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Guatemala Takes Portion of Toledo!

PUP Condemns Illegal Guatemalan Action in the Sarstoon

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Why Gapi Quit!

COUPLE CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE AT COROZAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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PUP LEADER HOLDS BUDGET CONSULTATIONS Shyne Barrow

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Belize City, 14 March 2016 The People’s United Party strongly condemns the illegal military incursion by the Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF) into Belizean territorial waters on Saturday 12 March 2016. The PUP also deplores the hostile and aggressive attitude by members of the GAF towards our Belizean security forces in the vicinity of the Forward Operating Base on the shores of the Sarstoon River in Belize. This latest incident is another violation of international law

by Guatemala and constitutes a grave risk to peace in the region.

The PUP joins the Government and all Belizeans in calling on the Government of Guatemala to immediately cease these provocative and illegal acts, and we demand that the Government of Guatemala ensures that the GAF is instructed to stand down and to respect the long established boundary between Belize and Guatemala in the Sarstoon.

The PUP applauds the firm and brave members of the Belizean security forces who resolutely defended our sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of hostile and imminent threat from the GAF. The PUP believes that the follow-

Party Leader John Briceño, along with Deputy Party leaders, met with Agro-producers in preparation for the Budget Debate. Agriculture is a major revenue earner for the Government of Belize and we must find a way to help our farmers.

Party Leader John Briceño along with members of the PUP Executive met with the Executive Council of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Meeting with members of the Environmental Community

Taiwan’s President in Belize

Body of Mario Trotman found in canal off Faber’s Road Belize City, March 15, 2016 Belize City Police are searching for answers after they discovered the lifeless body of 18 year old Mario Trotman in a canal in an uninhabited area off Faber’s Road.

Trotman had a gunshot wound to his head.

Trotman, a resident of Louis Bevans Street in the Port Loyola area, was reported missing by his family on Monday, March 13th.

Belize City, March 16, 2016 Taiwan President Ma, Ying-jeou arrived in Belize today for a two day visit during which he will meet with regional leaders including the Prime Ministers of St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

On arrival today, President Ma was met by a delegation of Taiwanese Belizeans at the Phillip Goldson International Airport.

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PUP Condemns Illegal Guatemalan Action in the Sarstoon

PUP Holds Budget Consultations

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ing issues must be given the highest priority at the Ministerial Meeting scheduled between Belizean and Guatemalan Foreign Ministers for Tuesday 15 March 2016, in Washington DC: i. The repeated violation of Belizean territory by the GAF; ii. The threat to peace and violation of international law by GAF; and iii. Confidence Building Measures in the Sarstoon River.

The PUP calls on the Government to urgently: i. Take all appropriate diplomatic actions required in order to guarantee the territorial integrity, safety and sovereignty of Belize; ii. Re-appoint a Negotiating Team on Belize Guatemala relations; and iii. Re-appoint a National Advisory Commission on the Belize Guatemala Differendum.

Hon. John Briceno, commented on the weekend incident: “We in the PUP have been monitoring the activities of the Guatemalan Government and its armed forces and, we continue to regard the recent actions by them as illegal and a threat to peace in the region. I repeat; there is an urgent need for Belize to develop a carefully crafted strategy to deal with these hostile threats by Guatemala. For my part, I am proud of the BDF and congratulate them for defending us.”

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WHY GAPI QUIT!

Belize City, March 14, 2016 There has been no official explanation to the sudden resignation of the UDP’s northern political don Gaspar Vega from his post of Deputy Prime Minister and First Deputy Leader of the United Democratic Party.

Vega’s resignation will take effect this Sunday, March 20th, when the UDP holds an endorsement convention to fill up posts in their National Executive. Conventions normally means elections, but the UDP under Dean Barrow is in a firm grip and what he says absolutely goes. The UDP, for example, has not had a leadership convention since Barrow took up the reins following former UDP leader Manuel Esquivel’s resignation in 1998.

Leading up to Sunday’s convention, several persons wished to offer themselves for the positions.

Mark King nominated himself on Facebook for Chairman in an attempt to kick out Alberto August.

Faber, it was reported, was looking to become one of the two Deputy Leaders. There were even questions whether a new leader would take over. But Barrow indicated there shall be no challenges to any of the posts and much less to his even though he has declared that he is serving his last term in electoral politics.

Dean Barrow As one would expect, those who are not agreement with Barrow’s decisions are fuming over it. Strong rumors are that Gaspar Vega, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar, who all have had their eyes on taking over leadership not necessarily until Barrow decides to exit officially, are not happy at all.

At a meeting of the National Party Council two weeks ago, a brave member of the floor suggested that Barrow should not wait until the end of his term to step down. In response, Barrow applied more force to his might and said that not only will there not be a challenge but that the March 20th convention will secure the UDP posts for the next four years. The tension on the floor grew palpable, we are told.

Neither Vega nor any official from the UDP have provided an explanation for Vega’s resignation. In a release is-

sued by the UDP, the ruling party tried its best to downplay the severity of the news and declared that they are prepared to move on without him.

While the official chanGapi Vega nels are not providing answers, the unofficial reports from close sources and political experts indicate that Vega’s decision to abandon Barrow’s ship just four months since securing a third term in office was not so surprising after all.

Vega has suffered political humiliation at the hands of Barrow, despite his key role in national campaigns and securing wins in northern Belize and the Belize District.

In 2013, while Barrow attended a meeting with the diaspora in Los Angeles, California, he threw Vega under the bus calling his Ministry of Natural Resources a “hotbed of corruption”.

Barrow was responding to a complaint by a Belizean American woman who said she was tricked into a bad land deal with Belizean officials.

This complaint is just one of many others, perhaps hundreds, involving

03 3 land scams involving Lands officials, land grabs involving the politicallyconnected, and manipulation of the Government’s land information system Following the November early 2015 elections, Barrow shuffled his Cabinet stripping away the all-powerful Ministry of Natural Resources from Don Gaspar Vega. Vega’s supporters were enraged by this. Vega, we are told refused to give up his comfy office to the new Minister.

Vega’s rise to power and glory in the UDP was meteorite-like and it made many jealous. He entered electoral politics in 2006, and won the Orange Walk North constituency in the 2008 elections. He became Deputy Prime Minister without previous political experience or victories. But it is Vega’s large wealth, amassed from various businesses in Orange Walk, which turned into his political asset.

The greatest surprise with Vega’s decision to call it quits is that his senior post in the UDP, his seat in OW north, and his sure rise to even greater power in the UDP were as sure as night follows daylight; and his decision to give it all up just doesn’t quite add up.

Some political pundits have suggested that maybe it has nothing to do with the UDP internal warfare but with pressure from Uncle Sam. If that is so, we would understand even more why Barrow has been unwilling to make any comments on the issue. It would also mean that Vega’s sudden exit could soon be followed by Barrow’s.

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GUATEMALA TAKES PORTION OF TOLEDO!

Belize City, March 15, 2016 Guatemala, whose unfounded claim over Belize has existed for 160 years, has ratcheted up its claim and has effectively seized a large portion of the Toledo District using military force to take control of the entire Sarstoon River and Sarstoon Island, located at the southern-most tip of Belize’s border.

BDF soldiers reported to the Government that on Saturday March 12th they were stopped

by Guatemala Armed Forces (GAF) “in the area of Belize’s Forward Operating Base”. Guatemala’s forces, said a Government release, “behaved in an extremely hostile and threatening manner, insisting that our troops should not be at the Sarstoon”.

This report coincides with the behaviour of the Guatemalan military every time the Belize Territorial Volunteers have attempted to visit the Sarstoon Island over the past two years to assert Belize’s territorial integrity. In one instance, in March 2015, the BTV members were kidnapped by Guatemala’s military and taken by force to Livingston where they were held for an overnight and released following diplomatic negotiations.

Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the leader of the Belize Defence Force, Brigadier General David Jones, have claimed that they have had “cordial” relations with Guatemala’s military in the area. The BDF, Jones has reported, enters the Sarstoon River to carry out regular patrols at the Cadenas outpost located on the South western area of Belize’s southern border with no problems.

But there is proof that Guatemala’s aggression has increased with their demanding that the BDF inform them before any visits to the Sarstoon area and that they must accompany BDF vessels entering the Sarstoon River channel.

Guatemala has denied the reports by the BDF and the Government of Belize. A release

by Guatemala’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on Monday, March 14th claims that the BDF officials had failed to follow “the security protocols commonly used in the Sarstoon River” when they “entered waters of Guatemala in the mentioned river” (unofficial translation from release issued in the Spanish language).

Guatemala’s release further stated, “the Ministry considers that it is false for it to be claimed that the Guatemalan officers behaved in an “extremely hostile and threatening” manner when all that was sought was to ask the crew of the Belizean vessel to follow security protocols commonly used on the Sarstoon River”.

The release ended: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms once again that the Sarstoon River belongs to Guatemala, so until the territorial, insular and maritime dispute existing between the two countries is not definitively resolved by the International Court of Justice, the Government of the Republic will continue to exercise and defend their sovereignty as it has done so far”.

The statement above underlined the rationale behind Guatemala’s recent actions in the Sarstoon area.

Guatemala also extends its claim beyond the Sarstoon area and further deeper in the Toledo District. Guatemala’s false reference of the Sarstoon River as their “inland waters”

infers that their maritime and territorial claim does not end there.

The Government’s response to Guatemala’s bully and illegal behaviour has been disappointing and dismal. Prime Minister Barrow and his entire administration were caught with their pants down.

