Belize Times October 25, 2020- We Ready!

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The Belize Times

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WE READY!!

The mighty People’s United Party is gradually and deliberately building up to the crescendo of a crystal clear victory at the people’s poll of polls on November 11, 2020. Born and bred leader John Briceño is poised with a cadre of 31 talents who will gently usher Belize away from the 13 years of UDP torture. Today, Belize is in dire need of talented, genuine, fearless, honest, confident, and engaging leadership, ALL needed to combat the coronavirus’ biblical level challenge. As the PUP moves into the General Elections with planBelize in hand and with the Belizean

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people at heart there is a load of HOPE in the fact that the sought leadership is embodied in PUP 2020.

Across the nation the feeling of countdown is more and more torturous by the second. The democracy in our veins calm us to wait. Then we put on the radio or swipe over our walls and we hear the ‘Johnny is the Answer’ and ‘Mr. Program’s’ rendition of Everybody fih Win. There is a definite ‘cold seed’ that surges

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Flaunt Disrespect of the Law

In effect refuses millions of $$

The UDP had two “leadership convention and viola…no leader emerged.

If one Patrick Faber is the leader, then he should be culpable of all quaran-

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WE READY!!

Continued from page 1 over the body and grips our very being. ‘With BLU all ah we fih win’… this song just closes the deal. The UDP has GOT to GO. Music is in the heart and the PUP has arrived there to friend the souls of Belize. The beats of the PUP from 1998 and then are gone now. That PUP era is gone. Anyone that still doesn’t believe needs to come on board and listen to the aura of this new music, read and discuss the PUP’s plan, experience all our 31 leaders and vote for a new beginning for Belize.

Vote for a better life for you and your children!

Vote for Belize and the PUP where everybody fih win!

GOB SHUTS DOWN CATTLE TRADE The UDPs fight with the Belize Livestock Producers Association(BLPA) and virtually with the entire cattle industry is due to the fact that the money channels do not lead into UDP pockets. The corrupt UDP cannot see anyone else prosper.

In March 2020, when Belize was losing foreign exchange and tax dollars due to the beginning of the Great Lockdown, the Government of Belize suddenly went into a hypocritical spite mode.

At the time when there was much need they, with the Bullet Tree chairman as the Red Scapegoat, shut down the informal Cattle Industry and called it money laundering. By doing so, Barrow/Faber and the UDP called hundreds of cattle owner’s criminals even as there was no due process as there was with the guilty UDP old Prime Minister who spent 1.5 Billion unconstitutionally.

That same Prime Minister had lead the cabinet of Ministers to approve Sanctuary Bay concessions. He of course had lied to the Belizean people saying no concession had been granted and worse yet that he knew of no Sanctuary Bay. This US record International Real Estate fraud was born in 2003 right at the Barrow and William’s Law firm. Was that formal or informal trade? The duped landowners are waiting for their pound of flesh.

One should clearly see the hypocrisy in the GoB call to shut down the new post-lockdown informal trade by the Belize livestock producers. Instead of moving everything in their power to accommodate the much needed funds, the GOB puts into the practice what they know best...pettiness, incompetence and the poorest of decision-making.

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farmers? Sorry farmers, the UDP is leaderless still.

November 11 is coming and we can all smell the indelible ink that will daub UDP smear over their unforgivable wall of infamy.

Remember that John Briceño has said that under him the cattle trade will resume on Day one. n.b. Ahead are some of the release by the BLPA.

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Flaunt Disrespect of the Law tine-breaking, private land trespassing, and cyberbullying the UDP is manifesting. But he constantly disavows the UDP as opposed to only apologizing. So the UDP is leaderless…they respect no one person nor laaw…not Patrick Faber nor Belizean law.

---A UDP Minister sells passport to a Korean who, at the time the passport was sold, was in a Taiwanese prison.

That substantive minister and others involved are still in charge of Belize. No jailtime yet.

---The Finance AND Reform Act amended by the UDP to incarcerate anyone who spends taxpayer money illegally...the UDP including Faber spend 1.5 Billion unconstitutionally...No jailtime yet but tacos are digested.

---Mask wearing is mandatory by the quarantine act..The Udp routinely breaks it as proven by pictures and video.(Udp Superspreader And Castro Smokes Beef) No jailtime nor fine as yet...

---The UDP House passed a last minute cyberbullying act to appease Kim(not the victims). The UDP cyberbullying continues unabated in an extension of 13 years of UDP bullying the

Belizean People. Now Faber prizes those who bully the most online.

---Social Distancing rules and mass gathering rules are in place to ease the spread of the coronavirus that has killed almost 50 Belizeans to date.

That is 50 too many and most diagnosed after their death due to UDP incompetence with the testing protocol.

Nevertheless the UDP found ways in the past days to ignore it all and form illegal motorcades and gather at basketball courts. Any charges? None!!

Cases in point: The desperate UDP in Stann Creek West have 40 people in total that will vote for Land hustler and fraudster Ivan Williams.

All 40 of them, one gun-toting and others maskless, got into an illegal parade and rolled into Red Bank Village, Stann Creek this past Sunday to disrupt the peaceful rest day. This ended in a melee when some of these illegal revellers invaded a private property.

Guess who was charged? The PUP victims…

Red Bank Village is ashamed of the color in its name. The residents who are voting for Rodwell Ferguson were peacefully waiting for November 11 when the vindictive and corrupt UDP will be voted out. The people will vote for Hope and John Briceño’s team which here includes incumbent Ferguson.

Ferguson has done his best with the little subvention he receives which should somehow be magically be shared with 26 villages. The UDP government has systemically ignored Stann Creek and all constituencies with PUP representatives. Even in their own held constituencies most people were ignored except some of the very red.

Dehn GOT TO GO….give way for everybody winning.

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EDITORIAL

“Beware the Fat Cats”

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-Domingo Perez

mid all the fanfare of Nomination Day, those who were nominated and those who were not…we must endeavor to remember and keep focused on the importance of this election. This election is foremost about Belizeans, their overall quality of life, their access to health care, to applicable education, affordable and dignified housing and safety must be priority.

Government achieves these goals through the proper planning and distribution of resources. These resources are collected from the people through taxes. These taxes are collected through our newly modernized Belize Tax Service Department.

Our FIU has as its objective to ensure that together with other government agencies to prevent and suppress financial crimes. This week we may have missed the joint statement of these two agencies in response to several issues ranging from tax evasion and increased tax collection to the warning against bribing tax officers.

We are shooketh! The FIU is awake, and means business or so they say. There are many instances where this memorandum of agreement will be most beneficial, because there are many glaring instances of gross tax evasion in this country. Tax evasion seems a sport to some of these politicians and their senior public officer lackeys. How do some of these people in the span of just twelve years with a set salary acquire such enormous wealth? We question also how some very senior members of parliament have gone on record to say they have received tranches clearly above what is allowed by law, and it has simply gone unchecked.

All this is separate from the fact that certain members of parliament have amassed property well above their pay scale in record time and we wonder then why the FIU or the Belize Tax Service Department has not initiated an investigation. There are many glaring instances of gross illicit enrichment and clearly there has been no effort to look into the owners of those lovely yellow houses that seem to be sprinkled all over Belize City. It must be said that there are also many foreign bank accounts that must be investigated as tax evasion is rampant among the elite.

“Give unto Ceasar…” This statement sounds just like another way that the UDP have kept the poor and middle class oppressed. They say pay your just taxes, and we should. The real question is are we all paying our due?

The rich seem to get richer, the middle class is all but disappeared. Belizeans are all being violently pushed into poverty and are now being warned that they must pay up. Progress can happen only when we get value for money spent, when we the taxes we pay are just and equitable and the government spends wisely and invests in Belizeans and Belize. The economic policy of the PUP is a plan to move forward together all of us. John Briceño understands that all our fates are entwined and we must forge ahead together all of us with no Belizean left behind. For too long the poor have subsidized the “fat cats” in this country. Our toil and taxes have allowed them luxuries they have not earned and we have paid and will continue to pay for years to come.

It is time to get rid of all these fat cats on November 11th!

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Scum-sucking Shyne When Jamal bin-Laden Barrow kicked his wife, the mother of his child, in her back, we knew that was low. What type of man (and we use the term man loosely) does that? We weren’t surprised when daddy Dean didn’t say a word. He always seems to disappear when it comes time to pass judgment on his spawn. We weren’t even surprised when nobody in the UDP, not even the women, had anything to say. Remember that these are the same women who always stand front and center whenever that 20,000 march thing happens. They never miss the opportunity for the photo op. But when it comes time to stand up for real, they go mute. Anyway, like we said, no surprise there. We were, however, caught off guard when Jamal, the same Jamal who kicked his wife in her back, made her do a video praising him and talking about what a great husband he is. We can’t blame her at all, and what we write here is not designed to cast blame on her. She is a victim. But what we will say is that there has to be something wrong with any woman who will vote for that fool Jamal. We knew he was scum from the minute he set foot in Belize, crying about how he needs to get back to the US. But this is a new level of low. He’ll get his. Believe that.

Everyday they’re hustling It was painful to watch Manuel Heredia dancing barefoot on Nomination Day. We hope and pray that he never attempts to do that again.

Sources inside his camp tell us that he may have tried his best to smile that day, but he is panicking after the PUP earlier this week brought out ads revealing that he has been conducting some serious business in the Lands Department. According to the ads, Manuel may have lucked into a get rich scheme where he uses his connections, allegedly with the Deputy Commissioner of Lands, to get title to land in San Pedro and Caye Caulker put in the name of certain specific persons. Those persons then reported find buyers for the land, and everybody’s happy and some people’s bank accounts are being wadded. Manuel, we are told, wants to know who from the Ministry of Lands is leaking that information. We think he has other things to worry about. The PUP has

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made it clear that when they form the next government there will be audits done and investigations carried out. All who have fleeced the public purse will be punished. We’re not sure how that barefoot thing would go down on the Kolbe compound, but we sure wouldn’t mind it happening.

Uncle Boots Because of the threat of lawsuits, we’re not allowed to use the word crack in the same sentence as Boots. We’re not allowed to say that Boots always acts like he’s desperately in need of the next fix.

Hell, since Granma Kim got all self-righteous on us, we’re not even allowed to say that he acts retarded. Don’t want to offend Grams.

But seriously, look at him. Crazy, isn’t it. Now he’s coming with a new thing, reinventing himself so to speak. Meet Uncle Boots, the uncle nobody ever speaks about and the one you never want visiting. You know, the type of uncle that makes you hide the silverware when he comes around, and send the children to bed early because you don’t want them sitting on his lap. That right there is Uncle Boots. He claims that he’s done so much for the people of Pickstock that they fondly refer to him as Uncle. Lmao! Have you all seen Port Loyola, where Boots was Minister for 13 years? We know the people there have called him a lot of things, most having to do with a certain rock-like substance, but ain’t nobody ever called him Uncle. After so many years of neglecting his area while he himself became a millionaire, Uncle Boots thinks he can pull a rabbit out of a hat and win Pickstock. Please, Granma Kim, can we say it? Just once?

Boy Toy There is something seriously wrong with the man from Belmopan, the one who used to pose naked on Egyptian cotton sheets with a now convicted murderer. John Saldivar, Mason’s boy toy and Levon’s tranche-man, was on TV Wednesday saying the people of Belmopan will vote for him because they know him. Hell, we know pit latrines have shit in them. We know they stink. We know that. But doesn’t mean we like them at all. And the truth is that Saldivar is a couple rungs lower than the average pit latrine.

He says that he will win, because although he begged for money like a desperate crackhead from Dermen, it was to feed his people in Belmopan, so that makes it okay. He says although he was best friends and shared many cozy late night sessions with a convicted murderer, that doesn’t make him a bad person. We think John has lost it. We have faith that the people of Belmopan, because they do know him, will vote him out once and for all. It’s time.

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Party Leader John Briceño’s Address at the PlanBelize 8th Virtual Rollout October 20, 2020

Necesitamos JOBS; Turning the Economy Around Chris(Coye) laid out the case for all of us. The UDP government, with its gross mismanagement and rampant corruption, has taken us to the precipice of economic ruin. The absence of any contingency funds, the unsustainable debt levels and the poor state of government finances severely limit the tools at the government’s disposal. Government is now broke and has resorted to borrowing to pay bills but with no plan to bring back and grow the economy. Now, the borrowing is drying out, the credit card is maxed out. What this means is more hardship for our people, especially the poorest among us.

