Belize Times February 10, 2019- To Italy With Love

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TO ITALY WITH LOVE Belize City: Thursday, February 7, 2019 The news that two persons considered very senior in the Union movement, Jackie Willoughby of the NTUCB, formerly the President, and Sharon Frazer of the Association of Public Service Senior Managers (APSSM), have been gifted with $40,000 each from government coffers has been a source of widespread outrage in union circles.

Just this week, the Belize Times managed to obtain copies of letters which showed that both Willoughby and Frazer were given $40,000 each from Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber’s Ministry of Education, to go pursue

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According to the letters, both dated January 11, 2019, approximately half the money will be sent to the University, while the other half will be given to them personally to deal with travel and living expenses while in Italy.

This is the typical modus operandi of a worthless United Democratic Party under the leadership of lame duck Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Belizeans will remember that leading up to 2008, it was widely believed that Dean Barrow, desperate for power, promised certain favours to certain union leaders and their family members to ensure their support.

When the BNTU stood strong and went on strike in 2016 to demand good governance and an end to corruption from the Barrow administration, the NTUCB and the APSSM were noticeably silent. In fact, it is believed that the lack of support from these unions were what caused the BNTU to finally fold after 11 days. To see Frazer of the APSSM and Willoughby of the NTUCB now benefitting from $80,000 from Education coffers to go to Italy is enough to leave a very bad taste in the mouths of Belizeans.

This is a shame and a disgrace on another level completely. Both Frazer and Willoughby are very successful public officers. Frazer was recently appointed Chief Magistrate, while Willoughby works out of the DPP’s Office as a Crown Counsel and also practices law on the side. Both could certainly afford to pay for their studies if they wanted to do so. So it is a travesty that taxpayers must now bear this burden.

Every year we see the brightest Belizean children dropping out of school because their parents cannot afford the high cost of education. Every year we hear heart-breaking stories of children and youth who are forced to give up their dreams, because they have no access to

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Farmers cannot sell their local harvest of 450,000 pounds

Alcohol, fights and murder will no longer be tolerated in a family friendly park

Belize City: Thursday 7th February 2019 By: Osilbz@np Potato farmers in San Carlos Village are faced with an excess supply of potatoes and are being forced to sell this perishable commodity at a low market price. There are approximate 450,000 pounds of potatoes being harvested in that northerly village that will go to waste if farmers don’t get a fair wholesale price.

Orange Walk South Representative Abelardo Mai who visited the area to assess the situation told this newspaper that these farmers were up against an unfair situation, especially because potatoes must sell off fast but at a fair market price. Presently, there is a large amount of imported potatoes on the market and farmers find themselves selling at give-away prices in order to break even with their investments and pay off their outstanding loans or seeing their crop rot to waste.

This year local potato farms are yielding an excess supply, but it is a hard sell, especially because the consumer market is saturated with potatoes imported from Mexico. This is the dismal situation local farmers have to deal with every year for the last three years. The Ministry of Agri-

the opportunities they deserve.

And here you have Willoughby and Frazer who can afford to get their Master’s Degrees if that is what they want to do – yet, they are taking the bread out of the mouths of those who need the opportunity much more.

This UDP is a worthless, shameful and disgraceful administration. Cronies and lack-

culture and its Supplies Control Unit has no consideration for our local farmers.

This week a farmer brought 2000 pounds of potatoes to market and only sold off a quarter of his cargo. He returned home with three-quarters of his load because unscrupulous wholesalers are abusing the situation and are only offering as low as 50 cents per pound, which is unfair. Some farmers are compelled to sell off for that miserable price because they have financial obligations pending and must be met.

In the village of San Carlos, there are about 25 farmers facing this situation.

They have worked tirelessly on a combined area of 35 acres to yield a higher-quality product but are now facing this unfair struggle of getting a better price for their crop.

In February of 2017, potato and onion farmers faced the very same situation with their products. However, this year this government continues to issue import permits for potatoes and other home-grown commodities to well-connected cronies. Farmers are still waiting what the then Minister of Agriculture Godwin Hulse promised. He committed to build a storage system along with the establishment of a price commitment to benefit farmers. To date this has not materialized. Just another broken UDP promise.

eys continue to benefit while the really deserving Belizeans are left by the wayside. But there is hope coming.

Very soon, in a matter of months, the UDP will feel the bukut of the Belizean people, just as they have given the people the bukut for more than ten years.

And all eyes will then be on those who have gotten rich off the UDP, and rich off the public purse. Let those who have ears to hear, heed this message.

By: Osilbz@np Belize City: Wednesday 6th February 2019 The infamous night club that was built in the middle of the beachfront area of BTL Park is not operational. The principals are unable to operate because they do not have a valid liquor license, a trade license nor a lease agreement to operate the business. Last week the Belize City Council served the principal owners with a 30 days’ notice of termination of the lease.

Following the September brawl between rival gangs and the subsequent shooting and death of Asher Saunders in December, the public has been demanding answers from its new PUP City Council as to why the establishment was allowed to sell alcohol at the family friendly park. The contract to operate a bar/nightclub in the middle of a family park was the brainchild of the previous UDP City Council and it involved the then Deputy Mayor who was one of the principals. Mayor Bernard Wagner had to examine several ways to resolve this issue.

The Trade Licensing Board met and denied them an operating permit until they meet certain criteria. The Liquor Licensing Board also could also not grant a license since the principals of Pier 1 did not show up for the meeting Mayor Wagner said that it is the Council’s belief that the area should be a more family friendly environment especially since he is exploring ways to be recognized as a sustainable Child Friendly Municipality.

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ne of the arguments that the Yes voters try to persuade Belizean patriots with is that the Belize-Guatemala dispute has been around for quite some time and it is time to settle it. They claim that they want to solve the issue and avoid burdening yet another generation of Belizeans with a load so heavy to bear. Bear in mind that they will tell you that all their arguments for a Yes are based on fact, not feelings. However, they themselves are not averse to inciting fear, perhaps the most feral of emotions, to get what they want. They paint a picture reminiscent of the Armageddon should we refuse to go to the ICJ. Is that not fear mongering?

The matter of this dispute is a very emotional one and it is not logical or even realistic for that matter to deny the human component. We are not merely dealing with land or borders, we are in fact dealing with people, their families and their lives.

For many people living along the border points between Belize and Guatemala, there has always been a REAL border. They have lived with the border for generations. In the case of Melchor de Mencos and Benque Viejo del Carmen, these communities learnt to live in a kind of perfect symbiosis. School children from Melchor come to school in Benque to learn English and many people from Benque, and Belize on a whole, access health care across the neighbouring Melchor and further into Guatemala. These communities share many traditions and culture, history, and yes family.

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no de los argumentos con el que los votantes Si intentan persuadir a los patriotas beliceños es que la disputa entre Belice y Guatemala ha existido desde hace bastante tiempo y es hora de resolverlo. Afirman que quieren resolver el problema y evitar gravar a otra generación de Beliceños con una carga muy pesada para llevar. Tenga en cuenta que le dirán que todos sus argumentos para un Sí se basan en hechos, no en sentimientos. Sin embargo, ellos mismos no son reacios a incitar el miedo, quizá la más salvaje de las emociones, para conseguir lo que quieren. Pintan una imagen que recuerda al Armagedón si nos negamos a ir al CIJ. ¿No es eso promover temor?

El asunto de esta disputa es muy emotiva y no es lógico ni incluso realista por ese motivo, negar el componente humano. No nos limitamos a tratar con la tierra ni las fronteras, de hecho estamos lidiando con las personas, sus familias y sus vidas. Para la mucha gente que vive a lo largo de los puntos fronterizos entre Belice y Guatemala, siempre ha habido una frontera REAL. Han vivido con la frontera por generaciones. En el caso de Melchor de Mencos y Benque viejo del Carmen, estas comunidades aprendieron a vivir en una especie de simbiosis perfecta. Los niños de la escuela de Melchor vienen a la escuela en Benque para aprender inglés y mucha gente de Benque y Belice en general acceden la atención médica del vecino Melchor y aún más adentro en Guatemala.

Estas comunidades comparten muchas tradiciones y cultura, historia y también familia.

Echemos un vistazo a una comunidad aún más interesante a lo largo de la frontera, Arenal. Este pueblo se encuentra en el borde de la frontera. Una parte del pueblo está en Guatemala y la otra en Belice. La Plaza de fútbol se divide de tal manera que una portería está en el lado guatemalteco y el otro está en el lado beliceño. Han vivido en armonía de esa manera por generaciones como vecinos, como amigos y como familia. Estos son sólo un par de ejemplos que demContinued on page 4

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plaza is divided such that one goal post is on the Guatemalan side and the other is on the Belizean side. They have lived in harmony that way for generations as neighbours, as friends and as a family.

These are just a couple of examples that prove that when left alone people will find a way to co-exist and more often than not, thrive very happily.

The problems most usually arise when people who claim to know better, come around to push their own policies and back-door agendas. Most of the time the experts have no genuine first-hand experience of living in these communities, why if truth be told, a few have long since chosen to reside in other countries. There are whizzes who have long made a lucrative living from expounding their expertise on the Belize-Guatemala dispute.

These want to go to the ICJ. Is it really only for the greater public good? Or is it that some would continue to profit from an issue that they continuously pick at like a scab?

The educational campaign which was supposed to be informative has been one-sided. Monies have been used exclusively to push the Yes vote. There have been rumours that certain eminent scholars have formed NGO’s to continue to generate proceeds from an issue they are now forced to portray as catastrophic and from which only they and the ICJ can save us. Litigation we all know is extremely expensive. If the nepotistic tradition remains, then we can only imagine the possibilities as to who will represent Belize at the ICJ. If indeed history repeats itself, then we must prepare for the worst looking at the bleak record this UDP Government has for losing its litigation processes.

UDP failure has cost Belizeans in the millions.

They will say they are doing it for the next generation, for who they are willing to go to ICJ to the tune of millions in legal fees. However, they are unwilling or unable to even provide an adequate and steady supply of potable water to students in the South. The self- proclaimed intellectual elite of this nation will tell you that they mean well for Belize. They will try to convince you they have nought to gain. They will talk about their good intentions…but we have been down this road before…and we know where it leads. #NO2DICJ

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uestran que cuando se dejan solos, las personas encontrarán una manera de coexistir y más a menudo que no, prosperan muy felizmente.

Los problemas más comúnmente surgen cuando las personas que afirman saber mejor, vienen para promocionar sus propias políticas y agendas encubiertas. La mayoría de las veces los expertos no tienen experiencia genuina de primera mano de vivir en estas comunidades, a decir verdad, unos pocos han optado por residir en otros países. Hay niños prodigios que durante mucho tiempo han hecho una vida lucrativa exponiendo su experiencia en la disputa Belice-Guatemala. Estos quieren ir al CIJ. ¿Es realmente sólo para el bien común? ¿O es que algunos seguirían beneficiándose de un problema al continuar hurgando la llaga?

La campaña educativa que se suponía que era informativa ha sido unilateral. Los fondos se han utilizado exclusivamente para impulsar el voto Sí.

