STAR Newspaper ( March 7, 2010 )

00003-07-2010 ( .pdf )

PAGE 1

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 1 www . a g u a d a h o t e l . c om a g u a d a @ b t l . n et 8 0 4 360 9 “ W e’r e n o t E x p e n s i v e , W e j u s t l o o k t h a t Wa y !” L oo k o u t f o r A LL U C A N E A T F i s h F r y ! ! ! C o m i n g S oo n !! S h r im p S p e c i a l $ 9 . 99 E x p i r e s : 1 2 M a r c h , 20 1 0 No. 151 SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 Price $1.00 No. 219 Sunday, March 7, 2010 Price $1.00 S A N I G N A CIO T OWN , Ca y o, T u es d a y , Ma r c h 2 , 2010: As t h e s u n w a s s e t t i ng on Fr i da y , Fe b rua r y 26 , 20 1 0 , w ord b e g a n s p re a di n g like w il d f i re a c ros s th e na t io n of the tragic d e a t h o f B e l i z e ’ s l e a d i ng business m an , Sir Barry B ow en a s hi s p r i v a te a ir p la n e w e nt d o w n l e s s t h a n a m i le f r om the municipal a irstrip i n his ho m etown on the island of S an Pedro. I t was later confir m ed that Sir B a r r y M a n f i e l d B o wen w as pilotin g his Cessna 206 airplane i n t o S a n P e d r o t o w n f r om h i s es t a t e i n G a l lo n J u g w h en so m ethin g went terribly wrong S A N I G N A C IO T O W N , C a y o, Fri d a y , Ma r c h 5 , 2010: A S anta Elena m an is presently on re m and at the central prison in Hatt i e v ille on the serious cha r ge of att e m pt m ur d er in c o n n e c ti o n w i th c h op w o u n ds inflicted upon a police corporal. A police report to the m edia infor m s that at around 9:20 p .m l a st Thu r sd a y , Fe b rua r y 2 5, 20 1 0 , P o lice C o r po ral #38 D enr o y B a r r ow a lo ng w i th S p e c i a l C o ns t abl e N o r b e r to Rej on were socializin g in front of a c h ine s e g r oce r y s t ore in S anta Elena T own when a m ale pe r son a r ri v e d and r eport e dly b e g a n in s u l ti n g t h e C h i n e se g r o c e r . C o r p o r a l B a r r ow r e p o r t e d l y i n t e r v e n e d a nd request e d for the individual to re m ove hi m self fro m the area. A f e w h a r s h w o r d s w e re r e por t ed l y e xch a n g e d b etw e en the police corporal and the m an aft e r whic h the m an lef t the scene. The police report infor m s that s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r C o r p o r al Ba r row a n d S p e cial Const a ble Rejon boarded Rejon ’ s car and w e r e j u s t a b o u t to d r i v e o f f w h en the m an reportedly returned to t h e s c e n e b u t th i s t ime a r m ed with a m achete . He reportedly P lea s e T u r n T o P age 15 Sir Barry Ma nf iel d B ow e n , 64 SUNRISE: Se p t . 19 , 1945 SUNSE T : Fe b . 26 , 2010 u l t i m a t e l y r e s u l t i ng i n t he t e r r i b l e c r a sh a n d t h e a l m o st instant death of all four persons on board. A t the ti m e of the incident S ir Barry Bowen was transporting M i c ha el C as ey , p rin c ipa l of Mic h ael & Jillia n Casey a nd t h ei r t wo c h il dr e n Ma k ayla a nd Bryce w a lke d d i r e c t l y u p t o t he pa s sen g e r sid e of t h e car and pr o ceed e d to inf l icte d se ve ral c h op w oun d s u pon the pol i ce corporal after which he fled the scene and disappeared into the dar k ness. The inj u red po l iceman w as transported f i rst to the S an Ig na c io Co mm u nity ho s pital with a chop wound behind the ri g ht ear as well as cut wounds to the index and m iddle fin g ers. He was prep p ed at the S an I g n a c i o H o s p i t a l a n d l a t er t r an f er e d t o t he K ar l H e us n er M em o r ial Ho s pi t al in B el i ze City where up to press ti m e on Fri d ay m o r nin g h e re m a ins hospi t alized. S p e c i a l C o n s t a b l e R e j on e m e rg ed fro m the incident with P lea s e T u r n T o P age 15 T h e A cc u s ed T y r o n V a s q u e z , 25 * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R 8 * 8 T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R* S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T AR S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T AR * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R * S T A R* P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 2

P age 2 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 T h a n k Y ou B e li ze S o c i a l S ec u r it y B o a rd T e l : 626 8822 o r 626 3788 s t a r n e w s p a p e r @ g m a i l . c om P u bl i s h er : A l b e r t o A u g u st E d i t o r: N y a n i A z u e t a Au g u st C i rc u lat i o n : E rr ol Go n z a l ez V i s i t u s on li n e a t : belizenorth.com/ thestar.htm belizenews.com/thestar star.belizeanlife.com guidetobel i ze.info/star “ T h e N e w s pap e r t h a t c a r e s a nd da r e s t o b r i n g o u t t h e t r u t h” 42 A W e s t e r n Hi g h w a y, S a n t a E l e n a , C ayo, B e l i z e , C e n t r a l A m e r i ca W e t a k e t i m e o u t t h i s w ee k t o c o ng r a t u l a t e t h e M a n a g e m e n t, S t a f f , a n d D i r e c t o r s o f t h e B e li ze S o c i a l S e c u r i t y B o a r d f or t a k i n g a ff i r m a t i v e ac ti o n g ea r e d t o w a r d s m a k i n g l i f e m o re d i gn i f i e d a n d p l ea s a n t f o r s e n i o r c i t i ze n s ac r o ss t h e n a t i o n . T h is i s i n r e l a ti o n t o t h e c o l l ec ti o n o f t h e m on t h l y a l l o w a n ce f o r t h o se b e n e f i t i ng f r o m t h e n o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p e n s i o n s c h e m e. A s a nn o un c e d ea r li e r t h i s w e e k b y w a y o f t e l e v i s i on a d v e r t i s e m e n t s, t h e n e w p r o ce ss ca m e i n t o e f f ec t o n T hu r s d a y, M a r c h 4 , 2010 w h e r e b y t h o s e b e n e f i t i ng f r o m t h e s c h e m e can n o w g o d i r ec t l y t o s p ec i f i e d c o mm e r c i a l b a n k s t o c o ll ec t t h e ir a ll o w a n ce s. T h i s n e w p r o c e s s h a s e ff e c t i v e l y e l i m i n a t e d t h e n e e d f o r s e n i or c i t i ze n s t o m a k e t w o s t op s a s w a s t h e p r e v i o u s a rr a ng e m e nt w h e r e b y b e n e f i c i a r i e s w e r e s u b j ec t e d t o f o r m a l o ng li n e at S o c i a l S ec u r i t y o f f i ce s ac r o ss t h e c o un t r y t o f i r s t c o ll ec t t he c h e q u e a f t e r w h i c h t h e y w o u l d e n t e r a n o t h e r l o ng li n e a t t he b a n k t o r e d ee m i t. W h il e t h e l o ng li n e , t h i s T hu r s d a y m o r n i ng , w a s f l o w i ng o u t s i d e t h e A t l a n t i c Ba n k o n B u r n s A v e n u e i n S a n I g n a c i o T o w n, t h e i n c o nv e n i e n c e w a s ce r t a i n l y r e d u c e d f o r t h e s e s e n i or c i t i ze n s a s i t w a s t h e o n l y li n e t h e y w o u l d h a v e h a d t o s t a n d i n. I t w a s s i m il a r l y r e f r e s h i ng t o h a v e h ea r d a n A t l a n t i c B a nk e m p l o y ee , a l o ng t h e li n e o u t s i d e t h e b a n k , a d v i s i ng s e v e r a l of t h o s e p e r s o n s acc o m p a ny i ng t h e i r r e l a t i v e s t o t h e b a n k t h is T hu r s d a y m o r n i ng t h a t a n a u t h o r i za t i o n i s a ll t h a t i s n ee d e d f or r e l a t i v e s t o r e d ee m c h e q u e s o n b e h a l f o f s e n i o r c i t i ze n s t h e r e by e v e n t u a ll y e l i m i n a t i n g t h e n e e d f o r t h e e l d e r l y t o m a k e t h at m o n t h l y p il g r i m a g e t o t h e b a n k. S e v e r a l m o n t h s a g o w e a d v o ca t e d f o r t h i s s p ec i f i c c h a ng e in t h e w a y t h e s e d i s b u r s e m e n t s w e r e h a n d l e d . I t i s t h e r e f o r e o n ly f i t t i ng f o r u s t o t h a n k t h e a u t h o r i t i e s a t t h e Be li ze S o c i al S ec u r i t y B o a r d f o r e m b r ac i ng t h e s ugg e s t i o n a n d t r a n s f o r m i ng i t i n t o r ea li t y. T h e S o c i a l S ec u r i t y B o a r d h a s e f f ec t i v e l y li s t e n e d a n d do ne i t s p a r t . I n a pp r e c i a ti on t h e r e o f , t h e b e n e f iti ng c o mm un i t y m u s t do i t s p a rt t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e p r o ce s s is n o t un d e r m i n e d b y a ny m ea ns w h a t s o e v e r i n c l u d i ng b y w ay o f f r a u d. I n p r o t ec t i ng i t s i n t e r e s t , if l e g i s l a t i o n do e s n o t a l r ea dy e x i s t , t h e S o c i a l S e c u r i ty B o a r d s h o u l d s ee k l e g i s l a t i ve c h a n g e s g e a r e d t o w a r d s t he i m po s i t i o n o f h a r s h p e n a l t i es a g a i n s t a ny o n e w h o b y f r a ud e n d ea v o u r s t o a b u s e t h is w o r t h w h il e hu m a n i t a r i an g e s t u r e. N o w O ff er i n g 6” C e m e n t B l o c k s F o r O n l y $1 . 00 e a ch A l s o p r ovi d i n g t o p q u ali t y D r e ss ed & R o u gh H a r d w oo d a n d M a h o g a n y L um b e r , S a n d , C e m e n t, S t ee l , P l y w oo d , Ce lo t e x , R oo f i n g , D oo r s A n d A Wh o l e L o t M o r e. E f f i c i e n t S e r v i c e a n d L ow P r i c es E v e r y da y! C a l l U s A t : 8 2 4 2 9 59 J o s e Ma r in, Man a g er P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 3

