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The April 7th, 2013 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Three Months Remand For Accused Drug Traffickers:
Wednesday, April 3, 2013:
Three men busted with weed in
Benque Viejo, Cayo, have all been
remanded to the big jail in Hattieville.
Venturing into the jurisdiction of
Benque Viejo police, and acting on
information received, a team of
policemen from the San Ignacio
police detachment rushed into
Benque Viejo Town today where at
the entrance to George Price
Boulevard, they intercepted a white
Chevy Malibu car with license plates
BZE C-34685 departing Benque
Viejo heading eastward to San
Ignacio some time around 6:30 pm.
The vehicle was stopped and a
thorough search of its interior
produced nothing incriminating. The police however observed the single
back seat passenger in possession of
a blue and red bag which, when
searched in his presence, was found
to contain five black plastic bags
tightly wrapped with transparent tape.
- Policeman Remains In
Critical Condition:
An African American woman is
currently on remand at the central
prison following a traffic accident
involving a motor cycle riding
policeman.
The police informs that at around
3:30 pm on Tuesday, April 2, police
constable #1213, Andy Tun,
currently attached to the police
substation in San Antonio Village,
Cayo, was riding the police green and
black, Kawasaki brand motorcycle
on Center Road in Spanish Lookout
when he collided in the mid section
of a blue Ford F350 pickup truck,
with license plates CY-C-27525,
driven by Gail Wells, who allegedly
drove onto the main road directly into
the pathway of the approaching
motorcycling cop.
It is reported that the policeman
received head and body injuries and
was rushed to the emergency ward
at the Western Regional Hospital in
Belmopan. He was later transferred
to the Karl Heusner Memorial
Hospital in Belize City where he
remains in critical condition.
- Guatemalan Farmer Busted
With Gun And Bullets:
A Guatemalan farmer alleged to
have entered Belize illegally was
today stopped at a checkpoint and
found in possession of a pistol and
seven bullets.
The incident reportedly occurred at
around 8:30 am on Wednesday, April
3, 2013 at a check point on the
eastern outskirts of the village of San
Jose Succtoz, between miles 71 and
72 on the George Price Highway.
Benque Viejo police informed that
a taxi cab heading towards San
Ignacio, with a single male passenger
on board, approached the check
point and a search of the passenger
resulted in the discovery of a .22
caliber pistol, brand unknown, along
with seven live rounds of .25 Aguila
brand ammunition.
- Good Neighbors Prevent Burglary:
A serial burglar, caught in the act of
attempting to break into a house, has
been taken off the streets thanks to
the assistance of alert neighbors in
Santa Elena Town, Cayo.
Dorothy Garbutt, 68, Belizean
retired teacher of #2 Melhado Street
in Santa Elena, reported to police that
on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at
about 5:00 pm while at a bus stop in
Santa Elena she was alerted by
relatives of the report of a man
attempting to break into her house.
Garbutt rushed home where she
encountered the police putting the
suspect in the back of the pickup
truck as alert neighbors prevented
from him from breaking into her house
and held him until the police arrived.
The suspect Eric Castillo, 39,
Belizean laborer of a Santa Cruz address in Santa Elena town was transported to the police station in
San Ignacio where he was arrested
and formally charged for attempt
burglary.
- San Ignacio & Santa Elena Town Council
Revenue And Expenditure For February 2013:
Property Tax Fee
Trade Licensing Fee
Traffic License's Fees
Peddler's Fees
Liquor Licensing Fees
liquor Liensing Extension
Cemetery Fees
Commercial Garbage Fees
Banners & billboards
Market Restroom Fee
Rental of Market Stalls
Miscellaneous
Rental of Parks & Playgrounds
Interest & Staff Loan
Cayo Welcome Center
Town Revenue
- Octavia Waight Making Life More
Comfort For The Elderly:
Residents from San Ignacio's
Octavia Waight Center for the
Elderly were today treated to the
annual riverside picnic.
Ophelia Pinelo, an employee of
the Center informed that today's
picnic is an annual tradition of the
Center which has been ongoing for
over 10 years. She additionally
informed that, over the years residents
have been taken on visits to various
parts of the Cayo District.
Twenty five center residents
participated in today's field trip which
included a fun day of relaxation along
the banks of the Macal River.
Residents were also treated snacks and lunch all provided by the center.
- Mexico thwarts 'plot to kill' Monreal brothers:
The authorities in Mexico say they
have prevented the murder of two l
eftist legislators, brothers David and
Ricardo Monreal.
A senior prosecutor said two armed
men plotting the murder had been
arrested at a hotel in Mexico City.
Mariana Benitez said the authorities
had seized weapons, communications
equipment and a vehicle.
No motive was given for the
planned attack but the men had
already confessed, she added.
- Man Accused Of Harming Step-Son:
A Santa Elena man is out on a two
thousand dollar bail as he stands
accused of causing grievous harm to
his step-son.
On Thursday, March 28, 2013,
Myner Manzanero, 23, Belizean
student, residing in the Bradley's Bank
area of Santa Elena Town, visited the
police station in San Ignacio where
he reported that at about 5:30 pm on
said date, he was at home when he
and his step-father, Orlando
Borallos, reportedly got into a heated
argument .
The complainant told the police that
the step-father punched him to the
left side of the face, causing him
to stumble out of the house. The
complainant further alleged that as he
regained composure the step father
continued punching him in the face and
in the process drawing blood.
- Cuban Ballet Dancers Defect While On Tour In Mexico:
Seven members of the National
Ballet of Cuba defected during a
performing tour of Mexico last month.
A ballet spokesman confirmed the
news, saying only that they had not
returned at the end of the tour.
The world-renowned troupe, led by
legendary ballerina Alicia Alonso, has
been hit by defections before.
A Cuban exile website based in
Miami said six of the defectors were
now in the United States, while the
seventh was still in Mexico.
The head of Havana's National
Ballet School, where some of them
had studied, expressed her sadness
at the news.
- Argentina Floods 'Catastrophe' For La Plata, Buenos Aires:
Emergency workers in Argentina
continue to try to rescue residents
stranded by flooding in Buenos Aires
and La Plata.
More than 50 people are known to
have died after one of the heaviest
storms recorded caused flash floods.
Thousands were evacuated from
their homes and dozens are still
stranded on rooftops, treetops and the
roofs of city buses, local media
report.
The government has declared three
days of national mourning after
what it called "an unprecedented
catastrophe".
"We've never seen anything
like it," provincial governor
Daniel Scioli said.
"People were taken by surprise,
and some didn't have time to
escape this deadly trap," Mr Scioli
said, referring to the speed with which
the waters rose.
- Male Baldness 'Indicates Heart Risk':
Men going thin on top may be more
likely to have heart problems than
their friends with a full head of hair,
according to researchers in Japan.
Their study of nearly 37,000
people, published in the online
journal BMJ Open, said balding men
were 32% more likely to have
coronary heart disease.
However, the researchers said the
risks were less than for smoking or
obesity.
The British Heart Foundation said
men should focus on their waistline,
not their hairline.
A shifting hairline is a fact of life for
many men. Half have thinning hair by
their 50s and 80% have some hair
loss by the age of 70.
- Body's Anti-HIV 'Training Manual' Offers
Vaccine Hopes:
The body's own "training
manual" for attacking HIV has been
recorded by US scientists and it is
hoped it can be used to design
vaccines.
HIV mutates in order to survive
the onslaught of a patient's immune
system.
However, some patients develop
highly effective antibodies that can
neutralise huge swathes of HIV
mutants.
A North Carolina team analysed the
arms race between body and virus,
published in the journal Nature, and
has shown how these antibodies are
made.
- Youths Who Murdered Mexican Activist Chavez Sentenced:
A judge in Mexico has sentenced
three youths to 15 years in prison for
the 2011 murder of Mexican activist
Susana Chavez.
Ms Chavez was found strangled
and with one hand cut off in Ciudad
Juarez.
She had been a key figure in the
community, drawing attention to the
killing of mainly poor women in the
northern border town in the 1990s.
She had coined the slogan "Not
One More Death", which became
popular at protests against the
women's killings.
