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Kidnapping in OW?

Minister of National Security Totally Mum!

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Crime Out of Control!

Ramon Cervantes Sr.

Former PUP Mayor and Senator missing for 3 daysOrange Walk Town, July 3, 2014

Up to press time, residents of Orange Walk town remain on the edge as the search for well-known resident and former PUP May-or 71 year old Ramon Cervantes Sr. continues feverishly.

Cervantes disappeared sometime on Tuesday, July 1st morning, while he visited his cane field located just outside Orange Walk Town along the San Roman road. His vehi-cle, a Land Rover, was found abandoned near cane fields. The jeep’s back door had been left open, his boots were on the ground and

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Faber crashes into Police mobile

Samuel Miguel Malcolm Wagner Myron Smith

Belize City, July 2nd, 2014There has been nothing

but deafening silence from the Minister of National Se-curity John Saldivar amidst a rise in violent crime in Be-lize City. It’s as if the lives of our young, black men mat-ter nothing to those in Gov-ernment. But to the family of the many victims, their worlds have fallen apart and their hearts crushed.

There has been an in-crease in the cases of violent homicides. The latest victims were 17 year old Myron Smith, 24 year old Malcolm Wagner and 22 year old Samuel Miguel.

Miguel, a resident of West Street, was found lying dead inside an empty lot that is used as parking space on Orange Street around 5:30 on Saturday

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Minister of National Security Totally Mum!

Crime Out of Control!

morning. He had stab wounds on his head and face. Police have not been able to find any motives be-

hind Miguel’s murder, but continue their investigation.

17 year old Myron “the saddest” Smith was a bubbly-natured young man

with who had a promising future. Smith was an avid basketball ath-lete and the irony about his murder is that he was killed on a basketball court on Monday June 30th night.

Smith was shot on the court behind the “Complex Building” in the Lake Independence area. He had been seen riding a bicycle to-wards the area by his father just minutes earlier. As he reached the court, gun shots rang out. Smith

was injured and attempted to run away, but his attackers drew near and fired more shots at him which caught him in the head and arm.

24 year old Malcom Wagner was standing at the corner of Flamboyant and Poinsettia Streets on Saturday evening when a vehicle drove near, and a gunman fired at him. He re-ceived gunshots to his back and leg. Wagner survived the attack but died while receiving treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.

Wagner’s family believes he was lured to his death. They say he be-came a target of threats ever since he helped to stop a crime.

“All the time, from the time he subdue a man out here, he held the man for the police and from that time they are after him. Another time they shoot his hand out by the lane and up to now. He says he is not afraid of them, he was born here at #3 Flam-boyant Street and he will die at #3 Flamboyant Street - he says that he will not run from anybody,” said Wag-ner’s grandmother, Evadney Welch.

There was also an attack on a group of men who were socialising inside a yard on Curl Thompson Street in the Port Loyola area on Saturday June 28th. Just before 7:30pm, the men say a man turned up suddenly and fired shots at them. Belize De-fence Force (BDF) soldier 23 year old Carlton Augustine was shot during the attack. He sustained injuries on his right abdomen and left arm.

While violent crime has been on the rise, there has been absolutely no reaction from the Minister of Nation-al Security. No press conference. No new anti-crime measure. No new op-erations. No worry from the Minister who always has all the answers and the biggest ideas.

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Dr. lesbia Guerra Cocom gets the job done!

Before

After

Arenal Village, Cayo District, July 1, 2014

The voters of Cayo West can’t wait for the Barrow Administration to call the elections. The voters can’t wait to rid themselves of one of the most neglectful politicians in Belize’s political history. Despite being in office for three long terms, the UDP’s Erwin Contreras has nothing extraordinary to show as his doing, per-haps except for wealth accumulation.

Cayo West has suffered under Contre-ras. Some say Melchor and the special Free Zone at the western border get more atten-tion than any of the communi-ties in the area. For example, for many months now, the streets in Arenal have been deterio-rating rapidly. Contreras has promised elec-tion after elec-tion that he will fix them but has failed to deliver. And it’s not like Arenal Village is remotely locat-ed. It is only 7 miles from Ben-que Viejo del Carmen.

Take for ex-ample the street at the entrance to the village. It got so bad that the road began eating away. Motorists drove on that street at their own per-il, as the deteriorating condi-tions caused terrible accidents and at times claimed tires, ball joints and other parts. Taxi driv-ers began charging more due to the road conditions. Even residents risked spraining their ankles and injuring them-selves some other way when traversing into the village, es-pecially during emergencies. Residents complained loudly. Local farmers said it made it difficult to transport their pro-duce.

Luckily, PUP Standard Bearer Dr. Lesbia Guerra Co-

com saw the urgency of doing street repairs in collaboration with the PUP Village Council and the community. Working togeth-er, road works equipment began filling and levelling the street to make it passable.

Naj and the Village Council have been lobbying for support from the Government, but those efforts have been fruitless. As usual, the Barrow Government is victimizing the people of Are-nal for voting a PUP Council. The Barrow Administration and Con-treras would rather the commu-

nity suffer than allow it to progress under PUP Leaders.

Dr. Lesbia Guerra Cocom, members of the PUP Arenal Village Council and community residents

worked together to do repairs to Arenal street


Officer Down!

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PUP at 60% of threshold

Southern Belize

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By Francis W. FonsecaOver the past six weeks

I have been visiting com-munities in Southern Belize along with the four elected PUP Area Representatives who comprise the Southern Caucus of our Party.

The Southern Caucus is chaired by the Hon. Oscar Requena of Toledo West and guided by the experienced hand of the veteran politi-cian Hon. Mike Espat.

Espat and Requena have formed a special bond of friendship.

The young, passionate, militant Requena from San Pedro Columbia and the

no-nonsense, focused Se-nior Minister from PG.

From the Stann Creek District we have the hum-ble, respectful, thoughtful Educator Hon. Ivan Ramos in Dangriga, and the hard working, pragmatic and skillful Hon. Rodwell Fer-guson from Stann Creek West.

There is a sense of unity and purpose in the Southern Caucus that our entire Party can benefit from.

There is mutual respect and a clear understanding that their fates and futures are inextricably linked.

Southern Belize can be proud of its Leaders.

It is this type of uni-ty and purpose that will allow the PUP to form the next Government of Belize and bring develop-ment to our rural com-munities.

The next PUP Gov-ernment will invest in the South and create new economic opportunities in Tourism, Agriculture, and Manufacturing.

The South has been abandoned and neglect-

ed by the UDP for the past sev-en years.

The PUP will deliver better quality education and health-care. We will make land available to the people of the South, and we will create jobs for Southern Belize.

Water and electricity must be provided to those commu-nities which still do not have access to these basic needs. Village and farm roads must be built and maintained.

The people of Southern Be-lize recognized after only four years that the UDP is a failed Government with no plan or vision for Belize’s development and so in 2012 the South voted all BLUE!!

The South has already tak-en the first step. All that is left now is to have their leaders, the members of the Southern Cau-cus, be a part of the next new PUP Government that will work for Southern Belize.

That is sure to come!!

Believe

PUP NOTICEMunicipal Elections – San Ignacio/Santa

Elena Towns

The People’s United Party is inviting interested applicants for the upcoming San Igna-cio/Santa Elena Town Coun-cil Elections to submit their applications. A Convention is slated for Sunday, August 24th, 2014.

Applications are available from the PUP Secretari-at, Independence Hall, #3 Queen Street, Belize City.

