Belize Times March 8, 2020- Barrow Got to Go!

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THE BELIZE TIMES

PUP Walks Out

Barrow Got to Go!

Continued from page 1 The document outlined 12 powerful people-centered reasons why the Barrow Administration does not have the trust to govern nor the mandate to do the same. Seven days later there is a House Meeting on Thursday March 5 and this Historic First Motion of No Confidence was to be the last bill to be debated.

A division of the question was requested so that Belize could hear and see clearly how each representative would vote. In essence the Speaker would ask if the Representative is satisfied with the current Barrow Administration. A majority vote passing a Motion of No Confidence then would require the Prime Minister to call elections within seven days of the passage of this vote. But no, the UDP in their constant infamy see no wrong in their way and the UDP voted to consolidate their incompetence and corrupt ways. Now NO UDP member can say that they are squeaky clean; that is, if there was any doubt. So this makes it worse for the UDP to get a leader.

The reasons for Motion of No Confidence include: a. the Supreme Court of Belize has found that the Government of Belize has under warrants issued by the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance engaged in the expenditure of monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund without the lawful authority of this House over the entire period of his administration of the Government in repeated and continuous disregard of the Constitution and in flagrant breach of the provisions of the Finance and Audit Reform Act of Belize. b. The above amounts to criminal offences in accordance with the provisions of the Finance and Audit Reform Act c. The Prime Minister is simply unable to recognize and/or sanction his own misconduct as contemplated by law; d. The Supreme Court of Belize has also declared some 21 Supplementary Appropriation Acts enacted by this House at the instance of the Prime Minister and his cabinet to be unconstitutional and void and recognized that the unlawful expenditures can only be cured by way of constitutional amendment. e. The Government is unable and unwilling to cure the unlawful spending or procure any required constitutional amendment. f. The withdrawal and spending of monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund without lawful authority continues unabated even in the face of the ruling of the Supreme Court to the detriment of the people of Belize. e. Jacob Kingston has testified in court proceedings in Utah, One of the United States of America, to having witnessed one Lev Dermen pay cash bribes to Minister John Saldivar at his request h. Minister Saldivar has in consequence been suspended indefinitely from the cabinet by the Prime Minister and has also agreed to resign as Leader of the United Democratic Party i. The Prime Minister has ordered an investigation into the allegations of bribery and misconduct. j. The Prime Minister has no intention of pursuing any investigations, enquiries or audits to the detriment of the chances of the United Democratic Party of winning the next General Elections in Belize. k. The Government of Belize is in the circumstances, and in the absence of such investigations, enquiries and audit, unable to govern the state for the benefit of the people of Belize as distinct from the benefit of the United Democratic Party. l. The Belizean economy continues in near recession, crime is completely out of control, major industries in Belize are in crisis, unemployment is at unacceptable levels, crony political corruption is endemic at the highest levels of Government all as a result of the incompetence, mismanagement, malfeasance and misfeasance of the Prime Minister and his Cabinet BE IT RESOLVED that this House has no confidence in the Government of Belize led by Prime Minister Dean Barrow to continue to manage the affairs of the State of Belize in the interest of the people of Belize and in particular to initiate and vigorously pursue any investigation or enquiry or forensic audit into the illegal spending of public monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund without lawful authority of this House at the instance of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dean Barrow and/or to initiate and vigorously pursue any investigation or enquiry into the allegations of bribery and/or other corrupt or unlawful acts by sitting Ministers or officers of the Government including Member John Saldivar arising out of dealings or association with Lev Dermen and/or Jacob Kingston and/or to take appropriate action to punish or otherwise hold accountable Prime Minister Barrow and/or other offending Ministers or officers of the government including Member John Saldivar for any of such wrongdoing.

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2020

FALLEN FOUR BDF SOLDIERS

Thursday February 27 shimmered with life as ‘another drug plane was intercepted, by the coastal road just before the idle light of a cool dawn. This capture though was suspiciously different: 69 bales with a total of 2,070 parcels of 2 tonnes of cocaine were extracted out of the intact 40 million dollar G2 Business Jet for a possible grand total of 140 million haul. Each of those remixed published facts can compete for historic firsts in drug plane interception in Belize.

Law enforcement beamed with exuberance and why not? Unbeknownst to the Belizean public who rely more on Facebook open information than from the haphazard, incompetent, insulting and visionless Minister of National Security, four of our very own Belizean airwing soldiers lay dead as our Taiwan-donated U1H1 helicopter had plunged to its watery catastrophe during the aforementioned historic and much lauded drug bust.

It was until Friday morning when again our Facebook reliant senses kicked in and the suspicion of an incomplete story in the drug bust story of the previous day poured like cold water onto the center of our collective backs. The story percolated from a mere isolated accident to a possible full scale coverup of the most grandiose of scales.

The latter is of course attributed to the irrefutable fact that the UDP government is untrustworthy and is attempting to govern Belize even as their political expiry date is past due over and over.

Lo and behold, in their Friday press release and conference there was a continuation of incompleteness of information of the most basic of facts. To be fair, it is impossible to immediately know certain forensic derived information from aeronautic and tragic accidents. Also to be fair, they blurted a pile of incongruous facts only consistent with a blundering cover up.

The video of the press conference is all over the ubiquitous Facebook so mistrusted by the Minister of National Security Peyrefitte(he replaced the disgraced Saldivar the unresigned leader-elect of the UDP) who labelled FB user Belizeans as “Facebook whores” simply for being desirous for information. At best, this information at the press conference was dispensed quizzically by Peyrefitte and an obviously stark-eyed panel. This panel included the conspicuously silent Commissioner of Police who had been celebrating a historic drug bust just 24 hours before. Word is that he was seriously upset.

Don’t blink or else the UDP will take you for a ride as they did in 2012 and 2015.

On the same Friday, the People’s United Party issued condolences and called for an independent investigation of the accident which at the time was called a ‘crash landing’ by the UDP. The following Monday when it was more apparent that the UDP was in full embellishment mode, the PUP pointed to the overlooked details that should automatically be allowed to our fallen four—Family first to be informed of the deaths, full military funerals, flags at half mast, and all payments that they are due. Additionally, the PUP requested the Caricom to be involved specifically the Jamaican airwing.

All in all our country went and is still in mourning. There is nothing that can be said that can comfort the families. These four me died unnecessarily and there must be some that are alive today that are guilty of some gross negligence, maybe criminal. Who? Is the question.

Retd. Major Oscar Mira: I would like to express my sincerest condolences to the families of Major Adran Ramirez, Major Radford Baizar, Corporal Yassir Mendez and Corporal Reinaldo Choco. I am deeply saddened at the loss of these four extraordinary men, and remain ever grateful for their ultimate sacrifice. This is a time of national mourning for these fallen soldiers, whose lives can never be replaced. My prayers are with the families of these men during this most difficult time.

To my comrades and colleagues in the Belize Defence Force, I stand in solidarity with you in this time of grief and sadness.

I call on the Minister of National Security, the Commander of Belize Defence Force, and the other relevant authorities, to conduct an investigation that is both fair and transparent.

We recognize and respect the authority of the Ministry and the BDF as the official sources for information regarding this tragedy. That being said, let us not be so quick to dismiss the public’s opinions and their strong emotions surrounding the untimely deaths of these four brave men.

We have many unanswered questions, and the people need answers. These families deserve answers. I am hopeful that the efforts and focus of the authorities will be directed toward revealing the truth about what happened. Belize is a country in mourning, and we are struggling to make sense of this national tragedy. Now, more than ever, we must stand shoulder to shoulder.

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2020

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EDITORIAL

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She Who Rocks the Cradle Rules the World

he importance of Women in the world is well established and just as equally ignored. However in recent years there has been a global shift, yet to be felt in Belize, toward empowering women. The reasons for the shift are the economic benefits that come with advancing women equality. It is estimated that global GDP could increase by as much as 12 trillion by 2025. Women comprise approximately half of the global work force and not fomenting equality can see Belize’s economy suffer further. Gender equality is just the right thing to do, but beyond that, it comes with many benefits for those countries that choose to foment the empowering of women through education, legislation, representation, increased health care, access to credit and mentorship programs.

The World Bank notes that giving girl children access to education is a key part of eradicating poverty. This is true because educated women tend to participate more in the formal labour market.

