Belize Times March 10, 2019- PUP Battles For Belize In Court

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10 MAR

THE BELIZE TIMES

SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD INOFFICE PROTEST Monday, March 4, 2019 The Social Security Board (SSB) Employees staged a protest at all the branch offices country wide by banging on their desks for several minutes. This was done as a threat to further industrial action by the majority of the staff who are unionized under the Christian Worker Union (CWU).

Several reasons are cited in the media, including social media, for the protest by the staff at the SSB. Salient among the many complaints is the proposal by the Board to “privatize” the employees’ complementary pension fund that holds approximately $9.5M dollars. The apprehension of the employees stems from the fact that this contributory pension fund is financed by both the employees and the SSB and has been managed and administrated by a Board of Trustees for several decades and has never faced any issue. However, now the SSB Board of Directors is proposing to give the management of this fund to a private firm. The Social Security employees do not see a need to start paying “management” fees for what does not have a high cost or any cost to the fund. The majority of employees, and the Union in particular, are very skeptical about the motive behind this proposal. Why fix what is not broken? Who wants to get their hand into the cookie jar?

Another reason the Union is up in arms is that some Union Representatives/Shop Stewards are being suddenly transferred out of their home station. This is not only been done in a sudden manner but done spitefully and in a way that puts these employees out of pocket. It is widely believed by staff that this is due to the fact that the Union has been in not-so-friendly negotiations with the Board regarding the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The Board has tabled the removal of several benefits that the staff has enjoyed for many years and the Union is not taking this latest move lightly.

Discussions with SSB employees, throw out the dissatisfaction and low morale among the employees of this institution. Employees feel that they are being asked to bear the brunt in the reduction of expenses in the name of efficiency but the Board and higher management are not participating in the belt tightening. From what we are hearing here at the Belize Times, last Monday’s employee’s action is only a preview to coming attractions. We will wait and see!

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SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS AT THE UB-GALEN GAME Thursday, March 7, 2019 Victory is in the quality of the competition, not just the final score.

But, that is not what happened on Monday night after a brawl broke out at a game between two tertiary level institutions, namely Galen University and the University of Belize. The ATLIB football match was played at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan.

Information on what started the brawl is not forth coming but, a release sent out by University of Belize (U.B.) indicated “internally, we are investigating the incident and will collaborate with each other and with the ATLIB Sport authority in its investigation and disciplinary process.

Both Universities will work together with ATLIB and with our students to ensure such violence does not escalate and reoccur. At this time, we can state irrevocably that the persons firing the guns are neither Galen or UB student nor employees of our institutions.”

It has been confirmed that the male person who fired several shot in the air was an off-duty police officer who was at the game. On Wednesday March 5, 2019 COMPOL Chester Williams told the media “I am disturbed by what I saw, not only from the officers who discharged the firearm, but also from the students who were apart of the game.”

The president of the PUP Youth Movement has written an article on the sad realization that violence has become infringed within our Belizean society but more importantly within our Belizean youth.

He started off by referring to the football game “showed how our government has failed us as citizens and more importantly the youth of our country. …A football game between universities should never lead to gun violence and should rather be a gateway out of violence and an escape to greener pastures” End Quote.

The Belize Youth Movement Release: “Violence, rotting our youth!”

By President I write this article with a heavy heart as it is a sad realization that violence has become infringed within our Belizean society but more importantly within our Belizean youth. The quick disintegration that occurred at the football game between Belize’s two universities showed how our government has failed us as citizens and more importantly the youth of our country. As a previous Galen student myself I was appalled to see the behavior of both sides. For a fact, I know these are not the conducts adhered to by Galen University. By far the most alarming occurrence within the video was the inaction

CRIME REVIEW

By Aaron Humes BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 7, 2019 Pregnant student murdered in Valley of Peace The nude, decomposing body of eighteen year old Joan Gabourel, a high school student of Valley of Peace, Cayo District, was found on Saturday afternoon off the Valley of Peace Road. She had last been seen alive on Wednesday, February 27th, when she left home on bicycle for a friend’s residence. But the friend told family members the next day that she never made it, and searches within the community proved fruitless. Gabourel, mother of a one-year old daughter and four months along with her second, was found with multiple stab and chop wounds and injuries consistent with being hit with a blunt object. Police detained two persons but suspicion has been cast on a family friend who was known to follow the girl on her way to and from school./// Taxi driver ambushed near Reggae Street home 48 year old Walter Beaton was shot multiple times and his body left in a drain outside his Reggae Street residence on Saturday morning. Ac-

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cording to his common-law wife they were being pursued by an unidentified vehicle which they made efforts to slip. She says after she was dropped at home she saw the vehicle heading off and thereafter heard gunshots. Beaton was a father of six and police have yet to establish a motive./// Four charged in pesero robbery Twenty-nine-year-old Eugene Myers; twenty-three-year-old Zander Myers; twenty-three-year-old Randolph Crawford, and twenty-one-year-old Joshua Hall, all from Corozal District, have appeared in court regarding the armed robbery of moneychangers at the Northern Border last week. According to police, Eugene Myers is charged with seven counts of robbery, two counts of unlicensed firearm and two counts of unlicensed ammunition. Zander Myers, Crawford and Hall are charged with seven counts of robbery, two counts of unlicensed firearm, two counts of unlicensed ammunition and twelve counts of attempted murder. The attempted murder charges are in relation to the shots fired at police officers during the incident./// P.U.P. marshal targeted over home eviction Continued on page 7

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of the ones involved as the gunshots rang out. That single inaction denotes how guns and gun violence has been entrenched within our Belizean core.

A football game between universities should never lead to gun violence and should rather be a gateway out of violence and an escape to greener pastures.

However, the actions demonstrated by these two schools are unacceptable, and inexcusable. I have all trust and faith that both institutions will deal accordingly with the culprits after their due diligence is done. However, that is not enough, our government has failed our youth from a very young age. When you see a government willing to only invest on infrastructure and bloated contracts and not on the human resources component of our society we are in for a rough ride. When you see nepotism rotting the halls of Belmopan and Minister’s children obtaining scholarships to study cosmetology and the youth in Lake I cannot get a high school scholarship, we know we have failed. That is the dire situation our youth of today face. Violence became a way of survival for many and even those that manage to get out of the situations, still resort to it whenever they feel the need arises.

As President of the BYM, and on behalf of the entire BYM executive we urge all youths of today to put down the guns, to love one and other and to help us grow and build a Belize that works for everyone. I also call on the government, to realize the problems of crime and violence and lack of opportunities for young people and to adhere to this. Get your priorities straight Mr. and Mrs. UDP and realize that the lives of the youth matter, we are the future but you must help mold us and give us the necessary tools to create a bright future and not one riddled in violence and senseless acts.

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2019

THE BELIZE TIMES

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EDITORIAL

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

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e are just about a month away from the April 10th referendum date. While at first, most Belizeans viewed the issue with some apathy, as the day fast approaches it all seems to be catching ablaze and getting very heated very fast. The two major parties have declared opposing positions on the issue.

The People’s United Party (PUP) filed a claim in the Supreme Court this week. In it, the PUP is asking the Court to establish if in fact the Minister of Foreign Affairs had the authority to “legally bind Belize to the Special Agreement and the Protocol without prior legislative approval.” Furthermore, as Article 7 of the Special Agreement requires a binding Referendum, it is not clear whether the Referendum Act provides for one as it now stands.

The opposition has for some time now emphasized that there has been unjustifiable frenzied haste by the Government of Belize (GOB) to have the referendum. They undoubtedly do not want to afford Belizeans enough time to consider unbiased information or even to contemplate the wider repercussions the Referendum may bring. What should have been an unprejudiced presentation of information to the voters has quickly decayed into an all-out Vote Yes Campaign. The emphasis has shifted from getting the entire process precisely right to just getting the desired YES result no matter the unethical means. There are many Belizeans that are still confused about the unfounded Guatemalan Claim.

This United Democratic Party (UDP) Government; Dean, Sedi et al want you to trust in them, that even though you may not understand the complexities and legal jargon of the information meagerly presented to you, they the experts guarantee a favourable outcome for Belize at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We have heard that before from this GOB, especially right before they lost every case on their dismal track record for litigation. In the event you understand and speak legalese and are still persuaded to vote NO they will try to convince you that you are being emotional and unpatriotic and, in some cases, even uneducated.

Let’s be real and let’s be raw. Belize is far from ready for a referendum of any kind, least of all one that could decide if we go to the ICJ. Thousands are left unable to register because of the chaos that is the Vital Statistics Unit. We have witnessed through video accounts how persons not employed by the Vital Statistics Office are allowed access to sensitive information and we have seen the shambles of records piled high in complete disarray. Article 7 of the Special Agreement requires us to have a binding agreement which we cannot guarantee is contemplated under our present laws.

We are uncertain that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had the authority to sign on behalf of Belize for the Special Agreement without first receiving approval from the House of Representatives and Senate. There are too many uncertainties which must be dispelled. There are issues which must be resolved to ensure that each and every citizen of Belize that qualifies and desires to become a registered voter can do so.

We can all agree that living in this democratic country, Belize, is idyllic. In Belize one person means one voice, one vote. We are all equal at the ballot box, none more important than the next.

The vote of the expert, of the elitist, of the learned, of the pseudo-intellectual, the massive landowner, the not normal people are no better and count for no more than the vote of the cañero, the farmer, the fisherman, the garbage collector, the student, the teacher, the mechanic, the unemployed, the poor, the uneducated. It comes down to this simple question…how many more of us are there than there are of you? #NO2DICJ.