C omplete d appl icat ions must be filled and returned to the Chair person and the Secretary General. The non-refundable fee must be submitted to the Secretariat along with the necessary documentation to complete the application.

Deadline for submission is July 18th, 2014.

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UDP SACRED COWS

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“Overnight is a long time (in politics) and a week is forever” – U.S. Journalist Dan Rather

It has been 41 weeks since the Penner im-migration scandal broke. It all began with the announcement by the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday September 19, 2013 that Penner was being stripped of his Ministerial portfolio.

Considering Dan Rather’s description of what a week is in politics, we can only imag-ine how tense and unstable the 41 weeks that have passed have been like for Dean Barrow who admitted that a visa/passport scandal could and would “bring down this Govern-ment”. Difficult because Barrow has shown us his best theatrics to show that his dolly-house is in order.

A strange thing has happened to Barrow ever since the Penner scandal broke. The man who once spoke boldly that the UDP will keep a squeaky clean image and that he would act on the whiff of corruption and that he has a special machete for corruption seems to have lost his way.

Barrow has been heard lamenting the ac-tions of his Ministers which he said affects his personal image and reputation. But at other occasions, he defends those Ministers, and even finds new meaning to what every other Belizean would consider barefaced corrup-tion.

A strange thing did occur with the Penner scandal. We thought Barrow would have put a stop to it, but he never did. He chose to let it live and breathe, and now it has spread like a cancer eating away the UDP.

With only 17 seats in the House of Rep-resentative, Penner turned into a sacred cow for the UDP. The UDP cannot afford to lose

Penner, rather, the UDP cannot afford to lose a seat in the House, so even though Penner’s transgressions have been serious, he contin-ues to occupy his space on the ruling Party’s side of the House. Compare this to Barrow’s wicked behaviour towards Hon. Marcel Car-dona, who was thrown out of the UDP side by Barrow and forced to sit with the Oppo-sition in the House of Representative simply because Cardona had spoken against what he viewed as serious corruption in the UDP. Yes it is the same Barrow who said he will fight corruption.

Penner isn’t the only one living with much ease despite a thick cloud of infamy. Despite being caught red-handed with his hands in the cookie jar at the Belize Airports Authori-ty, Castro walked away with just a slap on the wrist. Castro – another sacred cow! Mark King committed political suicide and embar-rassed his party when he said that the UDP police that UDPs are first, Belizeans second and PUPs last. But Mark King is now also a sacred cow! Pablo Marin and his CEO have proven to be incompetent and incapable of properly administrating our health sector but to Barrow, they are also sacred cows.

The only lesson the UDPs seem to have learnt from Penner is that Barrow’s rule is ful-ly dependent on their seats in the House, col-lectively and in this case, more importantly, individually.

The UDP has 16 sacred cows in the House under King Barrow. We will be seeing the Master of the Games at his best over and over again, not because he wants to but because it is the only way he will survive and keep a hold of power.


HAVE HOPE! The PUP will Serve The People

TEaM JOSE CHaCON Victorious in Belmopan City Council Convention

LiqUoR LiCeNSe NoTiCeS

Notice is hereby given that TRi-CiA BRADLeY is applying for a Publican Special Liquor Li-cence to be operated at “Mel’s Place”, situate at 318 Mahogany Heights, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Or-dinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that WeNDe YAN is applying for a Convenience Store Liquor Li-cense to be operated at “L&F Fast Food and Grocery”, situate at #7 Douglas Jones Street, Be-lize City, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Or-dinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that AL-BeRT JoHNSoN is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “The Garden Restaurant”, situate at Mile 30 Hummingbird Highway, St. Mar-garet’s Village, Cayo District under the Intoxicating Liquor Li-censing Ordinance Revised Edi-tion 1980.

NumBer of votes per CaNdidate:Mayoral Candidate: Jose Chacon: 529 (elected)

Noel Avila: 632 (elected)Ruby Botes: 611 (elected)

Francis Chan: 598 (elected)William Hernandez: 594 (elected)

Anthony Lewis: 629 (elected)Judith Rivero: 579 (elected)

Mayoral Candidate: Jorge Flores: 290Hope Amadi: 342

inesita August: 329Coretta Banner: 361

Jose ico: 343Margarita Sub: 325Lawrence Tush: 315

Total Votes Cast: 1024Number of Spoilt Ballots:1

Number of Rejected Ballots: 10

Kidnapping in OW?a spraying container with mixed chem-icals was nearby. The container’s tube had been sliced through. The family also found what appeared to be remnants of duct tape and coins on the ground.

Cervantes’ family members keep holding on to hope that their loved one will be found or returned to them safely. But they are also gripped with fear that it could be a kidnapping.

Ramon Cervantes Jr. said that he re-ceived a call from his father on Tuesday morning and he knew something was wrong.

“I spoke with him; his voice was very exhausted and very weak. That’s not my dad; he has a strong voice. The things that he said were incongruent to his personality. He would never say he is lost somewhere in San Jose. He’ll find his way in and out. That’s the type of person he is. Plus, in one of the con-versations, he said that he was with a person. So, I told him to let me speak to the person, and the phone cut off.”

Cervantes Jr. said that when he called his father back, he got a different response.

“When I called back, he said, ‘Mon-chi, I’m alone. I’m alright; I’m fine’ But I can tell; I know him,” shared Cervantes

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matter as a case of missing per-son for now. Flyers have been issued throughout the area and Police check points have been posted at various points. Police sources say that several persons were questioned, including em-ployees hired at Cervantes’ busi-ness establishment.

None of the family members have been contacted by any-one seeking ransom or making threats. Unless the Police get some indication that the case is kidnapping, they will continue treating the case as a missing per-son investigation.

Cervantes is well known and highly respected in the Orange Walk community. He served as Mayor and Senator under the People’s United Party. His son, Cervantes Jr., was recently elect-ed as the PUP Standard Bearer for Orange Walk North division. Cervantes Sr. is a cane farmer and a senior member of the cane farmer’s association. He and his family own various businesses in Orange Walk Town.

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Dan Silva

PUP Leader Attends Huge Rally in Santa Teresa

HAVE HOPE! The PUP will Serve The People

Maya Centre, Stann Creek West, Sunday June 22, 2014

L to R: Hon. Mike espat, Hon. ivan Ramos, Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca, Hon. oscar Requena, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson

and Punta Gorda Mayor Anthony Fuentes

Hon. ivan Ramos addressing large crowd of supporters

Party Leader Hon. Francis and young supporter

Young and dynamic: Hon. os-car & PUP Leader Hon. Francis

Hon. Francis meeting and greeting supporters at rally

Large crowd of over 1,000 supporters attended Sunday’s rally with PUP Leaders in Santa Teresa, Toledo West

A true fighter for his people!! Toledo West Area Representa-

tive Hon. oscar Requena

over 1,000 supporters attended a rally in Santa Teresa Village to support their Area Representative Hon. oscar Requena and the leaders of the People United Party.

They also came out to lis-ten to the PUP’s agenda of job creation and econom-ic development.


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Court Christened!!

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Ras Indio should be named Belize’s musical am-bassador!

For several years now, Ras Indio has been Belize’s most visible male reggae art-ist. He has consistently de-livered reggae music, album after album. But more impor-tantly, Ras Indio has kept Be-lize on the international scene with appearances at dozens of concerts around the globe every year.

