National Perspective January 2, 2011

Edition 123 Vol.3 week 18 2nd of January , 2011

BIAS TOWARDS NONE !!!Continued on page 3

2nd of January , 2011

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Holiday Weekend Carnage, 5 dead!Belize City, Wed. Dec. 30 The year 2010 draws to a close, the murderous pattern of unprec-edented numbers of Belizeans dy-ing as a result of violence after a brief respite again held. After failing to record a single murder for the fi rst 14 days of De-cember, the total for the month now stands at 9, 5 coming just over the holiday weekend, and still days to go before midnight December 31st, signals the start of a new year. The mayhem and bloodshed started early last Friday evening and continued through the Christ-mas Eve night. Police reported that at 5:30pm that evening they visited the Northern Regional Hospital in Or-ange Walk Town where they saw Reynaldo Rawley, 72, a laborer of San Jose Village, Orange Walk District, suffering from abrasions

over the left and right eyes, a cut wound under his chin, a cut wound over his right eye and bruises over his face. Rawley had been found in his home by his wife and step daugh-ter, lying in a pool of blood but still fi ghting for life. He had called them and told them that he had been in a fi ght with his stepson, 21 year old Amir Dominguez, whom the family say may be involved with drugs. After repeated calls, the police failed to produce any assistance, Rawley was taken to Northern Re-gional, and then, after a long delay because there was no ambulance driver, to Karl Heusner Memo-rial Hospital where he was pro-nounced dead on arrival. Police are still uncertain what provoked the violence upon the elderly man by a man he had

Soaring Gas Pump price !!Belize City, Thurs. Dec. 30 The tanker bearing its load of al-most 1.2 million (US) gallons of gasoline, kerosene and diesel is still days away from hoving to in Be-lize’s port but at midnight Monday, December 26th, 2010, gas prices soared pass the $10.00 per gallon mark for only the second time in Belize’s history, but for the second time since May 5th, 2008. Accord-ing to our sources, the tanker is not due to start unloading until this Sunday, January 2nd, 2011. The perplexing conundrum that we may be paying more for fuel that has not yet arrived on our shores, however, is easily outweighed by the rising concern that we will all be paying much more for nearly ev-erything as the calendar fl ips. And that is also not the only anom-aly. Just this month world crude oil prices spiked past US$90 per bar-rel and have continued to inch in-crementally, on average, upward. The last time oil had jumped past

US$90 per barrel, in October 2007, pump prices were still below $9.00 per gallon for premium gas. Many experts now believe that oil prices will continue to rise at least in the near future, certainly past US$100 per barrel and quite likely past US$110 per barrel within the next 30 to 60 days. Today the Bar-row administration’s take from each gallon of regular gas sold is $3.34 (Environmental Tax, Import Duty and 12.4% GST).

After years of very slow, incre-mental increases, the price of crude oil on the world market began to rise in late 2003, accelerating past $40.00 per barrel in 2004, and US$60 by the close of 2005. After reaching nearly US$75 in the summer of 2006, prices de-creased back to near US$50 per bar-rel in January 2007 before it again began to increase sharply, barreling through US$70 per barrel in June, US$80 in September, and $90 in

December 2007. By the end of February 2008, prices had shot through the US$100 mark, and past $110 by March, near $120 by April, past $130 by May, through $140 by June, and fi nally peaking at $145.00 in July. At the pumps at Belize’s service stations, prices peaked on August 12th, 2008 at $11.50 per gallon for premium gasoline, $11.20 per gal-lon for regular gasoline, and $11.74 per gallon for diesel. The effect on both the world and Belize’s economies were enormous. By the end of 2008, although oil prices were dropping sharply, Be-lize was in a prolonged recession, the effect of which is still being felt today. On December 30, 2008, pump prices fell to the lowest it had been in ten years: $4.85 per gallon for premium, and $4.55 for regular. In fact it was the fi rst time since March of 1996 that gas prices had fallen

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CUBANS SEEKING ASYLUM LANDS ON SAN PEDRO

December 29, 2010San Pedro Police has confi rmed that a make shift rustic built boat approximately 30 ft with seven men of Cuban nationality seeking refugee landed off the shores of San Pedro Ambergris Caye, spe-

cifi cally on the beach front off Boca Del Rio Drive in the Boca del Rio Area. The Cu-bans vessel landed ashore around 2:00 am Wednesday morning and the men made a run in different direc-tions but were sighted by several Security guards who reported the incident to Be-lize. Police managed

to rake in all seven men soon af-ter and escorted them to the San Pedro Police Station. Police also allowed for the men to be medi-cally examined by a female Cu-ban doctor who certifi ed them all