They have fewer children and marry later. Educated women provide better health care, education and nutrition for their children. Poverty affects women especially hard as they typically earn less than male counterparts and are the first ones to be laid off in times of an economic downturn. The SIB states that we are experiencing a recession, the economy having contracted for three quarters consecutively. In their latest Labour Report that unemployment stands at 10.4% and that of the 6,191 newly unemployed 75% were women.

The World Resources Institute cites that there is “correlation between environment and gender: where gender inequality is high, forest depletion, air pollution and other measures of environmental degradation are also high.” Women are powerful agents of change and are key managers of natural resources as so many of their culturally imposed, undervalued work depends on these. Educated women are responsible for reduced fertility rates which lower the demand for food, shelter and water and carbon emissions. Women generally reinvest a much higher percentage of their earnings in their families and communities and so countries with greater gender equality have a tendency to have lower poverty rates and higher economic growth and development.

This year we celebrate International Women’s Day under the campaign theme #Eachfor Equal. It comes from the idea of collective individualism, we are all members of a larger society and individually we can all exert a positive change one person at a time. In Belize, where women are currently half of the population there is currently a paltry 9.4% women’s representation in Parliament, and it is the highest it has ever been. Old habits die hard, but it makes sense for the economy, the environment and for development of our nation not just to include, but to foster women leadership and equality in every level of our society.

Recently, women in Belize have been the targets for increased gender-based violence. Our sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, spouses are no longer safe even in their own homes or work places. Arrests and convictions are low and most times the victims and their families are left feeling that the system has not delivered justice. Equality is everyone’s fight. Men can be feminists, and can advocate for equality too. A complete change in mind set is required, each of us as individuals making sure that no woman, or girl child is left behind so that Belize can move forward all of us together. Women are the key to change and development in Belize, they account for half the work force we underutilize, and they hold the potential to increased productivity. Helping Belizean women achieve their full potential now will better the opportunities and lives for future generations of Belizeans. #EachforEqual

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2020

en Español

La Que Mece la Cuna Gobierna el Mundo

a importancia de las mujeres en el mundo está bien establecida y es igualmente ignorada.

Sin embargo, en los últimos años se ha producido un cambio mundial, que aún no se ha sentido en Belice, hacia el empoderamiento de la mujer. Las razones del cambio son los beneficios económicos que conlleva la promoción de la igualdad de la mujer. Se estima que el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) mundial podría aumentar hasta en 12 billones para el 2025. Las mujeres constituyen aproximadamente la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo mundial y si no se fomenta la igualdad, la economía de Belice seguirá sufriendo. La igualdad de género es lo correcto, pero más allá de eso, conlleva muchos beneficios para aquellos países que eligen fomentar el empoderamiento de las mujeres a través de educación, legislación, representación, mayor atención médica, acceso al crédito y programas de tutoría.

El Banco Mundial señala que dar a las niñas acceso a la educación es una parte fundamental de la erradicación de la pobreza. Esto es cierto porque las mujeres instruidas tienden a participar más en el mercado laboral formal. Tienen menos hijos y se casan más tarde. Las mujeres educadas proporcionan mejor atención de la salud, educación y nutrición a sus hijos. La pobreza afecta especialmente a las mujeres, que por lo general ganan menos que los hombres, y son las primeras en ser despedidas en épocas de recesión económica.

El Instituto de Estadísticas de Belice (SIB por sus siglas en inglés) afirma que estamos experimentando una recesión, la economía se contrajo durante tres cuartas partes consecutivas. En su último Informe sobre el Trabajo, el desempleo era del 10,4 por ciento y el de los 6.191 nuevos desempleados, el 75 por ciento eran mujeres. El Instituto de los Recursos Mundiales cita que existe una correlación entre el medioambiente y el género: donde la desigualdad entre los géneros es alta, el agotamiento de los bosques, la contaminación del aire y otras medidas de degradación del medioambiente también lo son. Las mujeres son poderosas agentes de cambio y son las principales administradoras de los recursos naturales, ya que de ello dependen muchas de sus subvaloradas tareas impuestas culturalmente. Las mujeres instruidas son responsables de la reducción de las tasas de fecundidad, lo que reduce la demanda de alimentos, vivienda, el agua y emisiones de carbono. Por lo general, las mujeres reinvierten un porcentaje mucho mayor de sus ingresos en sus familias y comunidades, por lo que los países con mayor igualdad de género tienden a tener tasas de pobreza más bajas y un mayor crecimiento económico y desarrollo.

Este año celebramos el Día Internacional de la Mujer bajo el tema de campaña #Eachfor Equal. Proviene de la idea del individualismo colectivo, todos somos miembros de una sociedad más amplia e individualmente todos podemos ejercer un cambio positivo una persona a la vez. En Belice, donde las mujeres constituyen en la actualidad la mitad de la población, la representación de las mujeres en el Parlamento es actualmente del 9,4 % y es la más alta que se ha registrado. Los viejos hábitos son difíciles de erradicar, pero tienen sentido para la economía, el medioambiente y el desarrollo de nuestra nación no sólo para incluir, sino para fomentar el liderazgo y la igualdad de las mujeres en todos los niveles de nuestra sociedad. Recientemente, las mujeres de Belice han sido objeto de un aumento de la violencia de género. Nuestras hermanas, madres, hijas, amigos, esposos ya no están seguros ni siquiera en sus propios hogares o lugares de trabajo. Las detenciones y las condenas son bajas y la mayoría de las veces las víctimas y sus familias se quedan con la sensación de que el sistema no ha hecho justicia.

La igualdad es la lucha de todos. Los hombres pueden ser feministas y también pueden abogar por la igualdad. Se requiere un cambio completo de mentalidad, cada uno de nosotros como individuos asegurándonos de que ninguna mujer, o niña sea dejada atrás para que Belice pueda avanzar, todos juntos. Las mujeres son la clave para el cambio y el desarrollo en Belice, representan la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo que no utilizamos, y tienen el potencial de aumentar la productividad. Ayudar a las mujeres beliceñas a alcanzar su pleno potencial ahora mejorará las oportunidades y las vidas de las futuras generaciones de beliceños. #Eachforequal

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2020

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BELLY of the

BEAST

Sadness The blood of our fallen soldiers, and all the tears and grief of their family members, their loved ones, the children who will never get to spend another moment with them – cries out for justice. We DO NOT accept the bogus story told in a press conference where Mike Peyrefitte, a man who has been Minister of National Security for a whole week, tried to school the nation on BDF protocols. We DO NOT accept that this will end like this and will be just brushed under the rug like an unfortunate accident. None of those men had to die. Somebody is responsible. Somebody ordered that mission knowing that the helicopter was not equipped for night operations. Somebody sent those men on a suicide mission in a helicopter which has been experiencing mechanical problems for months. Somebody is responsible for those men lying in a lagoon, dead, for a whole day before anybody even thought to search for them. This is not done. Believe that.

No apologies We have said it before and we will say it again, without apology. It cannot possibly be a coincidence that a week after John Saldivar left the Ministry of National Security, Belizean law enforcement agencies, with the assistance of the US and the Mexicans, were able to make the biggest drug bust in our history. What changed? We can tell you what we’ve been told. A highly placed source in the Ministry says that with Saldivar gone, everybody known to be close to him was kept out the loop and only a few trusted people in the Police and BDF knew about the operation – people, we understand, who were known to not be in Saldivar’s inner circle. That means that the US knows what’s going on and knows why our agencies have never been able to intercept planes when they land. John is under much more scrutiny than he thinks. Here at the Belize Times we’ve taken up a collection to buy him a one-way ticket to the US – one way because once Uncle Sam gets hold of him that will be the end of that.

Khalid We told Khalid a long time ago that John Saldivar would be his downfall. Those two have been in bed together (figuratively speaking, or not) since Khalid was just a wee boy. And since then John has been getting him into trouble. Remember Mytheon Solutions? John got Khalid in trouble for that one too. But now, it seems that the young man has been making his own trouble in Belmopan. In fact, we wonder if there’ll be any land left in Belmopan by the time Khalid is kicked out of office soon. And you wonder how he’s been able to build a $2M mansion in the capital. He’s definitely not the brightest bulb in the shed, because we could have told him that the gas station in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Primary School would never work. But now there are questions – how much was that green area sold for, and who got the money? How come the Department of the Environment refused to give approval for a gas station, then months after, quietly gave approval? Whose palms were greased in the DoE? Don’t you think it’s about time somebody investigates the Mayor’s finances? And that somebody investigates exactly how much land in reserved areas of Belmopan has been secretly sold? The people need to know the truth.

