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The November 2, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Complainant Does Police Work:
A 31 year old man of Duck Run 1
was today arrested and charged for
rape allegedly committed almost five
months ago.
It was shortly after 7 o'clock on
Monday morning, June 9, 2014,
when a 20 year old female visited
the San Ignacio police station and
reported that she was raped. In
a statement to the police the
complainant informed that at around 5:30 am that morning, at the junction
of Joseph Andrews Drive and Bullet
Tree Road in San Ignacio Town,
she board a parked red car which
she believed was a taxi for a ride
home. The complainant alleges that on
the way to her destination the male
Hispanic driver diverted into a dirt
road on the left side of the highway
near Rumors Resort. He allegedly
drove a short distance into the road,
locked the doors and had sexual
intercourse with the complainant
without her consent.
- Did The Police
Plant The Bullets?:
Three men from the western village
of Unitedville, charged for keeping
ammunition without a license, today
walked free of the charge.
The charge against the three
Belizean laborers identified as Eric
Elrington and Edwardo Olivera,
both 27 and Robert Leiva, 18,
stems from a May 23rd search, by
the police, at Elrington's house in
Unitedville. The search according to
the police resulted in the discovery,
on a table in the kitchen, of
an ammunition box allegedly
containing seven live rounds of point
22 bullets.
All three men were instantly
detained and transported to the
police station in San Ignacio
where they were later arrested and
jointly charged for keeping
ammunition without a license. The
men pled not guilty to the charge and,
in accordance with the law, were
remanded to prison.
- Editorial: The PUP Is Bad For Belize:
Writing with the firm belief that
Belizeans are conscious, informed
and unwaveringly committed to
improving the national standard of
living as the nation's infrastructure
is undergoing unprecedented
development; we will save the details
of the latest display of blatant
selfishness by the leadership of the
opposition People's United Party
(PUP).
The Petro Caribe Agreement
between Belize and the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela came into
existence under the Musa/Fonseca
government during the latter part of
2006. The delivery of fuel from
Venezuela, under the agreement
caught the PUP government totally
unprepared in 2007. It was a fiasco.
When the first shipment arrived the
government had no storage facility.
The product remained in the harbor
for several days costing taxpayers
around 15 thousand dollars per day.
It was a nightmare until Shell Belize
Limited was eventually threatened to
provide its facility to store the
produce.
- Boy Accused Of Burglarizing Bar:
A 14 year old boy was today taken
to court on a burglary charge.
In a statement to the police on
Sunday, October 19, Rigoberto
Gonzalez, 41, Belizean businessman
residing in Blackman Eddy village
informed that sometime between
the11:00 pm closing time on
Saturday, 18 October and the 10
o'clock opening time the following
day, Sunday, October 19, his bar in
the neighboring village of Buena Vista,
was burglarized.
The missing items includes 24 cases
of Belikin beers and stout, 2 cases of
Heineken beer, 2 cases of Guinness stout, 15 cans of Monster energy
drink, several packs of assorted brand
cigarettes, 5 USB flash cards and 160
dollars in cash, all at a total of two
thousand two hundred and ninety
seven dollars.
- Incomplete Case File - Attempt
Murder Charge Dismissed:
the presiding magistrate, an attempt
murder charge goes down the drain.
The incident occurred over 19
month ago in Santa Familia Village,
Cayo. At around 11:15 pm on
Saturday, March 16, 2013, San
Ignacio police responded to a call
from the San Ignacio Community
Hospital regarding a male patient
undergoing emergency medical
treatment for chop wounds to the left
side of the head as well as to the
middle, ring and small fingers of the
right hand.
Police investigations revealed that
the patient, identified as Kent
Rivera, 22, Belizean laborer from
Santa Familia Village, was socializing
at a Chinese restaurant in the
village when an altercation erupted
between Rivera and a male Hispanic
person identified by Rivera as Cain
"Chino" Quewell.
- Letters:
Dear Editor;
Recent developments at Sacred
Heart College in San Ignacio has
many asking ourselves and
others: "Is Sacred Heart
College engaged in religious
discrimination?"
While all forms of
discrimination is explicitly
prohibited by the education rules,
a recent incident at Sacred Heart
College, San Ignacio, smells of
the practice of religious
discrimination.
A few months ago the President
of the college, Dr. Eve Aird
tendered her resignation to move
on to greener pastures. The post
became vacant and was advertised
internally. An application,
submitted by the serving
Academic Vice Principal, Mr.
Karim Juan, was the only sent,
as requested, to the Board of
Directors, in conformity with the
deadline.
- Hypertension:
Hypertension (HTN) or high blood
pressure, sometimes called arterial
hypertension, is a chronic medical
condition in which the blood pressure
in the arteries is elevated. Blood
pressure is summarised by two
measurements, systolic and diastolic,
which depend on whether the heart
muscle is contracting (systole) or
relaxed between beats (diastole).
This equals the maximum and
minimum pressure, respectively.
There are different definitions of
the normal range of blood pressure.
Normal blood pressure at rest is
within the range of 100-140 mmHg
systolic (top reading) and 60-90
mmHg diastolic (bottom reading).
High blood pressure is said to be
present if it is often at or above 140/
90 mmHg.
Hypertension is classified as either
primary (essential) hypertension or
secondary hypertension; about
90-95% of cases are categorized as
"primary hypertension" which
means high blood pressure with no
obvious underlying medical cause.
The remaining 5-10% of cases
(secondary hypertension) are
caused by other conditions that affect
the kidneys, arteries, heart or
endocrine system.
- High Milk Diet 'May Not Cut Risk of Bone Fractures':
Drinking lots of milk may not
lower the risk of fracturing bones, a
study in the British Medical Journal
suggests.
The research, conducted in
Sweden, showed women who drank
more than three glasses a day were
actually more likely to break bones
than those who had less.
The researchers cautioned that their
work only suggested a trend and
should not be interpreted as proof that
high milk consumption caused
fractures.
Milk has been recommended as a
good source of calcium for many
years but studies considering whether
it leads to stronger bones and
fewer fractures have had conflicting
results.
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The November 9, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Accused Female Crack Peddler Arrested:
A female villager of St. Mathews
village, Cayo, was found in
possession of 14.4 grams of
suspected crack cocaine, was
formally arrested and charged for
possession of a controlled drug with
intent to supply.
Acting upon information received on
Thursday, October 30, a female was
escorted into the police station in San
Ignacio Town where she was told that
she would be searched for drugs.
Telling the police that a search would
be unnecessary, the detained reached
into the left side of the brassier she
was wearing and pulled out a transparent plastic bag containing 14.4
grams of suspected crack cocaine.
She was further searched by a female
police corporal who found nothing
else incriminating.
- Man Charged For
0.8 Grams Of Weed:
A Santa Elena man was arrested
and formally charged for the
possession of less than a gram of
weed.
On Tuesday, November 4 at
around 10:50 am, a team of San
Ignacio policemen, on routine foot
patrol in San Ignacio, came upon a
male person in conversation
with three Caucasian males on
Burns Avenue.
The male person was approached
and informed that he would be
searched for drugs. In his right front
pocket, police found a transparent zip
lock bag containing what appeared to
be marijuana.
- Editorial: The Time To Stand Up For Your Nation is NOW!!!:
The trumpet of the nation has
sounded, heed the call. We are all
invited to descent upon Belmopan on
Tuesday, November 18 to show
our support for the unprecedented
development taking place across the
nation.
National development occurring for
the first time in Belize include the first
National Bank of Belize, a revived
Development Finance Corporation
of Belize as well as the many social
justice programs benefiting tens of
thousands of Belizeans in the form of
School Subsidies, Food Pantry,
Boost, Christmas and other Cheers
as well as the housing loan write offs
and the announced December
mortgage payment for all Belizeans
with housing loans up to one hundred
thousand dollars held at all financial
institutions in Belize.
- The Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry's
3rd Annual Christmas Expo Extravaganza!:
December 6th and 7th should already
be locked on the calendars of everyone
looking for good deals and merry
steals this Christmas season! Kick off December with the Chamber as we
host our 3rd annual Christmas Expo
Extravaganza at the Ramada Belize
Princess Hotel Kings Room on
Newtown Barracks in Belize City.
Festivities start at 9:00 am and go
straight through to 6:00 pm on both
days.