There was no immediate National Security response to the situation.

Our International “friends” have not

been kept up to date nor told of the seriousness of the situation and so they will have to be “informed”. Just a few weeks ago, a CARICOM meeting had every important person in the region in Belize yet there was no proper consultation over the Belize-Guatemala situation. Not even a single statement came out of the meeting, expressing

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solidarity with Belize and condemning Guatemala’s illegal acts.

Several weeks ago while discussing the true picture between Belize and Guatemala’s militaries at a forum with the Bar Association, General Jones reported that things are very tense and there can be shootings. We believe he has also shared this with Belize’s Cabinet, but their response has been nonchalant to say the least.

Belize is virtually no more 8867 square miles with Guatemale’s takeover of a part of the Toledo District.

Thanks to Barrow and Sedi’s lack of action, the Sarstoon Island is gone, the Sarstoon River is gone and there could be more trouble.

Prime Minister, listen to the Opposition PUP. Get up and defend Belize.

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Barrow the Appeaser, Dangerous for Belize

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rime Minister Dean Barrow has shown to be a quisling and an appeaser when it comes to Guatemala.

He is also following the script crafted by his British masters.

His history is on the written record. So far that record let us state the following.

During none of the civil disobedience, public protests or riots was Mr. Barrow ever present or a participant. He was not against the Webster Proposals by the U.S.A mediator to give Belize to the control of Guatemala.

He was not against the then infamous Heads of Agreement in March 1981 which was perhaps the worst civil unrest in Belize in relation to Guatemala.

He was not against the Maritime Areas Law in 1991 which resulted in Phillip Goldson, Hubert Elrington, Derrick Aikman, Gilda Lewis, Emma Boiton, Herbert Panton and other high ranking members leaving the United Democratic Party.

Mr. Goldson went on to form his own partyNational Alliance For Belizean Rights NABR and vowed never to join back with the UDP whilst Dean Barrow remained in the party. Mr. Goldson died as a member of NABR and was given a State Funeral by the PUP government of Said Musa.

On becoming Prime Minister in 2008, Mr. Barrow approved, in secret, an agreement with Guatemala which was signed that same year by his Foreign Minister, Wilfred Sedi Elrington, the only person who is a bigger appeaser than Barrow. This agreement called quite appropriately a compromi was done without any public knowledge.

Right thinking Belizeans should not be surprised by the lame duck behavior of Mr. Barrow in relation to Guatemala’s aggressive and hostile military behavior in the Sarstoon River.

That because of Mr. Barrow’s non-response to half a dozen serious incidents of Guatemala’s aggression, Guatemala proceeded to annex the Belize portion of the Sarstoon River.

Our Prime Minister is working very closely with Guatemala and the British to push Belizeans to go to the ICJ over Guatemala’s claim to half of our country. He has never gone against any suggestion or proposals from the Guats and the Brits.

Even after signing the compromi, he agreed with Guatemala to amend it to suit Guatemala that they do not have to hold their referendum on the same date as Belize.

Having stated the above, the latest in the long line of appeasement comes on this Wednesday 16 March 2016 when Belize attended a routine meeting of the Organization of American StatesOAS, in Washington. This meeting was to discuss funding for the small OAS office at Benque Viejo del Carmen. Guatemala was in attendance.

While Guatemala has clearly taken over the Sarstoon River and has now reached the stage where they don’t want the BDF to travel to Cadenas outpost without their permission, Belize attends and OAS meeting but cannot bring up Guatemala’s major aggression and land grab.

Guess what the Belize government comes away from the meeting with? A subservient commitment to Guatemala to amend our Referendum Law. This law says no referendum is binding if less than SIXTY percent of the registered voters participate. In last November’s general elections the UDP could only raise 50 percent of the voters.

So the amendment which Guatemala has forced the Belize government to accept is for our law to be changed to 50 percent. Guatemala won that round. Sedi is on the other corner, bruised and confused by the diplomatic punches.

While Barrow has appeased, the Opposition PUP and other brave Belizeans have not been moved. The PUP has a proud history of standing up for Belize against Guatemala. The PUP also has the intellectual capacity to brace Guatemala.

The Opposition Leader Hon. John Briceno’s offer to join the Government of Belize in tackling the unfounded claim and Guatemala’s aggression is the silver lining in all of this.

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Belize City, March 15, 2016 The Belize High School (BHS) debate team participated in their fourth HACIA debate conference held March 10 to 13, 2016. The XXII Summit of the Americas was hosted in San Jose, Costa Rica at the Hotel Real Intercontinental.

HACIA, Harvard Association Cultivating Inter American Democracy, remains the oldest and largest simulation of the organization of American States in the world. Over five hundred students come from countries spanning the entire Americas. This year over 500 students of thirty three different high schools throughout 10 countries: Costa Rica, Belize, Brazil, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, United States of America, and Peru. The BHS students have been extensively preparing for several months with direction from Mr. Emmanuel Adighije and Mrs. Jamie Usher. Preparations included meetings after school and Saturdays to ensure proper research materials, writing position papers, seeking resolutions and public speaking skills. Additionally the students learnt proper parliamentary procedures of both the United Nations and the

U.S. authorities intercept $472K of Cocaine NASSAU, Bahamas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Nassau Preclearance facility intercepted 65 pounds of cocaine valued at more than $472,000, March 9.

The two travelers are Bahamian citizens who were flying to Florida when CBP officers intercepted them carrying 30 cocaine-filled packages.

CBP officers initially inspected the pair when they checked in to CBP customs and noted the luggage was empty; however, during jet bridge and ramp operations, CBP officers re-examined the traveler’s carry-on luggage and discovered both travelers were now carrying brown packages.

CBP officers inspected the packages and found a white powdery substance which tested positive for cocaine.

“While this is one of the largest seizures in the history of Nassau Preclearance, it is indicative of our officer’s vigilance, teamwork and commitment to disrupting transnational criminal activity when the opportunity arises,” said CBP Nassau Preclearance Port Director Jeffrey Mara.

The international travelers were turned over to the Royal Bahamas Police Officers.

CBP Preclearance operations allow for advance inspection of passengers and special coordination with law enforcement upon arrival in the United States. Through preclearance, the same immigration, customs, and agriculture inspections of international air passengers performed on arrival in the United States are instead completed before departure at foreign airports. Currently, preclearance operations exist at 15 foreign airports in six different countries, benefitting air passengers, airports, and air carriers, in the United States and abroad.

BHS delegation with members of the HARVARD HACIA Board of Directors: President Sarah Fellay and Business Director Delany Sisiruca Perez

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Student delegates of HACIA 2016 included Miss Mia Paige Miles, Miss Annie Ponce, Master Zachary Ortiz, Master Tavis Wagner and Faculty Advisor Mrs. Jamie Lee Usher.

Students were engaged in debates for three days in their assigned committees: Legislative Assembly of Argentina, Community of Latin America Caribbean States (CELAC), and Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. The delegates of the various committees left the conference as versed as the leaders of the respective nations in their topics.

The HACIA democracy debate is an excellent academic opportunity and one that delegates a chance to learn the inner workings of the world’s most influential organizations by actively engaging with their peers in real life simulations and crises events, not by reading about them.

Most importantly the participants of HACIA Summits learn the critical role of the youth of Americas-- that they have the power to directly impact the solutions to issues already affecting our countries. Belize High School, Learners today leaders tomorrow.

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Barrow’s Bogus Budget

Belize City, March 15, 2016 Did you check out Barrow’s ‘Buckle-Up’ Budget in the House of Representatives last week? I swear the man is a magician trying to pull that disfigured rabbit out of the UDP hat. Silly Barrow, tricks are for kids. There’s a reason why Barrow has long been known as the Glitter Man, or as Hubert Elrington once said, all glitter and absolutely no substance.

The Budget is bad, people.

Just like we’ve been saying all along, Belize is in serious trouble.

It’s even worse than we could have believed. Check this out.

The budget is basically simple – it’s what you spend versus what you earn in revenue. A balanced budget means you’re bringing in what you spend, and that’s good.

An exceptional budget would be bringing in more than you spend.

But what Mr. Barrow is telling us is that in the past 2015/2016 he spent more than the country brought in…MUCH MORE – like $182M more. Can you imagine that? The deficit is a whopping

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5.1% of GDP. Even Mr. Barrow said it. In his speech he talks about how the projected deficit for 2016/2017 is $62M, which is 1.7% of GDP. Then he says that 1.7% is good, since a country is in trouble when the deficit is 3% of GDP and above. Duh! Mr. Barrow… you just told us that the budget deficit for 2015/2016 was 5.1%. See… WE’RE IN BIG TROUBLE. But the man is smooth. He talks about Petrocaribe being pretty much done. He talks about the crippling hold of derisking and impacts

on the local economy which will get worse. He talks about the crisis in bananas, in shrimp, in sugar cane.

He talks about oil reserves done. He talks about offshore banking sector done. He talks about the Free Zone in trouble. He talks about having to raise import duties on fuel to raise more than $50M in taxes. He talks about all the mess his administration and his leadership has us in…and then he tells us that everything’s just great. He talks about his new Budget being “sturdy and stable”.

Something is wrong with this man. Or maybe something is wrong with those who still believe his political rhetoric about the best is yet to come.

