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The January 4, 2015 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
The January 11, 2015 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Omar Figeroa Wins Historic Landslide:
On Monday, 5 January, 2015
bi-elections in Cayo North, 13 ballot
boxes from two polling stations
were carted over to the Center for
Employment Training compound.
That was the counting station for only
the third divisional bi-election in
Belize's history.
Voting started slow that day but
when polls closed at 6:00 pm, figures
say the final turnout was 4023 voters
or about 61% of the registered
voters - that's in line with the divisional
bi-election in Freetown in 1993 where
60% came out.
And while the voters were slow to
come out early on - the mass parties
muscled in on the division and flooded
the area with supporters from all over
the country.
- Bernadette Fernandez - One Of
Four To Receive Queen's Honors:
Her Majesty the Queen, Queen
Elizabeth II has been graciously
pleased to make the appointments of
the most exelent order Brritish Empire
on the occasion of the New Year
honors 2015. Four Belizeans were honored
under three cathegories. There are as
follows: .
The honor to be a Commander of
the British Empire (CBE) was granted to attorney at law Michael
Young, whose award is for services
rendered to the legal profession and
the community.
The honor to be officers of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
are Esther Ayuso for services to the
community and women's rights and
Laura Longsworth for services to
nursing and the community.
- A Time for Everything:
As it was mention long ago
There is a time for
everything
And if you do the very good
To you the best future bring
There is a time when the
very strong, also becomes
the weak
And everyone on this here
earth is designated to a
friend
There is a time to listen and
a time to speak
When you travel anywhere
every road have an end
There has been times that
you have failed
And times that you have
passed all test
There is a time for you to
harvest
After what you have invest
- You're Still in Process�:
You are not who you were
yesterday,
You are not who you will be
tomorrow.
You're in the middle of the
beautiful process of
becoming.
We fight that as women,
don't we? We tell ourselves
we have to be it all, do it all,
know it all now. We deny
ourselves permission to
learn. And when we can't
learn, we can't grow.
I thought about this recently
as I stood in the curtain
section of TJ Maxx saying
these words over and over to
myself: You're learning to
decorate your house. You're
learning to decorate your
house.
- Hon. Rene Montero Christmas 8 Ball Tournament
in Cayo - Shooters Champs!!!:
The 2nd annual Hon. Rene
Montero Christmas 8 ball
tournament which began six
weeks ago ended on Dec 21,2014, at Link-Up Bar, in Santa
Elena, Cayo.
The finals was truly a grand
Christmas dance as if it was a national
tournament with Shooters going up
against the defending champs,
Link-Up, whereby it was the best of
two matches, meaning two teams had
to win four games to become the
champ. In the first match, Shooters
started shooting sharply by defeating
Link-up, 2-1. For Shooters, Gilbert
Luna calmly won Juan Villanueva,
4-2, and David Fernandez used his
sling like when David took down
Goliath as he won Jimmy Rudon
also, 4-2. But, Wayne Wiltshire
stepped up big time for Link-Up and
won Luis Usher, 4-1, to give his team
hope. So, we off to the second match,
and this time it was Link-up defeating
Shooters, 2-1.
- Eighth Annual Boom to Manatee
Lookout Canoe Race- January 10th:
Its time to get the season started
with the "8th Annual Boom to
Manatee Lookout Canoe Race"
sponsored by, Belize Global Travel
Services Ltd., Joseph & Taylor Ltd,
Bear Mountain Boats in Canada and
Architectural Accents Ltd. The race
is scheduled for Saturday, 10th
January and marks the first race for
the season.
The race is for MEMBERS ONLY
and those wishing to participate who
haven't submitted their membership
application can do so before the race.
Also, canoes that have not been
registered, you will be able to get this
done before the race as well. All
canoes must have on a BCAnoe
Racing number. Avoid the rush come
early, Race starts 10 sharp, no
delays!
The race will have an entry fee of
$50 per team and all paddlers will
receive a free BBQ at Manatee Lookout.
- Bun Up Busted With Weed:
A well known Santa Elena man
was arrested and charged for the
possession of a controlled drug.