Police found her body dumped in
the city centre on 6 January 2011.
A trail of blood led them to the home
of Sergio Ruben Cardenas, where
they found more blood and the
severed hand of Ms Chavez.
- Pact Awards Over $800,000 In Project Grants!:
On Thursday, April 4, 2013, PACT
held a Grant Award Ceremony at the
Guanacaste National Park in
Belmopan, during which it awarded
over $800,000.00 in new project
grants! PACT awarded Small and
Medium-Sized Grants for projects
under the themes of Protected Areas
Management and Conservation,
Protected Areas Promotion and
Development, and Environmental
Education and Awareness as follows: PACT is confident that these grants
will have great impacts on conservation
in Belize and thanks all recipients
for their hard work and commitment
to their respective protected areas.
- Four Reports Against The Police:
Reference report of extortion made
by Ms. Anna Mae Nembhard on
Thursday 28th March 2013.
On Thursday 4th April 2013, at
4:10 pm police constable #132
Frank McNeal was served with
disciplinary charge of Act to
the Prejudice of Good Order and
Discipline> He was placed on
interdiction with effect as of 4th April
2013.
2. Reference report made by Ms.
Carol James on Tuesday 2nd April,
2013 that when she arrived home
from the United States on Saturday
30th March, 2013, she discovered
that some jewelries and money
was missing from her house.
- Robbery In Unitedville:
A near midnight robbery in the
village of Unitedville, Cayo, has left a
bar owner with a busted forehead, and
two male patrons wounded.
Marisol Tobar, 35, Belizean
businesswoman from Unitedville,
reported to police that at around 11:30
pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013,
three short male persons of dark
complexion, wearing dark clothing
and with their faces covered, stormed
into her Hill Top Bar. One of them,
armed with a handgun, reportedly
pointed it her and demanded money.
Fearing for her life, Tobar
immediately handed over a thousand
dollars to the gunmen who reportedly
stole her gold chain with a diamond
medal, valued at fifteen hundred
dollars. The gunman then fired two
shots into the bar before all three of
them rushed out and disappeared into
the darkness.
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The April 14, 2013 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Four Charged For Ten Bullets:
lena, Cayo led to the discovery of
ten bullets and the arrest of all four
occupants of the house.
It was in the early hours of the
morning on Thursday, April 11, when
at team of policemen, acting upon
information received visited the
residence of Kaing Contreras
located on Eden Drive in Santa Elena.
Armed with a search warrant the
police arrived at exactly 3:45 am
announcing their intention to search
the house.
Contreras reportedly invited the police to conduct the search which
eventually led to the kitchen where a
plastic bag, containing 10 live rounds
of FC 25 ammunition was found in a
plastic bag on top of the refrigerator.
The discovery led to the detention
of all four occupants of the house who
were later identified as the home
owner Kaing Contreras, 27, clerk;
Shelly Lemus, 22, domestic and
Alvaro Aldana, 19, labourer, all
Belizeans and a 17 year old
Guatemalan labourer, Angel
Ermando Recinos all residing at the
Eden Drive house.
- Vega and Meda Busted With Over
One Hundred Pounds Of Weed:
San Ignacio police is this week
reporting the interception of a cargo
of over one hundred pounds of
western weed suspected to have
been destined for eastern streets.
The report reaching us indicate that the sun was just setting in the western
horizon when shortly before 6:00 pm
on Thursday, April 4 San Ignacio
police received the initial information
of a weed carrying car heading
eastward.
By the time San Ignacio police got its act together, the car carrying the
weed had already slipped pass San
Ignacio from Benque Viejo heading
full speed ahead in an easterly
direction.
- Police Investigates
Police Traffic Accident:
A four year old boy, the victim of a
road traffic accident involving a
police vehicle, was today rushed to
the Community Hospital in San
Ignacio.
It was shortly after 7:00 pm on
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 when police
driver/Special Constable Domingo
Kan, 46, was driving a black police
Hilux with Belmopan license plates
B-0145 on Bullet Tree Road heading
to the San Ignacio Community on
official police duties.
In a report to the police, Kan
informed that as he was driving on
Bullet Tree Road he observed a child
dashing across the road in the
pathway of the vehicle he was
driving.
- Empowering Education, for Children in Today's Society:
Students of the University of Belize
from the of Faculty of Education and
Arts, Belmopan Campus, will hold a
community outreach symposium
entitled: "Empowering Education
for Children in Today's Society".
The bi-annual event will be held on
April 18, 2013 from 10:30 am to 1:30
pm at the reception hall, Jaguar
Building.
The symposium is aimed at
enriching participants with an
understanding and strategies to
overcome barriers that negatively
impact teaching and learning.
Informational booths will be on
display about important topics
concerning: Career Options,
Vocational Programs, Parent
workshop for CXC, Workshop for
PSE, Motivational Learning,
Managing Stress, Behavioral
Disorders, Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder: ADHD, and
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: ODD.
- Mendez Pleas Guilty To Criminal Charges:
The court appearance of a Benque
Viejo Town pharmacist was fast
tracked this Thursday morning when
the presiding Magistrate, Attorney
Linsbert Willis, was advised by the
defense of the intention of the accused
to change from a not guilty to a guilty plea.
Cesar Mendez, brother of
PUP Orange Walk East area
representative, Marco Tulio
Mendez, was criminally charged
back in June of last year with three
counts of aggravated assault of an
indecent nature committed against a
12 year old female minor.
Since the arrest last year, Mendez
has consistently maintained a not guilty
plea. The next appearance in court
was set for Thursday, April 25 as
court cases are currently heard only
on Thursdays in Benque Viejo Town.
- Uncle Accused Of Molesting Nieces:
prison as he stands accused of
sexually assaulting two of his nieces.
A mother, accompanied by two
daughters, visited the police station in
Benque Viejo Town where the two
minors, in statements to the police
informed that the uncle had sexual
relations with one and touched the
other inappropriately.
A medical examination conducted
last Friday, April 5, confirmed that the
thirteen year old girl was indeed
carnally known. She told the police
that her uncle, Alejandro Martinez
had sexual intercourse with her,
against her will, on two separate
occasions the last such encounter being in June 2012.
- Mexico Government Says Drug-Related
Murders Down By 14%:
Mexico's government says there
have been fewer drug-related murders
in Mexico since President Enrique
Pena Nieto came to power on 1
December 2012.
It said the number of drug-related
killings between December and April
had fallen by 14% compared to the
same period a year earlier.
Mr Pena Nieto says the fight against
crime is one of his main priorities.
Shortly after coming into office he
announced the creation of a new
police force.
'Early days'
Government spokesman Eduardo
Sanchez said 4,249 people had been
killed by organised crime gangs
between 1 December 2012 and 1
April 2013, a fall of 14% compared
to the same four months a year
earlier.
The government of former
president Felipe Calderon stopped
releasing figures of drug-related
violence in September 2011, but
Interior Minister Miguel Angel
Osorio Chong said the federal
government had continued to keep a
tally.
- US Blacklists Honduran 'Drug Lord' Chepe Handal:
The United States Treasury has
frozen any assets held in the US by
the alleged leader of a Honduran
drug-trafficking organisation.
The US Treasury accused Jose
Miguel Handal Perez, known as
"Chepe Handal", of smuggling
cocaine from Colombia and
Venezuela to Mexican drug cartels.
Mr Handal and his family have
been banned from doing any business
with US citizens and companies.
He has denied the accusations.
"They fell on me like a bucket
of water. We are trying to clarify
the situation, as we do not know
where they originate," he told the
AFP news agency.
His wife, Ena Elizabeth
Hernandez Amaya, and his father,
Jose Miguel Handal Larach, have
also been blacklisted by the US
Treasury.
- Another Load Of Guatemalan Weed:
Police is reporting the seizure of yet
another cargo of Guatemalan weed
making its way into Belize.
While the earlier cargo this week
was captured by San Ignacio police,
Benque Viejo police is claiming fame
for this one weighing a few more
pounds than the San Ignacio Police
seizure.
