa Elena, Cayo District, the freehold property of Mr. Darong Chen and Yueguang Chen)

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224 4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

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GUATEMALANS MAKE HUGE DRUG BUST IN BELIZEAN WATERS

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Guatemalan law enforcement agencies are reporting that they have caught four cocaine smugglers who were trying to traffic about $45M worth of the drug to what is believed to be a North American destination. The Guatemalans report that the drug bust happened in “international waters”, but experts in Belize have strong reason to believe that these men were caught in Belizean territorial waters. News reports coming out of Guatemala suggest that the Guatemalan law enforcement agencies received intelligence of this drug smuggling operation under way in international waters. They mobilized quickly, and the Ministry of Defence and Special Naval Force moved quickly to intercept these traffickers. In the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, they managed to catch one of 2 vessels which were travelling the Caribbean Sea at that time. On that vessel were 4 Hondurans, 34 year-old Walter Orlando Portillo Portillo, 26 year-old Jose Miguel Andrade Saldivar, 21 year-old Julian Avila Suazo and 42 year-old Zablo Amilcar Portillo Portillo. They were carrying a shipment of 50 packages of cocaine amounting to almost 1000 kilos of the narcotics. The other vessel that was with them managed to escape from the Guatemalans and along the way they were seen dumping items into the sea. The law enforcement teams retrieved those items and found another 32 packages of cocaine to an additional amount of 640 kilos. The total bust was determined to be 1,637 kilos or 3,608.9 pounds. That has a street value of around 45 million Belizean dollars. It is believed that these drugs were destined for possibly Mexico for an intermediary point, and then on to North America. Now, there is dispute about the location where this drug smuggling operation was interdicted. The Prensa Libre newspaper published a map identifying the location where the men and the drugs were caught, and their reports from the Guatemalan authorities say that it happened in the Sapodilla Caye ranges. If accurate, that means that these men were in Belizean waters, and not simply “El Mar Caribe” - or the Ca-

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A vacancy exist for the following post at Gwen Lizarraga High School .

1 ASSISTANT BURSAR Applicants must have an Associate Degree in Business. Duties include but not limited to the following:

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ribbean Sea, as the Guatemalan ViceMinister in charge of Narcotics asserted in his country’s press. Authorities in Belize have confirmed that they were notified of the operation to catch these smugglers, and the Coast Guard were dispatched, but the Guatemalans got to them first. Just last week it made big news when Rural Executive Police, assisted by various elite units of the Belize Police Department, discovered an illicit landing strip and evidence that hours before a plane had landed, taken on a load, refuelled and taken off for parts unknown. On the scene, nine miles into the Coastal Road, Police discovered drums of aviation fuel, jettisoned airplane seats and other items consistent with a drug plane landing.

FOR RENT 1 Apartment – fully tiled, private one bedroom, bath, living room and kitchenette. Rental is inclusive of cable, parking and access to laundry room with washing machine and dryer. For more information, please contact cell number 625-3614 or 6016671. SAFE NEIGHBOURHOOD!!!

FOR SALE 50 ft. cabin cruiser – Fiber glass Pelican. Diesel inboard engines capacity 100 people. Contact: Capt F Brown at cell number (501) 610-0553/6691384 or email: captb@btl.net.

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Prepare paysheets and deduction vouchers related to the paysheets Prepare weekly payment vouchers and invoices File all paysheets and vouchers Assist with the reconciliation of Income Tax and typing TD4 for staff Write up salary register and Income Tax log Assist with cash book during students’ registration Assist with typing of school related correspondence and materials relevant to subjects taught Ring school bell at designated times Answer the telephone, ect Type school-related correspondence including transcripts, ect. Type materials related to subjects taught Keep Principal and Vice-Principals fully informed about matters pertinent to the school Perform any related duties or assignments from time to time.

. Salary will be in accordance with Government’s pay scale, which is based on qualifications. Application should be submitted by letter in writing along with a resume, copies of certificates, transcript, letters of recommendation, police record. Application must be addressed to the Principal and delivered to the office by Monday, December 12th, 2016.

Vacancies exist for the following post at Gwen Lizarraga High School for the present school year 2016-2017. • 1 – Science Teacher • 1 –Science Teacher • 1 – Social Studies Teacher

Temporary (1 yr.) Temporary (1 yr.) Temporary (1 yr.)

Applicants must have a first degree in the subject area to be taught and experience in teaching third and fourth form at CXC Level, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be willing to work with students. Salary will be in accordance with Government’s pay scale, which is based on qualifications. Applications should be submitted by letter in writing along with a resume, copies of certificates, transcript, police record, letters of recommendation and teachers’ license. Application must be addressed to the Principal and delivered to the office by Monday, December 12th, 2016.

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City Resident Gunned Down in Broad Daylight Monday, December 5, 2016 On Sunday afternoon, at around 1:30, Emerson Skyers, 26, was at the corner of West Street and Cemetery Road socializing with friends when a white car pulled up and a gunman started firing. As the car fled the scene residents in the area and friends of Skyers tried desperately to resuscitate him but he died at the scene. According to ASP Alejandro Cowo, Officer Commanding CIB, ““Emerson Skyers was walking on Cemetery Road almost at the corner of Cem-

etery Road and West Street when a vehicle coming from the direction of Cemetery Road towards Albert Street passed him and a person from the vehicle fired several shots at him causing the fatal injuries. Up to now we do not have a motive in regards to the death of Mr. Skyers.” Skyers is no stranger to Police and had been fingered in the 2015 Armed Robbery of First Caribbean Bank, but in a story heard many times in similar circumstances, he had allegedly been trying to change his life. Those who knew

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Emerson Skyers him say that he had joined the Youth Apprenticeship Program and was gainfully employed at Oceana. Police have four persons detained but as we go to press no charges have been laid.

Tour Guide Killed in Motorcycle Ride-By Monday, December 5, 2016 Violence sparked up in the old capital this weekend and claimed the life of well- known tour guide Dale Anthony Tillett Sr. the incident happened at around 3:45am Saturday as Tillett and friends were heading home after a night out. Police held a press conference on Monday to provide as much information as they had been able to discover. They relayed that they were called to the scene at the corner of Hyde’s Land and New Road and observed the lifeless body of Tillett with an apparent gunshot wound to the back of the head. According to ASP Alejandro Cowo, Officer Commanding CIB, “What the Police have gathered so far was that Dale Anthony Tillett was waking along with two other male persons when two persons on motorcycle came from Hyde’s Lane and as they approached them almost by the

corner, one of the male persons on the motorcycle fired several shots at the persons that were walking along with Dale Tillett. As a result, Dale Tillett received the fatal injuries and the other person David Garcia received an apparent gunshot wound to the left side of his shoulder.” It is believed that Tillett may just have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that will be ascertained by further investigation. The popular tour-guide was not known to be affiliated with any gangs or to be involved in activities which may have led to his death. Police have some persons detained for questioning in the murder. Tillett was predeceased by his son

Man Allegedly Brutalized by Police Dies Mysteriously Tuesday, December 6, 2016 At mid-afternoon on Saturday December 3rd, the body of Altreed Williams was found on Lawrence Avenue in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. Strangely, his body which was partially in a drain was just outside of his car. The sudden death is said to have been preceded by a beat down doled out by Police two weeks before (a screenshot of a conversation between Altreed and a friend confirms the date of the police brutality as November 18th). Roxanne Williams, his wife who he had been living with for 12 years—sharing two children, explained that he had been pepper sprayed and left with bruises to the forehead. She recounted that during the entire time since the incident with Police he was unable to work because the constant headaches he began suffering would cause him to tumble down and he was not eating. The previous Wednesday, November 30th, his family took him to the hospital where a CT scan was done and some medication prescribed before he was sent home. However, she says that he did not improve. On Friday at around 5:30 p.m. Williams apparently had enough of staying home and made an effort to go out to do his taxi runs. That was the last time Roxanne would see him alive. The following day she would receive the dreadful call

Altreed Williams from a neighbour informing her that her husband was dead. Roxanne disclosed that he had been to Belmopan to file a complaint with the Professional Standards Branch and intended to sue the Police. However, at a Police press conference on the multiple deaths in Belize City this past weekend, ASP Alejandro Cowo, Officer Commanding CIB in Belize City indicated that there were no signs of injuries on the body. Cowo added, “As far as we know there is no report that anyone made any report to Police stating that he was beaten 3 weeks ago by any Police, not even a complaint to the PSB office, nor to the uniformed section. We understand from the family members that he had been suffering from some kind of seizures and that

9 SPORTS 09 Notice is hereby given that Gabriel Gallardo is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Kali’s Cool Spot”, San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Emmanuel Elis Garcia is applying for a renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “No Way Bar”, Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Amado Olivera is applying for a renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Prime Goods”, # 66 San Francisco Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Delvorine Wade is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Dee’s Cool Spot”, Bermudian Landing Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Dale Anthony Tillett Sr. Dale Tillett Jr., who was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve 2011.

he had suffered two seizures on that Saturday, one in the morning and one in the evening when they found his body.” A postmortem was scheduled for Wednesday, December 7th. Roxanne was a stay-at-home mother as Altreed provided for the family. Asked how she moves on now, she responded teary eyed “ah noh gat no one right now di help mi or nottin but thank God ah still living and mi pickni dem…ah no lazy soh as January start ah wahn try get wahn job fi get going with me and mi kids dem.” Altreed Williams was a member of the PUP Lake Independence constituency committee and was considered a hardworking and reliable individual.

Notice is hereby given that Yaaqov Vaknin for Belize Daiquiri Limited is applying for a renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Caribbean Cafe”, # 8 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Yaaqov Vaknin for Belize Daiquiri Limited is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Green Turtle”, # 8 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Yaaqov Vaknin for Belize Daiquiri Limited is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Bayside Bar & Grill”, # 8 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Yaaqov Vaknin for Belize Daiquiri Limited is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Rock Bar”, # 8 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Yaaqov Vaknin for Belize Daiquiri Limited is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Belize Daiquiri Limited”, # 8 Fort Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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by Yasser Musa

A BURNING VIOLIN

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic ‘til I’m gathered safely in – Leonard Cohen The first show of the Belizean Women’s Art Collective titled RADICAL comes weeks after Donald Trump won the American presidency. We live in a world of absurd contradictions, bizarre distortions and feigning frivolity. So it is urgent that artists rise up and disrupt the social space to offer voices that seriously address the taking charge of our lives. The concept of a collective is hard to comprehend in an era of extreme individual self-promotion and exposure. These women are fearless foragers inside a shopping mall of digital paradoxes. Belize is still yet to shed its hyper misogynistic and blatant male dominated cultural entrenchment, so this small band of BWACs offer not just hope in the face of social melting and insanity, but an opportunity to seek some clarity about what our lives are really about, and how we could pursue some tangible concepts of deep revolutionary thinking. The works in RADICAL are new, freshly made interventions of dramatic force and feeling: Miriam Antoinette’s assemblages speak to personal liberation and transformation created from detritus material. Briheda Haylock offers a new video about the light in our lives asking, is the light real? Minita Concha’s works are graphically razor

sharp disruptions delivering coherent symbolism full of deep social charge. Katie Usher’s piece Suffer Not the Childr merges the quiet melancholy of knitting with the stand up for your rights attitude of the strongest public protest lyrics. Stacy Ann delivers a sharp illustrative painting full of energy and power. Bianca Isabella’s work utilizes anime influence to evoke an emotionally elegant sensual engagement. Karla Giovanna features the female form in a kind of paradoxical posture, floating free yet bounded at the wrists. The group is mentored and inspired by the noted Canadian artist from Cristo Rey, Cayo Winsom Winsom. Her influence is an important harnessing of the incredible energy and enthusiasm of the group. RADICAL is a breakthrough exhibit because it is independent, it is social, and it is collective. Over the past few weeks I’ve had the opportunity to witness the long threads on their Messenger. What strikes me most is a spirit of reciprocity emerging. Whenever we come together there is risk because our culture forces us everyday unto a reservation of mistrust. The human collective contract is constantly under threat, so it is vital we point to acts of collective support. Art is a precious personal act, but it is done within a social system. The collective is a celebration of our deepest definition of humanity. Just saying we are together is a most precious acknowledgement of being artists. RESPECT to the BWACs!

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NOTICE Fast Company Design Inc. # 141, 400 (“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Fast Company Design Inc.: a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 30th day of November, 2016; and c) Mr. Georgios Vrikis whose address is No. 36 Aylas Elenis Street, Galaxias Commercial Center, 4th Floor, Office 404, 1061 Nicosia, Cyprus is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Wicklow Limited # 93, 005 (“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Wicklow Limited: a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 30th day of December, 2015; and c) Mrs. Charlotte Dorothy van Heerden whose address is Meadow Star Place, Ou Wapad, Melody Ext. 22, Hartbeespoort, 0216, South Africa is the Liquidator of the Company. PMC GROUP (BELIZE) LTD. Registered Agent

NOTICE WLG Corporate Solutions LTD. # 38, 435 (“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that WLG Corporate Solutions LTD.: a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 30TH day of November, 2016; and c) Mrs. Charlotte Dorothy van Heerden whose address is Meadow Star Place, Ou Wapad, Melody Ext. 22, Hartbeespoort, 0216, South Africa is the Liquidator of the Company. PMC GROUP (BELIZE) LTD. Registered Agent

NOTICE KIRWEN LTD. # 53, 730 (“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that KIRWEN LTD. a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 02nd day of December, 2016; and c) CIL Trust International Inc. whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

ALL THAT block piece or parcel of land containing approximately 0.75 acres of ¾ acres situate on the Southside of the Salt Creek Road Sand Hill Area and being in the Northwest corner of block No. 1150 (Crown Grant No. 8 of 1965 which said block piece or parcel of land is bounded and described as follows: On the North by the Salt Creek Road where it measures approximately 146 feet, On the East by lands the Eastern portion of the said Block No. 1150 where it measures 225 feet approximately, On the South by the southern portion of the said Block NO. 1150 where it measures approximately 146 feet and on the West by Block No. 1149 where it measures 225 feet which said Block No. 1150 is shown on Plan No. 25 in the office of the Commissioner of Lands & Surveys, Belize City, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 23rd day of November, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

NOTICE For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 12th day of May, 2011 between ISMAEL ENRIQUE RAMIREZ of St. Matthews Village, Western Highway, Cayo District, Belize (hereinafter called “the Borrower”) of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Bank”) of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 12 of 2011 at Folios 311-338, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto. All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT lot, piece and parcel of land being Lot No. 120 containing 1959.833 Square Metres of lands situate in St. Matthews Village, Cayo District of Belize District and bounded and described as shown on Plan No. 891 of 2001 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 891 of 2001 dated 10th day of December, 2001 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 23rd day of November, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Stann Creek & Toledo Districts BY ORDER thePROPERTIES Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following PUBLIC AUCTIONof SALES: Stann Creek & Toledo Districts properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: 1. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 547.000 S.M. being Lot No. 252 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [864 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dinind/kitchen and lot [547.000 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Guillermo Pinseau) 2. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND being Block No. 85 situate in the Commerce Bight Agricultural Layout, Commerce Bight Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being vacant land situate Â˝ mile west of the Southern Highway between Miles 3 and 4, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Maria Martinez and Mr. Roque Martinez) 3. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 615.270 S.M. being Lot No. 713 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [945 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [615.270 S.M.], the freehold property of Ms. Sherrett Muschamp) 10. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 771.893 square meters being Lot No. 5 situate south of the Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Pomona, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [964 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [771.893 S.M.] situate south of the Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Pomona, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Santiago Acosta and Ms. Nelia Acosta) 11. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lots Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 all situate near Mile 10 south of Stann Creek Valley Road, Hoffman Estate, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 5 vacant lots [No. 6 - 1003.042 S.M.; No. 7 1006.585 S.M.; No. 8 1003.042 S.M.; No. 9 - 1002.538 S.M. and No. 10 - 998.387 S.M.] situate in Hoffman Estate, near Mile 10 Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Cynthia Yorke) 4. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 1262 (Being a elevated concrete dwelling house [1,600 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + laundry and lot [571.980 S.M.] situate at Corner Salmwood Road and Pine Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Leron Cayetano) 12. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Valley Community/Alta Vista 31 326 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot 1053.770 S.M. situate in the Valley Community/Alta Vista Area, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Alburn Trapp) 5. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 278 (Being a two storey concrete building [4,992 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [807.959 S.M.] situate on Carrie Flo Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Ruti Palacio) 13. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 18 comprising 1183.51 Square Yards situate along the Southern Highway, Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a lot containing 1183.51 square yards situate in Santa Rosa Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Estevan Choc) 6. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 722.193 S.M. being Lot No. 66 situate in Pomona Village Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber bungalow residential dwelling house [1,832 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + car port and lot [722.193 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Peters) 7. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 461.849 S.M. being Lot No. 63 situate in Pomona Village (Del Oro Site), Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated concrete residential dwelling house [832 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + car port and lot [461.849 S.M.] situate in Del Oro Site, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Roy Tillett) 8. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 3342 (Being a three storey concrete commercial/residential building [3,330 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 4 bathrooms + (2) living/dining/kitchen and lot [177.000 S.M.] situate at Corner Cedar and Moho Streets, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Vanessa Chaplin) 9. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 785.259 square meters being Lot No. 54 situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, near Mile 25 Hummingbird Highway, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber dwelling house [1,024 sq. ft.] and lot [785.259 S.M.] situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, Mile 25 Hummingbird Highway, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Armando Coye) 14. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THOSE two pieces or parcels of land together containing 809.10 square yards being Lots Nos. 163 & 164 situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an 8 ft. elevated concrete dwelling house [432 sq. ft.] and 2 lots [163 & 164 -total 809.10 S.Y] situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Justo Reyes] 15. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 967.680 square metres being Lots Nos. 157 & 158 situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being Lot No. 38 Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District [928.135 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Isidro Membreno) 16. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 802.713 S.M. being Lot No. 203 in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a bungalow residential dwelling house containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms and lot 802.713 S.M. situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Luis A. Perez) 17. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm: Continued on page 13

