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This Week's Stories:
- The Anti - LGBT March Comes To Town:
As they continue the protest
against the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-
Sexual and Transvestite (LGBT)
agenda, the movement arrived in
San Ignacio on Tuesday, July 9 for
a protest march through principal
streets in San Ignacio and Santa
Elena.
The march comprising
mostly pastors and followers
from evangelical churches between
Belmopan and Benque Viejo,
as well as from communities
in between, was attended by several
hundreds of protesters. It began
at around 10:00 am at the Macal River Park in San Ignacio where
it also ended at around 1:00 pm in
a heavy downpour of rain.
While the protest is clearly
against the Lesbians Gays Bi-Sexuals
And Transvestites ( LGBT) agenda,
as borne out by the placards carried
by participants, organizers have
confusingly say that the movement
hasno room
- Two Weeks - Two Bodies
Fished From The Macal River:
The body of another male person
was fished out of the Macal River.
Exactly fifteen days after the
discovery of the decomposed body
of Cyril Margarito Cal, 28,
Belizean, of a Hillview address in
Santa Elena Town, police are again
reporting another body found floating
in the Macal River this time more
downstream near the wooden
bridge.
San Ignacio police reports the
receipt of a call on the emergency
line at around 9:15 am on Monday,
July 8, 2013, of a body floating on the Macal River about 100 yards
downstream from the wooden bridge
linking the twin municipalities of San
Ignacio and Santa Elena.
- Marijuana Bust On The Bus:
manning the Anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bi-
Sexual and Transvestite protest rally
in San Ignacio, a young man from
neighboring Guatemala is alleged to
have attempted to move weed
through the town.
Acting upon information received,
the police mounted an emergency
check point on Joseph Andrews
Drive at the intersection with 5th
Street in San Ignacio. They
conducted a search on a green
passenger bus from the Belize Bus
Owners Cooperative, where they
came upon a young fellow sitting
inside the bus with the trademark
knapsack on his lap. The black bag
was searched and was found to
contain two parcels tightly wrapped
in brown transparent tape. When
opened the parcels were found
to contain suspected marijuana.
A further search under his seat
led to the discovery of another
knapsack, this time a green one, and
when opened was found to contain
another two parcels of suspected
marijuana.
- Belize Gets Unique Support From Back Home:
Soon after the
elation over clinching a first berth in
the CONCACAF Gold Cup had
subsided, the work began for Belize.
And it was not just on the training
grounds.
The Jaguars turned to fundraisers,
doing a little bit of everything to get
the necessary money to not only
prepare for the tournament, but also
head to the United States two days
early to get acclimated to a different
enviroment and the artificial turf at
Portland's JELD-WEN Field, foreign
to the tiny Central American country.
"Man, we did all kinds of things
to reach where we're at right
now," defender Ian Gaynair said
following the team's training session
Thursday morning. "Thanks to our
country for supporting us. We did
barbeques, telethons, all kinds of
things. The country is actually
supporting us little by little now
and I'm so thankful for that."
- Your Words Carry Power!:
Daily Grace Inspirations From
Joseph Prince Ministries
Ecclesiastes 8:4
Where the word of a king is, there
is power�
In Bible times, a king's word
carried tremendous power. What he
decreed would come to pass. It
would be done. For example, if he
said, "Raise the taxes," the taxes
would be raised.
Do you know that we are kings?
The Bible tells us that Jesus has
washed us from our sins with His
blood and made us kings. (Revelation
1:5-6) And as kings in Christ, our
words carry power too.
When we place our hands on a sick
person and say, "Be healed," the
person is healed. When we lay hands
on our children and say, "Be
blessed," our children are blessed.
There is power in our words because
they are the words of kings!
- US Allies Mexico, Chile And Brazil Seek Spying Answers:
US allies Mexico, Brazil, Colombia
and Chile have joined other Latin
American nations in demanding
answers from Washington over
spying allegations.
Brazilian media reported earlier
this week that the US had seized web
traffic and phone calls across the
region.
Spying targets included oil and
energy firms, Venezuela's military
purchases and information on
Mexico's drug wars.
The reports, based on leaks by
fugitive Edward Snowden, said the
US ran a "data-collection base" in
Brasilia.
The O Globo newspaper said the
US facility in the Brazilian capital was
part of a network of 16 such bases
maintained by the National Security
Agency (NSA) around the world to
intercept transmissions from foreign
satellites.
- Congratulations Are In Order:
Congratulations are definitely in
order for Jonathan Cariddi and the
entire staff at Mr. Greedy's Pizzeria
located in the heart of downtown San
Ignacio town for receiving the
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
award.
"The accolade, which honours
hospitality excellence, is given only to
establishments that consistently
achieve outstanding traveller reviews
on TripAdvisor, and is extended to
qualifying businesses worldwide.
Only the top-performing 10 per cent
of businesses world wide listed on
TripAdvisor receive this prestigious
award.
- Are The Churches Promoting Hate Crimes?:
Are The Churches Promoting Hate Crimes?
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries
and Sustainable Development,
Senator Lisel Alamilla has gone
on record expressing grave
concerns about what she perceives
could be the promotion of hate
crimes against gay men and women
in Belize.
A statement below, posted on
Facebook, by the Minister has
sparked critisism from all walks of
life;
"I do not oppose persons having
different views or religious beliefs
but it concerns me immensely
when those are being communicated
by misinformation, manipulation
and fear which could result
in hate crime.
Belize is not a melting pot, the
Belize that I know is a country
where persons of different
cultures, ethnic groups, religious
beliefs, languages and history
come together under one banner
and respect diversity. We are a reef
people, we are a forest people, we
are Belizeans.
- British Army Hands Over Trucks To BDF:
The Belize Defense Force today
received a total of Seventeen (17)
Four-Ton Trucks from the British
Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB).
The Handover took place at a short
ceremony this afternoon in which the
main speakers were British High
Commissioner in Belize His
Excellency Mr. Pat Ashworth and
CEO in Belize's Ministry of National
Security Colonel (Ret.) George
Lovell. Mr. Ashworth said his
Government is pleased to be able to
make the donation to the Belize
Defense Force; and CEO Lovell
said the Belize Government is very
grateful for the assistance which will
go a long way in enabling the BDF to
transport its troops.
- How To LIVE A
HAPPIER LIFE:
HAPPIER LIFE
I think everyone would agree
happiness is an important part of life.
What is happiness though?
It is interesting that Merriam-
Webster's first definition of
happiness is that of good fortune
or prosperity. Although this can cause
people to be happy, I do not think of
happiness as good fortune. I believe
the second definition is more fitting.
Happiness is a state of well-being and
contentment otherwise known as joy.
Today I am going to share with you
10 EASY things you can do to bring
more happiness or joy into your life.
Envision what you want. Spend time
each day thinking how you want your
day to be. What do you want to
accomplish? How do you want to
feel?
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This Week's Stories:
- Alleged Home Invader Freed On Bail:
It has been quite a while since we
reported on a home invasion in the
community. The latest such reported
incident is alleged to have occurred
at around 8:30 pm on Thursday,
July 18, 2013 on the George Price
Highway in Santa Elena.
San Ignacio police received the
report home invasion in the area
known as Hotpoint on the George
Price Highway in Santa Elena Town.
A team of policemen rushed to the
area where they met Hugh Tillet, 49,
Belizean laborer originally from
Crooked Tree Village in the Belize
District.
Tillet reported that sometime
around 8:25 pm he and his wife were
inside the bedroom of their house
when two armed, masked male
persons invaded the house and
kicked down the bedroom door.
- Rest In Peace Luis Mendez:
The family of a promising football
star is today preparing to lay their
loved one to rest in the wake of a
tragic accident that occurred in
Guatemala on the evening of Tuesday,
July 23, 2013.
A Guatemalan news agency
informed that it was shortly after 3:00
pm on Tuesday, July 23, when the bus
in which Luis Mendez, 22, of a
Benque Viejo Town address in the
Cayo District, was travelling from
Guatemala on the return journey to
Belize along with his wife when the
passenger bus reportedly crashed
into a trailer causing it to slide off the
road, down a gully and overturned.
Several passengers were injured in the
accident but Mendez was the only
one who died.