Dead duck…

As he threatened to do at the UDP’s National Party Council meeting over the weekend, lame duck turned dead duck Dean Barrow should just dissolve the House and call elections. It was a last resort move to try to get Omar Figueroa appointed as leader, but Patrick has made it clear that it ain’t going to happen, not while he’s got a breath left in his body. And now, we hear that since Patrick has crawled out of the woodwork, big bad John has decided that he’s going to step back in too. So the new UDP convention scheduled for April 5th is looking a whole lot like the old UDP convention. The UDP is done. No doubt about it.

Bogus Speaker of the House Laura Longsworth needs to explain to the people of Belize why she was at a UDP convention hugging up John Saldivar?

For just a second, we had hope that she could be impartial – just a second.

But it seems that Longsworth has been unable to do the right thing and do her duties to the whole House, both sides of the gallery, without fear or favour. We predict that her time as Speaker will be short-lived, although maybe not as short-lived as John Saldivar’s time as leader. Boy that was short. Tiny even. As tiny as – well let’s just leave that right there.

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QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTERS

1. Will the UDP elected representatives please tell Belizeans who is the Prime Minister, since Dean Barrow is no longer their leader and the Prime Minister must be the Party Leader? And while they are at it will these representatives confirm if John Saldivar sent in his resignation in writing?

2. Will the acting Prime Minister please say if his last budget was a reflection of the reality in Belize, where crime continues to rise, the economy is in recession and the people are in the streets demonstrating against the government?

3. Where is the Minister of Health? Why did he not attend the Caribbean meeting of Health Ministers? Where is the plan to deal with the Corona Virus?

4. Will the acting Prime Minister please show Belizeans what he did with the more than 3.7 billion dollars he borrowed during his time as Minister of Finance?

5. Will the acting Prime Minister confirm if Imer Hernandez Development Company was granted $242 million in contracts for the building of two roads?

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2020

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PUP Walks Out

Barrow Got to Go!

Continued from page 24

Budget reading is a Mockery The House of Representatives is a joke for the UDP. The House meeting went underway with a “budget” being read by a PM that has been ruled as not following the constitution in spending 1.5 Billion dollars. Yet, he still deals with the finances of the country.

Additionally, who it the leader of the UDP? Saldivar didn’t resign.

Shouldn’t it be Saldivar reading the budget? He represents the best of the UDP. The seating arrangement of Gapi(yes he made it after years), Saldivar, Omar(trying to move to his left), Faber, Williams and Castro was so revealing. Gapi, Saldivar and Omar are birds of a feather after all. Even Castro made it to the front bench; what a UDP world.

Barrow is now IMPOSING his last breath onto Belize...want it or not. It is a punishment for the knowledge that it is the UDP’s LAST BUDGET reading, period.

They are doing this so that they can ransack the public coffers for as long as they can. If the UDP will lose, as they will, they will

pluck as much as they can.

The PUP walked out on this mockery. This was announced by Party Leader John Briceño who had his microphone turned off, in effect shutting up the people of Belize. For the PUP, there was no budget read.

Government Contract Validation Act 242 Million In one fell swoop, the government on borrowed time will retroactively take all those multimillion dollar contractor general less contract. The Sarteneja Rd, the Caracol Road and the Coastal Rd. is the trifecta of bloated contracts given either to Imer Hernandez or to obscure contractors that have basically blank webpages. The Sarteneja Rd is the only one that they need to approve that the UDP is unhappy about since no money will be granted directly to Belize but we will have to pay for it.

The wording of the Act itself is sarcastic and insulting to Belize. The UDP is insulting to Belize.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL Monday, March 2, 2020

For Immediate Release

A full four days after four soldiers of the Belize Defence Force (BDF) lost their lives in service to their country, in an operation which remains shrouded in secrecy, the Government has finally ordered that flags on national buildings be flown at half-mast. This is not enough, the People’s United Party insists that Major Adran Ramirez, Major Radford Baizar, Corporal Yassir Mendez and Corporal Reinaldo Choco be buried with full military honours. It is only right and just.

The inaction by Government, coupled with the lack of credible answers from the Ministry of National Security, in the face of what is now widely believed to be a cover up, is adding injury to the reputation of these fallen heroes.

This is unforgivable and unacceptable.

The People’s United Party joins with the rest of the nation in condemning the present attitude of the Ministry of National Security in the face of this national tragedy, a tragedy that has destroyed lives and families and has perhaps irreparably damaged the morale of the men and women who serve this country not only in the Belize Defence Force, but in all law enforcement arms of the country. We are concerned, as a Party and as a people, because all the information coming out of the BDF suggest gross incompetence and disregard for accepted protocols, at the highest levels in the Ministry of National Security.

We do not trust the word of the current or former Ministers of National Security. We demand that any investigation carried out be done in a manner that will include more than a few persons who seem to be a part of this cover-up. We demand a comprehensive, fully independent investigation to be carried out by skilled, credible parties including members from our Sister CARICOM nation in the Jamaica Air Wing. We owe it to the fallen men of the BDF Air Wing.

Government must step in to address the serious breakdown of the structure at the BDF. The tragic accident in which four men lost their lives has only brought the spotlight to bear in a critical case of breakdown. Our men and women in uniform deserve better and our nation expects no less.

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Party Leader John Briceño STATEMENT ON THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS Each day more people worldwide are being infected by the Coronavirus or COVID-19. Today infections have been discovered in Mexico and in the United States. This virus has spread around the world and it would be foolish to believe that it will not affect us here in Belize.

As countries in our region declare increase cases of COVID-19, the level of anxiety in Belize rises. But this is no time for us to panic, we need to be focused and we need to prepare. In this regard I wish to point out the following: Over the past six weeks, government and Ministry of Health wasted valuable time in preparing the nation and health officials for the onset of this virus. Financial resources should have long ago been identified and made available to KHMH and all district hospitals to educate, prepare and train.

Isolation wards should have been identified, staff trained and ready. An awareness campaign should have been well underway. Specialized medical equipment like ventilators, respirator masks and personal protective equipment should by now be stockpiled. Our national diagnostic capability must be strengthened. With only two persons recently trained, and a few kits donated by PAHO we need to be better prepared.

I am ready to meet with the Prime Minister and to support the drawing down of specific funding for the implementation of a proper plan to combat the corona virus.

All Belizeans expect their leaders to present a national plan that will provide information and prepare everyone for the possible onset of the Coronavirus in Belize.

I strongly encourage all Belizeans to learn as much as you can about the Coronavirus and ways you can protect yourselves and your families.

Thank you and God bless.

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BELMOPAN GREEN ZONES: GOING, GOING, GONE For many, Belmopan, our capital city, is about calmness. with deep drains, sidewalks, walkways, greens areas and a gripping history. It has also become the home for many who crave freedom, safety and a peace that they cannot find in their own country.

Many students and public officers fall in love with Belmopan even by default since studies become a job and the job creates a home.

So when you hear that the Green Zones are being parcelled off and in front of a school then it is easy to grow severely upset.

As the world grapples with the climate change phenomenon or, you may wish to call it, dire issue, literally every mole of Oxygen produced is important to breathing life. This plant life uses the carbon dioxide to produce said Oxygen but also it hoards Carbon in its cellulose. Man needs to KEEP our green spaces for that dual set of reasons. Of course, Industry has a colossal task ahead in curbing CO2 production. Are you reading, Mayor

of Belmopan?

Belize’s tourism attractiveness is due to our anti-modern look, in large part our God-given nature.

Selling off, destroying, developing or not protecting nature around us is tantamount to killing the Golden Goose. The short-lived financial gain can never compare to the generational benefits which belongs inextricably to our Belizean children and their children into perpetuity.

The Dermen Couple, Khalid Belisle and John Saldivar, have zero moral authority to market the greens that belong to the unborn children of the capital City of Belmopan and Belize on a whole.

Legal authority? The citizens of Belmopan have their powerful opinion on that one and it is a resounding “no.” No Hugo Patt, Minister of Lands, can sign off of those sales.

