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Thursday, 28 June 2018 As can only be expected, Prime Minister Barrow continues to come under fire for his exorbitant taxes on fuel which make Belize’s pump prices among the highest in the region and even the world. The Chamber of Commerce, as it has done in the past, took the lead in writing to the PM requesting a meeting to discuss the lowering of the fuel taxes which continue to cripple the productive sector and burden all Belizeans across the board.

And as should only be expected based on past experience, the Prime Minister has responded with trademark arrogance and intimidation.

In a letter back to the Chamber, Barrow explains snidely that he would be happy to meet with the

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Continued from page 1 Chamber to ‘see how we can reconcile the irreconcilable.’

But for that meeting to happen, according to the PM, the Chamber would have to choose from a list of tax options and other alternatives.

Barrow’s list of those options and alternatives includes raising the GST from 12.5% to 15%, raising the environmental tax from 3% to 7% and increasing the business tax from 2.5% to 3.75%. Additionally, the PM suggests that Government could implement an across-the-board salary cut of 12% for all its public officers. Alternatively, the government could terminate some 3,000 officers in the junior grades, or pensions could be reduced by 55%. He ends his letter by telling the Chamber to indicate which of these measures they would be prepared to support in advance of a meeting.

The Belize Times understands that the Chamber has met to discuss the PM’s letter, but it is unlikely that the comments directed at the PM coming out of that meeting will make their way into any documentation sent back to him.

The Chamber may stick to the path of diplomacy, but here at the newspaper we have some options for the PM. Here’s one – tell your Ministers to get their damned hands out of public coffers.

Belizeans have been forced to pay exorbitant taxes because the government is broke. The government is cashstrapped because of the absolutely rancid corruption, abuse and greed of members of Mr. Barrow’s own Cabinet. Like marauders of old, certain Ministers have stormed public coffers to rape, pillage and plunder. UDP Ministers who were normal people when they got into politics a few years back are now millionaires. Look at Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez, pool table repairman turned ‘property manager.’ Look at Rene Montero, who was going bankrupt before entering politics and has feasted at the trough to attain millionaire status.

There are many of them, and it is that greed that we normal Belizeans are paying for.

Here at the newspaper we’ll continue to follow this story to see if the Chamber responds as it should to the Prime Minister’s suggestions which are nothing more than threats and intimidation to quiet the masses.

Ménage a Trois in the Hotbed Thursday, 28 June 2018 Carla Barnett, who was moved from the Ministry of Natural Resources, aka (perpetual) Hotbed of Corruption last week, has denied any wrongdoing in the facilitation of lands for her sister in Sarteneja and brother in Burrell Boom. Those deals, in addition to large, prime parcels in Caye Caulker given to persons like Nyani August, allegedly Carla’s right hand in Freetown, Rommel Berges, on his way to becoming one of Belize’s largest landowners thanks to the UDP and Leila Peyrefitte, partner of the PM’s CEO in the office of the Prime Minister, are part and parcel of documents leaked to the media by Barnett’s colleagues in Cabinet.

The removal, as well as the leak of documents has sparked a nasty war in the UDP. It is no secret that there are Ministers in Cabinet who have put a hit on Barnett because they feel that she is wrongly perceived as a saint. Political observers say that Gaspar Vega, disgraced former Minister of Natural Resources, was one of those who sanctioned the political hit on Barnett.

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Thursday, 28 June 2018 On Tuesday, a group of peaceful protesters led by artists in the community were in Belmopan as the government launched a training in community policing sponsored by Israel.

The group, Artists for Peace and Common Sense, which included teachers, students and members of the community in addition to artists, delivered a letter to the Office of the Prime Minister and to Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington protesting the training by a state which has been roundly criticized by countries including Belize for atrocities committed on Palestinians.

Ironically, says the group, the training is in ‘community policing,’ which in Belize is considered non-militant, constructive communication and interaction between the Police and the community. According to historian, author and prominent Belizean Assad Shoman, who was at the forefront of the protest, “We have all seen on television how the Israelis treat the community that they have usurped in Palestine. So, I don’t know

if we are expecting them to train snipers.

That’s what they do when there is a protest of Palestinians.

They have snipers from afar killing or maiming these people by the dozens, by the hundreds. Israel is right now recognized by some Israelis themselves as a racist, apartheid state and I don’t think that it is right for a country like Belize to support apartheid, to ask the terrorist to come and train our Police. What do you expect to come out of that?”

Elodio Aragon Jr., junior Minister of National Security and the farthest thing from the brightest bulb in the shed, dismissed the protest as nothing of consequence, stating that he sees no problem with the training.

Aragon went so far as to state that there are other things that the artists could and should be protesting in Belize.

That raised the ire of artist Yasser Musa, who

Vega has become the subject of scorn because he facilitated the transfer of thousands of acres of prime property to himself and to members of his family, and because he presided over a compensation scam to the tune of tens of millions of dollars which flowed into the pockets of persons including his own son Andre Vega.

While Barnett has tried, unsuccessfully, to defend herself against the attacks on her coming out of her own camp, there is open warfare in some quarters.

On social media, Barnett’s brother who received 25 acres of prime riverside property in Burrell Boom, has gone after Juliet Thimbriel, UDP enforcer and thug who is closely linked to Gaspar Vega. Barnett went after Vega first, making reference via Facebook to “the ex-Minister from OW’s son I seem to recall got an island for less.”

And then Barnett goes after Thimbriel, very forcefully, stating that “why didn’t the media inquire of the big, bloated, sour r*@s misinformer, just how much land holdings she has, and how did she become so ridiculously wealthy? Perhaps its time the FIU, Integrity Commission, Accountant General, Police…started doing their job. More than likely U.S. law enforcement, FBI, DEA, etc. are looking on with keen interest.”

Barnett even takes a poke at Patrick Faber, who is also closely affiliated with Thimbriel, stating “you can support your serial women abusers all you want.

Just don’t f$&@ with me…you lowlife scumbag.”

We believe this is just the beginning of the lands war in the UDP, and we’ll be watching with interest as it plays out.

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retorted that “Mr. Aragon could never suggest to us, the artists of Belize, what to protest. He has no moral authority. His government is bankrupt. He should decide what he wants to do and let me recommend something since he is recommending something to us. He should stand up to his foreign minister and tell the foreign minister that your Israeli government’s policy to train our police is unacceptable. Have the decency and the dignity to do that. Not come and try to play games. We are only artists. We are people coming here with a human rights position. This is nothing to do with politics and all that. This is to do with the position that we do not accept and we protest strongly that Israel does not have the record to train our people.”

The group also protested in front of the Police Training Academy in Belmopan where the training is being conducted.

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BELIZE CITCO SLASHES TAXI FEES Thursday, 28 June 2018 The newly elected Belize City Council has come to the rescue of hundreds of Belize City residents who provide taxi services to earn a living. In a Council meeting last night the Council voted to slash the current taxi operating fee into half. And so instead of paying $20 monthly taxi operators will only need to pay $10.

Readers will recall that this taxi operating fee had been imposed by the previous Mayor, Darrell Bradley,

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and his City Administrator Candice Miller. In a Memorandum of Understanding between Bradley’s Council and the taxi operators, the council was to have provided certain services in exchange for the fees but those services were never provided.

Those services included providing a recognized identification card for taxi operators, establishing a mechanism for taxi operators to be allowed a standby vehicle and by assisting with taxi uniforms, logos and general marketing. The only service the former council ever provided was to allow designated parking for taxis but still there was little to no enforcement of this.

In an interview with the Belize Times, Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold told our newspaper, “There have been many increases in fuel prices over the past few months and taxi operators have absorbed those costs and not raised their prices. Our taxi operators remain steadfast in providing a valuable service but really they have been taking a hit.” According to Arnold, the council reviewed data and decided that they needed to provide relief for taxi operators as it will not come from central government.

He explained, “This is just a small gesture, but in the future we hope that we can do more. We’ve been doing some repairs to some taxi stands, trying to put in restrooms for example, trying to make it easier for them to make their livelihoods.

According to Arnold, this initiative is in keeping in light with the Council’s manifesto philosophy of, “putting people first.”

Four Injured in Trial Farm Shooting Thursday, 28 June 2018 Orange Walk Police have made no arrests in a mass shooting which injured four persons Tuesday night, but say they are looking for one person known to them.

Trial Farm resident Nazario Herrera, 35, who was shot to the buttocks by a gunman who entered his yard on Tuesday night with guns blazing, says that the shooting was an attempt on his entire family. He claims that after firing off at least fourteen shots at a group of persons socializing in the yard on San Narciso Street, the gunman ran into the home and tried to shoot his one-year old son and two daughters. That’s when Herrera, wounded, grabbed a machete and chased the man who he says ran to a vehicle waiting outside.

Apart from Herrera, multiple bullets hit his commonlaw-wife Diana Ack in the chest and arm. Monico Gomez, 20, was shot to the chest and Victor Ku, 19, was shot to the foot. Both Gomez and Ack, who is pregnant, are in critical condition.

According to Herrera, he knows who is responsible for the attempt on his family. He told the media that “We already reported him like four days ago, last Thursday.

We took him to Court, to station. Two of them pulled gun on my girl. They want to shoot my girl. Two days ago, they came back and told my girl that this will not stay so, that they will come back and ‘shot unu inna unu house.’ We know the man. I won’t say no name.

I know the person who did it. I know the person who sent it and this will not stay so. I recognize the person in his face. We already told the Police who this person is. All that I am asking is for them to do something because if the Police don’t do something, I will do it personally.”

Message from Hon. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition

From Convention to Re-registration This coming Sunday we will have our last convention in Belmopan. For now, that is it. This convention season has been quite interesting and for a number of our standard bearers it was very competitive. Conventions are tough, especially for us in the PUP because we see ourselves as a family and whenever we have a contested convention someone has to lose.

As our conventions moved through the four regions of our country, I saw a lot of enthusiasm for our Party. Candidates worked hard talking to voters about the issues that are of the most importance to our country. One thing that stood out was how many different ideas we have and how much talent we have in the PUP. Hearing the candidate talk about their love for the PUP and about how they want to help build Belize was reassuring.