- Editorial: Confused, Confused, Confused:
As the effort continues to connect
the dots, several incidents making the
news in the past days and weeks are
yielding more questions than answers:
1.While it is no secret that we at
the STAR Newspaper hold Audrey
Matura Shepard in high regard;
unless she comes forward and informs
otherwise, we are of the view that her
hasty disconnection from OCEANA
is the product of an anti-homosexual
article she wrote in the Amandala
newspaper yet, as OCEANA's
Representative in Belize she would
allow herself to be used in the
handing over of a four thousand
dollar check to UNIBAM the
lead group overtly promoting the
homosexual agenda in Belize.
2. To the best of our knowledge
UNIBAM could care less about
anything having to do with on or off
shore exploration for oil and even less
about anything having to do with
ocean protection. UNIBAM's
singular focus is the promotion of gay
rights and the homosexual agenda in
Belize.
- Letter to the Editor:
I was saddened to see the report in
the STAR listed as "anti-LGBT"
"anti-UNIBAM" march, when it
was specifically listed as a
Constitution March, standing upon
the Constitutional words invoking the
Supremacy of God, the position of the
family, inalienable rights endowed to
us by our CREATOR, and that "men
& institutions remain free ONLY in
respect for moral & spiritual
values and the rule of law." The
word "Constitution" didn't appear
once in your article. Then to follow
up with the feedback from Asa
Dematteo, who is a homosexual,
married to a man, from San
Francisco, the epitome of debauchery
& homosexual license (if you're
brave enough, look up "Folsom St.
Fair" and you'll get a good picture of
San Francisco and what excites Mr.
Dematteo and the world HE wants
to live in.) Sorry Mr. Dematteo, we
absolutely support TRUE HUMAN
RIGHTS and the qualification is
being a HUMAN. We do not
support homosexual rights, above
everyone else's rights. Homosexual
sodomy is NOT a fundamental
human right. And it's unconstitutional
in Belize.
- Guatemalans Suspected In The Stealing Of Motorcycles:
News is today surfacing of an
alleged ring of motorcycle thieves
with suspected cross border origins.
In the latest incident, Floyd
Thiessen, 22, Belizean farmer
residing in Spanish Lookout reported
that at around 11:00 am on Wednesday,
July 24, 2013, he was at Belize
Tire Depot located on Center Road
in Spanish Lookout when a relative
called allegedly informing him that
someone had ridden off on his 2009,
450 cc Honda Motorcycle valued at
ten thousand dollars which was
parked inside his garage at home. An immediate fruitless search of
the Spanish Lookout area was
conducted.
Based on the description of the
individuals and the sequence of
similar incidents, police investigators
are of the opinion that the motorcycle
thieves are from across the border in
Guatemala.
- Lifeline Foundation receives a BZ$2 Million from the
Oak Foundation for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit:
A press release from Life Line
Foundation and the office of the
Special Envoy for Women and
Children today informed that the
founder of Life Line Foundation and
the Special Envoy for Women and
Children, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow
is pleased to announce that the Oak
Foundation has committed to
donating 2 million dollars toward the
construction and equipping of a new
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the
Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.
The release additionally informed
that the donation is the result of over
a year of discussions and due
diligence between the Oak Foundation
and the Lifeline Foundation.
Half of the donation is earmarked
for the construction of the new
facility while the other one million
dollars will go towards the procurement
of equipment. The donation will
allow for the works, which recently
commenced on the new wing of the
KHMH to move forward at a
quicker pace while efforts continue
to raise the remaining needed funds.
- Belize Recognized Among the Top 10 Best Eco Vacation
Spots in the World by FlipKey:
Belize was named as one of the
"Best Eco Vacation Spots" in the
world by FlipKey, a TripAdvisor
company. The list, developed based
on both traveler feedback and
industry research, commends Belize
for its countless opportunities to
experience incredible natural beauty
and unique biodiversity.
With 36 percent of Belize's
landmass and 13 percent of its
waters enjoying protected status, the
country has long been a leader in this
category. From the majestic Blue Hole
to the recently established Turneffe
Marine Reserve, Belize delivers an
authentic, unspoiled experience for
both locals and travelers to enjoy.
Many others have recognized
Belize for its prominence in this
category, including renowned oceanographer
Dr. Sylvia Earle, who says,
"Thank you, Belize, for doing
what you are on the land and in
the sea; for taking care of the
natural systems that take care of
us. It is priceless."
- Sand Hill Village Gets Multi Purpose Center:
A spanking new multipurpose
centre is slated to be inaugurated this
Sunday, July 28, in Sand Hill Village
in the Belize Rural North Constituency
of the Hon. Edmund "Clear The
Land" Castro.
A release from the Social Investment
Fund informs that the facility will
benefit over 400 students, who prior
to the project had to either travel all
the way to Belize City on weekends
or stay back after school to do
research due to the lack of computer
and internet resources in the village.
The project, implemented by the
Social Investment Fund, was financed
by the Government of Belize at a
total cost of over three hundred
thousand dollars of which over two
hundred and eighty five thousand
dollars came in the form of a loan
from the Caribbean Development
Bank while the remaining fifteen
thousand dollars was contributed by
the people of Sand Hill.
The project entailed the rehabilitation
of the old community centre
including the addition of a one room
extension to serve as a kitchen. A
temporary partition to facilitate
mobile health clinics was also installed.
- Suspected Bovine Rabies Reported In Toledo:
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is
hereby notifying the public that a
suspected case of bovine rabies
(rabies in cow) was reported on July
24, 2013 by Belize Agricultural
Health Authority (BAHA) in the New
Road Area of the Toledo District.
The MOH and BAHA have been
engaged in the investigation and
treatment of eight exposed persons as
part of a proactive response pending
confirmation of laboratory result on
the sample.
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 between the wild,
livestock and domestic animals.
Officials with the Ministry of Health
and BAHA will continue to monitor
the situation and are encouraging
residents to report any animals that
are showing sign of rabies which
includes tiredness, fever, vomiting and
anorexia, weakness, paralysis,
seizures, difficulty breathing, difficulty
swallowing, excessive salivation,
abnormal behavior, aggression, and/
or self-mutilation.
- Belizeans In The United States Form A New
Group To Address Dual Citizenship Rights:
When Belize became independent
on September the 21st 1981,
Belizeans who were born in Belize
and became citizens of the United
States and other countries automatically
lost their Belizean citizenships.
While, people who were not born in
Belize that obtained Belizean citizenship
through; descent, marriage to a
Belizean citizen naturalization etc.
retained the citizenships of their
natural born country and Belizean
citizenship with all the rights, privileges
and to run for office including
becoming the Prime Minister of
Belize.
- BURNS:
A young man sprinkling his lawn and
bushes with pesticides wanted to
check the contents of the barrel to see
how much pesticide remained in it.
He raised the cover and lit his
lighter; the vapors ignited and engulfed
him. He jumped from his truck,
screaming.
His neighbor came out of her house
with a dozen eggs and a bowl yelling:
"bring me some more eggs!"
She broke them, separating the
whites from the yolks.
The neighbor woman helped her to
apply the whites onto the young man's
face.
When the ambulance arrived and
the EMTs saw the young man, they
asked who had done this.
Everyone pointed to the lady in
charge.
They congratulated her and said:
"You have saved his face."
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This Week's Stories:
- Fatal Traffic Accident In Bullet Tree Village:
Another fatal traffic accident.
Another western taxi driver dies.
It was shortly before 8:00 pm on
Wednesday, July 31, when San
Ignacio police were summoned to the
emergency ward at the Community
Hospital in San Ignacio where they
were shown the officially pronounced
dead body of a male hispanic
person.
The police investigation revealed
that about half an hour earlier, a male
witness reported hearing a crashing
noise in the area of the bridge at the
entrance to the Bullet Tree Falls
Village.
The witness informed that
upon checking into the source of the
crashing noise, he came upon an
extensively damaged, overturned blue
four door Toyota Corolla car with its
four wheels in the air near the bridge
and with a male Hispanic person
trapped behind the steering wheel.
- Contreras Accused
Of Attempt Burglary:
Quick response from San Ignacio
police has resulted in the arrest of a
San Ignacio man who attempted to
burglarize a house in San Ignacio.