No Omar Figueroa, Minister of the Environment, can endorse an Environmental Compliance Plan. No Tracy Taegar/Erwin Contreras can countenance any economic viability in another Gas Station in Belmopan. No Patrick Faber can allow a

Gas Station just across the street from a Primary School. Oscar Mira definitely condemns all this Belisle land desecration process. Oh, John Saldivar, he is as guilty as Belisle.

The elephant problem here is that for all intents, Belmopan residents have no representation in government for their issue.

John Saldivar has been politically chewed and is politically comatose. Saldivar will not pull the plug nor will Barrow. In the meantime, Belmopan suffers as the government drags the country along. The UDP has forgotten about the country. Forgetting Belize happened at some point during the night of February 7, 2008.

Belize wants back ALL the

green zones secretly sold off in Belmopan and to then remain untouched.

Ahead you can see the Letter sent to the mayor by a Principal.

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His Worship Mayor Kahlid Belisle City of Belmopan Cayo, Belize. C.A. Dear Mayor Belisle:

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POSITION: CASHIER Educational and other requirements: • Applicants must possess an Associate Degree in Business Studies • Willing to work flexible hours; Nights, Weekends and Holidays • Computer Literate • Excellent Customer Service /Public Relations Skills • Able to function effectively under pressure and with minimal supervision Deadline for Application is March 13th, 2020 Please submit application to General Manager P.O. BOX 2403 Belize City, Belize

I write, as a resident of Belmopan and as a former president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Our Lady of Guadalupe Primary School (OLOGPS), to ask you and your Council, quite respectfully, to rescind the “no-objection” letter that your Council purportedly granted (to an investor) for the construction of a gas station at a designated “green area” located in the immediate vicinity of OLOGPS. Because much has been ventilated publicly about (a) your Council’s lack of judgment in issuing in the first instance the “no-objection” letter, and (b) the ills associated with such investment, I will not delve into those resentments in this correspondence.

What I do want to do, Mr. Mayor, is to draw your attention to Sustainable Development Goal #11 (SDG11) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which Belize, as a member state, adopted in 2015.

Specifically, SDG11 speaks of “making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,” and further adds that one of its targets by 2030 is to “provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.”

I hope that you would agree with me and the residents of Belmopan that any investment for private gain in any designated “green space” in our Garden City would be, to say the least, a moral and ethical violation of our commitments under the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and as such that your Council rescinds the “no-objection” letter.

And of course, Mr. Mayor, kindly count on me to assist in whichever community project that the Council embarks on in the future to beautify these designated green spaces, starting, perhaps, by landscaping these spaces with flowering trees.

Yours in Sustainable Development,

Efrain R. Novelo 623-6164 CC: Principal, OLOGPS

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March 2nd, 2020 Dylan Reneau Marvin Mora

President

Kevin Peralta Clifford Martinez

1st Vice President

Adelaida Lorelei Westby Guerra

Honorable Johnny Briceno Leader of the Opposition Independence Hall 3 Queen Street Belize City, Belize C.A.

Ref: PL/GEN/01/2020 (06)

3rd March 2020

2nd Vice President

Dear Hon. Briceno,

Elena Smith Patrick Balan

Pleasant and warm greetings are being extended to you from the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB)!

Hortence Humes Miguel Aguilar

The NTUCB, at a Special General Council Meeting held this past Saturday, February 29th, 2020 discussed realistic ways of ensuring good governance in our country. Acting on behalf of all workers, their families, and in the best interest of our nation. We recognize that a paradigm shift is urgent if we are to expect better transparency and accountability in the governance of our country’s affairs.

General Secretary Assistant Assistant General General Secretary Secretary Lorelei Westby Jorge Mejia

Treasurer Treasurer

Lennox Hyde Ella Waight

Auditor Treasurer Assistant Earl Lopez Dean Flowers

Councilor Auditor

The NTUCB is resolute in its quest to ensure change to this unacceptable status quo by which we are governed and as such, has made the following demands to the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Dean Barrow which we expect will be acted upon by the sitting of the House of Representatives to be held on March 5 th, 2020.

The demands are as follows:

Phillip Trustee Tate

1. The immediate allocation of a substantial and adequate budget for the UNCAC Steering Committee (Project Board) in this upcoming budget, which is to be reactivated immediately.

Keith Augustine Garry Trustee Yearwood Daniel Luna

2. The immediate allocation of a substantial and adequate budget for the

Councilor

Trustees Flowers Kathleen Director of Education Keisha Williams

Director Education CynthiaofVillagran Director of Women Addy AffairsAguilar Director of Gender AffairsSmith Elena Admin. Secretary

Integrity Commission within this budget; for the Commission to house a functional Secretariat an Inspector (Investigator) and is properly equipped with needed resources.

3. The removal of Hon. John Saldivar from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as we are of the logical view that if he is unfit to lead the UDP he is likewise and most unquestionably unfit to sit on the PAC. 4. The reconvening of the Public Accounts Committee no later than

Friday, March 13th, 2020 to conduct their much-needed meetings; accountability and transparency must remain a priority for this and subsequent administrations in Government.

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Mr. Patrick Balan General Secretary NTUCB P.O. Box 2359 Belize City Center Belize City Dear Secretary General Balan: Greetings and thank you for your letter of 2nd March 2020 informing me of the six demands the NTUCB presented to the Prime Minister and for which you expect action to be taken at by 5th March 2020. The People’s United Party is serious about reform and more open and transparent governance. We support your demands in principle and find many of your proposals in line with the kind of reforms we proposed in our Good Governance Agenda in 2016 as well as the recent reforms announced by the Party on Thursday, 20th February 2020 at the Princess Hotel.

We welcome the opportunity to meet with the NTUCB as soon as possible to listen to your concerns as well as share our plans for greater reform and more open and transparent government as we endeavor to strengthen and amplify the proposals in our Good Governance Agenda.

Shortly my office will be contacting you to set up a convenient time for us to meet.

Sincerely,

Hon. John Briceño Party Leader cc: file

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Party Leader John Briceño, the PUP Executive, and the entire PUP Family SALUTE All Belizean Women on the occasion of

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The People’s United Party has and will always celebrate the invaluable ongoing contribution of women to the development of our communities and country.

“I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”

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STANDARD ON THE BEARERS MOVE Party Leader visits with Belize Rural North and Standard Bearer Marconi Leal

Dangriga: Standard Bearer Louis Zabaneh

Cayo North: Michel Chebat

Stann Creek West: Hon. Rodwell Ferguson

PUP Members of the House Together

Belmopan: Standard Bearer Oscar Mira

Corozal North and OW North: Standard Bearers David Castillo and Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes

THE PUP IN 2020 & BEYOND WILL BUILD A BELIZE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE

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Corozal Southwest: Ramiro Ramirez

MOVE

Freetown and the Belize City Council: Hon. Francis Fonseca & Councillors Noralez and Arnold

OW, Corozal, and Belize City Councils

Child Stimulation Month

“Hug Me, Listen to Me, Read to Me, Help Me Grow”

Mesopotamia: Standard Bearer Candice Pitts

Flag Flown at Half Mast for the Fallen Soldiers

THE PUP IN 2020 & BEYOND WILL BUILD A BELIZE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE

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Neglect, Cover up, and Greed

By Gilroy Usher “Last month Genaro Luna Mexico’s former public safety secretary (minister) in President Felipe Calderon Cabinet from 2006 to 2012 was charged in a Federal Court in New York with three counts of trafficking cocaine and one count of false statements.

U.S. prosecutors allege Luna accepted millions of dollars in bribes from Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel and in exchange allowed it to operate without interference.

– Associated Press, January 2020 On Thursday of last week, the war on drugs in Belize claimed the lives of four brave members of the Belize Defense Force (BDF). The soldiers lost their lives when their helicopter crashed into the Gales Point Lagoon in the dark night for reasons still unknown. That was about quarter mile from where police and other law enforcement officials had seized a jet with 69 bales of cocaine along the coastal road.

The soldiers were suddenly sent on the mission over the dark jungle in a helicopter that had absolutely no night vision equipment.

That is a shocker. Former Minister of Defense John Saldivar, who was recently dismissed from Cabinet for accepting $25,000.00US monthly from convicted fraudster Lev Dermen allegedly to curry favor in Belize, had used the resources of the BDF to facilitate his football team as if the army had more funds than it could spend. Those resources are what should have been used to secure night vision equipment and other basic accessories for the safe and secure use of the BDF helicopters in any operation.