But this sorry state of affairs, cannot be the end, we have to look ahead and tonight my promise to you is that we will bring this economy back and we will do it together. We all know that the private sector is the ultimate engine of this economy. Any economic resurgence must involve the private sector as a key partner. Without a robust private sector, there are no jobs, so we will need the private sector to invest, expand their existing businesses and start new ones so that we can sustainably create jobs for the long term.

To do this, we will immediately establish a public-private Economic Recovery Task Force to make recommendations to Cabinet on economic recovery action items. To mobilize private capital, public private partnerships will be encouraged especially for large scale projects. Such projects may include efforts to achieve lower energy costs and national energy independence particularly through climate finance sources like the Green Climate Fund, The UK Climate initiatives and other partners. If we can lower the cost of energy, we will lower the cost of doing business.

Our government will also fast track private sector investments. Projects like the Caye Chapel Four Seasons and Blackadore Caye projects, among many others, should not be allowed to languish but driven towards progress. This will unlock hundreds of millions of dollars of direct foreign exchange investment into Belize, leading to hundreds if not thousands of construction jobs and ultimately permanent operational staff.

To help us with this, I will establish a special unit in the office of the Prime Minster to supervise monitor these initiatives. Without prejudice to such effort, certain macroeconomic fiscal and monetary action must be urgently undertaken to jumpstart the economy.

First, we have to reduce Interest Rates, maintain Liquidity and Increase Lending. While government’s borrowing sources may be drying up, the banking system remains highly liquid with overall excess liquidity in the vicinity of three hundred million dollars. To be honest, interest rates have not come down in any significant manner. In fact, interest rates on residential loans have begun to inch upwards. We will reverse this trend and make sure interest rates come down.

To this end, the Central Bank with the support of the government will be far more creative in causing the reduction of interest rates, maintaining adequate liquidity and fostering increased lending to export-oriented foreign exchange generating sectors and to small and medium enterprises (SME’s).

Second, we will Prioritize Capital Expenditures that Generate Long Term Investment Returns; Capital Expenditure by the government will not be discontinued but will be focused on infrastructure investments that generate investment returns for the long term.

We will not make bad investments like the nationalization of BTL, the perennial loss-making National Bank of Belize and the senseless Caracol road.

We will instead focus on constructing an efficient national logistics network. Among other things, the coastal road will be completed, a North South agriculture corridor will be constructed from Blue Creek to the Western Highway through the Valley of Peace and bulk-shipping capacity development will be encouraged through our major ports. A Riviera Maya to Ambergris Caye Bridge and road infrastructure project will be undertaken to connect Ambergris Caye to southern Mexico’s Riviera Maya.

Given the limited foreign exchange reserves, particular focus will be given to supporting and enhancing tourism, agriculture and other export-oriented foreign exchange generating sectors.

Let me start with Tourism which has represented almost half of our economy. The fallout on this sector as a result of the pandemic has resulted in a massive contraction in the economy. It has also caused the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, a fiscal crisis, a debt crisis and a foreign exchange crisis. I know we have to diversify but as Belizeans like to say, ‘you do not need to throw out the baby with the bathwater’, we can take such steps as to ensure the immediate resurgence or the tourism industry but with a more resilient strategy.

Tourism as the sector economist would say is where the low-hanging fruit is. Tourism is one of those industries that can bring back economic activity and create jobs rapidly. But to do this we will have to improve our marketing practices and use the resources of BTB more prudently. This will also mean adjustments to our policies and laws to incentivize long term stays, and to incentivize investing in second homes and condominiums in Belize. If we do these things, San Pedro and Caye Caulker, two of our major attractions for overnight tourism, will have to see infrastructure improvements. We will invest heavily in human and other infrastructure in San Pedro and Caye Caulker.

This will include not only investment in roads, but more urgently in developing and improving the sewage system for both islands especially for Caye Caulker, and the communities of San Juan, San Pedrito, Escalante and DFC subdivisions in San Pedro. The connection of Caye Caulker to the national grid is also an urgent priority. And we will not just promise but will encourage the development of a public-private partnership for the construction of a hospital in San Pedro.

In the same vein, the Placencia International Airport will be completed to open up the south, in alignment with the National Tourism Strategy Plan. Keeping to building the tourism product in the south, a revival of Dangriga will be engineered by enhancing what Dangriga has to offer – the sharing of its rich Garifuna culture.

At the same time, immediate steps must be taken to enhance other sectors that clearly not only have vital importance in food security and sustenance but that offer real opportunities for economic growth and broad diversification. Agriculture and livestock represent key sectors that offer such opportunities from North to South. Our foreign affairs and foreign trade ministry will be specifically tasked with gaining market access. Mexico, CARICOM, Guatemala, Canada, UK and Taiwan will be priority countries for gaining, improving and enhancing market access for our agriculture, livestock and aquaculture products - Mexico and Guatemala for our cattle and other meat products in particular, CARICOM for our plethora of agricultural products including sugar, citrus, beans and others, Taiwan for our shrimp, fish and meat products, among others.

While we have ample areas of arable land and pasture for emergence in agriculture and livestock, our farmers have been neglected. Our industries have been ravaged by disease and disorganization. This will change. In the South, we have pastures with no animals. We will re-establish a cattle program by distributing heads of cattle that will be repaid on reproduction. Technical support will be provided to cacao farmers to re-organize and enable them to grow and expand cooperatively and profitably. Farm management protocols will be established and closely supervised with a view to vector and disease control, especially for citrus crops to enable their resurgence. We will support the development of farming of alternative products for export including plantain, cacao, turmeric, rice in the South, grains, sorghum and the return of papaya in the North.

DFC will be reengineered and streamlined to provide what it was supposed to provide – development finance. Access to low cost funds from CDB and other multilaterals will be secured while the operational costs of the institution will be significantly reduced so that DFC is in a position to offer cheap finance to agriculture in particular.

If there is one area where UDP failure in most pronounced it is in regard to governance. Let me start with their failure to manage our debt. By squandering cheap monies like the over $400mn in Venezuela finance rather than reducing our debt, we are today without any contingency fund or flexibility in times of crisis like the COVID crisis we currently face. Debt levels have spiraled out of control bringing the government to the brink of bankruptcy, threatening our foreign exchange peg and the overall collapse of our economy. We must seek to reign in these debt levels immediately. This means the immediate establishment of a dedicated debt management unit within the Ministry of Finance.

The goal of the incoming PUP government is to reduce the surging debt stock back to sustainable levels below 90% of GDP within 5 years and ultimately to below 70 percent of GDP while at the same time ensuring ample financing remains available for government priorities. If that will mean the restructuring of certain debt, then that will be the task to be undertaken forthwith.

A major hindrance to growth is corruption. Under this UDP government, corruption is everywhere from top to bottom. It not only increases the cost of doing business in Belize and acts as a deterrent to investment, but it ultimately hurts most the most marginalized, the poorest among us as it robs the government coffers of scarce resources that would be used to help those most in need.

We will root out corruption from every corner of government. To signify the importance to the PUP of rooting out corruption in our country, we will establish and entrench a new Anti-Corruption Commission in the supreme law of our land, the Constitution of Belize. No member of this Commission will be selected by any of the political parties. They will instead be selected entirely by our social partners – the NTUCB representing the trade unions, the Chamber of Commerce representing the business community, the Council of Churches, the Bar Association and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

There will be a minimum budget threshold of 0.2 percent of recurrent tax revenues which should translate to around $2 million per annum. By virtue of constitutional amendment, all oversight bodies including the Anti-Corruption Commission, the Auditor General and the Senate shall have and enjoy the powers, privileges and immunities of a Commission of Inquiry. They shall each have power to summon witnesses and to call for the production of books, plans and documents, and to examine witnesses and parties concerned on oath.

Belize is on the verge of economic collapse, but in spite of the weight of all the wrongs of corruption, mismanagement and utter incompetency, it is still hanging on. This is because Belize has so much to offer and investors, local and foreign alike, see the opportunities. Many investors have adopted a wait and see approach. They are waiting for the skies to clear up, the system to be disinfected of corruption, the bottlenecks to be removed before they invest. In other words, there is heavy pent-up demand for the Belize product. But we have to do our part to make doing in Belize far easier.

Apart from our anti-corruption efforts, interaction with government departments will be streamlined as we implement our e-government agenda. Our goal is to make 90% of government services available online 24/7 within 5 years. Priority areas undoubtedly include the Lands Department, the Vital Statistics Unit, the Labour Department, the Immigration Department and the Central Bank of Belize, among others.

In addition to e-government, we shall remove/relocate corrupt officers as necessary, eliminate corrupt, extortionary and unlawful practices, deal with the backlog and improve service level standards across the public service.

I have laid out for you tonight a realistic, doable plan to get us through the coronavirus pandemic and to place us ready to build back our Belizean economy so that we can get on with the work of building a Belize that works for everyone where Everybody Fi Win. Tomorrow is nomination day(Oct 21) and on Thursday we will be rolling out our full planbelize.

So I invite everyone to join us this Thursday(Oct 22) on television or through social media for our Manifesto.

Remember to be safe, wear your facemask in public, practice physical distancing and good hygiene by washing your hands often.

God bless and have a good week.

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PUP ECONOMIC VISION: REVIVING THE ECONOMY

By Hilly Bennett Honourable John Briceño and the People’s United Party launched the party’s policy and their vision to revive the Belizean economy gasping from a destructive, corrupt, incompetent United Democratic Party Government. The first presenter and PUP economic consultant Christopher Coye eviscerated Dean Barrow’s take on the economy as submitted in his swan song budget presentation 2020/2021. The then Prime Minister, proffered that he “considered the results for this year and the proposal for the next, to be persuasively positive, born of dexterous public sector management and there has been an unprecedented span of steady growth, fiscal strength and macro-advancement.”

The reality being experienced by the many unfortunate Belizeans is sinking deeper into poverty. Cost of living continue to rise as well as the light bill, the grocery bill, the water bill, the house rent, the mortgage payments, the school fees and medical expenses. These expenses have become a burden on the masses, especially the ones at the bottom of the societal ladder mired in poverty and misery which has become unbearable.

Eventually Barrow cunningly blamed the black swan situation, the COVID-19 pandemic for the economic downturn of the Jewel. Clearly, evidenced by Coye was that the state of the economy was not just bad but was atrocious and shockingly bad. The outgoing PM phony rhetoric that the state of the economy was doing well was upended. Coye reminded the populace that prior to the pandemic Belize was already in a year of contraction not expansion. National Income measured as GDP had shrunken by over 1% in quarter one of this year.

Pre-COVID the Belizean economy had contracted over 4 1/2 %. Pre-COVID unemployment was already on the rise at over 10%. The poverty rate had surpassed 50% and the debt was approaching 100% of GDP. Foreign reserves accounted for three months of imports. In addition, crime was spiralling out of control and corruption had become uncontrollably rampant and blatant.

The dreadful state of the economy is now worsened by the corona pandemic. In 2019, tourism accounted for 45% of GDP, 40% of total employment and 42% of total export. Since March of 2020 cruise tourism is non-existent, while overnight tourism has fallen to virtually zero. Although other sectors of the economy such as agriculture and construction was dealt a blow by corona, the tourism industry was hit the hardest.

However, the lack of fiscal stewardship pre-COVID, compounded by the utter mismanagement and incompetence in the handling the approach of the virus by the Barrow administration, has placed the economy on life support.

In 2008, the UDP Government inherited an economy that more than doubled in goods and services from the PUP. At the same time average growth rate was 5% from 1998-2008. The fiscal deficit was less than 1% and the legacy of a primary surplus. The successful debt restructuring by the then PUP Government realised a net cash flow relief of USD 481.5 million for the period of 2007-2015. Also in 2008, the UDP Government had at their disposal BZ180 million in savings from the debt servicing. Ad-

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the red regime to continue the abuse on the people of this sovereign nation. To give the UDP another chance of running the country would be akin to “gambling with the future stability and progress of the country.”

The future of Belize will be dictated

by the polls on November 11th. The day of reckoning is nigh for the UDP with the soundest of trashing by the electorate and the blue tsunami. The People understand that Johnny is the Answer, BLU is the Answer, PUP all the way.

Hasta la Victoria!

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• Drive organization results from both an operational and financial perspective working closely wit learned anything during his three • Interacts with General Managers of subsidiaries on a regular basis in order to monitor and other management team members. term in office, it is, how to misproper operations of subsidiary companies. Leads coordination and integration of efforts among • inInteracts with General Managers of subsidiaries on a regular basis in and order to monitor manage the economy of Belize operations, technology, customer service, marketing, administration other functions proper to pro- op subsidiary companies.