Erik Santos reported to police that
at around 7:45 pm on Juy 28, he
secured his house located on Awe
Street in San Ignacio and left to visit
a relative in the nearby Santiago
Juan Layout Area. Upon returning
home he first noticed that his porch
light was turned off subsequently
noting that the lock on the main
door was damaged. Further checks
revealed that nothing was missing
from inside the house. Notwithstanding
however, the police investigation
led to the arrest of Richard Contreras,
31, Belizean laborer, of a 17th Street,
San Ignacio town address.
The accused appeared in the
San Ignacio courtroom of Magistrate
Narda Morgan on July 29,
where pled not guilty to the attempt
robbery charge.
- A Lovely Ceremony It Was:
Relatives and friends gathered
today at 10:00 am at the Sacred
Heart Church in San Ignacio Town
to participate in the wedding
ceremony of Peter Perez and Toni
Lisbey.
The weather was perfect for the
intimate ceremony, which was
celebrated by father Moises of
Sacred Heart Church.
The lovely bride was dressed in
a highlow dress decorated with
Toni's favorite pink floral sarong,
while the groom displayed an elegant
black suit and the brides maids
were dressed in lovely pink
dresses.
A reception to celebrate the newly
weds took place at the Codd's
residence on Requena Street in
Santa Elena Town, where congratulations
and best wishes were
imparted upon the newly wedded
couple.
- Press Release
By Belize Action - Monday July
29th, 2013
Re: SPLC Report:
Last week's report from Southern
Poverty Law Center in the U.S.
purported the involvement of certain
U.S. based groups alleged to be
promoting hatred & violence in Belize
by assisting efforts to protect Section
53 of the Criminal Code, the Belize
Sodomy/Unnatural Act law. Although
it was named "Intelligence Report,"
it was full of "unintelligent"
falsehoods & slanderous untruths in
an attempt to vilify and paint as "hate
groups" the Belizean efforts &
leaders who have taken a strong
stand for Family Values in Belize. The
timing of the SPLC report was a weak
attempt to distract from a month of
Constitutional Marches across Belize
that mobilized almost 10,000
Belizeans to stand for Constitutional
values and opposed to the 2013
Gender Policy in it's present form.
- REMAR Resident Remanded:
A patient from the drug rehabilitation
center, REMAR, in Bullet Tree
Falls village has been remanded to the
Hattieville prison on a theft charge.
The charge stems from a report made
by Miguel Angel Osorio, businessman
of Benque Viejo Town, Cayo.
Osorio alleges that sometime
during the night of Monday, July 8,
2013 his business place in the San
Ignacio market was robbed of over
two thousand dollars worth of
merchandise listed as 15 music boxes,
valued at $520, 28 male and female
watches, valued at $1050 and other
items valued at $1,220 all for a total
of $2,790.
According to Osorio, his business
place was left in tack the night before
the incident and upon returning
to open the following day he
encountered his business in a
ransacked state thus indicating that it
was burglarized.
- UB Celebrates 13 Years Of Contributing
To National Development Of Belize:
The University of Belize today
celebrates its 13th Anniversary as the
national tertiary institution for Belize
and is proud to continue to serve
Belize as a vehicle for training more
students to develop a wide range of
opportunities for Belizeans.
On August 1, 2000, the University
of Belize (UB) was born from a
merger of five institutions: the
University College of Belize (UCB),
the Belize Technical College (BTC),
the Belize Teachers' Training College
(BTTC), the Belize School of
Nursing (BSN), and the Belize
College of Agriculture (BCA). UCB,
BTC and BTTC were under the
supervision of the Ministry of
Education (MOE); BSN was under
the supervision of the Ministry of
Health (MOH); and BCA was under
the supervision of the Ministry of
Agriculture (MOA).
- Amado Castillo Sr.:
Amado Castillo Sr. a retired
Forest Officer fighting various
medical complications was laid to rest
on July 31st, 2013 at the Benque
Viejo Cemetery. Born and raised in
San Estevan, Orange Walk he lived
most of his elder years in Santa
Elena, Cayo. He was predeceased
by his parents Isabel and Amado
Castillo and his first wife Eucebia
Castillo. He is survived by his
8 daughters: Rosario, Dalila, Elicia,
Nelita, Carmelita, Xiomara, Krystal
and Sarita. 7 sons: Rudy, Hilberto,
Amado Jr., Angel, Luke, Mark
and Madiel. Siblings: Pablo, Cesar,
Joe, Petrona, Benedicta and
Serafina. A host of nieces, nephews,
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Castillo Family would like to
send a sincere thank you to everyone
who assisted in any way possible
throughout this time of bereavement.
- 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.
The Lifeline Foundation,
founded by Mrs. Barrow
was instrumental in the
discussions that eventually
led to the commitment of the
funds. One million dollars will
go towards the construction
works while one million will
go towards the purchase of
equipment for the unit.
- 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
" St r e n g t h e n i n g
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 non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) including
cancer.
- 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.
- 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.
- Call for probe into death of
Jamaica 'cross-dresser':
Human Rights Watch has called
for Jamaican police to conduct a
"thorough, impartial and effective
investigation" into the killing of a
17-year-old boy reportedly wearing
women's clothing.
Dwayne Jones was attacked by a
group at a party after they discovered
he was male, according to local
media.
Police said he was stabbed multiple
times and shot once.
Activists say Jamaicans who do not
conform to gender expectations face
mental and physical abuse.
- Healthy Living Tips:
It sounds bizarre, but beetroot could be a secret weapon against high blood
pressure. The condition is a major cause of heart disease and stroke, but
many people aren't aware they have it as it has no symptoms. Now, researchers
from Barts and the London School of Medicine say drinking 500ml of
beetroot juice could dramatically reduce blood pressure after just one hour.
So drink up the pink stuff.
- A Questionable Future For The Garifuna
People In The South Of Belize:
In studying Belize's history when
most Belizeans heard of the south the
first thing that came to their minds
were the Garifuna people. Why?
Because when the British granted
permission to the Garifuna people to
reside in Dangriga Town in 1801 they
were told not to go anywhere else but
to remain in the south. At that time
the Creoles were still slaves to the
British and the Maya Indians were
trying to survive the colonial policies
of the British and the Spanish who
were taking away their lands from
them. The Maya Indians who lived in
Belize, Guatemala and Mexico fought
viciously against the Spanish and the
British but did not have the military
tools to overcome these two great
giants that were competing for
territories in the region.
- Tourism Public Sector Responds to BTIA on the Proposed
Cruise Tourism Development Project in Southern Belize:
The Ministry of Tourism & Culture
and the Belize Tourism Board
wishes to respond to the ill-informed,
irresponsible campaign launched by
the Belize Tourism Industry Association
on today's Love FM Morning
Show against the proposed Cruise
Tourism Investment Project in
Southern Belize.
The Ministry of Tourism & Culture
and the Belize Tourism Board would
like to state the following facts:
� The National Sustainable Tourism
Master Plan calls for the development
of six tourism products, with cruise
tourism being one of the six.
� That the National Sustainable
Tourism Master Plan calls for the
decentralization of cruise tourism in
Belize in an effort to reduce overcrowding,
provide better management
of our tourism sites, enhance
safety and security conditions for
cruise visitors and increase local
participation within this sub-sector.
- BENQUE VIEJO YOUTH SUMMER CAMP:
For: Benque Viejo Police Sub-Formation
community policing unit community
policing efforts at its best in
Benque Viejo!
On Friday 26th July concluded the
youth summer camp offered by Zone
4 Neighborhood Watch Group in
Benque Viejo, hosted annually by the
zone captain Samuel Bruce in the
spacious multipurpose community
park located on his property.
Zone 4 NHWG under the leadership
of Mr. Bruce since 2008, has
continued to be the community policing
unit's model of success, bringing
numerous community activities for the
youth, and residents of zone 4 in
Benque, promoting positive activities,
educating the residents about helping
to keep the crime level low in Benque.
This year's summer camp focused on
arts & crafts projects conducted
inside the stone constructed community
center, directed by; the veteran
teacher, and zone quadrant leader
Mrs. Isela Tesecum, with assistance
from; Marcia Rosas (teacher)...
- Anger in Chile over ruling on 2010 mine collapse:
An investigation into the 2010
accident in Chile that left 33 miners
trapped underground for more than
two months has failed to find anyone
responsible.
