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COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO UDP’s SALE OF OUR ASSETS As early as September 2019 at the National Party Council, Party Leader then and now Prime Minister John Briceño said publicly that “We have to fix our laws to root out government corruption and, yes, anyone who has stolen the people’s money, from the highest office in government to the lowest, they will go to jail!”

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Then as recent as in his first Prime Minister’s New Year’s 2021 Address, the Hon. John Briceño assured, “Public officers were required to use government equipment and fuel to build roads on private property and to clear massive ranches. The theft and corruption were widespread and unprecedented. This cannot, should not and will not be allowed to be forgotten. There will be investigations and, where warranted, criminal charges laid. Where appropriate, civil action for recovery will be brought before the courts. There will be no sacred cows.” Prime Minister, John Briceño’s New Year’s message signalled that the only thing sacred was the wellbeing of the country - growth, development, and people. “There will be no sacred cows”. The PM was adamant that sacrifices in the year 2021 was necessary resulting from the United Democratic Party’s acts of corruption, thievery and criminality unleashed upon the Jewel and the citizenry. A situation compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in good conscience to the sacrifice needed from the populace Prime Minister Briceño made it clear that those who have soiled the country to ruination must be held to account. A three-member Commission of Inquiry chaired by Senior Counsel E. Andrew Marshalleck with Marcello Blake for the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Luke Martinez for the Public Service Unions are responsible with enquiring into the “fire sale” of Government assets. The Commission is vested in the authority to summon and question those individuals who can assist in obtaining relevant evidence, including the former Prime Minister Dean Oliver Barrow. Henry Charles Usher Minister of the Public Service and Constitutional Reform alluded categorically the government assets are the people’s assets. Minister Usher proffered that the Commission is tasked to examine whether the pertinent procedures were followed in the seemingly obscene nature the Barrow/Faber regime of 2008-2020 dispensed with the country’s assets. Additionally, if Cabinet’s pronouncement is to retrieve the assets, that will be a likely occurrence. Prime Minister Briceño in the New Year’s Message highlighted the Barrow/Faber skullduggery, the unscrupulous behaviour of the UDP and the many injustices inflicted upon the good people of Belize. Valuable lands were fleeced for a pittance, given away to cronies of the Red Hydra. The country and its people have been straight-jacketed to obscene contracts valued in the millions to privileged contractors who failed to make payments on the taxes and fees. Institutions like the Public Utilities Commission, led then by Barrow, Avery et al bought properties such as the Mirab building at the overvalued price tag, leaving millions in debt. The whammy, the Karen Bevans contract with the Belize Tourism Board could well be the iceberg tip, the ugly display of a heartless UDP government pushing the country towards the financial cliff. Also, Public Officers were required to use the Government equipment and fuel to build roads on private properties and to clear massive land into ranches. Undeniably, the UDPs misfeasance, nonfeasance and malfeasance was grossly unprecedented. The Commission of Inquiry and it’s members have an unprecedented task ahead. It is directly following the New Year’s Prime Ministerial pronouncement showing that his words are always of consequence. “Where appropriate, civil actions for recovery will be brought before the courts.”. Importantly, the PM, without mincing words, suggested that whilst Belizeans are asked to make sacrifices in ensuring the Jewel’s well-being, former UDP officials may in effect be making bail arrangements. This process has to be thoroughly fleshed out to give Belize a chance to work for everyone. Hilly Bennett Voice of the Common Man

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Corozal Free Zone Opens

800plus Families Benefit The PUP will not allow the Corozal Free Zone to go down like Pembroke Hall, the Corozal Sugar Cane Factory. The UDP’s history in Corozal is to close down any Enterprise that will make Corozal flourish. Papaya Industry, where are you? The Free Zone or the CFZ at the Corozal border with Mexico was slammed shut without a care in the world by Pablo and Dean and Patrick et al. They will blame Covid but NO... Patrick Faber’s UDP systematically ignored the Corozal Free Zone for years before 2020. In its planBelize PLANNING, the PUP is sworn in oath to open the Freezone and to reupholster it to be a part of an even more vibrant Corozal District. Far from the corrupt, clueless, incompetent past 13 years, the PUPled government set out post-election 2020 to deliberate on how to re-open the Freezone and to go much beyond what was there with the UDP in early 2020. Consultation with business owners, land owners, ‘past’ workers, Corozaleños, Mexican counterparts, and Cabinet was/is an integral part of the new norm in the Briceño administration. If there is not a clear window looking into this gargantuan Belizean initiative, then John Briceño’s humble manner will get one done in the spirit of utter transparency. If the initiative creates jobs or re-establishes jobs with better more progressive situation, then it is a part of the PUP’s and John Briceño’s vision. The initial reports of 800 jobs opened or reactivated is news Eight Hundred Families have longed to hear. There are yet tens of businesses left to open. Don’t blame the UDP, they are too dumb to be blamed, just vote them out. They are all in line to beat put Pablo for the dumbest. Please don’t leave Barrow out of the picture...his father faked and talked his way into remaining Prime Minister but in essence Barrow is skilful at nothing. As for the sister, I am lost for words and I BET she will resign quicker than Patrick would hope to kick the son off the land between Tigris and Euphrates. The current CFZ Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Neri Ramirez, will have it no other way but have safety of any and all persons who will traverse the Freezone. There is no negotiation of the antiCovid protocols that those moving in and out must abide by. This includes the basic temperature checks to be logged, sanitizing of the whole body, sanitizing of vehicles, optimal mask wearing and the preparation of each business to be a safe environment for owners, freezone staff, busi-

ness workers, and customers. Faber Ignored Corozal Of course, Faber will say, “Dont expect me to care what happened in the past.” Faber does not realize yet that he IS the past and that he was there to eat the Pibil tacos, in Longsworth’s Marion Jones, in the Caribbean Sea with our vehicle, Beside Simeon Coc’s 2 Million, Kicking out Mr. Good, Ramming Education Changes without Final Consultation, Anti-Women multiple altercations and the rest is left up to history. Belizeans must remember that the Freezone is for foreigners to spend money at and bring in foreign exchange to the Belize. Additionally, the zone provides jobs so then this money get to circulate in Belize. People get to put food on their table. At this point, 800 families and counting will breathe a sigh of relief when the first pay check will come in, for many they cannot wait for the weekend. We must wear our masks properly at all times. We must wash our hands repeatedly. We must get tested. We must isolate and quarantine when advised by medical practitioners. And, we are appealing to all to resist the temptation to gather in large numbers during the holidays.--Prime Minister John Briceño’s appeal is the same.

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EDITORIAL

COMMON AS RICE AND BEANS

here seems a marked inequity in our justice system and the word on the street is that people have had enough. There are countless examples where the poor, especially, have been victims of police brutality and abuse. Neither have courts treated them better. While the blame game ensues regarding the responsibility for the backlog of cases at the courts, the people, whose fate languish at the mercy of the courts, despair of ever having their cases heard or must wait years for a judgement to be read. Many police officers have been detained or receive half pay while under investigation for a multitude of different offences. The outcome more often than we might care to recognize, is that it seldom results in charges. On the rare occasion that charges are read, the accused do not suffer any real consequences. The term nolle prosequi has become as common and familiar as rice and beans is to ordinary Belizeans folks. The outrage became palpable when this week a single mother was remanded to the central prison to wait for her case to be heard, having been charged for handling stolen goods. The very learned Dickie Bradley, Attorney-at-Law, said this week that the group now popularly called the Narco Nine “have a right to apply to the Supreme Court to restore their freedom… because why would innocent people be in prison till April.” We assume this is based on the legal premise that everyone is innocent until and if they can be proven guilty. In Belize, the probabilities that any conviction is likely to stick is slim to none. Meanwhile, white-collar crime has become increasingly conspicuous, in the past thirteen years, involving many high-profile people. The travesty lies in the fact that some await trial on remand, for having been found with a tablet, while others can pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars misappropriated, and with the advantage of an instalment plan to boot. The gentleman who plead guilty in 2019 to the theft of a $4.75 tin of corned beef spent four months in prison because he owed a previous fine of $85 for riding a bicycle without a bell. The fine for theft is a year of jail or $3000 in fines. The magistrate (bless their heart) was lenient and considerate enough to allow him to serve only four months because he did not have the money for the fines. There have been many instances of blatant fraud, misuse, misappropriation, and irregularities by the well-connected. In Belize, you are only labelled a common thief and thrown in prison for any length of time if you are poor, underprivileged or have no connections and cannot afford a learned Attorney-at Law. The Commission of Inquiry recently sworn in has a Herculean task ahead of it. According to its Chairman, it is tasked to “identify all sales of government assets between October 2019 through November 2020…to determine if all appropriate rules and practices and procedures were followed.” However, the mission at hand is so much more than that. Belize is a country badly mistreated and as such has no more patience and even less confidence in its leaders. She has, these past thirteen years, been under the stewardship of abusive, cruel leaders who have plundered and pillaged her unrestrained to their heart’s content. There is a higher purpose for this commission, it is to right the wrongs, to bring equity to the chaos and bias in our society, to allow us as a nation to finally heal. The Commission of Inquiry must uncover and deliver the culprits to Justice. Across Belize, the cry can be heard…Lock Them Up!