In its second press conference surrounding the drug bust, the government’s effort to convince the public that the soldiers lost their lives in an operation in which everything was done above board resulted in more questions than answers.

Why was Brigadier General Steven Ortega commander of the BDF kept in the dark about the entire mission? More than a week after the tragedy, who ordered the men to participate in the drug operation is still a tightly guarded secret. Why? Residents near the helicopter base say the chopper departed from its location around 2:00 a.m. in the dark Thursday, which is around the same time the drug plane landed. Officials say the chopper departed its base 2 hours later at 4:00 a.m. after using 2 hours to warm up the engine. Nonsense. Drug bust requires rapid response. Even Simple Simon knows that.

Furthermore absolutely no logging of the departure of the crew was done as is standard procedure.

In speaking to the press Minister of Defense Michael Peyrefitte said that when officials did not hear from the helicopter crew for more than 15 hours. from early Thursday morning, they were not concerned, because when the crew takes part in a drug operation they don’t communicate with the base for hours unless there is an emergency. That’s one of the most ludicrous statements. The huge danger of any drug operation necessitates that those in the field be in constant contact with their command center for their own safety and the success of the mission.

In speaking to 7 News Belize, father of Yassir Mendez one of the fallen soldiers and Sgt. Mjr. Marcello Mendez Rtd. summed up the feeling of a wide cross section of Belizeans in saying. “I need to know who gave the green light. I was told today that they make

the plane land. But how to take off, how did that happen? They were on the spot, and they made the plane land. I will tell you. An officer of the BDF told me that.

So probably they didn’t disclose that, but I found out. There are fishy things in there. I cannot regret if we sue the BDF.” Drug barons have millions of dollars in cold cash that can make people’s dreams come through. In numer-

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ous countries people from the janitor to their Prime Minister are avaricious.

Drug barons therefore use their funds to bribe those individuals to facilitate the smooth movement of their cargo in every possible way. That explains why despite the best efforts of some persons in Belize and other countries, drug trafficking while dangerous and deadly is one of the most lucrative businesses in every single country.

Notice

Vacancies – Village Councils The general public is hereby notified that in accordance with Part 111, Sections 6 and 9 of the Village Councils Act, Chapter 88 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, and Section 3 of the Village Council (Elections) Regulations 2009, (Statutory Instrument 134 of 2009), the following Village Councils have declared vacancies within their councils as follows: District Villages Names Positions Reasons Belize Isabella Bank ------Two Members Vacant St. George’s Caye ------Member Vacant Freetown Sibun Winston Shepherd Member Resignation

Burrell Boom

Gladys Robinson

Member

Resignation

Whilda Murillo

Member

Resignation

Aron Baptist

Member

Deceased

Rebecca Nicholson

Member

Resignation

By-Elections – Isabella Bank, St. George’s Caye, Freetown Sibun and Burrell Boom Villages By-elections to fill the vacant posts of Members in the Isabella Bank, St. George’s Caye and Freetown Sibun Village Councils are scheduled for Sunday, 29th March, 2020 from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Isabella Bank and Freetown Sibun Community Centers and a Open Lot (Tent) at St. George’s Caye and also for Burrell Boom Village Council from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Burrell Boom Community Center.

District Stann Creek

Villages Hopkins Maya Center

Names Ashford Miranda Ana Pau

Positions Member Member

Reasons Resignation Resignation

By-Elections – Hopkins and Maya Center Villages By-elections to fill the vacant posts of Members in the Hopkins and Maya Center Village Councils are scheduled for Sunday, 29th March, 2020 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the Holy Family RC School, Hopkins Village and from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Maya Center Community Center.

Villages Names Positions Reasons District Toledo Midway Aravinda Paau Member Resignation Otoxha -----Two Members Vacant Pueblo Viejo

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Member

Vacant

Conejo Creek

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Two Members

Vacant

By-Elections – Midway, Otoxha, Pueblo Viejo and Conejo Creek Villages By-elections to fill the vacant posts of Members in the Midway, Otoxha, Pueblo Viejo and Conejo Creek Village Councils are scheduled for Sunday, 29th March, 2020 from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Midway, Otoxha and Pueblo Viejo Community Centers and St. John The Baptist RC School, Conejo Creek Village. ~ End ~

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BELIZE’S WORST PRIME MINISTER One of those worthless laws of which our Prime Minister has become infamous for, is being passed again. We use the word worthless in the English and creole sense, it is shameless, lowdown, without any principle, deserving of contempt and condemnation, no-good, disgraceful et cetera, etc.

This law, called the “government contract (validation) act” is being made law to cover another one of Dean Barrow sneaky, tricky, and dishonest mismanagement of millions of dollars of taxpayers monies and loans which have already been given to certain special UDP cronies.

One hundred million dollars for upgrading Sarteneja Road. One hundred and thirty million dollars to upgrade the Coastal Highway – given to Imer Hernandez. Thirty Eight Million Dollars for Corozal Road – given to an unknown Belize Roadway construction company. Fourteen Million Dollars for the Caracol Road – given to an unknown A & N Construction Company.

Mein! Oh Mein! This Prime Minister should go to jail. Not a dollar for the thousands of poor people to better their lives. Not a single housing project. No free education for all our young people who deserve a chance in life. No improvement for the hospitals and clinics. No vehicles and forensic equipment for the police to fight crime. Only roads and roundabouts, roads and roundabouts.

If this doesn’t look like rampant corruption. We ask you to look again.

And have you heard what the people in the streets are saying about Dean Barrow. Jules Vasquez had already described the UDP

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not as them stink dah road, but that they are rotting carcass.

On the streets they are saying Dean Barrow never did have a machete to fight corruption. He had a butter knife which he used to butter up his family and political cronies.

Dean Barrow business eena jail.

THE WORST SCANDAL The worst scandal of scandals infested government is the one where the Prime Minister held a secret meeting with Lord Ashcroft and signed a secret document agreeing to pay the Lord over Five Hundred Million Dollars. All this money was paid from the treasury in one lump sum. Which law firm collected 10% commission fees?

The second worst scandal was the squandering waste of theft of over Four Hundred Million Dollars of the Petro-Caribe funds.

There was no on time National Assembly approvals, no audit, no accountability and no transparency.

There have been so many scandals involving the Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Finance and who is the sole person approving every dollar that is spent, wasted, squandered and stolen.

But the helicopter/BDF scandal that rocked the Belizeans to their bones was the revelation last week that as part of a drug plane issue, a BDF helicopter “crashed” and killed its four BDF occupants. Two of whom were not combatants but unarmed pilots and instructors.

We commend Belizeans who immediately who saw through the tissue of lies and cover up by the new Minister and his C.E.O. on the matter. No one trust the officials anymore. And rightly so, all they do is lie to us and take us for fools.

There are now much more questions than answers and the hurry up white-wash investigation that is taking place will not suffice.

Heads have to roll!

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2020

Agriculture Ignored in Orange Walk South: Hon. Mai exposes the facts

As we know the UDP administration has do everything to put the agriculture sector on its knees. The sector though is resilient and pushes through as much as possible in wait for the people and agriculture friendly new PUP government.

Hon. Jose Mai feels the heartbeat of this sensitive industry in Orange Walk South. Here are a couple of FB Posts where he exposes his heart and facts on the situation that is recurring this year yet the UDP has not addressed the needs.

Post I March 2 Thousands of pounds of onions and potatoes are being harvested today in San Carlos. Reports are that approximately 500,000 pounds of potatoes and as much as 900,000 pounds of onions are being harvested at this time in San Carlos. As the market begin to saturate, losses begin to mount.

This was an exceptionally good year for onions and potatoes!! The weather conditions were perfect.

There is an excellent crop! Sadly, farmers stand to lose again. Is it only in Belize that farmers lose when there is bad weather but they also lose when there is good weather!! Sad really sad. There is no kind of protection for farmers. There is also No processing and no storage!!

Government illegally spent $1.4 Billion dollars and further spent $100 Million which they cannot account for!! Yet farmers have deplorable road conditions which they have to repair themselves plus no support, no protection.

Farmers in this country are in Total neglect! Total abandonment!! Total despair.

Post II March 4 Prices of locally produced potatoes crumble, as farmers harvest thousands of pounds. Only in Belize do farmers suffer losses when the climate is bad but also when the climate is perfect!!!