It was exactly ten minutes to
midnight on Tuesday, April 9, 2013,
when Benque Viejo police received
information of a group of male
persons waking on the Hydro road
towards Benque Viejo Town
carrying suspicious cargo "Makapal"
style on their backs and strapped
across their shoulders.
Police rushed to the location where they came upon a group of men on
the Hydro Road. Realizing that the
visitors were policemen, the men
dashed into nearby bushes and
disappeared into the night and in the
process leaving behind three sacks
later found to contain weed, water,
food and a few items of clothing.
- National Agriculture and Trade Show:
The National Agriculture and Trade
Show Committee is pleased to
announce the winners of this year
Farmers of the Year 2013:
Senior Farmer - Mr. George
Choj. Mr. Choj is 30 years old of
Cristo Rey Road in the Cayo District.
He currently owns 25 acres of land
of which 12 acres are developed into
crop and livestock. Mr. Choj's farm
is diversified and mostly based on the Integrated Farming System Concept.
His activities involve both Crop
(Periurban) and Livestock production
through which he maximizes the
by-products of each activity to
generate income, reduce cost and
improve product quality. Woman Farmer - Mrs. Sharon
Moody. Mrs. Moody is from
Scotland Half-moon in the Belize
District and is 28 years of age. Mrs.
Moody is a dedicated farmer who has
been involved in mixed farming
activities for the past seventeen years.
Her farm consists of a combination
of agricultural activities which include
crop and livestock production. Her
farm produces an assortment
livestock for consumption and for the
local market also she is involved in
the agro processing of diverse
products to include goat cheese, jams,
jellies, pine apple, cashew, coconut
oil and cohune oil for income
generation.
- Tens Of Thousands At US Immigration Reform Rallies:
Tens of thousands of demonstrators
have rallied across the US in a mass
call for citizenship for millions of
undocumented immigrants.
The co-ordinated protests were
designed to press Congress to act as
senators negotiate an immigration
reform bill.
In Washington DC cheering crowds
gathered outside the Capitol, and
more than 1,000 demonstrated in
Atlanta.
Lawmakers are expected soon to
unveil a bill that would grant a path to
legal status for undocumented
immigrants.
The push for immigration reform
follows an election in which Hispanic
voters overwhelmingly supported
President Barack Obama and
Democratic candidates.
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The April 21st, 2013 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Latest Invasion Of A Western Home:
There has been much talk, even in
the news, since last Tuesday of the
latest aggravated burglary, also
known as a home invasion, in the west
taking place at Rumors Hotel on the
western outskirts of San Ignacio
Town, the owners of the hotel has
been informing the public that nothing
is further from the truth.
While owners of the hotel are not
disputing that the incident took place
in the area, the establishment, they
say, continues to be a safe haven for
guests, customers and visiting friends.
San Ignacio police informs that a
massive nationwide manhunt is
underway for two known convicts
believed to have pulled off the brazen
mid morning crime. The prime
suspects, both from the Cayo District,
are Marvin "Bombo" Neal, 20,
Belizean laborer of an Eve Street
address in Santa Elena Town and
Jarod "Steal Bob" Lamb, 25,
Belizean laborer residing in Ontario
Village.
- Attempt Rapist Remanded:
A Guatemalan wonderer is today
cooling his heels in jail on an attempt
rape charge.
A 22 year old woman reported to
San Ignacio Police that it was shortly
after 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 13
as she was walking on Bullet Tree
Road in San Ignacio Town when she
was approached by a male Hispanic
person wearing a green polo shirt,
dark short pants and a white cap.
The complainant told the police that
the man grabbed her by the neck and
dragged her into a drain on the road
side where he continued struggling
with her in an effort to pull off her skirt.
She resisted the attempt until another
female came to her assistance and
pulled her away from the aggressive
man.
- Wade Busted
With Twenty
Eight Pounds
Of Weed:
Thirteen days after an impressive
drug bust in Georgeville Village by
San Ignacio Police, yet another large
quantity of suspected marijuana has
been intercepted, this time in Santa
Elena Town Cayo.
The report reaching us indicates that
just thirty minutes into the lunch hour on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, a
team of officers on mobile patrol on
the George Price Highway in Santa
Elena Town intercepted a green
Toyota Camry bearing Belize City
license plates # BC-C-42803 in the
vicinity of Three Flags Super Store.
- Rosewood Amnesty:
A release from the Government
Press Office today informed that A
'Rosewood Amnesty' was declared
by the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries
and Sustainable Development on the
9th of April 2013.
The release goes on to inform that
The Amnesty, which will last until April
26th, 2013, is intended to take stock
of all the already cut rosewood that
private individuals may have in their
possession, and to approve this stock
for international trade subject to the
conditions of the Convention on the
International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES). The Ministry reiterates that the
amnesty is only for rosewood that was previously cut.
- Young Bank Now Enjoying Reliable
And Safe Water Supply:
Residents of Young Bank, a
community on the outskirts of
Camalote Village in the Cayo District,
now enjoys quality, potable water
twenty four hours a day thanks to the
Government of Belize.
The official ceremony begun sharply
at 3:00 p.m. with the singing of the
national anthem by the gathering this
was followed by an opening prayer
by pastor Gilberto Perez while the
welcome was delivered by the
Camalote village chairman,
Raymond Sheppard.
Community leader Miguel Aldana
gave an overview of the community
over the past 13 years outlining the
many struggles the community
endured throughout the years every
time the dry season came around.
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Public Notices
- Ten Ways To Ruin A Relationship:
1. Be critical. Even "constructive" criticism can make your partner
defensive and reduce the feeling of safety in a relationship. Being harsh and
judgmental when angry can trigger a "flight or fight response."
2. Insist your partner be exactly the same as you. Hendrix and LaKelly Hunt
say "absolute compatibility" is an express route to a dull relationship. If
you insist your partner have the same feelings and perceptions as you do, it
can lead to despair and misery.
3. Flee from intimacy. If you habitually avoid being physically or emotionally
close with your partner through escaping into work, hobbies, television, or
other activities, you risk creating a divide between you and your partner that
may become impossible to breach.
- US Holds Back Recognition For
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro:
The US government is refusing to
recognise Venezuela's President-elect
Nicolas Maduro's victory in
disputed elections in Venezuela.
Secretary of State John Kerry
said the US was not yet ready to
validate the results of Sunday's poll.
Mr Maduro's narrow victory has
been challenged by the opposition
leader, Henrique Capriles.
Mr Capriles is insisting on a
vote-by-vote recount and has now
submitted a formal request for one.
However, the National Electoral
Council in Venezuela has so far
refused to order one, and the
Supreme Court said on Wednesday
that there was no legal basis for it.
- Mexico Drops Drug Link Charges Against General Angeles:
Prosecutors in Mexico say they
have dropped the charges against
retired general Tomas Angeles
Dauahare.
Gen Angeles, a former deputy
defence minister, had been accused
of having links with a drug cartel.
Prosecutors said they could not
corroborate allegations made by two
witnesses against the general.
Shortly after the announcement,
Gen Angeles was released from the
maximum-security jail where he had
been awaiting trial.
He had been facing charges of
"organised crime to further
drug-trafficking", which he had
denied all along.
- Canadian Travel Agents, Journalists
& Wholesalers to Visit Belize!:
The Canadian Market has been one
of our growing markets in North
America. The Belize Tourism Board
has been aggressively working within
this market; from successful trade
shows to road shows and sales
presentations. It gives us great pride
to be welcoming a large contingent
of Canadian Travel Agents, Tour
Operators and Travel Writers, on
Monday, April 15th, 2013. The Belize
Tourism Board has organized a
familiarization trip (FAM), to give 25
Canadian travel industry professionals
an opportunity to learn about and
experience Belize. The group of travel agents will be
in the country from April 15-22. The
FAM Tour will consist of a series of
site visits at various properties in
inland Cayo, Mountain Pine Ridge
Area, Placencia and San Pedro
Ambergris Caye, and will include
popular tours in the respective areas.