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2021

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COMÚN COMO EL RICE AND BEANS

arece haber una marcada desigualdad en nuestro sistema de justicia y la palabra en la calle es que la gente está harta. Hay innumerables ejemplos en los que los pobres, especialmente, han sido víctimas de la brutalidad y los abusos policiales. Los tribunales tampoco los han tratado mejor. Mientras que sigue el juego de quien tiene la culpa de la acumulación de casos en los tribunales, la gente, cuyo destino languidece a la merced de los tribunales, se desespera a que sus casos algún día sean escuchados y deben esperar años para que se dicte una sentencia. Muchos policías han sido detenidos o reciben media paga mientras son investigados por una multitud de diferentes delitos. El resultado, más a menudo de lo que nos gustaría reconocer, es que rara vez se presentan cargos. En las raras ocasiones en que se leen cargos, los acusados no sufren ninguna consecuencia real. El término nolle prosequi se ha convertido en algo tan común y familiar como el rice and beans para los beliceños normales. La indignación se hizo palpable esta semana cuando una madre soltera fue enviada a la prisión central a la espera del que se juzgara su caso, tras haber sido acusada de manipular bienes robados. El muy ilustre abogado Dickie Bradley dijo esta semana que el grupo ahora llamado popularmente los Nueve Narcos “tiene derecho a solicitar a la corte suprema que les devuelva la libertad... porque gente inocente estaría en prisión hasta abril”. Suponemos que esto se basa en la premisa legal de que todo el mundo es inocente hasta que se pueda demostrar su culpabilidad. En Belice, las probabilidades de que cualquier condena se logre son escasas o nulas. Mientras tanto, los delitos de cuello blanco se han vuelto cada vez más notables, durante los últimos trece años, involucrando a mucha gente de alto perfil. La parodia radica en que algunos esperan un juicio en prisión preventiva, por haber sido encontrados con una tableta electrónica mientras otros pueden devolver cientos de miles de dólares malversados, y para colmo con la ventaja de un plan de pago a plazos. El señor que se declaró culpable en 2019 del robo de una lata de corned beef de 4,75 dólares, pasó cuatro meses en prisión porque debía una multa anterior de 85 dólares por andar en bicicleta sin timbre. La multa por robo es de un año de cárcel o 3000 dólares de multa. El magistrado (bendito sea su corazón) fue lo suficientemente indulgente y considerado como para permitirle cumplir sólo cuatro meses porque no tenía el dinero para las multas. Ha habido muchos casos de fraude flagrante, malversación, apropiación indebida e irregularidades por parte de los bien conectados. En Belice sólo se te tilda de ladrón común y se te mete en la cárcel por cualquier tiempo si eres pobre, no tienes privilegios ni tienes conexiones y no puedes permitirte un abogado experto. La Comisión de Investigación recientemente juramentada a su cargo tiene una tarea hercúlea por delante. Según su presidente, se le ha encomendado “identificar todas las ventas de activos gubernamentales entre octubre de 2019 y noviembre de 2020... para determinar si se siguieron todas las normas y prácticas y procedimientos adecuados”. Sin embargo, la misión en cuestión es mucho más que eso. Belice es un país muy maltratado y como tal no tiene más paciencia y mucho menos confianza en sus dirigentes. Estos últimos trece años ha estado bajo el liderazgo de dirigentes abusivos y crueles que la han saqueado y expoliado sin freno a su antojo. Esta comisión tiene un propósito más elevado: corregir los errores, aportar equidad al caos y a los prejuicios de nuestra sociedad, para permitirnos, como nación, sanar finalmente. La Comisión de Investigación debe descubrir y entregar a los culpables a la Justicia. En todo Belice se oye el grito... ¡Enciérrenlos!

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BARROW’S LAW: STUDIED BY PUPIL FABER

In a corrupted version of Murphy’s Law, Barrow and Faber have done for Belize any and all that is corrupt. They have left a sour legacy that even History cringes in having to evaluate. Everything Barrow and Faber breathed on got filled with venomous fumes that reduced the Belize to dire poverty, increased joblessness, rank corruption, obscene inaction in government and illegal misuse of public funds. The UDP are totally against Treaties and new Laws that would expose their blatant inaction and being dismissive of the rule of law. Peyrefitte at the Senate barked: “Why do we need to ratify it(UN Convention)? That comment is so much like a person that is trying to deflect guilt and whose conscience is sputtering. He and his bosses were happy to flout the rulings of the Caribbean Court of Justice which they themselves ultimately signed on to in 2010. The flouted the Finance and Audit Reform Act which they beefed up. Barrow publicly stated that he would not pay after rulings made against his government. In the same year, we hear of obscene contracts, overpriced buildings and hired cronies who do no

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Letter to the Editor I am not a man of many words. I just want to tell Belizeans, please do not take the vaccines for granted. Please do not think we are safe. Wear your mask and keep away. Belize not the world will be totally safe until months after the vaccine arrives on our precious Jewel. The colossal effort placed by the Belizean people to flatten our curve and to straight-out or twist it down has been subject of international congratulations. US Charge d Affaires in Belize was very pointed in giving credit to the Belizean people for sticking to the Ministry’s Health and Wellness’s SI backed Covid guidelines even if it took their altering of Christmas and New Year traditions. That definitely hurt and we must guide our anger to the right place—the coronavirus. Battle it, we are almost totally free. Patience. We don’t want people to relax. The measures have been adjusted… I heard the PUP chairman say something to the effect. Thanks Editor Covid-Free Thanks God

work. We wonder if Barrow will ever pull out the factual guilt vs the legal guilt at this point. When they hear that the Commission of 3 is sworn-in, the UDP is trembling and begging for their freedom. After 13 years of unabated corruption in their secretive dealings with the people’s money and assets and unapologetic incompetence in governing seamlessly, Patrick Faber, now in opposition, is staring straight down the barrel of a commission loaded with the intention of turning him and the UDP upside down and to proverbially shake out all there is to bring to the light for the world to see. The Commission is headed by Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry represented by Marcelo Blake and the Public Service represented by Luke Martinez. At the Swearing-in there was professionalism and cool that would never be felt at a UDP press conference. The commissioners will do their jobs, present a report to the Prime Minister and then we move from there. Do not expect an Aldo Salazar type of inquiry. This will really be open with the only exigency of exposing the truth to the Belizean people.

COVID Vaccinations Strategic Planning of Jab Into Arms The Prime Minister or the Minister of Health will be officially announcing the coming of the vaccinations. Which one? We are still waiting on that information. It has been reported that Belize has been in the list of countries that got sent a letter from PAHO informing us of our pending vaccine vials. So now, we have a general date in which vaccinations will be seen in Belize—early March is being touted. Vaccinations plus recovered immunities need to reach to as close to 100 percent as possible. Science says that a country is truly Covid-free when 70 percent or more are in the vaccinated and thus mostly immune. With massive increases in testing, Belize is seeing and feeling more and more hopeful with each passing day. The numbers are back under 300 actives and they are going down fast. Let us say again, of course, number of infections and deaths will always be intolerable as long as it is greater than zero. The pain is equally jarring and saddening. Panama and Costa Rica are already in getting one of the Covid vaccines into the arms of their elderly, frontline workers and other vulnerable persons. The world internet counter have risen to the task just as when we first started to follow infections. Now Belizeans can see that the world is getting the vaccines and we can start to feel a semblance of normalcy.

PRESS RELEASE

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Prime Minister Leads Budget Consultations with Private Sector Representatives

Belmopan. February 3, 2021. 2:55 p.m.

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, the Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño met with representatives of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and the Belize Business Bureau. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Hon. Anthony Mahler, Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations; Hon. Christopher Coye, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment; Mrs. Narda Garcia, CEO in the Office of the Prime Minister; and Mr. Joseph Waight, Financial Secretary. Discussions focused on the realistic financial situation facing the nation, with a view to rebuilding the economy. The session was constructive with valuable input received from the private sector stakeholders. The team will be conducting meetings with the unions and other social partners in the days ahead, in full realization that Belize will need all-hands-on-deck to maneuver the difficult financial situation caused by the chronic mismanagement of the economy in past years and further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of the Prime Minister remains grateful for the consistent support it has received from its partners and extends assurances of inclusion in decision-making in the interest of accountability, prudent financial management, integrity and good governance. Ends

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GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

DR. GILROY MIDDLETON, JR Ministry of Immigration

The new Chief Executive Officer for Immigration is from Belize City and has s a St. John’s College background from both the High School and Junior College. His Associates Degree in General Studies preceded a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Belize. From there he almost immediately enrolled in the National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan to pursue an International Master’s in Business Administration. He culminated his studies with a Ph. D. in Business Administration with a Marketing Major from Keimyung University Daegu, South Korea. During his most recent work, Dr. Middleton’s experience included amongst other initiatives the following: As Dean of the University of Belize’s Faculty of Management and Social Science • Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for growth • Developed and implemented an innovative and sustainable financial model • Provided professional leadership and supervision • Coordinated the development and review of curriculum • Led the initiative to secure program accreditation • Oversaw the development of the annual schedule of courses • Reviewed and approved student petition to graduate • Managed budgets and reviewed requests for expenditure • Developed annual plans and reported in support of the budgeting process • Recommended travel and other expenditures • Mediated and resolved faculty, staff and student conflicts • Mobilized resources to support programs in the faculty • Created a student-centred learning environment He was also involved in volunteer work for the Emmaus Walk Community, Beltraide’s Belize Entrepreneurship Plan, Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities, UNESCO Cross Culture Awareness, ITVET Toledo, PLENTY-Belize, UN Development Program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Education and various works during his Taiwan studies. He has working knowledge of Spanish, Mandarin and Korean.

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KHALID, WHO’S BUILDING ON BELMOPAN’S GREEN AREAS? People in Belmopan and visitors are irked by the metal skeleton that they see smack in the middle of town on the green of Belmopan. The people of Belmopan revere their green zones. These grassy knolls and flats together with the winding sidewalks are what make Belmopan itself and give her the quiet character that become the subject of conversation of the Garden City and our Capital. Our Capital is supposed to be a pristine getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. It is literally the safe haven away from hurricanes that could feasibly wipe out the old capital with the sea wall protection and all. But while we hope that this devastation is staved off forever, the UDP has tried it’s best to corrupt what seemed incorruptible. The Mayor and Senator-to-be and liar about his chumminess with Saldivar and Dermen, was getting rid of the revered green spaces for 1000 dollars a lot. Really....where did the rest go? This is raping the coffers at its best. Not satisfied with

the public fiasco of the selling of hilltop the lame duck Mayor is now getting exposed as being a fake real estate mogul. Worse yet! The social prices most likely went to campaign financiers who were happy to buy off these Prime cuts for baloney sandwich prices. Now we see a skeleton just downtown that is an eye sore and being built where even God request for green grass to grow. There are no answers from the City Council and not from the Mayor. Is the Mayor’s Office still functioning? So to add to the John Saldivar Avenue greens, and Green Areas everywhere they are negotiating the Harriot Topsey Park. Seems like the Mayor does not care for children spaces either. Word to the wise and also to the Mayor… let not start signing Miller-like contracts nor Denny-like contracts nor Imer-like contracts.

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

SANTA MARIA INVESTMENT, INC. KENTIA FINANCE LTD.

Date of Dissolution

29th December, 2020 29th December, 2020

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Ltd.

NOTICE OF COMMENCED DISSOLUTION

Notice is hereby given CENTER MARINE CERTIFICATION SERVICE LIMITED, SPARKLING ENTERPRISES LTD. and CORPORACION 0407 S.A. all commenced dissolution on 21st January, 2021; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies. Notice is hereby given SNAPPA INVESTMENTS LTD., MATFIELD LTD. and STONEWHARE MARKETING LTD. all commenced dissolution on 29th January, 2021; and Belizean Liquidators Services Inc. whose registered office is at 50 Shirley Street, P.O. Box CB-13917 Nassau, Bahamas, is the Liquidator of the companies. Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Limited

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PRESS RELEASE

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Cabinet Brief Belmopan February 3, 2021. 5:28 p.m. The Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, met in regular session on February 1, 2021.