Mr. Barrow boasts about being able to give public officers a raise for the third year, like it is some great achievement. He says it’s an incredible feat because cost of living is so low in Belize. Where is the Prime Minister living? Maybe the cost of living is low for him because he is a multi-millionaire and taxpayers pay most of his bills. See Mr. Barrow doesn’t have to go to the grocery shop on the weekend and make $10

07 7 feed a whole family. He never has to worry about where his next meal is coming from? He never has to worry about how he will afford uniforms and shoes and schoolbags and books and still have a meal every night. His budget is WAY different from our budget. That’s why he can say that the cost of living is so low. His reality is different than ours.

Mr. Barrow’s new budget is bogus. That’s the bottom line. It’s the hangover after a wild spree fueled

by Petrocaribe. Mr. Barrow boasts about cement streets, but our people can’t eat streets. Mr. Barrow boasts about sporting complexes which have made a few select people rich, but our kids can’t excel at sports when they can’t get a decent meal every day, or when they have to drop out of school. Mr. Barrow boasts about multi-million dollar roundabouts all over the place, but our people can’t live on roundabouts.

In this UDP reality, only a few people keep getting richer and richer, while the majority gets poorer.

Is there still a middle-class in Belize?

The best never got here, and it won’t ever with Mr. Barrow’s new bogus budget.

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How did we lose the Sarstoon?

Contributed On Saturday, Guatemalan military forces came into Belizean waters and threatened OUR Belize Defence Force soldiers at the Forward Operation Base at the Sarstoon.

Imagine that. It’s gotten to that point. Our soldiers were aggressed by armed Guatemalan soldiers.

They were outmanned, outgunned and in a very bad position far from any assistance, nowhere to run.

When you see a government release using the words hostile and threatening, and actually admitting that tension in the Sarstoon is at an all time high, then you get the sense of how bad it is.

We’ve been trying to tell this government for the longest time that THEY lost the Sarstoon. They told us we lied. They said we were being political. They accused us of sensationalizing things, making things up. The Prime Minister is fond of beating his chest and boasting about how great Belize is at asserting its sovereignty in the Sarstoon. Well tell that to the BDF soldiers at the base on Saturday.

Tell that to the Guatemalans.

I’ve heard Minister Elrington say that under his term as Foreign Minister diplomatic relations are the best they have ever been.

We’ve heard him say that thanks to this UDP administration we are finally making some progress in resolving the claim. But how is this progress now?

Two or three years ago our tour operators could take tourists through the Sarstoon with no problem. After all this is the same Sarstoon we talk about in our National Anthem. Now our tour operators keep away from the Sarstoon, which is manned by Guatemalan military. Our fishermen stay away from the Sarstoon, which is being fished by Guatemalan fishers. And even our BDF have now been told that they need to keep out of the Sarstoon. And they’re not being

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told by diplomatic memo coming out of OAS headquarters in Washington. The message is being delivered by armed Guatemalan soldiers who are serious. This doesn’t seem like progress to me.

When the Guatemalan President visited Belize, our armed forces protected him, roughing up a few patriotic Belizeans who protested the visit. Our Belizeans were held at gunpoint. Imagine that. How the hell did we get to this point? HOW? Sarstoon HAS FALLEN into Guatemala’s grip!

Mr. Barrow now needs to do something he has great difficulty in doing. He has to eat humble pie. He has to accept that the negotiations have gone terribly, terribly wrong and that somehow, somewhere, Belize missed the boat and now Sarstoon is gone. Mr. Barrow has to accept that his Foreign Minister has done this country a great disservice, blinded by his own ego. While the Belizean people were being fed lies, and insulted, and being told to keep out of big people conversation, we lost Belizean territory. Remember that song about not a blade of grass? Talk to Mr. Elrington about that now!

Mr. Barrow needs to do something else he is not very good at.

He now needs to listen. He needs to listen to what people have been saying. He needs to bring the Opposition on board because the Opposition offers the greatest expertise on Guatemalan negotiations. Mr. Barrow needs to put politics aside and realize that much more is at risk than his pride.

The Opposition has been saying that if the people decide a referendum is the way, then all power to the people. But going to the ICJ with Wilfred Elrington leading the way, and with so much lost already, is a real risk.

When it comes to Guatemala, the best isn’t coming. Belizeans should know that by now.

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wins Women’s Cross Country

Belize City, March 13, 2015 Team C-Ray’s Kaya Cattouse won the 27th annual Women’s Cross Country Cycling Classic beating defending champ Alicia Thompson in the sprint to the finish in front the BTL Park in Belize City on Sunday.

Kaya rode the 68 miles from the Coronation Park in San Ignacio to the finish line on Newtown Barracks in 4:24:15; winning the $3,000 1st prize, a round trip for 2 on Maya Island Airways, and 2 trophies. Kaya had won Cross country champ in 2012.

Results: 2nd/Queen of the Hills - Alicia Thompson – Team Belize Bank Swoosh – 4:24:15 - $1,500 prize 3rd Patricia Chavarria – Team C-Ray – 4:24:23 - $750 prize & trophy 4th Gabrielle Lovell – Team DigiCell 4G – 4:24:28 - $150 prize & trophy 5th Gina Lovell - Team DigiCell 4G – 4:31:29 – $75 prize & trophy 6th/1st Youth – Paulita Chavarria – Team C-Ray – 4:49:21 Alicia Thompson also won a trophy for with 23pts

Taye Parkinson & Amiri Hoare win SMART table tennis champs

Taye Parkinson U19 champ

Belize City, March 13, 2016 Taye Parkinson of St. Joseph’s RC School was awarded as the most developed young table tennis player of 2015 by Belize Table Tennis Association. He showed why when he won the 18 & Under championship as well as the 12 & Under division in the SMART national junior ranking table tennis championships hosed by the BTTA at the Belize Elementary auditorium on Sunday.

The 15 & Under division championship was won by Amiri Hoare.

12 and Under Division 1st Place – Taye Parkinson 2nd Place – Devesh Hukmani 3rd Place – Jude Castellanos 4th Place – Andrew Jaramillo 15 and Under Division 1st Place – Amiri Hoare 2nd Place - Latrell Solis 3rd Place - Rohit Pagarani 4th Place – Desire Amagwula 18 and Under Division 1st Place – Taye Parkinson 2nd Place - Latrell Solis 3rd Place – Amiri Hoare 4th Place – Samron Pott

National Athletics Championships Results Belize City, March 13, 2016 Here are the results of the National Amateur Athletic Championships at the Marion Jones Stadium in Belize City over the weekend.

Female 200m 1st Faith Morris - 28.24 seconds Men’s 200m 1st Mark Anderson - 21.29 secs 2nd James Bregal - 22.93 secs 3rd Hance Card - 22.94 secs 4th Ajani Requena - 23.38 secs Men’s 400m 1st Mark Anderson - 49.34 secs 2nd Hance Card - 51.72 secs 3rd Rondre Lewis - 52.25 secs 4th Ajani Requena - 53.45 secs Female 100m 1st Tricia Flores - 12.47 secs 2nd Faith Morris - 12.66 secs 3rd Jada Parchue - 13.85 secs Men’s 100m 1st Shaun Gill - 10.58 secs 2nd James Bregal - 11.03 secs 3rd Fred Usher Jr - 11.38 secs 4th Ashton Usher - 11.67 secs 5th Brandon Flores - 11.77 secs Men’s 1,500 meters 1st Albert Davis - 4:45.39 2nd Kennion Moreira - 4:52.92 3rd Amir Ramos - 4:54.44 4th Giovanni Baizar - 5:05.39 Men’s High Jump

1st Jorge Jimenez - 1.73 meters 2nd Martin Flowers - 1.70m 3rd Jamel Webster - 1.50m Shot Put 1st Justin Awe - 11.88 meters 2nd Antoine Gillett - 8.34 meters Female Long Jump 1st Ashantie Carr - 5.0 meters Triple Jump 1st Ashantie Carr - 10.89 meters Male Long jump 1st Ezhay Cayetano - 6.47 meters

Mark Anderson wins 200m

All winners

Faith Solis wins 200m 2nd Jorge Jimenez - 6.26 meters 3rd Martin Flowers - 6.16 meters Men’s Triple Jump 1st Kenneth Bracket 13.99 meters 2nd Martin Flowers 13.05 meters Men’s 800 meters 1st Ernesto Villafronco 2:02.11 2nd Kennion Moreira 2:09.23 3rd Amir Ramos - 2:18.30 4th Alexander Alvarado 2:18.44 Men’s 4 x 400m Relay 1st Mark Anderson, Ashton Usher, Leon Guild, Fred Usher - 3:40.44.

2nd Shaun Gill, Hance Card, Kennion Moreira, Rajeen Arzu - 3:42.00.

3rd Ezhay Cayetano, Kenneth Brackett, Ernesto Villafranco, Martin Flowers 3:46.70 4th Alexander Alvarado, James Bregal, Timothy Mena, Ajani Requena- 3:52.72.

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Ladyville Tech & Gwen Liz: Ready for Softball Nationals!

EP Yorke’s Shana Bood

Belize City, March 12, 2015 The Ladyville Technical High School girls and Gwen Lizarraga High School boys are preparing for the high school softball championship to be held at the Elston Galvez field in Roaring Creek Village on Friday and Saturday, March 18-19.

The Ladyville girls and Gwen Liz boys will represent the Central Zone. Ladyville’s Elma Wade pitched a 5-inning no-hitter, striking 7 batters for their 12-0 win in championship win against the E.P. Yorke High School girls at the Rogers Stadium in Belize City last Saturday.

In the championship finals, Gwen Liz pitcher Devontae Middleton struck out 11 batters to lead the Gwen Liz boys to 7-5 win against St. John’s College.

