26 JUN
2016 19/06/2016
Julian Pop
Chairperson
1
19
19/06/2016
Alfredo Teul
Village
59
Cirilo Che
Member
58
Santiago Choc
Member
57
THE BELIZE TIMES
Alberto Chun
Member
Uncontested
Leonardo Ack
Member
Uncontested
Benacio Teul
Member
58
Miguel Pan
Member
Uncontested
Jose Chub
Member
103
Elected
Jose Pan
Member
Uncontested
Polorencio Ack
Member
92
Elected
Emilio Choc
Member
Uncontested
Alanberto Teul
Member
99
Elected
Predencio Choc
Member
86
Elected
Fermin Kib
Member
88
Elected
Elodio Co
Member
59
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
TOLEDO DISTRICT
Olario Ical
Chairperson
Election
Uncontested
Date
Pablo Akal
Member
Uncontested
Pedro Batz
Member
Uncontested
Ermelindo Acal
Member
Uncontested
Alberto Peck
Member
Uncontested
Alehandro Ack
Member
Uncontested
Marcos Pan
Member
Uncontested
Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Golden Stream Marcus Cholom
Chairperson
59
Chairperson
50
19/06/2016
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Elected
1 618
19/06/2016
Asterio Coc
Member
57
Elected
Zacceus Caal
Member
59
Elected
Bricenio Canti
Member
57
Elected
Thomas Pop
Member
58
Elected
Felix Canti
Member
57
Elected
Antonio Shol
Member
58
Elected
Juan Pop
Member
44
Clemente F. Pop
Member
44
Osmundo Caal
Member
45
Margarito Cal
Member
44
Alfio Cal
Member
46
Sipriano A. Canti
Member
46
Candidates Name
Santiago Salam Sr.
110
Juan Caal Chun
Village
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
San Lucas
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election
12
Uncontested
Otoxha
19/06/2016
21
Member
TOLEDO DISTRICT
Date
70
Member
Miguel Cucul
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Member
Salvino Chic
Chairperson
Uncontested
Pedro Salam
Member
Uncontested
Thomas Salam
Member
Uncontested
Sebastian Ico
Member
Uncontested
Carmelo Tzalam
Member
Uncontested
Major Papaya Exporters Phase Out
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TOLEDO DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Indian Creek Nicholas Choc
Chairperson
93
Marcus Teck
Chairperson
101
Ernestor Choc
Chairperson
45
Adriano Mas
Chairperson
19
Domingo Acal
Member
132
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
268
2
Elected
10
1226
19/06/2016
Elected
Chester Ical
Member
141
Elected
Juan Choc
Member
143
Elected Elected
Efrain Maquin
Member
147
Santiago Choc
Member
116
Juan Coc
Member
114
Santiago Pop
Member
117
Victoria Makin
Member
88
Sericia Coy
Member
92
Maria Ical
Member
127
9 Elected
Elected
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Medina Bank
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
66 Marcus Caal
Chairperson
22
Romano Cal
Chairperson
27
Alejandro Cal
Chairperson
1
Pablo Salam
Chairperson
16
Pedro Xi
Member
45
Josephina Rash
Member
20
Heronimo Cal
Member
13
Dominga Cucul
Member
48
Elected
Joseph Cal Jr.
Member
47
Elected
Marcella Ical
Member
38
Elected
Alfredo Ical
Member
48
Elected
Mateo Rash
Member
15
Lorenzo Pop
Member
48
Elected
324
19/06/2016
Elected
2
Elected
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
Total Votes
Spoilt
Rejected
Polled
Votes
Votes
San Miguel
19/06/2016
Juan Kus
Chairperson
Uncontested
Kenny Cal
Member
Uncontested
Aurelia Cal
Member
Uncontested
Ricuberto Kus
Member
Uncontested
Jose Ack
Member
Uncontested
TOLEDO DISTRICT Election Date
Village
Candidates Name
Position
No. of Votes Received
Remarks
Silver Creek
177 Everiscio Coh
Chairperson
69
Alberto Choco
Chairperson
107
Elected
Carmelo Chun
Member
108
Elected
Alfredo Teul
Member
70
Salvino Chic
Member
59
Cirilo Che
Member
58
Santiago Choc
Member
57
Benacio Teul
Member
58
Jose Chub
Member
103
Elected
Polorencio Ack
Member
92
Elected
Alanberto Teul
Member
99
Elected
Predencio Choc
Member
86
Elected
1 949
19/06/2016
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Corozal District, June 21, 2016 As of this week, the papaya industry is just about non-existent in northern Belize as the largest papaya exporters, Belize Fruit Packers and Fruta Bomba, based in San Joaquin Village, Corozal District, have scaled down their operations drastically. The company which once employed over 300 Belizeans is down to a mere ten employees today. They will carry through the final activities for the company which includes the destruction of the papaya trees that remain in the fields. Operations will come to a complete close within the next two weeks. The company will migrate to the Dominican Republic and will export papaya grown in Guatemala. The initial announcement came on February 9 when the company confirmed that they would reduce the volume of papaya exports. The company said in a release, “All employees affected will be paid the full amount required by the government of Belize. We regret very much having to do this but financially we have no choice. We are still committed to growing in Belize fewer acres”. About forty eight hours after that announcement, however, came a statement from the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Greg Smith, who clarified that the company’s entire operation would be shutting down permanently and that the two hundred and fifty employees would be laid
off within the next three to six months. Smith declared in a statement, “After 22 years of operating in the Central American country of Belize, Brooks Tropical has found it necessary to close its growing and packing operations there”. Smith explained that damages sustained from Hurricane Dean in 2007 had hindered the company substantially from rebuilding into a profitable operation. He added, “efforts over the last three years to build and maintain efficient growing and packing operations in Belize have not been successful and as a result we had incurred substantial annual loss in Belize that the company can no longer sustain”. With the sugar industry facing its own challenges in northern Belize, the closure of the papaya exporting companies has worsened the economic situation for families who relied on their livelihood. On a national level it is worrisome as Belize has now lost millions of dollars in revenues. As a testimony to the carefree attitude of the Government of Belize, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Hugo Patt, whose constituency has been severely affected by the job loss, said in media interviews that his Government’s priority is to ensure that the companies pay the employees their due severances. Patt, who once served as the deputy Ministry of Agriculture, shied away from discussing the overall state of the agriculture sector in Belize.