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The August 18th, 2013 issue of The Capital Weekly is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Belize In the Foreign Press: Miami Herald Headlines Norwegian Cruise Project:
Norwegian Cruise
Line has bought two
islands in southern
Belize to develop as
a port of call for its
western Caribbean cruises.
The line announced
Wednesday that it had bought
75 acres in the Stann Creek and
Toledo districts that previously
were approved for development
of a resort. Norwegian plans to
invest $50 million in the Harvest
Caye project, which it expects to
complete in 2015.
"While the master plan
for the 75 acres is still under development,
the vision is to create
a world-class cruise destination,
consisting of two locations: an
island destination with docking/
tendering facilities and a mainland
connection point for inland
tours," Norwegian said in a press
release.
"Major components of include
a floating pier, island village
with open-air structures on
raised platforms, marina, transportation
hub for tours to the
mainland, a lagoon for a variety
of water sports and a relaxing
beach area. The goal is to design
an authentic experience grounded
in the storyline of nature, ancient
culture, art, adventure and
music that celebrates Belizean,
Mayan and Garifuna history and
culture."
- Creations for the
Celebrations!:
It's an old tradition
that was somehow
lost along the way, but
has been reclaimed
and rekindled since
2008. And it has now become
one of the most anticipated
events associated with the Annual
National September Celebrations.
It's the National Song
Competition, and it was held
this past weekend at the Memorial
Park in Belize City.
Broadcast live on all the
major national television and
radio stations, the event attracted
a large crowd.
When the night was
over, the winners that emerged
in the three categories were as
follows:
In the Junior Category,
First place went to Jael August
who received $1,500.00 and a
trophy; and second place was
taken by Marilyn Vansen who
took home $1,000.00 and a trophy.
- Belmopan's Queen of the Bay
Competes in National Pageant:
Miss Mikayla Banner is the 2013
Queen of the Bay for Belmopan City.
She won the title on Friday
August 2, 2013, competing
among four other ladies in the
Queen of the Bay Pageant which
was held at the University of Belize
Gymnasium in Belmopan.
Mikayla Banner will represent
Belmopan in the National
Queen of the Bay Pageant 2013,
which starts August 17 with the
Talent Night, and culminates August
30 at the Bliss Center for the
Performing Arts in Belize City.
For residents of the area who
wish to attend and support, a bus
leaves Camalote at 4:30 PM Saturday
August 17, and from Belmopan
at 5:00 PM. Fare is $10.00.
Let's Support our lovely Queen.
- Please, No More Distractions!:
In our last edition,
we wrote about
distractions that
can affect the
focus of the current
administration,
and at last Wednesday's
Special House Meeting,
we saw a very good example-
a good example
of a bad thing, that is.
The biggest issue of
the day was the motion
that fittingly sought to
bring the former Prime
Minister and current
Leader of the Opposition
to account for the great
injustice they inflicted
on the Nation in signing
away major giveaways
through tax write-offs to a
foreign Billionaire on the
backs of the hardworking
People of Belize, and
attempting to bind the
current administration
to the perpetuation of
the unholy arrangement.
- University of Belize
Awards Scholarships:
The University of Belize
has awarded scholarships for
the new school year to a total of
83 students. The students were
awarded the scholarships at the
University of Belize Scholarship
Award Ceremony at the Jaguar
Auditorium, Central Campus in
Belmopan on Friday, August 9,
2013.
The awards to the
students were in three
categories: Barton, UB Alumni
Association, and Student-
Athlete Scholarships.
The Barton Scholarship
fund provides full and partial
scholarships to students
enrolled in University of
Belize's Associate and Bachelor
Degree programs. A total of
15 students were awarded
this scholarship. Funding for
this scholarship is provided
through annual support
from one of the University of
Belize's benefactors, Nick and
Debbie Barton from the United
Kingdom.
