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SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo, Wednesday,September 9, 2009: The Queen of the West 2009 - 2010 is MissMillie Seleny Pulido a student attending GalenUniversity in Central Farm. The Pageant of distinction was held in thepresence of quite a large number ofspectators at the Novelo’s Convention Centre inSanta Elena Town on Saturday, August 29, 2009. Millie Pulido was one of six delegates vyingfor the prestigious title and crown. In second place (first runner up) was the lovelydelegate representing the picturesque village ofBullet Tree Falls, Miss Amini Gilharry, a 4thform student attending Sacred Heart College inSan Ignacio Town. The third place winner (second runner up) wasMiss Minelli Romero from San Ignacio whorecently graduated with an associates degree fromSacred Heart Junior College. The official coronation of the new Queen of theWest 2009-2010, Miss Millie Seleny Pulido,will take place during the official ceremoniesmarking the 211th Anniversary of the Battle ofSt. George’s Caye on Thursday, the 10th day ofSeptember 2009.

Queen of the West 2009 - 2010, The LovelyMiss Millie Seleny Pulido

SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Cayo, Monday, September 8,2009: Three persons were todayarrested, charged and remandedto the Hattieville Central Prisonwhile the search continues for a

Delwayne Casildo, 22

Donovan Casildo, 19

Albert Welcome, 20

fourth suspect in connectionwith the Wednesday, September3, armed robbery at Anthony’sSupermarket located on theWestern Highway in SantaElena Town, Cayo. The trio includes Delwayne

Casildo, 22, Belizean, laborerfrom Esperanza Village;Donovan Casildo, 19, Belizean,laborer also residing inEsperanza Village and AlbertWelcome, 20, Belizean, mason,

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Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness It’s a wonderful feeling to be back after taking a break for sometravels, rest, relaxation and spending quality time with family andfriends. After being away from the office for a couple of weeks and uponreturning, we realized that our working and living environment coulddo well with some remodeling and so we took the first week off tochange a few things around in order to spice up the working andliving environment. We are now ready and reconditioned to continue serving you withrenewed vigor. We are therefore plunging right into the mix of things and westart of off by expressing a heartfelt thank you to all those manypersons who expressed genuine appreciation to see us back in town. We were somewhat disheartened however to have returned to awave of accusations of brutal and other less subtle, but nonethelessserious forms of abusive behavior on the part of a few elements ofthe local constabulary. The case that stands out among others is the alleged beating oftaxi driver, Bernard “Banner” Anderson, further details of whichis contained elsewhere in this edition of the newspaper. On a rather personal note, there was the case of a close relativeof ours who was arrested and charged for handling stolen goodsdespite the fact that the arresting officer in his report provided noconnection to the accused and the reported stolen goods but whenthe arresting officer brought this discrepancy to the attention of hisimmediate supervisor, the alleged response was: “You go aheadand charge his r - - s. Let him deal with that in court”. A request was consequently made for a revision of the facts andwhen the matter was brought before the court the prosecutioninformed that there was no evidence against one of the threeaccused and he requested that the charge be withdrawn againstthe accused but only after the accused had spent over 24 hours in aprison cell and was deprived of a full day’s pay. This was indeed a troubling experience as it leaves us to seriouslywonder how many innocent persons have either been shipped off toprison or released on bail with having to take time out to appear incourt on the many adjournment dates until the matter reaches itsnatural conclusion with the case being eventually struck out forwant of prosecution. This kind of abusive behavior, in our humble opinion, flourisheswhen those who should legally provide the check and balance againstsuch abuses are ignorant to the important role they play within thecommunity as officers of the court. We are specifically referring to those untrained Justices of thePeace who, oftentimes because of political patronage, wake up onemorning with the JP title suffixed to their names and without fullyunderstanding their role. We have said it before and we will say it again. Among their manyduties and functions, a Justice of the Peace stands as a check andbalance against the abuse of authority by those charged withenforcing the law. By law, before effecting an arrest, a policeman, of whatever rank,must first swear to an information and complaint, then obtain awarrant of arrest before proceeding to deprive any citizen of hisconstitutional right to “liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as isenshrined at section (e) of the preamble of the Constitution of theSovereign Nation of Belize. What does swearing to an information and complaint mean? Itmeans, Mr. Justice of the Peace, that a policeman must provide youwith the facts of the charge and the basis on which they intend todeprive any citizen of their constitutional right to freedom. This ignorance to the law is not only confined to new Justices ofthe Peace but it likewise exists among some “senior” ones. In factwhen this procedure was recently brought to the attention of a“senior” JP his response was “NO, NO, NO, I cannot ask thepolice to show me any statement they have against anyone. Those

