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SAN IGNACIO, Cayo, Monday,July 23, 2012: The consumption of liquor at aChinese store/restaurant in SantaFamilia Village is believed tohave created the single momentof indiscretion leaving fivevillage men wounded and fourvillage boys in jail on remand forwounding them thereby givingbirth to a beef that will go on formany years to come. Reports reaching us indicatethat at around 8:30 pm on Friday,



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SAN IGNACIO, Cayo, Friday,July 27, 2012: A San Ignacio man, the victim ofa stabbing incident, remainshospitalized at the Karl HeusnerMemorial Hospital in Belize City. At around 3:50 am on SundayJuly 22, San Ignacio police weresummoned to the emergencyward at the Community Hospitalin San Ignacio where theyencountered a man undergoingemergency medical treatmentfor three stab wounds, two theright and one to the left side ofthe chest. The injured man was identifiedas Gilroy “Bud” Nicholas Jr.,29, Belizean laborer of aShawville address in San Ignacio. The police report informs thatthe victim was out having a fewdrinks and that, almost threehours earlier, at around 1 o’clockthat Sunday morning, he arrivedat home and was sitting onthe front steps of his cementbungalow house when the incidentoccurred. While the official report fromthe police press officer informedthat “Nicholas reported thathe was stabbed by a maleperson whilst on his verandah,but refused to identify hisassailant.”, the investigationofficer’s report informs that thevictim “saw a male personstanding in front of him who heknows as Marvin BarrowVernon and whom he has knownfor over four years....Marvin didnot say anything to Nicholas butonly punched him on the rightside of the chest and feltsomething penetrated in thechest area as Marvin continuedto throw blows at him butNicholas did not see what hewas stabbed with.” The information reaching usalleged that, after he was stabbed,Nicholas rushed inside the housewithout electricity and that hiscommon-law wife flicked alighter and saw him bleedingfrom the chest area. There is no indication as to whattranspired between the timeNicholas was injured until thetime, almost three hours later,when he arrived at the hospital. Nicholas was treated at thehospital and later rushed, in aserious condition, to the KarlHeusner Memorial Hospital inBelize City.

According to the police report,Nicholas alleges that he had aprior misunderstandings withVernon over a vehicle batterywhich he admitted to have stolenfrom Vernon. Nicholas alleges that hewas making payments to Vernonfor the battery and that there wasstill an outstanding balance. Healleges that this has resulted inVernon frequently threateninghim whenever he comes incontact with Vernon who residesin the neighborhood. About seven hours later, ataround 11 o’clock that sameSunday morning, police visitedVernon’s residence, in theShawville community where hewas detained and transported tothe police station. Marvin Vernon, 39, BelizeanSecurity Supervisor was laterarrested and formally charged forthe attempt murder of GilroyNicholas Jr. While the investigation reportindicates that the accused wascautioned and that he chose to

Security Supervisor FacingAttempt Murder Charge

remain silent, a reliable sourcealleges that the accused voluntar-ily gave the police a two-pageopen statement in which heprovided alibi as to hiswhereabouts between 10:30 pmon Saturday night right up toaround 4 am on Sunday morning.Notwithstanding, the accused wasarraigned in the courtroom ofMagistrate Narda Morganwhere the indictable charge wasread to him. Due to the natureof the charge, no plea was

entertained. The accused requested bail onthe grounds of having providedsupporting alibi. The prosecutionobjected to the granting of bailciting the absence of extenuatingcircumstances given by thedefendant for the granting of bail. Magistrate Narda Morganconcurred with the prosecution’srequest and proceeded to remandthe accused to prison setting thenext trial date for Thursday,September 13, 2012.