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The April 28th, 2013 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Neal Surrenders - Lamb Remains On The Lam:
Today marks exactly three months
since the January 25, 2013 murder
of Steven Valencia which occurred
in his Loma Luz Boulevard home in
Santa Elena, one of two men
suspected to have collaborated in the
home invasion turned murder was
today accordingly charged.
In the wake of the murder of
Steven Valencia, police launched a
nationwide manhunt for Marvin
"Bombo" Neal, 20, of an Eve Street
address in Santa Elena Town, Cayo,
and Jarod "Steal Bob" Lamb of an
Ontario Village address also in the
Cayo District both wanted for
questioning in connection with
Valencia's murder.
- A False Sense Of Safety:
As the none-public reporting of
crimes in the community continues,
deceptively leading residents to
believe that they can let down their
guards as all seems to be well; there
are two reported burglaries reaching
us this week.
In the first incident, we were
reliably informed that the San Ignacio
home of Dr. Miguel Depaz,
Director, Animal Health Department,
Belize Agriculture Health Authority
(BAHA), was burglarized/invaded as
his mother in law and son lay asleep
in their rooms.
- BWS Water Finally Coming
To The Belize River Valley:
The old promise to provide reliable,
constant and safe potable water to the
chain of nine communities in the Belize
River Valley is now well on the way
to finally becoming a reality.
Ground was today broken in
Double Head Cabbage, following a
2:00 pm ceremony signaling the
commencement of this long awaited
project.
The 7.78 million dollar project
will be funded by way of a loan to
the Government of Belize by the
Caribbean Development Bank with
over eight hundred thousand dollars
coming by way of counterpart
funding through the Belize Water
Services Limited (BWSL).
- Sports -An Alternative To Crime:
As he continues to fullfill his
manifesto promises to constituents of
Cayo Central, Area Representative
Hon. Rene Montero, today officially
declared open the extensively
renovated Carmen Street basketball
court in Santa Elena.
The Minister of Works and
Transport, has again fulfilled another
of his manifesto promises to bring
back social activities to the youths of
Cayo Central.
The project which included the
installation of new bathroom fixtures,
electrical and water facilities as well
as extensive works on the perimeter
fence, bleachers, court surface,
backboards, entrance gate, and
landscaping of the grounds, was
implemented by the Ministry of
Works at a cost of over twenty
thousand dollars.
- Calling On SHC Alumni, Family & Friends:
Sacred Heart College embarked on
a very ambitious project in 2006 to
raise funds to build an auditorium that
would serve our institution, as well as
the community of the western Cayo
District. With the hard work of our
faculty, staff, students, parents,
community and other stakeholders,
we are proud to say that the project
commenced in January 2013 with
Phase 1 and Phase 2. These two
phases includes the cement foundation,
the purchase and erection of the
steel structure and the back fill. SHC
has invested over $430,000 for these
two phases, which are monies that
were attained via multiple fund
raising projects over a 7 year fundraising
period. Phase 3 of the project
is the cement floor/slab, which will cost approximately $200,000 and
we are anticipating that this will be
completed by June 5, 2013, in time
to hold our Graduation Ceremonies.
- My Body is Precious:
The office of the Special Envoy for
Women and Children in collaboration
with the Ministry of Human
Development, Social Transformation
and Poverty Alleviation will be
launching a children's book entitled
"My Body is Precious".
It is becoming increasingly
important to discuss the sensitive
subject of Sexual Abuse of Children.
Recognizing that it is not an easy
conversation to have, my office
partnered with the Ministry of Human
Development and with assistance
from UNICEF, we were able to
produce 30,000 copies of the
child-friendly "good touch, bad
touch" booklet to be distributed
countrywide.
"My Body is Precious" is part of
a national public information campaign
on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation
of Children and follows successful
symposiums hosted by my Office
in August 2010 and October 2011.
- Tropigas Contributes To
Early Childhood Education:
The Santa Elena Community
Preschool on Carillo Puerto Avenue
today received a much needed
recreational facility generously
donated by Tropigas Santa Elena
Branch resulting from a competition
organized and executed by Tropigas
staff with assistance from the
community.
The award valued at $2,500
includes a swing set with attached
slide. Competing preschools were
asked to explain why their school was
deserving of the award.
In accepting the generous award,
Santa Elena Community Preschool's
head teacher Mrs. Lorena
Rancheran expressed heartfelt
appreciation to the management and
staff of Tropigas as well as to parents
and the community for their support
in recommending Santa Elena
Community as deserving of the
award. The new facility came at an
appropriate time explained Mrs.
Rancheran, since the current
recreational facilities at the school are
inadequate.
- New Director of Cruise and
Regional Initiatives:
The Belize Tourism Board is pleased
to announce the appointment of its
new Cruise and Regional Initiatives
Director, Mr. Valdemar Andrade.
Mr. Andrade has been in the
Tourism Tndustry for the past two
years as the Technical Advisor/Project
Liaison-Sustainable Tourism Program,
for the Ministry of Tourism and
Culture.
He has several years of experience
in conservation and other environmental
areas, through his work experience
with Protected Areas Conservation
Trust, Ministry of Natural Resource
and the Environment, and the Belize
Audubon Society.
"As we embark this year to grow
cruise tourism numbers and
strengthen Belize's position in that
market, the skills and experience
that Valdemar Andrade possesses
will augment our goal. The BTB is
confident in Mr. Andrade's abilities,
and happy to welcome him to our
team," commented the Director of
Tourism, Mrs. Laura Esquivel
Frampton.
- The Belize Logo Is A Finalist:
The Belize logo has been chosen as
a finalist for the "One Show Design"
2013 awards, in the category of
"Brand Identity - Logo Design."
The Belize Tourism Board and its
Advertising and Online Agency,
Olson, created the Belize logo as a
part of a re-branding of Belize's
identity.
When creating the new logo, Olson
made several trips to Belize to
capture the essence of Belize's
authenticity and incorporate it in the
creative behind the new logo. The
BTB and OLSON used the old logo
as an inspiration, while the new look
of the logo is expected to make Belize
more recognizable and to better
position the destination in terms
- Mexican 'Drug Queen' Pleads Guilty In Us:
A Mexican woman on trial in the US
has pleaded guilty to helping the former
head of the powerful Norte del Valle
cartel evade justice between 2002-
04.
Sandra Avila Beltran, 52,
dubbed Queen of the Pacific,
admitted to "hindering the arrest"
of Juan Diego Espinosa Ramirez,
her boyfriend at the time.
Avila, who has been in jail since
2007, was extradited to Miami last
August.
She faces a prison sentence of 15
years after accepting a plea bargain.
She previously denied any wrongdoing.
- Four Belizeans Receive Prestigious Honour
of the British Empire:
Four Belizeans were today
honoured at the Belize House for their
selfless and outstanding contributions
to Belize.
The honourees included Senior
Counsel, Mr. Denys A. Barrow,
who was awarded the insignia for
Commander of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire for his
distinguished service to Belize and the
field of law; Commissioner of the
Supreme Court and Senior Justice of
the Peace, Mr. Patrick Alexander
Bernard, was bestowed with the
insignia of a Member of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire
for his dedication to the Public
Service.
- Free Hearing Test in Belmopan:
There will be
free hearing tests available at the
Western Regional Hospital in
Belmopan from April 24 to May 4
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as part
of the New Horizons exercise.
If you are experiencing ringing or
pain in your ears, difficulty hearing, or
drainage from your ears, you are
invited to the clinic to be evaluated.
Depending on your symptoms, you
may be eligible for free hearing aids
or a surgical procedure. These
services are provided by a team of
U.S. medical professionals.
- US 'spy' Timothy Hallet Tracy detained in Venezuela:
The authorities in Venezuela have
detained a United States citizen they
accuse of being an intelligence agent.
Interior Minister Miguel
Rodriguez Torres said Timothy
Hallet Tracy had directed funds
towards student protests after the
disputed presidential elections earlier
this month.
He said Mr Tracy was trying to
destabilise the country with the goal
of starting a civil war.
The US has not commented, but Mr
Tracey's family say he is innocent.