Leads coordination and integration of efforts among operations, technolo duce smoother workflow and more cost-effective business processes. the most destructive manner pos• Develop and manage the groups Information Technology (IT) strategy that meets the orgaservice, marketing, administration and other functions to produce smoother workflow and more sible. nization’s business needs, delivers optimal return on investment, and maintains utmost security. business processes.

Fortunately, the PUP and the Collaborates with members of the executive team to identify ways IT can assist the organization • Develop and manage the groups Information Leader John Briceno and the team in achieving business and financial goals. Technology (IT) strategy that meets the organizatio needs, delivers optimal return on investment, and maintains Collaborates with m • Ensures that IT and network infrastructure adequately utmost support security. the organization’s computof economic experts has penned ing, data processing, and communications needs. executive team to identify ways IT can assist the organization in achieving business and financial an economic policy to revive the • Develop and manage the groups Marketing strategy that meets the organization’s busithat IT and network infrastructure adequately support the organization’s computing, da economy. This includes job •cre-Ensures ness needs and delivers optimal return on investment. and communications needs. ation which is an important com• Works with other c-level executives on budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation • Develop and manage the groups Marketing strategy that meets the organization’s business need programs. ponent for growth recovery. The • Oversees the ongoing operations of the Administration, I.T., HR, Marketing, and Internal on investment. economic engine will be jumpoptimal return Audit Group Departments.

• Works with other c-level executives on budgeting, forecasting and resource allocation programs. started by increasing the produc• Oversees the ongoing operations of the Administration, I.T., HR, Marketing, and Intern tive capacity of the nation. DiverKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS • Excellent managerial and financial skills and the ability to take leadership over any busisification of non-traditional cropsDepartments. ness SKILLS operations area.

AND and various incentives to KNOWLEDGE the agri• Superlative communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate as a leader.

• Excellent managerial and financial skills and the ability to take leadership over any business oper cultural sector and the identifying • Thorough understanding of management and financial practices in all areas and phases of communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate as a leader. of new markets and trading •part-Superlative business operations.

• Dedication to building and growing a strong andpractices stable workforce.

• Thorough understanding of management and financial in all areas and phases of busine ners will be given utmost considorganizational leadership abilities, including the ability to recognize and building and growing a and strong and stable workforce. eration. Land reform is on the• listDedication•toOutstanding cultivate rising talent. of priorities to prime the economic • Outstanding organizational leadership abilities, including the ability tosituations. recognize and cultivat • Aptitude in soundand decision-making and problem-solving in pressure engine as well as the injection • ofAptitude in sound decision-making and problem-solving in pressure situations.

KEY COMPETENCIES & ATTITUDES new capital to stimulate invest• Must be a strong leader and communicator, team player, analytical, flexible, researcher, ment and growth. DebtKEY forgiveCOMPETENCIES & ATTITUDES dependable, honest and mature, sound work ethics, action oriented, strategic. ness and the rescheduling of• theMust be a strong leader and communicator, team player, analytical, flexible, researcher, dep country’s debt under the Worldand mature, Salary sound is negotiable based on qualifications andstrategic. experience. Interested persons can send their work ethics, action oriented, applications along with two professional letters of reference (preferably one from a most recent Bank resilient recovery initiative. employer) with copy of a Police Record/Receipt to: send their applications alo Salary andaexperience.

Interested persons can There are other areas compiled in is negotiable based on qualifications professional letters of reference (preferably one from a most recent employer) with a copy of a Police Record the party’s manifesto that intends Human Resource Department to reignite economic development Human Resource G.A. Roe & SonsDepartment Ltd. including Tax reform that would G.A. RoeHouse & Sons Ltd. Gordon One Gordon Coney Drive House see PAYE Income Tax abolished.

Belize City Drive One Coney Christopher Coye warned that OR email to: hr@roesons.comBelize No later Citythan 27th October 2020 that we cannot sit idly by and allow

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BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following property at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City on Monday 19th October 2020 at 1:30 pm: Lots Nos. 31 & 32 near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCELS 5130/5131 Ladyville/Lords Bank 16 5130 & 5130 (Being a concrete two storey dwelling house [4,418 sq. ft.] containing [5 Bedrooms + 5 Bathrooms + Living/Dining/Kitchen/Family Rooms] and lots together [1,813.762 S.M.] situate near Mile 12 Phillip Goldson Highway, Ladyville, Belize District, the freehold properties of Ms. Shirlee Cornejo).

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Welcome Remarks by: Cordel Hyde National Deputy Leader At the launch of #PlanBelize Manifesto Belize Biltmore Plaza 22 October 2020 -- They say I’m to give the introduction, at this our party’s 2020 manifesto launch. I suppose that allows me to say a few things I’ve been wanting to say.

This People’s United Party 2020 team is not a one man army. This is a team of talent. Yes, this team is led by John Briceño, but this is not the Dean Barrow freak show. This is not a “his way, or the highway” leader. This is a team of talent.

We have doctors and attorneys. Builders and businesspersons. Activists and athletes. Soldiers and servant leaders.

Lovers of people and developers of people. Teachers and bankers and farmers.

We’re a team of talent.

The 1998 PUP team is considered arguably the most talented political team ever assembled; that team has nothing on this team. Talent wise, I must hasten to add.

This manifesto is a reflection of that.

Our leaders were allowed to dream, to consult, to lead, to marshal all the wisdom and ideas they could muster into policy papers and documents. It wasn’t about what the leader likes or wanted; it was about what’s best for the people; what’s best for Belize.

It was about the power of ideas, how do we become a truly independent nation after 39 years of dependency? It’s about the future and how to lift our people up from the dark ages of the last 13 years to an enlightened era.

We are a rich country; there is no reason why our people should be living this poor.

400,000 people in a country this big, this fertile, this rich should not be living like this.

This is not about building bridges and buildings; it is about building people. It’s about listening to people, hearing their concerns, feeling their pain, their blighted hope, seeing what’s left when hope unborn had died. It is about the dirt road, and no road, the mud floor, the broken down windows, about sleeping on wet floors, and breathing in sick air, about people having crocodiles for neighbours while next door the government builds a 25-million-dollar building. It’s about prioritizing the people who need our help the most.

About ensuring that no child drops out of school because their parents can’t pay the fees.

people. We have the talent. We have the courage. We have the smarts. We have the Human Resources. We have the desire. We have the dreams. We have the right people at the right time to do the right job!

It’s not promises; it’s challenges. It’s not what we will do. It’s what we have to do! It’s what I will do! What you will do!

What we will do, because we will do this together! It will be a community effort.

It has to be. The great George Price said that “nation building is a task for giants.”

We will need to work hard and make sacrifices and be disciplined and be about each other. Have love for each other!

It has to start with us as a people.

Change comes when small groups of people in the community work together to change their attitudes and perceptions

of themselves and when that happens that change will spread out like a mighty river to the other parts of the community and country. Incredibly, this document will ensure that people in all the little crevices all over this country will be given back their respect, their dignity, the control of their lives and the lives of their families. The economy should be transformative and democratic and based on dignity; it cannot be about maintaining the status quo…

It’s the ecology of the caring community…But first we must rewire ourselves. We need to teach our young about cooperatives and collective ownership. We have to be one for all, and all for one. We have to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers. I’m excited about this our 2020 Plan for Belize!

PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: BOATS & PROPERTY

About ensuring that no one is living in a house not fit for animals.

About ensuring that no one is dying Belize City, Belize District & prematurely from diabetes and hypertenCristo Rey Village, Cayo District sion.

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed About ensuring that no one is turned Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following boats away from the KHMH because they can’t and property at the following locations, dates and times: pay.

PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: BOATS PUBLIC AUCTION SALE: BOATS About ensuring that our people have 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize Belize the option to create their own jobs.

A.170 BELIZE CITY: Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Belize City,City, Belize BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs.

The Belize Bank Limited, Licensed Auctioneers About children longer being At No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Phase 1, Licensed Belize City, Belize on Ke BYno ORDER offorced the Mortgagees, Messrs.

The BelizeBelama Bank Limited, Auctioneers to build a shack in their parents’ yard.

Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following boats at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Saturday 24th October 2020 at 10:00 am: Christiana R. Castillo will sell the following boats at No. 170 Beltex Avenue, Belama Phase 1, Bel th About ensuring Monday that wethempower 1.

Sir Alex: 35 ft.

Pipersburgh Monohull Passenger Fiberglass Boat - 2 Ya12 October 2020 at 1:30 pm: 12 October 2020 at 1:30 pm: women, and not Monday beat our women. maha 200Monohull Outboard Motors (no foot) 1.

Sir Alex 35Pipersburgh ft. Pipersburgh Passenger Fiberglass - 2 Yamaha Outbo 1. Sir Alex : 35 :ft.

Monohull Passenger Fiberglass BoatBoat - 2 Yamaha 200 200 Outboard It’s about giving every Belizean a stake in this country. Land for the youth. Land for women. Land for the public officers and teachers. Land for everyone who doesn’t have land. It’s about land for the landless…

I daresay this document is revolutionary in spots. Daring. Some will say ‘it’s impossible.’ ‘Cannot be done.’ I say ‘watch we’; watch us prioritizewhat’s important.

2. Baby Giselle: 29 ft. Wayward Monohull Passenger Fiberglass  before things. Watch Watch us put people Boat - 1 Yamaha 200Passenger Outboard motor  Βaby Giselle: 29 ft. Wayward Monohull Passenger Fiberglass - 1 Yamaha O how we change how thinkGiselle: about ourwe Βaby 29 ft. Wayward Monohull Fiberglass BoatBoat - 1 Yamaha 200 200 Outb selves. Watch how we make the impossible possible, with or without COVID. I read somewhere that “what counts now is not just what we are up against, but what we are for. Who leads us is less important than what leads us – what convictions, what courage, what faith.” I daresay   that what inspired this BOATS document,CAN what VIEWED NO. 170 BELTEX BELAMA PHASE 1, BEL BOATS CAN VIEWED ATAVENUE, NO. 170 BELTEX AVENUE, BOATS BE BE VIEWED AT AT NO. 170BE BELTEX AVENUE, BELAMA PHASE 1, BELIZE breathes in the pages of thisCAN document BELAMA PHASE 1, BELIZE CITY gives me hope…

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) And I’m not talking about blind ADDITIONAL hope.

INFORMATION - www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing) B. CRISTO REY VILLAGE, CAYO DISTRICT: Or the belief that things will just get better TERMS: STRICTLY CASH STRICTLY 1. On Site atTERMS: Lot No. 54 Cristo Rey CASH Village, Cayo District on Monbecause it’s been so bad. Or that we can KEVIN A. CASTILLO KEVIN A. CASTILLO day 26th October 2020 at 11:30 am: just wish things away. I believe that deep TELEPHONE 223-4488 TELEPHONE 223-4488 down inside there is real hope for us. Deep E-mail: belizeauctionsales@gmail.com down inside we have what it takes as a E-mail: belizeauctionsales@gmail.com

Castro ONE LAST STRAW

A leaked recording of a phone call places ex-Representative for Belize Rural North again squarely at the center of a corrupt act and in this case illegal. Castro is known to have cleared cheques, cleared out of Taiwan, cleared visas and he has literally cleared out of Belize Rural North for a long time now and living in Cayo. Last minute, Castro, like other UDP SBs, has been seen visiting his former constituents in what is felt to be more of an insult as he brings undesired masks and an empty water bottle.

In the recording he is trying to convince the caller(victim) to make a untrue report to his insurance company. The victim is being asked to take the blame. This is of course insurance fraud and Castro seems to be used to this. Castro rams the other vehicle yet wants to save face.

Castro is unaware that he has no good standing with anyone. Castro will get a rude awakening at the end of November 11. He will have to give an accounting to the law. He is also guilty of conspiracy to continue defrauding his country by placing himself as a candidate once more.

Castro will be one despot that will flee without clearing any Belizean land.

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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) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing)

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Macro Action Without prejudice to such efforts, certain macroeconomic fiscal and monetary actions must be urgently undertaken to jumpstart the economy.

Reduce Interest Rates, Maintain Liquidity & Increase Lending - While government’s borrowing sources may be drying up, the banking system remains highly liquid with overall excess liquidity in the vicinity of $300mn. Interest rates, however, have not come down in any significant manner. In fact, interest rates on residential loans have begun to inch upwards.

We will reverse this trend and make sure interest rates come down. To this end, the Central Bank with the support of the government will be far more creative in causing the reduction of interest rates, maintaining adequate liquidity and fostering increased lending to export-oriented foreign exchange generating sectors and to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Prioritize Capital Expenditures that Generate Long Term Investment Returns Capital Expenditure by the government will not be di scont inued but wi l l be focused on infrastructure investments that generate investment returns for the long term. We will not make bad investments like the nationalization of BTL, the perennial lossmaking National Bank of Belize and the senseless Caracol Road.