Boys Accused of WoundingMen In Santa Familia

July 20, Romel Cano, 32,Belizean construction contractorwas socializing with threeworkmen namely TheofiloQuewell,38, Orlando Landero,36 and Henry Cano, 25, at PingChinese Store/Restaurant in thevillage when a group of aboutseven male villagers arrived.Three of the men were identifiedas Erin Puc, Kent Rivera andAbimael Ortega. Romel Cano informed thatshortly after the group arrived,Kent Rivera reportedly begangrumbling at Landero as ifwanting to cause problems.Romel alleges that Henry Canowalked towards the grumblingRivera and said something to him.Henry reportedly turned aroundand began walking away whenRomel reportedly saw Puclifting a machete he had in hisright hand and, in a choppingmotion, struck Henry Cano in theregion of the left side of theabdomen and the right ankle.Henry Cano immediately beganto bleed from the chop wounds. Romel reportedly rushed to

assist the injured Henry Canowhen he was allegedly attackedby Puc with the same machete.The attack reportedly resulted ina large cut wound to Romel’s leftfoot in the region of the knee.Romel reportedly fell to theground likewise bleeding fromthe cut wound. Quewell reportedly rushed toassist the two injured men andwas met by a barrage of beerbottles reportedly hurled at himby Puc and others from hisgroup. In the hail of empty beer bottlesbeing thrown Quewell emergedwith cut wounds over the right

eye. A fourth person later identifiedas Anthony Humes, who waspassing by, received a cut woundto the head when he was hit by oneof the beer bottles. Romel Cano reportedly calledhis wife who arrived shortlythereafter and all five injuredmen were rushed to the SanIgnacio Community Hospital. The police were summoned tothe hospital where medico-legalforms were issued to the fiveinjured men. They were treatedby doctors David Pacheco andGuillermo Rivas.


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BELIZE CITY, Friday, July27, 2012: While the police werepreparing to finally raise theirflag to full mast after today’s10:00 am funeral service forConstable # 1300 Dion Makin,who passed away tragically in aroad traffic accident on Friday,July 20, the flag must nowremain at half mast for a fewmore days with this Fridaymorning’s passing of Corporal#203 Victor Lima, 34. Corporal Lima laid in criticalcondition at the Karl HeusnerMemorial Hospital in BelizeCity after being shot two times,one each to the left and right sidesof the chest, at around 10:00 pmTuesday, July 24. The incident occurred whilethe corporal was on active dutyand in the process of respondingto a home invasion report inHattieville. Shakira Smith, 29, and a 17year old Belizean student, wereat home when a man known tothem as Peter entered theirhome, held them up at gunpointand proceeded to search thehouse. While the intruder was stillin the house committing thecrime, Corporal Lima and otherofficers arrived on the scene andas Lima was entering the housethe intruder pointed the gun athim and pulled the trigger twice,hitting him with both shots in thechest at close range.

After Holding On For Over 50 HoursPolice Corporal Victor Lima Passed Away

Lima was rushed to the KarlHeusner Memorial Hospitalwhere he remained for almost 53hours in critical condition untilhe passed away at 2:40 thisFriday morning, July 27. The investigation led to theprompt arrest of Hattievilleresident Delford Slusher whowas initially charged for attemptmurder. With today’s passing ofCorporal Lima, Slusher will bebrought back to court where thecharge will be upgraded tomurder. The accused is no stranger to thepolice. In 2004 he was chargedfor murder and after spending twoyears in jail he walked free in2006. In 2011 he was charged fordrug trafficking when he wascaught with 20 pounds of weed. In expressing concern andsupport to the family, thealways sympathetic Minister of

Died In The Line Of DutyCpl. #203 Victor Lima, 34SUNRISE: Oct. 15, 1977SUNSET: July 27, 2012

The Accused Cop KillerDelford Slusher, 30

National Security, Hon. JohnSaldivar, visited Corporal Limaat the Karl Heusner MemorialHospital on Thursday morning. Confirming the passingof Corporal Lima on Fridaymorning, Police Press Officer,Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood,clearly at a loss for words atthe passing of a colleague andclose friend, expressed deepestsympathy to the family on behalfof the Minister of NationalSecurity, Hon. John Saldivar;CEO George Lovell; Commis-sioner David Henderson;Deputy Commissioner ElodioAragon Jr. in his capacity as theOfficer Commanding Eastern(Police) Division, The PolicePress Office and himself as wellas the entire rank and file of theBelize Police Department. Victor Lima, naturalizedBelizean, was born on October15, 1977 in Barrio Dolores in theDepartment of Peten, Guatemala.He grew up in Benque Viejowhere he attended both primaryand secondary schools.