This is how we need to fix the potato problem in Belize: Dear Ambassador Remus Chen of Republic China Taiwan (ROC): Since the current UDP government is senseless, since they are clueless, incompetent and worthless among many other adjectives, let me ask you and your kind government, the ROC to help our farmers in the following manner: If you do: Farmers will be able to supply the country with fresh potatoes and French Fries for 9-10 months of the year!!

1. Donate X potato washers with a little greater capacity than the one we had in Central Farm.

2. Donate X potato peelers with greater capacity than the one at Central Farm.

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BISHOP MMARTIN SCHOOL CHOOL BISHOP ARTINH HIGH IGHS

¾ MILE LORENZO ROAD, ORANGE WALKTOWN●P.O. TOWN●P.O. BOX BOX 177●TEL. 671-4567 ● ● ¾ MILE SAN SAN LORENZO ROAD, ORANGE WALK 177●TEL.322-3469/ 322-3469/ 671-4567 Email: bishopmartinhigh@ymail.com●●WEBSITE: WEBSITE: http://www.bmhs.edu.bz http://www.bmhs.edu.bz Email: bishopmartinhigh@ymail.com

Bishop Martin High School, a Roman Catholic Diocesan High School, has a vacancy for the

Bishopfollowing Martin permanent High School, a Roman Diocesan High School, has aCommission. vacancy for the position tenable Catholic upon approval from the Teaching Services following permanent position tenable upon approval from the Teaching Services Commission.

1. 1 Non-Teaching Principal

1. Minimum 1 Non-Teaching Principal qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership

Minimum qualifications: Experience in Administrative positions (will be an asset) FullDegree and valid License to teach in Belize Master’s in Teacher’s Educational Leadership Experience in Administrative positions (will be an asset) Duties and responsibilities: Full and valid Teacher’s License to teach in Belize 

Overseeing admission, placement, promotion and graduation of students

Duties and  responsibilities: Under direction of the Board, guide the formulation of school policies, rules and programs

3. Donate X potato fries choppers.

4. Donate X cubic feet of refrigeration rooms to meet storage capacity The exact quantities required will be determined by the amount of product available, capacity of the machines and number of communities under production.

THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE WILL CO-PARTNER IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: 1. Suspend the importation of fresh potatoes.

2. Suspend the importation of French fries in all forms 3. The BMDC will manage storage facility for farmers.

4. The BMDC will market all French Fries produced and processed in Belize!!

In doing so, Belizean farmers will supply fresh potatoes and French fries for 9-10 months of the year!!

My apologies for begging. But you, am sure are aware that the government squandered, misappropriated and probably embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars. We have to resort to begging. There is no more Petro CARIBE money! On another note Ambassador; do not give us rice !! Our farmers are mighty producers of rice and at times we have surplus!!

I reiterate!!! We Noh wah RICE!!

 Enforcing school rules and maintaining a safe andgraduation proper school environment and culture  Overseeing admission, placement, promotion and of students conducive to teaching and learning  Under direction of the Board, guide the formulation of school policies, rules and  Organizing the registration of students in examination and other processes programs  Provide educational leadership to the school especially in areas of pedagogy, curriculum  Enforcing school rules and maintaining a safe and proper school environment and culture and assessment conducive and learning  Serve to as teaching a liaison between the school and parents and between school and community  Overseethe theregistration daily operations of the school and liaise and withother the Board of Management as  Organizing of students in examination processes required  Provide educational leadership to the school especially in areas of pedagogy, curriculum  Under direction of the Board, participate in recruitment, selection and disciplining of staff and  assessment Assigning, directing and assessing staff  Serve as a liaison schooland andperform parentsduties and between and community  Participate in between all schoolthe activities relating school to membership on School Board schooloperations committeesofasthe appropriate  Oversee theordaily school and liaise with the Board of Management as  Participate in secondary school meetings and keep the Board of Management updated on required revised, updated and/or amendments to the Education Rules  Underthedirection of the Board, participate in recruitment, selection and disciplining of staff  Motivate and encourage team spirit building within the faculty and staff  Assigning, directing and assessing staff  Furthering the Mission, Vision and Values of Bishop Martin High School, among others.  Participate in all school activities and perform duties relating to membership on School Prospective applicants must submit following documents, including: Board or school committees as the appropriate  Participate in secondary school meetings and keep the Board of Management updated on 1. Letter of Application the2.revised, updated Curriculum Vitaeand/or amendments to the Education Rules  Motivate encourageLetters team spirit building within the faculty and staff 3. Two and (2) Reference 4. Copy of Teacher’s License,  Furthering theValid Mission, Vision and Values of Bishop Martin High School, among others.

5. Certified Copies of Degrees 6. Original Transcripts

Prospective applicants must submit the following documents, including: 7. Copy of Social Security Card 8. Copy of Birth Certificate/Passport

1. Letter of Application 9. Medical Certificate 10. Recent Vitae Police Record (original) 2. Curriculum 11. (2) Marriage/Divorce Certificate (where applicable) 3. Two Reference Letters 12. Release Letter (where applicable) 4. Copy of Valid Teacher’s License, 5. ALL Certified of Degrees copiedCopies documents must be certified & ALL documents in foreign languages must be 6. accompanied Original Transcripts by an official English translation.

7. Copy of Social Security Card be in accordance with Government Pay Scale.

8. Salary Copywill of Birth Certificate/Passport 9. Applications Medical Certificate package should be submitted by Friday, March 6th, 2020 to: 10. Recent Police Record (original) 11. Marriage/Divorce Certificate (where applicable) The Chairman, Board of Management Bishop Martin High School 12. Release Letter (where applicable) ¾ Mile San Lorenzo Road Orange Walk Town

ALL copied documents must be certified & ALL documents in foreign languages must be accompanied by an official English translation.

Salary will be in accordance with Government Pay Scale.

Applications package should be submitted by Friday, March 6th, 2020 to: The Chairman, Board of Management Bishop Martin High School ¾ Mile San Lorenzo Road Orange Walk Town

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Joe Bradley Ordered to Apologize to the Hon. Said Musa The Wave Radio morning show host, Joe Bradley, had to eat crow as he was ordered publicly apologize for libellous remarks made against the Right Honorable Said Musa’s Daughter.

He had claimed that she had been gifted during the Musa administration with a million dollar scholarship which was patently untrue. Bradley had further claimed that Usher had dropped out whilst nothing was further from the truth.

Apology Read Live and Via Radio: I want to read this statement which I am supposed to read, I want to apologize to the Honorable Said Musa and his daughter regarding a comment I made concerning his daughter getting a million dollar scholarship and failing.

This statement was not true. Mr. Musa’s daughter did not receive a million dollar scholarship, any finan-

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cial assistance from the Government of Belize as my statement implied for her course of studies and training at West Point US Military Academy and she graduated in 2009. I want to apologize for any hurt or embarrassment that I caused to the Hon. Said Musa or his daughter. End of Statement.

Joe Bradley’s ridiculous allegations were exposed in the legal world away from the cushiness of his morning show. For context, Joe Bradley is the father of Senate President, Past

Pursuant to Section 102 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, notice is hereby given that PASTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED has been dissolved as at 4th March, 2020 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

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The PUP wishes a Happy National Heroes and Benefactors Day to all Belizeans

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Mjr. Adran Ramirez

Statement by Hon. John Briceño Leader of the Opposition BELIZE CITY, FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2020—The Hon. John Briceño and the People’s United Party are deeply saddened by the tragic helicopter accident involving four members of the Belize Defence Force in the area of Gales Point Manatee.

We join the rest of the nation in solidarity and extend heartfelt condolences to the families of Major Adrian Ramirez, Major Radford Baizer, Corporal Yassir Mendez and Corporal Reynaldo Choco. These pilots and crew of the BDF U1HI died in service to country and we are forever grateful for their service.

As the nation and the families mourn this tragic loss, we are equally concerned about all the questions surrounding this accident. The press conference held by the Ministry of National Security has left many questions unanswered. There was no information regarding the time taken in reporting the status of the helicopter, the amount of experience by the pilots and crew on night flight operations, the weather conditions for flying helicopters at those hours on that day, the last known radio communication with the pilots, confirmation if the helicopter was certified for visual flight rules and night operations, the standard operating procedures and communication protocols when the BDF airwing is active on a mission and confirmation of the time when and where all four persons were recovered from the scene of the accident.

