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SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Cayo, Wednesday, November4, 2009: Recent direct hits in SanIgnacio Police’s anti-illegalarms and ammunitionoperations tends to indicate adramatic improvement in thepolice’s information gatheringand intelligence processingcapability. This improvementstands out given that recentsuccesses are targetedmaneuvers and not resultingfrom dragnet operations. On Tuesday, November 3, ateam of policemen from the SanIgnacio Detachment, visitedtwo specific locations within ahalf mile of each other on theMountain Pine Ridge Road andthey emerged with 2 illegalpistols and 39 rounds of liveammunition. In the first instance, it wasshortly after 5 o’clock on themorning of Tuesday, November3, when a team of threepolicemen arrived at the MayaRanch farmhouse located about4 1/2 miles on the MountainPine Ridge Road from itsjunction with the WesternHighway in Georgeville. The Please Turn To Page 11

house was occupied by a maleand female Belizean couple. Asearch of the house led to the

discovery, inside the bedroom,under the bed, of a Jerichobrand, 941SF model, 9 mm

pistol bearing serial number33307818 with an inserted

Steven Edward Stults, 46, the .45 Colt Pistoland the 6 bullets

Isaquias Mai, 26, the 9mm Jericho Pistoland all 33 bullets

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- STAR - Tel:- 626-8822 & 626-3788 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Publisher: Alberto AugustEditor: Nyani Azueta-AugustCirculation: Errol Gonzalez

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Out of respect for readers of the STAR Newspaper, as arule of thumb, when three or more persons visit us to expressconcern on a singular topic, as insignificant as it may seem toothers, we take heed. This is one of those instances. Over the past two weeks, we have received severalexpressions of concern about restrictions being imposed bythe management of Santa Elena’s St. Ignatius High School asit relates to food for students attending that school. The general feeling on the part of those expressing concernis that, in an apparent effort to boost business for thecontracted privately operated cafeteria on the schoolcompound, the school’s management is imposing, what theyconsider to be, unreasonable restrictions for the introductioninto the compound of alternative food to students. Some teachers and parents are of the opinion that, apart frombeing unfair, these restrictions border on violating theirfundamental right to freedom of choice. They furthercontend that fostering a monopoly on food supply for thecafeteria, reduces the spirit of competition with the potentialaccompanying risk of increasing the cost of food andlowering the quality and nutritional value of the food which isimportant for students’ health and, by extension, for theenhancement of their academic performance. One parent contends that not even in a prison environment,where the fundamental rights of prisoners are severelycurtailed, is food restrictions imposed upon inmates.Depending on their outside support base, food from relativesis accepted, an inmate can purchase food from the prison storeand there are those who are even allowed to cook their ownfood inside the confines of the prison. While there is hardly any doubt that St. Ignatius High Schoolis providing an excellent alternative opportunity for otherwiseunderprivileged students to obtain a secondary schooleducation, no effort should be spared at fostering the spirit ofharmony between management, teachers, parents and students. As a point of departure, the management might probably wantto consider drawing from the positive experiences of anynumber of other similar secondary education institutionsoperating cafeteria services in the district or, in a wider sense,countrywide.

The board of director,management and staff,parents and students should,with a sense of urgency, putaside all personal considera-tions on this matter and cometogether as one to nip this riffin the bud thereby calming thewaters so that they can all geton with the more importanttask of providing a solideducational foundation for thefuture leaders and productivecitizens of the nation. It would be remiss of us notthe mention that, apart fromthis hiccup, there are manypositive and innovative thingshappening at St. Ignatius HighSchool. One of the most

recent such developments is the opening, just last Thursday,on campus, of a students’ resource center. It therefore goes without saying that we continue to wish thisfledgling institution of higher education all the very best in itsnoble and vitally important undertaking.

BELMOPAN, Wednesday,November 4, 2009: The Directorate for ForeignTrade in conjunction with theMinistry of Agriculture, BAHA,Customs and representationfrom the Belize AgroproductiveSector Group will beconducting public consultationson the Belize-GuatemalaPartial Scope Agreement. During these consulations, thevarious Ministries and Agencieswill brief the public on severalimportant aspects of theagreement that governs tradeas provided for under theagreement. Several persons from theexporting private sector willshare some of their experiencesand how they expect tradingconditions to change/improveunder the Belize-Guatemala

Partial Scope Agreement. Further, potential exporterswill have an opportunity toaddress any concerns or querieson exporting to Guatemala. The meetings are scheduled asfollows: For Central and NorthernBelize: Thursday, November12th 2009, at the BelizeChamber of CommerceConference Room in BelizeCity commencing at 9:00 a.m. For Western and SouthernBelize: Tuesday, November17th 2009. At the George PriceCenter Belmopan City alsocommencing at 9:00am The GENERAL PUBLIC isinvited to this important event. For more information and toconfirm your attendance, pleasecall the Directorate in Belmopanat 822-3263.