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THE BELIZE TIMES

EDITORIAL

10 MAR

2019

en Español

EN LOS NÚMEROS ESTA LA FUERZA

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stamos a un mes de la fecha del referéndum del 10 de abril. Mientras que, al principio, la mayoría de los beliceños veían el tema con cierta apatía, pero al acercarse el día rápidamente, todo parece estar en llamas y calentándose muy rápido. Los dos partidos principales han declarado posiciones opuestas sobre la cuestión. El Partido Unido del Pueblo (PUP) presentó una demanda en la Corte Suprema esta semana. En ella, el PUP está pidiendo a la corte que establezca si, de hecho, el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores tenía la autoridad para “obligar legalmente a Belice al acuerdo especial y el protocolo sin la aprobación legislativa previa”. Además, como el artículo 7 del acuerdo especial exige un referéndum vinculante, no está claro si la ley del referéndum prevé para uno tal y como está ahora.

La oposición ha subrayado desde hace algún tiempo que el gobierno de Belice (GOB por sus siglas en inglés) ha tenido una prisa frenética e injustificable para tener el referéndum. Sin duda, no quieren permitirle a los beliceños tiempo suficiente para considerar información imparcial ni incluso para contemplar las repercusiones más amplias que el referéndum puede traer. Lo que debería haber sido una presentación de la información sin prejuicios a los votantes ha decaído rápidamente en una campaña de votación hacia al Sí. El énfasis de lograr un proceso totalmente justo y adecuado ha pasado a centrase a nomas conseguir el resultado deseado de Si sin importar utilizar medios no éticos. Hay muchos beliceños que todavía están confundidos acerca de la infundada reclamación guatemalteca.

Este gobierno del Partido Democrático Unido (UDP por sus siglas en inglés); Dean, SEDI et al quieren que confíen en ellos ya que a pesar de que usted no entienda las complejidades ni la jerga legal de la información que se le presenta de forma escasa, los expertos garantizan un resultado favorable para Belice en la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ). Hemos escuchado eso antes de este GOB, especialmente justo antes de que perdieran cada caso en su pésimo historial de litigación. En el caso de que usted entienda y hable jerga legal y todavía este persuadido para votar NO, tratarán de convencerle de que usted está siendo emocional y antipatriótico y, en algunos casos, incluso sin educación.

Seamos reales y seamos crudos. Belice está lejos de estar listo para un referéndum de cualquier tipo, menos de uno que podría decidir si vamos a la CIJ. Miles están sin poder registrarse debido al caos en la Unidad de Estadísticas Vitales. Hemos presenciado a través de testimonios de vídeo cómo a personas no empleadas por la oficina de estadísticas vitales se le permite el acceso a información confidencial y hemos visto el desastre de los registros amontonados en completo desorden. El artículo 7 del acuerdo especial nos obliga a tener un acuerdo vinculante que no podemos garantizar este contemplado en nuestras leyes vigentes. No estamos seguros de que el Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores tenga la autoridad de firmar en nombre de Belice para el acuerdo especial sin haber recibido primero la aprobación de la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado. Hay demasiadas incertidumbres que hay que disipar. Hay cuestiones que deben resolverse para asegurar que todo y cada ciudadano de Belice que califique y desea convertirse en un votante registrado pueda hacerlo.

Todos podemos estar de acuerdo en que vivir en este país democrático, Belice, es idílico. En Belice una persona significa una voz, un voto. Todos somos iguales en la urna, ninguno más importante que el siguiente. El voto del experto, del elitista, del instruido, del pseudointelectual, del terrateniente masivo, de la gente no normal, no es mejor y no cuenta más que el voto del cañero, el agricultor, el pescador, el recolector de basura, el estudiante, el maestro, el mecánico, los desempleados, los pobres, los sin educación. Se trata de esta simple pregunta... ¿Cuántos de nosotros somos más de que lo son ustedes? #NO2DICJ

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2019

QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTERS 1. On the anniversary of International Women’s Day, will the Minister responsible for Human Development please inform Belizeans what programs, policies or new laws have been put in place to address the growing problems of violence against women and girls in Belize?

2. Will the Minister of Lands please inform Belizeans of the name or names of person or persons who have been issued leases or titles to land on Bugle Caye?

3. Will the Minister of Works please inform Belizeans of the names of the persons who are being paid for land compensation for the road works being conducted between Roaring Creek and Santa Elena?

4. Will the Minister of Works please inform Belizeans if the new bridge being conducted at Roaring Creek will cause any adjustments or significant changes to be made to the recently built roundabout at the entrance at Belmopan?

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THE BELIZE TIMES

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BELIZE A.D. 2019 (DIVORCE) ACTION NO.: 13

BETWEEN

(JIAMIN CHEN YAN ( ( AND ( (CHENG ZHEN YAN

PETITIONER

RESPONDENT

TO: CHENG ZHEN YAN

TAKE NOTICE that the Petition for dissolution of marriage th dated 9 day of January, 2019, endorsed with a notice to you to appear and answer the charges therein has been filed in the Supreme Court of Belize,

by JIAMIN CHEN YAN and that you are required within twenty eight (28) days of the second publication hereof, inclusive of the day of such publication, to enter an appearance, either in person or by your attorney, at the Registry of the Supreme Court in Belize City, Belize, should you think fit so to do and thereafter to make answer to the charges in the said Petition AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing the Court will proceed to hear the said charges proved and pronounce judgement, your absence notwithstanding.

This Petition is filed and this Notice to appear is by Musa & Balderamos LLP of # 91North Front St., Belize City, Belize, Attorneys-at-Law for the Petitioner, JIAMIN CHEN YAN. DATED this 28th day of February, 2019

SABITA MAHARAJ DEPUTY REGISTRAR Note: Any person entering an appearance must at the same time furnish an address for service within two miles of the Supreme Court.

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

For Immediate Release

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10 MAR

THE BELIZE TIMES

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

For Immediate Release

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND CHAIRMAN OF PAC TAKE PRIME MINISTER TO COURT

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Contact: Linsford Castillo Secretary General Email: secgenpup@gmail.com

Message from Hon. John BriceĂąo, Leader of the Opposition

Celebrating our Belizean Women

Hi everybody. March 8th is International Women’s Day -- a day to celebrate remarkable women and girls everywhere, and to do all we can to defend the rights and dignity of everyone.

The United Nations has declared the theme for International Women’s Day 2019 as a time to “Think equal, build smart, and innovate for change.� It is calling on the international community to focus on “innovative ways in which we can advance gender equality and the empowerment of women.�

While International Women’s Day should be a time to celebrate what progress we have made, look at those areas we must change and recognize those courageous Belizean women who have played a crucial role in the development of our nation. This year we acknowledge this day with heavy hearts as we morn the loss of yet another of our young women 18 year old Joan Gabourel. We join with all her friends and family in extending our heartfelt condolence to her family and the families of all our young women who died violent deaths this past year.

In the People’s United Party we have been working hard with our United Women’s Group to come up with policies and plans to help our women play an equal part in the decision making processes in our Party.

To achieve greater inclusion in leadership, more of our women and young girls need to get the best education possible because we believe education is the best way out of poverty.

Those barriers that prevent our girls from going to school and from graduating must come down so that they can get good jobs that will help them to climb the ladder to top positions in government and in the private sector. In the PUP we are looking at education differently. Our education plan will ensure that all families are able to meet school fees for their daughters. Those barriers that prevent women and girls from not only achieving equality, but also feeling that they are equal must come down. We will do what we must to put a stop to all forms of gender bias.

Madam Liz and Jane Usher are PUP women we honour and celebrate. But we also honour women like the late Signa York, the first woman Dean of St. John’s College Sixth Form. Justice Michelle Arana one of the first female Supreme Court Judge. We want a new generation of doctors like Lisa Johnson, the first woman surgeon to graduate from UWI medical school and we want successful businesswomen like Ninnette Martinez Kelly, Kay Menzies, Dahlia Castillo and others who are women entrepreneurs.

As the leader of the PUP I am working hard to ensure that Belizean women and girls are successful.

Our Party will make sure that our Belizean girls are not denied the chance to learn for we want women to contribute to our work in building a Belize that works for everyone.

Thanks, God bless and have a safe week.

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BELLY of the

BEAST

Barrow to Court Kudos to Hon. John and Hon. Julius for taking Mr. Barrow to Court.

For his entire three terms, the lame duck Prime Minister has spent the people’s money like it is his own, without any transparency or accountability, and now, finally, he will have to answer for it. It’s a clear cut case. The Finance and Audit Act states that the government needs to go to Parliament to get approval for spending. Barrow spent, then came to the House for approval. This man really believed that he was a god ruling from on high. Lock him up and throw away the keys. Here at the Belize Times, we’ve been lighting candles since we got the news, praying that when Barrow does stand before a Judge, it is the same Judge he criticized and attacked just the other day. Talk about poetic justice.

Cellblock At least in the people’s Court, and on a level playing field, there’s no doubt that the Prime Minister is guilty. And guilty people should be behind bars right? Hmmm. We notice Chester has been fixing up the cellblock at Queen Street, making it all plush and comfortable with new paintjob, private baths and showers. Could this be in preparation for the arrival of the Prime Minister? You never know. Stranger things have happened. This week Chester invited the media to spend a night in the cellblock just to try it out. It’s a really nice gesture, but here at the Belize Times we can’t accept. Because we are so nice, we’ve decided to give our spot to any number of Ministers in Barrow’s Cabinet, top dog included. It would be good for them to get an idea of what faces some of them in the not so distant future when the PUP gets into office.

Shameful What happened during that football game in Belmopan was shameful. We expect much more of our youth, especially those who are attending our universities. We are glad that both UB and Galen stepped up and took responsibility. Kudos to them. Unfortunately, the Minister of Police doesn’t have the same level of integrity or maturity. According to Mr. Saldivar, he sees no problem with a couple off-duty Policemen jumping out of the stands onto the field and waving their guns around like lunatics. He also sees no problem with one of those off-duty cops firing his weapon. But no surprise there. We hear the off-duty cops were assigned to the SPU, aka Saldivar’s Police Unit. Also, we know that Saldivar is quite fond of his affiliates shooting weapons in crowded areas. It’s happened quite a few times before. What is it they say about men using guns to compensate for some inadequacy?