- Investing in the Future of Belmopan: Saldivar & Recondev Donate to El Shaddai Primary School for Computers:
Minister of National
Security and Area Representative
for Belmopan, Hon. John
Saldivar, in conjunction with
the Reconstruction Development
Corporation (RECONDEV),
has donated $3,000 to El
Shaddai Seventh Day Adventist
Primary School in Belmopan to
assist in purchasing computers
for the School.
Hon. Saldivar presented
the cheque of $3,000 on Monnday,
August 5, 2013 to Vice
Principal Valentine Diego at the
School's campus on Macal Street
in Belmopan City. Accompanying
the Minister was Chairman
of RECONDEV Rodney Neal
and the Corporation's General
Manager Hector Sabido.
- Taiwan Donates
$40,000 to Belize
for Celebrations:
His Excellency David .K.
Wu, Ambassador to Belize from
the Republic of China (Taiwan)
on Wednesday August 7, 2013
donated a check for $40,000 Bze
to the Co- Chairperson of the
September Celebrations Commission,
Diane C. Haylock at the
House of Culture in Belize City.
In his presentation, His Excellency
David K. Wu Wu voiced
his pleasure in being able to contribute
to the 32nd anniversary
celebrations of Belize's Independence
and the 215th anniversary
of the Battle of St. George's Caye.
In accepting the donation,
Co- Chairperson of the September
Celebrations Commission expressed
her gratitude on behalf of
the Chair Hon. Manuel Heredia Jr.
to the embassy for their continued
show of friendship and solidarity to
the people of Belize and conveyed
that the money will be used to enhance
various cultural activities
on the calendar of events this year.
- Orientation Luncheon
for Belizean Students
to Study in Taiwan:
to Study in Taiwan Last Saturday, August 10,
2013, an Orientation Luncheon
was held for 26 Belizean Students
who have obtained full
scholarships from the Government
of the Republic of China
(Taiwan) to begin studying in
that Country in the upcoming
academic year.
Saturday's event, hosted
by the Taiwanese Ambassador
in Belize, H.E. David Wu, was
called the Belize Taiwan International
Collaboration Development
Fund Alumni Society
Scholarships Orientation Luncheon,
and it was held at the
Chateau Caribbean Hotel where
the recipients gathered with
past recipients.
In an interview with Love
TV, Ambassador Wu noted that
this is the largest number of students
to be granted such scholarships at the same time.
- Oak Foundation donates $2 Million for
Pediatric Care Unit:
The Ministry of Health
was pleased to be a part of
the announcement by Ms.
Kim Simplis Barrow,
Special
Envoy for
Women and
Children on
the generous
donation of
two million
dollars from
the Oak
foundation
towards the
construction
of the new Pediatric
Intensive Care Unit at the
Karl Heusner Memorial
Hospital.
- Technical Mission on Non-Communicable
Diseases and Cancer:
The Ministry of
Health has been
selected as one of
the participants
in a global
project with the
goal of
"Strengthening
policy
frameworks to reduce
premature death toll from
Non-Communicable
Diseases." As part of the
project, a technical
mission led by regional
consultant, Silvana
Luciani, Pan American
Health Organization's
Washington Office was in
country from the 15th to
10th, July to advance
work in the area of
national plans for noncommunicable
diseases
(NCDs) including cancer.
- Mental Health Annual Workshop:
The eleventh Annual
Mental Health Workshop
was held from July 18th -
20th in Placencia Village
under the theme,
"Integrating Quality into
Mental
Health
Care.
In a short
opening
ceremony
to
welcome
the
participants,
Dr.
Phillip
Castillo encouraged the
nurses to elevate the
conversation to improve
what exist in Mental
Health while, Matron
Augustina Elijio ask the
nurses to adhere to
principles, ethics, scope of
practice and standards at
all times when carrying
out the duty of nursing.
Mental Health Program
Nursing Administrator
Eleanor Bennett welcomed
and introduced Dr. Wesley
Quimbo, Psychiatrist for
Ministry of Health; he takes
over from Dr. Claudina
Cayetano who moved on to
PAHO earlier this year.