A ten year veteran, Victor Limajoined the Police Departmenton February 2, 2002. He waspromoted to corporal almostnine months ago, on November1, 2011. Corporal Victor Lima will beburied with full police honors onSunday, July 29, in Benque Viejo. He is survived by his mother,Martina Cano; Two brothers:Eduardo Aguilar and NarcisoLima as well as four sisters:Daria, Cruz and OctaviaAguilar and Maria Lima and ahost of other relatives and manyfriends. May the soul of CorporalVictor Lima rest in eternal peace.

BELIZE, Friday, July 27,2012: Police reported, this week’s thesuccessful discovery of threeguns and fourteen bullets theproduct of public support. San Ignacio Police were, thisweek, directed to an abandonedlot in the Hillview area of SantaElena where, buried in a shallowhole, they unearthed a 9mmLuger brand pistol with eight liverounds of matching ammunitionand a cache of 110 grams of weedall inside a black plastic bag in theshallow hole. A check of the gun’s serialnumber revealed that it wasreported stolen by way of anaggravate burglary, also known as

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Benque Viejo Summer Camp For ChildrenBY Samuel BruceBENQUE VIEJO TOWN,Cayo, Friday, July 20, 2012: Benque Viejo Police thisweek reports the successfulconclusion of yet another AnnualSummer Camp for young peoplein the community. The driving forces behind thisyear’s program were Constable#1205 Carlos Salguero and theCommander of the community’sZone 4 Neighborhood WatchGroup, Captain Samuel “Sam”Bruce Since 2008 Zone 4 Neighbor-hood Watch Group has coordi-nated many community eventsfor residents of the area. The one week Summer Arts &Crafts Camp began on Monday,July 16 and concluded on Friday,July 20, 2012 with the awardingof certificates as well as food anddrinks for the participants,facilitators and invited guests. Attending the graduationceremony were Special guestsexpressing their pleasure of the

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who likewise sponsored andcoordinated the event. Other key players in the eventwere veteran teachers Mrs. IselaTesucum, Sonia Freemantle,Marcia Rosas, RoyFreemantle, Leni Freemantle,assisted by youth volunteers;Gene Bruce, StephanieContreras and Stacy Ariana. The organizing committeeextends a heartfelt thank you toall the participants, their parentsand facilitators. Prime sponsors of the eventincluded: Vega Distributors.Quality Poultry Products, TireDepot, Xu Super Store, Ruan’sSuper Market, Zhen’s SuperMarket, Lins Super Market,Benque Resort & Spa, EconoDiesel, Benque Police Sub-Formation In commenting on the eventSam Bruce encouraged others to“Make a difference in yourcommunity. Get involved.Be empowered with thecommunity policing program inthe fight against crime,corruption by assisting inproviding positive influencesand activities for our youth asthey are our future chargedwith making Belize better forall of us !!!

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In defence of the CubanRevolution, Castro was full ofdefiance against the US. There was however, no bigannouncement for those Cubansfrustrated by the slow pace ofeconomic and social reforms.The message was change“without haste”. As for increasing the average$20 monthly salary, that will nothappen, they were told, untilthose changes make the economyproductive. He said he was prepared todiscuss “the problems ofdemocracy, human rights etc.But on equal terms because we

are no-one’s colony”. Cuba will remain independentand free, he said, and nothing likethe uprisings in Libya or Syria,backed by foreign forces, willhappen in the country. If the US wanted confrontation,he quipped, then it should be inbaseball or some other sport. “Preferably baseball whensometimes they win, sometimeswe do,” he said. Turning to internal matters, hesaid that social and economicreforms within Cuba would go on“little by little”. The annual ceremony marks the59th anniversary of the failed

storming of the Moncada militarybarracks, often considered thebeginning of the revolution ledby his brother Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro frequently usedRevolution Day addressesto make major policy announce-ments. This year’s main celebra-tion began at dawn with music andspeeches. First Vice President JoseRamon Machado Ventura saidin a keynote address that Havanawould continue efforts to shutdown the US naval base there. “We will continue to fight sucha flagrant violation... we willnever stop trying to recover thatpiece of ground,” he said