The case was closed after a
prosecutor said there was not enough
evidence to press charges against
either the owners of the mine or
regulators.
One of the miners said it was a
"disgrace for justice" while a
former minister called it "unbelievable".
The miners' rescue in a special
capsule was followed live around the
world.
"This is a disgrace to Chile's
justice system,'' one of the
survivors, Mario Sepulveda, told
Associated Press news agency,
- US in worldwide travel
alert on al-Qaeda threat:
The US state department has said
it is issuing a global travel alert
because of an unspecified al-Qaeda
threat.
In a statement, the department
said the potential for an attack is
particularly strong in the Middle East
and North Africa.
The move comes shortly
after the US announced the closure
of embassies in the region on
Sunday.
The alert expires on 31 August
2013, the department said. It
recommended US citizens travelling
abroad be vigilant.
"Current information suggests that
al-Qa'ida and affiliated organizations
continue to plan terrorist attacks both
in the region and beyond, and that
they may focus efforts to conduct
attacks in the period between now
and the end of August," the statement
said.
- UN narcotics body warns
Uruguay over marijuana bill:
The International Narcotics Control
Board (INCB) says it is concerned
by the approval by Uruguayan MPs
of a bill which would legalise
marijuana.
The INCB says the law would "be
in complete contravention to the
provisions of the international
drug treaties to which Uruguay is
party".
Under the new law, the state would
assume control of growing and
selling cannabis to registered users.
The bill still needs to be passed by
Uruguay's senate before becoming
law.
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This Week's Stories:
- First Murder In Benque In Over Two Years:
Three days after his brutal death,
relatives of Pedro Antonio Vasquez
are today making final funeral
preparations to lay his body to rest in
Benque Viejo Town.
An arrest is yet to be made as
Benque Viejo police say that they
are following several leads in what
they say is the first murder in the
jurisdiction in over two years.
The call of the presence a dead
body in the municipality was received
by Benque Viejo police at around
5:00 am on Sunday, August 4, 2013.
Police rushed to the scene where
they came upon the still bleeding
motionless body, still with a pulse,
of a male Hispanic person face
downwards in a pool of blood
adjacent to the gas station on Churchill
Street.
The man was rushed to the
community hospital in San Ignacio
where, on arrival, he was officially
pronounced dead by the doctor on
duty.
- Luke Espat - From PUP Financier
To PUP Candidate:
He first busted on the scene in the
90's as a PUP contractor. Among his
first engagement s was the building of
houses on the outskirts of Belize City
on the Northern Highway. Today over
two decades later at least one of the
several houses he built, leaning on its
side, remains as a permanent testimony
of a man who was destined to fail in
every venture thereafter. It is like
everything he touched thereafter
turned to mud.
It was in the wake of the leaning
Belize City houses that he inherited
the name Lucas Eilene. His name at
birth is actually Luke Espat. This is
the man who this week announced
that he is running for the dying
opposition PUP in Cayo Central, a
constituency to which he is as alien as
the Russians landing on our shores,
a constituency to which he has
absolutely not a single connection.
- Toledo Alliance for Progress:
The Toledo Alliance for Progress
(TAP) is a grass roots Toledo-based
organization, duly registered in
January 2013. It comprises of
members from the National Kriol
Council, National Garifuna Council,
East Indian Council and the business
community. TAP advocates for the
support of developmental activities
and programs that assist communities
in creating employment, self- reliance
and improvement in the quality of lives
in the Toledo District.
1. Statistics have shown that Toledo
is the poorest district in Belize
2. The government's stringent budget
since the 1960's can scarcely cope
with the district's call for better
education, health & welfare as well
as much needed employment and
infrastructure.
- Venezuela Top Court Rejects Capriles' Election Appea:
Venezuela's highest court has rejected
an appeal by opposition leader
Henrique Capriles against April's
contested presidential election result.
The Supreme Court of Justice
described the appeal as "inadmissible".
After the ruling Mr Capriles
tweeted that there was a "lack of
justice" in Venezuela.
Nicolas Maduro, Hugo
Chavez's handpicked successor,
won the election by less than 1.5
percentage points - about 200,000
votes.
The opposition alleged that the vote
had been marred by fraud.
In June the Venezuelan National
Electoral Commission (CNE)
confirmed President Maduro's victory
in an audit on millions of votes, but
Mr Capriles denounced the audit as
"a fake".
- Twenty-six Belizean Youth Attend Conference in El
Salvador to Learn to Contribute to Their Community:
Youths from six communities in
Belize travelled to El Salvador over
this past weekend (2 - 5 August) to
attend a Bah�'� Youth Conference.
They returned Monday night full of
excitement to execute the plans they
made for themselves to serve their
communities of Corozal, Belmopan,
Belize City, San Pedro, San Ignacio,
and Dangriga.
This Conference was attended by
660 youth ages 15 to 30 from Belize,
Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and El Salvador. It
was one of 114 similar Regional
Conferences being held from July
through October around the globe on
all continents and many island groups.
The purpose of these gatherings is "to
summon today's youth" of all
faiths and backgrounds "to put the
needs of others before their own"
in order "to aid the spiritual and
social development of those
around them, especially ones
younger than themselves". The
Universal House of Justice, which is
the international governing body of
the Bah�'� Faith, called for the
Conferences.
- Letter:
I carefully read Scott Stirm's insulting
reply to my letter appearing in
your Sunday, July 21, 2013 edition.
Stirm attempts to insult me
personally by saying that I am a
homosexual. I am, and I have no
more of an apology for that than I
do for being right-handed, bald, or
having blue eyes. He attempts to
insult me by stating that I am married
to a man. I was, indeed, legally
married to Thomas J. Brady, M.D.
five years ago, after having made a
life together for the prior 33 years.
Our marriage is legal under the laws
of California and the United States
Government. I have no apology for
my married status. It offers us the
legal protections, health care rights,
tax benefits, financial obligations to
one another, and the protection of our
estate that traditionally married
couples have without asking for it.
We have no issue with our marriage
not being recognized by various
churches, synagogues, and mosques
(although it is by some); ours is a civil
marriage, not holy matrimony
governed by the church. And Stirm
attempts to insult me and my home
town of San Francisco (the city where
the United Nations got its start) by
calling it the "epitome of debauchery"
and ascribing to me excitement
over a fringe festival I never attend.
- The Situation In Trinidad Could Lead
To Change In Electing Prime Minister:
Most of the countries that were
former British colonies have a
government that is similar to the one
in Great Britain. In this type of
government the Prime Minister is the
Head of State and they have a
Bicameral Legislative Body. The
Prime Minister is the Leader of his or
her political party who is elected to
serve in the House of Parliament to
represent his or her constituency. The
Leader of the party that wins his or
her seat and the majority of seats in
the House of Parliament, automatically
becomes the Prime Minister of the
country. However, if the Leader of
the party loses his or her seat, then he
or she cannot serve as the Prime
Minister of the country. The elected
members of the party can then choose
from among themselves their leader
to become the Prime Minister.
- THE BELIZE RED CROSS:
The Disaster Risk Reduction
project entitled "Saving Lives in
the Caribbean Through Preparedness"
implemented by the Belize Red
Cross since July of 2011, and funded
by USAID with support from the
American Red Cross , is now in its
final stage.
After two years of working to
build resilience in (14) communities in
Belize, Community Emergency Response
Teams (also known as
CERTs), have completed all 14
modules of training in community
disaster response. At a ceremony to
be held at the Bacab Eco-Park ,
Burrell Boom , on Saturday August
10th, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., these
successfully trained community members
will be certified. These teams will
then be officially introduced to
NEMO and CEMO as first responders
to strengthen the national response
and recovery teams within their communities,
before, during and after an
event.
- "Inspirational Corner":
Contributed by: Juanita Bradley
Chap. 1 - Source and Aim of True
Education
Our ideas of education take too
narrow and too low a range. There is
need of a broader scope, a higher aim.
True education means more than the
pursual of a certain course of study.
It means more than a preparation for
the life that now is. It has to do with
the whole being, and with the whole
period of existence possible to man.