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SAN IGNACIO TOWN, CayoDistrict, Wednesday, Novem-ber 4, 2009: Funeral service was held todayat St. Andrew’s AnglicanChurch in San Ignacio Town forSolomon Phillip “Pepso”Gordon Jr., who passed awayquietly on Friday, October 30 atthe Western Regional Hospitalin Belmopan were he washospitalized for several daysfrom the effects of a stroke. Pepso was born and grew upin the Red Creek Community on

the eastern outskirts of SantaElena Town. Pepso attended St. Andrew’sAnglican Primary School,and from those early days histalent as a goalkeeper wasobvious. A relative who attendedschool with him recalledtowards to the end of the 1960’s,with Pepso in the web, St.Andrew’s hardly ever lost aprimary school football game. In the prime of his life Pepsowas the STAR goalkeeper forthe unstoppable Santa ElenaSteels Football team playingalongside talented teammateslike Rowland Jex in the strikerposition, George Andrews,brothers, Weedy and Lorenzo“Junior” Gonzalez and thepowerhouses defense, Willie“King Black” Wiltshire. In his senior years Pepsomoved up to San Ignacio Town

Solomon Phillip “Pepso”Gordon Jr., 53

SUNRISE: Feb. 18, 1956SUNSET: Oct. 30, 2009

and became like a fixture in thecenter of town in the area ofBurns Avenue and HudsonStreet. A longtime friend, MaestroHernan Ochaeta Sr. whooperates Hangout El Chevariety store near theCoronation Park in San Ignacio,remembers him as an honest andfaithful handy person who wasalways on hand to assist withwhatever chores and errandsthere was to do. Solomon Phillip Gordon Jr.was laid to rest inside the SantaRita Cemetery in San IgnacioTown. He is survived by sisters:Eleanor, Joyce, Janet andGeraldine Gordon; onebrother, Jeffery Gordon and ahost of uncles, aunts, nieces,nephews, cousins and manyfriends. May his soul rest ineternal peace.

Construction of Maya Center Rudimentary Water System Tank & Pumphouse,Stann Creek District

The Government of Belize has secured Loan #15SFR-OR-BZ from the Caribbean Development Bank(CDB) towards the cost of Water Projects and intends to apply part of the Funds to cover eligible paymentsunder the Contract for Construction of Maya Center Rudimentary Water System Tank & Pumphouse,Stann Creek District.

The Social Investment Fund, a Statutory Corporation, established under the Social Investment Fund ActNo. 3 of 1996 and located at Constitution Drive, Belmopan City, Cayo District, hereby invites tenders fromsuitably qualified contractors for the construction of the following:

CONTRACT #001.0436 of 2009: Construction of a Rudimentary Water System for Maya Center, StannCreek District (Construction of tank, pump house and fence)

Construction of a 20,000 gallon ferro-concrete elevated water tank measuring approximately 20’x20’x9’4"elevated by concrete 18" columns 43’ off the ground at the tank base. The footings are 7’x7x’18" and area maximum of 7’-6" below ground level. The structure will be enclosed by a concrete/chain link fence withthe perimeter measuring 200’ with vehicular and pedestrian gates strategically placed for easy access; andconstruction of a concrete ground level pump house measuring 10’x10’ together with a generator pad anda concrete/chain link fence with a perimeter measuring 300’ with vehicular and pedestrian gates strategi-cally placed for easy access.

Tender documents can be obtained from the Social Investment Fund as of Monday November 2, 2009 atthe address below during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of BZE$100.00 per package (cash only).

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Quotation for Maya Center RWS Tank &Pumphouse, Stann Creek District.

ADDRESSED TO: The Executive DirectorSocial Investment Fund

Constitution DriveP.O. Box 459

Belmopan City, Cayo DistrictTenders will be received at the above address no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday November 25, 2009.A Public Opening will be held at the SIF Office in Belmopan at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25,2009.

The Social Investment Fund reserves the right to reject any or all tenders.

Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov2009, 7:18 AM CST A Brazilian bricklayer reportedlykilled in a car crash shocked hismourning family by showing upalive at his funeral. Relatives of Ademir JorgeGoncalves, 59, had identified himas the victim of a Sunday night carcrash in Parana state in southernBrazil, police said. As is customary in Brazil, thefuneral was held the following day,which happened to be the holidayof Finados, when Brazilians visitcemeteries to honor the dead. What family members didn’tknow was that Goncalves hadspent the night at a truck stoptalking with friends over drinks ofa sugarcane liquor known ascachaca. He did not get word abouthis own funeral until it was alreadyhappening Monday morning.Apolice spokesman said Goncalvesrushed to the funeral to let familymembers know he was not dead. “The corpse was badlydisfigured, but dressed in similarclothing,” said the policespokesman, “People are afraid tolook for very long when theyidentify bodies, and I think thatis what happened in this case.” “My two uncles and I haddoubts about the identification,”a niece told O Globo Newspaper.“But an aunt and four of hisfriends identified the body, sowhat were we to do? We wentahead with the funeral.” The police spokesman confirmedthere were doubts: “His momlooked at the body in the casketand thought something wasstrange. She looked and lookedand couldn’t believe it was herson,” Sampaio said. “Before long,the walking dead appeared at thefuneral. It was a relief.”The body was correctly identifiedlater Monday and has already been

buried in another state. Officialsdeclined to release the dead man’sname.






The Government of Belize has received funding through the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)towards the cost of Economic Infrastructure Projects and intends to apply part of the funds to covereligible payments under the contracts for Trial Farm Drainage Project, Orange Walk District.

The Social Investment Fund, a Statutory Corporation, established under the Social Investment FundAct No. 3 of 1996 and located at Constitution Drive, Belmopan City, Cayo District, hereby invitestenders from suitably qualified contractors for the construction of the following:

CONTRACT #003.0026 of 2009: Trial Farm Drainage Project, Orange Walk DistrictThe project consists of the construction of an improved drainage system within the community ofTrial Farm in order to alleviate flooding of the black water creek area situated on the west of thiscommunity.This project consists of the following components:

i) Construction of approx. 3,300 linear meters of earthen trapezoidal channels an average of` 1.5 meters wide at the base and 2 meters wide at the top with 2 meters average depth,

ii) Installation of pre-cast reinforced concrete culverts (30 units) being of 1.5 meters square in average size complete with inlets and outlets and reinforced concrete apron walls to the culverts,

iii) Construction of 35 (4 feet wide by 7 feet long) reinforced concrete pedestrian access ramps as required across the new drains.

Tender documents can be obtained from the Social Investment Fund at the address below during thehours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday for a NON-REFUNDABLE fee ofBZE$150.00 per package starting on October 20, 2009.

Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Trial Farm Drainage Project, Orange WalkDistrict.” addressed TO: The Executive Director, Social Investment Fund - Constitution DriveP.O. Box 459, Belmopan City, Cayo District

Tenders will be received at the above address no later than 2:00pm Friday, November 13, 2009. APublic Opening will be held at the SIF Office in Belmopan at 2:15pm Friday, November 13, 2009.Onsite meetings with interested eligible bidders will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, November 4,2009 in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk District to address any queries that the contractors mighthave about the bidding documents. Contractors who have bought packages are urged to attend.

The Social Investment Fund reserves the right to reject any or all tenders.

TRIAL FARM DRAINAGE PROJECT, ORANGE WALK DISTRICT

BELIZE CITY, Monday,November 2, 2009: A release from the BelizeSoftball Federation informs thatMrs. Philippa Griffith-Bailey,M.B.E., J.P has been electedto the International SoftballFederation’s Hall of Fame inthe Administrators’ category. The election was held during

International Softball Hallof Famer elect,

Mrs. Philippa Griffith-Bailey, M.B.E., J.P

the one week 14th WorldSoftball Congress held on theisland of Margarita, in the Stateof Nueva Esparta, Venezuela,between October 21-27, 2009. Mrs. Bailey is the 8thBelizean to be elected tothe International SoftballFederation Hall of Fame. Shenow joins Mr. Hilberto “Hilly”

Martinez and Ms. Patricia“Pat” Bennett as the onlythree Belizeans in the Adminis-trators’ category. Mrs. Bailey’s service in

softball dates to 1960 when sheserved as secretary of theBritish Honduras AmateurSoftball Association. Shewitnessed the association’stransition into the BelizeSoftball Federation where sheremained as its Secretary until1970. She resided overseas for a fewyears and upon returning homein 1995, she was immediatelyre-elected to the post ofSecretary General, a position inwhich she diligently serveduntil 2007 when her positionchanged to Treasurer of theFederation being the positionshe currently holds. The official Induction datewill be announced shortly. Mrs. Philippa Griffith-Bailey,MBE, JP, is the SecretaryGeneral of the UnitedDemocratic Party.

BY: Cynthia ReeceSANTA ELENA, Thursday,November 5, 2009: The San Ignacio HumaneSociety is sponsoring a“Thanksgiving in Belize”dinner on Saturday, 21 Novem-ber, 2009, from 3:00 to 9:00pm., at the fabulous MahoganyHall Boutique Resort on thePaslow Falls Road, in BulletTree Falls. This fund raising event isto support local efforts forspay/neuter clinics and the newDonna Hill Adoption Center. Tickets are $50 for aThanksgiving Dinner with allfixings along with a glass ofwine. Dinner will be served at 5:00pm, and seating is limited.There will be a cash bar. Local sponsors for the eventinclude: Chaa Creek Kennels,Birdwalk Builders, DuPlooy’sResort, Greedy’s Restaurant andGalen University. Tickets areavailable from Humane SocietyBoard members and at Greedy’sRestaurant on Burns Avenue.

