belize times july 3, 2011

Sunday, July 3, 2011 THE BELIZE TIMES 1

Issue No. 4752SUNDAY July 3, 2011

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Dictator Dean

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Blue is on!

elrington says Barrow

“should go to jail”

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Francis consults with

Belama residents

…defies Court Appeal Judges

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alleged Junie BallS killer

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Belize City, June 29, 2011The Barrow Administration

is under heavy fire at home and abroad, accused of displaying ulti-mate disrespect for the fundamen-tals of our democracy – the Judi-ciary and the rule of law. Imitating characteristics of a dictator, Prime Minister Dean O. Barrow ordered and gripped the forced re-taking of a telecommunications company de-spite a Court ruling which declared Government’s 2009 acquisition as illegal and unconstitutional.

On Friday June 24th, the Court of Appeal, which was asked to re-view a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the Barrow Administration’s August 2009 acquisition of Belize Telemedia Limited, declared the

Government’s action as unconstitutional and the acquisition as null and void.

“It is hereby declared that the Acqui-sition Act and Orders are inconsistent with the Constitution and are unlawful, null and void,” is what Justice Morrison declared in his substantive statement. In another portion of the 149-page rul-ing, Morrison shatters the central force behind the Barrow Administration’s takeover, when he declared, “contrary to what the judge [Justice Oswell Legall, Su-preme Court] found, the evidence does not support the view that the compulso-ry acquisitions were duly carried out for the stated public purpose.” This position was supported by the two other Judges Justice Boyd Carey and Justice Brian Al-leyne.

10,000 PUP supporters say John Briceño for OW Central, John Briceño for PUP Leader!!

Belize City, June 29, 2011Edmund Castro, the only

UDP politician to get kicked out of Cabinet for corruption charges, is facing some serious heat and it is once more over money prob-

Edward Lord

PUP Leader addressing 10,000 supporters at Sunday’s convention

PM Dean Barrow is abusing his power & authority

2 THE BELIZE TIMES Sunday, July 3, 2011

THE BELIZE TIMESEDITOR

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The Party is nothing but

the vanguard of the peo-ple, the ac-

tive organ of the people,

working at all times in the

service of the people.”

unbelievable udP idiots

Sugar Crop closes, targeted quantity

not met, but quality surpassed

From the ghetto streetscome 2013, yo gawn dean

Cane farmers will not meet the expected sugarcane quota

Dear Editor,Kindly publish my letter to

the people of Belize. More of Barrow’s hard times are coming. It is just another one of those days, when we imagine things will get better then a big stop sign with Dean Barrow’s head says “NEVER.” He is like a disease that won’t go away. Dean Barrow and the rest of his fools are liv-ing the time of their lives while the poor Belizeans are living the hardest time of their lives.

Belizeans I know we’re going through hard times and hell, but don’t worry. Only time will tell on these U.D.P. hustlers. It has been three years and a half and no so-lution but pollution that lead to corruption. The way Dean Bar-row is acting right now is as if he is above the law, untouchable. It looks like this Prime Minis-ter watches too much television. Therefore, you see Belizeans where Dean Barrow get his crap from and then he tries to bring that to the people of Belize. Nev-ertheless, we have news for you Mr. Prime Minister, comes 2013 “yo gawn Dean.”

The people of Belize are go-

ing to have you imagining the pos-sibilities when they kick you and the rest of your dodo birds out of office. We cannot go on like this no more. Mr. Barrow, get real or get going. Enough is enough, who do you think you are, God? I don’t think so. See the difference Belizeans, when a person is hungry for more power, or like Dean Barrow that has no con-trol over himself, he does nothing for anybody. Barrow is just being Barrow, a two timing snake, acting like he cares for the poor people of this country when he doesn’t and that’s a fact coming from the ghetto street.

I almost forgot, I was driving on the Northern Highway when I notice the circus was still in town and they still have up the “HELP WANTED” sign. Maybe some-one needs to send over the number 1-800-CLOWNS to the Wave radio and let them know where they be-long before the circus leaves town. Respect and Jah Bless every time.

Roberto Peyfrefitte

Orange Walk Town, June 25th, 2011By Carmelita Perez

The highly tense and contro-versial 2010/2011 sugar crop season came to a close on Friday June 24th at 6:00pm.

The estimated 1.5 million tons of cane was not delivered to the factory, but the quality of cane saw significant improvement. Final figures show that the average Ton of Cane per Tons of Sugar (TCTS) was excellent meaning that for the entire crop, quality cane was delivered to the factory.

But while the TCTS showed great improvement there is still more that needs to be done, according to Belize Sugar Industries’ Factory Manager John Gillett.

“While we know that farmers deliver within a certain time frame, if you go in some of the villages you will some trucks being parked from the night before, there is no need for that, that cane could be delivered even fresher. I believe that the aver-age kill to mill this year is around thirty six hours, if that could be fur-ther improved to around twenty four hours the amount of sugar available in the cane would even be more.

From our side we did have our problems and we must say that we could have contributed a little more towards the improvement of qual-ity likewise because we had shared problems at times and we will not run away from that but overall the factory performed well and in terms of programs sent out by the quality improvement. We will certainly be looking at reducing the amount of days that we take for the crop, this year when we look at it we just took 169 days that has been the lowest we have even operated in recent time, so we are looking to improve and reduc-ing the crop”, said Gillett.

Final figures show that the factory received and milled a total of 843,745 tons of cane producing 99,214 tons of sugar and 28,643 tons of final mo-lasses. Compared to last year, figures also show that mud levels receded by half this year as it went from 8.58% to 4.60%. While last year a total of 100,841 tons of mud was received by the factory this year the actual mud processed was 38,837 tons.

The 2011/2012 crop season is set to commence the last week of No-vember or the first week in the month of December.

Belize City, June 29, 2011Most Belize City Residents will pass

this junction and not really consider the extent of the UDP stupidity in the speed bump. Of all of the dumb ideas of Ze-naida and the UDP/Barrow Government, this ranks up there. At the intersection of Youth for the Future Drive and Vernon Street, the City Council, Traffic Depart-ment and Ministry of Works have wasted tax payer dollars to install a mountainous sleeping policeman/speed bump.

Nothing is wrong with strategically placing speed bumps. But we at BELIZE TIMES want to know who is the idiot who puts a speed bump right at the same place as a STOP SIGN. STEWPID!!!!!

We understand why Barrow’s success rate in Constitutional Amendments and Legislations is 0 for 4 and counting. This is the dunciest Government EVER!

Just in case it missed these do-dos:

The stop sign makes the speed bump re-dundant.

We at BELIZE TIMES do not want to call this Government retarded but they are tempting us.

The UDP Government must have been advised by the four simpletons who have been secretly advising Barrow for the past three years: Yellowman, “DJ Dal-la” aka Ms. Mayor, Philloughby or Easy Glen. Please, while you can still save face, Zenaida/Barrow. Move that embarrass-ment before this article hits the street and Belizeans confirm your bird brains.

Stop tolerating the logic of Joe Brad-ley. What you should have done was to fix the shameful street conditions just feet away in front of the “foot hills of the BelChina Bridge” near to the latrine stu-dios or “studio #2”.

Father, forgive this government for they know not what they do!


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Flippin Hulse must go!

Dictator DeanThe Court of Appeal is the highest

Court and final Appellate Court in Be-lize. The decision immediately set pace for the previous majority shareholders of BTL to regain ownership of the company, and they did. Former BTL Chairman Dean Boyce and former board direc-tor Phillip Zuniga made their way to the BTL compound to meet with the staff. The Government-appointed Chairman Nestor Vasquez left the building upon hearing the Court’s ruling, because as he said, “it was the right thing to do”.

Following the announcement of the ruling Prime Minister Dean O. Barrow, who initially recognised that the Courts are far more powerful than he is, pledged that he would respect the Court’s deci-sion and the rule of law.

“This is our system, this is how it works, everybody has a right to go to Court and all of us including the Gov-ernment must respect decisions of the Court. Now the judgment was for im-mediate effect but the order has not yet been shared and so I suppose technically we could have said ‘no, we stop you from taking over back until you share the or-der’, but I didn’t think that we should play it that way. I thought that in order to signal to the population at large our absolute respect for the decision of the Court that we should allow them to, as it were, move on that decision immedi-ately. I didn’t see that there was anything useful to be gained from keeping them at bay. That might have turned ugly, that might have turned nasty, we might have had to use the police and I didn’t think that we would gain anything by that,” stated the Prime Minister during a phone interview on national television.

But a few hours after appearing hum-bled, the Prime Minister had a changed his, turning rabid and disrespectful. On his orders, an army of Police, Belize De-fense Force soldiers and K9 dogs marched to and surrounded BTL’s headquarters on St. Thomas Street, closing its gate and only letting in Government representa-tives into the compound. What exactly was the purpose of the Police takeover while Government agents searched for files inside the building is anyone’s guess? There are rampant allegations of UDP cronies hustling while Government was in charge of BTL’s treasure chest. It is also public knowledge that through BTL Bar-row’s close friends and family such as his ex-wife and son benefitted immensely. It would come to no one’s surprise that all possible proof of hustling and reckless spending has been destroyed by now.

Barrow has defended his re-taking with a technical matter; that a declaratory order explicitly instructing the Govern-ment to vacate what the Court said was taken illegally in the first place, was never issued. But lawyers including Hubert El-rington, a former attorney general and the brother of Barrow’s foreign minister, say that the Government is acting very out of line, and is even displaying a seri-ous contempt of the Court, because the judgment itself indicates Government’s ownership was null and void from the very beginning.

Using the state police, the Barrow Administration has constantly intimidat-ed everything and everyone possible in Belize. This recent incident is the clearest evidence that Barrow believes he answers to no one and is above the law – he is now a Dictator.

While claiming that the BTL take-over is a nationalist move to benefit Be-lizeans, Barrow has nothing to show that under his management BTL became more Belizean-friendly. The much-an-ticipated Voice-Over Internet was never offered, and rates were never lowered.

Now that his administration has been shot down by the Court of Appeal, Barrow will do what he knows best. On Monday he will use the House of Repre-sentatives in another attempt to abuse the power given to him by the people of Be-lize, and force another piece of legislation to re-take Belize Telemedia Limited.

alleged Junie BallS killer

gunned downBelize City, June 29, 2011

He was one of the most notori-ous men roaming the old capital, but on Wednesday evening 23 year old Edward Lord was gunned down in plain view of the public and not too far from the Police substation on Mahogany Street.

Lord was standing on the street side in front of Brick City Barber Shop when a vehicle, described as being brown in colour, drove past and gunmen alighted and fired away. Witnesses heard multiple shots, more than 20 of which sev-eral caught Lord, causing fatal in-juries.

Witnesses say the weapon used

sounded like a machine gun.

Lord was declared dead at the Karl Heusner Memo-rial Hospital.

He was one of the most notorious figures. In 2005, Lord was accused of the murder of Sherwin Re-queña, but charges were dropped. In 2007, he was accused of killing former gang leader George “Junie Balls” McKenzie as he stood close to his home turf. Lord was charged, but the case fell through when the witnessed failed to testify against him.

In October 2010, gun men attempted to take Lord’s life as he socialised with friends in a yard on Moya Street. He was shot on the side of the face, and he survived.


Ashcroft’s Best friendIn 2008, after having been Leader of the Opposition for ten years, Dean Barrow’s net assets

were valued at some $3.3 million. It is no secret that during a substantial period of those ten years, Mr. Barrow was Lord Michael Aschroft’s legal point man. In return for his committed legal services, Mr. Barrow was well compensated. For a man of great financial largesse, Lord Ashcroft could have afforded to pay in the millions.

If today Mr. Barrow is as feverishly opposed to Lord Ashcroft as he claims to be, then he should stand on some morale ground, renounce and give back every cent he has gained from his past and even current relationship with Lord Ashcroft.

We are not convinced Mr. Barrow and the British billionaire are arch enemies as he and others would want us to believe. You see, nothing that Mr. Barrow has done since taking of-fice has turned out detrimental to Lord Ashcroft. Taking over Belize Telemedia was a risky, but lucrative venture for Mr. Barrow and Lord Ashcroft. Mr. Barrow has enriched his family with Board appointments, and financial opportunities such as hiring his ex-wife as legal advi-sor and paying her millions of dollars. Similarly, Lord Ashcroft, who profited millions from his ownership of BTL, was even assured more millions in the form of compensation when the Prime Minister took away the telecommunications company.

Since August 2009, BTL has been tied up in all sorts of litigation. This has maintained a steady stream of payments to Lois Young-Barrow’s bank account, while Ashcroft has won a steady stream of Court costs and compensation in damages.

Forcing security personnel on BTL’s compound last week Friday was another high-risk move by the Prime Minister. Again, it will only prolong the litigation which does not benefit a single Belizean.

We at the BELIZE TIMES do not rely on revenues from BTL ads (we had not received one since August 25 2009, anyway), so we can call it as it is, unlike others in the media. We at the BELIZE TIMES can see the nakedness of Mr. Barrow’s lies, unlike those who have been reck-lessly trumpeting support for his campaign.

There is something absurdly wrong for true nationalists to believe Mr. Barrow is one. Bar-row and the UDP are as capitalist as anyone could be. For now he’s a good politician, but when it’s all over Mr. Barrow will return to his old stomping grounds, his new fancy, million-dollar law firm paradoxically named “Equity House”, where big corporations and oil compa-nies have birthed.

Mr. Barrow, a true nationalist would protect people’s interests first always. So why are there 73 murders and counting? Why is 43% of the population poor, while 16% are very poor, and 13% are on the brink of becoming poor? Why can’t our people find jobs? Why can’t our peo-ple feed their families? Why is education not free? Why is health care inaccessible? Why, Mr. Nationalist, why? Unless and until you can answer those questions, to us, you shall remain Mr. Ashcroft’s best friend.

44 dayS to Barrow’S cruel Preventative detention


Lester Smith

Drug plane lands in oW?

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corozal PuP at work!!Corozal, June 29, 2011

With the crisis in the Sugar Cane Industry and the wastage of the UDP Government, the cañeros and economy of Belize have been suffering. All the UDP has done is to murder cañeros without apology and pity. The people of Belize and the North have not forgotten that.

But the People’s United Party has not been waiting for the incom-petence of Dean Barrow and Gapi Vega to get worse.

On Wednesday, June 29, 2011, as a heated swell of Belizean work-ers congregated outside of the Lib-ertad Sugar Cane Factory in Coro-zal, the crowd of laborers chanted for, not the Government, but for the PUP representatives of the Corozal District.

A group of hard working Be-lizean laborers, ranging from welders to heavy machinery op-erators, flooded the factory gates. They called for the fantastic Coro-zal Four representatives and their chants were answered. By the strike of twelve, a squad of PUP officials from the north including standard bearer Ramiro Ramirez marched to the rescue.

Ramirez supported by the unit-ed group of the PUP northern cau-cus with the weight of none other than the power house, Hon. Floren-cio Marin Jr, and the savvy veteran, Valdemar Castillo were called by the crowd and showed up.

The group with the tactical eye of attorneys, Kevin Arthurs and Ar-thur Saldivar, began negotiations with the representatives of the new owners of the abandoned factory.

Much to the pleasure of the near two hundred men, women and chil-dren who were locked outside the gates, the focused PUP group made their way inside and held talks for more than two hours.

Finally they arose with the solu-tion of collecting a list of sixty three (63) skilled laborers from the area, from as far as Concepcion. Ad-ditionally, they received commit-ments from the Company that dur-ing the course of the eight month rebuilding process they would hire in excess of fifty Belizeans from the surrounding areas.