• The Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño informed Cabinet of the appointment of 11 ambassadors who have been designated to fill bi-lateral and multi-lateral posts abroad. Those designated represent a cross-section of the community and a mix of new and experienced professionals. Notably, 40 percent of the designates are women.

• The Cabinet was appraised of developments to preserve trade preferences with the United Kingdom through the ratification of the CARIFORUM/UK Economic Partnership Agreement which will allow Belize to claim duty-free and quota-free access to the UK market for goods and services. Besides access to traditional goods like bananas and sugar, Government will pursue opportunities for areas of cooperation and private sector investments.

• At the request of the Hon. Oscar Requeña, Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, Cabinet approved funding for the long overdue rehabilitation of the Sarteneja Village Water System. The funds will be used to retrofit and repair the reverse osmosis system.

• The Cabinet gave its approval for Belize to become a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA is an intergovernmental organization that works to deepen cooperation on renewable energy, specifically solar energy. Belize would join the 84-member alliance and would benefit from funding, technology and expertise to assist in the country’s ability to exploit its potential in solar energy, thereby, allowing for the production of cheaper and cleaner energy.

• The Cabinet was updated on the establishment of a fasttrack unit for private sector investment in the Office of the Prime Minister.

• In connection with its commitment to good governance, Cabinet gave its support to introduce a Motion to Amend the Standing Orders for the House of Representatives. This motion will be presented to House of Representatives at its meeting on Friday, February 5, 2021, and seeks, among other things, to reconstitute the Public Accounts Committee to increase its membership from six to nine by the addition of three social partner senators to its membership. Ends

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Patrick Faber’s Abandoned, Sport’s Facilities Guess who was in charge of the Sports facilities 2008-2020!! In his rounds to visit the sports facilities that are now under his Ministry of Youth, Sports and E-Governance, Representative of OW East and said Ministry, the Hon. Kevin Bernard only observed dilapidated facilities, stadia and complexes that should be housing and training our future—the youth and children. Let us not blame Patrick Faber since he was over his head trying to be seen as at least the Champion of the Incompetence and Leader of the Party of Corruption. Working hard and ethically is NOT being a good UDP. Also, Patrick refuses to take the blame since he is not really the leader of the UDP. Patrick refuses to resign like the rest of his contracted cronies. The only plan of the UDP, then and now, that they might think is working is the bankrupting of Belize. Contracting of their people for long standing contracts, leaving Be-

lize penniless to even pay out the contracts as is legally required is a part of the UDP’s infamy. This is the PUP’s ‘cross to bear’ and with John Briceño and his cadre of representatives and Minister’s Belize will turn around. Belize will return to prosperity in spite of the battering at the hands of the UDP; the PUP will see to that. Minister Bernard visited the People’s Stadium where the Ministry via the National Sports Council is working on getting back our People’s Stadium back in shape. The facility was so abandoned that it will take a series of work to bring this facility back to its original state of greatness. Let’s repeat, the PUP is up to the task of rebuilding the Belize that the UDP tore up. Minister Bernard, “It is my commitment as Minister responsible for Sports to ensure we upgrade and continue to uplift the facilities under our care.”

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PRESS RELEASE

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Prime Minister Announces Ambassador Designates Belmopan. February 2, 2021. 5:40 p.m. The Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño is pleased to announce that the following persons have agreed to represent Belize in the capacities listed below: Mr. Carlos Fuller, Permanent Representative Designate to the United Nations Mr. Lynn Young, Ambassador Designate to the United States of America and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States Mr. Oscar Arnold, Ambassador Designate to the United Mexican States Mrs. Therese Rath, High Commissioner Designate to the United Kingdom Ambassador Alexis Rosado, Ambassador Designate to the Kingdom of Belgium, the European Union and the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Mr. Jose Alpuche, Ambassador Designate to the Republic of Guatemala Ambassador Cherie Nisbet, Ambassador Designate to the Republic of El Salvador Ambassador Lou-Anne Burns Martinez, Ambassador Designate to the Republic of Cuba Dr. Candice Pitts, Ambassador Designate to the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ambassador Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has also been named as the Non-Resident Ambassador Designate to SICA. H.E. Lawrence Sylvestre will continue to serve as Belize’s Non-Resident Ambassador to CARICOM. This list represents a cross-section of the community and a mix of new and experienced professionals. Notably, 40 percent of the designates are women. Ends

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL Monday, February 1, 2021

For Immediate Release

Over the weekend, the People’s United Party hosted four (4) Delegate Conventions to elect Municipal Slates in Belize City, Belmopan, San Ignacio/Santa Elena and Benque Viejo Del Carmen. On Saturday, the Belize City Slate was elected at a Convention held at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium. In a first-of-its-kind in Belizean political history, the 726 Delegates all voted electronically. The Party takes this opportunity to extend its sincere appreciation to the Principal of Belize High School (BHS), IT Instructor Mr. Godfrey Sosa and his students for developing what is sure to become a model software for future elections in Belize. At the end of the voting, the new PUP Team 11 was sworn in by Party Chairman Hon. Henry Usher. The team, led by Mayor Bernard Wagner, is: 1. Allan Pollard 2. Micah Goodin 3. Kaya Cattouse 4. Javier Castellanos 5. Edmund Kwan 6. Deannie Requena 7. Natasha Pipersburgh 8. Albert Vaughan 9. Michael Novelo 10. Stephanne Hamilton On Sunday the Party hosted three (3) Conventions in the Western Municipalities. In Belmopan, 283 Delegates casted their votes to elect Sharon Palacio as the Mayoral Candidate along with Councillor Candidates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Guadalupe Chicas Sanie Cal Nikki Augustine Hope Amadi Daren Swasey Pauline Soberanis Tillett

In San Ignacio/Santa Elena, 286 Delegates elected Ramon ‘Monchi’ Quiroz as the Mayoral Candidate along with Councillor Candidates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Matthew Preston Aaron Mai Shirlene Neal Zahir Figueroa Alberto Palma Omar Rodriguez

In Benque Viejo Del Carmen, 105 Delegates elected Jorge Rosales as the Mayoral Candidate along with Councillor Candidates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Vania Garcia Edgar Cocom Carlos Iglesias Avelin Martinez Teresita Alvarado Oscar Gongora

This coming weekend, Party Delegates in Dangriga and Punta Gorda will participate in conventions to elect their Mayoral Candidates. --ENDS-Contact: Linsford Castillo E-mail: secgenpup@gmail.com

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NOTICE WELLDONE MARKETING SERVICES LTD. # 90,948 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, notice is hereby given that WELLDONE MARKETING SERVICES LTD.: a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 25th day of January, 2021; and c) CILTRUST INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED whose address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Senator Global Ltd. #173,364 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the Company named Senator Global Ltd. has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 22nd January, 2021. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

2021

NOTICE HOLER INVEST LIMITED #150,227 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the company named HOLER INVEST LIMITED has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from 27th January, 2021. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Soveda Trading Limited #111,245 (“the Company”)

Notice is hereby given that the company named Soveda Trading Limited has been dissolved and struck off the International Business Companies Register with effect from the 28th January, 2021. CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

BELIZE NATIONAL PRAYER Almighty and Eternal God, who through Jesus Christ has revealed Your Glory to all nations, please protect and preserve Belize, our beloved country. God of might, wisdom and justice, please assist our Belizean government and people with your Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude. Let your light of Your divine wisdom direct their plans and endeavours so that with Your help we may attain our just objectives. With Your guidance, may all our endeavours tend to peace, social justice, liberty, national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety and useful knowledge. We pray, O God of Mercy, for all of us that we may be blessed in the knowledge and sanctified in the observance of Your most holy law, that we may be preserved in union and in peace which the world itself cannot give. And, after enjoying the blessings of this life, please admit us, dear Lord, to that eternal reward that You have prepared for those who love You. Amen

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PRESS RELEASE

PR#102

PRESS RELEASE

Ministry of Youth, Sports & E-Governance Announces Formation of National E-Governance Task Force Belmopan. January 22, 2021. 2:30 p.m. The Ministry of Youth, Sports & E-Governance, aiming to increase the portfolio of efficient and cost-effective public services to citizens, announces the establishment of a National E-Governance Task Force. The Task Force will serve in a planning and oversight role, responsible for developing the e-governance roadmaps, identifying challenges affecting implementation, and providing advice to facilitate implementation. The Task Force is delegated to develop, advise and champion the e-governance agenda. Additionally, it will focus on prioritizing service delivery improvement to citizens, reducing constraints for business growth and productivity, strengthening the state’s capacity to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of the government’s institutions, and promoting the interoperability of information management systems in the public sector. The National E-Governance Task Force members are from key government entities and other institutions within the private sector. The Task Force is comprised of nine appointed regular members and co-chaired by Mr. Jose Urbina (public sector) and Mr. Juan Carlos Namis (private sector): ● Mr. Jose Urbina - Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Youth, Sports & E-Governance, Co-Chair ● Mr. Juan Carlos Namis – Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Specialist, Private Sector, Co-Chair ● Ms. Alexia Peralta - Project Coordinator, Office of the Prime Minister, Secretary ● Dr. Osmond Martinez - Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform, Member ● Mr. Valentino Shal - Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Local Government and Labour, Member ● Mr. Ian Courtenay - Office of the Prime Minister, Member ● Mr. Aaron Briceño - ICT Specialist, Private Sector, Member ● Dr. Geraldo Flowers - Change Management, Project Management, Member ● Ms. Diane Castillo-Trejo - Acting Director Statistical Institute of Belize, Member The successful implementation of e-governance will allow for greater government transparency, the inclusion of citizens, and improved access to public services. Ends

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PR#107

Statement by Belize in Support of Guyana Belmopan. January 26, 2021. 3:30 p.m.