Contact Mary Cariddi at670-6403, for contributions,additional details or directions.Come out and support theefforts to manage and maintainthe local domestic animalpopulation.






Mr. Jones approached the verybeautiful woman in the largesupermarket and said, "Youknow I've lost my wife here inthe supermarket. Can youtalk to me for a couple of

A Canadian boy named Larhad heard stories of an amazingfamily tradition. It seemed that his father,grandfather and greatgrandfather had all been able towalk on water on their 21stbirthdays, to the boat clubacross the lake for their firstlegal drink. So when Lar's 21st camearound, he and his pal Steventook a boat out to the middle ofthe lake. Lar stepped out of the boat

A faithful church going man,who had reached the age of 105,suddenly stopped going tochurch. Alarmed by the old fellow'sabsence after so many years offaithful attendance, the Pastorwent to see him and found himin excellent health, so thePastor asked, "How come afterall these years we don't see you

and nearly drowned. Stevenmanaged to pull him to safety. Furious and confused, Larwent to see his grandmother. "Grandma," he asked, "it'smy 21st birthday, so why can'tI walk across the lake like myfather, his father, and hisfather before him?" Granny looked into Lar's eyesand said, "Because son, yourfather, grandfather andgreat-grandfather were bornin December. You were bornin July.

at services anymore?" The old man lowered hisvoice. "I'll tell you, Pastor" hewhispered. "When I got to be90, I expected God to take meany day. But then I got to be95, then 100, then 105. So, Ifigured that God is very busyand must've forgotten aboutme, and I don't want toremind Him!"

Hiding From The Man Above

minutes?" "Why?" asked the woman "Because every time I talkto a beautiful woman my wifeappears out of nowhere likebad breeze."

Finding Miss Lady

Walking On Frozen Water

The BBC’s Joshua Mmali inUganda says some have beenimpressed by the determinationof the teenage girls. The first case happened in therural area of Masindi onMonday and Ugandan paperssay the baby girl was namedNambuuzo, meaning “bornduring exams”. A boy was born in Kibaale thenext day between the maths andscience exams. Both of the young motherswere taking their nationalprimary school leaving exams. Our correspondent says inprinciple the government does

MINISTRY OF EDUCA-TION, Belmopan, Monday,November 2, 2009: The Ministry of Educationand the CXC National Commit-tee of Belize are pleased toannounce that Ms. StaceyKaryn Grinage of St. John’sCollege Junior College is theMost Outstanding Candidate inthe May-June 2009 CaribbeanAdvanced Proficiency Exami-nations (CAPE) and is thereforethe recipient of the BelizeScholarship for 2009. Ms. Grinage obtained six (6)Grade II’s in the CAPEexaminations in the followingsubjects: Caribbean Studies,Communication Studies,History Units 1 and 2, andSociology Units 1 and 2.Besides being this year’s MostOutstanding CAPE Candidate,Ms. Grinage also achieved firstplace subject award in HistoryUnit 2, and Sociology Unit 1. The Ministry of Educationand the CXC National Commit-tee of Belize are also pleased toannounce that Ms. Athina

Swasey of Edward P. YorkeHigh School and Ms. VirginiaHsu of St. Catherine Academyare the first and second placestudents respectively inthe May-June 2009 CaribbeanSecondary Education Certifi-cate (CSEC) examinations.

Ms. Swasey obtained eleven(11) Grade I’s at the General/Technical Proficiency in thefollowing subjects: Biology,English A, English B(Literature), Human andSocial Biology, Mathematics,Spanish, Chemistry, Informa-tion Technology, ElectronicDocument Preparation &Management, Principles ofAccounts and Social Studies. Inaddition to being this year’sMost Outstanding CSECCandidate, Ms. Swasey alsoachieved first place subjectaward in Human and SocialBiology and English B. Ms. Hsu, the second placestudent, attained ten (10) Grade

I’s at the General/TechnicalProficiency in the followingsubjects: English A, EnglishB (Literature), InformationTechnology, Mathematics,Physics, Spanish, Biology,Chemistry, Human and SocialBiology and Social Studies. Other outstanding CSECcandidates for National Awardsare Ms. Leonie EileenMagdaleno of Stann CreekEcumenical College who will bereceiving Subject Group Awardin Business, Ms. Lila Estephanand Ms. Lilian Lai-Fung Shenboth of St. Catherine Academywho will receive Subject GroupAwards in Humanities andScience respectively.