These conventions further convinced me that Belizeans want the PUP. They also convinced me that our Party supporters want us to approach our internal politics with common sense and a commitment to fairness.

With the toughest conventions now behind us, it is time to get busy with re-registration. We have to come together now…all of us… and work to get as many of our supporters to go and register. The Party has been conducting workshops around the country to help our people prepare properly, so now it’s time to execute our plans and get our people registered.

Of course - that is not our only work. we need to keep working on our plans to get our Party elected and into government. We have to also keep pointing out the many problems we face as a nation due to this incompetent and corrupt UDP administration. We have to keep telling the people the truth - that Belize under the UDP has not gotten better, but worse.

Too many people are poor. Crime and violence are out of hand. Our young people who want to work can’t find a good job and our heath system is in crisis. We in the PUP can change this because we have good people ready to participate in our work to turn things around.

Over the next two months we will be out there to register our supporters, but we will also be out there listening to your concerns and telling you about our Party’s plans. We will talk to you about our Belizean Bill of Rights and why we say we are Ready to Lead and Ready to win After more than ten years of this UDP administration, we in the PUP are offering a new era in Belize. It is built on a politics of hope, but also on the politics of service and of delivery.

We are prepared to face the challenges that lie ahead, confident that together we can and will build a Belize that works for everyone.

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Who Owns Louise Bevans Park in Port?

Thursday, 28 June 2018 Residents of Port Loyola will remember Louise Bevans, a stalwart of the PUP from the very earliest days, and a well-loved and respected member of the community. She passed away years ago but was remembered with a street carrying her name and a park to provide a recreation area for residents, also carrying her name. In

the normal scheme of things, the PUP Belize CitCo has been carrying out an assessment of parks and playgrounds in the city with a view to carrying out much needed upgrades.

So…imagine searching out the Louise Bevans Park, Parcel #1801 located on Central American Boulevard, only to be told that it is leased to one Ronald Reneau, aka Professor Chumba the Fire

Eater, right hand of Port Loyola Area We are not sure if this is one of the Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Marproperties that he manages. Polittinez? That’s what the Council found ical observers who know Reneau, out this week, as a memo leaked to though, say that he is a very low-levthe Belize Times shows. Dated June el Boots sidekick and it is likely that 27, 2018, the memo reads – “in rethe lease was only put in his name. gards to ‘Louise Bevans Park’ it is no Readers will recall Kirk Lamb, the longer a park. It is leased to Mr. Ronsecurity guard who became a top ald Reneau. Also…the parcel 1801, contractor without even knowing it, further searches will be conducted to collecting monies for houses which retrieve lease document.” he never built which would then be In a media interview not so long deposited in an account controlled ago, former pool table repair man

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EDITORIAL

FEEDING FRENZY

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he People’s United Party has been going through relatively turbulent times. That is to be expected, because it is Convention season when candidates battle for the right to represent the people of the 31 political constituencies of the country. In the past months the Party has conducted sixteen conventions, and next week a standard bearer will be chosen for Belmopan in a contested and democratic election. The process of selecting candidates has not come without tensions, which is normal. Politics is serious business. Representing the people is serious business. There has perhaps been more internal bickering than is necessary, but there is a lot at stake, and it is what it is.

The United Democratic Party has had absolutely no time to salivate at the rumbles within the PUP as candidates spar on the ground and in social media. Nowhere is there more disunity than within the UDP. There are very credible reports that in recent months the Cabinet Room has become a war zone to rival certain designated hotspots in Southside Belize City.

The attack on Saint Carla is but one symptom of the feeding frenzy in the halls of power. Everybody has their version of why she is no longer in the Ministry of Natural Resources. Sedi Elrington explained to the media that she was moved because she wasn’t getting the job done efficiently enough. Mr. Barrow claims that she requested the move because of the pressure on her. Carla herself claims that she was doing a wonderful job, even if she didn’t exactly perform miracles – to use her own words. The fact is that Cabinet Ministers put a hit on Carla. They felt like she wasn’t facilitating their demands in a timely manner. They felt that she was corrupt, like their beloved colleague Gaspar, but whereas Vega is the subject of scorn, Carla walked around with a perpetual halo. And they were upset. Carla became a casualty.

But these high-level UDPs were not content with her removal from the Ministry of Natural Resources. They wanted to punish her for daring to ‘assist’ her people while ignoring them and their people. They wanted her to pay. They orchestrated the assassination of her character as well. They arranged for documents to be leaked out of the Ministry which chronicled some of Carla’s more dubious dealings, including land for her family members and what appears to be a land bonanza for Carla’s friends on Caye Caulker. They have promised that there will be more documents leaked.

The malice in Cabinet is real - to the point that certain persons in Cabinet are pushing the intellectually-challenged Orson Elrington, nephew of Sedi and son of Hubert, to challenge Carla in Freetown where she was placed by no less than the Prime Minister. But that is neither here nor there where the PUP is concerned. That is the UDP’s business.

No matter who they put in Freetown, that person will fall whenever general elections are called. And that will be the end of that.

What has been playing out in the Ministry of Natural Resources is amazing, and appalling – quite apart from the internal mess in the UDP. The greed of these people seems to have no boundaries. There have been five Ministers of Natural Resources – FIVE – including Mr. Barrow’s great friend and former Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega.

Vega would have won a prize for corruption, if such a prize would be awarded. He was followed by Godwin Hulse, a Senator brought in because of his ‘integrity.’ He was to have cleaned up the Ministry but lasted no time. He was then replaced by another Senator, Vanessa Retreage. She too was placed there to clean up the Ministry, based on her integrity and no-nonsense approach. Retreage lasted even less time, departing hurriedly after she received credible and deadly threats from within the UDP. Then came another Senator, Carla Barnett – Saint Carla – who is now history. She was to have cleaned up the Ministry too. What a joke that turned out to be.

And now, the Prime Minister has done away with Carla, not of his own volition we are told. And she has been replaced by a politician, a junior politician, who can be more easily manipulated and molded. That simply means that the floodgates have now been opened like they were under Gaspar Vega. More people can now plunder, not just a select few who are close to the Minister.

Like normal Belizeans, the not normal Belizeans in Cabinet, as well as their family members, friends and cronies can see the writing on the wall clearly. They know that the UDP will be ushered out of office very soon. They know that the people have gotten enough of the greed and corruption and mismanagement and incompetence. They know that Belizeans are simply waiting for the opportunity to go to the polls to vote them out. This is the end, and it will be the sweetest thing for Belizeans.

6 06 Belize CitCo to Get New City Administrator Thursday, 28 June 2018 After spending the first hundred days at the Council overseeing administrative activities, Mayor Bernard Wagner may soon be able to hand over some of the responsibilities which have consumed so much of his time.

That is because the Belize City Council may soon have a City Administrator in the person of Stephanie Lindo Garbutt. Of all the applicants for the post, Garbutt received favourable and unanimous support from the Council during a meeting last night.

It was revealed that she has a Master’s of Science in Project Management; Bachelor of Art in English and an Associate’s Degree in Physics and Mathematics. In her professional capacity she has previously served as a Project Manager at the Social Security Board and a Program Director at the National Institute for Culture and History (NICH). Additionally, she has experience in Human Resources and Finances.

The Council is proposing a package far lower than that which had been awarded to United Democratic Party lackey and former Belize City Administrator, Candice Miller. Garbutt’s proposed estimated annual salary is said to be close to $50,000, which is almost half of the $90,000 plus Miller enjoyed.

Additionally, Garbutt’s proposed contract duration is one year which will be subject to annual renewal, unlike the 4-year contract Miller had received which extended beyond the life of the council. It is not yet known if Garbutt will accept the package, but if she does it will take effect on July 2, 2018.

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Notice is hereby given that Shakira Gillett is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Downtown Tavernetta” located at # 7 Church Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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COUPLE CHARGED FOR BRUTAL MURDER

Thursday, 28 June 2018 On Tuesday, a couple from Franks Eddy in the Cayo District were charged for the murder of Santos Guerra Dominguez, sometime early Sunday morning. The 52-year-old was found dead on the side of the street in the village at around 4:00am Sunday, with chop wounds to his face, neck and the back of his head.

According to reports, Dominquez was socializing with 40-year-old Arnulfo Nunez Gonzalez and his common law wife, 39-yearold Hilcia Cano Arevalo at their home when there was an altercation and Gonzalez got a machete and started chopping him. Neighbours say that at around 3:00 in the morning they saw a man with a machete chopping something on the ground. That something was apparently Dominquez, and his badly

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mutilated body was discovered a short time later.

It is not yet known what caused the altercation between the friends.

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PUP Port Fundraising Bar-B-Q this Saturday for Back to School Supplies

Gilroy Usher, Sr. and the PUP Port Loyola Committee invite everyone to support their fundraising BBQ this Saturday, June 30th to raise funds for their annual back to school supplies in August.

The event will be held in front of Archie’s building on Central American Blvd from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. On sale will be finger licking BBQ chicken for only $7.00 and pork chops for only $10.00.

For free delivery of 5 or more of our finger licking BBQ this Saturday please call 615-8522 or 6338361.

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Let’s Get it Right tect the integrity of our electoral system. If we do, then we have no one to blame except ourselves for the Government we get.

We must collectively demand that the E&B Commission be legally constituted immediately.

The opposition and indeed all political parties must be given full access to all information and data available. The Vital Statistics Unit must be open and available to all on an equitable basis.

The E&B office should hire

Part-time workers from a pool of students on summer vacation from the University of Belize and other tertiary education institutions and NOT from a pool of UDP constituency campaigners. If we fail to get this Re-registration and Re-Districting exercise right, truly free and fair elections will continue to elude us and our democracy could very well be in peril for the next 25 years.

