Belize Times March 28, 2021- Government's Five Step to the Economic Recovery

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“We knew things were bad, but the reality is far worse than anyone could have imagined.” –PM John Briceño

Pg. 2 GOVERNMENT’S FIVE STEPS TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Pg. 5 UDP SENATORDESIGNATE KHALID BELISLE’S 8.8 MILLION DOLLAR MISAPPROPRIATION?

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PRESS RELEASE Cabinet Brief Belmopan. March 24, 2021. 5:40 p.m.

The Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, met in regular session on March 23, 2021.

• The Government of Belize’s Union Budget Consultation Team updated Cabinet on its response to the unions’ latest correspondence and its intent to continue further discussions in good faith.

• Cabinet approved the plan from the Ministry of Education for the phased return to face-to-face instruction of schools at all levels and sectors across the country beginning April 12, 2021.

• Cabinet took note of the efforts being made by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Industry to consolidate and modernize the Company’s Law Framework in Belize, which is a critical step toward improving investor confidence, boosting competitiveness and modernizing this important sector.

• Cabinet approved the National Tourism Recovery Plan presented by the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations which includes plans to place Belize’s tourism sector back on path with pre-pandemic growth trends, motivate the sector to embrace more market centric, digitally inclined and resilient future.

• Cabinet approved the recommendations by the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation for the planned modernization of Belize’s Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System.

The recommendations include: • Modernizing the oversight system to address the current problems in the system • Consider future hiring of more aviation professionals that will allow for management of future growth in the aviation industry • Putting measures in place to allow for revenue collection from aviation activities • Seek funding for the continued implementation of the modernization of Belize’s aviation safety and oversight system.

• Finally, Cabinet received an update from Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, of the results of the successful meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize and the Republic of Guatemala where both ministers expressed a desire to improve the bilateral relationship, especially in the areas of trade and the importance of maintaining dialogue and implementation of the 2005 Confidence Building Measures.

No adjective can explain how Belize was struck by a Category 5 tyrant and Party who cared only for themselves and their families. In 2020, the UDP-stricken economy took Belize head-first into the Covid ICU and left Belize in a financial coma by then Prime Minister Barrow and leader of the Opposition wannabe, Faber, bald for ideas and guilty of criminal inaction together with what some have called ‘economic treason’. When there was action Barrow and his mini-me planted and reaped corruption as a direct function of their UDP party-grown incompetence.

Being kicked out of office is not enough, there must be more to pay.

Ex-Prime Minister Dean Barrow is still the defacto leader of the UDP and totally responsible for steering of Belize as deep as they could into the economic quagmire. Complicit in this abomination were all his Ministers who skipped from infamy to infamy pecking at all that they could using Ministerial abuse of power.

Barrow’s borrow-borrow-borrow until he and the UDP could not anymore begun the day after the February 2008 General Elections. He borrowed the electorate’s mandate and began slugging at the Belizean economy. Reports are that from the most abnormal of Ministers became millionaires during the first two years. Such was Barrow’s confidence that he even went ahead to sign on to the Caribbean Court of Justice most likely thinking that he and his brother could run roughshod over the fledgling higher court. Well, years later, he went on record to ignore or verbally indicating disdain

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PUBLIC ADVISORY The Belize Airports Authority (BAA) would like to inform the public that animals (such as horses, cattle, sheep etc.) caught trespassing and dwelling at any of the aerodromes owned and managed by the BAA will be removed from the premises. Once they have been removed the BAA will take temporary ownership and report to the relevant authorities until animals have been claimed. The original owner will then incur all cost for the process of removing said animals.

Animal trespassing is a violation and becoming a concerning safety issue for air navigation and operations.

Specifically at the Dangriga, Orange Walk and Ranchito Airstrips, the public is being advised to take responsibility and keep their animals off the aerodromes to prevent any accidents.

The BAA thanks you for your support and understanding.

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We are at 39 active cases, down from about 5000. One of the major points of the planBelize manifesto was the bringing of Covid-19 number of cases under control and as close to zero as quickly as possible. The undeniable human tragedy Covid-19 brought will forever be present in Belize’s history as in all other countries on earth. Another undeniable trait is that with PUP leadership Covid-19 buckled.

This writer has said before, one positive case is one too many and we need to continue heeding the call. Our wearing of the mask properly, close to the face is paramount in keep us and those around us safe. Add to your mask, keeping away from crowds and not standing in front of anyone for prolonged periods of time is crucial; so, even with the masks we ought to distance ourselves. Keeping our hands washed has been said to us since we were children, Covid-19 multiplied the urgency which up the ante to alcohol sanitization, just in case someone did misuse their mask and dropped particles on several often-touched surfaces.

All these that we now call Covid protocols or guidelines are useless on flyers, social media, TV ads, and webpages and over the radio if there isn’t effective leadership.

This John Briceño leadership cares for Belizean life. The very nature of that care seeps into all his administration’s policies and breeds a true following. The proof of this pudding isn’t in the eating but in the daily statistics. Half a Billion people worldwide have been vaccinated at least once. Get vaccinated when it is your turn. We will get out of this.

for any CCJ ruling against his government. The Barrow administration was really about administering Belize’s wealth to benefit Barrow until the Belizean economy could take it no more.

No International Funding Institution was heeded by the megalomaniacal Prime Minister Barrow. His crony Ministers couldn’t care less, they were feeding and most couldn’t even read. In the last two of their House of Representatives events, the UDP ministers were finally given the chance to read Bill’s and their act exhaled as offensive. They had no idea what to do in the House to read a bill. After 13 years, they had improved only in being worse UDP nincompoops feigning at being Ministers.

In addition, at the last House Meeting at the end of September 2020, just before his Dear Belizeans announcement of Elections, Barrow walked out before the adjournment never to be seen again in the hallowed House Chambers. Illiterate Minister Patt didn’t know how to adjourn the House Meeting. All this is symbolic of a UDP that has not truly confessed to all their doings. An additional affront to Belizeans is that Faber et al will drag Belize into more expenses via taking complaints to the justice system.

The PUP wish to differ with Barrow’s assertion of Après Moi Le Deluge.

The insightful Belizean people saw Barrow’s intentions and after him they voted for planBelize and John Briceño. As we speak, the government of the day is chipping away at the gargantuan debt and financial retardation left by Barrow and hooligans. After 5025 dark UDP days, Belizeans have begun the process, all at the same time: shocking Belize out of financial coma, legal castigation of guilty UDPs, anti-corruption mechanism put into place, financial incentives, Testing, testing, testing for Covid, Covid Vaccinations and then sustained growth as Belize works for everyone.

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EDITORIAL

“Come Chocolate, Paga lo que Debes”Nat King Cole

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bitter battle rages between the Unions and the Government of Belize. It seems the cantankerous unions will not budge on the issue of a cut to their wages. It seems paradoxical that organizations that have as their mandate the improvement of the working conditions and livelihoods of their members should choose to recklessly endanger the very same.

Sure, the unions talk a good game, heck they give a great show. All the bluster about “all for one and one for all,” sounds very much like the musketeers of old. The truth is that it’s all smoke and mirrors to deflect from the rot of corruption that spread because it was unimpeded and, in very many cases, facilitated by members of the very same public service who now cry foul.

There were thirteen years during which corruption in all its forms permeated the halls of every nook and cranny in every government office. No members of the Public Service Union raised an alarm. They were perhaps too occupied in collaborating and covering up the corruption, hoping for crumbs to fall off the tables. Not even the selling of their headquarters from beneath their own feet roused them to action. During the union’s extended hibernation, it seemed that the UDP could do no wrong, there were no cries of outrage for the hot mess that was Immigration, Lands, Housing or Human Development. The Association of Public Service Senior Managers (APSSM) has finally come forward, and for many Belizeans who knew nothing of its existence it is indeed a revelation.

These unions would like Belizeans to think they are here for our greater good. They are at liberty to pontificate, quite sanctimoniously, from the safety a taxpayer funded salary gives them. They have long been insulated from the cold harsh realities that those same taxpayers face day in and day out. Belizeans, most of us by the recent statistics on unemployment, have been out here surviving with precious little social safety nets. Belizeans have had to make do, to rely on government assistance and on the good mercies of family, friends, and strangers for over a year. It is only by the Grace of God, Belizean tenacity and ingenuity that many have survived. Many have lost businesses, and their entire life’s work and savings, some are on the verge of losing their homes. Children have been told there is no money for further education. It is a cold hard slap in their face to say that you who have enjoyed a year of uninterrupted and stable salary refuse to give up a small percentage so that the vast majority of Belizeans, who fund your salary, can have a chance to recuperate. Is it our greater good or those of your membership who pay you union fees that you are concerned with?

The unions move only when their existence and livelihoods are threatened. They do not move in the interest of anyone other than their own but like to rant and make us believe that it is for Belizeans that they care.

Public officers are there to serve the people, to do the people’s work. Where were they when the UDP and Vega and Patt sold huge tracks of land to themselves and their cronies? Where was the APSSM during the Pennergate? This corruption could have been stopped in its tracks if public officers refused to comply and facilitate. They have known for years the true state of the Belizean economy, this is no surprise to them.

They allowed it and remained quiet and allowed it many facilitated and are themselves accomplices of corruption. Yet, it is with great disdain that they treat the Auditor General whose job it is to sound the alarm. After all this, the compliance with the corruption, the obvious facilitation and the willful turning of a blind eye to the evidence of leakages, corruption and misuse of resources, inflated contracts …what did the unions expect?

The party is over, from the Petro Caribe Bash to the Caracol Road. The bill has come and it is now time to pay up. We cannot allow Belizean taxpayers to assume the responsibility of paying the immense bill alone. The consequences of the excesses of the last thirteen years must be borne by all, private and public sector. It is time to put up or sit down, either we “are all for one and one for all” or just change your tune to “all for us.”

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28 MAR

2021

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“Come Chocolate, Paga lo que Debes”Nat King Cole

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na amarga batalla se libra entre los sindicatos y el Gobierno de Belice. Parece que los sindicatos cascarrabias no van a ceder en la cuestión de un recorte de sus salarios. Resulta paradójico que organizaciones cuyo mandato es mejorar las condiciones de trabajo y los medios de vida de sus miembros decidan poner en peligro estos mismos medios. Por supuesto, los sindicatos hablan bien y dan un gran espectáculo. Toda la fanfarronería de “todos para uno y uno para todos” suena muy parecido a los mosqueteros de antaño. La verdad es que todo es humo y espejos para desviar la atención de la podredumbre de la corrupción que se extendió porque no tuvo obstáculos, y en muchos casos, fue facilitada por los miembros de la misma administración pública que ahora protestan.

Fueron trece años en los que la corrupción en todas sus formas impregnó los pasillos de todos los rincones de todas las oficinas gubernamentales. Ningún miembro del Sindicato de Servicios Públicos dio la alarma. Tal vez estuvieron demasiado ocupados en colaborar y encubrir la corrupción, esperando que cayeran migajas de las mesas.

Ni siquiera la venta de su sede bajo sus propios pies les hizo reaccionar. Durante la prolongada hibernación del sindicato, parecía que el UDP no podía hacer nada malo, no hubo gritos de indignación por el desastre que eran Inmigración, Tierras, Vivienda o Desarrollo Humano. La Asociación de Altos Funcionarios de la Administración Pública (APSSM) por fin ha salido a la luz, y para muchos beliceños que no sabían de su existencia es realmente una revelación.

A estos sindicatos les gustaría que los beliceños pensaran que están interesados en nuestro bien común. Son libres de pontificar, de forma bastante santurrona, desde la seguridad que les proporciona un salario financiado por los contribuyentes. Llevan mucho tiempo aislados de la fría y dura realidad a la que se enfrentan esos mismos contribuyentes día tras día. Los beliceños, la mayoría de nosotros por las recientes estadísticas de desempleo, hemos estado sobreviviendo con muy pocas redes de seguridad social. Los beliceños han tenido que arreglárselas, depender de la ayuda del gobierno y de la buena voluntad de familiares, amigos y extraños durante más de un año. Sólo por la gracia de Dios, la tenacidad y el ingenio de los beliceños, muchos han sobrevivido. Muchos han perdido sus negocios y el trabajo y los ahorros de toda su vida, algunos están a punto de perder sus casas. A los niños se les ha dicho que no hay dinero para seguir estudiando. Es una dura y fría bofetada en su cara para decir que ustedes que han disfrutado de un año de salario ininterrumpido y estable, se niegan a renunciar a un pequeño porcentaje para que la inmensa mayoría de los beliceños, que financian su salario, puedan tener la oportunidad de recuperarse. ¿Es nuestro bien común o el de los afiliados que os pagan las cuotas sindicales lo que os preocupa?

Los sindicatos sólo se mueven cuando su existencia y sus medios de vida se ven amenazados. No se mueven por el interés de nadie más que por el suyo propio, pero les gusta despotricar y el hacernos creer que es por los beliceños por lo que se preocupan. Los funcionarios públicos están para servir al pueblo, para hacer el trabajo del pueblo. ¿Dónde estaban cuando el UDP y Vega y Patt vendieron enormes extensiones de tierra para ellos y sus compinches? ¿Dónde estaba la APSSM durante el Pennergate? Esta corrupción podría haberse detenido en seco si los funcionarios públicos se hubieran negado a cumplir y facilitar. Hace años que conocen el verdadero estado de la economía beliceña, esto no les sorprende. Lo permitieron y se quedaron callados y lo permitieron, muchos facilitaron y son ellos mismos cómplices de la corrupción. Sin embargo, tratan con gran desprecio al Auditor General cuyo trabajo es dar la alarma. Después de todo esto, su conformidad con la corrupción, la facilitación evidente y el hacerse de la vista gorda voluntariamente ante las evidencias de las fugas, la corrupción y el mal uso de los recursos, los contratos inflados... ¿Qué esperaban los sindicatos?

