Belize Times November 17, 2013

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Whistleblower, Alvarine Burgess

Edmund Castro is on thin ice

Coming For Castro Whistleblower: U.S. has Castro

on tape!!!

US Embassy in Belmopan where the interrogation took place

PUP Leader proposes solution to BSI/BSCFA Impasse Pg. 2

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After Monday’s show the UDP are shaking with fear

UDP Hotbed of Corruption!

Government steals land from US national, then rewards culprits

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UB in Crisis!

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SPECIAL pull-out Garifuna Feature INSIDE: page 13 See English version on Facebook/Belize Times

Blessed Garifuna Settlement Day

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PUP Leader proposes solution to BSI/BSCFA Impasse

Party Leader’s Message on 2013 Garifuna Settlement Day

Delay in Crop Season could cripple industry

The contributions of the Garifuna people to the building of this nation Belize are many. One very distinguishing mark on Belize has been in the area of education from the remote villages of yester-year to present day local education institutions. The journey has been an arduous one. History has distinguished them as among all Belizeans, the Garifuna people have been the ones whose immediate ancestors confronted their own death through the genocidal efforts of the British against them in St. Vincent during the late 18th century. Such extreme trauma has generated a deep faith in God among the present day people. There is also a trust in the goodwill of Ancestors. Garifuna spiritualism whose distinguishing feature is the faith in the Ancestral Spirits is a belief system that is based on lineal kinship and hinges on cultural practices of re-affirming obligatory social ties. These are the underlying topics covered in the theme of this year’s celebrations, which reads as follows: “AWANSE WAMÁ LIDAN ABAN LAU LAREINI BUNGIU LUMA HABAYARAHAN ÁHARI. Let us progress in unity with God’s goodness and the protection of our ancestor”.

The theme is timely for all Belizeans as we as a people are faced with many challenges which adversely affect our very existence as a country. Garifuna people through their belief system have hope for better. Let us hold hands and unite with our Garifuna Brothers and Sisters in effecting progress in our country. Let us give thanks to the Ancestors for the courage to have Hope.

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Lichügüdina PUP Gíbeti hadewese Garinagu lidan labunawagúniwa barüwa le Balisi. Aban hárigi hougien amu luagu Balisi, hawadigimari lidan furendei lúmagien lidan lidiseágei büri lirahüñü ageiraü lúmagien yübü dagá tumoun büri luban furendei uguñe weyu.

Dereti éibuguni le. Lidan lóuragate Balisi, hayunagu tima Garinagu hádagien sun Balisina, gagibuguabáña luma háfaagun Ingüleisi lun hagumuchaguágüdünia Yurumei lougien bian san irumu guentó. Ladüga lanarime hásügürü, aba lahulilidun hafíen lidan Bungiu uguñe weyu. Anihein gíen aban emenigini hawagu Áhari. Lidan hafien Garinagu lidan le mama lanina ügürügü le tima ámubei hafíen hadan Háhari Iúnagu, aban afíeni le añuruti luagu iduheguaü, arufudúa ligía lidan lawiwanduniwa “au bun amürü nu”, afíeni lau duéigua hamá houngua. Ligía büri le lidan bei ichügüdinaü lun fedu lau irumule: “AWANSE WAMÁ LIDAN ABAN LAU LAREINI BUNGIU LUMA HABAYARAHAN ÁHARI”.

Lídan ñei dan Ichügüdinaü le houn sun Balisina lidan le awanha la gagibugua luma bugan güraguati le gawarati asta lun lagumuchaguágüdüni wageira.Hemenigitian Garinagu lídangien hafíen lau aniheinbei la buidutimáti. Ragügua wamá úhobu óundara wagía me hama wabirien Garinagu lun wawanseragüdüni wageira. Ru wamá seremei houn Áhari luagu gurasu lun hemenigi meme wamá.

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Orange Walk Town, November 13, 2013 Opposition Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca has proposed a solution to the ongoing impasse between the Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) over whether cane farmers should or should not collect payments for the waste material known as bagasse which is produced by the sugar cane delivered to the mill.

Hon. Fonseca has said that the parties must agree to an equitable formula which would see BSI recover the substantial investment it has made into establishing the cogeneration plant, but also that cane farmers should be awarded payments on a graduated scale for their stake in the industry.

The Opposition Leader urged both BSI and the BSCFA to come to the table to discuss the matter.

Otherwise, he warned, “the repercussions of any delay or interruption to the start of the crop season could be devastating to an already vulnerable industry”.

Impasse continues Up to press time, BSI and the BSCFA continue at loggerheads over the issue even though the proposed November 25th opening of the 2013/2014 looms. The BSCFA has been on an aggressive media campaign on radio and television morning talk shows, winning the hearts and minds of the grassroots people and gathering national support. In response, BSI issued a statement on Tuesday (published as an advertisement in this week’s issue) to clarify matters. In the statement, BSI rebukes the BSCFA’s demands.

“It is not reasonable or just for the BSCFA to expect a return where it has made no investment,” claimed BSI’s press release.

This position has been held by BSI for several years now, even before its recent takeover by U.S. Company, American Sugar Refining Inc. As far back as 2009, when a similar, but less-heated debate had surfaced, former BSI Group of Companies CEO Joe Montalvo said cane farmers can’t expect to get “something for nothing”.

Old Arguments BSI’s former Financial Director, Belizario Carballo, had explained that it was BSI’s investment, a $126 million loan which could not be sustained and eventually threw the company into near-collapse, which saw the cogeneration plant become a reality.

Carballo had also indicated that once BSI buys the sugar cane from farmers, it becomes the property of BSI. Those arguments, from as far back as 2009, have been recycled in 2013.

There are a few new arguments including an assertion that BSI has had to singlehandedly invest $20 million over the past 30 years, prior to BelCogen, to deal with the proper disposal of bagasse. BSI accused the cane farmers of disinterest, prior to bagasse being used to produce electricity.

Cane Farmers look to agreement But the strength of the BSCFA’s arguments is

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not only that it is the farmers‘ blood-andsweat-produced sugar cane that makes everything possible for them and BSI, but also an agreement signed by both parties requiring the negotiation of payments for sugar as well as any other by-product from sugar cane that becomes a source of revenue for BSI. The BSCFA has proposed that cane farmers be paid $10 per ton of bagasse from cane delivered to the mill.

Over the past two years BelCogen (BSI’s cogeneration plant) has earned $32 million from the production of electricity by turning the waste material into renewable energy. BSI sells electricity to Belize Electricity Limited.

No resolution?

BSI has called on the BSCFA “to move forward in a constructive manner” and has invited them to a meeting on November 19th (a national holiday) to work out issues such as “extension services and technical support”. But the BSCFA has indicated that they won’t attend any meeting unless the payment of bagasse is up for negotiation and if such negotiation does not take place, then they will boycott the start of the crop season. BSI, on the other hand, does not see the need to discuss the bagasse issue.

Until both parties are willing to compromise their staunch positions, the next crop season is at risk or at least bound to have a rocky start. As previous years have shown, cane farmers led by the BSCFA, have not been afraid to take a stand even it means putting their livelihoods at risk.

Whether BSI’s new ownership has the will to compromise is another matter.

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Coming For Castro Whistleblower: U.S. has Castro on tape!!!

Belize City, November 13, 2013 “Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do when they come for you”… goes a popular song used in American movies before the cops make a sensational arrest of a criminal. For UDP representative Edmund Castro, the lyrics to this song must be ringing in his ears after it was alleged on Monday that special agents of the United States in Belize have a secret audio recording of him engaged in one of his many dealings.

The revelation was made by whistleblower Alverine Burgess, who has made serious allegations against Castro, a UDP Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport. Mrs. Burgess, who has known Castro for many years, has alleged that the UDP Minister personally benefitted from the processing of visas for Chinese nationals through his Belmopan office. She said the price for each visa was $2,000.

While appearing on Channel 5’s Dickie Bradley Special on Monday of this week, Mrs. Burgess dropped a bombshell revealing that after going public with the allegations, she was

called in by the United States Embassy located in the City of Belmopan and was interrogated by agents for over three hours. During the many hours of interrogation, the agents, according to Burgess, showed her a computer which contained an audio file of a conversation she had with Castro and another individual. The conversation is said to be related to the allegations and is part of the U.S. Embassy’s own investigations into the scandal.

The agents were thorough with their questioning about the visa and passport scandal. They took down notes and reviewed the information given, at times asking Mrs. Burgess to repeat and clarify her accounts in order to tie pieces together. At one point, said the brave whistleblower, the agents showed her files of dozens of photos and asked her to verify whether any of them had been facilitated with visas or passports.

Mrs. Burgess described the episode at the U.S. Embassy as a “torment” to her soul and said that the experience was so awful that she cried upon leaving.

The revelation has the UDP shaking in their boots. If the U.S. Embassy have Castro on tape, then how many tapes are there and how many more UDP Ministers have been caught red handed by Uncle Sam? Let’s just say quite a few of them must be worried.

The UDP’s cowardly and failed attempts to threaten and pay off Mrs. Burgess from continuing to expose UDP wrongdoing cannot even be considered with the U.S. Embassy. The UDP are worried sick, so much that their UDP Chairman Alberto August turned to Facebook to try to trigger national alarm, claiming that “the US Embassy is bloody recording our conversations…

Right down to the conversations of our elected officials…Are they listening to our Prime Minister’s conversations…”

It seems that the hypocritical former clandestine S.I.S. operations agents doesn’t know that Belizeans have been watching in horror as the UDP brings down Belize to its lowest point and have been wondering what it will take to put a stop to

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While August asked what authority the U.S. Embassy has to spy on them, he should first explain how his Party in Government has abused its own authority to disrespect the laws and constitution of the land by passing exploitative and draconian laws that tap phones and emails, abusive Police gang-type units which violate citizens’ rights, and how corruption has become rampant in the UDP administration.

As the song goes, what you gonna do Castro and Penner…what you gonna do when they come for you?

