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SAN IGNACIO TOWN,Thursday, April 17, 2008: Today, 25 yearold Kenworth AnthonyMendez, the victim ofa traffic accident, lies ina critical condition atthe Medical AssociatesHospital in Belize City. San Ignacio police reportsthat it was shortly after 2o’clock on the evening ofSaturday, April 12, when areport was received of atraffic accident in the areawhere the Bullet Tree Roadcrosses Joseph AndrewsDrive in San Ignacio Town. The male person,suffering from severe headand body injuries, was

injured preson was identifiedas Kenworth “Ken” AnthonyMendez, 25, Belizean laborer of aBlue Hole Street, Cahal Pech Areaaddress.

NORMAN BROASTER STA-DIUM, San Ignacio Town, CayoDistrict, Sunday, April 13, 2008: After 22 long years of footballdrought, the highest level of nationalachievement in the sport was todayreturned to Cayo, more specificallyto the westernmost part of thedistrict. It was the same Verdes in1986 that brought the championshipto Cayo and it is Verdes again in 2008that has returned the honors. What a joyous and festiveoccasion it was as the feeling ofvictory erupted simultaneously withthe blowing of the long whistle andthe music from the Succotz marchingband inside the Norman Broaster

Stadium as the jubilation overflowedonto the streets of San Ignacio allthe way to the site of the victorycelebration.

The occasion this past Sundayevening was the second encounter inthe RF&G Insurance Cup playoffgame between San Ignacio’sHankook Verdes Football Club andBelize City’s Belize Defence Forcesquad. The action began promptly at thestroke of the 4 pm hour inside SanIgnacio’s Norman Broaster Stadium. The FIFA certified referee in chargeof the action in the center of the fieldwas Orange Walk’s Romel Carballoalong with 1st assistant ArmandoChirinos and 2nd assistant EarlTrapp Jr. flagging the sidelines.Gerald Henry Jr. was the fourth

Moments after the accident - The victim in the back of a pickup truck for thetrip to the San Ignacio Hospital - The motorcycle in the middle of a section of thedouble carriage-way on Joseph Andrews - Note the plants in the middle divider

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placed in the back of a pickuptruck and rushed to the nearbySan Ignacio Town Hospital foremergency medical treatment. Upon arrival at the hospital the

Mendez’ condition was stabilizedat the San Ignacio Town Hospitalafter which he was rushed byambulance to the Karl HeusnerMemorial Hospital in Belize City and

later transferred to the MedicalAssociates Hospital also in BelizeCity where he remains in a criticalcondition. On the scene police came upon abrown Toyota pickup truck, bearinglicense plates CY-C 26347, with asmashed windshield and thepassenger side front fenderextensively damaged. Also on thescene was an extensively damagedblack and red Kawasaki Street Bike.

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From Front Page Police investigation revealed thatMendez was riding the motorcycle upJoseph Andrews Drive from thedirection of Sacred Heart Collegetowards the Benque Viejo Roadwhile the Toyota was coming in theopposite direction. According to thepolice, the Toyota pickup truckchanged direction by turning intoBullet Tree Road causing themotorcycle to ram into it onthe passenger side. Police suspectthat Mendez was not wearing aprotective helmet at the time of theaccident. The driver of the Toyota truckreportedly fled the scene and policesuspect that he was the only personinside the vehicle as the frontpassenger side seat was loaded withchips which they suspect could haveobstructed the driver’s view of theapproaching motorcycle. A search of the vehicle produced aGuatemalan passport issued onJanuary 24, 2008 in the name ofNecio Orlando Cuyuch Sica, 36,who police suspect was the driver ofthe vehicle at the time of the accident. As part of the investigation, policeremoved a valid insurance sticker,expiring on June 21, 2008 as well asa license sticker expiring at the end ofJuly 2008 from the remains of the

shattered windshield. The Toyota pickup truck wastowed to the San Ignacio Policecompound and the damagedmotorcycle was delivered to Mendez’parents at their Blue Hole address inSan Ignacio Town. Relatives informed that the medicalexamination revealed that Kensustained a broken skull, broken leftand right wrists, a broken right armand a broken right foot. Police are asking the driver to theToyota pickup truck to come forwardthereby enabling the investigation toproceed.

Residents in this area of town reportthat this junction has been the sceneof an increasing number of trafficaccidents with no less than threeof them involving motorcycles overthe past two weeks. Drivers attributethis hazardous condition to theexistence of ornamental shrubsplanted in the divider between the twocarriage-ways of the boulevardwhich tend to obstruct vision ofapproaching traffic on JosephAndrews Drive. While these plants will eventuallygrow into trees thereby reducing thehazard, the authorities are advisingmotorist, especially those traversingJoseph Andrews Drive heading in thedirection of Bullet Tree Village, toexercise extreme care as they moveacross Joseph Andrews Drive. The prayers of the community is withthe Gibbs/Mendez family during thesedifficult times for the recovery of theirloved one.