The PUP negotiators were very keen on making it clear that they lobbied for all locals not just sup-porters of the Party. They reiterated consistently the fact that the spiteful UDP government would be so cold as to victimize the company and kill the opportunity for all the villagers just to spite them.

After the upbeat and amicable talks, it was settled by the PUP

Representatives and the Company that there would be a large hiring of locals on Monday, July 4, 2011. The only thing that could spoil this happy ending is if the Government were to intrude and slap the bread

out of the workers’ mouth.As the appeased crowd dis-

persed, they cheered for the team of PUP Representatives. One laborer form Calcutta confidently encour-aged the unit: “yo se que ellos nos

ayudarían. Podemos depender en ellos. Sabemos que cuando el PUP este en gobierno, nuesta trabajo sera asegurado.” That is translated into: “we know that you would have

PUP Reps, Hon. Florencio, Valdemar and Ramiro take a stand for Corozal workers


Blue is on!Orange Walk Town, June 27, 2011By Carmelita Perez

On Sunday June 26th the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk Town rever-berated with cheers and chants as the blue machine went into overdrive for the endorsement convention of the Leader of the People’s United Party and Orange Walk Central Area Representa-tive, Honorable John Briceño.

The wave of blue came on foot, in buses and private vehicles ready to en-dorse the man who would lead the Party back to Belmopan. The drum beats were heard from afar as it led a sea of blue and white flags waved proudly in the air and a parade of supporters heading towards the Stadium.

At the People’s Stadium thousands of party supporters were waiting for the arrival of the ship’s captain. The love and support for the party leader was over-whelming.

The official ceremony then began with the official swearing in as Hon. Briceño as the Standard Bearer for Or-ange Walk Central. Team Belize was then complete. All standard bearers pledged to support the Leader of the Party and com-mitted to join him in the battle against the UDP.

“John Briceño es considerado como un faro de esperanza para el pueblo de Orange Walk, para nosotros sus colegas y para todo el país de Belice. Él es el hombre que nos llevara a la victoria, un hombre de honor, un hombre que es humilde, sen-cillo, directo, inteligente y la verdadera definición de un líder,” remarked Julius Espat, PUP Cayo South Standard Bearer.

“As a young leader, I am not only en-ergized to lead Corozaleños to victory but also to be a part of this team, a team of thinkers, a team of innovators. This is the team to be of “Team Belize”. And under the leadership of John Briceño, who has the patience, knowledge and experience to take us forward,” vouched Gregorio ‘Papas’ Garcia Jr., PUP Corozal Bay Stan-dard Bearer.

“It is time that we stand up, team 31 and all of you here today. Stand up for a better Belize, stand up for the PUP, stand up for the people for Belize,” said Anthony Mahler, PUP Caribbean Shores Standard Bearer.

“The people in this country are say-ing that the Dean Barrow government are the real squatters. They are the real squatters, they are in Belmopan and they have no place there, so come 2013 and all of us and thousands more Belizeans will go to the polls and in the right way we will say to them “Get out” and we will invite our new Prime Minister Hon. John Brice-ño to Belmopan,” exclaimed Collet Mon-tejo, PUP Cayo Central Standard Bearer.

“We have a government right now that seems to be thinking with a colonial mentality, with a 19th century mental-ity. We now live in the twenty-first cen-tury. We have a leader who understands and who is working with the continuous modernization of this country, whilst we have a Prime Minister who somehow can’t seem to get it, everything for him is a fight, everything for him is to see how he

can victimize and take away,” stated Hon. Florencio Marin Jr., PUP Corozal South East Standard Bearer.

“We have put again together a team, a team with tremendous skills, tremen-dous track record, tremendous experi-ence and that team is going to be led by the Hon. John Briceño and we will have a Peoples’ United Party government. But more importantly we have a leader, a leader who brings quality that we need at this time, qualities of humility, qualities of compassion because he know the plight of the people because he has been there,” vouched Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, PUP Collet Standard Bearer.

“Let me tell you why John Briceño will beat Dean Barrow, why he will lead us to victory in the next election and why Dean Barrow will fall in defeat. Dean Barrow likes to talk, he is a pretty talk-

er, he talks prettier than all of us but he doesn’t work harder than John Briceño and that is why Johnny will beat him. Johnny works harder than Dean Barrow.” said Hon. Francis Fonseca, PUP Freetown Standard Bearer.

“We have a Prime Minister who is a nasty bully, you see how he tried to treat me in the House, call me all kinds of things. He thinks he can fight me, he think he could intimidate me but like I tell him “No watch me, Watch yourself!” You go-ing down Barrow, you are going down. He is a lying nepotistic dictator, that’s what he is and the people have had enough, the people want PUP under John Briceño, the want John Briceño to be the next Prime Minister of Belize,” exclaimed Rt. Hon. Said Musa- P.U.P Fort George Standard Bearer.

When it was time for the man who is leading the charge to address the massive crowd, Orange Walk Central Area Representative John Briceño sent a message that was strong and crystal clear - the P.U.P is back, the Blue is on!

“Let the word go forth from this

place that the blue is on. Let the foun-dation of this Peoples’ Stadium rock. Let the entire nation know from north to south from east to west that the PUP is ready to rescue Belize again. We have heard the cries of the Belizean people, they are saying to us ‘we tired of having nothing, we are tired of the lie, we are tired of the broken promises and we are tired of the UDP’. We have seen and heard enough of Dean Bar-row, no more false promises, no more imagining, no more pain and sorrow, enough basta.

“We have to put Belize back to work again, because we can believe again, believe in the Peoples’ United Party. We dah blue, we dah blue, Que viva el Partido Unido del Pueblo,” re-marked John Briceño- Orange Walk Central Area Representative.

With its 31 standard bearers in place, the PUP now embarks on its se-lection of slates which will contest mu-nicipal elections next year.

See Centerfold for scenes of con-vention


Tropical Storm Arlene slams into Mexico



ex-udP leader dean lindo SueS edmund

caStrolems.

Castro, who seems to have a habit for having his hand out for easy ‘hand-outs’, is accused of refusing to pay back $2,500 which he borrowed from former UDP leader Dean Lindo, who is the Prime Minister’s uncle. Ladies and gen-tlemen, this is a UDP showdown – UDP vs. UDP!!

The BELIZE TIMES is reliably in-formed that in 2009 Castro asked Lindo for a small loan of $2,500. Uncle Lindo felt sorry for Castro and agreed to give him the money, as a loan, and with the explicit condition, just in case the poli-tician didn’t understand, that he pays back. On Christmas Eve December 24th 2009 Lindo reached out to Castro and asked for his money, but there was no positive reply. Five months later, on May 15th 2010, Lindo approached Cas-tro once more but Castro did not pay. Five months after that, on October 20th, Lindo reminded Castro of the loan, but the hard pay politician still gave up not a single cent. 13 days later, on November 2nd, Castro avoided another demand for repayment of the loan.

Recognising that Castro was obvi-ously playing hard ball, Lindo made two more tries, on November 24th, and then again, on March 10th of this year, but had no luck in getting back his money.

Tired of the attempts to get back what was rightfully his with no success, Lindo turned to the last resort, filing a civil claim against the elected but totally disconnected UDP Belize Rural North area representative. Castro’s biggest mistake was forgetting that Lindo is a Senior Counsel.

Castro will now have to appear be-fore the Magistrate’s Court to answer to his hard pay tendencies. Taking money from someone and not giving it back is STEALING! It is a total shame that a sit-ting member of the House can behave in such manner. Already blemished by the accusation that he took thousands of dollars from an American woman for land he never provided, and subse-quently booted out of Cabinet, Castro is turning out to be a very crooked politi-cian.

But most shameful is that despite these allegations, Castro has not been given a seat in the far corner of the House next to Cardona, whose only sin was to expose corruption in the UDP. So, the man who exposes corruption gets the guillotine, while the man against whom the PM saw evidence of corruption gets a slap on the wrist. That is the UDP way.

The UDP is the party that promotes corruption. Despite the serious offens-es, Castro remains a UDP area rep and will get another try as the UDP have al-lowed him to run as a candidate in the Belize Rural North convention this Sunday. Let it be known, that when Castro wins on Sunday, the UDP will become the OFFICIAL party of COR-RUPTION!

Belize City, June 29, 2011The first storm for Atlantic’s

2011 was Tropical Storm Ar-lene which made landfall early Thursday on Mexico’s central Gulf Coast near Cabo Rojo with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph.

Early Thursday, the storm was centered about 35 miles north of Tuxpan, Mexico, and moving west near 9 mph.

Authorities in the Mexican states of Veracruz, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi prepared for possible flooding as rain began falling along the coast Wednes-day. Officials warned residents about impending winds and rain.

Forecasters said the storm was expected to be 435 miles wide and drench parts of central Mexico by Saturday, affecting areas as far away as the Pacific coast.

Arlene was expected to weaken later Thursday and dissipate on Friday.

With Arlene’s early ap-pearance, the 2011 hurricane season’s start is very similar to 2010, when Tropical Storm Alex formed in late June and went on to hit northeast Mex-ico as a Category 1 hurricane. 2010 was an above-average hurricane season.


more bloodshed! three murders in the city, one in cayo

Marin sentenced to 24 years for Kidnapping & Robbery

Coroner’s Inquest vindicates Sgt. Paulino Reyes in shooting of Cpl. Gavin Sanchez

James Lemoth

Jessem Gladden

Anthony Trapp

BELIZE CITY, Wed. June 29, 2011By Roy Davis

Solomon Marin Jr., 27, a resident of Dangriga charged with robbery and kidnapping, was sentenced to 10 years for each count today in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court after he was found guilty of the charges.

Justice Troadio Gonzalez, who imposed the sentences, stipulated that they should run concurrently. There-fore, Marin will only serve 10 years.

Marin was also charged with tak-ing a conveyance without authority and he was found guilty of that charge.

A second defendant, Oliver Rodri-guez, 23, was acquitted of the charges after Justice Gonzalez upheld a no case submission and directed the jury to re-turn a formal verdict of not guilty.

A third person was implicated in the incident but he was never arrested.

The incident occurred around 3 p.m. on August 26, 2006 in Belmo-

pan. The complainant, Leon Castillo, 25, testified that when he went to the ATM at First Caribbean Bank, he was kidnapped by two men, one of them armed with a sawed-off shotgun.

Castillo said the men drove him in his vehicle to a place just outside of Bel-mopan then they stole his money and jewelry.

Castillo testified that a third man entered the vehicle and they drove him to feeder road off the Hummingbird

Highway.Castillo said the shotgun was put

to his head but he was not shot and he was tied to a tree and left there. Marin and Rodriguez gave statements from the dock in which they denied they committed the offences.

Marin was represented by attorney Ellis Arnold. Rodriguez was not repre-sented by any attorney. Senior Crown Counsel Cecil Ramirez represented the prosecution.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011Just when the mourning and

grieving wanes for families of the last set of murder victims, four more are gripped with the same plague - more violence and death. Since last Friday, there have been four murders; three alone in Belize City and another in Unitedville, Cayo.

The violence never ended. It never even subsides. It just simply gets worse, and continues to with no response from the Government.

On Monday, a resident of Unit-edville stumbled upon the body of Anthony Trapp, 63, in bushes off the dirt road. He was last seen alive at a bar on Saturday night. Trapp’s neigh-bours and relatives became concerned for him when he didn’t show up to eat for two days. Sometime after midday after a search party had been activat-ed, Trapp’s body was discovered. His head had been bashed in and a blood-stained rock was discovered a short distance away.

As for James Lemoth, 17, the youth had been waiting for a job in electrifi-



trio remanded for Sawed-off Shotgun

Student charged

for $14,400 Burglary

Ruben Price

Carlton Pakeman

Glenford Vernon & Lindon Hinds

Bernard Johnson

18 yr. old charged for murder of

Steven Perez, 18

BELIZE CITY, Wed. June 29, 2011Ruben Price, 18, a resident of 79

Cemetery Road who is a student of St. John’s College Extension, was charged with the murder of Steven Alexander Perez, 18, when he appeared today in the #2 Magistrate’s Court.

No plea was taken because the of-fence is indictable and Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser remanded price into cus-tody until July 27.

Perez was shot around 9:20 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. According to reports, Perez was socializing with friends at a house on Dolphin Street when he and a female friend went tom a Chinese shop nearby to buy.

While Perez was outside of the shop when his assailant rode up on a bicycle and fired several shots. He was shot in his chest, the left side of his abdomen and on his wrist.

Perez, reports say, ran into the yard where he was socializing and the gun-man followed him there and fired some more shots. He was taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day, Monday, June 27.

Some friends of Perez say they be-lieve that it was a case of mistaken identi-ty because Perez was not a trouble maker.


Three persons were charged with keeping a prohibited firearm when the police found a sawed-off shotgun in the back seat of a Ford Escort vehicle on Thursday night, June 23.

They are Glenford Vernon, 21; Carl-ton Pakeman, 22; and Lindon Hinds, 18.

They were arraigned when they ap-peared in the #2 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, June 27. They pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser ex-plained to them that the court could not offer them bail because of the nature of the offence. She remanded them into custody until July 29.

Three police reported that shortly

after Jessim Gladden, 39, was shot, they intercepted a Ford Escort vehicle at the corner of Wood Street and Cemetery Road which fitted the description given to them of the vehicle that was used in the shooting.

According to the police, when they searched the Ford Escort they found a sawed-off shotgun, caliber and serial number unknown, on the back seat. So far the three have not been charged in connection with the shooting of Glad-den.


Bernard Johnson, 18, a student of St. John’s College Extension, became an inmate of Belize Central Prison yester-day when he was unable to meet a bail of $6,000 offered to him by #5 Court Magistrate Albert Hoare after he was arraigned on a charge of burglary.

Johnson, who resides at 44 corner of South and Plues Street is accused of breaking into Femina’s Warehouse be-tween 10 a.m. on Saturday June 24 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 25.

Delip Budhrani, 36, the owner of the warehouse, which is located at the East Canal Street, reported to the police that the items that were stolen included 400 standing fans, valued at $12,000; $2,000 worth of assorted clothing, one office chair, valued at $200; and one small wooden table, val-ued at $200. The total value of the items was $14,400. None of the stolen items have been recovered.


Paradise Freedom Fighters takeover Superleague top spot

Game 2 of 1st Division Football Finals

Kremandala clamps Thunder 87-76, heads to finals

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Lady Rebels swat Orchid Blazers 5-2

Karate Tournament Results

Placencia Village, June 25, 2011The Paradise Freedom Fighters

have taken over the lead of the Belize Bank Superleague standings with 7 points in week 4 of the playoffs after holding the Placencia Assassins to a 2-2 draw at the Placencia Village field on Saturday night.

Ralph Flores scored the Freedom Fighters’ 1st goal in the 20th minute, but Placencia’s Wilmer Garcia deliv-ered the equalizer in the 23rd minute for a 1-1 draw at the half time break.

The Assassins’ attacks forced the visitors to give up a penalty in the 65th

minute, and Placencia team captain Dalton Eiley converted for a 2-1 lead. PG’s Tarrel Flores salvaged a 2-2 draw when he scored the equalizer in injury time.

Orange Walk United burned a dull and dreary Raymond Gentle City Boys 5-1 at the People’s Stadium also on Sat-urday night, June 25, and now both teams have 6 points.