The Government of Belize has registered its serious concern regarding official reports of 12 Guyanese nationals and their vessels, the “Lady Nayera” and the “Sea Wolf,” which were intercepted by the Venezuelan Navy the “Comandante Hugo Chavez GC 24” in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone and subsequently detained at Port Guiria, Venezuela on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, met with the Venezuelan Ambassador to Belize, H.E. Gerardo Argote, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 24, 2021 for an explanation of his Government’s action. Minister Courtenay took the opportunity to condemn this latest flagrant violation of Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Venezuela. Belize called for the immediate release of the illegally detained Guyanese nationals and their vessels and urged the Government of Venezuela to respect international law and ensure a peaceful resolution of this incident. Minister Courtenay has remained in close contact with his colleague Hon. Hugh Todd, Foreign Minister of Guyana, on this matter. Belize reiterates its unequivocal support for Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the process underway before the International Court of Justice to finally and peacefully resolve the controversy between the two countries. Ends

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CUBAN MEDICAL BRIGADE SECOND GROUP ARRIVES

2021 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

KAHDENA VENTURES CORP. NICHOLS INVESTMENT LTD. NOVATHERMO S.A. CLARKSVILLE INVESTMENTS INC. MIRROR PLATES TRADE INC. CARLTON BUSINESS INC. VICTOR PINCHUK FOUNDATION INCORPORATED M.I.O. INVESTMENTS LIMITED J.I.T. INVESTMENTS LIMITED O.Z.O. INVESTMENTS LIMITED M.M.D. INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Date of Dissolution

8th December, 2020 8th December, 2020 8th December, 2020 23rd December, 2020 23rd December, 2020 29th December, 2020 29th December, 2020 31st December, 2020 31st December, 2020 31st December, 2020 31st December, 2020

Morgan & Morgan Trust Corporation Belize Ltd.

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

The new group from the routine Cuban Medical Brigade coming to Belize arrived yesterday evening at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. The Acting Director of Health Services, Dr. Melissa Diaz Musa welcomed the group and offered well wishes and assurances during their stay in Belize working alongside our health professionals. Last year, the groups that just left came at a time when there was tremendous uncertainty in the face of the Covid-19 biblical level nightmare that is still ongoing. The presence of two vaccines and a few more on the horizon has us hopeful. This roller coaster is still at the top to the rail and we need to hold on tight. As we level down to normalcy the new group of Cuban are here to help with that vaccine stage. A little recent history: In a statement dated Sunday, June 21, the OECS said the provision of specialised healthcare through the Henry Reeve Medical Brigades has not only augmented the scarce medical resources of OECS Member States but has provided assurance to the general population of the region’s capacity to fight and manage COVID-19. “Cuba’s support to the health sector in the Caribbean has a long and exemplary history that has benefitted numerous Caribbean citizens. One noted invaluable assistance to the region is “Operation Milagro” – a programme which provides free eye medical treatment to OECS nationals requiring interventions to prevent blindness or to restore vision. These conditions include cata-

ract, diabetic retinopathy and other reversible types of visual impairment. The OECS acknowledges with gratitude the extensive global contributions of Cuba, particularly in the fields of health and disaster management, this in spite of its material limitations and the economic hardships resulting from the US imposed sanctions.” According to the OECS 473 Cuban medical personnel are working alongside their Caribbean counterparts in eight countries to assist in managing the spread of COVID-19. Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Commonwealth of Dominica | Grenada | Jamaica | St. Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines The OECS Authority further stated that the work of the Henry Reeve Medical Brigades is greatly valued and reiterated its desire to work with all friendly Governments that offer tangible support in the face of the grave existential threat posed to lives and livelihoods in the small island states of the Caribbean.

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Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries, Government of Belize Invitation for Bids The Government of Belize (GOB), acting through the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries, has allocated public funds toward the cost of the supply, delivery and maintenance of Vehicles. The Ministry now invites sealed bids for the Supply, Delivery and Maintenance of the following items:

ITEM

QUANTITY

Pickup Trucks

Vans

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained, free of cost, by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below or interested bidders can obtain a complete set of Bidding documents (in English may and free of cost) by visiting https://blz-cppnb.caricom.org Interested Bidders may obtain further information by writing to the email address given below. All bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 0900 hours (Belize local time) on Monday, March 01, 2021. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened at 0915 hours (Belize local time) on Monday, March 01, 2021 at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries at the below address, in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries Papi’s Building 1902 Constitution Drive, Belmopan Telephone number: 822- 2674 Email ceo.secretary@homeaffairs.gov.bz.

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GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PHILIP GOLDSON HIGHWAY AND REMATE BYPASS UPGRADING PROJECTAND SIXTH ROAD (COASTAL HIGHWAY UPGRADING) PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) towards the cost of the Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrading Project and the Sixth Road (Coastal Highway Upgrading) Project (the Projects) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreements. The Financing Agreements prohibit withdrawals from the Financing Accounts for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreements or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH) through its Project Execution Unit (PEU), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for an Environmental Specialist (ES). The objective of the consultancy is to ensure that the environmental requirements are adhered to during the construction phases of the Projects. The ES will be responsible for reviewing, managing and/or monitoring the environmental measures in the Projects’ Environmental, Social, Health and Safety Management Plans including facilitation of the client’s responsibilities under same. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 31 months. The MIDH now invites interested eligible Individual Consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. Individual Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: (a) the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and (b) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country. Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. The attention of interested eligible Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (November 2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection of consultants. The ES is required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience: the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an Bachelor’s Degree eligible country. in Environmental Engineering/ Environmental Sciences

• A / Environmental Studies or related field with a minimum of eight (8) years’ demonstrated excountries are member countries of CDB. perience inEligible environmental management and environmental sustainability and supervision of environmental aspects infrastructure projects. The attention of of interested eligible Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (November 2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection of consultants.

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and expeThe ES is assignments. required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience: rience on similar Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, electronically, by email, in pdf  A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering/ Environmental Sciences / Environmental format, to both addresses below later than 10:00am, on Tuesday, March Studies or related fieldno with a minimum of eight (8)local years’ time demonstrated experience 2nd in environmental management environmental sustainability supervision of environmental Services 2021. The email subject line shouldandstate “Expression of and Interest - Consultancy aspects of infrastructure projects. for Environmental Specialist” and the email body must state the name and address of the applicant. InThe Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at the time that the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar it is received by the receiving office named in the first address below. The burden of proving assignments. receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely by a read receipt or sent Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, electronically, by email, in pdf format, to both items report generated the applicant’s addresses below noby later than 10:00am, localcomputer. time on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021. The email subject line should state “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services for Environmental Specialist” and the email body must state the name and address of the applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed Following assessment of that submissions, and approprito have the been received at the time it is received bythe the most receivingtechnically office named incapable the first address below. Theapplicant burden of proving of the e-mail will be on theaapplicant and will not be met solely by ately experienced willreceipt be invited to negotiate contract to provide the consultancy a read receipt or sent items report generated by the applicant’s computer.

services. The GOBZ reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the Following partially the assessment the most technically capable and appropriately experienced present invitation or ofinsubmissions, its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. The GOBZ reserves engaging the services of any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. in the preparation and submission of Expressions It will not be bound to assign any reason for not engagingof theInterest. services of any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.

Further information may be obtained from thebelow firstbetween address below between 8:00am and Further information may be obtained from the first address 8:00am and 5:00pm local time Monday to Friday. 5:00pm local time Monday to Friday. 1. Attention: Mr. Evondale Moody Project Execution Unit Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing Power Lane Belmopan Cayo District BELIZE C.A. Tel: +501-828-5220 Fax: +501-822-0563 Email: peumow@yahoo.com

2. Procurement Officer Procurement Policy Unit Caribbean Development Bank P. O. Box 408, Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W.I. Tel: +246-539-1600 Fax: +246-426-7269 Email: procurement@caribank.org

TENDER FOR MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL AND AIR CONDITION FACILITIES -SIR EDNEY CAIN BUILDING (ADMINISTRATION BUILDING) -BELMOPAN Tenders are invited for the Maintenance of Electrical and Air Conditioning Facilities at the Sir Edney Cain Building, (Administration Building), Belmopan 1. The tender shall be for a period of two (2) years (February 18, 2021 -February 17, 2023) 2. The successful tenderer will be expected to provide the following quarterly maintenance services: (A)Air Condition Facility 85 Ductless Air Conditioning Units 21 Window Air Conditioning Units 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Wash evaporators and condenser coils Flush out drainage system Wash dust-stop air filters and fan grill Check all· electrical wirings and switches Spot paint rust areas Oil fan motors and check blower wells and fan blades Check systems for leaks Test run units

(B)Electrical Items: 398 - Fluorescent Light Fixtures 127 - Incandescent Light Fixtures 1 - Zone fire alarm panel 8 - Hand dryer 19 - Water cooler 85 - Ductless Air Conditioning Units 21 - Window Air Conditioning Units 11 - Refrigerators 14 - Parking Lamps (Posts) 16 - Driveway Lights 8 - Motion Lights Tenders are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Tender or Maintenance of Electrical and Air Conditioning Facilities at the Sir Edney Cain Building 2021 -2023 -Belmopan” to the Ministry of Finance, Belmopan no later than I 0:00 am on February 15, 2021. Tenders will be opened and evaluated at 1:00 pm on the same day. Tenders should be inclusive of 12.5% GST. Costs incurred for visiting the facilities to be maintained and preparation of the tender bid are the sole responsibility of the tenderer. Tenders should include the following: Certificates of Good Standing from the Companies Registry, Certificate of Compliance from the Social Security Board, Income Tax and GST Departments, evidence of competence to carry out the services required (including list of equipment) information of past clients, organogram of company, and list and qualifications of all personnel/technicians who will be conducting the actual regular servicing and maintenance. The lowest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted.

Tef: 828-4107

Email: Yadim. Kantun@mofgov.bz

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TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF UNIFORM ITEMS TO THE BELIZE COAST GUARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 1. 2. 3. 4.