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You are apt to need emotionalfreedom. If you can distanceyourself, you are likely to seethat you are indeed getting caughtup in someone else's drama.Right now it's imperative that youfind an outlet where you canexpress yourself freely withoutfeeling like you have to act aparticular way. Lucky numbers:01, 26, 64.

TAURUS: April 21 to May 21

Take inventory of your habits andbehaviors. Look to certainpatterns and note the ones that doand don't work for you. You maynot even be consciously awarethat in many ways you arebeating a dead horse. Don'tcontinue to waste your energy onpaths that go nowhere! Luckynumbers: 43, 69, 88.

GEMINI: May 22 to June 21

You may feel smothered bycertain individuals and loved oneswho stick on you; However, youcould get frustrated by this extraweight. You will more than likelywant to rip them off in order togive you more breathing room.Freedom from others' emotionalbaggage is the key for this week.Lucky numbers: 14, 35, 71.

CANCER:June 22 to July 23

You may end up scaring peoplewith your dramatic, emotionaloutbursts.The smallest things

could set you off on a crazytirade. The root of these issuesprobably has to do with a need tobe loved, and you feel like othersdon't give you the attention youthink you deserve. The mostimportant love is self-love.Lucky numbers: 18, 46, 92.

LEO:July 24 to August 21

You might surprise a few peoplewith your words and actions.Don't be surprised if you don'tthink or act like your normal self.There is a streak of the oddballinside you that wants to have itsday in the spotlight. Wear bright,expressive colors that show offyour willingness to stand outin a crowd this week. Luckynumbers: 29, 54, 99.

VIRGO:August 22 toSeptember 21

You could feel like a giantwrecking ball that is anxious tobreak down existing structures.Perhaps you are upset about anew development in your town, orthe power structure within yourhome. Regardless of the exactreason, you are certain thatchange needs to happen in orderto make progress. Often onemust tear down an existingstructure before a better one canbe built. Lucky numbers: 08, 40,78.

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SCORPIO:October 24 to November 21

You may have endless ideasstreaming through your head butlittle patience to see any of themthrough to the end. Perhaps youare so busy jumping from onethought to the next that you don'ttake any of them far enough toknow whether or not they areworth pursuing. Write thoughtsdown as they come to you, and goover them later when yourmind is in a quieter state. Luckynumbers: 23, 38, 74.

SAGITTARIUS:November 22 to

December 21 It is OK to change youropinion. You may pride yourselfon being the solid one whoalways has an answer or knowsexactly where to go. It isimportant that you not shut downyour thinking after making adecision about something. Keepyour mind open to changes thatoccur around you and maybe youwill have a change of heart. Luckynumbers: 11, 62, 86.

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January 20 You may feel a strong need toexpress your individuality. You

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AQUARIUS:January 21 toFebruary 19

Going with the flow may notnecessarily appeal to you thisweek. This is one time when youmay want to be the fish swimmingupstream while the school headsdownstream. Feel free to go yourown way regardless of whatothers have to say about it. Youmay get pressured by your lovedones to act a certain way or gosomewhere special. Don't dothese things just to please them.Do what pleases you.Luckynumbers: 05, 34, 77.

PISCES:February 20to March 21

There are a few emotionalsurprises coming your way. Youmight act a certain way undernormal circumstances, but thisweek you are apt to take acompletely different route.Perhaps you don't know why yousuddenly feel comfortable abouta situation that you'd normallybe quite skeptical about.Don't bother questioning youremotions. Simply roll withwhatever circumstances comeyour way. You willopen manydoors for yourself. Luckynumbers: 12, 22, 89.