When Ras Indio stopped by the BELIZE TIMES a cou-ple weeks ago, we asked him how busy his year has been so far and his answer was REAL BUSY! Since March, Ras Indio has been featured in SIX concerts in the United States. Now, that’s big! That’s representation!

This weekend, Ras Indio prepares for the highly-antic-ipated Belize Caye Fest which will be held in Inglewood, Cal-ifornia. The event will feature other Belizean artists includ-ing T.R. Shine.

On July 19th Ras Indio will have a spot on the “Reg-gae in Los Angeles 2014” Concert that will headline Taurus Riley and also feature Dean Fraser, Blak Soil band and Yellowman.

On July 20th, Ras Indio then moves on to San Diego for another concert.

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VEGAS COME UP AGAIN!

Lord’s Bank Sunrise

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HOly REDEEMER GiRlS & ST. MaRTiN DE PORRES bOyS wiN

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Belmopan City, June 29, 2014Team Predators’ Nissan

Arana won the Cycling Federation of Belize’s annual national road championship held along the Philip Goldson and George Price High-ways over the weekend. Team Sagitun’s 5-time Women’s Cross Country champ Shalini Zabaneh won her 6th road championship, while Team BECOL Uprising’s Zahir Figueroa won the junior race and Team Benny’s Megabytes’ Robert Liam Stewart won the masters category.

Elite1st Nissan Arana – Predators

Belize2nd Brandon Cattouse – C-Ray

Road’s Addikz team3rd Giovanni Lovell – Belize

Telemedia teamFemale1st Shalini Zabaneh – Team

Sagitun2nd Patricia Chavarria – BECOL

Cycling3rd Kaya Cattouse – Smart

C-Ray

Nissan aranawins 2014 Cycling Road

Championship

Masters1st Robert Liam Stewart – Benny’s

Megabytes2nd Jose Choto – C-Ray Road Addikz3rd Leroy Cassasola – Belize Teleme-

diaUnder 23 Category1st Giovanni Lovell – Belize Telemedia2nd Joel Borland – Belize Telemedia 3rd Erwin Middleton – BECOL Upris-

ingYouths1st Darien Anderson – Smart Juniors2nd Anthony Marin – Unattached3rd Patrick Williams – Smart JuniorsJuniors1st Zahir Figueroa – BECOL Uprising2nd Phillip Mencias – Mando’s Cy-

cling3rd Delawn Abraham – Benny’s

Megabytes

Nissan Arana wins elite champ

Top Under 23: Joel Bor-land & Giovanni Lovell

Top 3 Females: Patricia Chavarria, Shalini Zabaneh & kaya Cattouse

Belize City, June 27, 2014The undefeated girls

of Holy Redeemer RC School won the national primary school basketball championship at Bird’s isle on Friday, June 27.

In the finals the Holy Redeemer girls bounced out the defending champs Sugar City girls 19-17. They were led by MVP Zaria Jenkins who finished with 16 points. Zelita Catzim led the Sugar City girls with 7 points while Aaliyah Leiva had 6 points.

The St. Andrew’s Anglican School end-ed 3rd place after the St. Peter Claver RC School girls forfeited their game.

In male championship final, the St. Martin’s boys came from behind to win 38-30 over the Hopkins boys. Raheem Baptist led Martin’s with 15 points while Anthony Penate scored 11 points for Hopkins.

3rd place went to the Sacred Heart Primary School boys who squeaked past the St. Peter Claver RC School boys 18-17 with Jerry Guzmal scoring 9 points for Cayo while PG’s Devan Paulino and Tyrelle Garbutt scored 6 points each.

National Sports Council’s Joel Wade presented team trophies and individual medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place win-ners and the Most Valuable Player award to Zaria Jenkins and Tyrece Usher.

Female Team Matches:St. Andrew’s Anglican School vs. Liber-

tad Methodist School - 18-8St. Peter Claver RC School vs. Richard

Quinn RC - 13-12Holy Redeemer vs. Libertad girls - 31-6Louisiana Government School girls vs.

Georgetown girls - 30-2Holy Redeemer vs. St. Andrew’s Angli-

can School - 21-11Louisiana Government School girls vs.

St. Peter Claver RC - 24-9Semi-finalsHoly Redeemer vs. St. Peter Claver RC

girls: 13-4Louisiana Government School girls vs.

Andrew’s Anglican School girls - 21-8Male Team Matches:Sacred Heart Primary School vs.

Corozal Methodist School boys - 22-4Holy Family RC vs. St. Peter Claver RC

School - 20-14St. Martin De Porres RC vs. Corozal

Methodist School – 32-5Holy Family RC vs. Louisiana Govern-

ment School - 26-12St. Martin De Porres vs. Sacred Heart

Primary School - 27-13St. Peter Claver RC vs. Louisiana Gov-

ernment School - 14-8Semi-finalsSt. Martin de Porres vs. St. Peter

Claver RC - 35-21Holy Family RC vs. Sacred Heart Pri-

mary School - 41-14

Belize City, June 28, 2014Week 9 of the 2014 SMART

Mundialito promises an exciting matchup between the 2 undefeat-ed teams: the City Boys and Collet Strikers at the Yabra green in Belize City on Saturday, July 5.

In Week 8, Game 1 featured the Ladyville Jaguars in a 1-0 upset of the Hattieville United Youth Sporting Club, on a strike by Trivion Bainton in the 1st half.

In Game 2, the City Boys Jrs posted their 6th win: 4-0 against Third World with 2 strikes by Den-roy “Bobo” Lopez, one in the 1st half to lead 1-0 up to the break. In

the 2nd half, Lopez, Akeem Sutherland and Kyle Samuels each scored a goal to seal the 4-0 win.

In Game 3, the Collet Strikers held the Ladyville Rising Stars to a 0-0 draw.

The games between Heights FC vs the Brown Bombers and Carlston FC vs the London Strikers have been re-scheduled as back matches.

Week 9 Games, Saturday, July 5 Third World vs. Carlston FCCollet Strikers vs. City BoyHeights FC vs. Rising StarsLadyville Jaguars vs. Brown Bomb-

ersLondon Strikers vs. Hattieville

United

St. Martin’s boys

City Boys team


kareem Michael, Samira Pott & Daniel Sanchez win barrow & williams table

tennis championships

Godwin Hulse

KHMH & BELIZE BANK BULLDOGS WIN INTEROFFICE

SOFTBALL GAMES

Complex, BWS & Ready Call

win in Firms basketball

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Belize City, June 28, 2014The Complex Generals depos-

ited a 57-45 win on Infotel. Wilfred Richards led the Generals with 16 points while Marshall Nunez Jr. and Cassian Flowers added 10 points each.

Belize City Council edged out the Heritage Heats 57-56. Kenroy Usher ended with 19 points and Densford Bevans added 16 points, while David Macaulay had 7 points and David Rowland 8 points.

Belize Water Services edged Be-lize Bank 62-48. Lindbergh “Prince” Graham led BWS with 15 points.

Ready Call won 75-62 over At-lantic Bank. Lennon Lewis led Ready Call with 28 points while Hubert Baptist added 15 points.

BWS’ Charles Armstrong goes for the rim Heats’ Devon Defour

goes up for a lay up

Belize Bank Bulldogs team

Belize City, June 29, 2014Kareem Michael, Samira

Pott-Musa and Daniel Sanchez won the top spots when the Belize Table Tennis Association held the annual Barrow & Williams table tennis tournament at the Belize Elementary auditorium on Sunday.