Ha habido rumores de que algunos eminentes eruditos han formado ONGs para continuar generando ganancias de un tema que ahora se ven obligados a representar como catastrófico y de la cual sólo ellos y el CIJ pueden salvarnos. Los litigios todos sabemos son extremadamente caros. Si la tradición nepotista sigue siendo, entonces sólo podemos imaginar las posibilidades de quiénes representarán a Belice ante la CIJ. Si de hecho la historia se repite, entonces debemos prepararnos para lo peor mirando el récord sombrío que este gobierno UDP tiene para perder sus procesos litigiosos.

Los fracasos del UDP le han costado a los beliceños muchísimos millones. Dirán que lo están haciendo para la próxima generación, para quienes están dispuestos a ir a la CIJ al costo de millones en honorarios legales. Sin embargo, no están dispuestos, o son incapaces, de proporcionar un suministro adecuado y constante de agua potable a los estudiantes en el sur del país. La autoproclamada elite intelectual de esta nación te dirá que tienen buenas intenciones para Belice. Tratarán de convencerte de que no tienen nada para beneficiarse. Hablarán de sus buenas intenciones... pero hemos recorrido este camino antes... y sabemos adónde conduce. #NO2DICJ

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QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTERS 1. Will the Minister of Education please say if one of Government’s education priorities is make-up artist? And if so will the Minister also say if Miss Domingo’s scholarship grant was given to her because of special connections?

2. Will the Cabinet please inform the nation if they approved the $40,000 scholarship for Jackie Willoughby to study in Italy and will the Cabinet also say if this money would not have been better spent giving assistance to Belizeans to pursue their studies at UB? 3. Will the Minister of Works please inform the Belizean people who is responsible for the design flaw that they admitted to with respect to the Phillip Goldson Highway and who will be held accountable for this design flaw?

4. Will the Minister of Lands please tell the Belizean people if there was ever a plan to take the football field away from the children of Belmopan who play on the United Evergreen football field as compensation for the Chinese businessman who was owed $600,000?

5. Will the Prime Minister please inform the people of San Antonio Toledo for how much longer will their water crisis continue and also is Cabinet aware that every Belizean have a right to potable water?

6. Will the Minister of State in the Ministry of the Public Service please inform Belizean how often he goes to work? And will the Minister also say if the reason he is not going to work is due to his frustration with the incompetence in his ministry?

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THE BELIZE TIMES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BELIZE A.D. 2018 (DIVORCE) ACTION NO.: 243

(ALVA ELIZA RUBIO ( BETWEEN ( AND ( (JEFFREY JOHN RUBIO

PETITIONER

RESPONDENT

TO: JEFFREY JOHN RUBIO

TAKE NOTICE that the Petition for dissolution of marriage dated 30th day of July, 2018, endorsed with a notice to you to appear and answer the charges therein has been filed in the Supreme Court of Belize, by ALVA ELIZA and that you are required within twenty eight (28) days of the second publication hereof, inclusive of the day of such publication, to enter an appearance, either in person or by your attorney, at the Registry of the Supreme Court in Belize City, Belize should you think fit so to do and thereafter to make answer to the charges in the said Petition and FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing the Court will proceed to hear the said charges proved and pronounce judgement, your absence notwithstanding.

This Petition is filed and this Notice to appear is by Musa & Balderamos LLP of No. 91 North Front Street., Belize City, Belize, Attorneys-at-Law for the Petitioner, ALVA ELIZA RUBIO. DATED this 22nd day of January, 2019 SABITA MAHARAJ DEPUTY REGISTRAR Note: Any person entering an appearance must at the same time furnish an address for service within two miles of the Supreme Court.

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THE BELIZE TIMES Remarks by the Party Leader National Party Council Belize City, Saturday, 2nd February 2019

Today I want to begin by saying Thank you.

Thank you for your honesty, for your frankness and most important, for the respect you showed during our ICJ consultation.

Going across the country to listen, you strengthened my conviction that we are still the greatest political Party in this nation. You renewed our commitment to social justice and you proved that you are ready to fight for Belize. You have heard me say again and again that the People’s United Party has talented people with the right ideas to build this nation. This was reaffirmed during my listening tour when from villages in the south to the beaches of San Pedro; from Independence Hall to Crystal Palace you came out in large numbers and shared your concerns with me about the upcoming referendum.

The declaration you unanimously supported today is called the People’s Declaration because it came from you. You told me we needed more time. You told me Belizeans need more information. You told me the government was not doing enough to inform the people. You told me you did not like what the Foreign Minister was saying to the Belizean people.

You told me you wanted to see Guatemala respect our rights in the Sarstoon and you told me that until these and other concerns are addressed then we say NO to the ICJ. During the tour I told you that our Party is more than just the leader; that the PUP is more than the executive and the standard bearers.

I told you that the strength of our party comes from the thousands of Belizeans who march with us, who campaign with us, who fight with us, and the thousands of Belizeans who vote for us.

So today we have a declaration that was of the people, by the people and for the people. This is your declaration and this is your way of letting everyone know that you are the true owners of the PUP. So again thank you for being true to our PUP commitment to democracy.

This year as we get closer to that day when we will get rid of this corrupt, incompetent UDP government, we have to be in a state of readiness. We also have to keep up the pressure on the UDP, exposing their corruption and showing everyone what a worthless bunch they are.

So for us 2019 is a year of readi-

ness and sustained resistance.

How do we resist?

We have to keep exposing their corruption; exposing their nepotism and cronyism. We have to tell people about their incompetence and expose all that is happening in the Ministry of Works, and in the Lands Department.

Tell everyone that this UDP Government is the most corrupt and incompetent Government in the history of our nation. And tell everyone it is time for them to go.

NOW -- How do we get ready?

First, all of us must work together to ensure that our PUP supporters who have not yet registered get registered. And our standard bearers have to make sure that all our people who registered appear on the voters list.

Second, we have to go into our communities and share our People’s Declaration with our neighbors and friends and on 10th April we need to get our people to the polls.

Third, all of us must get involved in the upcoming Village Council Elections. Whether you live in town or in the city, we want our PUP soldiers in the urban areas to join with our leaders and campaigners in the villages to help deliver victory for the PUP in the Village Council Elections.

Everywhere in Belize our job now is to get up and work to bring victory for the PUP because as Cordel said, when the PUP wins the people Win. Ladies and gentlemen, we have to be ready to fight. We have to work together to develop a victory plan so that whenever Dean or whichever of his corrupt UDP standard bearers who become leader call the elections we will be ready to run them out of Belmopan.

The weapon we will fight the UDP with is the truth. Combined with hard work and dedication, our message is that the PUP is Ready!

We are Ready to Build Belize.

Ready to give our children a good education.

Ready to create good jobs for Belizeans Ready to work together to help our people get better homes in which to live and to have access to decent health care.

We will make sure that our entrepreneurs get our economy moving again; creating new jobs so that our people can earn a decent living and we will increase the minimum wage because in a country as rich as

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ours no one should be begging in the streets; no one should be homeless and no one should feel hopeless.

We can do all these things because we have good people in Belize and we have good people in the PUP who are not afraid to work.

Our message is very clear, in the PUP we are about people. In the PUP we believe in helping those who need a hand up so they can take care of themselves. We are not going to Belmopan to create new millionaires, but let me tell you this; we are going to Belmopan to put those corrupt and dishonest UDP’s in jail.

Any of them who have ripped us off and stolen from the Belizean people better understand that if you broke the law we are coming after you and if found guilty you will go to jail.

My friends, as I listened to you nothing was clearer than your desire to live in a better country. You said that you are tired of the corruption,

tired of the crime and the violence and tired of Dean Barrow and the UDP. We are going to fix it all with hard work, good plans and ideas and zero tolerance on corruption.

So spread the word, the UPD days are numbered. Their day of reckoning is coming soon and when that day comes we in the PUP will work to make our country safe again!

February is known as the month of love and we all know that PUP da love, this is a part of our true blue philosophy.

We love this country and we love the Belizean people and that is why we are once again ready to restore hope to our people.

Ready to put things right again; to return our country to better days filled with progress and prosperity and we are ready to build a Belize that works for everyone.

Thank you, God bless you and your families and God bless Belize.

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

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International Management Group Inc

25th January, 2019

BRONEA BUSINESS CORP.

25th January, 2019

Atenea Group Inc.

5th February, 2019

lcaza Belize Trust Corporation Limited Registered Agent

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Personal Leave Mr. Barrow is out of the country again on personal leave. We’re not sure who’s in charge. It doesn’t seem like anybody is in charge most of the time.

On personal leave again. Okay. We just wanted you to know. It doesn’t make much difference really. It’s not like he does anything when he’s here visiting Belize for brief moments during his jet-setting all over the world.

Paulette under Fire Finally somebody in the PSU is paying attention to the outrageous attempt to plunder our public coffers so that the privileged and wealthy can stay privileged and get wealthier. Let’s be real. Sedi Elrington is a millionaire Minister of Government and his daughter works for him. How dare they expect the people of Belize, most of whom live in poverty, to keep paying her $200,000 a year while she studies in Jamaica, and then find another $200,000 to pay somebody else to replace her? These people have no shame to even ask. Don’t they understand that there are children who can’t even afford to go to school, and many who go to school without even the benefit of a meal? Cha man. We think the PSU took too long to wake up.

Belizeans need to know now – what is the status of Paulette Elrington? Is she still getting that $200,000 even though she has left her post?

Scandalous It gets much worse. The Belize Times has gotten copies of letters proving that the Ministry of Education is giving Jackie Willoughby and Sharon Frazer $40,000 each to go get their Master’s Degrees in Italy. This stinks on so many levels, especially for those who remember how the UDP destroyed the unions during the 2008 campaign by buying out the leaders.

Both Willoughby and Frazer have served very senior roles in their unions.

Both have been accused of being less than ready to move against GOB when the time is right to make a statement. And now both get to go to Italy, thanks to GOB. It stinks. And then there’s the other thing. My God. Both these women have very high-paying jobs. Both these women are successful professionals. And let’s just say they’re not young anymore. How in hell can the Ministry find $80,000 to give these two women, but so many young, intelligent, poor, disadvantaged Belizeans have NO opportunity to go study anywhere because the government says it has no money? This is a shame. This needs to be investigated.

Check this one And get this one. Minister Patrick Faber has also decided that the Ministry of Education has $10,000 to give Tania Tanesha Domingo (any relation to Deborah Domingo, CEO in Education?) to go get a makeup certificate in California. Somebody kill me now. We kid you not. Poor kids dropping out of school left, right and center. The brightest young minds having to give up their dreams because there is no money for them to pursue their education. And the Government can find $10,000 so a makeup artist can go take a makeup course. Personally, we think that this is one the Minister of Education should have paid out of his own pocket, but that’s about all we’re willing to say about that at this point.

Everyday they’re hustling Word reaching the Belize Times is that ex-Corozal Mayor Hilberto Campos, with the tag team of his sister to manage the finances, is making big waves at the Corozal Free Zone. It’s very funny. On the face of it, he seems to be cleaning house, and is even taking some prominent UDPs to Court for financial irregularities at the Free Zone.