Big Bandit It’s funny. John Saldivar wants to be the leader of the UDP, but he surrounds himself with these strange people who are always in the centre of some controversy or the other. It’s like he needs them to stroke his ego, or something else. We know that at least two of them have lost their US Visas for roles played in the Immigration scandal. And now, Saldivar has apparently confirmed that his run man, Big Doug, is the owner of the new Bandits Sports Lounge at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium. That’s an LOL moment, because everybody knows that Big Doug is only the front for Big John. But the interesting question is – who pays the utilities at the Sports Lounge? Who pays for security at the Sports Lounge? No wonder the Belmopan Town Council is always broke. It’s a real pity Khalid is such a wuss and allows Big John to walk all over him. He’s a pretty decent guy. Not altogether smart. Or altogether talented. Or altogether capable. But decent.

Are YOU Listening?

When Mr. Barrow lost the use of his back and other appendages, he seems to have lost his hearing as well. But he will get the sense sooner rather than later. Big up brothers Kareem, Anthony and Dickie who had the brains and the b…s to do the research and take this Referendum issue to Court. We the people are not ready to go to the ICJ until certain things are put in place, until certain things to strengthen Belize’s case are done, and we will not back down. These UDPs in power think that they are the best and the brightest, but we the people have felt the pain of loss after loss in the Courts. We couldn’t afford to lose all the millions we have lost, and we are not prepared to risk any part of our country until the UDP gets its act together and gets it right.

Mr. Artificial Borders, you need to listen. Mr. Lame Duck PM, you need to listen. We won’t get another chance to get this right.

CRIME REVIEW Continued from page 2 Fifty-five year old Clement Mangar, a marshal of the People’s United Party and resident of the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan was shot three times Monday night while on his way home.

Mangar told reporters he recognized his shooter, a neighbor who called him by name before firing. He was hit in the chest and abdomen. He says the shooting is linked to the case of Nicolasa Cus, whose house was dismantled by officers of RECONDEV after multiple notices for eviction. Mangar was supporting Cus and believes he may be targeted again./// Ladyville family suffers home invasion Jeffrey Elijio remains in hospital after being shot inside his Ladyville residence on Monday. The thirty-five year old was at home with family when he answered a knock on the door and was shot once in the abdomen. One of the invaders threatened his common-law wife and an accomplice was also present. The family is clueless as to who ordered the attack and what it was

about./// Cops fire shots to stop football brawl The football rivalry between the University of Belize Black Jaguars and Galen University Eagles took a nasty turn during a match Monday night at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan. A scuffle broke out between players and fans, prompting two off-duty officers to run onto the pitch and fire their weapons in the air in an attempt to break up the fight. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, as well as University of Belize president Dr. Clement Sankat, expressed their dismay at what happened.

The Commissioner stated that they have spoken to the policemen. The matter of the cops’ actions is before the Professional Standards Branch, however both the Minister and Commissioner admit they may have done things the same.

Both universities are conducting their own internal investigations and one player who was a member of Saldivar’s Belmopan Bandits PLB team has been suspended for three matches. The match finished 4-2 to the Jaguars.///

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES Belmopan, Cotton Tree, Roaring Creek River, TeaKettle, Santa Elena Town, Cayo District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana Castillo will sell the below listed properties on Friday 22nd March 2019 as follows: A. At The Belize Bank Limited Parking Lot, Constitution Drive, Belmopan Cayo District at 1:00 pm: 1. Parcel Nos. 7647, 7648, 7695 & 7700 East Piccini Residential Area, Belmopan, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Belmopan 20 7647, 7648, 7695 & 7700 (Being vacant lots situate east of Piccini Residential Area, Belmopan, Cayo District with the following size details: Parcel Nos. 7647 (585.687 square meters), 7648 (585.687 square meters), 7695 (799.642 square meters) & 7700 (823.708 square meters), the freehold properties of Mr. Hernan Roger Alcoser) 2. Parcel Nos. 8313 & 8376 Maya Mopan Community, Belmopan, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Belmopan 20 8313 & 8376 (Being Parcel Nos. 8313 (697.078 square meters) & 8376(599.658 square meters) situate in the Maya Mopan Community, Belmopan, Cayo District, the freehold properties of Mr. Hernan Roger Alcoser) 3. Parcel No. 2535 Roaring Creek Village, Cayo District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 869.767 square meters (1,040.24 square yards) as shown on the land register of Parcel No. 2535 and the Registry Index Map (RIM) of the Society Hall Registration Section lodged at the office of the Registrar of Lands in Belmopan TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being Parcel No. 2535 containing 869.767 S.M. of vacant land situate in Roaring Creek Village, Cayo District, the freehold property of Ms. Angela Carita Pelayo) 4. 230.45 Acres of Land along Pook's Hill Road and Roaring Creek River, Teakettle Area, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Society Hall 16 2685 (Being 230.45 acres of land situate along the Pook’s Hill Road and beside Roaring Creek River in the general vicinity of the ATM Cave, approximately 7 Kilometers South of Teakettle Village, Cayo District, the freehold property of Messrs. Indeco Enterprises Limited) B. In Front The Belize Bank Limited, Burns Avenue, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District on Friday 22nd March 2019 at 3:30 pm:

1. Parcel No. 2403 Santa Elena Town, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Santa Elena/Cayo 23 2403 (Being a concrete bungalow building (23 ft. X 37 ft.) containing 2 carports (13 ft, X 37 ft.) + Extension (18ft. X 22 ft.) [1 bedroom + 1 bathroom], situate in Santa Elena Town, Cayo District, freehold property of Ms. Elorine Depaz) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Orange Walk District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following properties at Unit No. 4 Corner Belize/Corozal and San Antonio Roads, (First Traffic Light) Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 10:30 am: 1. Parcels No. 577 and 578 San Estevan, Orange Walk District.

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS San Estevan 1 577 & 578 (Being two lots [577 - 919.400 S.M. & 578 - 960.500 S.M.] developed as a service station situate in the Village of San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District, the freehold properties of Mr. Manuel Jesus Blanco and Mr. Agusto Blanco) 2. Parcels No. 639 and 640 San Estevan, Orange Walk District.

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS San Estevan 1 639 & 640 (Being two vacant parcels of land [639 - 2.786 acres & 640 - 2.786 acres] situate on the San Estevan Road just outside the developments of San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District, the freehold properties of Mr. Manuel Jesus Blanco and Mr. Agusto Blanco) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

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A Not so Happy Women’s Month Angeles Itzab Thursday, March 7, 2019 On the eve of Women’s month, the family of 18 year old Joan Gabourel released an official missing person’s report and only three days later her body was found brutalized. A family left to mourn the passing of a young, bright, cheerful woman; on the month in which we should be celebrating the successes and strengths of all our Belizean women.

Let us also not forget that on the very first day of Women’s Month, Belmopan officials decided to leave a hard working woman without a roof over her head, with her children sleeping out on a mattress exposed to the open environment. On this day, as women of the People’s United Party along with Oscar Mira and other concerned residents of Belmopan stood up to prevent such an injustice, the police officers who were tasked with keeping the peace and whose job entails to protect the people, did just the opposite. In a video that has since then been circulated around social media, it can be seen that from early on the police officers were not there on friendly terms. They can be seen pushing around the protesters including Oscar Mira. But the most despicable thing

that happened was the arrest of Rocio Quiroz, who according to by standers did nothing that would justify the force in which she was dragged across the yard and into a police patrol. Tanya Santos who is president of the United Women’s Group (UWG), and who was out there in support of Nicolasa Cus got a gun pointed at her when all she was doing was trying to figure out why four police officers were needed to arrest a defenseless young mother.

This year’s theme for women’s month is “Think equal, build smart, and innovate for change.” Is it possible to believe that the police officers thought that the meaning for “equal” meant that it was okay to perpetuate the same amount of violence and force that they are used to on lawless males, on defenseless females?

Women’s month has been off to a disastrous beginning, with senseless murders, acts of violence and injustices towards women. The most disheartening aspect of all of this is that the Special Envoy for Women and Children has remained silent. The same Special Envoy who was able to put out a press release on a Sunday on a cyberbullying matter, cannot speak out on the grotesque killing of a young

mother, on the excessive manhandling of a woman by police forces, or on the injustice that Ms. Cus who is a mother of two girls, now without home. This in no

099 way is trying to belittle the severity of the matter on cyberbullying but an attempt to highlight the disparity in recognizing issues that affect women. Ms. Cus, Ms. Tanya and Ms. Quiroz, who are everyday women.///

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY Las Terrazas Unit, North Ambergris Caye; Belize District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following property ON SITE [Las Terrazas Hotel & Resort 5.6 th kilometers north of San Pedro Town Bridge, Ambergris Caye] on Saturday 16 March 2019 at 10:00 am:

Vacancy Vacancy exist for a D.J. to work at Long Island Bar & Lounge located in Belize City.

Interested persons may visit the bar at # 1223 Blue Marlin Blvd., Belize City for more information.

Vacancy “Financial Institution seeks software engineer. Must have prior experience with the Agilis software suite. Send resumes to hr@icbinsurance.com.”

FOR RENT: Clean and comfortable rooms at # 98 Euphrates Avenue, Belize City, Belize.

Fully tiled with private bath, full size bed, ceiling fan, electricity, running water and cable. Interested persons can call 620-6506 for more information.

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Manfeng Chen is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at ”Colorful Restaurant ” located at 2.5 Miles Philip Goldson Highway, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Weihu Huang is applying for a Night Club Liquor License to be operated at ”Caribbean Happy Hour ” located at # 148 Barrack Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL San Pedro 7 5437 (H27) (Being a Sun Roof Condominium [1,767 square feet] containing Master Bedroom/Bathroom/Walk in Closet + 2 Bedrooms + Shared Bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Pergola Ocean View Balcony [9ft. wide] + Sun Roof Pool [7 ft. X 9 ft.] + Lagoon View Porch + Laundry] situated within the Las Terrazas (Belize) Limited development approx.