- Vector Control gets
pickup trucks to
increase ULV Spraying
of Mosquitoes:
The Government of
Belize recently purchased
two 2013 Great Wall -
Wingle 4 x 4 pickup
trucks for the vector
control program to assist
with Ultra Low Volume
(ULV) spraying in the
Corozal and Toledo
districts. The total cost of
both vehicles was
BZ$78,800.00.
One of the trucks was
handed over to the
Northern Region and the
second pick-up was sent
down south to do work in
the Toledo District.
The Ministry of Health
has stepped up its
surveillance and
interventions to prevent
dengue - from health
education, mass
larviciding, to ULV
spraying.
- Suspected Bovine Rabies
Case Notified:
The Ministry of Health is
hereby notifying the public
that a suspected case of
bovine rabies (rabies in cow)
was reported on the 24th of
July 2013 by Belize
Agricultural Health Authority
(BAHA) in the New Road
Area of the Toledo District.
While there is no confirmed
case as yet, the public is
reminded that periodic cases
are seen in the country
alluding to active circulation
of the rabies virus.
Officials of the Ministry of
Health and BAHA will
contiue to monitor the
situation and we encourage
you to report any suspected
case.
- Which is your "Last-Days" Attitude?:
The pages of
history are
filled with
the memoirs
of those who
assisted in evil and those
who labored and sacrificed
to reverse it and to do good.
Then there were those who
just observed; those who
chose not to get involved
thinking that their very
own survival was at stake.
This same scenario plays
out in our world today.
The recent events
in our own nation have
proven that these three
aforementioned attitudes
also exist. Although the
"observers" in the war
between Good and Evil
may be okay in the court
of public opinion, God's
Word places them in one
of the two categories.
The truth is that
when we remain silent and
untroubled amidst all the
mayhem, we are joining
forces with those that oppose
good. We must reflect
on the Scriptures to
determine which attitude
we must choose, especially
in these Last Days.
- Revolutionizing Public Transportation: South Korea and Belize Collaborate to Forge Master Plan:
A Major undertaking
is in the
making that
promises to
revolutionize
and modernize Belize's Public
Transportation System.
It's a collaborative undertaking
between the Government
of South Korea through
the Korea Development Institute
and the Government of
Belize through the Ministry of
Energy, Science, Technology
and Public Utilities and other
relevant Ministries and Departments.
A meeting took place
two Mondays ago, on August 5,
2013 at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel
in Belize City between the relevant
bodies to begin forging and
formulating a Transportation
Master Plan for Belize.
The meeting follows the
signing of a bilateral agreement
some time ago with the Government
of the Republic of South
Korea through its Ministry of
Strategy and Finance.
- Staying in Touch with the People: Saldivar Holds Belmopan Neighbourhood Meetings:
More than a
hundred and
fifty residents
of Belmopan
came out last
Wednesday, August 31, 2013 to
a town-hall style meeting conducted
at the Governor General
Field at the Corner of Libertad
Street and the Ring Road. It was
only one in a series of neighborhood
meetings held by Honorable
Saldivar in every zone of
the electoral division that he
serves, the Belmopan Constituency.
It is a very effective way
of staying in touch with the
people, keeping them informed
about ongoing developments,
about the work of their Government
and Area Representative,
and to hear and address their
concerns and issues. Following
the meetings, residents also get
to speak one and one with their
Area Representative and discuss
whatever personal issues and
concerns they might have.
- NBA Champion Inspires Young Belizeans:
Former NBA player,
Derek Anderson
delivered a
Motivational Speech
on Entrepreneurship
to basketball players and
members of the surrounding
areas of Belmopan on Thursday
August 8, 2013 at the Jaguar
Auditorium, University of
Belize, Central Campus,
Belmopan.
He is one of 13 players
who won an NBA Championship
(in 2006 with the Miami Heat)
and an NCAA Championship.