Orange Walk United awaits the Placencia Assassins at the People’s Sta-dium on Sunday, while the City Boys will host the Freedom Fighters at the MCC on Sunday.

Belize City, June 27, 2011Defending Belize City softball

champs, Mirage Lady Rebels crushed the Orchid Blazers when the Belize City women’s softball competition con-tinued at the home of softball at the Roger’s Stadium on Monday.

Arneek Baptist scored the Rebels’ 1st run when she came home in the 1st inning, and Sherette Jones scored a 2nd run in the 2nd inning. Agnes Lucas scored the Orchid Blazers’ 1st run in the 3rd inning, but the Rebels led 3-1 when Sherlene Humphreys scored in the 4th inning.

Fiona Fivero scored Orchid ladies’ 2nd run in the 5th, but the Rebels went on to win 5-3 when Lisa Jones and Sharette Vernon scored in the 5th in-ning.

Btl vs. mirage lady rebels

Btl vs. hurricanes

other games:

Btl

Btl

13

13

mirage lady reb.

hurricanes

5

0

San Ignacio Town, Sunday June 26, 2011

The following are the results of the 1st Senior Karate Champi-onship Tournament, provided by the Belize Karate Federation.

Female Novice Kata1. Audrey Curling, CSKC San Ignacio 2. Sharon Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio 3. Ines Cano, CSKC Belmopan

Male Novice Kata1. Fidel Cuellar, CSKC San Ignacio2. Kerwin Brown, MAAB3. Everaldo Pinelo, KSKD

Female Advanced Kata1. Asha Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio2. Nerici Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio3. Anne Link, CSKC Belmopan

Female Open Kumite1. Myra Pinelo, KSKD 2. Asha Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio3. Nerici Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio

City Boys’ Jason Young in control of the ball

City Boys’ Deon McCauley charges

BTL’s Lydia Cacho

Lanisha Jones pitches

Lady Rebels team

Wilmer Garcia scored Placencia’s 1st goal

Male Open Kumite1. Argazavad Sankey, MAAB2. Gary Pech, MAAB3. Kerwin Brown, MAAB

Male Masters (+40 years) Kata1. Herman Pastor Jr., CSKC San Ignacio2. David Diego, CSKC Belmopan

Male Masters (+40years) Kumite1. Herman Pastor Jr., CSKC San Ignacio2. David Diego, CSKC BelmopanTeam ResultsSensei Herman Pastor, CSKC San Ignacio – 22 PointsSensei Leon Guild, MAAB – 8 pointsSensei David Diego, CSKC Belmopan – 6 pointsSensei Rito Fernandez, KSKD – 4 points

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Strikers win back to back in men’s softball championship

Ayuso, Riveros & Ochaeta win 2011national table tennis tournament


Belize City, June 26, 2011The Strikers posted back to back

wins in the Belize City men’s softball tournament over the weekend.

The Strikers hammered the Police 12-2 on Sunday afternoon. Strikers led 1-0 when Troy Williams came home in the 1st inning, and the Strikers’ lead grew to 8-0 when Ryan Roches, Dion Richards, Steve Williams, Bryan Grant, Floyd Flowers Jr., Steve Moody and Jose Itza came home in the 2nd inning.

Reginald Flowers and Tommy Shaw scored two runs for the Police in the bottom of the 3rd, but the game was called by the application of the mercy rule in the 4th inning, when Dion Richards, Steve “Muerte” Williams, Bryan Grant and pitcher Keith Madrill rounded the bases for a 12-2 win.

strikers vs. team 313

oceana Pros vs. Police

other games:

strikers

oceana Pros

14

13

team 313

Police

5

5Strikers’ Troy Williams

Oceana’s Shaquille MoodyOceana’s Pierce Coleman

Strikers won back to back

Belize City, June 26, 2011Nelito Ayuso won the A

Division, Mike Rivero the B division, Ernesto Rivero the C division, and Harim Ochaeta the Under-15 Cadet division, when the Belize Ta-ble Tennis Association held its annual national ranking tournament at the Belize Ele-mentary School Auditorium on Sunday.

Following the playing of the Belize National Anthem by Carlos Cui and his trio, the action started at about 9:30 on a total of 11 tables used for the first Round Rob-in section of the tournament.

On hand as an invited guest and participant was

the US Ambassador, Mr. Vinai Thum-malapally, who gave a few words at the opening ceremony. He is a table tennis fan, and hopefully we shall see more of the ambassador in the tournaments to come.

With some 50 or so players com-peting for the 4 different divisions of Joseph Sukhnandan Harim Ochaeta

Nelito Ayuso


CYDP beats BTL & Belize Bank

Special Olympics

team beats Indonesia

2-1, ties with Chile 2-2


optimist Program officially launched

City Boys defeat OW United 4-0


Ayuso, Riveros & Ochaeta win 2011

national table tennis tournament

the tournament, each division start-ed competing in their respective category. The Round Robin com-petition saw the top two from each group advance to the final DOUBLE ELIMINATION round to determine the overall winners of each division. On hand to present the awards was Mr. Marlon Kuylen, representing the sponsors RF&G Insurance who delivered medals to all the winners, and also commented on the contin-ued sponsorship of the event in 2012 and beyond. Here are the results:

A DIVISION1st place – Nelito Ayuso2nd place – Tux Vasquez3rd place – Carlos Cui4th place – Ernesto Rivero

B DIVISION1st place – Ernesto Rivero2nd place – Nicholas Martin3rd place – Gabriel Guerrero4th place – Hollis Parham

C DIVISION1st place – Mike Rivero2nd place – Harold Young3rd place – Marion Usher4th place – Clifton Williams

15 UNDER/CADET DIVISION1st place – Harim Ochaeta2nd place – Ashar Arthurs3rd place – Matthew Usher

4th place – Orville Leal

Bowen & Bowen vs. war Paint design

Bws vs. telemedia

Guardian vs. mirab

Ports of Belize ltd. vs. Police

Krem radio/hard rock vs. Youth for the Future

other games:

Bowen & Bowen

Bws

Guardian

Ports of Belize

Krem

49

50

71

57

65

war Paint

telemedia

mirab

Police

Youth for the Fu.

46

47

49

51

63

Belize City, June 24, 2011

The Conscious Youth Development Pro-gramme had back to back wins when the 2011 in-teroffice competition continued at the Belize City Center on Monday, June 27.

CYDP disconnected Belize Telemedia 67-41 in Game 9 on Monday. Mar-cel Orosco led CYDP with 12 points, 8 rebounds and Eral Johnson had 21 points. Ervin Orosco, Ed Baptist and Leon “Bigs” Williams chipped in 6 points each. Jamal Kelly led Telemedia with 16 points, 3 rebounds and Lupito Acosta hit a long trey as he added 8 pts.

In Game 3 on Sun-day June 26, CYDP also deposited a 71-59 win on the Belize Bank.

Sunday 26th June 2011Shortly after 9am the waters of But-

tonwood Bay, rippled by a light wind from the east north east, cheerfully re-flected the sunrays breaking through the high cloud cover. In this cool and pleasant atmosphere in the presence of Governor General Sir Colville Young and BzSA Chairman Charles B Hyde the oral rendition of the National An-them began the Official Ceremony to launch the Optimist Program.

The short ceremony paid tribute to the donors of the twenty six dinghies including the International Optimist Dinghy Association who donated four boats under the “six for five” scheme. BzSA qualification certificates were issued to several members who had successfully completed BzSA Sailing Standard Awards and Instructor train-ing. Board member Johnny Valdes delivered the keynote address and Sir Colville accepted a BzSA headdress in our appreciation of Government’s sup-port for the Optimist Project. The Con-sejo Yacht Club was recognized as the first sailing club to join the BzSA. The ceremony ended with sailing demon-

stration by the Optimist and rides in a Sea Scout Bosun.

The Batch One consists of 26 race certified boats constructed by Far East Boats in Shanghai China, an autho-rized manufacturer of the Optimist Dinghy. The 26 Optimist will be used to promote the sport of sailing in Belize, providing “meaningful activity” for our youth and put Belize in its rightful place on the world map of sailing.

In related news: Optimist Sum-mer Camp. Tuesday 5th July to Satur-day 27th August. The Summer Camp expects to bring 60 participants (9 to 14 years old boys and girls) to BzSA Competent Dinghy Level ending with the first Optimist Regatta on Sunday 28th August.

Battle Regatta Sunday. 11th Sep-tember 2011. The venue is the historic waters off St George’s Caye. Races will be staged with the Traditional class-es, Optimist and other “one design” classes. Interest has been expressed by regional sailing associations for par-ticipation. For more information, con-tact: [email protected]

Athens, Greece - Special Olympics World Summer GamesSpecial report by Andy Aspinall, Head Coach

The warm up went well before facing Indonesia, but before the team walked on they looked very nervous. By contrast the competition looked re-laxed and confident. The game started well and we took control but made some silly mistakes and our basics skills were not their normal crisp standard. Tense nerves were having a big effect on our team.

Against the run of play and after 5 minutes disaster struck. Indonesia hit a shot that deflected off Jerrilee Valentine and hit the back of the net. We found ourselves one nil down again. The team then really showed their metal and this was just the tonic they needed to shake out the nerves. They worked hard on defence and Indonesia hardly managed to get into our half. Although we con-tinued the pressure and were shooting good shots from every angle nothing was going in.

I thought Coach Raymond San-chez and Charles Guttierez where go-ing to blow a blood vessel as they were shouting loudly.

Still one nil down with 5 minutes left to play, our luck changed.

Jerrilee crossed the ball from the side-line well inside our half. The ball found Ernest Lambey on the opposite side of the pitch. He controlled it on his chest dropped it to his thigh and hit

the ball on the volley giving the Indonesian keeper no chance.

A legendary show of somersaults fol-lowed… our growing number of fans has come to expect a tumbling show.

But one-all was not good enough to stamp our mark on the group we needed a win to lead the group.

At half time I told the team if they continued the pressure a goal would come. Touch the flag, think of Belize and give it all you have for your country. Team Belize continued the pressure and again Indone-sia did not manage to get the ball out of their half. No matter how many shots we took we just could not score.

3 seconds from the end, Ernest Lam-bey struck the ball towards the near post onto the waiting head of Sidney Rhaburn who headed home the winner as the final whistle blew. 2 – 1. We had done it, Sid-ney had scored the “match winner” we had managed to come from behind, overcome our initial nerves and win the match.

Team Belize played Chile on Wednes-day and ended with the game tied 2.-2.

On Thursday, Belize will play Singa-pore.

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Dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton, em-broiled in a longstanding drug case which ended in mistrial in 2010, was sentenced to serve 10 years. Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, will serve his time at the FCI prison facility in Miami where the singer first incurred his cocaine charges in 2009.

The Grammy-award winning and internation-ally known reggae star was convicted this past Feb-ruary of conspiracy charges relating to organizing a drug deal in a warehouse monitored by police of-ficials. After the 2010 mistrial, federal prosecutors pressed the case based on video evidence which showed Banton sampling the illegal wares and dis-cussing price details regarding the heavy amounts of cocaine being transferred.

This is the Sizzla’s 65th album…yes, you read right…65th!!!! “The Scriptures” was produced by John John Records and consists of songs delivering messages containing spirituality and positive vibes. He told The Jamaica Star, “This album took over a year to complete because we wanted perfection, and trust me the entire world can appreciate this one.”

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Together, let’s make it happen!

Address by PUP Senior Deputy Leader Hon. Mark Espat, at Joint PUP Convention, Sunday June 19, 2011

It is with excitement that I accept your nomination as PUP Standard Bearer for the Albert Constituency. I thank you for the confidence and pride you give us.

The Albert Committees, on whose shoulders I stand, worked without pause to transform our division. We gave a constituency something impor-tant and Belize, something precious:

we built many and durable houses;we established new and innovative

industries;we erected school buildings and

offered scholarships;we encouraged sports and the arts

– behold the Bliss Center for the Per-forming Arts and the House of Culture and Yabra Sporting Complex

we awarded hundreds of house lots, of home improvement grants, of tax incentives and loans for small busi-nesses

Most important – our Committee and the PUP government offered jobs and job training with hundreds of our constituents put to work, earning live-able wages to care for their families. We made things happen for the people!

For ten years we showed Belizeans that public service is still an honorable ideal.

Our opponents invited us to imag-ine the possibilities. The UDP won the Belize City Council elections in 2006. They took power in Belmopan in 2008. Then, they took control of all munici-pal government in 2009. Then they said they won the majority of the village council elections last year. After these victories, we will judge them on only one score – that is their record…what have they delivered?

We say to the UDP: you have had your chance. If you cannot offer a hand and help lift people up, then it is time for you to go. Why is it time for the UDP to go? They have failed. What was a PUP boom turned to a UDP bust.

They have failed - In just three years of UDP misrule, our communi-

ties have slid backwards. They have failed - Walk along

Southern Foreshore or East Canal and see the derelict buildings and the over-grown lots; talk to the residents along Wagner’s Lane or Conch Shell Bay and taste their despondency;

They have failed - Engage the shop owners on Albert Street or Vernon Street and hear of the business melt-down; chat with the students or recent graduates and learn of their gloom.

They have failed.And the chorus of despair grows

louder with each passing day: the cho-rus “that this UDP government lacks direction, lacks compassion, lacks competence. “

They have failed. And this same UDP-provoked de-

pression that grips the constituency I represent is choking all four corners of our country.

The UDP government is clueless, helpless, and listless.

It is so right to change and so wrong to drift without direction, as Be-lize drifts.

It is right to build a fair and just society. It is wrong to deny our people hope, dignity and freedom.

It is right that we come and work together. It is wrong that we return to the past.

It is wrong - that while the econo-my and investments shrivel, crime and lawlessness swells.

It is wrong - that almost half of our citizens are cursed by poverty.

It is wrong - that one in four can’t find a job to feed their family.

It is wrong - that PSE performance stands at historic lows.

It is wrong - that even as 80 cents of income from every of petroleum dollar vanishes, the UDP wants to drill for oil along our barrier reef and inside our national parks.

It is wrong - that instead of spread-ing freedom, they sow fear, threatening to change the laws so that citizens can

be arrested without charge for 51 days, so that trials can be conducted without a jury.

Instead of jobs, or houses, or lots, or roads and bridges, or schools, what is thrown to us by Prime Minister Bar-row is a flood of words – words, more words and bigger words. If only this self-styled Caesar cared for his peo-ple as much as he cares for his words! The people cannot eat your words Mr. Prime Minister. Words can’t feed chil-dren, words don’t pay bills. Serve words on a plate or in a wheel barrow and Caesar’s words still do nothing for us.

To reverse the country’s decline will require more than words, from PM Barrow and more importantly from the PUP.

60 years ago, when the colonial oc-cupiers devalued the British Honduras dollar, a national resistance birthed the PUP. The Party was muscular. Mem-bers met, mapped, they marched and they made things happen.

15 years later, with Belizean work-ers at the vanguard of a patriotic PUP movement, Belize achieved self-gov-ernment; and another 15 years brought Independence.

Alas the golden dreams and ambi-tions of Independence have turned to a brass and bitter reality. Belize does not have to be like this. Belize can be better than this, Belize is richer than this.

Now is the time to raise the resis-tance once more, to summon ourselves to the task of national renewal and de-velopment – not for the few but for the many, the masses, for the children and grandchildren of those whose courage and militancy built the foundation of the PUP 61 years ago.

The next election must be about the people, for the people, for you!

So listen to me carefully, my friends, because this is serious busi-ness, this matter of winning elections.