5.6 kilometers north of the San Pedro Bridge, Ambergris Caye, Belize District, freehold property of Mr. Abraham Roffe Cherem and Mr. Abraham Saade Dayan.)

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

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

North Ambergris Caye, Belize District: Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Creek Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following properties Ambergris Caye, Belize District: Peninsula, Stann District PUBLIC Placencia AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES North Ambergris Caye, Belize District: Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin as

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevinfollows:

anaA.R.Castillo Castillo will sell the will following properties asas follows: & Christiana R. Castillo sell the following properties follows: *********A. San Pedro - AtBank The Belize Bank Limited’s Parking Lot, Lot, Barrier Reef Drive, Pedro, San Pedro, Pedro - At The Belize Limited’s Parking Barrier ReefSan Drive, Ambergris Caye on Saturday 16th March 2019 at 11:00 am: Saturday 16th March 2019 at 11:00 am: 1. 28.961 Acres (53 parcels) situate approx. 5 Kilometers north San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:situate approx. 5 Kilometers north San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize 3 parcels)

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES North Ambergris Caye, Belize District: Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following properties as follows: *********A. San Pedro - At The Belize Bank Limited’s Parking Lot, Barrier Reef Drive, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye on Saturday 16th March 2019 at 11:00 am: 1. 28.961 Acres (53 parcels) situate approx. 5 Kilometers north San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize District:

PARCEL #’s

AREAS/SIZES

PARCEL #’s

9720

2545.697 Sq. meters

9747

9721

647.180 Sq. meters

9748

9722

616.045 sq. meters

9749

9723

675.461 Sq. meters

9750

AREAS/SIZES

PARCEL #’s

AREAS/SIZES

2545.697 Sq. meters 9720 2545.697 Sq. meters 9721

647.180 Sq. meters

647.180 9724 Sq. meters 680.631 sq. sq. meters meters 9722 616.045

9725 557.101 Sq. Sq. meters meters 9723 675.461 616.045 sq. meters

PARCEL #’s

PARCEL #’s

9747 9747 9748

9748 9749 9751

PARCELS 6495, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6499, PARCELS 6500, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6495, 6496, 6497, 6498,6504, 6499,PARCEL BLOCK BLOCK PARCELS space) 6505, 6506, 6507, 6508, 6509, 6500, 6501, 6502, 6503, 6504, San Pedro 7 6495, 6496, 6497, 6498, 6499, 6497 San Pedro 7 6495, 6496, 6500, 6501,6508, 6502, 6503, 6504, 6510, 6511,6505, 6512,6506, 6513, 6514 & 6515 569.234 sq. meters 6507, 6509, 6500, 6505, 6506, 6507, 6508,6501, 6509, 6502 (Being twenty-one (21) vacant lots [Nos. 6495 to 6511 - 557.007 No.6514 6512& -6515 658.528 6510, S.M. 6511,each, 6512,Lot 6513, 557.101 sq. meters 6510, 6511, 6512, 6513,6505, 6514 & 6515 6506, 6507 S.M., Lottwenty-one No. 6513 -(21) 616.116 Lot (21) No. 6514 - 517.086 S.M. and Lot No. -6512 548.736 (Being vacant lots [Nos. 6495 tolots 6511 557.007 S.M. each, Lot6515 No.Lot - 658.528 (BeingS.M., twenty-one vacant [Nos.- 6495 to 6511 - 557.007 S.M. each, No. 6512 -S.M.] 658.528 557.101 sq. meters 6510, 6511, 6512, 6513, situate North the 6514 San Pedro Bridge, and West ofS.M.] El S.M., Lot No. 6513 616.116 S.M., Lot No. 6514 - [immediately 517.086 S.M. No. andNorth Lot No. - 548.736 S.M.] 6 S.M.,approximately Lot No. 6513 3- kilometers 616.116 S.M., Lotof- No. - 517.086 S.M. and Lot 6515 -6515 548.736 situate approximately 3 kilometers North of the San Pedro Bridge, [immediately North and West Pescador Fly Fishing Resort], San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Messrs.

Svelto (Being twenty-one (21) vacant lots [Nos. 6495 to 6511 557.007 S.M. each, Lot situate approximately 3 kilometers North of the San Pedro Bridge, [immediately North and West of ofElElNo Pescador Fly Fishing Resort], San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Messrs. Svelto Holdings forNo. Mr. Sukhjit Randhawa & Mr.Lot Erin G. Georgopoulos).

PescadorLLC Flysurety Fishing Resort], Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property of Messrs.

S.M., Lot 6513San -S.616.116 S.M., No. 6514 - G. 517.086 S.M. and LotSvelto No. 65 Holdings LLC surety for Mr. Sukhjit S. Randhawa & Mr. Erin Georgopoulos). ********B. In front Messrs.

The Belize Bank Limited, Main Street, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek Holdings LLC surety for Mr. Sukhjit S. Randhawa & Mr. Erin G. Georgopoulos). ********B. In front Messrs.

The Belize Bank Limited, Main Street, No Creek Placencia Peninsula, Stann situate approximately 3 kilometers North of the San Pedro Bridge, [immediately nd nd Placencia Village, Stann Creek on Friday 2019 at 9:00 am: Placencia Village, StannPeninsula, Creek District onCreek Friday 22District March 201922 at March 9:00 am: ********B. front Messrs.

The Belize Bank Limited, Main Street, Placencia Stann - In Pescador Fly Fishing Resort], San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, the freehold property nd 1.

Parcel No. 2159 Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek: AREAS/SIZES Placencia Village, Stann Creek District on Friday 22 March 2019 at 9:00 am: 1. Parcel No. 2159 Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek: Holdings LLC surety for Mr. Sukhjit S. Randhawa & Mr. Erin G. Georgopoulos).

AREAS/SIZES 1. Parcel No. 2159 Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek: 2591.87 Sq. meters (Open

********B. Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek - In front Messrs. The Belize Bank Limite Placencia Village, Stann Creek District on Friday 22nd March 2019 at 9:00 am: space) space) 569.234 sq. meters 1. Parcel No. 2159 Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek: 569.234 sq. meters 627.843 Sq. meters meters 557.101 sq.

2591.87 Sq. meters (Open

9753

558.052 sq. sq. meters meters 557.101 557.101 sq.

558.052 sq. meters

567.614 Sq. meters

9755

583.842 sq. meters

9729

532..124 Sq. meters

9756

662.901 sq. meters

9730

504.324 Sq. meters

9757

875.185 sq. meters

9731

401.908 Sq. meters (open space)

9758

504.063 Sq. meters

9732

693.120 Sq. meters

9759

9733

724.672 Sq. meters

9760

9734

724.672 Sq. meters

9761

9735

742.011 sq. meters

9762

9736

612.663 sq. meters

9763

9737

612.663 sq. meters

9764

9738

612.663 Sq. meters

9765

9739

661.347 sq. meters

9766

9740

719.078 sq. meters

9767

557.101 sq. meters

9741

558..590 Sq. meters

9768

535.726 sq. meters

9742

657.157 sq. meters

9769

785.774 sq. meters

9743

660.457 sq. meters

9770

Streets reserve

9744

697.944 sq. meters

9771

Green area

9745

710.193 sq. meters

9772

18.01 acres

9746

629.888 sq. meters

9726

557.101 sq. meters

9728

675.461 9727Sq. meters 557.101 sq. meters

9752 9749 9750

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK San Pedro 7 REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK 2591.87 Sq. meters (Open San Pedro REGISTRATION SECTION REGISTRATION SECTION 7 AREAS/SIZES

9750 9754

557.101 sq.

558.052 sq. meters

meters meters

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Placencia North 36 2159 (Being a canal side vacant lot situate in the sub-division known as The Placencia Residences near Mile 13 Placencia Road, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ryan Pott). *******NB. Restrictions on use of Property is available upon request*******

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Placencia North 36 2159 INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) REGISTRATION SECTION ADDITIONAL BLOCK PARCEL 409.181 sq. meters TERMS: STRICTLY CASH (Being a canal side vacant lot situate in the sub-division known as The Placencia Residences near Mile Placencia North 36 2159 440.475 sq. meters 13 Placencia Road,side Placencia Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ryan near Pott).Mile (Being a canal vacant Peninsula, lot situate in the sub-division known as The Placencia Residences 557.770 sq. meters *******NB. Restrictions on usePeninsula, of Property is available upon request******* 13 Placencia Road, Placencia Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ryan Pott).

570.492 sq. meters *******NB. Restrictions on use of Property is available upon request******* 560.699 sq. meters ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK(foreclosure listing) PARCEL 557.101 sq. meters TERMS: STRICTLY CASH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) Placencia North 36 2159 TERMS: STRICTLY CASH 599.945 sq. meters 563.892 sq. meters

(Being a canal side vacant lot situate in the sub-division known as The Placencia Res 13 Placencia Road, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of *******NB. Restrictions on use of Property is available upon request*******

(Being 28.961 acres of vacant land subdivided to create 53 parcels situate approximately 5 kilometers north of the San Pedro Bridge (straight line) and west of Las Terrazas Resort on Ambergris Caye, Belize District.

The freehold property of Messrs. Satori Land Inc. Surety for Mr. Rajiv Seth & Mr. Rupinder Kaur Gill) 2. 21 vacant Lots approximately 3 kilometers north of the San Pedro Bridge, Ambergris Caye:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure lis TERMS: STRICTLY CASH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing)

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

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Congratulates PUP

its municipalities on its first anniversary on March 7, 2019

Belize City Council

Orange Walk Town Council

Corozal Town Council

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OW East Executive Committee Swearing-in

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The PUP Orange Walk East Constituency and Standard Bearer Kevin Bernard had its Executive Committee swearing-in this past Saturday March 2, 2019.

Stann Creek West Executive Committee Swearing-in

The PUP Stann Creek West and Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson had their Executive Committee’s Swearing-in this past Sunday March 3, 2019.