Growing up poor and without
parents who had left him to
the streets, Derek found his
inner self-motivation that led
to his success as a producer,
philanthropist, inventor and
author. His inspirational story
is detailed in his book titled
"Stamina."
Derek's visit to Belize
at the invitation by the US
Embassy was to reach out and
help others who have found
themselves in similar situation
as he did. He retired from the
NBA in 2008.
- Belmopan Day - Saturday, August 3, 2013:
Photo collage
- Discipline - Teamwork - Leadership: National Security Minister visits BDF Youth Cadet Corp Summer Camp:
In our last two editions,
we featured the Belize
Defence Force's Battle
Camp conducted annually
for members of
the Volunteer Battalion. This
week, the Volunteer Battalion
is in the news again, this time
with respect to the annual summer
camp that it conducts and
supervises for members of the
BDF Youth Cadet Corps (BDFYCC).
The camp, which was just
completed this past weekend,
ran for one week and a day, from
Saturday, August 3 to Saturday
August 10, 2013, and was held
this year at the Julian Cho Technical
High School in Big Falls,
Toledo. Close to 300 children
and youth attended the camp,
which is almost half of the total
number of members that now
make up the BDF Youth Cadet
Corps.
That total number,
which last year stood at just over
500, has now been increased to
around 650, with about 120 additional
members added as part
of the commitment by Minister
of National Security, Hon. John
Saldivar.
- Special Fireworks at Special Sitting!
Musa & Fonseca Rebuked & Retaliate:
than the traditional Friday,
it was called a Special;
and it was special, indeed, in
more than one. For one, last
Wednesdays House Meeting
in Belmopan had more than
its fair share of drama; and
according to some, the discourse
descended to a new low.
There were a total of 13
Bills that were introduced, but
none of those turned out to be
the big news of the day. As anticipated,
the attempt by PUP
Cayo South Representative, Julius
Espat, to bring a motion
to the House to alter the composition
of the Public Accounts
Committee was pretty contentious.
But that was heavily rivaled,
if not eclipsed by a motion
which Prime Minister Dean
Barrow presented which he
defined as a resolution to, "deplore
and deprecate the actions
of the member for Fort George
and the Member for Freetown,
while in government for�granting
tax concessions entirely
contrary to the laws of Belize."
- Dead On Arrival!
Much Heralded Julius Espat Motion Falls to the Floor:
He had created
quite a stir in
the local media
about his intentions
to introduce
a motion in the National
Assembly to alter the composition
of the Public Accounts Committee
which he presently chairs
as a member of the Opposition.
But when Cayo South
Area Representative Julius Espat
brought his much heralded motion
to the Special House Sitting
last Wednesday, it was almost
anti-climactic, as Prime Minister
Dean Barrow followed through on
his promise to dismantle and expose
the motion as ill-conceived,
procedurally out of order and
therefore unfit even to be debated
in the House, let alone passed.
Here is how Espat attempted
to introduce his misconceived
motion, and how it
immediately got knocked to
the floor and literally thrown
out of the National Assembly:
- Belize Wins Game One: CONCACAF Under -15 Football Tournament Underway in Cayman:
CONCACAF
kicked off its first ever U-15
championship in the Cayman
Islands yesterday with Bermuda
beating the Virgin Islands 8-0
and Belize beating St. Lucia 1-0.
The championships,
an initiative of CONCACAF
president Jeffrey Webb,
will be played through to
August 25 with 23 national
teams competing for the title.
The tournament marks
another step for the confederation
under its new management
regime, and its determination
to raise all elements of the game
throughout its region to higher
levels - both on and off the field.
"It is important for
coaches and players to have
competitions for development,"
said Webb. "This tournament
was conceived to intensify
our grassroots efforts
while helping to identify and
develop talent that will eventually
create our future stars."
- FFB Football Stadium's
Lights Being Upgraded:
On Tuesday, August 13,
2013, a contract was signed between
the Football Federation of
Belize and Canchas Deportivas de
Centro America of El Salvador for
the improvement of the lightning
facilities at the F.F.B. Stadium in
Belmopan. This project is being
financed by FIFA US $298,000.00.