statements are confidential police matters and if the police beginto show us these statements the information could be leaked tothe accused.” What this “senior” JP obviously does not realize is that in puttingforward a defense, every accused person must, by law, be given fulldisclosure, before proceeding to trial. That disclosure, Mr.Justice of the Peace includes every bit of documentary evidenceand statements that the prosecution intends to use against theaccused. However, by the time this is done, the accused wouldhave either been remanded to jail or would have been subjected tothe inconvenience of having to take time off to attend those manyadjournments. Mr. Justice of the Peace, please be informed that you are underno obligation to sign any arrest warrant for any policeman if youare not fully satisfied that the information and complaint presentedto you warrants the depriving of that individual’s right to freedom. We will venture to say that very, very, very few are the Justices ofthe Peace, if any who have ever requested to review the evidenceagainst an accused person before signing a warrant of arrest. Infact, we would even venture to say that there are some Justices ofthe Peace who irresponsibly hasten to sign their names to arrestwarrants without even as much as reading the paper on which theyaffix their signature. The saying therefore holds true that “Cow knowwhe weak fence deh” and so these irregular policemen flack tothese weak fences. There was also the case this week where a youth was broughtbefore the court on two charges: (1) resisting arrest and (2)indecent words. In the absence of a substantial charge, these twominor charges should never be allowed to stand independently incourt. The obvious question should be: What arrest was the accusedresisting in the first instance? In the obvious absence of asubstantial charge, what the accused was actually resisting was theunlawful detention by a policeman and obviously whateverscenario might have occurred was actually instigated by the oneattempting, without obvious legal cause, to deprive a citizen of hisconstitutional right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Mr. Clement PalacioPolice Press OfficerRaccoon Street Police HQBelize City

Dear Mr. Palacio I write informally to note mydisapproval of an increasinglyevident tendency to sanitize thepolice press releases by first, notreleasing the names of victimsof crimes and now, notreleasing the addresses wherecrimes are committed. For example, in the recenthome invasion, Belize Cityresidents have a right to know ifit happened in theirneighborhood for their ownpersonal and domestic security.

BY: PC#140 Joshua McKoy.Community Policing Officer,Benque Viejo Town On Wednesday, September 2,2009 Mrs. Ana MelitaCastellanos Councilor andrepresentative for the Women’sAffairs and Social ServicesDepartments in Benque ViejoTown visited Mount CarmelPrimary School at around 2:30p.m., where she handed overshoes, socks, uniforms, booksand a cheque to cover theregistration and fees for twoneedy standard 6 male studentsattending the school. In making the presentation,Councilor Castellanos informedthat while she was merelymaking the presenation, themuch needed assistance wasgenerously provided by the Mr.Khalid and Mrs. WilmaMahmoud of Bismillah’s Storesin San Ignacio Town. Councilor Castellanosinformed that she contacted theMahmuds and informed them ofthe Benque Viejo TownCouncil’s community programworking in tandem withthe Police in assisting theneedy children in thecommunity. While the Mahmuds are nottoo keen in publicizing theirmany contributions to thecommunity, these kinds ofexpression of concern for thecommunity is bound to overflowas testement of the businesssector and the Town Councilworking along with the Police inhelping the community. While two children benefited

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This deliberate non disclosureis contrary both to the mandateof a government elected on aplatform of transparency and tothe ideals of a democracyestablished on the bedrock of aninformed, alert citizenry. It is also non productive,because when the accusedpersons go to court all the namesand details are necessarilyreleased because – as is the casein democracies – we have anopen court system (by theevidence of this arbitrary abuseof power is suspect, if thepolice had it their way that toowould change – thankfully theydon’t). I note also that thisdeliberate non disclosure is

against the Police Media Policy.It is also applied arbitrarily, somenames and addresses arereleased, others are not; I’m notsure who makes those decisionsand based on what criteria. I don’t know if the decision is

yours, or if it is taken at a higherlevel but the press cannot standidly by and just watch it happen.I will publicize it, oppose it andlobby to have it reversed. I willencourage others to do the same.ThanksJules Vasques,Channel 7

from this generous assistance,there are many more in need ofassistance and so the workingteam extends a cordial invitationto other businesses to lend ahelping to students in need.Anyone who would to offerassistance can do so by

contacting Councilor AnaMelita Castellanos at theBenque Viejo Town Council,telephone #823-2020 or theCommunity Policing OfficerPC140 Joshua Mckoy at theBenque Viejo Police Station attelephone #823-2038 .







