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The October 5, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Three Burglaries - Three Arrested:
As San Ignacio police continue the
crackdown on increasing burglary
reports, three men from Santa Elena
Town were arrested and charged for
burglary and handling stolen goods.
Those arrested are Victor
Hutchison, 43, Belizean driver
residing on La Loma Luz Boulevard;
Jerome Arnold, 45, Belizean laborer,
of #69 Eve Street and Mike
Middleton, 54, Belizean laborer who
lives in an apartment on Maxi Street.
In the first reported incident, Ronel
Wagner, 37, Belizean businessman
residing at Mile 69 on the George
Price Highway between San Ignacio
and Benque Viejo Town, visited the
police station and reported that
sometime between Tuesday night, September 9 and Wednesday
morning, September 10, his business
place, RW Electronics, located on
Joseph Andrews Drive in San Ignacio,
was burglarized.
- Heart Attack Claims Two More Lives:
Heart attacks claims two more lives
this week.
The first incident occurred on
Saturday, September 27, when
police were called to the Bullet Tree
Falls Village residence of Phillip
Koeing, 44, Canadian, were they
were directed to the lifeless body of
a male person later identified as
Michael Martin, 62, naturalized
Belizean American from the same
village.
The investigation revealed that
Mike was installing a Roto Plas
water tank for Koeing when he
collapsed in the yard.
The body was transported to the
Community Hospital in San Ignacio
where it was officially pronounced
dead. The legally required post
mortem examination, conducted
by Forensic Specialist Dr. Ken,
certified that cause of death as Acute
Pulmonary Edema, Acute Myocardial Infraction and severe Atheromatous
of Coronary Arteries.
- Hundreds Of Agri-food Companies To Connect
With International Clients At LACFlavors:
Exporters from Latin America and
the Caribbean will meet with buyers
from around the world October 8-10
in M�rida, Mexico
Follow us on Twitter at
#LACFlavors / @BIDComercio
@ConnectAmericas
Hundreds of agri-food companies
from Latin America and the
Caribbean will meet with buyers from
around the world at LACFlavors,
which will be held October 8-10 in
the Mexican city of M�rida.
Organized by the Inter-American
Development Bank through the platform ConnectAmericas.com - the
first business-oriented social network
in the Americas - the 6th edition of
LAC Flavors is supported by
ProM�xico, the Government of
the State of Yucat�n, Mexico's
Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock,
Rural Development, Fisheries and
Food (SAGARPA), through the
Agency for Agri-food Marketing and
Development (ASERCA) and Trust
Funds for Rural Development
(FIRA).
- Mineral Rights:
The Ministry of Natural Resources
and Agriculture reminds the general
public that it is illegal to mine,
prospect and/or remove minerals
without a legitimate permit/license
from the Mining Unit of the Ministry
of Natural Resources and This is an offence prosecutable by law.
Violators will be issued with a Stop
Order to cease and desist such
activities. Those that do not comply
with the Stop Order will be fined and/
or imprisoned as per section 5 (a) (b)
of Chapter 226 of the Laws of Belize
Mines & Minerals Act.
- Traffic Fatality In Spanish Lookout:
A road traffic accident in the
Spanish Lookout community has
claimed the life a helmetless young
motorcyclist.
Acting upon information received
at around 2:00 pm on Tuesday,
September 30 a team of policemen
headed to the scene of a road traffic
accident in Spanish Lookout.
Arriving on the scene near Western
Dairies the police came upon a white
Toyota pickup with Guatemalan
license plates parked at the entrance
to Western Diaries. The vehicle was
seen with a large dent on the
passenger side door. About 10 feet away was a blue Meilun scooter on
the ground almost in the middle of the
road.
- New Rotary Scholars:
On Thursday 25th September, six
new Rotary Scholars, each with an
accompanied parent, were invited to
attend the Rotary Club of San
Ignacio's weekly meeting to be
introduced to the Rotarians who are
partly responsible for making their
continued education possible.
Although many children from local
primary schools applied, these 6
students were successful in their
applications to receive a 4-year
Rotary scholarship at one of the
Twin-Town's high schools. The
students introduced themselves to
the Rotarians present and, after
taking part in the Rotary Club
meeting and receiving refreshments,
were each presented with a Rotary
pen.
The Rotary Club of San
Ignacio annually selects 6
ambitious students to receive this
scholarship and currently is
supporting 23 local children through
high school.