PUP NOTICE Belize Rural North Standard Bearer Convention The People’s United Party Standard Bearer Convention for the Belize Rural North Electoral Division is scheduled for Sunday, December 1st, 2013

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SENATE DISGRACE

By Francis W. Fonseca On Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 the Senate met in Belmopan. The highlight of the meeting was the tabling of a Motion by Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman seeking approval for the appointment, pursuant to Standing Order 69, of a Special Select Committee of the Senate “to investigate and inquire into all policies, processes, procedures and the issuance of nationality certificates, passports and visas in the Ministry of Immigration and Nationality and to investigate any and all wrongdoing, mismanagement or corruption in the issuance of Belizean nationality certificates, pass-

ports and visas�.

The Special Select Committee was to be comprised of 5 Senators being one from the Government, one from the opposition, and the three senators appointed by the social partners.

The Motion was presented and debated and then voted upon. The three opposition Senators and the three social partner Senators all spoke in strong support of the Motion and voted in favor of it. All six Government senators towed the UDP line and voted against the Motion, including the Leader of Government Business Senator Godwin Hulse, himself once a champion of transpar-

ency and accountability.

Senator Hulse should have, in the first place, recused himself from this debate and vote. It is his Ministry which is at the center of this investigation and inquiry and it is clearly a conflict of interest for him to be participating in this debate and vote.

It is nothing short of an absolute disgrace for the UDP government and Senators to arrogantly ignore the overwhelming outcry from the Belizean people for an indepen-

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dent inquiry into this UDP corruption scandal. The opposition, unions, churches and business community stand united on this matter. If majority rule is what the UDP is all about then they must be made to understand that together we represent an overwhelming majority of the Belizean people.

The actions of the Senate President in casting an illegal vote must be challenged and the clerk of the national assembly’s efforts to interfere in the debate must be rebuked in the strongest possible terms.

The leader of Government Business Senator Godwin Hulse hurriedly adjourned the meeting amidst confusion and uncertainty.

The message from the UDP Government and Senators was loud and clear, to hell with the constitution, to hell with the standing orders, to hell with the Belizean people, we must protect the interests of our UDP. WHAT A SHAME AND DISGRACE!!

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EDITORIAL PUP MEANS LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE “Continuing to proudly empower our children in their Garifuna language” Theme – GSD 2013 Language is the art of communicating.

This year there is something explosive about the thirty-sixth celebration of Garifuna Settlement Day in Belize. The holiday celebrates the settlement of the Garifuna people in Belize after being exiled from the Grenadines by the British army.

The Garifuna culture in Belize is a vibrant and colorful one and will be on full display all around the country with special attention in villages and towns in southern Belize, like Hopkins, Seine Bight, Barranco, Dangriga and Punta Gorda.

The holiday is one thing. But the fact is that the UDP have acted like “one day Christians” to us as Garifuna people.

Imagine, that the culture capital of Belize is said to be Dangriga. Yet, Dean Barrow over looked and snubbed all the talent and competence of us Garinagu The UDP chose a cultural ambassador that is not a Garifuna. The insult to us Garinagu is that he chose his son who is a convicted criminal. What happened to Adrian the Doc Martinez? What happened to Pen Cayetano? What happened to Roy Cayetano? The BELIZE TIMES could go on with a long list.

Contrast this with the PUP, under whom the legendary Andy Palacio was commissioned by the PUP as musical ambassador, long before the world awarded him as a UNESCO artist for peace.

We forget that the UDP disrespected Dr. Theodore Aranda who although he was the highest ranking elected leader in the UDP after the 1979 general elections, the UDP, as a party, cut his throat using Curl Thompson and unceremoniously installed the unelected Manuel Esquivel as their party leader in 1982.

The UDP did this despite Aranda’s successful leadership of that Party between 1979-1982 where despite internal divisions, the UDP retained control of three towns in the December 1981 municipal elections because of Aranda.

Dr. Ted’s sin against the UDP at the time was his ethnicity.

The UDP do not respect Garifuna, look as recent as their last administration of 2008-2012 when they insulted a Garifuna elected official.

Arthur Roches, though a huge political disappointment, was barely allowed to be a Minister of State. Looking back Roches’ boss in the Ministry of Health was the scandal ridden Pablo Marin. Seriously?

Look at the facts even today, not a single Garifuna has been appointed by the UDP in their government. It has to be said that this is an administration where there was a President of senate and the appointment of 4 unelected ministers/ senators. Not a single one of them is Garifuna.

Barrow did this on purpose. Now he needs to explain it to the people of Belize.

PUPs must toot their own horn. Only the PUP can boast that the first Garifuna elected to political office in the General Elections was in 1954. He was Nathaniel Cacho. Then again in 1957 with David Mckoy and Faustino Zuniga.

The PUP must stand up and acknowledge the respect that they have for the Garifuna people in real leadership positions.

In fact, it is only through the PUP that Garifuna women have been shown their rightful respect.

Two specific examples are the appointment of the Hon. Sylvia Flores as the powerful Minister of Defense and the appointment of the first Belizean female judge of the Supreme Court who is also a Garifuna.

The PUP must let the people know that not only is the current Secretary General of PUP, I. Myrtle Palacio, a decorated and highly respected elder of the Garifuna Community, but that our PUP Area Representative for the Dangriga Constituency, Hon. Ivan Ramos is the direct blood line and cherished Grandson of Thomas Vincent Ramos.

As is general social knowledge, Garifuna Settlement Day was created by Belizean civil rights activist, Thomas Vincent Ramos, in 1941. It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977 under a PUP Government.

The PUP need not be shy to say that it was under the PUP that the National Garifuna Council of Belize, (NGC) was formed on December 5, 1981.

Mayor of Dangriga, Gilbert Swazo has made the Garifuna community proud through his service in the Belize Defense Force and now his sterling political work.

He has demanded that the Garifuna people get their respect. He is a soldier of the PUP.

People may ask why talk about politics when talking about a festive day?

The BELIZE TIMES’ dry response is that those who refuse to talk about the PUP’s healthy history with our Garifuna brothers are really UDP plants who are afraid that any such analysis will make us look at what the UDP’s track record is with the Garifuna people.

More importantly, we at BELIZE TIMES say that politics is really defined as the power to distribute resources. There is a big contrast in the distribution of resources. Look at how the Garifuna people have been treated by the UDP. When will someone have the fortitude to call it out? Never? When is a “good” and “convenient” time to point it out?

The latest slap is the corruption at the Dangriga Market where the UDP have refused to fix the market.

There are millions of dollars that have gone missing to a failed UDP politician and the people of Dangriga have no market. The guy even brought in his own workers!

To understand the full extent of this disrespect one has to understand how central the market is to the culture of Grigadan and listen to how racist and degrading Dean Barrow sounds when he is quoted dismissing the duly elected Mayor of Dangriga. One of the reasons Barrow was so intolerant was because Swazo is Garifuna.

The UDP hate Dangriga. They hate Garinagu.

They see us down here as votes. We are a means to an elections. They pretend to like us around ballot time. But even then, look at the treatment.

Contrast how Barrow cannot fix an important market in Dangriga but walks around in Cayo North East with rubber bands of money – millions and millions – with promises to “make it rain money” there.

The people of Dangriga “gat mouth tu.”

Thinking about it, the UDP have done nothing for Garifuna Settlement day.

They are neocolonialists. All they do is to extract the wealth of us Garifuna people.

They take our culture and extract the tourist value. They extract our paranda, punta rock and world chart awards. They extract our identity for picture taking.

They collect taxes because of Garifuna heritage. In return they do nothing for us.

Nothing.

Barrow will not even show up in Dangriga on Tuesday.

He will not show his face. This is all on the heels of the UDP standing back and allowing a rich company to treat the sacred dugu ceremony like a four dollar rollercoaster ride at Disney land.

The UDP have an elitist mentality. It is colonial even. Like the British who saw us Garifuna people as squatters and a source of wage labor for the mahogany gangs (Bolland, 1988), the UDP’s history shows that they have no regard for us, Garifuna.

The UDP should be told that the Garifuna people are the only members of the afro descendant Belizean population who were never enslaved. That is a powerful reality. There are Belizeans who were never enslaved. Belizeans who never lost the battle to the colonial system that dehumanized millions. The Garifuna culture is a symbol of resistance, struggle, survival and pride. But the point has to be made that the culture is primarily about success.

You can dismiss this Editorial. You can trivialize the cultural disrespect to the Garifuna community by the UDP. You can disrespect the achievements, successes and contributions of the Garifuna Community. We at the BELIZE TIMES and PUP love our Garifuna brothers and sisters. We are a party of love. Check our history.

The fact that the PUP can catalogue its history with each ethnicity in the same way as we can do it here with the Garifuna, speaks volumes about the institution that is the People’s United Party.

That relationship continues. The Hon. Francis Fonseca will be in Dangriga again. He will continue with the love for the Garifuna. He will continue to show that the PUP is the Party for inclusion, respect and gratitude.

We want to hear more from our Garifuna brothers and sisters: Speak out with power for the sake of our children in our Garifuna language, we ask.

Collectively, we know that being Belizean means that our DNA is Mayan, Mestizo, Creole, East Indian but specifically today we proudly stand shoulder to shoulder embracing the part of Belize’s robust DNA that is strong. That is vibrant.

That is PUP. That is Garifuna.

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WOMAN IN THE HOUSE

By Dolores Balderamos Garcia

PLEASE CALL ME MISTER The man of the hour seems to be Senator/Minister Godwin Hulse. But when I say this you know that I mean it in an ironic way. Yes, he is the notorious man of the hour, the man of the hour of infamy that transpired in the Senate last week Wednesday.

Of course everyone knows by now that this was when Senator Lisa Shoman presented the motion to the Senate for there to be appointed a Special Select Committee to investigate all the goings on surrounding the immigration/passport/visa scandals Eight of us elected representatives of the Opposition, accompanied by Secretary General Myrtle Palacio attended the Senate Meeting in a show of solidarity towards Lisa and towards our other two Senators Karen Bodden and Collet Montejo, as well as the social partners – the Churches, the Trade Unions and the Business Sector. It was a good experience, observing a meeting in the National Assembly, as opposed to being in a meeting in the National Assembly.