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 2 and comprising of 835.844 square meters situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber dwelling house [616 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [835.844 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Regina Baide) 18. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

All leasehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being lot No. 53 situate in Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District and bounded as follow:- on the Northeast for 62.397 metres by a street; 0n the Southwest for 47.851 metres by lot No. 54 and lot No. 55 on the West for 5.833 metres by portion of lot No. 52 Northwest for 33.571 metres by portion of lot No. 5; containing 1191.04 Square Yards as shown on Entry 3713 Register 12 at the office of the Commissioner of lands and surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete/timber dwelling house and lot situate in the Hummingbird Community Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Pedro Guerra) 19. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 831.304 S.M. being Lot No. 28 in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 1 ½ storey dwelling house [1,401 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + car port; First Floor: master bedroom + bathroom + balcony and lot [831.304 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Alexander Romero) 20. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THOSE PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND CONTAINING 8 ACRES BEING BLOCK 548 situated on the Southside of the Stann Creek Valley Road near Mile 9 1/2 Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon (Being a concrete two-storey building [5496 square feet] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 full/2 half bathrooms + living + dining + kitchen + laundry + garage and 8 acres of citrus land, the freehold property of Mr. John McDougal and Ms. Jennifer McDougal) [Photo taken Apr 2012] 25. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THOSE PIECES OR PARCELS OF LAND CONTAINING 8 ACRES BEING BLOCK BLOCK 553 situate in the North Stann Creek area near Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon (Being 8 acres of citrus land situate beside Block 548, the freehold properties of Mr. John McDougal and Ms. Jennifer McDougal) 26. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 509.34 square yards being Lot No. 1533 situate along the Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 2 storey composite dwelling house [1,862 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + sitting room + covered verandah and lot [509.34 S.Y.] situate along the Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Angela Lammey) 27. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 835.844 S.M. being Lot No. 13 Pomona Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate in Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Coronado L. Villafranco) 21. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm: REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 346 (Being a 2 storey timber dwelling house + incomplete concrete structure and lot [613.34 S.M.] situate on Castillo Alley, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Stephen Rancharan and Ms. Jacqueline Rancharan) 28. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 47 situate in Hope Creek Village, New Site, Stann Creek District containing 650.309 S.M. TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 1 ½ storey concrete dwelling [1,552 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [650.309 S.M.] situate in Hope Creek Village, New Site, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Bernaldo Villafranco) 22. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 205 situate in Hope Creek Village Extension, Stann Creek District as shown by a plan of survey attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 665 of 2001 dated 9th September 2001 and lodged at the Land Title Unit in Belmopan, Cayo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant lot situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Frank E. Vasquez) 23. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 940 (Being a split level dwelling house [1214 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + sitting area and covered porch and lot [555.02 S.Y.] situate on Sarah Gonguez Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Anthony Marin) 29. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING Ten (10) acres being Block No. 3 situate near Mile 3 ½ Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 10 acres of vacant land situate near Mile 3 ½ Stann Creek Valley Road, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Edith Marcello) 30. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 766.202 S.M. being Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey dwelling house [1,160 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [766.202 S.M.] situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Eduardo Saravia) 24. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

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Continued from page 13 ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 928.135 square metres being Lot No. 38 situate in Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being Lot No. 38 Sarawee Village, Stann Creek District [928.135 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Nicholi Fernandez [Photo taken June 2012] 31. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga North 31 1148/1 (Being an elevated timber house [30 ft. X 31.5 ft.] three bedroom + Bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [833.34 sq. yds.] situate on Shack Avenue, Wagierale Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Archibal Smith) 32. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Placencia North 36 2307 (Being: Building (1) a 2 storey structure of mixed construction [2,184 sq. ft.] containing 8 apartments each 1 bedroom + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; Building (2) no habitable: Building (3) not habitable and lot [670.279 S.M.] situate south of the peninsula, Placencia Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Richard Trethewey and Ms. Yolanda Trethewey) 33. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

[Picture taken Aug 2012] ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 66 containing 1137.57 Square Yards situate in San Roman Village, Stann Creek District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two bedroom timber house [400 Sq. Ft.] and lot 1137.57 Sq. Ft. situate in San Roman Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Amos Velasquez & Ms. Deborah Velasquez) 34. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST in all that piece of parcel of land being Lot No. 143 situate in Maya Mopan Village, Stann Creek District and bounded as follows on the north for 22.858 meters by a street on the south by 22.858 Meters by a lot No. 148 on the east for 30.478 meters by a lot No. 142 on the west for 30.478 meters by a lot No. 144 containing 689.982 S. M. of land as shown on entry No. 3798 Register No. 2 at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Survey TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete building [1,040 sq. ft.], the freehold property of Mr. Narciso Tush) 35. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 311.778 S.M. being Lot No. 66B Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated dwelling house [1,006 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dinind/kitchen + study and lot [311.778 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Ray C. Ogaldez) 36. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THOSE TWO pieces or parcels of land containing 929.09 S.M. being Lots Nos. 125 & 64 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey structure of mixed construction (1,920 sq. ft.) containing 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + 2 kitchens + 2 living rooms and 2 dining areas and lots [929.09 S.M.] situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Michael Hobbs) 37. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lots Nos. 644 & 649 Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being three Buildings: Building 1: an unfinished structure 40 % completed 400 sq. ft.; Building 2: Office + bathroom 64 sq. ft.;

Building 3 Shed 264 sq. ft. and lots [1415.518 S.M.] fenced compound , the freehold property of Mr. Elvis Cabral.) 38. In front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 14th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 526.205 S.M. being Lot No. 28 Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete structure [1,680 sq. ft.] containing: Ground Floor 2 bedrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 3 bedrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [526.205 S.M.], the freehold property of Mr. Nelson Rivas.) 39. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 389 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [936 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Gertrude Caliz Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Steve Enendu and Ms. Keisha Zuniga) 40. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 269 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [846 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + covered entry porch + rear timber deck and lot [496.03 S.Y.] situate on Mango Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Lenard Noralez) 41. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 657.24 square yards being Lot No. 100 comprising 549.538 sq. meters situate in Hopeville Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,052 sq. ft.] being one of the original starter units in the Hopeville Housing Scheme Project comprising 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + study + utility + living/dining/kitchen and lot [657.24 S.Y.] situate in Hopeville Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Maria Roches) 42. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1041.51square meters situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot [1,041.51 S.M.] situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Juan Ich and Mr. Jesus Ich) 43. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 254 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [450.00 S.Y.] situate on Sour Sap Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Pastor Reyes) 44. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 991/2 (Being a two storey multifamily dwelling house [1920 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah; First Floor: Rental Units 4 bedrooms (2 of which equipped with private bathrooms) other 2 shared bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Ms. Nora Garay and Mr. Oliver Garay) 45. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 12.447 acres being Block 41 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being four built forms on 12.447 acres of land, the primary structure being a single family concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,200 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and landt [12.447 acres] situate on the main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcel Jacobs)

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Continued from page 14 46. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 31 situate west of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District containing 464.576 S.M. TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete two storey building [2,720 sq. ft.] designed as a 3 family residential complex: Ground Floor 2 Units each 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 2 bedrooms + 1 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate west of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Cupertina Teul) 47. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 1287 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,504 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [479.020 S.M.] situate on Panpana Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Dennis Williams and Ms. Deborah Westby) 48. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 990 (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2027 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [767.000 S.M.] situate Kiskadee Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Ana Arzu) 49. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 30 situate in Hopeville near Cattle Landing Village Settlement, Toledo District containing 546.33 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [443 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [546.33 S.Y.] situate Hopeville near Cattle Landing Village Settlement, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Alberto Coleman) 50. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 926 (Being and elevated dwelling house [932 sq. ft.] + Shed [449 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Rene Pennell) 51. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing of land containing 977.04 squrare meters being Lot No. 157 situate in Forest Home Village (extension) in the Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a single family dwelling house [1,882 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/dining/kitchen + Entry Verandah + Covered Carport + Second Floor: Game Room + Covered Patio and lot 977.04 S.M. situate in the Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. David Duncan) 52. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Big Falls/Golden Stream 42 577 (Being a two storey concrete building [2,200 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Preparation & Storge Facility; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Small timber & thatch Kitchen and lot 2,642.62 S.Y. situate in San Miguel Village in the Big Falls/Golden Stream Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Mariano Kus) 54. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 153 situate in Hopeville Village, Toledo District containing 537.33 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey mixed used structure [4620 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: single family residence 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + laundry + study + verandah + covered car port + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor: restaurant facility with all amenities and lot [537.33 S.Y.] situate near the entrance to Punta Gorda Town in Hopeville Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Lavern Williams) 55. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 677 (Being a two storey concrete building [2,932 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Commercial Office; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Kitchen and lot 857.23 S.Y. situate No. 11 Front Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Lincoln Pascascio) 56. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 907 (Being an incomplete two storey dwelling house [4,066 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 3 bedrooms + 3 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor incomplete] and lot 721.176 S.M.] situate on the north end of Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Phillipa Williams) 57. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 737 (Being a 2 storey concrete/timber commercial/residential building containing business space on the ground floor [1,721 sq. ft.] and single family residence on the first floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen [1338 sq. ft.] and lot 713.33 S.Y. situate on Alejandro Vernon Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Giovani Foster) 58. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 793 (Being a two storey concrete building [5,640 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 5 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [668.896 S.M.] situate on West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Aurelio Oliva) 59. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1557.81 square yards being Lot 24 situate in the Big Falls Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being: Building #1 Concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + Â˝ bathroom + Living area; Building #2 Composite Structure with thatched roof used as kitchen/dining; Building #3 timber outhouse and lot [1,557.81 S. Y.] situate in Big Falls Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Alberto Shal) 53. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 450 (Being three buildings (1) concrete single family bungalow dwelling houseContinued (415 sq. ft.) containing on page216 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; (2) a timber dwelling house (502 sq. ft.) and an

Elizabeth Borland) 63. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

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BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 450 (Being three buildings (1) concrete single family bungalow dwelling house (415 sq. ft.) containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; (2) a timber dwelling house (502 sq. ft.) and an outhouse/laundry (120 sq.ft.) situate on Filaya Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Ernesto Canelo and Mr. Herman Canelo) 60. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 50.00 acres of land (Block 11) situate on the North side of the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road near Rice Reserve, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 50.00 acres of land situate near Rice Reserve, Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Priscilla Graham and Mr. Dennis Moore) 64. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate along the San Antonio/Punta Gorda Road, Jacintoville, Toledo District containing 5 acres being Parcel 12B Toledo Registration Section TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.(Being 5 acres of land situate along the San Antonio/Punta Gorda Road, Jacintoville, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Lavern Williams) 65. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 614 (Being a two storey concete commercial/residential building used as a restaurant on the ground floor and a residence containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and a another two storey concrete commercial building containing commercial space on the ground floor and 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + open space and a timber structure used as a store together with lot [824.79 S.Y.] situate on Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, the freehold property of Messrs. Galvez Taxi & Tours (Mr. Carlos Glavez and Ms. Florence Galvez) [Photos taken July 14 2013] 61. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 1789/1 (Being an incomplete 2 storey concrete dwelling house, Ground floor 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor 30% completed and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate on Santa Maria Street, Indianville Area, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Mr. Antonio Teul) 62. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 100.026 acres situate along the Amado Road, Toledo District, Belize as shown and described on plan of Survey attached to the Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 1208 of 2007 lodged at the Land Titles Unit and dated December 12, 2007 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 100.026 acres of land situate along the Amado Road, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Williams Sr.) 66. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 2 acres situate along San Marcos Area, Toledo District, Belize as shown and describe don the Registry Index Map at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Belmopan, Cayo District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two acres of land situate in the San Marcos Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Elvis Cabral) 67. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Jacinto Village, Toledo District, Belize containing 4,743.16 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a two storey structure and lot containing 4743.16 square yards, the freehold property of Mr. Gerald Williams Sr.)

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 342 (Being a commercial/residential building [2,126 sq. ft.] and lot 311.62 S.Y. situate at the corner 6th Street/Lucille Melendez Blvd. and a Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Elizabeth Borland) 63. In Front Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am:

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Notice is hereby given that Nertavo Notice is hereby given that Arthur Laing Rancharan is applying for a renewal of is applying for a renewal of a Shop Lia Convenience Store Liquor License quor License to be operated at “C & G to be operated at “CP Gas Station”, 1 Fast Food”, Trial Farm Village, Orange ½ALL Ml.THAT Philip Goldson Belize piece or parcel ofHighway, land situate along the San Antonio/Punta Gordaunder Road, Jacintoville, Toledo Walk District the Intoxicating LiDistrict containing 5 acres beingthe Parcel 12B Toledo Registration TOGETHER with Revised all buildingsEdition City, Belize District under Intoxicating quor Section License Ordinance and erections standing and being thereon.(Being 5 acres of land situate along the San Antonio/Punta Gorda Liquor License Toledo Ordinance Road, Jacintoville, District,Revised the freeholdEdiproperty of1980. Ms. Lavern Williams) 65. In Front tion 1980.Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., Corner Prince & Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 15th December 2016 at 10:00 am: Notice is hereby given that is Raul MagaNotice is hereby given that Shoman na is applying for a renewal of a Night Ahmed & Shamiul Amintorofdar are Club Liquor License to be operated at applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor “Blue House Sensation”, 9 Miles Philip License to be operated at “S.R. InternaGoldson Highway, Belize District under tional” 85 North Front Street, Belize City, the Intoxicating Liquor License OrdiBelize District under the Intoxicating Liquor nance Revised Edition 1980. License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Chao Gui Notice is hereby given that Amelia ArguCao is applying for a renewal of a Pubeta is applying for a renewal of a Shop Lilican General Liquor License to be opquor License to be operated at “Melany erated at “Everyday Supermarket”, HatStore”, # 66 Kay Pike Street, Belize City, tieville Village, Belize District under the Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Revised Edition 1980.

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 224-4473 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224-4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

Notice is hereby given that Navidad Garcia is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Navi’s Store”, Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Abel Ian Sosa is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “C & J Grocery Store”, Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Neri Castillo is applying for a renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “J & S Shop”, San Lazaro Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Cristina Moguel is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “D & J Store”, Stadium Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Ezekiel Lopez is applying for a renewal of a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “La Nueva Nostalgia”, # 44 Sapodilla Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Chao Yao Hung is applying for a renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Chao Hung Store”, San Jose Nuevo Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Daysi Miriam Juchim is applying for a renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Chill Out Place”, San Jose Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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THE WONDERER AND NEGLECTED/CRASHED BELIZEAN INDUSTRIES The Wonderer was wandering on Google Earth and wandered on certain areas that brought back memories of good industries that employed thousands and thousands of Belizeans, but because of the neglect of government(s) they all came to pass into history. These projects all needed help from Government but for some reason help was denied. Help was actually denied to the Belizeans who directly and indirectly depended on those industries. It seems you have to own an island for tourism that employs a few Belizeans in the “servant” industry and ban us other Belizeans from visiting their white premises in our country. Only so and after some dealing then you obtain tax and duty exemptions or sometimes called fiscal incentives, which could save the industries from collapse. The following industries now RIP. LIBERTAD (1937 – 1985) The direct impact of this factory closure was a severe job loss. This resulted in thousands of Belizeans, mostly Corozaleños, migrating to the United States of America and Mexico. A lot of these farmers and their families began to lose their homes and lands as security to the local banks. Many Asian merchants began picking up these foreclosures at rock bottom prices. By early 1989, Libertad had been reopened and leased to the Jamaican petroleum company Petrojam. Petrojam was to use Libertad for the production of molasses, which was then to be refined in Jamaica into ethanol. But In 1997 constant neglect by the then ruling Government forced the closure and operation of the Petrojam sugar factory which once pumped millions of dollars to Libertad and the northern region of the country. The remnants of a once vibrant production factory can only be remembered by a dilapidated and looted structure. Today over 40,000 acres in the northern lowlands are reaped each year by approximately 6,000 cane farmers and processed at the Belize Sugar Industry that began operation in Tower Hill Orange Walk and more than 35,000 norteños depend on the sugar crop. Please google and read the following article: http://ambergriscaye.com/photogallery/140218.html