Two schoolgirls have gone into labour during exams, given birth and then continuedto sit their tests in the afternoon, shocking many in Uganda.

not condone pregnancies inschool.

In rural areas, girls as old as 18go to junior school, he says.






We AMS To Please

SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Wednesday, November 4,2009: The internationally renownedEva’s Restaurant is now undernew management. Chef AdamThompson and his wife Karenare now at the helm of theoldest restaurant in town locatedon Burns Avenue in the centerof San Ignacio, Cayo. With “John” behind thebar, we stopped by this pastWednesday evening for a briefchat with Adam to find outwhat his plans are for Eva’sRestaurant. Adam said that he willundertake major designimprovements to the interior ofthe restaurant in order to makeit more pleasing and comfort-able for customers. Some ofthese changes were notablyvisible as we entered therestaurant. With his intensive trainingin food and beveragemanagement, Adam said that heis converting the restaurantinto what he calls a Gastro Pubfocusing mainly on food and

food quality. He said that hewill also be improving on thequality of service for whichEva’s is internationally knownand featured in severalinternational magazines. Asevidence of this endeavor, hehas already come up with anew and affordable food andbeverage menu. “While Eva’sof the past has relied mainlyon tourist customers, we aremoving more towards tappinginto the local market,” saidAdam. “Our operation is basedon volume and so we areproviding $5 breakfast andentrée/lunch/dinner for only$7. Except for fry jack andfries, all our foods are grilledas we focus on removing fatfrom the fresh and healthy foodwe serve our customers. We are

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also moving towards using100% local products andorganically grown fruits andvegetables. About 80% ofthe food on our menu isvegetarian optional. We alsoprovide very affordable pricesfor families and large groups,”said Adam. In its endeavor to increasevolume, the new managementof Eva’s Restaurant is linking upwith smaller hotels wherebythese hotels provide the bed andEva’s provide the breakfast.Adam said that this newundertaking is catching onrather quickly. Like a few otherrestaurants in town, Eva’s alsoprovides FREE internet andWi Fi service to customers. “Other plans in the makinginclude Thai Food Nights;

Fine Dinning Nights andSeafood Nights. We will also beopening our own in-housebakery to make our own breadsand desserts,” concludedAdam.

Chef Adam Thompson and Karen

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Wednesday:Margaritas $6.95

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ARIES: March 22 to April 20This week is one that will require hard work on yourpart to achieve targets. There will be additionalresponsibilities to shoulder. You will also be looking atstrengthening your relationships. Even if you set yourheart on tough targets, you will still be able to achievethem. Lucky Numbers: 09, 35, 71.

TAURUS: April 21 to May 21This is a time of peace and tranquility. You sit back andsavour the good days. State of financial health andinvestments will have to be assessed properly. You mayfind that you have ignored your health and it will requiresome corrective measures in form of lifestyle changes.Lucky Numbers: 06, 21, 93.

GEMINI: May 22 to June 21You may feel like withdrawing from all social contact.There could be a number of reasons for your feeling worldweary but you need to understand that it is not healthyto give in to extreme feelings. Create time for yourselfbut draw a line when you need attend to your worldlyresponsibilities. Lucky Numbers: 05, 19, 78.

CANCER: June 22 to July 23You are driven by your emotions more than anything else.You need to be careful about not allowing someone else’sview affect your state of mind. If it is work related thenyou need to certainly make sure that you only give it asmuch importance as it deserves. Lucky Numbers: 02,30, 63.

LEO: July 24 to August 21There is good amount of peace stemming from innerconfidence. You can see where you are headed in termsof your personal evolution as a human being and withregard to your worldly goals. You take things easy, butyou need to discriminate between what is trivial and whatis important. Lucky Numbers: 01, 29, 54.

VIRGO: August 22 to September 21You acquire a charismatic edge. Your desire to remainaloof gets overtaken by one to dare those who doubtedyour capabilities. There will be increased opportunitiesto display your people skills. You will find yourself in abetter position to cope with the demands on you. LuckyNumbers: 10, 24, 44.

LIBRA: September 22 to October 23 Material objectives occupy your attention. More moneywill be flowing in and you could be finding avenuesfor investing it wisely. Minor hitches at work or inrelationships are not ruled out but with the generaluncertainty prevailing, you are likely to dismiss them.Lucky Numbers: 08, 50, 97.

SCORPIO: October 24 to November 21 There will be obstacles posed by people where you leastexpected them to crop up, but you will at least displaythat you are unaffected by them. You could also have todeal with petty issues and narrow minded people. Thesewill only strengthen your resolve to achieve what youhave set your mind on. Lucky Numbers: 04, 57, 81.

