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The July 31st, 2013 issue of The Capital Weekly is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- CCJ Rules against Mr. Litigate:
"A Great Victory for Belize and the Rule of Law":
In Belize, the name Ashcroft
has become almost
synonymous with Litigation.
The British billionaire,
who somehow
under the last administration
managed to wrap his tentacles
around every part of the nation's
economy and financial
system, seems to pride himself
in his ability through litigation
to frustrate and impede a sovereign
nation and duly elected
government from managing its
own affairs in the best interest
of its people.
This past week, however, the Government of Belize
scored a major victory over the
Ashcroft Alliance in what has
apparently become his favorite
arena, the courts.
Judgment was handed
down on Friday July 26 by
the Caribbean Court of Justice
(CCJ) which upheld the Government
of Belize's position that it
cannot be legally bound to honor
a tax-write off arrangement
entered into by the last administration
which involved a Settlement
Deed in which the Government of Said Musa agreed to
abandon litigation against the
Carlisle Group for the recovery
of outstanding business taxes
in exchange for the Carlisle
Group abandoning its pending
litigation related to the BTL buy
back.
- West & Gaynair of
Belmopan Bandits
Rewarded by UNCAF:
Wilson West who performed
spectacularly for Belize at the
Gold Cup, and Ian Gaynair who
scored our only goal, were invited
to watch the Gold Cup Finals as
a gesture by CONCACAF for having
turned down and exposed
offers for match-fixing bribes.
They were also invited to
President Rafael Tinoco's Banquet.
Here at home they are
being honoured by the Belize
Olympic Committee with
the Gilmore Henkson Fair
Play Award to be presented
by the Governor General.
- Fighting the
Good Fight ! Battle Camp Closes with
Service and Ceremony:
Fight the good
fight of faith!"
The famous
Bible verse
taken from
1 Timothy 6:12 was one of the
passages of Scripture that was
quoted from the Good Book by
the Force Chaplin who led the
church service that marked the
end of this year's BDF Volunteer
Battle Camp .
The Church Service and
Closing Ceremonies were held
this past Monday, July 22.
The event started with a
drill competition, followed by
the Church Service led by Force
Chaplin Canon Jeris Valentine.
- From the Desk
of the Chairman: No Distractions - Stay Focused!:
When this
U D P
Government
first got elected in
2008, it was on an overwhelming
mandate to
clean up corruption, restore
honesty and sanity
to the management
of the nation's affairs,
and serve the interest
of the masses rather
than that of a few.
It was a given, of
course, that this would
be accompanied by,
and to some extent result
in real and sustainable
economic growth.
By all accounts,
the Government of
Prime Minister Dean
Barrow has to this point
succeeded in attaining
these basic goals, having
withstood and overcome
the turbulence
of a global economic
recession that saw developed
economies
going under or struggling
to stay afloat. We have certainly
succeeded thus far. But success, like failure,
is never permanent,
and there is a kind
of complacency and
permissiveness that
seems to follow triumph
almost as surely
as night follows day.
- United States Wins Gold Cup!:
The United States men's
national team collected their
fifth CONCACAF Gold Cup title
at Soldier Field on Sunday,
downing Panama 1-0 thanks to a
goal from substitute Brek Shea,
scored just seconds after he entered
the game.
It will not be remembered
as a classic match -- for
long periods it was simply unwatchable
-- but it extended the
American's win streak to eleven
games and earned them another
piece of domestic hardware.
Shea's goal in the 69th
minute finally broke open
what had been an interminable
match. Coming off a cross from
the far right flank from Alejandro
Bedoya, Landon Donovan
attempted to slip the ball to the
far post of Jaime Penedo's net,
but missed. Bedoya's ball kept
on running and would have ended
up in the net had Shea not
even put a boot on it.
- Garifuna Collective in Canada:
Garifuna
Collective may be the
most exotic act at this
year's Interstellar Rodeo.
The septet represents the
largest-ever tour of musicians
from Belize. While they're
justifiably proud to bring their
special Central American sound
to the rest of the hemisphere,
that hasn't kept them from
collaborating beyond their
borders or looking to the future.
That's something you catch on
to listening to their new album
Ayo (on the Cumbancha label).
"This is not about
preserving something in
a glass box in a museum,"
explains Ivan Duran, producer
and contributing player with
the Collective. "This is about
showing the world this is a
vibrant culture that will survive
because it adapts. Our music is
based on the traditional roots
and primal rhythms but it
has evolved a lot over the last
decade."