Before Lisa stood up to move the Motion, as a matter of fact almost at the start of the Senate meeting Senator/Minister Hulse rose to make a Statement by a Minister, something that is unusual in the Senate, since Statements by Ministers are usually made in the House of Representatives.

The Senator/Minister was complaining and peevish to the point of sounding very pathetic.

As has been his custom since the exposing of the veritable cesspool of corruption in his Ministry, he has tried to explain, excuse, rationalize, justify. But the thing is that no one is really listening to him.

He should really have stepped aside long ago. The buck stops with him, and HE CANNOT INVESTIGATE HIMSELF AND HIS OWN MINISTRY. Yet he keeps

holding on. And he keeps trying and trying in vain to self-justify and to preserve his integrity and credibility. Belizeans, I believe, have already passed judgement on how much credibility he has, or should I say – has left.

There’s a nice Latin phrase that any first year law student can quote for Senator/Minister Hulse - “Nemo debet esse judex in propia causa,” in other words “No man ought to be a judge in his own cause.” Oh! That Senator/Minister Hulse should try to heed this maxim.

Mister Godwin Hulse, the erstwhile champion for good governance, correct and proper conduct of politicians, constitutional and political reform – look what he has come to. Now he seems to be the defender of his corrupt Ministry and Government. Now he actually voted “No” on the Motion for a Senate Inquiry into his own Ministry! He definitely should have recused himself from voting and thus being a judge in his own cause or case.

Shame on you Godwin Hulse.

Oh! I should say Mister Godwin Hulse.

There he was in the Senate, trying to pre-empt the debate on the Motion, trying to salvage his reputation and his integrity and endeavoring so arduously, begging, entreating, pleading, brown-nosing to be called Mister. PLEASE CALL ME MISTER, he pathetically pleaded. But should we call him Mister? I think not – not until he indicates that he still abides by all his lofty principles, instead of sacrificing the same at the altar of toeing the UDP line. Or perhaps it is too late. Partisan politics has already swallowed him up some say. I say if he wishes to be called Mister, then he should display the necessary fortitude and step down while the criminal and other investigations are pending.

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INVITATION TO TENDER Construction of Bathroom Facility and Completion of Visitor Centre at Altun Ha, Old Northern Highway, Belize District Date of First Publication – November 16, 2013 The Government of Belize has received counterpart funding from the European Union via the Belize Rural Development Program II (BRDP II) to finance a project entitled “Making Tourism Benefit Communities Adjacent to Archaeological Sites:” Co-financing for the project is being provided by the Government of Belize through the Ministry of Tourism and Culture represented by the Belize Tourism Board and the National Institute of Culture and History. The project is being implemented by the Belize Tourism Board and the National Institute of Culture and History through a Project Execution Unit housed at the Belize Tourism Board offices.

The objectives of the project are: • To improve economic opportunities in rural communities and contribute to the reduction of poverty; • To enhance the tourism experience through improvements in tourism infrastructure and services at selected sites.

The project intends to achieve three main sets of results:

 Results One: Improve the monitoring systems at archaeological sites;  Results Two: Improve health and safety provisions and infrastructure at archaeological sites;  Results Three: Enhance the diversification of community based tourism products and services offered at archaeological sites in Belize.

The Project targets communities adjacent to the following nine archaeological sites: Xunantunich, Actun Tunichil Muknal, Nohoch Che’en (Caves’ Branch), Nim Li Punit, Barton Creek, Lubaantun, Blue Creek, Altun Ha, and Lamanai.

The Project Execution Unit (PEU) now intends to apply a part of the proceeds for infrastructure improvements work towards completion of a Visitors Centre and construction of a Rest Room at Altun Ha. Bidding documents will be available for prospective contractors, interested in carrying out the infrastructure works, as of Monday November 18, 2013 at the address below between the hours of 9:00am and 4:00pm from Monday to Friday.

Deadline for submission of tender documents is Monday, December 2, 2013 no later than 4:00 pm at the below address. Absolutely no proposal for this lot will be accepted after this date and time. Tender package must be clearly marked “Proposal for Infrastructure Improvement Works at Altun Ha, Belize District”.

PLEASE ADDRESS PROPOSAL TO: Patrick Tillett Finance Officer Making Tourism Benefit Communities Adjacent to Archaeological Sites 56 Regent Street Belize City BELIZE All applicants, that have not already done so, must complete pre-qualification contractors’ registration form and submit it to the Works Manager not less than one week before the deadline for submission of the proposal. The form will be used to evaluate the capacity of the contractor to carry out the works. Registration form may be picked up at the project office at the address below or it can be emailed to the prospective contractor on request. Completed forms can be submitted by email or delivered to the office. However, it is the responsibility of the prospective contractor to ensure that the form was received by the MTBCAAAS office. Proposals will not be accepted from contractors that were not pre-approved to carry out the works.

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RAMIRO RAMIREZ CONVENTION Corozal South West - November 10, 2013

The Mayor and Councillors

wish all Belizeans a Happy and Safe

Garifuna Settlement Day 19th November, 2013

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Mayor’s Message on the Occasion of the celebration of the 211 Anniversary of the Arrival of the Garinagu to British Honduras – Belize My fellow Garinagu brothers and sisters in Belize and the Diaspora, we are preparing to celebrate yet another anniversary of the arrival of our ancestors to the shores of this beautiful country. In the history of the peopling of this nation, it is established that our ancestors arrived in the Settlement, first, in a small group in 1802, two hundred and eleven years ago and, in larger numbers in 1832, one hundred and eighty-one years ago. Since then, immigration to this jewel has not stopped.

It is also important to note that this year’s celebration marks the 72nd anniversary since the Garifuna Settlement Day was first celebrated officially in Stann Creek Town in 1941 and the 70th anniversary of its celebration, since 1943 in Punta Gorda Town. It is also the 36th anniversary since it was declared a Public and Bank holiday in 1977, enabling the entire country to celebrate our arrival, and most significantly, our contribution to the development of Belize.

Our history has also established that our ancestors faced several challenges on their arrival. Those challenges are worth reflecting upon to understand the magnitude of the humiliation they endured while consciously struggling and toiling to ensure a better future for their generations to come – you and I. I am deeply sadden by their horrible treatment, but very elated that they provided a wonderful environment for us where we can contribute richly, without much obstacles, to developing ourselves and our country while maintaining our culture.

At this point, it is imperative to reflect on our contribution to the development of this great nation. Our ancestors have been recognized as great educators who braved their appointment to far under-developed rural areas and, in many cases, in other districts rooted away from their families.

In this 21st century, we the Garinagu are inextricable partners who continue to develop this country in the many facets of development that is a priority to our government. Yes, name the field and you will find a Garifuna employee there. Most essentially, many aspects of our culture have become a brand for the marketing of our country abroad. We are indeed happy that our way of life, our very own culture is recognized locally and worldwide.

But are we benefitting from such activities? I will venture in agreeing that we are benefitting but, in the minority. As I have alluded to earlier, we continue to develop ourselves, but in the field of Arts. In addition to being recognized by UNESCO in 2001, we have transformed the music culture of this country and now impacting on music abroad. We have opened a school where our culture is now institutionalized to ensure longevity. Our spirituality continues to be researched for a deeper understanding.

Notwithstanding these achievements it is still superficial because, in my opinion, it does not cater to our holistic development. I offer the suggestion that we strengthen our resolve for greater socioeconomic development, improved and higher education, quality health care and most importantly, stronger political leadership that will engage and lead us deliberately to prosperity while standing up for us and to ensure equity in the distribution of resources.

This year we celebrate under the theme: “Awanse Wama Lidan Aba Lau Lareini Bungiu Luma Habayaiahan Ahari”. : “Let us Advance in Unity With God’s Goodness and the Protection of Our Ancestors”. It is indeed a powerful theme which basically encapsulates the Garifuna culture; a deeply entrenched phenomenon that is the blueprint for our resilience. It is the all-important triangle comprised of our God, the Grand Architect of the Universe, our deceased ancestors (Ahari) who unceasingly mediate and mitigate our plight and, us who are the vehicles for the earthly manifestation of those supernatural forces.

I urge you to become united in our cause, let us show the world what proud people we are and that our culture is expensive and will never die.

I wish you all a happy and safe Garifuna Settlement Day celebration 2013. May God bless you all.

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PRESS RELEASE The Claim for Payment for Bagasse BSI believes that it is in the interests of the parties and stakeholders that communications on this issue be conducted between the parties rather than by back and forth through the media. The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association (BSCFA) has however taken to the airwaves to seek to paint BSI as unfair or that its own cause is morally right and therefore BSI makes this statement to briefly bring certain points to the attention of the public.

As BSI has stated to the BSCFA in a recent letter – the Company buys sugar cane from the farmers and the farmers sell the cane to BSI. The cane purchased and delivered to the sugar mill includes: sugar, water, fiber (bagasse), mud, etc. The cane becomes BSI’s property, responsibility and risk. This is confirmed by the long standing historical position that BSI alone (i) undertook and financed the cost of the storage and disposal of bagasse, (ii) was responsible for and had to manage the environmental challenges of the storage and disposal of bagasse, (iii) faced and dealt with the risk of claims and liability for the storage and disposal of bagasse both in respect of possible statutory liability and regulation and private claims. For the 30 years prior to 2010 BSI dealt with the bagasse and its disposal at substantial cost, amounting to approximately BZ$20 million without any contribution from the BSCFA. As requested, BSI has submitted details of this expenditure to the BSCFA. Further, BSI conceived the idea of the building of a power generation plant as a means to dispose of the bagasse. Accordingly, the Company created a subsidiary company (Belcogen) and designed, planned, financed (through equity and loans), built, commissioned, managed and operated the co-generation plant that would supply the sugar mill with all its steam and electricity requirements and supply electricity to Belize Electricity Limited (BEL). This Project started as far back as 2001 and the commercial sale of electricity commenced on 31 December 2009. The capital investment to realize the Belcogen project amounted to BZ$130 million and represents one of the largest private sector investments to date in the history of Belize. No contributions from the BSCFA were made or offered with respect to this significant investment. The financial commitments were undertaken, the projections were made, and the sale price for the electricity was negotiated with BEL in the context that there was neither any contribution nor participation by the BSCFA. It is not reasonable or just for the BSCFA to expect a return where it has made no investment. Nevertheless, the disposal of the bagasse through the co-generation plant benefits the overall sugar processing operations and therefore all sugar cane farmers. The investment in the Belcogen plant is evidence of BSI’s commitment to taking the lead in securing the long-term viability of the sugar industry in Belize and has served as a catalyst for industry development, which should provide confidence to farmers of a future in cane farming.