Ladyville Tech

Gwen Liz

SMART Hurricanes are No.1 in NEBL basketball Belize City, March 11, 2016 The SMART Hurricanes are currently in the top spot of the 2016 National Elite Basketball League (NEBL) tournament with a 9 win -1 loss record.

They posted their 9th win 78-69 against two-time national champs the San Pedro Tigersharks at the Belize Elementary gymnasium last Friday.

Hurricanes’ Farron Louriano top scored with 29 pts and 11 rebounds; and Brian “Brybo” White also had doubles 13pts and 17 rebounds. Last year’s MVP Darwin “Puppy” Leslie hit a long trey to score 9pts, 9 rebounds. Jacob Leslie drained in 2 treys for 8pts and Akeem Watters added 6pts.

Tigersharks’ American import Caleb Sutton led with 17pts and 4 rebounds, and Gene Myvett added 12 pts and 5 rebounds. Jamal Kelly hit a long trey for 9pts; and Andrew Ortiz added 8pts, 11 rebounds. Tyrone “Mission” Edwards and Raul Roches scored 6pts apiece.

Gwen Liz’ Devontae Middleton

Grace Kennedy & Unitedville Rebels win softball competition Roaring Creek, March 13, 2016 Defending Cayo softball champs, Roaring Creek Grace Kennedy and the Unitedville Rebels posted big wins when the2016 Raymond Garbutt senior female softball competition kicked off with 3 games at the Raymond Garbutt Field in Roaring Creek Village on Sunday.

Winning pitcher Leandra Guy led the Grace Kennedy ladies from Roaring Creek to a 12-1 win by mercy rule over Belmopan Capital City Emeralds. Grace Kennedy’s Shadalee Ho walloped Dominga Tut’s pitching to hit a home run at the bottom of the 1st inning.

Pitcher Nikita Perez led the Unitedville Rebels United to an 8-0 victory by mercy rule over Esperanza Wolverines in the second game of the afternoon. Rebels United’s Indira Ireland walloped Shareenie Soberanis’ pitching to hit the 1st home run of the season at the top of the 3rd inning.

The Belmopan Bandits and their pitcher Kenreen Gillet got the easy bye to a 7-0 win when the Camalote girls were a no show for the 1st game of the afternoon.

Jamal Kelly vs Clency Lopez

Other Matches: Belmopan Bandits vs. No Limit – 70-81 Top scorers: Jarrel “Bird” Velasquez, Nick Brown 17pts Cayo Western Ballaz vs. Dangriga Warriors – 66-61 (Sacred Heart Auditorium, San Ignacio) To scorer: James Milton, 22 pts No Limit vs. Orange Walk Running Rebels – Win by Forfeit Griga Warriors vs. Independence Thunderbolts – 111-77 (Ecumenical College Auditorium, Dangriga) Top scorer: Daniel “Buddy” Nolberto, 21pts Upcoming Games, Friday 9PM Cayo Western Ballaz at Belize City No Limit Smart Belize Hurricanes at Dangriga Warriors Belmopan Bandits at Orange Walk Running Rebels San Pedro Tiger Sharks at Independence Thunderbolts

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20 MAR

THE BELIZE TIMES Jazz Global Incorporated # 150,842 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (4) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Jazz Global Incoporated:

a) is in dissolution b) commenced dissolution on the 10th day of March, 2016; and c) Cititrust International Inc. who address is 35 Barrack Road, Third Floor, Belize City, Belize is the Liquidator of the Company.

Cititrust International Limited Registered Agent

Meyercom Ltd. #81,936 (“the Company”)

Pursuant to Section 102 (8) of the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 270 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, notice is hereby given that Meyercom Ltd. has been dissolved as at 10th March, 2016 and has been struck off the Register of International Business Companies.

PMC Group (Belize) Ltd. Registered Agent

For Sale

By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 18th day of September, 2012, between SHERETT MUSCHAMP of Independence Village, Stann Creek District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 22 of 2012 at Folios 119 – 148, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 713 comprising 615.270 Square Meters situate in Independence Village, Stann Creek District, bounded and described as shown by Plan No. 404 of 2012 and dated the 9th day of July, 2012, attached to Minister’s Fiat Grant No. 404 of 2012 TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 15th day of March, 2016.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorney-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

2016

For Sale

By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 9th day of July, 2014, between ANTUANETTA MARGARITA GILLETT of No. 85 Fresh pond, Burrell Boom Village, Belize District, Belize of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded at the Land Titles Unit as Instrument LTU-201401207, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 85 comprising 0.22 AC. situated in Boom Pine Ridge Area on the Boom Hattieville Road, Belize District as shown on a plan of Sub-division prepared by Kenneth A. Gillett, Licensed Land Surveyor and registered at the Lands and Surveys Department in Belmopan, Cayo District in Register No. 16 Entry No. 7252 TOGETHER with all buildings, erections and developments standing and being thereon.

DATED this 15th day of March, 2016.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorney-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

For Sale

By Order of the Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd., a company duly registered under the Companies Act, Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition, 2000, and having its registered office at Cor. Albert and Bishop Streets, Belize City, Belize, hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Mortgagee under a Deed of Mortgage made the 23rd day of August 1999, between CAROL YOUNG of Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District, of the one part, and SCOTIABANK (BELIZE) LTD., of the other part, and recorded in Deeds Book Vol. 26 of 1999 at Folios 857 – 880, the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the schedule hereto.

All offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing and full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from the said Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. SCHEDULE ALL THAT LEASEHOLD INTEREST IN ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Lot No. 11 situate in Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District and bounded as follows:- On the Northeast for 120.00 feet by Lot No. 10; On the Southeast for 70.42 feet by a Road Reserve; On the South for 60.68 feet by Well Road; On the Southwest for 130.20 feet by Lot No. 12 and; On the Northwest for 47.43 feet by a Portion of Lot No. 25; containing 1272.92 S.Y. as shown on Plan No. 1399 at the office of the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys TOGETHER with all buildings and erections standing and being thereon.

DATED this 15th day of March, 2016.

MUSA & BALDERAMOS LLP 91 North Front Street Belize City Attorney-at-Law for Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd.

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MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR ORANGE WALK DISTRICT Licensed Auctioneer NOEL J. CODD will sell the following properties at NOEL J. CODD office located in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District on Wednesday 30 March, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 1911. Property contains 4 bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, Living, Kitchen and dining area. The building is also comprised of 1786 S.FT. Being the Fee Simple property of Ana B. Castillo.

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcel 421 Orange Walk Town Registration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 711.11 square yards as shown on R.I.M Subject property is located in front of the B.S.I. football field. Property belongs to Amory Jacobs

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being block 4 Parcel 3871 Orange Walk Town Registration section. The subject building is 1,260 square feet containing 5 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 livings rooms and 1 kitchen area being the Freehold property of Juan August.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 1045.045square meters being Lot 648 situated in Trial Farm village, Orange Walk District. Property is vacant lot. Being the Fee Simple property of Melbourne Rodriguez

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN TRIAL FARM being Registration Section Trial Farm Block 4 Parcel 762, Orange Walk District, Belize. The property contains 3 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, living, kitchen, and dining area being the freehold property of Benjamin Torres.

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 284/1, TRIAL FARM REG. SECTION BLOCK 4, O/ WALK. Property contains 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, Living and kitchen area. Property for Lisandro Vargas

All that piece or parcel of land being lot No.72 situate at the corner of Evelyn & St. Peter Street,Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Being Block 4 Parcel 1618 Orange Walk TownRegistration Section, Orange Walk District and containing 479.3 square meters. The subject building is a 2 storey concrete structure. Main level having 8 bedrooms, 1 part-bath,and living area. 2nd level 3 bedrooms,2 full bath, family room, laundry room, living, dining and kitchen. THE LOWER FLOOR IS USED AS DOCTOR’S OFFICE THE UPPER AS RESIDENCE. BUILDING IS IN VERY GOOD STATE being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro

All that piece or parcel of land containing 645.890 s. m.3744 Cor. Palmar Boundary Road & Macal River Street, Orange Walk.

The Subject Building comprises 1,360sft.

The same is occupied as a family home of 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms, complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Being the freehold property of Roger Tun.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Orange Walk being Registration Section Orange Walk Town, Block 4 Parcel 4255, Orange Walk district. The property has 775 square feet and contains three bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Dr. Jose Lahera.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land containing 614.2 square meters, situated at 2186 Aurora Street Orange Walk District. The building is a concrete bungalow structure of 1140 square feet. The building has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living/ kitchen area and a dining area. Being the Freehold property of Lorraine and William Usher.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land containing 642.82 square meters. Being parcel 1460, Block 4, Registration Section Orange Walk Town .The building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 934 square feet. The structure was renovated in 2015. It is a family dwelling of 2bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen, a dining area and a living room area. Being the Fee simple property of Lionella Chell.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN Orange Walk being Registration Section Ann Gabourel Block 4 Parcel 1814. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Levy Blanco.