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 3 BENQUE VIEJO T O W N, Ca y o , T u es d a y , M a r ch 2, 2 0 10: A brief cere m ony was held this m ornin g at the W estern Nazarene Hi g h S chool in the v illa g e of S an Jose S uccotz w h er e J o sh u a Pe c h, a s t udent o f t h e s ch o ol was r e co g ni z ed for doin g the ri g ht thin g. On ha n d t o d e li v er t he Co mm issione r of Police ’s p r e s t i g i o u s a w a r d w as P o lice I n s p ect o r Cla ud io Mai , in hi s c a p a ci t y a s t he O f ficer Co m m andin g the B e n q u e V i e jo P o l i c e Sub For m ation. I n the presence of the s c h o o l ’ s p r o u d P r i nc i p a l , M r. Dwight Ti l le tt a l o n g w i th faculty and fellow students, Joshua accepted a certificate alon g with a “Do the Right T h i n g” T s h i r t a n d a con g ra t ulatory lett e r from the Co mm issioner of Police. Al s o p r e s e n t f o r t he o c c a s i o n w a s P o l i ce C on sta b le # 1 165 Jer m ai ne Y o u ng , c o mm a n d e r o f t he Police substation in the v illa g e of S an Jose S uccotz. In p r e s e n t i ng t h e a w a r d, In s p e c t o r M a i s e i z e d t he o p p o r t u n i t y t o a p p l a u d t he Principal , sta f f and students of this n e w h igh s c h o o l . H e e s p e c i a l ly con g ratulated Joshua Pech for his outstandin g achie v e m ent in school and for lifesty l e chan g es he has und e rta k e n . He e ncoura g ed Pe c h to continue doin g the ri g ht thin g. J o s hu a P ec h r ece i v i ng cer t i f i c a t e f r om I n s p ec t o r C l a u d i o M ai P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 4

P age 4 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 Submitted by WIN , Belize Thursda y , March 4 , 2010: I r e c e n t l y I h a d a ve ry enli g htenin g experience at a sexual health wor k shop which I would li k e to share with readers t h r o u g h th e m e d i um pr ovi d e d by the S T AR Ne w s p a p e r. T h e facil i tator w a s v ery v ersed o n t h e t o p i c s t h a t w e re p r e s e n t e d . An d h e w as v e r y c o m f or t a b l e t a lking a nd e x p l ai n i n g t h e d i f f er e n t i s s u es we dealt with at the wor k shop. This , I belie v e , m ade e v eryone else feel co m fortable to express W I N d o ws ( W I N d e li ve r i n g oppo r t un iti e s w e ak e n i n g s t e r o t y p e s) B Y : J o s hu a McK oy C H U R C H O F T HE N A Z A R E N E , S an I gna c io T o wn , Cayo , Su nd a y , F e b r u a ry 28 , 2010: On Sund a y , F ebr u ary 28, 2 0 1 0 , t h e n e w l y e l e c t ed c h ur c h of th e N az a re n e ’ s D is t r i ct Su p e r i n t en d e n t , R e v . Da r in P o u nd, v is i te d t h e c h ur c h i n S an I gn a ci o o n a f a m i l i a ri z a t io n v i s i t. A pproxi m ately 250 m e m bers fro m the wes t ern zon e were p r e s e n t t o me e t t h e i r n ew S uperi n tendent. A m o ng memb e r s o f t he Nazarene Church in attendance w e r e r e p r e s e n t a t ive s f r om c h ur c he s i n B e n q ue V i e jo T o w n, S anta Elena T own , S an Ig nacio T own , S an Jose S uccotz V illa ge and Esperanza V illa g e. The District S uperintendent ’s f a m il i ari z at i on t our wi l l c o nti n ue M y R e f l ec t ion s on S e xu a li t y a nd S e xu a l H ea l th t h ei r v ie w s a n d i d ea s o n t he differ e nt t opic . I es p eci a lly enjoyed the tal k in g circles that we were placed in. W e were able to share so m e of our deepest tho ug hts and beliefs about di f ferent topics and e v en s h a r e d s ome v e r y p e r s o n al experiences that will , of course, re m ain confidential. I l e a r n t s o mu c h a b o ut m y s e l f a nd b e c a m e a w a r e of m any of the thin g s society has i n st i lle d i n me fr om I w a s a ch i ld that ca v ed m y thin k in g toda y. This wor k shop m ade m e see so m e of the de v astatin g e f fects s o cie t ies ex p ect a ti o ns h a v e on i n divid u al s , f a m i ly re l at i on s hi p s, in t i m at e rel a tio n ship s and all o t he r p e op l e w e m a y c o m e in contact with. I was especially m o v ed by a v ideo “Once Upon a Boy” ; two scenes were especially m o v in g: a scene where a g un was placed in the child ’ s hands to shoot a d o l l a nd a n ot h e r s ce n e wh e r e t he boy ’ s tears we r e erased when he was cryin g because he lost his g irlfriend . Both of these e v ents are v ery r e al in o ur Bel i zean society toda y , and this I thin k is on e of t he ma in re a sons our society is experiencin g so m uch v iolence; we teach our boys to play with g uns and do not allow them to e x press t he m se l v es, about how they are feelin g. c o u n t r y w i d e a s R e v . D a r in Pound v isits other m e m bers of the Nazarene fa m il y. (L-R) W ester n Zon e Past o rs: Re v . W e bn e r Ca no , Be nque V iej o ; Elise o Sala z a r , Sa n ta Ele n a; District S up eri n te nd e nt Re v . Dari n P ound ; Ai n sley Ferg u s on , Sa n Ig n aci o ; Re v . Eric Reyes , Sa n J o se S u cc o t z ; a nd Re v . Leig h Fl ow ers , Es p era nza M o n d a y : D r a f t B eer $2 . 50 T u e s d a y : L o c a l R u m $2 . 50 W e d n e s d a y : M a r g a r i t a s $ 6 . 95 Th u r s d a y : P i a C o l a d a $6 . 95 F r i d a y : M i c h e l a d a s $3 . 50 T e l : 501 824 2730 E m a il : R o l s o n @ b t l . n et W e b : R o l s o n s . c om M o n . t o F r i. 5 t o 7 P .M H A PP Y HO UR Dur i n g t o day ’ s v i s it R e v. Pound g a v e a m o v in g ser m on as he s po k e a bout t he v is i on , go als, p u r p o s e a n d u n i t y o f t he Nazarene fa m il y. T h e ch u r c h se r v i c e w a s f o llowed by and asse m bly where all were treated to lunch. Me m bers of the W estern Zone extend best wishes to our new D i s t r i ct S u pe r i n t e nd e n t a n d w i sh h i m ever y s u c c e ss a s h e l e a d s t he c o ngrega t io n s pr e a d ing t he Gosple of the L ord. Throu g h this wor k shop I ha ve learnt that it ’ s not our fault that w e b e ha ve a n d t hi nk t h e w ay we do , but it is up to us , when we get e m p o wered , to tr y and ch a n g e so me of tho s e n o r m s and exp e ctation s that a r e assi gn ed to us fro m the day we are born. I ha v e chan g ed m y thin k ing a n d p e r s p e c t i v e i n s o m a n y w a ys s i nce thi s wo r k sh o p a n d I ’ ve beco m e m ore conscious of the thin g s I say and do at ho m e and in m y classroo m. I n o w h a v e a b e t t er r e lat i ons h ip w ith m y h usb a nd b e ca u s e I no lo n g e r p ut as m u ch p res s ure on hi m to p erf o rm the way society says he should, bein g that he is a m an . I also try to be conscious of the thin g s I teach m y child. My husband didn ’ t attend the w o rks h o p w i t h m e , b u t I f e e l t h at if he did we would ha v e an e v en b e tt e r r el a ti o n s hi p b e ca u se he would ha v e g otten e m powered on a firs t hand b asis , t han f o r me to try and explain the content of the wor k shop to hi m. S ince m en and wo m en cannot li v e without each other and both are a f fected by the expectations of soci e t y , I be l ie v e that it w o uld be a g reat idea to pro v ide so me of these sessions to couples , so t h a t t h e y c a n r e c e ive t he in f or m at i on f i rst h a nd an d be able to discuss these issues on neutral g round. P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 5