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Message for the Vital Statistics Unit:

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2019

NOW A NATIONAL TRAVESTY Belize City. February 26, 2019.

The Management of the Vital Statistics Unit informs the public that their system is down this morning. The Unit hopes to have the issue resolved no later than the close of business today.

Kindly note that registration continues at public hospitals.

The Management of the Vital Statistics Unit sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

The note above was the closest that the Vital Statistics Unit and the UDP Government has come to apologizing for being basically incompetent at the registering our births and deaths seamlessly.

This colossal problem has been slow-brewing for some time now; its foul stench floods the entire country and harms the re-registration process. The vicious circle continues, we can all see how the Referendum on the existence of our country is severely compromised.

ANY ONE person whose vote is suppressed and any voter who is disenfranchised drives a stake into our democracy and the heart of our country. Truly hurts.

On February 18, 2019, The PUP went literally to the doors of the Vital Statistics Unit to signal this to them.

Ladies and Gentlemen, take a look at how your VITAL STATISTICS are handled.

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MY PERSPECTIVE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

VICTIM BLAMING

Belizeans seem to have this tendency to blame the victim of an incident or occurrence without thinking through the whole situation or having some circumspection when terrible things happen to good or unsuspecting people. Immediately what comes to mind is the matter of the teacher at a high school in Orange Walk. Reportedly, she took or had some photo or photos of herself taken in a private setting, which, because they have been released, have placed her in a most compromising situation. Actually her privacy has been violated in a dastardly way. But, you know, you will have those “upstanding” persons who will be quick to blame her and who will say, without thinking carefully and compassionately, that she ought not to have allowed such “naked” photos of herself to have been taken in the first place.

“Holier than thou,” they have rushed to judgement. She is immoral. She is indiscrete. She is tainted and sinful. But she is really the victim here. Some persons or person with totally malicious and hurtful intent has spilled these pictures, and now the teacher is fighting to keep her job and to be treated with some fairness.

Likewise we have seen the horrendous extortion of a minor, a schoolgirl, who found herself in a sexually explicit video, which was released to the public apparently by the person who was exploiting her in the most shameful of circumstances. Yet we still have those who will blame the victim. She should not have been doing what she was doing. It serves her right, they say.

In this day and age of high powered mobile telephones with cameras and other capabilities, it is of the utmost importance to counsel our young people and exhort persons in general, especially women and girls, to be ever so careful with the use of these technologies. I have to say, however, that more and more we are seeing the public beginning to be understanding and circumspect.

Any progress along this line is quite welcome. And since the attention of authorities is focussed, we may start to have the introduction of further legislation to deal with perpetrators of the terrible cyber bullying that is so easy carry out.

I go now to the matter of the “freeway” nearing completion between roughly miles two and five in the Philip Goldson Highway area of Belize City. I cannot for the life of me understand why it has been done in this way. The contractor is saying

‘don’t look at me; I am only doing the dictates of the Ministry of Works.’

The Ministry of Works, also like Pontius Pilate, is saying it is wrong for people to try to cross the freeway.

They bleat self-righteously, but the hypocrisy of their utterances comes right through. I think of the definition of a foreign consultant – someone who will take your own watch and then tell you the time. Whichever foreign consultant designed that stretch of road had no regard for ordinary persons, like the teacher who was knocked to her death while crossing the road to try to go to the shop, perhaps for some milk for her baby. She was wrong to have taken that risk, they say. Again, I see this as victim blaming. What foreign consultants and the ministry have done is really to create a death trap.

I think that even the person whose car knocked that poor teacher to glory can be seen as a victim. He perhaps thought he was on a freeway because of the way the roadway is constructed. Surely there was no expectation on his part that someone would have tried to cross at that point.

I can see the sense of the crosswalk near the Sol building and on the other side the Sea Shore supermarket. I have seen persons using this crosswalk. Then too, the crosswalk near Brodies. Many people use these walkways on a daily basis. I cannot however, see the sense of a crosswalk by the Reimer roundabout as I call it, since the Reimer Feedmill store is close. I have never seen anyone crossing the roadway there, yet there are not one but two pedestrian crosswalks there ! This is nonsense. The crosswalk should have been placed between Divine Mercy church and DK supermarket. The more populated areas of Buttonwood Bay and Belama are there, not at the fancy roundabout

by Reimers. What were they thinking ?

I call these few examples which I share here instances of victim blaming.

Authorities who lack basic compassion hasten to pontificate, and what they are doing is, as I see it, victim blaming.

In the cyberbullying instances as well as in the instance of the roadway experience for our people there must be less victim blaming and more understanding and empathy from the public and from those in positions of authority and responsibility. Come on Belize, we can do better than this. Down with victim blaming.

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

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

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

SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 561.993 square yards being Parcel 439, Block 45 in the Lake Independence Registration Section situate at No. 439 Central American Boulevard, Belize City, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of CASTLE ENTERPRISES LIMITED

DATED this 20th day of February 2019 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738 E-mail: foreclosures@hrcubelize.org

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

Date of Commencement of Dissolution

Liquidator Name & Address

Dansin Holdings Corp.

27th February, 2019

Anastasia Evrirpidou of 4 Amerikis str., Misialouli and Kavazoglou B, Flat 309, 3012 Limassol, Cyprus

BERREGON DEVELOPMENT LTD.

4th March, 2019

Ernesto Castillo Cho of 2nd Floor, Humboldt Tower, East 53rd Street, Marbella, Panama City, Republic of Panama

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

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

Registered Agent

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

Date

EROS HOLDINGS INC.

26th February, 2019

NORAIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

5th March, 2019

Belize Corporate Services Limited Registered Agent

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10 MAR

THE BELIZE TIMES

2019

WORLD DAY OF NATURE:

BECOME AWARE OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE WORLD

By Dr. Pedro J. Villegas Thursday, March 7, 2019 “The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations”. —John Paul II— In 2013, during its sixty-eighth session, the General Assembly of the United Nations decided to proclaim March 3, the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, World Day of Nature, to celebrate the fauna and flora and to make everyone aware of its importance.

In this resolution, the General Assembly reaffirmed the intrinsic value of wild flora and fauna and its various contributions, including ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic contributions to the sustainable development and well-being of humanity and recognizes their important role to ensure that international trade does not threaten the survival of these species.

Many of the most emblematic and threatened wildlife species live in biosphere reserves. The Program on Man and the Biosphere and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves play a key role on the conservation of wildlife through various projects and initiatives, with the Alliances being the best way of dealing with such situations.

It seems that we all agree on the beauty and variety of wild flora and fauna that exists in nature and the multitude of benefits that the conservation of these life forms have for humanity.

However, not all human beings contribute to such conservation.

From its origins, the human being has always tried to know the nature, since

on that depended its survival, but it has not always been able to measure the consequences of its acts, reason why the survival of many animals is more and more worrying. The human being, directly or indirectly, is causing the balance between species to be seriously threatened. Therefore, we must all reflect to change our daily habits, taking care of our natural resources. In this way, we will be reducing our environmental impact and protecting the life of other species.

Children are the future of our planet! So, help your children, grandchildren, nephews, to awaken their curiosity and respect for nature and conscience of the need to preserve them.

What can we do?

1. Let’s go hiking to some natural park, protected area, zoo, gardens.

Identify trees, animals, birds’ trills, etc.

2. Care for a plant or a seed, let them be the “gardeners”!

3. Encourage them to discover an unusual animal they do not know.

4. Films with environmental values.

If we join forces, we can mitigate the serious threats to wildlife!

The World Day of Nature was proclaimed by the United Nations with the aim of publicizing the beauty and variety of wild flora and fauna, as well as raising awareness about the multitude of benefits that the conservation of these life forms has for the humanity.

We must be aware that man does not own nature. For this reason, you cannot use natural resources arbitrarily or exhaust your resources indiscriminately.

You can reach your own conclusions.

God bless Belize!

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the company PRIME CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD. (“the Company”) incorporated under the IBC Act of Belize commenced dissolution on the 1st day of March, 2019; and Moore Stephens Magana LLP of New Horizon Building, 3 ½ Phillip S.W. Goldson Highway, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company, and any claims against the company should be forwarded to the Liquidator within 30 days from commencement.

Belize Corporate Services Limited Registered Agent

SAGICOR LIFE INC. Michel Chebat of No. 274 Chetumal Street, Belize City, Belize, having made sworn deposition that Policy No. F01153869 issued

by Sagicor Life Inc. have been declared lost, and having made application to the Directors to grant a duplicate of the same, notice is hereby given that unless objection is raised within one month of the date hereof, the duplicate policies asked for will be issued.

Dated March 5, 2019

By Order Althea Hazzard Corporate Secretary

NOTICE ONE-MEI HOLDINGS #112,749 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, notice is hereby given that ONE-MEI HOLDINGS: a) Is in dissolution b) Commenced dissolution on the 4th day of March, 2019 and c) CHIU, CHING-TING whose address is 24F,-6, No. 122, Zhongming S. Rd., West Dist., Taichung City 403, Taiwan is the Liquidator of the Company.

CILTrust INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registered Agent

THE BELIZE TIMES 17 2019 MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

10 MAR

Corozal & Orange Walk Districts; Belize District; Stann Creek & Toledo Districts

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

Corozal & Orange Walk Districts; Belize District; Stann Creek & Toledo Districts

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below listed: *********************** Corozal & Orange Walk Districts Properties ************************* 1. ON SITE, Parcel No. 418 corner 3rd Avenue & 5th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 9:00 am:

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

2. At Parcel No. 418 corner 3rd Avenue & 5th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 9:00 am:

Block Parcel Registration Section Sarteneja 3 631 (Being a vacant land containing 1,325.30 Square Meters situate at Parcel No. 631 Sarteneja, Corozal District, the freehold property of Mr. Damacio Moh) 3. ON SITE, Parcel No. 2708 Belize-Corozal Road (Phillip Goldson Highway), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 11:00 am:

Registration Section Block Parcel Orange Walk Town 4 2708 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + one storey concrete store room with zinc roof and lot [634.094 square meters] situate in Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Gustavo R. Gongora) 4. At Parcel No. 2708 Belize-Corozal Road (Phillip Goldson Highway), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 11:00 am:

Registration Section Block Parcel Guinea Grass 4 629/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot [1,019 square meters] situate in Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District, the leasehold property of Mr. Olivia Gutierrez.)