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The March 2011 earthquakeand tsunami contributed topushing life expectancy figuresdown in Japan. Japanese women have fallenbehind Hong Kong in global lifeexpectancy rankings for the firsttime in 25 years. This was partly due to thedevastating earthquake andtsunami that hit the country inMarch 2011, said an annualreport by Japan’s health ministry.The expected lifespan forJapanese women dropped from86.30 years in 2010 to to 85.90years in 2011. The official life expectancyfor women in Hong Kong lastyear was 86.70 years. Japan has topped the women’srankings for a quarter of acentury, with longevity attributedin part to a healthy traditional

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Few symptoms are morealarming than chest pain. In the minds of many people,chest pain equals heart pain. Andwhile many other conditionscan cause chest pain, cardiacdisease is so common – and sodangerous – that the symptom ofchest pain should never bedismissed out of hand as beinginsignificant. The purpose of this article is tohelp you understand chestpain – what it feels like, whatmight be causing it, how it shouldbe evaluated, and when to treat itas an emergency.

What is chest pain? “Chest pain” is an impreciseterm. It is often used to describeany pain, pressure, squeezing,choking, numbness or any otherdiscomfort in the chest, neck, orupper abdomen, and is oftenassociated with pain in the jaw,head, or arms. It can last from less than asecond to days or weeks, canoccur frequently or rarely,and can occur sporadically orpredictably. With such a broad

definition, you can see why theterm “chest pain” is itself oflittle help to doctors. It is important to keep in mindthat chest pain is merely asymptom, not a diagnosis. Andbecause it can be a symptom ofanything from a catastrophic to atrivial medical problem, when aperson experiences chestpain it is important to try tocharacterize that pain as rapidlyas possible as being eithercompletely benign, or possiblysignificant.

What medical problemscause chest pain?

Chest pain is merely asymptom, not a diagnosis. Many

medical problems can causechest pain, and before the chestpain can be adequately treated,the actual underlying cause needsto be identified. The following is a list of themore common causes of chestpain, roughly in order of thefrequency in which they are seenin the emergency room. Click on any of these causes ofchest pain for more details:

angina due to coronary artery disease

heart attackheartburnbenign chest wall painanxiety or panic disorderasthma, bronchitis,

pneumonia, pleuritismitral valve prolapsepericarditisrecent chest traumapeptic ulcer

artery spasmangina due to cardiac

syndrome Xaortic dissection

In young, healthy peoplepresenting with chest pain, thecondition “benign chest wallpain” is particularly common.This is a diagnosis that doctorsdo not understand very well, and

consequently neither do theirpatients. Because this conditionis completely harmless, the lackof understanding on the part ofpatients as to what is causing thepain often leads to monthsor years of needless worry oranxiety.

How should chest pain beevaluated?If the chest pain is

acute in onset: When you arrive in theemergency room with chest pain,doctors can usually get to theroot of your problem quiterapidly by: 1) taking a directed medicalhistory, 2) performing a physicalexamination, 3) getting an ECG and cardiacenzymes. If the diagnosis is stillin doubt, further testing will beneeded, depending on whichconditions are being considered. The first order of business isto rule out a potentiallylife-threatening cardiac problem– heart attack usually being themain concern (aortic dissection- a tearing of the wall of theaorta - is also life-threatening,

Chest Pain



Chest Painbut far less common). Rapidly diagnosing heart attackis especially important sinceimmediate treatment can signifi-cantly limit the heart damage thatoccurs, and can prolong overallsurvival. Almost as important isthe diagnosis of unstable angina,since rapid and aggressive treat-ment of this condition is alsonecessary to prolong survival. Once a life-threateningproblem is ruled out, mostemergency room doctors willmake a presumptive diagnosis(i.e., “This is probably what’scausing your pain,”) and referyou to your own physicianfor follow-up evaluation andtreatment.