MINISTRY OF HEALTH,BELMOPAN,Cayo, Tuesday,September 8, 2009: The Ministry of Health,through its Health SectorReform Programme haspurchased medical equipmentvalued at over BZ $1.6 millionto be used in public hospitalscountrywide. The equipmentincludes hospital beds, bassinets,pediatric cribs, delivery tables,dental equipment, fetalmonitors, examination tables,incubators, nebulizers andwheelchairs. According to the Minister ofHealth, Hon. Pablo Marin, theprocurement of this equipmentis a direct result of the Ministry’scontinued efforts to fulfill thehealth needs of the Belizeanpeople by improving theefficiency, accessibility andquality of health care services. The supplier of the equipmentis Development ReliefCorporation B.V. who will alsobe providing the Ministry ofHealth personnel with trainingfor the maintenance of theequipment. The Belize Health Sector

Reform Project (HSRP) is amulti-faceted approach tomodernizing the country'shealthcare system. The HSRPis a process aimed atintroducing substantive changesin the different structures andfunctions of the sector, with aview to increasing the equity ofits benefits, the efficiency inits management, and theeffectiveness of its actions; andthrough this to achieve the

satisfaction of the health needsof the population. Key areas of the programare:* Efficiency in resourceallocation* Sector design and policies* Partnership with privatesector* Organization and delivery ofhealth services* Human resources policies andmanagement

* Information systems* Access to health services* Management and functioningof support systems The distribution of theequipment to the hospitals in theMinistry of Health’s four healthregions will commence shortly. For further details pleasecontact:Ms. Beverly PhilipsInformation OfficerMinistry of HealthTels: 822-2325 or 822-2363

* The Mesoamerican countries willcelebrate their Independence Daywith art, music and dance on 12September in Belmopan.* The multicultural festival at theGovernor General’s field will in-clude a fireworks show and theentrance will be free.BELMOPAN CITY, Monday,September 7, 2009: The Embassies of Costa Rica, ElSalvador, Guatemala, Honduras,Mexico and Nicaragua have unitedfor the second consecutive yearto celebrate with Belize theSeptember Festivities to carry outthe “2nd Celebrat ion of theIndependence of Mesoamerican

Countries”, in collaboration withthe Government of Belize. Thispopular artistic festival and concertwill be held on Saturday, 12September beginning at 4:00 pm atthe Governor General’s field inBelmopan. The purpose of the festival is tocommemorate the IndependenceDays of the Mesoamerican coun-tries together –Belize, Costa Rica,El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,Mexico and Nicaragua– and sharea civic and fraternal environmentwith joy and solidarity throughpopular dances and traditional mu-sic as well as fireworks. The festival will include the

Belize National Dance Company,the Folkloric Dance Group of theGuatemalan Tourism Institute(INGUAT), the Dance Company ofthe National Polytechnic Institute(IPN) of Mexico and the salsasinger Ivan Pitti from Costa Rica.The official program will end witha firework display and thecelebration will continue with theYouth Connection Band fromOrange Walk. Entrance will be freeand will be open to the generalpublic. For further informationplease contact the Institute ofMexico in Belize at:[email protected] at 223-1408.







SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Cayo, Monday, September 07,2009: Four persons traveling in asmall green car were arrestedand charged for drug traffickingwhen police, at the vehicle checkpoint in Red Creek, found twobuckets of marijuana inside thetrunk of the car. San Ignacio police informs thatit was around 10:45 on the nightof Sunday, September 6, when agreen, four door, Mazda carwith Belize City private licenseplates BZ-C-00297, with fouroccupants, pulled up to thePolice Check Point in RedCreek, between miles 65 and 66on the Western Highway. Thecar was traveling eastboundtowards Belmopan from SantaElena. The out of town license plates,the late hour of the night and thenervous behavior of at least oneof the car’s occupants, promptedthe police to order them out ofthe vehicle for a thorough

inspection. When the trunk of the car wasopened, police came upon twoplastic buckets containingmarijuana. The occupants wereadvised of the discoveryand were all detained andtransported to the police headstation in San Ignacio and laterto the San Ignacio hospitalwhere the buckets were weighedin their presence.

First on the scale was a blueand white bucket whichregistered 13 pounds while theother one, the red and whitebucket, clocked 10 ½ pounds onthe scale, for a total haul of 23½ pounds of the prohibitedsubstance. All four accused were escortedback to the police station wherethey were formally arrested andcharged for two counts of drug

trafficking. The four accused wereidentified as: 1) PasqualTerrero, 48, Cuban,unemployed of a 7 th Streetaddress in Belize City; 2)Serafina Torres, Belizean,primary school teacher, of aSittee River Street address inOrange Walk Town and her twosons: 3) Andre Torres, 28,

Pasqual Terrero, 48 Serafina Torres, 48







Ix Chel Tropical Research Foundation is once againoffering it’s after school program, Kids For Conservation2009-2010. Beginning September 14th, our volunteers willassist children with their homework and other school projectsdaily from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

In the first hour, students will have an opportunity to beassisted in doing their assignments in a peaceful, secure andsupportive environment. When homework is completed alight snack is provided; the second hour will be for arts, fungames and songs. ICTRF beleives that learning should befun. On specific days we’ll have short sessions on plantsand animals in the environment.