- Faith Lift
By Zelda Hill:
Abortion is Not the Only Choice:
A wise person
said that a
more suitable
label for
"Pro-Choice"
(those who support a female's
right to choose to
keep or murder her unborn
child) would have been "No-
Choice"!
Indeed, those who profit
substantially from propagating
the lies that abortion is a human
right and can be a normal
and safe procedure without any
consequences, skillfully weave
their schemes to convince their
vulnerable victims that they
have no other choice.
Even in this era where
science and medicine continue
to make giant strides in reducing
and eliminating many medical
dilemmas with the intent to
preserve life, Pro-abortionists
continue to magnify the probability
of the risk of death to
the pregnant female in support
of their position. In Belize,
Abortion for a "crisis" is legal
under the Medical termination
of Pregnancy clause (Criminal
Code Chapter 101 of the Laws
of Belize Revised Edition 2000,
Section 112).
- Missionaries do Good Works in Belmopan "Let Your Light So Shine Before Men!":
Let your light so
shine before
men, that they
may see your
good works,
and glorify your Father which is
in Heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
That is certainly the principle
behind the good works
recently being carried out by a
church group consisting of local
Christians from the Belmopan
area and over 30 missionaries
from Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Western Regional
Hospital in Belmopan recently
received a much-needed facelift,
thanks to the group of foreign
and local missionaries led
by Pastor Richard Smith of My
Refuge Christian Network.
In conjunction with the
Hospital Management, the
group repainted the building,
cleaned up the compound removing
garbage and debris,
and organized and painted the
parking lot in front of the Hospital.
While the hospital facelift
project was going on, members
of the same group of missionaries
also conducted an
eye-clinic mainly in the Salva
Pan area of Belmopan.
- Improving Revenue Collection & Expenditure: City and Town Councils Participate in Revenue Enhancement Program:
The final report
on the Revenue
Enhancement
Support Program
(RESP) for all
city and town councils
in Belize was presented
this past Wednesday July
24, 2003 at the George
Price Centre for Peace and
Development in Belmopan.
The RESP was carried
out by Mr Peter Doty and Mr
Edmund Zuniga, Financial
Consultants, as part of the
capacity building component
of the Belize Municipal
Development Project (BMDP)
during a period of 18 months.
The main objective of
the RESP was to strengthen
the capacity of the local city
and town councils to become
more effective in carrying out
their responsibilities with
a view to attain financial
sustainability through
enhanced financial position
by increasing revenue
collection and improving efficiency in expenditure.
- BDF Volunteer Battle Camp Closing Ceremony:
Joan Garbutt Stadium, Esperanza, Monday, July 22, 2013
- Renewal & Advancement:
Sandhill Multi-Purpose Center Inaugurated:
The Sand Hill
multipurpose
Centre was
officially
inaugurated
on Sunday July 28 in Sand
Hill Village, a community
nestled between mile
14 and 22 on the Philip
Goldson Highway.
The facility will
benefit over 400 students,
who prior to the project
had to travel all the way to
Belize City to do their school
research due to the lack
of computer and internet resources in the village.
The project was
implemented by the Social
Investment Fund and
financed by the Government
of Belize at a total cost
of $300,246.00. Of this
amount, $285,246.00 was in
the form of a loan from the
Caribbean Development
Bank while the remaining
funds were contributed by
the community of Sand Hill.
- Policy, Strategy, Ways & Means:
Remarks by BDF Commander David Jones at Chiquibul Symposium:
I have had many compliments
in regards to
what the BDF is doing.
I have even had suggestions
as to why doesn't
the BDF take over and do everything
for the Country. And
I had to remind people that
this is a democracy, and there
is no intention for any military
dictatorship in Belize;
it will not happen, definitely
not under my watch. But it's
good to be here, and I want
to reiterate what the Minister
said this morning, that the
Chiquibul is not the only area
that the Belize Defence Force
is actually working.
There are national priorities;
there are many things
happening within the Country;
there's crime in Belize
City; there is illegal narcotics
trafficking; there's human
smuggling; there are a lot of
customs issues; there are a lot
of immigration issues; there
are a lot of forestry issues; and
the BDF is engaged in every
single one of them, and more.
Our soldiers work really hard;
they're doing an excellent job
with the little resources they
have. Of course we would like
to have more resources, but
that comes with money; that
comes with finance.