National Logistics Network - We will instead focus on constructing an efficient national logistics network. Among other things, the Coastal Road will be completed, a North South agriculture corridor will be constructed from Blue Creek to the Western Highway through Valley of Peace and bulk shipping capacity development will be encouraged through our major ports.

Riviera Maya to Ambergris Caye - Bridge and road infrastructure will be undertaken to connect Ambergris Caye to southern Mexico’s Riviera Maya.

BLU Turning the Economy

AROUND

Jobs and the economy

The UDP government, with its gross mismanagement and rampant corruption, has taken us to the precipice of economic ruin. The absence of any contingency funds, the unsustainable debt levels and the poor state of government finances severely limit the tools at the government’s disposal. Government is now broke and has resorted to borrowing to pay bills, but with no plan to bring back and grow the economy. Now, the borrowing is drying out and the credit card is maxed out.

Notwithstanding this sorry state of affairs, we WILL bring this economy back.

Private Sector Participation

The private sector is the ultimate engine of this economy. Any economic resurgence must involve the private sector as a key partner.

Public-Private Economic Recovery Task Force A public-private economic recovery task force will be immediately established to meet on a regular and continuing basis to make recommendations to Cabinet on economic recovery action items.

Public Private Partnerships - To mobilize private capital, public private partnerships (PPP) will be encouraged, especially for large scale projects. Such projects may include efforts to achieve lower energy costs and national energy independence particularly through climate finance sources like the Green Climate Fund and others.

Fast Track Private Sector Investments - Our government will also fast track private sector investments. Projects such as Caye Chapel Four Seasons and Blackadore Caye, among many others, should not be allowed to languish but driven to progress. This will unlock hundreds of millions of dollars of direct foreign exchange investment into Belize, leading to hundreds if not thousands of construction jobs and ultimately permanent operational staff.

PPP Unit in the OPM - These initiatives will be supported, supervised and monitored through a PPP unit established in the Office of the Prime Minister.

Sector-Specific Action Given the limited foreign exchange reserves, particular focus will be given to supporting and enhancing tourism, agriculture and other export-oriented foreign exchange generating sectors.

Tourism Tourism has represented almost half of our economy. The fallout in this sector as a result of the pandemic has resulted in a massive contraction in the economy, loss of tens of thousands of jobs, a fiscal crisis, a debt crisis and a foreign exchange crisis.

While the instinctive reaction may be to say that we need to diversify away from such a fickle sector, a wiser approach is to acknowledge its current importance to our economy and to take such steps as to ensure its immediate resurgence, but with a more resilient strategy. This is the lowest hanging fruit that can bring back economic activity and create jobs rapidly.

Improved BTB Targeted Marketing and Use of Resources - This will mean improved targeted marketing practices and more prudent use of resources by the BTB. Incentivizing Extended Stays & Second Home Investments - This will also mean adjustments to our policies and laws to incentivize long term stays, and to incentivize investing in second homes and condominiums in Belize.

San Pedro & Caye Caulker Infrastructure Works - San Pedro and Caye Caulker are undoubtedly the major attractions for overnight tourism. Yet, these locations have largely been abandoned by this UDP government. We will invest heavily in infrastructure in San Pedro and Caye Caulker. This will include not only investment in roads, but more urgently in developing and improving the sewage system for both islands especially for Caye Caulker, and the communities of San Juan, San Pedrito, Escalante and DFC subdivisions in San Pedro. The connection of Caye Caulker to the national grid is also an urgent priority.

San Pedro PPP Hospital - We will also encourage the development of a public private partnership for the construction of a hospital in San Pedro.

Placencia International Airport - To open up the south, in alignment with the National Tourism Strategy Plan, whether by way of a PPP or otherwise, the Placencia Airport must be completed.

Dangriga Cultural Tourism Village & Town Pier – A revival of Dangriga will be engineered by enhancing what Dangriga has to offer – the sharing of its rich Garifuna culture.

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Agriculture & Livestock

yond the public health service delivery system and seriously engage the private health sector. This collaboration will offer a rapid and evidence-based, decision making that will drastically improve the response and service delivery. The strategy will be built on the implementation of 4 pillars: • Material: Ensure all health facilities and staff have the supplies they need to respond to the crisis • Staff: Mobilize and rationalize clinical and nonclinical personnel according to need • Infrastructure: Secure space to accomodate surge capacity • Systems: Establish systems to integrate the response effort (data, communication, transport, referrals etc)

At the same time, immediate steps must be taken to enhance other sectors that clearly not only have vital importance in food security and sustenance but that offer real opportunities for economic growth and broad diversification. Agriculture and livestock represent key sectors that offers such opportunities from North to South.

Debt This government has failed to properly manage government debt. By squandering cheap monies like the over $400mn in Venezuela finance rather than reducing our debt, we were left without any contingency fund or flexibility in times of crisis like the pandemic we currently face. Debt levels have spiraled out of control bringing the government to the brink of bankruptcy, threatening our foreign exchange peg and the overall collapse of our economy. We must seek to rein in these debt levels immediately.

This means the immediate establishment of a dedicated debt management unit within the Ministry of Finance. The goal of the incoming PUP government is to reduce the surging debt stock back to sustainable levels below 90% of GDP within 5 years and ultimately to below 70% of GDP while at the same time ensuring ample financing remains available for government priorities. If that will mean the restructuring of certain debt, then that will be the task to be undertaken as a priority.

DEFEATING COVID-19,

RECOVERING STRONGER

RESTORING CONFIDENCE FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENABLING SUSTAINABLE JOB CREATION It is time to clean house, start fresh, embark on a new path for a better future for job creation and economic prosperity - filled with vigor, energy, hope and opportunity – and where 5%+ annual economic growth becomes the new norm

For the better part of 2020, the world has been shaken by the corrosive effects of the Coronavirus-19 pandemic. Belize has not been spared. More than 50,000 persons lost their jobs, the economy contracted drastically by about a quarter, more than 2,000 persons have caught the virus and more than 40 have died from it. Belize will bounce back, Belize will recover stronger than ever.

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#planBELIZE pledges to

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On the economy • Stimulate the economy to create more than 50,000 jobs • Provide incentives for employers to re-employ former employees • Immediately consult with the Unions and business community to amend the recent change to the Labour Act • Fast track a stimulus package of at least $30 million for tourism, and $50million for the wider economy • Fast track pending private sector investment/development projects to spur employment and economic activity • Urgently enact modern insolvency and companies legislation to save jobs by protecting businesses from failing • Establish a broad-based National COVID-19 Economic Commission to drive our economic rebound • Take legislative action to enable the Central Bank to make targeted incentive-based market interventions to reduce lending rates • Consult with the commercial banks and credit unions to urgently introduce measures to reduce home and property losses and business closures • Amend laws regulating pawn shops and hire-purchases to protect persons as a result of COVID-19 • Quickly introduce innovative measures to attract foreign currency to defend the dollar, and to make foreign currency more easily available • #planBELIZE pledges

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On HEALTH

The ongoing experience of rising COVID 19 cases once again proves the importance of adhering to basic public health measures, including rapid case detection, case isolation, contact tracing and good infection control. For this reason, the PUP commits to investing in technologies and human capital by building on epidemiological and laboratory capacities so as to ensure compliance with public health measures that will support the containment of the present health threat.

To effectively address the surge in healthcare demand, the PUP will look be-

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pledges to

Continue unemployment relief to all qualified persons until the COVID-19 crisis abates Bring back private sector investment as a true partner and driver of our economy to untap the potential of the Belizean economy Establish a public private investment partnership (PPIP) incubator unit within the Office of the Prime Minister to establish and fast track new investments Fast track private sector investments including requiring regulatory authorities and departments, to review and determine applications in real time Facilitate and encourage investment and trading on international trading platforms Engineer substantial interest rate deductions on loans by as much as 30% and increase access to the over $300mn in excess liquidity in the banking system

• Support private sector especially in the export sectors through various tax measures • business tax on businesses engaged in export of goods or services to 1.5% • Provide land tax credit for farmers for land under cultivation or in use for livestock • Support local production and manufacturing by zero rating for GST purposes processed and unprocessed local produce and derivatives and charge standard 12.5% GST on import substitutes • Eliminate environmental tax on inputs for products manufactured in Belize • Reduce the cost of internet by removing GST • Zero rate import of capital goods and equipment and intermediary products for export or productive sector or manufacturing businesses • Abolish the contract tax • Introduce assignable GST refund certificates • Reduce the time for stamp duty valuation assessments and reduce stamp duty to 5% on land sales Continued on page 12

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⇒ Establish a Ministry of Information Technology and Digital Transformation to spearhead development in ICT, transformation of governments services and spur Technologyt and e c h n oDigitalTrans l o g i c a l i n n o va tforion and development of the economy in ICT, transformation of digital govern-

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• Establish a Ministry of Information mation to spearhead development ments services and spur technologi cal innovat ion andincrease develop⇒ Substantially market access for agriculture, aquaculture ment of the digital economy and manufactured goods into

Mexico, Guatemala, USA, Canada, Taiwan, Caricom and the EU

• Substantially increase market access for agriculture, aquaculture ⇒ Establish USA, an Export Development and manufactured goods into Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, Fund Taiwan, Caricom and the EU • Establish an Export Development Fund

⇒ Establish a National Jobs Center to act as a job skills registry, provide job s e a r c h s e r v i c e a n d wo r k f o r c e development services

• Establish a National Jobs Center to act as a job skills registry, pro-debt ⇒ Restructure Government’s profile to place the public finances on vide job search service and workforce development services a sustainable path ⇒ Enable municipalities to issue • Restructure Government’s debt profile to place finances a s the s i g n apublic ble prop erty tax lien certificates on a sustainable path ⇒ Allow Belizeans and Belizean

businessestax to open accounts in • Enable municipalities to issue as signable property lienUS$ certifiBelize cates

• Allow Belizeans and Belizean businesses to Belize

⇒ Introduce measures to encourage the development of alternative green energyUS$ generation open accounts in

• Introduce measures to encourage the development of alternative green energy generation

Through these andThrough other initiatives, weinitiatives, will these and other we will • • • • •

⇒ In the tourism sector, bring back 20,000 jobs by In the tourism sector, bring back at least 20,000 jobs at byleast 2021 2021 In the services and technology sector, generate 20,000 jobs ⇒ In the services andthan technology In the agriculture sector, generate more 30,000sector, jobs generate 20,000 jobs ⇒ In the agriculture sector, generate more than 30,000 jobs Support MSME’s to create 5,000 new jobs ⇒Support MSME’s to create 5,000 new jobs In the offshore sector, bring back hundreds of high paying jobs ⇒ In the offshore sector, bring back hundreds of high paying jobs

As the economy roars back, we will • • • •

As the economy roars back, we will

⇒ Increase minimum Increase minimum wage to $5 per hourwage to $5 per hour ⇒ credits Provide employer tax creditsbusinesses for agricultural businesses low profit Provide employer tax for agricultural and lowand profit margin firms margin firms Abolish PAYE income tax completely in 5 years – 5% each year ⇒ income Abolishtax PAYE income tax completely in 5 years – 5% each year Immediately increase deduction threshold to $30k ⇒

immediately increase income tax deduction threshold to $30k

A new PUP government will urgently address the waste and misallocation of precious taxpayer dollars, redeeming its unflinching conviction that Belize is afflicted by a deficit discipline and management, of resources.

A new PUP government willofurgently address the waste andNOT misallocation of precious taxpayer dollars, redeeming its unflinching conviction that Belize is afflicted by a deficit of discipline andvast management, of hardworking resources.

The PUP recognizes the valuable contribution of the majorityNOT of the public officers. There are those though,

among the estimated 16,000 strong formal and open vote register who fail to perform and in so doing, undermine the public The PUP recognizes the valuable contribution of the vast majority of the good. Our message is unambiguous: every taxpayer and though, every human resource hour, the next Government will hardworkingfor public officers.