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT PUBLIC NOTICES

By: Francis Fonseca: The re-registration exercise starts on July 2, 2018. Ten days out there is much cause for concern regarding the fairness, effectiveness and even the legality of the manner in which the exercise is being carried out. As of today, June 28, 2018, there is no legally constituted Elections &Boundaries (E&B) Commission. The opposition PUP has long named its two (2) commission members but they have yet to be sworn in. With no legally constituted E&B Commission, the question arises - who is directing the actions and decisions of the E&B department?

There appears to be a deliberate effort and strategy to delay constituting the Commission so as to allow the ruling political directorate (represented by the UDPs Douglas Singh) to guide all decisions regarding the re-registration and redistricting processes.

The Vital Statistics Unit which has a central role to play in the re-registration campaign has already begun to show early signs of bias in the processing of birth certificate applications with wellknown UDP operatives engaged in bullying and intimidation of public officers to gain political advantage.

Part-time workers being employed by the E&B office to work on the re-registration exercise are largely being identified for employment via the recommendations of UDP Representatives and Caretakers.

Thousands of unqualified persons who were illegally registered to vote in the 2012 and 2015 General Elections remain eligible to re-register because their invalid and unlawful nationality certificates have yet to be revoked by the department of immigration and nationality.

The opposition PUP has been kept largely in the dark with queries and concerns going mostly unanswered, and in some cases unacknowledged. This should be deeply troubling to any Belizean, regardless of political persuasion, who cares about protecting our democratic institutions and upholding the rule of law.

We must not remain complacent in the face of obvious disregard for the institutions which pro-

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE REGISTRATION RULES (CAP 9) Form No. 5

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NOTICE REQUIRING PERSONS QUALIFIED TO MAKE APPLICATION TO REGISTER

Every person qualified to be registered as an elector for the election of a representative to the House of Representatives of Belize is hereby required to make his application in writing for that purpose on or before the 30th day of September, 2018.

Applications are to be made at the Registration Center for the relevant electoral division between the hours of 9:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Friday’s and 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday’s.

DATED this 27th day of June, 2018.

Josephine Tamai Chief Elections Officer OPENING HOURS RE-REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS - REGISTRATION CENTERS The general public is hereby informed that effective 2nd July 2018, the registration of electors exercise will commence and be carried out at the designated registration centers.

The opening hours are as follows: Monday to Friday’s 9:00am to 7:00pm Saturday’s 10:00am to 4:00pm Scheduled Visits to Villages will be conducted between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Re-register: “Your Right toVote Depends on it”

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*Trinidad Gov’t School

Stann Creek West

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Sandhill Community Center Lucky Strike Gov’t School Maskall Community Center Lemonal Community Center Scotland Halfmoon Community Center Double Head Cabbage Community Center Crooked Tree Gov’t School Burrell Boom Community Center

Steadfast Community Center Valley Community Center Big Falls RC School

DATES 2 July to 31 August, 2018 21-22 July, 2018 (VISIT) 23-29 July, 2018 (VISIT) 5-6 August, 2018 (VISIT) 11-12 August, 2018 (VISIT) 2-8 July, 2018 (VISIT) 13-15 July, 2018 (VISIT) 13-19 August, 2018 (VISIT) *28-29 July, 2018 * (VISIT) 13 - 14 July, 2018 (VISIT) 6-7 July, 2018 (VISIT) *2 July-31 August, 2018

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HOPKINS GIRLS WIN NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Belmopan, June 22, 2018 The Stann Creek girls of Holy Family RC School, Hopkins won the National Sports Council’s national football championship at the FFB Stadium last Friday.

In Game 1, the Cayo girls from Valley of Peace Christian School won 2-1 over the Corozal girls from Chunox 7th Day Adventist School with Heidy Lopez scoring the Valley’s 1st goal and the Chunox keeper erred in their own goal to make it 2-zip, before Angelica Correa scored a goal for Chunox.

In Game 2, the defending champs from Progresso RC in Orange Walk ran over the Belize City girls from St. Luke’s Methodist: 2-1; with Keilie Guerra scoring 2 goals for Progresso, after Indy Requeña had struck first for St. Luke’s.

In Game 3, the Chunox girls won 2-1 over the Hopkins girls with goals by Vanelly Santoya and Doris Perez, before MVP Ophelia Casimiro scored Hopkins’ only goal. In Game 4, the Progresso RC girls ran over the Toledo girls from

Champs - Hopkins Holy Family RC girls

2nd place, Chunox SDA girls

Stann Creek I.P.S. Boys Win National Football Championship Belmopan, June 22, 2018 The Stann Creek boys from Independence Primary School (IPS) won the National Sports Council’s national football championship at the FFB Stadium last Friday.

In Game 1, the Cayo boys from Santa Elena RC won 3-1 over the Corozal Methodist boys, with David Young, Nelson Evans and Nelton Vernon scoring a goal apiece for Santa Elena, and only Darnell Morgan scored for Corozal. In Game 2, the Ladyville Evangelical boys drew 1-1 with the Orange Walk boys from Progresso RC; Andy Belloso scored a goal for Ladyville, while Progresso’s Triso Duran equalized 1-1.

In Game 3, MVP Anwar Cabral scored the winning goal for IPS’ 1-0 win over the Corozal Methodist boys.

In Game 4, Gustavo Tzul scored Progresso RC’s winning goal in their 1-0 win over the Toledo boys from Golden Stream Government School. In Game 5, Jaheem Hernandez scored the winning goal for IPS’ 1-0 win over the Cayo boys.

In Game 6, the Ladyville Evangelical boys won 2-0 over the Golden Stream boys with Jareth Tablada and Stiven Rivera scoring a goal apiece.

In Game 7, in the semi-finals, MVP Anwar Cabral scored 2 goals for IPS’ 2-0 win over the Progresso RC boys.

In Game 8 in the semi-finals, the Ladyville boys outgunned the Cayo boys: 4-2 in penalties, after regulation ended in a draw when Ladyville’s Jareth Tablada scored a goal and

Medina Bank Government School, with Bernadine Zuniga and Keilie Guerra scoring a goal apiece.

In Game 5, MVP Ophelia Casimiro scored the winning goal for the Hopkins’ girls’ 1-0 win over Valley of Peace. In Game 6, the St. Luke’s girls drew nil-zip with the Medina Bank girls. In Game 7 in the Semi Finals, MVP Ophelia Casimiro scored the winning goal for the Hopkins’ girls to eliminate the Progresso RC girls: 1-0.

In Game 8 of the semi-finals, the Chunox girls eliminated the St. Luke’s girls: 2-0, with Vanelly Santoya and Doris Perez scoring a goal apiece.

In Game 9, the consolation match for 3rd place, Keilie Guerra scored the winning goal for Progresso RC’s 1-0 win over St. Luke’s. In Game 10, the championship final, MVP Ophelia Casimiro scored 2 winning goals for Hopkins’ 2-1 win over the Chunox girls, who took 2nd place. Only Vanelly Santoya scored a goal for Chunox.

The National Sports Council’s executive director Ian Jones presented team trophies and individual medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, and the MVP award to Ophelia Casimiro of Holy Family RC.

FC Elite Wins FFB Inter-district Championship Finals – Game 1

Champs - Independence Primary boys

Tyriq Ciego scored FC Elite 1st goal vs Progresso Fc

2nd place Ladyville Evangelical boys Cayo’s Nelson Evans equalized 1-1. In penalties, Tyrell Ortiz, Andy Belloso, Tarike Campbell Jr. and Stiven Rivera scored a goal apiece for Ladyville; while only David Young and Nelton Vernon scored for Cayo.

In Game 9, the Cayo boys won the consolation match for 3rd place: 2-0 with George Landero and Angel Martinez scoring a goal apiece. In Game 10, the championship final

- Karel Cabral, Carson Torres, Jaheem Hernandez and MVP Anwar Cabral scored a goal apiece for Independence Primary’s 4-0 win over Ladyville Evangelical.

The National Sports Council’s executive director Ian Jones presented team trophies and individual medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, and the MVP award to Anwar Cabral of Independence Primary.

Belize City, June 24, 2018 FC Elite rumbled over Progresso FC: 3-1 in Game 1 of the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) Inter-district First Division Champions League championship finals at the MCC Garden on Sunday.

Tyriq “Hammer” Ciego” scored the 1st winning goal after 20 seconds of play.

Naim “Nemo” Wilson scored FC Elite’s 2nd goal from a set piece in the 6th minute, right past Progresso goalie Luis Cunil. Progresso FC won a free kick, and Ian Chi scored from the set piece in the 11th minute. Keenan Lopez scored FC Elite’s 3rd winning goal in the 44th minute.’

Progresso FC hosts FC Elite for Game 2 of the Finals at the Louisiana field in Orange Walk Town on Sunday, July 1.

10 SPORTS Jewel Fury Wins 2018 NAWL Football Championship Belmopan, June 23, 2018 The Bandits’ Jewel Fury won the 2018 National Women’s Amateur League NAWL football championship by winning Game 2 of the Finals: 3-0 against the Toledo Rumberas at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium on Saturday evening.

Jada Brown scored the 1st winning goal in the 6th minute. Vaylene Lambert scored the 2nd winning goal from a set piece in the 9th minute. Best Midfielder Suswani Martinez scored the 3rd winning goal in the 15th minute.

Rumberas’ Best Coach Jose Chirinos reinforced his defense with Normalee Gomez, Elsi Padilla and Vivanni Pivaral, while Rumberas’ Best Young Player Ashley Rodriguez, Yazum Gongora, Karisha Coe and Kelsey Polanco sought to get a goal but to no avail.

FFB officials presented the 1st and 2nd place team trophies and individual medals to the champs and sub-champs.