San Ignacio police were
conducting their usual patrol in
Santa Elena when they saw Albert
"Bun Up" Myvett, 45, Belizean
laborer, riding a black beach cruiser
bicycle on the George Price Highway.
Myvett was stopped and searched.
Police reportedly found on his person, a yellow plastic bag in the
front part of his pants.
- Costa Rica Boat Accident
Kills Three Elderly Tourists:
Survivors were taken to Costa
Rica's Herradura beach, in Puntarenas
Three elderly tourists were killed in
Costa Rica when a boat carrying
more than 100 people capsized in
rough seas.
The victims are a British man and a
Canadian and an American woman,
said the Costa Rican authorities
The catamaran was taking tourists unidentified woman told local
television.
The Pura Vida Princess was
carrying 99 tourists and 10 crew
when it sank some 15km (nine
miles) offshore.
- Why Do I Have So Many Issues?:
"Therefore, there is now no
condemnation for those who are
in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1
(NIV)
Have you ever looked at other
people and thought to yourself, "How
does everyone else have it all
together? And why is it I seem to
have so many issues?"
I understand. For most of my life,
I've struggled with my weight and
committing to a healthy lifestyle. My
soul was rubbed raw from years of
trying and failing.
I wanted something to instantly fix
my issues.
I wanted to stop calling myself
awful names I'd never let another
person call me.
I wanted to be naturally thin like my
sister.
I wanted to stop crying when I
walked into my closet to get dressed
in the morning.
- Ayala Sentenced To Twelve Years In Jail:
Four men and a minor were
arrested for the possession of a
controlled drug.
On Wednesday, December 31,
2014 at about 8:20 am, police
conducting routine patrol in the area
of Stanton Street in San Ignacio
Town, noticed a suspicious male
person at a garage standing by a blue
plastic drum. As they approached
the garage the said male person went
inside the storeroom, while the
others waited outside.
Police then informed the group that
they will be conducting a search for
drugs. The men were all searched and
immediately after the blue drum was
searched and found to contain some
loose green leafy substance which
was suspected to be cannabis.
- Insomnia:
Insomnia, or sleeplessness, is a
sleep disorder in which there is an
inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep
as long as desired. While the term
is sometimes used to describe a
disorder demonstrated by
polysomnographic or actigraphic
evidence of disturbed sleep, this sleep
disorder is often practically defined
as a positive response to either of
two questions: "Do you experience
difficulty sleeping?" or "Do you
have difficulty falling or staying
asleep?"
Insomnia is most often thought
of as both a medical sign and a
symptom that can accompany several
sleep, medical, and psychiatric
disorders characterized by a
persistent difficulty falling asleep and/
or staying asleep or sleep of poor
quality. Insomnia is typically followed
by functional impairment while awake.
Insomnia can occur at any age, but it
is particularly common in the elderly.
Insomnia can be short term (up to
three weeks) or long term (above
3-4 weeks); it can lead to memory
problems, depression, irritability and
an increased risk of heart disease and
automobile related accidents.
- Mexico Police Held Over Abduction
Of Journalist Sanchez:
Colleagues of Moises Sanchez
think the state may have colluded in
his kidnapping
Thirteen municipal police officers are
being held in the eastern Mexican state
of Veracruz over the kidnapping of a
journalist on 2 January.
Moises Sanchez was abducted
from his home by armed men on 2
January.
Mr Sanchez works for a
newspaper in the city of Medellin and
is known for his coverage of drugrelated
violence.
The arrests come amid a series of
horrific disappearances and murders
in which the security forces are alleged
to be involved.
- STAR Humor
- Your Weekly Horoscope and Lucky Numbers
- Letters to the Editor
- Public Notices
The January 25, 2015 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Mystery Surrounds Death of Emerson Daly:
Today is a tragic day for the family
and friends of Emerson Daly, as all
hopes for his safe return came
crashing to an end when they found
his body.