Necio Orlando Cuyuch Sica, 36,The suspected driver of the

pickup truck, who fled the scene

The damaged Toyota pickuptruck at the police compound

This week's news about the newgovernment successfully enlistingfinancial assistance from traditionallending institutions like the IDB andthe World Bank is good news forBelize. This is a clear indication that withinsuch a short time in office, the newgovernment has successfullyreopened the doors of theseinternational financial institutions(IFI's). These are the very same doors thatwere slammed shut in the face of theself professed financial genius of theprevious administration. When he was locked out by theseIFI's, and in a desperate hunt for newloans, this individual was left with noother alternative than to seek out the"loan sharks" in the internationalfinancial marketplace resulting in thenation being saddled with a 3 Billiondollar debt the domino effect of whichwas the crushing defeat of his partyat the polls; his losing the once secureconstituency that he carved out forhimself, the implosion of his PeoplesUnited Party and ultimately his beingbooted out of the powerful executiveposition he once held in the party. Now that a new government is inoffice, we hear charges and countercharges of victimization against thenew administration by someelements of the disgraced formeradministration as they hope and prayfor their moles to remain in thegovernment service so that they cansabotage the new administrationwhile providing the PUP with insiderinformation to be twisted into the usualpropaganda. Do these people really expect, forexample, that the driver/mechanic inthe Ministry of Education would haveremained on government's payroll foranother five years while this individualwho resides in Belize City had neveronce set a foot in the Ministry ofEducation? With the full blessing ofthe minister of course, this individualcontinued to collect a fat salary forfive years, right up to April 15 whenthe shameless scheme was uncoveredand rightfully terminated. And thereare many, many, many more suchcases in every department ofgovernment that flourished under thecorrupt previous administration. We hear them crying aboutvictimization and spitefulness. Havethese people really forgotten thatimmediately upon assuming office in1998 Said Musa's wave ofvictimization touched from thehighest to the lowest levels ingovernment. Have they forgottenthe instant firing of Chief JusticeManuel Sosa? Have they forgotten those hundredsof hospital attendants, office cleaners,postal workers and CommunityDevelopment Officers, among others,who were sent home within days of

the Musa administration coming tooffice in 1998. These same people,branded as UDP supporters, couldNEVER get a job in the governmentservice for all those 10 long years. Have these people forgotten that itwas Said Musa, who within days ofbeing sworn in as the Prime Ministerof Belize, in 1998, ordered Transportand Customs Officials along with thepolice to break into Dean Barrow'sprivate garage and take away hisprivate vehicle? Have these peoplereally forgotten this vindictive actionon the party of their disgraced formerleader? It is common knowledge that ontheir way out of office, severalministers of government and theircronies, including some formerCEO's, made off with almost allgovernment vehicles for a minusculefraction of their value. Have we seenPrime Minister Dean Barrowordering the Police, Transport orCustoms officials to break into thesepeoples' garages to bring backthese public properties that theyshamelessly acquired? Johnny Briceño might have won aconvention, but he lost thegovernment. This is not stoppingJohnny from cleaning house. He hasgotten rid of Ralph Fonseca,Francis Fonseca, Yasser Musa,Samira Musa, Vildo Marin, LisaShoman as well as most of the Musaappointed senators. Other heads will

soon roll including that of SecretaryGeneral Henry Charles Usher,among others. Is this victimization?You be the judge. While on the topic of JohnnyBriceño, and without questioningthe wisdom of our brilliant GovernorGeneral: How did Johnny Briceñoemerge as Leader of the Opposition?On March 30 those 600+ PUPdelegates elected Johnny Briceño astheir Party Leader, they cannot electa Leader of the Opposition as thisappointment is constitutionally vestedonly in the Governor General ofBelize. Therefore, to be appointed asLeader of the Opposition, doesJohnny Briceño actually "commandthe support of a majority of themembers of the House who do notsupport the government" as perSection 47 (2) of the Constitution? The last time we checked, JohnnyBriceño and Francis Fonseca eachhad two of the remaining fouropposition representatives supportingthem. Then again maybe it would"appear" to the GG, in his wisdom,that it would be much easier to getFlorencio Marin Jr. to supportJohnny Briceño than to get CordelHyde to support Francis Fonseca asMark Espat's support for FrancisFonseca is out of the question, whileSaid Musa's support for JohnnyBriceño is likewise next to impossibleand Cordel Hyde would not be tooenthusiastic about supporting FrancisFonseca as he is still feeling the painof being shoved aside, by SaidMusa, from the lucrative Ministry of

Education portfolio, to make way forFrancis Fonseca the newcomer. If Said Musa and Ralph Fonsecaare serious about picking up theirmarbles, then they could take backtheir headquarters, radio station andnewspaper from Johnny. They couldeven take back the PUP name asthere is a high possibility that the partyis registered in the name of HamidMusa who just happens to be SaidMusa's father. If Musa and Fonseca would takeback their marbles EVERYONESHOULD BE HAPPY as follows: a) Said Musa and Ralph Fonsecawould have effectively expelledBriceño, Espat and Hyde from thePUP. b) Johnny Briceño would haveformed a viable third party and, withthe rug dragged from under his feet,when the big boys take back theirmarbles, he would hardly want to bea party leader without a party formuch too long. c) Mark Espat and Daniel Silvawould have seen the realization of theirlong awaited dream to jump start andhold senior positions within a new party. d) Said and Ralph would be happyas they would get back their PUP andmaybe eventually succeed inanointing Francis Fonseca as theirparty leader which in turn wouldmake Francis a happy person. e) The UDP would be happy as thePUP and Briceño's new party wouldbe sharing their 49,500 voters amongthemselves while the UDP will remainstronger than ever with its 68,200voters.


