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The May 26thth, 2013 issue of The Capital Weekly is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- World, Here We Come! Belize Prepares for CONCACAF Gold Cup:
Whatever
our differences,
if there
is one thing that unites Belizeans
it is our National Selection
playing abroad in an international
sports tournament.
In this case the sport is Football
or Soccer, and the tournament
is the CONCACAF Gold
Cup to be played in the United
States, starting July 7, 2013.
Belize secured its place
in the tournament a few months
ago when it took fourth place in
the UNCAF Copa Centro-America
in Costa Rica back in January.
The Belize Selection performed
remarkably well in that
tournament, making history
and making all Belizeans proud.
It goes without saying
that all Belizeans will be rooting
again for our National Team as
they head to the Gold Cup in the
USA. But before we take to the
international stage, there are
some important house-keeping
issues to address. The cost of
sending the team to the tournament
is roughly Half a Million
Belize Dollars, and the Football
Federation of Belize (FFB) simply
does not have the money.
- Belmopan Market Rehabilitation Project Begins: Market Day Temporarily Moved to Agric Show-Grounds:
Block by block, the face
of Belmopan is being transformed,
thanks to the vision and determination of the Belmopan
City Council, in concert
with the Central Government,
aided by grants from friendly
governments and concessionary
funding from multi-lateral
international agencies.
On Monday, May 20,
2013, a new project got started,
which will see the entire area
adjacent to the original Belmopan
Market rehabilitated
and transformed. The project, at a total cost of around 2 Million
Dollars, is being funded
by the European Union (EU)
under its Belize Rural Development Program (BRDP), a designation
which this particular
project fits by virtue of the fact that it will facilitate mainly rural
framers and vendors who
come to the Capital City to market
their produce and goods.
- Strained Comparison - Flawed Conclusion:
Delroy Cuthkelvin
Chairman, Editorial Board
.
Last week, our respected
friend at
the Amandala,
in his editorial
titled "a flawed political
system", drew some comparisons
and conclusions
regarding the Dean Barrow
Administration and
the Musa Government
which we feel compelled
to dissect and rebut.
Seizing upon a few
controversial and troubling
developments and
incidents which, admittedly,
present for Prime
Minister Barrow and his
Government some of the
greatest challenges since
taking office in 2008, the
Editorial somehow draws
the conclusion that this
Administration in 2013,
as did the Musa Administration
one year after
being re-elected in 2003,
has "lost its moral authority".
A flawed conclusion,
we respectfully submit;
and if we must, we'll
explain why in a little.
- New Police Vehicles for the North:
On Wednesday,
May 22, 2013 Minister of National
Security, Hon. John
Saldivar, handed over two (2)
new Mahindra Pickup Trucks to
the Police Department.
Receiving the vehicles on
behalf of the Police Department
was Deputy Commissioner Elodio
Aragon, who then handed
them over to the Officer Commanding
the Northern Region,
Senior Superintendent Joseph
Myvette. He was accompanied
by the newly appointed Officer
Commanding the Orange Walk
Formation, Superintendent
Dennis Arnold; and the Officer
Commanding the Corozal Formation,
Superintendent Andrew
Ramirez.
- Exposure to Bush Fires:
the General Public
that due to recent bush-fires
around the country, particularly
around the Cayo District,
there is a risk for vulnerable
individuals of overexposure to
smoke. The smoke associated
with these bush-fires has the
potential to irritate eyes, trigger
prolonged coughing spells
and cause respiratory distress
or breathing problems.
Individuals with
chronic lung conditions, especially
asthma, are advised
to avoid areas with intense
smoke if possible. In the
event that you cannot avoid
the smoke, the use of masks
or wet rags may alleviate the
worst effects. Also, visit the
nearest health facility for respiratory
support if needed.
In addition to smoke
exposure, intense heat may be
experienced. The public is reminded
of the following preventative
measures for heat
stroke: drink sufficient water,
dress adequately and keep in
the shade as much as possible.
- Appreciation and Award Ceremony for
Police Department - Belize City Precincts:
The Belize Police Department
held an evening of
appreciation and award ceremony
on Friday May 17,
2013 at the Princess Hotel
and Casino in Belize City,
where 41 persons from Eastern
Division Headquarters,
the 4 Precincts and community
members were awarded.
The event is the second
in the series, and was hosted by
Police Press Officer Raphael
Martinez. Speakers for the occasion
included the CEO in the
Ministry of National Security
Lt. Col (Ret.) George Lovell,
Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie, and the Officer
Commanding Eastern Division
Assistant Commissioner
of Police Miguel Segura, and
his two deputies, Senior Superintendents
of Police Dezerie
Phillips and Marlon Allen who
delivered the Vote of Thanks.