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 5 P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 6

P age 6 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 B Y : W ellington C . Ramos “Justifiabl e Use Of Force a n d H a r m ” i s a p r ovi s i on existin g under the Jud g es Rules of the L aws of Belize. When I was a Police O f ficer in Beliz e bac k in t h e la t e 197 0 ’ s, t h is p rovis i on e xi s te d un d er C h a p te r 7 7 o f th e C ri m i n al C o de of B e lize . I c annot sa y with certainty if the chapter re m ains t h e s ame b u t t h e c o n t e n t s of t h e l a w s h oul d n o t h av e c han g ed m uch. Under this pro v ision , a Police O f f i c e r c a n o n l y u s e f o r ce dependin g on the circu m stances h e o r s h e i s c o n fr o n t ed w i th in the execution of their duties. A ny Police O f ficer who uses ex c ess iv e f orce a g a i nst any indi v idual , runs of ris k of facing d i sc i pl i n a ry ch a rg e s w h i ch co u ld be extended to cri m inal cha rg es in a court of law dependin g on t h e s e r io u sn e ss of t h e i nj u ry caused. S ince m y ti m e in the Police Force , Belize has chan g ed as it p e r t ai n s t o t h e ty p e o f c r i m es t h at a re be i ng c o mm i t t ed an d t he c r i m i n a l s w h o a r e c om m i t t i ng the m. Poli c e O f ficers and citizens m u s t a l w a y s have t h e r i g h t to de f end t he m se l v es a nd t h eir p r op e r t ie s u n de r a n y g iven circu m s t ances if an in t ruder is a t tempt i n g to cau s e h arm t o t h em or da m a g e to their properties. T oday on m any streets in the c i t y o f B e l i z e g a ngs a nd criminals a re wa l k in g a r ound w i th v a ri o us ty p es o f g u ns s h o o t i n g i n n o ce n t c i ti z e n s at wi l l w i tho u t a n y d u e c a use or j u sti f ica t io n . P res s ur e is now on the Belize Police Depart m ent to in v es t i g ate the s e inciden t s and t o a r r e s t an d b r i n g t he s e s u s p e c ts to trial and p ossib l e co nv icti o ns. I n the pursuit of these suspects there will be a few incidents of a c c i d e n t a l s h o o t i n g s a n d f a l se id e nti t ies . How e v e r , Po l ice O f f ice r m us t tr y to e xer c ise restraint when discha rg in g their weapons. I f t h e p o lic e is to m ini m ize ra n do m , unl a wful and u nju s tif i e d d a nge r o u s e n g a g e m e n t, there m ust be clear and concise set of ter m s of en g a g e m ent. Whene v er a Poli c e O f f i cer uses unjustifiable force a g ainst innocent citizens it will always cause public outra g e and lead to s t ra i ned re l at i on s hi p be t we e n t he Police and the co mm unity I r e c e nt l y r e c e ived a n e m a il about the death of a youn g m an w h o w as al l e g e d l y s ho t b y a Pol i ce O f f i ce r . F r o m the news reports I ha v e been m onitorin g, I h eard on L ove FM that the P o l i c e i s i n v e s t iga t i n g t he m atte r. W h i l e t h e ma t t er i s u n d er in v esti g ation , the public should await the results before m a k ing a n y a s s u m p t i o n s a b o u t t he m atte r. I f the fa m ily of the v icti m is not satisfied with the results of the in v esti g ation , they will still ha v e a lot of follow up actions that they will be able to use to g et the entire truth in the m atte r. Th e Mi n ist e r o f N a tio n al S ecurit y , the A ttorney General, th e O m bu d s m an , the D i recto r of P u bl i c P ro s ec u t i on s a n d t he Co mm issioner o f Police , should be a v ailable for consultation by relati v es see k in g answers. Unti l pr o v en o ther w ise , I c o n t i n u e t o h a v e f a i t h i n B e l i z e ’s syste m of justice and therefore I a m inclined to belie v e that the a b o v e men t io n e d g u ar d i a ns of the law would not be en g a g ed in any for m of co v er up where a Pol i ce O f f i cer us e d exce s si ve force which e v entually resulted i n t h e d e at h o f a n in n oc e nt citizen . Thes e g uardians of B e l i ze ’ s j u s ti c e s y s tem s h o u ld all be aware o f the serious consequences such inaction on t h ei r p ar t c o ul d c a u s e i n t he ma i n te n an c e of ju s t i ce in B e li z e. Whene v er a Police O f ficer is carryin g a loaded weapon he or she does not ha v e m uch ti m e to decide whether to discha rg e or not discha rg e that weapon. I n m ost situations the decision has to be m ade in a split second. Ho w e v e r , the m ain ques t ion t hat he or she m ust always bear in mi n d i s w he t h e r t he s u sp e c t ’s b e havior po s es an i mm e di a te threat to life and propert y. A n o f ficer will not hesitate to fire that weapon when life and p r o p e r t y i s i n d a nge r . T he co n sequ e nce s of t he d i sch a rge of the weapon will then beco me ano t her m a t ter fo r discu s sion and question. P o l i c e O f f i c e r s w h o c a r ry w e a p o n s s h o u l d r e c e ive extensi v e trainin g in re g ards to the ter m s of en g a g e m ent. I n the case of ele m ents of the Belize Defense Force , they are k nown to carry an instructional b o o k l e t o n t h ei r pe r so n wh i ch clearly spells out their ter m s of en g a g e m ent , which could quite p o ss i bl y b e th e r e as o n w hy we w ill no t ice t h at alt h ou gh h e a v i l y a rme d s o l d i e r s a re en g a g ed in re g ular patrols with th e poli c e on the s treet s of Belize Cit y , v ery fe w , if an y, are the reports of BDF soldiers ind i scri m in a tely di s cha rg in g the we a pon s of war wit h wh i ch t hey patrol. P o lice m ust be train e d to understand that they should not wantonly discha rg e weapons in public for no justifiable reason as e v ery round discha rg ed m ust be properly accounted fo r. I fir m ly b e lie v e that the c u rr e nt Co m m i s si o ne r o f P o li c e, Cris p i n Je ff ries will ha v e this m ost recent incident thorou g hly and pro m ptly in v esti g ated. In k eep i n g wi t h his s worn com m it m e nt to the p eopl e of Belize , the Minister of National S e cur i t y , Ho n . C arlos P e r domo, should de m and that no stone be l e f t u n t u r n e d i n ge t t i ng t o t he v ery botto m of all alle g ations as i t pe r tai n s t o l a w e nfo r ce m e nt o f ficials en g a g ed in m urdering citizens of Belize. I n c lo s ing I mus t s a y t h at P o l i c e Off i c e r s i n B e l i z e, e s p e c i a l l y t h o se p a t r o l l i ng t he dan g erous stree t s of B e lize C it y, are under tre m endous stress and as such they will not hesitate to defend the m sel v es a g ainst those l a w l e s s c r imi n a l s w h o n o w s e em t o h av e a f re e r e i g n on th e s t re e ts of the cit y. I , L I D I M A R C E L I F L OR E S, h ere b y g i v e n o t i c e t h a t I w i ll a ppl y a t t h e n e xt si tt i n g o f t h e M a g is t r a t e ’s C o u r t i n S an I g na c i o T o w n, f o r a c e r t if i c a t e t o be gr an t e d t o me u n d er t he M o n e y l e n d er s Ac t , C h a p t er 2 6 0 a u t h o r i z i n g m e to c a rr y o n b u s i n e s s a s a m o n e y l e n d er i n t h e na me o f L E I D Y ’ S P A W N S H O P at # 4 5 B e n q u e Vi e j o R o a d, S an I g na c i o T o w n , Ca yo Dis t r i c t. P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 7