Theredollar are those among the estimated 16,000 expect, without exception, measurable strong formalresults. and open vote register who fail to perform and in so doing, undermine the public good. Our message is unambiguous: for every taxpayer dollar and every

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PUBLIC AUCTION SALES: PROPERTIES

Hope Creek, Red Bank Village, Independence Village, Placencia Village, Stann Creek District: Sea Front Cattle Landing Area, Punta Gorda Town, Elridgeville, Toledo District

BY ORDER of the Mortgagees, Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited & The Belize Bank International Limited, Licensed Auctioneers Kevin A. Castillo & Christiana Castillo will sell the following properties at the locations, dates and times below: A. HOPE CREEK VILLAGE, STANN CREEK DISTRICT: 1. At Lot No. 40 Hope Creek Village, Stann Creek District on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 9:00 am:

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)

B. INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE, STANN CREEK DISTRICT: 1. At Lot No. 781 Malacate Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 10:30 am:

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)

C. PUNTA GORDA TOWN AND TOLEDO DISTRICT: 1. In front Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, 30 George Price Street on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 1:30 pm:

A. All that piece or Parcel of Land containing 196.91 acres of land situated in the Cattle Landing Area, Toledo District, Toledo and bounded and described as shown

by Plan attached to Ministers’ Fiat (Grant) No. 1244 of 2007 dated the 3rd day of January 2008, together with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

B. All that piece or Parcel of Land containing 177.12 acres of land situated in the Cattle Landing Area, Toledo District, Toledo and bounded and described as shown

by Plan attached to Ministers’ Fiat (Grant) No. 1245 of 2007 dated the 3rd day of January 2008, together with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being two vacant SEA FRONT parcels of land situate in Cattle Landing Area, Toledo District, the freehold property of Messrs. Belize Basics Resources Limited).

2. In front Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, 30 George Price Street on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 1:30 pm:

REGISTRATION SECTION BLOCK PARCEL Punta Gorda

42 1710 (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).

3. In front Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, 30 George Price Street on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 1:30 pm:

2. At Lot No. 781 Malacate Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 10:30 am:

All that piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 21 comprising (1141.14 Square yards) situate in Red Bank Village, in the Stann Creek District of Belize and bounded and described as shown colored red on Plan No. 677 of 2002 attached to Minister’s Fiat (Grant) no. 677 of 2002 dated 5th September, 2002 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon. (Being a concrete bungalow dwelling house [19 ft. X 24 ft.] containing 1 bedroom + sitting room + kitchen and lot [1141.14 S.Y.] situate at Lot No. 21 Red Bank Village Layout, Stann Creek District, the freehold property of Mr. Mateo Teul)

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)

4. In front Messrs. The Belize Bank Limited, 30 George Price Street on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 1:30 pm:

3. At Lot No. 781 Malacate Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 10:30 am:

REGISTRATION SECTION Placencia North

BLOCK 36

PARCEL 2159

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

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 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION www.belizebank.com (foreclosure listing)

TERMS: STRICTLY CASH KEVIN A. CASTILLO CHRISTIANA R. CASTILLO TELEPHONE 223-4488 E-mail: kevinacas@yahoo.com Face Book: Belize Auctions

14 Remarks by: Mrs. Rossana Briceno At the Launch of the #PlanBelize Biltmore Plaza

22 October 2020 Good morning today is a school day and I am supposed to be with my hard -working staff at St. Peter’s Anglican School. I hope they will not call me out for skipping this morning’s session, but I thought it was important to be here with John at the launch of #PlanBelize.

Every day I wake up and give thanks for seeing another day. I give thanks for our family and for the blessings I enjoy as a Belizean. John and I have been truly blessed, we have three wonderful sons, and a beautiful and intelligent daughter-in-law who will soon make us proud grandparents!

Family is important to both of us and for John the family is more than just the six of us, it’s our brothers and sisters, it’s the tio’s and tia’s, the cousins, grandparents and yes, close friends too. For both of us all these incredible people help to make us who we are, and they all influence our lives.

In many ways our home, our life is no different than yours, we fight over whose turn it is to wash the dishes and of course the remote. We scold our boys when they disobey – well I scold our boys, John leaves that to me, and we do the best we can as parents because we want to be the best parents we can so that our sons can grow up and be successful in life.

I don’t need to tell you about John the politician, he has been at it for years and the fact that he keeps winning is a sure example that he is good at it.

But today I want to take a minute to tell you something that is special about my husband. John is a person who cares deeply for others and he cares deeply for this nation. He is dedicated to his political work and is driven by his commitment to hard work. He truly believes success comes with dedication and real determination.

We share those values and do our best to instill them in our boys every day. We want them to understand that they can do anything if they apply themselves, do their best and never give up. Now, I know there are some who are trying to say otherwise, but John’s record speaks for itself, it is seen in his success as a politician.

In him you will find a leader who will work hard every day, who will build a team of like-minded people who believe in hard work and dedication. He will insist that those who offer themselves work hard, treat people with respect and serve the people. That is why when he set out to put this plan together, he pooled the talents of numerous persons from all walks of life. He does this to build a team that is dependable, inclusive and that will deliver results for the Belizean people, especially those who are less fortunate.

These are difficult times and I promise you that John will be the kind of leader who will face the challenges before us, determined to overcome because he believes that together we can and will build a Belize for everyone.

John o Johnny como lo conocen todos en Orange Walk es una persona de mucha determinación, trabajador y persistente cuando cree en algo.

Hemos logrado crecer a nuestros tres hijos en familia como cualquier otra en Belice. Tratamos de inculcarles que la humildad es una gran virtud y que lo bondadoso nos lleva muy lejos en la vida pero también que nada viene fácil.

Que para obtener cualquier cosa en esta vida hay que trabajar por ello y así lo valoramos aún más.

Hoy les presento a un hombre que ha sabido aprovechar oportunidades y enfrentar los retos que la vida siempre nos hace afrontar.

Y si Johnny dirige a este gran equipo como lo ha hecho en su vida familiar y de negocios… entonces yo les prometo que este país queda en buenas manos.

Este país hoy necesita las virtudes que yo se tiene este hombre…con la sabiduría y la experiencia que hoy lo hacen líder de un gran partido también confió lo harán un gran Primer Ministro.

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2020

Remarks by: Hon. John Briceño Leader of the People’s United Party At the Launch of the #PLANBELIZE 22 October 2020

My Fellow Belizeans, There is no vote in our post-Independence history that is more consequential than the vote which the Belizean people will exercise on Wednesday, 11th November 2020. Our opponents, clinging to power with their last political breath, pay lip service to the importance of your future. After 12 years and 3 terms their dismal record should leave us with absolutely no doubt what kind of future Belize will have without a change on November 11.

Every national indicator blares like a 5-alarm fire: • half of our people poor, • so many pained from hunger, • tens of thousands lost, without a job, • an economy contracting at frightening speed, • a $10,000 debt now owed by each Belizean man, woman and child, • a citizen murdered on average, every 2 days, • drug planes landing to time, and drug runners operating with impunity • thousands of children languishing outside the school system, • and so many painful stories of sick patients unable to access basic medical care.

Let’s be honest: just like any business, a country that has to borrow money to pay the salaries of its workers, is broke.

Belizeans, Belize is broke and, in too many ways, it’s broken. Things could have been different. No, things SHOULD have been different. In fact, the Belizean people were promised, time and again, that things WOULD be different. Alas, the UDP, like drunken pirates, snatched and squandered the greatest jackpot of this generation: almost a billion dollars of Belize’s oil wealth and hundreds of millions of the virtually free Petrocaribe monies all fed, buffet-style, to a few fat UDP Party cats. A 1.5 billion dollar UDP splurge declared unlawful by the Supreme Court is an example of the current administration’s disregard for the rule of law.

Earlier this year, the CCJ, Belize’s highest Court described this Government’s conduct as “arbitrary, inconsistent with the standards of good governance, in breach of the duty of good faith, contractually unreasonable, fundamentally unfair, an abuse of State power, and therefore contrary to the rule of law.

Taken together these all constitute a serious threat to, and undermining of, fundamental and core constitutional values and principles.”

That is the legacy of the UDP government, it is a national disgrace.

In the last few months, Covid-19 has demolished any further UDP smoke and mirror games. About 40,000 jobs lost; 3000 Belizeans have been infected; 45 too many have died and this administration’s pandemic plans, along with so many businesses, now lies in rubble.

I, we are here this morning, not just to submit the harsh judgment of history on this failed administration, but more importantly, to offer fresh hope, to share our carefully considered plans for national renewal and to assure every Belizean that our Party is ready to govern.

El UDP que ha estado al frente de Belice durante más de una década, ya no puede desviar la responsabilidad de sus políticas mal concebidas ni los resultados lamentables derivados de la ejecución torpe de sus deberes.

La última década será recordada por la intensificación de la crueldad y la frecuencia de los crímenes violentos. En particular, que las mujeres y los niños se han convertido en los principales objetivos de estos ataques crueles y despiadados.

El UDP no tiene interés en el capital humano, están centrados en la infraestructura, porque es donde realmente han invertido pero aún más importante donde han desviado mucho capital. Han gastado 1.500 millones en proyectos, y estos iban a ser el motor para impulsar la economía.

Contrariamente a lo que afirma el Primer Ministro, los últimos 6 meses se experimentó un aumento del desempleo del 30 al 40 por ciento; además, estamos firmemente en medio de una recesión. Este gobierno UDP es un enigma, estando cortos de dinero en efectivo han recurrido a gravar los tacos del ciudadano pobre.

Mientras que en el mismo aliento han proporcionado $90M en exenciones fiscales para los ricos. Luego se dio la vuelta y pidió prestado 90M, que la clase trabajadora y pobre beliceña que comen los tacos pagarán con intereses.

El PlanBelize desplegado hoy, promete una reversión al modelo de gobernanza que uso el UDP. Hace semanas hemos presentado nuestros planes por sector. Estos planes son reales, realizables y factibles. Pero lo más importante es que viene de cientos de horas de consulta con todos los actores e interesados en poner nuestra nación hacia un sendero donde el pueblo pueda prosperar.

PlanBelize es un plan centrado fundamentalmente en el

desarrollo humano que requiere un equipo que entienda y tenga la voluntad política para hacer lo necesario para desarrollar este bello país. Así que hoy también tomo la oportunidad de presentar al equipo que tiene las características necesarias para lograr los desafíos que se nos presentan.

Este equipo es una mezcla de juventud y experiencia, de académicos y emprendedores de varios sectores. Todos venimos con el compromiso de no fallarle a nuestro pueblo… esto se los garantizo!

-Ladies and gentleman my team and I used these recent years to recruit the best Belizean expertise to our ranks and to consult and carefully consider the best practices of governance and public policy.

The Manifesto we launch today – #PlanBelize - is the product of unprecedented collaboration and research, its goals carefully matched to the multiple national emergencies our nation faces, and its implementation meticulously mapped out for our first 5-year term.

Our talented team – PUP TEAM 31 - reflects those our Party aspires to represent: wage earners, self-employed, farmers, public officers, architects, attorneys, economists, environmentalists, activists and entrepreneurs.

We offer sensible solutions because we understand both the people and the problems.

Indigenous and ingenious, this Manifesto places the highest premium on radical social transformation – Belizeans must, as a fundamental right, have the chance at a wholesome education, a job at a livable wage, basic healthcare from cradle to grave and a life unthreatened by violence and crime.

Along life’s way, a house lot or farmland, an affordable home, cheap financing for the self-employed or small business, specialized education and competitive sports are utterly reasonable expectations for every Belizean.

Along the way to full national potential, an expanding economy, with an emphasis on services, agriculture, exports and manufacturing, with programs to nurture industry and reward entrepreneurship, will accelerate our country’s great leap forward.

And along the way, constant dialogue with stakeholders, with citizenry, with interests of every stripe regardless of credo or colour, will form the basis of our inviolable compact.

My fellow Belizeans, the cornerstone of our great Party, in one word, is justice.

Justice in every dimension - social, economic, environmental – is therefore our call to arms.

Justice is a sacred summons, affirmed so forcefully in the preamble to our Constitution: a demand that we “respect the principles of social justice and therefore believe that the operation of the economic system must result in the material resources of the community being so distributed as to sub-serve the common good; that there should be adequate means of livelihood for all, that labour should not be exploited or forced by economic necessity to operate in inhumane conditions but that there should be opportunity for advancement on the basis of recognition of merit, ability and integrity, that equal protection should be given to children regardless of their social status, and that a just system should be ensured to provide for education and health on the basis of equality.”

This election is about our quest for justice; it is what inspires PUP TEAM 31 to pledge, to pronounce with pride, that “everybody fi win.”

I urge you then to examine our Manifesto, to consider how it will make your life better.

When you do so, we feel very confident that you will choose our PUP candidate in your constituency, and we are convinced that the electorate, on the whole, will, in overwhelming numbers, support the People’s United Party.

I close then as I opened, underscoring the momentous moment this general election presents and I urge every Belizean voter to safely exercise your sacred right to vote and to support our PUP candidates on November eleventh.

Thank you, God bless you; God bless our Party and God bless Belize.