But everybody who knows Campos knows this is a sham. Political observers told us that Campos is likely only getting rid of all the petty hustlers at the Zone so he can take the whole pie for himself. That’s what they said. We didn’t say it. But people have noticed that everywhere Campos goes, he takes his sister to handle the finances. And people know exactly what was happening at the Corozal Town Council under Campos. So it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what’s happening at the Free Zone.

Local potatoes Under the UDP our farmers can’t seem to get a break. Now the poor potato farmers in the north have to watch their crops rot because the market is full of imported potatoes. The fact of the matter is that this is how the UDP hustle, on contracts. Why do you think they’re always ready to build roads and roundabouts, even in places where there’s no need for roads and roundabouts? That’s how the hustle happens. Ask Imer Hernandez why he keeps getting contract after contract even when every project he does is a pile of crap. Ask around and find out who has the contract to import potatoes, and who that person is connected to, and you’ll understand just how the UDP is playing this game.

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

SPADOLAZZO CONSULTING INC. Barin Worldwide Inc. MONTEZ BUSINESS LTD. BRIGG CONSULTANCE INC. CORATO ENTERPRISES LTD. FRASERY GROUP CORP. RISTER HOLDING LTD. MULKERTON ENTERPRISES LTD. LINVER SECURITIES LTD. Tibalt Holdings Inc. TRICORP MANAGEMENT INC. Arnaz International S.A. Mays Consultant Ltd. Princia Financial S.A. NENZEL FINANCE INC. LAKOTA TRADING CORP. LTD. WILMINGTON COMPANY S.A. HEADLINE SERVICES S.A. HELIOSnet CORP. BARMERA HOLDING S.A. DRISCOLL SHIPPING LTD. ALFA CAPITAL LTD. BENOVA ENTERPRISES CORP. ANTON BUSINESS LTD. ALIVIC OVERSEAS INC. Bramwal Financial Corp.

CIMARRON ASSOCIATED CORP. CRISPIN HOLDING LTD. Hollen Services Limited Krusina Financial Limited MAJESTY SHIPPING LTD.

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Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Ltd.

NOTICE

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL ENELITA LUISA GOMEZ, Businessperson of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, Belize hereby gives notice of her intention to exercise her power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 2nd day of December 2004 and registered at the Land Titles Unit in Deeds Book Volume 37 of 2004 at Folios 743 -792 between GREEN WAVE INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a company duly incorporated under the Laws of Belize with registered office situate at No. 99 Albert Street, Belize City, Belize AND ENELITA LUISA GOMEZ, Businessperson of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, Belize Belmopan City who 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 sent to Gail Burke - Spence, No. 28 Regent Street, Belize City, Belize. Full particulars and conditions of the sale (and for public auction) may be obtained from Cave Lochan Watson LLP, Attorneys at Law of Corner Landivar & 4th Streets, Belize City, Belize.

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO ALL that piece or parcel of land situated along the Caribbean Sea, 8.4 Miles North of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize District and containing 1.333 acres On the Northeast for Lot No. 1 now or formerly held by Ernesto Angel Gomez; On the Southeast by the Caribbean Sea; On the Southwest by Lot No. 3 now or formerly held by Leitz Dev Ltd and On the Northwest by land now or formerly held by Alamilla (San Andres) and more particularly delineated as Lot No. 2 as show on Plan of Survey attached hereto by Mervyn Hulse, Chartered Land Surveyor dated 10 August, 1990 and entered in Reg. 9 Entry No. 1159 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 14th day of January, 2019 CAVE LOCHAN WATSON LLP Corner Landivar & 4th Streets Kings Park BELIZE CITY BELIZE

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By Aaron Humes Freelance Reporter BELIZE CITY, Thursday. Feb. 7, 2019 Another Belize City man is dead by gunfire and two others narrowly avoided the same fate this week.

33 year old King’s Park resident Shawn Hemmans, as with most Belizeans on Sunday, was watching Super

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Xian Ying He is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at ”Golden Bay Co. Ltd. ” located at # 596 Marine Parade, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Shi Qin Chen is applying for a Night Club Liquor License to be operated at ”Piggy Fast Food” located in Burrell Boom Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Amit Dixit is applying for a Hotel Liquor License to be operated at ”Chan Chich Lodge” located in Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Ingemar & Gina Perera are applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at ”CBL Ceviche” located at # 270 Chetumal Street, Belize City, District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Marlon Skeen is applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at ”Stock Up And Go” located in Hattieville Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Shin Suke Inoue is applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at ”Suki Vapes” located at # 12 Eyre Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Cynthia Aranda & Andrew Moody are applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at ” C & Drew Kings Restaurant & Bar located in Scotland Halfmoon Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Rene Wilfredo Ayala is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “The Amigos Bar & Ceviche” located at Miles 9 Philip Goldson Highway, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Bowl 53 at a friend’s house on St. Thomas Street. Police say he went out on the verandah following the half-time show for a drink, and was called out by someone passing through the area. Police report that as he went to meet the person shots rang out, and a few minutes later, Hemmans’ host came out to find him near death; he would pass on at the hospital.

Both police and Hemmans’ family agree that he personally stayed on the straight and narrow. But police do suspect that his demise was a result of the reputation of the house where he was hanging out, which they say was searched several times and associated with various shady characters. Police continue to hunt for his killer.

Meanwhile, two other Belize City men were menaced with guns, one injured. About an hour before Hemmans’ murder, on the George Price Highway, 27 year old Devon Faber had just arrived

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2019 home when gunfire came from a passing vehicle. Faber was hit in both arms and rushed immediately to hospital where he was treated and released. Police spoke to him but say he was unable to give them much assistance in identifying his attacker.

And, around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday night, 25 year old Kishawn Dennison was accosted at the corner of Antelope Street and shot at twice with a .380 firearm, but the gun snapped and Dennison escaped with minor injuries. Police are looking for two persons to assist in this investigation.

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TEACHER DIES CROSSING THE PHILIP GOLDSON HIGHWAY Two other fatalities resulting from Road Traffic Accidents

Marilena Mortis

Kristian Tillett

By Aaron Humes Freelance Reporter BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 7, 2019 There were three fatal traffic mishaps over the weekend, of which the most serious was the unnecessary, senseless loss of life of a teacher from Belize City.

23 year old Marilena Mortis was crossing the speedway section of the Philip Goldson Highway from the direction of her mother’s residence on Dolphin Drive, having jumped one of the concrete barriers set in place to divide the widened highway into four lanes and eventually six. She was, according to police, struck by oncoming traffic headed toward Belize City. The driver remains in Police custody up to press time.

The incident is the first fatality to our knowledge directly linked to the ongoing re-construction of the highway, initiated in 2016 after contracts by Cisco Construction were signed in 2015. Safety advocate and first responder to the incident, Philip “Faada” Henry, claims more individuals have been injured or killed because of the ongoing issues with the highway and that the project was not designed with pedestrians in mind.

Cisco’s Contracts Manager, Arsenio Burgos, reported in 2016 when the work began that the first half – from the

Haulover Bridge to the Airport Road in Ladyville – would be completed between 15 and 18 months, resulting in a repaved two-lane highway with proper lighting, signs and other features. The second half of the project, going east from the Bridge to the Buttonwood Bay Boulevard roundabout, would take up to 2 years and see the raising of the road by a foot and a half and reinforcement of the road bed and shoulders. The company, he said, aimed to take as little time during the day as possible to avoid massive delays for commuters.

Burgos warned at the time that drivers would have to plan for coming in and out of the City, as the median being put on the highway would prohibit left-handed turns along the route.

The design features commuter lanes and bus lanes alongside regular traffic.

But residents of the heavily-trafficked area, which features many prominent businesses along residential areas, say they get around the inconvenience of having to walk down to the nearest roundabout or pedestrian crossing to get over by risking jumping the barriers – which in the case of Mortis, carried fatal consequences.

Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigation Branch, Assistant Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo,

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY San JosePUBLIC Palmar, Orange Walk District

San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following property On Site [Parcel No. 754 Perez Street, San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District] on Monday 18th February 2019 at 11:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Jose Palmar 4 754 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [26 ft. X 26 ft.] and lot [1045.113 square meters or 1249.96 square yards] situate on Perez Street in San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Walter Tejeda & Ms. Iris Lovina Tejada)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) KEVIN A. CASTILLO CHRISTIANA R. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com KEVIN CASTILLO Face Book:A. Belize Auctions

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH CHRISTIANA R. CASTILLO TELEPHONE: 223 4488 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

once again implored users of the road to follow the rules, saying, “The barriers were put there for a reason.”

Reached for comment, the Belize City Council directed the press to the Ministry of Works which is supervising Cisco Construction, adding that they have presented their concerns in that forum.

The project, which includes replacing the Haulover Bridge, will eventually cost up to 85 million U.S. dollars, of which 30 million Belize dollars was borrowed from the Caribbean Development Bank and another 24 million from the OPEC Fund; Taiwan has also chipped in with some funding. Cisco’s two contracts are a total value of 34.4 million Belize dollars, leaving a significant amount of funding remaining, though Senator Dr. Carla Barnett told the Senate in October of 2017 that the various engineering improvements resulted in construction “being even more expensive than was originally contemplated and same will be true of the portion between Belize City and the Buttonwood Bay Boulevard. The reality is that we are building roads in areas that have been traditionally river delta, wet lands, under mangrove, all that implies additional costs. The

original estimate for the bridge, the original funds allocated for the bridge did not have designs, at the time the loan was being considered.”

Also on Monday morning, a few hours earlier, jockey of Scotland Halfmoon Village, Belize District, 27 year old Kristian Tillett was driving towards the village on the Burrell Boom Road when he lost control of his Mitsubishi SUV, which flipped several times before coming to a stop. Tillett was flung from the vehicle to his death, while his wife and another woman escaped with minor injuries. The incident occurred around two-thirty a.m. and police say that they have not been able to ascertain what caused the fatal accident.

And up north in the area of San Joaquin, Corozal, a man on bicycle was apparently knocked down between miles 78 and 79 on the Philip Goldson Highway around 1:00 a.m. on Monday. He has since been identified as 61 year old Mexican national Carlos Galvan, a cultivator from Xaibe who had gone out to plant crops on Sunday but failed to return home on time. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

BELIZEANS GET MORE BUKUT GOB BRUK!!

Every damn day Belizeans find themselves digging deeper and deeper into their pockets just to survive in this country. At the start of the New Year they have had to face the rise in electricity rates and on the horizon is the rise of water rates.

Ever since this UDP administration took office they have been toying with gas prices at the pump. Just like a piñata they lower it just a little so consumers can feel a slight sense of relief then they raise it super high. A piñata is fun but what Belizeans are experiencing is not fun.

Since the start of 2019 there have been three major increase in fuel prices.

• On January 25th, 2019 the price of regular gasoline rose by 20 cents taking the price from $9.31 to $9.51 per gallon.

• On January 29th, 2019 the price of premium gasoline rose by 19 cents taking the price above $10.00.

From $9.95 to $10.19 per gallon.

• On February 6, 2019 the price of diesel went up by a whopping 66 cents taking the price from $9.31 to $9.97 per gallon.