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Belizean, cane farmer of aJasmin Street address inOrange Walk Town and4) Gian Torres, 19, Belizean,student residing on Sittee RiverStreet also in Orange WalkTown. On Monday, September 7, allfour accused drug traffickersappeared before San Ignacio’snew magistrate, Ms. RachelMontejo, where Pasqual Terrerowasted no time in pleading guiltyto both charges. He accepted thefacts of the case as presented byprosecutor George Gomez. Heordered to forthwith pay atwenty thousand dollars fine,being ten thousand dollars foreach count, plus ten dollars costof court. In default of payingthe fine, Terrero would spendthree years for each count in jail.The jail time was orderedto run concurrently, for a total

of three years imprisonmenton both counts. He was unableto come up with the moneyand was transported to the BelizeCentral Prison until eitherthe fine is paid or the three yearssentence runs out. The other accused, Serafina,

Andre and Gian Torres allpleaded not guilty to bothcharges. Although PasqualTerrero, in essence “took therap”, charges against the otherthree co-defendants weremaintained by the prosecutionand since the combined weight

Andre Torres, 28 Gian Torresof the marijuana exceeds the18.1 pounds as stipulated by theMisuse of Drugs Act, no bailcould be offered and all threeaccused were remanded to thecentral prison until Tuesday,October 13, for their nextappearance in court.

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SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo,Wednesday, September 9,2009; Hard work, dedication,determination and the will toadvance and succeed in life arecharacteristics that describeOscar Guerra, the third placewinner in the bartender categoryin this year’s Belize TourismBoard 8th Annual Taste of Belize,the signature culinary event inBelize, held Saturday, August 29,at the Old Belize, mile 5, on theWestern Highway, Belize City. While Cahal Pech VillageResort is widely known on thelocal, regional and internationalscene, Oscar’s achievementbrings additional positiveattention on the resort that hasbeen his source of employmentfor the past 8 years. We caught up with Oscar a fewdays ago on Burns Avenue,downtown San Ignacio. He cameacross as a young man radiatingwith a strong positive mentalattitude. Oscar told us that he started atCahal Pech Village Resort, eightyears ago, as a yards and grounds

handy man. As he looked around and saw the otheroperations that made the resort function he began toforge his way forward and at every given opportunitynever failed to express the burning desire to move upand so when the wait staff would be short he wouldjump at the opportunity to take up the slack and in sodoing he began to practically learn the skill ofwaitering. When a vacancy was created in the wait staff,he was the obvious choice to fill the slot. Not satisfied with waitering, he began taking an

interest in the front desk operations and wouldlikewise substitute for any absence and soon hewas performing front desk duties on a full timebasis. He said that he has always had a passion for thefood and beverage operations and with an eye onbartending he likewise persevered by spendingoff duty time with the bartending staff as hewatched, asked questions and volunteered to helpfrom time to time as he began to acquire the skillsof bartending. Again, when a vacancy wascreated in bartending, as we would say in Creole“breeze blow pelikin right whe Ih wann goh”and he soon began serving as a Bartender at CahalPech Village Resort. He said that, a few weeks ago one of the seniormanagers at the resort told him that his namewould be submitted to participate in thebartending category of the competition. “At firstI was nervous,” he admits “because I have noformal training in the profession. But I madeup my mind to give it my best shot. Thecompetition was tight. It was very challengingand I am truly proud of my achievement becausethis is the first competition I have ever entered.I will continue working harder and learn more sothat I can do better next year,” concluded Oscar. We congratulate Mr. Oscar Guerra on thisachievement. We encourage him to continuemaintaining that positive mental attitude as wecontinue hoping that other young Belizeans willfollow in his footsteps.






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Attorney Oswald Twist On Faya WataDear Sir;RE: Proprietor “Faya Wata” I represent Mr. Eric Tobarproprietor of “Faya Wata” nightclub who has retained me towrite this letter on his behalf.Mr. Tobar is in receipt of copiesof letters written by one RonaldGarrison to various personsincluding the Liquor LicensingBoard San Ignacio Towncomplaining that “Faya Wata”night club situated on BurnsAvenue has been a nuisance(refer copies of letters for easeof reference). Mr. Eric Tobar said he is theowner of “Faya Wata” nightClub. This club has rented a spacefrom Nazim Juan who is theowner of a building complexsituated on Burns Avenue, SanIgnacio Town, Cayo District.Mr. Tobar said that at present hehas complied with all the legalrequirements of the LiquorLicensing Board, The Town