It is the harmonious development
of the physical, the mental, and the
spiritual powers. It prepares the
student for the joy of service in this
world and for the higher joy of wider
service in the world to come. {Ed
13.1}
The source of such an education is
brought to view in these words of Holy
Writ, pointing to the Infinite One: In
Him "are hid all the treasures of
wisdom." Colossians 2:3. "He hath
counsel and understanding." Job
12:13. {Ed 13.2}
- Mayan Sculpture Discovered In Guatemalan Pyramid:
Archaeologists working in a
Mayan pyramid in Guatemala have
discovered an "extraordinary"
stucco sculpture depicting gods and
Mayan leaders.
The frieze, which is eight metres long
and two metres wide (26ft by six feet),
shows three figures decorated with
quetzal feathers and jade sitting atop
the head of a mountain spirit.
It was found at the pre-Columbian
archaeological site of Holmul.
Site director Francisco Estrada-
Belli called it it a once-in-a lifetime
find.
Snake Lords v Tikal
The frieze was found below a
20m-high (65ft) pyramid which was
built over it in the 8th Century.
"The preservation is wonderful
because it was very carefully
packed with dirt before they
started building over it," Mr
Estrada-Belli said.
The sculpture is believed to depict
the crowning of a new Mayan leader
in about AD590.
- Malaria vaccine shows early
promise in clinical trials:
A malaria vaccine has shown
promising results in early stage
clinical trials, according to researchers.
Researchers found the vaccine,
which is being developed in the US,
protected 12 out of 15 patients from
the disease, when given in high doses.
The method is unusual because it
involves injecting live but weakened
malaria-causing parasites directly into
patients to trigger immunity.
The research is published in the
journal Science.
Lead author Dr Robert Seder, from
the Vaccine Research Center at
the National Institutes of Health, in
Maryland, said: "We were excited
and thrilled by the result, but it is
important that we repeat it, extend
it and do it in larger numbers."
- Colombia coca area down by 25% - UN:
The area of land planted with coca
- the raw ingredient for cocaine - in
Colombia has fallen by 25%, a UN
report has said.
The land under coca cultivation is
now about a third of that in 2001, says
the UN Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC).
While coca areas fell nationwide,
they rose in three provinces plagued
by rebels and drug gangs.
Colombia is one the world's top
three cocaine producers and has
made the war on drugs one of its main
priorities.
Prevention v eradication
The annual report by the UN's
Integrated Illicit Crops Monitoring
System says that the land planted with
coca bushes has dropped from
64,000 hectares in 2011 to 48,000
hectares in 2012, the lowest figure
since monitoring started in Colombia
more than a decade ago.
- Hon John Saldivar Donates to El Shaddai
Seventh Day Adventist Primary School:
Belmopan Area Representative
Donates $3,000 for Computers to El
Shaddai Seventh Day Adventist
Primary School in Belmopan
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 this afternoon 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.
- Honduras Drug Gang Shootout Leaves 17 Dead:
Seventeen people have been killed
in a clash between rival drug gangs in
Honduras, chief prosecutor Roberto
Ramirez has said.
The shootout happened in La
Mosquitia, a remote region on
Honduras' Atlantic coast.
The area is the main transit route
for cocaine being transported from
South America to the United States.
Honduras has the highest homicide
rate in the world, much of it blamed
on gang violence and drug traffickers.
Mr Ramirez said that one of those
killed was a gang leader from
neighbouring Nicaragua - Victor
Centeno, known as "El Muco".
- Cocoa 'might prevent memory decline':
Drinking cocoa every day may help
older people keep their brains healthy,
research suggests.
A study of 60 elderly people with
no dementia found two cups of
cocoa a day improved blood flow to
the brain in those who had problems
to start with.
Those participants whose blood
flow improved also did better on
memory tests at the end of the study,
the journal Neurology reported.
Experts said more research was
needed before conclusions could be
drawn.
It is not the first time cocoa has
been linked with vascular health and
researchers believe that this is in part
due to it being rich in flavanols, which
are thought to have an important role.
In the latest study, researchers
asked 60 people with an average age
of 73 to drink two cups of cocoa a
day - one group given high-flavanol
cocoa and another a low-flavanol
cocoa - and consume no other
chocolate.
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This Week's Stories:
- Thomas Caretella Jr. Chopped In San Ignacio:
Thomas Ivan Caretella Jr., 28,
one of two men acquitted in June
2012 of the September 1, 2007
murder of San Ignacio taxi man,
Leopoldo "Polo" Waight, is today
in critical but stable condition at the
Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in
Belize City, the victim of a chopping
incident in San Igancio.
San Ignacio police reported
receiving the 911 call at around 12:30
am on Sunday, August 25, 2013 of a
bleeding man on the ground on
Independence Street, San Ignacio.
A team of policemen rushed to the
scene where they encountered the
victim with chop wounds to both arms
and feet lying in a pool of blood. The
bleeding man was rushed to the San
Ignacio Community Hospital for
emergency medical treatment. He
was later transported to the Karl
Heusner Memorial Hospital for
further medical treatment.
- Mexican Doctor
Drowns In Belize:
The body of Mexican veterinarian,
Dr. Macelino Sosa, has been
returned to his home country for
funeral services, the latest victim of a
drowning incident in the Mountain
Pine Ridge.
San Ignacio police reports that
Gabino Canto, Belizean Field
Director for the National Cattle
Sanitary Plan Project informed that at
around 4:30 pm on Friday, August
23, 2013 the deceased, along with a
group of Mexican veterinarians, was
taking photographs near a waterfall
at the Rio On Pools when he reportedly
slipped and fell off a twenty
foot high cliff.
A search for the body was
immediately mounted but it was not
until eighteen hours later when the
body was discovered by relatives, friends and elements of the security
forces.
- Ministry of Health to Implement Dengue
Control Campaign in San Pedro Town:
As a part of its ongoing countrywide
Dengue Prevention Campaign,
the Ministry of Health is introducing
an operation in San Pedro Town.
The campaign includes ultra-low
volume (ULV) spraying, thermal
spraying of houses, premises
inspections, spraying of drains and
issuing of bed nets to homes in
high-risk areas for dengue.
A team of personnel from the
Vector Control Unit was dispatched
to San Pedro Town on Tuesday,
August 20, to investigate and assess
suspected cases of dengue that were
reported in areas such as DFC, Boca
del Rio and San Pablo.
The issuance of chemically-treated
bed nets has proven to be the most
effective form of personal protection
to reduce dengue transmission. This
initiative is free of cost to the residents
and is being carried out in close
collaboration with the San Pedro
Town Council.
- World Bank and Ministry of Health
Implement Japanese Social Development
Fund Child Health Project in Toledo:
The Ministry of Health (MOH), the
World Bank and the Japanese Social
Development Fund (JSDF) continue
to work closely together to promote
better health for women and children
in communities of the Toledo District.
This week, members of the World
Bank Team are in Belize meeting with
officials from the Ministry of Health
to monitor the implementation phase
of the JSDF Grant which funds the
"Improving Children's Health
and Nutrition" project. The project
is being implemented by the Toledo
District Health Council (TDHC) with
the Ministry of Health providing
oversight of the process.
Working sessions to share the
results and progress of this project are
being held throughout the week
facilitated by technical advisors of the
Ministry of Health and members of
the World Bank team led by Senior
Operations Manager for the Grant,
Carmen Carpio.
- 2013 Belizean Youth Ambassadors Dine at the U.S.
Ambassador's Residence Before Travel to the U.S.:
U.S. Embassy's Charg� d'Affaires,
a.i. Margaret D. Hawthorne and
Mrs. Barbara Thummalapally
hosted a luncheon for Belizean Youth
Ambassadors at the Ambassador's
residence on August 12, 2013.
The youth are part of the U.S. State
Department's Central American
Youth Ambassador Program, sponsored
this year by Georgetown
University in Washington, D.C. and
coordinated through the Belize Family
Life Association.
The program offers three groups of
Central American youth from Belize,
Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama the
opportunity to experience and
expand their knowledge of U.S.
culture, society, and education by
traveling to the U.S. for three weeks
and visiting several destinations
during this time.
- "Inspirational Corner":
Thank you so much for allowing me
this privilege of sharing this "inspirational
corner" in your newspaper.
The following paragraphs ends the
first chapter. I pray they will be
uplifting, spiritually educational and
interesting to your readers. Especially
considering the times we are living in.