• On February 6, 2019 the price of kerosene which is used mostly by the poorer Belizeans will have to find 63 cents more. The price went from $6.82 per gallon to $7.45 per gallon.

This UDP administration blindfold the hardworking Belizean people with sorry excuses sent out by the Govern-

ment Press Office – “These price increases are due to a reduction in supplies from the major oil-producing countries in the Middle East and in Latin America, coupled with an increase in demand due to extremely cold winter conditions in North America.”

THIS IS TOTAL NONSENSE !!

HOGWASH !! CRAP !!

Crude Oil is calculated and purchased in Futures. This simply means that Crude Oil futures are standardized, exchange-traded contracts in which the contract buyer agrees to take delivery, from the seller, a specific quantity at a predetermined price on a future delivery date.

We are heading to the end of the fiscal year and it is general knowledge that this UDP administration is broke. In order to maintain a steady cash flow until then, they LEVY THE TAXES ON THE BACKS OF HARD WORKING BELIZEAN PEOPLE!!

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run over O.W. Running Rebels 98-70 in NEBL Belize City, February 1, 2018 Defending sub-champs Digi Defenders left tire marks all over the Orange Walk Running Rebels as they rolled to a 98-70 blowout win in the National Elite Basketball League (NEBL) Week 3 of competition at the Belize City Center on Friday night.

American import Nigel Jones hit a long trey to lead Digi with 20pts, 10 rebounds, and Farron Louriano posted 14pts in heavy traffic against the Rebels’ imports Devein Wyatt and Ja’keem Yates.

American import Lorenzo Dilliard and Darwin “Puppy” Leslie both hit a long treys, as they and Shaquile Crawford scored 12pts apiece.

Matthew Young put up 9pts, 10 rebounds, Ty Bradley and Elvis Olivera added 5pts apiece, and Lincey Lopez – 4pts.

Rebels’ Randy Usher hit 3 treys for 12pts, Roger Reneau, Marcus Lewis and Raul Vanegas scored 11pts apiece. American import Devin Wyatt posted 8pts, and Ja’keem Yates and Earl “Bolo”

Digi - Lincey Lopez lay up 4pts

Undefeated

SMART

Johnson scored 5pts apiece.

The Running Rebels now await the Griga Dream Ballers at the O.Walk Multipurpose complex on Saturday, February 9. The Ballers posted their 2nd win: 64-59 over the Belmopan Bandits at the UB gym last Friday, led by Jamal Kelly with 26pts, Devlon Henderson scored 12pts, and Daniel Conorquie posted 10pts. Macario Augustine and Edgar Mitchell threw in 6pts apiece, and Frank Williams – 4pts.

American import Jevonte Hughes led Bandits with 23pts, Daniel “Buddy” Nolberto hit 2 long treys for 15pts, and Jevaughn Mckenzie and Darnell Oden scored 5pts apiece.

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Digi - Vince Young shot 2pts

SCA & Ladyville Tech girls enter CSSSA football finals

Hurricanes are No.1 in NEBL Belize City, February 2, 2018 Undefeated 2x defending champs SMART Mirage Hurricanes of Belize City posted their 2nd win: 87-71 against the 2-time NEBL champs San Pedro Tigersharks when the 2019 National Elite Basketball League (NEBL) competition continued in Week 3 at the Belize City Center last Saturday night.

MVP Devin Daly drained in 4 long treys 25pts, Akeem Watters posted 15pts, and American import Tyrie Orosco slam-dunked 9pts. Import Jordan Daniels and Glency “Coope” Lopez scored 7pts apiece, while Stephen “Muerte” Williams and and Brian “Beso” White put up 6pts apiece. Raheem Thurton delivered 5pts, Akeem “Timmy” Trapp hit a long trey, and Ray Cruz and Eyan Rene threw in a bucket apiece.

Tigersharks’ man-mountain Martevius Adams scored 15pts, Kurt “Chengo” Burgess posted 14pts and Jihad Wright added 12pts. Gene Myvett scored 8pts, Winston Pratt threw in 6pts, and Louis Pitterson and Francis Arana netted 4pts apiece. The Edwards brothers, Ashton and Tyrone Edwards hit a trey apiece, and Douglas Valley added a bucket.

The Hurricanes next challenge Verdes at the City Center on Saturday, while the Bandits will take on the Tigersharks at the UB gym on Friday night.

Akeem Watters shot 15pts

Belize City, February 2, 2019 The St. Catherine’s Academy girls will take on the defending champs the Ladyville Technical High School girls in the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association (CSSSA) football finals at the Marion Jones Sports Complex on Wednesday and Friday.

Both squads qualified by big wins in the semifinals. The Ladyville girls eliminated the Maud Williams High School: 5-0 in Saturday’s semifinal, with Mary Davis scoring the 1st and 5th goals. Jensy Fuentes scored the 2nd goal, Jaliah Williams added a 3rd goal, and Latisha Anthony scored the 4th goal.

The SCA girls similarly eliminated the Gwen Liz girls in Monday’s semifinal.

In Game 1 of the quarterfinals last Tuesday, the Gwen Liz girl had eliminated the Anglican Cathedral College girls 3-2 with a goal apiece by Misty Vernon, Essenie Ciego and Aaliyah Ramos.

Only Kareema Theus and Shanalee Flowers scored for ACC. Continued on page 11

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boys enter CSSSA football finals Belize City, February 4, 2019 The Maud Williams High School boys will take on St John’s College in the Central Secondary Schools Sports Association (CSSSA) football finals at the Marion Jones Sports Complex on Wednesday and Friday.

Both squads won through to the finals by big wins in the semifinals. In Game 1 of the semifinals last Saturday, the Maud Williams eliminated the Sadie Vernon Technical High boys: 2-0 with a goal apiece by Keiffer “Beefy” Perteau and Jaheem “Hammer” Thomas.

In Game 2 of the semifinals on Monday, the St. John’s College boys eliminated Wesley College: 3-2, with Ajani Vaughn scoring all 3 goals for the win.

The up-to-then undefeated Wesley College boys had gotten the bye through the quarterfinals with 3 wins.

In Game 1 of the quarterfinals last Wednesday, Maud Williams had eliminated Gwen Liz: 1-0 with the winning goal

SJC win 3-2 vs Wesley

scored by Jadon “Cheetes” Macgregor.

In Game 2 of the quarterfinals last Thursday, the SJC boys qualified to the semifinals by eliminating the Belize High School boys: 5-0 with goals by Ajani Vaughn, Kevin Hernandez and Ian Revolorio, and William Rodriguez scored the 3rd and 4th goals.

In Game 3 of the quarterfinals on Friday night, the Sadie Vernon boys had eliminated the

Maud Williams win 2-0 vs Sadie Vernon

Anglican Cathedral College boys: 12-0, with Cion Augustine scoring 4 goals! Shemar Molina and Oliver Soliese scored 2 goals apiece, and Arjay Martinez, Shawn Ortiz, Jevon Logan and Shaquan Gabourel scored a goal apiece.

Jewel Fury bombs

Santa Elena Strikers 25-0 in NAWL football

Belmopan, February 2, 2019 Defending champs Jewel Fury bombed the Santa Elena Strikers: 25-0 when the 2019 National Amateur Women’s League (NAWL) football competition kicked off at Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan last Saturday.

Jayda Brown and Honduran import Fatima Romero of Club Deportivo Olimpia Feminino scored 7 goals apiece, and MVP midfielder Jennisha Scott scored 3 more to lead 20-0 at the half. Kursha Pollard, Julie Ponce, Anijay Quiroz and Zandra Whittaker also scored 2 goals apiece.

Kursha Pollard scored in the 3rd and 20th minutes, Ponce scored in the 9th and 20th minutes, Quiroz scored in the 13th and 16th minutes and Whittaker scored in the 28th and 32nd minutes, to lead 20-0 at intermission!

At the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio on Sunday, the Verdes Rebels outlasted the Orange Walk Gladiators: 2-1, with 2 goals by Maricela Hernandez, after Katie Jones had scored first for the Gladiators.

At the Carl Ramos Stadium on Sunday, the Toledo Rumberas rumbled over the Dangriga Pumas: 2-1 with goals by Jessica Lopez and Shanay Nasario. The Pumas’ only goal was an auto-goal by Rumberas’ Querlin Gomez.

Ajani Vaughn scored SJC 1st goal vs BHS

SCA & Ladyville Tech girls enter CSSSA football finals Continued from page 10

In Game 2 of the quarterfinals last Wednesday, the Maud Williams girls eliminated the Belize High School girls: 4-0 with 2 goals apiece by Rhianna Gray and Hessel Martinez.

In Game 3 of quarterfinals last Thursday, the SCA girls eliminated Pallotti: 5-0 with a goal apiece by Mia Gonzalez, Alyssa Martin and Carlene Tillett, and Wareyni Gillett scored 2 goals.

In Game 4 of the quarterfinals last Friday, the Ladyville girls eliminated Wesley College: 3-1 with goals

by Mary Davis, Jaliah Williams and Jensy Fuentes.

Only Ashani Nicholas scored for Wesley.

Ladyville Tech girls win 5-0 vs Maud Williams

Jewel Fury - Jayda Brown scored 7 goals SCA girls win vs Gwen Liz

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NATIONAL PARTY COUNCIL MEETING St. Catherine’s Auditorium Saturday February 2nd, 2019

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MY PERSPECTIVE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

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UNICOMER is seeking a Customer Experience Manager who is strategic and able to influence change at all levels of the organization.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

On Wednesday January 30th, 2019 the Belize City Council (CITCO) held a conference on domestic violence which is seen a national crisis in our country. We started the year 2019 with five murders, the fourth one being the stabbing death of 37 years old Anita Pineda at the hands of her common-law-husband 35 years old, Angel Rueben Cassasola. According to reports, Pineda was suffering years of abuse by her common-law-husband.

Domestic violence is not physical violence alone, it is any behavior which is sexual, emotional, psychological or financial abuse, committed by a person against a spouse, child, de facto spouse, or any other person who is a member of the household of the applicant or the respondent.

According to a study done by the Women’s Commission, majority of cases of domestic violence goes unreported and the number of cases are far higher.

Crime statistics provided by the Belize Police Department indicated that between 2006 and 2014 there were 96 cases of femicides, which averages to 10.6 per annum.

The highest being in Belize, Cayo and Orange Walk District.

Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams said that the Belize Police Department is working on a domestic violence protocol. This protocol will entail that once a domestic abuse victim goes to make an official recorded statement, court action will be taken. If a victim does not want court action he/she must appear before the magistrate

and make that request.

Under this protocol, the Police Family Domestic Unit will be moved from inside the police compound to an independent location. Among other staff, the unit will have its own in-house gynecologist, counselor and psychologist.

This unit is expected to be up and running by the ending of March, 2019.

COMPOL Williams said “it is our moral obligation to help our brothers and most importantly our sisters who are victims of domestic violence.”

There are several resources available to women who suffer domestic violence.

These include Non-Governmental Organizations, safe homes, the Family Domestic Violence Unit that operates 24 hours and the Women’s Commission.