ASR Group is keenly interested in and committed to a strong sugar industry in Belize, but the way to accomplish this is not by taking a return from one stakeholder’s investment and giving it to another stakeholder. It is by finding ways to increase the overall return for all stakeholders. This requires investment. To this end ASR Group has invested heavily in BSI, including in the cogeneration plant, to improve the efficiency of the mill and expand its capacity. These actions benefit not only the mill but also the cane growers. The BSCFA could do the same by investing in its farms to increase their productivity.

Besides its Mill and Power Plant investments, ASR Group intends to contribute to provide extension services and technical and infrastructure support to the industry, which will benefit cane farmers directly. The sugar cane extension services and technical support would be provided through the Sugar Industry Research and Development Institute (SIRDI) and the infrastructure assistance would be in the form of in-kind direct programs, aimed specifically at improving the sugar roads and drainage infrastructure.

ASR Group has also devoted significant resources towards obtaining funding to support further investment in the sugar industry of Belize, which if obtained would benefit all stakeholders.

Commercial relationships and operations are governed by law and there is no legal obligation on the part of the Company (or Belcogen) to share in any way the proceeds of the sale of electricity to BEL. BSI and ASR hope that all stakeholders will move forward in a constructive manner to realize the true potential of the sugar industry in Belize and, to this end, BSI has sent a letter to the BSCFA suggesting a date for a meeting to advance discussions on a new agreement and to discuss the implementation of the extension services and technical support to be provided as outlined above. Discussions with the BSCFA to date on a new agreement have resulted in tentative agreement on substantial matters. A new agreement can therefore be finalized (with such changes as are mutually agreed) and signed separate from the bagasse issue.

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Reggae Queen, Tanya Carter, has released a new single titled “Crazy”.

Carter has been dropping hit after hit since her production with Jamaica musician Christopher Birch in the single “Ex-Boyfriend”.

“Trust me when I say, you ain’t seen crazy yet,” goes the song “Crazy” which is available on Sound Cloud under “Alykhat Entertainment”.

Sound Cloud also features several remixes to earlier releases of Tanya’s music.

Carter has promised that her soon to be unveiled music video will also be a hit and just as “crazy”.

Go Tanya Carter. Belize is proud of your work and proud to call you our reggae queen.

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Lunti yebe ñei hamá 5 Senetá lidan Komití ligía; aban

luéigien lóubadina uruwei, aban hádagien Kóntaratian hama ürüwa ha lueigien baña hóubadina agoubahatian.

Dagagüdawati Diun, asigenehówa ligía lubá labuduhóuniwa luagu. Ayanuhatian ürüwa Senetá Kóntaratian hama ürüwagubéi Senetá Agoubahatian lau lanarime fuleseihabú lubügürü Diun, abuduha hagía gíen luagu. Sun ti sisi ha lueigien baña lóubadina uruwei, aba hówaradun luma lubusuen UDP abuduha kóntara Diun ligía, aban hádangien Senetá Godwin Hulse le Ichügüdinaü lun Lubarasegun Uruwei, le meha arihúbei kei aban le wéiritimati ládahan luagu arugoungani luma furangun.

Furumien katei, lunti yebe lachawaragun Senetá Hulse lungua lídangien sigenei luma

Iseri Tiliburun Mali Anunte lidan Dusu Hati lagumuhóun tuádigimari aban Garifuna eremuhatu, afeindihatu nubureintu Mali Cayetano

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abuduhani. Ligía ga Minisibei tun labuguragüle uruwei to gabügürübalí akutihani luma álügüdawagúni le, wéiriyati lubeiti gadan láni lun anihá la lidan asigenehani luma abuduhani le.

Sügüguati lanarime busiganu lun marigei la uruwei hama Senetá UDP lun hagimedirun Balisina agúaha luagu aban akutihani harumati lubügürü hahahürüha luma hasalufuri UDP le. Ráramatian kóntaratian, yúniani, ligilisi hama laburian negosiu lidan aban lidan katei le.

Anhein harúeihan lubéi hibeágei uágubei hararama UDP, mosu me lasubudirágüdüniwa houn lau wagía la sungualuágu

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Lunti lararamúniwa kóntara marichati le ladügübei Tichügüdina Sénedi lidan le labuduhan dan le yebe mama la lunti, ebechúa ligía hamuga gienti abürühati tidan Sénedi lau éregun ladüga lafaagun lemetehan lidan sigenei.

Abati lafuresehan Senetá Godwin Hulse, le Ichügüdinaü lun Lubarasegun Uruwei, lun ladouraguni dunguaü laganagua bandi chafí luma machoruni.

Reinti furangu ligía uganu lúmagien Uruwei hama Senetá UDP: mafiougáti tau tiñuágei lúrudu, mafiougáti tau tilurudun Muna, mafiougáti hau lumutuniun Balisi, daruwagualá lau habusuen wánigu UDP. MA LANARIME BUSIGANU LUMA MABUSIGARI!!

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EDITORIAL ISIEIN LÍLABEI PUP LIDAN FURUMIENGUÁRÜGÜ IEÑEI “Awanse wamá lidan aban lau lareini bungiu luma habayarahan áhari.” Ichügüdinaü – GSD 2013 Haraharabei lafeduhóun hafedun Garinagu Balisi. Weyu ligía lafeduhóun hadügü Garinagu habien Balisi lárigi hanügünian lisudaran Ingüléisi Yurumeingien lu éregun, Buinti lanichugu Garifuna Balisi lau ibagari ru ligía gundaü, an larihínba geyegua Balisi, lidan tima ageiraü luma uburugu le ünabubei libiti Balisi, kei büri Yugadan, Barangu, Dangriga luma Peini.

Maribati ñei la weyu lun fedu. Mémegi, inarüni lau aban la hagabüri UDP woun wagía Garnagu kei gürigia “ha ligilisirúguna luagurügü aban weyu”.

Samina waméi sa lau aringúa la lau Dangüriga la lidaüdabei anichugu Balisi.

Mémegi, máhat Barrow larihini, arufuda ligía mabahüdüni lun sun idawa.ü luma uáraguáni uniguaü le wadanbei wagía Garinagu.

Aba habudun UDP aban óunagülei lun anichugu le mama Garifuna.

Anabawagúni ti woun lau aba la labuduni Isani wügüri le dariwali kei weiri tidunrun daüwa ligía. An yebegi Adrian the Doc Martinez? An yebegi Pen Cayetano? An yebegi Roy Cayetano? Gíbetian tuwaran Belize times íchiga tuagu aban timigifen lista.

Luagu ti le aban oubaü, buda hamuti meha PUP mabulieiduwati Andy Palacio lun óunagülei la lun Balisi lidan úyenu bürügien lubaragien labuduni ubóu kei UNESCO Artist for Peace.

Bulíei wamuti lau arufuda hamá UDP menebenehabún lun Surusia Theodore Aranda. Lau meha sun ligía la hiñuágei dundia abuduhówarügüti luagu haganagua UDP lárigi abuduhani 1979, aba hátigiruni UDP; aba hóuseruni Curl Thompson lun híchuguni Manuel Esquivel leweñagua kei ábuti lidan irumu 1982.

Adüga hamuti UDP lira lau sun buidulá yebe ladundeihan Aranda labadinagua 1979 luma 1982 lau sun gibe la lágieru haganagua, ragú meme haméi ürüwa ageiraü lidan abuduhani houn agumadirutian uburugu Duusu Hati, 1981.

Lirasan lifigounbei Surusia Ted haruma UDP. Memebetian Garinagu houn UDP. Saminabá luagu harúeihan 2008 lun 2012 dan le harufudun mabahüdüni lun aban Garifuna agañeiruti haganagua.

Lau sun aritagua wamá lau galatimábei la lani, itagaráü yebe michugúniwa la güréu lun kei habíama Minisi. Dan le warihin warigienguóun, Pablo Marin le wéiribei gadan lani magíegun, ligía meha liubudiribei Roches kei Minisi lun Átuadi. An hin?

Arihabá sa, asta guenlé mabudutian UDP ni aban Garifuna lun lidan la harúeiha. Mosu lariengúniwa lau lidan la uruwei le anihein aban ichügüdinaü tun sénedi hama 4 minisi/senetá mabuduhówati hawagu. Úati ni aban Garifuna hadan. Ítara lian labuserúni Barrow. Guenlé ti mégeiti lun lafaragadaguni houn Balisina.

Mosu híwinruni PUP hafidun íchiga fe luagu hárigi. PUP rügüñanu gawara hapantaha luagu furumien Garifuna abudúti lun güreu lidan Politiku lidan irumu 1954, Nathaniel Cacho. 1957 ligía ti David McKoy luma Faustino Zuniga. Sun hagía PUP héretian.

Lunti hararamu PUP hábua lun haguneiruni henebe Garinagu hou lidan güreu lun adundeihani le timatímati.

Inaarü, hadangien rügüñei PUP larufudúwa inebesei le gadünahabéi hianriun Garinagu.

Anihán bian ehenpulu: tabudún Inebewatu Sylvia Flores lun minisi ta lun lounigirún Balisi, aban güreu laju luweirin ubafu, luma tabudún furumien hianrun Balisina kei aguseragüdütu lun liñuágei gusei, aban ya hianru Garifuna.