SAGITTARIUS:November 22 to December 21

There will be achievements that you can flaunt asfeathers in your cap. It will be well earned but will berequire a good measure of restraint to sustain them.People will try at malice and gossip to work you into arage. However, it is a quiet confidence that will win theday. Lucky Numbers: 03, 26, 49.

CAPRICORN: December 22 to January 20Get ready for a busy round of social activity. Theseactivities could be reunion with old friends or familyget-togethers. Make the best of this phase as there is atime when satisfaction and joy is to be had from work aswell as personal relationships. Lucky Numbers: 14, 61,80.

AQUARIUS: January 21 to February 19You are likely to work harder towards consolidating thegains you have made. There will also be relinquishing ofsome hard line ideas and ego issues in order to draw thepeople you love closer to you. There could be demandson you to do your bit for the community. LuckyNumbers: 23, 59, 84.

PISCES: February 20 to March 21There could be a sincere attempt at overcoming thedepressive facts that are a part of life. You could befeeling quite sad at the current state of affairs. However,you could come out of it if you step out of yourself.Thinking about loneliness only strengthens that feeling.Lucky Numbers: 37, 74 88.






A perusal of the writings in theAmandala appears in manyinstances, to address currentsentiments about the state ofaffairs in Belize with a viewtowards ameliorating or, atleast, exposing any adverseconditions that might exist. One such view implicitlyholds that white supremacistscould be causing a downwardspiral of the country because oftheir actions and/or inactions.Without knowing all the facts inBelize, I will venture to addressthis topic, but mainly in abroader global perspective as itrelates to class, race, racism, andfavoritism. Firstly, some workingdefinitions must be in order. Byclass, I refer to the capitalist’scategories, (not proletariat andbourgeoisie) as in upper,middle, and lower classes,which are often defined in termsof quantitative income orwealth. By race, I am referring mainlyto the three broad categoriesencompassing primarily theEuropean, the Africans and theAsians. By racism, I am referring toa blatant and willful act toundermine, belittle or harmsomeone or a people, because ofa belief that, that someone orpeople may be inherentlyinferior. By favoritism I refer to asituation where someone oreven a group of people aretreated better than others forreasons other than merit orsuperior work performance. I will begin with class andrace. The issue of class and racewas intimately intertwinedhistorically, but is in general,slowly unraveling in moderntimes. A consensus exists thatthe biggest inequity in the worldtoday is among classes, notraces. As education andopportunities increase amongminorities, the data show thatthe income gap has been just aswide among rich and poorblacks as among rich and poorwhites. An increasing numberof upwardly mobile middleclass blacks now live in thesuburbs of many major cities.No less than Professor HenryLouis Gates (yes, Professor

Rudolph A. Bowman (Retired Research Soil Scientist)

Gates of the beer summit) andProfessor Orlando Paterson(Jamaican Sociologist also ofHarvard) have shown class tobe a far more significant factorin human underdevelopment. According to Paterson in anewspaper report, a surveyfound that a majority of blackmen attributed their plight totheir own personal failures andattitudes rather than racism.They do not underplay thepersistence of racism in the US,but they refuse to explain awaytheir troubles by blaming thesystem. Many academians,therefore, see the race struggleas less important since racism,hopefully, will slowly improveas people become bettereducated and more openminded. The main strugglethen, is that of class since thelaborer of all races faces thesame problems and injustices. Now a discussion onfavoritism. What is referred toas racism or supremacy (whiteor otherwise) is first andforemost, in the majority ofinstances, favoritism, whichexists in all races. With respect to favoritism,plain and simple, this behavioris based on the inner circleconcept of closeness: family(nepotism) at the center, closefriends and compadres, thensame tribes (bro, homeboy,root Belizeans, paisanos),acquaintances, and lastly,strangers and different tribesand races at the outer circle.Invariably, then, when one isrefused a position, it may benot because he is dislikedor hated, or consciouslyconsidered inferior, butprimarily because someone elseis liked more. The concept oflikes liking likes (except maybefor Sampson and Delilah,Romeo and Juliet) is as old asprehistory. Its fairness isanother matter, which issometimes taken up legally bythe State, but can still become aserious impediment where onerace or culture is dominant(Apartheid in the extreme). Does racism exist? Yes, itdoes, but it exists today muchless than in the past. Institutional racisms likeNeo-Nazism, KKK, are stillalive, but are slowly withering

on the vine. Blacks andHispanics still are not wellrepresented in the work force,and in the higher echelons ofcorporate America. Theyconstitute a significantpercentage of the incarcerated.But this situation did not occurbecause of a willful desire torestrain and to hold back as theBritish did in India and Africa,the Iberians in Latin America,and the French in parts of NorthAfrica. Our progress in the US ismanifested by the fact that amajority of white folks voted forPresident Barack Obama (mydaughter even campaignedfor him, and went to theConvention). A black man is the governorof Massachusetts, an East Indianof Louisiana, and numerousBlack and Hispanic mayorsexist across the country.Progress is sometimes slow, andwe grow weary, but a countrycannot legislate morality, ethics,and goodwill. It has to comefrom within! It has also been shownhistorically, that even peoplethat are alike and are not whitecan show tremendous dislikeand peril towards one another.One needs only to think ofRwanda (the Tutsis and theHutus) Darfur, the forcedexodus of 80,000 Hindus in1972 from Uganda, the Indiansand Pakistanis, the Sri Lankans