5. At Parcel No. 2708 Belize-Corozal Road (Phillip Goldson Highway), Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 11:00 am:

bedrooms + 1 bathroom + open space to facilitate Living/Dining/Kitchen situate in the Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District, Belize, the freehold property of Mr. Juan Betancourt & Ms. Jonathan Betancourt) 3. ON SITE, Lots Nos. 31 & 32 near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 2:15 pm:

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

4. ON SITE, Lot No. 19 near Mile 10 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 2:45 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 19 situated at Mile 10 Belize-Corozal Road, Ladyville, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen situate at Mile 10 Belize-Corozal Road, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Jasmine Middleton and Mr. Earl Arthurs) 5. ON SITE, Lot No. 142 Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 3:15 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 743.050 square meters being Lot No. 142 situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [2,700 sq. ft.] and lot [743.050 S.M.] containing 4 Bedrooms + 3 Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen (Mahogany Cabinets), security bars and tiled, the freehold property of Mr. Andrew Barnes.)

6. ON SITE, Parcel No. 717 Vista Del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 3:45 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Vista Del Mar 16 717 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [348.26 S.M.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at No. 717 Vista del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Jose Perez) 7. ON SITE, Lot No. 33 Dew Drop Estate, Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 8:30 am:

Registration Section Block Parcel Guinea Grass 4 625/1 (Being a concrete and timber bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate in Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District, the leasehold property of Mr. David R. Perrera.) ********************Belize District Properties *********************** 1. ON SITE, Lot No. 282 Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 1:00 pm:

All that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 282 situate in the Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District containing 456.733 square meters of land TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/ kitchen and lot [456.733 S.M.] situate in the Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District, freehold property of Ms. Gloria Gabb) 2. At Lot No. 282 Sandhill Village Extension, Maxboro Area, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Belize Rural North 11 246/1 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,401 sq. ft.] [3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered entry porch] and lot situate on Maskall Village Road, Belize District, the leasehold property of Ms. Sherett Brackett & Mr. Ammon Brackett) 2. ON SITE, Lot No. 378 Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District on Monday 18th March 2019 at 1:30 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 378 situate in the Maxboro Area, Sandhill Village, Belize District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + Porch and second building being a 2 storey concrete structure: Ground floor - 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + storeroom; First floor - 2

ALL THAT piece of land or parcel being Lot No. 33 situate in the Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen situate in the Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Santiago G. Padilla Jr.) 9. ON SITE, Lot No. 138 Hattieville, Belize District on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 9:15 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in Hattieville in the Belize District being lot No. 138 containing 1,451.80 square yards TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,152 sq. ft.] 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered porch situate in Hattieville, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Anna Mejia) 10. At Lot No. 138 Hattieville, Belize District on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 9:15 am:

All that piece or parcel of land being Block No. 6 comprising 9 acres situate north of the Sibun River in the vicinity of Freetown, Belize District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 9 acres of vacant land situate north of the Sibun River in the vicinity of Freetown, Belize District, the freehold property of Ms. Taheera A. Ahmad) 11. ON SITE, Lot No. 110 Hattieville Village, Belize District on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 10:00 am:

All that piece or parcel of land being lot No. 110 situate in Hattieville Village, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated timber family dwelling: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/ kitchen + 2 porches and lot [889.559 S.M.] situate in Hattieville, Belize District, the freehold property of Karel Scott.)

12. ON SITE, Lot 20B Neal Pen Road, Belize City on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 11:00 am:

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REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Port Loyolaville45 2319 (Being an elevated timber structure 5 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + 2 porch and lot situate at through an alley at Lot 20B Neal Pen Road, Belize City, the freehold property of Ms. Beverly A. Sylvester) 13. ON SITE, Lot No. 61 Amara Avenue, Belize City on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 11:30 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 206 (Being a two storey timber/concrete building - commercial ground floor + residential first floor and lot situate at No. 61 Amara Avenue, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 14. ON SITE, Parcel No. 339 Corner Euphrates Avenue and Glynn Street, Belize City, Belize District on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 12:00 noon:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 339 (Being a two storey concrete house: Ground Floor – 2 One Bedroom apartment units: First Floor - residence 3 bedrooms + 1bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [330.93 S.M.] situate at Parcel No. 339 Corner Euphrates Avenue and Glynn Street, Belize City, Belize District, the freehold property of Mr. Glenford Espadas) 15. ON SITE, Lot No. 137 Corner West & Basra Streets, Belize City on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 12:30 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 436 (Being a two storey concrete building [25% residential: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen & 75% commercial/warehouse - glass windows + tiled floors + office spaces + ½ bathroom + kitchenette] remaining portion - warehouse and lot situate at Lot No. 137 Corner West and Basra Streets, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Tenchtronics Communications Limited) 16. ON SITE, Parcel No. 466 West Canal Street, Belize City on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 466 (Being a three storey concrete structure [5,400 sq. ft.] [Ground Floor: Warehouse; First Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen; Second Floor: 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen] and lot [291.246 S.M.] situate on West Canal Street, Belize City, the freehold property of Messrs. Perez Hardware Store/Mr. Orlando Perez).

17. ON SITE, Lot No. 482 Regent Street West, Belize City on Tuesday 19th March 2019 at 1:30 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Albert/Mesop 45 1641 (Being a two storey concrete structure [2,135 sq. ft.] 10 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at No. 482 Regent Street West Belize City, the freehold property of Mr. Lisbey Leal)

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2019

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 238 situated along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + front deck and lot [795.603 square meters] situate along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek, the freehold property of Ms. Tanya M. Chavarria.)

4. ON SITE, Lots Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 10:45 am:

*************************Stann Creek & Toledo Districts Properties ********************* ***************************Stann Creek District************************** ON SITE, Lot No. 184 Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 9:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcels of land being Lot Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and lot situate at Lots Nos. 42 and 43, Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold properties of Ms. Ycela Cuthkelvin) 5. ON SITE, Lot No. 44 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019at 11:15 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 44 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant Lot situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ycela Cuthkelvin) 6. ON SITE, Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 11:45 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 766.202 S.M. being Lot No. 132 situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey dwelling house [1,160 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [766.202 S.M.] situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Eduardo Saravia) 7. ON SITE, Parcel No. 24 "A" Street, near Airstrip, Dangriga, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 12:30 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga North 31 24/1 (Being an elevated concrete dwelling house [1,524 sq. ft.] containing 4 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [371.463 S.M.] situate near the airstrip in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Delsia Aranda) 8. ON SITE, Parcel No. 657 near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District at 1:00 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Dangriga North 31 657 (Being a two storey concrete dwelling house [2,220 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor - 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + covered verandah; First Floor 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry + balcony and lot [754.546 S.M.] situate near the Melinda Road, Dangriga, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Carol Aranda) 9.

ON SITE, Parcel No. 2842 first street south of Placencia Airstrip, Placencia Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 2:30 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Placencia North 36 2842 (Being an elevated timber building + an incomplete concrete structure and corner lot [552.24 S.Y.] with canal view situate in a sub-division on the first street south of the Placencia Airstrip, lagoon side, Placencia Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ajinder Singh Garcha) 10. ON SITE, Lot No. 13 Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 3:30 pm:

All that piece of land containing 836.013 square meters being Lot No. 13 situate in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen + utility room + covered front and rear verandahs and a concrete apartment building containing 4 rooms, each with bathroom and lot [836.013 S.M.] situate in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Mr. Jose O. Raudales and Ms. Rixy G. Ramirez) 11. On Site, Lot 80 San Juan Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 4:15 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 802.713 S.M. being Lot No. 184 situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [802.713 S.M.] situate in Pomona Village Extension, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Patricio Cho and Ms. Margarita Cho) 2. ON SITE, Lot No. 68 situate in Pomona Village, Del Oro Site, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 9:30 am: 12.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 461.849 S.M. being Lot No. 68 Del Oro Site, Pomona Village TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete dwelling house [1,360 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [461.849 S.M.] situate in Del Oro Site, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Darwin A. Reymundo) 3. ON SITE, Lot No. 238 Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 10:00 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 238 situated along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house: 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + front deck and lot [795.603 square meters] situate along the Old Mullins River Road, Pomona Village, Stann Creek, the freehold property of Ms. Tanya M. Chavarria.) th

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

On Site, Lot No. 80 Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 5:00 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 80 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a mix concrete & plycem house [4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen and Lot No. 80 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Rodrick R. Parham) 13. ON SITE, Lot No. 400 Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 5:30 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 400 situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and Continued being thereon. (Being a two on page 22 storey concrete structure containing Ground Floor: Pharmacy and consultation facility + 6 bedrooms + 6 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + enclosed courtyard + carport + front verandah; First Floor: 12 one-

10 MAR

2019

VOICE OF THE COMMON MAN

URBAN AND RURAL POVERTY FUNDING NEEDS TO BE AUDITED!!!!

By Hilly Bennett Thursday, March 7, 2019 The People’s United Party standard bearer for Belize Rural North Marconi Leal, provided Vibes Morning Show, The Whip, a couple weeks ago, with graphic details of abandonment and neglect for the Belize Rural North constituency. Similar sentiments were expressed by Dolores Balderamos Garcia on Tuesday March 5, 2019 regarding the Belize Rural Central constituency. The images provided by Leal revealed the atrocious conditions of centres across the span of BRN. Community centres are strategic environs utilized by villagers to voice concerns affecting their way of life. It is [the] place to conduct meetings, social events necessary for the upkeep and enhancement of those villages. These structures at varying times have been transformed into hurricane shelters.