Tenders are invited for the supply of uniform items listed below to the Belize Coast Guard for the period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022. Quotation for the supply of uniform items is to be based on Duty Paid Prices. Brand names are to be specified where necessary. Contract will be terminated if the contractor consistently fails to supply the requisite items as agreed. Tenders should be in sealed envelope marked “Tender for the Supply of uniform Items to the Belize Coast Guard” and should be deposited in the tender box at the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, Belmopan no later than the 22nd February 2021 at 1130 am. LIST OF UNIFORM ITEMS REQUIREMENT BELIZE COAST GUARD Belize Coast Guard, 4 ½ Miles George Price Highway, Belize City SER

Description/ Specifications

Units

Quantity

Brand

Tropical Blue Shirt

each

250

USCG Standard

Tropical Blue Trouser

each

200

USCG Standard

Garrison Cap

each

250

USCG Standard

Metal CG Emblem

each

100

Gold

Bates Lite Shoe - Black

pair

300

Bates Lites

Black Nylon Belt

each

200

Military Type

Silver Buckle

each

200

Silver

Gold Buckle

each

Gold

Name Plate

each

200

USCG Specs - Trops

PT Shirt w/logo - yellow

each

200

Dry weave

PT Short w/logo - black

each

200

Dry weave

Sea Bags

each

100

US Navy Waterproof (Black)

ODU Midnight Digital Jacket

each

250

Tru Spec

ODU Midnight Digital Trouser

each

250

Tru Spec

Digital Navy Caps

each

400

Embroidery

Heavy Duty Belts - black

each

100

Rigger

Hot weather Combat Boot - black

pair

450

Belleville

Steel Toe Tropical Boot - black

Belleville

Digital BELIZE COAST GUARD Tape

each

450

Embroidery

TRU Twisters

pair

450

Tru Spec

Digital NAME Tape

each

450

Match Digital Uniform

Unit Patches

each

200

Embroidery

Rank Patches

each

100

Belize Flag Patch

each

100

Embroidery

Coast Guard Patch

each

100

Embroidery

Summer White Shirt

each

250

Summer White Trouser

each

250

Combination Cover

each

200

Vanguard

Bates Lite Shoe - White

pair

Bates Lites

White Nylon Belt

each

Military Type

Officer Shoulder Boards

pair

Vanguard (BELIZE)

Officer Ranks - metal

pair

Vanguard

Enlisted Ranks - metal

pair

100

Vanguard

Civilian Uniform

each

Locally

Coveralls Navy Blue

each

Dickies

Service Dress Jacket

each

USCG Standard

Service Dress Trouser

each

USCG Standard

Gold Buttons Set

pair

Belize Coast Guard Custom made

Combat Shirt

each

Crye precision G3 woodland

Combat Trousers

each

Crye precision G3 woodland

Tru Spec Shirt

each

Woodland true spec

Tru Spec pants

each

Woodand true spec

Hydration Pack with Bladder

each

DD Frontline Hammock Super Light

each

Boonie Cap

each

BDU woodland patrol cap

Condor 3 Day Assault Pack

each

Condor Plate Carrier

each

Crye precision jumpable

Rocky CT4 Boots

each

Rocky CT4

Black Hawk Omnivore M9 Holster

each

Mag Pouch/holster

each

Black Hawk

Matrix fast hard shell M4

SIM Bolt carrier

each

Keisier force 5.56 simulation

8-point head dress cover

each

woodland

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DEAR EDITOR, January 28, 2021,

I would like to use this medium to congratulate Her Excellency Rossana Briceño on her appointment as Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children. An appointment well deserved. A woman who has dedicated her life to children, especially to children with special needs just goes to show the character of this wonderful woman. It takes a special person who is full of compassion, patience, dedication and understanding to help a child who is faced with more severe challenges. She has done so since 1987. Her Excellency Briceño holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership, a master’s degree in Curriculum Development and Diagnostic Assessment and a bachelor’s degree in Special Education. This cannot be repeated enough. It is very important to note that in her inaugural speech, Her Excellency Briceño outlined four outstanding objectives: first, to raise awareness of the condition of families and children in Belize with a view to improving the lives of the most underprivileged among us, second to work with government civil society and the private sector to address and meet the families faced by families and children, third to advocate for the improvement of our women and children at home and abroad, fourth to make sure that the plans and obligations for the protection and advancements of families and children that are a part of my husband’s agenda and for plan Belize are realized.” Her Excellency Briceño is exactly what the families and children of Belize need as Special Envoy especially in a time like now. We now have real representation!! Signed, Donna Martinez

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that Kurk Hyde is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Brenz Grocery Shop” located in Ontario Village, Cayo District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Elmer Tuz is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “ILI’s Fast Food” located at # 6 Piccini Site, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Paul Sewell is applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Sewell’s Cool Spot” located at # 182 Parakeet Street, Ladyville Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Forhad Miah is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “FS Dollar Shop” located at # 97 Cor. George & Basra Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Lionel Smith is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Coxman International Cool Spot” located in Rancho Dolores Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Karina Villanueva is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Karina Lounge” located at # 4820 Apollo Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Naybaz Store is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Naybaz Store” located on C.A. Blvd., Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Naybaz Store is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Naybaz Store” located at # 46 East Canal, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Naybaz Store is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Naybaz Store” located at # 140 East Collet Canal, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Naybaz Store is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Naybaz Store” located at # 13 Seashore Drive, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Dacheng Li is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “U Mall” located in Ladyville Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Naybaz Store is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Naybaz Store” located at # 68/70 Freetown Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Alejandro Zetina is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “MZ’s Cool Spot located in Maskall Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Gloria Gonzales is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Gonzales Shop” located in Indian Church Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Geraldine Roca is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “PJ Hideaway” located in Willows Bank Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Maria N. Baeza is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Shopping Baeza” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

17 Notice is hereby given that Oscar Reyes is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Yoli’s Grocery” located in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Alberto Tosh is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Lucy Shop” located in San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Santiago Campos is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “Lion King” located on Belize/ Corozal Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Shahen Alam/Hussain Ahmed are applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Chatak Grocery Shop” located at # 116 Riverside Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Nigeria Moir is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Pinky Shop” located in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Rivaldo Garcia is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Angie’s Mini Mart” located in San Jose Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980. Notice is hereby given that Douglas Young is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Deep Sea Marlin” located at # 13 Regent Street West, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

4 FEB

THE BELIZE TIMES

2021

GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING

PHILIP GOLDSON HIGHWAY AND REMATE BYPASS UPGRADING PROJECTAND SIXTH ROAD (COASTAL HIGHWAY UPGRADING) PROJECT

PHILIP GOLDSON HIGHWAY AND REMATE BYPASS UPGRADING PROJECT & COASTAL HIGHWAY UPGRADING PROJECT

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR SOCIAL AND GENDER SPECIALIST

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) towards the cost of the Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Upgrading Project and the Sixth Road (Coastal Highway Upgrading) Project (the Projects) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreements. The Financing Agreements prohibit withdrawals from the Financing Accounts for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreements or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH) through its Project Execution Unit (PEU), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (MES). The objective of the consultancy is to finalize the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF) and Implementation Plan to assess the progress of project outputs and outcomes of the Projects. The MES will design an evaluation strategy to assess the Projects’ contributions to socially inclusive sustainable economic development, the intended and unintended impacts on project affected persons and the results of the projects; and establish baselines and conduct a mid-point evaluation. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 37 months. The MIDH now invites interested eligible Individual Consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. Individual Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: (a) the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and (b) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country. Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. The attention of interested eligible Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (November 2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection of consultants. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience: • • • •

Specialist training and suitable qualifications and at least eight (8) years’ or work experience in ongoing M&E, impact evaluation, social analysis, collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated data, and development of gender-responsive indicators; M&E of large, complex, long term projects and generating data to demonstrate project the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an effectiveness. eligible country. Expertise and experience in designing and applying robust and appropriate performance Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. monitoring and results framework, indicator development, testing and data collection/ analysis; The attention of interested eligible Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement for Projects by CDB (November 2019), setting forth CDB’s policy on economy Experience inProcedures M&E social andFinanced gender results and understanding of political conflict of interest for the selection of consultants. issues. The ES is required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and expe A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering/ Environmental Sciences / Environmental rience on similarStudies assignments. or related field with a minimum of eight (8) years’ demonstrated experience in environmentalin sustainability supervision of environmental Expressionsenvironmental of interestmanagement must beandsubmitted English,andelectronically, by email, in pdf aspects of infrastructure projects. format, to both addresses below no later than 10:00am, local time on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021. TheInemail subject line should state “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar for Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist” and the email body must state the name and assignments. address of the applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, electronically, by email, in pdf format, to both the time that it is received bythan the10:00am, receiving first address below. The burden addresses below no later local office time on named Tuesday, in 2nd the March 2021. The email subject line stateof “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services for Environmental Specialist” and theby a read of proving should receipt the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely email body must state the name and address of the applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed receipt or sent items report atgenerated applicant’s computer. to have been received the time thatby it isthe received by the receiving office named in the first address below. the The burden of proving of receipt of the e-mail willthe be on the applicant and will not be met solely Following assessment submissions, most technically capable andbyappropria read receipt or sent items report generated by the applicant’s computer. ately experienced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy Following the assessment submissions, theaccept most technically capable appropriately experienced services. The GOBZ reservesof the right to or reject lateandapplications or to cancel the applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. The GOBZ reserves present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. engaging the services of any applicant will not the defray any costs incurred any applicant It will not be bound to assign any reasonand for not engaging services of any applicant and will by not defray any costs incurred by any applicantofin Expressions the preparation and of Expressions of Interest. in the preparation and submission ofsubmission Interest. Further information may be obtained the below first between address below between 8:00am and Further information may be obtained from the from first address 8:00am and 5:00pm local time Monday Friday. 5:00pm local timeto Monday to Friday. 1. Attention: Mr. Evondale Moody Project Execution Unit Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing Power Lane Belmopan Cayo District BELIZE C.A. Tel: +501-828-5220 Fax: +501-822-0563 Email: peumow@yahoo.com

2. Procurement Officer Procurement Policy Unit Caribbean Development Bank P. O. Box 408, Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W.I. Tel: +246-539-1600 Fax: +246-426-7269 Email: procurement@caribank.org