(same people differentreligion), the Kurds and theTurks, the Kurds and the Iraqis,the Balkans, civil unrest in theIvory Coast, Kenya, etc. Tribaldifferences many times trumpso-called racial sameness. Welike our own kind, and weprotect them! Finally, back to Belize, whoare the white supremacists?Is there a dominant whitepopulation with a hiddenagenda? Is it the Jesuits? Onbalance, have they caused moreharm than good? Is it their faultthat the British (Cambridgeexam) forced us to take oneyear of Tudor history back in mytimes? I’m sure the Jesuitswould have preferred for us tostudy Jeffersonian Democracy.Is white supremacy justsymbolism for past and presentAmerican and Europeanhegemony and dominance?Will we forever blame others ifwe do not progress? Can wemove on in spite of these diffi-culties? Let’s be mindful of the past,but let’s look forward to theboundless challenges andopportunities that lie ahead tomake Belize great. Let’s think,without prejudice, but fullyinformed, as one unified, albeitrichly diverse, nation. I hope my thoughts on thetopic should not be taken as anaffront to views expressed in theAmandala on white supremacy,but merely as another view, oropinion, that, I think, deservesexposure.

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SAN IGNACIO TOWN, CayoDistrict, Friday, October 30,2009: Just in case you see a policebicycle pass you by with a rearlight flashing at night, youmight want to know that a setof lights was donated to SanIgnacio Police through thecombined efforts of Pro-Belizeand The Doroteia PathwaysFoundation. The six emergency rear lightswere today handed over to thepolice by Michael Martin onbehalf of Pro Belize and RobertTrausch for The DoroteiaPathways Foundation. A release from the donorgroup informs that “In servingthe local community withscholarship programs, commu-nity service projects andenvironmental activities, Pro-Belize appreciates the workand contribution made by ourlocal peace officers.” The release goes on to informthat “These lights will helpensure the safety and obviouspresence of our bicyclemounted police patrols duringthe night.” In receiving the donation,

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PC# 918 Rupert Belle, fromthe Police Tourism Police Unit,thanked Pro-Belize and theDoroteia Pathways Foundationfor the donation. He assuredthem that proper care will betaken of the equipment as theyare utilized in enhancing the

safety of his colleagues onnight patrols while serving thecommunity.

BELMOPAN CITY, Thursday,November 5, 2009: The Belize Bureau of Standardsinforms ALL importers, localproducers and the general publicthat effective Tuesday December1st , 2009 ALL imported andlocally produced LiquidHousehold Chlorine Bleachmust comply with the followingCOMPULSORY NationalStandards: These STANDARDSORDER were enacted by theGovernment of Belize and areenforceable through StatutoryInstruments Nos. 116 of 1999,117 of 1999 and 19 of 2001. All stakeholders are informedthat the requirements for LiquidHousehold Chlorine Bleach areas follows but not limited to:1) Labeled in English, 2) Volumespecified, 3) Name and postaladdress of manufacturer orproducer, 4) Country of manu-facture or origin, 5) product name,6) Brand name, 7) Batch lot/number, 8) Common or chemicalname, 9) Warning or caution, 10)

instruction for first aid treatment11) Keep out of reach of chil-dren - Warning, 12) Directionsfor proper and safe use andstorage statement of risksinvolved in use of substance Special attention is drawn toSection 3.1.6 and Section 3.1.1of the Belize National Standardsfor Labelling Parts 1 & 2: Gen-eral Principles & Pre-packagedGoods (respectively) whichstates that“It is the responsibil-ity of any person who sells ordistributes any goods to see thatthey are labelled as required bythis standard.” The Bureau informsall importers, producers,distributors and retailers that asof December 1st, 2009, it willtreat non-compliant products asan infringement of the StandardsAct. The Bureau will monitor themarket closely and herebyinforms that failure to complywill result in detention at thepoint of importation and seizureat the retail level.







magazine containing 11 liverounds of ammunition of thesame caliber. Nearby was anorange in color, Truper brandplastic container and when itwas opened, it was found tocontain an additional 22 roundsof live 9mm ammunition alongwith 5 expended 9mm casingsand two lead projectiles.Neither the male nor the femaleoccupants of the house wereable to show a gun license whenasked to produce one. Theywere subsequently identified asIsaquias Mai, 26, Belizeanlaborer and the common-law-wife, both of whom gave theiraddress as San Antonio Village,Cayo. Mai and the femalecompanion were informed ofthe offence committed andwere tagged along to the nextstop about half a mile down theroad.