If the chest pain is amore chronic, recurrent, or

non-acute problem: Angina due to coronary arterydisease is the chief concern here.Often, stress testing with thalliumwill be needed to rule out thisdiagnosis, and not infrequently acardiac catheterization will alsobe necessary. The importance ofdiagnosing angina is not to

relieve your pain, but insteadto deal with the long-termimplications of angina. Namely,the coronary artery disorder thatcauses angina is a progressivedisease process that gets worseover time, and – if untreated –often leads to heart attacks,disability, and death. It isvitally important to make thediagnosis so that treatment canbe optimized not only to relievethe pain, but also to slow or haltthe progression of the underlyingcoronary artery disease. When something other than“routine” coronary arterydisease is causing your chest paina diagnosis also needs to be madebefore the pain can be adequatelytreated. Depending on whichproblems might be suspected byyour doctor, you may need x-rays,endoscopy of your GI tract, orpulmonary (lung) function tests.

When is chest pain anemergency?

As we have seen, the term“chest pain” encompasses manydifferent kinds of symptoms andmany different kinds of medicaldisorders. Some of these

disorders are quite benign andtrivial, but some are dangerousand life-threatening. So whenyou have chest pain, how do youknow when to treat it as anemergency? There are no hard and fastrules here. Sometimes even mi-nor chest symptoms can turn outto be due to coronary arterydisease (evidenced by the factthat up to 30% of heart attacksare accompanied by symptomsso trivial that the patient doesnot notice them). And youshould tell your doctor about anychest pain you experience. Buthere are some general guidelinesthat are useful for decidingwhether you need to go to theemergency room. Chest pain is relatively likelyto represent a dangerous cardiacdisorder - and should be treatedas an emergency - if any of thefollowing are true: · You are 40 years old orolder, and have one or more riskfactors for coronary arterydisease (family history,smoking, obesity, sedentarylifestyle, elevated cholesterol,diabetes). · You are any age and have avery strong family history of

early heart disease. · The pain can best bedescribed by the termstightness, squeezing, heaviness,or crushing. · The pain is accompanied byweakness, nausea, shortness ofbreath, sweating, dizziness orfainting. · The pain “radiates” to theshoulders, arms, or jaw. · The pain is more severe thanany you have had before. · The pain is accompanied bythe uncontrollable feeling thatsomething is horribly wrong(this is often called by doctors,“a sense of impending doom”). · The pain gets continuallyworse over the first 15 or 20minutes. · The pain is new – you havenever experienced anything likeit before. On the other hand, chest painis relatively unlikely to representa dangerous cardiac disorder ifeither of the following are true: · The pain changes withchanges in body position. · The pain is momentary orfleeting. · You have had similarpains in the past, and a cardiacdisorder was ruled out.

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Up to now if you asked me howI felt about the Olympic GamesI’d have responded, “I cannotwait until they are over”. Having to put up with thetransport unions going on strikebecause they wanted a bonusduring the Olympic for doingtheir job, the Mayor of Londontelling people to stay off busesand trains so the Olympic visitorscan get around (I do have a jobI’d like to get to) and thedisappointment of having thegames on your doorstep and notbeing able to get tickets, I’d feltlike I should have been intraining for how to cope withdaily living in an Olympic HostCity. On the 17th of May, 2012 HRHThe Princess Royal (PrincesAnne to you and me) along withLondon Mayor Boris Johnsonand footballer David Beckhamarrived in Athens Greece toreceive the Olympic Flame afterit’s 1,864 mile, eight day journeyaround Greece. I continued to be irritated by theconstant news reports, picturesand newspaper coverage of thisdamn Olympics to the point ofwanting to scream every timesomeone mentioned the wordOlympics. But all that changed earlyMonday morning when I quicklygot up and out of my house tostart my own Olympic journey tosee the Olympic torch relay andcatch the Olympic fever that wasgripping London. So how does one get theOlympic Flame from Athens toLondon? Is it really the same flame thatyou see lit during the ancientceremony performed in Greeceevery time there is an Olympicgame? And what’s the big deal aboutthe Olympic Flame anyway youmay ask? Well, STAR Readers grab a seat

and a cold drink while I share withyou a little history, don’t worryI’ll try not to bore you, some funfacts and my personal experiencewith the London 2012 OlympicTorch Relay!