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BY: John AcottCAYO, Wednesday, April 9,2008: The recent familiarization visit ofthe Hon. Carlos Perdomo, the newMinister of National Security,to the Police Formation of SanIgnacio, was an opportune momentfor members of the Twin-TownsCrime Committee to present a newmotorcycle to the police. The motor cycle was purchasedwith funds raised by the committeefrom local businesses and ‘DallaDay’ donations. In accepting the donation, MinisterPerdomo thanked the committee,remarking that they are the mostactive police support committee in thecountry, and hoping that they willcontinue to be so. He assured themthat the motorcycle will be put to gooduse and Senior Superintendent

David Henderson the Cayo policecommander, echoed the minister’s

PHOTO: Crime Committee chairman, John Acott, handing over themotorcycle keys to Minister Carlos Perdomo.

words in saying that the cycle wasmuch needed and is ideal for dealing

with incidents in the very large areafor which he is responsible. The Twin-Towns CrimeCommittee consists of members ofthe general public who have regularmeetings to decide how best they canprovide assistance to the local police.The committee has been in existencefor over 7 years and is responsiblefor many support donations to thepolice. The members of the committeewould like to thank all in thecommunity who made the donationpossible by their generosity andalso to Mr. Norman Dueck ofUniversal Hardware in SpanishLookout, who provided themotorcycle at a much discountedprice.

BELMOPAN, Thursday, April10, 2008: U.S. Embassy Plants Trees andPresents Green Technology PosterShow to Recognize Earth Day. Beginning Monday, April 14, at theGeorge Price Centre for Peace andDevelopment, the U.S. Embassy willcontribute a poster show on “Green

Technology” in recognition of EarthDay. To commemorate the opening ofthe show and contribute to a“greener” Belize, the U.S. Embassywill donate and plant trees at theUniversity of Belize Pre-School at9:00 AM on April 14th. The 38th anniversary of Earth Day

will be celebrated on April 22 andpromotes and encourages waysto protect our environment. This year’s poster show focuseson how corporations can developand implement greener, moreenvironmentally friendly technology. The public is invited to learn moreabout green technology through this

event from Monday, April 14 toFriday, April 25 at the George PriceCentre for Peace and Developmentin Belmopan.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION that on this day,April 2, 2008, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in accordance with the Electricity(Tariffs, Charges and Quality of Service Standards) Byelaws, 2005 commences anAnnual Review Proceeding for Belize Electricity Limited (BEL). The ARP enables thePUC to review the company’s operations for the past year to endure that the objectivesset out in the 2005 Full Tariff Review Proceeding (FTRP) are achieved.

The Process· The PUC will accept comments from the public until April 22, 2008· The PUC will deliver its Initial Decision no later than May 2, 2008· Interested Parties have 10 days after the Initial Decision to comment in writing to

the PUC· The PUC makes its Final Decision which adopts the Initial Decusuib if there are no

objections· If the Licensee or an interested party objects, the PUC must appoint an Independent

Expert to review the Initial Decision within 10 days· The Independent Expert is to deliver a written report no later than 20 days after

appointment· Then the PUC makes its Final Decision not more than 15 days after the submission

of the Independent Expert’s report

The PUC will issue a final decision in the proceeding no later than June 26, 2008. Anyadjustments will take effect on July 1, 2008 which is the start of the 2008/2009 AnnualTariff Period (ATP).

Public Access to Information

A summary of BEL’s submission is available at BEL’s Corporate Headquarters locatedat 2 ½ miles Northern Highway, Belize City, and at branch offices countrywide, and atPUC Headquarters, and from the PUC website www.puc.bz.

Interested parties are invited to submit written comments and information to the PublicUtilities Commission, #41 Gabourel Lane, P.O. Box 300, Belize City or by e-mail [email protected].

The Public Utilities Commission encourages the publicto take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the BEL ARP.


BELMOPAN CITY, Friday, April11, 2008: The Police Press Office todayinformed of the receipt and handingover of six diesel powered GreatWall Turbo charged SUV type fourdoor vehicles for use by the PoliceDepartment. The vehicles were purchased at acost of over one hundred and ninetythousand dollars from CaribbeanTraders of Spanish Lookout, Cayo. National Security Minister Hon.Carlos Perdomo informed that this isthe first assignment from a total of 26new vehicles earmarked for the police. According to retired BDF GeneralLloyd Gillett, Chief ExecutiveOfficer in the Ministry of NationalSecurity, three of the new vehicledwere assigned to Eastern Division inBelize City and one each to policestations in Belmopan, San Ignacio andBenque Viejo Town. San Ignacio police now has twovehicles at their disposal, this latest

One sees some streets down inboth Santa Elena Town and SanIgnacio with new asphalt patches. To me, the most obviousimprovement under the UDP andour local area representative, ReneMontero, has been assigninggrading of the entrance road from theWestern Highway and past EdenHigh School to the T junction in theHillview area of Santa Elena. I was even able to get my pickuptruck out of first gear into secondand third gear it was so smooth. Yesterday, I see that the grader hadalso widened some roads in the SantaCruz suburb, which winds in andover a number of building suburbsin hills and valleys. There is a lot of house constructiongoing on back here. To the left fromthe T junction of the side road fromthe Western Highway, into the Hillviewarea, the main Hillview street hasbeen graded up to the crest of theridge. The village down on the slopehasn’t been touched yet, but mymason Antonio, said he saw our arearepresentative walking the streetson our slope and village yesterday. This morning I got a call from ReneMontero our area representative, toadvise that he has given instructionsthat the grader was to go over the hillridge and do the Hillview streets aswell.