Kareem Michael won the Men’s Open: 3-2 against 2nd place winner Nicholas Martin in the finals. After his loss to Yasser Musa, Michael had advanced out of the losers’ bracket by relegating veteran Harold Young to 4th place and Musa to 3rd place.

Samira Pott was invincible to win the women’s champion-ship finals: 3-0 against 2nd place

winner Tyola Casimiro. Tyola had advanced out of the losers’ bracket by relegating Therese Dawson to 3rd place and Ardeth Rudon to 4th place.

Under-19 champ Daniel San-chez was invincible to remain the U-19 champ against a field of 32 players. He defeated 2nd place winner Jaylen Nicholson, who had advanced out of the losers’ bracket by relegating Luis Bardalez to 4th place and John Del Cid to 3rd place.

BTTA membership director Mrs. Janine Carballo presented individual trophies to the 1st place to 4th place winners in each division.

Belize City, June 27, 2014The Karl Heusner Memo-

rial Hospital and Customs/Central Bank ended their los-ing streaks in the Belize City interoffice softball competi-tion over the weekend, while the Belize Bank Bulldogs posted their 5th win.

The KHMH won 13-9 against Belize Telemedia. Dwayne Willacey led KHMH with 3 runs while Ricardo Her-moso and Roy Briceno scored 2 runs apiece. Kiri Lizama, Floyd Flowers, Andrew Baird, Pauline Bradley, Chris Majar-rez and Bobby Usher scored 1 run apiece. BTL’s Nelson Tillett

and Karyl Meighan scored 3 runs apiece, while Tamara Ramsey, Muschae McDonald and Lupito Acosta scored a run apiece.

The Belize Bank Bulldogs outlasted Guardian/NSC 14-13. Agnes Lucas and Leonard Li-nares led the Bulldogs with 3 runs apiece while Shane Pollard and Kenroy Young scored 2 runs apiece, and Tyra Moreira, Nor-man Middleton, Enid Dakers and Jacqueline Bailey also scored 1 run each.

The Customs Central Bank shocked BEL Powersockets: 9-6 and in Game 3, K.H.M.H. also schooled the BWS/Ministry of Education: 18-11.


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Fight for soccer’s ultimate prize still a guessing game

World Cup quarter-finals World Cup Goal leadersJames Rodriguez (Colombia) – 5 goalsThomas Mueller (Germany) – 4 goals

Lionel Messi (Argentina) – 4 goalsNeymar (Brazil) – 4 goals

Arjen Robben (Netherlands) – 3 goalsRobin van Persie (Netherlands) – 3 goals

Karim Benzema (France) – 3 goalsEnner Valencia (Ecuador) – 3 goals

Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) – 3 goalsIvan Perisic (Croatia) – 2 goals

By Nigel Reed, CBC SportsYou didn’t need a rocket scientist to predict Brazil,

Argentina, and Germany would all reach the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup. My fourth, Spain, pulled up lame weeks ago. Everyone’s dark horse, Belgium, is galloping along nicely with two big fences left to jump.

It always was, and remains, Brazil’s World Cup to lose. The very health of a nation depends on it. Yet the host has ‘won’ only two of its four matches to date. Mexico blanked the Brazilians in the group stage, and Chile gave them all they could handle before a shootout finally settled their Round of 16 encounter.

Colombia is next in line. Of the South American contin-gent at this World Cup it is Colombia that has impressed me the most. James Rodriguez has been its biggest star, but like Messi with Argentina, Los Cafeteros is not a one-man band.

Colombia has won each of its four games and looked comfortable in every match. It has conceded just two goals while plundering 11 at the other end of the field. It has creative flair and speed, while 38-year-old veteran Mario Yepes has marshalled his defensive corps with discipline and bravery.

There is no doubt in my mind Colombia has all the tools to ruin Brazil’s party. The only question is one of be-lief. Can coach Jose Pekerman, who led his native Argenti-na to the last eight in 2006, convince his players they can win on Brazilian soil — an outcome that would plunge an entire country into mourning?

In Pekerman’s homeland, the belief is already strong. Argentina has looked anything but convincing at times but ultimately you can’t argue with four straight wins. And you can’t argue that Lionel Messi hasn’t shown up this time. Game after game he has shown us just enough magic to make the difference.

Supporting castThe supporting cast has also played its part. Angel Di

Maria, in particular, has helped relieve the burden on Messi but the solidity of the backline remains in doubt.

Belgium’s Golden Generation will surely pose more serious questions and hope they did not use up all their scoring chances against the Americans. The Red Devils represent an interesting statistic. Despite the early depar-tures of Spain, Italy and England, to name a few, Europe still accounts for 50 per cent of quarter-finalists. France and Germany will need no introduction at the Maracana, a game which will guarantee a European team in the final four.

As usual the Germans have progressed but some-thing’s amiss. The well-oiled machine is not firing on all cylinders with a series of laboured performances against Ghana, the US and Algeria. In contrast, French coach Didier Deschamps has brought back a certain swagger to Les Bleus. Karim Benzema is buzzing again, and Paul Pogba is Patrick Vieira’s heir apparent.

Finally, the fairy tale. All good things must come to an end, and for plucky Costa Rica — the World Cup’s under-dog success story — it surely finishes at the hands of the Dutch. It is tough to imagine Robin van Persie having two quiet games in a row while Arjen Robben has been a revelation.

Yet this is a World Cup where the stereotypes have been torn up. Do as I do — expect the unexpected and you won’t go far wrong.

Argentina star Lionel Messi has shown us just enough magic to make

the difference game after game

NeYMAR iNJUReD, BUT WiLL

PLAY oN FRiDAYTuesday July 1 2014

Neymar was seen visibly limping as he entered Brazil’s training base yesterday evening ahead of their World Cup quar-ter-final.

The Barcelona star took several knocks in the Selecao’s penalty win over Chile on Saturday.

And Marca report that the striker was seen in obvious discomfort as the national team arrived at their Teresopolis training base late on Monday.

The 22-year-old has pain in his left thigh and right knee, and is unlikely to do any proper training at all this week.

Neymar though, is expected to line up against Colombia in Fortaleza on Friday evening.

Arsenal offers Chile’s Alexis Sanchez US$60M deal

Arsene Wenger has offered Barcelona US$60m for the Barcelona and Chile star, Alexis Sanchez, with the French manager ready to convince Sanchez that he should go to north London ahead of a number of other chasing clubs, led by Liverpool.

After impressive performances for a hard working Chile side, Arsene Wenger, who is in Brazil doinas a pundit for French TV, made Sanchez his No 1 summer target.

According to goal.com, Wenger will meet Sanchez’s agent in Brazil this week in a development that is sure to rock Liverpool.

Manchester United and Juventus are also being strongly linked with the 25-year-old.

Earlier this week Barcelona’s sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta said that they would be willing to let Sanchez go, although it has been widely reported that he would be part of a blockbuster deal for Luis Suarez.Brazil’s goleador Neymar

Alexis Sanchez was impres-sive in the 2014 World Cup


bES & Holy Redeemer boys lead basketball competition


WESTERN BALLAz


The Debt-for-Education Swap Potential

Home Economics

By Richard harrisonBelize is classified by the

World Bank as “upper-middle-in-come” with a GDP of US$1.493 billion (2011) and population of 324,100 (2012).