The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) towards the cost of the Philip Goldson Highway and Remate Bypass Project and the Sixth Road (Coastal Highway Upgrading) Project (the Projects) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreements. The Financing Agreements prohibit withdrawals from the Financing Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreements or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH) through its Project Execution Unit (PEU), the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for a Social and Gender Specialist (SGS). The objective of the consultancy is to ensure that the social and gender considerations are effectively and sustainably integrated into the implementation of the Projects. The Consultant will be responsible for representing, facilitating and/or integrating social inclusion and gender equality considerations and safeguards across all proposed Project component’s, and actively mobilising the participation of men, women, youth, indigenous people and Persons with Disabilities. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period of 31 months. The MIDH now invites interested eligible Individual Consultants to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. Individual Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: (a) the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and (b) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country. Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. The attention of interested eligible Individual Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest. The Social and Gender Specialist is required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience: • A Master’s level or Bachelor’s with equivalent experience in social work, community development, social psychology, gender studies, sociology, international development, anthropology, social policy or other related field. • Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant practical experience working on social and gender issues in development programing (e.g. community development, livelihoods programthe contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an ming, economic development programming), with some experience of stakeholder eneligible country. gagement practice, social and gender analysis and/or social/gender research using parEligible countries are member countries of CDB. ticipatory approaches including qualitative research techniques (surveys, focus groups, workshops, mediation, etc.) and delivering sensitization training. The attention of interestedfacilitation, eligible Individual Consultants is drawn togender paragraphs 5.15 and 5.17 of Procurement for Projects Financed in by CDB (November research 2019), setting forthparticipatory CDB’s policy on commu• Minimum fiveProcedures (5) years’ experience community and conflict of interest for the selection of consultants. nity development. The ES is required to possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and expe A Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering/ Environmental Sciences / Environmental rience on similar Studies assignments. or related field with a minimum of eight (8) years’ demonstrated experience in environmentalinsustainability supervision of environmental Expressionsenvironmental of interestmanagement must beandsubmitted English,and electronically, by email, in pdf aspects of infrastructure projects. format, to both addresses below no later than 10:00am, local time on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021. The Inemail subject line should state “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar for Social and Gender Specialist” and the email body must state the name and address of the assignments. applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at the time that Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, electronically, by email, in pdf format, to both it is received by the receiving office named in the first address below. The of proving addresses below no later than 10:00am, local time on Tuesday, 2nd March 2021. The emailburden subject line should state “Expression Interest - Consultancy Services Specialist” the or sent receipt of the e-mail will be onofthe applicant and will not for be Environmental met solely by a read and receipt email body must state the name and address of the applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed items reporttogenerated by the applicant’s have been received at the time that it iscomputer. received by the receiving office named in the first address below. the The burden of provingof receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely Following assessment submissions, the most technically capable andbyappropria read receipt or sent items report generated by the applicant’s computer. ately experienced applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy Following the assessment submissions, most technically capable appropriately experienced services. The GOBZ reservesofthe right totheaccept or reject lateandapplications or to cancel the applicant will be invited to negotiate a contract to provide the consultancy services. The GOBZ reserves present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. engaging the services of any applicant will not defray any costs incurred It will not be bound to assign any reasonand for not engaging the services of any applicant and willby not any defrayapplicant any costs incurred by any applicant the preparation and in the preparation and submission ofinExpressions ofsubmission Interest.of Expressions of Interest. FurtherFurther information maybe be obtained the below first between address below between 8:00am and information may obtained from the from first address 8:00am and 5:00pm local time Monday Friday. 5:00pm local timetoMonday to Friday 1. Attention: Mr. Evondale Moody Project Execution Unit Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing Power Lane Belmopan Cayo District BELIZE C.A. Tel: +501-828-5220 Fax: +501-822-0563 Email: peumow@yahoo.com

2. Procurement Officer Procurement Policy Unit Caribbean Development Bank P. O. Box 408, Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W.I. Tel: +246-539-1600 Fax: +246-426-7269 Email: procurement@caribank.org

4 FEB

THE BELIZE TIMES

2021

NOTICE

LOAN BORROWER/S

DevelopmentDevelopment Finance Corporation (DFC) hereby requires below listed Loan Borrower/s to visit the Finance Corporation (DFC) hereby requires thethe below listed Loan Borrower/s to visit the DFC office on or before the expiry DFC office on or before the expiry of three weeks from the first publication hereof to make suitable arthree weeks from the first publication hereof to make suitable rangements of for loan repayment. arrangements for loan repayment.

Failure to comply herewith will result in DFC forwarding these cases Failure to comply herewith will result in DFC forwarding these cases to its Attorney for loan recovery to its Attorney for loan recovery through the Courts. You are through the reminded Courts.that You are reminded that on the Promissory Note and Loan Agreement exebased on the Promissory Note based and Loan Agreement cuted with DFC, you fully responsible forfor allall costs (legal and others) incurred from the loan executed withwill DFC,be you will be fully responsible costs (legal and others) incurred from the loan recovery measures. recovery measures. No. NAME OF BORROWER 1

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF BORROWER

Camp 50, Indian Creek 1A ABRAM WIEBE Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

NAME OF GUARANTOR

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF GUARANTOR

NAME OF GUARANTOR

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF GUARANTOR

NAME OF GUARANTOR

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS OF GUARANTOR

CORNELUS BLATZ

Camp 5 , Indian Creek Community, Orange Walk District, Belize Camp 1, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

ARON HARDER

Camp 56, Indian Creek Community, Orange Walk District, Belize Camp 5 , Indian Creek Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

JACOB WIEBE

Camp 1, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize Camp 5 , Indian Creek Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

JOHAN WIEBE

2 SHANELLIE JANELL CARRILLO

No. 11 Ascuncion Street, MARIA ESTHER Orange Walk Town, Orange CARILLO Walk District, Belize

3 JOHN NEPUMCEN ZUNIGA JR. 4 ARNULFO BRICENO

No. 71 Venezuelan Site, Corozal Town, Corozal District, Belize No. 78 Cedar Street, Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District

NANCY DIANA ANCONA

5 JORGE ELMERZON GARCIA

San Martin Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize

MARINA ESMERALDA GARCIA

6 ROSELIA ELVIRA DISUS FOR JOHN DAVID CAL 7 JENNY YANILY ALLEN 8

Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District, Belize

MIGUEL ANGEL CAL

Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, Belize

ALEX JULIAN ALEN CORNELIUS SCHMITT

ABRAM 8A LETKEMAN 9 KIREN FELISHA CAN 10 ABRAM KLASSEN 11 JOHAN KROEKER 12 PETER 12A FRIESEN

Camp 37, Little Belize Community, Corozal District, Belize

EGBERT A. HUMES

WILHELM WIENS

No. 2 San Antonio Road, MANUEL Orange Walk Town, Orange ROMALDO LEIVA Walk District, Belize Camp 13, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize Camp 21, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belzie Camp 40, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

AMIN IVAN CARILLO PASTOR MURRILLOS JACOB PETERS

13 LUCIANA YOLANDA TUYUB

No. 14 Main Street, Orange DONNA FLORES Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize

14 KALEEN PETERS

No. 8 Ambergris Street, NIGEL WAYNE Orange Walk Town, Orange PETERS Walk District, Belize

15 NUBIA ARIADNE GUERRA

La Democracia Street, JOSE ARMANDO Orange Walk Town, Orange CAWICH Walk District, Belize

HEINRICH WIEBE

JACOB WIEBE

No. 11 Ascuncion Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize No. 71 Venezuelan Site, Corozal Town, Corozal District, Belize San Martin Street, Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District, Belize San Martin Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District, Belize Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, Belize Camp 37, Little Belize Community, Corozal District, Belize Camp 28, Little Belize Community, Corozal District, Belize No. 14 Sarston Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize

PETER WIENS

Camp 32, Little Belize Community, Corozal District, Belize

San Lazaro Village, Orange Walk District, Belize August Pine Ridge Village, Orange Walk District, Belize Camp 23, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize No. 1 Otro Benque Road, Orange Walk District, Belize

FRANZ KROEKER Camp 14, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize ARON FRIESEN Little Belize Community, Corozal District, Belize

Belmopan Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize Xunantunich Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize

FRANSINE DIANNE PETERS

DAVID FEHR CLOTILDE ISMAEL FLORES

Camp 19, Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize No. 21 Clarke Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize Punta Gorda Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, Belize

DATED THIS 28th DAY OF JANUARY, 2021

PETER SCHMITT

Camp 4 , Shipyard Community, Orange Walk District, Belize

4 FEB

THE BELIZE TIMES

2021

TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF FOOD ITEMS AND HOUSEHOLD SUNDRIES TO THE BELIZE COAST GUARD YEAR 2021/2022 1.

Tenders are invited for the supply of food items listed below to the Belize Coast Guard for the period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022.

Quotation for the supply of goods are to be based on Duty Paid Prices. Brand names are to be specified where necessary.

The food and household sundries requirements are calculated by the month and are an estimate only. Orders by the Belize Coast Guard will fluctuate as necessary.

3. 5.

Contract will be terminated if the contractor consistently fails to supply the requisite items as agreed.

Tenders should be in sealed envelope marked “Tender for the Supply of Food, Household Sundries, Vegetables, and Meat to the Belize Coast Guard” and should be deposited in the tender box at the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, Belmopan no later than 22nd February 2021, at 11:30am. LIST OF FOOD ITEMS AND HOUSEHOLD SUNDRIES REQUIREMENT BELIZE COAST GUARD Food allocation and household sundries are per month Belize Coast Guard 2 ½ Miles George Price Highway, Belize FOOD (RATION) TENDERING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 -2022

SER

Commodities

Units

Qty

Pkg

Breakdown

Brand

BBQ Sauce

18 oz bot

cses

12 per case

Kraft

BBQ Sauce

80 oz bot

cse

6 per case

Kraft

Bake Beans (honey)

28 oz tin

cses

12 per case

Bush

Baking Powder

8 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Heart Club

Beans - Black

100 lb sack

scks

100 lb per sack

Local

Beans - Red Kidney

100 lb sack

scks

100 lb per sack

Local

Beef consume

12 g sachet

cards

12 sachet per card

Mahler

Black Pepper

1 lb per jar

Badia

Bread - Wheat

each

800

Butter

1 lb per pk

cses

Local - La Popular 30 pks per case

Blue Bonnet

box

cse

24 x 250 grams

McVittes

Campbell Soup

10.5 oz tin

cses

12 per case

Campbell

Cereal

18 oz pk

cses

12 per case

Honey Nut Cheerios

Cereal

14.5 oz pk

cse

12 per case

Honey Bunches of Oats

Cereal

560 g pk

cses

10 per case

Kellogs Corn Flakes

Cheese

2 kgs per blks

cses

10 blk per case

Happy Cow

Chicken Sausage

142 g tin

cses

48 per case

La Fe

Chicken consume

12 g sachet

cards

12 sachet per card

Mahler

Chopped Ham

12 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Dak

Coconut milk

400 g tin

cses

24 per case

Grace

Coconut powder

cses

12 boxes per case

Grace

Coconut Oil

1 lt bot

cses

12 per case

Grace

Coffee

180 g bot

cses

15 per case

Dolca

Coffee

Bot

42.5 per bot

Maxwell

Complete Seasoning

jrs

24 oz per jar

Badia

Condensed milk

395 g tin

cses

48 per case

Nestle

Cooking Oil

4.6 gal

cses

5 gal per case

Marina

Corn Beef

12 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Grace

Corn Tortillas

100

lbs

Creamer

bot

56 oz per bot

Coffee Mate

Curry powder

lbs

1 lb per jar

Local or import

Local

Custard

box

cses

10 per case

Koop Mans

Evaporated milk

378g tin

cses

48 per case

Carnation

Fajita Marinade & Season- oz ing

21 oz per jar

Badia

Flour

scks

50 lb per sack

Babe Agua

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Flour lb

scks

50 lb per sack

Wheat

scks

100 lb per sack

Babe Agua

scks

100 lb per sack

Wheat

cse

12 per case

Worcestershire

Flour

French Sauce

Fruit Cocktail

15 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Del Monte (packed/USA)