There are some very impassablecorners in places, due to washoutsand lack of culverts. This is dry season, so any gradingwill not last, but 2008 is a year that isgoing to be scarce for governmentspending funds. I don’t need to waituntil June to hear the Prime Minister’s

Central Cayo Roads Being Graded

budget to know that. I think if the UDP can find themoney to pay for the diesel to run thegrader every working day, in eachdistrict, until next January; that woulddo a lot to pacify voters and showthe UDP government cares about us. Rain of course is going to wash outthe dirt streets again around June andJuly and especially in September. If the grader can keep running therest of the year, if supplied with diesel

fuel; that to me, seems the best thingfor the political party to do, to cementgood will. Cayo District basically onlyhas the asphalt paved Westernhighway to the frontier border and allother streets and roads are dirt.There are lots of projects need doingby the government for infra-structure,but diesel fuel for the grader seems tome, to be the most economical showof action. Ray Auxillou, Santa Elena, Cayo

brand new acquisition and anotherone that was received also brand newonly a few months ago. We trust that with this additionalvehiclar resource, the police will bebetter able to respond to the calls of

the community in a more timelymanner as well as dispensing with thatLARGE amount of warrants held upin the police station under the excuseof the lack of transport to execute thisessential police duty.

San Ignacio Police now has two vehicles in top shape -The new Great Wall 4 door Truck (L) and the relatively new D-Max

(R) both seen here parked on the compound at the San IgnacioPolice Station

SANTA ELENA TOWN, CayoDistrict, Monday, April 14, 2008: The benefits that can be derivedfrom the cooperative efforts betweenlocal and central governments areindeed amazing. Such was the revelation this weekwith the unprecedented amount of civilworks taking place in Santa ElenaTown. “It is indeed a pleasure to seeour workers laboring side by sidein a harmonious manner withemployees from the local branchof the Ministry of Works” saidMayor John Francis August. “Thisis a situation that we have notexperienced in many, many yearsas we have always had a hard timeto get the previous CentralGovernment to honor oursmallest requests for assistance.With this new found cooperation,the San Ignacio/Santa ElenaTown Council, with assistancefrom Minister of Works Hon.Anthony “Boots” Martinez andwith the valuable cooperation onthe part of Area RepresentativesRene Montero, Elvin Penner andSalvador Fernandez, we intend todeliver more and better services toresidents of the Twin Towns ofSanta Elena and San Ignacio”

concluded Mayor John August. The cooperative effort this weekresulted in a truly unprecedentedamount of street and road works inthe Santa Cruz area as well as repairsto the asphalted surfaces of SalazarStreet and George Price Avenueamong others in Santa Elena Town. We also spoke with CouncilorEduardo “Eddy” Cano as he wassupervising the works in Santa ElenaTown. Cano informed that he isamazed by the ease with which thecouncil enlisted the cooperation of theMinistry of Works to undertake theproject. He additionally informed thatthe works will run for an entire monthas the council will endeavor to touchas many streets as possible. In an interview with the STARNewspaper, Mr. Cecil Garbutt,District Technical SupervisorMinistry of Works, Santa ElenaBranch, informed that the worksin the Santa Elena was initiallyscheduled to run for two weeks buthas now been expanded for a third.He additionally informed that he iscurrently working on a schedule ofstreet and road works alongwith Mayor John August andArea Representatives, ErwinContreras, Rene Montero, ElvinPenner and Salvador Fernandez.

Mr. Garbutt informed that theministry will soon be applying that longoverdue second surface dressing toLiberty Street in Santa Elena, as wellof to Joseph Andrews Drive,Benque Viejo Road and around theColumbus Park/Town Hall andPolice Station in San Ignacio Town. “We have the capacity to doworks in the Towns while stilltaking on our responsibility formaintaining the major highways”said Mr. Garbutt. “The Ministry hasa very pragmatic Minister in theperson of the Hon. AnthonyMartinez and so I see goodhappening in our towns underMinister Martinez” said Mr. Garbutt Unfortunately this was not the caseunder the previous administration asthe Ministry of Works was strictlyconfined to maintenance of the

Highways as it was the preferredpractice for Ministry of Worksemployees to linger for days on thecompound doing nothing instead ofdispatching them to assist with thedeterioration condition of town street. As one resident of San IgnacioTown commented this past Tuesdaymorning, “Its a strange sight to seeMinistry of Works Roller in townespecially in front of BismillahStore in the Burns Avenue/Savan-nah area of the town. This is some-thing we are not accustomed toseeing” concluded the observer. Mr. Garbutt also informed that theMinistry will likewise be undertakinga major street pavement project inBenque Viejo Town which will resultin the paving of several streets in thewestern quadrant of Benque ViejoTown.