Individual awards: Most Valuable Player - Jennisha Scott Jewel Fury Most Goals - Katie Jones - Orange Walk Gladiators Best Goalkeeper – Idania Ramirez - Jewel Fury Best Defender – Carla Flores - Toledo Rumberas Best Midfielder – Suswani Martinez Jewel Fury Best Young Player – Ashley Rodriguez -Toledo Rumberas Best Coach – Jose Chirinos -Toledo Rumberas Best Manager – Miguel Gongora - Jewel Fury Best Attacking Player – Kaite Jones Gladiators Most Entertaining Team - Gladiators Fair Play – Dangriga Pumas

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City Boys & Ladyville Rising Stars Win Thru to SMART U-13 Mundialito Finals

Marvin Card scored Rsing Stars 2nd goal vs Reality Youth

City Boys win 1-0 vs Hattieville

Ladyville Rising Stars win 4-2 Reality Youths

FSTV Tourist Village Leads BDFA Mclean Interoffice Football 3-0 Belize City, June 22, 2018 The Fort Street Tourist Village team is leading the Belize District Football Association’s Maclean Insurance Interoffice football competition: 3-0, while Premium Wines/Ministry of Sports, Simon Quan, Atlantic Insurance, Tourism Village/Tennants and Rama-

da/Bros. Habet all posted their 2nd wins in matches at the MCC Garden last week.

On Wednesday, in Game 1, MOE & Sports/Premium Wines won 2-0 vs. Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital with Naim “Nemo” Wilson and Tyrone “T-bone” Muschamp scoring a goal apiece. In Game 2, Simon Quan & Co. won 2-1 vs. BWS with goals by Rudolfo Enriquez and Misael Gonzalez, only Devaughn “Beckham” Zuniga scored for BWS. On Thursday in Game 1, Tourist Village/ Tennants won 1-0 vs. Belize City Council, with a goal by Patrick Max. In Game 2, Atlantic Insurance won 2-1 vs Belize Bank with goals by Windell Esquiliano and Joel Caltanegra, before Quince Briceño scored for the bank. On Friday in Game 1, Fort Street Tourism Village won 2-1 vs Latino’s Data, with 2 goals by John Castro, and only Jafet Pat scored for Latino’s.

In Game 2, Ramada Gray Enterprises / Bros. Habet outlasted Simon Quan & Co. 2-1, with 2 goals by Kareem “Ton-ton” Flowers, while only Rodolfo Enriquez scored for Simon Quan.

Upcoming games on Wednesday, June 27: Latino’s Data vs. KHMH. Simon Quan vs. MOE & Sports/Premium Wines On Thursday, June 28: Ramada/Bros Habet vs. Belize Bank Belize City Council vs. BWS. ON Friday, June 29: Atlantic Insurance vs. FSTV KHMH vs. Tourist Village/Tennants.

Belize City, June 23, 2018 The City Boys will take on the Ladyville Rising Stars in the 2018 SMART Under-13 Mundialito football championship finals at the MCC Garden on Saturday, June 30.

In Game 1 of the semi-finals last Saturday, the City Boys eliminated the up-to-then Hattieville Riverside Boys: 1-0, when Zebulan Leslie scored the winning goal.

In Game 2, the Ladyville Rising Stars eliminated the Reality Youths: 4-2 in penalties, after a nil-zip draw in regulation and overtime. Tariq Campbell, Marvin Card, Steven Rivera and George Bainton scored for Ladyville; while only Raheem Herbert and Dean Belisle scored for Reality Youths.

The finals are set for Saturday afternoon, June 30, to be preceded by a consolation match for 3rd place between Reality Youths and Hattieville Riverside Boys.

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Demonstrate for Land Now or Risk Civil War for it Later

by Gilroy Usher Sr. “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”- Elmer Davis For the past ten years of this UDP administration, there have been five Ministers of Natural Resources. Each time the Minister has given lands with titles in record-breaking time (mainly three months and under) to himself, his siblings, other family members, well connected party cronies and a number of unscrupulous business persons. Each time there have also been numerous bogus land compensations. At the same time, absolutely no land has been made available to poor people - many of whom applied for a house lot or farm land ten year ago from 2008. This shows that indeed sometimes the more things change, the more they remain the same.

Land is one of the most valuable resources of a nation. There is always a great demand for land for house lots, new communities, farms and businesses. Access to land empowers people. With it they have a place to build a home. Land also helps people to escape poverty. When the people own land they can access funds for business, education, health or other purposes by using their land as collateral with lending institutions.

Over 90% of the undeveloped land in most countries is owned by a handful of wealthy individuals and large businesses, mainly through land speculation. The majority of those persons and businesses have no interest in relinquishing land for ordinary people. They want to maintain the status quo in which they and their

families remain wealthy through control of access to land. When a government, which should address the needs of both the Haves and the Have-nots, colludes with the Haves to deny poor people access to land, that eventually leads to civil war between the Upper class and the Lower class which leaves thousands on both sides dead and causes the destruction of properties that cost billions of dollars. Refusal by the government and the wealthy class to allow poor people to access land is one of the main reasons for civil disobedience and later full-scale civil war in Guatemala and some other countries in the region.

George Price was a brilliant leader.

He recognized that for Belize to develop as a peaceful and prosperous country the needs of the poor for land for homes and other necessities had to be addressed. That is why he acquired land when it was necessary from private land owners with due compensation to allow for the expansion of Belize City and the creation of new communities in other areas of the country. Price was a true servant of the people. There was no need for street demonstrations to pressure the government to make land available for Belizeans. George Price made land for the people one of the main objectives of his government every single year.

Despite a billion dollar budget, over $400 million from Petro Caribe, millions from oil, and millions in new loans, for a decade this administration has done absolutely nothing to address the huge cry for house lots by Belizeans, especially those in Belize City and other urban areas of the country.

This administration will only make land available for poor people of Belize when those who are squatting on land, as well as those who are renting rooms, apartments and houses or living in overcrowded homes with family members take to the streets and demand access to land in this country.

Not rising to that challenge now will allow this uncaring government and some wealthy land owners to dismiss our cries for land by saying, “That will blow over like wah lee breeze.” Not rising to the challenge to access land now could also be setting the stage for a Belize in which future generations will have to take up arms to access land in their own country.

Vacancies – THE SOL GROUP Are you driven to succeed?

The Sol Group is the Caribbean’s leading independent energy company operating a petroleum, marketing, and distribution business across 23 territories in the Eastern and Western Caribbean, Puerto Rico, as well as Central and South America. Sol is an equal opportunity employer, and aims to create a world-class operation through the development and retention of talented Caribbean nationals across the region. Sol will provide challenging and meaningful careers to the right people.

Sol has an immediate vacancy for the following position at its office in Belize City.

Marketing & Retail Sales Executive Reporting to and under the guidance of the General Manager this position will be responsible for the following activities: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Develop and implement annual sales and marketing plans Assist in annual updates and implementation of the SOL Retail Network Plan Support preparation, review, and implementation of retail capital projects Prepare detailed retail sales forecasts and deliver on agreed targets Produce monthly retail sales reports and maintain market data Manage the SOL Fleet Card Platform including relationships with key stakeholders Manage retail customers accounts including related receivables Work with Distribution team to deliver outstanding service to customers Maintain retail supply contracts and contract templates Manage retail fuel pricing and fuel pricing database Lead and coach sales support team Coordinate and implement Brand related initiatives and communications safeguarding SOL and Shell’s corporate image Manage the Shell “People Make the Difference Real” Programme in Belize Co-ordinate training and workshops for retail site dealers and staff Deliver safety plans and targets in coordination with HSE Focal Point Be an integral member of the local SOL Management Team

Qualification Requirements • An MBA is preferred • Suitable candidates with Bachelor’s degree will be considered Job Candidate Requirements • Commitment to honesty, integrity, and customer service • Minimum of five years proven sales or marketing experience at a senior level including people management • Strong financial management skills – project economic analysis, forecasting, P&L statements, budget preparation Job Candidate Requirements • Track record of delivering and exceeding sales targets • Commitment to honesty, integrity, and customer service • Ability to self-plan, motivate, and deliver results • Minimum of five years proven sales or marketing experience at a senior level including • people management Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills • Must have the ability and attitude to work well with others • Strong financial management skills – project economic analysis, forecasting, P&L • statements, budget preparation Possess high level of confidence in dealing with customers, vendors, stakeholders and business partners • Track record of delivering and exceeding sales targets • Sound knowledge of the Belize market and the fuel industry • Ability to self-plan, motivate, and deliver results • Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills • Have a working understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental • Must have the ability and attitude to work well with others management systems • Possess high level of confidence in dealing with customers, vendors, stakeholders and • Confidence in negotiating and resolving conflicts • business partners Strong knowledge of Personal Computing including word, excel and • Sound knowledge of the Belize market and the fuel industry power point and internet/intranet technology • Have a working understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental management systems • Fluency in Spanish would be an asset • Confidence in negotiating and resolving conflicts • Ability to meet due dates and work well under pressure Strong knowledge of Personal Computing including word, excel and power point and internet/intranet technology SOL promotes a drug and alcohol free work environment and all employees • Fluency in Spanish would be an asset are subject to initial and random screenings. In addition to an attractive basic • Ability to meet due dates and work well under pressure •

salary, the successful applicant shall be eligible to participate in the SOL

Group Pension Scheme and its Group Health and Life Insurance Scheme.

SOL promotes a drug and alcohol free work environment and all employees are subject to initial and random screenings. In addition to an attractive basic salary, the successful applicant shall

For more information apply for this position, please our website at Life be eligible to participate or in to the SOL Group Pension Scheme and visit its Group Health and Insurance Scheme. www.solpetroleum.com.

Application forms can be downloaded and must be

submitted along with your CV via email to careers@solpetroleum.com on or For more information or to apply for this position, please visit our website at before July 6, 2018 with email subject line: BZE, MRS – JULY 2018. Certified www.solpetroleum.com. Application forms can be downloaded and must be submitted along copies of relevant certificates will be requested for those applications under with your CV via email to careers@solpetroleum.com on or before July 6, 2018 with email consideration. subject line: BZE, MRS – JULY 2018. Certified copies of relevant certificates will be requested for those applications under consideration.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

SOL people think SOL people act SOL people lead

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DANGRIGA READY FOR A PUP VICTORY On Sunday, June 24th, 2018, the PUP held its convention to elect a Standard Bearer for the Dangriga constituency. It was an energy-filled day, with 1,193 voters going to voice their vote at the Holy Ghost R.C. School in Dangriga.