- Guatemalan Gold Panners Convicted:
Three Guatemalans were today
remanded to the Hattieville prison
after being apprehended in the Ceibo
Chico Reserve, allegedly mining for
gold in a protected area.
According to a release issued by
Friends for Conservation and
Development (FCD), the incident
occurred on Friday, April 19, 2013.
The release states that the Joint Forces
Unit, stationed at the Ceibo Chico
Conservation Post, in South
Chiquibul came upon a group of three
Guatemalans reportedly panning for
gold.
The men were later identified as
Mario Rolando Xol Caal, Marcos
Domingo Pana Chiquin and
Esteban Putul Mai all residing in the
Village of El Naranjon, near San Luis,
Peten, Guatemala.
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This Week's Stories:
- Burke Charged For Slusher's Death:
Preparations are underway for the
Saturday morning, May 11, funeral
service in Gales Point, Manatee, for
Shaheem Slusher, 19, the latest
victim of murder in the western twin
municipalities.
At around 6:00 pm on Friday, May
3, 2013, after receiving his pay
for the week Shaheem left the
construction site on Carillo Puerto
Avenue in Santa Elena on his way
home. He normally rides a bicycle to
work but walked home on Friday as
he told coworkers earlier that the
bicycle had a flat tire. As is said to be
customary when returning home after
work, he stopped by the Macal River
for a wash off swim before heading
home. It is reported that on this occasion
he came in contact with a man and
three females socializing behind the
Coconutz bar on the San Ignacio
Bank of the Macal River where an argument reportedly first started with
one of the females. The argument
reportedly extended into a physical
confrontation with the girl's boyfriend.
In the confrontation the boyfriend
reportedly pulled out a pen knife from wearing, flipped out the blade and
rushed to the victim inflicting a first stab
wound to the right side to the neck.
- Contrabanding Guatemalan Hens:
A joint Belize Defence Force and Benque Viejo police operations
resulted in the interception of a
shipment of 500 live chickens
originating from a neighboring
Guatemalan village with reported
destination to a western village on the
Belize side of the border.
It was shortly after 8:00 am on
Monday, May 6, 2013, near Calla
Creek Village on the Belize side of
the border, when the joint team came
upon a maroon Isuzu Trooper pulling
a trailer stacked with wooden crates
containing live chickens.
The investigation revealed that the
cargo of 500 laying hens originated in
Santa Rosa, Peten, Guatemala and
was reportedly intended to be
delivered to an egg production farm
in Valley of Peace, a community of
mostly Hispanic villagers, located
behind Roaring Creek Village near
Belmopan.
- Santa Elena Primary School
Open Day Invitation:
We would like to invite you to
attend our School Open Day on May
13, 2013. This is a great opportunity
for you to have a better understanding
of our school vision and mission;
our educational philosophy; our
teachers and students at SEPS.
For the past three years the
teachers at SEPS have been involved
in a Teacher Leadership Program,
focusing on Educational Leadership
and Teacher Efficacy. They strive
to be: 'Engaging Teachers who
ENGAGE all students'. Come see
the changes that have taken place
in our school community that has
lowered truancy and behavioral
problems.
Our teachers at SEPS are Education' and children are
experiencing the JOY OF LEARNING.
At Santa Elena Primary School
we are excited to share with the
general public skills and strategies
they have learned through the Teacher
Leadership Program.
- Two More Stolen Guns In Illegal Hands:
This week we bring to the public's
attention yet another reported but
unreported major crime, as no arrest
has been made resulting in no official
release from the police as the public
remains ignorant of another major
crime and potential danger lurking out
there.
We were reliably informed that
sometime last Sunday, May 5, the
Unitedville home of Belizean laborer,
Kent Smith, 51, was burglarized.
The identified stolen items include a
point 223 semi-automatic rifle; a
twelve gauge shotgun and five twelve
gauge cartridges.
It is strongly suspected that the
burglary was committed or masterminded
by someone who is familiar
with Smith's activities and that the guns and bullets were the specific
items of choice.
- Keynote Address by the Honorable Gaspar Vega, Opening Ceremony for the National Agriculture and Trade Show 2013:
Ladies and gentlemen, a
pleasant good afternoon to all
of you. Once again, it gives
me great pleasure to address
you, at this, my second
Agriculture and Trade Show as
Minister of Natural Resources
and Agriculture. This afternoon
I am particularly proud, as this
new Multipurpose Centre we
are using represents the start of
a five year redevelopment
programme for the Show
Grounds. These grounds, all
sixty acres, are truly a national
asset and we must treat it as
such. When you consider the
rich history of the Agriculture
Show and its prominent place
in Belizean culture, then I dare
say this is really a National
Heritage Site.
This year's theme "Stimulating
Prosperity in Agriculture
and Food Production
Through Renewed Public-
Private Partnership" captures
the essence of the work the
Ministry is undertaking. We are
very much aware that for us to
succeed, the active participation
of private sector stakeholders in
the work of the Ministry is
vital. We facilitate, the private
sector invest profitably, Belize
and all Belizeans prosper!
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This Week's Stories:
- No Arrest In Security Guard's Murder:
An arrest is yet to be made in the
most recent murder of an on-duty
security guard even after the
recovery of the guard's stolen license
firearm and the detention of two
suspects.
San Ignacio police reports that at
about 7:45 pm on Friday, May 10,
2013, information was received
via the emergency 911 line of a
shooting incident at Kenny's Store
located on Flamingo Avenue in San
Ignacio Town.
A team of officers were quickly
dispatched to the scene where they
were told that the injured guard
was rushed to the San Ignacio On arrival at the hospital, the guard
identified as Randy Casey, 23, of
Camalote Village, Cayo District was
pronounced dead with two gunshot
wounds to the left side of the chest
and a third on the lower left side of
the abdomen.
- Something Does Not
Seem Right In The
Pinelo Arrest:
Primary school teacher Eddie
Pinelo has been in jail for a week on
allegations that he sodomized a 14
year old student.
Pinelo has since been remanded to
prison while his family has enlisted the
services of an attorney to secure his
release by way of a Supreme Court
bail.
In a statement to the police the boy
alleges that sometime in April of this
year, the teacher invited him to his
house in Bullet Tree village where it
is alleged that he was offered and
consumed alcoholic beverages to the
extent of getting drunk. The boy said
that all he recalled was being lifted
by the accused and taken off to a
bedroom where he was allegedly
sodomized by the teacher.
They boy accompanied by the legally required medical examination.
The medical doctor who performed
the examination reportedly came
to the conclusion that there was no
evidence that the child was carnally
known. And that should have been
the end of the story.
- New Developments In
Overnight And Cruise Sectors:
There is fantastic news to report in
the Tourism travel industry. Hot on
the heels of the release of record
breaking tourist arrivals in the first
quarter of 2013, new flights and cruise
calls to Belize were announced for the
final quarter of the year.
Starting in November, Delta Airlines
will be adding another Saturday flight
from Atlanta to Belize. Delta currently
deploys seven flights a week (one flight
per day) to Belize, increasing its total
number of flights to eight per week
(twice on Saturdays). This is an
additional 596 seats per month, and
will be a permanent addition to Delta's
schedule to Belize. In addition,
American Airlines will be increasing
its Dallas to Belize flights from three
weekly flights to seven flights per
week (one flight daily), providing a
total of six hundred additional seats
in the month of October. BTB's
Director of Marketing and Industry
Relations, Alyssa Carnegie, commented,
"This is fantastic news.
The Tourism Industry is doing so
well that even the airlines have
seen a need to increase flights,
and these flights are being
increased during a time that was
generally considered to be a slow
time for traveling by air. It
shows amazing growth and more
opportunities for the industry and
Belize."
- Guatemalan Sent To
Jail For Five Years:
A Guatemalan, apprehended in the
Chiquibul National Park, has been
sentenced to spend the next five years
behind bars after pleading guilty
to keeping firearm and ammunition
without a gun license.
It was shortly after 6:00 pm on
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, when a joint
forces team of law enforcement
personnel on patrol in the Chiquibul
National Park came upon two
Hispanic male persons walking
suspiciously in the area. The police
ordered them to halt but they instead
ran off.