Working in harmony, like the way it should be -Ministry of Works &Town Council employees repairing streets in Santa Elena Town


BELMOPAN CITY, CayoDistrict, Monday, April 14, 2008: A release from the Ministry ofEconomic Development, Commerce,Industry and Consumer Protection inconjunction with the Ministry ofAgriculture and Fisheries todayinformed that negotiations between theGovernment of Belize, local flourproducers (ADM-Belize Mills) and

the Baker’s Association have resultedin a decision to adjust the controlprice of flour while keeping the costof white packed-bread at the currentprice. The release informed that the needfor the adjustment was brought aboutby the fact that to date the controlledprice for flour in Belize has notbeen reflecting the steady increase

in acquisition costs on the worldmarket for wheat. Additionally, as a result of the pricecontrol, flour produced in Belize isbeing sold at a significant loss to theproducer and at a lower price thanneighboring Guatemala and Mexicowhere prices have steadily increasedas world market prices of wheatspiral upwards. The release goes on to inform thatgiven the existing price differential,couple with the fact that there are no

restrictions to prevent the export offlour from Belize, Belizean flour isbeing sold to merchants in Guatemalaby traders for a handsome profit. The Government of Belizeanticipates that the current price trendfor wheat is expected to continuewith prices tapering off at higherlevels than desirable in the nearfuture, the effects of which willinevitably lead to a continuedincreases in the cost of producingflour in Belize. The factors contributing to theincrease in wheat prices include: 1. Rapid escalation in worldmarket price for fuel 2. All time low levels in global wheatstocks/inventories driven partly bysevere drought experienced inAustralia 3. Export restrictions imposed bytop major wheat exporters, such asRussia and Argentina 4. Increased demands foralternative energy sources hasspurred a shift in production fromwheat to crops such as corn,sugarcane, and rapeseed that can beconverted into bio-fuels, namelyethanol In spite of the increase in thecontrolled price of flour, which wouldnormally have resulted in an increasein the price of bread, an agreementhas been reached betweenGovernment and the Bakers’Association with the collaborationof Belize Mills to maintain the currentcontrol price for the 16 oz. un-slicedand sliced bread at $1.25 and $1.50respectively. This will be done by a specialarrangement with Belize Mills tosell bakers flour to members of theBakers Association at the old price.This undertaking is pending a reviewof prices by the Association in directconsultation with Government at thetime of the next shipment of wheat toBelize. In addition to preventing an increasein the price of bread the GOB iscommitted to: a) Increase market surveillanceby strengthening institutionalcapacities particularly in ConsumerProtection. Efforts are ongoing toimprove on the functions of theBureau of Standards through therecruitment of new staff andincreased mobility to respond toconsumer complaints in a timelymanner. b) Complement market surveillanceby networking with relevantministries, agencies and statutorybodies to enforce and uphold theprice control regime. c) Introduce a Consumer Hotlineto be housed at the Bureau ofStandards. d) The GOB will keep theacquisition cost of wheat underconstant review in an effort to assessany future changes in the controlledprice as may be appropriate while atthe same time protecting the interestof the consumer.

By: Ray Auxillou,SAN IGNACIOTOWN, Cayo,Friday, April 13th,2008:

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ASSOCIATION, like we havesuccesssfully done on Caye Caulker;so that organization, rules, fees andreputation provides each touristvisiting Western Belize for adventures,an ensured good quality service. There have been five TOUROPERATORS whos services wehave used in SAN IGNACIOTOWN, three of these nowhave INTERNET WARNINGADVISORIES against them forRIP OFFS against tourists visitingWestern Belize. This sort of bad experiencediscourages visitors from coming toWestern Belize and kills thedevelopment of the TWIN TOWNSAREA as a tourist hot spot. In recent weeks, we had twofemale guests hustled and rippedoff by a downtown San Ignacio TourGroup. The posted price for horse-back riding was $40 per person andthey got overcharged at $60 USAeach, and lied to, that the price wasraised; when in fact it was not. Sun-day the 12th, of April, another femaletourist guest had arranged a TIKALTOUR, all inclusive for $90 over theinternet with DAVID TOURS and theoperator, ran her over to Melchor forthe $90 USA from our HOSTEL andthen made her hire a mini-van to takeher and him to TIKAL and FLORESand charged her another $300 usa forit and his expenses for the day as well.These bad experiences come out onthe internet forums, chat rooms andbulletin boards and turn off tourist visi-tors to Western Belize. MAYAWALK is still infamous for the allegedRAPE CASE when the tour guide issupposed to have raped three teen-age tourist British girls and the mentalinstability violence of the owner. Ofthe five TOUR OPERATORS left inthe WESTERN TWIN TOWNS, wehave used; we can only recommendto guests, PACZ TOURS and MAYAMYSTIC TOURS for giving honesty,reliability and safe operations. Thefirst three TOUR OPERATORSmentioned, have to be banned to ourcustomers, if we are going to keepserving a growing tourist volume ofvisitors. We are only as good as ourreputation in this business. A new touroperator has opened, called CultureHistory Tours and we dropped in thismorning still irate over the rip off, ofour guest at Davids Tours. Talkedto the girl at the new desk and theydon't seem to be well organized