Se acabó la fiesta, desde la juerga de Petro Caribe hasta la carretera de Caracol. La factura ha llegado y ahora es el momento de pagar. No podemos permitir que los contribuyentes beliceños asuman solos la responsabilidad de pagar la inmensa factura. Las consecuencias de los excesos de los últimos trece años deben ser asumidas por todos, sector privado y público. Es hora de levantarse o sentarse, o bien “somos todos para uno y uno para todos” o bien cambiamos el tono a “todo para nosotros”.

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THE BELIZE TIMES VOICE OF THE COMMON MAN

THE FIVE STEPS TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY CHECK OUT THE REAL SITUATION

By Hilly Bennett The ‘social media spring’ is agush with attacks on the People’s United Party Government regarding decisions being implemented to ‘right the ship’. The fountainheads are the UDP spin doctors hoping for the third-day resurrection. Of course, Good Friday is on the approach and in a Shakespearean twist so is the ides of March.

The sordid mess left by the Barrow Government, the utter disrepair of the Jewel socio-economic order demands urgent attention for its survival.

On the Tuesday segment of The Whip Talk Show, the guest of honour was the Honourable Henry Charles Usher Minister of the Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform. Minister Usher brought clarity to the conversation regarding the proposals and counter-proposals from the leadership of the joint unions. Most importantly, the across the board outcry by the unions and UDP minions was clearly disingenuous and deceptive. Usher detailed that public officers below the 12,000 per year level would remain untouched. Additionally, recommendations made by Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde shows that frontline workers would not feel a cut in salary. However, it is alleged that the unions were chilly on this point and took the position - cut one cut all.

Incidentally, there has been no call for the head of the one responsible for the country’s quagmire. For Barrow’s shame, the PUP is to blame. The situation is akin to the gunshot victim attempting to kill the doctor desperately trying to save his life. Unfair, unreasonable and shameful!

The five steps proposed by the Prime Minister John Briceño and his economic recovery team to rebuild the tracks to recovery are: 1) Cost-saving measures; 15% cut on goods and services has begun. This includes rentals of buildings, the Papa Mena, Dean Barrow, Boots Martinez type, utilities, cleaning contracts issued under the influence of Sista B, fuel amongst others.

Interestingly, in 2015 a Committee to Evaluate and Advise on Cost-Saving (CEACS ) compiled a Report identifying wastage in government spending and made cost-saving recommendations identical to those being carried out today. The report was validated

by Financial Secretary Joseph Waight submitted to Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development Dean Oliver Barrow. The Report was shelved to gather dust. A blatant example of why the country is hanging on the precipice of economic destruction. Not a tweet came from the UDP lackeys nor the unions and the disgruntled few.

2) Negotiations to restructure the commercial debt; prior to leaving office in 2008, the Said Musa PUP Government successfully restructured the commercial debt. A first. A total net cash flow relief of US $481.5 million was realised for the period 2007 - 2015 of which $180 million was immediate savings that benefitted the United Democratic Party Government when they assumed office in 2008.

Instead of investing these savings in projects that would increase production, economic growth and creating jobs putting Belizeans to work, they squandered it on wasteful spending on pibil tacos with Patrick Faber getting tipsy in the Corozal bay, feathering the nests of family members and cronies. Another example of the reckless, irresponsible actions of an incompetent government.

3) The making available idle monies to prime the economic engine. Late 2020 Dean Barrow had alluded to the liquidity of some five billion dollars in the banks and the Credit Union. Prime Minister John Briceno got a bill passed in parliament to allow investors to access needed financing. This represents one of the home-grown initiatives adopted to shore up the economy without entering into the strictures of the IMF type. In Barrow words that “ultimately, as part of our efforts at recovery, who comes next in my view will more likely than not have to talk to the IMF. Who comes next will have to talk to the IFIs generally. Who comes next will need assistance, serious funding assistance.”

Without any reservation, the cold-hearted Barrow said, “so we will have to go to these people and they will extract their pound of flesh. It is the old axiomatic. They won’t give you the assistance that you require except if they say, aha you will no longer be able to proceed as though you are heedless to what we have been telling you for year’s and years”.

Dean then warned that a condition for assistance needed could be pension reform, trimming the wage bill and retrenchment or the public sector. Cold like that! No one seemed to care. This is the sole reason PM Briceno is asking for the cut, it is to avoid the dictates of the unforgiving International institution, is to create a needy cash flow and diminish the temptation to borrow more money.

4) Collection of outstanding revenue. It is outrageous that a 200 million debt to the crown cannot be collected. A showing of

incompetence and the lack of due diligence in the performance in the public service. CAP 55 section 85 states: Any prosecution instituted against any person for the commission of any offence against the ACT shall be commenced within six years from the time of the offence committed and not afterwards. This should be a slap in the face of union leaders haggling over the cut. Imagine what these uncollected revenues could do in these dire times. Should someone be held to account? Definitely! Heads must roll.

These are the wanton disservice that joint unions fail to consider, the failings of the public service.

5) The elephant in the room, the wage bill. As indicated above Dean Barrow was forewarned that the wage bill was unsustainable. However, in his hubristic splendour Barrow boasted that he grew the wage bill by 35 million each year for ten years. The Public Service became the chief employer and was used for political leverage. Employment entry into the government will show the obvi-

ous, there were new entrants prior to the election.

When you check out the real situation the head of the joint unions have been deceptive and disingenuous to its membership and the nation. The Barrow Government have failed demonstrably to deliver the people’s mandate of 2008 of Transparency, Accountability, and Good Governance. The double-edged machete was solely Barrow’s theatrics, giving the Belizeans fool’s comfort.

The union leadership became perfunctionaries and the enablers to the corrupt acts of the UDP. This latent cancer must be removed for Plan Belize to become a reality. Prime Minister Briceño refuses to repeat the gory acts of the UDP. The challenge in uprighting the nation a result of Barrow ‘evilnomics’ is not easy. However, the People’s United Party is taking the challenge head-on. The PUP intends to win. PM Briceño categorically asserted “we will fix it “!

SENIOR CLERK, CLEARING & SETTLEMENTS

The Central Bank invites qualified individuals to join its Payment Services & Exchange Control Approvals Department (PSED).

The Senior Clerk, Clearing & Settlements will perform functions as it relates to providing efficient and effective local and international payment services to the Central Bank of Belize’s customers. The incumbent will facilitate transactions in the Central Bank of Belize’s accounting software, the National Payment System, and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (S.W.I.F.T). The incumbent must be able to perform duties under minimal supervision, pay keen attention to details, and be flexible and responsible to complete all duties assigned in a timely and accurate manner. The Senior Clerk, Clearing & Settlements will also:

▪ Monitor transactions of participants in the Automated Transfer System (ATS), Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), and Automated Clearing House (ACH);

▪ Reconcile List of Active Users in the Automated Payment and Securities Settlement System (APSS) on a monthly basis;

▪ Verify and process payment instructions; ▪ Verify S.W.I.F.T messages; ▪ Prepare reports on commercial banks required monthly average deposits; ▪ Prepare reports on interbank loan activity and subsequent applied loan rates; and ▪ Prepare Due Diligence Report.

The applicants should possess the following:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

▪ An Associate’s Degree in Accounting, Business Management, or a related field from a recognized tertiary institution. Relevant work experience would be an asset.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE ▪ Possesses, applies and maintains a high degree of knowledge in accounting and finance to deliver quality work; Ability to manage and prioritize tasks and time efficiently; Excellent written and verbal skills; Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

COMPETENCIES ▪ Communication Skills; Interpersonal Skills; Results Orientation; Flexibility/Adaptability; Initiative; Thoroughness; Analytical Thinking; Building Collaborative Relationships.

Submit the following documents by Wednesday, 31 March 2021:

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Central Bank Application Form (available online) Curriculum Vitae Three (3) references (one must be from previous employer) Copies of university transcripts, degrees, and any other personal certificates

Applications should be addressed to: Manager, Human Resources Department Central Bank of Belize P O Box 852 or Gabourel Lane Belize City, BELIZE Ref: Senior Clerk, Clearing & Settlements – PSED (All applications will be held in strict confidence.)

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UDP SENATOR-DESIGNATE KHALID BELISLE’S 8.8 MILLION DOLLAR MISAPPROPRIATION? There were shocking revelations in the new Mayor of the Capital City Belmopan’s presentation on the state of that municipalities’ finances. On Wednesday March 25, 2021 Mayor Sharen Palacio presented to the nation news of what can be called misappropriations at that council monies during the Khalid Belisle tenure.

The Mayor, at from the Belmopan City Hall conference room, exposed reports of gross mismanagement of the municipalities’ funds and the mishandling of their public records.

The Belmopan Council has an approximate three quarter of a million dollar debt to both the Social Security and the Income Tax Department, and the questionable distribution of lands leading up to the municipal elections, all under the former administration. Owing to the SSB for money deducted from worker’s pay is extremely damning to the ex-council and more so to the former Mayor who has been pointed to replace the Sanctuary Bay lawyer in the Senate. The UDP feels that a move to Khalid as Senator is to bring in a fresh face with a definite question: where is the worker’s money which should have been paid to the Social Security Board and the Income Tax department? Khalid previously had lied to the nation in

the Lew Dermen/Saldivar case as to several pictures that surfaced where he was pictured with both men locally and internationally. Is Khalid Belisle Senator material?

Senators take an oath just as he did when he was sworn-in as Mayor for Belmopan. All indications are that there is a lot to answer and more that can be revealed.

A release from the Belmopan City Council outlines that the former Council left behind outstanding debts to the tune of 8.8 million dollars. The release adds a 1.5 million dollar loan from the National Bank of Belize, 117 thousand dollars in outstanding Social Security payments, and 692 thousand dollars in unpaid Citco bills. One Hundred fifty thousand dollars is listed as bills on hold, while mention is made of $160,000 in outstanding payment to one contract. Furthermore, according to Mayor Palacio, persons were on the Council’s payroll that never worked a day at the Council. This latter seems to be the MO of the entire UDP from Barrow, Faber, Patt and the rest of many of their Public Service hires.

The UDP were hired by the Belizeans people in 2008 and completed their exit in 2020(or is it 2021) after doing no work.

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The Bills will be issued in electronic form only evidenced by an electronic book entry in the Central Securities Depository of the Central Bank of Belize in multiples of $200 and will be repayable at par 91 days after issue. They will be issued on Wednesday, 7 April 2021 and will be redeemed on Wednesday, 7 July 2021.

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The Auction on the Central Securities Depository System (CSD) will be opened from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday 7 April 2021.

Successful bidders should arrange to settle via the Automated Payment & Securities Settlement System of Belize (APSSS).

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Applications should be submitted by April 5th, 2021.

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Prime Minister

Hon. John Briceño Weekly Message

Rescue, Recover and Reconstruct

Hi Everybody, Let’s be honest, our current financial and economic crisis has been in the making for over a decade. Even before COVID19 Belize experienced four (4) quarters of economic decline.

Fact -- While most countries around us were grow-

ing, we were not.

Fact -- We entered this global pandemic weak, and vulnerable to the shocks.

Fact -- Last year, our economy fell off the cliff, contracting by a devastating 14 percent.

Fact -- Last December, the IDB said that “Belize is the only country in Central America to register a decline in real GDP growth in the last decade.

I am not giving you news, you know this. Every time, you go to the store, you know the reality of these hard times. Our debt went up, and our wages went back 28 years to 1992 levels. If we compare ourselves to Central America and the Caribbean, we are at the bottom. Some say our economic health is underwater, but the reality and the numbers say worse, we are drowning.

When my party asked for your vote, we came with planBelize. We knew things were bad, but the reality is far worse than anyone could have imagined. Of course this is not the time to lament, this is the time take the tough decisions that will rescue, recover and reconstruct our national life.

Since taking office we have been pro-active, aggressively developing an export promotion strategy. You can see it with cattle, poultry and sugar. Our Economic Recovery Task Force will soon present their recommendations for implementation.

Fellow Belizeans, what we cannot do is raise taxes. We must trim expenditures and make money available for lending at lower interest rates. This will allow us to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of our people. We have consulted widely with our partners – the NGOs, the Business and Productive Sectors, the Churches and the Unions. We have been blunt about the state of our economy. Today, we are all called to sacrifice for Belize. Our history shows that we have survived many disasters, natural and human made.

With this new appointment with history, we are determined to build Belize back better. But to this we have to work together.

Thanks, God Bless and when it’s your turn, please get vaccinated.

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Chiquibul Symposium KEYNOTE SPEECH By

Hon. John Briceño March 21, 2021

Thank you for inviting me to address your Symposium.

I have and always will believe that the work of FCD is noble. I know that your efforts are in line with that of my government as it relates to the protection restoration and promotion of the sustainable use of our natural forests ecosystems. And so for me this is a significant partnership.

The theme chosen for this symposium: “Restoring a National Patrimony” comes amidst our nation’s greatest challenge in a century and for sure the greatest challenge since independence.

The COVID-19 virus has affected us in such a profound way that there is no part of our national development that has not been affected. For sure our national patrimony, indeed our national psyche has been in large measures shaken and diminished.

Yet, we as a people are optimistic, and my government, forward thinking.