- Will Belize Conform
or Be Transformed? By Zelda Hill:
After 31
years as
an independent
nation, Belize has another
opportunity to prove her
independence, choose her
own direction and show
the world that an economically
struggling thirdworld
country can be a
leader and not a follower.
The court challenge
to Section 53 of Belize's
Criminal Code has also
exposed the strong influence
of foreign organizations
and nations who are
pressuring us to conform
to their standards of morality
and to drastically alter
our way of life. These
ambassadors of debauchery
reason that the "whole
world" is choosing that
path so Belize must follow.
The pressure to conform
to foreign ideologies
and practices is not new to
our young nation; but never
before has the Church
in Belize risen to the occasion
to intercede and take
such a formidable and
united stance. The world
awaits Belize's decision:
will we choose to conform
to this world's pattern or
will we choose to be transformed
by godly values?
- Elections and Boundaries Department Results of Village Council Elections May 19, 2013:
- Highway Cleaned Up for Earth Day,
City Council and Citizens Combine with Civic Pride:
"It's a dirty job, but
someone has to do it." Well,
in this case, the people doing
it did not have to do it,
but chose to do it. It wasn't
their occupational obligation,
but their civic duty
that they were discharging.
It was the annual
cleanup campaign, organized
this year by the Belmopan
City Council who was filling in for the Audubon Society,
which normally spearheaded
in this years' cleanup campaign
included: OLOG High
School; MP BAPTIST HIGH;
BMP Comprehensive High-
School; Garden City Primary;
OLOG Primary School;
Klic Pre-School; Police Cadets;
Belmopan Scouts; Department
of the Environment/
Forestry; Panariffix
the undertaking,
but had
to focus its efforts
this year
on the Belize
City area.
- Crime Level Goes South in the North,
Minister of Police Presents Awards for April - 2013:
On Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Minister
of National Security, Hon. John Saldivar presented
a Certificate of Award and a Cheque of
$1,000 to Senior Superintendent of Police Joseph
Myvette, who heads the Northern Zone
and has also been the Officer Commanding
the Orange Walk Formation, which forms
part of the Northern Zone.
The Cheque of $1,000 is for the best
performance by the Northern Zone in reducing
Major Crimes during the month of April;
and the Certificate of Award is for the best
performance by the Orange Formation for
the same period. The Minister made the presentation
at the start of his monthly meeting
with zone, formation and branch commanders
held at the National Police Training Academy
in Belmopan this afternoon.
- LeBron Wins Game One:
As we go to press Wednesday evening, LeBron
James has just propelled the Miami Heat
to victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1
of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. King
James did it in overtime with an aggressive
drive into the paint with 2.2 seconds remaining
on the Game Clock.
- 29 Graduate from Special Warfare Operations Course:
Graduation
Ceremonies
were held last
Wednesday,
May 15, 2013, for Twenty Four
(24) members of the Belize National
Coastguard and Five (5)
members of the Anti-Drug Unit
(ADU) of the Belize National
Police Force, who all completed
a five-week intensive Special Warfare Operations Course.
- Belize Gets 10 Million More from Taiwan:
His Excellency Mr. David
C. K. Wu, Ambassador of
the Republic of China (Taiwan)
last week presented a cheque
in the sum of US Dollars Five
Million to the Hon. Dean Barrow,
Prime Minister and Minister
of Finance of Belize.
The cheque represents a
Grant to Belize for the year 2013
under the Bilateral Cooperation
Program between Belize and
the Republic of China (Taiwan)
for the period 2013 to 2016.
The proceeds of
the Grant are for the general
benefit and well being
of the people of Belize.
- Three Simultaneous Courses for Police:
Course for Adjudicators
and
Presenters,
mainly officers
involved in tribunals
within
the Belize Police
Department.
Lecturers
for this course
included attorneys,
magistrates
and
other legal experts,
including
Assistant
Commissioner
of Police Keith
Lino, who holds
an LLB Degree.
- Major Infrastructure Project in San Ignacio/Santa Elena:
One of the
most painful
things about
the onerous
Superbond left behind by the
Said Musa Administration-although,
thankfully, made substantially
easier by the current
Dean Barrow Government's
bold and successful renegotiations-
is the fact that the People
and Nation of Belize have
virtually nothing to show for it.
Imagine, had those
monies been truly spent on the People and Country, how many
roads could have been rehabilitated
and upgraded; how many
new bridges built and old ones
replaced; how many schools established
and expanded; how
many water systems constructed
and rebuilt; how many villages
and communities electrified;
how many hospitals, health
centers and sporting facilities
built and refurbished; how
many hurricane shelters erected
and retrofitted.
- Belmopan Kids and Youth Cup 2013:
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