In her presentation, social and political activist, Carolyn Trench-Sandiford said “Domestic violence is messy, it requires a change in mindset, it goes beyond discussion on laws, the breakdown of relationships and safe houses; it is beyond an understanding of the historical and root causes and manifestations of abuse; It is so much deeper, as it must deal with unresolved pains and issues that fester within a person; it is about how to nurture a more compassionate and non-violent society; it is about putting back together broken hearts, and minds and spirit, dedicated to bringing about a Belize of prosperity, of opportunity, of hope, of peace and love for each other. It is about each of us taking action.”

REQUIREMENTS: 

Manage and ensure that an excellent experience is delivered at all customer touch points across the organization.

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Design and execute customer experience strategies that will lead to business growth.

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Manage a robust voice of the customer program that captures real-time customer feedback.

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Create a strong, customer-centric culture complete with accountability and ownership at all levels in the company.

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Manage the customer care contact center team to achieve all targets in pursuit of providing a world-class customer experience.

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Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management.

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Minimum of three (3) years of leadership experience in a Customer Service related industry.

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Must have excellent communication and conflict resolution skills.

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Must be a strategic thinker and problem solver.

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Must be a self-starter and goal oriented.

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Being mobile and bilingual is an asset.

Please send resume to: Director of Human Capital Email: human_resources_bz@unicomer.com Closing date: February 12th, 2019.

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GLOBAL WARMING IS ACCELERATING FASTER THAN EXPECTED

By Dr. Pedro Villegas “Global warming threatens our health, our economy, our natural resources, and our children’s future. It is clear we must act”. –Eliot Spitzer– Scientists say the world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for Climate Change because almost all the excess heat absorbed by the planet ends up stored in their waters. A new report, found that the oceans are heating up 40% faster on average than a United Nations panel estimated five years ago.

The researchers also concluded that ocean temperatures have broken records for several straight years.

As the planet has warmed, the oceans have provided a critical buffer.

They have slowed the effects of Climate Change by absorbing 93% of the heat trapped by the greenhouse gases humans’ pump into the atmosphere. But the surging water temperatures are already killing off marine ecosystems, raising sea levels and making hurricanes more destructive.

As the oceans continue to heat up, those effects will become more catastrophic, scientists say. Rainier, more powerful storms like Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and Hurricane Florence in 2018 will become more common, and coastlines around the world will flood more frequently. Coral reefs, whose fish populations are sources of food for hundreds of millions of people, will come under increasing stress; a fifth of all corals have already died in the past three years.

People in the tropics, who rely heavily on fish for protein, could be hard hit, said Kathryn Matthews, Deputy Chief Scientist for the conservation group Oceana. “The actual ability of the warm oceans to produce food is much lower, so that means they are going to be more quickly approaching food insecurity”, she said.

Because they play such a critical role in global warming, oceans are one of the most important areas of research for Climate Scientists. Average ocean temperatures are also a consistent way to track the effects of greenhouse gas emissions because they are not influenced much by short-term weather patterns. In fact, Oceans are really the best thermometer we have for changes in the Earth.

But, historically, understanding ocean temperatures has been difficult. An authoritative United Nation Report, issued in 2014 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, presented five different estimates of ocean heat, but they all showed less warming than the levels projected by computer climate models, suggesting that either the ocean heat measurements or the climate models were inaccurate.

Since the early 2000s, scientists have measured ocean heat using a network of drifting floats called Argo, named after Jason’s ship in Greek

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mythology. The floats measure the temperature and saltiness of the upper 6,500 feet of the ocean and upload the data via satellites. But before Argo, researchers relied on temperature sensors that ships lowered into the ocean with copper wire. The wire transferred data from the sensor to the ship for recording until the wire broke and the sensor drifted away.

That method was subject to uncertainties, particularly around the accuracy of the depth at which the measurement was taken. Those uncertainties hamper today’s scientists as they stitch together XX Century temperature data into a global historical record.

In the new analysis, scientist assessed three recent studies that better accounted for the older instrument biases. The results converged at an estimate of ocean warming that was higher than that of the 2014 United Nations Report and more in line with the climate models. The waters closest to the surface have heated up the most, and that warming has accelerated over the past two decades, according to data from this new study.

As the oceans heat up, sea levels rise because warmer water takes up more space than colder water. In fact, most of the sea level rise observed to date is because of this warming effect, not melting ice caps.

There are still absent global actions to reduce carbon emissions. The warming alone would cause sea levels to rise by about a foot by 2100, and the ice caps would contribute more. That could exacerbate damages from severe coastal flooding and storm surge.

The effects of the warming on marine life could also have broad repercussions. As the ocean heats up, it is driving fish into new places, and we are already seeing that that is driving conflict between countries. It is spilling over far beyond just fish, it is turned into trade wars. It is turned into diplomatic disputes and it is led to a breakdown in international relations in some cases.

A fourth study reviewed by the researchers strengthened their conclusions. That study used a novel method to estimate ocean temperatures indirectly, and it also found that the world’s oceans were heating faster than the authors of previous studies estimated.

We are warming the planet but the ocean is not warming evenly, so different places warm more than others.

And so, the first consequence will be that sea level will be different in different places depending on the warming.

If immediate actions are not taken, 2019 is going to be the warmest year on record for the Earth’s oceans, as 2018 was the warmest year, and 2017 was the warmest year too. In fact, the ocean is saving us from massive warming right now.

You can reach your own conclusions.

God bless Belize!

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the following companies (“the Companies”) incorporated under the IBC Act of Belize commenced dissolution as follows: Name of Company

Date of Commencement of Dissolution

Liquidator Name & Address

ELVIVA INVESTMENTS CORP.

5th February, 2019

Fernando A. GIi of 2nd Floor, Humboldt Tower, East 53rd Street, Marbella, Panama City, Republic of Panama

YORICK INVESTMENTS LIMITED

6th February, 2019

Continental Liquidators Inc. of 60 Market Square, P.O. Box 1906, Belize City, Belize

Any claims against the company should be forwarded to the Liquidator within 30 days from commencement.

Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee Trust (Belize) Limited

Registered Agent

NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the following companies (“the Companies”) incorporated under the IBC Act of Belize commenced dissolution as follows: Name of Company

Date of Commencement of Dissolution

Liquidator Name & Address

EROS HOLDINGS INC.

28th January, 2019

Yolanda HarnamJI of Suite 23, Portland House, Glacls Road, GXl 1 1 AA, Gibraltar

NORAIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

4th February, 2019

Rosana Angela Hollins of Suite 2B, 143 Main Street, Gibraltar

Dickinson Limited

6th February, 2019

Natalia Bredneva Konstantlnldes of Markou Botsarl 12, 3040 Llmassol, Cyprus

Any claims against the company should be forwarded to the Liquidator within 30 days from commencement.

Belize Corporate Services Limited

Registered Agent

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

Date

GOLDSTAR TRADE LTD.

26th January, 2019

Pollux Limited

1st February, 2019

Linken Limited

1st February, 2019

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

Registered Agent

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

Date

LAIN MANAGEMENT LTD.

30th January, 2019

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ICJ Referendum: A Moratorium PART 1 By: Dr. Gerald Zuniga Studies in Political Science It is not clear whether our intention of going to the ICJ is a referendum or a plebiscite? What is a referendum?

What is a plebiscite? Some schools of thought consider the words to be interchangeable. Others consider them to be different in usage and meaning.

What is a referendum? Plu. referenda.

A referendum as defined on www.merriam-webster.com is the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or popular initiative.

What is a plebiscite?

As defined in www.britannica. com, a plebiscite “is a vote by the people of an entire country or district to decide on some issue, such as the choice of a ruler or a government, option for independence or annexation by another power or a question of national policy.” A plebiscite is an important tool in participatory democracies but participatory democracies are now countable worldwide. Now it is easier to impose using the coercisive measures and entities of the state.

However, a plebiscite could be binding and nonbinding. In a plebiscite, a government is not obliged to act upon the result rather accept as an advice.

This is a matter of sovereignty so ideally it should be compulsory or least absolute majority and the same it should have been in Guatemala more so that they are the ones claiming or having a dispute over Belize and that their Constitution talks about a referendum to solve the dispute.

After making the necessary analysis including an intuition of political moments nationally, regionally and on the world stage like the events unfolding with Brexit, like Mr. Eamon Courtney, Louis Wade Jr., Mr. Lindsay Belisle, Mr. Troy Gabb, among many others, I myself, as a Belizean citizen by birth with ancestry rooted for more than 200 years, in exercise of my political, civil, and human rights, humbly and solemnly request from our Prime Minister Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow a moratorium on this April 10th, 2019 referendum. This referendum call has placed our citizenry into a state of shock and need to be resuscitated and the only way to do so is thru balanced education and participation.

There were negotiations between the parties, whom acted largely on behalf of governments than their states that the citizenry was not informed of. Neither were there assurances that the legal pathways being undergone both here in Belize and in Guatemala.

Here are some reasons for my request for a moratorium as I stated in a previous article.

Guatemala claim over Belize has been more political than legal and filled with a high dosage of capriciousness but we legitimized the process by poor negotiations practiced by weak negotiation teams and strategy for years who seemingly were over-

whelmed by the Guatemalan counterpart.

Language is very important in negotiations. Language barrier can indeed create a barrier. However, our legitimization of the claim didn’t go thru the due process and violates both our Constitution and the Guatemalan’s. Hence, the process and the call for referenda is illegal in both countries based on their respective constitutional superstructure. Whatever was negotiated should have been presented to the House of Representatives here as a Bill, whom were granted the mandate to represent the interest of their respective constituency in the last general election and ratified by the House of Senate.

Guatemala’s Congress should have also done the same and that could have overridden Art. 19 Transitory in their Constitution. It was not done. So the Special Agreement is ‘nulo ipse jure’ or null and void. The Constitution of Belize in Chapter 1 Art.2 states that “This Constitution is the supreme law of Belize and if any is inconsistent with this Constitution that other law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.”

The question is, is the Governor General, Dr. Colville Young, as the Head of State, exercising the power bestowed on him by our Constitution in representation of her Majesty the Queen? Our Constitution continues by saying ‘Where as the People of Belize require policies of state which protect and safeguard the unity, freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Belize.” By going to the ICJ if the majority votes yes, we will be renouncing our sovereignty because we would be granting jurisdiction to the ICJ but more so, our territorial integrity because of the question formulated, contrary to the stipulation and spirit of our Constitution.

There is widespread usage of the phrase “of Guatemala’s unfounded claim”.

This has to be clarified. It is important for you to know that only a court could rule that the claim is unfounded. Such ruling has not happened. Also, the fact that Guatemala has a claim because they consider it to be founded. That is precisely what we should ask the ICJ. Is Guatemala’s claim over Belize or part of Belize founded? There is where they would use the principles of international public law to rule if the claim is founded or not? Then if they rule that the claim is founded but only after exhausting negotiation and the authorization of the House of Representatives and Senate thru a Bill we grant jurisdiction to the ICJ to the solve the claim. Hence a moratorium of 10 years at minimum. Could Guatemala’s restriction of free transit on the Sarstoon River be founded? Such practice is in frank violation of international public law because what is observed internationally is that a river when a river forms the boundary of two nations, the river is of mutual benefit and no expressed protocol is used rather the principles of international relations.