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All that piece or parcel of land being parcels 157 and 158, Douglas Registration Section, Block 1, and Orange Walk. The Lot 158 contains 1045.159 square meters and it’s the corner lot on the roadside. Lot 157 contains 1040.57 square meters and it’s the inside lot for which the street is not open yet. Both lots are presently in its natural state. Being the Property of Erica Cabral ALL that piece or parcel being Block 4 Parcels 623,624,625 & 631 orange Walk Town 2054.41 square meters Orange Walk Town Registration Section. Vacant Land. Being the freehold property of M.V. Imports Ltd ALL that piece or parcel Being Block 1 Parcels 228, 229, 230, 231 San Estevan Registration Section. Land measuring 657.1 sm, 710.8 sm, 641.7sm, & 729 sm respectively in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk. 39 x 39 feet Concrete bungalow structure: 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, lkitchen, dining and living room. There is also an open shed, which is used as an additional kitchen & washing area. Being the Freehold property of Wilber & Erica Vega.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, being Registration: Ann Gabourel Block: 4 Parcel: 1247/1. The property contains IA 26’ X 24’, 2 BEDROOMs, BUNGALOW DWELLING HOUSE being the leasehold property of Felix Rejon

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PEICE OF LAND, IN ORANGE WALK being Registration Section Ann Gabourel, Block 4, Parcel 2755 being the freehold property of Van Clarke.

ALL THAT Being Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk Town Registration section being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 3706, Orange Walk District, Belize. 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, kitchen and dining area being the freehold property of Ester Vargas.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 348.33sm being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 1473 ANN GABOUREL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located at #49 Yo Creek & San Joaquin St., Orange Walk Town. The Subject Building is a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of 1971sft, including open area. The same serves as a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence with kitchen/dining and living room areas. House was originally constructed in 1998 and renovated in 2011.

House is 50% tiled, plastered and painted.

There is also a second structure within the lot that is currently used as a store room.

Property of Edison & Rosita Johnson.

Lease property being lot no. 309 Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District, containing 1200.467 sqyds Two storey concrete structure; 2400 sqft Main: 1 living, dining, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 2 bath rooms,laundry room Second Level - 80% completed: 1 living room, dining, kitchen , full bath, 4 bed rooms being the Leashold property of Primitivo Chan

ALL THOSE THREE pieces or parcel of land containing 1,719.013 s.m. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 514,515,516. Ishwar Mahbubani

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Block 4 Parcel 1946 Orange Walk Town measuring 1199.638 sq yds. being the Freehold property of Ricardo Fabro.

ALL that piece or parcel Being Block 1 Parcels 485 & 486 San Estevan Village Lots Layout, Orange Walk and containing 1084.1 square meters (parcel 485) and 1018.6 square meters (parcel 486) respectively.

Land only Property of Amelio Cansino.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 464.454 s. m. being lot no. 3235 CABBAGE STREET, Orange Walk District, Belize. The house contains 2 bedrooms, living, kitchen and dining area.

The house has an outdoor facility being the Freehold parcel of Martin Jimenez.

ALL that piece or parcel of land being BLOCK 1 PARCEL 499 SAN ESTEVAN REGISTRATION SECTION in San Estevan Village, Orange Walk Town. Land measuring 461.9 S.M. Building:Concrete bungalow house with 3 bedrooms, full bath, living, Dining, Kitchen Area and laundry room.

Being the Freehold property of Eudaldo & Macaria Patt.

All that piece or parcel of land containing 522.5 Square Meters being Registration Section Orange Walk Town Block 4 Parcel 879, Orange Walk District, Belize. Land only being the freehold property of Pabel Torres

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land being Parcel 206/1 Block 1 Miller’s Bight Registration Section containing 36.7 acres being the leashold property of Apolonio Ramirez.

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MEGA PUBLIC AUCTION SALE FOR COROZAL DISTRICT

Licensed Auctioneer Noel J. Codd will sell the following properties in front of Scotiabank (Belize) Ltd. Corozal Town Branch on Thursday 31 March, 2016 at 10:00a.m.

ALL That piece or parcel being Parcel 188 Block 1 San Jose/San Pablo Village.Containing a one storey concrete bungalow with a gross floor area of approximately 700sft.

Holding 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living/ kitchen area.Being the Freehold property of Otilio Cacerez & Macedonia Chi. ALL that piece or parcel of land being Parcel 2157/1 Block 1 in Corozal North situate in Hall’s Layout, College Road, Corozal Town Land - 727.06 sqyds, Building 47.5ft x 32.5ft-split level concrete house, Main level holds 5 bedrooms, 2 full bath, 1 kitchen and living room. Second level 2 bedrooms and a storage area. There is also a 13ft x 15 ft single building in the yard being the leasehold property of Ezekiel Gilharry.

ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 20acres being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 65 DOUGLAS RURAL REGISTRATION SECTION. Located in San Jose/San Pablo Village being the Freehold property of Vicente Escalante.

ALL THAT piece or parcel being BLOCK 4 PARCEL 428/1 SAN JOSE/SAN PABLO REGISTRATION SECTION containing 1646.7 square meters being the Leasehold property of Miguel Briceno.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 31 Block 1, PARAISO/ SANTA RITA REGISTRATION SECTION. Building:2 ½ storey with 5,013 sq. ft. with Main:- 2,294 sq. ft 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Second:- 2,077 sq. ft. 2 Bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 part bath, with kitchen, dining and living room areas and laundry room. Third:-642 sq. ft. and is used as an additional living room space being the freehold of Ramesh Buxani Co Ltd

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal North being Registration Section Corozal North Block Parcel 2146.The building is 1050 square feet it comprises of 4bedrooms, 2 Full bathrooms, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Teleford Flores.

ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 282, situated at No. 96 5th Street North, Corozal Central, Corozal Town, Land measuring 669.91 SqYds, Building - Concrete bungalow structure containing 3 bedrooms, 2 full bath, kitchen, living room, dining room, and office being the Freehold property of Froylan & America Gilharry.

AT 10:00 a.m. on site ALL that piece or parcel of land containing 2160.701 square meters. being Registration Section Indian Hill East Block 4 Parcel 523, Orange Walk District. The property currently hosts a one storey structure which is unoccupied. Being the Freehold property of Roberto Santos

ALL that piece or parcel of land being Corozal Central Registration Section Block 1 Parcel 278, located at No. 8th Street North, Corozal Town, Corozal District.

Land - 505.33 sq yds. Building - One single storey bungalow house with 1 bedroom, 1 bath, living, dining and kitchen area. The original house is 21 X 31 fully complete, with an extension that is considered 40% completed and measuring 17 X 31 being the freehold of Abimael & Monica Catch.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being parcel 510/1. REGISTRATION SECTION: SAN JOSE/SAN PABLO BLOCK: 1 PARCEL: 510/1. The Building is a 2 bedroom bungalow house. Being the leasehold property of Edwin Patt

ALL that piece or parcel being Parcel 62 Block 1 COROZAL CENTRAL REG. SECTION. Located at No 3. 4th Ave Corozal Town. Building is FULLY CONCRETE, DWELLING COMPRISING OF A PARTIAL BASEMENT WHICH CREATES A TWO-STOREY. Measuring aprox. 1800 sq ft. Property of Albertico Gongora

All that lot, parcel or piece of land in Corozal North Registration Section, Corozal North, Block 1 Parcel 846. The property contains 3bedrooms, 1 Full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. On the second floor there are 3 bedrooms on the first floor 1Full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area. The house comprise of 1200 Square feet. Being the Fee simple property of Guadalupe Anderson.

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, BEING PARCEL # 1450/1 CONSEJO ROAD S.E REG SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL District being the Leasehold of Jose Cawich

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ALL that piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 682 Libertad Village Registration Section, Corozal District Land: 10,811.87 s. y Building is a two storey concreted dwelling - Main level contain 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, kitchen, dining, living and laundry room, Second level is incomplete. According to the owner it has been sub-divided into 4 large lots. There is also a thatch house on the property a open trench that may have been initial work for a swimming pool. Being the Freehold property of Herman Botes.

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ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 57/1, BUENA VISTA REG. SECTION BLOCK 1, COROZAL. Containing Approximately 1310.6 S.Y. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NEAR CENTRALLY LOCATED LOT IN THE VILLAGE AND TWO STREETS PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN HIGHWAY.Holding a two storey concrete building: main level has 1 bed room, living and dining area. Second level has 3 bedrooms, living, dining and kitchen area.

Leasehold property for Florencia Pott

Fee Simple Property being PARCEL # 552, LIBERTAD VILLAGE REG. SECTION BLOCK # 1, Corozal District, Belize. THE PROPERTY IS A BIG AND LONG LOT containing 1799.63 S.. IT IS DEVELOPED WITH 2 HOUSES. THE 1ST HOUSE IS A TWOSTOREY WOODEN AND CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITH 5 BEDROOMS, 1 FULL BATH, KITCHEN, DINING AND LIVING. IT MEASURES ABOUT 2100 SQ. FEET. WHILE THE 2ND AT THE BACK IS WOODEN WITH A CONCRETE, BACK ADDITION WHICH GIVES IT SORT OF AN L - SHAPED and HAS ABOUT 1300 SQ. FEET. IT HAS 3 BEDROOMS LIVING DINING AND KITCHEN. PROPERTY OF EMILIO & MELVA SARMIENTO (EMILA & BALDOMINIO MONTEJO)

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All that piece or parcel containing 639.4 Square Meters, being Registration Section Grants Land Block 1 Parcel 322/1 Copper Bank, Corozal District. The property is appraised under the assumption of good marketable title in fee simple volume 28 of 2002.

The property in review has a single family bungalow residence with a gross square footage of 980 sq ft at ground floor and 260 sq ft at first floor and land 639.4 S.M. being the freehold property of Sarah Cobb

ALL THAT LOT, PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND, IN SAN ANDRES/RANCHITO being Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito Block 1 Parcel 792 Corozal District. The building contains 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, living, and kitchen area being the Freehold of Jeorge Zetina

ALL THAT piece or parcel being PARCEL 539/1,SANTA CLARA/ SAN ROMAN REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL being the leasehold property of George Moralez.