- Waitress Allegedly Held At Gunpoint:
Two men are in police custody
pending investigation into a robbery
report which occurred on Tuesday,
November 4, in the Santiago Juan
Layout area of San Ignacio.
Acting on information received
police visited J and K Restaurant on
Flamboyant in San Ignacio, where
Martha Pineda, 21, waitress,
reported that at around 10:00 p.m.,
while she was alone in the restaurant,
Waitress Allegedly Held At Gunpoint
an unmasked male person of dark
complexion, slim built, about five feet
five inches in height, wearing a
black sweater and black short pants,
entered the restaurant and held her
up with what appeared to be a pistol.
The complainant informed that the
man placed the gun to her neck and
led her to the bathroom and locked
her up therein.
- Ringworm:
Ringworm is a skin infection
due to a fungus. Often, there are
several patches of ringworm on your
skin at once.
Causes
Ringworm is common, especially
among children. However, it may
affect people of all ages. It is caused
by a fungus, not a worm like the name
suggests.
Many bacteria and fungi live on your
body. Some of these are useful, while
others can cause infections. Ringworm
occurs when a type of fungus called
tinea grows and multiplies on your
skin.
Ringwork can affect the skin on
your:
* Beard -- tinea barbae
* Body -- tinea corporis
* Feet -- tinea pedis (also called
athlete's foot)
* Groin area -- tinea cruris (also
called jock itch)
* Scalp -- tinea capitis
Ringworm can spread easily from
one person to another. You can catch
ringworm if you touch someone who
has the infection, or if you come into
contact with items contaminated by
the fungus, such as combs, unwashed
clothing, and shower or pool surfaces.
- GOB Signs Grant:
The Government of Belize and
World Bank Sign Grant for
"Management and Protection of
Key Biodiversity Areas in Belize"
Project
Belmopan. November 6, 2014:
The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development
(World Bank) and the Government
of Belize signed a Grant Agreement
on November 5, 2014 for US$6.9
million. The grant is provided
by the Global Environment
Facility and is being administered
by the World Bank. This large grant
was approved for a five-year project
entitled "Management and
Protection of Key Biodiversity Areas in Belize", which will be
executed by the Ministry of
Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable
Development.
- Ride for Octavia Waight Center:
Challenge Gobie Foundation -
Charity Bike Ride for Kitchen
Expansion Project, Octavia Waight
Centre, home for the elderly in Belize
- November 23, 2014
The Octavia Waight Centre, a
non-profit organization and home
for the elderly, in San Ignacio, Belize
is in need of a new kitchen. The
Centre's mission is to provide the
elderly with an environment that
enhances dignity and self-esteem,
as well as, physical and mental
well-being.
The home currently houses 28
senior citizens, whose ages range from
60 to 106 years old and two days
per week they provide meals
(on-wheels) for 24 senior citizens
who live in the communities of San
Ignacio and Santa Elena. With an
expanded and upgraded kitchen the
Centre will be able to provide more
options for nutritious meals to the
in-house residents and expand the
meals-on-wheels service to 5 days per
week and for more persons.
- Hon. Rene Montero
and Your UDP
Government at Work!:
Photo essay.
- History of the Garifunas:
As a true melting pot of various
cultures, Belize has woven bits and
pieces of many ethnicities to make
what we know as our beautiful
country. With many cultures coming
in, tradition and custom sometimes
disappear as the days go by.
However, a group that is not going
silently is the Garifuna. With
November 19th, being their special
day and designated a national holiday,
Garifunas countrywide live up to this
year's theme of Proudly empowering our children in their Garifuna heritage.
On May 18th, 2001, the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
proclaimed the Garifuna language,
music and dance a masterpiece of
the oral and intangible heritage of
humanity. Belize's very own Andy
Palacio, celebrated musician and
singer was honored with the title of
Artist for Peace by UNESCO. With
much history, culture, tradition, song,
food, religion, the Garifunas have
certainly left their mark in Belize. For
that, we feature them in this week's
Our Belize Community.
- Did you know�:
The Garifuna Settlement Day holiday was created by Thomas Vincent Ramos in 1941?
Thomas Vincent Ramos lived from September 17, 1887 to November 14, 1955 where he passed away in his Stann Creek home at the age of 68. Ramos was born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras but later moved and spent most of his life living in Belize.
He worked as a school teacher and was known for being a Civil Rights Activist with primary concern being the lack of health and financial facilities to aid the Garinagu living in Dangriga. He formed the Carib Development Society as a way to help the sick and render financial aid to bury their dead.
- Brazilian Footballer Adriano Charged with Drug Links bought a motorbike in 2008 and:
Former Brazilian football
international Adriano has been
charged with links to a drug lord in
Rio de Janeiro.
Prosecutors said that Adriano
gave a drug dealer a motorbike
that was used in criminal
activities.
The Brazilian striker had a
successful career in Italy, winning
titles with Inter Milan. But off-field
problems and injuries cut his career
short.
Adriano, 32, had been negotiating
a comeback with second division
French club Le Havre.
The allegations first emerged in
2010.
- Bul Under Canto's B:
A man from San Antonio Village,
allegedly caught hiding under a bed,
was today arrested and charged for
burglary.
On Monday, November 3, 2014,
Rosarita Canto, 53, Belizean
domestic residing in San Antonio
Village, reported to police that at
about 9:30 pm on Saturday,
November 1, 2014, she encountered
a man hiding under a bed in her
room.
In a statement to the police Canto
informed that, accompanied by her
daughter and son-in-law, she was in the lower flat of her two storey
wooden house in San Antonio Village,
Cayo.
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This Week's Stories:
- Who Bex Bex!!! Mahmud
Resigns From The House:
"Who Bex Bex"!!! Joseph
Mahmud, Peoples United Party
(PUP) Area Representative for Cayo
North, has abruptly resigned.
About a month ago Mahamud
had indicated that he would not be
seeking re-election in 2017 but would
serve out his term. Today however,
all that changed when he resigned as
a member of Parliament.
This immediately puts his
Cayo North seat up for grabs as a
bi-election must be held within the
next 90 days. The UDP is rearing to go with its
standard bearer Omar Figueroa,
who was elected as Standard Bearer
earlier this year in February. The PUP
on the other hand has not found a new
standard bearer since Mahmud
indicated he would not run again.
Attorney Michel Chebat and
businessman Richard Harrison
have both declared an interest in the
division. The PUP must now move
quickly to hold a convention to either
elect or endorse someone. It must be said that the opposition
seems to have been caught with their
pants down, because up until mid October Mahmud said that he would
serve out his term and not seek
re-election, he mentioned nothing
about resigning. However, something
happened between then and this
morning at 11:00 am, when he
resigned with immediate effect.
- Bahadur And Molina
Remanded To Hattieville:
Two young men from Santa Elena
have been remanded to the Central
Prison in Hattieville for the rape and
forcible abduction of a 14 year old
minor.
On Sunday, November 16, a female
minor accompanied by her mother
visited the San Ignacio police station
and reported that whilst walking on
George Price Avenue in the company
of her sister, a red heavily tinted four
door car, pulled up beside them when
an occupant of the vehicle alighted
wearing a white cloth covering most
of his face, revealing only his eyes,
forced her sister into the waiting car.
She reported that upon witnessing
this, she ran away.
- Editorial: Still I Rise:
By: Maya Angelou, 1928 - 2014
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise...
- Mexican President Pena
Nieto To Overhaul Police:
Mexico's President Enrique Pena
Nieto delivers a speech during a
national broadcasting message from
National Palace in Mexico City,
M�xico, 27 November 2014.
Protesters have criticised Mexico's
leader over the disappearance of 43
students.
Mexico gang 'admits student
deaths' and Mexican President
Enrique Pena Nieto has announced
plans to overhaul the country's
police forces, in the wake of the
disappearance of 43 students.
Mr Nieto said he would unify all
local police units into one national
force.
The students, all trainee teachers,
went missing in September after
joining a protest in Iguala, Guerrero
state.
- World AIDS Day 2014:
December 1st is World AIDS Day.
The National AIDS Commission
(NAC), the National HIV Programme
of the Ministry of Health and their
partner agencies invite you to become
an interactive part of World AIDS
Day 2014 activities. This year's theme
is: Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV
infections. Zero discrimination.
Zero AIDS-related deaths.
