02 2016 GOB CONSPIRACY TO DISCREDIT BISHOP DORICK WRIGHT..? 9 OCT
THE BELIZE TIMES
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 A leaked BNTU letter in which President Luke Palacio asks Catholic Bishop Dorick Wright for a meeting has raised serious alarm. In the short letter, the BNTU expresses gratitude to the Bishop and to the Catholic Church for “the tremendous support given to us throughout our fight for Good Governance, Accountability and Transparency from the Government of Belize.” But it continues, “We also wish to express our deepest disappointment with the disrespect shown to you and your office by Sister Barbara (General Manager of Catholic Pubic Schools) and hereby reiterate our support for you as Leader of the Catholic Church in Belize. Having seen the manner in which matters have been dealt with, compounded by the visit of the Papal Nuncio, as well as the alleged attempt at your removal, we wish to meet with you at your earliest convenience to discuss these and other matters that are of concern to our Catholic teachers and Union.” Confusion was created as to the
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Continued from page 1 lic Accounts Committee can proceed.” Late this evening, the BNTU also received an expression of 100% support from the Belize Communications’ Workers Union, the BWS Workers Union and the Belize Electricity Workers Union. The joint release states that where the eight good governance demands of the BNTU are concerned, “Government must do their very best to urgently address them in order to set the foundation for good governance in our country.” The BNTU has called on all supporters to join them in countrywide demonstrations tomorrow, Thursday, but there is no indication at this time if the strike will end then.
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support of the Catholic Church and schools to the BNTU’s stance last week when Sister Barbara Flores, Catholic Public Schools General Manager classed a solidarity press release of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize and Belmopan as “not official.” In a letter to Education Minister Hon. Patrick Faber, Sister Flores disassociated herself from the release writing, “The release was issued by one Maria Zabaneh who did so on behalf of the Catholic Diocese and without consultation or authorization from Bishop Christopher Glancy, Auxiliary Bishop who is out of the country, and without any consultation with Catholic Public Schools General Manager. We will address as best and as quickly as we can this gross misappropriation of authority.” Sister Flores followed up that letter with a separate communication to principals and teachers of the Catholic Diocese stating that the Papal Nuncio to Belize, Archbishop León Kalenga has stated that the Catholic Diocese of Belize is not in support of the BNTU strike. She then affirmed that schools would remain
open and outlined the possible consequences for those teachers who dared to strike. The support of the Catholic Diocese of Belize and Belmopan would be significant given that the Roman Catholic Diocese manages more than half of the schools in Belize. So the confusion created was understandable. Archbishop Kalenga arrived in Belize on Tuesday and met with Bishop Wright at which time he was reportedly informed of the developments since the ruthless murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas. On Wednesday, he met with Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow but before, he granted an interview to the media. Asked about an alleged request for the removal of Bishop Dorick Wright, the Nuncio replied, “Removal is not the word. Bishop Dorick is still our Bishop. He is sick and the wisdom, human wisdom, teaches us to look after our sick, to look after our old people to look after the children. All these topics, I’m going to touch it.” With that he dismissed that the removal has anything to do with a request from government. He explained that bishops retire at 75 and
CFZ CEO Terminated With Extreme Prejudice Continued from page 1 attention of CFZ Executive Chairman Gregory Gibson by the Corozal Free Zone Chamber of Commerce. In a letter dated September 19th, 2016, the CFZCC informs Gibson that they “have received several complaints with documented evidence from its members regarding the CEO of the CFZMA, Mr. Raul Rosado, with the execution of his duties and performance.” The CFZCC requested a meeting with Gibson to present that evidence with a view to deciding if the “best solution is to tender the post to have a new CEO along with a given notice requesting the resignation or immediate dismissal of the current CEO.” The Belize Times understands that the meeting occurred on Friday, at which time Rosado was called in and told that he would have to leave.
It is alleged that he asked to delay his departure for three months, but was told to depart immediately. So what evidence could have caused such drastic action on such a political figure? Sources tell us that Rosado has been under scrutiny for some time, suspected of the largescale movement of contraband cigarettes. Those sources say that Rosado has also cultivated very close relationships with persons in Mexico believed to be involved in criminal activities. Just weeks ago video was recorded of the CFZ’s head of gate security snorting a substance believed to be cocaine. He was immediately relieved of his duties by the Board of Directors. Late word to the Belize Times is that Rosado has been replaced by another UDP operative in the area, Evan Cowo.
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Bishop Wright is 71 years old so the Vatican is now looking seriously into arranging his succession. He did admit that Bishop Wright, while incapacitated, remains lucid. As to his lack of support for the BNTU’s industrial action, Archbishop Kalenga stated “I have to look after the children. That is the feature. Where is the place of the children? The schools...If you have problem…I prefer the big people to deal with that, to negotiate it, to pass their time in talking…I prefer the Opposition Party to go to the Government to make up their mind; the civil society to go to the Government. I don’t want the children to enter in this problem.” Kalenga’s visit to Belize and meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow comes, interestingly, at a time when Bishop Dorick Wright has spoken out officially against corruption in government office, and at a time when he has expressed his support for the stance of the teachers against corruption. The Bishop has also been very vocal in the matter of the Senate Inquiry, calling for the removal of Pastor Ashley Rocke as Church Senator after Rocke, shockingly and against instructions, voted against the motion for a Senate Select Committee.
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