NOVA SHRIMP FARMS (1989 – 2007) This company was comprised of NOVA Ladyville Shrimp Farm and Processing Plant, NOVA Laguna Madre Shrimp Farm, NOVA Toledo shrimp farm and Processing Plant and NOVA Ambergris Caye Hatchery. This was a big operation, the largest shrimp farm company in the nation. Thousands and thousands of acres of shrimp ponds, a certified USA/EU processing plant and a 80+ million PL’s (baby shrimp) per month hatchery, all fully functional and operational when the close down order was issued in Jan 2007. It is claimed that it was bad management, bullshit…have you ever wondered that it is the obligation of government to assist these companies to salvage themselves. If you can take over BTL and BEL why not these companies - make them successful and then sell them again. Are Belizeans important or not? The working-class Belizeans suffer, as usual. Thousands of people lost their job. I can remember Castro saying that NOVA closure was bad news for his constituents. He said that at least 60 to 75 families would be without a job. He also said “You have people from Sandhill that work at Nova, from Gardenia, Biscayne and all the way up to Crooked Tree. You have people in the river valley area from Burrell Boom all the way up to Rancho Dolores that works there. So that’s a big big blow for the people in my area and I am very much concerned and we would like to see another business open up for somebody to do something so that our people can have gainful employment. Today some of our people were informed that this is it. They were put out of the place

at one o’clock which is really bad news for the first of the year. Some of these people have children going to school, primary school, and sixth form and so on. How will they go now to get some type of employment to feed their families by the end of this week or next week? It is really bad for us.” I totally agree with Señor Castro. I also believe it’s our government RESPONSIBILITY to try to do something. The murder rate in our nation has escalated in the recent years and one has to wonder what part the closure of all these industries has had on our present socio-economic conditions and by extension our CRIME RATE SITUATION IN OUR ENTIRE NATION. For more reading wander here: http://amandala.com.bz/news/ mismanagement-uninvestigated-mystery-nova/ BELIZE CITY CRUISE TERMINAL AND FREE ZONE (2007 – 2014)

This project was an excellent concept supported by the UDP area representative of Port Loyola because he knew this project was going to assist his constituents in much needed employment. This project was underway, tons of monies was invested in dredging, land reclamation, roads, etc. It was the project that would have assisted this nation, the government, and especially the poor. Somehow Mr. Espat lost his investment and the Belize Bank took it over. Mr. Ashcroft owns it now. I sincerely believe that this cruise terminal and free zone project could have been salvaged by the Government of the day, but the man was PUP, so just lie back. A lot of people lost their jobs during the construction phase and thousands of jobs were never created. This project is similar to Stake Bank which was going to also create a cruise terminal. The island was reclaimed but the project stopped also because the government never assisted in tax and duty exemptions and fiscal incentives. I can recall Mr. Feinstein telling the media that the commercial agreement for Stake bank had been lying on the Prime Minster desk for a long time and he never signed to date. The same Prime Minister without blinking his eyes signed the commercial agreement for Harvest Caye owned by foreigners and I promise you that he will sign the one for Ashcroft Cruise Terminal and Free Zone pretty soon. You see this UDP government love foreigners more than its own people, including their UDP supporters. Belize needs employment. Please make sure Belizeans get jobs and also have the right to do business inside the Port Loyola Cruise Project not like White Harvest Caye. Belizeans please wander around the following http://amandala.com.bz/news/government-ashcroft-discuss-docking-facilityport-belize/ The WONDERER! thewondererbz@gmail.com Facebook: The Wonderer

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Stann Creek & Toledo Win at Special Olympics 2016

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Stann Creek Denisha Diego wins 80m run

Belize City, December 2, 2016 The Stann Creek and Toledo athletes were the big winners at the 2016 Special Olympics held at the Holstan Chan Stadium for 5-a-side football in Corozal Town on Friday. The 5th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run raised over $7,000 for the Games, and the arrival of the torch signalled Female 4 x100meters relay the start of the Games after Police Commissioner Allen Whylie personally 1st Belize: Tiwannie Laurie, Ann Bernardez, Jamie carried the torch up the ladder to light the Flame of Hope, which remained Muschamp, Ebony Gordon - 54.65 seconds alight for the duration of the Games. 2nd Stann Creek: Mary Lucas, Shantel Rowland, Female Junior A 25 meters walk Tara Diego, Zarisha Flores - 54.95 seconds 1st Alexandra Casimiro - Stann Creek 3rd Toledo: Renisha Cofius, Janina Salam, Brandy 2nd Ellen Franklin - Orange Walk Cabral, Jiseinny Garcia 3rd Abbilee Fuller - Belize district 4th Orange Walk: Lorna Gonzalez, Vinnette Galvez, 4th Marlise Bahadur – Toledo Shiela Ayuso, Janela Ayuso Male Junior A 25 meters walk Cayo football boys Male 4 x100meters Junior Relay 1st Claude Ramos - Stann Creek 1st Toledo: Joas Mejia, Evon Vernon, Nedie Garcia, 2nd Adrian Aragon - Orange Walk Jahson Nicholas - 47.28 seconds 3rd Charwell Usher - Toledo district 2nd Cayo: Henry Herrera, Kayson Coye, Allen Coye, 4th Albert Canul - Belize district Daijon Daniels - 49.84 seconds Female Junior A 25 meters run 3rd Belize: Jaheim Flowers, Jaheim Fuller, Shamar 1st Denisha Diego - Stann Creek - 4:06 seconds Sanchez, Eworth Jones - 50.12 seconds 2nd Marlita Bahadur – Toledo Male 4 x100meters Senior Relay 3rd Skyla Lopez – Corozal 1st Toledo: Jahson Nicholas, Evon Vernon, Nedie Male Junior A 25 meters run Garcia, Richard Hinds. 1st George Lopez - Stann Creek - 3.24 seconds 2nd Belize: Jamal Cherrington, Jamie Cadle, Glen2nd Shemar Sanchez - Belize District - 4.00 seconds ford McLean, Shamar Molina 3rd Alexander Aragon - Orange Walk - 4.72 seconds Corozal football boys 3rd Cayo: Henry Herrera, Mark Garbutt, Raphael 4th Carlos Williams – Corozal - 4.75 seconds Vernon, Denworth Cus 5th Derrick Hines – Toledo - 5.06 seconds Football 7-a-side Female Senior 80 meters sprint Game 1 Female: Belize 3-2 Cayo 1st Mary Lucas – Stann Creek - 11:72 seconds Game 2 Male: Cayo 2-1 Belize in penalties 2nd Jaylene Lambey - Toledo - 11.97 seconds Game 3 Male Senior: Cayo 6-4 Belize 3rd Anita Benate - Orange Walk - 13.91 seconds Game 4 Female: Orange Walk 3-0 Corozal forfeit 4th Ann Bernardez - Belize district - 16.37 seconds Game 5 Male Junior: Corozal 6-1 Orange Walk 5th Heidy Martinez - Corozal district - 16.45 seconds Game 6 Male Senior: Corozal 1-0 Orange Walk Female Junior 80 meters run Game 7 Female: Toledo 2-0 Stann Creek 1st Denisha Diego - Stann Creek - 12.05 seconds Game 8 Male Senior: Toledo 3-0 Stann Creek 2nd Skyla Lopez - Corozal - 12.15 seconds Game 9 Female: Belize 1-0 Orange Walk in penal3rd. Tiwannie Laurien - Belize District - 13.97 seconds Toledo football girls ties 4th Sheila Ayuso - Orange Walk - 16.40 seconds Game 10 Male: Cayo 3-2 Corozal 5th Agaida Shal - Toledo - 16.46 seconds Game 11 Male Senior: Toledo 1-0 Cayo in sudden Male Junior B 80 meters run death penalties. 1st Leroy Mckenzie - Stann Creek - 11.62 seconds At the closing ceremonies at the Andres Campos 2nd Gregory Locario – Toledo - 12.07 seconds Civic Center, all winners received their medals from 3rd Kenyon Robateau - Corozal - 13.35 seconds Special Olympics director Philip Marin. 4th Albieri Galindo - Orange Walk - 19.03 seconds Corozaleños also got to witness a rare treat, an 5th Shemar Sanchez - Belize District. exhibition wheelchair basketball game featuring the Male Senior 80 meters sprint Pioneros Club of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, who were 1st Evon Vernon – Toledo - 10.45 seconds recent semi-finalists at the national championships in 2nd Deyandro Donicia - Stann Creek - 10.69 seconds Mexico City. Stann Creek football girls 3rd Daijon Daniels - Cayo District - 11.78 seconds 4th Michael Flores - Belize District - 12.65 seconds 5th Roda Mohamed - Corozal - 12.66 seconds Male Junior B 50 meters run 1st Devin Bermudez - Stann Creek - 7.65 seconds 2nd Denzel Noralez - Toledo - 8.47secs 3rd Smiroy Bernardez - Belize District - 8.80 seconds 4th Kenyon Robateau - Corozal - 8.82 seconds Female Junior B 50 meters run 1st Denisha Diego - Stann Creek - 7.53 seconds 2nd Tiwannie Laurien - Belize district - 7.73 seconds 3rd Skyla Lopez - Corozal - 7.73 seconds 4th Amelia Lopez - Toledo - 8.23 seconds Belize City, December 4, 2016 Female Senior B 50 meters sprint The Belize Table Tennis Association closed off a rather 1st Mary Lucas - Stann Creek - 7.72 seconds successful year with the final tournament on the calendar, 2nd Jamie Muschamp - Belize district - 8.00 seconds 3rd Marleny Bahadur - Toledo - 8.75 seconds the Belize Natural Energy national championships at the BES 4th Gunelsie Chan – Corozal - 10.41 seconds auditorium on Sunday; where 11-year-old Devesh Hukmani 5th Lorna Gonzalez – Orange Walk - 12.35 seconds emerged as the youngest Men’s champion ever! Male Senior B 50 meters sprint Some 39 players contested the men’s singles champion1st Jahson Nicholas – Toledo - 6.13 seconds 2nd Jaheim Fuller - Belize district - 6.81 seconds ship which was a single elimination format and the final 4 3rd Kenyon Ramirez - Stann Creek - 7.15 seconds were all teenagers. SJC’s Rohit Pagarani won 2nd place while 4th Benedicto Flowers – Orange Walk - 7.63 seconds the two 3rd place winners were Kevin Chen and Amiri Hoare. Female Junior B 200 meters In the Women Singles championships, Su Sen won 1st 1st Mary Lucas - Stann Creek - 27:25 seconds 2nd Jaylene Lambey - Toledo - 29.75 seconds place: 3-2 over 2nd place winner Nikki Chen in the finals. Kelly 3rd Ann Bernardez - Belize District - 32.25 seconds Liu and Aejelee Thurton both won 3rd place 4th Anita Benate – Orange Walk - 34.30 seconds In the Men’s Doubles, 11-year-old Taye Parkinson of St. Male Junior B 200 meters Joseph’s RC school and BES’ Terry Su won the championship 1st Adrian Parham - Toledo - 26:00 seconds 2nd Benedicto Flowers – Orange Walk - 26.69 seconds over veteran Zhi Chen and SJC’s Fabio Carballo. CCC’s Joshua 3rd Eworth Jones - Belize District - 27.84 seconds Gegg and Kevin Chen won 3rd place, as did Devesh Hukmani 4th Brandon Bernardez - Stann Creek and Rohit Pagarani. Female Senior B 200 meters In the Mixed Doubles championship, Devesh Hukmani and 1st Ebony Gordon - Belize district - 28:60 seconds Mixed Doubles champs Devesh 2nd Shantel Rowland – Stann Creek - 29.63 seconds Gabrielle Gabourel won 1st place over 2nd place winners Rohit 3rd Amalia Lopez – Toledo - 31.00 seconds Hukmani and Gabrielle Gabourel Pagarani and Aejelee Thurton. Kevin Chen/Su Sen and Taye 4th Lorna Gonzalez – Orange Walk - 33.32secs Parkinson/Afeni Lamb won 3rd place. 5th Anika Lewis – Cayo - 35.00secs.

Devesh Hukmani Wins BNE Table Tennis Championship

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POLICE UNITED & FC BELIZE WIN THRU TO PLB FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Belize City, December 4, 2016 Police United and FC Belize both won through to the Premier League of Belize football playoffs with big wins in Week 18 games, the end of the regular season over the weekend. The No Mercy rule was in effect as FC Belize stomped the Paradise Freedom Fighters: 6-1 at the MCC Garden on Sunday. Russel Casanova scored FC Belize’s 1st goal in the 4th minute of play and Hector Martinez score the 2nd goal in the 17th minute. Jorge Aleman scored a 3rd goal in the 35th minute, and Hector Martinez drilled home a 4th goal in the 39th minute. Myron Cadle scored Freedom Fighters’ only consolation goal in the 56th minute. Hector Martinez scored his 3rd goal

Yabra’s Jermaine Foster

Shawn Young scored Ladyville’s 1st goal

Adier Duran scored Coast Guard 1st goal

of the match in the 71st minute: 5 -1 and Oliver “Lionheart” Hendricks added a 6th goal in the 85th minute. At the Norman Broaster Stadium on Sunday, the Police eliminated Verdes FC from the playoffs: 3-2. At the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan Saturday night, the big showdown between the undefeated Bandits and the Belize Defence Force ended in a scoreless stalemate. At the Carl Ramos Stadium on Sunday, the Placencia Assassins waxed Wagiya: 5-2 with 2 goals apiece from Dellon Torres and Arnie Whyte, and one more from Dion Moguel. For Wagiya, Hector Gomez scored a penalty in the 34th minute, and Evan Mariano scored a 2nd goal in the 87th minute.

Simeon Alvarez vs Tyrique Ciego

Yabra FC, Coast Guard & Survivors Win in CYDP Football Playoffs Belize City, December 3, 2016 Yabra FC, Survivors FC and the undefeated Coast Guard posted wins when the Conscious Youth Development Program (CYDP) football playoffs kicked off at the MCC Garden on Saturday. In Game 1, Ladyville FC and Kelly Street drew 1-1 when Shawn Young scored for Ladyville in the 8th minute and Kadeem Myers equalized for Kelly St. in the 25th minute. In Game 2, Yabra FC won 2-1 over Tut Bay. Dalton “Chicken” Cayetano scored Yabra’s 1st goal in the 17th minute. Carlos Lino answered for Tut Bay in the 35th minute. Yabra’s Keron Patnett scored the game winner in the 2nd half. In Game 3, Coast Guard won 3-1 over Hattieville United when Adier Duran scored the Coast Guard’s 1st goal, Steven Martinez added a 2nd goal and Orvin Wade converted a penalty. Marcus Lewis scored Hattieville’s only consolation goal. In Game 4, the Survivors drew 2-2 with Ebony Lake when Sanja Pitts cored Survivors’ 1st goal and Tyrique “Hammer” Ciego scored a 2nd goal. Kevin Najera scored 2 goals for Ebony Lake, but Survivors won 6-3 on aggregate from a 4-1 win in Game 1 of their playoff series, The playoffs continue at the MCC on Saturday, December 10. 10:00 am to 12:00 midday Coast Guard vs. Hattieville United 12:00 md to 2:00pm Tut Bay FC vs. Yabra/City Boys FC 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Ladyville FC vs. Kelly Street FC

Ernest Wilshire defends

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2016

The Cost of Incompetence, Mismanagement and Corruption Growth rates have fallen far short of projections made in 2012

The current account deficit has become dangerously large

Key production sectors showing troubled outlooks

The performance of Belize economy has been disappointing relative to the forecasts prepared in 2012. The economy in nominal terms is likely to be 10% smaller in 2016 than projected in the IMF’s Baseline in 2012.

Developments in the merchandise trade balance have pushed the current account deficit wider. The overall balance remained positive because of good capital inflows and buoyant tourism.

Comparison of 2011 Forecast with Actuals and 2016 Forecast: Nominal GDP Growth

 Latest estimates show that exports will decline again in 2016, the fourth consecutive year, reaching US$ 498 million. That is about 20% below the recent peak of US$ 622 million reached in 2012. 75% of the fall in total exports is attributable to the decline in oil exports.

Comparison of 2011 Forecast with Actuals and 2016 Forecast: Real GDP Growth

Oil production has been a major disappointment, with output expected to disappear completely. Sugar has performed well but the outlook is clouded by uncertainty about renewal of preferred market access agreements.

Overall Current Account balance composition

Oil Production

Sugar Production

 A single small oil field was discovered in Belize in 2005. Production was forecasted to last until 2022 but was virtually halted in 2016.

 Sugar production in Belize, has remained a strong foreign exchange earner and key GDP contributor, contributing between US$ 50 - 60 million in foreign exchange each year.

Fishing industry

Citrus Production

contribution to GDP growth (% yoy)

 The rise in the US dollar has hurt the competitiveness of Belize’s exports. In addition, diseases in the fish and citrus sectors have crimped production. The impact of the stronger dollar is visible in the rise of Belize’s real effective exchange rate (REER). That jumped over 8.5% in 2015.  Imports surged, driven in part by the government’s infrastructure investment program. Imports are expected to rise by US$ 124 million between 2012 and 2016, a cumulative increase of almost 17%.

 The chart above illustrates the gap between the projections for nominal GDP growth prepared in 2012 with the actual outcome through 2015.  The chart also shows the change in IMF Baseline scenarios between 2012 and 2016. Projected growth for the years 2017-2019 has been lowered to around 4.5% per annum from 5.1% in the 2012 forecast.

 A similar pattern appears in the forecast for real GDP growth as in the nominal growth forecasts.