Mosu hsubudirágüdüni PUP houn gürigia lau mama rügüñou la ábuti secretaria houn PUP, I. Myrtle Palacio, hianru sásamu inebewatu haganagua Garinagu, anihein gíen Inebewati Ivan Ramos le añurubei tidan Muna lun Dangriga, ibari lun weiriei ayumurúati Thomas Vincent Ramos.

Keisi lasubudirúniwa sun halía, Thomas Vincent Ramos, aban wügüri ageindaguti luagu irichaü, ligía meha atatirubalín hafedun Garinagu lidan irumu 1941.

Anhati uruwei lun kei aban weyu libüreti luei wadagimanu lóubawagu Peini luma Dangüriga lidan irumu 1943 luma lidan sun Balisi, lábugien harúeihan PUP, lidan irumu 1977.

Mama lunti haburi hamá PUP lun haríengun lau lidan la hadani PUP latatira Hadamuri Garinagu Balisi (NGC) 5 lidan Dusu Hati, 1981 Pántagüda lumutian Gilbert Swazo, ligalidin Dangüriga, Garinagu luagu laseriwidun lidan Belize Defense Force luma guenlé lidan luwadigimari lidan politiku.

Dügüti lun inebewa hamá Garinagu. Hasudaran ligía PUP. Háfuga añahein álügüdahatian ka la uégien wadimureha luagu politiku lidan wadimurehañ la luagu luweyuri fedu.

Tóunabagüle The BELIZE TIMES lau ha la máhabaña hadimurehan luagu lubuidun hóuragate PUP hama wabirien Garinagu seti rügü hañalian UDP ladüga hadiheri luei larihín lidoun ka la hárigibei UDP hadan Garinagu.

Lougien lira, aríengatiwa ya BELIZE TIMES lau luáguti la ubafu lun lafareinhóun irisini politiku. Ariha humá ida lian la hóuserunian UDP Garinagu. Ídame ñei la aniguagu lun lapuligarún? Masuseredúnbei sa? Kaba gi dan buidu o gadünama lun larufudún?

Lagumuhóun patara, magíagun lidan tabunún Lumagidi Dangüriga, ñei lubéi hamahada UDP haranserunu mágidi.

Anihein miun luagu miun fiádürü ayuridaguti lun aban han UDP politiku an mamagidítian Dangürigana. An asta lun barü rügü lánian nadagimeitían lun lídangien amu fuasu.

Lun gunfarándawa la lásügüragun menebenehabún le, mosu gunfarándawa la tubara mágidi lidan lanichugu Grigadán aba me ti laganbahóun kóntarala warasan ünabu ligí lanügüniwa Barrow dan le laganbahóun íarufuda mabahüdüni lun ligalidi Dangüriga. Aban lídangien lébuna magurasúni ligía ladüga Garifuna la Swazo.

Iéreguti Dangriga houn UDP. Iéregutian Garinagu houn UDP. Lun rügüñei abuduhani gasuni wamá houn. Dan le lidani abuduhani aba háhureragüdü kama hísientiwa houn. Mémegi, asta lidoun dan ligía ariha ba ti lun ligabüri wouserún.

Sianti laranseragüdü Barrow aban mágidi mégeiwatu Dangüríga po gawaráti lasarianhan Cayo North East lau seinsu güragu lau ule – miún ligibuagu miún – íchigeina lererun lau “lahuyagüdüba la seinsu” ñei.

“Gayumatian gíen ga” Dangürígana.

Dan le lasaminarún, úati nikata hama UDP lun hafedu Garinagu. Aban hagía kei háguyugun binadu bógudina agumadirei wageira. Abanrügüñei hadüga asagara irisini hádangien Garinagu.

Lun rügüñei lasagarún irisini hádagien chülüdügütian gasuni la wanichigu houn. Aba hóuyedun lau wan paranda, luma wan puntarákü, luma wárigi lidan layumurúniwa geyegu ubóu. Huti kátañadiwa la houn lun hachawahan iáwaü.

Sagatian táküsi lídangien halagante Garinagu. Mémegi, úati agiribudáguti woun. Nikáta.

Barrow will not even show up in Dangriga on Tuesday. Machülügubeibei Barrow Dangüríga Luagubiáma.

Marufudun lubéi ligibu. Sun le lárigi hígiru aban konpení rísiti lun hóuseruni adügürahani kei hamuga hamuga agafeluhani tuagu rolakósta luaguraü gádürü fiádürü yara Disney.

Aban hasamina UDP kei íungutian. Kei gubeirügü meha gumadi bóugudina. Kei gubeirügü Ingüleisi ha arihubaliwa wagía Garinagu kamá le luáguñadiwa hamúa sin hánharu, kei rügü nadagimeitían góubanarugu (Bolland, 1988) arufudati hóuragate UDP lau mabahüdü hamaniwa wagía Garinagu.

Lunti lariengúniwa houn UDP lau Garinagu rügüñanu würitian Balisina ha madamurúatian. Aban inarüni hereti lira. Añahein Balisina ha mumudirúagian. Balisina ha maferidirú hamagili würibu lun aban usa bóugudina le anügübei miún hagibuagu miún kama mama gürigia. Abañei lubéi ti lanichugu Garifuna kei aban igemeri ínchaha lun lageinadawagún kóntara würibati, lere áfaaguni, magumuchagúni luma pantaü. Po mosu lariengún lau furumie óugien luáguti la larandarun áfaaguni anichugu.

Gawarati mabahüdübáni bürüti le. Gawarati banügüni menebe hamá Garinagu lau hanichigu houn UDP kama nikata. Gawarati menebe la hárigi, lasalirun háfaagun luma hadewese Garinagu bun. Wagía ti ya the BELIZE TIMES hama PUP, hísientian wabirien Garinagu woun. Paati wagía lun isiein. Gawarati baríahani wóuragate.

Gawarati ladifilhani PUP lúragate luma kara rasa kei wadügüni ya hama Garinagu. Úwenbu buiti larufudun lira luagu PUP keisi aban abuguragülei. Ítara meme luba. Dangüríga ya bei Inebewati Francis Fonseca. Lasigiruba lau ísieinhabuni houn Garinagu. Larufuda mémebei lau paatí la le PUP luáguti la gabara hamá sun, luáguti la inebehabúni luma seremeihabúni.

Busientiwa waganbu meme hámagien wabirien Garinagu: Amuriahatiwa lun hadimurehan lidan Garifuna lau ubafu luagu hóubadina wasanigu.

Sungualuágu, subuditi woun lau kei la Balisina anihein la Maya, Mestisu, Mégeiru luma Achuguli lidan wan DNA. Mémegi, uguñe wararamuñ lau pantaü, egei lun egei, óuburagua woungua luma murusun lídangien lan Balisi DNA le warandiditi, le derebuguti. Le wíwanbei. Le PUP bei. Le Garifuna bei.

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Luban Furendei Gulisi 12 lidan Unsu Hati Hopkins, Stann Creek Pántati People’s United Party lau lárigi lidan inebesei luma linchahóun awanseruni. Aban áfaaguni le lunti líchugu bandi inebesei tun, Luban Furendei Gulisi.

Luban furendei to, tuguya rügüñou tibe. Úatu amu tibe le ñei lumuti lanuadahóun le arufudahóubei luma sun le tídanti aransehówati lun larisidagüdüniwa luma lareidahóuniwa lubuiduméraü hanichugu Garinagu.

Aritaguatágili The Belize Times lau le la lábutibei PUP guenlé, Inebewati Francis Fonseca, ligía adararubárun Luban Furendei Gulisi Luagürüwa, 12 lidan Unsu Hati, 2007, lidan meha le Minisi la lun Furendei.

Luaguñou lumúa Chülühadiwa Garinagu Dangüríga, tóubagien Muséu Garifuna Gulisi.

Maferiti hamuga gíen lun maríengu ta the Belize Times lau lábugien meha la gíen harúeihan PUP, dan le lidan lubéi uruwei Inebewati Francis Fonseca, tadararúa Muséu Garifuna Gulisi 18 lidan Unsu Hati, 2004.

Dan ligía, ayumura lumuti Inebewati Francis Fonseca National Garifuna Council (NGC) luagu lidise harihin lidan hádarun lun lanarüdüba la lubuidun saminaü le tubügürü luban Furendei to lunboun tanurihanían isanigu lidan anichugu.

Lidan meme barasegun ligía, anihein aban tabunú ídibu, biní loun finóu Buyei Baba John Mariano luban Furendei, lubá ladararúniwa tubeneri.

Hanarimeti tiserun luban furendei to, ayumurúa tuguya gien bóugudigien. Aritaguatágili the Belize Times tagumeiruni UNESCO dimurei, abinahani luma úyenu Garifuna kei alagan dawati le lan sun ubóu.Tiabin ti luban furendei to kei aban seña luma lasaliragüdüniwa hewenedi ha gadabalían diun le hama dúndiagu lidan hageira Garinagu kei hawadigimari lidan uwarani luma uruwei PUP dan ligía lun lachorudúniwa lirisin lanichugu Balisi, ageleweha meme lámuga.

Masansiragúti Inebewati Francis Fonseca luma PUP lidan wíchugu derebugu, inebesei, wagoubahan luma ayumurúni houn Garinagu; lalumaduña meme agoubahani ligia lun lawanserun wageira hama wamutuniun.

Awanse meme humá, Luban Furendei Gulisi, lau lubuidun wadagimanu le hadügübei. Pántagüda humuti Balisi hama Balisina.

Mabriga, Balisina, numadagu, nuduheñu. Nuguya le, Alisha Bermudez niribei; keinsi irumu nau.

Naturiahaña Ecumenical High Scbool.

Wéiriti nanügüni nabihini wababan le kei lurúeiti Balisi luagu irumu 203 – 3014. Lau bugan pantaü nánhara lun nabelurun lidoun faríei lun harúeite Garinagu Dangüríga. Aba nagañeiruni wababan lun Dangüríga. Ñeigienti aba nabelurun lidoun le lan sun Balisi aba ya lubéiti nagañeirun lun uruwei na houn Garinagu lun sun Balisi. Barünumuti le kei budan lun nafurendeiru lun gíen nasügüragüdü fe buiti lun sun Balisi, houn tima nibureintian.