Our Party has won many great bat-tles, and the greatest of these have come when the Party’s policies and actions are aligned with the well-being of the people, the common people, the strug-gling people, those who need our voice and our helping hands – the workers, cement block layers, the cleaners, the taxi operators, the waiters and wait-resses, the farmers, the fisher folks, the messengers, the nurses. They are the soul of the PUP.

The PUP has succeeded when these words ring true: “I am a member of the PUP because I believe in the principles of social, economic and environmental justice...that the material resources of the country serve the common good…that policies of the state must eliminate economic and social privilege and dis-

parity among the citizens of Belize.”Only when we share these funda-

mental beliefs do we deserve to win, will we win.

I seek not mere victory for our Par-ty but rejuvenation, justice and change for our nation.

Belize does not have to be a land of economic disappointment and vio-lence, of blocked roads, of enterprises stifled, of broken families, of rampant drug trafficking and abuse but a nation of enlightenment and prosperity.

A nation of full employment, lower and fairer taxes, mandatory education, vocational training or national service; nation offering efficient healthcare, one where a just share of our petroleum wealth goes back to the people, one of far less personal insecurity.

Ever mindful, then, of the grand legacy of our Party, let us gather our strengths anew, and in unity, lay out a progressive vision for rescuing our country and fight the UDP in every village, city and town. We will take them on with every issue. We will take them on in the streets and on the air waves. And we will win. And we will win because we are the party built on a platform of ideas and ideals.

Friends, supporters – Our Party can roll back the limits of what’s pos-sible in Belize, arouse a great hope in ourselves, and ignite that entrepreneur-ial spirit in the business community, cognizant always that rewards come to the bold and the big-thinking.

George Price lived the principles and values of the PUP.

George Price did not say that only the rich could vote.

George Price believed that every child deserved an education, not just the children of the wealthy.

George Price did not hesitate to redistribute land to the poor and the needy.

George Price believed in gender equality.

George Price did not say it was too hard to end colonial rule.

George Price did not believe that access to healthcare should depend on income.

George Price did not say it was too difficult to achieve Independence.

Belizeans answered George Price’s call and rose to the challenge of con-structing a young, vibrant god fearing nation.

I know what politics can do for people. I am ready to serve. For when we elect PUP Standard Bearers, Belize is better off.

Only the PUP can make it hap-pen. Only you can make it happen. Together, let’s make it happen!


SSB treachery exposed!By Concerned Citizen

Sources inside Social Secu-rity Board say there is no Happy Birthday for SSB workers this year. When asked why, they’ve replied “well you see Mr. Freckle, since Bailey-Martinez came to SSB there has been nothing but chaos and disunity, everybody do deh own thing, no togetherness like be-fore. All departments and districts get deh own budget fi decorate and buy pastry fi di customas. Early this year we spend latta money fi put wah team together fi mek this anniversary and birthday be bigga and betta. We even gone dah the Cayes and Hopkins and adda places pan SSB expense fi find the right place fu have wah big cel-ebration fi wi 30th anniversary. Well, staff gone “sick out” and the selfish and vindictive Bailey-Mar-tinez get bex with union and staff and seh nothing fi we and when nothing fi we nothing fi unu the public to. The planning commit-tee mi disappointed, and again, po’ people money gone down the drain.”

Every year before Bailey-Martinez went to SSB the CEO or Chairman addressed the nation and gave an update on the current financial position, investments and future organizational goals. Since 2008…”NADA”.

What is Bailey-Martinez afraid of? Is she afraid to show that this is the worst SSB has been since it began and under her watch? Let me begin to enlighten you all of some of the issues surround-ing ‘your money’ that Barrow left Bailey-Martinez in charge of. Last year when Bailey-Martinez thought that she could please staff after playing them like yoyo with their Union agreement, SSB spent approximately $50,000 of your money for an all-day “Open Bar” event at Banister Caye and another $150,000 of your money again for a flopped “New Year’s Bash” at the Biltmore Plaza.

$6.5 million dollars more of your money has been spent to bring in a group from “Guatemala” called “Techtura” who after spend-ing 10 months or more in Belize to install a program called “Reqlogic” are once again in Belize to repair, adjust or alter the non-functional program and again (at additional costs to us the Belizean people). This program, as I understand it, has replaced a system that has been working well for over a decade. “If something noh bruk, no fix it man!”

Both internal and external cus-tomers are at a disadvantage be-cause they now have to wait for “Reqlogic” to function and when it

functions, cheques are only printed on special days and now custom-ers have to wait twice as long for their payments thanks to the $6.5 million dollar program. Even after the supposedly go-live on the 2nd of January 2011 the program is still not responding and whenever staff complains, Techtura gets abusive by insulting the staffs intelligence and ability to perform. The staff is get-ting frustrated with the system and staff have been heard publicly lash-ing Bailey-Martinez and her “system of Req”. A finance staff says they are tired of the abuse by Techtura and added that “nothing Bailey du mek sense”.

Now who the hell is Techtura? Are they connected to someone in the government? Or are they con-nected to someone who knows someone in the government? Is Bailey-Martinez benefitting some-how? It’s your money, our money, and I will leave that with you all to dig deeper to see how SSB arrived at Techtura. Belize should be saying Happy Birthday to Techtura, after all they are taking away all our money. Is this feasibility? Is this prudent in-vestment?

The special interview ended with some staff union and non-union who are extremely annoyed that Bailey-Martinez hired a new worker (best friend and unionist of the past) ‘Mileage Burke’, who earns thousands per month only in allow-ances, and a hefty salary package for driving to and from Belize City daily for collections (that hardly comes in) due to outstanding mortgage arrears. Again there is no value for money. I will choose not to touch the huge loans to friends like the Mena group of company’s $14.9 million, or the shrimp farm’s $1.5 million at this time.

This is only the tip of the ice-berg. Is it correct for SSB to collect $60 million annually in revenues while its expenditures (Administra-

tive costs) exceed that figure by $16 million? This is the person Barrow has in charge of our retirement sav-ings, our money! This is the same Martinez who is disenfranchising us as workers by taking away our right to benefits in the case of an accident, and is placing our lives at peril by re-moving workers’ insurance if we are not driving in an authorized motor vehicle by our employer. Workers are not covered on public transport,

which most of them use.This is the same Bailey-Martinez

who uses our social security sav-ings to fill her tank with gasoline to travel to and from Belize City daily. Yet she refuses to give her staff their salary increase that has been pend-ing since 2007 even before her time. She knows the economic times we are in, but maybe because she too has a hefty package she fails to real-ize the economic hardship we now face. SSB’s funds are not secure and staff morale is at its lowest, yes, at an all-time low.

Mr. PM when we hire a contrac-tor to build a house for us, we don’t just leave the contractor on his own. We monitor the daily performance of the contractor and perhaps even evaluate that contractor mid-way through the construction. In some organizations bosses evaluate their employees to get a desired outcome. Appointing Bailey-Martinez as SSB’s CEO was no guarantee for success; this would occur only after con-tinuous monitoring and continu-ous evaluation of her performance. This is the tool that would indicate whether she’s on or off-track. Don’t wait until 2013. Stay tuned for more in the next issue.


Congrats to the great team of Anglican

Diocesan Pre SchoolBy Mrs. Anne Palacio - parent

This ever progressive school saw another successful year in these trying days. As mentioned in the valedictory address, The Lord is Good Indeed and His Mercies are Everlasting. This just shows that in the light of all the chaos, our schools are still operating and our children are still learning new strategies and techniques to im-prove themselves. It is said that a child’s cognitive skills are devel-oped from the age of conception to the age of 7 and this is one of the many reasons why early childhood education is important.

One such school is Anglican Diocesan Pre School, which is situ-ated on the compound of St. Mary’s Anglican Primary School in Belize City. At the head of this energetic and productive school is Mrs. Joy Ross. Since the inception of this

new preschool in 2006, the director along with her great team of teach-ers have brought these very young children from a sheltered home to being the most outspoken, creative and sociable children. The role of a teacher is very challenging and

requires many responsi-bilities. However, at this year’s closing exercise held on Saturday, June 25, 2011, the staff from this institution made it look so easy. Bishop

Philip Wright, who was the guest speaker, applauded the school leavers for being so well behaved and their presentations.

As a parent and educator, I commend this school and its faculty for a job well done. I would like to emphasize the fact that our children can be productive citizens of this country, if nurtured and guided prop-erly. Our children are great imitators. Let us as parents become positive role models as we continue to educate our children. Con-gratulations to the school leavers of Angli-can Diocesan Pre School, Mrs. Joy Ross and her staff and all the supportive parents of these bright and future leaders of Belize.

UWI kicks off Sport Certificate Course in Belize

Belize City, June 29, 2011The University of the West In-

dies (UWI), Open Campus Belize, has started a certificate course in Educational Planning and Sport (Principles and Practices of Coach-ing). The 8- week course is the first of its kind to be offered in Belize and offers training in coach prep-aration, athlete preparation and sport science. It is being delivered with the assistance of the Commu-nity Council for Youth and Sport (CCYSB) and the Belize Confedera-tion for Youth and Sport (BELCYS). The course offers training in coach preparation, athlete preparation and sport science and topics being taught range from educational pro-gram planning, teaching and man-agement, to physiology, anatomy and biomechanics.

Students studying on the course are being supported by BTL, who is supporting the initiative by pro-viding full and partial scholarships through its Community Sports Development Program. The build-ing blocks were laid last year with assistance from UNICEF, which supported CCYSB research, cur-riculum design and program imple-mentation. The certificate course represents the second stage of the

CCYSB’s long-term strategy for community sports development in Belize and is part of BELCYS’ plan to train and capacitate coaches to work with elite athletes across its member federations and associa-tions

Frank Martínez, an internation-ally renounced strength and condi-tioning coach and an instructor on the course is convinced about why the course is necessary.

“It’s not a matter of I used to kick a football so now I’m a coach.”

“The problem with sports in Be-lize is greater than just the system of athletes itself. It’s the lack of compe-tency in the ranks so this is an essen-tial pillar in having sport move for-ward.”

“It’s not that the athletes don’t ex-ist. It’s that there isn’t a system that supports the athletes, the coaches, the infrastructure, a system that fosters development.”

The course combines the teach-ing of education and sport theories with the practical application of these theories both during the course and following it. During the course, stu-dents receive assistance in preparing a community sport programing. Fol-lowing the course, students are aided by a mentor and must work to de-

liver programming in gyms, schools and community spaces, a condition of their scholarships. Some students have already begun by working on summer camp programs in their communities.

Ken Vásquez, Belize’s leading physiotherapist and the manager at Body 2000 GYM in Belize City, is also an instructor. He emphasizes the im-portance of the practical application of the material during and following the course.

The course is open to all high

school graduates who meet the UWI’s entrance requirements and is deliv-ered online with weekend face-to-face practical sessions in Belize City. It is hoped that as the numbers of trained sport specialist holding uni-versity certificates increases that there will be support for physical education and sport in our schools and commu-nities and necessary sport and recre-ation infrastructure.

Students interested in enrolling in the next session are asked to contact UWI (Open Campus Belize) at 223-0484 or 223-5320 for information.

The CCYSB thanks Dr. Shar-mayne Saunders at UWI and the BTL Community Sports Develop-ment Program, along with Ms. Sher-lene Neal Tablada and Ms. Marisa Mathews at UNICEF.


A MARCH FOR PROGRESS -The Evolution of Belize High School

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, June 29th, 2011By Alton Humes

When you imagine a high school, do you imagine one where excellence is not just a word, but a standard? Do you imagine a high school where less teachers and more learning is the norm of the day? Is there a school where the student can not only benefit from a fine education, but can be the kind of lead-er we, as a young nation, desperately need?

Well, this reporter didn’t have to imagine anymore, as I visited the Belize High School campus at the UWI Open compound on Princess Margaret Drive today, where I had a frank conversation with veteran educator and Principal of BHS, Ms. Leticia Eck.

I spoke with the 18-year veteran educator, whose steep and knowledge-able background teaching at St. Cath-erine’s Academy and Nazarene High School in Belize City, has prepared her for the “grind” of running this up-and-coming institution. And to think, Ms. Eck noted she was only considering the Vice Principal-ship, but all things considered, being Principal has gone well for her. Even slightly fatigued and slowed in speech (from all that “grin-din’”), the fervor Ms. Eck has when speaking about her institution is un-mistakable.

Founded on September 1st, 2010 with the support of parents from the Belize Elementary School (BES), the school co-opted the mission and val-ues generally associated with the well-known primary institution as well as fostering special values linked to its coat of arms design, primarily: em-phasis on (but not adherence to) spiri-tuality, excellence in & support of the arts, living and maintaining a “green” lifestyle, and most important of all, continuing and improving on the ex-cellence started at Belize Elementary (where a majority of the school’s 43 students came from).

The school colors of blue & yel-low (also used for the uniforms) are also unilaterally linked with the in-stitution. Even with only ten teach-

ers (5 full-time, 5 part-time) on staff, the 43 students (split into only 21st Forms and a 2nd Form) never lack for attention, and it doesn’t hurt that the school (thanks to its “partnership” with the UWI Open Campus) has ac-cess to the kind of technology guar-anteed to make you cry – touchscreen SMARTboards and Wi-Fi Internet connections so that all students can be “linked in” to their own education.

The school’s motto is: “Learners today, leaders tomorrow”; and that’s definitely appropriate, because the students who attend this young in-stitution access learning a wealth of subjects in 70-minute sessions divided into 2 class days, ranging from Math to World History and World Geography, with slight breaks and a lunch period. Above all, as Ms. Eck herself put it, BHS is truly committed to “a different type of education”, one that fosters an “international” world-view of the college-bound manner, and not one “bogged down” in the regional “CSEC-CXC” manner.

But then the “questions” of wheth-er or not Belize High School fosters a sort of “elitism” commonly disdained by the “grassroots” elements, and whether or not BHS could be con-sidered a “charter school” came up, and Ms. Eck let this reporter and the whole world know: Call us what you like, but we’re gonna do our thing our way. Citing that the school is privately funded, she insists that the school is solely dedicated to making certain that the students receive the best education possible, and that even the middle-class and working class family can af-ford the $250 tuition through scholar-

ships the school currently offer.But BHS is about much more than

just schoolwork. Ms. Eck proudly boasts of the small, but impressive ac-complishments the school has notched up, for instance, an impressive 2nd-place finish in a triathlon meet, 2nd-place in a Youth for the Future-spon-sored Billboard competition as well as a host of clubs (Scuba Diving, Horse-back Riding, etc.) and outreach pro-grams to other schools. But the big-gest one of all, she notes, is the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Arlie Petters Institute and BHS, which would give access to spe-cialized math and science training for both students and teachers.

The biggest hope for any second-ary institution would just be to keep growing, and that’s what Ms. Eck wants for herself, her teachers and stu-dents. With a potential expansion to the BES campus in the pipelines, and a future expansion to the outskirts of the city to come, what is certain is that this proud, young institution will not only continue its work, but join with all of those who desire a progressive march to a better, more productive world – in Belize and beyond.

Principal Leticia Eck

Belize High School


Belizeans provide

humanitarian aid to Haiti

Belize City, June 28, 2011Belizean engineers teamed up

with US soldiers in Haiti to help build two medical clinics, a school, and one latrine facility as part of Task Force Bon Voizen, meaning “Good Neigh-bor.”