I am opened to constructive criticisms
and appreciate corrections as this is
a first time experience for me. My
objective, with God's help, is to make
this newspaper the best by providing
the kind of spiritual knowledge that
will encourage not only the citizens of
Santa Elena & San Ignacio, but the
whole country of Belize to want to
purchase it in anticipation. As the bible
declares in Hosea 4:6 and I quote-
"My people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge" (end of quote). It is
my intent by God's grace to be able
to provide this spiritual knowledge
that is needed for this end time. God
continue to bless and keep you, your
loved ones and your enterprise.
Yours in Christ, Sista B.
- Ministry Of Energy, Science And Technology And Public
Utilities Rejects SATIIM Accusing The Government Of
Belize Of Engaging In Illegal Activities In Southern Belize:
Technology and Public Utilities
(MESTPU) notes with regret a recent
press release by Sarstoon-Temash
Institute for Indigenous Management
(SATIIM) in which the organization
continues to erroneously accuse the
Government of Belize of engaging in
illegal activities on their customary
lands as it relates to the issuance of
oil concessions and accompanying
permits in southern Belize.
While the Ministry respects
SATIIM rights to espouse their
views regarding its interpretation of
the Court of Appeal ruling, the
Ministry must reject as irresponsible
the insistence by SATIIM in
misinforming the public regarding the
ruling of the Court of Appeals as it
relates to oil exploration in southern
Belize. The Court of Appeal in its
ruling, expressly refused to uphold the
order issued by the then Chief Justice
Conteh that required the Government
of Belize to "abstain from issuing
any concessions for resource
exploitation, including concessions,
permits or contracts
authorizing logging, prospecting
or exploration under the Forest
Acts, Mines and Mineral Act, the
Petroleum Act, or any other Act"
Furthermore, the Court of Appeal
agreed with the Government of Belize
that the learned Chief Justice Conteh
erred in law in failing to take judicial
notice of the Petroleum Act which
vests property in petroleum in the
State and of the Sixth Amendment
Act which, for avoidance of any
doubt, exclusively vests the ownership
of petroleum and other minerals
in the Government of Belize.
- 2013 Village Arts and Craft Expo:
Belize City:
The Belize Tourism Board (BTB)
invites you to the 2ndAnnual Village
Arts & Craft Expo, on Saturday,
August 31st, at the Fort Point Pedestrian
Walk at the Memorial Park in
Belize City.
Over one hundred and twenty
artisans will treat patrons to an
exhibition of craftsmanship through
local souvenirs, carving, clothing,
jewelry, and packaged foods. The
BTB recognizes the importance of
locally made arts and craft in promoting
Belize, and, as a result, over the
past three months, BTB's Destination
Planning Department has been
working with artisans from across the
country on how to better package,
present, and market their products to
a local market. The Village Arts and
Craft Expo is a result of the Village
Outreach Program outlined in the
Tourism Master Plan, which Destination
Planning Coordinator, Clive
Myers, said, is set to create useful
ties and provide income generating
opportunities.
- France's Hollande backs US on Syria action:
France is still ready to take action
in Syria alongside the US, despite UK
MPs blocking British involvement,
President Francois Hollande has
said.
He told Le Monde newspaper a
strike within days could not be ruled
out.
The US says it will continue to seek
a coalition, and President Barack
Obama is meeting his national security
team.
The UN is investigating claims that
the Syrian forces of President Bashar
al-Assad used chemical weapons. Mr
Assad denies the claims, blaming
rebels.
UN chemical weapons inspectors
visited a hospital in a governmentcontrolled
area of Damascus on
Friday.
- The Gilmore Henkson Trophy:
It has been announced by Mr.
Charles Bartley Hyde, President
of the Belize Olympic Committee's
Fair Play Commission, and other
members; Mr. Raymond Lashley,
Ms. Hadie Gomez, Mrs. Yolanda
Fonseca and Mr. Edward Pitts, and
with the consent of Mr. Hilly
Martinez, President of the Belize
Olympic & Commonwealth Games
Association, in concurrence with
His Excellency, Sir Colville Young,
Patron of the Belize Olympic Committee
that the Gilmore Henkson Fair
Play Trophy has been awarded to Mr.
Woodrow West and Mr. Ian
Gaynair for their outstanding
honesty & patriotism during their
participation in the Gold Cup
Tournament in the U.S.A. Their
character exemplifies the aims and
objectives of the International Olympic
Committee.
- Colombia Troops To Patrol Bogota After Protests:
Colombia is to deploy troops in the
capital, Bogota, following violent
protests in support of a strike by
small-scale farmers.
Colombian President Juan
Manuel Santos said the troops were
needed "to assure normality".
Clashes with police broke out
after thousands of people took to
the streets in support of the
farmers.
The farmers say the government's
agricultural policies are driving them
into bankruptcy.
"It's unacceptable that the actions
of a few impact the lives of
the majority," President Santos
said after an overnight cabinet
meeting.
- Back To School Week: 7 Teacher Tips To
Get Your Kids Back Into School Mode:
are dreading the most. We all know
that our kids need to get back into
the habit of going to bed at 8 and
waking up by 6am. That doesn't
make it any easier after the bedtimes
have been creeping backwards over
the summer. It wasn't your fault, it was
still sunny at 6pm!
"But it really is going to be
difficult for students those first
couple of weeks if you don't get
them used to it," multiple teachers
warned me. "There's so much
going on in the beginning, you
don't want them to be exhausted
and falling asleep on their desks
after lunch."
So a couple of pro tips? Make the
transition gradual, don't just try to
plop them into bed an hour earlier the
week before school and expect a
miracle. And enforce the morning
wake-up time too. After a couple of
early mornings on little sleep, your
kids will want to go to bed at a
normal time.
- BTB Stands Willing & Ready to Support Guests,
Staff and Management of Ramon's Village Resort:
Minister Manuel Heredia Jr,
Minister of Tourism & Culture and
Area Representative, Board of
Directors and Staff of the Belize
Tourism Board express deepest
regret at this most unfortunate
occurrence to hit Ramon's Village
Resort. On Tuesday, August 27th,
around eight p.m., Ramon's, one of
the island's oldest and iconic resorts,
located on Coconut Drive in San
Pedro, Ambergris Caye, was gutted
by fire.
While preliminary reports indicate
that more than thirty cabanas, restaurant,
gift shop, and other facilities
were destroyed, and the island was
without electricity for an hour due to
an emergency power interruption
which was needed to mitigate
damages from the fire to nearby
transmission lines, we are happy to
report that there were no casualties
nor injuries. All twenty-five guests
staying at the resort at the time of the
fire have been accounted for and
relocated to nearby hotels. The safety
and well-being of these guests remain
the priority and concern of Belize
Tourism Board and Ramon's Village
Resort, and, as a result, we have
ensured that they will not incur any
cost for their new accommodations,
and we have provided them with care
packages.
- How To Be A Good Listener:
A good listener uses positive
body language; leaning forward and
showing an enthusiastic, relaxed
nature. They don't fidget, cross
arms, look elsewhere or express
inappropriate shock or disbelief at
what's shared.
6. A good listener does not hurry
somebody, but asks good questions
to guide the sharing. They guide and
help shape what's being shared, but
if the other person feels cut off or
squashed they've failed.
7. A good listener does not approach
a conversation with prejudice,
expecting to know what's going to
come out of the speaker's lips.
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The May 11th, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- The Weird Case Against Darrington Williams:
The almost 19 month "weird"
burglary case against a 46 year old
Belizean Electrician from Bullet
Tree Falls Village, Cayo ended on
April 29 in a conviction and a 5
year jail sentence.
The "weird" case against the
convicted burglar, Darrington
Williams, also known as Junior
Williams, began on October 23,
2012 when a 28 year old man,
cohabitating with his mother in
Bullet Tree Falls, made the
initial report to San Ignacio
police.
The man told the police that
during the nighttime hours of
October 22, 2012, he and his
mother left the restaurant they operate in Bullet Tree Falls. The
man headed home while the
mother told him that she was
going to San Ignacio Town.
When the son arrived at home
he noticed that the lights inside
the house were on. He concluded
that his mother might have
changed her mind and had instead
gone home. He went around the
house to a back door and called
for his mother. Opening the back
door was Junior Williams instead
of his mother.