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 7 P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 8

P age 8 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 h e avy d e m a n d s o n y o ur p h ysi c al a nd m ent a l r e ser v es. Y o u might no w b e f o r c ed or pressurised to ta k e decisions on v ital issues that you ha v e been postponin g . There will be rising e x pe n di t u r es th a t m ay b e r e la t ed t o r e p a i r , r e n o v a t i o n or relocation. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 02, 41 , 70. CAPRICORN: December 22 to January 20 T h i s w e ek w i l l t e s t y o ur patience . Y ou m ay be desirous of f a st result s but e v er y thing m o v es at a pace this wee k that c a n b e b e s t c l a s s i f i e d a s, ‘deliberate’ . Ha v e patience , for v ery sh o rtl y , thin g s wi l l m o v e at the desired pace and direction. E l i g ib l e i n di v i d ua l s w o ul d t ie the k not. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 16, 49 , 77. AQUARIUS: January 21 to February 19 A fine wee k where there will be a f air s h are o f pl a nnin g and or g a n i s i ng . Y o u a r e a t y o ur me t i cu l o u s b e s t an d a pp r o a ch each issue with pra gm atis m and panache . Y ou can say that you are re-calibratin g your lifestyle. There m ay also be a fair bit of fi n anc i al p l anni ng t h at w o uld lead to beneficial results . L u c ky N u m b e r s : 53 , 38 , 69. PISCES: February 20 to March 21 A beautiful w e e k that rewards y o u w i th g a i n s b o t h in interpersonal relationships and c a re e r . S o lu t i o ns to l o ng s t a n d i n g p r o b l e m s a r e on th e ca r ds . O ppor t uni t ies you h ave b e en w o r ki n g t o wa r ds finally m ater i alise and you s e e c o nc r et e , s o li d p r o g r e ss i n a c h ieveme n t o f y o ur profe s sional a m bi t ions. L u c ky N u m b e r s : 08 , 29 , 98. on the othe r , are lo v e , ro m ance and p assion . Y ou are i n your ele m ent and g ain the best out of e v erythin g . A lso , on the cards is rai s in g f i nance , join t v ent u res, b u y i ng a n d s e l l i ng. L u c ky N u m b e r s : 12 , 66 , 78. VIRGO: August 22 to Se p tember 21 A m e n t a l l y s t i m u l a t i ng w e ek w h e r e t h e e m p h a s i s i s on plannin g and reachin g a state of e m o t io n a l a n d f i na n c i al s e cu r i t y. Y o u d o an an a ly s is o f y o ur fu t ure g o als a nd a r e abl e to i d en t if y yo u r p ri o ri t ie s an d w o rk t o war d s a c hie v in g the m . F i nd some t i m e f o r r e laxa t ion and m editation. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 04, 22 , 65. LIBRA: Se p tember 22 to October 23 The e m phasis this wee k is on p e r s on a l re l a t i o ns h i p s a n d s o c i al ser v ice . Y ou are able to handle di f ficult aspects of relationships w i th loved one s . Int e ra c ti o ns wi t h sub o rdina t es , s e niors and c o ll e a g u es at y ou r w o r k pl a ce will also be fine and fulfillin g. P e ndi n g f i na n ce r el a ted iss u es ar e li ke ly t o be sol ve d t h is w e e k. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 05 , 32 , 84. SCORPIO: October 24 to November 21 T h is w ee k tr e ats yo u to a f u ll spectru m of the aspects of life. Ri g ht f r o m spiritual i ssues to m aterial ones . Y ou are m entally a c t i v e a n d a le r t t o t ake on challen g es . This is because you deri v e stren g th fro m your inner s p i r i t u a l r e s e r v e s . M o n e y r e l a t ed g a in s a r e a ls o o n t h e c ar d s. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 18 , 27 , 95. SAGITTARIUS: November 22 to December 21 A c om plex w e e k that m a k es correspondence . Y ou g o all out t o mak e y ou r i d eas an d c o nce p ts reach the ri g ht audience . I n this p r oce s s , you m ay o v e r p l an t h i ngs a n d e n d u p w i th c o m p l i c a t i o n s i n d e c i s i on m a k in g . A v oid ta k in g a decision in has t e. L u c k y N u m b e r s : 0 3, 45 , 87. CANCER: June 22 to July 23 A lo v e ly a nd s ati s fyi n g w e ek w h e r e t h e f o c u s s h i f t s to i n te r p e rs o na l r e l a ti o ns h ip s , love, s o u l b o n d i ng a n d r e a c h i ng a d e e p s e n s e o f s e c u r i ty and e m otional t ranquilit y . Y ou r e a c h o u t t o y o u r l o v ed ones and fina l ly are a b le to brin g har m ony and co m posure i n y o u r i n t e r a c t i o n s. L u c ky N u m b e r s : 07 , 14 , 91. LEO: July 24 to August 21 A n absol u tel y , ‘wow ’ week where you just can ’ t g o wron g. A t o ne han d ther e are c a reer r e l a te d ga i n s , re c o g ni t io n a nd g et t in g cre d it for g ood wor k and ARIES: March 22 to A p ril 20 Y o u t u r n i n w a r d a n d d r aw f r o m y our spi r itu a l r e ser v es. T h e f o c u s i s o n p l a n n i ng, s p e c i a l l y r e l a t e d t o h o m e, finance , security and increased prosperit y . T r a v el is also on t h e c a r d s . E v e n t h o ugh y ou c o n c en t r a te p r i ma ri l y on y o ur personal a f fairs and fa m il y , you mig ht fi n d y o ur s el f m u l li ng o v er w o r l d i s s u e s. L u c k y N u mb e r s : 06 , 33 , 58. TAURUS: A p ril 21 to May 21 A beautiful wee k that ene rg ises and reju v enates you . Y ou reach a fr a m e o f m i n d , w hi c h te l ls y o u t ha t d e sp i te a ll k i n ds of proble m s , you ha v e to play the hand destiny has dealt and li ve li f e t o th e fu l lest . Th e re a re g ood chances of a fa m ily celebration L u c k y N u m b e r s : 09 , 28 , 72. GEMINI: May 22 to June 21 T h e f o c u s t h i s w e e k i s on c o n t ac t s , c om m u n ic a t i on s a nd A v aca n c y e x i s t a t M Y S T I C R I V E R R E S O R T f o r a M a n a g e r / F r o nt D e s k P e r s on Q UA L I F I C A T I O N S: . A n A ss o c i a t e s o r F i r s t D e g r ee . A t l ea s t 2 y ea r s p r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n ce . A ce r t i f i ca t e i n M a n a g e r i a l / F r o n t D e s k t r a i n i ng w o u l d b e a n a ss et . T ea m p l a y er . A b ili t y t o w o r k w i t h li tt l e o r n o s up e r v i s i on . A v a il a b ili t y t o w o r k f l e x i b l e h o u rs . G oo d o r a l a n d w r i t i n g s k ill s i n E n g li sh . G r ea t p e r s o n a li ty . F a mili a r i t y w i t h F ace b oo k / T w i tt er . G oo d c o m pu t e r k n o w l e dge . P o ss e ss i o n o f a v a li d d r i v e r s p e r mi t , a n a ss et R E Q U I R E M E N T S: . R e s u me . T w o r ece n t l e tt e r s o f r e f e r e n ce p r e f e r a b l y f r o m r ece n t e m p l o y e rs o r f o r r ece n t g r a du a t e s , f r o m t eac h e r s. S A L A R Y: N e g o t i a b l e a n d c o mm e n s u r a t e w i t h qu a li f i ca t i o n a n d e x p e r i e n ce A PP L I C A T I O N: I n t e r e s t e d a pp li ca n t s ca n a pp l y: . B y e m a il a t n ad e g e @ s y m pa ti c o . ca . B y p e r s o n a ll y v i s i t i n g t h e R e s o rt ( p l e a s e p h o n e 678 6700 to m ak e a n appo i n t m e n t f i rs t) D E AD L I N E: D ea d li n e f o r t h e s u b mi ss i o n o f a pp li ca t i o n s i s M a r c h 19 , 2010. M i l e 6 C r i st o R e y R o a d, C a y o D i s t ri ct M a n a ge r / F ro n t D e s k P e r s on V a c a n c y N o t i ce P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 9