And so, we welcome this event and more so the outcomes that will result from your work. The Chiquibul Maya Mountain complex represents the core of our nation’s cultural, natural, and economic wealth. This symposium then provides an opportunity to emphasize the many threats, challenges, and opportunities which exist and can be explored for restoring and maintaining the integrity of this Key Biodiversity Area within the Mesoamerican Region.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud that Belize serves as a global model in the areas of Biodiversity and protected areas management. I am immensely proud that many of the targets and vision for protected areas documented within the first iteration of our national protected Areas Policy and System Plan were identified and championed under my tenure as minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 2005. These visionary goals for Protected areas identified by the PUP in 2005 are again at the forefront of Plan Belize. They are critical factors for supporting the social and economic recovery and resilience of Belize.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, countries have set aside on average 20 percent of their lands as protected areas.

Our goal is to set aside over 36 percent of our land for conservation of biodiversity. Given our small size, this is indeed, nothing short of impressive. But, as we do our part in maintaining and restoring these ecosystems, we must all remain focused on the true purpose for setting aside these lands for conservation. It is not one of locking away these resourc-

es but one of ensuring that these areas are maintained and are able to contribute in perpetuity to the wellbeing of our people.

Aside from serving as habitat for biodiversity, Belize’s Protected Areas are a major source of natural capital, contributing millions of dollars in ecosystem-derived goods and services on an annual basis. Much of our Industries are dependent on these managed resources. It is well known and has been documented that approximately 70 percent of visitors to Belize visit our Protected Areas during their stay, with direct tourism contribution exceeding 510 million dollars annually.

Additional nature-based production industries such as forestry, fishing and agriculture continue to serve as primary GDP earners. Areas such as the Chiquibul have also demonstrated their effectiveness in providing services critical to the social wellbeing of our people.

Thirty-nine watersheds provide water security for people across 55 percent of the total land mass of Belize and provide energy and hydro-electrical power required for our day-to-day activities. Notwithstanding this contribution to socio economic growth, resources for management of sites are often limited and have hindered the sustainable management and development.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has further strained Protected Areas management by limiting visitation and sustainable productive activities within these sites. Anyone who has worked within the environmental field knows that the financial needs of our protected areas system vastly exceed the limited funding available to invest in conservation. Assessments have shown that the financial gap for an optimum level of Protected Areas management is estimated at 40 million dollars annually. It is also clear that the current level of investment in Protected Areas is even more difficult to maintain as we grapple to provide the critical needs being demanded by the electorate and citizens in the face of this pandemic.

In the face of these challenges, we must join efforts and collaborate to protect our natural assets. My government is determined to set up the frameworks, legislation and opportunities for the people and economy to evolve and prosper within a changing and dynamic environment.

We are committed to doing our best to improve protected areas administration, governance, coordination, and enforcement. We also recognize that research, monitoring, and proper planning is integral to improving management of our

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resources.

As stated in Plan Belize, we will roll out an aggressive reforestation program as well as facilitating sustainable rural concessions in areas of least negative impact to biodiversity and which will be held by members of our communities. We will support community-based organizations in value-adding and entry into niche markets for our nature-based products, which will create jobs for our people as well as reduce poverty. We also commit to introducing new surveillance technology to assist in the daunting and tireless task of patrolling and manning of our Chiquibul border against foreign incursions and pillaging of our resources.

We have also witnessed the sale and pirating of our most pristine and critical resources.

Again, my commitment is to ensure that we protect and recover these lands with “high intrinsic value,” such as the Bald Hills in the Mountain Pine Ridge which belongs to the people of Belize and not to land-grabbing ministers, their cronies and other associates.

Considering the existing and increasing constraints on Government’s annual budgets, it is all about strategically leveraging funding from facilities such as the Green Climate Fund, the Global Environmental Facility and the Food and Agriculture Organization via partnerships with institutions like The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre and the Biodiversity Finance Initiative to name a few. As we do our best to secure the millions needed to address both our social and environmental needs, let us no longer shy away from entering partnership with the private sector to assist us in bridging our financial gap.

This will be done while ensuring that the financial instruments and accountability features are put in place to guide these opportunities.

I am certain that if win-win opportunities are identified that the private sector will consider increasing investments in nature-based enterprises which provide both a financial and environmental return. I am fully aware that we must do a better job at coordinating amongst relevant ministries and sectors. Sustainable management of our resources cannot be the preoccupation of only the government or the Ministry of Sustainable Development or the Blue Economy. Our NGO partners must continue their efforts; efforts which I commend and applaud for my government fully understands that the GOB cannot do it alone.

The board and staff of FCD have worked tirelessly for over 21 years to ensure that the integrity of the Chiquibul is maintained. They do this in the face of mounting threats to both human and physical resources and in an environment with great financial limitations.

FCD has shown us what perseverance and dedication is all about. To Rafael and the entire team, I say that you are not alone, we hear you!!… This government is committed to doing our part in improving the management of Chiquibul and the greater Chiquibul landscape.

Congratulations and thank for the impressive work done throughout the years and on the organization of yet another great symposium. To everyone who will present a paper, a speech or those who logged on to share and be informed, thank you for your contribution.

Make good decisions and please keep safe.

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country: Belize Name of Project: Health Sector Support Programme Belize Sector: Health Country: Belize GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Name of Project: Health Sector Support Programme Belize HealthHealth Organization (PAHO) is currently implementing the Health Sector Support TheSector: Pan American GENERAL NOTICE Programme BelizePROCUREMENT project which is funded by the European Union. It intends to apply part of the proceeds

to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is currently implementing the Health Sector Support Belize project by the The overall objective of theProgramme project is to achieve a better qualitywhich of life, is forfunded all Belizeans, livingEuropean now and Union.

It intends to apply part ofcomponents: the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related in the future.

It includes the following services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

1. To develop efficient, effective, disaster resilient and environmentally friendly health facilities; and The overall objective of the project is to achieve a better quality of life, for all Be2. living To improve structure, management health services. lizeans, nowthe and in theorganization future. Itand includes theoffollowing components:

1. To develop efficient, effective, disaster resilient and environmentally friendly health facilities; The project aims to supportand the Government of Belize to assess and prioritize vulnerability reduction 2. To improve the structure, organization andfacilities management of health services. investments of their health facilities. A total of six (6) health will be retrofitted to help reduce the The project aimsdamage to support the Government Belizeastowell assess andoperational prioritize downtime and potential to the facility in the event of of a disaster as reduce expenditures with water andinvestments energy management improvements and ensure A energy vulnerability reduction of their health facilities. totalefficiency of six to (6)support health continuity of healthcare deliverytoin help the event of a major facilities will be retrofitted reduce the disaster. downtime and potential damage to the facility in the event of a disaster as well as reduce operational expenditures with waterThe andfacilities energy management and ensure energy efficiency support to be retrofitted are: improvements (i) Punta Gorda Community Hospital, Toledo District (ii)toSouthern continuity of healthcare delivery eventRegional of a major disaster.

Regional Hospital, Stann Creek Districtin (iii)the Western Hospital, City of Belmopan, Cayo District facilities to be retrofitted Punta (v) Gorda Community Toledo (iv)The Northern Regional Hospital, Orangeare: Walk(i) District Corozal Community Hospital, Hospital, Corozal District Regional Hospital, Stann Creek District (iii) Western Regional District,(ii) andSouthern (vi) Central Medical Laboratory, Belize City, Belize District Hospital, City of Belmopan, Cayo District (iv) Northern Regional Hospital, Orange Walk District (v) Corozal Corozal andportal (vi) Central Medical LabThe United Nations Community Global Market Hospital, Place (UNGM) is theDistrict, procurement of the United Nations oratory, City, Belizevendor District System Belize and is the electronic registration system used by the Pan American Health Organization The United Global Place (UNGM) procurement (PAHO), regionalNations office of the WorldMarket Health Organization (WHO) is forthe all tendering exercises.portal of the United Nations System and is the electronic vendor registration system used by the Pan Organization (PAHO), regional office World Health OrganiAllAmerican tenders forHealth the Health Sector Support Programme in Belize willofbethe advertised on the UNGM. zation (WHO) for all in tendering Suppliers interested bidding exercises. for this project, MUST register with PAHO on UNGM at All tenders for the Health Sector Support Programme in Belize will be advertised www.ungm.org/Vendor/Registration. on the UNGM. Suppliers interested in bidding for this project, MUST register with PAHO at www.ungm.org/Vendor/Registration.

Pleaseon noteUNGM that a virtual session on UNGM registration will be conducted to bidders who express interest note that a virtual session on UNGM will be conducted in Please bidding for this project.

For additional information biddersregistration are asked to please contact Mrs Oliviato bidders who express interest in bidding for this project. For additional information Contreras-Perera, Procurement Focal Point at email address contrero@paho.org. bidders are asked to please contact Mrs Olivia Contreras-Perera, Procurement Focal International regional contrero@paho.org. suppliers interested in the Health Sector Support Programme in Belize must Point at emailand address adhere to the following International andCOVID-19 regionalProtocols: suppliers interested in the Health Sector Support Pro(COVID-19) andtotravel: For biddersCOVID-19 who are not currently based in Belize, please gramme Coronavirus in Belize must adhere the following Protocols: plan your travel(COVID-19) accordingly Only international airport is who open, and land borders remain Coronavirus andthetravel: For bidders areall not currently based travel toplan Belize, please consult the Belize Tourism Board website for important in closed.

Belize,Toplease your travel accordingly Only the international airport is information to COVID-19 protocol - https://www.belizetourismboard.org/news-andopen, and allrelated land borders remain closed.

To travel to Belize, please consult the gallery/belize-covid-19-update/ Belize Tourism Board website for important information related to COVID-19 protocol - https://www.belizetourismboard.org/news-and-gallery/belize-covid19-update/

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Prime Minister’s Address at the IDB Annual General Meeting Strategic Vision of the IDB Group 2021-2025 During the Governors Session III Saturday, March 20, 2021

Mr. President, Belize strongly supports the Strategic Vision of the IDB Group 2021-2025. The issues included in the proposed tiers are very closely aligned with our countries’ economic plan. However, in order to harness “the opportunities created by the pandemic,” it is imperative that the IDB Group support our countries to implement a transformative agenda while having full regard to the core principles of access, equality, gender equity, integration, and most important inclusion.

We applaud the efforts of our President to proactively engage with member countries to explore options to help with the economic recovery of our LAC region. We believe that the country context is important for tailoring an effective response from the bank and we wish to ensure the finan-

cial leadership role of the IDB Group in securing resources to help countries with their economic recovery.

We posit that it is necessary to prioritize on the most poor and vulnerable countries in order to work “towards a sustainable and inclusive economic growth” of the LAC region. Belize, as an example, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID pandemic and the economic fallout as a result thereof.

Belize is also clearly the negative outlier in the worst quadrant of outcomes of economic growth with a debt to GDP ratio at approximately 134.1%.

And, as expressed by the IDB’s country economists, “Belize is the only country in Central America to register a decline in real GDP growth in the last decade,” - a lost decade for Belize Due to the indebtedness, limit-

ed fiscal space and limited access to markets, our countries continue to rely on our multilateral partners to provide the financial resources required for the health response and the recovery and development of our economies. We use this opportunity to stress that any adjustment in the level of the Bank’s loans should not be at the expense of the most poor and vulnerable countries.

On the contrary, in the true spirit of our cooperative, the IDB Group should commit to mobilize resources to the most poor and vulnerable countries to help them emerge from the current crisis. Unexpected climatic events such as the multigenerational effects of Hurricane Eta and Iota in 2020 remind us of the vulnerabilities of our countries and the importance of a climate change and natural disaster risk reduction agenda for the entire region.

Belize therefore reiterates the need for IFIs to replace the GDP criterion for country classification to another suitable criteria that incorporates the vulnerabilities associated with climatic events. The recent hurricanes have demonstrated that a single event can have disastrous consequences and us-

099 ing a measure that does not include vulnerabilities limits Belize’s ability to access concessional resources. For this reason, it is critical to allocate additional resources, such technical cooperation, grants and concessional resources to the most poor and vulnerable economies like Belize.

We are mindful that the success of the Paris agreement is subject to the availability of external resources and depends on the delivery on the pledges of developed countries to be able to provide more concessional resources.

We consider that the Strategic Vision 2021-2025 must include a comprehensive strategy on concessional resources to help countries develop a comprehensive climate change and natural disaster reduction strategy to foster resilience.

Dear Governors, Belize underscores that the IDB is a strategic principal partner for the region. At the same time, we also underline the principle of shared but differentiated responsibility between borrowing and non-borrowing countries, a principle that necessitates the pursuit of inclusion and special consideration of the most poor and vulnerable countries, like Belize. We look forward to the IDB’s continued support to help us achieve our 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

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LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that Luisa Enriquez is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “I & C Fast Food” located at # 11 Mahogany Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Doris Escobar is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Carlito’s Shop” located at # 91 West Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Shun Hua Tan is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Hello Supermarket” located at # 106A Freetown Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Remigio Pop is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Pop’s Place” located in More Tomorrow Village, Cayo District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Young Swiss male looking for friendship from Belize.