Board, the Central BuildingAuthority and the EnvironmentDepartment. Mr. Tobar said theestablishment is properly soundproof and strong security hasalways been maintained. Thiscould be attested to by thePolice Department in SanIgnacio. Mr. Tobar said theparticular time i.e. 15/8/09which Mr. Garrison wascomplaining of is a completefalsification. On that day inquestion no extension wasgranted since the Town Boardwas having their own activity atthe Oscar Manzanero Complex(this could be verified by the SanIgnacio Police). Mr. Tobar said that a minorwas in fact stabbed in Cayo butthis incident did not happeninside his night club wherethere is always a strong securitypresence and all persons aresearched and are not allowed tocarry weapon of any kind.

Apart from Mr. RonaldGarrison no other member ofthe public within the area of thenight club has made anycomplaint. Mr. Garrison doesnot live on or near BurnsAvenue. He live and residesomewhere in the vicinity ofthe road leading to BenqueViejo. Mr. Tobar has requested that Icopy this letter to all the personsto whom Mr. Garrison hascomplained so that they are

appraised of the true situationand could verify these things forthemselves. It would appear that Mr.Garrison is a lone Caucasianthinking that he can dictate termsand conditions to Belize PoliceOfficials and when he does notget his way try to publicize thingin a negative way.Yours RespectfullySignedOswald TwistAttorney-at-Law

Dear Sir; I am referring to the letter senton July 30 th, 09 concerning(noise pollution) here in SanIgnacio, Cayo. Again, with impudence “FayaWata” on Burns Avenue, isbreaking the law, Saturday Aug15th, till 4:00 AM. Again, listed below are thepersons responsible and theirrespective roles in the issue:Nazim Juan Owner of thebuilding….. …. (Unverifiable by theEditor) owner of Faya Wata Elias Juan Director of theLiquor License Board

It is like a family affair! The stabbing of the 16 year oldminor inside the establishment(Re: Star Newspaper) is underinvestigation! He later died! The liquor License expiresJuly 31st and no new one isissued until proper soundproofing installed. If it wasinstalled why did the noise carryfor 5 blocks? till 4:00 AM? Will the responsible authoritybecome responsive and do theirrespective jobs?Enough!SignedRonald Garrison

Ronald Garrison On Faya Wata







ARIES: March 22 to April 20 You will put aside the regular concerns of financesand relationships and be more willing to dedicateyourself to the achievement of something meaningfulpossibly by participating in some community project .Your objectives are driven more by the heart. LuckyNumbers: 10, 31, 67.

TAURUS: April 21 to May 21 You will be able to experience deeply thedevelopment of your spiritual side. Not only this, therewill be a surge of creativity within you. Whatever areaof work you are a part of you will be able to renderideas that could make a huge difference. Health will

need care. Lucky Numbers: 06, 23, 91.

GEMINI: May 22 to June 21 There could be a general loss of sense of directionand you may feel very confused about some choicesthat you have already made. It may be the bestdecision right now to fall back for advice of peoplewho you can trust. It will also be a smart decision to besurrounded by friends and family. Lucky Numbers:14, 47, 85.

CANCER: June 22 to July 23 It will be a time devoid of tensions as well as anyexcitement. You can well afford to breathe easy. Therewill be peace and contentment and you will be able tospend good time with family and loved ones. It is not avery great time to travel though. Lucky Numbers: 18,27, 95.

LEO: July 24 to August 21 There will be unexpected developments at work thatwill have to be handled with care. There could be asudden crisis or a flare up of an issue that has beenlying dormant for some time. Keep your own anger incheck and be very careful in case you personally needto resolve it. Anxiety may take a toll on your health.Lucky Numbers: 21, 03, 78.

VIRGO: August 22 to September 21 There is full support and care coming your way fromfamily and that makes up for all that you have gonethrough. You should simply cut out all the people whosap your strength. It is not really the time to pleasepeople even when you set yourself back so much.Eating healthy should be a priority. Lucky Numbers:30, 54, 62.

LIBRA: September 22 to October 23 The keywords are spirituality, meditation andcontemplation. This phase also sees you reaching outto loved ones and going out of your way to help them.It would do you good to practice meditation andsilence so that you can sharpen your intuition. LuckyNumber: 33, 76, 89.

SCORPIO: October 24 to November 21 There are indications of your making enviableprogress, but this has more to do with spiritual affairsrather than material gains. You will be undertaking

your routine duties but there will be a greater aware-ness about staying with the ethical conduct in everyaspect. Lucky Numbers: 19, 39, 51.