yet, with price sheets. The TWINTOWNS is wide open toPROFESSIONAL HONESTPUNCTUAL TOUR OPERATORS,it is a lot like Caye Caulker of 30years ago, out Western Belize here.There is ample room for new TOUROPERATORS as visitor tourismgrows, but it will only grow if touristsare pampered and treated withhonesty and good service.REPUTATION is everything tomake TWIN TOWNS tourismboom. Tour Operators in the Twin Towns,need to form an ASSOCIATIONlike done on Caye Caulker andpolice yourselves. You can competewith better service, quality, honesty,promptness and by reputation.Believe me, the TOURISTS comparetheir experiences these days on theinternet daily and if you have a badreputation; both YOU as a TOUROPERATOR and this area ofWESTERN BELIZE will sufferfrom a drastic drop in tourist visitors. TOUR OPERATORS supply aneeded middle man service to thesmall guest accommodations aroundthe area. They are the link betweenindividual tour guide specialityservices and the small hotel guestaccommodations. As suppliers ofaccommodations and logistics tovisitor guests, we need TOUROPERATORS to fill out ourhappiness quotient for adventuresfor our overnight guests, on tightday scheduling. The thing is; if aTOUR OPERATOR is not honest, ordoes not supervise his business strictly,he damages our business, his ownbusiness and the tourist reputation ofour Western Belize Adventure area.We could certainly use some freshprofessional faces in the TourOperator business to make tourismgrown in Western Belize.

Tourist Group of Belize,have been in the touristbusiness, since pioneeringtourism in 1964. A father and four daughters runcondos, suites, guest house and twohostels inside Belize. Mostly we are on the beach atCaye Caulker serving the dailytourist trade and out in WesternBelize in Santa Elena Town, with aBACKPACKERS ADVENTUREHOSTEL now in it’s secondseason. We’ve had a lot of experience inBelize Tourism. We’ve been runningtourists up Xununtanich since it wascovered with jungle trees and youclimbed the ruin by pulling yourselfup by trees, shrubs and roots. One of the problems we are havingin our Western Belize AdventureTourism is the ripoff, hustler,con man mentality found down inthe center of San IgnacioTown andacross the river. We ran through these same hustlingproblems a few decades ago onCaye Caulker and it was found thatboth Water Taxi and Golf cart typetaxi associations led to better touristservice, better world wide touristreputation and increased numbersof tourist arrivals. In today’s world, where badexperiences by tourists are instantlyposted on the internet messageforums, bulletin boards and instructthe tourist to avoid an area, thedowntown San Ignacio area is killingthe through flow transient visitornumbers with bad tourist experiences. In Caye Caulker the average daily,slow season flow of transientbackpacker tourist is around 300persons per day. In Western Belize,the hustlers, con men and rip offartists, limit tourist visitors flowthrough, to about a dozen a day, orless; because of the bad reputation ofSAN IGNACIO TOWN Thisamount could easily be 300 touristsdaily as well. It behooves TOUR OPERATORSin SAN IGNACIO downtown areawho organize day trips, to getthemselves organized into an


John, James and Jason died in acar crash and are standing beforeSt. Peter who asks all three of themthe same question: “When you’re lying in yourcasket, and friends and family aremourning over you, what wouldyou like to hear them say aboutyou?” John was the first to go “I wouldlike to hear them say that I wasone of the great doctors of my timeand that I was a great family

man.” Next it was James, “I would liketo hear that I a wonderfulhusband and school teacher I wasand that I made a huge differencein the lives of so many innocentchildren .” “And what about you Jason” saidSt. Peter “What would you likethem to say about you?” Jason was quick to respond “I’dlike to hear them say, look he ismoving.”

What would you like to hear them say about you?

CONTRIBUTEDAGUADA HOTEL, Santa ElenaTown, Monday, April 14, 2008: With much pomp andcircumstance, the Santa Elena JaguarScouts celebrated another milestonewith the Investiture and BridgingCeremony that was held on thegrounds of the Aguada Hotel onSunday, April 13, 2008. With a crowd in attendance of 150guests, Mr. Hilberto Riverol,National Scout Executive and Mr.Orlando Garcia, Senior FieldExecutive and Director of training,were present to invest 26 newmembers to Troop #27. Other scouts that were investedyears prior were bridged to a higherlevel in the organization. Highlights of the evening includedthe presentation of special pins andbadges to members of the scoutingcommunity in recognition of theirmany years of involvement anddedication Belize’s scoutingmovement. Founding members of Troop #27were also recognized for theircontinuing effort to strenghten the

movement in their community andcountry. A short reception hosted by parentsof the scout troop followed the event. "It is a truly special momentwhen we see families gathertogether to encourage their childto become active and concernedmember of the community. I see alot of dedicated Verdes fans at theceremony and it's great to knowthat they can prioritize what's trulyimportant in their lives. It's not aclosed organization. Parentsshould encourage and supporttheir children to become a scout.",said Shalue Butcher, mother of afounding member, Tarun. Cecila Neal Flowers andTiffany Pitts, Troop Leaders, takethis opportunity to thank The SantaElena and San Ignacio TownCouncil, The Aguada Hotel, SacredHeart Junior College TourismStudents, STAR Newspaper, CayoAdventure Tours, Cayo Cargo, NelitaCastillo and all the parents and familymembers that gave unselfishly ofthemselves to make this a successfuland memorable event.