Write to: Vitus Castelberg Aspermontstrasse 19 CH-7000 Chur Switzerland (Europe)

Notice is hereby given that Leandro Hegar & Andrea Witz are applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “City Eats” located at # 551A Buttonwood Bay Blvd., Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees Messrs. The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo and Christiana R. Castillo are selling ONLINE via belizepropertyauctions.com the properties appearing below. Sales currently running and will expire on Wednesday 7th April 2021 at the times shown on the website

Notice is hereby given that Maria Del CarNo. 2123 West Wind Drive, Placencia Peninsula, BY1.ORDER of the Mortgagees Messrs.The The Placencia Belize BankResidences, International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers men De La Fuente is applying for a RestauStann Kevin A. Creek CastilloDistrict: and Christiana R. Castillo are selling ONLINE via belizepropertyauctions.com the rant Liquor License to be operated at “Maraproperties appearing below. Sales currently running and will expire on Wednesday 7th April 2021 at th cas Bar & Grill” located on Naranjal Street, times shown on the website.

Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordi-1. No. 2123 West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District: nance Revised Edition 1980.

For Sale

By Order of the Mortgagee

REGISTRATION SECTION

BLOCK

PARCEL

Placencia North

36

2123

(Being a reinforced masonry block building frame [60 ft. X 60 ft. + carport 20 ft. X 20 ft.]

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL and lot [768.690 S.M.] situate on West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia Placencia North the freehold property of36 2123 Estates Peninsula, Stann Creek District, Messrs. Mayan Lagoon (Being aLimited.) reinforced masonry block building frame [60 ft. X 60 ft. + carport 20 ft. X 20 ft.] and lot [768.690 Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Belize City, S.M.] situate on West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District, the property of Messrs.

Limited.) Residences, Placencia Peninsu2.

No. 1486 WestMayan WindLagoon Drive,Estates The Placencia hereby gives notice of his intention to2. freehold No. 1486la, West Wind Drive,District: The Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District: Stann Creek

KENNETH K. Dart of Cayo District, Belize, exercise his power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 19th day of October, 2018, between APOLON MANAGEMENT LTD. of Succotz Village, Cayo District, Belize (hereinafter called “the Borrower”) of the one part and KENNETH K. Dart (hereinafter called “the Lender”) of the other part and recorded as Instrument No. LTU-201801896, the said Kenneth K. Dart will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Kenneth K. Dart.

REGISTRATION REGISTRATIONSECTION SECTION BLOCKBLOCK PARCEL PARCEL Placencia North 36 1486 Placencia North 36 1486 (Being a three storey timber/vinyl dwelling house: Ground Floor 28 ft. X 59 ft. + porch 8 ft. X 28 ft. containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen laundryFloor + utility room + ft. storage under (Being a three storey timber/vinyl dwelling house: + Ground 28 ft.

X 59 + porch staircase; First Floor: 22 ft.

X 43 ft. + porch 5 ft.

X 22 ft. containing master bedroom + bathroom 8 ft. X 28 ft. containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry ++ walk-in

utility room + storage under staircase; First Floor: 22 ft. X 43 ft. + porch 5 ft. X 22 ft. containing master bedroom + bathroom + walk-in closet; Second Floor: 10 ft. X 10 ft. viewing attic (access three via internal concrete timber andconcrete lot closet; Second Floor: 10 ft.toXall10 ft. floors viewing attic (access to staircase all threewith floors via steps) internal sta [919.702 square meterssquare (1099.95 square(1099.95 yards)] situate on West Wind Drive,on The Placencia FIRSTLY, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in the Black Rockwith Area, timber steps) and lot [919.702 meters square yards)] situate West Wind D Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ron Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Ron Cayo District, and being Block No. 3 comprising 21.10 acres, bounded Oczkowski and Ms. Barbara Bell.)

THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO

Oczkowski and Ms. Barbara Bell.) and described as shown by Plan No. 545 of 2002 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 545 of 2002 dated shown on Plan attached to Minister’s 3. No. 2108 West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia PeninsuNo.No. 2108 West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek Dist Reg. Fiat Grant No. 545 of 2002 dated 21st July, 2002 (Entry No. 3774 3. la, Stann Creek District: 14, copy of which is attached and forms a part hereof.)

SECONDLY, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in the Black Rock Area, Cayo District, and being Block No. 2 comprising 21.34 acres, bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 544 of 2002 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 545 of 2002 dated shown on Plan attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 544 of 2002 dated 8th August, 2002. (Entry No. 3774 Reg. No. 14, copy of which is attached and forms a part hereof.)

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK BLOCKPARCEL REGISTRATION SECTION PARCEL Placencia North 36 Placencia North 36 2108 2108 THIRDLY, ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate in the Black Rock(Being Area, a two storey concrete building [32 ft. X 32 inclusive of a porch 5 ft. X 16 ft. + back porch 5 (Being a two storey concrete building [32 ft. X 32 inclusive of a porch 5 ft. X 16 ft. + back Cayo District, and being Block No. 1 comprising 55.24 acres, bounded containing Ground master bedroom + walk-in closetbedroom + bathroom + living/dining/kitchen porchFloor: 5 ft. wide containing Ground Floor: master + walk-in closet + bathroom + + h and described as shown by Plan No. 546 of 2002 attached to Minister’s bathroom + laundry room ; Second Floor: 1 bedroom + closet + bathroom (access via internal living/dining/kitchen + half bathroom + laundry room ; Second Floor: 1 bedroom + closet conc Fiat Grant No. 546 of 2002 dated shown on Plan attached to Minister’s tiled staircase)]+and lot [937.060 S.M.] situate on West Drive, The PlacenciaS.M.] Residences, bathroom (access via internal concrete & tiledWind staircase)] and lot [937.060 situate Pl Reg. Fiat Grant No. 546 of 2002 dated 21st July, 2002. (Entry No. 3774Peninsula, onCreek West Wind Drive, The Placencia Residences, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District.)

Stann District.)

No. 14, copy of which is attached and forms a part hereof.)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION th TERMS: STRICTLY CASH DATED this 9 day of March, 2021 www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) KEVIN A. CASTILLO MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP TERMS: STRICTLY CASH TELEPHONE 223-4488 91 North Front Street KEVIN A. CASTILLO E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com TELEPHONE 223-4488 Belize City Face Book: Belize Auctions E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Attorneys-at-Law for Face Book: Belize Auctions

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MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT & HOUSING SIXTH ROAD (COASTAL HIGHWAY UPGRADING) PROJECT CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR LIVELIHOOD ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS- RE-ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The Government of Belize (GOBZ) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) towards the cost of the Sixth Road (Coastal Highway Upgrading) Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOBZ and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawals from the Financing Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOBZ shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

The Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Housing (MIDH) - PEU, the Executing Agency, now wishes to procure consultancy services for Community Capacity-Building for Livelihood Enhancement Projects-RE-ADVERTISEMENT. The objective of the consultancy is to explore the potential economic development opportunities available for the communities (specifically Gales Point and Mullins River), and assist the targeted communities to develop and take advantage of the wider economic and livelihood enhancement opportunities that the upgrading of the road is expected to bring. The consultancy team is expected to provide the consultancy services in two phases: Phase One in 30 days, over a four-month period and Phase Two in 45 days, over an (b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eight-month period. eligible country; and The MIDH now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest indicating qualifications and experience required to provide these consultancy services. (c) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country. (a) in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is Eligible countriesowned are member countries of CDB. more than 50 per cent beneficially by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by a body(ies) corporate meeting these requirements; (b) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on conflict of interest for the selection (c) in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible of consultants. benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country.

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. assignments.

The consultancy team should possess persons with appropriate qualifications in Sociology, Community Development, Gender Studies or a related field, as well as expertise in monitoring and evaluation, management or business or a related field, and natural resources with a minimum The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of CDB’s Guidelines for the Selection and management Engagement of Consultants (2011), setting forth CDB’s policy on of of10consultants. years’ practical experience in applying community development and small business/livelihoods conflict of interest for the selection development, and natural resource management in rural communities.

In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications and experience on similar assignments. The consultancy team should possess persons with appropriate All information must be submitted in English.

Further may be obtained from and the first addressmanagement or business or a related qualifications in Sociology, Community Development, Gender Studies or a related field,information as well as expertise in monitoring evaluation, below between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. field, and natural resources management with a minimum of 10 years’ practical experience in applying community development and small business/livelihoods development, and natural resource management in rural communities.

Expressions of interest must be submitted in English, electronically, by email, in pdf format, to both email

addresses below no later than 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26th April 2021. The email subject line should All information must be submitted in English.

Further of information be obtained from the first address below between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 state “Expression Interest may - Consultancy Services for Community Capacity-Building for p.m. Monday to Friday.

Livelihood Enhancement Projects” and the email body must state the name and address of the Expressions of interest must be submitted English, electronically, by email, pdf format, to both email addresses no later 10:00 a.m. on Monday, 26th April 2021. applicant.in The Expression of Interest will beindeemed to have been received at thebelow time that it isthan received by the receiving office named in the first address below.

The burden of proving receipt of the e-mail The email subject line should state “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services for Community Capacity-Building for Livelihoodwill Enhancement Projects” and the email be on of thetheapplicant andThe willExpression not be metofsolely bywill a read receipt to or have sent been itemsreceived report generated bythat theit is received by the receiving office body must state the name and address applicant.

Interest be deemed at the time named in the first address below. applicant’s The burdencomputer. of proving receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely by a read receipt or sent items report generated by the applicant’s computer.

Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit proposals to undertake the assignment. The GOBZ reserves the right to accept or reject late applications technical and financial proposals or to to undertake thepresent assignment.

The partially GOBZ reserves right toItaccept or reject late to applications to cancel cancel the invitation or in itsthe entirety. will not be bound assign anyorreason for the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest. and submission of Expressions of Interest.

1. Attention: Mr. Evondale Moody Project Execution Unit Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Housing Power Lane Belmopan Cayo District BELIZE C.A. Tel: +501-828-5220 Fax: +501-822-0563 Email: peumow@yahoo.com

2. Procurement Officer Procurement Policy Unit Caribbean Development Bank P. O. Box 408 Wildey St. Michael BARBADOS, W.I. Tel: +246-431-1600 Fax: +246-426-7269 Email: procurement@caribank.org

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Successful Workshop on Domestic Violence Hosted by PUP Port Loyola Women’s Committee

by Gilroy Usher, Sr On Tuesday March 23, 2021 over twenty four women of Port Loyola attended a workshop on domestic violence that was organized by the Port Loyola Women’s Committee (PLWC). The workshop was held of the office of the PLWC #10 Gill Street and was conducted by Miss Lodawn Jones from the Women’s Department of the Ministry of Human Development…

Discussion was held about different forms of domestic violence including physical, emo-

tional, sexual, and financial abuse.

Miss Jones also explained how various orders such maintenance, occupation, tenancy, rehabilitation, custody, and protection orders are used to combat domestic violence. It was also stated that reasoning should be used to resolve maintenance issues as much as possible During the workshop it was noted that the country needs more safe houses for women, who are victims of domestic abuse as well as laws to protect people from cyber bulling, which is also a form of domestic abuse.

Persons, who are victims of domestic violence are advised to seek the assistance of the Women’s Department of the Ministry of Human Development, the court system, or the police as soon as possible for their own well-being and safety.

Special guest for the workshop on domestic violence that was organized by the PLWC was, yours truly, Hon. Gilroy Usher,

Sr. Area Representative for Port Loyola and Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development.

In her closing remarks Miss Sharon Burgess, Chair-lady of the

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PLWC, expressed sincere thanks to all the women, who attend the workshop, and all others, who assisted in any way to make the event the success it was including Area Representative Gilroy Usher.

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Celebrating the life of

MRS. NETTY JOHNSON Delivered by Prime Minister John Briceño

To Miss Netty’s beloved family, to her husband John, her sons Dennis, Ben, Jimmy and Lee; to her 12 beautiful grandchildren and two great grandchildren; to her other family members, dear friends and all who have joined us here in Belize and from abroad virtually: We are here to celebrate an extraordinary lady, a good woman, a pillar of this community, and a patriot who exemplified a life of service to others and to her country. I am among the many who are fortunate to have called her teacher, friend and, yes, mentor.

For sure Miss Netty’s example helped to mold leaders in my family, beginning with my dad Joe, my uncle Polo and, yes, me. So it is more than duty that brings me here to deliver remarks on behalf of the government, it is instead my honour to speak at today’s celebration of the life of Netty Johnson.

In the scriptures in the book of Titus, Chapter 2 in versus 7 and 8 Paul the Apostle writes to his young friend Titus about duty and leadership. He tells Titus: “Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to

say about us.”

This scripture reading best explains the sum total of Miss Netty’s pilgrimage here on earth.

Show yourself to be a model of good works.

For her entire adult life this is what Miss Netty did. She was a model student and for this she was able to further her studies abroad. She was an excellent teacher, a good wife and mother, a devout Christian and a good friend. In all these things and more she was a role model for us to emulate, someone to look up to, and we can all agree that whatever Miss Netty did, she did with grace.

In your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned.

Throughout her adulthood, Miss Netty lived a life of dignity and was of sound speech. As my teacher, she was first and foremost a beautiful lady but always a good teacher who showed genuine concern for her students. The many of us who she taught at Muffles High School and those she taught in Cayo knew her to be fair and, yet, she was never afraid to challenge our intellect, always pushing us to excel and calling us out when we were not working to our academic potential.

It was not until many years after high school that I truly came to appreciate that teachers like Miss Netty were not just tutoring us in academics but molding us and helping us to be better human beings.

Yet this graceful lady who taught so many of us was far more than a good teacher. Her good works expanded well beyond the classroom. The good teacher was also quite the activist who was not afraid to stand up for what she believed in. For a young woman in the 60’s and 70’s in Orange Walk that may have been pretty radical, some may even have seen it as rebellious.