Exports of three main products declined in 2015

 Tourism has expanded but growth has been limited by the strong dollar. Expansion of tourism facilities in Cuba poses a new medium-term challenge for Belize.

 No new discoveries have been made, and with current low oil prices exploration has come to a halt.

 The forecast prepared by the Government of Belize came closest to the actual outcome among the three forecasts prepared in 2012.

Note: 1/ Source: IMF Article IV Report for Belize, October 2016 Source: Creditor Committee 2012, IMF Article IV October 2016

 Oil exports reached US$ 104 million in 2012, equal to 17% of Belize’s total merchandise exports that year. They fell to an inconsequential amount in 2016.

Source: Central Bank of Belize, IMF WEO Database October 2016

There has been a sharp decline in Belize economic conditions 2

IMF forecasts have been progressively downgraded since September 2015, with GDP growth forecast for 2016 falling from 3.5% in September 2015 to -1.5% in September 2016.

Belize’s foreign exchange reserves have declined Gross International Reserves 600

USD, Millions

300 487

437

403

395

2012

2013

2014

Measures of Reserve Adequacy

Financial System Assets as a Percentage of GDP

 Under pressure from their home supervisors and despite Belize being compliant with CFATF and FATF, foreign commercial banks have withdrawn from all but a small number of correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) with Belize’s domestic banks. The impact on Belize has been significant and negative. The negative effects include:

100

Real Effective Exchange Rate

Driven by increased scrutiny by regulators in home countries, foreign commercial banks are withdrawing correspondent banking relationships, with negative consequences for commercial activity in Belize.

 The financial system forms an integral component in the economy, with total assets representing 156% of GDP (March 2016), of which 123% of GDP represented the banking systems assets.

400

289

 Compensation payments in 2016 in foreign currency to the owners of the nationalized companies explain part of the decline in reserves. Additional payments expected in 2017 will further erode the size of Belize’s foreign exchange assets.

 The numbers do not reflect yet the impact of hurricane Earl on the marine sector.

 The agricultural sector, particularly the citrus and banana sectors have suffered over the last three years through a combination of the greening disease, faulty rootstocks, flooding and, low prices to growers.

Withdrawal of global banking links causing problems Loss of CBRs, a new source of pressure on the financial system

500

200

 Disease and falling prices of marine products drove the contraction in marine exports, a main driver in the widening current account deficit.

Belize’s foreign exchange reserves are on a downward trajectory and are at risk of falling further as the country struggles to maintain access to foreign currency lines and the current account deficit widens.

 Coverage ratios remain moderately comfortable, but the dynamics give cause for concern. There is no easy path to an improved current account position, nor to restoring global market access without which reserves will remain under pressure.

 Citrus is the second largest agricultural industry.

Source: Central Bank of Belize

 Belize’s gross foreign exchange reserves have slipped from their recent peak in 2014, and are forecast to reach US$ 380 million by the end of 2016. That would represent a 22% decline over the 2 year period.

 However, the outlook is clouded. In December 2013, the EU modified its stance on the quotas on sugar and the production quota will be abolished in September 2017. The price of sugar has already fallen from BZ$ 70 per ton to BZ$ 41 per ton.

 The fishing industry represents the largest share of domestic exports.

2015

2016F

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016F

Gross international Reserves (US$ millions)

289

403

487

437

395

In % of gross external financing needs

478

350

289

170

n.a.

In % of next year's total debt service

260

563

655

518

n.a.

In months of imports

3.2

4.0

4.7

4.5

3.7

– Foreign exchange transactions have become scarcer and more difficult to execute – Uncertainty regarding remitting foreign exchange is having a negative impact on foreign direct investments

Foreign Exchange Market Transactions

– Cross-border flows, including trade finance and remittances are being impacted. Banana exports, for example, have been hit by lack of export financing

– Increased cost of doing business – Encouraged hoarding of foreign currency abroad – Driven foreign exchange transactions outside normal channels

Source: Central Bank of Belize, IMF Article IV October 2016, IMF WEO Database October 2016

Economic growth in Belize has come to a halt Source: IMF Belize Article IV- September 2015, IMF Belize Article IV- June 2016, IMF Belize Article IV- September 2016 3

Adverse external conditions, disease-induced output declines in the key citrus and fish sectors, and the fall in oil production will result in a contraction of 1.5% of GDP in real terms in 2016.  There has been a precipitous decline in economic activity in Belize over the past two years.

Economic Growth

 Overall growth fell from a robust pace of 4.1% in 2014 to 1.0% in 2015. Earlier forecasts for 2016 suggested a further decline to below 1% growth, but the economy contracted by 0.5% in the first half of the year. The IMF’s revised forecasts published in September 2016 indicate that the economy will contract by 1.5% in real terms this year.

 One of the few positive features of the current economic situation in Belize is the recent improvement in the labor market. Unemployment has fallen from 10.1% in April 2015 to 8% at the end of April 2016. This is due in part to the government’s continued investment in infrastructure projects over the past two years.

 Belize’s domestic commercial banks are well capitalized, with the average risk weighted capital ratio at 25% as of March 2016. However, gross NPLs at 16% of total loans remain high.

 The concern at this point is the potential impact of a prolonged period of slow, or no, growth on the banks’ asset quality, profitability, and the stability of the banks’ capital structure. Any break in the peg would be very costly for the economy and for the banks. GDP Sector Growth

Source: IMF Article IV October 2016

The health of Belize’s bank sector has gradually improved, but the slowdown in the economy is bound to test the resilience of the banks.

 The loss of correspondent banking relationships is impeding the efficient operations of the banks, and could eventually have a material impact on economic activity.

 As the chart to the right illustrates, services, the largest sector of the economy, continued on a steady pace of expansion, with tourism one of the leading subsectors.  Industry has seen no expansion over the past five years and the primary sector (which includes agriculture, fisheries, and extractive industries such as petroleum) has suffered three consecutive years of ever steeper declines in output.

NPLs remain a concern amidst the current downcycle

 There has been a substantial increase in the banks’ exposure to government debt. T-bills and T-notes accounted for 68.7% of the banks’ capital as of end-September 2016. That is more than 30 percentage points of GDP higher than at the end of 2015.

 This level of exposure highlights the risks of looking to the domestic banks for debt relief. Any impairment of their government debt holdings could have adverse consequences for the banks’ capital.

Financial Soundness Indicators Capital/risk-weighted assets

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015 Mar-16

24.2

19.8

21.6

21.7

20.5

25.0

Capital/total assets

14.7

12.0

14.0

13.0

Excess statutory liquidity

64.3

84.0

79.0

84.0

80.0

89.0

NPLs/total loans

21.4

20.0

18.0

16.0

Provisions/NPLs

24.4

34.9

42.8

55.1

57.6

60.4

Provisions/total loans NPLs net of provisions/capital Return on Assets After Tax

5.2

7.1

7.5

8.7

9.1

9.5

66.1

63.6

46.5

30.8

27.4

26.8

0.1

-0.1

0.4

1.2

0.2

0.4

Share of T-Bills & T-Notes in Bank Domestic Assets and Capital 80 60 40 20 0

68.7 40.7 6.5 2010

42.3 6.3 2011

47.0

6.3 2012

49.1

5.9 2013

45.5

5.5 2014

38.5 4.7 2015

Belize’s is facing a prolonged period of slow growth 9

Medium term outlook is challenging. Growth is projected to be 1.6% for the period 2016-2021, below the average of the past five years. Revised IMF Baseline Economic Growth Forecast

 The outlook for Belize’s economic growth is not promising. Headwinds remain strong, and will require concerted action by the government to put the economy back on track.  In the IMF’s base case scenario, slow growth will persist for the foreseeable future. Low productivity and only limited progress in expanding physical infrastructure are major constraints on growth.

 The external environment, with forecasts of very sluggish growth in the world’s advanced economies, and persistently modest growth in world trade, does not look friendly to Belize at this point in time. Without an improvement in Belize’s export performance, overall economic growth will suffer, the balance of payments will be under stress.  One of the most troubling aspects of the Fund’s base case scenario is the sharp rise in public debt, which, in the absence of significant fiscal adjustment measures, is projected to rise to 101.7% of GDP by the end of 2021.

Source: Central Bank of Belize, IMF WEO Database October 2016

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

1.0

-1.5

1.9

2.8

2.3

1.7

Inflation (% change)

-0.6

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

Primary fiscal balance (% of GDP)

-5.6

-2.0

-2.2

-1.3

-1.4

-1.1

-0.9

Overall fiscal balance (% of GDP)

-8.0

-5.0

-5.6

-5.3

-5.6

Public debt (% of GDP)

82.1

99.9

95.7

96.4

97.7

99.6 101.7

External current account balance (% of GDP)

-9.8 -14.0 -10.2

-8.8

-8.5

-8.2

-7.4

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.0

0.4

7.8

Gross official reserves (months of imports)

Sep-16

T-Bills & T-Notes as % of Total Assets of Domestic Banks Source: Central Bank of Belize, IMF Article IV October 2016

2015 Real GDP growth (% change)

T-Bills & T-Notes as % of of Domestic Bank Capital

Source: IMF Article IV October 2016

4.4

3.7

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY Ambergris Caye, Belize District BY ORDER of the Receiver, Sueno Del Mar Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following property ON SITE [13 Miles north of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District] on Monday 12th December 2016 at 11:00 am: SUENO DEL MAR RESORT - 13 MILES NORTH OF SAN PEDRO TOWN, AMBERGRIS CAYE

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK San Pedro 7

PARCEL 8843

(Being Sueno Del Mar Resort situate 13 Miles north of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye and includes: Palapa Bar & Grill; Two Swimming Pools; Direct TV Satellite System; Isotropic Satellite Internet System; Electrical System provided by Belize Electricity Ltd.; Resort Electricity back-up Generator; 45,0000 gallon resort water storage; Laundry Facility; Guest Storage; Staff Housing; Resort Maintenance Storage; 32 ft. Boat with 2 - 200 HP Yamaha Outboard Motors; 9 Resort Villa Buildings (36 villas are partially furnished and 3 villas unfurnished) (32 two bedroom villas) (6 one bedroom villas) (1 three bedroom villa); on 9.6 acres of land with 506 feet of frontage on the Caribbean Sea in the Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, the freehold property of Messrs. Sueno Del Mar Limited

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224 4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

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2016

MY PERSPECTIVE By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

ACTIVISM AND ACTION It’s amazing…all this activity during the Sixteen Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. I don’t know if we have really come a long way but all the events certainly have. I am not at all knocking the candlelight vigils, dancing in the street and marching. It is all meant to bring awareness, and we have to be aware and internalize the challenges at hand before we can actually do something. But we need action too. Last week the Social Work Students Association of the University of Belize held their first Gender Based Violence Evening of Expressive Arts at Spoonaz Cafe on North Front Street, Belize City. I was happy to have received their invitation to address them as guest speaker, and, as I usually do, I jotted a few notes and bullet points of what I wanted to say to them. I am not given to writing out long speeches, preferring instead to have some few ideas and to go with the mood and flow of the event. I was very pleased too to have witnessed artist Katie Usher’s remembrance of the three young girls who tragically perished at the Youth Hostel. Earlier I had listened to the CEO for Human Development saying that the Ministry had gotten legal advice not to release publicly the findings of the internal investigation. This I find unacceptable. Why should the Ministry be more concerned about protecting their own backs than of having the full truth come out so that this kind of thing never happens again? They are more concerned for their derrieres than for letting the failures within the system be known. And where was the outrage? Are our memories so short that those three young lives could go just like that? At the Spoonaz event I commended the Social Work students for their initiative in

bringing skits, songs, performances and testimonials on Domestic Violence to a stage from which they can draw inspiration for needed action. I told them though that it cannot stop there. The social deterioration we are experiencing is a form of gender violence, I posited, and I shared my feeling that the ones who suffer from such deterioration most are of course children and women. Children being shot or burning up in homes is chilling testimony to this terrible dysfunction. Our Belizean social fabric is severely challenged, I asked them to remember and focus upon. It cannot be sufficient to merely lament violence, family breakdown or gender based attacks on the vulnerable. We all have a responsibility to work towards changing our social fabric for the better. We must be concerned about serious gaps in education; the lack of jobs for women; paltry rates of pay for menial workers; the social security bosses sitting on their backsides instead of bringing desperately needed reform; preventable delays at the Vital Statistics Department; bottlenecks in persons accessing their ID cards because of prohibitive red tape; women still having to fight tooth and nail for obvious property rights; inadequate health care for children in our hospitals and clinics. Yes, all these difficulties remaining unaddressed properly are forms of gender-based violence. They amount to injustice, and injustice is gender based violence. I thus encouraged the Social Work students to act, to think and do, not to merely dance or recite poetry. We all have to be a part of the solution in mending our Belizean social fabric. UB and other tertiary education students are well placed to demand and to make changes for positive improvement. The real action must start.

NOTICE For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Transfer of Mortgage made the 16th day of May, 2011 between HERITAGE BANK LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Mortgagee”) of the first part, SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Bank”) of the second part and JEFFREY BUDD and ANDREA BUDD both of 34 Sunset Park, Western Highway, Belize District, Belize (hereinafter called “the Mortgagors”) of the third part, and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 11 of 2011 at Folios 1561 – 1580, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto. All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate at Mile 8.5 on the Northern Side of Hector Creek Road, Western Highway, Belize District, Belize, recorded at the General Registry in Surveyors Plan Book No. 6 at Folios 170 as Lot No. 34 TOGETHER all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 22nd day of November, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

NOTICE For Sale By Order of the Mortgagee Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage registered as Instrument Number LTU-201302333 made the 18th day of December, 2013 between Jeanne Longsworth, Armin Arana and Juan Coc of Happy Avenue, Independence Village, Stann Creek District (hereinafter called “the Borrower”) of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Mortgagee”) of the other part, and the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto. All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT freehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 242 (812.607) situate in Mango Creek Village, Stann Creek District, Belize and bounded and described as shown as Plan No. 91 of 1996 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 17th day of November, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

TOURISM:

BELIZEANS SHUT OUT By: Norris Hall IF Belizeans have not yet been shut out of the tourism industry, they continue to get a thinner and thinner slice of their homemade pie. Soon they will be getting only the crumbs. Most of this industry is dominated by foreign investors with a small number of local investors owning principal stakes. On the other hand, some Belizeans own considerable capital in providing services to this industry, including transportation, but in some instances even the latter is at risk because of loose policies within the industry. Foreign real estate companies are also dominating that market. Added to this is the rampant corruption in the Ministry of Lands that goes on unabated. Real estate is prohibitively expensive putting it out of the reach of local investors. In the earlier years of the industry, many innocent Belizeans were fleeced by land speculators who bought their land for cheap. This began the skyrocketing value of real estate, especially along the coastline and the offshore islands. It would appear that the industry is being allowed to further develop unchecked. It would have been expected that, like in other countries, certain aspects of this industry would be set aside as exclusive turf for Belizeans. This includes tour guiding. The eco-tourism product, or environmental tourism, that the Belize Tourist Board continues to promote, has become a lie. The government continues to show very little regard for environmental concerns. Very few of the developments in the industry are environmentally friendly. Most developers appear to be forcing the environment to adapt rather than adapting to the environment. There are fewer and fewer eco-friendly destinations. When the original concept of eco-tourism became popular in the early 1990s, Belize was to be discovered as “unspoilt.” Now it has been spoilt - It has been conquered and recolonized. GETTING SCREWED There are two examples that indicate that the country is not getting its fair share from tourism. Ambergris Caye is one of these. It has become an American colony that brings with it the expected intrinsic racism. The Minister of Tourism once tried to prevent Belizeans from the mainland from visiting this island resort. This caused a public uproar. There are multi-million dollar investments on the east side of the island facing the Barrier reef. On the west side of San Pedro, the “capital” of the island there is a contrast that is less than a few hundred yards from these five star resorts. There is abject poverty where many of the ‘grunt’ servers in the industry live, in some cases in unacceptable human conditions and without adequate amenities and public utilities. This is one of several emblematic relationships that Belize has with tourism. The other is the recent $$$ multimillion development by Norwegian Cruise Line on Harvest Caye south of the Placencia peninsula. This outrageous deal for dominance by NCL was gift-wrapped in government corruption and deception, with complete disre-