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Parcels 95 & 97 are in the name of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan and Parcels 13, 93, 225 & 302 are in the name of Leonardo Folgarait.

ALL that piece or parce being Block 3 Parcel 614 Sarteneja Registration Section, Corozal District. Vacant land measuring 1106.8 s.m. being the Freehold property of Juan Perez.

ALL THAT LOT PARCEL OR PIECE OF LAND BEING PARCEL 28,CAROLINA CALCUTTA REG. SECTION, BLOCK 1, COROZAL containing 907.43 SQUARE YARDS. THE PROPERTY IS IN KEN’S LAYOUT, AN EXPANSION OF XAIBE VILLAGE AND IS FIVE LOTS OFF THE MAIN ROAD. Building is a one storey concrete structure with 1 bath, living dining and kitchen area. Property is designed for more bedrooms but is not complete. Fee simple property of Valentin Nicholas

ALL that parcel Sarteneja Registration Section, Block 3, parcel No. 348/1 COROZAL. Structure is a mix concrete bunglow with addition at the top, holding 3 bedrooms, bath, living/dining/kitchen areas. Property of Ariolo & Diana Samos

All that piece or parcel containing 1.17 Acres being lot 5 situate approx 10 1/2 Miles On the Belize Corozal Road. Land Only being the freehold property of Noguera Sugarcane Derivatives

ALL THAT pieces or parcels of land being 1 Parcel 120 containing 50.2 acres Parcel 97 containing 14.798 acres, Parcel 95 containing 62.79 acres and Parcel 86 containing 88.16 acres situated in Libertad Rural Registration Section cane land only being the Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

ALL that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Reg Sec. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel being Block 1 Parcel 93 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Land only. Being the Fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

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All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

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THE BELIZE TIMES ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 2995 sm being Block1 Parcel 141 San Andres/ Ranchito Registration Section. The Subject Property houses 3 structures. Building No.1 is 1,200sft. and is occupied as a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home complete with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No.2: concrete two storey structure of 1,920sft. Each floor is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom space each with kitchen, dining & living room spaces. Building No. 3 is aq 1,200sft. structure with floor & walls in place only Freehold properties of Armando Martinez and Ervin Rancharan.

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, in Corozal District, being Block 1, Parcel 468, Buena Vista Village, Corozal District. The building is divided into differect secetions. The first floor is divided into three secections as follow: a left sectcion is presently being used as a one bedroom apartment. The middle section is open up from the front like a corridor and sitting area. The right section has 2 bedrooms. The second floor of the buliding is a new completed construction. Being the Fee simple property of Ricardo Gutierrez .

All that lot, parcel, or piece of land in Sarteneja being Registration Section Sarteneja Block 3 parcel 604/1. The house contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, a living, a kitchen and a dining area and comprise of 954 sq. ft.

Being the Leasehold property of Jael Cobb.

ALL that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 225 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Land with frame structure. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait All that lot, piece or parcel land being Block 1 Parcel 129 Paraiso/Santa Rita Registarion Section. Land with frame structure. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in Louisville. Being Parcel 1, Registration Section Louisville, Block 1, Corozal District. The building is 1051 square feet, it has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Saturnino Coba

All that lot, parcel or piece of land, being parcel number 571 Sarteneja Registration Section, Block 3, Corozal District. The building contains 900 square feet on the main floor and 960 square feet on the second floor. The building has 4 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 living rooms, a kitchen and a dining area. Being the Fee simple property of Leonelo Chuck.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 221 Libertad Rural Registration Section. Building is 1410 square feet.

Contains 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, a living, kitchen and family room. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1, parcels 302 Libertad Rural, Registration Section. Only being land is the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

All that lot, piece or parcel of land, in San Andres/ Ranchito. Being parcel 453, Block 1, Registration Section San Andres/ Ranchito . . The property comprises of 1128 Sq. Ft. and has 3 bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, living, Kitchen and dining area. Being the fee simple property of Patrick Smith.

All that lot, piece or parcel of land being Block 1 Parcel 53 & 54 Corozal Central Registration Section. Building is 1615 square feet 2 storey building. Lot 53 houses a radio station and studio at the top and a television studio at the bottom. Lot 54 has an out toilet, concreted courtyard/dancehall with a portion of a kitchen/bar. Being the fee simple property of Leonardo Folgarait

NOEL J. CODD Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District Tel: Office: 677-5184 cell: 624-5184 Email:noelcodd@yahoo.com

@Noel Codd Auctioneer

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A House Divided

By G. Michael Reid If we are to believe what we are being told, the sleeping dog that is the Guatemalan claim, has awakened and is growling and showing its teeth. The question is though, who is kicking this dog and for what reason.

A government press release, which was sent out on Sunday of all days, informed Belizeans that on Saturday last, Guatemalan troops “behaved in an extremely hostile and threatening manner” toward our Belize Defence Force soldiers.

According to the release, “a strongly worded note of protest” was sent to the Guatemalans by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of course, we have seen what their idea of “strongly worded” is, and to be honest, it’s usually not too impressive.

More like the kind of note that a teacher might send to a parent if a child is late a time or two.

The press release went on to inform that the “Prime Minister has convened a special meeting of the National Security Council for Monday March 14th, to further deal with this matter.” Ahah!!! Now this is really starting to sound like serious business. Of course, what the press release forgot to mention, was that said meeting had already been scheduled and that it had nothing to do with any incident at the Sarstoon. “What a tangled web is weaved…”

On Monday, the Prime Minister spoke to the press and, as he is wont to do, laid the blame for this and other recent hostilities at the feet of Wil Maheia and the Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV). According to the Prime Minister, there is a direct “casual link” between the expeditions of the BTV and hostilities which have only recently begun. A leaked communiqué from a highranking BDF official tells a different story however. According to that document, “Records show that the aggressive behaviour of the Guatemalan Navy/Military started in 2006” and before. The report, submitted by one Major Beltran, went on to report in detail many “standoff type confrontations” between our BDF soldiers and Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF). It is interesting to note that the BTV did not even exist before 2012.

The Prime Minister went on to state that there had been no “official position on the part of Guatemala saying ‘your BDF people will not be allowed to go up the Sarstoon’. That is recent. We are trying to deal with it now. That has

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happened in my view partly in consequence of what has been taking place up the Sarstoon”, meaning, the actions of the BTV. The PM went on to say that in fact, “there was a political directive that the B.D.F. is not to be (traversing the Sarstoon) … that has not happened before. This is all I’m saying. Not trying to deny that there were not incidents, but this official position that we are going to stop you, you are not to go up that river; that is what is new”.

For their part, the Guatemalans quickly responded to the diplomatic note sent by our government and not only did they deny all the allegations made but seemed to contradict everything that the Prime Minister was saying.

Now one might expect them to do exactly that, except for one reason. If there is indeed “political directive” and “official position”, why then would the Guatema-

heard anything about an incident at the Sarstoon. I had not and he said that he understood it to be serious. Lo and behold, come Sunday, the government issues a press release announcing a similar type of incident but saying that it had happened on Saturday. Now this guy is either some type of psychic with extrasensory perception or the parados was already being set.

It is also interesting that in sending out the press release, the government press office made sure to tag Wil Mehia. Now here’s a man who will make sure it gets publicized.

Normally, incidents like these are kept under wrap and understandably so. Nobody wants to alarm the public or cause any mass hysteria. As far as this Guatemala issue goes, nothing will whip up frenzy; provoke hysteria or enflame passion like the words, “Guatemala dih come”.

Belizeans will drop everything, forget every other topic and direct all attention to this one issue. If there was ever a time that this UDP government needed this stratagem, it is. It is never wise to cry wolf however.

Now I have been accused of trivializing what is in fact, a very important issue.

In his Editorial of last Friday, the Publisher had this to say, “in the days leading up to this Tuesday’s demonstration in Belmopan, PUP propagandists on their party radio station were warning many PUP members

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hue and cry was nothing but a red herring. I maintain that belief and nothing in reports and releases from either side has caused me to change that position.

But to this Guatemalan issue. It has been almost two hundred years since the Wyke-Aycinena Treaty established well defined borders between the two countries that were agreed to by both Britain and Guatemala. In a 1931 exchange of notes between British and Guatemalan ambassadors, Guatemala reaffirmed the borders as was stated in the 1859 convention. Belize became Independent in 1981 with the unanimous support of the United Nations after which we became a full-fledged member. In June of 1991, then President of Guatemala Jorge Serrano Elias, formally recognized Belize’s independence in a statement which by international law and agreements is irrevocable and irreversible. We are a member of the Commonwealth, CARICOM, SICA, OAS and any number of other nation organizations. We do not stand alone. The point is that we have no reason to exhibit such cowardice in the face of idle threats.

Let us stand strong and lobby support from our international partners.

There are a few things that we can do. First of all, we can stop shopping in Melchor. We can then withdraw our Ambassador and desist from any type of exchange; whether it be diplomatic, sporting, bandfest or whatever. Then we can mount simultaneous protests in front of Guatemalan embassies in every city where large population of Belizeans live in order to draw attention to our plight. Most important, we can adhere to our constitution and desist from naturalizing Guatemalans. Did you know that Guatemalans make up 75 percent of all naturalized immigrants? The Belize Constitution is specific on this. Section 29 (3) expressly states that: No person shall be entitled under the provisions of this part to be ca citizen of Belize or be granted citizenship of Belize if such person shows any allegiance to or is a citizen of a country which does not recognize the independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity of Belize”. Lastly and most importantly, we must put politics and other difference aside and come together in one united voice to declare, Belize is for Belizeans! May GOD help us in this effort!