SAN IGNACIO TOWN, CayoDistrict, Friday, October 30,2009: Last week we reported thearrest of Simon Bateman Sr.,50, his son, Simon BatemanJr., 22 and the son’s 19 year oldcommon law wife, ChristineDawson, on prohibited firearmand unlicensed ammunitioncharges. At the time when thearticle was published they werenot yet brought before the court.However, around midmorningthat same Friday they appearedbefore Magistrate Anna RachelMontejo where Bateman Jr.pleaded guilty to both charges. After confirming Bateman’sagreement with the facts aspresented by the prosecution,Magistrate Montejo proceededto sentence him to two yearsimprisonment on both charges.The magistrate further orderedfor the sentences to runconsecutively commencingOctober 29, 2009. SimonBateman Jr., was thereforesentenced to 4 years imprison-ment. The charges against ChristineDawson were withdrawn by theprosecution. In seeking similarconsideration, the father

informed the court that he iscurrently residing in HopkinsVillage, Stann Creek Districtand that at the time of theincident, he was merely visitinghis son. He said “I was justvisiting my son when he gotme into this mess. I am a lawabiding citizen. I work as asecurity consultant. I wouldnever get involved in thesekinds of things,” said BatemanSr.

After listening to the seniorBateman’s remarks, magistrateMontejo proceeded to dismissthe charges against him. The incident occurred ataround 7 o’clock on themorning of Thursday, October29, when a police teamcomprising elements from theBelmopan based Anti-DrugsUnit along with officers fromthe San Ignacio detachment,conducted a search at a house

on Cemetery Road in SantaElena Town, occupied at thetime by the two Bateman andChristine Dawson. A search of the residence ledto the discovery of a 16 gaugeshotgun with a sawed off barrelloaded with one cartridge ofthe same caliber. Theprohibited firearm andunlicensed ammunition werereportedly found under somemale clothes in a drawer insidethe son’s bedroom. All three occupants of theresidence, present at the time ofthe discovery, were detained andtransported to the San IgnacioPolice Station where they wereformally arrested and jointlycharged for the crimes ofkeeping a prohibited firearmand possession of ammunitionwithout a gun license. When measured from the tip ofthe sawed off barrel to the endof the butt, the alteredHarrington & Richardson Brand16 gauge shotgun, with serialnumber AY 407998, measureda mere 20 inches. A shotgun ofthis brand and caliber is factoryproduced at 48 ½ inches. Witha difference of 28 ½ inches, thisparticular shotgun was thereforereduced to less than half itsactual length thereby convertingit into a prohibited firearmunder the laws of Belize.

A few minutes later, thesearch party arrive at a houselocate about 4 miles on theMountain Pine Ridge Roadfrom its junction with theWestern Highway inGeorgeville. Inside the house at the timewas a lone Caucasian maleperson. A search of the houseled to the discovery, inside thebathroom of the elevatedstructure, of a black leatherholster and when opened, a gunwas found inside. The gun wasremoved from the holster andwas found to be a Colt Brand,Government Model, point 45caliber, pistol, bearing serialnumber 29768870, with fivelive rounds of ammunition ofthe same caliber inside theinserted magazine and onelive round inside the chamber.When asked to produce alicense for the gun, the lone

occupant of the house wasunable to present one. He wasconsequently detained and lateridentified as Steven EdwardStults, 46, US national. He toldthe police that he is a retired USarmy soldier. All three persons weretransported to the San IgnacioTown police station where thefirst set of accused, IsaquiasMai and the female companionwere formally arrested andcharged for: 1) Keepingunlicensed Firearm and2) Keeping unlicensed ammu-nition - (33 rounds of 9 mmammunition). The second accused, StevenEdward Stults, was later arrestedand charged for: 1) Keeping a

prohibited firearm and2) Keeping prohibitedammunition - (6 rounds of point45 ammunition). They appeared before SanIgnacio’s magistrate, AnnaRachel Montejo on Wednes-day, November 4, whereIsaquias Mai pled guilty to bothcharges and was sentenced to 2consecutive for each offence, ineffect he will serve 2 years injail. Charges against the femalecompanion were consequentlywithdrawn by the prosecutions. For his part, Steven EdwardStults pleaded not guilty to bothcharges and was remanded tothe central prison in Hattievilleand ordered to return to court onTuesday, December 15, 2009.

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