- Jermy Audinett Found
Guilty On Drug Charges:
A man from Esperanza Village,
Cayo was today found guilty on
drug charges and ordered to pay
a ten thousand dollar fine.
Acting upon information
received on February 22, 2012,
over 26 months ago, a team of
Special Branch officers visited
the Esperanza Village residence
of Jermy Audinett, 21 at the
time, unemployed Belizean,
where a search resulted in the
discovery of 477 grams of
marijuana.
The first 8 grams of weed was
found in the pocket of a white �
Dickies pants on a red sofa inside
the house. A further search led to
the discovery of an additional 433
grams of the drug in a black
plastic bag under the same chair
plus an additional 36 grams of
weed found in a knapsack also
inside the house.
- American Man Plea Guilty For Drug Possession:
A 20 year old American man
today pled guilty for the
possession of 85.5 grams of
weed and was ordered to
forthwith pay a ten thousand
dollar fine.
A team of alert policemen on
mobile patrol in Santa Elena
Town, at around 11:00 am, made
a stop at a yard, notorious
for marijuana activities, in
the Trapiche Area. The
team's attention was drawn to
a Caucasian male person acting
in a suspicious manner. He was
pulled aside for a body
search which led to discovery
of a parcel of marijuana
concealed in the waist band of
the brief he was wearing. The man, identified as
Jeffrey James Suisher, 20, who
is in Belize on a tourist
visa and residing in
Cristo Rey Village, was
transported to the
police station in
San Ignacio where
the weed, weighed
in his presence,
registered 85.5 grams
on the police scale. A
quick charge sheet was
prepared and the
accused was rushed
to court where he
pled guilty to the
charge.
- Transforming Burns Avenue:
Burns Avenue is as old as San
Ignacio Town. This historic
avenue has never ever undergone
the magnitude of transformation
it is currently undergoing.
The first phase of the
transformation of Burns Avenue
was completed in the latter part
of last year under the Tourism
Municipal Development plan
resulting in the total
transformation of the middle
section of Burns Avenue.
The second phase of the
project is now underway. It
encompasses the total
transformation of that section of
the avenue from Scotia and
Atlantic Banks to the Belize Bank
linking it up with the first phase.
The Belize Water Services
Limited has completed the
upgrading of mains and service
connections in the area
while, this week, the Belize
Telecommunications Limited is
engaged in likewise upgrading its
underground assets in the area.
Mayor John August and
Councilors of the twin town
informed that as soon as the
utility companies complete their
works and give the green light, the
council will immediately
take over and proceed with
transforming of that section of
Burns Avenue like it has never
been transformed ever before in
the history of the twin town.
- Beware Of Con Artists Roaming
The Community:
San Ignacio police is today
issuing a warning to the public in
general and to senior citizens in
particular, regarding con artists
visiting homes within the
community.
In the latest reported incident,
Mrs. Suzette Espat of #1
Church Street, San Ignacio Town
reported to the police that
during the mid morning hours on
Wednesday, May 7, 2014, she
was at home when she was
visited a man who asked her to
loan him an empty gallon
container to purchase gasoline
for his car that had ran out of fuel.
The Good Samaritan reportedly
went to another section of the
house to get the item requested
by the man. A few minutes later
she returned with the empty container only to find that the
man was gone. Also gone was her
blue Samsung Digicell flip phone
valued at $70.
Quick response on the part of San
Ignacio police led, within hours,
to the detention of the suspect
who was found in possession of
the victim's telephone.
The suspect, identified as
Albert Young, was arrested and
charged for theft.
- Apple 'In Talks' To Buy Beats For $3.2bn:
Technology giant Apple is in
talks to buy headphone maker and
music-streaming service provider
Beats Electronics, according to
various media reports.
The reports claim Apple could
pay as much as $3.2bn (�1.9bn)
and a deal could be announced
next week.
If completed, it will be Apple's
biggest ever acquisition.
It is being seen as move
by Apple to get a stronger
foothold in the phone and music
accessories business and bolster
its online music offerings.
The two areas are expected to
see fast growth in the coming
years.
The Financial Times, which
was the first to report the talks,
cited a source as saying the firms
were still negotiating the details.
Beats was founded by music
producer Jimmy Iovine and the
hip-hop star Dr. Dre and until
recently was best known for its
headphones.
- Heart Attack:
Heart attack occurs when blood
flow to a part of the heart is
blocked long enough for that part
of the heart to die or become
damaged.
A blood clot blocking one of the
coronary arteries is the most
common cause of a heart attack.
Plaque that is made up of
cholesterol and other cells can
build up on the coronary arteries
and cause a heart attack.
Plaque can develop cracks or
tears to which blood platelets
stick, forming a clot. Stress may
also contribute to exacerbating
plaque buildup and, eventually,
heart attacks.
The main symptom of a heart
attack is chest discomfort, which
can feel like pain, a feeling of
tightness or indigestion in the
chest, a feeling that something is
sitting on the chest, or heavy
pressure. The pain may last for
more than 20 minutes. Other
symptoms include anxiety,
cough, fainting, light-headedness,
nausea or vomiting, palpitations,
shortness of breath or sweating.
Symptoms may fade and return.
Some heart attacks, particularly
those in the elderly, people with
diabetes or women, may have
little or no chest pain. Heart
attacks in these groups may also
be silent, which means there are
no symptoms.
- Did The Surge Of Water
From Macal River Dams
Cause Loss Of Three lives?:
It is sad that it takes dead
bodies to bring attention to the
potential for disaster created by
the lack of a workable dam break
early warning system for the
Chalillo, Vaca and Mollejon
Dams.
It only takes talking to people
in the area to realize that there is
no general knowledge of what to
do if the dam breaks.
It took the deaths of two
students from Corozal, Egar
Puck and Anahi Zepeda, who
"were swept off into depths" of
the Macal and drowned, to learn
that BECOL releases water from
the dams, which causes a rise in
the water levels in the area of the
bridges connecting San Ignacio
and Santa Elena.
According to Stephen Usher,
BECOL's Vice President of
Operations, interviewed after the
death of the two students earlier
this month, Vaca Dam releases
water to generate electricity that
reaches San Ignacio around 4:00
pm. But why didn't the public
know that information? Just prior
to the death of the students, there
were two other drownings, one in
the Macal River and one a little
downstream at Santa Familia
where the Macal meets the
Mopan River.
Over Easter, another drowning
occurred in the Belize River,
close to Santa Familia.
- Trust Pro Certified - Four Foods That Lower Blood Pressure:
According to
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, an estimated
67 million Americans --
approximately one in three adults
-- suffer from hypertension, or
high blood pressure. In 2009
alone, high blood pressure was
the primary or contributing cause
of almost 350,000 deaths in the
United States, which averages at
1,000 deaths per day. The
disorder is, in essence, an
epidemic in the Western world.
Though high blood pressure
can be triggered by stress and
other external factors, a poor diet
remains its single greatest cause.
Therefore, consuming foods that
are proven to produce significant
cardiovascular benefits is a great
way to prevent and treat the
disorder naturally. The best of
these foods are listed below. Garlic, Hot chilis, cacao, and turmeric.
- For The Benefit Of An Entire Community:
Belize Water Services Limited
customers in the San Ignacio,
Santa Elena and Esperanza
service area have, for many
years, been complaining of low
water pressure and of late the
discoloration in the water piped
into their residences.
The discoloration has been
compounded by changes in the
water flow from the upper Macal
River. The company recognizes
that this quality of service
CANNOT continue. In seeking to
address this condition, the
company has been aggressively
exploring possible solutions one
of which is the now more
frequent flushing and cleaning the
storage tank which is taking a toll
on those employees assigned this
task.
Despite last year's 7.2%
decrease in water rates, the
company undertook the
curtailing of capital expenditure
to finance the upgrading of its
outdated storage and treatment
facility in San Ignacio which is
over 50 years old.
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The May 18th, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- One Charged In BWEL Robbery:
Just as we were closing off last
week's edition of the newspaper,
the report came in of a robbery
at the BWEL butane service
station on Buena Vista Street in
San Ignacio Town.