The grandchildren may or may not know this, but Netty Johnson was a part of that great generation of women who stood shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Price and the other leaders of the PUP who fought against British colonialism and for our independence. For years she walked with George Price and Lindy Rodgers, with Madam Liz and the PUP ladies of the United Women’s Group. Using her skills as an educator she tried to convince everyone she met that not only did we need to be an independent nation, but that we deserved it.

Here in Orange Walk she organized her own home-grown version of neighbourhood meetings telling everyone that we should all be headed in one direction. Miss Netty made everyone look one way, forward.

To paraphrase an old Belizean patriotic song, for her “we were independence bound, whether black, white or brown.”

Now in the 70’s here in Orange Walk Town, for a young woman to set out on this kind of work was not ordinary, it was extraordinary. It required more than just hard work and determination, it required conviction, and it required sacrifice. It required putting your standing up against criticism or putting your opponent to shame. And that she did, so much so, that at on Independence Day 1981 it was Netty Johnson who was tasked with raising the first every Belizean Flag here in Orange Walk Town.

Yet, all that was only a part of her work as a nation builder. For sixteen years later, she would once again be called into service to run for the Orange Walk Town Council and serve she did, from 1997 to 2006. She spent nine years in the Orange Walk Town Council, five of which she served as Deputy Mayor, a first for any woman in politics in this town.

Miss Netty never made a big deal about any of this, for her it was duty and I feel in many ways that while she was happy

13 for my own political successes, I know in my heart she wanted me to understand that it was my duty to serve. Yes, she was happy to see me grow up from the young student to the representative and then to the job I now hold as Prime Minister but I believe she expects from all of us service to God and country. I know this to be so because there was never a time when we spoke when she did not find some words of encouragement for me.

Even when she had to go away for treatment, she would always find the time to call, to check up on me and to assure me that she was praying for me and that she would make it home in time to vote for her beloved PUP and to vote for me.

And even though she was a trueblue PUP, Miss Netty knew that some things were bigger than politics and political differences.

She knew that some things transcend party and political colours.

Things like love of neighbour and community, of service to your county and most important to live a good Christian life. This dignified devoted wife and parent, dear friend and good citizen indeed showed herself to be a model of good works.

But it is the sum total of all of this that brings us here in celebration of her life here on earth and why I determined that she deserved no less than an official send off, so that we never forget that Netty Johnson was truly a nation builder, a patriot, a true Orange Walkeña and so that we can say to husband, to her sons to their children and to all who love her -- on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you.

Que Viva Netty Johnson!!

May her soul and the sold of all our dearly departed, rest in peace.

Memoriam Rosalie Staines

‘Oapn Paki Taak tu mi’

Born: February 24 1948 Died: March 29 2019

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Honoring Our Women Leaders

IN STATUTORY BOARDS AND OTHER Wendy Castillo

On Women’s Month

Social Security Board and BEL Board

Ashanti Martin

National Bank

Emogene Habet-Alcoser

Social Security Board and BTL Board

Sol Espejo

Central Bank - Board

Vanessa Briceño

Social Security Board/Investment Committee

Carmelita Blanco

BWSL

Denise Courtenay

Belize Telemedia Limited

Arreini Palacio Morgan

NCFC

“Choose to Challenge: Achieving Gender Equality in a Covid-19 World.”

Melissa Mahler

Belize Telemedia Limited

Thea Garcia Ramirez

Women’s Commission

Dr. Candice Pitts

Ambassador to Taiwan

Cherie Nisbet

Embassy of El Salvador

Therese Bowman Rath

High Commission in the UK

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From: Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology To:

GENERAL MANAGERS PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, CHAIRPERSONS, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ITVETS, DISTRICT EDUCATION MANAGERS AND PRESIDENT, BELIZE NATIONAL TEACHERS UNION

Subject: REOPENING OF SCHOOLS: PREPARING TO RETURN TO FACE-TO FACE INSTRUCTION Date:

March 24, 2021

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has received official approval from Cabinet to begin the Phased-In Return to Face to Face Instruction for Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has received official approval AllThe Schools.

The COVID-19 Education Task Force, convened in February 2021, brought from Cabinet to begin the Phased-In and Return to Faceintoeducation Face Instruction for All Schools. together relevant key stakeholders partners to reinforce the Government’s commitment to the delivery of quality, accessible education during the The COVID-19 Education Task Force, convened in February 2021, brought together Covid-19 pandemic, and to provide specific recommendations for the safe and rerelevant reopening key stakeholders and for partners in education to reinforce the Government’s sponsible of schools face-to-face instruction in August/September 2021 orcommitment when it is deemed safe to do so by the Ministry of Health and Wellness.

It has now to the delivery of quality, accessible education during the Covid-19 been determined by the Ministry of Health and Wellness that we can begin to phase to classroom, provide specific recommendations for forward the safesome and responsible inpandemic, the return and to the and the Task Force has put recommendations. reopening of schools for face-to-face instruction in August/September 2021 or when it is A survey conducted from March 10 to March 15, 2021, received responses from deemed safe to do so by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. It has now been determined an unprecedented 55% of the nation’s teachers and indicated that while many teachbystill the want Ministry of Health and Wellness we can begin to are phase in the to the ers more information on the that vaccine, about half ready to return take the vaccine, and many are ready to return.

Each school and each group of staff members classroom, and the Task Force has put forward some recommendations. is different, though, and the Ministry of Education recognizes that there is no one 3) Schools who have completed all requirements will receive certification and will be solution or conducted plan that will work for 10 everyone.

The Return responses will work like A survey from March to March 15,Phased-In 2021, received fromthis: an able to begin to have their return to the classroom.

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PEOPLE’S TRUST IN THE PUP

Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology INTERNAL MEMORANDUM Ref:

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Democracy means that the people have a voice and that such voice will have a process. Such voice in Belize is respected by the People’s United Party with the greatest level due. After the November 21 and March 3 main elections in Belize which rendered the PUP with an overall mandate, it was clear what the intent was of NO OTHER than the majority of people in Belize. Both majorities were with unprecedented numbers. In the November Generals, the PUP made out with a 58.6 percent whilst the UDP made out with a 38.84 of our Belizeans. And, in the Municipals, the PUP slates won 65 of 67 seats. Never before seen numbers in the jewel for the love of a better country, planBelize, and John Briceño.

The former number shows that at least 38.84 percent of voting Belizeans voted for the UDP and supported anything the UDP was guilty of over the 2008-2020 this including all UDP corruption, UDP incompetence, UDP nonfeasance, UDP bloated contracts, UDP cheap infrastructure, UDP malfeasance, UDP misfeasance, UDP infamy and UDP criminalities. The Supreme Court of Belize read to Dean Oliver Barrow that he was guilty of spending 1.5 million dollars unconstitutionally thus illegally at the highest level.

Anyone that voted UDP supported that—and they have the right to do so, but then they sign on to the infamy and criminalities.

Our democracy and freedoms were corrupted by the UDP who wrote and signed contracts that would tie the inevitable incoming planBelize PUP who goes by the law. The UDP took advantage of that fact and now rear their ugly head whenever the planBelize PUP makes a move to bring Belize out of the UDP rut. Fakes profiles galore all over the radio stations, newspaper, social media, and makeshift biased TV shows. The problem with these UDP shows is that they purport to be independent and truthful when they are just more of the same rotten-to-the-core UDP who were once in government. Limited are the people who will hail the UDP today since it is shameful to do so.

So those ashamed will hide and change their names and try to bring down the new transparent government who is offering to listen to everyone. The UDP has done what they are wont to do—corrupting everything they touch even corrupting how to be a good opposition.

The UDP is now in the business of uttering the vilest of lies that would make Trump glow his most orange blush. This fakery now is being backed by a rogue station

that according to law doesn’t even exist since they have not paid their dues—they seemingly have waived the payment for themselves. This station, again, hides under the guise of attempting to be impartial whilst openly being biased. That is fraudulent journalistic terrorism using old style guerrilla presentations. Their name will go withheld as the least mention they get the less their UDP propaganda get divulged. One cannot say you are uncut but present the questions with the vilest of angles. Your very angle is a fake profile and doesn’t give the people justice to your airing time. Stop insulting the people intelligence! You are not independent you are a part of the UDP that was voted out by the majority of people, respect them.

The people of Belize are VERY intelligent and see the truth. The past two elections demonstrated the savvy of our populace and the body politic. The UDP will never get it.

They are on the wrong rostrum and have the wrong people at the fore.

The 38 plus percent reflect many public officers who were standing for their jobs for dear life as they got their jobs under the UDP. The three UDP Public servant people who led the teachers in Dangriga have their UDP agenda and gripes—their names are well known. The teachers that paraded in their SUV’s all around the towns—as much as you have the right to voice,—unemployed and underemployed were looking at your vehicles. Teachers, after the motorcades, it did not look good that you were seen in the supermarkets and restaurants with your green shirts at different hours of the day. Many parents preferred that you were teaching the kids— online teaching is already restrictive and limited in the dispensing of learning. Couldn’t the teachers have motorcaded a couple of hours and go back to teach? The point is that even these teachers are being led by the minority. But in the end, the majority will prevail. The planBelize government is intent on bringing a solution to all of this in a deal that really will benefit all. Everyone wins when there is a government that walks with even the worst of times and discord and makes the best of it.

If there is anyone who can lead us out of this is John Briceño and his vision. His ear is one of the best as it leads to visionary execution of solutions. He is intent on listening to the teachers, public officers and their leaders. John Briceño is there to serve the people. This service will lead Belize through a path to where this country will work for everyone.

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THINK ABOUT IT SEA PIRATES Six Belizeans are in custody in Puerto Cortez, Honduras accused of being sea pirates, two Hondurans were caught with them along with a number of boat engines suspected to have been stolen in Belize.

They will be expelled to Belize to face possible criminal charges. According to one local Belizean media, all of the men have extended rap sheets in Belize. Having a rap sheet means having a criminal record.

Sea piracy has been growing in Belizean waters for some time now.

The pirates have a long history of stealing and robbery of fishing camps as well as diving up fishermen lobster and fish traps. Increasingly, they pullup on fishermen boats and rob the defenseless fishermen.

Fishermen have been calling out for proper law enforcement protection and have been asking to be granted firearm licenses.

Sea piracy like other serious crimes will continue to plague fishermen and will start to spill over onto coastal areas with resorts.

On the main land of our country violent crime continues with no end in sight. We are among those Belizeans who believe the police have no solution. Repeating the same old, same old is getting us nowhere. Beating young men, violating citizens’ rights, kicking down doors and dragging away persons, unlawful stop and search and profiling young men has resulted in alienating our people from law enforcement. It is one of the many issues that caused the no-good UDP government to be rejected.

Community policing is dead. Killed by the very police whom the new government were hoping could review such an important part of policing.

If brutalizing people was the solution to fighting crime, Jamaica, Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, America, and elsewhere would be practically crime free.

Sad to say, it’s not just the police who have no solution, our community leaders and talkers have not been able to come up with workable solutions. We need to hear from our thinkers and problem solvers. Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Association, Workers Unions, Youth Groups, Artist Community, and Universities. This is a life and death matter.

“There are people dying, it’s time to lend a hand, to life the greatest gift of all” -We Are The World.

And let’s be a bit cynical. Paying snitches to rat out a handful of individuals to capture couriers with weed is a waste of resources. Imagine, even special branch are out in the field fighting weed. No wonder there is no intelligence gathering on the serious coldhearted killers lurking in a yard next to you.

Last Wednesday, one of these murders entered a yard in the downtrodden, besieged southside and let off his semi-automatic, killing 21 year old Allen Garcia. Realizing he had been seen by Cynthia Conorque, he blasted this innocent woman to death.

Last month this columnist visit Mayflower Street. The situation is hopeless. Thirteen years ago Patrick Faber became an influential government Minister. He became the Area Representative for the people of Mayflower. A nineteen-year-old killer today was a six year old child thirteen years ago. Faber never once visited Mayflower. He never provided any jobs, any scholarships, any training, nor any houses.

Most of the young and the older folks at Mayflower say they would gladly relocate. Wouldn’t that be a vision, and turn Mayflower into a beautiful park and playground.

We are asking Johnny Briceño and Kareem Musa to consider asking Nuri Muhamad to head up an Anti-Crime Commission, with authority and a budget and tackle this crime coronavirus which is infecting our whole society.

ANOTHER SAD SONG This must be weak.

But first let’s flash back to July 2019. Police claimed a man was in the area of Plues Street purportedly to buy weed. A vehicle chase started. The man drove on South Street, turned left into Regent Street with police in pursuit, bullet flying. Before the man could reach the Swing Bridge he was dead behind the steering wheel. …Shot in the head by one of the pursuing police.

The man, Allison Major 36 years of age, an educator, husband and father lost his life just like that. Eye witnesses say about four officers were in the pursuing vehicle firing shots on a main street like Regent Street.

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The system charged officer for-no not murder, not manslaughter,- for negligence.

Fast…..forward to Saturday 20th March 2021. Police in military uniform intercept a taxi by Administration Building in Lake Independence, Belize City. They search the driver and the passenger for drugs and guns (a bogus search) nothing is found. They search the vehicle, nothing is found.

The two are taken to Raccoon Street Police Station. The man left unattended in the yard, he walks around the building and runs from the back of the station. The same policeman who had searched him is said to have shouted “stop or I’ll shoot.” A shot is fired. It hits the passenger in the back of the neck and exits to the left side of the neck.

By a miracle, the man did not die. His family helped him to walk to the street to hand himself to the police. The same police who shot him, grabbed him, and dashed him into the back of the police pick up. The very same police gets in the pickup and tells him, he wants to kill him. There are witnesses to this.