“The initiation of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative in 1996 and its later en-hancements resulted (or will re-sult) in much of the debt of the 40 countries that qualified being forgiven. As a result, for these countries the debts that may still be available for swaps are to be found with non-Paris Club bilater-al creditors and commercial banks who have not yet contributed to the HIPC Initiative. A rough esti-mate (based on end-2009 figures) is that there may be US$3.8 billion of non-Paris Club bilateral debt and an additional US$9.5 billion of debt within the commercial bank sphere available for swaps.

With respect to the small group of other, non-HIPC low in-come countries and the larger group of lower middle income countries, it is likely that only of-ficial bilateral debt would be avail-able for swaps, as most countries would probably not accept relief on commercial debt for fear of losing financial market creditwor-thiness. Such strong assumptions leads to estimates that there may be US$15.4 billion for non-HIPC LICs and US$207.3 billion for low-er middle income countries. The foregoing generalizations allow a very rough estimate of total debt that may be available for swaps. For the 96 countries classified by the World Bank as low income or lower middle income there may be as much as US$236 billion in debt available for swaps.

It is important to add that crit-ical development needs remain unmet in upper middle income countries. Debt swaps could also be used to help these countries accelerate their progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.” ~ UNESCO ED-11/EFA/ME/5REV August 2011

Belize’s national debt stood at US$1.221 billion in 2013, or 75.53% of GDP. Its debt-to-GDP ratio peaked in 2003 at 101.26% of GDP, and since then declined to 80.83% in 2008 (US$1.101 bil-lion)...and then to 75.42% in 2012 (US$1.192 billion). However, these numbers do not include debts re-

lated to nationalization of tele-phone, electricity and marine registry operations that remain unresolved in the courts.

Belize needs to rationalize its debts…so that it can invest more and faster in its development.

Debt-for-Education swaps are real opportunities for Belize to achieve this goal. These can be achieved through the issuance of Debt Conversion Development Bonds (DCDB) via the setting up of Debt Conversion Accounts in the Central Bank of Belize.

In such transactions the cred-itor forgives debt on the condition that the debtor makes available some specified amount of local currency funding to be used for specific developmental purpos-es. The swap of debt in exchange for various debtor commitments has been actively practiced since the late 1980s. It is important to note that debt swaps have been seen not only as a means for re-ducing the indebtedness of de-veloping countries, but also as a way to provide additional fund-ing for developmental programs in these countries. It is primarily the latter that has led to a recent surge in debt swap initiatives in a wide range of sectors, including education.

Belize can structure this effort so that education, sustainable natural resources development, biodiversity conservation and en-vironmental protection/rehabilita-tion together form the DEVELOP-MENT focus of these bonds.

This effort must be in con-junction with our national debt management strategy, so that Belize can reduce its debt-to-GDP ratio on a programmed ba-sis to below 50% over the next ten years.

Belize needs to decide whether the nationalization of utility and marine registry com-panies are in the TRUE and BEST interest of Belize….or whether it can achieve its “fair share” ob-jective via upgrading its company and accounting laws (the effects of which would be far reaching in the advancement of transpar-ency and accountability). It also needs to decide on the degree of lean on Venezuelan PetroCaribe credit….without compromise to our need to do business with the world community and especially

our principal trading partners.This will improve Belize’s

macro-economic profile, creat-ing a much more stable long-term enabling environment for growing investments and jobs at a much faster pace. $50 mil-lion per year over ten years of debt-relief would not be overly ambitious.

Belize should use these funds to rapidly develop our post-secondary education in-stitutions, especially in sci-ence-based studies (including research and development) aimed at sustainable develop-ment of our natural marine and land-based resources….so that these institutions can provide services for many more Beliz-eans and students from coun-tries that participate in these swaps…and allow for coop-eration and collaboration with world-class universities and pri-vate companies interested in developing the wide range of natural resources available in Belize.

Our post-secondary educa-

tion institutions already have a foundation set up for this….they may need to make ad-justments to meet specific economic and social objec-tives that form a part of any such plan along the lines of this proposal…the design of their “new and improved” curriculum must be a lot more practical and hands-on….with measurable and significant increase in outputs of goods and services from education, research and development ini-tiatives. We must work with international partners, and develop our own capacity and capability, so that R&D prod-ucts and services are appro-priately transferred to market in scale, scope and rate.

Richard Harrison is a local businessman and investor in the manufacturing and ser-vice industries. Mr. Harrison holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Lancaster University, United Kingdom. Send comments to [email protected]

June 16th 2014

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Elections and Boundaries Department hereby informs electors that in accordance with the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9 Part V section 59(1), “transfers from one divisional register to another divisional register” commences on 1st July 2014 and ends on 31st August 2014.

The purpose of this annual activity (exercise) is to allow those persons who have relocated from one Electoral Division to another for a period of two months or over and who may wish to transfer their registration into that new division.

To facilitate the process, electors are encouraged to bring along their Voter Identification Card or any other picture identification such as: “Passport, Social Security Card or a Driver’s License” and ‘a utility bill’ in the elector’s name to assist the officers in the verification of addresses given.

The Elections and Boundaries Department wishes to advise the gener-al public that it is an offence under the Representation of the People Act (ROPA) to give false information for the purpose of been registered/trans-ferred.

The Department is also requesting the general public, in particular the “chief occupant” to cooperate with the Registering Officers whilst con-ducting their investigations.

Signed: Francisco G. ZunigaFOR CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER


For SaleBy order of the

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Compa-nies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Assignment of Mortgage made the 10th day of December, 2007, recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 46 of 2007 at Folios 26 – 42, between SoCiAL SeCURiTY BoARD (the Assignor) Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. (the Assignee), and the said MAe TiLLeTT, which said property was mortgaged by the said MAe TiLLeTT to the said SoCiAL SeCURiTY BoARD on the 4th day of April, 2002 and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 17 of 2002 at Folios 711 – 764 will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotia-bank (Belize) Ltd.

THe SCHeDULe

ALL THOSE LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 39 situate on the Southern Side of the Western Highway, Mile 8 Belize District and bounded as follows: On the North for 32.580 metres by Lot No. 38B; On the South for a total distance of 31.986 metres by Lot Nos. 39D & 39E; On the East for 15.008 metres by Lot No. 39A; and On the West for 15.020 metres by A Street; Containing 484.498 Square Metres of land as shown on Plan No. 2042 at the Office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings, erections and developments standing and being thereon.

DATED this 18th day of June, 2014.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP91 North Front Street

Belize CityAttorneys-at-Law for

Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.


Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edi-tion, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 4th day of October, 2001 between RAYMoND WHYTe and ANSeLMA WHYTe of Hercules Avenue, Independence Vil-lage, Stann Creek District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 37 of 2001 at Folios 899 – 922, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

SCHeDULeALL THAT lot piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 388 comprising of 668.756 Square Metres of land sit-uate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 355 of 2001 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 355 of 2001 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 18th day of June, 2014.MUSA & BALDERAMOS

91 North Front StreetBelize City

Attorney-at-Law forScotiabank (Belize) Ltd.


Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Com-panies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Assignment and Transfer of Mortgage made the 17th day of August, 2011, between THe BeLiZe BANk LiMiTeD (the Assignor) SCoTiABANk (BeLiZe) LTD., and ViNCeNT MANGAR JR., which said property was mortgaged by the said ViNCeNT MANGAR JR. to the said BeLiZe BANk LiMiTeD on the 30th day of March, 2009, and recorded at the General Registry in Deeds Book Volume 9 of 2009 at Folios 559 – 588, the said Scotia-bank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

THe SCHeDULe

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land situate along the Punta Gorda/San Antonio Road in the Village of El-ridge, Toledo District. This lot measures on the North side 36.405 metres; On the South 45.779 metres; on the Eastern side 51.549 metres and on the Western side 47.437 metres as shown on plan of subdivision by M. E. Sanchez, Licensed Land Surveyor at Entry No. 11608 Register No. 14 and dated September 12th 2008 and the said lot is numbered 2 on the said plan TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.