I will not expound on the 1859 Boundary Treaty nor on the so unpopular Adjacency Zone. Those have been expounded on by the media and other means. The risk of incursions that they argue about, however, is absurd. Not even the United States of America being a world power has been able defend and secure their border especially the southern border from incursions and invasions. They need

the help of a wall. But theirs is thousands of miles. Ours is a little over a hundred which our defense should be able to protect granted the available resources. So, the argument of incursion is naive. With all fairness to Guatemala, the incursions at our borders are not institutionalized, with the exception of the occupation of the Sarstoon River including its island. Those incursions are by rouge individuals on their quest for economic satisfaction. They even invade their own reserved area like the Mayan Biosphere in Peten. Do you react when something happen to your citizens. Yes! It is the duty of a state to protect the life and human rights of her citizens. That is what a state is organized for. Do Guatemala use it for their political benefits and even exaggerate?

Yes! Those are strategies used in international relations and human beings are human beings. See what happens between Israel and the Palestinian Territory, a very good example.

2. The nation of Belize is young and fragile, only 37 years old. When you are young, you don’t go to mature people’s party. So the minimum we can do is visibilization. How can we go about with our visibilization process?

It is important to internationalize the matter. We need to let the world know about this dispute. This is not a matter of a territory. It is a matter of a nation and a nation is a state with its people and territory and whose human rights could be violated. Belize in 2019 is not the Belize of 1859. We need to educate our nation on the matter objectively. It is not us claiming Guatemala. It is the contrary. So our strategies in our foreign policies and international relations

should reflect such. The world needs to know about us. This referendum shouldn’t pretended to be a government type election, neither a mandate.

The outcome could be far reaching. Let us try to play the game right with the right equipment, players, and strategies. We can’t afford to lose this game.

We only have 8,867sq miles that our forefathers bravely protected and cherished. Will the coming generations be able to say the same about us?

3. The Belizeans in the diaspora should be invited to participate. That is our leaders moral responsibility and obligation with them. That is also a recompense of their remittances which plays an important role in our unjustifiably weak economy. There are ample technologies for this to be a reality, if there is the political will. Allowing the recently nationalized Central American to vote is very risky based on the navel string phenomenon and even subconscious identity matters that could impact the results of the referendum.

4. With Art. 19 Transitory in Guatemala’s Constitution it is in vain going to the ICJ, if the majority vote yes. This is because the resolutions from the ICJ are not binding and that such resolution if we go there, must be presented to the Guatemalans in another referendum according to their constitution based on that same Art. 19. Who will finance that referendum? Are these friendly countries aware of that constitutional predisposition?

Dr. Gerald Zuniga Studies in Political Science School of Political Science San Carlos Univsersity & Mariano Galvez University Guatemala City Guatemala

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LA POSICIÓN DE NAYIB BUKELE SOBRE LA CRISIS DE NICARAGUA Antes de ser electo presidente de El Salvador Bukele manifestó su postura sobre la crisis de Nicaragua y Venezuela

El Nuevo Diario Managua Nicaragua: 4 de Febrero 2019 Bukele, el nuevo presidente electo este domingo en El Salvador, ha puesto fin a 30 años de un sistema tradicional bipartidista en esa nación centroamericana, en el que se alternaban el gobierno la ultraderechista Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) y el izquierdista Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN). Este último ha gobernado en ese país los últimos 10 años.

Su ascenso al poder representaría no solo el inicio de una nueva manera de administrar la política interna en El Salvador, sino también cambios en la línea con la que se regirán las relaciones diplomáticas de esa nación.

Bukele ya ha dado luces sobre la postura que mantendrá contra países como Nicaragua, Venezuela y Honduras, los cuales habían contado con el respaldo del todavía presidente salvadoreño Salvador Sánchez Cerén.

“Dictadores como (Nicolás) Maduro en Venezuela, (Daniel) Ortega en Nicaragua y Juan Orlando (Hernández) en Honduras, jamás

tendrán ninguna legitimidad, porque se mantienen en el poder a la fuerza y no representan la voluntad de sus pueblos. Dictador es dictador, de derecha o de izquierda”, tuiteó Bukele el 23 de enero pasado.

SOBRE FUNES Otro de los planteamientos de Bukele que involucra a Nicaragua fue hecho público en febrero de 2018, cuando manifestó que enviaría al presidente Daniel Ortega una solicitud para que cancele el asilo político otorgado al expresidente Mauricio

Funes, acusado de cometer actos de corrupción en El Salvador durante su mandatado entre 2009 y 2014.

“Necesitamos tiempo para que el presidente Daniel Ortega reciba una carta de este servidor pidiéndole que le quite el asilo político al señor Funes Cartagena”, dijo en su momento Bukele.

Funes quien permanece en Nicaragua desde septiembre del año 2016, es investigado por la Fiscalía salvadoreña por peculado, malversación de fondos y tráfico de

Nayib Bukele se proclama presidente electo en primera vuelta en El Salvador Nayib Bukele se proclamó la noche del domingo como presidente electo de El Salvador en primera vuelta, en un resultado que rompe con el bipartidismo de derecha e izquierda que ha gobernado el país las últimas décadas.

Por Redacción EFE And Redacción AFP Domingo 3 de Febrero 2019 Bukele ganó este domingo las elecciones presidenciales de El Salvador al obtener más del 53 por ciento escrutado el 87.6 por ciento de los votos, una tendencia “definitiva” e “irreversible, dijo el presidente del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) de El Salvador, Julio Olivo.

Olivo dijo que Bukele, candidato de la Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (GANA) registraba un millón 254 mil 207 votos (53.78 por ciento), seguido del aspirante de la Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (Arena), Carlos Calleja con 737 mil 412 votos (31.62 por ciento) y el candidato del gobernante Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN), Hugo Martínez, relegado al tercer lugar con 321 mil 274 votos (13.77 por ciento).

En una cadena nacional de radio y televisión, el presidente del ente rector

Nayib Bukele, y su esposa, Gabriele de Bukele, participan en conferencia a la prensa en la que anunció su virtual victoria como presidente de El Salvador. de los comicios añadió que será el escrutinio final, que se iniciará 48 después de finalizado este preliminar cuyos resultados tildó de “irreversibles”, el que se darán los “resultados definitivos de la elección”.

Bukele, un empresario de publicidad de 37 años, ya se había proclamado minutos antes de la comparecencia de

Olivo como vencedor en primera vuelta, y convocó a sus seguidores a celebrar en la plaza Morazán del centro de San Salvador.

“Podemos anunciar con plena certeza que hemos ganado la Presidencia de la República”, dijo en una breve conferencia de prensa Bukele, expulsado en el 2017 del gobernante FMLN.

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influencias durante su mandato.

Además, la Cámara Segunda de lo Civil declaró culpable al exmandatario de enriquecimiento ilícito, ya que no pudo justificar $206,655.55 de su declaración patrimonial.

Precisamente sobre el triunfo de Bukele, Funes ha planteado a través de su cuenta de Twitter la mañana de este lunes: “Felicito a Nayib no porque crea o apoye su proyecto, sino porque todo vencedor merece ser felicitado. Además, mi verdadero adversario es la derecha oligárquica a la que enfrenté como gobierno y continúo enfrentando.

Me doy por satisfecho con que la oligarquía no volverá al poder”.

El triunfo de Bukele ha comenzado a ser reconocido este lunes por distintos mandatarios de América Latina, entre ellos Evo Morales, de Bolivia; Jimmy Morales, de Guatemala; Juan Orlando Hernández, de Honduras; Carlos Alvarado, de Costa Rica, e inclusive el presidente “interino” de Venezuela, Juan Guaidó y el secretario general de la OEA, Luis Almagro.

Bukele, empresario de publicidad de 37 años, logro el triunfo como candidato de la Gran Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (GANA) y asumirá la presidencia de El Salvador el 1 de junio próximo.

Bukele comenzó su carrera política como militante del FMLN, que lo llevó a gobernar como alcalde del pequeño municipio de Nuevo Cuscatlán (2012-2015) y la capital, San Salvador entre 20152018, sin embargo, debido a discrepancias internas fue expulsado en 2017.

Agradece “En este momento podemos anunciar con plena certeza que hemos ganado la presidencia”, declaró Bukele ante simpatizantes, previo al anuncio del TSE salvadoreño.

Bukele, un empresario en publicidad de 37 años, agradeció a todos los salvadoreños que votaron por él y a “todos los que aún están esperando que la actas sean transmitidas a pesar que el resultado es irreversible”.

El político aseguró que “con este triunfo” “hemos pasado la página de la posguerra y ganamos unánimemente con los votos de los salvadoreños de los 14 departamentos”.

El candidato del derechista Arena, el empresario de supermercados Carlos Calleja, reconoció el triunfo de Bukele.

“Reconocemos los resultados de estas elecciones. Vamos a llamar al presidente electo para desearle suerte para enfrentar los desafíos en este país”, declaró a la prensa Calleja, de 42 años, quien según los resultados preliminares habría quedado segundo en la votación.

El candidato izquierdista Hugo Martínez, del gobernante FMLN, tercero en la votación, también reconoció el triunfo de Bukele.

Felicitaciones El vicepresidente de El Salvador, Óscar Ortiz, reconoció este domingo el triunfo en las elecciones presidenciaCont’do pagina 18

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Por: AGENCIA EFE/AFP Lunes 4 de febrero 2019 Sobre Guatemala, donde las tensiones con Naciones Unidas han aumentado a raíz de la decisión del presidente Jimmy Morales de poner fin a la presencia de la Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad (Cicig), Bachelet mostró su inquietud por el deterioro de la protección del sistema judicial.

“Jueces, fiscales, testigos y defensores de derechos humanos se enfrentan a un riesgo cada vez mayor, lo que hace que se incrementen las tensiones entre el poder Ejecutivo y el Judicial”, subrayó la alta comisionada.

La delegación guatemalteca negó hoy en su réplica la existencia de esas tensiones y subrayó que la decisión relativa al Cicig se produjo después de que su comisionado, Iván Velásquez, “se excediera en sus funciones durante un año y medio”.

“La principal fuente de tensión es la negativa

Michelle Bachelet, alta comisionada de derechos humanos de la ONU. del secretario general de la ONU (Antonio Guterres) a cambiar al comisionado e investigar algunas de sus acciones”, sostuvo la delegación. ambién invitó a la Oficina de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, que dirige Bachelet, a abrir una representación permanente en Guatemala.

Esta es la segunda ocasión en el año la que a alta funcionaria de la ONU en torno a Guatemala. El 22 de enero último, señaló que las reformas a la Ley de Reconciliación Nacional que promueven diputados aliados al oficialismo promueven la impunidad.

Esos cambios, “representarán un retroceso drástico hacia la rendición de cuentas y el estado de derecho en Gua-

TSE denuncia a Todos por delitos electorales El Ministerio Público recibió una denuncia del Tribunal Supremo Electoral por supuestos aportes ilícitos durante la campaña de 2015. Parte 1 de 2.

