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The November 25th, 2012 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Alleged Petty Con Artist Nabbed:
The act of con artists preying on
vulnerable teachers in Belize City
schools seems to have caught on in
Cayo schools as one such alleged con
artist was today arrested, charged and
remanded to prison.
In the first case, a primary school
female teacher reported to the police
that she was at school where she was
approached by a man she knows as
Ellis Gomez who told her that he was
sent to do some repair work at the
school. He requested and received 30
dollars from the teacher to buy a tin
of paint. He allegedly returned the
following day and approached the
same teacher who, at his request,
gave him an additional 10 dollars
which he said he needed to purchase
formica. The man never returned with
paint or the formica thereby prompting
the teacher to report the matter to
the police.
- Men At Work In
Cayo Central:
Holding true to his promise of
increased employment within the
community, Minister of Works and Transport/Cayo Central Area
Representative, Hon. Rene
Montero, is pushing forward with
the manual labor intensive component San Ignacio bypass Project.
Minister Montero informed that he
is pleased with the progress of
the works and the quality of the
workmanship. He informed that apart
from the massive development that the
project is bringing to the area, he is
especially pleased to see so many
workmen on the site gainfully
employed and therefore providing themselves and their families.
- Statements From The Most Recent
IMF Report On Belize:
An International Monetary Fund
(IMF) mission led by Mr. Gerardo
Peraza, visited Belize from November
1-15 to conduct its yearly review
of the country's economy, in the
context of the IMF's Artivle IV
consultations.
Mr. Peraza released the following
statement in Belmopan at the
conclusion of the meeting today:
"Belize is experiencing an
output rebound despite the
decline in oil production. In
2012, real Gross Domestice
Product (GDP) growth is expected
at 3.5-4 percent, led by a recovery
from last year's effects of weatherrelated
damages in commodity
exports as well as a recovery in
tourism, and electricity generation.
Inflation which stood at 1.5
percent in January - August, has
been easing as commodity prices
pressures abate.
- Eradicating "Machismo":
By: Pastor Scott Stirm
If we look at the many problems
facing our nation today, most all
of them trace back to a leadership
problem. John Maxwell says
"Everything rises or falls upon
the shoulders of leadership." No,
I'm not complaining about our
politicians, I'm talking about
leadership as a whole, beginning with
leadership in the home, our role as
husbands & fathers.
Did you know that 80% of the
children born in the Caribbean are
born outside of marriage? And HALF
of that figure will NEVER KNOW
WHO THEIR FATHER IS!!! In
Jamaica, it's 90% of the kids born
outside of marriage. And in Haiti, with
rampant poverty & disorder, 94% of
the children are born outside of
marriage, and HALF of those children
will never know who their father is.
In the Caribbean region we have
experienced a terrible breakdown of
the family structure, and our crime &
violence statistics are proof of that.
Ranking up there with our Belize
statistics are Jamaica and Trinidad -
common denominator? Same culture,
same problem�
- The Rotary Club of San Ignacio Starts
Two Bathroom Projects For Cayo Schools:
The Rotary Club of San Ignacio
is proud to announce the start of two
important projects to support the
school infrastructure in Cayo. Within
one week two ground-breaking
ceremonies for new toilet facilities
took place at Eden S.D.A. Primary
School in Santa Elena and St.
Andrews Anglican School in San
Ignacio. They were well attended
by all the kids, the staff, and
representatives of the PTA and the
Ministry of Education, the Town
Council, the Rotary Club of San
Ignacio, the building contractor and
the press.
Both school´s existing bathrooms
have been outgrown over the years
by the increasing number of students
and need to be replaced. The schools
will receive modern flush toilets in
adequate numbers that are also
accessible by wheelchairs. The
building plans are based on a
standard model that is recommended
by the Ministry of Education which
was also instrumental in selecting the
schools. The buildings will even be
equipped with fresh water storage
tanks in case of interrupted public water supply.
- Medical Health Center Inaugurated In Belize City:
The long time dream of former First
Lady of Belize, Mrs. Kathy
Esquivel, today became a reality
with the official inauguration of a
Mental Health Center in Belize City.
The new facility that will provide a
daily meal, medical referral and
recreation for the homeless and
people living with mental health
problems was today inaugurated in
Belize City.
The Mental Health Day Care/
Resource Centre project, located at
the corner of Tibruce and Vernon
Streets, will facilitate social support
and training for income generation for
the homeless and people living with mental health problems in Belize City.
The facility will not be a residential centre but will provide a daily meal,
medical referral and recreation for its
beneficiaries. The centre has the
capacity to benefit 150 clients on a
regular basis and will be governed by
rules and regulations including no
loitering and nuisance prohibitions.
- Ministry of Health Reveals
Findings of "TLEMOL":
Earlier this year, reports were made
to the Ministry of Health concerning
the sale of a pharmaceutical product
being marketed as "TLEMOL."
Shortly after receiving reports, the
Ministry sent a sample of the product
for testing.
This week the Ministry received a
Certificate of Analysis from the
Caribbean Regional Drug Testing
Laboratory in Kingston, Jamaica
concluding that the pharmaceutical
product marketed as 'Tlemol' has
met the United States Pharmaceutical
requirements for Acetaminophen tablets.
- International Call Center Brings Jobs To Town:
The Office Gurus®, a global
provider of call and contact center
solutions, is preparing to open its
doors in the town of San Ignacio
in mid-November. Along with
renovating the interior space of its #18
Joseph Andrews Drive, San Ignacio
location, The Office Gurus is
providing employment opportunities
for both call center agents and
management positions. With
locations already in the U.S., El
Salvador and Costa Rica, The Office
Gurus have built their reputation on
providing a quality work environment
with fixed weekday hours, paid
training, opportunity for advancement
and other benefits.