One of the greatest concerns of many of the village people is the unfair treatment in water distribution. Clearly, Edmond Castro, sitting representative for Belize Rural North cares NOT for the well-being of the majority of the residents living in that constituency.

In October 2014, an agreement was signed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow with the European Union (EU) amounting to US $67.5 million in Washington DC for rural poverty alleviation. US $33 million was funded as part of the European Development Fund in the quest to eradicate poverty. Curiously, $400 million plus was funded under the late Commandante Chavez’s Alba Petro arrangement to alleviate the conditions of the poor, inclusive of rural areas across the Jewel.

The central purpose of the aid packages (excluding Petro Caribe monies) was to improve the conditions facing the people of rural Belize through economic and social development. Evidently, the intended purpose has not been realized.

A World Bank publication “Attacking Rural Poverty-How NON-Formal Education can help”, Phillip H. Coombs with Manzoor Ahmed, 1974 stated in the introduction: “No problem is of greater worldwide concern today than poverty that shackles one-third of the world’s people. The well-publicized economic gap between nations- the haves and the haves notis one dimension to this problem.

The gap between cities and rural areas are yet another. It is clearer now than perhaps it was a decade or so ago that only through concerted efforts to develop rural as well as urban areas can the people

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of the world’s poorest nations take the first step beyond sheer subsistence.”

It is the absence of a concerted effort by government and its representatives which continue to fester rural poverty.

The three-term Barrow government continue to receive funding on the backs of the poverty stricken Belizeans. Those monies are being siphoned into the UDP political spigot and redirected to projects benefitting UDPs. Rural poverty among human beings relates to unsatisfactory conditions to individuals living in settlements outside of urban areas (town and cities). In Belize, it is clear that most rural centres of population are lacking in satisfactory human living – light, water, proper health-care and proper roads. However, some settlements are far better off than others because of UDP political connectedness.

In 1975, an initiative was launched under the People’s United Party government in an attempt to alleviate the conditions of rural Belize. The Rural Education and Agricultural Project (REAP) was initiated by the Ministry of Education, the portfolio of Honourable Said Musa. The project had the cooperation of the Agriculture Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources, the 4-H Agency of the Social Department and cooperation of American Relief everywhere (CARE), the US Peace Corp and Heifer Project International. The project created a paradigm shift from the British model of academic training, substituting it with some non-formal educational models. The educational authorities found that “in a system which has structured the primary and secondary school curriculum along academic goals intended to lead to a college or university education, only a very small percentage of rural children could realistically be expected to overcome the academic monetary and social hurdles which blocks their path.” REAP was geared to aptly preparing the individuals/participants in the role of developing rural Belize and in furtherance “developing the agricultural basis of the national economy, to benefit Belize as well.”

Unfortunately, funding dried up, UDP took over as government and this promising venture came to a screeching halt.

The writer’s opinion for the continuing depressed conditions in rural Belize today is a result of the United Democratic Party and its leadership lack of regard for the people and lack of vision for a long range solution.

“The long range solution to the problem of making rural development programs service the needs of

the disadvantaged majority, rather than a relatively privileged few will, will lie in a deliberate policy of organizing the political voice of the poor, encouraging them to take their rightful place in the local power structure, and ensuring their participation and involvement in the decisions which affect their welfare….but this can happen only with painstaking efforts on the part of planners and promoters of rural development programs, supported by the appropriate national policies to prevent those bodies from being captured by the articulate and privileged minority.” (Attacking Rural Poverty) ibid.

Funding for poverty alleviation and areas relating to the development of the Land of the Free continue to become available to Belize through international partners.

However, the political pandering must stop and the allocation of money assistance must be distributed to areas it is assigned. This will require firm management of finances secured for the welfare of the poor. It is urgently necessary for both urban and rural poverty funding to be audited. Poverty must be tackled as a priority as development of people is the greatest undertaking a government can pursue.

No!!

By José Jiménez Thursday, March 7, 2019 Belizean readers, local and in the diaspora, have been and are being bombarded with International Court of Justice stories and the Belize-Guatemala issue and rationale. If you have not been reading and unaware on the upcoming referendum on the ‘differendum’, then maybe you are not really Belizean. In this case, one does NOT have the leeway to say, “I noh like politics.” Everyone that lives within boundaries is a political entity.

Atlases have many different projections and types of maps. The one that shows countries in different colors and HIGHLIGHTS their boundaries are called POLITICAL MAPS. We all learned this early in primary school. It is a ‘fave’ of many since it is one of the easy fundamentals in a primary school education. It is often a fun lesson with coloring pencils and crayons.

Alas! The fun end when you are actually at a border.

Around the world, this is often a vicious location. You can see soldiers, high-powered rifles, concertina wire and sometimes high fences. There is often tension even when a river provides the divide.

Today, for our country Belize, political mapping is living reality as we have the government of our neighbours alleging that they only want to go to the ICJ to confirm the boundaries. Guatemala’s leadership, cynically, allege that they only want to confirm what millions of atlases and Google Maps, for years, show as borders for our country. They are even allowed motorcades into OUR

Belize for the ‘optics’ of being good neighbours. Who can they fool?

If they want to be good neighbours, then they should move out of our protected areas, and legislate a constitutional motion to get Belize out of their constitution. Our confidence in them has deteriorated quite rapidly lately; it definitely did not build.

Guatemala’s referendum question should have been(in Spanish): “Do you believe that Belize is a part of Guatemala?”

A threshold to that suggestion should be 60percent of their voters to say ‘Yes’ with a ‘60’ percent turnout of a UN-verified voter’s list. Then, if they fall short of that, they should leave Belize alone and really be good neighbourly with trade, agriculture, commerce and tourism.

If they need two-thirds of their legislature to change the constitution, then they should also require that threshold in their referendum. Did they FAIL that test on Sunday April 15, 2018? 23.7% sounds like failure. Guatemala’s population doesn’t care for Belize. But here we are in Belize spending millions to backup that minority.

But their intentions are not so sneaky. They want us to gamble ALL of Belize making us believe at the same time they want the ICJ to formalize the known border for us. FUNNY!!

We should all say NO to gamble the country; especially when, we gamble our country and Guatemala gambles nothing. Trust is not there. Give more effort in building our confidence.

There is none now.

No... Again, No to the ICJ and Guatemalan leadership’s hidden intentions///

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES & ASSETS CARIBBEAN INVESTORS LIMITED Mile 44 George Price Highway, Belmopan, Cayo District

BY ORDER of the Receiver, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following properties and assets at the compound of Messrs. Caribbean Investors Limited, Mile 44 George Price Highway, Cayo District on Wednesday 13th March 2019 at 4:00 pm: 1.

50 Acres + 11.250 acres Mile 44 George Price Highway, Belmopan, Cayo District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Belmopan 20 5336 & 5424 (Being 50 Acres of prime development property together with adjoining 11.250 acres with frontage on the George Price Highway, being the access road as well as compound of Messrs. Caribbean Investors Limited situate near Mile 44 George Price Highway, Belmopan, Cayo District including Granite/Marble Factory, Culvert/Foundation Piles/Electric Poles Factory, Ready Mix Concrete Plant, and a variety of Tools, Fittings, Supplies, Small motors, Parts, Products etc., the freehold properties of Messrs. Caribbean Investors Limited.

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH:

Kevin A. Castillo Telephone: 223-4488 Email: kevinacas@yahoo.com Facebook: Belize Auctions

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THINKING OUT LOUD BY: KEVIN BERNARD

As a community, we are still reeling after the murder of Dwayne Cummings, a star in our community, a young man with his entire life ahead of him, with so much potential. There has been no justice for his murder. In fact, many of us are losing hope that anybody will pay for this senseless crime. We’ve seen it happen before.

Dwayne’s friends and family are still struggling to cope with the loss. In fact, I’m told that they have organized another event on for the 23rd of March in the hope that they will keep attention on this case, and it won’t just go away like so many others. I stand with them in solidarity. We cannot allow this to just go away. I will continue to stand with them, because Dwayne meant something to all of us.

Last week, we also received

the shocking news of six men who orchestrated a bold robbery at the northern border. In the end, they were caught by officers who responded very quickly. But it could have easily gone the other way. The hard-working ‘Peseros’ could have been shot and killed. Innocent people could have been hurt or killed. The brave officers who responded could have been shot and killed. Belize has turned into a crazy place.

I saw video footage of a game between two of Belize’s universities this week which degenerated into a fight. And in the middle of that fight are two men running around with guns waving wildly. One of them is shooting off his weapon. Yes, I am told that they were Police

officers, but to me that makes it even worse. Police Officers should be disciplined and trained to know how to handle a situation like that.

Those men certainly weren’t. Anybody who saw that video had to be left with an image of crazy lawlessness.

And there are so many other stories, like the teenager who was killed in Valley of Peace, other murders, shootings, robberies. Every time we blink a plane lands somewhere, and the Police never seem to be able to recover the drugs. It’s gotten to the point that almost every time we turn on the news, or go on Facebook, we see footage of stores being robbed, and store owners being beaten up. Its way past out of control.

Those who are organizing the vigil for Dwayne Cummings are intending it to be more than that.

In addition to demanding justice for Dwayne, they are asking that all Belizeans take a stance against crime in general, against corruption, against injustice, against politics as usual and against all those things which are keeping us down and affecting all our communities today. Again, I am proud to stand with them, because we cannot continue the way we have been.

I have stated it before, and I

21 will again. We are a small, tightly knit community in a small country. Whenever something goes wrong—whether it is a brutal murder or funds misappropriated from public coffers by those entrusted to guard it—it affects all of us. Poverty affects all of us. So many social ills affect all of us, and we have to stand against them together. It is the only way we can fix our country.

In a matter of a few months, when General Elections are called, I will be asking for the support of the people from Orange Walk East, so I can be your voice in the new government and your voice in the House of Representatives. Real change will take real will at the highest levels of government. For a long time we have been forced to tolerate a government which has no real will to help the people, no real will to deal with the social issues, no real will to tackle crime.