According to the Prime Minister, there is a direct “casual link” between the expeditions of the BTV and hostilities which have only recently begun. A leaked communiqué from a highranking BDF official tells a different story however. lans publicly deny that they did what they are accused of doing. They certainly do not deny that they claim the river and island.

A report released by their foreign ministry reads, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms once more that the Sarstoon River belongs to Guatemala, so that as long as the territorial, insular and maritime differendum existing between both countries is not resolved definitively by the ICJ, the Government of the Republic will continue to exercise and defend its sovereignty as it has done to this point”.

Most interesting about this supposed aggression on the part of the Guatemalan military is its impeccable timing. It came immediately following the reading of a very troubling budget and the announcement of resignation by the second most powerful man in the United Democratic Party. There are other hot-button issues that would have otherwise dominated the headlines, such as persistent problems from de-risking, financial woes of the citrus industry, controversial bills being rushed through the House and a practical dismantling of the Corozal Free Zone. Guatemala however, has always been a guaranteed distraction and has been used since time immemorial by politicians on both sides of the border. By Monday morning, every talk show, every street side conversation and every facebook posting was dominated by this topic. All other topics were pushed to the back burner.

On Friday last, I was in conversation with a friend when he asked if I had

and supporters to not be distracted by the Sarstoon River demonstration, but to focus on Prime Minister Barrow’s budget speech in the House the same Tuesday morning”.

First of all, the other guys on the radio station were all for discussing this issue along with everyone else in Belize. It was I alone who kept insisting that we stay focused on the budget and other matters of concern. In fact, I went to great pains to make it clear that I was voicing a personal opinion when I suggested that this whole

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MY PERSPECTIVE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

Spring Concert at the Bliss Last Thursday March 10, 2016 the Northfield Mount Hermon School Orchestra and the Belize National Youth Orchestra took the stage at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts for a delightful Spring Concert of musical selections. The concert was fairly well attended, though the Bliss was not full to capacity. Mostly parents and friends of the musicians attended in support of their children in the Belize Youth Orchestra, and the visitors as well as our own Belizean orchestra members performed a diverse one and half hour program, commencing with the excellent playing of the Belizean and American National Anthems.

The Northfield Mount Her-

mon School Orchestra hailed from the US State of Massachusetts. Their director was Steven Bathory Peeler.

The ten-member chamber group of seven young women and three young men sounded like a full orchestra, although there were only eight violins, a cello and a double bass. They played a wide range of compositions, from a three-part piece by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Lully - “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” from the seventeenth century to the John Lennon and Paul McCartney composition “Eleanor Rigby.” Also a part of the program were selections by Brazilian, British and American composers and “March of the Toy Soldiers” from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky.

The versatility of the Northfield School Orchestra was on full display,

and the audience showed their appreciation with hearty applause. The range of sound that a small string orchestra can encompass is truly amazing, and their program was very well delivered and received.

Next, the National Youth Orchestra directed by Colville Young Jr. joined the Northfield visitors for the rousing “Theme From Star Wars.”

There were some forty or so musicians on stage for this piece, and the two dozen violins were joined by cellos, two basses, some horns, drums and percussion, and even steel drums. After the joint selection, the Youth Orchestra treated the audience to a well-rehearsed performance of “The Barber of Seville,” proving that our young Belizean musicians can hold their own beside international classical music ensembles.

Very exciting was that both orchestras collaborated for the last portion of the program in doing “Recuerdos Al Alhambra” by Spaniard Francisco Tarrega, “Orange Blossom Special” by Ervin Rouse, and finally the Belizean traditional folk song “Ding Ding Walla Walla,” and Andy Palacio/The Garifuna Collective’s “Miami,” composed by Agustina Martinez. The latter pieces were arranged for string orchestra by Colville Young Jr., and the several steel pans added an enticing local touch to the orchestral presentations. My immediate reaction was “Man, deh kids can fiddle!!”

It was a completely satisfying

short evening of classical orchestral music. The Northfield orchestra from Massachusetts had been able to play steel pans during a visit to Grace Primary School earlier in the day, and Director Bathory Peeler expressed the group’s gratitude at being able to share with Belizean musicians and participate in the Spring Program. It was clear that the group really enjoyed our Belizean warmth and hospitality.

Colville Young Jr. must be commended for spearheading the formation of our own Youth Orchestra and continuing with his associates to train and mentor all the young musicians. I cannot read music, and so I am completely in awe.

We can feel very proud of the talent and proficiency shown by our young Belizean musicians and the high standard that has been achieved through the dedication of Colville Young Jr., Chris Bradshaw and others in bringing the Youth Orchestra to where it is now. And we cannot forget, of course, the seminal work of the late Sister Therese of the Pallottine Sisters, who almost singlehandedly was responsible for the classical music training of so many young Belizeans. I wish the Belize National Youth Orchestra and all the youths only the best as they grow and develop into an ensemble that can keep bringing beautiful classical and other music to the Belizean public.

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Rallies in Brazil call for Dilma Rousseff’s removal Tens of thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets for a day of nationwide protests against President Dilma Rousseff.

Sunday’s demonstrations in major cities including Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro sounded the call for Rousseff’s impeachment as the country’s parliament remained divided on the issue.

The demonstrations were peaceful, with thousands clad in the national yellow-and-green colours and holding banners that read “Dilma out” and “Stop with corruption”.

In the capital Brasilia, protesters inflated a huge doll of Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, Rousseff’s political mentor and predecessor, wearing a striped prison uniform and chained to a ball that read “Operation Carwash” - the name of the investigation centred on Petrobras, the state oil company.

Police estimated there were about 50,000 protesters in Brasilia alone.

On the outskirts of Sao Paulo city, a few hundred government supporters wearing red shirts and holding banners that read “There will not be a coup” stood outside the home of Lula.

Nigeria mosque bombers kill 22 Two suspected female attackers blow themselves up inside and outside a busy mosque in northeastern Maiduguri city.

Two female bombers killed at least 22 worshippers in an attack on a mosque on Wednesday, Nigerian rescue officials say.

The attack took place on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri - the birthplace of the Boko Haram armed group.

Abdul Mohammed, of the State Emergency Management Agency, told The Associated Press news agency that another 17 people were wounded in the explosions early on Wednesday.

Abba Aji, coordinator of the civilian self-defence Vigilante Group, said that one bomber blew herself up inside the mosque and the second outside as survivors tried to flee.

Aji said the mosque is in Umarari on the outskirts of the city that is now the command centre of the Nigerian military’s war against Boko Haram.

While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, blame will probably fall on the insurgents.

Thousands demonstrate in major cities seeking the president’s impeachment over corruption scandal and economic crisis.

Manhunt continues in Belgium after deadly raid Police identify man killed during counterterrorism raid in Brussels and warns of two suspects who are on the run Belgian authorities have given warning that two suspects are still on the run, while identifying a man shot during a counterterrorism raid connected to last year’s Paris attacks.

The police killed a 35-year-old Algerian, Mohamed Belkaid, on Tuesday after a confrontation ensued when investigators tried to search a flat in the Brussels neighbourhood of Forest.

Belkaid was living in Belgium illegally and was only known to police and judicial authorities for a theft committed in 2014, the state prosecution said.

When investigators later entered the flat, they found a Salafist book and a Kalashnikov rifle next to Belkaid’s body.

They also discovered a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group in the flat, as well as a large amount of ammunition.

No explosives were found, the prosecution said.

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Donald Trump knocks out Marco Rubio in Florida As businessman strengthens lead, Hillary Clinton looks to sweep five Democratic primaries against Bernie Sanders US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has scored a major win in the Florida primary, dealing a bitter defeat to his rival Marco Rubio, a senator from the state, who dropped out of the race afterwards.

The former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, increased her lead in the number of delegates against her opponent Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race.

Trump was aiming to cement his lead on Tuesday and scored well in the winner-takesall Florida primary, taking all 99 of the state’s delegates with nearly 46 percent of the vote, in front of Rubio on about 27 percent.

His campaign was dealt a blow in Ohio, however, where home-state Governor John Kasich was declared a relatively comfortable winner.

The New York businessman won in North Carolina, but will split the delegates there with Texas Senator Ted Cruz.

The pair were locked in a tight battle in Missouri, with Trump slightly ahead 40.8 percent to 40.7 percent - with 99 percent of votes counted.

Argentina sinks Chinese boat for ‘illegal fishing’ Argentina’s navy said four people on the boat were rescued and arrested, as China requests full investigation.

Argentina’s navy says that it used gunfire to sink a boat Chinese-flagged boat that was fishing illegally in national waters.

China’s government said it expressed its serious concern to Argentina and called for an investigation.

The navy statement said on

Tuesday that the boat was intercepted a day earlier off the coast of Puerto Madryn, about 1,460km south of Buenos Aires.

The statement said the boat did not heed warning calls and instead tried to ram an Argentine naval vessel. Sailors then shot holes in different parts of the fishing boat, causing it to sink, the navy said.

Four people on board were rescued and arrested.

They remained in custody and were to go before a federal judge in southern Chubut province, the statement said.

The navy said it had been 15 years since one of its vessels last sank a foreign vessel fishing illegally in Argentina’s waters.