Prensa Libre: Ciudad de Guatemala Lunes 4 de Febrero 2019 El fantasma del delito de financiamiento electoral ilícito acecha al partido Todos. El examen especial de auditoría interna, CUA No. 68291 del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), al que Prensa Libre tuvo acceso, detalla que en seis “Hallazgos Monetarios y de Incumplimiento de Aspectos Legales” registrados hay posibles delitos electorales cometidos por el partido Todos en la campaña 2015. En dos de estos la auditoría señala posible financiamiento electoral ilícito, un delito reformado en 2018 por el Congreso de la República elevando la carga de la prueba para demostrar la responsabilidad de los secretario general de los partidos.

Prensa Libre pudo confirmar que el Inspector General del TSE, Óscar Sagastume, presentó una denuncia ante el Ministerio Público por delitos electorales, el 19 de diciembre pasado (su último día de labores antes de las vacaciones de fin de año), un día después de ser consultado por este diario por el atraso en analizar la auditoria electoral finalizada un año atrás.

2019 2019 Nayib Bukele se proclama presidente electo en primera vuelta en El Salvador

ONU expresa preocupación por riesgos sobre jueces y fiscales guatemaltecos Michelle Bachelet, alta comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, manifestó este lunes su preocupación por la situación en Guatemala, durante un encuentro informal con representantes del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU en Ginebra.

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Esta auditoría especial concluyó en diciembre de 2017, pero no fue sino hasta el 6 de diciembre de 2018 que se sancionó por faltas administrativas al partido por US$70 mil, por parte del Registro de Ciudadanos del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE).

La poca celeridad del TSE, en el traslado del Examen Especial sobre el partido Todos, provocó que el expediente tardará casi un año en llegar a la oficina del Inspector General, la entidad que podría denunciar penalmente.

En consecuencia, a pesar de la gravedad de los hallazgos, a diferencia de otros partidos como el oficialista Frente de Convergencia Nacional, FCN-Nación; Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza, UNE; o Encuentro por Guatemala, EG, el partido Todos no ha enfrentado investigaciones penales, hasta ahora.

El inspector aseguró el 18 de diciembre pasado que “la investigación se da según los hallazgos que se dan, no hay plazo”.

El responsable de la entidad auditada es el secretario general del partido Todos, el diputado Felipe Alejos Lorenzana, actual primer vicepresidente del Congreso.

temala. Al mismo tiempo, pondrá en grave peligro los avances logrados por el país para lidiar con el legado de la guerra civil y para prevenir más violencia”, dijo Bachelet.

Al considerar que las reformas detendrían investigaciones sobre violaciones a los derechos humanos y el cese de la persecución penal contra los responsables, lo cual significaría “una total impunidad para todos los involucrados en violaciones verdaderamente horrendas, incluidos los crímenes de lesa humanidad. Reabrirá viejas heridas y destruirá la confianza de las víctimas en el Estado y sus instituciones”.

En seis de los “Hallazgos Monetarios y de Incumplimiento de Aspectos Legales” el auditor a cargo había recomendado en diciembre de 2017 su traslado al MP para que la fiscalía especializada determinara si hay fundamento para una denuncia por delitos electorales.

En otros dos “Hallazgos por Deficiencias de Control Interno” la auditoría determinó irregularidades en el manejo de las cuentas del partido y el posible ingreso de dinero a la campaña sin registrar.

Denunciados en el MP Los hallazgos denunciados a la Fiscalía de Delitos Electorales fueron el número 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 y 10. En dos de ellos, el 6 y 10, la auditoría había encontrado indicios de financiamiento electoral ilícito.

El hallazgo 1 detalla la diferencia entre los reportes enviados por el partido, por una deuda de anuncios de televisión por cable, y lo reportado por la empresa contratada.

En el mismo se detalla también una deuda reportada por Todos por el alquiler de la sede nacional del partido por Q173 mil 221 (incluyendo servicios de energía eléctrica y teléfono).

La compañía Servicios Innovadores de Comunicación y Entretenimiento S.A. (Tigo Star) informó al TSE de una deuda por Q6 millones 449 mil 89, según los reportes del TSE, mientras que el partido un saldo por pagar de Q6 millones 254 mil 6 con 55 centavos. Tigo declinó brindar declaraciones al respecto.

El reporte de “Integración de Programa en Cable” presentado por Todos al TSE detalla que los Q6.25 millones en anuncios se realizaron entre junio y septiembre de 2015 para la campaña de: “Alfonso Portillo y Chalo —Lizardo— Sosa”.

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“Hoy hemos escrito una nueva página en la historia de nuestro país, felicito a @nayibbukele (Nayib Bukele)”, publicó Ortiz en sus redes sociales, y agregó que “estamos listos para una exitosa transición”.

El vicepresidente Ortiz es el primer funcionario del Gobierno del presidente Salvador Sánchez Cerén en reconocer públicamente el triunfo de Bukele, quien fue expulsado en el 2017 del gobernante Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN).

Ortiz, quien será sustituido por Félix Ulloa, compañero de fórmula de Bukele, señaló que “el país ha decidido” e indicó que “las distintas fuerzas políticas debemos poner en el centro el interés nacional”.

El gobernante de Panamá, Juan Carlos Varela, también felicitó a Bukele por su triunfo en las elecciones presidenciales de El Salvador, y abogó por que ambos países continúen trabajando juntos.

“Mis felicitaciones al Pueblo salvadoreño y a @nayibbukele nuevo presidente electo de El Salvador, tras celebrarse una fiesta electoral democrática y en paz; continuaremos trabajando de la mano con esta hermana nación”, expresó Varela en su cuenta de Twitter.

El excalde de San Salvador también fue felicitado este domingo por el aspirante presidencial del gobernante Partido Panameñista de Panamá, José Blandón, antiguo burgomaestre de la capital panameña. “¡Felicitaciones al nuevo Presidente de la hermana República de El Salvador @nayibbukele por el apoyo obtenido! Como Alcaldes coincidimos y firmamos hermanamiento entre nuestras 2 ciudades capitales. ¡Su victoria es un nuevo triunfo para el municipalismo!”, escribió Blandón en su cuenta de Twitter.

El excandidato presidencial Sosa indicó desconocer si se había pagado estos servicios o si seguía siendo una deuda.

“No tuve el conocimiento de los aspectos del financiamiento o gastos de la campaña (…) Si recuerdo que expresamos, junto al licenciado Portillo, que se tuviera mucho cuidado con el financiamiento” aseguró Sosa.

El informe de auditoría analizado por Prensa Libre señala que a criterio del auditor del TSE este hallazgo amerita “sanción y certificación de lo conducente al Ministerio Público”.

Examen especial de auditoría al partido Todos En diciembre de 2017 Auditoría Electoral del Tribunal Supremo Electoral realizó un examen especial del partido Todos, del 1 de enero de 2014 al 21 de diciembre de 2015, cubriendo la anterior campaña electoral. Este es un resumen de las deficiencias detectadas por los auditores.

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NPC SAYS “NO TO THE ICJ” Ratifies the People’s Declaration

Belize City: Saturday 2nd February 2019 By: Osilbz@np Delegates for the People’s United Party National Party Council converged at St. Catherine’s Auditorium in Belize City on Saturday February 2nd, 2019 where they unanimously ratified the “People’s Declaration.” This historic “People’s Declaration” was presented at a national executive meeting held at Independence Hall on the 23rd January, 2019 after six months of nationwide consultation, the Party Leader, Hon. John Briceño visited all 31 constituencies to listen to the views and concerns of Belizeans regarding the upcoming ICJ Referendum scheduled for April 10th, 2019.

Among the many concerns pointed out during the listening tour is the fact that Belizeans need a fully financed, balanced and comprehensive education campaign by an independent Referendum Commission as it is very obvious that the present education campaign being conducted mostly by highly paid government diplomats is disorganized, under-financed and not balanced.

Other concerns voiced is that of political interference at the Vital Statistics Office causing a backlog in applications for voters applying for their documents in order to re-register , Elections - PRESS RELEASE and Boundaries Department failure to issue the new voters identification cards and the contentious Foreign Minister, Wilfred Sedi RESPONSE TO GUARDIAN ARTICLE ON LICENSE STICKERS Elrington, whom the people strongly believe should step down.

Having listened to the views and concerns ’ ǡ of thousands of Belizeans across the country, factoring into consideration the

͵ǡ inʹͲͳͻǡ ’ formed position of all Standard Bearers, the National Executive and Ǥ ʹͲͳͻ ǡ ȋ today, the National Party Council, The People’s United Party unan ’ ȌǤ imously ratified the People’s Declaration with a resounding “NO” to the ICJ.

ʹͲͳͺǡ ǡ ǡ In addressing the delegates at the Party Council Meeting,

Par Ǥ ty Leader, John Briceño, thanked everyone for their honesty, frank ness and most importantly for the respect they showed during Ǥ his ICJ listening tour. He said that having gone across the country to ǡ Ǥ listen to the people has strength ’ Ǥ ened his conviction. Henceforth, until April 10th, Standard Bearers Ǥ and local executives will hit the Ǥ streets house to house to explain the People’s Declaration to voters -END- PRESS RELEASE and recommend that they vote NO to the ICJ. RESPONSE TO GUARDIAN ARTICLE ON LICENSE STICKERS Responding to questions by the media about the results of the con ’ ǡ sultation and if he met any animosi ͵ǡ ʹͲͳͻǡ ’ ty, Party Leader Briceño, said that in Ǥ ʹͲͳͻ ǡ ȋ every constituency that he visited, ’ ȌǤ the people expressed a resounding NO to the ICJ especially because

ʹͲͳͺǡ ǡ ǡ they do not trust the government Ǥ negotiations. He added that others

believed that they were not ready Ǥ or that the education campaign is unbalanced, disorganized and un ǡ Ǥ der financed. He assured that the ’ Ǥ PUP is united in its resolve to have Ǥ the people of this country vote “No to the ICJ” on April 10th. Ǥ To ensure this, the Party is working on a plan to organize pub-ENDlic meetings, distribute brochures and banners . The party also plans to launch a social media ,tv and radio campaign to get the message North Front Street, P.O. Box 259, Belize City, Belize, Central America out. Briceño assured the audience Tel (Mayor's Office): 227-0056, City Administrator & Offices: 227-3073/7205, Fax: 227-7236, Email: that the People’s United Party is all mayor@btl.net cranked up and ready to spread the Website: www.belizecity council.org, Facebook Page: mayorbelize “No to the ICJ” message.

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BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

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BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: *********************** Corozal & Orange Walk Districts Properties ************************* At Unit 4 Corner Belize-Corozal & San Antonio Roads, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Monday 18th February 2019: at 10:00 am.

1. Parcel No. 418 Corozal Centeral, Corozal District:

1 bathroom + living/dining/ kitchen + 2 porches and lot [889.559 S.M.] situate in Hattieville, Belize District, the freehold property of Karel Scott.)