After the votes were tallied, the official results were announced

by Party Chairman Mr. Henry C. Usher and new Standard Bearer for Dangriga Dr. Louis Zabaneh was declared the official winner. The Party congratulates Dr. Zabaneh and the people of Dangriga because WE WILL WIN that division whenever general elections are called. We also take the opportunity to thank all those who believe in the Party and believe in service and put their names on the ballot.

Together, in unity, we will be victorious.

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HYDROGEN COULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR BELIZE AND OTHER UNDER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES “Fuel cells create a better automobile that is 50 percent more energy-efficient overall and sustainable from energy and safety perspectives”. –Larry Burns– The energy revolution is not a smooth progression. It is a movement comprised of shifts and phases where things speed up followed, sometimes, by slower progress. However, we have now reached a plateau. Continuing the deployment of proven technological solutions on a larger scale is not enough to overcome two major problems that stand in the way of a 100% renewable world.

Hydrogen could solve the problem of how to deal with intermittent renewable energy. Indeed, power to gas is currently the best solution for storing renewable energy on a large scale. Renewable electricity surpluses are used to produce hydrogen which can then be directly injected into the gas network: power to gas or be converted into electricity via a fuel cell. Used as an alternative or supplement to electric batteries, hydrogen thus makes the energy system more resilient. Power to gas moreover has the advantage of using gas infrastructure that has already been paid for and it becomes part of a circular economy system where renewable electricity surpluses will be systematically transformed and reused.

As countries across the Central American and the Caribbean region continue the exciting process of expanding their capacity in solar and wind power generation, they will increasingly face two main renewable energy challenges. The first is the intermittent production of renewable energies, and the problem is a familiar one. The production of renewable energies is variable, discontinuous and cannot be scheduled. It depends first and foremost on uncontrollable weather conditions, such as sunlight or the wind. Combined with this, we are still investigating how to store this electricity in large quantities for long periods of time.

Electric batteries can cover shortterm needs, but how can we cover seasonal variations and use the solar energy produced in the summer to cover needs in the winter? Like the rest of the world, Belize faces the challenge that solar and wind energy produce electricity only when there is sunlight and wind and even when there isn’t necessarily demand in the grid. A passing cloud can cause a sudden large drop in electricity flowing into the grid, or the wind could pick up in the middle of the night when everyone’s asleep and demand is low.

The second problem is decarbonization of all energy uses: transport, heating and industrial processes. Let us take the example of transport. It is 95% dependent on oil and the transportation sector is responsible for 23% of CO2 emissions worldwide. What fuels should be adopted? Should we focus all our efforts on electric vehicles, even though this would require huge investment? Consider that the size of the electricity grid of Belize would have to be doubled simply to convert 10% of

the fleet to electricity.

But electrical grids, and the power demand they feed need a steady supply. What’s more, while a gas-fired power plant can raise or lower output to meet demand, as already noted, solar and wind plants generally can’t do that. To address these issues, the scientific community in the world is increasingly looking to energy storage.

That’s because storage solves both issues. It collects energy when it’s not needed by the grid and then releases it to the grid when it’s needed. It also can be used to smooth out the fluctuating increases and decreases in supply from solar and wind farms, thereby helping to stabilize the grid.

Batteries, whether the chemical form we are used to in phones and computers, or alternative types such as compressed air or pumped water storage, are one solution. However, as renewable energy begins to comprise a larger and larger share of the energy mix, many think that battery storage at such scale required for large grid-connected networks will be too expensive or will not have enough capacity. But there’s another solution: hydrogen produced by electrolysis. Hydrogen and the electrolysis process are particularly exciting for countries such as Belize that are located in sun-drenched regions.

Electrolysis is the process of running an electric current – in this case produced by renewable energy – through water to produce oxygen and hydrogen. The electrolysis system based on PEM (proton-exchange membrane) technology can efficiently transform the energy produced by wind and solar generating facilities into hydrogen. This is not only helpful for the renewable sector but also for industry, transportation and power-to-gas solutions and networks.

The special property of the proton-exchange membrane is that it is permeable for protons, but not for gases such as hydrogen and oxygen. In an electrolytic process, the membrane carries out a number of functions, including that of a separator, preventing the gases produced by the process from mixing. In contrast to traditional alkali electrolysis, PEM electrolysis is ideally suited to be powered by the in-

termittent electricity produced by wind and solar power. Siemens has already successfully put several of these renewable energy-powered systems into continuous operation for customers in Europe, including a 5 MW system in Germany. Siemens is already in discussions with potential customers in our region regarding plants of up to 400 MW. For national utilities, this process could use excess electricity produced by renewable energy to produce hydrogen that can be stored for months before being used as fuel in a power plant to produce electricity when required.

But hydrogen’s versatility means it can do a lot more. It is relatively easy to transport, so it can be used in fuel cells to power vehicles, from cars to ships to trains. What is more, the hydrogen used in car and truck fuel cells doesn’t have to be transported to filling stations, allowing hydrogen to be produced safely and cleanly onsite. Using onsite renewable energy, the system would produce ‘green hydrogen’ for the refueling of future fuel cell vehicles. This is an efficient and flexible solution for producing hydrogen.

Beyond its use as a fuel, hydrogen is an important material for industry, including pharmaceuticals and food manufacturing, while in the semiconductor industry, hydrogen serves as a carrier gas. Hydrogen also is an important input in the petrochemical industry, serving as a building block for many compounds, such as ammonia, methane and other hydrocarbons used in the production of plastics.

Significantly, the hydrogen currently used in these processes is produced using natural gas. Another exciting use of hydrogen produced with renewable energy, is to combine it with carbon dioxide to generate methane, which can be used as fuel for power generation.

This results in a neutral CO2 balance, because when the methane is consumed it releases the same amount of CO2 that was previously fixed.

Hydrogen is the key element, which can be used to store surplus energy and smooth the intermittent supply. This 100% renewable micro-network provides a very promising avenue for the electrification of rural and isolated areas. Hydrogen also allows several energies uses to be decarbonized such

as transport and industrial processes.

We are still in the early stages of the development of the electric hydrogen hybrid vehicle sector. However, for certain types of vehicles (buses, taxis, delivery vehicles) this sector is particularly relevant to meet the increasingly demanding air pollution regulations.

These are electric vehicles whose power is stored in the form of pressurized hydrogen. The electricity is produced in real time on board the vehicle by combining hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell. Electric hydrogen vehicles only emit water vapor, are silent, have a range 2 to 3 times greater than battery electric vehicles and can be refueled in 5 minutes in equipped stations. Unfortunately, this technology is still in developing stage, so only some projects already exist on a small scale, but we must recognize that there is a very strong development potential for hydrogen as alternative fuel.

What more does renewable hydrogen need to establish itself on a large scale? Further work is needed on costs to improve the competitiveness of this energy vehicle. We need to work with the manufacturers of equipment such as electrolysis which are central to the hydrogen chain, in order to industrialize their production. We also need accompanying changes to the regulations to boost the emergence of this sector.

Finally, and above all, we need to find the right economic models for using renewable hydrogen in transport, micro networks, gas networks etc., in order to be able to scale up.

Because several countries have ambitious plans to expand the hydrogen sector, this joint movement in favor of renewable hydrogen should enable us to make the quantum leap towards a totally decarbonized world, where technological innovation is harnessed to the benefit of all and to more harmonious progress. Despite all challenges I am very optimistic because today, hydrogen is a reality.

You can reach your own conclusions.

God bless Belize.

Dr. Pedro Villegas.

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One Vision…One People BILL OF RIGHTS The People’s United Party wants to share its vision with the Belizean people. It is rooted in a philosophy that goes back to the Father of our Nation the Right Hon. George Price. Mr. Price always believed ours was a work in progress; he led a revolution that is at its core peaceful, always constructive, progressive and uniquely Belizean.

These values remain true today and form a part of our PUP Creed. We are committed to the protection of our territorial sovereignty. We cannot, and will not risk even an inch of our beloved country, from the Rio Hondo to the Sarstoon. And we are committed to an accessible, fair and independent justice system and the rule of law in Belize.

The PUP will always seek to achieve social, economic and environmental justice. It is a commitment to the socio-economic improvement of all Belizeans. Our plan is to rid Belize of poverty. To the PUP, poverty is an ugly scar on our nation’s collective conscience, and no amount of cosmetic surgery can paste over the suffering of close to half of our people, most of them women and children, who live on less than ten dollars per day.

This is not only a task for governments. We all have a stake in this enterprise, but government must LEAD and bold leaders must show that they truly care. For us the task ahead is clear - to build a Belize that works for everyone, so that every Belizean should come to expect five things. This vision, this determination, has created what we call our BELIZEAN BILL OF RIGHTS. FIRST - Every Belizean should have access to a piece of land. With land we immediately create opportunities for upliftment and personal growth.

SECOND - Every Belizean should be able to own a decent home. The 17th Century Jurist and politician Edward Coke in speaking on human rights said: “A man’s home is his castle.” Every Belizean in 2017 should expect such an entitlement whether they live on Bocotora Street or on Seashore Drive.

THIRD - Every Belizean should be given the chance to go to school from pre-school to junior college. We have to make education free from pre-kinder to Junior College. If we will give our young people a chance at success, it must start with a good education.

FOURTH – Accessibility to quality basic health care is critical, which means every Belizean should be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program. If we can invest 42 million dollars in a basketball stadium, then we should be able to provide basic health services to all.

FIFTH and most important, the driving force behind it all is JOBS - good jobs that can lead to meaningful careers; jobs that will give Belizeans a chance for personal growth and prosperity and provide a hand up for those at the very bottom of the economic ladder.

If we do these things, if we create a fair and just society, if we build on these principles we will then be able to change people’s lives and together we will rid our shores of the scourge that is poverty.