On January 12th 2010 afternoon, the worst earthquake in 200 years struck Haiti. The 7.0 in magnitude quake shook the ground, crumbling buildings, and causing total devasta-tion. 316 thousand people died, 300 thousand were injured and over a mil-

lion made homeless.Many agencies and groups have

since offered assistance, and one such was the Task Force Bon Voizen. As part of the team, Belize Defense Soldiers were deployed to the poverty-stricken nation to assist in the restoration.

Task Force Bon Voizen, New Ho-rizons Haiti 2011, is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored, U.S. Army South conducted, joint foreign mili-tary interaction/humanitarian exercise under the command of the Louisiana National Guard.

Spc. Michael Ranucci (left), and Spc. Mark Williams, 716th Engineer Com-pany, prepare ceiling tiles for installation at a medical clinic construction

site, Bardon Marchon

Pvt. Clifford Cadle (left), Belizean Defence Force, and Spc. Robert Page, 716th Engineer Company, secures a ridge cap to the roof of a three room

school under construction at Upper Poteau, Haiti


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Seems like murder is really becom-ing a way of life in Belize even so that the people

are accepting it, no pressure on

the government, no protest just ac-

ceptance as a way of life. Belize has really gone to the dogs with no change in sight, get ready Belize there got to be a cleansing of the land in the works at this point only

divine intervention will bring about a change. Remem-ber My Legacy B4

My People.”

for 2 years they had BTL, and did they allow VOIP, did they lower rates and in-

creased internet speeds, NO, NO.

and NO. all pen-sioners should demand that

the 50 million of SSB funds be re-placed immedi-

ately.”

Is it probably me and my imagination or we the belizean people were taken for a ride as usual.. This grudge of arrogance that barrow has dis-placed cost us the taxpayers money and here

is the DETAIL.. Who was paid millions of dollars to defend the unconstitutional takeover… Lois

Young and barrow??? again, everything is back to normal, it cost us the taxpapers millions in

legal defence and court time to satisfy a grudge that at the same time makes barrow ex wife rich and it is ALWAYS sold to us that nationalization is for us the people. Now we the people own

telemedia and we REALLY believe its for us…lets wake up, it was never meant to be for us but for govermeent friends and cronies and on top they

take our belizean social security moneey to do all these business and when it goes wrong we pay.

When you hear nationalization for belizeans.. lets be careful and more smart.”

mylegacyb4mypeople says:June 28, 2011 at 6:29pm

lmFaO says:June 27, 2011 at 11:55 am

karla says:June 25, 2011 at 2:53pm

REALITY CHECK!Three strikes and you

are OUT Barrow!!!

By Carla Bradley

In the past month, the Barrow administration has been under severe pressure as our nation has been crumbling before our eyes. A country that took many years to build has now lost so much in a lit-tle over three years under this cruel government and sadly the loss is greater than our eyes can see.

In just under three years the UDP has managed to make foreign investors run away, tourist avoid us and crime and poverty sky rocket. Belize Electricity Limited and Be-lize Telecommunications Limited are two major companies and both have been stripped away by this government supposedly to give

back to Belizeans, but the question is, are they really doing it for our best interest or for their own pock-ets?

In 2009 BTL was stolen from a man who Belizeans have come to hate, and some would say with much reason but there are always two sides to a story. It is true that Ashcroft has had a hold of one of our biggest utilities and other busi-ness but we must also see that he has also pushed Belize into the 21 century. So while some media houses and the government keep trying to target “the infamous white man” they must also highlight what he has done. I agree with Belizeans holding a firm hand on our utilities but to a certain limit and still al-lowing the foreign investment and prosperity.

The Court ruled in favor of Mr. Dean Boyce and Ashcroft and even before the ruling PM Barrow had said that he would appeal if the judgment was against the govern-ment, which in my opinion clearly

meant he knew he was going to lose because he knew he was wrong.

In many interviews since the takeover of BTL,FFB and BEL, Bar-row has maintained that he acted in accordance with our country’s laws but guess what the first one has al-ready been ticked off as the Court felt that the government acted in an unconstitutional manner.

Now hopefully FFB will get back the credit, for which many people worked hard for, people like Mr. Delhart Courtenay J.P, Sir George Brown (retired Chief Jus-tice of Belize), Mr. Hubert Bradley and Mr. Daniel Edmund. Who do PM Barrow and John Saldivar think they are? In my opinion, “dem ketch feelings quick.” John Saldivar hated the fact that he wasn’t invited to the inauguration of the football stadium in Belmopan, and so made the issue a personal revenge. We need to put the politics aside and see that the country is going to be affected and also and most impor-tantly, our talented football play-ers who have worked so hard and trained endlessly will go nowhere. Belize Electricity Limited, another company that PM Barrow sees as his next personal gold mine filled with benefits for him, his family and cronies, has been taken away

and his excuse again, giving it back to Belize.

Belizeans we need to realize how important foreign investment is for our country to develop. Barrow is only in it for himself, don’t we see this? Look at his new law firm build-ing. Look at the many oil firm Bar-row & Williams represents, includ-ing Princess petroleum, which has the second largest oil concession in Belize. And we should not forget that he too has represented the very man he is now attacking.

Can you imagine if Ashcroft were to pull out The Belize Bank? How many people would be affected, how many local businesses would be affected? The draconian laws that he will pass next will affect each and ev-ery one of us, and then what will you say? It’s for the betterment of Belize? To lock someone up just because he/she has different views than this gov-ernment or someone who is trying to bring the truth out? We are edu-cated people and Barrow must see this! Fool dih talk but dah noh fool dih listen PM Barrow.

Sit and think people. Look be-yond politics and see Barrow and his government for who they truly are, DICTATORS!! This is our country, our home, our people, protect it and fight for it!


Reid

The theatrics surrounding the BTL drama grew more sensational this past week when the two figurants took to the floor for another twirling tango. Actually, there are those who believe that what has been going on with Dean Barrow and Mi-chael Ashcroft is little more than a “pissing contest” between two very rich men with giant egos. The Belizean people are in the middle being told it is rain and will wind up the only losers in the end.

On Friday past, Belizeans got the news that the highest court of the land had decreed that the Au-gust 2009 expropriation of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) by the Dean Barrow govern-ment was unconstitu-tional. In a lengthy but comprehensive ruling, the Court of Appeals handed down a deci-sion which declared the transaction “null and void” and gave back control of BTL to the Michael Ashcroft group. The ruling was specific and made it quite clear that the re-acquisition was to take effect immediately. As a result, Ashcroft’s repre-sentatives Dean Boyce and attorney Godfrey Smith proceeded to the company headquarters and reset shop.

In a televised in-terview immediately following the ruling, Prime Minister Dean Barrow seemed quite the magnanimous one, pledging to “re-spect the rule of law.” That interview was broadcast on the 6:30 PM newscast but be-fore the news could be repeated at ten, Mr. Barrow had had a change of heart. In the dead of night, Mr. Barrow called out his se-curity forces and laid siege to the Telemedia Headquarters and by the time Smith and Boyce could react, the shredding machines were already running full steam and could almost be heard from the street.

In a lengthy speech to the nation, Mr. Barrow once again presented himself as this paragon of patriotism and at the same time painting Michael Ashcroft as the arch villain of everything Belizean. Michael Ashcroft has been the object of an intense and prolonged propaganda campaign and many believe that Mr. Barrow’s primary reason for strong-arming BTL was to gain favor with those behind the Zinc Fence.

To give the devil his due, the publisher of the Amandala might very well be the single most effect propagandist since Jo-seph Goebbels who almost singlehandedly turned a peaceful German nation into the most ruthless warmongers on the planet. In 2004/2005, Mr. Hyde’s rhetoric and un-truths brought Belize to the brink of a civil war, while at the same time paving the way for Mr. Barrow’s ascension to power. While Hyde has made pseudo inclinations at criti-cizing Dean Barrow, it must be obvious to even the most naïve that this affiliation is far too mutually lucrative for either to sev-er. Lest we forget, these two are cousins, neighbors and the closest of confidants.

Hyde and Barrow have embarked on a campaign to convince Belizeans that to oppose Mr. Barrow’s tyranny is to be unpa-triotic. Michael Ashcroft is a foreigner and a white man while Dean Barrow is black; at least in skin color. For Hyde, that is enough! Forget the rule of law, forget right or wrong, forget morality and ethics; white man bad, black man good!

There are also some who are convinced that the seeming rift between Dean Barrow and Mi-chael Ashcroft is simply ostentatious. In the end, both will win. Michael Ashcroft will be duly compensated and the Barrow family will come away with more money than they can spend. Mr. Barrow admitted on television that Ashcroft would have to be com-pensated, not only for BTL but also for the ille-gal and unconstitutional expropriation of his company. That seems of little concern to Mr. Bar-row. In fact, Mr. Barrow went as far as to promise anyone who had any le-gal trouble with BTL as a result of backing his play, full indemnity. Not from his personal money but from the taxpayer’s purse.

The whole BTL de-bacle could not have come at a worse time for Mr. Bar-row who, less than a week

before, had grabbed yet another financial gi-ant in the collar. The forceful acquisition of BEL is setting the stage for even more intense litigations in court but of course, for Mr. Bar-row, his family of attorneys, that might not be such a bad thing. For the people of Belize however, and for a country that relies heavily upon foreign investments to create jobs and stimulate its economy, the recent events are devastating. We might not feel the effects im-mediately but make no mistake; Mr. Barrow’s sowing will yield us a bitter harvest.

Whether Mr. Barrow’s row with Michael Ashcroft is real or not, you can be sure that the ones paying and feeling the pinch in the long run will be the Belizean people. It all brings to mind an old African proverb: “The serpent hisses where sweet birds sing. And the grass suffers with bitterness, regardless of whether elephants fight, or make love.” Send comments to [email protected].

in my perspective…Tinted Windows or Jobs?

There are also some who are convinced that the seeming rift between Dean Barrow and Mi-

chael Ashcroft is simply ostenta-

tious. In the end, both will win. Michael Ash-

croft will be duly compensated

and the Barrow family will come away with more money than they

can spend.

By Rayford [email protected]

I was amused to read that a new statutory instrument which bans heavily tinted windows on automobiles will likely force cer-tain Ministers of Government to act transparently, as they will be required to remove the dark tint which hides questionable deeds that occur inside their Govern-ment-vehicles.

Some of the Government of-ficials are Patrick Faber, Nemen-cio Acosta, Juan Coy, Melvin Hulse, Mark Pech and even UDP senators who have been driving around inside heavily tinted vehicles. Ironically, it is Hulse who has signed into law the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Tinted Windows) Regu-lations 2011 which took effect on June 1st, 2011.

Well I think our Ministers should be exempt from this law. These are hard working people and they deserve privacy in their huge gas guzzling vehicles. Just imagine all the constituents that would come up to the min-isters if they knew he was be-hind his tinted window vehicle. They would be asking questions about jobs and the rise in crime and all the money that has al-legedly been stolen. Who wants to answer those questions when we have more important things to do like making laws on tinted windows?

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to drive from De-troit, Michigan to Kansas City in Missouri for a graduation cer-emony. A twelve hour drive. It was a fun drive and the scenery was just great. The roads were smooth and paved all the way. Someone several decades ago had the vision to put in place the infrastructure this Coun-try needed to make the US an economical power house for all these decades. You can drive just about anywhere in this Country and you would be amazed at the infrastructure in place and to

recognize that back then they did not have the equipment or machin-ery we have today. Yet, it took hard work and ingenuity to accomplish this and we are blessed for those sacrifices many made so long ago.

As the war-torn nations of Eu-rope faced famine and economic crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed to re-build the continent in the interest of political stability and a healthy world economy. On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at Har-vard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Eu-rope. Western Europe responded favorably, and the Truman admin-istration proposed legislation. The resulting Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agri-cultural and industrial productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political chaos, the plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize. -Wikipedia

This is what Belize needs - a long-term infrastructure improve-ment plan. Our roads and bridges are crumbling and no patching will accomplish what needs to be done. A Marshall Plan, so to speak, or something like it is what I believe we need in Belize – a long term bold plan that will put a lot of people to work rebuilding our infrastructure.

This is the best way to stimu-late the Belize economy and put thousands of people to work in a very short time. Roads, bridges, modern court rooms, post offices and police stations, etc. In Corozal Town where I grew up we still have the same post office and police sta-tion, old dilapidated buildings, no residential hi-speed connections available. In this day and age this is unacceptable. We can do better. So while time is spent on legisla-tion like tinted windows, these are the ideas and programs I believe our administration and legislators should be spending time on.

Tinted windows will not bring one job to Belizeans. We need a new vision and commitment to our be-loved Country. Let’s stop the bicker-ing and the back stabbing. We had enough of that and have nothing to show for it. Let’s get serious and put in place serious programs to get our Country on the right track again. We need a bold new plan. Jobs, jobs legislators, not tinted windows.

Rayford Young is a Belizean-American, who currently lives in Michigan, USA.


The Next Revolution…One Belize

And the New Economic Order-Part IBy Carolyn Trench-Sandiford – Deputy Leader

People’s United Party - Belize

Background:I want to start this article by

saying thanks to the many per-sons who have been commenting via email and verbalizing their thoughts about the proposed ‘New Political Order’ for the Next Revo-lution to create ONE Belize, Pros-perous, United and Free, which I presented over the past two weeks. Please know I am appreciative that you read it and are embracing it.

To recap, the proposed ‘New Political Order’ spoke about the Power of Knowledge of the Con-stitution of Belize, Leadership for all Belizeans, Effective and True Representation and the Separation of Powers, Solidifying Our Sov-ereignty and Forging Our Beliz-ean Identity, Shifting and Sharing Some of the Power From Belmo-pan to the Cities, Towns, Villages, Communities and Civil Society, Anchoring Governance in Devel-opment Planning and Attacking Corruption.

This week I present the New Economic Order Part I.

THE NEW ECONOMIC OR-DER-PART I

PREAMBLE:The purpose of the New Po-

litical Order is twofold: to create a governance structure and a deci-sion making framework that har-monizes national and local devel-opment goals and aspirations and gives us a real stake in our country, and secondly, to fertilize the seeds of sovereignty and nationalism planted in 1950, through knowl-edge that empowers us, builds self confidence and motivates us to make sacrifices on behalf of our country, and to expend effort in coalescing around issues that threaten our survival. This latter part will be later fortified with the New Social and Environmental Order.

This positions decision makers at all levels of governance to have

a say in how we utilize the nation-al wealth to meet the aspirations of the people as enshrined in the Constitution, in the national inter-est to facilitate economic domestic security, independence and sus-tainability, while at the same time, enabling constituencies and com-munities to have some autonomy in deciding how best to use their resources to address their unique local circumstances, needs and way of life.

The New Economic Order will complement the New Political Or-der. It will redefine how we envisage wealth.

Knowing Our Wealth:If we are to receive a just share

of the wealth of this nation we must first know what it is.1. The wealth of our country

lies in the land, and there-fore should encompass what is under it, on it and over it, or collectively, the resources. This includes the people, the minerals, the flora and fauna, any development, the air and the waters. It also in-cludes cash accounts.

2. To know the extent of our wealth calls for a stocktak-ing of the country’s existing and potential resources to quantify what it is that we collectively own, so the na-tion knows what it is that we have, what is it that can be harnessed now and in the future, and what is the potential capacity and value that will translate into the wealth of which we are en-titled to a just share.

3. For example, how much acreages of national lands are there, developed and undeveloped. In the case of developed land, it should in-clude the buildings, vehicles, equipment, furniture etc. In the case of undeveloped land, air and water, it should state what is its potential use [eg. oil exploration, forestry for land, communications for air etc.] and value.