Sun wagararadun ya wageira Balisi, anihein iderei, óuserawagúni luma durumandei. Mémegi, kara aban wádagien warihíba según ligabüri wageindaguni gádantiwa.

Añahein wádangien abihatiwa idemuéi luma derebugu; añahein gíen ti amu igirúatian lun hagía la adeiragua houngua lau rügü hayarati. Ida la yebe hadeiragun houngua, busientina lun here humá, mabulieidágu huguya me, lugundu kara aban wádangien anihein lunti gagibugua wamá luma. Lau sun lira, mébunati lun mawanserun wamá lun wiúnragun woungua. Anihein dan gawarati lérougadun aba babuserun lun bigiraguágüdü bungua. Mabulieidágua ba luei le gabügürü badibu ladüga buin lian ibagari lau ouchawagúni.

Garinagu, mosu warihin lun lidan la wasigirun áfaagua lun magumuchagun wamá lun la gíen

wóundarun kei aban gürigia. Sianti wasigirun ígirei würibani luma aliluaü lun leredehani wóundarun. Héretiwa lugundun furendei wamá hámagien habuiduágei: T. V. Ramos, Joseph Satuyé luma Alehu Bení. Wageindagua meme luagu le uágubei waritagua lau gadünama la lun wawiwandun; úati merengúti lidan ibagari pero gawarati wamerengudágüdüni ánhawa óundara kei aban gürigia, kei aban barüwa. Kei nararamu luagu hóubadina Garinagu sun libiti barüwa le, nadügübei niárati lun gadan lánina saragu barasegun le lunbei lúnrahani ínchahalei me hanichugu Garinagu. Nasigira memeba áluaha furendei luagu hóuragate luma harufudahan núnagu gawara lámuga níchugu ánimu houn nibureintian Garinagu.

Resibi numuti wababan le lau umilidei, deregegua nuguya nungua lun nuwadigimari, tau sun nanigi, hama numutuniun.

AWANSE WAMÁ LIDAN ABAN LAU LAREINI BUNGIU LUMA HABAYARAHAN ÁHARI. LET US PROGRESS IN UNITY WITH GOD’S GOODNESS AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR ANCESTORS. HAPPY NOVEMBER 19TH CELEBRATION GUNDALÁ BÁSÜGÜRÜNI WAWEYURI

Layumurun Gálidi 3 luagu Idawaü Ayumura lumutian Gálidi H. Gilbert Swazo, Habíama Gálidi Howard Flores hama kónsiligu abugurutian Dangüríga aturiahatian ha luagu lásügüragun lubuidun hadüga lidan óuchawagúni lun CXC lidan irumu 2013: 1. Miss Vanessa Banegas 12 tásügürü 2. Miss Sharisha Flores 12 tásügürü 3. Kerilee Williams 12 tásügürü

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Reid Constitutional Confusion

By G. Michael Reid Last Friday’s Senate hearing was quite telling in more ways than one. First it exposed the type of dictatorial system under which we live and secondly it exposed the hypocrisy of the once saintly Godwin Hulse. It also exposed a serious flaw in our Constitution and leaves us wondering if this Constitution is really only considered the supreme law of the land when it becomes convenient to those in power.

The main focus of Friday’s meeting was a motion presented by Lisa Shoman, a Senator for the Opposition who issued a call for a Senate Inquiry into the lingering scandal at the Immigration Department.

After some debate, the matter was put to a vote and that is where the situation got most interesting. As expected, the six senators for the government side all voted no. This I believe is solid proof that we are living in a dictatorship. Had this been a real democracy, members would be allowed to vote their minds. Anyone of sound mind (which is a requirement for either House), would certainly recognize the need for an objective, impartial or at least bipartisan investigation into this very substantial matter. It seems that no one in either House is ever allowed to go against the whim of the Prime Minister. The biggest surprise of all is Godwin Hulse.

For years, Godwin Hulse, who has served in the Senate since 2003, was considered a champion of the people.

During the last administration, Hulse was on the radio on a daily basis, condemning anything that remotely resembled corruption. He was a founding member and integral part of the Association of Concerned Belizeans (ACB) which helped to bring down the previous government and install the present government. Even during the first UDP term of office, Godwin was on the air criticizing anything that seemed out of place.

All that changed it seemed when in March 2012, shortly after the UDP was elected to their second term of office, Hulse was elevated from Senator to Minister of Government. In making the appointment, the Prime Minister revealed in an interview that, “The fact that Godwin throughout the years has been a stern

monitor, has been a kind of invigilator on behalf of the society, has been a watchdog, doesn’t mean that he ever moved away from his UDP roots and his UDP support. He has been a sort of man for all seasons; in agriculture, with the chamber, all over the map. But one thing that has been constant has been the fact that Godwin is UDP. He was before the business senator, he is not going back into the cabinet as the business senator, he is going back into the senate as UDP government for business and as a UDP senator.

We expect, and that is one of the reasons he has ask to join government that he will bring to the table in cabinet his same fierce anti-corruption position.” Well, in the Senate last Friday, Godwin’s UDP status was in full display but his invigilating and “anti-corruption position” was nowhere to be seen.

The call for an independent investigation into the persistent and growing scandal at Immigration makes much sense.

The Prime Minister and Godwin Hulse have both insisted that Godwin, who is in fact the Minister in charge of the same Immigration Department, be the one to head and conduct the investigation.

To this point, it is still not clear to what extent Godwin himself is involved in the hustling at Immigration so it really makes no sense that he should be investigating himself.

Something just doesn’t seem right.

M a n y believe that Godwin Hulse should have at least recused himself from the vote. Given his previous stance on such matters, one would have thought that Godwin would have readily voted yes. But, the lure of money and power has changed mightier men than Godwin! In the end, the Pres-

ident declared the final vote at seven to six. At that point, Honorable Shoman rose to object. She pointed out to the President that he had no vote in the matter and she was absolutely correct.

Section 61-2 of the Constitution reads: If anyone who is not a Senator is selected to be President of the Senate, he shall, by virtue of holding the office of the President, be a Senator in addition to the twelve Senators referred to in Subsection (1). (This would seem to infer that he does have a vote) However, 61-3 reads: The President of the Senate shall have a casting vote in the event of an equality of votes in respect of any business at a meeting of Senate: Provided that if the President of the Senate(a) Is a Senator, he shall have an original but not a casting vote, and (b) Is not a Senator, he shall not have a vote, when the Senate is deciding on any matter referred to in Section 61A (2) (d) of this Constitution.

61A (2) (d) refers to any matter: “instituting and conducting enquiries and investigation on any matter of public interest or importance, including inquiries into mismanagement or corruption by persons in central government or public statutory bodies”.

Folks, the Constitution is not always easy to understand but that area is pretty straightforward. How is it that Godwin Hulse, mister know it all, did not know that, or when brought to his

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Now here’s a confusion. Section 73-3 reads: A speaker elected from among persons who are not members of the House of Representatives or a President elected from among persons who are not Senators shall have no vote.

Period! So, which is it, does he have a vote or doesn’t he have a vote? Either way, it supports the good Senator’s point.

Now, here’s a thing! Section 75 reads: “…proceedings shall be valid notwithstanding that some person who was not entitled to do so sat and voted in the House or otherwise took part in the proceedings”.

I thereby put it to you dear readers, that last Friday’ sitting of the Senate was invalid. It also seems that some clarity is needed for this section of our Constitution. We are not talking about a white paper here folks; we are discussing the venerable and supreme law of the land.

One more thing! It is high time that lessons on the Constitution be incorporated into the curriculum of all schools.

University students in particular should know the Constitution from cover to cover and be allowed to give input and critique on the entire body with an end to tweaking and improving. We are too far along as a nation to be governed by a Constitution with such ambiguities.

Long live Belize!

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Notice is hereby given that DELWAR HUSIN is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Orange Walk Grocery Shop”, situate at #13 Dunn Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MARIO MOZA is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Dinner House”, situate at Otro Benque Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that JING BIAO TAN is applying for a Shop Liquor License to be operated at “Milly’s Shop”, situate at San Estevan Village, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that ELVIRA BRICEÑO is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “San Francisco Restaurant”, situate at #5 Fonseca Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that HOY CHIN CHUNG is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Sing Wong Restaurant”, situate at #13 Main Street, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that MING REN LI is applying for a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “Akihito Hotel”, situate at Belize/Corozal Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Notice is hereby given that LAI XIAN JING is applying for a Restaurant Liquor License to be operated at “Jindu Restaurant”, situate at #28 Queen Victoria Avenue, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

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PUP NOTICE Port Loyola Standard Bearer Convention The People’s United Party Standard Bearer Convention for the Port Loyola Electoral Division is scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2014.

Application are available from the Committee Chairman Mr. Norman Usher or the PUP Secretariat, Independence Hall, #3 Queen Street, Belize City.

Completed applications must be filled and returned to Mr. Norman Usher and the Secretary General. The non-refundable fee is to be submitted to the Secretariat along with the necessary documentation to complete the application package.

Deadline for submission is December 18 2013.

PUP NOTICE

Stann Creek West Executive Committee Convention The People’s United Party is accepting applications for members of the Stann Creek West Executive Committee.

Application forms are available at the PUP Secretariat, Independence Hall, #3 Queen Street, Belize City. Date of Election is November 30, 2013.

PUP NOTICE Stann Creek West Standard Bearer Endorsement Convention The People’s United Party announces the Endorsement Convention for Stann Creek West Standard Bearer to be held on Saturday, November 30th at the Malacate Beach in Independence Village.

PUP NOTICE Corozal North Standard Bearer Convention The People’s United Party Standard Bearer Convention for the Corozal North Electoral Division is scheduled for Sunday, November 24, 2013 in Xaibe Village.

BY ORDER OF CHARGEE NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED a statutory body formed and registered under the Credit Union Act, Chapter 314 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000, and whose registered office is situated at No. 1 Hyde’s Lane, Belize City, Belize District hereby gives notice of its intention to exercise its power of sale as Chargee under and by virtue of a Charge registered at the Land Registry between Nicholas Olmedo (Chargor) and Cynthia Olmedo (Borrower) and the said Holy Redeemer Credit Union Limited.