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 9 C o n cer n s O f T h e C ayo T o u r G u i d e A ss o c i a t i on W ednesda y , March 3 , 2010 Dear Edito r, Al l o w u s s p a c e i n y o ur newspaper to lod g e our concern with the chan g e in licenses for a l l veh i cl e s i n th i s i m p o rt a nt industry of touris m. I t is v alid to note that tourism is a v ery i m portant industry in our s m all , de v elopin g countr y. I t is also i m portant to k now that 25% of our GDP is a little ove r f ive h u n d r e d m i l l i on dollars . This is what touris m is worth in this country toda y. T h e point h e re is tha t this industry MUST be included in a n y a n d a l l p l a n n i ng th a t d i r e c t ly r e l a te s t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h is countr y. The tra f fic depart m ent did not conside r this when the y planned their latest chan g e ta rg etin g all touris m industry transportation. The T ransport Depart m ent is now requirin g the followin g: a ) O w n e r s o f ve h i c l es en g a g ed in the transportation of passen g ers tra v elin g as tourists i n B e l iz e mus t c h a n g e t h e ir lice n se plat e s to g r e en ( t a xi plates) , b) Dri v ers of these tourism v e h i c l e s m u s t h a v e a va l id p u b l ic t r an s p o r t at i o n l i c e ns e a nd c) Pay m ent is to be m ade to Central Go v ern m ent and not to m u n icip a l g overnments has b e e n t h e n o r m t h r ou g h o u t t he countr y. T h e C a y o T o u r G u i de A ssociation has a few concerns about these chan g es. W e will be discussin g these ve r y s e r i o u s l y i n o u r n e xt m eetin g co m in g up on T uesda y, March 10 , 2010. T he m a j or po i nts of conte n tion are: 1 ) If o u r l ic e ns e p l at e s a re ch a n g ed f ro m p r i v at e to g r een p l a t es , o u r op p or t u n it i e s t o t r avel for touris m purposes across the b o r d e r w i l l a u t oma t i c a l l y, w i t h o u t q u e s t i o n , E N D. ( “ G r e e n ” p l a t e s a r e n o t a l l o w ed to cross the border) 2 . I f we ch a n g e our license pl a tes t o gr een p late s ( T a xi) , and o u r p e r s o n a l l i c e n s e s a re c h a n g e d , t h e n w e sh o ul d n ot be chal l en g ed when we par k our 4 c y l i n d e r d i e s e l e n g i n es downtown and in our v illa g es to v i e f o r a lo c al f are . ( t his is n o t o ur h op e , b ut giv e n t he cir c ums t anc e , we to o must make a living) 3 . M a n y o f u s a r e t o ur operators . A t the BTB le v el , we already in v est in taxation to be full-fled g e tour operators in the i n d u s t r y . T o u r i s m m u s t be treated with m ore respect than surprise policies. 4 . A 30-day waitin g period for Ro a d Se r v i c e P e r m it app l ica t ion a p p r o va l ca n h a r dl y b e j u s ti f i e d? T o ur i sm w i ll b e d r a m a t i ca l ly aff e c t e d h e r e a n d t h i s is unacc e ptable. 5 . Pay m ents are required to be m ade in Bel m opan which be gs the question: Why can ’ t we pay for the per m it at our respecti ve tra f fic o f fices especially in li g ht of the fact that T ouris m is a v ery busy e m ployer? 6 . There is the possibility that we m i g ht ha v e to pay additional dol l ars fo r our p e rsonal taxi licenses. I f the tr a nsp o rt dep a rt me nt sees it extr em ely i m p o rtant t o c o l l e c t r eve n u e s i n l i eu of the re v enues the Ce n tral Go v ern m ent lost by g i v in g the local g o v ern m ents the option of the tra f fic depart m ent re v enues, we unde r stand this new taxation chan g e . Howe v e r , the r e is no n e e d f o r t h e l ogi s t i c a l a nd plat e chan g e d r a m atics f o r the industr y. A s m entioned before , this will unveil a n ent i re h e ap of new dra m a that is unnecessar y , and wasteful (many of us have just cha n ged t o town plate s and ha v e ju s t mad e our insu r ers c h a n g e a l l t h e n e c e s s a ry numbers for our new plates). A s i nd i ca t e e a r li e r , w e w i ll m e et a s a n a s soc i at i on s hor t ly a n d c o ns u lt wit h b o th Gui d es and T our Operators on the way ahead. It i s u n f o r t u n a t e t h at c o n s u l t a t i o n h a s t o b e d o ne after the decision was m ade to m a k e these drastic chan g es . I t is o u r u n d e r s t a n d i ng t h a t t he T r a n s p o r t D e p a r tme n t h as already started to enforced this new po l icy m uch to t h e total surprise and at the expense and e m b arra s s m en t of many T our Guides on the road with g uests. T h i s i s a r egr e t t a b l e p o l i cy tha t the T r a nsport D epart m e n t is i m ple m en t in g th i s n ew pol i cy wh i ch w ill b ree d sp i n o ff dr am a. T ouris m is too i m portant to be placed in a situation of friction li k e this . I t is not s m art and this could all ha v e been a s m oother situation with p rior consultation of the entire industr y. Respectfull y, J o e A w e , For The Cayo T our Guide Association W ednesda y , March 3 , 2010 Dear Edito r, On Frida y , February 26 , 2010, B E C OL ( B e l i z e E l e c t r ic Comp a ny Limi t ed) fu l fille d one t h e r equ i re m en t s i n t h e E CP ( E nvi r on m en t al C om p lia n ce Plan) for Chalillo and an order o f B e l iz e ' s S up r e m e Co u r t , to hold a “Public Session .” The purpose of the m eeting was to infor m the public about t h e i m pac t s a n d c a tas t rop h ic ris ks posed b y the co mp any 's C h al i ll o D a m , as we l l a s t he precautions BECO L is ta k in g— or is supposed to be taking —to l e s s e n d a m a g e a n d d a n g e r w h e re possible. Whether by desi g n or chance, BECO L pic k ed a ti m e and date that was least li k ely to attract a crowd. Not only was the public m eetin g held on the last Friday of the m on t h— the d a y that people get paid —but it was also the ni g ht of a concert at the next d o o r i n s i d e t h e B r o a d s t er S t a d i u m . At time s , th e mu s ic w a s s o l o u d t h a t i t w as i m possible to hear the spea k ers fro m the public and BECO L. W h a t w e d i d h e a r f r om BECO L did not rin g true . For i n s t a n c e , B E C O L ’ s D a v id Rey no l ds said that a da m break would cause floodin g no worse th a n t h ose e xper i enc e d in the past—u n less there is a m ajor M i nd l e ss M ee t i ng fl o od e v ent . But d on ’ t worr y , he said , that is supposed to happen o n ly on c e e ve ry 1 , 0 00 y e ar s . He said the sa m e thin g at a m eeting w e a t te n de d a t C h aa Cr e e k a f ew m onths a g o . When questioned about how this 1 , 000-year flood the o ry e v ol v ed , he s aid the r e are records. A t that point he was as k ed if we were supp o sed to accept e v e r ythin g he said . He re p lied “ Y es .” Does he thin k we should also h a v e b e l i e v e d th e c la i m of BECO L ' s S te ph e n Us h er that it w o ul d t a k e 50 0 ye a rs fo r t h e d am t o fi l l w it h se d i m e nt , an d t h at sedi m ent is not a proble m in the reser v oir because the inta k e for the turbine is 7 m eters abo v e the reser v oir botto m? Does he thin k that we ha ve f o rg o tt e n w ha t h a pp e ne d l a st s umme r w he n , a ft e r o nl y 4 ye a rs o f o p e r a t i o n , t h e r e s e rvo ir beca m e so filled with sedi m ent t h a t i t w a s r e l e a s e d i n to t h e r ive r, c a u s i n g e n v i ro n m e n t a l h avoc down s trea m , al l to ensur e that t h e t u r b i n e s w o u l d ke ep run n in g? When it co m es to the Chalillo Da m , i t appears tha t we are s u p p o s e d t o a c c e p t a l l t he o u t r age o u s a n d mi s l e a d i ng t h i n g s w e a r e t ol d a n d n ot q u e s t i o n t h e l ogi c o r t he contradictions of what they sa y. George and Candy Gonzalez P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 10