When asked why the firm selected
Belize and specifically San Ignacio for
its expansion, Dominic Leide,
managing director of The Office
Gurus stated, "When we toured the
Cayo District we were impressed
with the skill sets and level of
enthusiasm available in the local
labor pool. We pride ourselves
on offering our employees
a rewarding employment experience
and a place to build a career,
and felt that the people of San
Ignacio would be a good fit for us
and our clients." Leide added,
"We look forward to welcoming all new hires and becoming an active
contributor to the region's
business community."
- Hector "Macho" Camacho 'Brain Dead' After Shooting:
Rican former boxer Hector "
Macho" Camacho has been
declared clinically brain dead after
being shot in the head on Tuesday.
He was in a deep coma and
unresponsive, the director of the
hospital treating him, Dr Ernesto
Torres, told reporters.
Relatives are expected to decide
whether to remove the three-time
world champion from life support.
Camacho suffered a heart attack
after being wounded in a drive-by
shooting outside the capital c ity, San
Juan.
"We have done all we can do,"
Dr Torres said, adding that brain
studies had shown irregular and
intermittent activity.
- Further Big Drop In New HIV
Infections Among Children:
The UN's latest assessment of
global cases of HIV/Aids shows there
has been a further drop in new
infections among children.
There were 330,000 new infections
in children last year - the figure is 24%
lower than in 2009.
But the report by UNAids also
warns "significant additional
effort is required" if broader
targets to tackle HIV/Aids are to be
achieved by 2015.
The agency's director said the pace
of progress was speeding up.
Overall, 34 million people around
the world are now thought to have the
virus that causes Aids.
The number of new infections in
adults has stayed broadly stable for
the past four years - at about 2.5
million new cases a year.
- Argentina Governor's Wife Jailed For His Murder:
The wife of murdered Argentine
provincial governor Carlos Soria has
been jailed for 18 years for killing him
during a family argument.
Susana Freydoz shot her husband
as the two argued at their ranch in Rio
Negro province, where they and their
family had gathered for New Year
celebrations.
The judges ruled that she should
remain in hospital where she is
undergoing psychiatric treatment.
Mr Soria had been sworn in a
few weeks earlier as governor of Rio
Negro. He was at his ranch in
General Roca, in south-central Rio
Negro province, celebrating New Year with his family.
- Top 5 Tips for Dealing with Bullying:
So long playground teasing and
taunting, bullying has entered
cyberspace, ridiculing kids in the
safety of their bedrooms and
smartphones. Recently, it replaced
stranger danger as parents' worst fear.
Drs. Laurie and Fred Zelinger, a
husband and wife team with more
than 70 years of combined experience
working in schools, to get their insight
into how to communicate better with
our children, whether they are being
bullied or they are the bully.
The Zelingers' Top 5 Tips for
Dealing with Bullying in Your
Family:
1. Sit side-by-side, and start with
a statement.
"There's been some research
about how boys and men
communicate better when they're
sitting next to each other as
opposed to sitting opposite each
other,"
Dr. Laurie Zelinger points out. Try
to find times when you are sitting close
enough to your child without the pressure
of time to get something done,
and open up communication about bullying with a casual statement instead
of a question; a statement feels
less confrontational to the child.
"Something simple, like, 'Wow,
looks like you're really thinking
about something right now", Dr.
Laurie Zelinger says. You never
know where it might lead.
- Gang Truce In El Salvador:
In March this year El Salvador's
most violent gangs - the Mara
Salvatrucha and the 18th Street gang
- agreed a truce.
As a result, the murder rate of this
small Central American country has
plummeted - but can the peace last?
On a Sunday morning, the main street
into Majucla, a poor community in the
north of San Salvador, looks like any
other. It is a dirt road, there are food
stalls, and people walk up and down,
many dressed for church.
Some men stand around in groups
of two or three, chatting - look closely
and you will see the tattoos. One of
them has artwork that starts on his
skull, covers his face and neck and
disappears under his T-shirt. On one
cheek a large M is tattooed, on the
other an S. All these men are members
of the Mara Salvatrucha gang,
known as the MS.
- Instead of Celebrations, Cultural Preservation And Economic Development Is The Future For
Our Garifuna People:
I was born and
raised in Dangriga
Town like my
mother, Josephine
Sampson and my
father Finley
Sylvester Ramos. My maternal grandmother Andelecia Petillo-
Sampson was born in Livingston,
Guatemala and my maternal
grandfather Simeon Sampson Sr.
was born in Dangriga Town, Belize.
My paternal grandmother Claudina
Lewis-Ramos was born in Dangriga
Town and my paternal grandfather
Zacharus Ramos was born in
Bluefield, Nicaragua. We all have
relatives that we can trace to St.
Vincent "Yuremei" our original
homeland, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Guatemala and Belize.
- Cayo Art Festival 2012:
The San Ignacio and Santa Elena
House of Culture is pleased to once
again invite you to theCayo Art
Festival 2012 to be held this
Saturday, November 24 on Burns
Avenue in San Ignacio.
We encourage you to bring your
family and friends to enjoy an evening
of fine Belizean art and talent. on display, games and live musical
performances by A Cold Day in May,
Johnny and the Playmates and
Ascenthium.
Visiting the Cayo Art Festival at the
House of Culture in San Ignacio is a
must if you're in San Ignacio this
weekend.
- STAR Humor
- Editorial: The Super-Bond, The IMF,
The Future Looks Bright
- Your Weekly Horoscope and Lucky Numbers
- Letters to the Editor
- Public Notices
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