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gard for the country’s environmental laws. NCL’s disregard for national sovereignty is an outrage. It has created an exclusive zone that is off limits to all Belizeans, unless employed by them. The government has also beefed up NCL’s security with a squad of police officers, paid for by taxpayers to keep taxpayers away. It has been designated as Belize’s first offshore port of entry exclusively for NCL’s ships and passengers. NCL dictated this deal with well-connected government officials who will continue to pocket money from this arrangement. It is a classic case of what should not happen in the development of the tourism industry. It is a classic case of neo-colonial dominance. It is also a peek into the national trend for the further development of this industry in Belize. It is shameful. One blogger hast termed it as “Apartheid Tourism”. This also gives credence to some assertions that tourism means (official) whorism. RISING DISCONTENT Recently the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize (FECTAB), that includes mainly tour guides, has been beating its drums of discontent. They are losing business with the opening of NCL’s port. They have been shut out. Because of government deception, FETCAB literally missed the boat. It is likely that this Belize City based Association will be missing more boats. It is believed that soon other cruise ships will be by-passing Belize City to dock at the Harvest Caye port if they can make a deal with NCL. That is yet to be confirmed. The rumbling noises from FETCAB could become a crescendo of rising discontent as more and more Belizeans are not benefitting from the growth in the industry, or if they are, only marginally. They are gradually being shut out of their birthright. The seeds of discontent and the trickle-down effects of tourism on a national economy that is fast crumbling may already be evident in the rising crime rate that the government appears to be incapable of nipping. The government and the BTB continue to ignore its own blueprint for future tourism development. At the request of the Barrow Administration, the Inter-American Bank did a study with recommendations for the further development of the industry. But the Government has ignored the Bank’s recommendations that cruise ships should not be allowed into Belize’s pristine southern coastal waters. Much to the chagrin of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) and others opposed to cruise ship tourism in Belize, the Government ignored reasonable and rational opposition to NCL’s development. The Prime Minister told them to “Get over it”. Advised of the long term negative environmental impact the NCL development would have, he declared that he “won’t be around by then.” In a recent interview with the President of the 350 member BTIA, he said “cruise tourism does not bring the type of benefits that we get from overnight tourism.” BLUE PRINT IGNORED He reiterated that the government’s green light on the Harvest Caye development “failed to follow due process,” add-

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ing that this development was “contrary to the provisions of the national sustainable development master plan.” Asked if he is satisfied that the country is getting its fair share from the tourism industry, the BTIA President said: “The country should be getting a greater share from the industry.” At the recent AGM of the BTIA, its President called for the “responsible development of our tourism industry.” He also added that the BTIA will continue to “thrust unabated increasing pressure” to stop the destruction of mangrove forests for high-density resorts and to accommodate cruise mega ships. Haven’t they tried at “unabated pressure” before? What makes him think that the government will see the light by putting the national interest and that of Belizeans first? They will continue to encourage the unguided development in the industry at whatever cost, even with the minimum returns and the negative environmental costs. This is usually a factor that is ignored - the negative impact of environmental destruction and its effects on the GDP. It is especially true in this case, more so on the so-called ecotourism product. BELIZEANS LOSING IT The propaganda pitch by the government these days, given a rapidly collapsing national economy, is to paint the rosy picture postcard of the tourism industry in Belize. But this is the job of the Belize Tourist Board. The government’s reckless development policies are destroying any little benefits and returns from this runaway industry that has been made to slip from the grasp of Belizeans. If this trend continues, and as the government refuses to back-off from offshore oil exploration and its impact on the Barrier Reef as well as the uncontrolled degradation of the forest, eco-tourism in Belize will become as real as a Disneyworld rain forest or the Harvest Caye cruise ship port - unreal and artificial. The Belize Barrier reef is still on UNESCO’s list of endangered World Heritage sites. While it is okay for the Government

and the Belize Tourist Board to continue to tout figures about the growth of the tourism industry in Belize, backed up by reports from the World Bank and the World Tourism Organization, these figures also translate to the truism that there are lies, damn lies and statistics. The country is not getting its fair share from the tourism industry - neither land - based and worse, cruise tourism, neither financially nor psychologically. The latter far outweighs any little positive economic impact. With more and more foreign investments in this industry, Belizeans are also being marginalized or even shut out from participating. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM? WHERE? The new catch phrase these days is about “sustainable tourism”. But development experts say that if the current trend continues, tourism development in Belize will be unsustainable. The forecast is that the development of the industry will peak in 2025. The type of tourism this government is encouraging is a new form of colonialism or neocolonialism. This is a form of economic exploitation with very little significant return to the people of this nation. It is defined as taking power from the local or national, or regional levels. This new form of colonialism is exemplified by the way it is allowed to operate with the blessings of the Government, with virtual domination by and with the dictates of foreign investors. THE UGLY PAST It is beginning to look somehow reminiscent of our colonial past. What was intended to bring opportunities to Belizeans and to allow them to showcase what was once described as “the world’s best kept secret” is now being overtaken by the white masters while most of the people of this country are made to lose their patrimony to become the predictable nation of tray-carrying servants. Their rich cultural diversity and their pristine environment have been high jacked and manipulated - almost to their own exclusion. This is unacceptable.

PUP NOTICE The People’s United Party informs all supporters in the Cayo West Constituency that nominations are now being accepted for positions on the Constituency Executive Committee. Positions for which nominations are being accepted ARE: 1. Chairperson 2. Deputy-Chairperson 3. Secretary 4. Treasurer 5. Assistant Treasurer 6. Campaign Manager 7. Deputy Campaign Manager 8. Communications Director 9. Logistics Coordinator The Closing Date for nominations for those interested in any position on the Cayo West Executive Committee is December 9, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The Convention Date will be 8 January, 2017.

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2016

THINKING OUT LOUD BY: KEVIN BERNARD

According to a press release from the Ministry of Natural Resources, now under the control of Attorney-General Vanessa Retreage, a letter was sent to Gaspar Vega’s son Andre and UDP-affiliated attorney Sharon Pitts telling them that they had 30 days to return $800,000 ($400,000 each). They got that money when Gaspar Vega was Minister of Natural Resources, in a move that stinks to high heavens of the most worthless corruption. Those 30 days have gone. But nobody anywhere wants to talk about that money now. The Minister of Natural Resources isn’t saying a word. I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for that money to be given back to Belizean taxpayers. That’s not really going to happen. Eight hundred thousand dollars to just two persons! $800,000!Then there’s another million to another guy for a piece of land for which he only paid a little over $6000. Then there are the millions and millions of dollars in compensation paid to UDP cronies while Gaspar Vega was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources. And all the thousands of acres of land given to members of the Vega/Hernandez family and accumulated by Gaspar Vega himself. Besides that, there are stories of how two members of the Vega/Hernandez clan who were put in high positions in Lands got wealthy by running the department like it was their own private business. There are many stories like that. But you know what the worst thing is? None of those persons will ever be made to pay for what they have done. None of those millions will be returned. Nobody in government feels that there is any need to come to the people of Belize to account for those monies because those few in power have come to believe that it is their money. Gaspar Vega feels that it was okay to facilitate a payment of $400,000 for his son from public coffers because somewhere along the line these politicians have started to believe that the money in their votes and in their allocations to their Ministries is their personal money to do exactly

what they want. They feel mighty and powerful with all those millions at their disposal. And they forget that all those millions come from all those tens of thousands of Belizeans who work hard out there every day and pay their taxes so that their representatives can do the right and good thing to better all our lives. THAT IS OUR MONEY. That is not Gaspar Vega’s money. That is not Edmond Castro’s money. That is not Dean Barrow’s money. Every single cent which is wasted by mismanagement or stolen by corrupt politicians is money which could have been used for invaluable projects in so many communities across the country. Right now we are working hard to develop our town, working hard to fix streets and maintain infrastructure projects while getting no help from central government. We are not fortunate like other municipalities which have benefitted from multi-million dollar grants. What we do, we do because we handle your money properly and you, the residents have confidence in this Town Council. We have your support. But just imagine what we could have done with that $800,000 given to Gapi’s son and another UDP crony. It is way past time for us as a people to stand up and demand accountability from all our leaders and indeed, all our politicians. It hurts my heart to see so many Ministers living the good life, shopping in Chetumal in their fancy SUV which we pay for, on fuel we pay for. It hurts my heart to see Ministers who were normal just a few years ago now living the lives of the rich and famous. Yet we, the ones who put them there and who put money in their hands remain poor and remain struggling. There is not one UDP Minister today who is struggling to put food on the table or struggling to send their kids to school or struggling to pay utility bills. But yet, this government does not feel that it has to answer the questions. Nobody wants to tell us how our money is being spent.

THAT DREADED CORRUPTION

By: Eduardo Santos “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” ~ Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 How can Belize promote development?? Poverty has so long and gravely sparked concern because many people are experiencing hardship, misery, starvation, and so on. The causes of poverty in Belize are various. But the most common cause that is pervasively found in every developing world is corruption. Corruption has negatively and greatly influenced the growth and welfare of the country and has also been one of the most important matters with which Belize is struggling to deal. It is mostly spotted in a wide range of different organizations and levels starting from government, private sector, judicial system, education and so forth. It is not difficult to understand why corruption is so dreadful for us. Corruption has drained out a large sum of money from our national income. The money could instead be used to help the poor by improving infrastructure, agriculture, the health care system or to build more schools. Furthermore, corruption is seriously discouraging foreign investments. Investment is very crucial in boosting Belize’s economy. It provides countless jobs for our population and enlarges the tax income. However, investors will become greatly reluctant to run their large scale business in a country that is marred by corruption. Corruption could be a major factor that could lead to social inequality because it is only advantageous to the rich, and the suffering of the poor persists. When enduring inequality exists, the helpless might start to choose civil unrest as an option to narrow the social gap. Another factor that keeps holding Belize back is the constant mismanagement by government. The government is deemed a steering wheel of a country. Our nation can either succeed or fail and that is partially contingent upon government. Many countries in the third world remain in poverty because of improper management such as ineffectiveness in monitoring the income and resource of the country and failure in diplomacy and anti-corruption campaigns. A large sum of collected money is not poured directly into taxes; however, it ends up in individual pockets, usually the powerful and dishonest government officials. The increased amount of debt cannot help the people from escaping poverty either. Many developing countries demand loans from the rich in the hope of using the

money to develop their countries. When the debt become greater the government might be forced to extract the money targeted to enhance different sectors such as education, food supply or rural development from government budget in order to pay the loan and interest. Another factor that is the cause of our country being in extreme distress is the lack of education. The government has failed to provide accessible education that would enable people to find lucrative job in the future. Illiteracy is truly pervasive, particularly in rural regions. Without qualified education, many people might become vulnerable to exploitation by profiteers or underemployed and unemployable. The increase of unemployment would mean the increase of poverty. The lack of education could also contribute to the increase in the crime rate throughout the country. People who are unable to find a job or earn too little might choose to rob or steal other people for money in order for them and their families to survive. Moreover, the understanding of health care is extremely poor when people are not able to read and write. The media that works to educate people about health will encounter difficulties since many people find most of the information not legible. Therefore, the expense on health care becomes an expensive problem for the government to solve. I personally think that in a bid to make Belize a better place to settle in with a minimum rate of poverty, the government should first of all eliminate all forms of corruption whether in government or private sector. Corruption has so far consumed a lot of money from our coffers. If we could succeed in preventing the money flow into individual pockets we would be able to save a large amount of money to achieve short and long term goals. In addition, the reduction of corruption can really help to attract more investments into the country because investors are highly discouraged to invest in the countries where they have to spend money in bribing the government or other agencies. To do that the government has to first establish effective anti-corruption laws. GOB has to set good examples by penalizing powerful and rich figures who infringe on the law and especially increase the income of workers. The prevention of civil unrest is also a must. To achieve peace and stability the government must provide good services in every sector to ensure the freedom and contentment of the people. The government must be wise and flexible in managing different areas in government. Sadly our present government has failed us miserably and so our economy is facing the end of the beginning.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Licensed Auctioneer NOEL J. CODD will sell the following properties on Wednesday December 14th, 2016 at the time and places mention below On site at 9:00a.m.

All that piece or parcel of land being lot No.72 situate at the corner of Evelyn & St. Peter Street,Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Being Block 4 Parcel 1618 Orange Walk TownRegistration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 479.3 square meters. The subject building is a 2 storey concrete structure. Main level having 8 bedrooms, 1 part-bath,and living area. 2nd level 3 bedrooms,2 full bath, family room, laundry room, living, dining and kitchen. THE LOWER FLOOR IS USED AS DOCTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE THE UPPER AS RESIDENCE. BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD STATE being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro

All that piece or parcel of land containing 645.890 s. m.3744 Cor. Palmar Boundary Road & Macal River Street, Orange Walk. The Subject Building comprises 1,360sft. The same is occupied as a family home of 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Being the freehold property of Roger Tun.

On site at 1:00p.m.

All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of Land, in Orange Walk Town. Being Parcel 2946, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The building measures 2,740 square-feet and it holds six bedrooms, two full bathrooms, two part baths, a livingroom and dining area. Being the Freehold property of Sunil Talreja.

On site at 2:30p.m.

On site at 10:30a.m.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN TRIAL FARM being Registration Section Trial Farm Block 4 Parcel 762, Orange Walk District, Belize. The property contains 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, living, kitchen, and dining area being the freehold property of Benjamin Torres.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town, Block 4 Parcel 4255, Orange Walk district. The property has 775 square feet and contains three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Dr. Jose Lahera.

On site at 9:30a.m.

All that parcel or piece of land. Being Parcel 3369, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The property holds a concrete bungalow that has two bedrooms and a bathroom. The lot approximately measures 522.58 square-meters. Being the Freehold property of Roman and Leidiana Cantun.

On site at 3:00p.m.

On site at 1:30p.m. All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 1911. Property contains 4 bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, Living, Kitchen and dining area. The building is also comprised of 1786 S.FT. Being the Fee Simple property of Ana B. Castillo.

On site at 11:00a.m.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land situated in Orange Walk Town. Being Parcel 3333, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The property holds an incomplete two-storey concrete building which measures 2,788 square-feet. The concrete structure is 60% complete. The Building contains 4bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living-room, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Freehold property of Enrique Patt and Nubia Patt.

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 284/1, TRIAL FARM REG. SECTION BLOCK 4, O/ WALK. Property contains 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, Living and kitchen area. Property for Lisandro Vargas

On site at 10:00a.m. ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1045.045square meters being Lot 648 situated in Trial Farm village, Orange Walk District. Property is vacant lot. Being the Fee Simple property of Melbourne Rodriguez

All that parcel, or piece of land in Orange Walk. Being Parcel 3056/1, Block 4, Regstration Section Orange Walk T own. This lot is situated along San Jose Palmar Road, Louisiana Farm area, Orange Walk. The property measures 551.084 squaremeters and hold a two-storey building. The building measures 1,322 squarefeet itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a mixed construction 25% timber and 75% concrete. Each floor has two beedrooms, one bathroom, a living-room and a kitchen/dining area. Being the Leasehold property of Juan Burgos and Mateo Grajalez.

On site at 3:30p.m.

On site at 2:00p.m.

On site at 11:30a.m. All that parcel or piece of land in Orange Walk Town . Being Parcel 431, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town . This lot is situtated along Otro Benque Road. This property holds a concrete building which measures 4,475 squarefeet. The building holds nine bedrooms, six full bathroom, two living-rooms, two kitchens and a dining area. Being the Freehold property of Rosa Aguilar.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTRICT

THE BELIZE TIMES On site at 10:30a.m.

Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Thursday December 15th, 2016 at the time and places mention

On site at 9:00a.m.

All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land situated in Orange Walk District. Being Parcel 1381/1,Block 4, Registration Section Ann Gabourel , Orange Walk District. The building on the property is a concrete structure measuring 624.75 squarefeet. The building holds two bedrooms, one bath and a living/dining area and a kitchen. Being the Leasehold property of Ruben Portillo.

27 AT 3:00 P.M. IN FRONT SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD. Orange Walk Branch On Thursday December 15th, 2016

On site at 1:30p.m.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 464.454 s. m. being lot no. 3235 CABBAGE STREET, Orange Walk District, Belize. The house contains 2 bedrooms, living, kitchen and dining area. The house has an outdoor facility being the Freehold parcel of Martin Jimenez.

On site at 11:00a.m. All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land situated in Orange Walk Town. Being Parcel 876, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The property measures 6,353.2044 square-feet and it hold a concrete building which measures 720 square-feet. The building has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a livingroom, a kitchen and dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Allen Cowo

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN Orange Walk being Registration Section Ann Gabourel Block 4 Parcel 1814. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Levy Blanco.

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Block 4 Parcel 1946 Orange Walk Town measuring 1199.638 sq yds. being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro.

On site at 2:00p.m.

On site at 9:30a.m.

ALL that piece or parcel of land being BLOCK 1 PARCEL 499 SAN ESTEVAN REGISTRATION SECTION in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk Town. Land measuring 461.9 S.M. Building:Concrete bungalow house with 3 bedrooms, full bath, living, Dining, Kitchen Area and laundry room. Being the Freehold property of Eudaldo & Macaria Patt.

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcels 623,624,625 & 631 orange Walk Town 2054.41 square meters Orange Walk Town Registration Section. Vacant Land. Being the freehold property of M.V. Imports Ltd

On site at 11:30a.m. ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, being Registration: Ann Gabourel Block: 4 Parcel: 1247/1. The property contains IA 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; X 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 2 BEDROOMs, BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE being the leasehold property of Felix Rejon

All that piece or parcel of land containing 522.5 square meters. Being Block 4, Parcel 879, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The property is currently in its natural state. The Land only being the Freehold property of Pabel Torres

On site at 10:00a.m.

On site at 2:30p.m. ALL THAT Being Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk Town Registration section being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk District, Belize. 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Ester Vargas.

ALL that piece or parcel Being Block 1 Parcels 228, 229, 230, 231 San Estevan Registration Section. Land measuring 657.1 sm, 710.8 sm, 641.7sm, & 729 sm respectively in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk. 39 x 39 feet Concrete bungalow structure: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, lkitchen, dining and living room. There is also an open shed, which is used as an additional kitchen & washing area. Being the Freehold property of Wilber & Erica Vega.