While it is time to give the families their privacy and respect to mourn their loved ones, it is also necessary for the Ministry of National Security to conduct an independent and thorough investigation and with as much international expertise as may be required. This will serve to assist the families and the nation in understanding the most tragic BDF airwing accident in the history of Belize. While this will not lessen the enormous loss of life, it can help to bring some measure of understanding and closure on this tragedy in the weeks and months ahead.

We call on the Ministry of National Security to also appropriately honor the lives of these brave service men and to keep the nation updated on the progress of the investigation. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families of the pilots, the crew and the entire BDF Airwing community and the brave men and women of the BDF. --Ends --

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QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management.

PUP Party Leader John Briceño, Chairman Henry Usher, the PUP Executive, and the People’s United Party Family would like to extend its most heartfelt condolences to the family members and loved ones of Major Adran Ramirez, Major Radford Baizar, Corporal Yassir Mendez, and Corporal Reynaldo Choco. May their souls rest in eternal peace and rise in glory.

Corporal Choco was laid to rest in Big Falls Village on Tuesday March 3 Corporal Mendez was laid to rest in Douglas Village on Wednesday March 4 Pilot Ramirez was laid to rest in Corozal on Thursday March 5 Pilot Baizar was laid to rest in Belize City on Friday March 6

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Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in retail management.

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Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in people management.

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Experience with reviewing and understanding financial reports is an asset.

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Decision making skills.

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Ability to drive and motivate team.

Please send resume to: Director of Human Capital Email: human_resources_bz@unicomer.com Closing date: March 11th , 2020

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THE BELIZE TIMES

8 MAR

2020

PUP Historic February 23 Demonstration Speaker Soundbites

Orange Walk Central, Party Leader Hon. John Briceño: ““Look at People out here! From north to south, east to west, we have come out over 10,000 strong. And we’re saying with one voice, enough is enough… And it is even better now because the UDP can’t say that the unions brought out the people. We are here to tell them that this is the power of the blue machine, ladies and gentlemen. We want hope. We want a government and will be creating jobs for the Belizean people, a government that will ensure that your children are going to go to school, a government is going to fight crime, a government that will stop all the plane landings, a government that will make sure that whosoever is stealing that they will go, to where?.... Basta ya!” Enough is enough of the U.D.P. And we are saying in one voice: call the elections” Lake Independence, Hon. Cordel Hyde: “It’s the people who have to make sure that the politicians do what they’re supposed to do. So, I love Miss Elena. I love my ‘bredda’. I rate Dean Flowers and Speed Henry and others.

But, I don’t want them to be our friends. I want them to hold our feet to the fire, make sure that we do what we’re supposed to do every single day whilst we are in power. Because this business where a handful of people have everything and the vast majority have nothing that has to stop. …And what we are saying with these numbers here is that people want theirs. We are out here today because we are tired of sitting back and we have decided that the time to stand up is now.”

Caribbean Shores, Hon. Kareem Musa: “You all are making me weak in my knees! You’re so ‘bluetiful’! My brothers and sisters, there is no power greater than the power of the people. You have come out in numbers, fifteen thousand today, strong to send a message to Dean Barrow and his crowd that we are tired, we have had enough and it is time for the People’s United Party.”

Stann Creek West, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson:

“We waited for 12 years, and the best never came. So together, we’re going to deliver for you, whenever Dean Barrow calls the elections.”

Orange Walk South, Hon. Jose Mai: “We send 3 messages to Dean Barrow. The first one is the unequivocal condemnation, the discontent of the people of Belize... Message #2 is the unified strength of the People’s United Party, and Message #3, he has to redress the problems that he’s put this country in. We want our money back.”

Cayo South, Hon. Julius Espat: “We want an audit on the Petrocaribe money. We want an audit on the 1.5 billion dollars. We want to audit the contractors that got those works. We want an audit to make sure, it’s your money…. So, listen to me. If they say they have nothing to hide, and ‘dem seh den dah God’s pickney’, then do the audit. We are not afraid. You know why we are not afraid because Belize is for Belizeans and we want to be treated fairly.”

Toledo West, Hon. Oscar Requena: “The UDP, their days are numbered, my friends. So, what do we say? Call the elections now! Call the Elections Now! Pickstock, Anthony Mahler: “Are you ready to go to the Promised Land? People power is bigger than any power regardless of party in power. The Unions came out the other day sand said they are tired to. Today PUPs come out in the thousands saying we are tired and we want change. I know in Pickstock uno ready for change. Time for Elrington to go. Time for Dean Barrow and the bunch of ….to roll out of government. These have been a rough twelve years.

More Belizeans have gotten poor. Many can’t own a piece of land. Many cannot own a home nor go to school. Many people cannot afford to put decent food on the table. This crowd is saying, time for all of you to roll out of pan. The war begins today. All the little battles are skirmishes. Are you ready? I am ready? PUP all the way. Adelante.”

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2020

THE BELIZE TIMES

13th February 2020

The People’s United Party determines that before any constitutional amendment can be considered, there must be a systemic review to ensure that the unlawful and unconstitutional spending of taxpayers’ money can never happen again.

The PUP demands the following: 1. The appointment of an Independent Commission of Inquiry chaired by an international Commonwealth jurist to inquire into how this unconstitutional spending could have taken place.

2. A forensic audit of the illegal spending of more than $1.5 billion dollars, with special emphasis on the Petrocaribe spending to be carried out by a reputable international firm of forensic accountants.

3. At the conclusion of the forensic audit into the illegal spending of more than $1.5 billion, follow up action including criminal investigation and prosecution as deemed necessary.

We also believe that those who broke the law must be made to face the courts and as such will present the Commissioner of Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions with the evidence as well as the Chief Justice’s judgment so that criminal prosecutions can be instituted.

4. Copies of all contracts issued for over five million dollars that were not brought to the National Assembly for approval. We want to see how much has been spent and what is outstanding. All such contracts and all spending under such contracts are in violation of law.

5. Since there was no Contractor General for approximately two years, we demand copies of all contracts that were issued without the approval of the Contractor General. These contracts must be made null and void.

If we are to carry out the business of the nation honestly and effectively, we need a national effort against this corrupt culture of handouts, political favours, nepotism and dishonesty.

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El Partido Unido del Pueblo determina que antes de que se pueda considerar cualquier enmienda constitucional, debe haber una revisión sistémica para asegurar de que el gasto ilegal e inconstitucional del dinero de los contribuyentes nunca pueda volver a ocurrir.

El PUP exige lo siguiente: 1. El nombramiento de una Comisión Independiente de Investigación presidida por un jurista internacional de la Mancomunidad Británica para investigar cómo estos gastos inconstitucionales pudieron ocurrir.

2. Una auditoría forense del gasto ilegal de más de $1.500 millones de dólares, con especial énfasis en el gasto de Petrocaribe para ser llevado a cabo por una firma internacional y respetable de contadores forenses.

3. Al concluir la auditoría forense sobre el gasto ilegal de más de 1.500 millones de dólares, se emprenda una acción de seguimiento, incluida la investigación penal y el enjuiciamiento, según se considere necesario.

También creemos que aquellos que violaron la ley deben hacerles frente a los tribunales y de tal manera se presentarán al Comisionado de Policía y al Director del Ministerio Público las pruebas, así como la sentencia del Presidente de la Corte Suprema para que los procesos penales puedan ser instituidos.

4. Copias de todos los contratos emitidos por más de cinco millones de dólares que no fueron presentados a la Asamblea Nacional para su aprobación. Queremos ver cuánto se ha gastado y lo que está pendiente. Estos contratos y todos los gastos en virtud de dichos contratos infringen la ley.

5. Ya que no hubo un Contratista General durante aproximadamente dos años, exigimos copias de todos los contratos que se emitieron sin la aprobación del Contratista General. Estos contratos deben quedar nulos y sin valor.

Si queremos llevar a cabo los negocios de la nación con honestidad y eficacia, necesitamos un esfuerzo nacional contra esta cultura corrupta de limosna, favores políticos, n epotismo y deshonestidad.

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8 MAR

2020

13th February 2020

Six Steps to Make Government More Accountable

Seis pasos para que el Gobierno sea más responsible

First, we will ensure an Independent Public Accounts Committee. One that is strengthened so that substantive ministers cannot be members of the PAC. As well, all House Committee meetings, including PAC meetings will be open to the public and streamed live.