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1 AÑO DE UNIÓN ADUANERA CON HONDURAS: MEJORA EL COMERCIO PERO PERSISTEN RETOS A un año de la vigencia de la unión aduanera entre Guatemala y Honduras,se perciben beneficios en la agilización en los puestos fronterizos, lo que ha mejorado la competitividad en el comercio. Sin embargo, hay tareas pendientes para poder consolidar la anhelada integración económica regional.

Prensa Libre: Guatemala 25 de Junio de 2018 El libre paso de mercancías ha sido una realidad entre ambas naciones que ahora comparten un mismo territorio. En estos 12 meses, el proceso se ha visto interrumpido por la crisis política que vivió Honduras, a finales del 2017, la incertidumbre política en el país y la desconfianza en la economía, hasta los estragos causados por las lluvias y los problemas en la portuaria Santo Tomás de Castilla, entre otros.

No obstante, las cifras de comercio entre ambos países registraron un incremento. Las exportaciones de Guatemala crecieron 5.8% con un valor de US$967.3 millones, —Q7 mil millones— con respecto al 2016, cuando sumaron Q913 millones.

Mientras que las importaciones de Honduras hacia el país aumentaron 15.7%, por un valor de US$383.8 millones —Q2 mil 813 millones—.

Balance Werner Florencio Ovalle, intendente de Aduanas de la Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT), expuso que el proceso es positivo para el intercambio comercial intrarregional y se sabía que su implementación sería gradual.

Las unidades de transportes en el Puesto Fronterizo El Corinto tardan en promedio una hora para poder ingresar a Guatemala o Honduras con mercancías.

El proceso, se estará fortaleciendo, en la medida que se implemente las diferentes etapas.

Añadió que las tres aduanas integradas, que son El Corinto, El Florido y Agua Caliente, más las tres aduanas periféricas, han facilitado las operaciones.

La intendencia registra la emisión 11 mil 140 transferencias por medio de la Factura y Declaración Única Centroamericana (Fyduca) del 26 de junio del 2017 al 30 de mayo.

Ovalle dijo que en las próximas semanas entrarán a funcionar las aduanas periféricas, pues ya se nombró al personal del representante de aduanas de Honduras en Tecún Umán en San Marcos, realizando sus funciones, mientras que

Guatemala concluyó con las gestiones para el personal que estará en Puerto Cortés y Guasaule.

Sobre los desafíos, Ovalle reconoció que se necesita contar con los equipos más modernos en la tecnología para la transmisión de las Fyducas, así como los protocolos para hacer fiscalizaciones.

Mayor eficiencia Enrique Lacs Palomo, director ejecutivo de la Cámara Guatemalteca de Alimentos y Bebidas, afirmó que uno de los principales beneficios de la implementación es la sustancial reducción de tiempo para poder ingresar en ambos territorios.

“De 36 horas que era antes la espera en los pasos fronterizos, ahora se redujo a una hora y eso

Diálogo reinicia en Nicaragua con demanda de elecciones sobre la mesa

El Gobierno y la oposición de Nicaragua, que reclama la salida del presidente Daniel Ortega, vuelven este lunes a la mesa de negociación en medio de un recrudecimiento de la violencia, que ha dejado unos 200 muertos en dos meses de protestas.

Por AFP / Nicaragua 25 de Junio de 2018 La Iglesia Católica, mediadora del proceso, citó a los delegados del gobierno y de la Asociación Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia, que reúne a grupos de la sociedad civil, para las 10.00 locales (16.00GMT), con la meta de discutir la propuesta de adelantar las elecciones del 2021 a marzo del 2019.

“Tenemos que tener una ruta, un punto de referencia. Si en el tema de democratización se piensa de elecciones (...) que el señor presidente nos diga si está de acuerdo”, declaró el cardenal Leopoldo Brenes, quien participa personalmente en las pláticas.

La propuesta fue planteada por la jerarquía católica el pasado 7 de junio en la mesa de diálogo nacional, pero Daniel Ortega, cuyo mandato -el tercero consecutivo- concluye en enero del 2022, pidió tiempo para re-

Representantes de la opositora Alianza por la Justicia y la Paz hablan antes de reiniciar el diálogo nacional en Managua, Nicaragua.

flexionar y aún no se pronuncia sobre esa petición.

Ahora la Conferencia Episcopal de Nicaragua (CEN) cree “imprescindible” -advirtió en un comunicado-, que el gobierno “comunique oficial y formalmente su aceptación” a la demanda que, dice, refleja el “sentimiento popular”.

La reunión se realizará en un

seminario en Managua, tras violentas incursiones, el fin de semana, de fuerzas policiales y paramilitares en una universidad donde están atrincherados estudiantes, barrios de la capital y de otras ciudades, que dejaron ocho muertos.

Las protestas iniciaron el 18 de abril contra una reforma a la seguridad social, pero tras las muertes

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2018 2018 es una mejora en la competitividad del comercio”, afirmó.

Le puede interesar: Cambios podrían afectar funcionamiento de PNC En esos términos, coincide Alejandro Ceballos, presidente de la Comisión de Vestuario y Textiles (Vestex), y resaltó que la mayoría de empresas ha logrado beneficios, aunque existen algunos aspectos muy puntuales, que poco a poco se estarán resolviendo, indicó.

Lacs Palomo destacó que el siguiente paso es empezar a trabajar en una política comercial en conjunto para armonizar los aranceles, un sistema común sanitario y la libre circulación de personas.

Piden fondo Los alcaldes de Puertos Barrios, Hugo Sarceño y Ricardo Alvarado de Omoa Honduras reconocieron que la unión aduanera permitió el incremento del comercio, pero advirtieron sobre problemas en infraestructura para atender la circulación de los medios de transporte.

Expusieron que se necesita mejorar las carreteras y puentes, ya que han registrado daños por las lluvias.

Ambos jefes ediles solicitaron a las autoridades de Gobierno crear un fondo para la atención y mantenimiento de las carreteras.

En promedio cada día circulan 800 cabezales y camiones con mercancías por El Corinto.

Martha García, empresaria del sector transporte, resaltó que la unión aduanera permitió agilizar el traslado de productos en menor tiempo. de jóvenes en las marchas, se ampliaron para exigir la renuncia de Ortega, un exguerrillero de 72 años a quien acusan de forjar, con su esposa y vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo, una dictadura.

“Ya la lucha de nosotros es todo. Vamos por el cambio de gobierno. Se tienen que ir (Ortega y Murillo) porque el pueblo no los quiere”, dijo un estudiante de 25 años, con pañuelo en el rostro, en una barricada en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua (UNAN). “¿Acepta o no?”

Hasta ahora Ortega solo se ha dicho dispuesto a trabajar por la democratización del país, como sería la separación de los poderes del Estado, actualmente controlados por el gobierno, principalmente el Consejo Supremo Electoral.

Esas reformas las había conversado con el secretario general de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, quien en un principio fue señalado de blando con Ortega y ha venido endureciendo su posición.

“Para la Alianza Cívica Nacional los acuerdos electorales entre gobierno y la OEA ya no son vigentes. Ortega debe decir si acepta el adelanto de elecciones”, dijo la Cont’do pagina 17

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Restaurante se niega a servir la cena a la portavoz de la Casa Blanca El dueño de un restaurante de la ciudad de Lexington, Virginia, se negó el viernes por la noche a servir la cena a la portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, y a su familia, según confirmó hoy en Twitter la perjudicada.

Por EFE 23 de Junio de 2018 El incidente se produjo en el restaurante The Red Hen (La Gallina roja, en español), fundado en 2008 y que se encuentra en Lexington, a unas tres horas en coche de Washington.

En Twitter, Sanders explicó hoy que el propietario del restaurante le pidió que se fuera porque trabaja para el Gobierno del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, quien en los últimos días ha recibido numerosas críticas por su política para separar a familias inmigrantes en la frontera con México.

“La pasada noche el dueño de Red Hen en Lexington, Virginia, me dijo que me fuera porque trabajaba para @POTUS -sigla de Presidente de EE.UU., en inglés -y me fui cortésmente”, explicó Sanders.

“Sus acciones dicen más sobre él que sobre mí. Siempre hago todo lo que puedo para tratar de una forma respetuosa a todo el mundo,

Sarah Huckabee Sanders ha trabajado con Trump desde el inicio de la gestión presidencial y es hija de un exgobernador republicano.

incluyendo a aquellos con los que no estoy de acuerdo, y continuaré haciéndolo”, añadió.

El incidente se convirtió anoche en un tema muy popular en las redes sociales debido a una entrada que escribió en Facebook Jaike Foley-Schultz, que dice ser uno de los camareros del restaurante.

Foley-Schultz escribió: “acabo de atender a Sarah Huckabee Sanders

por un total de dos minutos, antes de que mi jefe le echara a ella y a 7 miembros de su familia”.

El comentario fue reproducido en redes sociales por diferentes organizaciones sociales, incluido el grupo ecologista Clean Virginia, y acabó desatando una batalla entre partidarios y detractores de Sanders en la página de Facebook del establecimiento y de Yelp, una web

VICEPRESIDENTA DE VENEZUELA, DELCY RODRÍGUEZ, ENTRE 11 SANCIONADOS POR LA UE Los ministros de Exteriores de la Unión Europea (UE) aprobaron este lunes sancionar a otras 11 personas con cargos oficiales en Venezuela, entre ellos los vicepresidentes Delcy Rodríguez y Tareck el Aissami, al considerar que han “violado derechos humanos y socavado la democracia y el Estado de derecho”.

La UE amplía así la lista de responsables del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro a los que ha impuesto la prohibición de viajar a territorio comunitario y la congelación de los bienes que puedan tener en la Unión.

Por EFE 25 de Junio de 2018 En total, desde la creación de la lista negra en enero, se han añadido 18 personas.

En esta ocasión, han sido incluidos los vicepresidentes El Aissami, también ministro de Industrias y Producción Nacional, y Rodríguez.