Vacancy NoticePetroleum Accountant

Geology and Petroleum DepartmentMinistry of Natural Resources and the Environment

Government of Belize

Applications are invited from suitable qualified persons for the post ofPetroleum Accountant in the Geology and Petroleum Department,Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. The qualificationrequirement for appointment to the post and its associated duties andresponsibilities are as follows:

Position: Petroleum Accountant

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or alternately inEconomics with a minor in Accounting or a Bachelor’s Degree in BusinessManagement with a major in Accounting. Training and experience inpetroleum accounting would be an asset.

Skills for the post: Supervisory skills, familiarity with standard computerapplications, good communications, writing and interpersonal skills.

Experience: 3 years in accounting field

Duties/Responsibilities:· Auditing the petroleum accounts of contractors· Auditing and monitoring of Government petroleum revenues

including:- Royalties, Petroleum Shares and Revenues fromGovernment’s participation in commercial fields.

· Evaluate oil/gas field economics.· Assist the Income Tax Department in the auditing of the petroleum

accounts of contractors.· Other duties relating to petroleum accounting, economics and finance.

Salary: Pay Scale 16 of $25,584 X $1,104 - $46,560

Deadline for application:Interested persons in possession of the requisite qualifications are to submittheir applications to the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of NaturalResources and the Environment, Market Square, Belmopan City no laterthan April 30, 2008.

Suzy suspects her boyfriendBrian of cheating on her. In a fit of anger she getspossession of a pistol. She shows up at Brian’s apartmentunexpectedly, slams open the door,and sure enough finds Brian in thebedroom in the arms of a youngredhead. Suzy is fuming. She is angry. She is

Grampa Joe owns a large farm inSanta Familia, Cayo. At the back ofthe farm he has a large pond idealfor swimming. The pond is fixed upreally nice, along with some picnictables, some orange, mango andberry trees. One evening Grampa Joe wentdown to the pond for a stroll. Hegrabbed a bucket to bring back someoranges and mangoes. As he neared the pond, he heardvoices shouting and laughing withglee. When he came closer, he

realized it was a bunch of youngwomen skinny-dipping in his pond.He made the women aware of hispresence and they all went to thedeep end to shield themselves. One of them shouted to him,"We're not coming out until youleave!" The old man frowned and replied,"I didn't come down here to watchyou ladies swim naked or makeyou get out of the pond naked."Holding the bucket up he said, "I'mhere to feed the alligator."

furious. She can no longer controlher emotions. She opens her purseand pulls out the gun. As she takes aim, grief overcomesher and she points the gun at herown head.“No, honey, don’t do it!” yellsBrian. “Shut up you bloody cheat,” shesays. “You’re next.”

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The Board of Governors of Sacred Heart College invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the full-time post of Principal/Chief Administrative Officer. The position will be effective July 1, 2008.

The Principal/Chief Administrative Officer has oversight for the academic and administrative affairs of the College (high school and junior collegedivisions). He or she has the ultimate responsibility for general administration, the relationship between the school and its public, and overseeing the

implementation of the policies and programs of the school in cooperation with the Board of Governors and Ministry of Education. He or she reports tothe Sacred Heart College Board of Governors and is an ex-officio member of the Board. SHC is a Catholic institution and such its academic and

administrative practices are molded by Catholic traditions

The Principal/Chief Administrative Officer will be a person who: is familiar with and supportive of the mission of Sacred Heart College;Is capable of working as part of the College’s senior management team which includes the Dean of the Junior College and the

Associate Principal of the High School; Is accessible and consultative when making decisions; Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

Has the ability to articulate effectively the school’s mission to the College community, alumni and to the public-at-large; and

Possesses leadership and management skills.

Education and Experience: Preference will be given to applicants who possess a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration (or related field) from anaccredited institution, and a minimum of five years experience in teaching or administration in the Belizean educational system. Fluency in Spanish will be

an asset.Remuneration: In accordance with salary scales approved by the Ministry of Education.

Application Deadline: May 16, 2008.Send or deliver completed application along with resume to:

The SecretaryBoard of Governors

Sacred Heart CollegeP.O. Box 163

San Ignacio, Cayo

P.O. BOX 163, SAN IGNACIO, CAYO, BELIZE. - PHONE: (501)824 -2102; 824- 2758; - FAX: 824 - 3759.SACRED HEART COLLEGE INC.

Vacancy exist at Sacred Heart College for the post ofPrincipal/Chief Administrative Officer



Notice is hereby given that under theIntoxicating Liquor LicenseOrdinance Chapter 150 of the lawsof Belize, Revised Edition 2000, thatCARLOS TZIB is applying for therenewal of his PUBLICANSPECIAL LIQUOR LICENSE forthe year 2008 to operate AMIGOSBAR located in San Antonio Villagein the Cayo District.

Notice is hereby given that under theIntoxicating Liquor LicenseOrdinance Chapter 150 of the lawsof Belize, Revised Edition 2000, thatJAIME REQUENA is applyingfor the renewal of his MALT &CIDER LIQUOR LICENSE forthe year 2008 to operate ARIS BARlocated at 2nd Street, San IgnacioTown in the Cayo District.