On site at 1:00p.m. ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 348.33sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 1473 ANN GABOUREL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located at #49 Yo Creek & San Joaquin St., Orange Walk Town. The Subject Building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 1971sft, including open area. The same serves as a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas. House was originally constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2011. House is 50% tiled, plastered and painted. There is also a second structure within the lot that is currently used as a store room. Property of Edison & Rosita Johnson.

All that parcel or piece of land. Being Parcel 4236, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town. The property measures 522.534 square-meters . the property is a vacant lot. Being the Freehold Property of Benjamin Carrillo.

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All that piece or parcel of land being parcels 157 and 158, Douglas Registration Section, Block 1, and Orange Walk. The Lot 158 contains 1045.159 square meters and it’s the corner lot on the roadside. Lot 157 contains 1040.57 square meters and it’s the inside lot for which the street is not open yet. Both lots are presently in its natural state. Being the Property of Erica Cabral

AT 10:00 a.m. on site ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 20acres being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 65 DOUGLAS RURAL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located in San Jose/San Pablo Village being the Freehold property of Vicente Escalante.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in San Pablo. Being Registration Section San Jose/ San Pablo, Block 1, Parcel 69/1, Orange Walk District. The building contains three bedrooms, one full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the leasehold property of Alfonso Teck

All that parcel or piece of land. Being Parcel 483/1, Block 1, Registration Section Douglas Rural, Orange Walk District. The property holds a concrete building which measures 1,636 square-feet. The building has six bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a livingroom, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Leasehold property of Elvia Acosta.

AT 10:00 a.m. on site

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PEICE OF LAND, IN ORANGE WALK being Registration Section Ann Gabourel, Block 4, Parcel 2755 being the freehold property of Van Clarke.

ALL THAT piece or parcel being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 428/1 SAN JOSE/SAN PABLO REGISTRATION SECTION containing 1646.7 square meters being the Leasehold property of Miguel Briceno.

All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in San Felipe. Being Parcel 463/1, Block 13, Registration Section San Felipe, Orange Walk District. The building on the property is a concrete bungalow structure which measures 805.5 square-meters. An incomplete extension is also on the property and it measures approximately 140 square-feet. Being the Leasehold property of Omar Mejia.

All that parcel or piece of land. Being Parcel 511,Block 4, Registration Section Miller’s Bight, Orange Walk District. The property measures 1.307 acres. The subject property is a vacant farm lot that have a few fruit trees and had water frontage to the Honey camp lagoon. Being the Freehold property of Santiago Felipe Baeza.

AT 10:00 a.m. on site

ALL THOSE THREE pieces or parcel of land containing 1,719.013 s.m. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 514,515,516. Ishwar Mahbubani

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing 2160.701 square meters. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 523, Orange Walk District. The property currently hosts a one storey structure which is unoccupied. Being the Freehold property of Roberto Santos

All that parcel or piece of land in San Felipe. Being Parcel 471/1, Block 13, Registration Section San Felipe, Orange Walk District. The property holds a ferro-concrete building with a gross floor area of 2,992 square-feet. The front porch measures 1,120 square-feet. The building is designed as 50% commercial and 50% residential. The building has five bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a living-room, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Leasehold property of Martin and Delia Celiz.

All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in Orange Walk District. Being Parcel 281, Block 1, Registration Section Ann Gabourel , Orange Walk District. The property is currently in its natural state approximately measuring 25 acres. Being the Freehold property of Santiago Rosado.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR COROZAL DISTRICT Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties on Friday December 16, 2016 at the time and places mention below

On site at 9:00a.m.

ALL That piece or parcel being Parcel 188 Block 1 San Jose/San Pablo Village.Containing a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of approximately 700sft. Holding 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living/ kitchen area.Being the Freehold property of Otilio Cacerez & Macedonia Chi.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being parcel 510/1. REGISTRATION SECTION: SAN JOSE/SAN PABLO BLOCK: 1 PARCEL: 510/1. The Building is a 2 bedroom bungalow house. Being the leasehold property of Edwin Patt

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Parcel 2157/1 Block 1 in Corozal North situate in Hall’s Layout, College Road, Corozal Town Land - 727.06 sqyds, Building 47.5ft x 32.5ft-split level concrete house, Main level holds 5 bedrooms, 2 full bath, 1 kitchen and living room. Second level 2 bedrooms and a storage area. There is also a 13ft x 15 ft single building in the yard being the leasehold property of Ezekiel Gilharry.

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On site at 9:30a.m. All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Corozal. Being Registration Section Corozal North, Block 1, Parcel 1982. The property contains two building. The main building contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Robert and Elizabeth Cervera

On site at 11:30a.m.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 31 Block 1, PARAISO/ SANTA RITA REGISTRATION SECTION. Building:2 Â˝ storey with 5,013 sq. ft. with Main:- 2,294 sq. ft 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Second:- 2,077 sq. ft. 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Third:-642 sq. ft. and is used as an additional living room space being the freehold of Ramesh Buxani Co Ltd

On site at 3:00p.m.

On site at 2:00p.m.

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 282, situated at No. 96 5th Street North, Corozal Central, Corozal Town, Land measuring 669.91 SqYds, Building - Concrete bungalow structure containing 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, kitchen, living room, dining room, and office being the Freehold property of Froylan & America Gilharry.

ALL that piece or parcel being Parcel 62 Block 1 COROZAL CENTRAL REG. SECTION. Located at No 3. 4th Ave Corozal Town. Building is FULLY CONCRETE, DWELLING COMPRISING OF A PARTIAL BASEMENT WHICH CREATES A TWO-STOREY. Measuring aprox. 1800 sq ft. Property of Albertico Gongora

On site at 10:00a.m.

On site at 3:30p.m.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North. Being Registartion Section Corozal North, Block 1, Parcel 869, Corozal Town, Corozal District. The building contains 1,395 square feet on the main floor and 930 sqare feet on the second floor.The building is made up off 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a laundry, a living kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Mohan and Asha Thani.

All that lot, piece or parcel land being Block 1 Parcel 129 Paraiso/Santa Rita Registarion Section. Land with frame structure. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

On site at 2:30p.m.

On site at 1:00p.m. All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 53 & 54 Corozal Central Registration Section. Building is 1615 square feet 2 storey building. Lot 53 houses a radio station and studio at the top and a television studio at the bottom. Lot 54 has an out toilet, concreted courtyard/dancehall with a portion of a kitchen/bar. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 1450/1 CONSEJO ROAD S.E REG SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL District being the Leasehold of Jose Cawich

AT 4:00P.M. IN FRONT OF SCOTIABANK (Belize) LTD. Corozal Town Branch on Friday December 16th, 2016

On site at 10:30a.m. All that Lot, Parcel or Piece of land in Corozal. Being Parcel 1887, Block 1, Registration Section Corozal North, Corozal District. The property holds a concrete building which measures 640 squarefeet. The building contains three bedrooms, 1 full bathroom,a living-room and a kitchen/dining area. Being the Freehold property of Leopoldo Santos.

On site at 1:30p.m. All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North being Registration Section Corozal North Block Parcel 2146.The building is 1050 square feet it comprises of 4bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Teleford Flores.

On site at 11:00a.m.

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 682 Libertad Village Registration Section, Corozal District Land: 10,811.87 s. y Building is a two storey concreted dwelling - Main level contain 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, kitchen, dining, living and laundry room, Second level is incomplete. According to the owner it has been sub-divided into 4 large lots. There is also a thatch house on the property a open trench that may have been initial work for a swimming pool. Being the Freehold property of Herman Botes.

ALL that parcel Sarteneja Registration Section, Block 3, parcel No. 348/1 COROZAL. Structure is a mix concrete bunglow with addition at the top, holding 3 bedrooms, bath, living/dining/kitchen areas. Property of Ariolo & Diana Samos

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THE BELIZE TIMES ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 57/1, BUENA VISTA REG. SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL. Containing Approximately 1310.6 S.Y. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NEAR CENTRALLY LOCATED LOT IN THE VILLAGE AND TWO STREETS PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN HIGHWAY.Holding a two storey concrete building: main level has 1 bed room, living and dining area. Second level has 3 bedrooms, living, dining and kitchen area. Leasehold property for Florencia Pott

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 2995 sm being Block1 Parcel 141 San Andres/ Ranchito Registration Section. The Subject Property houses 3 structures. Building No.1 is 1,200sft. and is occupied as a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No.2: concrete two storey structure of 1,920sft. Each floor is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom space each with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No. 3 is aq 1,200sft. structure with floor & walls in place only Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN SAN ANDRES/RANCHITO being Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito Block 1 Parcel 792 Corozal District. The building contains 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living, and kitchen area being the Freehold of Jorge Zetina

All that piece or parcel 552 Libertad Village Registration Section, Block 1, Corozal District, Belize. The property is big and long lot containing 1799.63 square feet. It has two houses. The first house is a two-storey wooden and concrete structure with 5 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a kitchen, a dining and a living area. It measures about 2100 square feet. While the second house is situated at the back it is a wooden structure with an additional concrete back, thus giving the building a sort of an L shape. It is about 1300 square feet. It consists of 3bedrooms, a living/ dining room and a kitchen. Being the Property of EMILIO & MELVA SARMIENTO. (EMILA & BALDOMINIO MONTEJO)

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 28,CAROLINA CALCUTTA REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL containing 907.43 SQUARE YARDS. THE PROPERTY IS IN KENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAYOUT, AN EXPANSION OF XAIBE VILLAGE AND IS FIVE LOTS OFF THE MAIN ROAD. Building is a one storey concrete structure with 1 bath, living dining and kitchen area. Property is designed for more bedrooms but is not complete. Fee simple property of Valentin Nicholas

All that lot, parcel, or piece of land in Sarteneja being Registration Section Sarteneja Block 3 parcel 604/1. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area and comprise of 954 sq. ft. Being the Leasehold property of Jael Cobb.

ALL THAT piece or parcel being PARCEL 539/1,SANTA CLARA/ SAN ROMAN REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL being the leasehold property of Jorge Moralez. ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN SAN ANDRES/RANCHITO being Registration Section San Andres/Ranchito Being Parcel 234, Block 1 Registration section San Andres/ Ranchito. The property holds a two story concrete building which measures 1,702 sq ft. The building has three bedrooms , 3 bathrooms, a living room , a kitchen and a dinning area. Being the Freehold property of Fernando Chan.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land situated in Sarteneja. Being Parcel 542, Block 3, Registration Section Sarteneja. The property holds a concrete bungalow building which measures 1,325 squarefeet. The building has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen/ dining area. Being the Freehold property of Cesar Munoz.

All that piece or parcel containing 1.17 Acres being lot 5 situate approx 10 1/2 Miles On the Belize Corozal Road. Land Only being the freehold property of Noguera Sugarcane Derivatives

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in San Andres/ Ranchito. Being parcel 453, Block 1, Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito . . The property comprises of 1128 Sq. Ft. and has 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, Kitchen and dining area. Being the fee simple property of Patrick Smith.

All that piece or parcel containing 639.4 Square Meters, being Registration Section Grants Land Block 1 Parcel 322/1 Copper Bank, Corozal District. The property is appraised under the assumption of good marketable title in fee simple volume 28 of 2002. The property in review has a single family bungalow residence with a gross square footage of 980 sq ft at ground floor and 260 sq ft at first floor and land 639.4 S.M. being the freehold property of Sarah Cobb

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal District, being Block 1, Parcel 468, Buena Vista Village, Corozal District. The building is divided into differect secetions. The first floor is divided into three secections as follow: a left sectcion is presently being used as a one bedroom apartment. The middle section is open up from the front like a corridor and sitting area. The right section has 2 bedrooms. The second floor of the buliding is a new completed construction. Being the Fee simple property of Ricardo Gutierrez .

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BY ORDER OF CHARGEE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Chargee under and by virtue of a Charge registered at the Land Registry between HENRY AUGUSTUS SAMUELS of the one part and HRCU of the other part. HRCU will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule below. ALL offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing to Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited from whom full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained.

SCHEDULE

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in Louisville. Being Parcel 1, Registration Section Louisville, Block 1, Corozal District. The building is 1051 square feet, it has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Saturnino Coba

All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Libertad. Being Parcel 225, Block 1, Registration Section Libertad Rural. The property is land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 435.6 square yards being Parcel 107, Block 45 in the Queen’s Square Registration Section situate at No. 15 Raccoon Street, Belize City, Belize District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of HENRY AUGUSTUS SAMUELS DATED this 7th day of December 2016 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

ALL THAT pieces or parcels of land being 1 Parcel 120 containing 50.2 acres Parcel 97 containing 14.798 acres, Parcel 95 containing 62.79 acres and Parcel 86 containing 88.16 acres situated in Libertad Rural Registration Section cane land only being the Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

NOTICE BY ORDER OF CHARGEE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Chargee under and by virtue of a Charge registered at the Land Registry between SILVINO MOYA of the one part and HRCU of the other part. HRCU will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule below. ALL offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing to Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited from whom full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained.

SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 815.28 square yards being Parcel 1387, Block 16 in the Caribbean Shores/Belize Registration Section situate at Mile 4 Philip Goldson Highway, Belize City, Belize District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of SILVINO MOYA DATED this 21st day of November 2016 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 221 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Building is 1410 square feet. Contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, a living, kitchen and family room. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

ALL that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Reg Sec. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that parcel or piece of land. Being Parcel 441/1, Block 1, Registration Section Grants Land, Corozal District. The property measures 743.0 square-meters. The property holds an incomplete two- storey structure. The building has a gross square footage of 1,286 square-feet. The building comprises of three bedrooms, one bathroom, a livingroom, a kitchen, a dining area, a covered entry veranda and a shed. Being the Leasehold property of Rogel Tzul.

NOEL J. CODD

Licensed Auctioneer Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcoddaction@yahoo.com www.noelcoddinc.com

@Noel Codd Auctioneer

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NOTICE

Application for a Moneylender’s Certificate

“Notice is hereby given that the company named “SPICA CORPORATION” has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 1st day of December, 2016.”

I, Dorian Jeremy Usher, hereby give notice that I have applied to the Magistrates’ Court sitting at Belize City for a Certificate to be granted to me under the Moneylenders Act, Chapter 260 to authorize me to carry on business as a Moneylender in the name of Kephawn’s Pawnshop at # 18 Albert Street, Belize City, Belize District, Belize.

Belize Corporate Services Limited

PUP NOTICE The People’s United Party informs all supporters in the Cayo Northeast Constituency that nominations are now being accepted for positions on the Constituency Executive Committee. Positions for which nominations are being accepted ARE: 1. Chairperson 2. Deputy-Chairperson 3. Secretary 4. Treasurer 5. Assistant Treasurer 6. Campaign Manager 7. Deputy Campaign Manager 8. Communications Director 9. Logistics Coordinator The Closing Date for nominations for those interested in any position on the Cayo Northeast Executive Committee is December 9, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. The Convention Date will be 8 January, 2017.