Garlic Consume

12 g sachet

cards

12 sachet per card

Mahler

Worcestershire bot

Garlic Powder

1.5 lb per jar

Badia

Gatorade Powder

51 oz bot

cses

3 per case

Gatorade

Hot dog sausage

12 oz per pk

cses

16 per case

Gwaltney

Italian Seasoning

5 oz per jar

Badia

Jalapeno pepper

8 oz tin

cses

48 per case

Del Monte

Jam

16 oz bot

cses

24 per case

Del Monte

Juice Squash

1 lt bot

cses

12 per case

Marie Sharp Orange

Juice Squash

12 per case

Marie Sharp Tambran

Juice Squash

Marie Sharp Grapefruit

Juice Squash

Marie Sharp Fruit Punch

Juice Squash

Marie Sharp Pineapple

Ketchup

cses

12 per case

Del Monte

Lemon & Pepper Season- lb ing Salt

24 oz bot

2 lb per jar

Badia

Luncheon meat (pork)

340 g tin

cses

24 per case

Grace

Macaroni & cheese

177g pk

cses

24 per case

Kraft

Maggie Soup

60 g pk

cses

12 boxes per case

Maggie

Margarine

16 oz tin

24 per case

Wood & Dunn

Marie Sharp Pepper

10 oz bot

cses

12 per case

Marie Sharp

Mayonaise

8 oz bot

cses

12 per case

Kraft

Mayonaise

1 gal

cse

4 per case

Plantation

Milk

1 lt box

cse

12 per case

Lala

Milo

300 g pk

cses

12 pks per case

Nestle

Mix vegetables

15 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Del Monte (packed/USA)

Nut meg

lbs

1 lb per jar

Badia

Oats

18 oz tin

cses

12 per case

Quaker (packed /USA)

Olive Oil

1 gal

Cses

4 per case

Badia

Onion Powder

jars

Parmesan Cheese

Bot

bots

Badia

Peanut Butter -Creamy

bot

cses

12/160m

Jif

Poultry Seasoning

22 oz per jar

Badia

Powder milk

840 g

cses

12 per case

Nestle Nido

Ranch Dressing-light

bot

cses

12 per case

Hidden Valley

Kraft

Recado black

lbs

per lb

Local

Recado red

lbs

per lb

Local

Refried Beans

580g tin

cses

12 per case

La Costena

Rice

5 lb

cses

50 lb per case

Tropic Rice "A"

Rice

5 lb

cses

50 lb per case

Brown Rice

Salad Cream

600 g bot

cses

12 per case

Heinz

Salsa Casera

220 g tin

cses

48 per case

La Costena

Salt

500 g pk

sck

50 pks per sacks

Sol

Sardines

3.75oz

cses

50 per case

Bumble Bee

Season all

2 lb per jar

Badia

Shell pasta

200g pk

cses

20 per case

Ina

Shortening (Tube)

2 lb

cses

12 per case

Regia

Soy Sauce

5 fl oz

cses

12 per case

La Choy

Spaghetti

cses

20 per case

Ina

Spaghetti & Meat Balls

15 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Chef Boyardee

Split Peas

22 lb bag

bgs

22 lbs per bag

Chef Choice

Sugar White

scks

100 lbs per sack

Local

Sugar Brown

scks

100 lb per sack

Local

Sugar Corn

14.75 g tin

cses

24 per case

Del Monte (packed/USA)

Tang juice

packets

cses

20 boxes per case

Tang

Tea bag

25 per box

cse

20 boxes per case

Red Rose

Tomato paste

100 g pk

cses

48 per case

Regia

Tuna

170 g tin

cses

48 per case

Herdez

Vanilla

32 oz bot

bot

each

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Vinegar

gal

cses

4 gal per case

Femagra

Whole Kernel corn

14.75g tin

cses

24 per case

Del Monte

100

Yeast (Instant)

4 x 11 g

cses

24 per case

Fermipan

101

Field ration:

102

Cereal - mini

1.31oz

cses

30 per case

Kellogg's

103

Chicken Sausage

142 g tin

cses

48 per case

La Fe

104

Chocolate bar (sml)

fun size

cse

144 per case

Snicker

105

Corn Beef (small)

7 oz tin

cses

24 per case

Grace

106

Mint sweet

bags

cses

100 per case

107

Oats (3min pkts)

packets

cses

….. per case

Quaker

108

Granola Bar

1.2 oz

cses

50 per case

Nature Valley

109

Pan Creama Biscuit

106gr

cses

36 per case

Pan Crema

110

Milk packet Chocolate

10 pkts

cse

20 boxes per case

Swiss Miss

111

Noodles - chicken

85g

cses

24 per case

Ramen

112

Rice

2 lbs

cses

20 lbs per case

Tropic Rice "A"

113

Sardines

3.75oz

cses

50 per case

Bumble Bee

114

Tang juice

packets

cses

20 boxes per case

Tang

115

Tea bag

25 per box

cse

20 boxes per case

Red Rose

116

Tuna

170 g tin

cses

48 per case

Herdez

117

Sweetener (250 pkts)

8.75 oz

cse

20 boxes per case

Sweet'n Low

118

Salt packets

cse

….. per case

SUNDRIES TENDERING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 – 2022 SER

Commodities

Units

Qty

Package

Breakdown

Brand

Air-freshener

10.5 oz tin

cse

12 per case

Airwick

Bath soap

bar

cses

36 per case

Irish Spring

Batteries AA

pks

4 per pk

Duracell

Batteries AAA

pks

2 per pk

Duracell

Batteries D

pks

2 per pk

Duracell

Battery water

1/2 lt btl

cses

24 per case

Broom (plastic)

each

Cleaning cloth

pks

5 per pk

Magitel

Clorox

gal

cse

4 per case

Snow White

Comet w/bleach

cse

12 per case

Comet

Dishwashing liquid

750 ml bot

cse

12 per case

Axion

Disposable cups large

each

bgs

50 per bags

Biodegradable

Disposable forks

each

bgs

50 per bags

Biodegradable

Disposable spoon

each

bgs

50 per bags

Biodegradable

Fish spray

450 ml tin

cse

24 per case

Fish

Flash disinfectant

1/2 lt tim

cse

20 per case

Flash

Foil paper

200 sq ft pk

cse

12 per case

Aluminium

Hand liquid soap

14 oz bot

cse

24 per case

Lucky

Harpic

750 ml bot

cse

12 per case

Harpic

Jumbo paper towel

case

cse

12 per case

Local - CPC

Jumbo toilet tissue

case

cse

12 per case

Local - CPC

Disinfectant Spray 99.9%

12.5 oz tin

cse

12 per case

N/A

Mop

each

ea.

Mosquito coil

each

cses

60 per case

Muratic acid

cse

12 per case

Off repellent

6 oz tin

cse

12 per case

Off

Oven cleaner

tin

cse

12 per case

Easy Off

Paper towels

case

cse

30 per case

Bounty

Plastic bag transparent

1 gal bags

case

100 per box

Ziploc

Plastic bag transparent

2 gal bags

cse

100 per box

Ziploc

Pledge

12 oz tin

cse

12 per case

Pledge

Pot washer

each

ea.

Scotch brite

12 / 1ct

Scrubbing brush

each

ea.

Soap powder

5.5 kg bag

cses

4 per case

Foca

Take out tray large

each

cses

100 per case

Biodegradable

Take out tray small

each

cses

100 per case

Biodegradable

Toilet paper

bale

bales

12 pks per bale

Softy

Trash bags heavy duty

14 gal bags

rolls

100 per roll

Lucky

Local

Heavy duty mop Black

20 per case Local

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Trash bags heavy duty

33 gal bags

rolls

100 per roll

Lucky

Vehicle air freshener

each

cse

24 per case

Dalan

Windex

26 oz bot

cse

12 per case

Windex

2 Stroke oil

1 qt

cse

12 per case

Havoline

4 Stroke oil

1qt

cse

12 per case

Havoline

MEAT TENDERING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 -2022 SER

Commodities

Units

Quantity

Breakdown

Brand

Beef Steak (Minimal Fat)

335

5lb per bag

Local

Boneless Ham

2lb per bag

Running W

Chicken Ham

2lb per bag

Quality Poultry

Breakfast Sausage

24 oz

2lb per bag

Running W

Butt Beacon

12 oz

2lb per bag

Running W

Turkey Bacon

2lb per bag

Quality Poultry

Chicken

4000

5 lbs per chicken

BEWG

Cow Foot

5 lb per bag

Local

Boneless Chicken Breast

100

Fresh Fish (scale & deguts) lb

400

10-inch head to tail

Fishermen's Coop

Ground Steak

5lb per bag

Local

2lb per bag

Quality Poultry

Ground Chicken

Chicken Patty

Quality Poultry

Pigtail

bucket

35 lb per bucket

Chief Choice

Pork Chops (lean)

330

5lb per bag

Local

Salami Sausage

5lb per bag

Local

Quality Poultry

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TENDERING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 - 2022 SER

Commodities

Units

Quantity

Package

Breakdown

Brand

Bananas

box

100 per box

Fyffe's

Broccoli

lbs

Cabbage

150

lbs

Cauliflower

lbs

Carrots

130

lbs

Local

Cassava

lbs

Local

Cantelope

lbs

Local

Celery

lbs

Local

Cilantro

lbs

Local

Coco

lbs

Local

Cucumber

lbs

Local

Eggs

100

Trays

Garlic

head

120

Heads

Grapefruit

sack

scks

Lettuce

150

lbs

Lime

600

Ockro

lbs

Onion

lbs

sacks

Onion (Red)

lbs

Orange

Papaya

lbs

Local

Pineapple

lbs

Local

Plantain

250

Local

Potatoes

lbs

scks

Sweet Pepper

lbs

Local

Sweet Potato

lbs

Local

Tomatoes

lbs

130

lbs

Local

Watermelon

160

lbs

Local

Calaloo

Local

30 per tray

Local Local

100 per sack

Local Local

50 lbs per sack

Local

sacks

50 lbs per sack

Local

sack

100 per sack

Local

110 lbs per sack

Local

Spinach

Lbs

Local

Ginger

Lbs

Local

Zucchini

Lbs

Local

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Elections and Boundaries Department Notices Corozal Bay By-Election