4. Lot No. 137 Corner West & Basra Streets, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 436 (Being a two storey concrete building [25% residential: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen & 75% commercial/warehouse - glass windows + tiled floors + office spaces + ½ bathroom + kitchenette] remaining portion - warehouse and lot situate at Lot No. 137 Corner West and Basra Streets, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 5. Lot No. 61 Amara Avenue, Belize City:

Registration Section Block Parcel Corozal Central 4 418 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing two apartments: Apartment 1 – 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen: Apartment 2 – 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [1,023.5 square meters] situate in Corozal Central, Corozal District, the freehold property of Ms. Guadalupe Longsworth and Mr. Edmund Longsworth.)

2. Parcel No. 2708 Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District:

Registration Section Block Parcel Orange Walk Town 4 2708 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + one storey concrete store room with zinc roof and lot [634.094 square meters] situate in Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Gustavo R. Gongora) 3. Parcel No. 629 Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District:

Registration Section Block Parcel Guinea Grass 4 629/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot

[1,019 square meters] situate in Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District, the leasehold property of Mr. Olivia Gutierrez.)

4. Parcel No. 625 Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 206 (Being a two storey timber/concrete building - commercial ground floor + residential first floor and lot situate at No. 61 Amara Avenue, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 6. 9 Acres north of the Sibun River, Freetown Sibun, Belize District:

All that piece or parcel of land being Block No. 6 comprising 9 acres situate north of the Sibun River in the vicinity of Freetown, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being 9 acres of vacant land situate north of the Sibun River in the vicinity of Freetown, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Taheera A Ahmad) 7. Lot No. 33 Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece of land or parcel being Lot No. 33 situate in the 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 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen situate in the Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Santiago G. Padilla Jr.) 8. Parcel No. 717 Vista Del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District:

Registration Section Block Parcel Guinea Grass 4 625/1 (Being a concrete and timber bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate in Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District, the leasehold property of Mr. David R. Perrera.) ********************Belize District Properties *********************** At No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Tuesday 19th February 2019 at 6:00 pm: 1. Lot No. 282 Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District:

All that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 282 situate in the Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District containing 456.733 square meters of land TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/ kitchen and lot [456.733 S.M.] situate in the Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District, freehold property of Ms. Gloria Gabb) 2. 521.285 square meters, Vista Del Mar, Belize District:

Registration Section Block Parcel Vista Del Mar Parcel 16 126 (Being a 1 1/2 Storey concrete dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [521.285 square meters] situate in Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the free hold property of Mirlin M. Plunkett and Tiffany R. Plunkett.

3. Lot No. 110 Hattieville Village, Belize District

All that piece or parcel of land being lot No. 110 situate in Hattieville Village, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber family dwelling: 2 bedrooms +

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista Del Mar 16 717 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [348.26 S.M.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at No. 717 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Jose Perez) 9.Lot No. 20B Neal Pen Road, Port Loyolaville, Belize City:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Port Loyolaville 45 2319 (Being an elevated timber structure 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + 2 porch and lot situate at through an alley at Lot 20B Neal Pen Road, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Beverly A. Sylvester) 10. Lot No. 142 Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 743.050 square meters being Lot No. 142 situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2,700 sq. ft.] and lot [743.050 S.M.] containing 4 Bedrooms + 3 Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen (Mahogany Cabinets), security bars and tiled, the freehold property of Mr. Andrew Barnes.)

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

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 466 (Being a three storey concrete structure [5,400 sq. ft.] [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).

12. Lot No. 138 Hattieville, Belize District:

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Creek District, freehold property of Ms. Carmen Bol) 2. Lot No. 13 Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District:

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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) 13. Lot No. 775 Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 724.665 s. m. being Lot 775 situate at Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen] and lot [724.665 S. M.] situate at Tropical Park, Western Highway, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Orissa Molina) 14. Lot No. 378 Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 378 situate in the Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Porch and second building being a 2 storey concrete structure: Ground floor - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + storeroom; First floor - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + open space to facilitate Living/Dining/Kitchen situate in the Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District, Belize, the freehold property of Mr. Juan Betancourt & Ms. Jonathan Betancourt) 15. Lot No. 19 Mile 10 Belize-Corozal Road, Ladyville, Belize District:

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All that piece of land containing 836.013 square meters being Lot No. 13 situate in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + utility room + covered front and rear verandahs and a concrete apartment building containing 4 rooms each with bathroom and lot [836.013 S.M.] situate in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Jose O. Raudales and Ms. Rixy G. Ramirez) Lot No. 184 Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District, Belize:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 802.713 S.M. being Lot No. 184 situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [802.713 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Patricio Cho and Ms. Margarita Cho) 4. Lot 80 San Juan Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 696.666 S.M. being Lot 80 situate in San Juan Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house:[990 sq. ft.]: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [696.666 S.M.] situate in San Juan Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Maria Maldonado.)

5. Lot No. 80 Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 80 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a mix concrete

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 19 situated at Mile 10 Belize-Corozal Road, Ladyville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen situate at Mile 10 BelizeCorozal Road, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Jasmine Middleton and Mr. Earl Arthurs) 16. Lots Nos. 31 & 32 near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District:

ALL THOSE [2] pieces or parcels of land together containing 1813.762 S.M. being Lots Nos. 31 and 32 situate near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete two storey dwelling house [4,418 sq. ft.] [5 Bedrooms + 5 Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen/Family Rooms] and lots [1,813.762 S.M.] situate near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold properties of Ms. Shirlee Cornejo).

17. Parcel No. 246 Maskall Village Road, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Belize Rural North 11 246/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,401 sq. ft.] [3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered entry porch] and lot situate on Maskall Village Road, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Sherett Brackett & Mr. Ammon Brackett)

& plycem house [4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and Lot No. 80 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Rodrick R. Parham) 6. Lot No. 68 situate in Pomona Village, Del Oro Site, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 461.849 S.M. being Lot No. 68 Del Oro Site, Pomona Village TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete dwelling house [1,360 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [461.849 S.M.] situate in Del Oro Site, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Darwin A. Reymundo) 7. Lots Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcels of land being Lot Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at Lots Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold properties of Ms. Ycela Cuthkelvin) 8. Lot No. 44 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

18. Lot No. 482 Regent Street West, Belize City:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 1641 (Being a two storey concrete structure [2,135 sq. ft.] 10 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at No. 482 Regent Street West Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Lisbey Leal) *************************Stann Creek & Toledo Districts Properties ********************* In front Messrs. Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. No. 10 St. Vincent Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Thursday 21st February 2019 at 11:00 am: ***************************Stann Creek District************************** Lot No. 204 Silk Grass Village, Stann Creek District:

All that piece of land being Lot No. 204 situate in Silk Grass Village, Stann Creek District containing 363.140 s.m of land TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a one storey concrete house: Ground floor - 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + Landry area and First floor - 35% complete with four block walls to lintel height + interior partitions of the same (It is designed to be a 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom space with porch area) situate in Silk Grass Village, Stann Creek District, freehold property of Ms. Carmen Bol) 2. Lot No. 13 Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District:

All that piece of land containing 836.013 square meters being Lot No. 13 situate in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + utility room +

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 44 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek 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. Ycela Cuthkelvin) 9. Lot No. 238 Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 238 situated along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + front deck and lot [795.603 square meters] situate along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek, the freehold property of Ms. Tanya M. Chavarria.)

10. Lot No. 400 Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 400 situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a two storey concrete structure containing Ground Floor: Pharmacy and consultation facility + 6 bedrooms + 6 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + enclosed courtyard + carport + front verandah ; First Floor: 12 one bedroom units with bathrooms + residence 3 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [640.165 S.M.] situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District. The freehold property of Ms. Maria J. Rodriguez) 11. Parcel No. 24/1 Dangriga North Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

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First Floor: 12 one bedroom units with bathrooms + residence 3 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [640.165 S.M.] situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District. The freehold property of Ms. Maria J. Rodriguez) 11. Parcel No. 24/1 Dangriga North Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 24/1 (Being a elevated concrete dwelling house [1,524 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [371.463 S.M.] situate in Dangriga North Area, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Delsia Aranda) 12. Parcel No. 1262 Corner Salmwood Road and Pine Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga South 31 1262 (Being a elevated concrete dwelling house [1,600 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + laundry and lot [571.980 S.M.] situate at Corner Salmwood Road and Pine Street, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Leron Cayetano) 13. Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

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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) Parcel No. 991/2 Corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

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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) 12.447 Acres, Block 41 Main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

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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 land [12.447 acres] situate on the main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcel Jacobs) Parcel No. 926 Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

(The freehold property of Mr. Eduardo Saravia) 14. Lot No. 66B Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

(The freehold property of Mr. Ray C. Ogaldez) 15. Parcel No. 657 near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga North 31 657 (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2,220 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor - 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered verandah; First Floor 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry + balcony and lot [754.546 S.M.] situate near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Carol Aranda) ************************Toledo District************************ 1. About 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda, San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 926 (Being and elevated dwelling house [932 sq. ft.] + Shed [449 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Rene Pennell) 10. 977.04 S.M. Lot No. 157 Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District:

(The freehold property of Mr. David Duncan) 11. 50.00 Acres Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

(The freehold property of Ms. Priscilla Graham and Mr. Dennis Moore) 12. Acres 2 rods 14 poles of developed land situate along the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Toledo District: ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 440.50 s.m. situate about 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen on each floor and lot [440.50 s.m] situate about 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda - San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo Districict, the freehold property of Ms. Yolanda C. Vasquez) 2.Parcel No. 1550 Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 1550 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + porch + carport with concrete top and concrete support and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate in Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Francisco Villafranco) 3. Parcel No. 272 A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District:

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(Being a vacant lot [408.277 S.M.] situate on A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Anne Neal) 0.64 Acre Jacintoville, Toledo District:

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

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ALL THAT piece or parcel containing 1695.99 Square Yards being lot 4 situate at Big Falls Village Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [686 sq. ft.] comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [1695.99 S.Y.] situate in Big Falls Village, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Mr. Juan De Dios Poom) 1041.510 S.M. San Antonio Village, Toledo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being 17 acres 2 rods 14 poles of land situate on the left ascending the Punta Gorda/ San Antonio Road, Toledo District Belize, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1 bedroom + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + front - Bar/restaurant facility situate on the left ascending the Punta Gorda/ San Antonio Road, Toledo District, the freehold properties of Mr. Derrick D. Williams and Mr. Roy Williams) 13.

Lot No. 2 West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

All THAT piece or parcel of land containing 841.073 square meters being Lot No. 2 situated West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [841.073 S.M.] situate at Lot No. 2 West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Cardinal Smith (Deceased) 147.228 Acres San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District: 14.

All that parcel of land being 147.228 acres situate in the San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District, bounded and described in plan 717 of 200 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete structure + traditional Mayan kitchen + recreational facility + storage/utility area and private water system situate in San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcial Mess) 15. Parcel No. 614 Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 614 (Being two 2 storey mix use structure and a small timber frame structure. Building 1 Ground floor: Restaurant + Kitchen + Bathroom; First Floor: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen; Building #2 Ground floor; Business Area + 1 bathroom; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom; Building #3: occupied as a store and land [824.79 S.Y.] situate on Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Carlos Galvez) TERMS: STRICTLY STRICTLY CASH TERMS: CASH

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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) Parcel No. 991/2 Corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

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