HIV is now considered to be a
concentrated epidemic in Belize. The
recently completed Modes of
Transmission Study suggests that
around 70% of new infections in 2014
will occur in men and thus the shift of the response has now turned towards
testing more men.
- Influenza (Flu Virus):
There are two main types of
influenza (flu) virus: Types A and B.
The influenza A and B viruses that
routinely spread in people (human
influenza viruses) are responsible
for seasonal flu epidemics each year.
Influenza A viruses can be broken
down into sub-types depending on
the genes that make up the surface
proteins. Over the course of a flu
season, different types (A & B) and
subtypes (influenza A) of influenza
circulate and cause illness.
Flu Symptoms & Severity
Influenza Symptoms
Influenza (also known as the flu)
is a contagious respiratory illness
caused by flu viruses. It can cause mild
to severe illness, and at times can lead
to death. The flu is different from a
cold. The flu usually comes on
suddenly. People who have the
flu often feel some or all of these
symptoms:
- Body Of Canadian Man
Found In Mopan River:
The lifeless body of a man, was
retrieved from the Mopan River on
Sunday, November 23, the person
was wearing only a black jacket.
Nicole Warner, 54, naturalized
Canadian accountant, residing in
Bullet Tree Falls village reported to
police that on Saturday, November
21, at about 4:00 p.m. she picked up her husband, James Garfield
Searles, 59, Canadian national, from
the Philip Goldson International
Airport and headed back to San
Ignacio.
She informs that whilst enroute to
San Ignacio, they stopped at Amigos
Restaurant and Bar, had food and a
few drinks. Upon arriving in San
Ignacio, they stopped at ABC Supermarket
on the Bullet Tree Road to
purchase a bottle of Travellers Gold
and two cokes. Shortly after, at
around 6:30 p.m. they arrived home
in Bullet Tree Falls, where they
continued drinking.
- San Ignacio Resort Hotel's restaurant, Running
W Steakhouse, Introduces Fresh New Menu Items:
Running W Steakhouse will launch
its latest menu that features new,
innovative items made fresh daily by
our Chefs. The restaurant, known for
its local and international cuisine,
welcoming atmosphere and premium
meats from their own family ranch,
will introduce the new menu on
December 1st which includes eight
new appetizers, four new sandwiches
& salads, nine new entr�es, six new
desserts and several new cocktails.
During the process of revamping the
Running W Steakhouse menu, the
restaurant tested many of the new
dishes on the weekly specials menu.
"We had so many great ideas
for new dishes that it became
extremely difficult choosing
what should be featured
permanently," said Kristin Utsman,
Assistant Manager."We have enough
new dishes to feature 3 different
menus that will be introduced
seasonally"
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The November 7, 2014 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- Six Santa Elena Men Arrested And
Charged For Drug Possession:
Six Santa Elena men were
arrested and charged for the
possession of a controlled drug with
intent to supply.
On Friday, November 28, San
Ignacio police were on routine patrol
on George Price Avenue in Santa
Elena when their attention was drawn
to six men sitting around a table in the
yard.
Upon approaching the young men
police immediately smelt a strong
marijuana scent. The young men
around the table were searched and
however nothing incriminating was
found.
Further checks in the
immediate vicinity led to the
discovery of a red Emperador
biscuit pack lodged between
a zinc and a piece of lumber,
the bag contained three small
transparent plastic bags containing
a green leafy substance suspected to
be marijuana.
- Organic Produce Becoming A Reality For Belize:
Organic vegetables are in high
demand due to safety concerns. Not
too long ago all food grown in Belize
was organic. With commercial
growing came agrochemicals and
concerns about the health of both the
soil and the consumer. In recent times
in Belize, the only way to assure that
food is grown safely and organically
is to grow your own.
Consumers worldwide have
become increasingly alarmed at the
incidence of agrochemical poisons in
their food because indications are
that it is the cause of increases in
cancer and other serious diseases.
There are many people who simply
don't want produce that has been
exposed to agrochemicals or other
environmental toxins and GMOs.
Some people are turning to
organically produced vegetables in
Belize because they know that
agrochemicals are often not safely
used. Washing can't make vegetables
safe because some of the chemicals
are inside the produce. Belize,
unfortunately, is not yet sufficiently
monitoring the safety of the vegetables
in the markets.
- Another Santa Elena Man On
Drug Possession Charges:
A Santa Elena man was found in
possession of 6.6 grams of suspected
cannabis.
On Tuesday, December 2, police
on mobile patrol on Carmen Street,
leading into Carillo Puerto Avenue in
Santa Elena saw a suspicious
male person walking in the
opposite direction on Carmen
Street.
Upon seeing the police, Jonathan
Smith, 40, Belizean laborer, threw a
green object to the side of the street
and continued walking. Police
stopped and escorted Smith to the area where they saw him throw the
object. Upon reaching the area
police observed that it was a green
leafy substance suspect to be
marijuana. Smith was cautioned and
escorted to the San Ignacio police
station.
- Clarification on GOB December 2014
Residential Mortgage Payment Program:
Through the Residential Mortgage
Payment Program, the Government of
Belize will assist qualifying Belizeans
by reimbursing December 2014
interest and principal payments on all
residential mortgages with an original
value of up to BZ$100,000.00.
Borrowers from the National Bank, Commercial Banks, Credit
Unions, the Development Finance
Corporation and the Belize Social
Security Board can apply for
assistance; however borrowers must
meet the following criteria approved
by Cabinet:
1. Must be residential mortgages of
original value of no more than
BZ$100,000.00;
- Belize Officially Hands Over Pro-Tempore Presidency of COMISCA:
Following two days of regional
discussions at the XLI Ordinary
Meeting of the Council of Ministers
of Health of Central America and the
Dominican Republic (COMISCA),
Minister of Health Hon. Pablo Marin
today officially transferred the
Pro-tempore Presidency of
COMISCA to the Minister of Health
of Guatemala Luis Enrique
Monterroso, who will now serve for
the next six months.
Minster of Health Hon. Pablo Marin
expressed his appreciation for the
cooperation received during his time
as Pro-tempore President. Minister
Marin commented, "Enormous
strides have been made in Belize
and the region and we look
forward to further progress in the
next year."
During Belize's Presidency, new
challenges including Ebola and
Chikungunya had been addressed.
Renewed attention was focused on
chronic diseases including HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Family &
Community health.
- Reaching Perfection:
Steel is iron plus fire. Soil is rock,
plus heat, or glacier crushing. Linen is
flax plus the bath that cleans, the comb
that separates, and the flail that
pounds, and the shuttle that weaves.
Human character must have a plus
attached to it. The world does not
forget great characters. But great
characters are not made of luxuries,
they are made by suffering.
I heard of a mother who brought
into her home as a companion to her
own son, a crippled boy who was also
a hunchback. She had warned her
boy to be very careful in his relations
to him, and not to touch the sensitive
part of his life but go right on playing
with him as if he were an ordinary boy.
She listened to her son as they were
playing; and after a few minutes he
said to his companion: "Do you
know what you have got on your back?" The little hunchback was
embarrassed, and he hesitated a
moment. The boy said: "It is the box
in which your wings are; and some
day God is going to cut it open,
and then you will fly away and be
an angel."
- Fruit Comes from Deep Roots:
"The seeds that fell on rocky
ground are the people who gladly
hear the message and accept it.
But they don't have deep roots,
and they believe only for a little
while. As soon as life gets hard,
they give up." (Luke8:13 CEV)
During the springtime, all the grass
in Southern California turns green, the
wildflowers and poppies bloom, and
it's really pretty. But the moment the
rains stop, the hills turn brown again.
Why? Because the grass has no
roots. It can't go down deep enough
to get water from the springs that are
deep beneath the ground.
When there are no roots, when a
plant is in shallow soil, it may initially
sprout and look good, but it doesn't
last. The plants wither quickly because
they don't have roots.
Luke 8:13 says, "The seeds that
fell on rocky ground are the people
who gladly hear the message and
accept it. But they don't have deep
roots, and they believe only for a
little while. As soon as life gets
hard, they give up" (CEV).
- Opening of the Xunantunich Education Centre:
The Making Tourism Benefit
Communities Adjacent to
Archaeological Sites (MTBCAAS)
project has achieved yet another
important milestone, with the
completion of The Xunantunich
Education Centre, as well as
infrastructure improvements and
installation of signs at this site. The
completion of works at this site marks
the first of a total of nine sites which
are being enhanced under the
MTBCAAS Project. The project is
funded under the Belize Rural
Development Programme II
(BRDPII), supported by the
European Union and the Government
of Belize.