Notice is hereby given that under theIntoxicating Liquor LicenseOrdinance Chapter 150 of thelaws of Belize, Revised Edition 2000,that MERVIN ESCALERA isapplying for a RESTAURANTLIQUOR LICENSE for the year2008 to operate CHACHALACAINN located in the village of BulletTree Falls in the Cayo District.

From Front Pageofficial in charge. The game got off to an exciting startas both teams, after coming off a1-1 draw at the MCC Grounds inBelize City seven days earlier, wereanxious to be the first to shake thenet. It was 9 minutes into the gamewhen #9 Orlando “Leech”Jimenez placed his Verdes team onthe score card. The stats for the first half of theaction shows almost equal plays byboth teams as Verdes was chargedwith 14 fouls while the BDF registered10. There was 1 offside call againstVerdes and 2 against the BDF team. Each team took one corner kickand each got a yellow card. While it was Verdes that capitalizedwith Leech Jimenez’ 9th minute goal,the stats show that the BDF createdexcitement with 4 close calls on theVerdes goal as compared to only 2such excitements created by theVerdes team. The second half of the game beganat the stroke of the 5 pm hour withthe BDF team pressing for theequalizer while the Verdes team,insisting in protecting its lead, curtailedits offensive maneuvers whileconcentrating more on the defense. The Verdes team was placed at aworrying disadvantage at the midwaypoint in the second half when in the22nd minute of play, #20 JoseRodriguez was red carded forunsportsmanlike conduct and ejectedfrom the game. Notwithstanding theobvious disadvantage, the Verdesteam solidified its defense whilesacrificing its chances at increasing the1-0 lead. The stats for the second half shows7 foul charged to the Verdez and 9for the BDF. There was 1 corner kick for theVerdes team and 5 for the BDF whichwas pressing for the equalizer. The Verdes team had 2 offside callswhile there was 0 such calls againstthe BDF thereby confirming thatduring the last quarter of the game,the ball was mostly concentrated inthe Verdes goal area. The half also recorded 3 excitingshots by the BDF to the Verdes goalwhile there was none at the BDF goalwhich was evident as BDFgoalkeeper Charlie Slusher was

frequently venturing far outside hisgoal area. In the end, Verdes’ coordinateddefense and the skills of goalkeeperJamie Brooks saved the day andsolidified the big 1-0 victory for thehomeboys, Verdes team. The official awards took placeimmediately after the game withMaito Perdomo from the BelizePremier Football League on hand toissue trophies along with InsuranceAgents, Jonathan Lohr andAbel Simpson representing RF&GInsurance Company, the primarysponsors of the tournament. The Verdes Football Clubconsequently crowned champions forthe 2007-2008 RF&G Insurance CupTournament while the BDF settled forthe title of sub-champions. The following individual awardswere presented: 1. Daniel Jimenez (VerdesForward) – MVP, for the RegularSeason 2. Jamie Brooks (Verdes)Goalkeeper – MVP for the Playoff

Jamie Brooks (VerdesGoalkeeper) Most Valuable

Player (MVP) and BestGoalkeeper for the Playoff

BY: Joshua MckoySANTA ELENA TOWN, CayoDistrict, Thursday April 10, 2008: The Zone 10 Neighborhood WatchCommittee today held its monthlymeeting at the Salazar Streetresidence chairperson Desol Nealwith over a dozen members inattendance. The meeting began at 7:45pm witha prayer after which the OfficerCommanding Cayo (Police) DistrictSenior Superintendent DavidHenderson updated the committee

on the following points: * A perceivable reduction in crimewithin the community over the last twomonths. * The tremendous cooperation thathe is receiving from schools inhelping to combat crime * Increased mobile patrols with anadditional vehicle now assigned to theSan Ignacio Police Station. Supt.Henderson also took the opportunity

to encourage the group to continueworking hard and to be extra vigilantespecially with the presence of newfaces in the community particularlywhen these strange faces appear tobe up to no good. Also discussed during the meetingwere the following: * The upcoming Mother’s Dayprogram * Better street lighting within the

community * Stray horses in the communityrunning rampant * Abandon houses used as safehavens by drug users * Establishing a program to keepthe community. Refreshments were then servedmembers were told that next meetingwill be announced at a later date. Themeeting ended at 9:00 pm. The nextmeeting is scheduled for Thursday,May 8.

3. Jamie Brooks (Verdes)Goalkeeper - Best Goalkeeper forthe Playoff 4. Jeremy James (Verdes) MostGoals 5. Jeremy James (Verdes) – BestForward 6. Shamir Pacheco (Verdes)- BestMidfielder 7. Albert Thurton (BDF)- BestDefender 8. Charlie Slusher (BDF) – BestGoalkeeper 9. Phillip Lewis (Wagia)- Rookieof the Year 10. Marvin Ottley (BDF)- Coachof the Year 11.Sergio Chuc (Verdes) -Manager of the Year. Sergio Chuc, Manager ofHankook Verdes, informed that withthis championship under its belt, theteam now qualifies to representBelize in the upcoming CONCACAFregional football tournament whichbegins in August 2008 and runs up toMay-June 2009. We wish the teamevery success.

Hankook Verdes Team with their hard earned Championship Trophy

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RF&G Insurance Agent,Jonathan Lohr, presenting

“Manager Of The Year” awardto Hankook Verdes’ Manager,

Sergio Chuc


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