P age 10 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 11

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 11 P o r: A l e j a n d o r R i os B E N Q U E V I E J O D EL CA R MEN , Ju eve s , 4 M a r zo 2 0 10: D e s p u e s d e l e x i t o so ma r a t h on , q ue ma r c o e l in i c i o de la Copa Cayo Oeste en Benque V iej o del Carmen , arra n co la pri m era jornada de este torneo de f utbol el pa s ado s a bado 2 7 en l a c a n c ha Ma r s h al e c k , a r r o ja n do los si g uientes resultados: A l a s 5 : 3 0 d e l a t a r d e, Re a l B e nqu e o f l a m a n te s ubca m peon del torneo anterio r , no tu v o proble m as para doble g ar al d e b u t a n t e J u v e n t u s F C , la p r i m er a a n o t ac i o n c a ll o m uy t emp r a n o a l mi n u t o 9 p or conducto de A bd iel Uri z ar , sin emb a rg o J u v e nt u s de t u v o l os e m b a tes tr a tando de sal i r en esporad i cas escapadas , pero al m inuto 42 Davi d Cr uz , burlo la defensi v a y anoto el se g undo tanto , asi se fueron al descanso; para la se g unda parte , el profe E r i c k P u c r e a l i z o a l g u n as v ariantes , pero Alle n Reyes les v o lvi o a a n o t a r e l t e r c e r o y d e f i n i t ivo a l mi n u t o 8 7, finalizando con el resultado de Real Benqueo 3 Ju v entus 0 , el arbitro central fue J u li o A yala. En el se gu ndo encuentro, t a m b i en hu b ier o n gol e s a l p or m ayo r , ya que Green Machine s u c u m b i o a n t e e l c u a d r o de Fl a m engo p o r m a rca d or d e 5 go les a 1 , el pa r tid o in i cio par e jo hasta el m inuto 25 , que Green M a ch i ne se fu e a d el a nt e c o n u na a n o t ac i o n de M e l vin C o nt r e r a s, pero F l a m en g o picad o por su amo r p r o p i o , d e s c o n t o d os m i n utos d espu e s po r cond u cto de Gr eg o ry Seg u ra al 27 , con e l e m p a t e a 1 s e f u e r o n al de s cans o y r ecie n ini c iad a la se g unda part e Sm art Osarobo m a n d o a t o d o s e n p o s de l a v i c t o r i a , e n t o n c e s el e x pe r i m en t ad o J o s e M a rr o q u in anoto el se g undo tanto al 51 , y 6 m in u tos des p ues al 5 7 J o se Guerra anotaba el te r cero , ya e n ra c ha d os V i c to r M i ra n da a n ota r ia e l c u ar t o y qui n to respecti v a m ente al m inuto 70 y 90 del tie m po corrido , poniendo a s i e l m a r c a d o r f i n a l de Fla m en g o 5 Green Machine 1, el arbitro central fue A nw ar H e g ar . El do m in g o 28 v io debutar en e s t e t o r n e o 2 0 1 0 , a l c a m p e o n d el m a r a t h o n Ar e n a l F C , q ue d o b l ego a l c ua d r o d e B o r d er T ea m por m arcador de 2 g oles a c e ro , el e nc u ent r o f ue p are j o, ahunque los e m bates de A renal f u e r on i n ce s a n t e s y s i n o hu b i e ra sido por su g uarda m eta M o ises Marti n ez j r , real m ente hubiera s i do u na g ole a da m ay o r , d e e c ho los dos po r teros hizier o n su m ejor esfuerzo no per m itiendo g oles durante la pri m era m itad, pero para la se g unda parte una ex p ulsi o n cambia r ia l a s co s as, P e d r o G ue r ra , s e g a n o la p r i m e r a t a r j e ta a m ar i l l a al 5 3 p or u n a f a lta y a l 62 la s e g u n da tarjeta por reiteracion de faltas, consi g uiendo por ende la tarjeta r o j a y d e j a n d o l a d e f e n sa debilitada de Border T ea m , para s u ma l a s u e r t e R i ca rdo C h a n eck ano t o un auto g ol al intentar despejar un balon de p e li g r o e n e l a r ea , m i s m o q ue desc om puso a u n equipo q u e sin ju g ar m al , no p udo frente a la rap i deza d e un Ar enal q u e se p e rfi l a c o m o fu e rte fa vo ri t o p a ra este torneo , al m inuto 69 ya sin s u d e f e n s a c e n t r a l , Ang el Najar ro anoto el S e g undo g ol y d e f i n i t i v o , p o n i e n d o e l m a r c a d or final de A renal 2 Border T eam 0 , a q u i c a b e s e a l a r s e q ue a u n q u e t i e n e n u n e x e l e n te cuadro , si no ponen diciplina de por m edio , estaran padeciendo en cada encuen t ro , El arbitro central fue G e o va n y Pi n el o. En el S e g und o j u e go de la t a rd e F al c on s F C s e d e s pa c ho con la cuchara g rande frente al ot r o cu a dro del Area d e S a nta C r u z , e l F a l c o n s J r s , p or ma rca d or d e 8 g ol e s a 1 . L as a n ota c io n es d e F al c ons FC fueron por conducto de Da n iel Cr uz con tres g oles y se pone c omo l i de r d e g ol e o , Ru d y C ruz con 2 , Ottoniel E n rr i qu e z, E d wi n I rlan d y El m e r Sa n c h e z, todos con una Diana , desconto p o r F a l c o n s J r s , I s m a el B a r r i e n to s , e l a r bi t r o f ue Sa b i no Ji m e n ez . Para esta se m ana h a y triple jo r nad a , e l di a sa b ado 6 d e m a r zo a la s 5 :3 0 p m , D ep o rt i v o S t a. C r uz v s R e gg a e B o y z . A l a s 7 pm Pu m as FC v s Ja g uars FC , para el do m in g o 7 . 2:30p m Benque United vs A renal Jrs . 4:15pm Falcons Jrs v s A renal FC y a las 6 p m B o r d e r T e a m v s C l ub Depo r ti v o A re n al , para e l dia lunes q ue es feriad o por la c o nmemo r ac i o n d e l B ar o n B l i s s, s e a rr a n c a a l as 2: 3 0 pm e n t re Fa l cons FC v s Ri v e r side FC, 4 : 1 5 pm C D F l ame n g o vs Benque Fire y a las 6p m Green Machine v s Ju v entus . El torneo P lea s e T u r n T o P age 12 P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 12