For the first time, the spectacular
archaeological site of Xunantunich has
a dedicated space to provide training
to students and archaeologists alike.
The 950 square feet facility will allow
the Institute of Archaeology to
provide on-site training in a proper
facility boasting an audiovisual room
and a dedicated classroom that can
accommodate up to 40 persons in
two different spaces at any one time.
- Glaucoma:
Glaucoma is a term describing
a group of ocular (eye) disorders
resulting in optic nerve damage or loss
to the field of vision, in many patients
caused by a clinically characterized
pressure buildup in regards to the fluid
of the eye (intraocular pressureassociated
optic neuropathy). In a
large number of glaucoma patients,
however, the intraocular pressure
(IOP) is normal, i.e. below 20 mm
Hg. These patients display the same
signs of glaucomatous damage as
those with an elevated IOP; their
condition is thus called normal tension
glaucoma. The disorders can be
roughly divided into two main
Glaucoma categories, "open-angle" and
"closed-angle" (or "angle
closure") glaucoma. The angle
refers to the area between the iris and
cornea, through which fluid must flow
to escape via the trabecular
meshwork, an area of tissue in the
eye located around the base of the
cornea. Closed-angle glaucoma can
appear suddenly and is often painful;
visual loss can progress quickly, but
the discomfort often leads patients
to seek medical attention before
permanent damage occurs.
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This Week's Stories:
- Popular Santa Elena DJ Brutally
Murdered In Esperanza Village:
The dead body of a popular Santa
Elena DJ was found off a feeder road
in Esperanza village.
On Wednesday, December 10,
2014 at around 4:30 p.m. San
Ignacio police were informed of the
discovery of a dead man clad in only
a t-shirt and boxers found off a feeder
road in Esperanza Village.
Upon arrival, the lifeless body of a
male person was seen laying face up
with what appeared to be cut wounds on the head with blood covering the
face. The male person was on his
knees in a bending position. Closer
inspection led police to identify the
male person as Samir Fernandez,
24, Belizean laborer of a San Pedro
Street address in Santa Elena.
While processing the scene, police
discovered a short pants, a pair of
black slippers, and a dark grey
Samsung watch.
- Huge Drug Bust In Shawville Area:
Today, over 84, 000 grams of
marijuana was found in the Shawville
area in San Ignacio.
On Monday, December 8, 2014
Special Branch personnel on routine
patrol in the Shawville area of San
Ignacio, came across four "El
Quetzal" crocus sacks in the bushes.
The sacks were searched and found
to contain what appeared to be a
green leafy substance consistent with that of marijuana.
At the time of the discovery no one
was in the area.
- Mexican Luxury Hotel Development Group Investing in Belize:
The Government of Belize,
through BELTRAIDE, is pleased
to announce the completion of
the sale of the island of Caye
Chapel, on Monday 8 December,
2014. Caye Chapel, an island in
the Belize District, consisting of
265 acres, was purchased by a
leading Mexican luxury hotel
development group.
The group, who are owners and
operators of luxury tourism
developments in Mexico City,
Cancun, and Acapulco, are
currently working on a detailed development plan for the island
for presentation to Government.
It is expected that this plan will
include the announcement of the
partnership with a renowned
global luxury hotel brand, to be
announced in the near future, as
well as the development of
high-end residencies and other
amenities.
- Scientists Make 'Feel Full' Chemical:
Scientists have created a chemical
that can be added to food to make
people feel full.
Initial tests showed it helped people
to eat less and slow weight gain.
It harnessed the power of a
proprionate, which naturally makes
us feel full when it is produced by
breaking down fibre in the gut.
Writing in the journal Gut, the UK
researchers said their chemical would
have to be eaten regularly to have an
effect.
The ingredient is a foul-tasting
soluble powder, but the team, from
Imperial College London and the
University of Glasgow, are trying to
incorporate it into bread and fruit
smoothies.
- UniBAM Celebrating Human Rights Day:
The United Belize Advocacy
Movement joints organizations
around the World in celebrating
Human Rights Day today December
10th. The day marks the United
Nations General Assembly adoption
and proclamation of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in
1948 and was first formed in 1950,
when the General Assembly invited
all member states and other
organizations to celebrate. The theme
for 2014, "Human Rights 365", it
is a reminder that everyone is entitled
to basic rights.
UniBAM calls on all organization on
this day to continue to express the
values and principles of human rights, to ensure its inclusiveness and impact
to quality of life of all citizens as rights
are indivisible and universal.
- HelpAge Belize Celebrates Human Rights Day:
HelpAge Belize in collaboration
with its partner agencies joins the
rest of the World and Affiliate
Members of HelpAge International in
celebrating World Human Rights Day,
December 10th, 2014.
HelpAge International is marking
the occasion with a renewed call
for governments to challenge the wide
range of human rights violations
experienced every day by many older
women and men.
"Discrimination against men
and women on account of
their older age is one of the last
remaining forms of prejudice to be
tackled on a global basis," said
Toby Porter, Chief Executive at HelpAge International. "This has to
change and a new UN convention
on the rights of older people is
the way to challenge age
discrimination."
- Criticism: Giving and Receiving:
Have you ever asked someone to
give you an honest criticism? A very
positive action on your part is to
solicit criticism when appropriate.
Ask for it, if you please. A sign of
maturity is recognizing you don't
know it all and you're open to learn
more and to change, and you want to
improve. Have you ever asked your
boss for some honest feedback? Have
you ever said, "I realize I need to
improve in this area. Can you give
me some good pointers on how to
do that?"
Soliciting appropriate criticism says
a lot about you, and the response you
receive is generally given in a positive
way, much more palatable than
unsolicited criticism. Instead of a
criticism, it becomes a "critique."
There's a perceived difference in a
criticism and a critique.
- Shame On Me, Again:
"There is therefore now no
condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1
(ESV)
It happened suddenly and without
warning.
One minute I was sitting in a booth,
laughing over a cup of coffee with my
youngest son on his college campus
(which just so happens to be my
alma mater). The next minute, I'm
driving away from my old college
stomping grounds when the mere sight
of a corner drugstore triggers a
painful reminder of my past.
It just so happened to be the same
corner drugstore that one of my
roommates and I ducked into late one
night under a cloak of darkness to
purchase a pregnancy test. She was
late and had assumed the worst. It
turned out it was negative, but it
just as easily could have been me
purchasing the test.
- Diphtheria:
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory
tract illness caused by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a
facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive
bacterium. It is characterized by sore
throat, low fever, and an adherent
membrane (a pseudomembrane) on
the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal
cavity. A milder form of diphtheria
can be restricted to the skin. Less
common consequences include
myocarditis (about 20% of cases)
and peripheral neuropathy (about
10% of cases).
Diphtheria is an infectious disease
spread by direct physical contact or
breathing the aerosolized secretions
of infected individuals.
- Avoiding Poisons In Your Cayo Food:
The second symposium on Finding
Healthy / Safe Foods in the Cayo
District will be held Saturday 13th
December at the Maya Mountain
Lodge's conference facility. The
November symposium focused on
safe market produce. This month the
focus is on processed boxed and
canned foods as well as concerns
about GMO. The January one will
be on finding safe animal products. All
symposiums follow the agenda pattern
of Market place, consultation,
and learning exchange.
The symposium will run from 12-4
pm with the following schedule:
12-2pm Market place where you
can connect and buy from
providers of healthy foods.
2-3 pm Consultations on the results
from the last symposium 3-4 pm Presentation followed by
"learning exchange" by participants on
dangers of processed foods.
- Brazil 'Serial Killer' das Gracas
Alleges 42 Deaths In A Decade:
Brazilian police have arrested a man
who has confessed to the killing of 42
people over the last decade in the city
of Rio de Janeiro.
Police say they arrested Sailson
Jose das Gracas on Wednesday,
shortly after he stabbed a woman to
death in a city suburb.
He then confessed to killing another
37 women, three men and a
two-year-old girl.
The police are searching for alleged
victims and say they have found four.
In a police interview broadcast on
Brazil's TV Globo, the man said he
would go out hunting, and he killed
for the adrenaline.