4. In regard to people, the Housing and Population Census 2010 provides the latest data and this will be addressed in the New Social Order.

Rethinking the National Bud-

get DebateThe National Budget is simply a

financial statement of the national accounts and thus, one component of the National Wealth.1. If the wealth is to be distrib-

uted in an equitable and just manner, then it is the wealth that is to be presented and debated, not the financial statements.

2. The national debate should be broadened to discuss and give an account of the stew-ardship of the wealth, not reporting on the national accounts.

3. The national debate should be the platform to report and discuss the success of national programmes origi-nating in the aspirations of the people as enshrined in the Constitution, and in policies debated and ap-proved by parliament, and projects linked to constitu-encies and municipalities based on these policies and programmes, statistical data and identified needs and targets established in constituency development plans.

4. Thus, the debate should, for

example, in discussing land, indicate in summary what were the acreages which were owned by the people at the start of the reporting period, how much has been leased or sold on behalf of the people, how much re-mained as national lands at the end of the reporting pe-riod, how did this meet, did not meet or exceed needs and targets projected for the given period, and the cor-responding cost to ensure value for work done.

5. This approach should be ap-plied to municipal debates of the wealth of cities, town and villages.

6. This will enhance account-ability and transparency in the distribution of resourc-es and shift governance from the administration of resources to the manage-ment of resources to ad-dress existing and emerg-ing challenges and to meet development targets at all levels of governance.

Next Week - the New Econom-ic Order Part II

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RULES FOR BEING HUMAN – Rules #9 & 10

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In the last few weeks I have been presenting to you the ten rules for being human, excerpts from a book en-titled the same and written

by Cherie Carter Scott. We are on the final two rules this week and I’m hoping that somehow I have at least given you food for thought. I chose to summarize this particular book because I have personally applied most of these rules in my life and have found that indeed it makes one a better person. It gives you the un-derstanding to cope with situations that occur in your life; it gives you tolerance and patience to deal with the people around you and it gives you wisdom when you are faced with a dilemma. Perhaps you al-ready have these traits and so these rules are nothing new to you but if you are one of those persons who need guidance as you go through this life, then I would strongly rec-ommend you get your hands on a copy of this book particularly if you are open to new ideas and concepts and if you have a strong desire to make your life more fulfilling.

Just to recap the rules we have gone through - (1) You Will Receive a Body (2) You will be presented with lessons (3) There are no mis-takes, only lessons. (4) Lessons are repeated until they are learned. (5) Learning does not end (6) ‘There’ is no better than ‘here’ (7) Others are only mirrors of you (8) What you make of your life is up to you.

Rule #9: ALL YOUR ANSWERS LIE INSIDE YOU – I amazed myself a few years ago when I finally learned how to tap into my inner being and stop dismissing the inner voice and instincts. In truth, the answers to all your questions lie inside you; some choose to disregard them while oth-ers tend to follow their gut instincts whenever they are faced with certain situations. All this lesson teaches you is to look, listen and trust yourself. You will find that there is no outer source of wisdom that can give you the answers to your innermost ques-tions. Deep inside, you already know all you need to know and this comes from a spiritual DNA that we all pos-sess taking us right back to the begin-ning where it was written that wis-dom is an innate trait and if honed

and nurtured can teach us a lot in this life. Don’t take this to mean that we have to be Cleo to figure out things but simple situ-ations like planning a trip and at the last minute you don’t feel like going – that’s your inner voice talking to you....this in-ner voice guides you along the way from the simplest dilemma in deciding wheth-er to indulge in something extravagant to relationships and marriage. Under this rule you will learn the lessons of listen-ing, trust and inspiration.

Rule #10: YOU WILL FORGET ALL OF THIS AT BIRTH – Under this rule which I still haven’t fully grasped, Scott says that we are all born with these capabilities, our early experiences lead us into a physical world away from our spir-itual selves so that we become doubtful, cynical and lacking belief and confidence – then ultimately learn from our experi-ences.

It is important that we understand that these ten rules are not command-ments! They are universal truths that apply to us all. When you lose your way, call upon them and have faith in the strength of your spirit. Our time on earth is brief and as time passes, things change; we will have options and choic-es to make in order to achieve our goals and dreams. But if you plan on incorpo-rating these rules into your daily lives always keep in mind that personal evo-lution will only happen depending on how readily you embrace your lessons and integrate them into your life. The only consequence of resisting lessons is that they will keep repeating them-selves until you learn them; once you have learned a lesson you will always be tested. To summarize this book as we close off these ten rules, always bear the following in mind, (a) remind yourself that you are here to learn lessons (b) be present with your process and pay atten-tion to what you are experiencing (c) be diligent with actions which enable you to get the lessons presented to you (d) ask for answers and you shall receive them (e) listen with an open heart (f) explore all options (g) see your judge-ment as a mirror (h) view each crisis as an opportunity (i) trust yourself (j) be-lieve in yourself.

As you go about trying to incorpo-rate these rules in your life, remember the words of the Swiss psychiatrist and influential thinker, Carl Gustav Jung, ‘there is no coming into consciousness without pain’.

By Alberto VellosYou can tell when an election

is around the corner. The evening news becomes flooded with cam-paign propaganda, the party in of-fice chronicles its “successes”, and all sorts of grandiose projects and promises are given life or are com-pleted around this time. Well, with the crucial municipal elections nine months away, the government is sure pulling all sorts of tricks from its hat.

Most recent, I hear the mori-bund Ministry of Youth pretending to be making an impact on the lives of young people. It’s of keen inter-est, because I hear them trumpeting an issue most dear to me – that of a national youth policy. You see, since 2007 I’ve been seriously advocating for a meaningful structure of devel-opment for young people. By most simple logic, I’ve argued that if we can have a “policy” that protects and preserves animals and trees, then heck, why don’t we have for our most important resource – our young people?

And so it is, that after being in office for three years that the cur-rent ministry of youth is charging ahead to prepare a “draft national youth policy”. Hooray! But wait…a draft national youth policy? I re-member taking part in national consultations for exactly that… in 2005. Youth groups from Belize City were invited to the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall, and once there we par-ticipated in interactive discussions and then given colourful blister boards to write down our ideas. I also remember attending a meeting at Youth For the Future in 2006, to consider and discuss a document ti-tled “DRAFT NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY”. We perused the docu-ment and forwarded recommenda-tions to the hired local consultant, Dr. Isabel Tun. The final document was a remarkable piece of work, and part of the inspiration to later lead an event in which the former

Prime Minister adopted the policy, expanding its goal, and pledging the kind of political will needed to make it happen.

Unfortunately the winds of change never gave us the chance to follow through, but those who took over had an enviable opportunity, like the dashing athlete in the last leg of a relay race, to bring the win for young people, but they stum-led and failed. Instead, the policy document was shelved and left to gather dust. It appears because it was a deed of the former adminis-tration, it was worthless. Did it ever cross their minds that thousands of dollars were spent to formulate the document, or that the ideas, dreams and aspirations of hundreds of young people across the country are captured in it, and more impor-tantly, that it spelled out how to bet-ter care for young people?

So when I hear them now, “plan-ning” for a draft national youth pol-icy, I know it’s a LIE! One already exists. I still have a copy. And when I hear them talking about improv-ing “things” for young people, I also know it’s a LIE, for where have they been all these years. In 3 years, there have been almost 400 murders (mostly with young men as vic-tims, more than 70 so far in 2011) and where are they? Today as un-employment among youth stands at the highest levels ever, where is their policy to reverse that trend? When sports in our country is a di-saster, where is their vision? When our young artists are full of talent, but are stifled by a lack of support, where is their help? When all three budgets have overlooked young people completely, where was their conviction, where was their repre-sentation?

We have lost so much more by not taking care of our youth than what we think we gained by putting off or diverging critical investment in key areas of youth development. It is time for the neglect to come to an end. I decided not to attend any of their so-called “consultations”, not because I wasn’t invited, but because I refuse to be taken for a ride again.

Alberto Vellos is the Editor of the Belize Times. He is a former Com-monwealth Regional Youth Caucus Representative of Belize.


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Perilous UnisonBy Lucia Moguel

At a very young age children are taught to be patriotic and proud of their respective countries by learning to sing their National Anthem. They spend a minimum of 12 years of compulsory singing, which most children do not see as a hassle; they have been trained to do such an act. They have

been singing the same stanzas over a decade in tune with the same sonata unaware of the assumed. I must clarify that it is not wrong to sing the same piece to the same symphony, many countries have done this for centuries and they stand bold and proud to this day. After all, this is what gives a people their identity; this is what makes them what they are as a part of a na-tion. However, the same simple question that roams in my mind every time I hear the children sing is one which passes with such disregard in front of the myriad crowds; do our children truly understand the meaning of the national anthem? Do we even understand its content?

It would be a great accomplishment if we took time out to read and understand the content of the national anthem; the next step most obvi-ously, would be to analyze it. The day I stopped and listened to the lyrics of the national anthem I found out a series of discrepancies. At no point did it state any idea promoting unity among the people of Belize. Perhaps you might not agree with me and say “but it says LAND OF THE FREE”, indeed it states such phrase but which freedom do we have? Every day we face op-pression, not only on behalf of the government, which happens to be a ma-jor tyrant, but also on behalf of the crime levels which have been escalating over the past few years. Every day we are faced with poverty, death, theft, corruption and destruction. Is this the kind of freedom that we want? Is this the land that we want our children to flourish in?

As mentioned previously, at no point have I heard a single utterance promoting unity. Instead, I believe that the national anthem is designed and directed to only a very limited percentage of the total population of this nation. Belize’s history comprises of numerous events which should be ac-knowledged; we must remember that there are centuries before the coming of the Baymen clan. Slavery is not the only history that Belize knows and lived. Slavery played an important role in the molding of the culture, but it is just a portion of its total past. The national anthem makes reference to only part of history and it is precisely because Belize’s boundaries are from proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon, we cannot exclude the rest of this country’s history. If we start separating histories then we begin to exclude people. A country’s strength lies in the unity of its people. A country’s progress lies in the unity of its people.

Belize is encompassed by a multicultural society which gives the na-tion its identity and exceptional values. Instead of putting labels on each other, we should all stand and say “I am a proud Belizean”. But this is a concept that we must teach and instill in our children from very young ages. Children are thought to discriminate in our classrooms every day; I have heard them being taught to separate people into ethnicities as early as in Infant 1. What are you? They ask. Are you a Mestizo, (term which has been outdated in the civilized world), a Maya, a Garifuna, a Creole, a Hindu (the proper term would be East Indian), a Chinese, between others. All these people were born in Belize; we should stop labeling people and start saying I am Belizean.

Moreover, the sons of the Baymen’s clan are very few. The creole people descend from the slaves that these gentlemen brought. I would be ashamed to say that I descended from a Baymen since all they ever caused was disaster; they exploited our jungles in order to fulfill their personal interests and satisfied their egos with the blood, sweat and tears of the oppressed. The proud Belizean slaves had 3 major rebellions against this clan and these fears forced the Baymen to outlaw the gombay drums, the soul of the Belizean African culture. It is not pride but rather a dishonor.

A national anthem is written in order to pay homage to a country; it is a sacred icon just like the flag. People should learn to pay respect to their flag. A flag represents your nation, why should we see it being worn by girls in commercials promoting alcoholic beverages? Furthermore, people should stand at attention and remain silent whenever the national anthem is being sung; it is a solemn event which should be taken seriously and with great pride. These are the symbols that are meant to bring people together so that they can become one, so that they can become a great nation with a proud people. Arise ye sons and daughters of (Belize) the Belizean clan.


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I asked my parents to go to art classes, so my Mom promised to check out NICH’s classes for me.

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Know Your BossFor the past couple of years, the country of Belize seems to be on a roller coast-

er ride in the area of business. When the world or at least part of the world suffers from economic depression, we have found oil, and our government capitalized on the tourism industry! Whether we are receiving the full benefit of these motions may vary from individual to individual but one thing that cannot be disputed is the reality of this nation with wealth untold! This is so much so that it seems everyone wants a piece of us and we are just too willing to give it away!

As we listen closely to the news in between the evil reports of teenagers killing or being killed, we continue on our frightening ride as we hear of companies force-fully moving in and out of the hands of varying owners. One company seems at the present time to have multiple owners who believe that they own it completely. As I think about this company, my heart travels towards the employees, who may be asking themselves “who do we listen to?” Apart from this particular situation, most employees know who their boss is, but do not know their boss! If you don’t know your boss ‘which is understanding’ you cannot walk in wisdom which is the application of that knowledge and understanding.

Before I continue, let me make an important but maybe not widely accepted scriptural observation. There are only two types of relationships in the world. First is the brotherly relation which includes relationships such as friends, comrades, and acquaintances, while more vitally the second type of relationship is that which is made up of leaders and followers. All over our operating manual, or bible for those who have not yet upgraded its name, are examples of this type of relationship as this is what runs the world and keeps it in order. Let me give you a few examples of this nature of relationship; teacher-student, police-private citizen, traffic officer-driver, judge-lawyer, employer-employee, athlete-referee, husband and wife. Yes I in-cluded that last one, according to the operating manual the husband is the head of the home. I find it quite funny as I listened to one of the latest released video with some women bouncing all over the stage, trumping the question and answer, “Who rules the world?...girls!” This may be true but I can say that as long as this remains true the world will malfunction because the Manufacturer in His manual advises otherwise!

Here are some examples from the instruction booklet addressing this direct issue of authority relationships:

Collosians 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Collosians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.Collosians 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing

unto the Lord.Collosians 3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discour-

aged.Collosians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh;

not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:Bosses your responsibility is to love your employees, look out for them, give them

the equipment they need to do the job, try to be there for them when they go through a hard time, show that you care and not only desire to use them just to get your busi-ness done.

Employees you are to respect your boss. Find out how he thinks, what he likes, dislikes, expects and then execute this to the best of your ability! Don’t be mistaken as a big part of respect is obedience. If your boss tells you to do something that is ethically, or legally wrong you have all right and freedom to disobey him but outside of this, say-ing ‘no’ or refusing to carry out a task given, is simply rebellion and that relationship will not last very long!

My first point then is that your first responsibility to your boss is to respect or hon-or. You do not need to know the person to do this. Don’t be like the lady who scolded her boss and had me wondering who the “real” boss was. If you have an issue against him or her that is not a license to be rude but rather you should seek an audience. If that proves fruitless then there are only two things you can do.

My second point is that you should know your boss. Learn how the person thinks, what they prefer, what is important or ‘not’ important to them, what they expect of you, how they like things to be etc. See because the world is so full of rebellion and selfishness everyone wants to do what they want and what makes them feel good, not understanding this would cause their working experience to have the same effect as a plane crashing down to the ground!

My third point is that after you have developed respect for your boss and learn how they prefer things to be, you then need to choose actions that apply this achieved understanding. Take heed, understanding without wisdom is useless since wisdom is really the application of understanding. You may know and understand how to lose weight for example, but if you do not apply the exercises you will be ‘fat’ with knowl-edge!

I will leave you with the two commandments for the place of work: Bosses, love your employees, care for them, equip them, make their experience at your establish-ment an enjoyable one. Employees honor your boss’, listen to their instruction, address them with respect, make them ‘look good’ and this will translate into salary increase, acceptance increase, and a good enjoyable employed life!