The police caught up with one of
them who had a gun slung over the
left shoulder. On inspection the gun
was found to be a point 22 rifle
without serial number and brand.
Police also found seven live point 22
bullets in the front left pocket of the
pants the Guatemalan was wearing.
- The Belize Cancer Society - San
Ignacio Branch:
takes this opportunity
to extend a sincere THANK YOU
to all the donors who assisted in
making its educational Open Day on
Saturday, May 11, 2013 a success.
These include:
� Belize Electric Co. Ltd. (BECOL)
� Bowen & Bowen
� Central Cable Vision
� Flame's Auto Shop
� Oye FM
� STAR Newspaper
A very special thanks also goes out
to our healthcare professionals -
Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Nurse Rosita
Figueroa of the San Ignacio
Community Hospital and Nurse
Dolly Witz of the Belize Family Life
Association who gave of their time and
services throughout the Open Day. To
the families within our community who
donated cupcakes and juices for
our booth visitors we also extend a
sincere thank you.
- The City Prepares For 2013 Hurricane
Season While Cayo Slumbers:
The 2013 Hurricane Season is
almost upon us. The Belize City
Council is busy preparing the city's
emergency evacuation route; there will
be 70 evacuation route signs installed
along the emergency route as well
as hosting Disaster Preparedness
Training for the City's Operation
Management and Shelter Management
Team.
We commend the City for these
actions and it points out the obvious
lack of concern for those of us living
downstream of BECOL's dams.
Does BECOL and the other
relevant bodies responsible for the
safety of people downstream of the
dams have any plans in place? Has
there been any meetings, simulations,
communications with the villagers,
townspeople and all those along the
Macal, Mopan and Belize Rivers?
We recently spoke to villagers in the
area and they said the last time there
had been any information about
disaster preparedness was two or
more years ago - about the last time
BELPO took the Department of
Environment, NEMO and BECOL
to court.
Maybe they are waiting for a
disaster to happen before action is
taken. If so, it may be too late for
too many.
- Call to Artists for the 'National Song Competition 2013':
National Celebrations Commission in association with Atlantic International Bank invites musicians, performing artists and songwriters from every
level to submit songs in each of the two categories, which include the BELIZE SONG COMPETITION and the Carnival Song Competition (juniors
and seniors).
The BELIZE SONG must be a dedication to Belize as a country, our way of life, our culture. The Belize Song should evoke a call to build community
spirit and national pride, be one that inspires national unity and must be memorable with popular and emotional appeal. The Belize Song must seek to
replicate a Belizean flavor in any musical genre that is Rhythm and Blues (R&B), Jazz, Alternative, Soca, Reggae, Dancehall or any other genre selected by
the artist.
The Carnival Song must be of Belizean flavor and evoke our unbridled celebratory spirit at our time of National Celebrations, promote a free revelry, filled
with the essence of Belizean culture and overall merriment of Carnival and our celebrations.
Entries will be judged on: Audience Appeal; Musical Arrangement; Vocal Quality; Lyrical Content and Stage Presence.
- Benque Viejo Community Policing Unit:
The RC school in Succotz Village,
has seen its share of criminal activity
this week, (1) a victim of a burglary
& theft, (2) finding drugs on campus.
Because of these recent events the
principle Mr. Viviany Teul, and
teachers decided to invite the
community policing unit of the Benque
Viejo Sub-Formation to school for
a basic education on community
policing, neighborhood watch, youth
cadets, Special Constables, Great
program, and other relevant topics of
the day.
The community policing officer PC
Mckoy, had planned to give the
presentation, however a previous
commitment for special training by
the US Embassy prevented him, so
Special Constable Mr. Samuel
Bruce was called in to assist on
Thursday 9-5-13.
The students met in the classroom
of one the schools most experienced
teachers, and a vital member of
the Zone 4 Neighborhood Watch
Program in Benque Viejo, class
teacher Mrs. Isela Tesucum.
- Pope Francis hits out at global 'cult of money':
Pope Francis has called on world
leaders to end the "cult of money"
and to do more for the poor, in his
first major speech on the financial
crisis.
Free market economics had
created a tyranny, in which people
were valued only by their ability to
consume, the pontiff told diplomats in
the Vatican.
"Money has to serve, not to
rule," he said, urging ethical financial
reforms.
Meanwhile, the Vatican's own bank
announced it would publish its annual
report for the first time.
The Institute for Works of Religion,
which has been at the centre of
various financial scandals in recent
years, is to hire an external accountancy
firm to ensure it meets international
standards against money
laundering.
- Ten Reasons Why Buggery
Should Not Be Decriminalised:
The Caribbean Centre for
Family and Human Rights
(CARIFAM) recognizes the
fundamental and intrinsic dignity of all
people whatever their orientation.
We recognize that for reasons not yet
fully explained by science, persons
may experience attraction to members
of their own sex. Overcoming these
attractions can be a very painful
challenge requiring the support,
understanding and compassion
of others. For this reason we
distinguish between those who have
a homosexual tendency and those
who promote homosexuality. Our
opposition to legalizing buggery
(homosexual acts) is not an
opposition to gay people but a
recognition that marriage as between
one man and one woman is for the
common good - in the best interests
of society. Our reasoning is as
follows:-
1. Decriminalising buggery means
legalizing homosexuality. This
opens the door for the legalization
of, every conceivable form
of sexual perversion as a
"sexual orientation" or "alternative
lifestyle".
- Costa Rica's president in scandal over 'drugs' jet:
Revelations that Costa Rica's
president used the jet of a Colombian
with alleged links to drugs trafficking
have led to three high-profile
resignations.
The head of intelligence and
security, Mauricio Boraschi, and
presidential aide Irene Pacheco
stepped down on Thursday.
Communications Minister Francisco
Chacon resigned on Wednesday.
President Laura Chinchilla travelled
twice on Gabriel Morales
Fallon's jet.
She said "a few key people"
had failed in their duties to protect
her.
President Chinchilla is said to
have used the jet in March to fly to
Venezuela for the funeral of the former
leader Hugo Chavez. She then used
the plane again last weekend for a
private trip to Peru.
But it has since emerged that
both the jet, and its owner Gabriel
Morales Fallon, were under
investigation by Costa Rican intelligence
officials for possible ties to drug
trafficking.
- Official Results Of The 12 May 2013 Village Council Elections:
- Mexico official fired for daughter's 'abuse of power':
Nieto has fired a senior official over
an incident caused by his daughter at
an exclusive restaurant last month.
Humberto Benitez Trevino's
daughter caused outrage by using his
influence to try to close down the
bistro after it did not give her a table
she wanted.
The episode sparked a discussion
about abuse of power in the country.
The sacking suggests that Mexico
has grown more sensitive to the
issue, correspondents say.
The episode became a trending
topic on Twitter under the hashtag
#ladyprofeco, after her father's
agency.
Mt Benitez, the attorney-general for
consumer protection, and his daughter both apologised, but this did little
to appease public anger.
- Argentina ex-military leader Jorge Rafael Videla dies:
Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged
87 while serving a life sentence for
crimes against humanity.
He is reported to have died from
natural causes in prison.
The general was jailed in 2010 for
the deaths of 31 dissidents during the
1976-83 military dictatorship, of
which he was overall leader until
1981.
Up to 30,000 people were tortured
and killed during this period, in a
campaign known as the "Dirty
War".
Gen Videla had been sentenced to
life in prison for torture, murder
and other crimes in 1985, but was
pardoned in 1990 under an amnesty
given by the president at the time,
Carlos Menem.
In April 2010, the Supreme Court
upheld a 2007 federal court move to
overturn his pardon.
- Trafficking Gang 'Smuggled Bangladeshis Into Brazil':
Brazilian police say they have
identified a gang specialising in
trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into
the country.
About 80 workers have been lured
by their own countrymen with promises
of earning up to $1,500 (�985) a
month.
But they ended up as slave labour
in order to pay their smugglers nearly
$10,000, police say.
South America's biggest economy
has recently seen a steep rise in cases
of illegal immigration.
The smugglers explored routes
across the borders of Peru, Bolivia
and Guyana to enter Brazil, investigators
said.