THE OLYMPIC FLAME The Olympic Flame is thesymbol of the Olympic Gamesand commemorates the theft offire from the Greek god Zeus byPrometheus for the use and theadvancement of human kind. Today the lighting of theOlympic Flame follows a veryspecific ritual. It is lit from thesun’s rays using a mirror at thetemple of Hera the goddess oflove and marriage. This site is saidto be the home of the ancientOlympic Games. Once lit, the flame goes on ashort relay around Greece beforebeing handed to the host City inanother ceremony. In moderntimes the Flame made it’s firstappearance in 1928 at theOlympic games in Amsterdam. So how do you get the flame toLondon from Greece you may beasking? Well when you’re thebiggest celebrity on the planet,private plane of course.Seriously, no joke and if you stilldon’t believe me check out thepicture above. Yes even theOlympic Flame is required towear a seat belt.

The Torch Relay 2012 Bus Arrives In London

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By: Angelique Patnett, STARLondon Correspondent

When I looked at the torch forthe first time I thought to myself,‘it’s so simple so plain what’s thebig deal’, I was wrong. Throughout history the torch has had manydifficulties because of it’s designand function. The three mostimportant things to get right whendesigning a torch are, 1) make sure it’s light enoughfor the torch bearers to run with, 2) make sure the flame does notburn the person carrying it and 3) most important make sure itstays lit. It’s not brain surgery or nuclearscience so why is it hotly debatedand stress over? Let’s take a lookat the specs for the London 2012Torch. The Torch stands 800mm high,weighs 800 grams, light enoughfor all runners to carry. The 8,000holes representing the 8,000runners who will carry the torchand helps ensure the heat goesout of torch quickly not injuringthe runner by moving down thehandle of the torch. The holesalso provide extra grip and allowsyou to see the heart of the Flame,its unique burning system. But tryas they might some times oldmethods work best when keepingthe torch lit and this year is notexception. It will be kept burningusing the tried and tested decadeslong traditional butane and

propane gas. The torch also is meant tosymbolize the message of theOlympic Games. Three sidesrepresent; The Olympic motto, “higher,faster, stronger”; the threeOlympic values of “respect,excellence and friendship”; the3 times London has hostedthe Olympic, 1908, 1948 and2012 and also the Vision of theLondon 2012 Olympic Gamesto combine three bodies of work– sport, education and culture.Not Bad London.

THE TORCH RELAY The Torch Relay, while havinga sinister origin in the 1936Berlin Olympic games underHitler and the Nazi regime, hasbecome an all out spectacle witheach successive Host City tryingto out the other with new andcreative torch designs and waysof transporting the flame aroundthe Host City. Throughout history the Torchhas traveled by; Boat (1948),Airplane (1952), Radio Signal andlaser beam (1976), underwater(2000) and even by space ship(1996 & 2000). In 2004 there was the 1st

Global Torch Relay whichlasted 78 day, covered 78,000kilometers (48,467 miles)visiting every city that had everhosted the Olympic games goingas far as Africa and SouthAmerica before returning toAthens for the summer games. The London 2012 OlympicTorch Relay is no less spectacu-lar. Starting at Land’s End themost westerly point of the UnitedKingdom, the relay will lasts for70 days, covering approximately8,000 miles, and will end it’sjourney on July 27th when it willbe carried by the final of 8,000


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torch bearers ending at theOlympic stadium where it willlight the Olympic Cauldron at theopening ceremony marking theofficial start of the games. It wenton the london underground train,was dropped from a helicopter tothe Tower of London, visited theQueen and participated in amarriage proposal on Day 31. Itwill also stay burning not to beextinguished until the closingceremony 2 weeks later signallythe end of the games.