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STANDARD BEARERS

Fort George: Henry Usher

Stann Creek West: Rodwell Ferguson

ON THE MOVE

Mesopotamia: Candice Pitts

Port Loyola: Gilroy Usher Freetown: Francis Fonseca

Belize Rural Central: Dolores Balderamos García

Toledo East: Mike Espat

Collet: Oscar Arnold Toledo West: Oscar Requena

Dangriga: Louis Zabaneh

EVERYBODY FI WIN!

Belize Rural North: Marconi Leal

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PUP 31 STRONG

Party Leader John Briceño Orange Walk Central

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Candice Pitts Mesopotamia

Gilroy Usher Port Loyola

Allan Pollard Queen’s Square

Dolores Balderamos García Belize Rural Central

Marconi Leal Belize Rural North

Andre Perez Belize Rural South

Francis Fonseca Freetown

Paul Thompson Albert

Kareem Musa Caribbean Ahores

Oscar Arnold Collet

Henry Usher Fort George

Cordel Hyde Lake Independence

Anthony Mahler Pickstock

Oscar Mira Belmopan

Alex Balona Cayo Central

Michel Chebat Cayo North

Orlando Habet Cayo Northeast

Julius Espat Cayo South

Jorge “Milin’ Espat Cayo West

David ‘Dido’ Vega Corozal Bay

David Castillo Corozal North

Florencio Marin Corozal Southeast

Ramiro Ramirez Corozal Southwest

Kevin Bernard Orange Walk East

Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes Orange Walk North

Jose Mai Orange Walk South

Louis Zabaneh Dangriga

Rodwell Ferguson Stann Creek west

Mike Espat Toledo East

Oscar Requena Toledo West

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Cayo West: Jorge “Milin’ Espat

Orange Walk South: Jose Mai

ON THE MOVE Belize Rural South:: Andre Perez

Corozal Bay: David ‘Dido’ Vega

Pickstock: Anthony Mahler

Corozal North: David Castillo

Orange Walk North: Ramon ‘Monchi’ Cervantes

Belmopan: Oscar Mira

Corozal Southwest: Ramiro Ramirez Cayo North: Michel Chebat

Cayo Central: Alex Balona

Cayo Northeast: Orlando Habet

EVERYBODY FI WIN!

Corozal Southeast: Florencio Marin

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Orange Walk East: Kevin Bernard

TODOS GANAMOS!

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ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of PICKSTOCK The Electoral Division of FREETOWN NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November, 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

Polling Area No. 1 ALL SAINTS PRIMARY SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 2 YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

3.

Polling Area No. 3B & 30A YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION

POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 6 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 16A & 17A SAINT LUKE METHODIST SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES:

1. MAHLER, ANTHONY

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1.

2.

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

ELRINGTON, ORSON JEROME “OJ” FONSECA, FRANCIS

- UDP - PUP

ROBERT

- PUP

2.

MARTINEZ, ANTHONY “UNCLE BOOTS”

- UDP

3.

ROGERS, PATRICK RAYMOND

- BPP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at All Saints Primary School, First Street, Kings Park, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

The counting of votes will take place at Saint Luke Methodist School, Mahogany Street, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(LINCOLN BLAKE)

Returning Officer for the Pickstock Division

(TENNIELLE WILLIAMS)

Returning Officer for the Freetown Division

E.R. 9(2) E.R. 9(2)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of FORT GEORGE The Electoral divisions of CARIBBEAN SHORES NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

1.

Polling Area No. 3 EDWARD P. YORKE HIGH SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 3A BUTTONWOOD BAY NAZARENE PRIMARY SCHOOL

3.

Polling Area No. 4 TRINITY METHODIST SCHOOL

4.

Polling Area No. 5 EX-SERVICESMEN LEAGUE BUILDING

Polling Area No. 7 HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL (NEW ROAD)

2. Polling Area No. 8 HOLY REDEEMER SCHOOL (NORTH FRONT STREET) 3.

Polling Area No. 9 ST MARY’S SCHOOL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES:

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

1.

HEWLETT, MELVIN “MELLO”

- UDP

CANDIDATES:

2.

MAHEIA WILLIAM “WIL”

- BPP

3.

USHER, HENRY CHARLES

- PUP

1.

CHANG, LEE MARK

- UDP

2.

MUSA, KAREEM DAVID

- PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Edward P. Yorke High School, Princess Margaret Drive, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(STARLA BRADLEY)

Returning Officer for the Caribbean Shores Division

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Holy Redeemer School, North Front Street, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(ANNA BENNETT)

Returning Officer for the Fort George Division

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ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of MESOPOTAMIA

The Electoral divisions of ALBERT NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

POLLING STATIONS:

POLLING STATIONS:

1.

Polling Area No. 10 WESLEY LOWER SCHOOL

1. Polling Area No. 13 QUEEN’S SQUARE ANGLICAN SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 11 ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL COLLEGE

2.

Polling Area No. 14 GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No.16

CALVARY TEMPLE SCHOOL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

3.

Polling Area No. 15 SALVATION ARMY PRIMARY SCHOOL

CANDIDATES:

CANDIDATES:

1.

PANTON, TRACY

- UDP

2.

THOMPSON, PAUL ADRIAN

- PUP

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Anglican Cathedral College, 71 Regent Street, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

1.

BARROW, SHYNE

- UDP

2.

PITTS, (DR.) CANDICE

- PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Grace Primary School, 14 Amara Avenue, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(SHAWN VARGAS)

Returning Officer for the Mesopotamia Division

(JAMES GABRIEL)

Returning Officer for the Albert Division

E.R. 9(2) E.R. 9(2)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of QUEEN’S SQUARE NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

Polling Area No. 12 ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 21 ST. JOHN VIANNEY R.C. SCHOOL

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of LAKE INDEPENDENCE NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

Polling Area No. 17 ST MARTIN’S DE PORRES RC SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 17B ST MARTIN’S DE PORRES RC SCHOOL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

CANDIDATES:

CANDIDATES:

1.

1.

BARROW, DENISE “SISTA B”

- UDP

2.

MATUS, GARY - BPP 3.

POLLARD, ALLAN - PUP of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the St John’s Anglican Primary School, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(LISA CLARE)

Returning Officer for the Queen’s Square Division

FINNEGAN, DIANNE “MISS D”

- UDP

2.

HYDE, CORDEL - PUP of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the St Martin’s De Porres RC School, Partridge Street, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(RADISHA SIMPSON)

Returning Officer for the Lake Independence Division

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ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of BELIZE RURAL NORTH

The Electoral divisions of COLLET NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

Polling Area No. 18 FRANK LIZAMA TRAINING CENTER

2.

Polling Area No. 19 GWEN LIZARRAGA HIGH SCHOOL

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 23

PANCOTTO PRIMARY SCHOOL, SANDHILL 2. Polling Area No.24

MASKALL COMMUNITY CENTER 3. Polling Area No. 25

LUCKY STRIKE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 4. Polling Area No. 26, 27 & 28 BELIZE RURAL HIGH SCHOOL, DOUBLE HEAD CABBAGE 5. Polling Area No. 29 CROOKED TREE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 6. Polling Area No. 31

ST. THERESE R.C. SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 20A GRACE PRIMARY SCHOOL (FABERS ROAD) and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES:

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

1.

ARNOLD, OSCAR “POLO”

- PUP

2.

FABER, PATRICK

- UDP

CANDIDATES:

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Gwen Lizarraga High School, Antelope Street, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

1.

2.

3.

BANNER, KAREN SHARON CASTRO, “CLEAR THE LAND” EDMOND LEAL, MARCONI PRINCE

- BPP - UDP - PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Pancotto Primary School and Guadalupe R.C. School, Sandhill, Belize District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(RODOLFO GUTIEREZ) Returning Officer for the Collet Division

(DEBRA BAPTIST-ESTRADA)

Returning Officer for the Belize Rural North Division

E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

The Electoral divisions of BELIZE RURAL CENTRAL

The Electoral divisions of PORT LOYOLA NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

1. Polling Area No. 20 YOUNG MEN CHRISTIAN ASSOSICATION (YMCA) Polling Area No. 22 MUSLIM COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL

3.

Polling Area No. 22A CUSTOMS & EXCISE DEPARTMENT

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

POLLING STATIONS:

2.

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

1. Polling Area No. 30

OUR LADY OF THE WAY ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 32

SAINT AGNES ANGLICAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 3. Polling Area No. 33 & 36

HATTIEVILLE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 4. Polling Area No. 33

WESTERN PARADISE COMMUNITY CENTER 5. Polling Area No. 35 GALES POINT HEALTH CENTER and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

CANDIDATES: 1.

2.

THOMPSON, “BOO BOO” EVAN

- BPP

USHER SR., GILROY

- PUP

3.

WILLOUGHBY, “SUPERMAN” PHILIP

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Customs & Excise Department, Ceasar Ridge Road, Belize City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(ANNISA PERDOMO)

Returning Officer for the Port Loyola Division

CANDIDATES: 1. BALDERAMOS - GARCIA, DOLORES - PUP 2.

BENNETT, LION - BPP 3. HUNTER, LUZ MARIA - BPF 4. WILLIAMS, BEVERLY - UDP of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Our Lady of the Way Roman Catholic School, Ladyville Village, Belize District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(LEWIN SAMUELS)

Returning Officer for the Belize Rural Central Division

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ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

The Electoral divisions of COROZAL NORTH

The Electoral divisions of BELIZE RURAL SOUTH NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

2.

3.

4.

1. Polling Area No. 34 & 38 CAYE CAULKER ROMAN CATHOLIC 2. Polling Area No. 37

SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL

SAN PEDRO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

CANDIDATES: 1.

GREENWOOD JR., THOMAS HENRY

- BPF

2.

HEREDIA, MANUEL

- UDP

3.

PEREZ, “ANDRE”

- PUP

Polling Area No. 41 OUR LADY OF GUDALUPE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Polling Area No. 42 PARAISO GOVERNMENT SCHOOL Polling Area No. 43 COROZAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Polling Area No. 44 PATCHAKAN ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

CANDIDATES

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the San Pedro High School, Seagull Street, San Pedro Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

1.

2.

ACOSTA, ALFONSO

- BPF

CASTILLO, DAVID

- PUP

3.

PATT, HUGO

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Corozal Community College, San Andres Village, Corozal District on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(GENEVA JAMES)

Returning Officer for the Belize Rural South Division

(VELMA GODOY)

Returning Officer for the Corozal North Division E.R. 9(2)

E.R. 9(2)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

The Electoral divisions of COROZAL SOUTH EAST

The Electoral divisions of COROZAL BAY NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

Polling Area No. 39 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

2.

Polling Area No. 40 ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN SCHOOL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1.

2.

3.

MARIN, PABLO SAWERS, CARLOS JAVIER VEGA, DAVID “DIDO”

- UDP - INDEPENDENT - PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic School, First Street North, Corozal Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Polling Area No. 45 RANCHITO GOVERNMENT SCHOOL Polling Area No. 45 SAN JOAQUIN ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Polling Area No. 46 CALEDONIA ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Polling Area No. 47 COPPER BANK ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Polling Area No. 47 PROGRESSO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL Polling Area No. 48

CHUNOX ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

7. Polling Area No. 49

(DOYLE FLOWERS)

Returning Officer for the Corozal Bay Division

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NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

E.R. 9(2)

CANDIDATES: 1. DIAZ, EDNA DORIS - BPP 2.

ELLIS, ELOIM - BPF 3. HERRERA, ANTONIO “TONY” - UDP 4. MARIN, FLORENCO JULIAN JR. - PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Ranchito Government School, Ranchito Village, Corozal District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(MIRIAM CODD)

Returning Officer for the Corozal South East Division E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of COROZAL SOUTH WEST NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO.22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of ORANGE WALK CENTRAL NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 53

SAN FRANCISCO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 54

LA INMACULADA ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 3. Polling Area No. 61

SAN ESTEVAN ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1. BRICEÑO, JOHNNY

- PUP

2. GRIJALVA, DENNI

- UDP

3. SANCHEZ, ANTONIA CRUZ

- BPF

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

1. Polling Area No. 50

LIBERTAD METHODIST SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 51 SAN CLARA/SANTA ROMAN ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 3. Polling Area No. 52

SAN NARCISO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

The counting of votes will take place at the La Inmaculada Auditorium, Church Street, Orange Walk Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(TERESITA MIRANDA)

Returning Officer for the Orange Walk Central Division

CANDIDATES: 1. BULL, LAURENCIO LUCIO

2.. CAMPOS, ANGEL

- BPF

3. RAMIREZ, RAMIRO

- PUP

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico, San Roman Village, Corozal District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(ARISIA BROWN)

Returning Officer for the Corozal South West Division

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of ORANGE WALK NORTH NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 55

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NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

TRIAL FARM GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 57 OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

The counting of votes will take place at the Louisiana Government School, Flamboyant Street, Orange Walk Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

4. Polling Area No. 58

SAN JOSE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

5. Polling Area No. 59

SAN ROMAN ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

(HUGO MIRANDA)

Returning Officer for the Orange Walk East Division

6. Polling Area No. 66

SAN ANTONIO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

E.R. 9(2)

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

CANDIDATES: 1. ASSI, MARINO

- BPF

2. CERVANTES, RAMON ‘MONCHI’

- PUP

3.