SAGITTARIUS: November 22to December 21

You should not be judging yourself so critically thatit starts standing in the way of your own progress.There are enough resources in your kitty to go aboutyour plans which are mainly focussed around amission directed by a superior. Lucky Numbers: 01,08, 77.

CAPRICORN: December 22 toJanuary 20

There may be moments of self doubt and you maysuffer from anguish due to your own complexes andideas. Help will be forthcoming from people you havehelped sometime and that will bring you out of themorass. There could be some legal issues to be dealtwith. . Lucky Numbers: 22, 09, 54.

AQUARIUS:January 21 to February 19 Money matters will have to be dealt with prudentlyas any mistakes here could land you in a tight spotshortly. Apart from this, the other theme that keepsresonating this week is personal relationships.Romance is in the air. There could be someonespecial and chances are that commitments for lifecould be made. Lucky Numbers: 36, 43, 88.

PISCES: February 20 to March 21 A motivating factor for putting in more effort willbe to please someone you admire or win the respectof your family. It is not going to be a simple taskbecause it will require more hours than you normallyput in. Any sanctions pending with governmentoffices could come through shortly. Lucky Number:20, 32, 45.






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Job Specifications:Applicants are expected to be energetic, outgoing, and self-motivated. Position works closely with all Guest Services Departments. Bi-lingual candidate would be anasset.

Qualifications:Preferred Degree in Administrative Studies, Tourism-Related Field, or equivalence of High School with at least two years experience in the Industry. Bi-lingualcandidate would be an asset.

Requirements:· Applicants are expected to be energetic, outgoing, and self-motivated· Position requires flexibility with shifts and understanding of industry demands· Must be organized and possess good writing and communication skills· Anticipation of guests needs and execute all guests requests in a timely fashion· Create environment of executing service that is second to none· Seek opportunities to create memories by anticipating needs, exceeding expectation and building relationships· Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly· Must be creative and enjoy creating a fun and safe atmosphere for guests

Duties and Responsibilities:· Consistently convey a positive attitude, passion and pride in your work· Proficient in using RDP- resort software, internet, word and excel· Approach all encounters with clients, guests and fellow employees in a gracious, attentive, courteous and service-oriented manner· Keep company policy and guest satisfaction in mind when making all decisions· Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times· Communicate guests concerns to management promptly· Perform all guests services using standard operating procedures· Maintain professional relationship with related departments – directly responsible for member/guest satisfaction· Arrange and reconfirm all arrangements with proper scheduling and appointments upon requests and ensure follow through.

Applications Process:Applicants must submit application letter or complete Blancaneaux Resorts application form with resume and two letters of reference by Friday, September 18th, 2009to:

Human Resource DepartmentBlancaneaux Resorts# 85 Burns AvenueSan Ignacio, Cayo

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 824-4914 or 824-4912 Fax: 824-4913








We take this opportunity to inform allour valued Customers and Friends thateffective Sunday, September 1, 2009,

the restaurant will be closed onSundays

until further notice.

We apologize for anyinconvenience caused by this

Management decision as we lookforward to continue

providing you with only the bestquality foods and

courteous service always.

SANTA ELENA TOWN, CayoMonday, September 7, 2009: Bernard “Banner”Anderson, 29, a Santa Elenataxi driver, alleges that he waswrongfully accused, illegallydetained and brutally beaten byfour policemen attached to theSan Ignacio Police Detachment. Anthony’s Supermarket wasrobbed by two masked,gunmen at around 8:45 pm onWednesday, September 2 andwithin half an hour of theincident a team of policemenfrom the evening shift camebanging on the door of Banner’shouse located in the Trapichearea of Santa Elena Town. When he answered thebanging he was confronted bythe police and told that he waswanted for questioning inconnection with the robbery atAnthony’s Supermarket. He told

the police that he was sick in bed sinceSunday morning but that he willnevertheless comply with their request. He said that when he arrived at thestation a senior policeman was alreadythere and this policeman immediatelybegan to accuse him of being involved inthe robbery at the Chinese Supermarket. Banner informed that he insisted that heknew nothing about the incident. Thesenior policeman reportedly instructed ateam of subordinate officers to “Take himfor a ride up the road”. His hands werehandcuffed behind his back and he wasshoved inside the pan of the police blueD-Max patrol pickup and transported to afeeder road off the Western Highwaybetween San Ignacio and Benque ViejoTown. When the vehicle came to a stop,he was shoved outside the vehicle andlanded on the ground thereby sustaining

the first injury being a scrape to the leftside of the temple. He was reportedly approached by oneof the officers who inquired about thenature of his illness. When he indicatedthat he was suffering from abdominalpains, the policeman gave him a solidpunch in the belly. All four policemen reportedly spranginto action as they allegedly tookturns beating him with their hands andkicking him with their boots. Thespecial constable in particular went intothe nearby bushes where he broke a treebranch and began whipping him with itand when it broke he allegedly went foranother and continued the beating allthis time Banner was rolling on thewhite marl ground. During the beating his handsremained cuffed behind his back andone of the policemen allegedly yankedhis hand backward and this was when