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This Week's Stories:
- Three Weed Arrests In Benque:
records the seizure of over 15
hundred grams of marijuana in three
drug operations resulting in the arrest
of three male Hispanic persons.
In the first incident, acting upon
information received, at around 6:00
am on Friday, May 30, Benque Viejo
police conducted a search at the
residence of Jose Israel Zetina in
Arenal Village. The search resulted in
the discovery of 60 grams of weed.
Zetina was consequently arrested and
charged for drug trafficking. He
appeared in the Benque Viejo Town
courtroom of magistrate Hurl
Hamilton where he pled guilty to the
drug trafficking charge. He was
ordered and paid the imposed one
thousand dollar fine.
- Security Guard Shoots
San Ignacio Man:
A man allegedly under the influence
of alcohol was shot by the security
guard posted at Roses Chinese Store
and Restaurant in San Ignacio.
The police reports that on Sunday,
June 2, 2013, at around 9:15 pm
an emergency 911 call was received
requesting police assistance at Roses
Restaurant located on the George
Price Highway on the western
outskirts of San Ignacio Town. Upon
arrival the police encountered a
creole decent male person suffering
from three gunshot wounds, one each
to both legs just above both knees
and the third to the upper arm.
The injured man was identified
as Rupert Rowland, 24, Belizean
laborer of a San Ignacio Town
address. Rowland was placed in the
police vehicle and rushed to the San
Ignacio Community Hospital.
- Step Father Convicted of
Assaulting and Wounding Girl:
Seven months after he was charged
and pled not guilty on aggravated
assault of an indecent nature and
wounding his step daughter, Rosabel
Mancia was today found guilty of
both charges and sent to jail.
The incident stems from an
October 31, 2012 report made by the
fifteen year old step daughter of the
35 year old Salvadoran convict of a
Santa Cruz address in Santa Elena
Town. The girl told the police that at
around 10:30 one night five days
prior to making the report, Mancia
entered her room and punched her in
the face while she was sitting on her
bed. She told the police that since the
incident she has been suffering from
nose bleed.
- Is It Double Standards, Indiscipline or Just Plain Arrogance?:
Contributed Article;
I am unable to say what happens in
other parts of the country but in our
community I can, with all authority,
say that there certainly exist double
standards in terms of law enforcement.
Is it actually double standards or is
it really a display of indiscipline or
maybe even utter contempt for those
who supervise them or, heaven
forbids, total incompetence on they
part of those who supervise them?
The matter at hand is the enforcement
of the law as it pertains to the
wearing of helmet by motorcyclists.
The sighting of a traffic warden
writing a traffic violation ticket as he
stands beside a non-helmet wearing
motorcyclist, is regularly seen.
- Suspected Drunk Boy Crash In Front Of Police Station:
Of all the places to crash, a 17 year
boy, suspected to be drunk, drove the
vehicle he was driving into the street
light pole in front of the police station
in San Ignacio.
At around 1:30 on the morning
of Sunday, June 2, the policeman
working the front desk inside the
station heard a loud crashing noise and
upon stepping out of the station he
saw a vehicle crashed into the street
light pole at the corner of Buena Vista
Street and King Street.
Bleeding from an injury to the nose,
sitting behind the steering wheel of the
extensively damaged blue Toyota
Tacoma truck, was a young male
person with the strong aroma of
alcohol on his breath. Sitting next to
the driver was another male person
also bleeding from injuries suspected
to have been caused by glass particles
from the shattered windshield.
- Doctors and Nurses benefit from Advance
Training in Gynecology:
Doctors of the U.S.
Military Air Force - New
Horizons 2013 and
Midwives from Project
HOPE also of the U.S. held
a two day training session
in Advance Life Support In
Obstetrics last month
in Dangriga Town. The
training had the
participation of 29
specialists in Gynecology
and Obstetrics from the
Northern, Western and
Southern Regions as well
as Medical Officers,
Nurses Midwives and
Front Line workers in
Obstetrics.
At the opening of the
training, an overview
presentation was done on
theMaternal and Child
Health Program. Training
on specific subject areas
included Post Partum
Hemorrhage, Interruption of
Delivery, Assisted Delivery
- Use of a Vacuum, Monitoring
of Labour and Interpretation
of Monitoring graph,
Maternal Resuscitation and
Emergency C-section. Communication
techniques between
doctors and nurses in
times of an emergency was
part of the training where
alarm codes and courtesies
were highlighted. The training
also had a practical
section where the trainees
worked with mannequins and
flow charts.
- Dentist rewarded at Annual Dental
Workshop:
The Dental Department,
Ministry of Health in
partnership with San Cas
Group of Companies and
Wrigley's ORBIT brand
conducted
the Annual
Dental
Workshop in
San Pedro
Town from
May 16th to
18th, 2013
under the theme: "Brush and
Floss Every Day to Keep
Cavities Away."
According to Senior Dental
Health Surgeon, Dr. Raphael
Samos, the objectives of the
workshop were to review the
action plan of the Department
and to discuss future
activities.
- Advice on Smoke
from Bush
Fires:
The Ministry of Health advises
the General Public that
due to recent sustained bush
fires around the country there
is a risk for vulnerable individuals
of over exposure to
smoke. The smoke associated
with these bush fires has
the potential to irritate eyes
and cause breathing problems.
Individuals with
chronic lung conditions and
asthma are advised to avoid
areas with intense smoke.
Use a masks or wet rags if
you cannot avoid the smoke.
Persons with chronic lung
conditions in general and
asthma in particular are
advised to have medication
on hand and are also
reminded to go to the nearest
health facility for respiratory
support if needed. Special
attention must be given
to the elderly and very young.
- MOH Partners
with Peace
Corps:
The Ministry of Health will
partner with Peace Corp Belize
to conduct a workshop on
Maternal, Newborn and Child
health (MCH) including
sessions on non-communicable
disease (NCDs) to be
held later this month. The main
purpose of the workshop will
be to ensure technical sessions
on MCH and NCDs, to
provide agency and country
specifics on the work that
Peace Corp will do within
communties in Belize alongside
HECOPAB Community
health workers and also to
assist Peace Corps Belize to
adapt and integrate the
language and technical content
for Pre-Service training.
- Matron Roberts Polyclinic held successful
Annual Health Fair:
Matron Roberts Polyclinic II
in collaboration with the
Health
Education
and
Community
Participation
Bureau
(HECOPAB),
Central
Health
Region, and others partners
in health organized its Annual
Health Fair and Wellness
Activities at the Matron
Roberts Polyclinic II grounds
on May 24th, 2013 under the
theme, "Your Health, Your
Life, Act Now."
Visitors had the opportunity
to learn more and take
advantage of Primary Care
services at the grounds. These
included outpatient services,
maternal and child health
services, nutrition and
wellbeing, dental health
services and mental health
services.
- Official Result Of The 2 June 2013 Village Council Elections:
- Codd's Drugstore Allegedly Robbed:
The sales clerk from Codd's
Drugstore in Santa Elena reported to
police that the store was robbed by a
barefaced man.
Hilda Zometa, the sales clerk, told
the police that she was behind the
counter inside Codd's Drugstore
located next to A&R Store on the
George Price Highway in Santa Elena
when at around 7:00 pm on Friday,
May 31, 2013, a man entered the
store, pointed a gun at her, demanded
money and made off with almost 900
dollars.
In the statement to the police the
clerk reported that the robber,
allegedly posing as a customer,
entered the drugstore at around 7:00
pm and requested a bottle of
antibiotics.
- The Blue Hole - Nominated for the "8th Wonder of
the World":
The Belize Tourism Board is elated
to announce the submission of Belize's
Great Blue Hole, as the "8th Wonder
of the World", a title which can only
be achieved with your help!
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This Week's Stories:
- Jarod "Steel Bob" Lamb Finally Captured:
Jarod "Steel Bob" Arthurs Lamb
has been on the San Ignacio police's
most wanted list since the January
2013 home invasion/murder of
Belizean businessman Steven
Valencia in his Loma Luz Boulevard
home in Santa Elena, Cayo.