The police then take him to the Raccoon Police Station.

He is then taken to the hospital. After he is released, the police takes him back to Raccoon and thereafter to court. The Magistrate gives him bail. Does he then go home? No, after getting bail the police take him back to Raccoon where he is locked in a cell.

He is then given another charge and taken back to court.

This man does not get out of police clutches until Tuesday afternoon, lucky to be alive and seething with anger.

This is how unprofessional and cruel some police are. The vast majority are good decent human beings. Because some of what happened was caught on camera and there are witnesses, the police is given a minor charge—wounding. Shoot a human being from behind in the neck, not in his foot, no warning shot and it is wounding. A man who is not wanted for murder or any act of violence, who is known, and can easily be located.

All this is not far from the police station. Imagine if it was night on southside, or if they were on a road or in a village.

What is the police rules as to when and in what circumstances a police is to pull out his gun? What policing is there to discharge a firearm or to shoot at a human being?

How many citizens will continue to be beaten, chocked, abused, shot, falsely arrested, and killed before this craziness is stopped. The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind.

Unless citizens start to sue the police for every abuse, every violation, it isn’t never gonna stop.

EASTER Here comes Easter!

Easter is special, in so many ways, for Christians, only Christmas (the birth of Jesus) bigger than Easter. Easter comes at the end of Lent.

Lent represents the 40 days and nights when Jesus fasted in the wilderness and was tempted by the Devil.

For Easter, there is Holy Thursday, the Good Friday, the Holy Saturday and of course Easter Sunday.

Easter is always in the months of March and April. These two months along with May are some of the best holiday times in Belize.

The dry weather sets in. The winds are breezy, the coastal areas enjoying some coolness. The rivers are fresh and looks green and enticing.

The sea, ah the sea, light chop to choppy. Nearest things to paradise.

This year, because Covid had closed the borders, especially for next door Mexico, a whole heap of those who can afford and love Chetumal and Cancun, they have to stay in Belize. So all sea resorts on islands and coastal areas are booked up. This is good for all concerned.

Wish we had the money to give out thirty thousand Easter baskets to those who will experience a rough Easter weekend. It is the Christian thing to do. Those of us who can, should give out as much five, ten and twenty dollars to those who need. Poverty, food insecurity and the stress and anxiety of not having anything is hard on thousands of our people.

Easter is about Jesus. This awesome human who was beaten, tortured, murdered by being nailed on a cross until he died from the pain.

Then guess what. After he was buried, he walked out the tomb. Powerful story. Hard to believe in these modern, sinful times when we all allow the Devil to tempt us.

The story of Easter and Jesus is all about love. Love will make Belize a better place. We show our love by helping the poor and the unfortunate.

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BY ORDER of the Mortgagees Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo and Christiana R. Castillo are selling ONLINE via belizepropertyauctions.com the following properties. Sales currently running and will expire between Tuesday 6th April 2021 and Thursday 8th April 2021 at the times shown on the website.

1. No. 410 Seine Bight Village, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District:

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5. No. 3071 Tangerine Street, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being a vacant lot (400 S.Y.) situate west of the Placencia Road in the Village of Seine Bight, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Kent Roland Francis and Ms. Silvana Andrea Garcia.)

(Being a two storey concrete dwelling house: Ground Floor [30 ft. X 40 ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen; First Floor [36 ft. X 40 ft] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + small kitchen + living room + laundry room + porch + attic and lot [585.31 S.M.] situate on Tangerine Street, Orange Walk Town, OrangeWalk District, the freehold property of Mr. Salvador Martin Leiva)

2. No. 2275 Seine Bight Village, Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District:

6. No. 853 San Jose Drive, San Jose Palmar, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being a partially developed lot (712.981 square metres) situate west of the Placencia Road in the Village of Seine Bight, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Lammey Alvarez.)

3. No. 226 Guinea Grass Street & Pcl No. 227 Yo Creek Street, Marcus Canul Area, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being two vacant (BACK TO BACK) corner lots [Pcl. No. 226 containing 456.080 S.M. + Pcl No. 227 containing 456.070 S.M.] situate on Guinea Grass Street & Yo Creek Street, Marcul Canul Area, Orange Walk Town, OrangeWalk District, the freehold properties of Mr. Martin Cal and Ms. Modesta Polanco)

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(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [25 ft. X 30 ft.] and lot [1045.044 S.M.] situate on San Jose Drive, San Jose Palmar, OrangeWalk District, the freehold property of Mr. Freddy Orlando Tun) 7. No. 3414 Pasture Street, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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Ann Gabourel

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(Being a vacant lot [522.500 S.M.] situate on Pasture Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Ms. Christine Hawkins) 8. No. 1092 Sixth Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

4. No. 1391 Chan Pine Ridge Street, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house/salon [30 ft. X 32 ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + salon and lot [416.61 S.Y.] situate on Chan Pine Ridge Street, Orange Walk Town, OrangeWalk District, the freehold property of Mr. Antonio Alfredo Campos)

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(Being a small masonry block building [16 ft. X 24 ft.] + zinc shed and lot [713.37 S.Y.] situate on Sixth Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Fern Carin Gutierrez).

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Continued from page 18 9. Parcel No. 300 Vista Del Mar, Ladyville, Belize District, Belize:

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(Being an elevated metal sided building [14 ft. X 21 ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + kitchen/ living + bathroom and lot [583.773 S.M. or 698.19 S.Y.] situate on Snapper Street, Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. David Enrique Navarette) 15. Parcel No. 1080 Pucte Villas Subdivision, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being elevated 40 ft. Containers and lot [1100 S.M.] situate on a road North of the Junction of the Phillip Goldson Highway and Airport Road, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold proprty of Ms. Karina Kuylen) 10. Parcel No. 315 San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District:

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(Being a vacant lot [557.35 S.M.] situate in Pucte Villas Subdivision, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Marlo Perrera) 16. Parcel No. 244 Caledonia Village, Corozal District:

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(Being an attractive fenced timber bungalow dwelling house [32 ft. X 42 ft] containing 4 bedrooms + 1 Sarteneja/Progresso/Chunox Roads, San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Mr. Agusto Angel Blanco) 11. Parcel No. 315 San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District:

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(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [30 ft. X 59 ft.] containing 4 Bedrooms + 1 Bathroom + Living/Dining/Kitchen + small Store Room + Laundry Shed 15 ft. X 15 ft. and lot [1,378.19 square meters or 1,648.31 square yards] situate in Caledonia Village, Corozal District, the freehold properties of Messrs. Chico’s Co. Ltd.) 17. Parcel No. 1189 in an Alley off San Francisco Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District :

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(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) 12. Parcel No. 16 San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District:

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Orange Walk Town

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1189

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [24 ft. X 26 ft. + bathroom addition 8 ft. X 8 ft.] containing 2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + laundry/open ended shed 8 ft. X 16 ft. + block wall storeroom 5 ft. X 8 ft. and lot [371.988 S.M. or 444.90 S.Y.] situate in an Alley of San Francisco Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District, the freehold property of Mr. Gilbert Bernard Jr.) 18. Parcels Nos. 1141 & 1143 Phillip Goldson Highway, San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District:

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [25 ft. X 34 ft.] + Building B measuring [13 ft.

X 19 ft.] and lot [1,039 S.M. or 1,242.64 S.Y.] situate in the Village of San Estevan, Orange Walk District, the leasehold property of Ms. Irma Olivera) 13. Parcel No. 1290 San Felipe Street, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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Ann Gabourel

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1290

(Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [34 ft. X 36 ft.] containing 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom + living/dining/kitchen + front, side & back porches and lot [447.22 sq. yds.] situate on San Felipe Street, Orange Walk Town, OrangeWalk District, the freehold property of Ms. Lilia Constantino) 14. Parcel No. 1290 San Felipe Street, OrangeWalk Town, OrangeWalk District:

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(Being two (2) lots -: Parcel No. 1141 containing (0.298 of an acre or 1,442.32 square yards) together with an incomplete concrete building [28 ft. X 47 ft. + open area 14 ft. X 28 ft.]; Parcel No. 1143 containing (0.585 of an acre or 2,831.4 Square Yards) together with 2 block making sheds [each 24 ft. X 24 ft] + storeroom [16 ft. X 15 ft.] + office building [8 ft. X 16 ft.] + horse stable [12 ft. X 36 ft.] + water well situate beside the Phillip Goldson Highway, San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District, the freehold properties of Mr. Roamir Gonzalez) 19. Parcels Nos. 1141 & 1143 Phillip Goldson Highway, San Jose Palmar, Orange Walk District:

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(Being an incomplete building and lot [1,042.6 S.M. or 1,246.95 S.Y.] situated in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District, leasehold property of Mr. Zayne Palacio)

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Continued from page 19 20. Lot No. 54 Cristo Rey Village, Cayo District:

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(Being a timber/plycem building [3 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + Living room + Dining Room + Kitchen + Open Shed [10 ft. X 13 ft.] and lot [464.576 S.M. or 555.6 S.Y.] situate on Mahogany Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, the freehold property of Ms. Elizabeth Borland).

All that piece or Parcel of Land being Lot No. 54 comprising of 650.571 square meters situated in Cristo Rey Village Cayo District and bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 427 of 2013 attached to Ministers’ Fiat (Grant) No. 427 of 2013 dated the 1st day of October 2013, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant lot [650.571 S.M.] situate in Cristo Rey Village, Cayo District, the freehold property of Mr. Orvin Juarez)

26. Lot No. 1 Pappishaw Road, Elridgeville Village, Toledo District:

21. Parcel No. 1835 San Diego Street, Hillview Area, Santa Elena, Cayo District:

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1853

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 1 containing 1,381.029 square meters situate along Pappishaw Road, Eldridgeville Village, Toledo District TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being vacant Lot No. 1 containing 1,381.029 square meters situate along Pappishaw Road, Eldridgeville Village, Toledo District, the freehold property of Mr. Ronald Lee Baker) 27. Block No. 24 Pappishaw Road, Elridgeville Village, Toledo District:

(Being a vacant lot [822.37 S.Y.] situate on San Diego Street, Hillview Area, Santa Elena, Cayo District, the freehold property of Mr. Rosendo Juarez) 22. 200.35 Acres Eastern Side Southern Lagoon, Manatee Area, Belize District:

All that piece or Parcel of Land containing 200.35 acres of land situated along the Eastern Side of Southern Lagoon and approximately 3 ¼ Miles North of Gales Point Manatee Village, Belize District, Belize and bounded and described as shown by Plan attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No. 1217 of 2007 dated the 19th day of December 2007 together with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a vacant parcel of land 200.35 acre situate along the eastern side of Southern Lagoon, approximately 3 ¼ miles north of Gales Point Manatee Village, Belize District, the freehold Mr. Arnaldo Pena) 23. Lot No. 40 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Block No. 24 containing 1.30 acres – (6,292 square yards) situate along Papishaw Road, Elridgeville Village, Toledo District bounded and described as follows: On the North for a distance of 134.617 meters (441.65 feet) by Block No. 21; On the South for a distance of 139.074 meters (456.27 feet) by Block No. 25; On the East for a distance of 57.327 meters (188.08 feet) by the Papishaw Road and on the West for a distance of 21.100 meters (69.22 feet) by Block No. 22as shown on a plan of survey numbered Plan No. 1893 signed by L.S. Tingling, Government Surveyor TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated [2 1/2 ft. above grade] timber dwelling house [24 ft. x 32 ft.] 2 bedrooms + living room + bathroom + verandah + wash room and land (1.30 acres) situate on Pappishaw Road, Elridgeville Village, Toledo District, the freehold properties of Mr. Cesar Briceno) 28. 2013 Chevrolet Cruz:

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 40 comprising (733.40 square yards) situate in Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District of Belize and bounded and described as shown on Plan No. 783 of 1999 attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) No.783 of 1999 dated 28th August 1999 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

(Being an elevated (6 ft. above ground) timber dwelling house containing 3 bedrooms + kitchen + living/dining room + Outside bathroom and lot [730.40 S.Y.] situate at Lot No.40 Hope creek Village, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Ms. Henaria Bol)

2013 Chevrolet Cruz 29. Sir Alex: 35 ft. Pipersburgh Monohull Passenger Fiberglass Boat - 2 Yamaha 200 Outboard Motors (no foot)

24. Lot No. 781 Malacate Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District:

30. Baby Giselle: 29 ft. Wayward Monohull Passenger Fiberglass Boat - 1 Yamaha 200 Outboard motor ALL THOSE LEASEHOLD premises being Lot No. 781 situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District and bounded as follows: on the Northeast for 30.742 meters by Lot No. 748; On the Southeast for 20.014 meters by Lot No. 782; On the Southwest for 30.472 meters by Lot No. 780; On the Northwest for 20.014 meters by a 40 feet street containing 615.270 square meters of land as sown on Entry No. 7908 Reg. 29 at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being an elevated (4ft. above ground) timber/concrete dwelling house and Lot [615.270 S.M.] situate Lot No. 781 Malacate Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District, the leasehold property of Ms. Delcia Palacio) 25. Parcel No. 1710 Mahogany Street, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District:

BOATS CAN BE VIEWED AT NO. 170 BELTEX AVENUE, BELAMA PHASE 1, BELIZE CITY

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: PROPERTY Seaside, Belize City, Belize District

BelizeLicensed District Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. TheSeaside, BelizeBelize BankCity, Limited,

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneer Kevin A. Castillo will sell the following property ONLINE belizepropertyauctions.com. expires on Thursday 14th April 2021 following property via ONLINE via belizepropertyauctions.com. Sale Sale expires on Thursday 14th April 2021 at 1:30 pm. at 1:30 pm.