Notice is hereby given that, underthe Intoxicating Liquor LicensingAct, Chapter 150 of the laws ofBelize, Revised Edition 2000,ROSALBA IRVING is applyingfor a Restaurant & Bar LiquorLicense for the year 2009 tooperate THE RAVE located at thefoot of the Hawksworth Bridge,Western Highway, Santa ElenaTown, Cayo District.

he reportedly heard a crack andrealized that his shoulder bonewas pulled out of place. After what he said seemed likean eternity, the beatingeventually stopped and he wasplaced back inside the vehicleand returned to the policestation. He alleges that upon arrival hiscommon-law wife and some ofher sisters were already gatheredat the entrance to the station.Banner said that upon seeingtheir presence, one of thepolicemen alighted the vehicle,entered the police station andopened a side door to the cellblock through which he wassmuggled into the cell blockarea. He was locked down stillwith his hands cuffed behind hisback and with the metalhandcuff scarring his bleedingwrists. He remained inside the cell interrible pain and it was not untilabout two hours later when acorporal who took over the shiftrendered assistance by removingthe cuff off his hands. Early the next morning he wasescorted to the San Ignaciohospital were the medical officeron duty ordered an x-ray of hisshoulder and so he wastransferred to the Loma Luz

hospital where the x-rayreportedly showed a displacedshoulder bone. The medicalstaff on duty advised that he betransported to the Karl HeusnerMemorial Hospital in BelizeCity but he was instead returnedto the police station and to thejail cell. He alleges that his pleas formedical attention was ignoredand when the pain becameunbearable around midnight onThursday, he was returned tothe hospital where with theassistance of an attendantthe doctor was able to snap hisshoulder bone back in place. It was round 12 midnightwhen the ambulance departedSan Ignacio transporting Bannerto the Karl Heusner MemorialHospital with instructions forimmediate surgery to removeclot blood for his abdomen.He alleges that upon furtherexamination at the KHMH, themedical staff came to thedetermination that the clotscould be extracted bynon-surgical means and thusthe treatment began. He remained all day underpolice guard at the KHMH andit was shortly after 7:30 onFriday night that the police guardadvised him of the message in-dicating that San Ignacio Police

ordered his release and theremoval of the guard. Shortly thereafter he wasdischarged from the hospital andwhen he enquired about beingtransported back to San Ignacio,he was reportedly told that hewas free and that he could do ashe likes. With the help ofrelatives he boarded a bus for thejourney back to Santa Elena,Cayo from Belize City. When he reportedly inquiredabout the return of his car andhis cellular phone, he wasallegedly advised to wait until

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Monday morning when hisproperty would be returned tohim. The intervention of asenior policeman was enlistedand the car as well as thetelephone were returned to himon Saturday night. He is currently at homerecuperating from the beatinghe took. He informed that he isnow seeking the advice of anattorney in order to determine hisnext course of action.






Insurance Policy Larry’s barn burned down lastweek and his wife, Susan, calledthe insurance company. Susan spoke to the insuranceagent and said, “We hadthat barn insured for fiftythousand, and I want mymoney.” The agent replied, “Waitthere, just a minute MissLady. Insurance doesn’t workquite like that. An independentadjuster will assess the valueof what was insured, and thenwe’ll provide you with a newbarn of similar worth.” There was a long pause, andthen Susan replied, “If that’show it works, then I want tocancel the life insurance policyon my husband this veryminute.”

Cautious Manuel One night Manuel drove hissecretary home after she hada little too much to drink at anoffice reception. Although this was aninnocent gesture, he decided notto mention it to his wife, whotended to get jealous easily. The next night the man andhis wife were driving to ares- taurant. Suddenly he lookeddown and spotted a high-heelshoe half hidden under thepassenger seat. Not wanting tobe conspicuous, he waited untilhis wife was looking out herwindow before he scooped upthe shoe and tossed it out ofthe car of the moving car. With a sigh of relief, he pulledinto the restaurant parking lot.That’s when he noticed his wifesquirming around in her seat.“Honey,” she asked, “have youseen my other shoe?”

We are located onBurns Avenue,

San Ignacio, Cayo.For RESERVATIONSCall us at: 804-3052






SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Cayo, Wednesday, September9, 2009: He hails from San Ignacio’sMr. Greedy Pizzeria and after thedust had settled, MateoVillanueva emerged with thesecond place title and trophy asthe young chef of the year in theBelize Tourism Board’s 8 th

Annual Taste of BelizeCompetition held on Saturday,August 29, at Old Belize, Mile5 on the Western Highway,Belize City.