This government has been about ensuring that all Ministers, their family members, their cronies and their friends get rich. It’s as simple as that. That needs to change NOW, or we will be here next week, and next month, and next year crying out for justice, just as we are today.

Toledo District on Thursday 21 March 2019 at 12:30 pm:

District, the freehold property of Mr. Rodrick R. Parham) 13. ON SITE, Lot No. 400 Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Wednesday 20th March 2019 at 5:30 pm:

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 400 situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a two storey concrete structure containing Ground Floor: Pharmacy and consultation facility + 6 bedrooms + 6 bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen + enclosed courtyard + carport + front verandah; First Floor: 12 onebedroom units with bathrooms + residence 3 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [640.165 S.M.] situate along Savannah Road, Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Maria J. Rodriguez) ************************Toledo District************************ ON SITE, Parcel No. 614 Main Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 8:30 am:

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being 17 acres 2 rods 14 poles of land situate on the left ascending the Punta Gorda/ San Antonio Road, Toledo District Belize, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [1 bedroom + 1 bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + front - Bar/restaurant facility situate on the left ascending the Punta Gorda/ San Antonio Road, Toledo District, the freehold properties of Mr. Derrick D. Williams and Mr. Roy Williams) 9. ON SITE, 12.447 Acres, Block 41 Main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 1:15 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 12.447 acres being Block 41 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being four built forms on 12.447 acres of land, the primary structure being a single-family concrete bungalow dwelling house [1,200 sq. ft.]

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

containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and land [12.447 acres] situate on the main road leading to Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcel Jacobs) 10. ON SITE, Lot No. 157 Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 1:45 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing of land containing 977.04 squrare meters being Lot No. 157 situate in Forest Home Village (extension) in the Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a single family dwelling house [1,882 sq. ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living/dining/kitchen + Entry Verandah + Covered Carport + Second Floor: Game Room + Covered Patio and lot 977.04 S.M. situate in the Forest Home Village Extension, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. David Duncan)

ON SITE, Parcel No. 991 Corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 9:00 am:

10. ON SITE, 0.64 Acre Jacintoville, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 2:15 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 991/2 (Being a two storey multifamily dwelling house [1920 sq. ft.] containing Ground Floor: 4 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + verandah; First Floor: Rental Units 4 bedrooms (2 of which equipped with private bathrooms) other 2 shared bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot situate corner West & Kiskadee Streets, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Ms. Nora Garay and Mr. Oliver Garay) 3. ON SITE, Parcel No. 926 Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 9:30 am:

BLOCK PARCEL REGISTRATION SECTION Punta Gorda 42 926 (Being and elevated dwelling house [932 sq. ft.] + Shed [449 sq. ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [533.33 S.Y.] situate on Far West Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Rene Pennell) 4. ON SITE, Parcel No. 272 A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 10:00 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda 42 272 (Being a vacant lot [408.277 S.M.] situate on A Street, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Anne Neal) 5. ON SITE, Parcel No. 1550 Hibiscus Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 10:30 am:

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BLOCK PARCEL REGISTRATION SECTION Punta Gorda 42 1550 (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + porch + carport with concrete top and concrete support and lot [464.576 S.M.] situate on Hibiscus Street in Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Francisco Villafranco)

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 0.64 acre situate along San Antonio/Punta Gorda Road, Jacintoville, Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being two storey concrete dwelling house [4,240 sq. ft.] comprising 3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen on each floor and lot [0.64 acre] situate in Jacintoville, Toledo District, the freehold property of Messrs. Pete & NJ’s Trucking) ON SITE, 147.228 Acres San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 2:45 pm:

All that parcel of land being 147.228 acres situate in the San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District, bounded and described in plan 717 of 200 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a 2 storey concrete structure + traditional Mayan kitchen + recreational facility + storage/utility area and private water system situate in San Marcos Agricultural Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Marcial Mess) ON SITE, 50.00 Acres North side of the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road near Rice Reserve, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 3:15 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 50.00 acres of land (Block 11) situate on the North side of the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road near Rice Reserve, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being 50.00 acres of land situate near Rice Reserve, Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Priscilla Graham and Mr. Dennis Moore)

10. ON SITE, 1041.510 S.M. San Antonio Village, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 3:45 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1041.51square meters situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house and lot [1,041.51 S.M.] situate in San Antonio Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Juan Ich and Mr. Jesus Ich) 11. ON SITE, Lot No. 4 Big Falls Village, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 4:30 pm:

ON SITE, Lot No. 2 West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 11:00 am:

All THAT piece or parcel of land containing 841.073 square meters being Lot No. 2 situated West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + living/dining/kitchen and lot [841.073 S.M.] situate at Lot No. 2 West of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Cardinal Smith (Deceased) 7. ON SITE, about 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 11:45 am:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 440.50 s.m. situate about 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda - San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being a two storey concrete dwelling house comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen on each floor and lot [440.50 s.m] situate about 1 Mile on the Old Punta Gorda - San Antonio Road, Joe Taylor Creek, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Yolanda C. Vasquez) 8. ON SITE, 17 Acres 2 rods 14 poles of developed land situate along the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road, Toledo District on Thursday 21st March 2019 at 12:30 pm:

ALL THAT piece or parcel containing 1695.99 Square Yards being lot 4 situate at Big Falls Village Toledo District, Belize TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [686 sq. ft.] comprising 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen and lot [1695.99 S.Y.] situate in Big Falls Village, Toledo District, the leasehold property of Mr. Juan De Dios Poom) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

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ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being 17 acres 2 rods 14 poles of land situate on the left ascending the Punta Gorda/ San Antonio Road, Toledo District Belize, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTIES Driftwood Bay, Belize Belize City, BelizeBelize District District Driftwood Bay, City,

BY the ORDER of the Mortgagees, Belize Bank Licensed Limited, Licensed Auctioneer ER of Mortgagees, Messrs. TheMessrs.

BelizeThe Bank Limited, Auctioneer Kevin A. C Kevin A.at Castillo & Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Be R. Castillo will sell the following properties No.PROPERTIES 170 PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: R. thCastillo will sell the following properties at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, trict onChristiana Saturday 16 March 2019 at 1:30 Driftwood Bay,pm: Belize City, Belize District Belama Phase 1, Belize City,

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo & Belize District onAUCTION SaturdaySALE: 16th March 2019 at 1:30 pm: PUBLIC Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following properties at No. PROPERTIES 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City, celsBelize Nos.District 1897on&Saturday 1898 Driftwood Bay, Belize City, Belize District: th Driftwood Bay, Belize City, Belize District 16 March 2019 at 1:30 pm:

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo & R. Castillo will&sell theDriftwood followingBay, properties No.Belize 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City, 1.Christiana Parcels Nos. 1897 1898 Belize at City, District: th Belize District on Saturday 16 March 2019 at 1:30 pm: 1.

Parcels Nos. 1897 & 1898 Driftwood Bay, Belize City, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Caribbean Shores 16 1897 & 1898 (Being a three storey concrete dwelling house: GROUND FLOOR - Foyer + 2 Offices + Laundry + Kitchen PARCELS +Dining RoomREGISTRATION + Living Room +SECTION 1 Full Bathroom +BLOCK a Half Bathroom; FIRST FLOOR - Master Bedroom + Study + REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS Shores 1897 & 1898 FLOOR - In Two Sections: Full Bathroom + Caribbean Walk-in Closet + Four (4) bedrooms +16 Two (2) Bathrooms; SECOND Caribbean Shores 16 1897 1898 (Being a three storey concrete dwelling house:Open GROUND FLOOR - Foyer 2& Offices + Laundry + Kitchen SECTION ONE - Guest Room + Bathroom + Large Area Gym + Small Store+Room; SECTION TWO - Open +Dining Room ++Living Room + 1 Full Bathroom Half Bathroom; FLOOR Master Bedroom Study Small Swimming Pool [Enclosed - 5,200 sq.FLOOR ft.]FIRST and double lots- [1897 487.766 S.Y. + 1898+ + ingRooftop a threeTerrace storey concrete dwelling house:+ aarea GROUND - Foyer + 2 Offices ++ Laundry Bathroom + Walk-in Closet + Four (4) Bay bedrooms +Belize Two (2) Bathrooms; SECOND - In Two Sections: -Full 464.280 S.Y.] situate+in1 the Driftwood Area, City, BelizeFIRST District, theFLOOR freehold property of Mr. oom + Living Room Full Bathroom + a Half Bathroom; FLOOR Master Bedroom + SECTION ONE&- Ms. Guest RoomChun) + Bathroom + Large Open Area Gym + Small Store Room; SECTION TWO - Open Kenneth Karas Pricilla oomRooftop + Walk-in Four (4) bedrooms + Two (2)sq.Bathrooms; FLOOR Two Terrace Closet + Small + Swimming Pool [Enclosed area - 5,200 ft.] and doubleSECOND lots [1897 487.766 S.Y. -+In 1898 - 464.280 S.Y.] situate the Driftwood Bay Area, Belize Belize District, the freehold of Mr.TW ONE - Guest Room +inBathroom + Large Open AreaCity, Gym + Small Store Room; SECTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing)property Kenneth Karas & Ms. Pricilla Chun) TERMS: errace + Small Swimming Pool [Enclosed areaSTRICTLY - 5,200 sq.CASH ft.] and double lots [1897 487.766 S.Y KEVIN A. CASTILLO S.Y.] situate in theADDITIONAL Driftwood INFORMATION Bay Area, Belize City, Belize (foreclosure District, listing) the freehold propert - www.belizebank.com TELEPHONE 223-4488 Karas & Ms. Pricilla Chun) TERMS: STRICTLY CASH E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com belizebank.com (foreclosure KEVIN CASTILLO Face Book:A.Belize Auctions listing) TELEPHONE 223-4488 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com TERMS: STRICTLY CASH Face Book: Belize Auctions

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