MY OLYMPIC TORCHRELAY EXPERIENCE

After a ten minute walk to themain road I suddenly becamegripped with fear and panic. Whatif the rest of the neighborhoodfelt the same way I did and only asmall crowd turned out to see therunner carry the torch throughour streets? Reaching the cornerI turned left and found a space tosit on a wall waiting checking mywatch obsessively, 7:30am andonly four people not good. Thetorch passes at 8 where are all thepeople??? My stomach felt sick.7:45 and still only a few people10 by last count, fifteen minutesto go so till plenty of time forpeople to turn up.

Then like ants people started torun from all different directions,mothers with children startingtheir first day of summer schoolholidays, nurses and staff from anearby hospital on their coffee, Imean tea break (it is Englandafter all) started to push forprime viewing locations. A police car drove by withsirens blaring and behind me awoman shouted, “Well at leastthe handsome ones are on dutytoday”, everyone around meburst into laughter as the policein the car waved to the crowd. Ilooked at my watch it was 8:10. Ichecked my camera thensuddenly a little girls yelled “looklook”. I could not believe my

eyes, ten feet away from me wasthe Olympic bus with the torchbearers, the doors opened.A teenager named Lawrencestepped out in his shining whitetrack suit, the crowd went wild asfear and nervous appeared on hisface. I looked around andhundreds of people were clappingand waving at him. A few steps behind anothertorch bearer appeared torch litready to pass the baton. TheOlympic Marshal appeared for“the kiss” the moment when onetorch lights the other and then isturned out. I could only see themarshal’s mouth moving givinginstruction to the two runnersand they following his lead.

Cameras were snapping childrenwere screaming and, as one torchlit the other, a roar came up fromthe crowd as Lawrence took uphis position. His torch began toshake and sweat started to pourdown his face. I ran in for a closerlook and steady my camera justin time to snap a picture when Iheard the marshal say “Ready”.It was then that I realized howclose I was standing. I move outof the way and Lawrence beganhis slow jog up the road with thecrowd cheering him on. I’m surethis will be a day neither he nor Iwill forget in a hurry. Ask me now if I have OlympicFever and I’ll say holding my twoOlympic quarter finals basketballtickets proudly, HELL YES.Thank God Belize did not send abasketball team or I’d really betorn on whom to route for. If anyone has any suggestionson how I can hold 3 flags (Belize,the USA and Great Britain)during the Men’s 400 meterhurdles and women’ 100 metersI’m open to suggestions. Stay tuned for my next articleon how the rich and famous travelto the Olympic. PREVIEW:London is being invaded byyachts.

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All Roads Leading To Hopkins This Weekend For Hopkins DayEveryone is invited to join in thecelebrations in one of Belize'sgrowing tourist destinations. For more information on theHopkins Day, contact RevaDark of BTIA Hopkins [email protected].

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Advisory Council OrdersCastellanos’ Reinstatement

Continued From Front Pagetwo weeks of hearing, theCouncil, on July 24 issued anorder quashing the decision ofthe Security Services Commis-sion and proceeded to order thereinstatement, with full benefits,of Col. Castellanos to his formerpost. In a statement to the mediashortly after receiving thefavourable news Castellanosinformed that he still considershimself as “a soldier and aservant of the nation.” Hesaid that he looks forward to“returning and serving theBelize Defense Force and thecountry of Belize.” While there is yet to be anofficial written release from theMinistry of National Security onthe matter, Channel 7, in itsThurday evening newscast quotedthe Chief Executive Officer inthe Ministry of NationalSecurity, George Lovell assaying that “the Ministry will beseeking an urgent court orderto quash the decision of theadvisory council meaning thatthe Ministry does not intend tore-instate Castellanos. There has not been any wordon the part of Warrant OfficerRoy Flores and the other twojunior officers about any effortat seeking reinstatement.

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