MUSA & BALDERAMOS91 North Front Street

Belize CityAttorneys-at-Law for



Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Com-panies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 4th day of September, 1990 between DoMiNGo VALeRio AND RoSe VALeRio of Georgetown Village, Stann Creek District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Volume 18 of 1990 at Folios 371 – 394, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publi-cation of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.


SCHeDULeALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Block No. 27 situate in the Waha Leaf Farm Layout, Stann Creek District and bounded as follows: On the North for 652.34 feet by A Road Reserve; On the East for 1278.95 feet by A Road Reserve; on the Southwest for 846.35 feet by A Road; On the West for 740.25 feet by A Portion of Block No. 6 containing 15.116 acres as shown on Plan No. 1152 at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys.



Belize CityAttorney-at-Law for



illegal Guatemalans caught panning for gold inside the Chiquibul forest

Reid

Checking Ourselves

The UDP’s previous term in government had been considered “the worst five years ever” in Belize. This time, they seem intent on

proving to us that we had seen noth-ing yet and are obviously hell-bent on outdoing their transgressions of 1993-1998.

By G. Michael Reid“A nation of sheep will beget a

government of wolves.” - Edward R. Murrow

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” - John Ba-sil Barnhill

“…he who seeks to deceive will always find someone who will allow himself to be deceived. The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a ne-cessity of the present.” - Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

Political consultant Karl Rove is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush. This master propagandist also gets credit for Bush’s 2000 and 2004 success-ful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech Bush referred to Rove as “the Architect” who planned and constructed his rise to the highest office in that land. It was said that Karl Rove was a student of Joseph Goebbels, Hit-ler’s minister of propaganda and the man who supposedly wrote the book on deceit. If indeed Rove was student to Goebbels then we would have to assume that our own Prime Minister, Dean Oliver Barrow, is student to both Goeb-bels and Rove and with some Ma-chiavellian qualities thrown in for good measure.

A central theme from Rove’s handbook is a quote attributed to the philosopher Voltaire, that the “masses are asses”. Listening to the press briefings and confer-ences given by our own Prime Minister, one would have to con-cede that he has also adopted that philosophy. Barrow’s arrogance and total disrespect for the intel-ligence of Belizeans is legendary and he puts it on full display in every meeting of the press and appearances in the House of Rep-resentatives. His half-cackling and exaggerated gesticulations while

lying through his teeth seem intend-ed to mock the intellectual capacity of reporters and members of the public alike. He then lifts another passage from the Karl Rove Book of rules, “The receptivity of the great masses is very limited, their intel-ligence is small, but their power of forgetting is enormous.” One need only compare Mr. Barrow vari-ous speeches to realize how heavily he relies on the people’s tendency to forget.

Another one of Rove’s strategies employed by Mr. Barrow consistent-ly is that “The cleverest trick used in propaganda is to accuse your ene-

mies of doing themselves what you are doing.” We’ve seen this used against the Unions, against BGYEA and against the Opposition in the House. Mr. Barrow throws stones, hides his hand and then assumes the role of victim. “They are being rude to me but I won’t reply in kind”. Who is ruder, more insulting and quarrelsome than Mr. Barrow himself? He tried the same trick with Eamon Courtenay, accusing him of “sweating fever for Michael Ashcroft” and representing Ash-croft’s interest against the Belizean people. While we the people might

have forgotten, Eamon reminded us that he, Barrow, was Michael Ash-croft’s chief attorney and “architect” for many years. Courtenay, you see, has a bag of tricks of his own and came back hard at the Prime Minis-ter, prompting a threat of legal action against the current President of the Bar. I wonder if that case would have gone before Justice Awich? The prob-lem is that Mr. Courtenay himself is an accomplished lawyer and has like-ly read many of the very books that Mr. Barrow has borrowed his tricks from. While you’re looking at monkey, monkey’s looking dead at you!

Normally, a person in Mr. Barrow’s position would have a henchman who would do their propaganda for them. Delroy Cutkelvin once played the role but he could not measure up and he himself has fallen victim to Barrow’s treachery and deceit. Mr. Barrow seems to enjoy the game very much and has even referred to himself as “the master of the game”. The game can only remain effective however, as long as the people allow themselves

to remain ignorant and susceptible to the bullshit.

It is one thing for Dean Barrow to treat the Belizean people as ass-es but it is another for us to continue allowing ourselves to be led in such a buffoonery fashion. Belizeans must take a deep look at ourselves and realize that we are being made the laughing stock of the region, if not the world. The Penner debacle, the Cas-tro misgivings, Mark King designating Belizeans as second class citizens, the nepotistic practices; all smoothly transfused, excused, confused and given “explanations explanatory of

things explained”. The man is good at what he does, but what he does is not good at all for Belize.

If there is any good at all, it is that Belizeans are getting valuable lessons in how not to choose a leader. Dean Barrow has revealed himself as a master of deception, “with nothing but contempt for the Jeffersonian foundation of an informed electorate.” We the peo-ple must educate ourselves for it is said that against such manipula-tion, “Your best weapon is an edu-cated mind.”

While the PUP has not led public demonstrations, civil unrest and taken up bricks and stones to break up our cities, much has been done in way of educating people in the way that we should be gov-erned. Attacks on the Constitution have been challenged in court, pro-posals for reform proposed in the Lower House and Senate Inquiry called for in the Upper Chamber. Thanks to COLA, we know that regular citizens can launch a Pri-

vate Prosecution and while the attempt was struck down on a petty technical-ity, we saw another private citizen challenge an Area Representative for failure to carry out his duties.

The UDP’s previous term in government had been considered “the worst five years ever” in Belize. This time, they seem intent on proving to us that we had seen noth-

ing yet and are obviously hell-bent on outdoing their transgressions of 1993-1998. The people drove them out that time and will do so again as soon as elections are called, but we must ensure that never again are we so duped and be taken for such fools. The power of the peo-ple must always be greater than people in power and the govern-ment must be afraid of the people, not the other way around. In the words of Bob Marley, “emancipate yourselves from mental slavery for none but ourselves can free our minds”. May GOD bless Belize!


WEll DOnE linA HUAng!

Mexico presents clarinet concert in

Belize

Belmopan, Belize, 2 July 2014.- The Embassy of Mexico invites the general public to the clarinet concert “From Yucatan to the World” by the Mexican ensemble Páax utia’al iik’ to be held at the Institute of Mexico in Belize City on Saturday July 5th and

By Father Matt RuhlWe all know what a beautiful country

we have. We are lucky to live in Belize- a country with majestic mountains, incredible jungles and breathtaking islands. A country where you can be in the heart of the Mayan jungle and in less than 2 hours be lying on a pristine beach. A country where people fly from all over the world to come explore our magnificent reef and marine sites as well as our diverse flora and fauna.

Even with all these treasures, though, the greatest treasure Belize has to offer and will ever have to offer is its people. The hu-man resource of Belize is by far the most valuable resource of this country. And yet, it is the most endangered and the most threatened- threatened by poverty, threat-ened by escalating violence and threatened by a growing apathy for the important val-ues of life.