Second, the Integrity Commission must do its job effectively. To do so it should no longer be controlled by the Party in Government. Likewise, we will put in place a mechanism to ensure the financial independence of the Integrity Commission with a budget to be approved by the National Assembly. They need the tools and personnel to get the job done!

Third, the recent cases of misappropriation of government funds is a clear indication that we need a strong and independent office of the Auditor General.

The next PUP Government will ensure that the Auditor General’s Office has unrestricted access to information and with full powers of investigation, including subpoena powers to ensure that requests for information and documentation are complied with expeditiously.

The Auditor General’s office will be permitted to submit their budget directly to the National Assembly for approval.

Most important, we will ensure that the Auditor General is allowed to present reports directly to the National Assembly and not only to the Prime Minister.

Fourth, the PUP will not only implement UNCAC, but we will also enact Campaign Finance Legislation.

In the first 100 days, the new PUP government will direct the Office of the Attorney General to draft Campaign Finance legislation which will be subject to national consultations and review before a final bill is tabled and passed into law.

Fifth we must make the National Assembly function as the centerpiece of our government, complete with all requisite checks and balances.

That means that the next PUP Government will ensure a minimum of one House Sitting per month.

And Sixth we demand Senator Aldo Salazar to immediately release the findings of the Senate Select Committee on the hustle at the Department of Immigration.

We demand follow up action including criminal investigation and prosecution as deemed necessary.

Our immediate actions will start today as I instruct our legal team to write to the Financial Secretary to request copies of all warrants signed by the Minister of Finance during the current fiscal year.

En primer lugar, aseguraremos un Comité de Cuentas Públicas (PAC por sus siglas en inglés) independiente.

Uno que es reforzado de modo que los ministros designados no puedan ser miembros del PAC. Además, todas las reuniones de Comités de la Cámara de Representantes, incluidas las reuniones del PAC, estarán abiertas al público y se transmitirán en vivo.

En segundo lugar, la Comisión de Integridad debe hacer su trabajo con eficacia. Para ello, ya no debe ser controlada por el Partido en el Gobierno. Asimismo, implementaremos un mecanismo para garantizar la independencia financiera de la Comisión de Integridad con un presupuesto que deberá ser aprobado por la Asamblea Nacional. ¡Necesitan las herramientas y el personal para hacer el trabajo!

En tercer lugar, los recientes casos de apropiación indebida de fondos públicos son un claro indicio de que necesitamos una oficina fuerte e independiente del Auditor General.

El próximo Gobierno PUP asegurara acceso sin restricciones a la información a la oficina del Auditor General y le dará plenos poderes de investigación, incluidas las facultades de citación para garantizar que las solicitudes de información y documentación se cumplan con toda prontitud.

La oficina del Auditor General le será permitida presentar su presupuesto directamente a la Asamblea Nacional para su aprobación.

Lo que es más importante, nos aseguraremos de que el Auditor General presente informes directamente a la Asamblea Nacional y no sólo al Primer Ministro.

En cuarto lugar, el PUP no sólo aplicará la UNCAC, sino que también promulgará la legislación sobre la financiación de las campañas.

En los primeros 100 días, el nuevo gobierno PUP pedirá a la Oficina del Fiscal General que elabore legislación sobre el financiamiento de campañas que será sujeta a consultas y revisión nacional antes de que se presente un proyecto de ley final que se apruebe.

En quinto lugar, debemos hacer que la Asamblea Nacional funcione como la pieza central de nuestro gobierno, con todos los controles y equilibrios necesarios.

Eso significa que el próximo Gobierno PUP garantizará un mínimo de una sesión de la cámara de representantes al mes.

Y sexto exigimos al senador Aldo Salazar que publique inmediatamente los resultados del Comité Selecto del Senado sobre el chanchullo en el Departamento de Inmigración.

Exigimos dar seguimiento a las acciones, incluida la investigación penal y el enjuiciamiento, según se considere necesario.

Nuestras acciones inmediatas comenzarán hoy al instruir a nuestro equipo legal para que escriban al Secretario de Finanzas solicitando copias de todas las órdenes firmadas por el Ministro de Finanzas durante el año fiscal en curso.

THE BELIZE TIMES 23 2020 United Democratic Party Commitments 2015 Manifesto 8 MAR

PART I (ONE TO 22 OF 44 BROKEN PROMISES, UDP STYLE) #

Broken Promise

Outcome

Develop the Commerce Bight Port to support productive sector growth

Talk, Talk, Talk

Construct a new international airport in North Ambergris Caye

Imaginary

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Develop a special financing program through DFC & the National Bank for small businesses & small farmers

The agriculture sector is reeling. CaneFarmers in the north were promised a measly 2Million last year and have yet to receive the few dollars each would get.

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Develop & implement a National Transportation Master Plan to address the need for efficient & cost effective movement of people & goods

Ask the Belizean beside you if they know what this is about.

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Stimulate economic development as a natural deterrent against incursions through the construction of a road along the western border

Imaginary, Not even artificial

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Develop a modern mixed-use commercial zone at the Lake Independence Boulevard junction – government offices, a national bus terminal, the National Bank, DFC, Police & Fire Stations, a Community Resource Center & retail outlets

There is an overpriced Master Plan which cries of UDP over bloated contracts.

This is the same Lake-I Boulevard that broke up like a brownie.

Shorten the time for accurate & efficient land registration to be no more than 30 days

Depends who you are of course The hot-bed of corruption is as corrupt as ever—this according to the present Minister Patt. The Past NR Ministers keep on visiting making sure that it remains sizzling vis-à-vis Vega, Hulse, Williams, Barnett, etc.

Construct a new road to Lamanai via Bermudan Landing & Lemonal

Maybe Planes land there

Pave the road to Caracol, with two points of origin from Georgeville & Santa Elena

Nobody knew at this point that they would be saddled a loan of 180 million dollars sans Interest. Two-points of origin and ending up in Nowhere??

Contracts not approved by a contractor general nor house. And Contracts to Imer? This has been sly all along.

Continue the paving of the North San Pedro Road to the Basil Jones Airstrip

Another of Heredia’s empty promises

Improve the quality of public bus transportation by giving incentives for better quality, energy efficient buses; review the bus route system to meet peak & non-peak demand nationwide; & enforce quality in public transport

The 200 or so buses used by the PUP in their immense demonstration are still recycled buses after 12 years of inaction on the transportation front. Substandard highway built by ONE crony matched by substandard buses for Belizeans. Only foreigners can ride in new AC buses across the jewel.

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Construct a new Belize City Civic Center as a premier sports & entertainment facility to enhance the nationwide network of sport centers currently being developed

Two families lost their loved ones after the overpriced Civic was deemed complete and open to the hosting of events. They fell from the unsafe scaffolding.

ONLY the UDP has access to this for their conventions.

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Construct 35 new schools countrywide from pre-school to High School

Ground breaking was done by former DPM during his drive to become leader of the UDP. Well we know where that got him

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Develop an institute for Science & Technology

A building is planned in the dusk of the UDP. These might be like the Ministry of Health’s empty ‘clinic.’

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Develop an institute for Enterprise & Innovation

Incompetence reigned. There was no enterprise and much less innovation is this ghastly UDP.

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Expand internet penetration to 50% countrywide

Whatever does this mean? One of every two persons will have easy access to the Internet? Not even close. The Internet is still prohibitive as is UDPs usual ways of incompetence.

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Construct three new hospitals: Western Regional, San Pedro & Punta Gorda

Pablo was busy acquiring medicines for hospitals that routinely lacked the basics. So New Hospitals would be a UDP sick joke.

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Implement solid waste systems in the Northern & Southern Corridors

Just maybe they meant the corridors of some of the mansions built by the INSANELY rich UDP. Poor UDPs got poorer. PUPs hid their colors.

Expand electricity to remote rural areas using solar energy technology

Is this like the electric cars promised by the PM at his Independence Day lecture?

Construct a forward operating base at the Sarstoon

A building that faked at being an FoB was build but is Inadequate, Unsafe; Soldier lost an eye; The UDP and Saldivar FAILED to build it right ON Sarstoon Island.

Procure two helicopters to enhance the work of our security forces & emergency personnel

Procure probably meant that the UDP has to routinely rent helicopters. This even as Belize has a couple helicopters always grounded since UDP’s incompetence is so virulent and contagious.

Invest $70 million in national security initiatives

Via Dermen? When will this initiate?

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