- Belmopan Bombers win Back to Back
In Cayo Men's Softball Competition:
The undefeated Belmopan
Bombers are
leading 2-0 in the
men's softball competition
organized
by the Cayo Softball Association,
which continued at the Denbeigh
Fuller Stadium in Camalote
Village on Saturday, July 20.
In Game 1, the Camalote
Warriors were leading
17-13 before the Belmopan
Bombers recovered
to win 26-18. Warriors
pitcher Nelson Flowers
and relief pitcher Daniel
Pollard gave up 8
hits, struck out 7 batters
and walked 20 batters.
No runs scored
in the 1st inning; neither
did the Warriors in the
top of the 2nd inning,
but Belmopan led 3-zip
when Francisco Gutierrez,
Linsford Reneau and
Dennis Myles scored in
the bottom of the 2nd.
The Warriors
led 7-3 when Nelson
Flowers, Joseph Trapp,
Ryan Arnold, Alexander
Card, Kenroy Banner, Ron Waight
and Amir Quintanilla crossed
the plate in the top of the 3rd.
Belmopan tied the score
7-7 when Randy Joseph, Troy
Williams, Stephen Williams and
Francisco Gutierrez crossed the
plate in the bottom of the 3rd.
- Belmopan's Triple B takes the Lead
In Atlantic Bank Female Football:
The undefeated Belmopan
Triple B's are
No. 1 in the Atlantic
Bank national female
women's football
competition with 10 pts
from 3 wins and a draw; while
the Sugar City Girlz picked up
their first 3 points of the tournament
when they outlasted the 4
time national champs, Esperanza
Gentle Touch, 4-3 at the People's
Stadium on Sunday, July 21.
Triple B's schooled the
Dangriga Pumas 4-0 at the FFB
stadium in Belmopan. Nykemah
Kuylen and Cindy Flores had
led the Pumas' offensive with
the help of Shayana "Shy" Caliz,
Jackline Arzu, Tyra Hernandez
and Sheyanne Castillo who gifted
the ball to Triple B's goalie
Idania Ramirez on her first try.
Sherane Anigi Welch,
Patricia Marin, Ireini Lopez
and Ilkei Swazo anchored the
Pumas' defence, but Triple B's
Noemi Magana stripped Patty
Marin of the ball; her kick sent
the ball to Iris Centeno, whose
immediate left foot shot embarrassed
Pumas' goalie Shereen
Vasquez with the hosts'
1st goal in the 14th minute.
- Belmopan Emeralds Victorious
In Miley Garcia Cayo Softball:
The Belmopan Capital
City Emeralds
and Roaring Creek
Grace Kennedy both
posted big wins in 2
back matches of Cayo Softball Association
women's competition in
Blackman Eddy on Sunday, July 21.
In Game 1, both the Emeralds
and the Las Flores Shooting
Stars did not make the cut for the
playoffs, but the game determined
their final ranking. Las Flores'
pitcher Guadalupe Chicas struck
out 1 batter and walked 1 hitter,
but gave up 18 hits. Las Flores
also made 11 errors, but the Emeralds
still left 8 runners on base.
Paulette Flowers and Dominga
Tut rounded the bases twice
in the 1st inning, while Darlene
Clarke, pitcher Dana Mae king,
Maud Blancaneaux, Felicia Gillett
and Trecia Gillett all scored to lead
9-0 in the 1st inning. Blancaneaux
and Gillett crossed the plate again
in the 2nd inning to lead 11-0.
- Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy
Defeats Ontario Rebels 15 to 4:
In Game 2, Roaring Creek
Grace Kennedy walloped
the Ontario Rebels 15-
4. Roaring Creek led 2-0
when Myralee Ho and
Stephanie Francis scored in the
top of the 1st inning; but Ontario's
Indira Ireland and Kenreen Gillett
scored in the bottom of the 1st.
Ontario's pitcher, Indira
Ireland, gave up 13 hits and the
Rebels' made 6 errors. Roaring
Creek's pitcher Leyandra Guy gave
up 5 hits, struck out 1 batter and
walked 2, allowing no runs in the
2nd inning. Roaring Creek soon
led 10-2 when Greta Davis hit a
grand slam bringing home Tanya
Davis, Myralee Ho and Francis.
Shadalee Ho, Karlee Bradley,
Joyce Galves and Lisandra Guy
also scored in the top of the 2nd.
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