También figuran Sergio José Rivero, inspector general de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana; Jesús Rafael Suárez, comandante general del Ejército Bolivariano; Iván Hernández, jefe de la Dirección General de Contrainteligencia Militar, o Elías José Jaua Milano, ministro del Poder Popular para la Educación.

Completan la lista Sandra Oblitas, vicepresidenta del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE); Freddy Alirio Bernal, director del Centro Nacional de Mando y Control de los Comités Locales de Abastecimiento y Producción; Katherine Nayarith Harrington, vicefiscal general; Socorro Elizabeth Hernández, miembro del CNE y la Junta Nacional Electoral, y Xavier Antonio Moreno, secretario general del CNE. En su reunión de finales de mayo, los ministros ya acordaron tomar nuevas medidas restrictivas “selectivas” y “reversibles” que no perjudicaran al pueblo venezolano en respuesta a las elecciones presidenciales recientemente celebradas en Venezuela, que la UE no consideró “ni libres ni justas”.

En su opinión, el proceso electoral no ofreció las garantías necesarias para

resultar inclusivo y democrático, por lo que llamaron a celebrar nuevos comicios “de conformidad con las normas democráticas internacionalmente reconocidas y el orden constitucional venezolano”.

La Unión Europea (UE) también reiteró entonces la necesidad de respetar a todas las instituciones democráticamente elegidas, en particular la Asamblea Nacional, liberar a todos los presos políticos y defender los principios democráticos, el Estado de Derecho y los derechos humanos.

Los Veintiocho han dejado claro que sus sanciones van enfocadas a promover “soluciones democráticas capaces de garantizar la estabilidad política del país y que permitan a Venezuela atender a las acuciantes necesidades de la población”.

A estos funcionarios la UE ha impuesto la prohibición de viajar a territorio comunitario y la congelación de los bienes que puedan tener en la Unión.

Para la Administración de Nicolás Maduro estas medidas, que asegura, son “diseñadas por los sectores más extremistas y guerreristas” del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, atentan “contra la paz política” del país caribeño y “contra la tranquilidad y el diálogo entre los venezolanos y las venezolanas”.

“El mundo multipolar espera independencia en la conducta de la Unión Europea, ante las evidencias y el peligro del resurgimiento del unilateralismo”, agregó.

Venezuela dice no aceptará “amenazas” El Gobierno venezolano rechazó lo que consideró como una “agresión continuada e injerencista” por parte de la Unión Europea (UE), luego de que la comunidad política aprobara sanciones contra 11 funcionarios venezolanos, entre los que está la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez, y dijo que no aceptará “amenazas”.

“Venezuela rechaza categóricamente

la agresión continuada e injerencista de la Unión Europea, que constituye una franca intromisión en los asuntos soberanos de nuestro país, al adoptar pretendidas medidas restrictivas contrarias al Derecho Internacional contra once altos funcionarios del

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destinada a calificar a los restaurantes.

Además, Sanders recibió hoy el apoyo de algunos miembros del Ejecutivo, como la portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Heather Nauert, quien dijo en su cuenta de Twitter: “Sarah, eres una (mujer) de primera clase. Siento muchísimo que fueras tratada de esa forma”.

Sanders, uno de los rostros más conocidos del Gobierno, no ha sido la única en sufrir esta semana un incidente en un restaurante.

El martes, la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de EE.UU., Kirstjen Nielsen, llevaba una hora cenando en el restaurante mexicano MXDC, a dos cuadras de la Casa Blanca, cuando varias personas entraron al grito de “¡qué vergüenza!” y “¡acaba con la separación familiar!”.

Ese episodio fue grabado en video y las imágenes se hicieron virales en las redes sociales.

Discusión Esta semana hubo una discusión durante una conferencia de prensa, donde un periodista cuestinó a Sanders si no sentía empatía por el drama de la separación de familias en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos, aun cuando ella es madre de tres hijos, pero Sanders rehusó contestar.

Estado Venezolano”, según un comunicado de la Cancillería venezolana.

El Ministerio de Exteriores venezolano, que indicó que “es sorprendente la flagrante subordinación” de la UE al Gobierno de Donald Trump, aseguró que “no aceptará amenazas de ninguna potencia o grupo de países coaligados con reminiscencias imperiales”.

En ese sentido, reiteró que el pueblo “venezolano es soberano e independiente” y “que sus instituciones democráticas surgen del sufragio universal y que responderá todas las agresiones con la debida proporcionalidad”.

Diálogo reinicia en Nicaragua con demanda de elecciones sobre la mesa

Cont’do de pagina 16 noche del domingo Carlos Tünnermann, prestigioso académico que participa en el diálogo.

La presión contra Ortega aumentó con el informe que el viernes presentó la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) ante el Consejo Permanente de la OEA, el cual denunció la “represión estatal” y consigna 212 muertos, más de 1.300 heridos y unos 500 detenidos en dos meses.

Durante esa sesión, una decena de gobiernos (Estados Unidos, Canadá, México y otros) pidieron que “cese la represión”, y Almagro recomendó un adelanto de elecciones a marzo como mínimo o en máximo 14 meses.

El diálogo ha sido suspendido tres veces, la última hace una semana porque el gobierno no había invitado a organismos internacionales para verificar la situación

de derechos humanos, pero luego accedió.

El domingo llegaron a Managua técnicos de la CIDH y el martes lo harán funcionarios de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Nacionales Unidas para los Derechos Humanos.

El gobierno rechaza los señalamientos de uso excesivo de la fuerza contra las protestas y de violación de derechos humanos, pero, en la negociación, ha aceptado la llegada de esas comisiones.

Ortega llegó al poder en 1979 como uno de los comandantes del Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) que lideró la insurrección popular para derrocar al dictador Anastasio Somoza.

En 1990 fue desalojado en una elección anticipada, como la que le piden hoy. Luego de 16 años en la oposición, llegó de nuevo al poder por la vía electoral en el 2007.

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THINKING OUT LOUD BY: KEVIN BERNARD

The End is Here!

That sounds so dramatic, doesn’t it? But my departure isn’t dramatic at all. I sit here on my last day’s eve writing, as I usually am. Mosquitos are pissing the hell out of me. There’s this one I recognize. He bit me on my first day here two years ago and I swear he’s still around, with a vengeance. I hope he doesn’t follow me to my new job. That would be some creepy shit. My mind is blank, as it often is on a Wednesday – well, not blank, exactly…just filled with so much convoluted crap that nothing constructive comes out.

I’m happy to get out of here, to tell the truth. Make of that what you will. I am a supporter of the People’s United Party. I don’t see that changing anytime soon. But there is a lot which I feel needs to be fixed. And just to be clear – I don’t believe that a change of leadership would fix the problems. Been there, done that and the PUP hasn’t won an election since 2003. I believe that the problem is attitude. I think the problem is a lack of hunger. I think the problem lies in some people. I think the problem, sometimes, is simply communication. But I still have some confidence that will be fixed and yes, I am absolutely certain – my opinion only - that the PUP will win elections whenever Dean Barrow or whoever succeeds him decides to call it. It just is what it is.

I’ve been around the PUP since 1997. That’s a significant chunk of my life. I’ve been on the inside and I’ve been on the outside. I’m getting out the way I got in – with nothing.

My father-in-law, God rest the dead, would tell me frequently how stupid I was. I served this Party the best way I knew how – and when I’m loyal I’m loyal – and I leave without even a piece of land in my name. I know there are very many people who get rich off political parties. It hap-

pens in both major parties. There are people who hang around for what they can get. I know people who have become wealthy just by hanging around. I never did. Damn, I must really be one of the stupid ones indeed. But in the end, it was what it was. I was given employment, and I worked.

I guess I should be thankful just for that.

Inevitably, as I leave, there is some bitterness. I wish things had worked out differently. I’ve made some friends, but I’ve made more enemies. And as always happens, I have burned some bridges. Again, it is what it is. I’m leaving here on my own terms, and that’s all I can say about that.

I know in this, my last column here as Editor, I should perhaps take a parting shot at the UDP. But the truth is I’m angrier at the PUP than I am at the UDP. I’m angry because whenever it seems that there will be true unity inside the PUP there are those who seem determined to screw it up. I’m angry because while we preach the concept of one family, sometimes we don’t exactly practice that. I am angry at what I clearly see is the attempt to undermine the leadership. I am angry because of all the senseless stupidity I see every day, and all the games being played. I am angry because of the egos which blind certain persons.

I have said it before and I’ll say it again. The next big election is there for the PUP to win. The people are ready for change. But the PUP has to want it and has to work for it.

Nothing in politics is a done deal.

That’s the truth. The PUP leadership has a real obligation to the many people who support them.

Sometimes they forget.

To the seven people who read this column – eight on occasion.

Thanks. I know sometimes it’s a difficult read. It’s difficult to write too.

I frequently have too much going on in my brain, I overthink things and I am an emotional wreck – a hot mess, though not like the one who was just moved from Lands.

So…thanks for sticking with me.

God willing, I’ll be around a while.

I’ve been following the back and forth between the Prime Minister and the Belize Chamber of Commerce with some interest. The Chamber is concerned about the high price of fuel at the pumps as a result of the high tax on fuel now charged by GOB. I can understand that. We’re all concerned about the high cost of fuel – all of us from the farmer in the field to the vendor on the street to the managers in their offices. Fuel prices affect all of us. The cost of production of everything goes up. The cost of transportation goes up. The cost of goods and services goes up.

The Chamber is perfectly in order. Living here in the north we know the competition our local businesses face from goods across the border. It is actually now cheaper to travel across the border to get fuel too. All because of the government’s prohibitive tax on fuel.

I want to say that I was surprised by the Prime Minister’s arrogant and rude response to the Chamber, but I’m not. That is how he behaves whenever any entity dares to question him.

Imagine that he told that Chamber that if they lower the fuel tax, they will have to raise GST to 15%, or retrench 3000 public officers, or cut salaries to public officers. There is something wrong with the way the Prime Minister thinks.