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This Week's Stories:
- Nomination Day for Cayo North:
Today was nomination day for the
upcoming by-election in Cayo North
that is to be held on Monday, 5
January, 2015.
This morning a crowd of about 200
PUP supporters gathered in the
Columbus Park in downtown San
Ignacio.
We saw many PUP representatives,
elected officials and political
candidates from all over the country,
each of them brought their own
supporters. And while the national
figures were out in force, we didn't
see a great deal of Cayo North
voters. PUP candidate, Richard
Harrison, who was nominated
in the San Ignacio courtroom by 6 constituents, says his supporters and
voters had to work. The turnout left
much to be desired. While it was a
weekday, political credibility has a
threshold and it certainly wasn't met
on this occasion.
- Police Jailed for
Indecent Assault:
Police Constable Randolph Scott
began his 60 days in jail after he was
convicted on Monday, 15 December,
2014 by Chief Magistrate,
Ann-Marie Smith, of aggravated
assault of an indecent nature on a
fellow female police officer.
The incident happen on October
26, 2013, at the Belama Precinct 4
police station, according to the female
officer, Scott touched her legs, pulled
up and pushed his hand inside her
skirt.
He also squeezed her breast, pulled
her hand to touch his private area and
then exposed his genitals to her.
The key eyewitness was on-duty
officer Manuel Mai, who claimed
that Scott offered him to do the same
as he did when he was finished.
- Black Fruit Cake:
The fruits will need to be soaked in
rum and sugar at least 7 days before
making cake. Put aside a little flour
to flour the fruits before adding to
batter. This keeps fruits from settling
at the bottom of the cake.
Cream butter and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating constantly. Add flour, baking
powder and spices into the butter,
sugar and eggs mix with a spoon.
Then add stout and colouring to
the mixture. Beat for about 4
minutes at high speed. In a separate
dish pour the rum off the fruits.
(The rum should be kept to
add to the finished cake after
cooling) Flour fruits and add
to the batter.
- Belizean Rum Popo Recipe:
Belizean Liquor that's similar
to Egg Nog but can be potent. Soak cinnamon stick and
raisins in rum for 2 days. Beat eggs well (15-20
minutes Removing beater and
rinsing in clean water several
times to remove strings (eye
of egg)
Add Evaporated milk &
beat again.
Add condensed milk and
check for desired sweetness.
Add grated nutmeg & rum
(that was used for soakingstrain
before using)
Mix again and store in clean
dry bottles.
- Belize Forges New Environment Gains
for Central American Countries:
Belize has forged major gains on
climate change, the environment and
sustainable development for the
Central American region, it was
revealed, on Tuesday, December 16,
2014.
Belize's six months presidency of
the Central American Commission on
Environment and Development
(CCAD) which ends this month, has
been marked by new levels of
co-operation and integration between
countries.
Belize's Minister of Forestry,
Fisheries and Sustainable
Development, and Protemp President
of CCAD for the last six months, the
Hon. Lisel Alamilla highlighted her
main achievements at a CCAD
Ministerial at the meeting in Placencia.
- Communion And Transformation:
Moses, as he returned from the
mountain of vision, where he had
beheld as much of God's glory as
seems possible to man, caught some
gleam of the Light which he beheld.
There was a strange radiance on his
face, unknown to himself, but visible
to all. He remained long enough in the
presence of God to become saturated
with the light and glory of the Lord.
What wonder that he sparkled with it
and was compelled to cover his face
with a veil!
- A Merry Heart for a Merry Christmas:
During this Christmas season, I'm
talking about how to have a merry
heart for a truly merry Christmas. We
noted that putting a smile on our faces
is one simple way to help others be
merry.
A second way to have a merry heart
is to choose words that are cheerful.
Proverbs 16:24 says "Pleasant
words are a honeycomb, sweet to
the soul and healing to the
bones."
Did you ever realize that pleasant
words from you can really bring
healing to other people-even
physical healing to their bones? It's so
easy for us to get caught up in the
negative, complaining atmosphere
that is usually prevalent in our
working worlds. If you want to have
a merry heart, start concentrating on
having pleasant words.
- Yellow Fever:
Yellow fever, known historically as yellow jack or yellow plague, is an
acute viral disease. In most cases,
symptoms include fever, chills, loss of
appetite, nausea, muscle pains
particularly in the back, and
headaches. Symptoms typically
improve within five days. In some
people within a day of improving, the
fever comes back, abdominal pain
occurs, and liver damage begins
causing yellow skin. If this occurs, the
risk of bleeding and kidney problems
will also increased.
The disease is caused by the
yellow fever virus and is spread by
the bite of the female mosquito. It only
infects humans, other primates, and
several species of mosquitoes. In
cities, it is primarily spread by
mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti
species. The virus is an RNA virus of
the genus Flavivirus. The disease may
be difficult to tell apart from other
illnesses, especially in the early stages.
To confirm a suspected case, blood
sample testing with polymerase chain
reaction is required.
- Cuba's Raul Castro Urges
US To Lift Trade Embargo:
Cuban President Raul Castro has
urged the US to end its trade embargo
after the two countries opened
formal talks on restoring diplomatic
relations.
He said the five-decade embargo
"caused enormous human and
economic damage".
But only the US Congress has
the power to lift the embargo, and
correspondents say many Republicans
are still deeply opposed to this.
On Wednesday, US President
Barack Obama and Mr Castro
agreed a number of measures to
improve ties.
They included the release by Cuba
of US contractor Alan Gross and
three Cubans held in the US.
- Fishers and Vessels Licensing:
The Belize Fisheries Department
hereby advices fishers and the
general public that due to unforeseen
technical issues, the licensing of fishers and vessels that was to be
carried out in various coastal
communities starting Monday
December 15, 2014 has been
postponed until early January 2015.
The new dates for licensing being
conducted in these communities will
be circulated on a later date, via press
release and radio announcements.
However, the renewal of fisher and
vessel licenses in Belize City will be
done as per normal at the Licensing
Office of the Belize Fisheries
Department starting Monday
December 15, 2014.
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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.
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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.
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This Week's Stories:
- SAN IGNACIO MAN CHARGED FOR WEED:
A resident from San Ignacio Town
was busted with suspected cannabis.
Today, Wednesday, 18 February,
2015, Police, at about 1:45pm,
visited a 2nd Street address of
Emmerson Manzanero to conduct
a search. Upon arrival, police
questioned Manzanero if there is
anything incriminating located inside
the house but Manzanero was
brutally honest and admitted to the officers
that there is a bag of weed in
the room. He was immediately placed
under arrest and was cautioned.
Police conducted their search
inside the house and found a
bulky black plastic bag on the
floor along with a grey digital
scale. The officers then open
the bag in the presence of Manzanero.
The bag contained green leafy
substance suspected to be that of
cannabis. Manzanero was then
escorted to the San Ignacio Police
Station.
At the Station, the suspected
cannabis was weighed in the presence
of Manzanero which tipped the scales
at 257 grams.
- Branch Mouth
Residents Busted:
Two men from Branch Mouth Road
were busted and charged on
Wednesday, 4 February, 2015.
The San Ignacio police conducted
a search at the residence of Jorge
Dubon, 49 year old Honduran
National from Branch Mouth Road.
On arrival, police saw Dubon and
Stuart Bradley, 65, sitting on a log
that was located in the yard at the back
of the house. At that time, Dubon had
a white paper in one hand and the
other hand was clinched. Dubon
was asked to open his hand which
contained green leafy substance
suspected to be cannabis.
Bradley was searched, however, nothing incriminating was found on
him. Police continued to search
around the yard and 25 feet away
they found a black plastic bag that
was hidden under some zinc sheets.
The bag was opened in their
presence which contained suspected
cannabis.
- Fire Season Is Here:
The Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries
and Sustainable Development and the
Forest Department hereby inform the
general public that the Fire Season is
on. In Belize, the Fire Season is
observed from February 15 to June
15 annually.
With the periodical onset of the
dry weather, the general public,
especially agricultural farmers, are
asked to take all the necessary
precautions when using fire for their
daily necessities such as the burning
of their garbage and preparing land
for cultivation. Most forest fires
originate from the negligent use of fire
by farmers for the burning of their
milpas and other agricultural lands. In
most instances agricultural fires tend
to get out of control due to the time
of the day when the fire is lit and the
failure of the farmer to open fire lines
around the entire perimeter of the land
clearing. We therefore encourage
farmers NOT to burn during the hottest part of the day (10 am - 2 pm)
and ensure that at least a 3 meter wide
fire line is cleaned around your
milpa.