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Caribbean shores

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4633

(Being the following fabulous seaside development:

a) Main Residence - (Concrete three-storey residential building: Ground floor – 2 Dinning Rooms + 1 Kitchen + 1 Living Room + 1 Family Room + 1 Bedroom + 1 Bathroom + Balcony: First floor – 4 Bedrooms + 4 Bathrooms + 3 Walk-In Closets + Study Room: Second floor – Gym + 3 Walk-In Closets + 3 Bedrooms + 3 Bathrooms) b) Church Building & Staff Quarters – Being a concrete two-storey structure containing: Ground Floor - Garage + Open Bedroom with Bathroom: First Floor - Worship Area + Library + Office Area + 2 Bathrooms + Staff Quarters c) Pool with slide d) Two wooden gazebos e) Exterior wooden bathroom – Shower + Toilet + Wash Hand Basin f) Pump House g) Open Bar Area h) Fountain +Timber i) Timber Octagonal Hut j) Water Fountain and Slide together with lot [approx. 150 ft. x 122 ft.], the freehold property of Messrs. Hotchandani Holdings Limited)

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Land Registry Notices CHAPTER 194, LAWS OF BELIZE (REVISED EDITION 2011) NOTICE UNDER SECTION 13 In accordance with Section 13 of the Registered Land Act Chapter 194, Revised Edition 2011, I Patricia Blackett, Registrar of Lands, hereby serves notice that within one month from the date hereof, I intend to register the following parcels of land listed below for which application for first registration have been received.

The attention of the general public is hereby drawn to this notice. Any person whose rights and interest may be affected by the registering of these parcels must get in touch with me before expiry date of this notice between Mondays to Fridays at the Land Registry, Belmopan.

This parcel of land is subject of an Indenture No.211 of 1994 dated 27th January, 1994 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 3 of 1994 Folios 903-916 in favor of JOSEPH FREDERICK FLOWERS-Deceased.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100940 These parcels of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO NORTH Block No. 23 and being Parcel No. 1735. Formerly Lot No.695, 587.8 Sq yds, situate 10th Street, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is the subject of Deed of Gift No.1102 of 1986 dated 20th November , 1986 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 10 of 1986 Folios 1197-1203 in favor of MICHELLE DIANA LISBEY

__________________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.) w

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100957 These parcels of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 3375. Formerly Lot 192,459.917 S.M situate northside Lord’s Bank Road, Ladyville Area, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202000610 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, CAROLINA/CALCUTTA Block No.1 and being Parcel No. 1092, Formerly A Lot containing 1826.01 S.Y., situate in Carolina/ Calcutta, Corozal District

This parcel of land is the subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.2632 of 2008 dated 3rd September, 2008 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 31 of 2008 folios 1433-1442 in favor of PHILLIPA CECILIA HERRERA.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.105 of 1991 dated 17th January, 1991 and recorded in Deeds Book Deeds Book Volume 2 of 1991 folios 269-276 in favor of GILMANDO MAGANA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202012207 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ST. GEORGE’S CAYE Block No.17 and being Parcel No. 4. Formerly 4, 762.054 sq meters, situate in St. George’s Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Release and Gift No.283 of 1998 dated 27th January, 1998 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 4 of 1998 Folios 713-732 in favor of DAVID COYE. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100547 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No. 786. Formerly Lot No.777, 720.52 S.Y., situate along the Gumagarugu Street in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Gift No.1470 of 2003 dated 5th June , 2003 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 19 of 2003 Folios 1053-1062 in favor of JODY NORALEZ. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101102 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No. 23 and being Parcel No.1870, Formerly Lot.196 .460.057 S.M, situate South in vicinity of San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. 680 of 2008 dated 14th March, 2008 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume No.9 of 2008 Folios 307-316 in favor of JOHN NEMBHARD

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100973 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SANIGNACIO SOUTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.370. Formerly Lot No.42, 480.21 Sq.Yds , situate in Kay Works Area, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Conveyance No.563 of 1992 dated 30th March, 1992 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 7 of 1992 folios 19-22 in favor of DALILA SAMOS. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101046 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 3665 Formerly Lot No.16 623.943 S.M., situated Northside of Lord’s Bank road area, Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.17 of 2001 dated 28th January, 2001 in favor of MARIA IDALIA MACHUCA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101066 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, BURDON CANAL Block No.45 and being Parcel No. 154 Formerly 1.50 Acres., situated in the vicinity of Mile 5 Western Highway,, Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.0734/2006 dated 24th March, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume No. 9 of 2006 Folios 1283-1294 in favor of SUMA LIMITED APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101067 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, BURDON CANAL Block No. 45 and being Parcel No. 180 Formerly 3.95 Acres, situate Along Burdon Canal, North of the Western Highway near mile 5, Belize City, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101103 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No. 23 and being Parcel No.1871, Formerly Lot.197 .460.057 S.M, situate South in vicinity of San Ignacio Town, Cayo District

This parcel of land is the subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.671 of 2003 dated 8th July, 2003 in favor of SUMA LIMITED. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101162 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No. 23 and being Parcel No. 2222. Formerly Lot No.3,555.0 Sq yds, situate in Kay Works Area, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. 679 of 2008 dated 14th March, 2008 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume No.9 of 2008 Folios 297-306 in favor of JOHN NEMBHARD

This parcel of land is the subject of Deed of Conveyance No.1158 of 1994 dated 13th June, 1994 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 14 of 1994 folios 475-480 in favor of DAVID COOMBS and JAYE COOMBS

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100746 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 7113, Formerly Lot. 63 .971.286 S.M., situate in the Los Lagos Area, Northern Highway, Ladyville ,Belize District.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101235 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, KING’S PARK Block No. 45 and being Parcel No. 574. Formerly Lot No.5420, 416.7 S.M, situate on 8th Street, King Park Area, Belize City, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.486/2003 dated 19th February,2003 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume No. 7 of 2003 folios 481-496 in favor of ARTURO ADOLFO LIZARRAGA.

This parcel of land is the subject of Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 348 of 1982 dtd 19th October,1982 in favor of JOSE ALDANA

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100907 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 5596 Formerly 147, 952.01S.Y, situate in the vicinity of Ladyville Village, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101246 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, FORTGEORGE/PICKSTOCK Block No. 45 and being Parcel No. 845. Formerly Lot No. 1037, 256.256 S.M, situate Northside of city belize and west side of Barrack Road, Belize City, Belize District Continued on page 23

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This parcel of land is the subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1317 of 2005 dated 20th June, 2005 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 17 of 2005 folios 1433-1442 in favor of DEVIDAS C. PUNJABI. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101268 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 6666. Formerly Lot 6, 452.747 S.M, situate Corner of Oleander and Hibiscus Street, Ladyville, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. 966 of 2004 dated 26th April,2004 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 13 of 2004 Folios 1073-1082 in favor of SANDRA VASQUEZ APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101279 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No. 31 and being Parcel No 2367. Formerly Lot 2126, 0.115 Ac, situate in Southside of Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No491 of 1999 dtd 12th June,1999 in favor of MYRA ALVAREZ APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101289 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 4750. Formerly Lot No. 72,944.95 Sq Yds., situate at PSWG International Airport, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. LTU-201401187 dated 7th July, 2014 and recorded in LTU-201401187 in favor of LOUVERTA MEDINA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101293 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 4751. Formerly Lot No. 73,950.45 Sq Yds., situate at PSWG International Airport, Belize District

2007 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 40 of 2007 Folios 163-182 in favor of MOHAMMAD KAMRUZZAMAN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101323 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 5368. Formerly Lot No.302, 1601.14 S.Y., situate Easternside of the Northern Highway near mile 10.5 Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Indenture No.2282 of 2008 dated 1st August, 2008 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 27 of 2008 Folios 1105-1114 in favor of MOHAMMAD KAMRUZZAMAN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101325 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 6796. Formerly Lot No.108, 543.648 S.M., situate in Los Lagos at Mile 13 at Ladyville Area ,Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Conveyance No.3263 of 2007 dated 24th October, 2007 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 40 of 2007 Folios 253-272 in favor of MOHAMMAD KARUZZAMAN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101326 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE /LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 6793. Formerly Lot No. 109, 543.648 S.M. situate in Los Lagos at Mile 13 at Ladyville ,Belize District This parcel of land is the subject of a Conveyance No.3261 of 2007 dated 24th October, 2007 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 40 of 2007 Folios 223-242 in favor of MOHAMMAD KARUZZAMAN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101327 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE /LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 6794. Formerly Lot No. 114, 543.648 S.M. situate in Los Lagos at Mile 13 at Ladyville ,Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. LTU-201401188 dated 7th July, 2014 and recorded in LTU-201401188 in favor of LOUVERTA MEDINA.

This parcel of land is the subject of a Conveyance No.3259 of 2007 dated 24th October, 2007 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 40 of 2007 Folios 193-212 in favor of MOHAMMAD KARUZZAMAN.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101297 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 4758. Formerly Lot No. 70,950.45 Sq Yds., situate at PSWG International Airport, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101334 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section CAYE CAULKER Block No.12 and being Parcel No. 917 Formerly A Lot ,310.234 S.M., situate in Caye Caulker Village, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. LTU-201401185 dated 7th July, 2014 and recorded in LTU-201401185 in favor of ETHAN MEDINA.

This parcel of land is subject of a Conveyance No.2632 of 2010 dated 15th December, 2010 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 35 of 2010 Folios 1377-1386 in favor of EUGENE C.CUSTARD AND CRYSTAL MAY CUSTARD.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101299 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No. 16 and being Parcel No. 4759. Formerly Lot No. 71,944.95 Sq Yds., situate at PSWG International Airport, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No. LTU-201401186 dated 7th July, 2014 and recorded in LTU-201401186 in favor of ETHAN MEDINA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101308 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section, SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No. 10396. Formerly Lot No. 2, 1.704 Acres., situate in the Cayo Frances Area, North Ambergris Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1769 of 2006 dated 30th June, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 23 of 2006 Folios 161-172 in favor of RKKE LIMITED. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101314 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/ LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.5210. Formerly Block No.2, 19.905Acres., situate in near mile 11.5 north side of Belize /Corozal Road, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Conveyance No.270 of 2002 dated 28th January, 2002 recorded in Deeds Book Volume 4 of 2002 Folios 607-616 in favor of CHOU, I-MIN APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101322 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6795. Formerly Lot No.115, 1601.14 S.Y543.648 S.M., situate in Los Lagos at Mile 13 at Ladyville ,Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Conveyance No.3257 of 2007 dated 24th October,

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101356 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA SOUTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.520 Formerly Lot No.943, 427.72 S.Y., situate corner of Alejo Beni Avenue and Knopp’s Street, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.281 of 1983 dated 20th December,1983, in favor of AILEEN KELLY VERNON in Trust for Anthea Renee Vernon APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101400 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 3686 Formerly Lot No.8, 567.298 S.M., situate along the Northern Highway, Ladyville, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.3109 of 2006 dated 10th October ,2006 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume No. 37 of 2006 at Folios 21-30 in favor of LENNOX REGINAL GIBSON SR. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101412 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 7143. Formerly Lot No.1, 566.300 S.M., situate in Los Lagos, on the Northern Highway, Ladyville,Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201700471 dated 12th April , 2017 and recorded as LTU-201700471 in favor of KIMBERLY NATASHA BURNS and GRAHAM MARSDEN-deceased APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101414 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3010 Formerly Lot No.37, 738.338.S.M., situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District Continued on page 24

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Continued from page 23 This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.595 of 2018 dated 22nd November,2018, in favor of ANICETA BENGUCHE.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101416 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/ LORD’SBANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6798 Formerly Lot No.116, 543.616.S.M., situate in Los Lagos, on the Northern Highway, Ladyville ,Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201501790 dated 16th October, 2016 and recorded as LTU-201501790 in favor of SEAN RANDY DUNCAN. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101419 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/ LORD’SBANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.6799 Formerly Lot No.117, 440.251.S.M., situate situate in Los Lagos, on the Northern Highway, Ladyville ,Belize District

Block No.7 and being Parcel No.8229 Formerly Lot No.135, 595.05 S.M, situate 3.5 MILES North of San Pedro Town, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.804 of 2006 dated 5th September, 2006 in favor of MARCIANO SALAZAR. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101737 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section DANGRIGA NORTH Block No.31 and being Parcel No.475 Formerly Lot No.1001, 343.87 S.M, situate in Benguche Area, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1345 of 1989 dated 26th July, 1989 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 14 of 1989 folios 1333-1336 in favor of JUDITH LINO APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101772 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN IGNACIO NORTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No. 2427. Formerly of Lot No.2378, 646.59 S.Y., situate in Along the Western highway, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201501789 dated 16th October ,2016 and recorded as LTU-201501789 in favor of SEAN RANDY DUNCAN.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.154 of 2002 dated 17th March, 2002 in favor of NORBERTO DEPAZ.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101444 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.2414 Formerly Lot No.126, 462.210 S.M, situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101781 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.3044. Formerly Lot No.10, 500.325 S.M., situate along the San Jose Palmar Road, Louisiana Farm Area, Orange Walk District, Orange Walk Town

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.317 of 2013 dated 6th December,2013, in favor of SHAUN PHILIP DORTCH. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101445 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN IGNACIO SOUTH Block No.23 and being Parcel No.2452 Formerly Lot No.14, 595.674 S.M, situate in Kayworks layout in San Ignacio Town,Cayo District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.232 of 1999 dated 27th January, 1999 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 3 of 1999 Folios 227-240 in favor of PABLO GUERRA and MARTA ELENA GUERRA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101458 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3190 Formerly E 13476 46.769 ACRES, situate Along the eastside of the old well road, south of the Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville Area, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No.281 of 2016 dated 27th June, 2017 in favor of ROBERT SYDNEY LIGHTBURN.