In a Press Release, the
F.F.B says it will keep the public
informed on the progress
of this project and other projects
scheduled to be undertaken
by F.F.B and FIFA this year.
- Spreading the Love: National Footballers Donate School Bags:
Football Team has been
receiving generously from the Belizean
population, but on Wednesday,
July 31 they gave back a little.
While in the USA before
the last game the team was
challenge to bring back a small
gift for a needed child in Belize.
Team Jaguars rose to
the challenge and each donated
US$20.00 to purchase a school bag
to bring back home for the kids.
Team captain Dalton
Eiley handed over the money
to Senior V.P. Sergio Chuc
to purchase the school bags.
- Atlantic Bank Women's Football Finals:
Belmopan Triple B's confront Ladyville Jaguars:
The undefeated
Belmopan Triple
B's will meet the
Ladyville Jaguars
in the Atlantic
Bank women's football
championship finals. Triple
B's ran over Esperanza's Gentle
Touch 4-1 in Game 2 of their
semifinal series at the Norman
Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio
on Saturday to advance
to the finals by a 7-2 a goal aggregate.
Shirley Codd anchored
Triple B's defense with help from
Beatrice Alfaro, Wendy Vernon
and Roslyn "Chu-Chu" Cadle,
but couldn't stop Gentle Touch's
Kimberly "Brazilian" Perez from
unleashing a left foot shot that
mercifully went wide of the uprights
early in the game.
- Miley Garcia Cayo Softball Finals:
Camalote Blazers vs Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy:
Roaring Creek Grace
Kennedy will meet
the undefeated
Camalote Blazers
in the Cayo Softball
Association's female softball
championship finals to be played
at Joan Garbutt on Sunday, August
25.
This will happen after the
national women's tem returns
home from the VIII Pan American
Women's Softball Championships
in Guaynabo, Puerto
Rico on Monday, August 19th.
The consolation game for
3rd place will also see Esperanza
Wolverines do battle with the
Ontario Rebels. Roaring Creek
Grace Kennedy had eliminated
the Wolverines from the finals
by a 9-5 win in Game 2 of their
semifinals series in Esperanza on
Sunday, August 4.
Esperanza's pitcher Indira
Spain gave up 9 hits, struck out
3 batters and walked one while
Esperanza's diamond made 5 errors.
Roaring Creek led 3-0 when
Tanya Davis, Stephanie Francis and Shadalee Ho scored in the 1st
inning.
Esperanza's Patricia Spain
and Melinda Blancaneaux scored
to lead 5-3 when Shamira Wade,
Indira Spain and Pat Spain scored
in the 2nd inning.
- Cayo First Division Football: The San Martin Aguilas Beats Roaring Creek:
The San Martin Aguilas
bombed Roaring Creek: 2-0 to
win the Cayo 1st Division football
Championship at the FFB Stadium
in Belmopan on Sunday afternoon,
August 4.
The San Martin's forwards
Giovanni Lopez and Henry
Nino Gomez led the attack with
the help of midfielders Santiago
Cruz, Carlos Tzalam, Bandido
Gutierrez and Nicolas Caliz, but
Brett Smith led the Roaring Creek
defense with the help of Avery
Galvez, Amir Torres and Kenny
Williams and goalie Jose Mangar
to keep the Aguilas scoreless up
to the half time a break.
MVP Robert Sutherland
led the Aguilas' defensive line
of Carlos Avellos, Victor Caliz
and Nicholas Caliz to shut down
Roaring Creek's top scorer Darrell
Myvett the Myvett the entire
game.
Roaring Creek's Ajani
Banner also attacked the goal,
but San Martin goalie was taking
care of business. Roaring Creek's
goalie Jose Mangar handled
Giovanni Lopez's shot on goal
but when the defenders tried to
get the ball out, Giovanni Lopez
recovered the ball to shoot right
back at goal, embarrassing Mangar
with the 1st winning goal.
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