BY-ELECTION COROZAL BAY ELECTORAL DIVISION APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ELECTION CLERK IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that the Elections and Boundaries Commission, pursuant to Section 13 (1) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Belize has appointed the RETURNING OFFICER named below, and the Chief Elections Officer acting pursuant to Section 13 (2) of the said Act, has appointed, with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the ELECTION CLERK named below for the Corozal Bay Electoral Division, By- Election to be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. ELECTORAL DIVISION Corozal Bay

RETURNING OFFICER

Teresita Miranda Assistant Accountant General Treasury Department Belize City

ELECTION CLERK

Velma Godoy Principal Education Officer Education Department Corozal District

Josephine Tamai CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, Sec. 20 (1)

CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 3 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION Notice of Election for a Member of the Electoral Division of COROZAL BAY His Excellency the Governor-General, having issued his writ for the election of a member of the House of Representatives for the electoral division of COROZAL BAY, the Returning Officer of the said division will on the 15th February 2021 now next ensuing between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the COROZAL MAGISTRATE COURT, COROZAL TOWN, proceed to the nomination of candidates, and if there is no opposition, to the election of a member for the electoral division of COROZAL BAY. Forms of nomination papers may be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department, Corozal office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily Monday to Friday. Every nomination paper must be signed by six persons whose names appear on the register of electors and be handed to the Returning Officer between the said hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Every candidate for election shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), as required by Rule 6 of the Election Rules. In the event of the election being contested, the poll will take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, 3rd March 2021, and the counting of votes will take place thereafter at the St. Francis Xavier RC School, Corozal Town, on the said 3rd March 2021 at the hour of 8:00 p.m. and at such places as may hereafter be appointed. The office of the Returning Officer for the electoral division of COROZAL BAY is situated at the Treasury Department, Belize City. DATED: the 3rd day of February 2021.

(TERESITA MIRANDA) Returning Officer for the Corozal Bay Division

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Elections and Boundaries Department Notices BELIZE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ELECTION CLERKS

BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER AND ELECTION CLERKS

IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that the Elections and Boundaries Commission, pursuant to Section 18 (1) of the Belize City Council Act, Chapter 85 of the Laws of Belize, has appointed the RETURNING OFFICER named below, and the Chief Elections Officer, acting pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the said Act, has appointed, with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the ELECTION CLERKS named below for the Belize City Council Election to be held on Wednesday, 3rd day of March 2021.

IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that the Elections and Boundaries Commission, pursuant to Section 18 (1) of the Belmopan City Council Act, Chapter 86 of the Laws of Belize, has appointed the RETURNING OFFICER named below, and the Chief Elections Officer, acting pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the said Act, has appointed, with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the ELECTION CLERKS named below for the Belmopan City Council Election to be held on Wednesday, 3rd day of March 2021.

BELIZE CITY

RETURNING OFFICER

BELMOPAN CITY

Anna Bennett Accountant General Treasury Department Belize City ELECTORAL DIVISIONS ELECTION CLERKS Freetown

Imogene Swift Belize Tax Officer Belize Tax Services Department Belize City

Caribbean Shores

Tennielle Williams Principal Hydrologist Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining Belmopan City

Pickstock

Lewin Samuels Assistant Deputy Director Belize Tax Services Department Belize City

Fort George

Lliani Arthurs Director Human Services Department Belize City

Albert

Kim Burgess Supervisor Belize Tax Services Department Belize City

Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Square

James Gabriel Postmaster General Department of Postal Services Belize City

Port Loyola

Shawn Vargas Coordinator Employee Assistance Program Ministry of the Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform Belmopan City

Mesopotamia

Collet

Lake Independence

Sheldon Samuels National Coordinator (ACE) Education Department Belize City

Dated: 3rd February 2021 JOSEPHINE TAMAI Chief Elections Officer

ELECTION CLERKS

Alma Gomez Supervisor of Insurance Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Belmopan City

Gabriel Bol Information Technology Manager Belize Tax Services Department Belize City Radisha Simpson Coordinator HRMIS Ministry of the Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform Belmopan City

Dated: 3rd February 2021

JOSEPHINE TAMAI Chief Elections Officer

TOWN COUNCILS ELECTIONS, 3RD MARCH 2021 APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICERS AND ELECTION CLERKS IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that the Elections and Boundaries Commission, pursuant to Section 18 (1) of the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, has appointed the RETURNING OFFICERS named below, and the Chief Elections Officer, acting pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the said Act, has appointed, with the approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the ELECTION CLERKS named below for the said Town Councils Elections to be held on Wednesday, 3rd day of March 2021. TOWNS

RETURNING OFFICER

ELECTION CLERKS

1. San Pedro

Martin Alegria Chief Environmental Officer Department of Environment Belmopan City

Odelia Caliz Education Officer II Education Department San Pedro Town

2. Corozal

Doyle Flowers Customs & Excise Officer I Customs & Excise Department Corozal District

Nemencia Broaster Education Officer I Education Department Corozal District

3. Orange Walk

Carla Alvarez Principal Education Officer Education Department Belize City

Alhenry Westby Regional Coordinator NEMO Belmopan City

Annisa Perdomo Belize Tax Officer I Belize Tax Services Department Belize City Therese Martinez Customs & Excise Clerk III Customs & Excise Department Belize City JOSEPHINE TAMAI Chief Elections Officer

RETURNING OFFICER

Karen Jones Belize Tax Manager Belize Tax Services Department Belize City 4. San Ignacio/ Santa Elena

Elbert Jahmor Lopez Principal Education Officer Education Department Cayo District

Hugo Miranda Cooperative Education Officer Agriculture Department Belmopan City

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Elections and Boundaries Department Notices Continued from Insert 2 TOWNS

RETURNING OFFICER

ELECTION CLERKS Glenda Valdez Administrative Officer II Ministry of the Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform Belmopan City

5. Benque Viejo

6. Dangriga

7. Punta Gorda

Andre Cho Director Geology & Petroleum Department Belmopan City

Marvin Pook Assistant Conservator I Belize Archives & Records Service Belmopan City

Neulin Villanueva Deputy Chief Education Officer Ministry of Education, Culture, Science & Technology Belmopan City

Mario Caliz District Manager Belize Tax Services Department Dangriga Town

Floridalia Requena Quiroz Ag. Deputy Regional Manager Southern Regional Hospital Punta Gorda Town

Kenton Parham Coordinator NEMO Toledo District

Dated: 3rd February 2021

Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for BELMOPAN CITY and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at the Office of Supervisor of Insurance, #2 Toucan Avenue, Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment, Belmopan City.

In accordance with the Belize City Council Act, Chapter 85 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the BELIZE CITY COUNCIL will be received at the ITVET, Freetown Road, Belize City between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for BELIZE CITY, and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the BELIZE CITY COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for BELIZE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at the Treasury Department, Coney Drive, Belize City. DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Anna Bennett RETURNING OFFICER BELIZE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, 3rd MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Belmopan City Council Act, Chapter 86 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL will be received at the Belmopan Civic Centre, Market Square, Belmopan City, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021.

DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Alma Gomez RETURNING OFFICER BELMOPAN CITY COUNCIL ELECTION

COROZAL TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3rd MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION

JOSEPHINE TAMAI Chief Elections Officer

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, 3rd MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATIONAND DATE OF ELECTION

Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the COROZAL TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Corozal Methodist School Auditorium, Corozal Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countywide, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for COROZAL TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the COROZAL TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for COROZAL TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at the Customs & Excise Department, Santa Elena Border, Corozal District.

DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Doyle Flowers RETURNING OFFICER COROZAL TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

ORANGE WALK TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION,

3rd MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the ORANGE WALK TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Banquitas House of Culture, Orange Walk Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for ORANGE WALK TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated.

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Elections and Boundaries Department Notices Continued from Insert 3 Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the ORANGE WALK TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for ORANGE WALK TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at Education Department, Mahogany Street, Belize City.

DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Carla Alvarez RETURNING OFFICER ORANGE WALK TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nominations of candidates for the election of members of the SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Magistrate Court, San Ignacio Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countywide, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at the Education Department, Perez Street, Santa Elena Town.

DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Elbert Jahmor Lopez RETURNING OFFICER SAN IGNACIO/SANTA ELENA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the San Pedro Town Council, San Pedro Town between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for SAN PEDRO TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at Department of the Environment, Market Square, Belmopan City.

DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Martin Alegria RETURNING OFFICER SAN PEDRO TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3rd MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Benque Viejo del Carmen Town Board, Benque Viejo del Carmen Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at the Geology & Petroleum Department, Queen Elizabeth Boulevard, Belmopan City. DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Andre Cho RETURNING OFFICER BENQUE VIEJO DEL CARMEN TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

DANGRIGA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATION AND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the DANGRIGA TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Dangriga Town Council, Dangriga Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for DANGRIGA TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the DANGRIGA TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for DANGRIGA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at Ministry of Education, Culture, Science & Technology, West Block Building, Independence Plaza, Belmopan City. DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Neulin Villanueva RETURNING OFFICER DANGRIGA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION

PUNTA GORDA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION, 3RD MARCH 2021 NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF NOMINATIONAND DATE OF ELECTION In accordance with the Town Councils Act, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Belize, and the applicable Subsidiary Regulations, it is hereby notified that for the purposes of every election of members of a new council, the nomination of candidates for the election of members of the PUNTA GORDA TOWN COUNCIL will be received at the Punta Gorda Magistrate Court, Punta Gorda Town, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Monday, 15th February 2021. Nomination Forms can be obtained at any Elections and Boundaries Department office countrywide between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays. Every candidate shall be proposed by two other persons whose names appear on the Register of Electors for PUNTA GORDA TOWN and shall deliver to the Returning Officer his written consent to be so nominated. Every candidate shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Returning Officer the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00). If more candidates are nominated than there shall be seats to be filled, a municipal election of members to the PUNTA GORDA TOWN COUNCIL shall be held on Wednesday, 3rd March 2021. The Office of the Returning Officer for PUNTA GORDA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION is situated at Punta Gorda Community Hospital, Front Street, Punta Gorda Town. DATED the 3rd day of February 2021. Signed: Floridalia Requena Quiroz RETURNING OFFICER PUNTA GORDA TOWN COUNCIL ELECTION