This parcel of land is subject of Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 812 of 2002 dated 1st October, 2002 in favor of GISEL CAL. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101785 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.3045. Formerly Lot No.11, 562.392 S.M., situate along the San Jose Palmar Road, Louisiana Farm Area, Orange Walk District, Orange Walk Town This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1760 of 1996 dated 1st August,1996 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 17 of 1996 at Folios 609-614 in favor of GISEL MENDOZA. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101786 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.3970 Formerly, Lot No. 15 873.535 S.M., situate in Green Estate Area, North of Phillip Goldson Airport, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101475 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/ LORD’SBANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 6494. Formerly Lot No.11, 555.56 S.Y., situate in 9 Miles, Northern Highway, Ladyville Village, Belize District.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201801089 dated 3rd July,2018 and recorded in LTU-201801089 in favor of FLOYD WINSTON BENNETT.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201800807 dated 10th May, 2018 and recorded in LTU-201800807 in favor of SARAH MELINDA MCGAUGHEY and JUSTIN ALEXANDER PEREZ.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101835 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.8230 Formerly Lot No.136, 595.05 S.M, situate 3.5 Miles North of San Pedro Town, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101570 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No.4 and being Parcel No.3339. Formerly Lot No.11, 522.534 S.M., situate in Dr. George Estate, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.0904 of 2005 dated 25th April, 2005 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 12 of 2005 folios 905-914 in favor of LEYNI I.CARLOS APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101636 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ORANGE WALK TOWN Block No. 4 and being Parcel No. 1810. Formerly Lot No. 115 , 961.7 S.Y., situate on St. Peter’s Street, orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District This parcel of land is the subject of Minister’s Fiat Grant No.317 of 1980 dated 9th July, 1980 in favor of JANE HARVEY. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101710 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat No. 805 of 2006 dated 5th September, 2006 in favor of MARCIANO SALAZAR. APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101836 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section SAN PEDRO Block No.7 and being Parcel No.9188. Formerly Lot No.88 445.685 S.M., situate in Colonia San Diego layout and on the west Coast of Ambergris Caye, Belize District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat No. 81 of 2009 dated 7th April, 2009 in favor of KRISTIAN GUERRERO and MARISA GUERRERO (Jointly) APPLICATION NO. LRS-202102147 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section PEMBROKE HALL Block No.1 and being Parcel No.147 Formerly Lot No.23, 1361.43 S.Y, situate in Calcuatta Village, Corozal District This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat No. 580 of 2001 dated 16th August, 2001 in favor of MISAEL CANUL. Continued on page 25

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APPLICATION NO. LRS-202102543 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section CAYE CAULKER Block No.12 and being Parcel No.1413. Formerly E9512 5.32 Acres situate one mile North of the channel known as Split Caye, Caye Caulker, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202101152 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADYVILLE/LORD’S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.1750. Formerly Lot 246 881.51 SQ YDS situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.0490 of 2007 dated 13th February,2007and recorded in Deed Book Volume 6 of 2007 at Folios 1207-1216 in favor of CARLOS OMAR GOMEZ and SANTIAGO L. GOMEZ (Jointly).

This parcel of land is subject of a a Minister’s Fiat No. 142 of 2009 dated 8th July, 2009 in favor of SELBIO SANTOS ALMENDARAS.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202102563 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section CHAN PINE RIDGE VILLAGE Block No.4 and being Parcel No.97 Formerly Lot No.29, 907.475 S.M, situate in Chan Pine Ridge Village,Orange Walk District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202100905 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section BELIZE RURAL NORTH II Block No.11 and being Parcel No.602 and 604. Formerly E 100 containing 23 acres situate in the Santana Reserve on the Belize Corozal Road, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat No. 282 of 2005 dated 8 June, 2005 in favor of FIDEL CARRILLO.

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.4028 of 2006 dated 29th December,2006 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 47 of 2008 at Folios 507-578 in favor of ERMINDA REID.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202102576 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section PLACENTIA NORTH Block No.36 and being Parcel No.3927. Formerly E19555 11.00 Acres situate in the Seine Bight Village on the Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202009015 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADY VILLE/LOR’D ‘S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No.7129. Lot No.386 543.648 S.M situate in the Los Lagos Subdivision Area, Northern Highway, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.1175 of 1979 dated 24th August,1979and recorded in Deed Book Volume 12 of 1979 at Folios 1393-1400 in favor of DOUGLAS W. RICHARDSON

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.LTU-201601525 dated 5th October,2016 and recorded in LTU-201601525 in favor of EUDEL ANTHONY BENNETT and NATALIE NAOMI MCKENZIE.

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202102592 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section ALBERT/MESOP Block No.45 and being Parcel No.1923. Formerly Lot 740 119.610 s.m situate along Rocky Road, Belize City, Belize District

APPLICATION NO. LRS-202001081 This parcel of land is situated in the Registration Section LADY VILLE/LOR’D ‘S BANK Block No.16 and being Parcel No. 3748. Lot No. 353A 464.348 S.M situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District

This parcel of land is subject of a Deed of Conveyance No.515 of 1985 dated 12th June,1985 and recorded in Deed Book Volume 6 of 1985 at Folios 285-294 in favor of CHARLES SAMUEL McCOON.

This parcel of land is subject of a Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 138 of 2001 dated 27th March, 2001 in favor of MYRNA BRADLEY.

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Pursuant to Section 37(3) of the Registered Land Act, Chapter 194, Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, notice is hereby given of the loss of the following Land and Lease Certificates: Names

Certificate Nos.

5821GOA2125 INC

Registration Section, Block & Parcel Nos. 7-42-5821

MARCEDONIO GUERRA

23-22-3365

Land Cert. No. 1080/2004 dtd. 3rd February, 2004

RENE VILLANUEVA JR

20-17-4845

ANNA ROSA GONZALEZ

4-102-2285

BELIZE JEWEL LTD.

36-61-1628

JOSEPHINE M. FRAZER –(deceased)

16-31-3286

LARRY THORPE-(deceased)

7-42-4290

THOMAS DONOVAN

45-32-608

Land Cert No. 1497/2000 dtd.2nd March,2000 Land Cert No. LRS-201312125 dtd.23rd October,2013 Land Cert. No.4783/2005 dtd. 24th June, 2005 Land Cert No.729/1998 dtd. 29th January, 1998 Land Cert No.9961/2004 dtd 27th October, 2004 Land Cert. No. LRS-201506199 dtd.5th June, 2015 Land Cert No.LRS-201506062 dtd 3rd June,2015

ANTHONY JOSEPH ACOSTA and (ROBERT SYDNEY ACOSTA 45-107-1526 (LIFE INTEREST – deceased) CHITRA JAGGER, CHITRA JAGGER in trust for Sandeep Jagger 16-49-423 CARLOS ANTONIO HENRIQUEZ

19-41-172

YOLANDA CHAN

1-24-25

JESUS DURAN

24-25-2471/1

CLIVE ECCLETON BREWSTER, and JANET MARIE BATEMAN

7-42-2329(H7)

Land Cert. No. LRS201409641dtd. 31st July,2014

Land Cert No.65/2005 dtd 5th January ,2005 Land Cert No. 7718/2005 dtd 16th August,2005 Land Cert No.2252/1983 dated 6th October,,1983 Cert of Lease No.4102/2003 dtd 2nd June,2003 Land Cert No.LRS-201715563 dtd 20th July,2017

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DALE FREDERICK IRWIN

1-12-2928

ASUCENA DEL CARMEN TESUCUN

1-7-952

ANASTACIO ABAN

1-78-838

STEVE WILLIAMS

1-73-747

CHRISTINE CELENY DOMINGUEZ

1-7-1839

SONIA LOUISE VELLOS

1-12-158

MARILYN ELIZABETH CHAVEZ

1-12-3018

SHERRY L STANFORD-deceased

1-6-1615

Land Cert No. LRS-201509383 dtd 20th August,2015 Land Cert No. LRS-201910446 dtd 26th September,2019 Land Cert No. LRS-202013812 dtd 4th November,2020 Land Cert No. LRS-202010376 dtd 21st September,2020 Land Cert No. LRS-202007360 dtd 22nd July,2020 Land Cert No. LRS-202009455 dtd 22nd August,2020 Land Cert No. LRS-202009472 dtd 22nd August,2020 Land Cert No.LRS-200900683 dtd 28th January, 2009

It is proposed to cancel the above Land/Lease Certificates after the expiration of twenty-one (21) days from the appearance of this notice.

Any person in possession of the above-mentioned certificates is required to return it to the Belize Land Registry, Ministry of Natural Resources, City of Belmopan. ___________________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.)

Registrar of Lands

LRS-202013644

LRS-201909409

Registered Land Act Chapter 194 – Revised Edition 2011 Section 140(1)

Registered Land Act Chapter 194 – Revised Edition 2011 Section 140(1)

OWNERSHIP BY PRESCRIPTION Registration Section

Block No.

ST. MARTIN DE PORRES

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OWNERSHIP BY PRESCRIPTION

Parcel 884

Application for Ownership by Prescription for the above mentioned parcel has been received from PATRICIA ELAINE WELCH of 6659 Sunflower Street, Belize City, Belize SCHEDULE: All that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 6659, situate in SunFlower Street, Belize City, Belize, and containing 540.941 S.M The attention of the general public is hereby drawn to this notice.

Any person whose rights and interest that may be affected by the registration of PATRICIA ELAINE WELCH as proprietor with Absolute Title, is hereby requested to show cause within one month from the date thereof, why such ownership should not be approved.

Registration Section

Block No.

SAN IGNACIO SOUTH

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__________________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.) Registrar of Lands

483

Application for Ownership by Prescription for the above mentioned parcel has been received from RON ARTHUR VASQUEZ of Lamanai Cahal Pech, Street, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District, Belize SCHEDULE: All that piece or parcel of land being Lot 1483, , situate in Cahal Pech Street, San Ignacio Town Cayo District, containing 460.07 sq. meters The attention of the general public is hereby drawn to this notice. Any person whose rights and interest that may be affected by the registration of RON ARTHUR VASQUEZ as proprietor with Absolute Title, is hereby requested to show cause within one month from the date thereof, why such ownership should not be approved.

Parcel

__________________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.) Registrar of Lands

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LTU- 202001525

LAND TITLES UNIT Ministry of Natural Resources City of Belmopan

LAND TITLES UNIT Ministry of Natural Resources City of Belmopan

UNDER THE GENERAL REGISTRY ACT, CHAPTER 327 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2011 WHEREAS having made the necessary inquires and having read the statutory declaration filed in connection therewith, I have come to the conclusion that the duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of Title dated 21st day of June, 1977, and Registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 11 at Folio No 230.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 8000 sq ft and forming part of the property known as Otro Benque situate in Orange Walk Town and numbered Lot 131 on a plan made

by H.C.Fairweather, Chartered Land Surveyor and dated June 1st ,1973 and recorded in Surveyor’s Plan Book No. 6 at Folio No. 225 a copy of which is attached hereto.

In the Name of WILLIAM FREDERICK GILL of Hillview Estate, Orange Walk District, Belize. HAS BEEN IRRECOVERABLY LOST OR DESTROYED BY MISADVENTURE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend, at the expiration of twenty-one days from the first appearance of this notice. to issue a new duplicate of the Registered Transfer Certificate of Title registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 11 at Folio No 230.

ANY PERSON in whose custody the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE may be or who may have any objection to such issue is hereby requested to inform me of the fact. ________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.) Registrar of Lands

UNDER THE GENERAL REGISTRY ACT, CHAPTER 327 OF THE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2011 WHEREAS having made the necessary inquires and having read the statutory declaration filed in connection therewith, I have come to the conclusion that the duplicate of the Transfer Certificate of Title dated 12th day of September, 2007, and Registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 51 at Folio No 89 ALL THAT PIECE AND PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN Placencia, Stann Creek District being Lot No. 244 comprising about 1386.942 square meters, Lot No. 245 comprising about 1470.908 square meters, Lot No. 247 comprising about 2204.802 square meters, Lot No. 251 comprising about 1436.721 square meters, Lot No. 254 comprising about 1350.922 square meters, Lot No. 258 comprising about 1184.759 square meters Lot No. 260 comprising about 1069.167 square meters, Lot No. 261 comprising about 1094.527 square meters as shown on the attached Plan of Subdivision Survey by J.H. Hertular, Licensed Surveyor, dated July 25, 1998 and recorded at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Belmopan in Register No7 Entry 4000, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

In the Name of ROBERT N.SUSKO (Attorney at Law of No. 3017 Piedmont Road, NE,Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30305, U.S.A. HAS BEEN IRRECOVERABLY LOST OR DESTROYED BY MISADVENTURE. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I intend, at the expiration of twenty-one days from the first appearance of this notice. to issue a new duplicate of the Registered Transfer Certificate of Title registered in the Land Titles Register Volume 51 at Folio No 89.

ANY PERSON in whose custody the TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE may be or who may have any objection to such issue is hereby requested to inform me of the fact.

________________________ Patricia Blackett (Mrs.) Registrar of Lands

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