P age 12 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 a g radece a la co m pania D and E B u s S e rvi c e , p o r p r o v e e r la t r a n s p o r t a c i o n d e l o s e q u i p o s d el A renal. En S an Jose S uc c otz , el s a b a do 2 7 L a Ju b e ap l a s to p r a c t i came n te a l c ua d r o d e R iver P l a t e , p o r e l e s c a n da l o so m a r ca dor d e 1 1 g o les a ce ro , para el do m in g o 28 hubieron 2 encuentros , a las 3p m L a tribu d e rr o to 1 g o l p o r c er o a W e st B o yz y a l as 5 d e la tar d e, A r s e n a l g o l e o 4 t an t o s a 1 a C o r o z a l i t o , e s t o s d a t o s f u e r on prop o rcionado s por el seor W ilson Patt. L a Copa Cayo Oeste 2010 , es o rg anizado por el Benque v iejo S p ort s C o unc i l y p a tro c in a do p or el H on . Er w i n C on t r eras. F r o m P age 11 S A N I G N A CIO T OWN , Ca y o, Fri d a y , Ma r c h 5 , 2010: Q uite a l a rg e nu m b er of s p e c t a t o r s s h o w e d u p t h i s F r i d ay m o r n i n g t o wi t n e s s t h e c o mm ence m ent of the 13th running o f La R u t a M a y a R i v er C h al l e ng e 20 1 0 wh i ch s t ar t ed fro m th e Haws k worth B r id g e in Sa n I g n a ci o w i t h a l m o s t 50 c a n o es in the line up. T h e r ac e e nd s o n M o n da y , M a r ch 8 at the Belcan Brid g e in Belize C i t y w h e r e a l ike w i s e l a r ge nu m ber of s p ect a tors usu a lly g ather to witness the finish. P H O T O : L e s l ie K e ar n s a t B e l i z e A ff o r d a b l e We b D e s i gn W e a r e l o c a t e d o ff Jo s e p h A n d r e w s D r i v e, n e a r t h e F a l c o n F i e l d i n S a n I g n a c i o T o w n. C a ll u s a t 824 2076 o r 670 2329 E m a il : c l e a n m a s t er b z @ y a h oo . c om P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 13

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 13 T h e Ma n a g e m e n t o f P r o sse r F e rtili z e r i n f o r m s t h e G e n e r a l P ub li c of t h e r e l o ca ti on o f ou r ou tl e t fr o m W es t S tr ee t i n S a n I g n ac i o T o w n to R od A ll e n ’ s H a r d w a r e B u il d i n g on t h e W es t e r n H i g h w a y in S a n t a E l e n a T o w n, C a y o. W e l oo k f o r w a r d t o c on ti nu e p r o v i d i ng y ou w it h t h e sa m e h i g h qu a lit y o f G oods a nd S e r v i ces fr o m ou r n e w l o ca ti on. Be C a r e f u l W h e r e Y o u Le a v e Y o u r C e ll P h o ne S e v eral m en are in the loc k er roo m of a g olf club . A cell p h one on a b enc h r i n g s an d a m a n e n g a g e s t h e h a n d s f r ee spea k e r function and be g ins to tal k . E v eryone else in the room stops to listen. M A N: "Hell o" WOM A N: "Hone y , it's me. Are you at the club?" M A N: " Y es" WOM A N: "I'm at the mall n o w a n d f o und thi s be a uti f ul le a ther coa t . It ' s on l y $ 1 , 000 . Is it OK if I buy it?" M A N: "S ur e , g o a h ea d i f y ou li k e it t h at m u c h ." WOM A N: "I also stopped by the Merce d es dea l ershi p and s a w th e n ew 2 0 10 m od e l s . I s aw one I really liked ." M A N: "H ow m u c h ?" WOM A N: "$65 , 000 ." M A N : " O K , b ut f o r that pr ice I w a nt it w i th a ll the op ti on s ." WOM A N: "Great ! Oh , and one more thing ...... The house we wanted last year is back on t h e m a r k e t . T h e y ' r e a s k i ng 950 , 000 ." M A N: " W ell , t h e n g o a h ead a n d g i ve th e m a n o ff e r , b u t j u st off er $900 , 000 ." WOM A N: "OK . I'll see y ou later! I l o ve y ou !" M A N: "Bye , I l o ve y ou , t oo ." The m an han g s up. The other m en in the loc k er roo m are l oo k in g at h im in astonish m ent. T h e n h e s e t s d o w n t he t e l e p h o n e smi l e s a n d a sks: "A n y one kno w whos e p h one t h is is?" P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 14

P age 14 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 2 B e d r oo m hou s e , i n b ea u ti f u l qu it e l o ca ti on o f f t h e W e s t e r n H i g h w a y n ea r S a n I g n ac i o. O n l y 15 m i n s f r o m t o w n. $500 B ze p e r m on t h. I n c l ud e s : C a r e o f s o l a r , w a t e r a nd g a s. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a ti on, C a ll 824 3101 Ca n i d a e A ll Li f e St a g es D o g F oo d – T h e bes t d o g f oo d in Be liz e ! A vai la b l e a t T h r ee F la g s S u p e r m a r k et Does your do g h a v e s k in proble m s , itchy ru n ny eyes , eye boo g e r s , ears t hat s m el l bad , exc e ssi ve shed d in g , la rge s m elly s tools? Do you want i m pro v ed p erfor m an c e and o v e r all , a l o n g e r , hea l thier life for your d o g ? Cani d ae A ll Li fe S ta g es Do g Food can do th a t for you r do g. T h e s e a r e a f e w o f t h e b e n e f i t s y o u g e t w i t h C a n i d ae : Prob i otics fo r better d i g estio n and inc r eased i m m unity 4 Me a ts-Chic ke n , T ur ke y , L a m b & Fish 10 S k in & Coa t Conditi o ners for a health y , shin y , luxuriou s coat Balan c ed O m e g a 6 & 3 fatt y A cids Hi g h l y di g esti b le & Nut r itiously dense so y ou feed l ess than other do g foods No c o rn , whea t , so y , b y products co mm on i ng redient s in poor quality f oods. V elc r o easy s eal fea t ure to ke ep food fresh T h e F i r s t F i v e I n g re d i e n t s m a k e up 85 % o f a d o g f o o d . C o m p a r e C a n i d a e ’ s F i r s t F i ve I n g r e d i e n t s w i t h o t h e r d o g f oo d s i n B e l i ze : P e d i g r ee: G r o u n d y e ll o w c o r n , m ea t & b o n e m ea l , c o r n g l u tt e n , c h i c k e n b y p r o du c t , a n im a l f a t ( p r e s e r v e d w i t h B H A / B H T ) . W h e r e i s t he M E AT ? B e n e f u l: G r o u n d y e ll o w c o r n , c h i c k e n b y p r o du c t m ea l , c o r n g l u tt e n , w h o l e w h ea t f l o u r , b ee f t a ll o w ( f o r f a t ) . W h e r e i s t h e M E AT ? P u r i na D og C h ow : W h o l e g r a i n c o r n , p o u l t r y b y p r o du c t m ea l , a n im a l f a t , c o r n g l u tt e n , m ea t & b o n e m ea l . W h e r e i s t h e M E AT ? R e d F l a nn e l C a n i n e S e l ect : G r o u n d y e ll o w c o r n , m ea t & b o n e m ea l , s o y b ea n m ea l , w h ea t mi dd li n g s , c h i c k e n b y p r o du c t m ea l . W h e r e i s t he M E AT ? C a n i d a e A ll L i f e S t ag es : C h i c k en m e a l , T ur k e y m e a l , L a m b m e a l , b r o w n r i ce , w h i t e r i ce . P r o t e i n f r o m M E A T. E m a i l c a n i d a e b z e @ ya h oo . c om o r c a ll 622 2197 f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i on P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 15

Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om P age 15 S a l e o f U S D o ll a r s b y A u t h o r i ze d D e a l ers T h e C e n t r a l B a n k o f B e li ze a d v i s e d t h e pu b li c t h a t t h e p r e s c r i b e d s e lli n g r a t e f o r o n e U n i t e d S t a t e s ( U S) d o l l a r r e m a i n s f i x e d a t a m a x im u m o f B Z $ 2 . 01 7 5 , w h i c h i n c l ud e s t h e c o m m i ss i o n o f t h e A u t h o r i zed D ea l e r s. F o r e x a m p l e , o n t h e s a l e o f o n e ( 1 ) U S d o ll a r , t h e f o ll o w i n g i s p a y a b le B a s i c r a te B Z $2 . 00 M a x im u m C o mmi ss i on + B Z $0 . 0175 S e lli n g R a te B Z $2 . 0175 W h il e n o a dd i t i o n a l c o mmi ss i o n m a y b e c h a r g e d o n t h e U S D o ll a r s a l e , t h e f o ll o w i n g a r e j u s t i f i e d c o s ts t h a t m a y b e i n c u rr e d o n t h e s a l e t r a n s ac t i o n: . s t a m p du t y o f 1 . 25 % o n t h e B e li ze d o ll a r e qu i v a l e n t o f f o r e i g n c u rr e n c y pu r c h a s e s t h a t a re g r ea t e r t h a n B Z $100 . 00 i n v a l ue . w i r e / t e l e g r a p h i c t r a n s f e r c o st . b a n k d r a f t c o st . r ec o v e r y o f mi s ce ll a n e o u s c h a r g e s l e v i e d b y f o r e i g n b a n ks A n y p e r s o n w h o h a s a c o m p l a i n t r e g a r d i n g t h e s e lli n g r a t e c h a r g e d o n U S d o ll a r s a l e s m a y l o dg e a r e p o rt t o t h e C e n t r a l B a n k o f B e li ze a t 223 6194 w i t h t h e M a n a g e r , I n t e r n a t i o n a l P a y m e n t s U n i t. T h e C e n t r a l B a n k o f B e li ze f u r t h e r a d v i s e d t h e pu b li c t h a t o n l y A u t h o r i ze d D ea l e r s a r e p e r mi tt e d to e n g a g e i n t h e b u y i n g a n d s e lli n g o f f o r e i g n c u rr e n c y . T h e f o ll o w i n g e n t i t i e s a r e A u t h o r i ze d D ea l e r s: . H e r i t a g e B a n k L imi t ed . A t l a n t i c B a n k L imi t ed . F i r s t C a r i bb ea n I n t e r n a t i o n a l ( B a r b a d o s ) B a nk . S c o t i a b a n k ( B e li ze ) L imi t ed . B e li ze B a n k L imi t ed . P o s t M a s t e r G e n e r al . A cc o u n t a n t G e n e r al . B e li ze G l o b a l t r a v e l s e r v i ces A n y u n a u t h o r i ze d p e r s o n o r e n t i t y w h o e n g a g e s i n t h e b u y i n g o r s e lli n g o f f o r e i g n c u rr e n c y c o n t r a v e n e s t he E x c h a n g e C o n t r o l R e gu l a t i o n s a n d i s li a b l e , up o n s u mm a r y c o nv i c t i o n , t o a f i n e n o t e x cee d i n g t e n t h o u s a nd d o ll a r s ( $10 , 000 . 00 ) o r t o im p r i s o n m e n t f o r a t e r m n o t e x cee d i n g t w e l v e m o n t h s o r t o b o t h s u c h f i n e a nd im p r i s o n m e n t o n a f i r s t o f f e n ce. Fr o m F r o n t P age cut wounds and abrasions also to the left hand. The suspect was later detained a n d i d e n t i f i e d a s T y r on V a sq u e z, 2 5 , B e l i z e an une m ployed o f #36 Geo rge P r ice A v e nu e , S a nt a E l ena T o w n. T h e u n c e r t a i n m e d i c al c o n d i t i o n o f t h e i n j u r ed Bowen ’ s pri v ate pri m ary school i n G a l l o n a l o n g w i t h h i s w i fe J i l l i an , t e ac h e r a t t he s ame school and their two children 2 y ear o ld Ma k ayla and 5 m onth old Bryce as they were o n t h e i r w a y t o a t t e n d a fund r aisin g event at B o wen ’s Is la n d A ca d e m y i n S an Pe d ro T own. The s tate fune r al f o r S ir B a rry Ma nf iel d B ow e n, 64 , was held o n T u es d a y , M a rc h 2 , 2 0 10 i n s i d e a p a cke d S t . J o h n ’s Ca t hed r al i n Bel i ze C it y . The m a s s w a s c oc e l e b r a t e d by Bis ho p P h illi p W r ig h t and Ca nnon Le ro y Fl ow ers. A f te r t he se r v i ce t h at b o dy was transported to S an Ig nacio T own , acco m panied by a la rge m otorca d e , where he wa s laid to r e st be s id e h is m o t he r E m i lie J o se p h i n e B l an c an e aux B o w en (1 9 19-20 0 4) a nd h is fa t he r , E r ic W i l lia m Man f ield B o we n O BE, JP ( 1 90 8 1 98 5) o n t he f a m i ly p l o t i n s i d e t h e Sa n t a R i ta Ce m etery in S an Ig nacio T own. T h e c hu r c h a n d in t er n m e nt s e rvi c e s w e r e a t t e n d e d by se v e ral high ran k i n g o f fi c ials i n c l ud i n g G o ver n o r G e n e r al, Si r C o lville Y oung and Pri me M i n i s t er D e a n B a rr o w. T he gr a ve s i te se rvi ce wa s c e le b ra t ed by Cannon L eroy Flowers. T he b odi e s of Mic h ael and Jillia n Casey and t h eir two childr e n were transp o rted to N e w Y o r k o n W e d ne s da y , Ma r ch 3 , for fun e ral ser v ice s in A lb a n y, New Y or k , U SA. Accordi n g to Civil A v i a tion O f f i c i a l s , t h e i nve s t i ga t i o n c o u ld ta k e up to a year before a final deter m ination can be reached as t o t h e c a u s e o f t h i s t r a g ic ac c iden t . N o twith s tand i n g, r e po r ts ar e s u r f ac i n g th a t Sir B a r r y , a se a s o n e d p i l ot w i th o v er 20 years flyin g experience , on a rout e he tra v e l s al m ost e v ery da y , m i g ht ha v e su f f ere d an “unexpected health condition” ju s t m oment s bef o re h i s p l ane p o l i ce m an c om b i ne d w it h a ye t un c las s ifi e d m e dic a l f o r m, h a s p r o m p t e d i n v e s t iga t o rs pr o cee d ed w ith the m ore ser i ous cha rg e of atte m pt m ude r. The accused appeared before S an Ig nacio ’ s Magistrate A nna Rac h el M on tejo on M o nda y, M a r c h 1 , 2 0 1 0 a n d w as re m anded to the central prison i n H at t ievi l le to r e ap p e a r i n c o u rt o n T u esd a y , Ma y 4 , 20 1 0 . He was represented by Attor n ey Elst on Kase k e. I n v e s ti g a t ors info rm ed t hat t h e y a r e a l s o c o n t emp l a t i ng p l a c i ng a d d i t i o n a l c h ar g es a g ainst the accused for injuries i n f l ic t ed u p on Sp ec i a l C o ns t a b le Rejon. F r o m F r o n t P age went down. S ir Barry Ma nf iel d B ow en is su rv i v e d by h is w i fe L ad y D ix ie B ow en and six children , 5 sons: Kevi n , Mic h eal , Ale x a nd e r, D u sti n a nd Cour t en a y, a n d o ne d a ugh t e r : S h e l l y Bo w en S t on esi f e r. May his soul rest in eternal peace. . . . . . . . . . . . . P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om

PAGE 16

P age 16 S TA R T el: 626 8822 & 626 3788 E m a il: s t a r n e w s p a p e r @g m a il. c om Sund a y , M a r c h 7 , 2010 P D F c r ea t ed w i t h pd f F a c t o r y P r o t r i a l v e r s i on ww w . pd f f a c t o r y . c om