ZETINA, CARLOS

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of ORANGE WALK SOUTH

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the San Jose Government School, San Jose Village Orange Walk District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(LUANA SOSA)

Returning Officer for the Orange Walk North Division E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of ORANGE WALK EAST NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 63

ST. MICHAEL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, SAN FELIPE Polling Area No. 63A INDIAN CHURCH GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

2. Polling Area No. 64 LINDA VISTA PRIVATE SCHOOL, BLUE CREEK

3. Polling Area No. 65

SAN LAZARO ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 4. Polling Area No. 67

YO CREEK SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 5. Polling Area No. 69 AUGUST PINE RIDGE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 6. Polling Area No. 70

TRINIDAD GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 7. Polling Area No. 71

GUINEA GRASS R.C. SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES:

POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 60

LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 62 SAN JOSE PALMAR ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL CARMELITA GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

1. DYCK MAGANA, GUADALUPE “LUPE”

- UDP

2. HERRADOR, EBER MISAEL

- BPF

3.

- PUP

MAI, JOSE ABELARDO

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

SANTA MARTHA GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 68

CHAN PINE RIDGE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

The counting of votes will take place at the Belize High School of Agriculture, San Lazaro/Trinidad Villages, Orange Walk District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

CANDIDATES:

(CARLA ALVAREZ)

Returning Officer for the Orange Walk South Division

1. ALDANA, LORENZO ADRIAN “ANDY”

- BPF

2. ARAGON JR., ELODIO “SON OF THE EAST”

- UDP

3.

BERNARD, KEVIN - PUP

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NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

CANDIDATES:

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of CAYO NORTH NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 73

SACRED HEART ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 75 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, BULLET TREE VILLAGE and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1. CHEBAT, MICHEL

“MICHO”

- PUP

2. FIGUEROA, OMAR

- UDP

3. LAZARRAGA, KURT MATHEW

- BPF

4. Polling Area No. 80

CRISTO REY R.C. SCHOOL and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

1. BALONA, ALEX

- PUP

2. MONTERO, RENE

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Santa Elena R.C. Primary School, Perez Street, Santa Elena Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(ANDRE CHO)

Returning Officer for the Cayo Central Division E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of CAYO WEST

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic School, Church Street, San Ignacio Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

1. Polling Area No. 82

SAN JOSE, R.C. SCHOOL, SUCCOTZ

(NEULIN VILLANUEVA)

Returning Officer for the Cayo North Division

2. Polling Area No. 83

MT. CARMEL PRIMARY SCHOOL, BENQUE VIEJO

E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of CAYO CENTRAL NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No.76

SANTA ELENA R.C. PRIMARY SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 78 SAINT HILDA’S ANGLICAN SCHOOL, GEORGEVILLE VILLAGE BUENA VISTA GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 79

SAN ANTONIO R.C. SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 84

MT CARMEL INFANT SCHOOL, BENQUE VIEJO 4. Polling Area No. 85 HOLY CROSS R.C. SCHOOL 5. Polling Area No. 126

LA IMMACULADA R.C. SCHOOL, ARENAL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1. AYALA, EDWARDO RAUL

- BPF

2. CONTRERAS, ERWIN RAFEAL

- UDP

3. ESPAT, JORGE “MILIN”

- PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Mount Carmel Primary School, Benque Viejo del Carmen, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(ELBERT JAHMOR LOPEZ)

Returning Officer for the Cayo West Division

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NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 72

SACRED HEART COLLEGE 2. Polling Area No. 74 &74A

SANTA FAMILIA R.C. SCHOOL

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of CAYO SOUTH NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 87

ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI R.C. SCHOOL, UNITEDVILLE 2. Polling Area No. 88

ST. EDMOND CAMPION SCHOOL, TEAKETTLE

3. Polling Area No. 77 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER R.C. SCHOOL, ESPERANZA

4. Polling Area No. 78A

ST JOSEPH R.C. SCHOOL, DUCK RUN 2 and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1. AUGUST JR., JOHN FRANCIS

- UDP

2. HABET, ORLANDO “LANDY”

- PUP

3. MARIN, NEFRETERY NANCY “NANCY”

- BPF

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

3. Polling Area No. 89

ARMENIA GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

The counting of votes will take place at the Sacred Heart College, Joseph Andrews Drive, San Ignacio Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

4. Polling Area No. 89 ST. MARGARET R.C. SCHOOL 5. Polling Area No. 90 OUR LADY OF FATIMA R.C. SCHOOL, ROARING CREEK VILLAGE

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

6. Polling Area No. 90A

MONSIGNOR ROMERO R.C. SCHOOL, VALLEY OF PEACE

(JASON MIDDLETON)

Returning Officer for the Cayo North East Division

7. Polling Area No. 91

ST. JOSEPH R.C. SCHOOL, COTTON TREE VILLAGE

E.R. 9(2)

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES:

- PUP

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

2. WITZ, ROMAN FRANCISCO

- UDP

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

1. ESPAT, JULIUS

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the St. Edmond Campion R.C. School, Teakettle Village, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(JOSE TREJO)

Returning Officer for the Cayo South Division

E.R. 9(2)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of CAYO NORTH EAST NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

The Electoral divisions of BELMOPAN NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATION: 1. Polling Area No. 86

UNITED EVERGREEN SCHOOL (NORTH) 2. Polling Area No. 86

GARDEN CITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (CENTRAL) 3. Polling Area No. 86 ST. MICHAEL R.C. SCHOOL (WEST) 4. Polling Area No. 86 BELMOPAN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL (EAST) and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: CANDIDATES: 1. BANNER-GUY, ANNA “ABG”

-INDEPENDENT

2.

MIRA, OSCAR - PUP 3. SALDIVAR, JOHN BIRCHMAN -

UDP

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2020

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Belmopan Comprehensive School, Ring Road, Belmopan City, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(SYLVIA USHER)

Returning Officer for the Belmopan Division E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

1. Polling Area No. 99

ST. MATHEWS ANGLICAN SCHOOL, POMONA 2. Polling Area No. 100

ALTA VISTA COMMUNITY CENTRE

4. Polling Area No. 102

MULLINS RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER

The Electoral divisions of DANGRIGA NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS:

5. Polling Area No. 103 HOLY FAMILY R.C. SCHOOL, HOPKINS 6. Polling Area No. 104

SILK GRASS METHODIST SCHOOL 7. Polling Area No. 105

SITTEE RIVER METHODIST SCHOOL 8. Polling Area No. 106 SANTA CRUZ GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

1. Polling Area No. 92 & 93

SACRED HEART R.C. SCHOOL

9. Polling Area No. 107 RED BANK GOVERNMENT SCHOOL

2. Polling Area No. 94 ZION ADVENTIST SCHOOL

10. Polling Area No. 107 GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

3. Polling Area No. 95

HOLY GHOST R.C. SCHOOL

11. Polling Area No. 108 ST. ALPHONSUS R.C. SCHOOL, SEINE BIGHT VILLAGE

4. Polling Area No. 96

BENGUCHE PRE-SCHOOL

12. Polling Area No. 127

INDEPENDENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL

5. Polling Area No.97

SARAWEE COMMUNITY CENTER

13. Polling Area No. 128

PLACENCIA COMMUNITY CENTER

6. Polling Area No.98 HOPE CREEK COMMUNITY CENTER

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

CANDIDATES:

CANDIDATES:

1. FERGUSON, RODWELL STEPHEN

1. MENA, FRANK “PAPA”

2. SUAZO, JOHN FRANCIS 3. ZABANEH, “DR. ZAB” LOUIS

- UDP - BPF - PUP

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

E.R. 9(2)

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of STANN CREEK WEST

3. McCAULAY, HUBERT ALEXANDER

- BPP

4. POLANCO, MATEO TOMAS

- INDEPENDENT

5. WILLIAMS, IVAN HILBERT

- UDP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Stann Creek Ecumenical High School, Ecumenical Drive, Dangriga Town, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

(RUTILIA GABRIEL) Returning Officer for the Dangriga Division

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22

- PUP

2.

HULSE, MELVIN - INDEPENDENT

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Holy Ghost R.C. School, Jetty Road, Dangriga Town on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

POLLING STATIONS:

3. Polling Area No. 101 ST AUGUSTINE R.C. SCHOOL, MIDDLESEX

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(CRAIG MOORE)

Returning Officer for the Stann Creek West Division E.R. 9(2)

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2020

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions:

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN

POLLING STATIONS: The Electoral divisions of TOLEDO EAST NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid that a Poll will be taken for the election now pending for the said electoral divisions and that such Poll will be opened on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of seven in the forenoon and kept open till the hour of six in the afternoon in the following Polling Stations established in the various Polling Areas comprised in the said electoral divisions: POLLING STATIONS: 1. Polling Area No. 109

ST. PETER CLAVER R.C. SCHOOL

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows:

2. Polling Area No.109A, 110 & 112

ST. PHILLIP R.C. SCHOOL, CATTLE LANDING

CANDIDATES: 1.

COC, SIMEON - UDP

3. Polling Area No. 111 & 112A

PUNTA GORDA METHODIST SCHOOL

1. Polling Area No.120

BIG FALLS R.C. SCHOOL 2. Polling Area No. 120A TOLEDO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, YEMERI GROVE VILLAGE 3. Polling Area No. 121

SAN LUIS REY R.C. SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO VILLAGE 4. Polling Area No. 122

SAN PEDRO COLUMBIA R.C. SCHOOL

PUEBLO VIEJO R.C. SCHOOL 6. Polling Area No. 124

BLUE CREEK ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

2. REQUENA, OSCAR

4. Polling Area No. 113 OUR LADY OF BELLA VISTA R.C. SCHOOL

- PUP

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

5. Polling Area No. 115

MONKEY RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER

The counting of votes will take place at the Julian Cho Technical High School, 14.5 Miles PG/San Antonio Road, Toledo District, on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

6. Polling Area No. 116

ST. JOSEPH R.C. SCHOOL, BARRANCO

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

7. Polling Area No. 117

SACRED HEART R.C. SCHOOL, CRIQUE SARCO 8. Polling Area No. 118

ST. MARK R.C. SCHOOL

9. Polling Area No. 119

FOREST HOME COMMUNITY CENTER

(WILBER SABIDO) Returning Officer for the Toledo West Division Elections and Boundaries Commission Belize City, 22nd October 2020

and that the candidates in the above electoral divisions are as follows: NOTICE

CANDIDATES: 1.

ESPAT, MICHAEL - PUP 2. GARBUTT, DENNIS 3.

MUSCHAMP, ORLANDO ALBERT

ALLOCATION OF COLOURS TO POLITICAL PARTIES AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE 11th NOVEMBER 2020 GENERAL ELECTION

- UDP - INDEPENDENT

of which all persons are hereby required to take notice and govern themselves accordingly.

The counting of votes will take place at the Toledo Community College, West Campus, Punta Gorda on the 11th day of November 2020 at the hour of 8:00 p.m.

GIVEN under my Hand this 22nd day of October 2020.

(VICTOR PAULINO)

Returning Officer for the Toledo East Division E.R. 9(2) REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT CHAPTER 9 FORM NO. 22 NOTICE THAT A POLL WILL BE TAKEN The Electoral divisions of TOLEDO WEST NOTICE is hereby given to the voters of the electoral divisions aforesaid

In accordance with Rule 15(4) of the Election Rules, the Elections and Boundaries Commission has allocated the following colours to the political parties and independent candidates contesting the 11th November 2020 General Election.