NOTICE “Notice is hereby given that the company named “MACRUSA LTD.” has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 1st day of December, 2016.” Belize Corporate Services Limited

NOTICE “Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 1st day of December, 2016: DORIDINA S.A. FACELINA S.A. ALEMAN, CORDERO, GALINDO & LEE TRUST (BELIZE) LIMITED

NOTICE “Notice is hereby given that the company named “VARTEL MANAGEMENT INC.” has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 29th day of November, 2016.” ALEMAN, CORDERO, GALINDO & LEE TRUST (BELIZE) LIMITED

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EDITORIAL en Español

Una Victoria Vacía

raíz de la huelga de 11 días de profesores bajo el manto del BNTU (Sindicato Nacional de Maestros por sus siglas en inglés) del 3 de octubre al 18 de octubre, ésos educadores tan determinados fueron reconocidos como héroes, como los guerreros que habían triunfado sobre el comportamiento despótico y corrupto de nuestra administración. Después de todo, lucharon por buena gobernabilidad y para ponerle fin a la corrupción. Lucharon por un sistema de controles y equilibrios y rendición de cuentas donde por ahora no existen. Lucharon por el gasto responsable. El 18 de octubre ya parecía evidente que el Primer Ministro se había doblegado. Dio el Sí al Senador 13. Si a la ratificación de la CNUCC. Si a la Comisión de Integridad. Si a la Investigación del Senado. Los ángeles cantaron el Aleluya. Ah, los maestros debieron sentirse como los poderosos 300 espartanos, con la diferencia que ellos si vivieron para contar la gloriosa historia. Pero fuimos todos – profesores, beliceños honrados, quienes deseábamos un cambio real sin agenda política – nada más un cambio real de Belice como Beliceños que somos – engañados por una chorrada brillante de la marca personal del primer ministro. No es culpa de los maestros. Deben ser alabados porque se mantuvieron independientes y se mantuvieron firmes. De hecho, muchos de nosotros debemos sentir una dolorosa punzada de vergüenza al recordar la postura decidida de los maestros. Lucharon por lo que habría beneficiado a todos y cada uno de nosotros (con la excepción, quizás, de aquellos que ya violaron y asaltaron nuestras arcas y siguen saqueándola con impunidad). La victoria de los maestros es vacía porque Dean Oliver Barrow es un maestro del engaño y la artimaña. Su avaricia por el poder supera cualquier pensamiento fugaz de integridad en sus funciones. La victoria de los maestros es vacía porque como Beliceños estamos tan divididos a lo largo de toda posible línea que no podemos unirnos incluso para algo tan evidentemente correcto y bueno. Y no rehuyamos a la verdad que nos mira muy de frente, muchos a los que se les ha dado la confianza para unirnos son eminentemente corruptibles y abiertos a las tentaciones. ¿Qué, exactamente, lograron los maestros? A lo que al ajuste salarial se refiere, el Primer Ministro con la ayuda capaz de (por cualquier razón) los dirigentes del Sindicato de Trabajadores del Estado (PSU por sus siglas en ingles) y APSSM (Asociación de Gerentes Profesionales del Estado por sus siglas en inglés) se ganó todo el tiempo que quería. Basado solamente en una promesa de Dean Oliver Barrow, los profesores y funcionarios públicos esperan obtener su ajuste salarial en 2017, junto con una prima muy pequeña por su paciencia. Sera interesante, porque el 2017 promete ser un pésimo año, peor que el 2016. ¿Si el Primer Ministro no pudo encontrar el dinero en el año 2016, donde lo conseguirá en el 2017? Irónicamente, si los profesores y funcionarios públicos milagrosamente ven este ajuste, estarían en efecto pagándose ellos mismos a través de los aumentos anticipados de impuestos prometidos para abril de 2017. El gobierno presiono a diestra y siniestra para asegurarse de que la Investigación por parte del Senado, fuera exclusivamente

bajo los términos del UDP. Está presidida por un senador UDP y queda excepcionalmente claro que se guiará por los principios de proteger y preservar a los miembros del círculo interno del gobierno y los funcionarios periféricos corruptos. También queda claro que cualquier esfuerzo por llamar a los miembros del gabinete para que sean interrogados será rechazado con prejuicios. No hay Victoria ahí. Belice firmara la Convención de las Naciones Unidas Contra la Corrupción. Pero es curioso que toda discusión sobre esa ratificación, la firma, administración, consideraciones y repercusiones se llevaron a cabo únicamente por el Gobierno y el BCCI (Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Belice por sus siglas en ingles), que muchos sienten es presidida por un simpatizante UDP. ¿Por qué la falta de discusión abierta y el debate? ¿Por qué hay la sensación de que algo se oculta? ¿Por qué no hay inclusión de la Oposición constitucionalmente reconocida o los sindicatos u otras partes interesadas en una Convención tan importante? ¿Por qué no nos lo dicen? El Primer Ministro accedió a la Comisión de Integridad, pero realmente no es más que una broma y un sopapo para los beliceños. Uno de los nombramientos del Primer Ministro fue miembro del BAA (Autoridad de Aeropuertos por sus siglas en inglés) que escribió miles de cheques para cubrir gastos personales de Edmond Castro. El Presidente ha sido una abanderada del UDP, ha trabajado para el UDP y debe cualquier éxito que ha alcanzado o alcanzará a su conexión con el UDP. Después de que Dean Oliver Barrow se comprometió a aceptar la selección de un contador público nombrado por el Instituto de Contadores públicos y auditores, designó a su viejo compinche fiable y comprobado Net Vásquez. Vásquez no es miembro del Instituto de Contadores Públicos y como tal es no un contador público reconocido por la ley, pero el Señor Barrow ha demostrado estar por encima de la ley. Este órgano, con mayoría absoluta de personas comprometidas con el UDP, NUNCA serán los vigilantes que los Beliceños imaginábamos. Sin duda aquí no hay ninguna victoria. Y luego está el senador 13. Todas las ONGs de buena reputación han entrado en acción para seleccionar a un candidato adecuado. Pero Dean Oliver Barrow ha declarado, repetidamente, que el gobierno mantendrá la mayoría en cualquier cuerpo. Así que si es designado un senador 13, el gobierno muy pronto nombrará un senador 14, aunque se podría argumentar que ya tienen uno pre-cocido en la persona del Pastor Ashley Rocke el ya senador. ¿Así que, que es lo que se ganó con los 11 días de huelga? ¿Qué es el resultado de esos once días? Bueno, los profesores tuvieron que iniciar acciones legales para impedir que el gobierno impartiera la ira de Barrow. Ganaron una victoria temporal. Hay verdadera disensión en las filas de los sindicatos – esto es una victoria para el Primer Ministro. Y en cuanto a la gente de Belice... nos sentamos y nos preparamos para lo que promete ser el más magro de los tiempos. La buena gobernabilidad no se encuentra más cerca de lo que ha estado alguna vez en esta administración y la corrupción es tan vibrante y desenfrenada como siempre lo ha sido.

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Nicaragua reprime las protestas contra el Canal Managua 7 de DIC 2016 Organizaciones de derechos humanos aseguran que hubo varios heridos de gravedad Los campesinos que se oponen a la construcción de un Canal Interoceánico en Nicaragua denunciaron este martes haber sufrido una dura represión por parte de fuerzas antidisturbios que pretendían evitar que se movilizaran hasta Managua para participar en una manifestación contra la construcción del Canal. Los campesinos se unirían en la capital nicaragüense a los principales grupos opositores para protestar aprovechando la visita a Nicaragua del secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), el uruguayo Luis Almagro. Organizaciones de derechos humanos aseguran que hubo varios heridos de gravedad. Francisca Ramírez, líder del movimiento campesino, relató que el Gobierno movilizó a oficiales antidisturbios a las zonas remotas del país cuyos habitantes se oponen a la construcción del Canal, por temor a ser expropiados. Ramírez asegura que la caravana en la que ella viajaba fue detenida por los oficiales, quienes lanzaron bombas lacrimógenas y balas de goma contra los campesinos. Ella afirma que también dispararon con armas de fuego, dado que hay cuatro personas heridas de gravedad, una de ellas con una bala en el estómago, relató. El martes un grupo de representantes de la OEA llegó a Managua para reunirse con miembros de la oposición, empresarios y el Gobierno de cara a preparar la visita de Almagro, que está prevista este jueves para entablar una mesa de negociación con Ortega de cara a encontrar una salida a la crisis política que vive Nicaragua. Reforma electoral Tanto representantes de la principal cámara empresarial, el Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada (COSEP), como la oposición organizada, en el Frente Amplio por la Democracia y Ciudadanos por la Libertad, expresaron a los diplomáticos la necesidad de reformar el sistema electoral nicaragüense para garantizar elecciones y transparentes, una de las principales exigencias que también hacen los campesinos del movimiento anticanal. “La única forma de resolver el problema de fondo y evitar que el país se tiña de sangre es garantizar elecciones auténticas”, dijo Violeta Granera, candidata a vicepresidenta por la oposición, pero que quedó excluida de participar en las elecciones generales del 6 de noviembre por un fallo de la Corte Suprema. “Proponemos que se realicen nuevas elecciones en las municipales de 2017”, agregó.

El extraditable Jesús Soto García deberá responder por delitos en el país

460 INMIGRANTES C.A. SERAN LIBERADOS POR AUTORIDADES MIGRATORIAS DE TEXAS Tegucigalpa, Honduras 07 Dec 2016 Un juez resolvió ayer conceder la extradición del ciudadano hondureño Roberto de Jesús Soto García, solicitado por el Gobierno de Estados Unidos. A pesar de esta determinación, el juez estableció en su resolución que se debe diferir la entrega del hondureño al Estado requirente hasta que termine el proceso penal incoado en su contra por el Ministerio Público con fecha 2 de mayo de 2016. En Honduras, Soto García es señalado de ser el responsable del supuesto delito de portación ilegal de armas de fuego comercial, en el Juzgado de Letras Departamental de Roatán, Islas de la Bahía. No obstante, el hondureño será entregado hasta que sea absuelto o cumpliera la condena correspondiente. Asimismo, Soto García será puesto a las órdenes de un juez de letras del departamento insular. El extraditable seguirá bajo arresto preventivo en el Primer Batallón de Infantería. La defensa del hondureño podrá interponer un recurso de apelación en el término de tres días contra la notificación de extradición. Supuestamente, Soto facilitaba la llegada a Honduras de los sobrinos del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, quienes ya fueron declarados culpables en Estados Unidos.

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San Antonio , Texas 07 de Diciembre de 2016 Autoridades federales liberaron de manera imprevista a lo largo del fin de semana recién pasado, a 460 mujeres y niños migrantes que estaban recluidos en dos centros de detención del sur de Texas, confirmó ayer una organización de asistencia legal a familias migrantes. El Centro para la Educación y los Servicios Legales del Inmigrante y Refugiado (Raices en inglés), informó que las mujeres y los niños dejados en libertad constituyen aproximadamente el 25% de los migrantes que estaban recluidos en los centros de detención de Karnes City y Dilley, en el sur de Texas. Raices explicó en un comunicado que la liberación se produjo luego de que una jueza en Austin determinó el viernes último que el estado de Texas no podía otorgar a los centros de detención licencias como guarderías infantiles.

La jueza Karin Crump, de la Corte del Distrito 250, invalidó la regulación de Texas que permitió la licencia a los Centros de Detención de Karnes y Dilley. La funcionaria determinó que el reglamento que permite la concesión de licencias a los centros de detención familiar “contraviene el Código de Recursos Humanos de Texas y va en contra de los objetivos generales de dicho código”. La decisión de la jueza se dio como resultado de una demanda interpuesta por la organización Grassroots Leadership, que se opone al encarcelamiento de familias migrantes. Amy Fischer, directora de política de Raices, informó que las mujeres y niños liberados llenaron desde el sábado último los dos albergues que operan en San Antonio, la Coalición de Bienvenida Interconfesional, un grupo que presta servicios a las familias después de su liberación. Fisher dijo que una iglesia cercana y un convento abrieron sus puertas para dar albergue temporal a decenas de las mujeres y sus hijos. Las mujeres liberadas recibieron un documento que les permite permanecer en el país en tanto reciben cita con un juez de inmigración. La gran mayoría de quienes recibieron la libertad tienen familias en el país que podrán recibirlas, mencionó Fisher. La Oficina de Inmigración y Aduanas no había informado sobre la liberación registrada en los dos centros de detención que son administrados por la compañía Corrections Corp. Of America, la operadora de penitenciarias más grande de ese país.

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Hondureños encuentran salud gratis en El Salvador

Extorsión por información en redes sociales crece en El Salvador Honduras : 05 Dec 2016 Prefieren viajar a El Salvador porque hospitales públicos no les cobran y les dan suficientes medicinas Ocotepeque, Honduras Decenas de hondureños radicados en la zonas fronterizas viajan todas las semanas a El Salvador porque en los hospitales públicos de ese país encuentran lo que en Honduras no reciben: medicinas, exámenes y atención verdaderamente gratuita. Celsa Dubón (de 57 años), por ejemplo, ni pensó en Santa Rosa de Copán, San Pedro Sula o Tegucigalpa. Al sentir un malestar en el pecho, salió directamente para el hospital nacional Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez, de la ciudad salvadoreña de Chalatenango. Tenía la certeza que en ese centro médico le ayudarían a solventar su problema del corazón. Dubón salió un martes de La Virtud, Lempira, y después de hora y media en autobús, por medio de una carretera pavimentada, llegó al Luis Edmundo Vásquez. Ahí estuvo internada dos días y el jueves volvió a su comunidad. Ella solo gastó $5 dólares en transporte. “Prefiero ir a El Salvador. Los doctores son más respetuosos, nos hacen exámenes, no cobran y nos dan medicinas”, dijo a periodistas de LA PRENSA que la entrevistaron cuando salía del hospital salvadoreño. Los habitantes de unos 30 municipios del sur de Lempira y Ocotepeque no piensan dos veces y recurren directamente a la ayuda salvadoreña. Asisten a los hospitales de Chalatenango, Sensuntepeque, Metapán e, incluso, a los de San Salvador por una serie de razones, todas poderosas, que van desde la distancia hasta el trato que reciben de los médicos vecinos. Para Manuel Portillo, director de Justicia Municipal de La Virtud, “es mejor viajar a El Salvador porque es más cerca, las carreteras están en mejores condiciones y la atención que recibimos es mucho mejor”. “Nosotros le agradecemos a El Salvador por ayudarnos. Todos hemos recibido apoyo. Mi esposa tenía problemas con el parto y viajó a El Salvador. Mi hijo nació allá y lo tuvieron en incubadora durante 10 días. Él ahora

tiene 11 años”, dijo. Portillo, además, ha transportado “de emergencia” en su vehículo a unas 25 personas, entre ellas, embarazadas, de La Virtud hasta Chalatenango. Dura realidad. El único hospital hondureño que está próximo a La Virtud se encuentra en San Marcos, Ocotepeque. Para llegar ahí, un paciente, que se transporte en carro, demora cerca de dos horas a través de una carretera sin pavimentar. Cuando llueve, los enfermos corren el riesgo de fallecer a medio tramo si el vehículo se atasca en el “mar de lodo”. Algunas mujeres han tenido la mala suerte de dar a luz en medio de la oscuridad y en el abandono. Santos Ramos, vicealcalde de La Virtud, cree que “los hondureños dejarían de buscar ayuda en El Salvador si hubiera un hospital regional en el sur de Lempira, con medicinas, especialistas y carreteras pavimentadas”. “Los hondureños somos bien atendidos en El Salvador. Los médicos son buenos, nos dan medicinas y no gastamos lo que no tenemos”, expresó. En los hospitales públicos salvadoreños, además de no gastar en medicinas, los pacientes hondureños no pagan por tomografías, electrocardiogramas, ultrasonidos y otros exámenes que sí son cobrados en el Mario Rivas de San Pedro Sula. En el departamento de Ocotepeque, aunque tienen un hospital, muchos hondureños, igualmente, optan por viajar al país vecino. Las causas son las mismas que obligan a los de Lempira. “El Hospital de San Marcos es muy bueno, pero nos queda lejos y no tienen especialistas”, manifestó Delfa Argentina Arita, cuando salía del centro de salud de la cabecera. Hace unos cuatro años, el dengue hemorrágico obligó a Arita a buscar asistencia médica en el Hospital Nacional de Nueva Concepción de Chalatenango, El Salvador. Contrastes. Aunque es cabecera departamental, Ocotepeque carece de un hospital. Los habitantes de esta ciudad solo cuentan con un centro de salud. Este centro, en el cual laboran tres médicos, recibe diariamente un promedio de 70 pacientes. La mayoría sufre gripe, bronquitis,

San Salvador 07 de Diciembre de 2016 Muchos casos de extorsión en El Salvador se dan a raíz de la información que las personas publican en sus redes sociales. Así lo aseguró el lunes aseguró el subinspector de la División Antiextorsiones de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC), Nixon López. López afirmó, durante una entrevista en la radio nacional, que el delito de extorsión es “grave y complejo” y se da por diferentes modalidades, porque las personas deben ser más “discretas” con la información que publican o dan a conocer en sus cuentas de redes sociales. El subinspector también indicó que en la comisión de este delito es posible que un familiar del extorsionado esté involucrado o que brinde información de cualquier tipo. Además, precisó que los extorsionistas tienen dos modalidades para exigir dinero y cometer el delito, como son las llamadas telefónicas o visitas a sus víctimas, a quienes les exigen cierta cantidad a cambio de no atentar con sus vidas o las de sus familias. La extorsión es una práctica ilegal que utilizan generalmente las pandillas Mara Salvatrucha, Barrio 18 y otras minoritarias para recaudar fondos. Agregó que el delito de extorsión tiene una pena de 10 a 15 años de cárcel y con agravantes puede llegar a ser impuesta una condena de hasta 20 años por caso. La extorsión es una práctica ilegal que utilizan generalmente las pandillas Mara Salvatrucha, Barrio 18 y otras minoritarias para recaudar fondos. De acuerdo con las autoridades salvadoreñas, la extorsión y los homicidios son los principales delitos que afectan al país centroamericano. El 22% de las micro y pequeñas empresas son víctimas de extorsión en El Salvador, principalmente en las zonas dominadas por las pandillas, de acuerdo a un estudio de una organización no gubernamental dado a conocer a mediados de junio.

neumonía y diarreas. Entre los pacientes sobresalen los niños, mujeres embarazadas, hipertensos y diabéticos. Cuando los pacientes presentan un cuadro de gravedad, los médicos los remiten a la Clínica de Emergencia del valle de Sesecapa o al Hospital de San Marcos. Sin embargo, “hay mucha gente que opta por ir a hospitales de El Salvador y Guatemala. En El Salvador visitan el Benjamín Bloom o Hospital Nacional Rosales. Existe una necesidad bastante sentida de tener otro hospital en Ocotepeque”, dijo Hernán Chinchilla, médico del centro de salud de Ocotepeque. Ese centro de salud funciona de las 7:00 am a las 3:00 pm. Después de ese horario, los enfermos deben viajar a los centros de salud más cercanos o se van directamente a El Salvador, donde, a hora y media, encuentran hospitales de categoría nacional, con más tecnología y dotados de

medicamentos. “En materia de salud, El Salvador está abastecido de medicamentos, nosotros tenemos problemas. Nosotros no tenemos suficiente metformina para los pacientes diabéticos y es un medicamento básico. Muchas veces se nos acaba el enalapril para los hipertensos”, afirmó Chinchilla después de atender a un infante de nueve meses que nació en el Benjamín Bloom. En contraste, el hospital de San Marcos, el único en le región, es pequeño, cuenta con pocos especialistas y no posee la tecnología de los salvadoreños. Los habitantes de estos dos departamentos, como Jesús Dubón, esposo de Celsa, es del criterio que los gobiernos de El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras deben firmar un acuerdo para “asegurar” que todas las personas sean atendidas en los sistemas de salud independientemente de la nacionalidad. Ellos plantean que los tres gobiernos deberían invertir en la construcción de hospitales trinacionales en la frontera.