I have a background in economics and accounting, but I don’t even need that to be able to give the Prime Minister very feasible ways in which he could lower the fuel tax without having to impose some other burdensome tax or punish people more than they have already been punished. One of the first things I would suggest is that the Prime Minister tell his corrupt Ministers to get their hands out the cookie jar. We have seen where Ministers and their friends and family members and cronies have become millionaires almost overnight. They didn’t become millionaires from their salaries. So where did the money to support their lavish lifestyles and bank accounts come from? That’s right – from public coffers.

I would tell the Prime Minis-

ter to appoint a Contractor-General in a hurry – one who could put a stop to all those bloated contractors like those that have been given to Imer Hernandez. Belizeans have lost tens of millions because of bloated contracts to select cronies and we certainly have not received value for money. I would tell the Prime Minister to immediately enforce an order that government vehicles bought and maintained by taxpayers be used only for government business and they must be parked after hours and on weekends. We all know that government vehicles are abused because those who use them don’t have to pay the bills. If the Prime Minister is serious about revenues and saving money, he could cut government expenditure on fancy vehicles, fuel and maintenance by half – almost immediately. That would translate into a savings of tens of millions of dollars.

I would tell the Prime Minister to get serious about the Integrity Commission and empower them to examine the assets which have been misappropriated by those right inside his Cabinet. He should also empower the Integrity Commission to seize any assets improperly gained and to return them to the public. That right there would be a tremendous gain in public coffers.

I would tell the Prime Minister to try to get back some of the millions which have been given to his own select attorneys and even his law firm as a result of the endless litigation with Lord Ashcroft. Belizeans have paid and are still paying hundreds of millions to Lord Ashcroft for a company from which we see no benefits – a company which operates like it is privately owned by the UDP. I would also tell the Prime Minister that since he can use our monies to give a sovereign guarantee to BTL so it can access loans, he can cut the salaries of those imported managers who are making millions off taxpayers.

There are many other things that the Prime Minister could do to clean up his own house without burdening us more. But this would be a good start. I am hoping that the Chamber explains all this to him. Although it is doubtful that he will listen anyway. But he will have to, sooner or later.

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CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

NOTICE Ironside Group Ltd. (“the Company”) Pursuant to Section 102 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, notice is hereby given that Ironside Group Ltd. has been dissolved as at 22nd June, 2018 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

CILTrust International Limited Registered Agent

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THINK ABOUT IT‌ These are the most powerful ministers in the United Democratic Party.

Yet their constituencies are the poorest, most neglected and disadvantaged in the entire country.

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Algeria and Iraq shut down internet to prevent exam cheating The government takes the decision in an effort to prevent a repeat of the 2016 leaks in high school exams.

21 Jun 2018 The Algerian government has ordered telecom companies to shut down the internet in the country for several hours every day for the next few days to prevent high school students from cheating.

Facebook will be blocked completely during the five days the exams take place.

The decision was made in an attempt to prevent what happened in 2016, when the exam questions leaked online before the exams took place.

According to Algerie Telecom, access will be cut off for mobile and landline connections for about two hours every morning until 25 June.

The shutdown was confirmed by the Internet Intelligence project from internet company Oracle, which monitors web access across the globe.

In 2016, the questions for the Algerian high school exams leaked before students took the exam, prompting the government to request internet service providers to limit access to social media in 2017.

However, not happy with those results, the government decided this year to shut down the internet entirely to prevent another leak.

Iraq will implement similar measures for the next two weeks while exams take place in the country.

Shutdowns amount to censorship This is following earlier shutdowns from 27 May until 13 June, during which exams were being held as well.

SMEX, a Beirut-based organisation promoting an open internet in the Arab world, said there is no data suggesting these types of precautions work.

“Governments take these measures and suggest that ‘widespread cheating’ or some variation of that phrase has occurred in the previous year, but they never provide data and they never mention how effective these internet shutdowns were,” SMEX’s Grant Baker told Al Jazeera.

More often, governments are resorting to shutting down the internet to prevent cheating during exams.

In recent years, India, Iraq, Syria and Ethiopia have all disconnected

their populations from the internet in an attempt to stop exam fraud.

Free speech advocates and rights organisation have condemned these measures, saying the shutdowns amount to censorship of the population, crippling the economy.

SMEX provided Al Jazeera with some personal accounts of people who have had to deal with the current shutdowns.

“As a result of the government’s Internet shutdown during exams, I lost a job opportunity with an international company because I missed the Skype interview,” an Algerian marketer told SMEX. Another account was given by an Iraq account, who said he sits around the office doing nothing during the shutdowns.

“Students will find other ways to cheat while our work gets damaged and we lose time,” the accountant told SMEX. Access Now, a human rights group focused on digital rights, called on governments around the globe to stop internet shut downs.

Cost to the economy “Disruptions around school exams are a unique issue. They impact many different groups, such as students, teachers, parents, proctors, internet service providers, telecommunications companies, internet companies, testing services, and education agencies, and it’s clear that most of them would prefer an alternative to an internet blackout,” a 2017 statement by the group said.

Several countries, including India, Ethiopia, and Mauritania have all shut down access to the internet to prevent cheating on exams.

Turning off the internet partially or completely has become a way for governments to silence criticism as well.

In Iran, the internet was shut down

during the 2017 protests.

Syria, embroiled in a civil war, has shut down the internet repeatedly.

Cameroon shut down internet access in its anglophone regions to prevent the population from organising

during protests.

Shutdowns not only affect free speech, but also have a huge effect on economies.

According to Bahrain Watch, an organisation researching the Gulf state, daily shutdowns in 2016 cost the country at least $265,000.

An estimate by the Brookings Institute said that the shutdowns cost the global economy about $200bn in two years from 2015 to 2016.

“It is safe to say that these shutdowns have a negative effect on the economy and in the event of a disaster, they could have an extremely negative effect as well,” Baker told Al Jazeera.

International Student Network Inc. is looking to hire a high-energy, super organized Virtual Office Administrator and Digital Media Specialist with excellent communication skills to undertake a range of functions to make sure marketing activities within an organization run smoothly. (2 Positions for work at home online)

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• Headset with built in mic.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Ability to make multiple B2B phone calls to current and potential clients.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

• Ability to Interact with current clients on a day-to-day basis by phone calls and email.

• Proficiency with MS Office applications.

Digital Media Specialist: • Must have strong phone skills and experience in social media marketing.

• Manages all aspects of corporate social media channels, including Facebook and Instagram.

• Reviews and monitors social media channels for external inquiries and facilitates timely responses.

• Works with Marketing and Human Resources on related content, as needed.

Must be able to work fulltime for 30 hours per week Monday to Friday on Eastern Time Zone from 9 am to 5 pm. We will provide VOIP phone.

Please review our website http://isnexpo.com/ Interested candidates please send us your cover letter and resume at: hr@isnexpo.com Serious applicants only contact 670-9373 for more information.

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REAL Good Governance Reform!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Belize City Council Notice of Summons Pursuant to section 25 (C) and 21 (1) of Towns Property Evaluation Act, Chapter 65 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, R.E. 2000 the Belize City Council hereby serves this Notice as a Summons on the following property owners to appear in Municipal Court No. 1 Second Floor, Wellworth Building, on July 5th, 2018 to settle the following property fees arrears: Name of last Registered Owners Castro, Eddie A. Usher, Kathleen M. (Etal) Roth, Fred El Sayed, Hasan Card, Consuelo Gloria, Ruth & Hector Smith, Dane Ernest Jones, Justina Shih/Kuo, Yu Kuei & Li Fen Hotchidani & Mahesh, Bhagwan/Daryanani Usher, Ina Elizabeth Marie Pech, Marie Ayuso, Ronald Budd, Miriam Wong, Mei Lin

Address & Description of Property Parcel #977 #12 St Jude Street

Total Arrears $5319.60

Parcel #847 #21 Southern Foreshore

$5282.00 $5269.60

Parcel #1405 Phillip Goldson Hwy R.H.S to Bridge Parcel #2777 Lord Rhaburn Street

$ 5269.00

Parcel #2813 CVII Street, Belama Ph. II

$5258.00

Parcel #2618 New Home Area

$5254.00

Parcel #428 #13 Golding Avenue

$5179.60

Parcel #3558 #49 Venus Crescent

$5124.00

Parcel #261 #5 Baymen Avenue

$5024.00 $5000.00

Parcel #1376 Phillip Goldson Hwy R.H.S to Bridge Parcel #1931 Drift Wood Bay th

Parcel #621 #21 4 St. King’s Park Area

$5653.00

Parcel #2867 #25 Chetumal Street

$5599.80

Parcel #676 #12 Price Alley

$5596.00

Parcel #4777 Phillip Goldson Hwy R.H.S to Bridge

$5556.00 $5510.75

EREHWON COMPANY LTD Williams, Sharlene

Parcel #1403 Phillip Goldson Hwy R.H.S to bridge

Ho, Ta Chuan Cabbebo, Lorna Perera, Eneida Raquel

Parcel #2431 Palm Grove Estate Parcel #969 #62 Racecourse Street

Defore, Olive (Est) Trapp, Elizabeth Belgares, Cecilia Teresita Yu-Fen, Chang Garbutt, Clifford Hall, Ruel Leo Holland, Garfield Presland

$5000.00

Parcel #1038 #18 Rio Grande Crescent

$5485.00 $5450.75 $5446.00

Parcel #2850 #4 BII Street, Belama Ext. Ph. II

$5421.50

Parcel #464 # 25A Fairweather Street

$5416.50

Parcel #230 #13 Nurse Seay Street

$6213.00

Parcel #1294 #12 Marbee Cone Ave

$6172.80

Parcel #3573 Palm Grove Estate

$6161.00

Parcel #1138 #3 Applestar Ave, Coral Grove Parcel #963 Mayflower Garden

$6144.60 $6061.00

Parcel #880 Bella Vista

$6043.50

Period of Arrears 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18 2008/18

Kindly be advised that if any changes have been made to the ownership of any property in this listing above, it is the onus of the new owner to update the Council.