Lamb, who had managed to evade
the police for over five months while
committing more crimes, was today
caught off guard when Belmopan
police was alerted of his location.
San Ignacio police informed that
Lamb, 25, Belizean laborer of Ontario
village in the Cayo district was
captured in neighboring Camalote
village. He was escorted to the
Belmopan police station where he is
to face charges for crimes he is
accused of committing in that area.
- BECOL Warning
System Failed:
Reliable reports reaching us
indicates that the Tuesday, June 4,
2013, planned testing of BECOL's
early warning system, in the event of
a dam break, failed.
The rather embarrassing incident
reportedly occurred in the presence
of representatives from the National
Emergency Management Organization
and from the Department of the
Environment both legally charged with
overseeing such exercises.
The system at San Ignacio fire
station failed as well as the one
located at Black Rock Resort. The
siren was to have blasted seven times
for three consecutive minutes at three
minute intervals none of which
reportedly occurred.
The failure now begs the question:
Is BECOL really prepared to issue
the relevant warning in the event of a
dam break, or will residences in the
destructive path of the dam feel
before they hear the warning?
- Hon Rene Montero -
Delivering On His Promises:
2013:
In fulfilling his manifesto promise to
support young athletes in Cayo
Central, Minister of Works and
Transport, Hon Rene Montero,
today handed over a thousand dollar
check to the captain of the Georgeville
football team.
The donation explained the coach
could not have come at a better time
as the Georgeville football team is
preparing to play, in Georgeville, a
friendly match against a Guatemalan
team. The coach is asking villagers
from Georgeville and surrounding
communities to come out and support
their team.
As works continue to progress in
the village, with the upgrading of
streets, refurbishing of the community
center and support for the feeding
program in the village primary
school, Minister Montero pledged to
continue supporting the community
and the entire Cayo Central
constituency.
- St. Andrews Excels In PSE:
Bernice York Institute of Learning is
this year's top PSE student, the
management and staff St. Andrews
Anglican Primary School in
San Ignacio are proud to have
produced the next two top students
in the Primary School Examination
(PSE).
St. Andrews Primary School's
Vincent Hulse and Nelson Esteban
tied for 2nd place both receiving
perfect scores in Math and Science
finishing the examinations with an
astounding 386 points out of a
possible 400.
Other top PSE St. Andrews School
students are Alain Morris and
Zahara Zul who both tied in 6th
place.
- Evangelism In Politics:
When televangelist Silas Malafaia
gathered 40,000 followers outside
Brazil's congress this week, it wasn't
just to raise their arms to the sky and
praise the Lord.
The rally was a show of support for
lawmakers who oppose abortion and
same-sex marriage and a message to
other politicians that they should not
ignore Brazil's fast-growing evangelical
churches if they want to stay in
office.
"Gay activism is moral
garbage," Malafaia roared into the
microphone to a cheering crowd on
the grassy esplanade of the Brazilian
capital. "Satan will not destroy our
family values."
- Belizeans In The United States And Abroad Agressively
Demanding Full Citizenship Rights In Their Homeland:
By: Wellington C. Ramos
When the Government of Belize
started the debate to educate
Belizeans throughout the country on
the Referendum Initiative to take the
Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute to
the International Court of Justice
(I.C.J.), many Belizeans in the United
States and Belize became insecure
about their current citizenship status.
Since the 1980's the Government of
Belize has been granting citizenship
status to many Guatemalans who
entered the country illegally. These
citizens now have the right to vote,
run for political office and become the
Prime Minister of Belize. While, the
Belizeans who were born in Belize and
became citizens of the United States
and other countries, are not entitled
to these same fundamental rights
unless they renounce the citizenships
of their new countries.
- Response to Briceno's letter
on behalf of Fortis:
Contributed by: Candy Gonzalez
Mr. Briceno penned a Letter to the
Editor that Fortis, Inc. used in a full
page ad as part of their attempt to
quash any objections to their purchase
of C.H. Energy, in upstate New York.
One of the letters opposing the
takeover was from Robert
Kennedy, Jr., who spoke of Fortis'
record in Belize. Briceno felt
"compelled to correct the errors
in the commentary and present
your readers with an accurate
account of the developments that
took place under my watch".
Unfortunately, his "accurate
account" is about as accurate as his
pronouncements back in 1999-2008.
One has to wonder if Mr. Briceno
even wrote this letter. The reason I
say this is because he refers to the
NEAC as the "National Environmental
Assessment Committee."
The NEAC reviews all Environmental
Impact Assessments. The
Department of Environment was part
of Briceno's portfolio, Wouldn't he
know the NEAC stands for
the "National Environmental
Appraisal Committee"?
- Belize Embassy in Washington Raises
funds for the Inspiration Center:
The Embassy of Belize in Washington
has raised US$60,000 for the
Inspiration Center.
His Excellency, Ambassador
Nestor Mendez, who is visiting
Belize, handed over the cheque to the
Special Envoy for Women and
Children, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow
on Tuesday.
The donation is the proceeds of
several fundraising events hosted in
Washington between October 2011
and May 2013. The majority of the
funds were raised at a hugely
successful gala on February 16th,
2013, which brought in over
US$40,000. Mrs. Barrow is
extremely grateful to Ambassador
Mendez and his team for their hard
work and dedication as well as the
Belizean diaspora in Washington for supporting the important cause of
providing a safe, inclusive environment
for children with disabilitiesto
access much needed services.
- Fuego Bar and Grill- At The New Cayo Welcome Center:
After a barrage of photos and
tempting advertisements promising the
latest and greatest "elevated
Belizean street cuisine" I was
excited to attend the tasting preview
for Fuego Bar and Grill this past
Monday. Fuego made a great first
impression as I stepped up the
sidewalk of the new Welcome
Center into the patio area with simple
clean edges and clever little flairs of
style making their appearance
as drinks we served and dishes
popped out of the kitchen. The
interior of the restaurant continued to
warm the taste buds with oversized
photos of the local market and
glowing lamps dangling over the bar
illuminating Leo Arguelles and his
team of Mixologists as they blended
and twisted to keep up with thirsty
tasters.
Trays of tiny little treats began to
make their way out of the kitchen
window where I could see Chef
Jesse Mas was in his element
constantly smiling and making sure
every morsel was up to his standard.
Each dish that was served was unique and enticing and well prepared. The
tastes were a brilliant mix of local
flavor and international styling.
- National Gender Policy Issue
What's The Fuss? Part 1:
On May 17th, news broke about
the new Revised National Gender
Policy developed by the National
Women's Commission, and the
INCLUSION OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION into the Gender
Policy. Turns out that Caleb Orozco
and UNIBAM were actively brought
into the process of CREATING the
new Gender Policy, and that this
Policy was already APPROVED BY
CABINET IN MARCH!!
Now hold on a minute!! You trying
to tell us that while Govt was
fighting UNIBAM with one hand
in Court, they had ALREADY
APPROVED a Gender Policy
months before, and UNIBAM
helped draft it and it includes the
homosexual agenda? How can this
be?
- Official Results of the June 9th Village Council Elections:
- Santa Elena Primary School Receives Much Needed Assistance:
The Infant one and two students of
Santa Elena Primary School have
been housed in two trailer home
classrooms for the past ten years. The
classrooms have since deteriorated
considerably, with one of the major
problems being the flooring of the
buildings. We have echoed these
sentiments to our community and
other stakeholders at every opportunity
we get, but to no avail.
The cries of our teachers reached
the ears of Mr. Richard Zul and
Lucille Sosa who visited our school
and saw the urgent need for the
repairs of the floor and immediately
contacted their partner, Mr. Robert
Trausch who has been bringing
teams to Belize for the past years to
do voluntary services in various
communities.
Proactive, retired couple, Gary and
Jerry Dennis, heard about the plans
to renovate the floorings at SEPS and
assisted Mr. Zul with the ground work
before the arrival of the main team.
Hence, the students from Nederland
High School in Colorado have spent
the last week under the guidance of
their teacher Ms. Lorie Kinczel
working on the flooring of three much
needed classrooms.
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