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY San Pedro, Ambergris Caye; Belize District BY ORDER of the Supreme Court of Belize, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following property ON SITE (Villa 7 Reef Village Estates, just north of the San Pedro Bridge, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye on Monday 12th December 2016 at 1:00 pm:

Villa 7 Reef Village, Reef Village Estates, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

2016

For Sale

By Order of the Mortgagee

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Assignment of Mortgage made the 17th day of July 2008, between ALLIANCE BANK OF BELIZE LIMITED (“the Assignor”), SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (the Assignee”) and WILLIAM HENRY BOWMAN of 791 Bella Vista, Belize City, Belize District, Belize (hereinafter called “the Borrower”) of the one part and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LIMITED (hereinafter called “the Mortgagee”) of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 26 of 2008 at Folios 571-590, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto. All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE Firstly, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 7 acres situate near mile 19 on the Stann Creek Valley Road in the Stann Creek District being the land comprised in the Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 135 of 1971 dated the 6th day of January, 1972 and entered at the General Registry in the Crown Lands Book (Grants) No. 4 at Folios 91 Entry No. 735 and referred to as Block 38 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

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Villa 7 (5227-H108)

San Pedro

(Being an elevated, waterway, concrete villa containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + lanai + roof top patio situate in the Reef Village Estates Development, north of the San Pedro Bridge, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, the freehold property of Messrs. Reef Village Estates Limited) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224 4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

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Secondly, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 8 acres 1 rood 16 poles situate near mile 19 on the Stann Creek Valley Road in the Stann Creek District being the land comprised in the Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 136 of 1971 dated the 28th day of January, 1972 and entered at the General Registry in the Crown Lands Book (Grants) No. 4 at Folios 89 Entry No. 724 and referred to as Block 37 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. Thirdly, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate near mile 19 ¾ on the Stann Creek Valley Road in the Stann Creek District containing 7 acres 1 rood 28 poles, being the property comprised in the Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 134 of 1971 dated the 28th day of January, 1972 attached to the Fiat aforesaid TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. DATED this 1st day of December, 2016. MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorneys-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

For Sale

West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District

By Order of the Mortgagee

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at The Belize Bank Limited’s Parking Lot, Barrier Reef Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye on Monday 12th December 2016 at 2:00 pm:

11 Units west of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye:

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(Being three (3) incomplete multi-storey concrete condominiums of modern architecture held under strata title situate West of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, the freehold property of Messrs. Casa Corbu Company Limited)

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 366.181 sq. meters and being Lot No. 300 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District as shown and described on a Plan of survey attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 804 of 2003 and lodge at the Lands Title Unit Belmopan TOGETHER with all building and erections standing and being thereon. TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing)

DATED this 1st day of December, 2016.

REGISTRATION SECTION San Pedro

BLOCK PARCELS 7 4880: H1, H2, H3, H5, H6,

H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224 4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

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

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2016

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Belize City & Belize District BY ORDER PUBLIC of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Belize City & Belize District atof No. 170Licensed Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Tuesday 13th December at 6:00 pm: BY ORDER the Mortgagees, Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties

at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Tuesday 13th December at 6:00 pm: 1. Lot No. 164 Neal Pen Road, Belize City:

situate in Sandhill Development Project, near Mile 16 Northern Highway, Belize District and bounded as follows: On the North for 30.476 metres by Lot No. 313; on the South for 30.476 metres by 40 feet wide road reserve; on the East for 31.393 metres by Lot No. 315; on the West for 31.393 metres by Lot No. 317 containing 956.733 square metres as shown on Entry No. 5146 Register 21 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house and Lot situate in Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Village Extension, Belize District, the leasehold property of Mr. Lionel Jones & Ms. Sylvia Staine.) 9. Lot No. 48 Regent Street, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen Square West 45 1406 (Being a two storey concrete house [2430 sq. ft.] (each floor) 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [301.016 S.M.] situate at No. 164 Neal Pen Road, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Sharon Burgess) 2. Parcel No. 341 LaCroix Boulevard, St. Martin de Porres, Belize City: REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 1494 (Being a two storey timber structure and lot [238.800 S.M.] situate at No. 48 Regent Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Drug Wholesale Depot) 10. Parcel No. 1203 Corner Barrack Road & Hyde’s Lane, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL St. Martin de Porres West 45 341 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,452 sq. ft.] 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry + porch and lot [343.236 S.M.] situate on LaCroix Boulevard, St. Martin de Porres, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Carolee Nunez) 3. Lot No. 138 Hattieville, Belize District: REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Fort George/Pickstock 45 1203 (Being a two storey concrete/timber structure and lot [151.150 S.M.] situate at Corner Barrack Road and Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Drug Wholesale Depot) 11. Lot No. 39 Fresh Pond Area, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom/Hattieville Road, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Hattieville in the Belize District being lot No. 138 containing 1,451.80 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,152 sq. ft.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered porch situate in Hattieville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Anna Mejia) 4. Lot No. 187 BDF Housing Site, Lord’s Bank Village, Belize Dustrict:

ALL THAT all that piece of land containing 1041.321 square yards being lot 187 situate in the BDF Housing Site, Lord's Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [654 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + small entry porch situate in BDF Housing Site, Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Albert Cassanova) 5. Parcel No. 8295 Miller Street, St. Martin de Porres, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL St. Martin de Porres 45 8295 (Being a concrete two storey single family dwelling house [890 sq. ft.] Groung floor living/dining/kitchen + rear deck + covered entry porch; First Floor 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom and lot [416.67 S.M.] situate on Miller’s Street, St. Martin de Porres, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Shari D. Williams Cadle and Mr. Phillip Cadle)

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1,144.70 Square Yards being Lot No. 39 situate in Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom-Hattieville Road, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [854 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and Lot [1,144.70 SY] situate in Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom-Hattieville Road, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Letricia Lamb and Ms. Ian Phillips) 12. Lot No. 7458 Jimmy Dyer & Singh Streets off Faber’s Road in the Port Loyolla Area, Belize City, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen’s Square West 45 982/1 (Being two structures: First - 35% complete concrete building; Second - Elevated Plycem building [512 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [382.444 S.M.] situate in the Faber’s Road Area, Belize City, the leasehold property of Mr. Phillip Singh and Ms. Joan Singh) 13. Parcel No. 873 Vernon Street, Belize City:

6. Parcel No. 4982 Sylvia Flores Street, Belama Phase 4, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Caribbean Shores/Belize 16 4982 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [816 sq. ft.] 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah on Sylvia Flores Street, Belama Phase 4, Belize City, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Dale Bowen) 7. Lot No. 33 Dew Drop Estate near Mile 11 3/4 Old Northern Highway, Ladyville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 515.242 S.M. being Lot No. 33 a portion of the land being known as Dewdrop Farm situate at Mile 11 ¾ on the Old Belize Corozal Road in the Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [596 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [515.242 S.M.] situate at No. 33 Dew Drop Estate, Ladyville Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Sharlett Dona Mae Neal) 8. Lot No. 316 Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Village Extension, Mile 17 Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 316

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Lake Independence 45 873 (Being two storey multifamily concrete/stone residential structure [3,214 sq. ft.] containing Four (4) Units each having 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen (2 units per floor) + storage facility adjoining structure on ground floor and lot situate on Vernon Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Cleveland Davis) 14. Lot No. 11 Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 888.89 square yards being Lot No. 11 situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being theron. (Being a concrete bunglow dwelling house [1,330 sq. ft.] containing 3 Bedrooms + 1 Bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + utility room + 2 covered porches and lot [888.89 S.Y.], the freehold property of Ms. Carol Young) 15. Lot No. 85 Fresh Pond Area, Burrell Boom Pine Ridge, Boom/Hattieville Road, Belize District:

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

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Vista del Mar 16 79/1 (Being an elevated metal/plycem building [1,539 sq. ft.] containing 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and second structure 320 sq. ft. concrete building used as a restaurant and lot [818.542 S.M.] situate in the Mitchell Estate Area, Ladyville, the leasehold property of Mr. Kenroy Cattouse) 24. Lot No. 290 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

ALL THOSE freehold interest in all that piece or parcel of land being Lot 128 containing 465.064 square meters situate in Lords Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a vacant lot containing 465.064 square meters, the freehold property of Mr. Edward Young) 17. Lot No. 362 Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Development Project, Mile 16 Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 290 (Being an elevated timber/plycem building [912 Sq. Ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [582.000 S.M. (75 ft. X 80 ft.)] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Shermodean Bainton) 25. Parcel No. 466 West Canal Street, Belize City:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 933.334 SM being Lot No. 362 Maxborough situate in Sandhill Development Project, near Mile 16 Northern Highway, Belize District as shown on Entry Plan No. 4844 Register No. 21 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + entry porch [842 sq. ft.] and Lot [933.334 SM] situate in Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Village Extension, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Andrea Lord) 18. Lot No. 75 Western Paradise Village, Mile 8 George Price Highway, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 466 (Being three storey concrete structure [5,400 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Warehouse; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen; Second Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [291.246 S.M.] situate on West Canal Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Perez Hardware Store/Mr. Orlando Perez) ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 430.636 S.M. being Lot 75 situate on the south side of the George Price Highway, Mile 8, Western Paradise, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being theron. (Being a concrete two storey mix use building [6,362 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 2 commercial units + bathroom and bedroom + storage; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + roof patio and lot [430.636 S.M.] situate in Western Paradise Village, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Ms. Eloisa Delcid and Mr. Julio Delcid) 19. Parcel No. 963 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 963 (Being a two storey concrete building [1,850 Sq. Ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [464.250 S.M.] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Vivian Chamas) 20. Lot No. 7299 in an Alley off MacKenzie Lane, near Central American Boulevard, Belize City, Belize District:

26. Parcel No. 857 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 857 (Being a vandalized concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot [348.26 S.M.] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Wilfred Pascascio) 27. Lot No. 100 Hattieville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 833.33 square yards being Lot 100 situate near Mile 17 George Price Highway, Hattieville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [892 sq. ft.] containing: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + 2 covered porches, the freehold property of Ms. Eglah Arnold) 28. Lot No. 152 Belize American Site, Hattieville, Belize District: REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Queen’s Square West 45 1271/1 (Being a two storey concrete structure [2,880 sq. ft.] containing 5 bedrooms + 1 ½ bathrooms and lot [322.956 SM] situate on MacKenzie Lane near Central American Boulevard (one block south of Neal Pen Road) Belize City, the leasehold property of Ms. Neri Wade) 21. Lot No. 6 Arizona Road, Ladyville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 827.78 square yards being Lot 152 situate near Mile 17 George Price Highway, Hattieville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a two storey concrete multi family structure [3,943 sq. ft.] containing: Ground Floor - 2 bedrooms + 1 bath + open living area + covered entry verandah + rear covered porch: First Floor - Incomplete including 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + open living area, the freehold property of Mr. Crispin Jeffries) 29. Parcel No. 456 Church Street, Belize City: ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 555.56 square yards being Lot 6 Arizona Road, Ladyville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being theron. (Being an incomplete elevated concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,403 sq. ft.] comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah + open space and lot [555.56 S.Y.] situate on Arizona Road, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Mark Swift & Ms. Beverly Perez) 22. Lot No. 7507 Mangrove Street, Faber’s Road Extension, Belize City, Belize District:

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

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 456 (Being two storey timber/concrete structure [3,328 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: Storage; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate on Church Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Luis Munoz) 30. Lot No. 60 Western Paradise, Mile 8 George Price Highway, Belize District:

23. Parcel No. 79 Mitchell Estate Area, Ladyville, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 395.376 S.M. being Lot 60 situate on the south side of the

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BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 79/1 (Being an elevated metal/plycem building [1,539 sq. ft.] containing 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and second structure 320 sq. ft. concrete building used as a restaurant and lot [818.542 S.M.] situate in the Mitchell Estate Area, Ladyville, the leasehold property of Mr. Kenroy Cattouse)

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George Price Highway, Mile 8, Western Paradise, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 816 sq. ft. comprising 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen situate in Western Paradise, Mile 8 George Price Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Deayroll Dougall) 31. Lot No. 259 Maxboro, Sandhill Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 259 situate in Sandhill Development Project, near Mile 16 Northern Highway, Belize District containing 952.087 square meters TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2865 sq. ft.] and Lot [100 x 100] containing 4 Bedrooms + 2 ½ Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen situate in Maxboro Estates, Sandhill Village Extension, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Rodolfo Gutierrez) 32. Lots Nos. 89 & 93 1500 yards off the Northern Highway and just South of Los Lagos Development, Ladyville, Belize District

All that piece or parcel of land being Lots Nos. 89 & 93 situate in Ladyville, Belize District containing 924.044 s.m. TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two vacant lots located approximately 1500 yards off the Northern Highway and just South of Los Lagos Development, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Patricia Mendoza) 33. Lot No. 353, Hattieville, Belize District

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 353 situate in Hattieville Village, Belize District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant lot [831.242 S.M.] situate in the Village of Hattieville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Patricia Terry) 34. Lot No 5 Mile 23 ¼ Phillip Goldson Highway, Biscayne Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No 5 situate 23 1/4 Miles Phillip Goldson Highway, Biscayne Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2958 Sq. Ft.] containing Ground Floor: 1 Bedroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Utility Room + Entry Porch + Incomplete Storage Room & Single Car Port; First Floor: 3 Bedrooms + 2 Bathrooms + Enclosed Verandah and lot situate near Mile 23 ¼ Phillip Goldson Highway, Biscayne Village, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Clyde Phillip Waight & Ms. Dana Waight) 35. 1.084 Acres situate near Mile 11 ½ Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being containing 1.084 acres situate along the Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize District being more particularly delineated and described as shown on Plan No. 103 of 2001 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 103 of 2001 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2821 Sq. Ft.] consisting of 4 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + kitchen/living/dining, family room, laundry, porch, car port and detached store room and lot 1.084 acres situate near Mile 11 ½ Phillip Goldson Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Bertrand Faux and Mrs. Shirlene Faux) 36. Parcel No. 854 Vista del Mar, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista del Mar 16 854 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1577 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen & laundry rooms and lot [348.26 S.M.] situate in Vista del Mar, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Shawn Molina) 37. 5.43 Acres of Vacant Land North of the Phillip Goldson Highway near Mile 11 in Ladyville, Belize District

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 5.43 acres situate North of the Phillip Goldson Highway in Ladyville in the Belize District of Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being vacant land situate near Mile 11 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Lyndon Bailey) 38.

At Lot No. 44 Dew Drop Estate near Mile 11 District:

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being being Lot No. 44 containing 610.67 square yards, more or less, being part of Dew Drop Estate, situate on the north side of the Old Northern Highway near Mile 11 ¾, Ladyville Belize District as surveyed by Kenneth A. Gillett, Licensed Surveyor and recorded at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Belmopan at Register No. 16 Entry No. 5325 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a two storey dwelling house containing Ground Floor: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Laundry and First Floor: 2 Bedrooms + Part bath + Deck and lot [610.57 S.Y.] situate at No. 44 Dew Drop Estate, Ladyville Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Rhonda Crichton & Mr. Fitzgerald Brown) 39. Lot No. 25 Mile 17 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land containing 692.123 S. M. being Lot No. 25 situate 17.5 Miles, George Price Highway, Belize District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections thereon. (Being vacant land situate near Mile 17 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Jose Perera) 40. Approx. ½ acre in Betson/Block Creek Area, Mile 22 ½ Phillip Goldson Highway, Coral Cresent, Gardenia Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing half acre or thereabout situated in the Betson/Block Creek Area, Located at 22 ½ Miles Phillip Goldson Highway, Coral Crecent, Gardenia Village Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [672 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and ½ acre lot approximately, the freehold property of Mr. Vincent Thomas) 41. Lot No. 153 Bristle Cone Street, Western Pines, Western Paradise Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 574.573 S.M. being Lot No. 153 Western Pine, Belize District situate on Bristle Cone Street, Western Paradise Village, Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being theron. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [840 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [574.573 S.M.] situate on Bristle Cone Street Western Pines, Western Paradise Village, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Sherlene Martinez & Mr. Albert Martinez) 42. Lot No. 319 Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 580.635 S.M./694.44 S.Y. being Lot No. 319 situate north of the George Price Highway, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being

thereon. (Being a vacant parcel of land situate near Mile 8 ½ George Price Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Marciana McKoy) 43. Vehicles:

2008 Chrysler Aspen

2006 Dodge Durango

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 224-4473 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 224-4473 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com

NOTICES Notice is hereby given that the below companies have been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the dates indicated: GOLDEN TREE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED – November 30th, 2016 ARTEMIDE INVESTMENTS LIMITED – November 30th, 2016 DOMINICA HOLDINGS GROUP LTD. – November 30th, 2016 PREVOYANTE INVESTMENTS LTD. – November 30th, 2016

ALEMAN, CORDERO, GALINDO & LEE TRUST (BELIZE) LIMITED Registered Agent

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