HRCU will at the expiration of two months from the date of the first publication of this notice sell the property described in the Schedule below.

ALL offers to purchase the said property must be made in writing to HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED from whom full particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained.

SCHEDULE ALL THAT piece or parcel of land containing 4.999 acres being Block 20, Parcel 3163 Belmopan Registration Section situate in Rivera Area, Belmopan West, Cayo District, the freehold property of NICHOLAS OLMEDO, surety for CYNTHIA OLMEDO DATED the 31st day of October 2013 HOLY REDEEMER CREDIT UNION LIMITED 1 HYDE’S LANE, BELIZE CITY, BELIZE Phone: (501) 224-5644 Fax: (501) 223-0738

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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IN THE FAMILY COURT

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THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ) COUNTY OF GREENVILLE

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Lorraine Leigh Goslar Urbina,

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Plaintiff, )

2013-DR-231026 -vs.- ) Anael Adalberto Urbina Alvarado, ) Date filed: March 7, 2013

Defendant. ) Time filed: 2:12 pm ______________________________) TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to this Complaint upon the subscriber, at 304 Pettigru Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the thirty- day period, the Plaintiff (s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein and judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Greenville, SC

David J. Rutledge Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 10664 Greenville, SC 29603 (864) - 467-0999

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BELIZE A.D. 2012 (DIVORCE) Action No. 167 RACHELLE REBECCA ESTEPHAN CODIANNE

BETWEEN

PETITIONER

and

PATRICK CLARENCE CODIANNE

RESPONDENT

TO: PATRICK CLARENCE CODIANNE TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for dissolution of marriage dated the 13th day of September, 2012 endorsed with a notice to you to appear and answer the charges therein has been filed in the Supreme Court of Belize by RACHELLE REBECCA ESTEPHAN CODIANNE and that you are required within fourteen days of the second publication hereof to enter an appearance at the Supreme Court in Belize City, Belize, should you think fit to do so and thereafter to make answer to the charges in the said Petition AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that in default of your so doing the COURT will proceed to hear the said charges proved and pronounced judgment, your absence notwithstanding.

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BRAIN

TEASER

SUDOKU PUZZLE #43/2013

See answers NEXT WEEK

Liquor License NOTICE Notice is hereby given that JIANQIANG LI is applying for a Beer Liquor License to be operated at “Panda Restaurant”, situate in Caye Caulker Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Answers for last week’s puzzle SUDOKU PUZZLE SOLUTION #42/2013

Notice is hereby given that NINFA COC is applying for a Malt and Cider Liquor License to be operated at “JAE’s Cool Spot”, situate at 157 Aposote St, Lord’s Bank Village, Belize District under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Ordinance Revised Edition 1980.

Answers for last week’s puzzle

See answers NEXT WEEK

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UB in Crisis!

Belize City, November 14, 2013 The Barrow Administration has found a way to drag down Belize’s national university, the University of Belize, into chaos and a crisis of leadership.

The University’s President Guyanese national Dr. Cary Fraser, has submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, informing that he will not return to the University after the current academic year ends in December.

In the letter, dated November 6, 2013, Dr. Fraser signals his total discontent and frustration with the Barrow Administration’s poor support for the University. He accuses the Ministry of Education of treating the national university as a “low priority”, when he had hoped that his appointment would have paved the way for needed systematic changes.

Dr. Fraser points that the recent negotiations over the University’s upcoming 20132014 budget have not given him any assurances that the Government is prepared to treat the institution with greater interest.

Dr. Fraser also indicated, or in this case, reiterated, his dissatisfaction with the manner in which the politically-appointed Board of Trustees has managed the affairs of the University. He accused the Board of “undermining the capacity of the University” with their culture of micromanagement.

The Board was led by Imani Fairweath-

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NOTICE:

Jose R. Martinez, hereby gives notice that he has applied to the Magistrate’s Court for a renewal certificate to be granted under the Moneylender’s Act to authorize him to carry on business as a Moneylender in 2014 under the name of Nancy’s Quick Cash, situate at #4 Cemetery Road, Belize City.

NOTICE:

Jose R. Martinez hereby gives notice that he is applying to the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court for a renewal certificate to be granted under the Moneylender’s Act to authorize him to carry on business as a Moneylender in 2014 under the name of Nancy’s Pawn Shop, situate at #24 Belize/Corozal Road, Orange Walk Town.

NOTICE:

Jose R. Martinez, hereby gives notice that he is applying to the Magistrate’s Court in Belize City for a renewal certificate to be granted under the Moneylender’s Act to authorize him to carry on business as a Moneylender in 2014 under the name of Nancy’s Jewelry and Pawn Shop, situate at #3 Burns Avenue, San Ignacio Town.

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EDITORIAL Español PUP Significa Amor en Cualquier Idioma “Continuar con orgullo capacitar a nuestros hijos en su lengua Garífuna” Tema –Día Del Asentamiento Garífuna de Belice 2013 El lenguaje es el arte de comunicar.

Este año hay algo explosivo de la trigésima sexta celebración Del Día Del Asentamiento Garífuna de Belice. La fiesta celebra el asentamiento Del pueblo garífuna en Belice después de haber sido exiliado de las islas Granadinas por el ejército británico.

La cultura Garífuna en Belice es vibrante y colorida, y estará en exhibición completa en todo el país, especialmente en las aldeas y pueblos en el sur de Belice, como Hopkins, Seine Bight, Barranco, Dangriga y Punta Gorda.

El día de celebración es una cosa. Pero el hecho es que el UDP ha actuado como “cristianos por un día” hacia nosotros como pueblo Garífuna.

Imagínese, la capital cultural de Belice es Dangriga. Sin embargo, Dean Barrow ha pasado por alto y desairado todo el talento y la competencia de nosotros Garinagu. El UDP eligió un embajador cultural que no es un Garífuna. El insulto es que él eligió a su hijo que es un criminal convicto. ¿Qué pasó con personas reconocidos como el doctor Adrian Martinez, Pen Cayetano, Roy Cayetano? El BELIZE TIMES podría seguir con una larga lista.

Contraste esto con el PUP, bajo el cual el legendario Andy Palacio fue comisionado como embajador musical, mucho antes de que el mundo le otorgue como artista de UNESCO por la paz.

No nos podemos olvidar que el UDP le falto respeto al Dr. Theodore Aranda, quien, aunque era el líder electo de mayor rango del UDP después de las elecciones generales de 1979, el UDP como partido lo sobre paso con Curl Thompson y sin contemplaciones instalo al no electo Manuel Esquivel como su líder del partido en 1982. El UDP hizo esto a pesar del éxito de liderazgo de Aranda en ese Partido entre 1979-1982 en donde a pesar de las divisiones internas, el UDP mantuvo el control de las tres ciudades en las elecciones municipales de diciembre 1981 a causa de Aranda.

El pecado de Dr. Ted contra la UDP era su origen étnico.

El UDP no respeta al Garífuna. Mire lo más reciente dentro la última administración de 2008-2012, cuando insultaron al funcionario electo Garífuna.

Arthur Roches, aunque fue una gran decepción política, apenas se le permitió ser un Ministro de Estado. Mirando hacia atrás el jefe de Roches en el Ministerio de Salud fue el escandaloso Pablo Marin.

Incluso hoy en los hechos, ni un solo Garífuna ha sido nombrado por el UDP en su gobierno. Ni siquiera donde existe un Presidente del Senado y el nombramiento de 4 ministros/senadores no electos. Ni uno es Garífuna.

Barrow hizo esto con propósito. Ahora tiene el que explicar a la gente de Belice.

PUP debe alardearse sí mismos. Solo el PUP puede decir orgullosamente que el primer Garífuna elegido para un cargo político en las elecciones generales en 1954. Fue Nathaniel Cacho. Por otra parte en 1957 con David Mckoy y Faustino Zuniga.

El PUP se pone de pie al reconocer el respeto para el pueblo garífuna en cuanto a posiciones de liderazgo real.

De hecho, sólo a través del PUP es que se le ha mostrado el respeto que les corresponde a las mujeres garífunas.

Dos ejemplos concretos son el nombramiento de la Excelentísima Sylvia Flores como ministro de Defensa, y el nombramiento de la primera mujer beliceña como jueza de la Corte Suprema, que es también Garífuna.

Hay más orgullo. El actual Secretario General del PUP, I. Myrtle Palacio, es una condecorado y respetada anciana de la comunidad garífuna. También nuestro Representante para el distrito electoral Dangriga, Hon. Ivan Ramos, es la línea sanguínea directa y nieto querido de Thomas Vincent Ramos.

Como es conocimiento social general, el Día de Asentamiento Garífuna fue creado por el activista Beliceño de derechos civiles, Thomas Vincent Ramos, en 1941. Se reconoció como día festivo en los distritos del sur de Belice en 1943, y declaró un feriado nacional en 1977 bajo un gobierno PUP. El PUP no necesita ser tímido para decir que fue bajo el PUP que el Consejo Nacional Garífuna de Belice, (NGC) se constituyó el 5 de diciembre de 1981.

El Alcalde de Dangriga, Gilbert Swazo, ha hecho orgulloso a la comunidad Garífuna a través de su servicio en la Fuerza de Defensa de Belice y ahora su trabajo político. Ha exigido que el pueblo garífuna obtenga su respeto. Él es un soldado del PUP.

¿La gente preguntaría: por qué hablamos la política cuando es día especial y festivo?

Nuestra respuesta es que aquellos que se niegan a hablar de la historia sana del PUP con nuestros hermanos garífunas son realmente plantas UDP que tienen miedo de que tal análisis haga reflejar lo que la trayectoria del UDP es con el pueblo Garífuna.

Más importante aún, nosotros decimos que la política está realmente definida como el poder de distribuir recursos. Hay un gran contraste en la distribución de los recursos. Miren cómo el pueblo Garífuna ha sido tratado por el UDP. ¿Cuándo alguien tendrá la fortaleza para llamar a cabo? ¿Nunca? ¿Cuándo seria “bien” y “conveniente” tiempo para señalarlo?