Here at Saint Martin’s, we have had a first-hand view of this growing danger to the people of Belize. Being in the heart of the violence, crime and poverty, Saint Mar-tin’s has had to bury many of its own and has witnessed the decay that threatens its youth. It is easy to become disheartened. But we do not. A wise person once said- “Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.” How very true this is. And here at Saint Martin’s, we have clung to this truth and have been pushing for it to be a saving grace, a lifeline - for our parish, for our neighborhood and for OUR Belize. We do not lose hope because we truly believe that education is one of the most vital com-ponents to fixing the ills of Belize.

Our Saint Martin de Porres School is a work in progress. We see so many areas where we can grow and strengthen so that we can provide a better education for the many students we serve. It has not been an easy task to revamp a school. In fact, it can be very daunting and overwhelming at times. That is why we always feel so revital-ized and reenergized when we get amazing news like we did recently. For one of our own- one of our past graduates of Saint Martin’s has gone on to be the Valedictorian of one of the most prestigious high schools in Belize. Lina Huang has graduated from Saint Catherine Academy with the highest honor possible. She is the valedictorian for her graduating class. Lina, we are so very proud of you. We congratulate you for your hard work these past 4 years. We salute you for not letting any disadvantages you may have felt hold you back. We thank you for making our school so very proud. Well-done Lina!!

In fact, Saint Martins is proud to say that many of our past students have gone on to do well in their different high schools across Belize. We honor and salute all of you. We thank you for working hard and for believing in yourself. We encourage you to continue in your studies, to continue work-ing hard, to continue to break the cycle. We truly believe that education will be our saving grace. It will not be the only compo-nent. We need prayer and we need support and as always we need and have God. But education is a vital part - one that we must continue to promote and strengthen here at St. Martin’s and throughout Belize.

at the Embassy of Mexico in Belmopan on Sunday July 6th, 2014.

The dynamic ensemble was formed in May 2012, with the main objective to produce chamber music with different in-struments. Their repertoire ranges from the Baroque: Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, clas-

sical: Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, to Romantic, Impressionist, Mexican music and Jazz.

The ensemble Páax utia’al iik’, made of five clarinetists will allow the listeners to enjoy a musical jour-ney where they will appreciate the different tones, colors and styles that the clarinet can provide.

These presentations are part of the cultural program 2014 of the Em-bassy of Mexico in Belize.

The first concert will take place on Saturday, July 5th 2014, at 6:30 pm, at the Institute of Mexico, locat-ed at the corner of Newtown Bar-racks and Wilson Street in Belize City.

The second concert will be held on Sunday, July 6th 2014, at 6:30 pm, at the Embassy of Mexico, located on North Ring Road, Belmopan.

Admission for both concerts is free and is open to the general pub-lic.


Happy Holidays!

Playing “Lass”

My teenage daughters try playing ‘lass’ on me every time I catch them doing something that they know will aggra-vate me or their mother. One day, my wife bought a Ferrero Rocher choco-late for each member of the house-hold, but unlike every other person in

my family, I did not rush to eat the fancy chocolate. I believe in waiting until the right moment to truly savor any treat, and so I left the chocolate in the cupboard until ‘The Moment’. That moment finally arrived four days later, and I raced to the hiding place to truly show this Ferrero Rocher who was boss. Unfortunately, I could not find it. I called every mem-ber of the family and asked them pointedly if they had taken my snack. Everyone pretended they had no idea what I was talking about and even accused me of eating my own treat and forgetting about it!

Humans are not the only beings that play ‘lass’ or act stupid even with their full and capable comprehension abili-ties. There are several instances in the Kingdom Constitution that display God’s more humorous side. The key difference between when a human plays the part of a simpleton and when God pretends to act ‘lass’ is that God always has a plan for his actions while sometimes, humans are genuine-ly clueless. Take the well-known account of Cain and Abel. After Cain got upset at his brother and decided to do him in a field, God came down again to talk to Cain. Instead of out rightly accusing Cain of the First Murder, however, God chose to play ‘lass’. He asked Cain, “Where is your brother”. God knew full well that Cain had killed his brother, but chose to pretend as though He did not know to test Cain’s heart. Cain’s response, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” revealed that Cain held no remorse for his actions.

God offered Cain an opportunity to repent by playing ‘lass’ and Cain rejected it. But not everyone was so foolish as to not take advantage of such Divine behavior. When God put on skin and came to earth, He grew up as a child in Israel and when He became a man, performed many miracles. The Son of God, Jesus, was walking along the road one day when he heard a blind man calling out to Him. Now, obviously, the blind man had heard of Jesus’ ability to heal the sick and even raise the dead. As He noticed this poor beggar on the street, this conclusion must have come to mind, but instead of healing the man and getting it over with, Jesus asked a rather obvious question. “What do you want?” Hello??? Did Jesus think the man wanted bread or maybe a new robe? The man could have gotten upset and could have answered Jesus rashly. But he passed the test. He showed his true heart through his faith and humility. And he was healed.

Whenever we don’t understand what God seems to be doing in our lives and whenever we feel like the circumstanc-es He allows translate into the Creator getting a bit ‘lass’, remember that God works everything to the good of those who love Him.

Until next week,God bless


Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Com-panies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 30th day of August, 2012 between MARiA SoRAiA RoCHeS of Hopeville Area, Punta Gorda Town, Toledo District, Belize of the one part, and Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., of the other part, and re-corded in Deeds Book Vol. 21 of 2012 at Folios 67 – 136, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.


SCHeDULeALL THAT piece and parcel of land being Lot No. 100 comprising 549.538 square Metres situate in Hope-ville Village, Toledo District, Belize and described as shown on Plan No. 2064 attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 370 of 2010 in the office of the Commis-sioner of Lands And Surveys in the City of Belmopan TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and thereon.



Belize CityAttorney-at-Law for


BY ORDER OF CHARGEENOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL

HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Chargee under and by virtue of a Charge registered at the Land Registry between Marion Webster Jones and the said Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited.

HRCU will at the expiration of three months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule below.

ALL offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing to HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED from whom full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained.

SCHEDULEALL THAT piece or parcel of land comprising 411.11 square yards being Parcel 770, Block 45 in the King’s Park Registration Section situate at No. 2 St. Joseph Street, Belize City, Belize District, TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon, the freehold property of MARION WEBSTER JONES.

DATED the 23rd day of June 2014

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High Achievers Forum – Better Education for ALL Belizean Youth!

By Alton F. humes (Freelance Re-porter)BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Belize’s High School Graduation Season has long since passed, but the ever-present and mounting con-cerns over the next generation of stu-dents who are anxiously preparing for their own journey through the system hangs over like an unpleasant cold-front. But luckily, the High Achievers Forum, held at the Toucan Room of the Best Western-Biltmore Hotel, was a first step to not only begin addressing those concerns, but to make them the top priority for all people, regardless of political or other types of differences.

The event was organized by the Belize Youth Movement (BYM), the youth arm of the People’s United Par-ty (PUP). The forum was a cross-sec-tion of some of the best, top-rated graduates from Belize City’s top high schools (Nazarene, Pallotti and Maud Williams amongst them), as well as senior Party officials, including attor-ney and Caribbean Shores Standard Bearer Mr. Kareem Musa, Senator Hon. Anthony Sylvester, Party Chair-man Henry Usher and invited guests from other sectors of the society.