- 5-Classroom Building for Our Lady
of Fatima R.C. School Inaugurated:
The BELIZE Natural Energy
Charitable Trust is pleased to have
partnered with Perenco Belize
Limited as well as with Our Lady of
Fatima R. C. School and the
community of Douglas Village to
construct the second phase of a
two-story five-classroom extension
building.
This new extension replaces a badly
deteriorated building that the students
currently occupy.
In February 2014, the Trust provided
a grant of $100,000 with Perenco
Belize Limited contributing a
matching $100,000. As well, the
community of Douglas Village
provided counterpart funding in the
form of labour.
A ground breaking ceremony was
held on March 3rd, 2014 and
construction started immediately
thereafter. The 25' x 80', 4,000 sq.
ft. two-story extension building was
completed on September 27th,
2014.
- Magistrate Ruling Overturned:
San Ignacio Magistrate Narda
Morgan was in court on Monday,
defending her conduct in a Family
Court matter held in her courtroom
earlier this year.
It concerns a child custody
case and so we cannot name the
persons involved for legal reasons.
But the Magistrate is accused of
overstepping her boundaries with
regard to her handling of this case,
and Chief Justice Kenneth
Benjamin overturned her decision on
Monday.
As it was explained to us, the
woman's husband, represented by
Rachel Montejo, appeared before
Magistrate Morgan for an ex parte
hearing resulting in her children being
taken away from her without proper
notice or representation. Rachel
Montejo was also representing
Magistrate Morgan for a different case
but appearing in court before her was
a conflict of interest.
- Inauguration Ceremony of the
Rotaract Club of Benque Viejo:
The Rotaract Club of Benque
Viejo held its Inauguration Ceremony
on Saturday 27, 2014. The Rotary
Club of San Ignacio is the
sponsor of the newest Rotaract Club
in Belize, making it a total of 6
Rotaract Clubs in the country. The
Rotaract Club of Benque Viejo
was established on April 2, 2014,
and chartered by Rotary International
on July 31, 2014. The Rotary Club
of San Ignacio presented the
Charter Certificate to President
Miss Astrid Salazar. A total of 15
young adults were inducted as
Rotaractors, and welcomed into
the Rotary family. Rotary's
Governor Elect for District 4250,
Mr. Rene Villanueva Sr., was the
Guest Speaker at the Ceremony.
This is a historical moment as
it is the first Rotaract Club to
be founded in Benque Viejo del
Carmen. The members are
honored to be included in this
great fellowship, and eager to
continue its service to its local
communities in the Cayo West Area.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), also known as
chronic obstructive lung disease
(COLD), and chronic obstructive
airway disease (COAD), among
others, is a type of obstructive lung
disease characterized by chronically
poor airflow. It typically worsens over
time. The main symptoms include
shortness of breath, cough, and
sputum production. Most people with
chronic bronchitis have COPD.
Tobacco smoking is the most
common cause of COPD, with a
number of other factors such as air
pollution and genetics playing a
smaller role. In the developing world,
one of the common sources of air
pollution is from poorly vented cooking
and heating fires.
- Mexico Charges Troops with
Murder of "Gang Members":
Mexican state police on 3 July 2014
inside a warehouse where a shootout
between Mexican soldiers and alleged
criminals on the outskirts of the
village of San Pedro Limon, in
Mexico state, Mexico.
Mexico's attorney general has
charged three soldiers with murder for
their role in a shootout in late June in
which 22 suspected gang members
were killed.
Jesus Murillo said the
soldiers opened fire "without any
justification whatsoever".
The soldiers were among a group
of eight held after the incident in
Tlatlaya in the state of Mexico.
At the time, the authorities said the
victims were members of a drug
cartel.
- Supporters of Danny Conorquie:
A caravan of approximately
four hundred demonstrators trekked
out to the western border of
Belize today in a show of support for
the Belizean police force and
murdered officer Danny Conorquie.
Conorquie was killed last week
at the Mayan site Caracol by
a shooter believed to be a
Guatemalan xatero.
Tuesday morning the western
highway leading to the border with
Guatemala was under tight security,
with no less than three police
checkpoints between San Ignacio and
the border zone. After the peaceable
crowd was assembled, there was a
stirring rendition of the Belizean
National anthem followed by a prayer
led by Pastor Lance Lewis. The
prayer led by Lewis set the tone for
the morning's speakers, with a strong
endorsement for the Belizean police,
a denouncement of Guatemalan
policies towards Belize and demands
for the GOB to get tougher with
Guatemala. In closing Lewis said to
the crowd's strong approval, "We are
here for a purpose...this is our
land and we will not back
down...we have to draw a line in
the sand."
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