La última bofetada es la corrupción en relación al Mercado de Dangriga donde el UDP se ha negado a edificar el mercado. Millones de dólares han desaparecido y el delincuente es un político UDP fracasado y el pueblo de Dangriga no tiene mercado. ¡El hombre, quien vive en Corozal, trajo a sus propios trabajadores!

Para comprender el alcance de esta falta de respeto se tiene que entender lo central que el Mercado es a la cultura de Grigadan y escuchar lo racista y degradante que Dean Barrow suena cuando se le cita despidiendo al alcalde debidamente elegido de Dangriga. Una de las razones que Barrow era tan intolerante era porque Swazo es Garífuna.

El UDP odia Dangriga. Odian Garinagu.

Nos ven aquí como votos. Somos un medio para los comicios. Pretenden que nos quieren, pero solo en la hora del voto. Pero incluso entonces, mire el tratamiento.

Contraste cómo Barrow no puede arreglar un mercado importante en Dangriga, pero anda alrededor de Cayo Noreste casi con fajas de dinero - millones y millones - con la promesa de “ que va llover dinero” allí.

Pensándolo bien, el UDP no ha hecho nada para el día de asentamiento Garífuna. Son neocolonialistas. Todo lo que hacen es extraer la riqueza de nosotros la gente garífuna.

Toman nuestra cultura y extraer el valor turístico. Extraen nuestra música parranda y punta rock. Extraen nuestra identidad para la toma de fotografías. Se cobran impuestos por herencia Garifuna. A cambio, ellos no hacen nada por nosotros. Nada.

Barrow ni siquiera aparecerá en Dangriga el martes.

No va a dar la cara. Todo esto viene detrás del UDP de nuevo y permitiendo que una empresa millonaria traten la sagrada ceremonia dugu como una subida a la montaña rusa cuatro dólares en Disneyland.

El UDP tiene una mentalidad elitista. Es colonial aún. Al igual que los británicos que nos vio como ocupantes ilegales y una fuente de trabajo asalariado para las bandas de caoba (Bolland, 1988), la historia del UDP demuestra que no tiene ningún sentido para nosotros, Garífuna.

Se le debe decir al UDP que el pueblo Garífuna son los únicos miembros de la población beliceña afro descendiente que nunca fue esclavizado. Esa es una realidad poderosa. Hay beliceños que nunca fueron esclavizados. Beliceños que nunca perdieron la batalla por el sistema colonial que millones deshumanizados. La cultura garífuna es un símbolo de la resistencia, la lucha, la supervivencia y el orgullo.

Pero la cuestión tiene que ser hecho de que la cultura es principalmente por el éxito.

Puede descartar este editorial. Usted puede trivializar la falta de respeto cultural a la comunidad Garífuna por el UDP. Puede faltar el respeto a los logros, éxitos y contribuciones de la Comunidad Garífuna. Nosotros en el BELIZE TIMES y PUP amamos a nuestros hermanos y hermanas Garífuna. Somos un partido de amor. Consulta nuestra historia.

Esa relación continúa. El Hon. Francis Fonseca estará en Dangriga de nuevo. Se continuará con el amor por los garífunas. Él continuará mostrando que el PUP es el Partido de inclusión, el respeto y la gratitud.

Queremos saber más de nuestros hermanos y hermanas Garífunas: hable con el poder por el bien de nuestros hijos en nuestra lengua Garífuna, le pedimos.

Colectivamente, sabemos que siendo beliceños significa que nuestro ADN es maya, mestizo, criollo, indio oriental, pero específicamente Hoy estamos orgullosos de estar hombro a hombro que abarca la parte del ADN robusta de Belice que es fuerte. Es vibrante. Eso es PUP. Es Garifuna.

Seremei.

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UDP Hotbed of Corruption!

Belize City, November 13, 2013 As the massive fire of corruption continues to gut the Ministry of Immigration and Godwin Hulse’s integrity, an equally devastating fire is now raging at the Ministry of Natural Resources.

If, as Dean Barrow predicted, visa hustling would bring down his government, the next story is set to nosedive our country right down to the very bottom of the corruption index charts.

Frederick Dow, a US national, was the proud owner of 1.3 acres of prime beachfront property on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. In 1995 he, along with his siblings, received the property as a gift from their late father. The approximate value of the property is Two Million Belize Dollars.

In what can only be described as an elaborately orchestrated heist, in October of 2011, the Ministry of Natural Resources did the unthinkable.

They issued a second title over Mr. Dow’s property to a UDP crony, on the recommendation of the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia.

The Players Prior to the UDP government stealing his property, Mr. Dow was made aware that something was afoot when a person he identified as Juan Alamilla, the cousin of Minister Manuel Heredia, began offering Mr. Dow’s property for sale.

What was even stranger, was the fact that Minister Manuel Heredia had issued a letter recommending one Carlos Balona, a UDP crony, to receive title to Mr. Dow’s property.

Now, everybody and their granny

on San Pedro know that all beachfront property on San Pedro is privately owned. So how could the Minister issue a letter of recommendation for Carlos Balona knowing that the property belonged to a private owner?

Realizing that something fishy was taking place, Mr. Dow immediately instructed his real estate agent to fire off a letter to the CEO in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Beverly Castillo, warning the government of the fraud that was taking place.

What Mr. Dow didn’t realize was that this kind of corruption is now commonplace under the current Ministry of Natural Resources and they were actually in on the plan to steal his property. Instead of putting a halt to the land scam, the Ministry expedited the processing of the double title and hurriedly issued it to Carlos Balona, as recommended by Minister Manuel Heredia.

Carlos Balona seems to have been a mere pawn in the game played by the UDP big-wigs. But, for a few short days, Carlos Balona, was a multi-millionaire.

Apparently, realizing that Mr. Dow was hot on their trail, Balona was then instructed by the UDP big-wigs to transfer the multi-million dollar property to a second UDP crony, Mario Rodriguez.

According to the transfer paperwork, Mario Rodriguez supposedly bought the property from Carlos Balona for $100,000.00. However, in a very candid interview on Plus TV, Balona declared that the entire transaction was bogus. He was set up by Juan Alamilla. No money was passed. Balona was used and so was Rodriguez. According to Balona, to this day he has not received a single cent from Alamilla nor Rodriguez for playing his part in the land

UB in Crisis!

Continued from page 27 er-Morrison, whose tenure as Board Chairlady was very contentious, but very strangely never disappointing to the Minister of Education Patrick Faber who defended her in every occasion.

Fairweather-Morrison resigned several weeks ago.

This is not the first time Dr. Fraser has lashed out at the Government’s lack of adequate support for the University.

Back in April of this year, Dr. Fraser had submitted a damning report to the Minister of Education, in which he said the Government lacked the vision to take the University forward.

“There is a lack of a long term vision for the university’s institutional development”, declared the University’s President in that report to the Minister of Education. Back then, the BELIZE TIMES had forecasted that a fallout would have followed. So said, so done. Several months later, an appraisal conducted on the President’s two-year term in office was critical of his running of the University, and reports surfaced that he was being “asked” to resign.

As we have said before, the Barrow Administration circus antics with our national University is a national and international embarrassment as well as a disservice to parents and students who look to the institution for higher learning.

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The Injunction Having come to the realization that the Ministry of Natural Resources was aiding and abetting the theft of his property, Frederick Dow had no choice but to seek legal recourse in the Supreme Court of Belize.

Mr. Dow filed for an injunction to restrain Mario Rodriguez (the 2nd UDP crony to receive his title) and the Minister of Natural Resources from transferring his property yet again.

The courts granted Mr. Dow’s application and Alamilla, Balona, Rodriguez and the Government of Belize were arrested in their tracks.

With the injunction in place and the culprits identified, the Government of Belize had no choice but to come clean and return the title to its rightful owner, Mr. Frederick Dow. Despite the bust, the Government continues to play games with Mr. Dow’s property. Instead of giving him back his 1.3 acres of land the Government has issued title to only 1.1 acres, depriving Mr. Dow of the most valuable portion of his property, the beachfront.

Needless to say, Mr. Dow will continue to sue the Government for this fraud. The longer the UDP takes to right their horrible wrongdoings, the more taxpayers of Belize will pay for the Government’s corrupt acts.

Culprits Rewarded While the story may eventually have a happy ending for Frederick Dow, the truth is Belize has suffered on so many levels.

Firstly, and perhaps the most absurd, after Mario Rodriguez was forced to give back the title to Mr. Dow, the Government for whatever unknown reason, gave Rodriguez

31 other parcels of land likewise worth millions of dollars.

Rodriguez never paid Balona for the “exchange” of Mr. Dow’s property, but yet the Government felt an obligation to reward Rodriguez, their UDP crony, in the land scam. This is the crux of the scam: no matter the outcome of the Supreme Court case, the UDPs would hustle big no matter what!

As readers may recall, this is not the first time that UDPs have gotten away with such a white-colour heist. Remember the prime pieces of Placencia Reserve that Gaspar Vega gave to his daughter, his son’s girlfriend and his imported pet, Dorian Pakeman? Then there was the sea front property given illegally to Orange Walk UDP crony, Derrick Gillett and Rosita Aragon (sister to another crony, Elodio Aragon). All under Gaspar Vega.

Even though the Vega flunkies were forced to return the lands back to their owners they were repaid quite handsomely for their role in the give-and- take back scheme. We have evidence showing that Gillett and Aragon were paid as much as $140,000.

Secondly, taxpayers will have to foot the legal bill for Rodriguez, Balona and the Government of Belize. Believe it or not Belize, this is really taking place. You are paying for the corrupt acts of UDP criminals.

Thirdly, and most concerning, the US Embassy and the international media have been briefed about his land scam and it is now only a matter of sit and wait before we feel the international effects of just another black-eye at the hands of Dean Barrow and his corrupt UDP government.

The fire is burning under the UDP’s Hotbed of Corruption and we are paying.

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