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GUATEMALA TAKES OUR RIVER A frightened Prime Minister was at a loss for what to do as a nightmare scenario was conveyed to him through the B.D.F. Guatemala had struck again. Saturday evening 12 March 2016 Guatemalan naval and military personnel turned up in their gunboat in front of the “Mennonite” board house which the government says is our Forward Operating Base.

Here is the official version from a government press release which was rushed out on Sunday. Remember the government has been caught lying in their previous press releases concerning Guatemala:“The Guatemalan Armed Force approached the Forward Operating Base, though they never actually attempted to come on to our land, and behaved in an extremely hostile and threatening manner, insisting that out troops should not be at the Sarstoon. The Belize Forces stood their ground and after some time the Guatemalan Armed Forces withdrew.

In the intervening period the BDF commander General Jones had spoken to an opposite member in Guatemala and Prime Minister Dean Barrow had sent a message to President Jimmy Morales”.

“Despite the ultimately peaceful end to the standoff it is clear that tension with Guatemala over the Sarstoon and Belize’s insistence on its sovereignty rights.... Is at an all time high”.

Channel 7, a pro-UDP television station in reporting this major development of Guatemala, in its Monday 14 March 2016 news added that “the government had informed key members of the international community, including the US and the UK. Belize is taking this incident very seriously, and the Foreign Affairs Ministry is preparing a “strongly worded protest note” to be sent to Guatemala in response.”

Please note that Channel 7 is saying “the government had informed key members of the international community”. Brothers and sisters the situation with Guatemala has gone way, way beyond just merely informing key members of the international community. Knowing this deceitful government no such thing was done. Remember, the leaders of the Caribbean countries were in Belize some weeks ago, and Guatemala had been aggressive and hostile in the Sarstoon since the middle of 2015. Our government did not brief Caricom leaders or ask for their strong condemnation of Guatemala.

You see, our government is 1000 percent committed to going to the I.C.J so they are of the view they already have matters under control.

Channel 7 also reported as we quoted above, that the Prime Minister sent a message to the President of Guatemala.

Remember now, that is the same Prime Minister who was using disparaging, insulting language towards Guatemala’s President calling him a neophyte when the President said he would be getting back Belize for Guatemala. So who is behaving like a neophyte now? Our P.M is begging the Guatemalan President to hold it down, after the President stated

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categorically what he way going to do with Belize. They must be laughing at us.

Because the government is of the lazy type, the crisis at the Sarstoon Rover was not dealt with by the National Security Council until evening 15 March. After the meeting there were interviews by the Press with the commandment of our B.D.F, the Prime Minister and the Security Minister.

It was a conference of despair, Security Minister Saldivar had very little to say, but what he did say was telling. He said on television, “We do intend to ---- the status quo in the Sarstoon with respect to the B.D.F accessing its various facilities through the river.”

The status quo is that Guatemala has taken control of the WHOLE Sarstoon River which included Belize’s portion of its territorial sovereignty. Guatemala informed the Belize government that it is exercising and enforcing Guatemalan law over the whole river and any foreigner who enter the river must get their permission. This includes our B.D.F. What is likely to happen in the months ahead in Guatemala will probably give permission to the BDF providing the BDF submit the days and times when it wishes to visit Cadenas.

As for Wil Maheia, the Sarstoon Hero and his volunteers, both the Belize and Guatemala governments wants them to be arrested and taught a lesson.

NOODLES GONE UP The now accepted food of poor people is cheap ramen noodles. It has no nutritional value, it is just a substance to full your belly when you are poor and hungry and cannot afford to eat anything else.

Thousands of boxes of ramen are imported into Belize each month to feed poor, poor people. It is a national disgrace in a country of abundant land, and crops, fruits and vegetables. Eight years of an uncaring government has brought half the population to being below the poverty level.

Now comes the news that ramen

which was fifty cents is now one dollar.

ELECTRICITY GONE UP Belize Electricity Limited will be increasing its rates by FOUR percent.

Yep! Not half a cent, or one cent by FOUR percent.

More bad news for a suffering people and a struggling economy.

And to think, BEL was supposed to be for the people of Belize.

FORTY MILLION AT BTL After announcing two years ago and twenty or ten million dollars of wasted money on 4G, the BTL company has been facie enough three months after general elections, that it will spend FORTY MILLION dollars for a new 4G LTE system. Forty million dollars in a small country with fifty percent poverty, where most young people can’t afford to go to college or sixth form.

FORTY MILLION dollars, girl, there are some people over there at BTL getting awfully rich from a public company which was supposed to be for the people of Belize.

And we still cannot hear how much of our taxes will be used to pay for the Prime Minister’s ego trip in seizing the telephone company.

AND GAS PRICES And gasoline prices remain sky high in Belize. This is the result of criminals in high places in charge. Petrol is at its lowest global prices ever, yet in Belize they keep stealing us in front of our eyes.

In Belize City, eight dollars for regular and nine dollars for premium.

No wonder the cost of living is so high.

NO PLACE TO LIVE Belize is no place for young people.

There is no future in this country for our bright, wonderful teenagers and young people in their twenties.

There are no jobs. There are no job opportunities. There is no housing for our young to marry and raise a family. There is no land to call our own. There is no factory.

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There is no business loan at real low interests where enterprising young people could open a business.

There is no fairness in this country.

The government is run by greedy gangsters who are all for themselves.

The situation is dread.

DRINK MORE WATER Scientists have released the results of a recent study published in one of their journals this week.

They say by drinking more water each day, you can cut down on as much as 1400 calories from your weekly food intake.

They say by drinking three extra cups of water each day you will cut down about 250 calories per day.

Can you dig it? Water which we take for granted in a huge health factor.

Imagine what the research will reveal about coconut water, that miracle drink so abundant in Belize.

DONALD TRUMP The voting process to select who will represent the two major parties for the post of President of the USA in November is an interesting and intriguing process.

MSNBC coverage is delightful, as is the analysis on Al Jazeera . So fed up are millions of Americans with their political process that a weird person like Donald Trump remains the front runner for the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton s being challenged by a seventy year old avowed socialist who has millions of young American supporting socialism in Amerikkka.

In Belize the party in power is rampant capitalism with all its greed and corruption.

EASTER IS COMING Already the winds they are a blowing.

This is March and April and May, the best months of the year.]

Next week Thursday will be half day across Belize. Then Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

We all need to just let it all hang out and head to the watering holes.

What a thing if when we return Tuesday morning we hear Guatemala tek Toledo.

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COUPLE CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE AT COROZAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Corozal Town, March 11, 2016 A couple from Corozal Town has accused the medical staff of the Corozal Community Hospital of negligence with the administration of care to their 4 year old daughter.

Zoila Botes and her commonlaw husband Josue Perez say that their child, Alexie, was taken to the hospital on Sunday March 6th after she was not feeling well, but after receiving poor care and treatment with an injection and arriving home, their child’s condition only got worse.

Two hours after the child received treatment at the hospital she began suffering seizures. Her parents returned her to the hospital, only to find out that no one knew which medication was given to the child through injection.

This, said the child’s step-father, is unacceptable. “…when we arrived over there they asked us how old is the little girl and that is all that they asked and then from there the nurse asked the doctor what should he do, so he came back and give her a shot, the little girl not even see the doctor, the doctor not even check the little girl. The nurse was the one that checked the little girl and she give her the shot. He told us that is it just wait thirty minutes and we waited thirty minutes. We came back and

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Zoila Botes and Josue Perez

checked and then he told us that she is ok and she can go home and then when we came home two hours later the little girl start convulse,” Perez shared.

The child’s mother said that when they rushed back to the hospital, the hospital staff didn’t seem to think that they had an emergency. “…when we reached they didn’t want to check her. It actually took them about ten minutes before anyone even came close to her. By that time she was still shaking. They told us to uncover her, we were scared so they asked us what they gave her and we told them we don’t know. We trusted that they were giving her the right injection, we were just making sure that she felt better so when they asked we said we don’t know

and they asked the nurse to check the data entry and they said that nothing has been registered so they didn’t know what they had given her two hours earlier so what the doctor said to us is that let us give her a hydrocortisone just in case it is an allergic reaction, they didn’t touched her, they just laid her on the bed and give her the hydrocortisone, took her temperature and told us to wait, we kept asking, he asked the doctors what was given to her and why is this happening and she could not give us and explanation since there was no data entry as to what she received two hours earlier,” commented Botes.

The lack of a proper register for medication used meant that no one has been able to verify what exactly took place the first time the child went to the hospital.

Neither of the parents know what caused the seizures and they believe it is related to the unknown medication given via injection. “…a mistake like this could have caused her life and that is why

we are more concerned of the neglect that is going on at the hospital and for us to be getting that kind of treatment,” remarked Botes.

While the parents have asked for an investigation, hospital authorities are denying that there was any malpractice. The hospital’s Chief of Staff Dr. Jorge Sajia explained that the child was handled as any other regular patient would. “…the patient was given immediate medical attention, was administered medication injected and the patient was evaluated 30 minutes after and given a full physical examination and concluded with tonsillitis. I spoke to the doctor and the doctor told me that they explained it to the relative that the patient had a tonsils infection and she was discharged with a 37.8 Celsius which means that the fever was coming off and sent home with medications to go home,” reported Dr. Sajia He admitted that while there was a problem with data filing, the medical care was adequate.

As to the seizures, Dr. Sajia explained that seizures could have been caused by the high fever and chills the child was experiencing.

He indicated that the Hospital does not conduct investigations if the persons making allegations do not take their concerns to the proper authorities.

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