Chef MateoVillanueva

Mateo is a resident of SantaElena, Cayo. He has beenworking at Mr. Greedy’sPizzeria for over one year. “The competition was a newexperience for me” said Mateo

“I went in there and I gave itmy best effort and in the end itpaid off. I am happy that myperformance was appreciatedand recognized by the judges. Ithank the owners of Mr.

Greedy’s Too for giving me theopportunity to participate in thecompetition and I thank thepeople at the Belize TourismBoard for organizing theevent,” said Mateo. “We are indeed proud of







We take this opportunity to inform our many valuedCustomers and Friends that we are back and startingMonday, September 14th the Old French Bakery

will be under new management.

We will be introducing a new line of high qualityproducts as we continue providing our Customers top

quality service that has always made us standabove the rest.

We take this opportunity to remind you that weprovide wholesale and retail services.

For more information on the services and productswe provide please call us at 804-0054 or visit us at

the lower level, Manzanero Complex, SavannahArea, San Ignacio.

Mateo’s performance in thecompetition” remarked JonathanCariddi, managing director of Mr.Greedy’s Too on Burns Avenue,San Ignacio. “We will display thetrophy in a conspicuous place inthe restaurant as an indication

that Mr. Greedy’s Too is rightup there among the finestrestaurants in Belize.” We likewise congratulate ChefMateo Villanueva and Mr.Greedy’s Too on the occasionof capturing this prestigiousaward.

SANTA ELEAN TOWN, Cayo,Tuesday, September 8, 2009: As part of activities leading upto the celebrations of the 211th

anniversary of the Battle of St.George’s Caye and the 28 th

anniversary of the Nation’sIndependence, the San Ignacio/Santa Elena Town Council, incollaboration with Cayo Central’sArea Representative/Minister ofAgriculture & Fisheries, Hon. Rene

Montero, today embarked on theannual clean up campaign in SantaElena Town. Students from several schools inthe area also participated in theactivity which began at 7:30 onTuesday morning and ended a 3:30that evening with several pieces ofmunicipal machinery being pressedinto service. By the end of the day thecampaign created meaningful

positive impact in communitiessuch as Santa Cruz, Hillview,Trapiche and all that area behindthe Novelo Convention Center. “It was a huge success” saidMayor John August Jr. “Weremoved quite a large amount ofgarbage and several derelict

vehicles from the areas visited. Imust especially extend a publicthank you to the Hon. ReneMontero, the students andmembers of the Council forcoming out and making today’scampaign a success and especiallyto councilor Eduardo “Eddy”Cano for coordinating the event,”concluded Mayor August.

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Monday:Draft Beer -$2.50

Tuesday:Local Rum -$2.50

Wednesday:Margaritas $6.95

Thursday:Piña Colada -$6.95

Friday:Micheladas -$3.50

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of an Avella Street address inSanta Elena Town. While the Casildo brothers andWelcome are behind bars, theman hunt continues for a fourthsuspect indentified as AnthonyRoches, Belizean, laborer of aRed Creek address. It was around 8:45 on the nightof Wednesday, September 2,when two, masked armedgunmen entered the ChineseSupermarket and held up theowners of the store, Edith Chenand her 56 year old mother. One of the assailants wasarmed with what appeared to bea handgun while the othercarried what appeared to ashotgun. The store surveillance camerarecorded the incident in 40seconds from the time the armedgunmen entered the store to thetime they departed. They reportedly made off with

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Suspect #4, Anthony Rochesis wanted for questioning

Anthony’s Supermarket - The scene of the crime

approximately $2,000 in cashfrom the register, one gray Sonybrand laptop valued at $1,600and a grey Samsung Digicellphone valued at $100 dollars. All

for a total value of $3,700. Propoprietor of the Store,Anthony Chen, reportedly sawthe gunmen as they entered thestore. However, by the time herushed to the back of the storeand returned with his licensed 9mm pistol, the gunmen hadalready pulled off the act andreportedly boarded a waitingdark color car that was parked

about 75 yards from the store.The car then sped off towardsSan Ignacio Town. Chen firedtwo shots into the air but as thecar sped off. The accused appeared beforSan Ignacio’s magistrate,Rachel Montejo and wereremanded to the Hattievilleprison until the next court dateon Thursday, October 8, 2009.

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Second runner up Miss Minelli Romero arecent Associates Degreegraduate of Sacred Heart

Junior College

First Runner upMiss Amini Gilharry,

a 4th form student attendingSacred Heart College in San

Ignacio Town






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