BYM President Alberto Vellos greeted the gathering and acknowl-edged all those at the event, con-gratulating each student for reaching such an important milestone. He was followed by a presentation by SJC Lecturer/ 2014 Belize District Teacher of the Year award recipient Mr. Yasser Musa. Musa, who is also a Founder of the Image Factory Art Foundation, had this gem to pass on to the young stu-dents: “the problem with the educa-tion system is not money…it is the attitude of those who are in charge”. He added that too many teachers teach from a position of “power and fear” instead of teaching “from Your Heart... teach with LOVE”. When it comes to reading, he put it in terms of the effect it has on social activism: “I never met a person who read books who wasn’t a great contributor to their community.”

He closed his uniquely chaotic speech with a potent jab at the Gov-ernment, demanding that they focus instead on ‘national wealth’ – fulfilling the real-life, day-to-day needs of its citizens instead of focusing on some-thing like the GDP, an idea the Govern-ment ought to mull over, but probably never will.

Notable businessman and forward thinker Mr. Richard Harrison gave an impressive presentation on “Culture, Education and Social Develop-ment”. Harrison spoke on how young people could learn to “have an open mind for a different view”, starting with learning other languages to be better competitors not only nationally, but also regionally and internationally. His presentation underscored a need for urgent review of what we consider culture, education and social develop-ment in the country.

Harrison advocated that young

graduates, especially those who put in their fair share and are creative, should be ‘better rewarded’ for their efforts.

After lunch, Mr. Nephi Pott, the Valedictorian of the 2014 graduating

class of Nazarene High School, gave a brief speech concerning “The Challenges of Student Life in high School”. He spoke candidly of the obstacles he faced and how he went about dealing with them, never losing focus on his goal to be the best student.

After an analysis on their high school years which was presented by paired students, PUP Leader and Leader of the Opposition Fran-cis Fonseca addressed the gather-

ing. He commended the BYM for planning the event and said that it’s “something we have to build on in the future.”

Hon. Fonseca said that the ini-tiative was particularly helpful to him because he got to speak and listen to the students. “We will be able to better and more effective-ly carry out our agenda of reform in the economy and education,” he stated.

He said that a central focus of the next PUP Government will be to expand the opportunities for learning, minimise the threats faced by our students and ensure that the education imparted is of high quality and relevance to our realities in Belize.

Hon. Fonseca spoke of the Par-ty’s goal to merge the digital world and education with the introduction

of special tablets that will contain ed-ucational material that will eliminate the use of heavy backpacks and ex-pensive books.

“We are serious about a new era of politics, a new era of gov-ernance that embraces the vision and ideas of the young people of Belize,” remarked Hon. Fonseca.

An inspiring closing address was delivered by Micah Goodin, the PUP’s young and dynamic standard bearer for Collet. Goodin encouraged the students to remain active in their communities and to make a differ-ence that could reshape Belize and steer us away from the direction we are currently headed.

The event is only the beginning, and is certainly worthy of discuss-ing and even celebrating. We can certainly hope that some useful and important discussion can take place sooner rather than later, with the goal for next year being to make the High Achievers Forum not just bigger and better, but also yield that far-reaching goal of attaining better education for all Belizean youths.

Yasser Musa

Richard Harrison

Party Chairman Henry Usher with BYM President Alberto Vellos

Senator Anthony Sylvestre Jr. and students work on analysis

PUP Leader Hon. Francis listens as high achiever makes presentation


Minister’s security dogs kill man

CaRTOOn

Faber crashes

into Police mobile

More taxpayers’

money going to waste

Belize City, June 30th, 2014UDP Collet Area Representative

Patrick Faber seems to be absorbed with bad luck.

Faber, whose political career has been spiralling down the toilet, is back on the news this week and this time it’s for crashing into a Po-lice vehicle that was responding to an emergency.

Faber, we are told, was rushing unto Freetown Road from St. Thom-as Street when he crashed into a Police mobile that was responding to a fire alert on Sunday June 29th. Witnesses say the Police mobile had its siren blaring, but that didn’t stop Faber.

At the time of the accident, Faber was breaking a Government policy of driving a Government-as-signed vehicle during the weekend. He was dressed in a t-shirt and short pants, so he was clearly not on official duties. He was also in se-rious traffic violation as his vehicle, a brand new 2012 Toyota Prado, did not have any license plates.

After the collision, Faber did not stop to check or render aid if any of the Police officers were injured. He quickly sped off, leaving behind his vehicle’s bumper which had been wrenched off by the impact. Wit-nesses say he appeared to be hiding from the public, but he had already been seen.

Moments later, Faber showed up at the Queen Street Police Sta-tion, and was caught by news cam-eras quarrelling with the driver of the Police vehicle.

He didn’t stay long there. He was picked up by someone driving a dark tinted Toyota Hilux, which again, had no license plates and rushed away.

Faber accepted some respon-sibility in a text sent to television news stations. He claimed not to have heard or seen any sirens. He also said that he will take on the cost of repairs to the Police vehicle, which we take it to mean that tax-payer’s monies will be used to repair two vehicles.

We doubt Faber will learn any lesson from this incident. Next time Patsy, leave the Government-vehi-cle parked and use your own! Stop wasting taxpayers’ money!

Independence Village, Stann Creek District, June 30, 2014

Minister Joy Grant quickly hired an attorney following the vicious and fatal assault of 23 year old Jef-frey O’Brien by dogs which guarded her house in Independence Village.

O’Brien was on a usual trek to his house after going fishing at the nearby lagoon around 11:00pm on Friday June 27th, when he was at-tacked by up to four vicious dogs. O’Brien, it is believed, attempted to ward off the canines, but he suf-fered bites and other wounds which left him on the ground bleeding and badly injured. When O’Brien was discovered by a minor, he was rushed to the community Polyclinic, but it was too late as he had appar-ently bled to death. He had received bites that mutilated his body, almost severing one of his hands.

The dogs belong to a property

Jeffrey o’Brien

owned by Minister Joy Grant. The dogs are used by her security to guard her house. The canines are normally tied up to prevent attacks, but on Friday night the dogs had been let go because the security left to buy and he was under strict orders to always guard Minister Grant’s home.

The family says Grant has not even called to express any form of concern or sympathy for the incident.

When the family attempted to con-tact her, her driver answered the phone call and told the family that they must deal with her attorney.

“Ms. Joy Grant we try contact she…fu she driver answer we that she lef everything in the hands of the attor-ney…fu weh reason attorney. Attorney noh even know weh happen. The lady noh even know weh happen…she just get the message. These people need to have more caution with these animals. You could never have these dogs run-ning around and not have a proper, se-cure place,” said the deceased’s uncle, Francisco Garrido.

Neighbors say it is not the first time that the same dogs have attacked someone. They shared that it has oc-curred at least three times, with one of the previous victims having been a senior citizen.

Reports are that the Police have de-tained two of the dogs.

Belize City, June 28th 2014Another in a series of capacity building training

initiatives was held at Independence Hall on Queen Street on Saturday June 28, 2014.

Key PUP members attended the one-day Train-ing of Trainers workshop which sought to build the capacity of the Party and prepare key officials for battle.

These training initiatives are organised and car-ried out through the efforts of the PUP Secretari-at and Secretary General Mrs. Myrtle Palacio. The workshop was a success!

To learn more about future Party activities, con-tact the PUP Secretariat.

pUp gETs ELECTiOn REady!

belize times july 6, 2014

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