San Ignacio police received the
robbery report at exactly 5:55
pm on Thursday, May 8, 2014. A
team of policemen rushed to the
crime scene where they met the
still shaken supervisor, Ernest
Hill, 46, his 13 year old son and
the security guard, Francisco
Escobar, 28.
Hill told the police that he was
with his son in the office when at
around 5:50 pm, two barefaced,
slim built, male persons of dark
complexion, both wearing white
caps, stormed into the office.
One of the men, wearing a white
shirt and khaki short pants, was
armed with a rusty looking
handgun which he held to the neck
of the security guard as he held
him in a chokehold.
- Were The Bullets Planted
In the Car Itza Drove?:
Despite his pleas of innocence,
a taxi driver from San Jose
Succotz Village, Cayo, will be
arrested and mandatorily
remanded to prison on a
possession of ammunition
charge.
Acting upon information
received, a team of policemen
from San Ignacio rushed towards
Benque Viejo with intent to
intercept a small white taxi car in
which they were told they would
find ammunition. The targeted
vehicle was intercepted on the
George Price Highway about
midway between the western
towns of Benque Viejo and San
Ignacio.
- Garnett Charged For Theft And Harm:
Arrested and charged for
stealing a sheep and injuring the
caretaker of the farm in the
process, Deon Garnett, a 36
year old Belizean laborer of a 6th
Street address in San Ignacio
Town, is out on bail after
pleading not guilty to both
charges.
The incident began to unfold at
around 7:30 pm on Sunday, May
11 when a team of policemen on
mobile patrol on Bullet Tree Road
in San Ignacio Town came upon a
male person of fair complexion
walking toward town with a
newborn black and white lamb
across his shoulders. When
questioned the man told the
police that he has just bought it
from a farm further up the road.
The man was ordered by the
police to take them to farm to
confirm his story.
- Health Corner:
STROKE:
What Is a Stroke?
A stroke occurs when the flow
of oxygen-rich blood to a portion
of the brain is blocked.
Without oxygen, brain cells start
to die after a few minutes. Sudden
bleeding in the brain also can
cause a stroke if it damages brain
cells.
If brain cells die or are
damaged because of a stroke,
symptoms occur in the parts of
the body that these brain cells
control. Examples of stroke
symptoms include sudden
weakness; paralysis or numbness
of the face, arms, or legs
(paralysis is an inability to
move); trouble speaking or
understanding speech; and
trouble seeing. A stroke is a serious medical
condition that requires
emergency care. A stroke can
cause lasting brain damage,
long-term disability, or even
death.
If you think you or someone
else is having a stroke, call
9-1-1 right away. Do not drive
to the hospital or let someone
else drive you. Call an ambulance
so that medical personnel can
begin life-saving treatment on
the way to the emergency room.
During a stroke, every minute
counts.
- Mexican Troops 'Kill Zetas Cartel Founder Mellado':
Mexican security officials
say one of the founders of the
Zetas drug cartel has been
killed in a gun battle in
the north-eastern state of
Tamaulipas.
Galindo Mellado Cruz is
accused of being one of the
original members of the Zetas,
which first emerged as a group
of enforcers for the Gulf
cartel.
The two groups later split and
became bitter rivals, their fights
accounting for much of the
violence in the area.
He is believed to be among five
gunmen shot dead by the army on
Friday.
A Tamaulipas state official
told the Associated Press news
agency that while Mellado no
longer held a command position
within the Zetas, he had
been one of the 30 ex-special
forces members to found the
group.
- Belizean Book "My Body is Precious"
Gets International Recognition:
"My Body is Precious" has
received an Honorable Mention
in the category "Best
Publication" of the ALAS-IDB
Early Childhood Awards. These
Awards are presented by the
Inter-American Development
Bank (IDB) and the ALAS
Foundation to recognize the
commitment of individuals and
organizations working in early
childhood development in Latin
America and the Caribbean.
Written by Belizean authors
Kim Simplis Barrow and Starla
Bradley, "My Body is Precious"
provides a basis for talking to
children about sexual abuse.
Former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Kinnevik Executive Chairman
Cristina Stenbeck, ALAS
Foundation President Alejandro
Santo Domingo, and IDB
President Luis Alberto Moreno
presented the distinction as part
of the ALAS-IDB Awards
Ceremony.
- Twin F150 Ford Trucks For The Twin Towns:
Thirty eighty brand new heavy
duty police vehicles were handed
over on Wednesday, May 14, to
the Government of Belize by the
Government of the United States
of America.
This latest donation, valued at
over two and a half million
dollars forms a part of the
Central American Regional
Security Initiative (CARCI)
which to date has implemented
over 15 million dollars worth of
initiatives relating to Belize.
Present for the handing over
ceremony along with National
Security Ministry CEO George
Lovell and Commissioner of
Police Allen Whylie, was US
Charge d' Affaires Margaret
Hawthorne who told the
gathering of invited guests that
the trucks will be used to improve
citizen security.
The vehicles have since been
dispatched to police formations
across the country. Not to be left
behind, the San Ignacio Police
formation was personally
touched with the addition of, not
one but two of the heavy Duty Ford F150 super cab pickup
trucks. One of the vehicles has
been assigned to the Crimes
Investigation Branch of the
detachment while the other goes
to Community Policing.
- Developing The Twin Towns:
While the opposition People's
United Party and its operatives
continue with their childish
political mischief, the United
Democratic Party Government,
under the leadership of Prime
Minister Dean Barrow,
continues to develop the nation
with the Hon. Rene Montero,
Area Representative for Cayo
Central and Minister of Works
and Transport, bringing major
development to San Ignacio and
Santa Elena.
The total transformation of La
Loma Luz Boulevard in Santa
Elena and the Joseph Andrews
Drive in San Ignacio, complete
with a first ever two lane bridge
across the Macal, have got to be
the very most any government
has ever done for the twin
municipalities.
Notwithstanding this major
accomplishment, a five million
dollar expenditure on signature
sporting projects is on the
horizon. The realization of
this project will bring to
reality major transformation to
the Falcon Field in San Ignacio
and the Santa Elena football
stadium.
Area Representative/ Minister
of Works, Hon. Rene Montero
informed that in addition to
improving sporting facilities in
each of the two towns, this five
million dollar project will create
additional employment for the
residents of both towns as
well as for residents from
surrounding villages.
- "Ageing in
Belize":
The National Council on
Ageing takes great pleasure in
announcing the launch of the
documentary "Ageing in
Belize"
Featuring interviews with older
persons across the country this
short film illustrates some to the
main concerns and typifies the
issues that many older persons
face in their struggle to maintain
health and wellbeing on a daily
basis.
Ageing can be a joy to some
when surrounded by loved
ones who make later years
comfortable but for others
getting older is a sad and lonely
experience especially when
faced with debilitating illness
and disability.
The Ageing in Belize
documentary is not designed to
frighten viewers, although
it might well touch a few
heartstrings, but to education and
enlighten those who do not think
about the ageing process.
- The Transformation Of Far West Street:
Last week we told you about
total transformation of the upper
portion of Burns Avenue between,
Atlantic/Scotia Banks on the
upper end and the Belize Bank at
the lower end.
It is with much please this week
that we report on the total
transformation started this week
on Far West Street also in San
Ignacio Town. Residents of Far West Street
informed that they have never
seen this kind of attention being
afforded to their street. One
resident said that the temporary
inconvenience caused by the
project is a minor price to pay for
the much needed development in
their street.
Mayor John August informed
that the council has for a
long time realized the need to
upgrade Far West Street as that as soon as the funds were made
available last week, the council
immediately jumped on the
opportunity to bring to fruition the
long time desire of the council to
improve Far West Street.
- Two Meals A Day 'Effective' To Treat Type 2 Diabetes:
Only eating breakfast and lunch
may be more effective at
managing type 2 diabetes than
eating smaller, more regular
meals, scientists say.
Researchers in Prague fed two
groups of 27 people the same
calorie diet spread over two or
six meals a day.
They found volunteers who ate
two meals a day lost more weight
than those who ate six, and their
blood sugar dropped.
Experts said the study
supported "existing evidence"
that fewer, larger meals were the
way forward.
Type 2 diabetes occurs when
the body does not produce
enough of the hormone insulin,
which controls the amount of
sugar in the blood, meaning blood
sugar levels become too high.
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