On Tuesday, January 20, 2015, a
report was made by the family of
Emerson Daly, 24 year old Roaring
Creek Resident, who was missing
since the evening of Sunday, January
18, 2015. The young entrepreneur,
according to family members, left
home around 8 pm on Sunday in his
vehicle belonging to his uncle and was
reportedly heading to Belmopan.
Emerson didn't return that night.
Belmopan police received a major lead when the vehicle, he was last
seen driving, was found abandoned
on Mount Pleasant Road located
between miles 46 and 47 on the
George Price Highway. Police
recovered the car, but there was no
sign of Daly, only what appears to
be blood stains inside and a pair of
slippers. Immediately thereafter, a
search team was organized to scour
the area in Mount Pleasant area.
- Wanted - Emmanuel Willoughby:
Be on the look out for this man. He
is Armed and Dangerous. He has
been seen around the Santiago Jaun
layout area.
A twenty-five year old inmate,
Emmanuel Willoughby, escaped
from the Central Prison .
Willoughby ingeniously cut a hole on
his cell door which facilitated his break
from the prison at around three
o'clock on Saturday morning.
He was incarcerated for the
Possession of Unlicensed Firearm
and was serving a five-year
sentence which he would have
completed on December eleventh,
2017. According to a release from the
Kolbe Foundation, Willoughby is affiliated to the Jerusalem
Gang. Kolbe also notes that his
sibling, Julian Willoughby, was
killed in March of this year.
- Alleged Rapist Missing:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
Police today, Wednesday, January
14, 2015, issued a missing person's
report for a man from San Ignacio
town.
According to police the wife of 35
year old Anibal Diaz went to the
police station to report that he left his
home in the Santiago Juan area of San
Ignacio around 7 pm on Monday,
January 12, 2015, to go fishing in the
Macal River. That was the last time
she saw him.
Anibal Diaz is described as being
of slim build, has low, straight black
hair and has a tatoo of a dragon on
the right upper arm. He was last seen
wearing a blue short pants and an
off-white shirt and blue slippers.
Police are looking into the missing
person's report.
- NEBL Season Will Open With Last Year's Finals Rematch:
The National Elite Basketball
League (NEBL) Season will tip off
on Friday, February 6, 2015. There
will be eight teams participating in this
year's tournament, which are Orange
Walk Running Rebels, Belize City No Limit Soldiers, new
comers Belize Hurricanes,
defending champs San Pedro
Tiger Sharks, Belmopan Red
Taigaz, defending sub champs
Cayo Western Ballaz, Dangriga
Warriors and Toledo Diplomats.
The tournament will employ a home
and away format, with each team
playing a total of 14 regular season
games. The top four teams will
advance to the playoffs in a best-ofthree
series to decide who will reach
the finals, which will be a best-of-five
series. The playoffs are scheduled to
commence on May 22, 2015.
- ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT
NOTICES:
IT IS NOTIFIED for general information that the Elections and Boundaries Commission,
pursuant to Section 18 (1) of the Belize City Council Act, Chapter 85 of the Laws of
Belize, has appointed the RETURNING OFFICER named below for the Belize City Council
Election to be held on Wednesday, the 4th day of March 2015, and the Chief Elections
Officer, acting pursuant to Section 18(2) of the said Act, has appointed, with the
approval of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the ELECTION CLERKS named
below for the said Belize City Council Election:-
- Varicose Veins:
Varicose veins are veins that have
become enlarged and twisted. The
term commonly refers to the veins on
the leg, although varicose veins can
occur elsewhere. Veins have pairs of
leaflet valves to prevent blood from
flowing backwards (retrograde flow
or venous reflux). Leg muscles
pump the veins to return blood to the
heart (the skeletal-muscle pump),
against the effects of gravity. When
veins become varicose, the leaflets
of the valves no longer meet
properly, and the valves do not work
(valvular incompetence). This allows blood to flow backwards and
they enlarge even more. Varicose
veins are most common in the
superficial veins of the legs, which
are subject to high pressure when
standing. Besides being a cosmetic
problem, varicose veins can be
painful, especially when standing.
- STAR Humor
- Your Weekly Horoscope and Lucky Numbers
- Letters to the Editor
- Public Notices
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