- Residents Of Belmopan And Surrounding Communities
Benefiting From Improved Road Infrastructure Project:
Residents in the nation's capital,
Belmopan and surrounding
communities are enjoying, and
benefitting from two paved streets due
to a road infrastructure project
financed by the Government of
Belize at a cost of BZ $417,802.00
through a loan from the World
Bank under the Belize Municipal
Development Project (BMDP).
Counterpart funding by the
Belmopan City Council totaled
$12, 534.06.
This means that the infrastructure
road project will facilitate and
provide motorists, pedestrians,
and bicycle riders with a better
and more pleasant street environment;
thus, providing men, women
and children, with easier access to
traverse to, and from their homes,
schools, and places of businesses
in their daily lives.
The completion of the road
infrastructure project on Almond
Boulevard and Chiquibul Street is
also contributing significantly in
improving the quality of life for all
residents in the nation's capital and its
surrounding communities; since they
will no longer have to be confronted
by poor road conditions such as dust
during the dry season and mud
during the rainy season.
Other key beneficiaries from the
transformation of this road project are
vehicle owners who, will not only be
driving on a smooth surface, but, will
also experience a reduced impact as
it pertains to vehicle maintenance and
repairs. Additionally, the project is
contributing to the mitigation of traffic
congestion on Mountain View
Boulevard; and will serve both
residential and commercial sectors by providing improved access route to
Constitution Drive, which represents
one of the main economic arteries in
Belmopan.
- Feed The World:
There is a growing thought that we
don't need inorganic fertilizers and
chemicals to grow our food to
feed our world population of some
7 billion people, reaching some 9
billion in the next three decades. It is
believed by some that organic
farming, an apparently more
sustainable holistic farming system,
can do the job. While this statement
could be technically correct, it begs
the question, at what price, and at
what level of sustenance. In my
opinion, this shift using organic
materials as soil amendments and
source of plant nutrients may only
be possible if we become
vegetarians, or reduce our meat
intake significantly. (A high
percentage of our chemicals are
used to produce feed for meat
production, and in recent times,
for fuel from corn and sugarcane.)
In essence, we would need to move
away from American/European type
diets which have become more
popular with creeping affluence
around the world, and move more
towards traditional Asian type diets.
This paradigm shift on a global basis
is not impossible, but highly unlikely.
- Avian Influenza In Poultry
Detected In Cayo District:
On the 15th Avian Influenza type A
in two (2) poultry farms in Spanish
Lookout, Cayo District. It was
detected as a result of routine testing
under the Belize Poultry Improvement
Plan.
Samples tested by an International
reference Laboratory in the USA has
confirmed the presence of Avian
influenza H5N2 antibodies in one
farm only but not the live virus. BAHA
continues to test and has detected
presence of Avian Influenza Type A
in one other farm. There are very
little clinical signs in the affected birds,
which may indicate a response to the
low pathogenic Avian Influenza
H5N2 virus. This virus predominantly
affects poultry. There is very low
risk for transmission from poultry
to humans and there is no evidence
of human to human transmission.
To date, testing of all surrounding
farms continues to confirm that the
outbreak is only in those two farms.
Containment measures in effect
prohibit all poultry and poultry
products from exiting the affected
farms. In addition, BAHA has set up
other control measures, in the
Spanish Lookout area, such as
movement control of live birds, eggs,
and other poultry products.
- Undefeated Western Ballaz:
League (NEBL) kicked off on
Friday, February 6th, with some huge
surprises in the opening weekend.
The national anthem harmoniously
sang by the Moreno Sisters - Solie
and Julie - heralded the arrival of
the 2nd National Elite Basketball
League Tournament Friday night
inside San Ignacio and as usual, the
Sacred Heart College Auditorium
was packed to capacity.
Nevertheless, the introduction of the
home team, last year's sub-champion,
Western Ballaz, was propelled to the
next level pulling out all the stops with
lights, sounds and smoke in a
presentation that will be difficult to
surpass.
That night, the Ballaz play host to
the newest addition to the NEBL,
Belize Hurricanes, under head coach,
Matthew Smiling-a new team
venturing into a tournament with
ferocious competition.
In the opening game on Friday
night, Cayo Western Ballaz (1 - 0)
defended their home court, as
they easily took care of the new
franchise Belize Hurricanes (0 - 1) by
the score of 85 - 52.
- Western Ballaz Press Release:
The Western Ballaz executive
committee through this medium
would like to make our position
known to the general public about our
relationship with Sacred Heart
College Inc. (SHC).
We know this fact: SHC has had
the community of San Ignacio and
Santa Elena and all communities as
priority in its service endeavor in education. SHC has grown through
the years by offering excellence in
education and upstanding values for
its students and the greater
community. There is absolutely no
reason for doubt in the mind of the
Western Ballaz management and
team of SHC's interest to continue
serving the community in every way,
including our basketball team and for
the public who passionately support
our team.
For the record, SHC has never
intentionally or with any malice
attempt to refuse your Western Ballaz
team from using the facility.
- Western Ballaz - Schedule:
- Rotary Park Undergoing Renovation:
A new set of playground equipment
is on the way for installation at the
Rotary Park in Santa Elena town,
Cayo.
The equipment is coming from
Canada and will be installed over the
course of two days, on March 7 and
March 8.
To make way for the new
equipment, members of the San
Ignacio Rotary Club were out at the
park on Saturday morning to put in
"sweat equity" as the preparation of
the Rotary Park for the major upgrade
is well underway.
With shovels in hand, wheelbarrows
at the ready, a backhoe on hand and
a dump truck filled with sand, the
Rotarians went to work on a bright, sunny and warm Saturday morning
ripping up old concrete slabs and
carting them away. According to the president of the
San Ignacio Rotary Club Sheree
Fuaki, the upgraded Rotary Park in
Santa Elena town, including the
new playground equipment, will be
officially inaugurated on Wednesday,
March 11.
- Saint Martin's Credit Union Youth Month:
As part of our ongoing
effort to promote and market the
vision, mission and philosophy of
credit unions and promote financial
literacy and savings among our
young people, our credit union has
designated the month of February as
"Youth Month."
Throughout the month, our credit
union will be visiting primary schools
in the area to educate and promote
savings among our young people. This
will be achieved by engaging them
through interactive activities and
hands on approach.
Primary schools will also have the
opportunity to participate in our
annual Credit Union Quiz Contest.
Students from primary schools in the
following zones will participate to
elect one winner from each zone.
These winners will take home cash
prizes and promotional items as well
as cash prizes for the winning school.
- Ground-Breaking - Ceremony
At The Octavia Waight Center:
We are pleased to announce
that the Ground-Breaking for the
expanded kitchen at the Octavia
Waight Center took place on Sunday
February 1st 2015.
Mr Evan Dakers, Chairman of
Help Age Belize, was the guest
speaker of the short ceremony and
he extended his gratitude and support
of the Octavia Waight Center and
their efforts to assist the elderly people
of San Ignacio and the entire country
of Belize.
Through collaboration with
Challenge Gobie Foundation, the
Octavia Waight Center has already
raised 50% of the $100,000 needed
to complete the project. The
Challenge Gobie Foundation
spearheaded a bike ride in
November 2014 and through this was
able to raise awareness on the project
as well as much needed funds from
generous donors within Belize, the
United States and the United
Kingdom. Work is expected to
commence shortly on the improved
and expanded kitchen and should be
completed in as early as three months.
- Tourist Dies In Traffic Accident:
There was a serious road traffic
accident this morning on the George
Price Highway in St. Matthew's
village.
The Incident happened around eleven thirty this morning which
involved a tow-head truck that was
hauling oranges and a small SUV.
One of two American tourists
traveling in the SUV died, while the
other was treated first at the Western
Regional hospital and later
transported to the Karl Heusner
Memorial in Belize City for further
medical treatment.
Fifty six year old Teresa Lin
Muers died while undergoing
treatment, having suffered serious
head and body injuries.
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This Week's Stories:
- BDF CORPRAL AND WIFE SENTENCED:
A couple from Billy White village
was separately sentenced to 5 years
imprisonment.