POLITCAL PARTIES COLOURS United Democratic Party (UDP) People’s United Party (PUP) Belize People’s Front (BPF) Belize Progressive Party (BPP)

Red Blue Magenta Green

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES

BANNER-GUY, ANNA Purple HULSE, MELVIN

Yellow & Black MUSCHAMP, ORLANDO ALBERT

Chocolate Brown POLANCO, MATEO TOMAS

Dark Brown SAWERS, CARLOS JAVIER Yellow

JOSEPHINE TAMAI CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER

THE BELIZE TIMES 29 2020 United Democratic Party Commitments 2015 Manifesto

25 OCT

PART II (16 TO 30 OF 44 BROKEN PROMISES, UDP STYLE)

UDP PROMISING NEW STUFF; WHAT ABOUT THESE FABER? # 16.

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Broken Promise

Outcome

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 UDP’s usual ways of incompetence. Today in 2020, many in rural parts of Belize still do not know what it is to use the internet daily. During the Great and other lockdowns lack of the Internet is dangerous for our society. It is right up there with water, light and maybe food.

Construct three new hospitals: Western Regional, San Pe- Pablo was busy acquiring medicines for hospitals that routinely lacked the basics. Many dro & Punta Gorda building have been misnamed ‘Polyclinic’ where they are only the Health Ministry’s version of Imer’s infrastructure. So New Hospitals are the UDP’s sick joke.

Implement solid waste systems in the Northern & South- Just maybe they meant the corridors of some of the mansions built by the INSANELY rich ern Corridors UDP. Poor Belizeans got poorer. PUPs Expand electricity to remote rural areas using solar energy Is this like the electric cars promised by the PM at his Independence Day lecture? technology Construct a forward operating base at the Sarstoon A building that faked at being an FoB was build but is Inadequate, Unsafe; A BDF soldier lost an eye there; The UDP and Saldivar FAILED to build it right ON Sarstoon Island.

Procure two helicopters to enhance the work of our secu- Procure probably meant that the UDP has to routinely rents helicopters. This even as Berity forces & emergency personnel lize has a couple helicopters always grounded since UDP’s incompetence is so virulent and contagious. Talking about Helicopter we are still waiting for the final report on the downed Helicopter that caused the death of four of our airmen. Family compensation?

Invest $70 million in national security initiatives Via Dermen? When will this initiate?

Offer free specialized clinics in all residential & non-resi- Pablo dreamt this one day and is his broken promise number umpteenth. Now with dential centers for the elderly as a way to control chronic COVID-19 cataclysm threatening, the UDP might was to apologize for building roads in& non-communicable disease. These special clinics will be stead of hospitals established in centers where the elderly can feel comfortable Expand the Food Pantry program to other districts Who is really helped in this “politically contaminated” program? And, no it hasn’t been rolled out to other districts. No surprise there. The Covid food program the UDP piddled all over it Restructure the overall taxation system to ensure equity There was no change in the instance of equity. Imagine the new General Tax Services & fairness in collection, & to encourage economic stimu- made a multimillion dollar loan. For what? They should collect taxes and make loans. lation Transition to a Single Revenue Authority that coordinates A last minute introduction marred by the appointment of the wife of a tarred politician reall government tax collection agencies & introduces a warded to diplomat that might be remanded without passing Go. The investigation to this common Tax Identification Number tarred NY diplomat is still on brakes and his wife still have the job she is so unqualified for at the Tax Services department.

Put more people to work through job matching & training Ask your favourite UDP rep(try finding them in this COVID-19 time) what they mean by based on market demand this.

Reduce the cost of high speed internet to bolster econom- BELIZE is in FULL economic recession and the UDP is blaming Covid. The recession beic growth gan officially when a 2nd quarter of contraction was announced I December 2019. Barrow “dodged” the IMF then when the SIB updated their numbers. Poll: Was this a deliberate omission?

Strengthen National Standards & Quality Controls to pro- Belize still massively imports even basic food items that could be locally produced. Today, the Government doesn’t know how to handle local food, it marketing and its sale to bolster tect consumers & enhance competitiveness local consumption and increase exports.

Allow homeowners a chance to retain their hard earned The pages of the newspapers are continually laden with properties that are being foreequity by enabling banks to extend the period to write off closed. residential mortgages to 10 years

Get to the Next Edition of the Belize Times to see the last of the UDP broken promises of November 2015.

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VOTING IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH – HOW TO BE SAFE DOING IT

By Isabel Bennett You gotta be kidding me?

What are you talking about, Nurse? Yes it can! Studies about the health impact of civic engagement (including voting) suggest that people who vote have stronger social networks, better mental health and fewer risky health behaviors later in life (Dr. Lacy C. Hobgood – fayobserver.com So it’s not just about you deciding who leads our country, your decision to go out and vote during COVID has good benefits for your health. However, you must do your part to take safety measures. So here are some few safety measures you should consider as you plan your voting trip.

1) Decide with your family to go at the same time but early to avoid, not the crowd this time, but the long wait in a long line.

This decision gives emotional and physical support to each other within the family. In addition, you are aware of where each family member is and the fact that the whole family has activated their constitutional right as a citizen of Belize. THAT’S AN AWESOME FEELING just to write that safety tip! Imagine what you will feel like after you have all cast your votes as a family.

2) Please do NOT go out to vote if you are sick. This is selflove. Being sick makes you vulnerable to other illnesses other than COVID. But do encourage others by text messages and calls to and vote.

3) Choose the best suited facemask to wear for Election Day. This will lessen your anxiety and it will keep you from constantly having to touch your facemask to adjust it. So you will be less preoccupied with an ill-fitting mask and will be more attentive to your surroundings.

4) Take a snack and some water or juices as your wait may

be a bit lengthy. If you take care of your hunger spams, you would more than likely be discouraged from leaving the line before voting. Plus again, food makes you more alert to your surroundings and things happening around you. And of course, you will be less irritable with glucose to the brain.

5) I strongly suggest that you take a well-sharpened pencil even though pencils will be provided. With your own property, ONLY you would have touched it.

6) AVOID touching the surfaces in the voting cubicle as many hundred people would probably have touched the surfaces before you if you go to vote late.

7) Sanitize IMMEDIATELY AFTER dropping your ballot in the box to avoid wetting your ballot and causing it to be thrown out.

8) Also, IMMEDIATELY AFTER dropping your ballot in the box, walk safely outside the polling station, do not stop to chat and be very mindful of keeping social distance as you exit.

8) Prepare your backpack/ purse with your voter’s ID, comfortable clothing and footwear from the night before. In planning this way, you will feel less rushed if you start running late.

So if you or your loved ones were feeling worried about voting in this historic election of 2020, I totally understand.

Yesterday October 21, I felt a bit of anxiety as I went out to nominate Mrs. Dolores Balderamous Garcia for Belize Rural Central. But eventually, that anxiety vanished as I activated my social distancing mode, I was wearing my best facemask and had my hand sanitizer locked to my waist.

And yes, it was only about 50 persons around in the whole scheme of things to include the police men and women. But I can honestly say, I felt very safe because I went prepared. So on November 11, your decision to go out and vote will impact your life, your family, your community and our country.

Make you vote count in 2020! Todos ganamos! Ganeitiwa sun wagia! Everyone fi win!

25 OCT

2020

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that Hay Tuen Tong is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Tong Hay Tuen Fast Food” located at # 28A Baymen Avenue, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Xinhui Zhang is applying for a Publican Special Liquor License to be operated at “New Fortune” located at # 91 West Canal, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Maummer Koc is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Celebrity Restaurant” located on Marine Parade, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Quan Pan Chan is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Twin Supermarket” located at # 5526 St. Thomas Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Xiao Guang Luo is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Steven’s Shop” located at # 67 Cemetery Lane, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Kevin Ghau is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Golden Dragon Fast Food” located at # 1 New Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Fengling Rong is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Wai Tong Shop” located at # 6752 Racoon Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jun Qiang Rong is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Jian Kang Li Shop” located at # 15 Dolphin Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Rachel Renee Armstrong is applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Rali’s Take Out” located at # 69 Albert Hoy Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Paul Alexander Armstrong & Hongmei Zhang are applying for a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “100 Service Station” located at # 517 Vernon Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jose Chau is

applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Eighty-Eight Shopping Center Ltd.” located at # 55 Neal’s Pen Road, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jianyang Rong is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Union City” located at # 34 Vernon Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Huizhi Huang/ Shaoqun Zhou are applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “William Supermarket 2” located at # 26 C.A. Blvd.

Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jianxiong He is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “T & W Store” located at # 44 Vernon Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jianjian Liu is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Landing Store” located in Bermudian Landing Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jack Chiu is applying for a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Milky Way Coffee” located at # 1643 Coney Drive, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Aiying Long is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “2 in 1 Fast Food & Frozen Drinks” located at # 1 Youth For The Future Drive, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jian Wei Long is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “3598 Fast Food” located at # 3598 C.A. Blvd. Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Lindford Rosado is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Thirsty Thursday Restaurant & Bar” located at # 164 Newtown Barrack, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Arielo Morales is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “K & R Fruits & Vegetables Shop” located at # 1672 Curl Thompson Street, Belize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

NOTICE: I Errol Cadle proprietor of Lamanai Eco Tours Limited in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District is reporting lost of documents in regards to a boat titled “Liedy”. The documents were issued by the Belize Port Authority for the purpose of registration and licensing of the aforementioned boat.

25 OCT

2020

THE BELIZE TIMES

LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that Issaias Manzanero is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Mansa’s Shop” located in Fire Burn Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Alfredo Castillo is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “I & K Groceries” located in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Karina Allen is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “D Corner Fuel ‘n’ Store” located in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Navidad Garcia is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Navi’s Store” located in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Errol Cadle is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Bat’s Landing” located in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Arsenia Pot is applying for a Renewal of a Night Club Liquor License to be operated at “Jam Rock” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Arsenia Pot is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Sayeni’s Shop” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Plicarpo Martinez is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Myrna’s Shop” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Freddy Emerson Gonzalez is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Emerson’s Shop” located in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Manuel De Jesus Solares is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “El Solar” located in Santa Martha Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Elmer Antonio Melendrez is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Melendrez Shop” located in Fire Burn Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Xhana Forte is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Qbee’z Restaurant and Bar” located in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Merle & Floridalma Fortic are applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Merle’s Grocery” located in San Jose Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Eliseo Teck is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “3 AAA Shop” located in San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Ninpha Ku is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “La Esperanzita” located in August Pine Ridge Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Martha Barrios is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Mi Casa” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Martha Barrios is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Kenny’s Shop” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Rodney Cal is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Lenny’s” located in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Gregorio/Yierna Marilu Roderigues is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Camino Mayan” located in Indian Church Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Elvis B. Landaverry is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Super Mali Co. Ltd.” located in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Luis Alberto Ku is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Polar Ice” located in San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Rubea Bijil is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Rubea’s Place” located in San Lazaro Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

31 Notice is hereby given that Victor Shaw is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “S & S Mini Shop” located in Chan Pine Ridge Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Karina Perez is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Karina’s Shop” located in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Basilia Hamilton is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Primavera Bar” located in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Sandra Pinto is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “El Rey de Todos” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Aleida Maritza Ortega is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Aleida’s Cool Spot” located in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Hong Cui Qui is applying for a Renewal of a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “The Best Friend” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Elena Riena Sanchez is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Somerie’s Mini Mart” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Li Han Guan is applying for a Renewal of a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “Tan Store” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Roxanne Martinez is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Roxy’s Shop” located in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Eufemio Jiminez is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Jiminez Shop” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Hong Cui Qui is applying for a Renewal of a Convenience Store Liquor License to be operated at “The Best Friend” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Silvia Santos is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “La Cabana Cool Spot” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Yanelly Gricel Tillett is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Trinidad Store” located in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Mukhtar Chaudary is applying for a Renewal of a Malt & Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Sahara Lounge” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Margarita Cocom is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “J & M Grocery Shop” located in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Veronica Quetzal is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Vero’s Shop” located in Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Jin An Fang is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Diamond Restaurant” located in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Maria Elena Medina is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Medina’s Shop” located in Santa Cruz Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Alberto Blanco is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “San Lazaro Gas Station” located in San Lazaro Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Christina Melina Itzab is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Melina’s” located in San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Marisol Sosa is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Mari’s Store” located in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Chao Yao Hung is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Chao Hung Store” located in San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Adoni Teyul is applying for a Renewal of a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “JJJ Mini Mart” located in San Antonio Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Ricardo Rivas is applying for a Renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Smoky Mermaid II” located in Tower Hill, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Morine & Selma Ayuso are applying for a Renewal of a Restauarnt Liquor License to be operated at “Victor’s Inn” located in Petville Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Sarita Blanco is applying for a Renewal of a Restauarnt Liquor License to be operated at “L & E” located in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Arturo Hernanadez is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “G Mart” located in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that Baroni Hernandez is applying for a Renewal of a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “H & H Multi Service Gas Station” located in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor License Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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THE BELIZE TIMES

25 OCT

2020