Until next week God bless!!


shrimp’s natural 3d glasses inspire new material

Google+: Facebook for people who

don’t like Facebook

SCIENCE & TECHBELIZE TIMES WEEKLY

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Selected By Chris Williams

Trials kick off for long-range ‘super’ Wi-Fi

The part of the brain that senses danger becomes overactive in city-dwellers when they are under stress

28 June 2011Paul Marks, senior technology cor-respondent

There may be a gap in the mar-ket, the old adage goes, but is there a market in the gap? That’s what Mi-crosoft, BT, Samsung, Nokia and the BBC hope to find out in Cambridge, UK, over the next few weeks as they jointly test a wireless technology that’s designed to exploit some of the most promising gaps on the planet: the unused “white spaces” between UHF digital TV frequencies.

They hope to show that these

frequencies can be used to boost the range of wireless connections - of-fering a souped-up version of Wi-Fi that will keep laptops, smartphones and iPads online many hundreds of metres from our homes. The idea is that you switch on a white space router and it logs on to a database of the unused TV frequencies in your area. It then assigns your router a long-range UHF frequency you can use for a given time. It sounds easy - but there could be problems.

Technically, slotting a signal into a given waveband is not easy un-

less expensive filter circuits ensure transmissions stay strictly within assigned slots. If they don’t, our supposedly pristine digital TV pic-tures could suffer interference. Yet expensive electronics will jack up white space device prices. Such are the issues the Cambridge TV White Space Consortium - which also in-cludes white space pioneers Neul, Cambridge Consultants, Spectrum Bridge and TTP - will contend with in their trials which kick off tomor-row.

There may be a further problem

brewing for this tech, however: over the last few months a quiet patent landgrab has taken place. For in-stance Sony, Nokia and Microsoft have filed for US patents on seem-ingly basic white space functions such as interference suppression, spectrum reservation and frequen-cy assignment respectively. Hope-fully the players in this field will pool their patents - as they did for MPEG-2 video - but if they don’t we may well see a handful of tech majors cornering the white space router market.

This colourful shrimp sports not only good looks, but a natu-ral pair of 3D glasses. It is one of only a few animals that can pro-cess circularly polarised light, the special light used to create 3D movies. Now Pennsylvania State University researcher Akhlesh Lakhtakia and his colleagues at National Taipei University of

Technology in Taiwan have mim-icked the peacock mantis shrimp’s design.

Copying the multilayered structure of the shrimp’s lens, Lakhtakia and his team developed a material that could one day be used to filter a broader spectrum of light than the optical devices inside today’s DVD players.

29 June 2011Jacob Aron, technology reporter

Wondering why the usually pristine-white Google homepage is now sporting a black bar across the top? It’s all part of the search giant’s new social networking initiative, Google+, which aims to keep us using Google products by prising our eyes away from the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

Google+ is invite-only at the moment so you can’t try it out for yourself, but the company has released a number of vid-eos explaining what’s on offer. The service has everything you’d expect from a social networking site, like the ability to chat or share photos, and the interface is actually very Facebook-like.

Where Google+ differs is philosophy: while Facebook wants you to share every-thing with everyone, Google+ recognises that the labels we put on our social rela-tionships are often more complicated than a simple “friend”. Its solution is “Circles”, which lets you place people into distinct groups and only share items with them, keeping your drinking buddies separate

from your co-workers and hopefully avoiding sending drunken photos around the office.

Segmenting your network isn’t a new idea, as Facebook lets you do the same thing with its group privacy settings, but Google’s approach seems more user-friendly, a natural metaphor for the social circles we move in every day. Google has also learned from the failure of its previous social networking effort by requiring users to build their own circle of friends, rather than automatically generating them as it did with Google Buzz. But really, Google+ is essentially Facebook for people who don’t like Facebook - a sentiment nicely summed up by webcomic xkcd.

And what about that black bar? It’s there to make Google+ ubiquitous across all Google sites, constantly alerting you to your friends’ updates. Find it hard to tear yourself away from Facebook? Heavy Google users will find Google+ even worse, with a constant stream of interrup-tions in your email, calendar and docu-ments - exactly what Google wants, of course.


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hon. frAncis fonsecA consults with BelAmA

residents

transport officials stonewall Bus operators

Belize City, June 29, 2011The Light Assembly Church of

God, located in Belama Phase II, was the venue for a lively commu-nity meeting for some two hundred residents of Belama Phase I, II, III & IV hosted by their beloved Area Representative, the Hon. Francis Fonseca earlier tonight.

At the very onset, the Hon. Francis Fonseca stated, “This is not a political event but a community event. I’m hosting this evening’s event as your Area Representa-tive”. The Hon. Francis further shared with his constituents that the community meeting came about as a result of the collective sentiment shared by the residents for every-one to come together as a commu-nity and discuss issues and concerns pertinent to them.

The Area Representative then proceeded to outline and discuss those pertinent issues, namely the closure of the Freetown Education & Opportunity Center, the closure of the Belama Health Center, the highly controversial “Chetumal Street Bridge” project, the Belama Phase IV Land Development Proj-ect, the ongoing closure of the Bela-ma Police Substation and the dete-riorating state of the infrastructure in Belama.

In addressing the issue of the Freetown Education & Opportuni-ty Center, the Area Representative reminded the residents of Belama that under the PUP, the Freetown Education & Opportunity Center was opened in 2003 and remained operational until 2008 when Pat-rick Faber and the vindictive UDP closed its doors to the young people of Belama. The Center provided a meaningful and constructive outlet for the young people of Belama. It offered computer/Internet, books and learning resources, music class-es, job preparedness training, and recreational activities. Hon. Francis indicated he has taken the issue be-fore Patrick Faber, but it has fallen on deaf ears.

In speaking about the Belama Health Center, the Area Represen-tative explained that the establish-ment of the health center was part of the PUP’s roll out of the National Health Insurance (NHI) on the Be-lize City’s Northside. Like the Free-town Education & Opportunity & Center, the Belama Health Center suffered a similar fate at the hands of the UDP with its abrupt closure in 2008. Prior to then, the health

center was staffed by a full-time doctor and nurse.

On the matter of the Belama Phase IV Land Development Proj-ect, the Area Representative proud-ly reminded those in attendance that under the PUP, some two hun-dred titled lots were distributed to first-time landowners. Immedi-ately upon assuming office, the Area Representative shared that the UDP took away those lots from their “rightful owners” and divided them up among the gluttonous UDP Area Representatives, five lots per Area Representative. Hon. Francis informed the residents, many who have fallen victim to the UDP’s “quitar” policy, that the Port Loyola Area Representative and Minister of Works, Boots Martinez, has con-structed two houses on two of the five lots he received from the land grab. As a true defender of his con-stituents and the people of Belize, Hon. Francis emphatically declared to the UDP, “You’ve taken away those lots at your own risk. The PUP will get back each and every one of those lots and return them to their rightful owners”.

In addressing the current state of the constituency’s infrastruc-ture, the Area Representative spoke about the deplorable condition in which the streets and drains in Be-lama and the entire Freetown Con-stituency can be found courtesy the incompetent UDP City Council. Speaking candidly, the Area Repre-sentative stated, “It hurts me to say that Belize City is a dirty, depress-ing city because my family and I re-side here; however, it’s the sad real-ity today”.

Lastly, the Area Representative addressed the two issues that argu-ably continue to evoke strong sen-timents among the residents of Be-lama, i.e the ongoing closure of the Belama Police Substation and the proposed “Chetumal Street Bridge”.

On the ongoing closure of the Belama Substation, the Area Repre-

sentative explained to the residents that in 2008, the substation was be-ing manned by a complement of three (3) police officers who were resourced with a pickup truck, mo-torcycle and bicycles. Today, under the ineptitude and neglect of Doug Singh and the UDP, the Belama Police Substation remains closed. As a matter of fact, the substation which is located across the venue of tonight’s meeting has remained for almost a week now.

In addressing the highly contro-

versial “Chetumal Street Bridge”, the Area Representative shared with the residents of Belama that he had writ-ten a letter to the Prime Minister in which he unequivocally expressed and recorded their strong opposi-tion to the construction of a bridge interconnecting Faber’s Road and Chetumal Street. He further shared that the Prime Minister responded and characterized the concerns of the residents as being “unfounded”. The Area Representative informed the residents that the estimated cost of the project is $5.5m and that as he suggested to both the Prime Minis-ter and the Minister of Works, that $5.5m should be spent on the afore-mentioned issues as the “Chetumal

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Hon. Francis holds a frank & open discussion with Belama residents

Mr. Santos shares his concern


Infamous Coy cashes in victory over the prodigal Senator

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Street Bridge” is NOT a priority is-sue for the residents of Belama.

When the floor was opened for questions, one of the first persons to speak was Ms. Rachel Montejo, a resi-dent of the community since 1991. Clearly opposed to the construction of the “Chetumal Street Bridge”, Ms. Mon-tejo expressed her discontent with the fact that the Government did not con-sult with the residents of Belama and suggested that those present at the com-munity meeting be polled to determine their position on the said project. Mr. Martin Yama, a former police officer and longstanding resident of Belama then suggested that a petition be gen-erated and signed by the residents and presented to the Government. It was abundantly clear that the residents’ opposition to the construction of the bridge is unanimous and resolute.

Mr. Albert Vaughan, another longstanding resident of Belama com-mented on the continued neglect by the UDP Government towards those residents of Freetown whose homes had suffered damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Richard in October of 2010. Clearly upset with the Minister of Police’s decision to keep the Belama Police Substation closed, the pastor of the Light Assembly of God Church shared that as a direct consequence of the ongoing closure, his church has been repeatedly burglarized.

Listening attentively to the con-cerns of the residents, the Area Rep-resentative assured everyone that he will continue to actively address their issues and concerns with both Local and Central Governments. In speak-ing of tonight’s meeting, the Area Representative stated, “I intend to make this community meeting part of an ongoing process aimed at bring-ing us together as a community and sharing the issues and concerns that are important to you, the good peo-ple of Freetown”.

Before thanking the residents


for the consultation meeting, the Area Representative spoke briefly about two other issues domi-nating the national headlines, namely the recent expropria-tion of BEL and the current BTL saga. Pointedly, the Area Representative de-clared, “As a nation, we’re headed in the wrong direction and I cannot and will not sugarcoat that. We are headed down the path of destruction”.

San Antonio Village, June 27, 2011By Poyanam

After months of tearing each other, the Sen-ator was soundly defeated by the wily and well-funded Area Representative at the Toledo West UDP convention held in San Antonio Village on Sunday June 26, 2011. The convention saw both candidates greeting each other viciously with anger and hatred. The Toledo West UDP Convention was one of the most irritating, ill-fated, full of lies after lies political event for the ruling party. It was true Juan Coy-style, mixed with empty promises left, right and center.

The Senator, aka the prodigal daughter, went in full force but at the end of the day, the people told her we want Coy’s silver. The soft spoken prodigal daughter was given the UDP’s royal bukut as she was left all alone to face the incumbent, who was backed by parliamentari-ans from Belize City, Orange Walk and Belmo-pan who came to support junior boy. It hurt her so much she has asked her supporters not to vote for the UDP at the next General Elec-

tion. She has even described Sunday’s results as a grave indictment on the party since it was the last chance for the UDP to have a female candidate on their slate.

The not so honorable Area Representative on the other hand promised empty promises. Two of his golden promises were a University of Belize to be built in Santa Elena (Toledo) and paving the portion between Silver Creek junc-tion to the San Pedro Columbia junction San Antonio Road.

People found this to be a sick joke. Juan Coy is still imagining the possibilities. Even the Infant Division students from San Luis Rey School in San Antonio were saying, if the man has not yet lifted a grain of sand to build roads and streets, it will be one of Jesus’ miracles to see the golden promises completed before General Elections. The people laughed out loud when he addressed the gathering with his usual 89 seconds, after the convention. Mr. Coy will get a dose of his own medicine whenever Dean Oliver Barrow calls the General Election.

Mr. Yama suggests residents conduct a petition drive to oppose

Chetumal St. bridge project



THinK ABouT iTBIGGEST WHORE HOUSE BUN

DOWNBelize’s biggest brothel burned to

the ground. Thirty-five ladies of the night are temporarily out of a place to do their waitress work. The term wait-ress is the used as a cover.

Rose Garden is the official name of the brothel and entertainment spot, on the Northern Road some 3 to 4 miles from Belize City. Sex was sold for eighty-five dollars.

It is situated right on the road side within plain view of all and sundry. In an interview after the fire the owner said that 70% of its customers were women. He must have been referring to the en-tertainment, semi-nude dancing and wanton drinking into the wee hours of the morning which occurs at the Rose Garden. He couldn’t have been refer-ring to the clientele who patronize the garden.

Belize has some 134 known whore houses, but Rose Garden was the Hilton Hotel of them all.

This will be a dull and dreary week-end for Rose Garden’s customers. They will feel like fish out of water. As we go to press it is uncertain how the waitress-es will be able to ply their trade.

UNIBAMER TRAVELS WITH GOVERNMENT

A UNIBAMER member and head activist was part of a government led delegation to the United Nations in New York. The delegation was headed by the wife of the Prime Minister, and included one Orosco, UNIBAM champion, who had a law suit against the government seeking the change the criminal law which carries a mandatory jail term for anyone engaging in sodomy.

Plus TV which reported on the mat-ter interviewed the Prime Minister and suggested that his response is one of wa-vering and double standards.

The member of UNIBAM accord-ing to the Prime Minister was part of the delegation which had something to do with HIV/AIDS. It was in that capacity that the UNIBAMER formed part of the delegation as he represented the local AIDS Commission.

The Prime Minister told Pastor Wade on Plus TV that neither he nor his government knew the UNIBAMER ac-tivist would be on the delegation. Then he said he personally knew, because his wife had told him.

Plus TV, Pastor Wade and his as-sociates and church have taken a strong stand against the activities of UNIBAM. They have been calling on their church members to follow the Bible and op-pose and condemn what the call the gay agenda which is being brought into Be-lize by outside forces.

EAT OUT THE LION FISHIt took a foreign lady who is neither

a fisherman nor a seafarer to come up with the most logical solution to the Lion fish threat. The Lion fish has be-come a serious threat to our reef, fishes and our marine future. This fish is an effective predator that is eating out our fishing stock at an alarming rate. As

a result it also endangers our made in heaven, magnificent reef.

The lady, who is doing a doctoral thesis on the said say Lion fish, has said that one of the best solutions is to start eating the fish which is increasing in population at an alarming rate. Where three years ago there were only a few Lion fishes, research shows that today Lion fishes populate every corner of our reef.

Eat the Lion fish. Its meat is tender and delicious. It’s a fish like any other fish. If we can eat Tilapia we can eat any-thing – except Katto (Cat fish).

Let’s start to eat the Lion fish. NO SOLUTION, NO VISIONThe Government of Belize has

about three and a half years in office and has neither suggested nor implemented a single solution to the housing/mort-gage crisis gripping middle class, work-ing class Belizeans.

Some weeks there are double page advertisements from lending institu-tions which are selling the homes of Be-lizean families by the dozens. Hundreds of families are being evicted because they are unable to pay their mortgage.

One of the financial institutions that is evicting families and selling their homes is none other than Social Secu-rity Board. Rather than refinancing or finding ways to reduce the high interest on the loans, the cold hearted govern-ment and disappointed Board members simply evict and sell.