The incident happened on
Thursday, 22 December, 2011, when
personnel from the Special Branch
department conducted a house search
at the residence of Gerald August,
34 year old Belizean BDF Corporal.
Present at the time along with August
was his wife, Loida August, 24 year
old Belizean Domestic of the same
address.
During the search police found a
black Pietro Beretta .9 pistol with the
serial number tampered with, which
was found inside a box with clothes.
Upon further checks of the house, police led to the
discovery of six Sellier
and Bellot 12 gauge
cartridges under the
sewerage bowl behind
the kitchen area
along with one 5.56
magazine with twentyseven
(27) 5.56
rounds of ammunition
and 3 metal clips each
containing ten live
5.56 rounds in a black
plastic bag that was
buried 6 inches and
covered with two
pieces of board.
- Mckoy Five Years Behind Bars:
Today the trial for a 17 year old San
Ignacio man concluded as he was
found guilty inside the San
Ignacio Magistrates court.The magistrate at the time, Narda
Morgan, sentenced him to 5 years
imprisonment.
The incident occured on Friday, 13
December, 2013 at about 11:30 when
police was conducting their mobile
patrol on Flamingo Street in San
Ignacio. Police notice a dark male
person who they identified as Carlton
Mckoy, 17 year old Belizean laborer
of San Ignacio. Police then exited the
mobile patrol and approached Mckoy
who was walking towards a shop and
upon entering the shop he throw
something behind the counter.
- Public Health Notice: Measles Advisory:
The Ministry of Health has been
advised by the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) of an outbreak of
Measles at the Disneyland Resort in air droplets when an infected person
coughs or sneezes. Although Measles
remains prevalent in many parts of the
world, Belize has been free from the
disease since 1991. In order to
maintain our Measles free status,
the recommended and most
cost-effective public health approach
is to advise persons to get vaccinated
with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella
(MMR) vaccine.
- La Ruta Maya Belize Canoe Race:
The annual Ruta Maya Canoe Race
brings together professional and
amateur paddlers from Central and
North America and Europe every
March. Picture Above, government
telephone company team at 2012
race.
The annual La Ruta Maya Belize
Endurance Canoe race is the longest
race of its kind in Central America.
One hundred and seventy miles of
paddling on the Belize River over the
course of 4 days. The race gets
underway in San Ignacio Town Cayo
District just under the Hawksworth
Bridge. Between 90 and 100 teams
from Belize, U.S.A., Canada, Japan,
the U. K. and other countries
participate.
Starting at 7 in the morning, the
paddlers are challenged by rapids, low
areas that require them to physically
carry their canoes for short distances
as well as winds as they near the
Caribbean Sea.
- History Of The Cross Country Cycling Race:
The idea for the race originated with
Belizean Monrad Metzgen, who on
a trip to one of the villages on the
Northern Highway in 1928 was struck
by the number of bicycles Belizeans
used to attend weekly cricket games
in the Belize Rural area. He pitched
an idea for a sort of cycling
"expedition" to San Ignacio,
testing the cyclists' ability to cope with
a then-badly built Western Road
(now George Price Highway), to
the Governor, who immediately
pledged support and offered a cup as
a prize to the winner of the race. Other
prominent Belizeans Monrad
Metzgen spoke to, including medical
officer Lieutenant Colonel James
Cran, Matron L.M. Roberts of the
Public Hospital, Royal Bank of
Canada local manager Charles
Beattie and Frans Dragten all
donated money and trophies to the
cause.
- Western Ballaz Rolls to Remain As The Only Undefeated Team:
On Saturday night, the Cayo
Western Ballaz (3 - 0) took the
league's only undefeated record
way down south to take on
the winless Toledo Diplomats (0 - 3)
at the Julian Cho Technical
High School. Despite some delays,
the game commenced at 10:15 p.m.,
with the visiting team claiming
the spoils, securing a 96 - 80
victory in Toledo. Cayo Western
Ballaz was led by Richard Troyer,
who set the NEBL scoring record
with 43 points on 71% shooting from
the field, and 5 - 5 from the charity
stripe, while also setting an NEBL
record with 8 three pointers in the game. He finished the game with a
double-double, adding 13 boards to
his stat line, while dishing out 2
assists and tallying 2 steals.
- Guatemala Ex-President Alfonso
Portillo Freed From US Jail:
Former Guatemalan President
Alfonso Portillo has been released
from a U.S. prison after serving a
nearly six-year sentence for taking
$2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan
and laundering funds through U.S.
banks, a prison official confirmed
Wednesday.
Portillo was sentenced to five years,
10 months in prison by U.S. District
Judge Robert Patterson in New
York last May. At the time, he had
already served more than four years
in jail since his arrest in 2010.
- Grace Primary Anglican School Students
explore Belize's Barrier Reef System on
a visit to Hol Chan Marine Reserve:
It is only when we look through the
eyes of the next generation that we
understand the importance of
protecting what we have today. The
Belize Coalition to Save our Natural
Heritage transported 35 students of
Grace Primary Anglican School
from the concrete classroom to the
underwater classroom of the Hol
Chan Marine Reserve, which is part
of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve
System on Wednesday, February 25.
A glass bottom boat opened up the
underwater world of the Belize
Barrier Reef to the awe-filled
students, whom for many the trip was
the first to Belize's offshore.
- Communal Livestock Holding Facility Handed
Over To Cattle Producers In The Belize District:
A Communal Livestock Holding
Facility in Willows Bank was officially
handed over to cattle producers in the
Belize River Valley area at a
ceremony held on Wednesday,
February 18, 2015.
Through the Global Climate Change
Alliance (GCCA), the European
Union in collaboration with the
Government of Belize and United
Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) financed a three-year
project "Enhancing Belize's Resilience
to Adapt to the Effects of
Climate Change".
- Principal-Hate At Arms Of Love School:
At the Arms of Love Primary
School in San Ignacio Town - the
charge is of maladministration not
sexual misconduct. The parents say
the Principal is deliberately difficult and
they want her removed. A month ago,
parents kept their kids home in protest.
Since then, the ministry has gotten
involved and the District Education
officer.
Luis Carballo, thePrincipal Education
Officer of the Cayo District said
that the allegations against her was the
way that she treated the parents and
teachers. And, parents are concern
because of the way the principal has
been treating their children, that she
shouts at them, sometimes pull them
or argues with them or in a way that
they feel it's not necessary.
- Bipolar Disorder:
Bipolar disorder, also known as
bipolar affective disorder (and
originally called manicdepressive
illness), is a mental
disorder characterized by periods of
elevated mood and periods of
depression. The elevated mood is
significant and is known as mania or
hypomania depending on the severity
or whether there is psychosis. During
mania an individual feels or acts
abnormally happy, energetic, or
irritable. They often make poorly
thought out decisions with little regard
to the consequences. The need for
sleep is usually reduced. During periods
of depression there may be
crying, poor eye contact with others,
and a negative outlook on life. The
risk of suicide among those with the
disorder is high at greater than 6%
over 20 years, while self harm occurs
in 30-40%. Other mental health
issues such as anxiety disorder and
drug misuse are commonly
associated.
- Central American Karate Championships:
The Belize Karate Federation, the
national organization of Sport Karate
Clubs, today began welcoming
member nations of Central America
to the Twentieth
"CARMELA DIAZ" Central
American Karate Championships
CCONDEKA which kicks off
tomorrow in San Ignacio, Cayo
District.
Arriving this morning from
Venezuela is global Karate Advocate
and Karateca Mrs. Carmela Diaz
who, along with Central America's top
female Karateca Selenia Campos, will
conduct a workshop tomorrow
morning on the evolving role and
opportunities for Women in Sport.
Carmela Diaz has made her mark
over the decades for lobbying to get
Karate as an Olympic sport which it
will be as of the 2020 Olympics.
- Lin-Wood Rotary Interact Club of New Hampshire,
U.S.A partners with the Rotaract Club of Benque
Viejo to renovate the Pedro Guerra Mena Park:
The Lin-Wood Rotary Interact
Club from New Hampshire, U.S.A.
visited Belize this week to conduct
their International Service Project at
the Pedro Guerra Mena Park in
Benque Viejo del Carmen Town, and
Mary Open Doors in San Ignacio
Town.