It is written that where there is no vision the people perish. Each week families perish because the government has presided over a galloping cost of living, a failure to increase wages, fail-ure to pump finances and stimulate the economy. Interest rates at Social Secu-rity Board are in the vicinity of the Shy-lock set who administers the local banks – 15% and over. Social Security Board should be charging 4 or 5 percent.

THE ATTORNEY GENERALChannel 5 morning show “Open

Your Eyes” on Wednesday featured at-torneys Hubert Elrington and Arthur Saldivar. They were speaking on the re-cent BTL fiasco in which the Court of Appeal unanimously ruled that the gov-ernment’s takeover of BTL was in viola-tion of the Constitution.

It was an informative and edu-cational discussion. As a contrast the Ramos show on Krem featured a non-attorney who spoke at length on legal and constitutional matters.

During the Channel 5 interview, Hubert Elrington a former UDP Attor-ney General and Minister of Housing and Works raised a very important is-sue. This issue is a serious embarrass-ment to the Prime Minister and his government. But it was also an arrow directed to the chest of Bernard Quin-ton Augustus Pitts, Attorney General of Belize.

On Friday evening around 4 o’clock the three Judges in the Court of Appeal handed down their seminal judgment - 149 pages long. BTL had been acquired unlawfully and unconstitutionally. It

was a body blow to the Prime Minister and his minion ministers in govern-ment.

The government’s attorney, Lois Young Barrow, exiting the Court of Ap-peals made the incredible statement to the media that over the past six months she had become neutral in relation to the government’s legal arguments over the controversial takeover of BTL. By the six-thirty evening news the Prime Minister had conceded and said the Court of Appeals decision would stand and he would satisfied that he had won a victory in getting rid of an accommo-dation agreement that favored BTL.

But what Hubert Elrington said raises another important issue. Under the Constitution Lois Young, Mr. Ghan-di, nor Prime Minister Barrow are the legal advisers of the government. The legal adviser is the Attorney General. Elrington told his audience that the At-torney General is handsomely paid to be the adviser to the government. And that from Friday until this Wednesday not a single word had been uttered by the Attorney General on this huge legal issue which has now ballooned out to an issue of the Prime Minister disre-specting and defying the Court of Ap-peal.

Elrington was scornful at the Prime Minister’s explanation that his takeover of BTL was a nationalist issue. Elrington seems to be saying that the Prime Minister had taken over BTL for his own purposes and that Belizeans had no say and got no benefits from the takeover.

NATIONALISMSpeaking of nationalism, ism and

schism look at this. Another foreigner comes in this week to be the Solicitor General. The outgoing Solicitor Gen-eral, a foreigner, will remain on the tax payers’ payroll while doing work in Florida from whence he was recruited.

Belizeans are being by-passed in favor of a foreigner who will come and be the new Commissioner of Police. Belizean lawyers, qualified and experi-enced, have been by-passed in favor of a foreigner from St. Lucia who has al-ready been appointed as the new Chief Magistrate. This foreigner was attacked and shot several times and is recover-ing so will be unable to take up her posting until the end of August. An-other foreigner has been appointed as Senior Magistrate of Belize.

Another foreigner has already been appointed the new Chief Justice of Be-lize even though Belizean Judge Adolph Lucas is capable of being the head of our Judiciary and there are many other Belizean lawyers with the experience to fill the post.

A foreigner has been made the Di-rector of Public Prostitution without the post being advertised and without reference to the many experienced and qualified Belizeans.

Another foreigner has been given the post of Legal Adviser to the Prosecu-tion Branch even though there are many qualified and experienced lawyers.

This brand of nationalism is a bitter faith for Belizeans dreaming of upward mobility and promotions in the land of their birth.

Hubert Elrington did not point out that when he and other UDP Ministers resigned in support of Phillip Goldson, one of the true heroes and icons of na-tionalism, it was Dean Barrow who was against Phillip Goldson and solidly in favor of the British and American plan to give large geography of our south-ern seas to Guatemala. Goldson was defeated and Guatemala got most of our southern seas. It was called “The Maritime Areas Act”. Goldson resigned in disgust and formed another political party - The National Alliance for Beliz-ean Rights.

Goldson never returned to the UDP. He went to his grave bitter and disap-pointed over what Barrow, Esquivel and the UDP had done in supporting Guate-mala and depriving Belize of its south-ern seas which we will NEVER get back

FROM HAIRY WORM TO BUT-TERFLY

Have you ever seen a hairy worm? It is a green worm with many feet and it can be seen eating leaves all day long. After a while this worm sticks itself on a branch and starts to weave a kind of threading around its body. It completely covers its body in a kind of cocoon.

After a while the cocoon starts to open, it falls away. When you look close-ly there is no hairy worm inside. You see thin pretty wings starting to unfold. The wings flap slow and gently. Oh my gosh, it’s a plane, it’s a bird, its superman – no it is a butterfly.

From hairy worm to butterfly – it’s a miracle. In words of the Arab freedom fighters Allahu Akbar – God is Great.

JOHN LONGSWORTHSpotted in Belmopan, one night last

week, sitting with friends at Buca Shell Service Station was none other than the one and only John Longsworth.

John Longsworth gave the best years of his life to the Public Service of Belize. During his illustrious career, which spanned a period from the Co-lonial government through the transi-tion to Belizean government, he was a District Officer, Finance Officer and he reached the highest point in a Public Of-ficers career, that of Permanent Secretary which today is Chief Executive Officer. He served under several Ministers, in both UDP and PUP administrations.

John Longsworth is the son of Togo Longsworth and so is the nephew of sev-eral colorful and talented Longsworths of an era that was part of the best times and the good old days.

Most of the Longsworths of that time had an outstanding talent. They were thinkers and talkers. By talkers we mean they had the gift of the gab. John Long-sworth is probably the deepest thinker and the most articulate of his name sakes.

The person who ran into John Long-sworth on a cool and breezy night last week informed us that Mr. Longsworth was in good health and good spirits and was using the magic of his words to en-tertain his friends. There was even a story from the Maya culture about the size of the umbilical cord when it is cut and what the length represents.

Best of health and best wishes John Longsworth. Man like you have nuff his-tory to tell. The University of Belize needs to check in with you.


PUP demands GOB to respect Rule of Law & Judiciary



more bloodshed! three murders in the

city, one in cayocation to come through for him. He had graduated two years ago from the Ladyville Tubal Technical. On Saturday night he arrived home from a party and was hanging out with fam-ily members on the steps of his home at #30 Benbow Street be-fore he left after midnight to see if the nearby Chinese Shop was still open. His family retired to bed and did not know that when Lemoth left home, he wouldn’t return. In fact, they didn’t learn until the following morning when they got up that Lemoth had been killed in an alley not far from their home. The neigh-bors heard the shot but never ventured out to see what it was.

Less than 24 hours later, on Sunday night, Steven Perez, 18, had been excited that he was about to enter the second year of sixth form at St. John’s Ju-nior College. He had saved up money as a messenger at Home

Protector Insurance Company for his registration the following day, but he never got a chance to see that come through. On Sunday night, he was heading home to Fuller’s Alley off Gib-nut Street when he was gunned down – the victim of mistaken identity, by all accounts. Perez had stopped at a friend’s house on Dolphin Street on his way home and that was where a gun-man, who lurked across the street, de-cided to open fire. Perez never stood a chance. He was hit six times, yelling for help as he stumbled in the yard.

Prior to the youths’ murders, on Friday night, Jessim Gladden, 39, the brother of Darren Banks, passed away from bullet wounds he suffered the previous night on Flamboyant Street. Gladden, a resident of Ole-ander Street, had left home to go to his regular hang-out spot and he was among a group sitting down when the gunman pounced on him. While police believe his killing was the result of an “old beef” his family questions whether it had to do with Banks’ de-tention behind bars.

corozal PuP at work!!

helped us, unu got fi we back. We know that when PUP get in we will get work!”

We at BELIZE TIMES, rec-ognize that it is the entire three thousand eight hundred and eighty eight square miles of ter-ritory occupied by Belizeans that are suffering but we are proud to say that we as a Party under the leadership of John Briceño, we are not a “government in wait-ing” we are “the next govern-ment at work now”.

God Bless Belize. God Bless the PUP and our struggle to free our people!

28 June 2011The People’s United Party ex-

presses grave concern at the cur-rent standoff at the nation’s flag-ship telecom provider, Belize Telemedia Ltd. (BTL). This im-passe has been triggered by the 24 June 2011 Court of Appeal judg-ment which found the UDP Gov-ernment’s 2009 nationalization of BTL to have been unconstitution-al.

In the paramount national in-terest of Belize, the PUP urges both the Government and the previous majority owners of BTL to arrive at a reasonable settlement to this crippling dispute and the endless series of lawsuits and countersuits with the utmost urgency.

The spill-off of this on-going conflict has caused serious dam-age to the reputation of Belize with prospective and existing for-eign investors. The affair has also cast a cloud of uncertainty and instability over the nation’s tele-com services and over the status of close to 500 proud employees of BTL. The Government’s flip-flop, to first surrender and then retake the company using military force in the wake of the Court’s ruling has also brought into question once again its commitment to the rule of law and its respect for the Judiciary.

The Opposition PUP reiterates its commitment, boldly enshrined in its Party Con-stitution, to an economic frame-work that de-rives the maxi-mum benefits for the Belizean people from Be-lize’s bountiful resources, while fostering and protecting re-sponsible private investment. We also believe that Belizeans de-serve the oppor-tunity to become shareholders in our utility com-panies, allowing for dividends to be re-invested in our economy. Of course, strategic foreign stake-holders can also contribute capi-tal, best practic-es and updated technologies to these vital enter-prises.

The PUP calls on the Govern-ment of Belize and the previous majority owners to move expedi-tiously, within the rule of law and the country’s Constitution to re-solve this long simmering dispute, for the benefit of BTL customers, employees, prospective investors and for the stability of the nation’s investment climate.

The PUP also calls on the gov-ernment to address with urgency

the pressing issues of poverty, un-employment, the escalating crime and violence plaguing the nation and the serious loss of investor confidence in Belize.


Belize’s new ‘dollar diplomacy’ is a disgrace to our historical legacy

elrington says Barrow “should go to jail”

Belize City, June 29, 2011In an explosive interview on Channel

5’s Open Your Eyes morning show, for-mer Attorney General and UDP Minister Hubert Elrington said that Prime Minis-ter Dean Barrow should face jail time for showing utter contempt of Court.

Elrington, who appeared as a guest along with PUP Belize Rural North Stan-dard Bearer Arthur Saldivar, accused the Prime Minister of disrespecting the law when he took possession of Belize Tele-media Limited by force, even though the Court of Appeal found that GOB’s acqui-sition in 2009 was unconstitutional.

“The Court has said to the Gov-ernment of Belize in the clearest terms, you are on your neighbor’s property. What did the Government do? Right away they started to come through the fence, they came through the gate, they ran through the back door; right away they left their neighbor’s property. Then they had second-thoughts, they said ‘no, we will go back and we will stay on our neighbor’s property and we are going to order’ – this is where it gets criminal in my view – ‘we are going to order the Commissioner of Police and we are going to order the Comman-dant of the BDF to enforce our rights as trespassers”, said Elrington.

The now attorney in private prac-tice, who is the author of the Barrow’s

famous “All glitter and no substance” description, said the Barrow was way over his head with his actions.

“Once they arrive at what the Court of Appeal decision means, they are duty bound to obey it because it is of constitutional important. Noth-ing is more important in our country. Nothing can be more important. It’s like the death sentence of the country, not the death sentence of a person. This raises the spectrum of the death sentence of our country because either we are a country that will govern our-selves by the rule of law or we are go-ing to try and brush aside the rule of law and have disrespect for the law,” he stated.

In response to PM Barrow’s expla-nation that GOB could remain in con-trol of BTL until a declaratory order was issued by the Court, Elrington said Barrow was “talking nonsense”.

Elrington also aimed and fired at the current Attorney General, Bernard Q. Pitts, who he said appeared to be a man sleeping on the job. Elrington said it is the job of the Attorney General to give Government advice, but his si-lence indicates he is, inexplicably, still considering the issue. “We don’t ask him to do us a favour, we pay him good money to give us good legal advice,” re-marked Elrington.

Humor in UDP Politics!

At this week’s Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister was feeling sad and gloomy over the BTL affair “What will be my legacy?”, he asked, “What will they say about me when I am gone?”, which caused Sedi to lean over to B.Q. and say softly “he had me as his best attor-ney”.

……………………….When the ruling of the Court of Appeal came out last week, the

Prime Minister’s sidekick Mose confessed that when he heard it, he went straight to a Chiney shop and had to take three strong shots of rum and coke cause Barrow had led him to believe that giving back BTL could never happen.

……………………….Joe Bradley, the mouth piece for UDP Wave Radio, was his usual

self calling this one this and that one that in his usual nasty and de-rogative way. One caller said to him remember you have a son who is running for office, at which Joe Bradley (as if he could not help himself) replied, “you mean Darrelitas?”

……………………….Thing are so bad under Barrow that the black bird and pigeons

are fighting for food at the Battle Field Park. Things are so bad that the common one cents has disappeared from the streets. So bad that the government had to send and confiscate Cardona’s vehicle.

……………………….John Saldivar and Bertie Chimillo have got themselves into a real

pissing match. Now if anybody knows Bertie he is shrewd, cunning and good at what he does. On the other hand, John Saldivar loves a fist and fight, he loves to quarrel and believes his winning edge is in the Book he is reading, “Think like a man. Fight like a woman,” given to him by Jack Warner, FIFA’s past vice president.


Manuel Herredia puts foreigners over locals

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San Pedro, June 24, 2011Has anyone realised that when-

ever UDP Belize Rural South poli-tician Manuel Herredia opens his mouth, he ends up shoving his bare foot down his throat? Check his re-cord: he’s uttered racist views about keeping Belize City Creoles away from San Pedro to reduce the crime rate, he has blamed UDP corrup-tion on public officers, specifically Police Officers; and now he’s done it again.

During an interview with a ra-dio news reporter earlier in the week, in which he presented his team for next year’s municipal elec-tions, Herredia indicated that prior-ity for him, the UDP and his team are foreigners and not locals. Here’s what he said: “the days when the destiny of our community was con-trolled by local San Pedranos are long gone. Over 65% of our voters’ listed today are not originally from San Pedro, and those 65% we have to make sure that we take care for them and we have to nurture them”.

Herredia has unabashedly pro-claimed loyalty and servitude to foreigners over locals. What Herre-dia really wanted to say is that those foreigners who have bought him over with their campaign funding will get all his attention and help. Like Dean Barrow’s 2008 proclama-tion that he will “Quitar” lands…Herredia’s 2011 announcement of his loyalty to non-locals is a serious threat.

San Pedranos must open their eyes and recognise the real meaning of Herredia’s statement. San Pedra-nos run the small businesses on the island, San Pedranos run taxis, take care of the local construction and own most of the small home prop-erties. To satisfy his foreign masters Herredia would easily do away for all the benefits for any local San Pe-drano, likely meaning taxing away small business, taking away land from locals and giving them to for-eigners, and ensuring business ben-efits non-locals.

We’ve already seen some of that happening, when it was exposed that Herredia’s Ministry of Tourism

was prepared to giveaway exclusiv-ity of cruise ship boat tendering to foreign interests over local Beliz-

eans. That created chaos as Beliz-eans realised their jobs and liveli-hoods was at risk and they had to fight back.

Foot and mouth disease seems to be an epidemic in the UDP, just as incompetence is. The best advice is that they shut up and resign.

Hon. Manuel Heredia

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