On Sunday, February 22, 2015, the
Lin-Wood Rotary Interact Club
partnered with the Rotaract Club of
Benque Viejo to renovate the Pedro
Guerra Mena Park in the New Area
of Benque Viejo del Carmen.
The Interact Club provided the
materials needed to restore the
park while the Rotaractors of the
Rotaract Club of Benque Viejo
volunteered their time to assist with
the park's restoration. The children's
playground was restored to its
original state, the installations in the
park were painted, and the grass was
mowed. In the coming weeks, new
swings (seats) will be installed so that
the children can once more enjoy the
swings.
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The March 15th, 2015 issue of The STAR (Cayo) is online HERE
This Week's Stories:
- DRUG TRAFFICKER BUSTED:
The Police from the Crimes
Investigation Branch and the Special
Branch are cracking down on drug
peddlers in the twin towns of San
Ignacio and Santa Elena.
Their latest bust was on Tuesday,
10 March, based on the information
they received of a cream Geo Prism
with taxi licenses plate BVO-00289.
Police acted swiftly and intercepted
the vehicle between mile 68 and 69,
right in front of the Inglewood
Camping Grounds.
There were four occupants
including, a male driver and three
women passengers. All occupants
were ordered out of the vehicle with their belongings. Police then
conducted a search on each individual
however nothing incriminating was
found on the occupants except for one
of the female occupants, whom
police found as Merikita Castillo,
28 year old domestic of Belize City.
Castillo had a grey crochet bag in
her hand. Upon searching the bag
police found a dark blue Everest
school bag what contained some
clothes, cosmetics, personal
documents, a clack plastic bag and a
transparent Miltex plastic bag.
Further search of the black plastic
bag, led to the discovery of green leafy
substance suspected to be marijuana.
- Teenager Drowns
In The Mopan River:
A third-form student of Eden
High School in Benque Viejo Del
Carmen drowned in the Mopan
River on Sunday while swimming
with friends.
Family members believe that
seventeen year old Michael
Quintanilla caught a cramp while
attempting to cross the river.
They got the call at around four
Sunday evening, after his friends had
tried unsuccessfully to save him.
Police was call immediately after, and
upon arrival found Quintanilla's
lifeless body on the bank of the Mopan
River.
The body was transferred to the
San Ignacio Hospital where he was
pronounced dead on arrival.
Father of Deceased, Alfredo
Quintanilla, said that he was told by the father of one of the kids
that they had lunch a couple of
minutes before taking a dip in the
in the Mopan river and upon
swimming across, Michael,
unfortunately did not make it.
- The Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust Signs An Agreement
With The Belize Enterprise For Sustainable Technology To Serve
As Implementing Agent Of The Trust's Student Loan Programme:
The BELIZE Natural Energy
Charitable Trust (BNECT) today
signed an Agreement with the Belize
Enterprise for Sustainable Technology
(BEST) to expand the Trust's
Student Loan Program to the
underserved areas of the Cayo and
Belize Districts. The initial investment
of $350,000 will be made available
to BEST in two tranches of $175,000
each. The overall objective of the
partnership is to create a revolving
fund to provide loans for Belizean
students attending or planning to
attend Belizean educational institutions of secondary, tertiary and
vocational designation, accredited by
the Ministry of Education.
The BELIZE Natural Energy
Charitable Trust shares the same
agenda of our partners and envisions
this collaboration as a joint effort to
empower and uplift Belizeans so
that they can become the conscious
architects of their own future.
- La Ruta Maya River Challenge 2015:
The 2015 La Ruta Maya took
center stage in the Jewel over the
Baron Bliss weekend. At the start of
the 4th and final stage of this canoe
race, were 50 vessels afloat on the
calm of the Belize or Old River at
Henderson Bank in Burrell Boom
Village, the starting signal brings an
outburst of unrestrained energy as the
competition comes to life.
At Lord's Bank, OCEANA
Wavemakers display their intention to
make it 2 stage wins in a row with the
overall victory mathematically; almost
inaccessibly grabbing the 2nd premie
en route to Belize City. Behind them,
the 2 real challengers for the 2015 title
B.T.L. Cobb's Arm and NICH
continue to bitter struggle for
supremacy as NICH boasts only a 2
second lead over the Corozal based
team that has displayed a tremendous
improvement in a year's time.
- Cayo Western Ballaz Survived A
Scare Versus Belize City No Limit:
On Friday night, Cayo Western
Ballaz(5-0) hosted the Belize City No
Limit(1-4) team at the Sacred Heart
College Auditorium in San Ignacio
Town, as they tried to keep their
record unblemished.
However, the visiting team jumped
out to an early 8 - 0 start, taking a 5
point lead into the half.
With 3 minutes to go, Cayo
Western Ballaz was nursing a 6
point lead, but they were able to
pull out the 64 - 57 victory at home,
to remain undefeated. The home
team was led by Richard Troyer
who scored 27 points, and had 4
rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists.
Giovanni Lennan had 9 points
with 12 rebounds, while Akeem
Watters finished with 8 points
and 7 rebounds. Kurt "Chengo"
Burgess scored 7 point and finished with the game high 19
rebounds.
- Inaguration Of The Rotary Park:
The renovated Rotary Park,
complete with new playground
equipment, was officially inaugurated
Today.
Members of the San Ignacio
Rotary Club, with assistance from the
Rotaract Clubs of San Ignacio and
Benque Viejo del Carmen, spent the
long holiday weekend working
alongside members of the Rotary
Club of Jasper, Canada to complete
the installation of the new
equipment.
The installation included see-saw,
swing-set, a circular slide and monkey-bars.
The sound of excited children at
play filled the park on a bright, sunny
afternoon, following the official
speeches and ribbon-cutting.
Guest speaker at the inauguration
was Mayor-designate of San Ignacio/
Santa Elena, Earl Trapp.
- ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT
MUNICIPAL ELECTION OFFICIAL RESULTS
- Herpes Zoster:
Herpes zoster (or simply zoster),
commonly known as shingles and also
known as zona, is a viral disease
characterized by a painful skin rash
with blisters in a limited area on one
side of the body (left or right), often
in a stripe. The initial infection with
varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes
the acute, short-lived illness
chickenpox which generally occurs in
children and young adults. Once an
episode of chickenpox has resolved,
the virus is not eliminated from the
body and can go on to cause herpes
zoster often many years after the
initial infection. Herpes zoster is not
the same disease as herpes simplex,
despite the name similarity; both the
varicella zoster virus and herpes
simplex virus belong to the same viral
subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae.
After the initial episode of
chickenpox resolves, the varicella
zoster virus remains latent in the nerve
cell bodies and, less frequently, the
non-neuronal satellite cells of the
dorsal root, cranial nerve or
autonomic ganglia, without causing
any symptoms.
- Tourist Killed By Whale Crashing Into Boat Off Mexico:
A grey whale (Eschrichtius
robustus) dives into the Ojo de
Liebre Lagoon in Mexico on 3 March,
2015.
A record number of grey whales has
been spotted off the Mexican coast
this season
A Canadian woman died after a
grey whale crashed into the tourist
boat she was on off Mexico's Pacific
coast.
The woman had been snorkelling
off the north-western resort of Cabo
San Lucas.
The exact circumstances of the
incident are unclear. Firefighters say
the whale jumped up and landed on
the boat, throwing the victim into the
water.
But the tour company said the
woman was injured when the captain
had to make a sudden turn to avoid
the surfacing whale, which hit one side
of the boat.
She later died in hospital. Two other
people were also injured.
A grey whale (Eschrichtius
robustus) emerges from the waters
of the Ojo de Liebre Lagoon on 3
March, 2015.
Grey whales breed and nurse their
calves in the lagoons and bays.
- Mexican Mayoral Candidate Murdered:
The decapitated body of a
politician has been found in one of
Mexico's most violent states,
Guerrero, where she had been
standing for mayor in June's elections.
Aide Nava's body was discovered
on a road near the state capital,
Chilpancingo. She had been
kidnapped on Tuesday.
A note near her body threatened
the same treatment for other
politicians.
Violence in Guerrero has cast doubt
over polls scheduled there for June.
The note near Aide Nava's body
said if politicians did not "fall into
line" they would be executed.
It was signed by Los Rojos, one of
the main criminal groups in the state.
Last year Aide Nava's son was
kidnapped and has never been found.
Her husband, a former mayor, was
also murdered.
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