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BARROW–hero? ooops…ZERO!There is no denying the fact that the United Democratic Party government and Dean Barrow have wrecked the Belizean econ-omy beyond repair. The sad part is that the UDP and Dean Barrow had significant help on his quest to destroy the Belizean economy. One of the biggest contributors to Dean Barrow’s quest was Even X Hyde; the editor of the Aman-dala who has been an accomplice of Dean Barrow from 2004. They both orchestrated the attacks on the Said Musa’s People’s United Party govern-ment and encouraged the high-jacking of Belize Telemedia Limited from Lord Michael Ash-croft has all had the blessing of the Zinc Fence and now Evan X is quiet as the society plunged into an abyss with crime, vio-lence and joblessness. Too quiet its deafening! Dean Barrow stands alone as the one most responsible for the terrible state the Belizean people are in today. He is respon-sible for the squalor Belizeans are living in. He is responsible for all the unfed mouths in the society. Do you want to know why he is responsible? Well, it is easy. He applied for the job of running the coun-try (everything), and he vowed to “reduce the cost of living, no matter what”. Do you remem-ber? Today cost of living is at its highest with gas prices beyond the $10.00 mark. He promised under an “idiot” of a minister to reduce crime with a 360 degree approach which any kindergarten student will tell when one travels across 360 degrees they are back where they started. However, the drunken minister is not that bright. History has recorded that crime/murders have gotten so terrible that there is no “degree” to assign to what happened under alcoholic worshipper. In 2010 Dean Barrow un-leashed the dreaded Sales Tax on Belizean at an obscene rate of 12.5 %. Immediately, 20% of the nation’s merchant sector suc-cumbed to the economic pres-sures and closed their doors for good. The Belizean purchasers could not buy goods with this exorbitant Barrow tax. There-fore, they could afford only ba-sic stuffs. A walk along Albert Street, Belize City will reveal the fact that seven store fronts are being offered for rent, and no one has even inquired. When was the economy ever this bad?

There are many of the Barrow loyalists who living fat off the hog, such as the first ex-lady the two spoil brat kids, and the outsider (failed rapper, wan-nabe rabbi) that is frolicking un-der the name of Belize. These are the only people who had a Christmas while everyone else suffered and starved for the holi-days as they were eating caviar and drinking top shelf. For example, take the bastard son Shyne, who was ap-pointed Belize’s Music Ambas-sador, a post he did not deserve and so far that is still the position of all Belizean. Presently, Shyne is off to Israel as Music Am-bassador but has not done one thing to benefit Belize in the 12 months of his appointment. His musical career is going nowhere fast, and his mal-pago reputation is unfolding in Belize, since he has been out playing Jew. Legal cases are mounting against him that will no-doubt force Dean Barrow to revoke the ambas-sadorship and ruin all of Shyne chances of reaching back to Uncle Sam. However, we at this publication wish Shyne and any other Belizean pursuing a music career, all the best, but we are in-terested in the cold hard facts and so far Shyne have not shown any potential to make it big since ar-riving over one year ago to the land of his birth. So as we have outlined the Royal Barrow family can be classified as dysfunctional and are useless parasites to the Belizean society. As a matter of fact, other than poor Shyne, all the other children of King Bar-row belong to Uncle Sam. Even King Barrow’s marriage cer-tificate belongs to Uncle Sam. Technically, the Royal Belizean family is only in Belize to amass their wealth and when they are wealthy beyond imaginations, they will exercise their options, which is relocating to the US, a luxury all other Belizean do not possess. If Dean Barrow was a Chief Executive Officer of a corporation and base on the dis-mal performance of the Belizean economy under his leadership, he would have been “fired’ forth with. In the context, the country of Belize is a corporation in all characteristics and Dean Barrow is the CEO, and the corporation has been losing money for the last three years, since he became CEO (Prime Minister). What is

the Board of Directors (people of Belize) to do? They have only one choice let him “hit the road jack”. We at the National Per-spective agree with any decision the people of Belize make and firing Barrow will be good for Belize. Dean Barrow has been a failure. He has been a failure as a father to Shyne, failure in mar-riage (divorce Lois), failed his law partner by deteriorating the society that even his partner be-came a crime target. Certainly, he has failed the Belizean people miserable and should be exiled immediately. These things are not meant to be interpreted as being personal, but the character and performance of a man (Dean Bar-row) has to be examined when he wants to aspire for a renewal of his contract to run the corpora-tion of Belize into the abyss for another five years. There is no hope for Be-lize and the Belizean economy under Dean Barrow and the UDP. That is sad for Belize be-cause legally he has two more years to continue his pillaging. This is a UDP government that is considered the most extrava-gant. This is a government where

every minister has changed their vehicles that are less than three years old. This is a government that the Deputy Prime Minister drives a Lexus SUV. This is a government that the Prime Min-ister vehicle was driven into the sea and no investigation done even though the restoration cost tax payers well over $20,000.00. To compound matters, the Opposition People’s United Party sat by for the entire 2010 and did very little or nothing in opposing the litany of transgressions com-mitted by Dean Barrow and his henchmen against the people of Belize. Our advice to the PUP is to quit waltzing with the UDP and earn their pay by defend-ing rights of all Belizeans. The Zinc Fence must decide also are you with Dean Barrow then you are against the people of Belize, and we will vow to ensure that history record you as the hypo-crites you truly are. From this point forward this publication will give no quarters, red, blue, yellow, green it does not matter. If you are against the people of Belize, we will be against you. Our eyes are on all you Politi-cians. Happy New Years. OPEN YOUR EYES THE PEOPLE ARE AWAKE!!!


Holiday Weekend Carnage, 5 dead!Continued from page 1called his son nearly all his life, but 21 year old Amir Dominguez has been arrested and charged for murder. For the family of Patrick Kerr, 31, the third male member to be slain by gun violence in the last five years, it is their hope that when they lay him to rest, that they will also be burying the fears and anger that has fueled a street blood feud. His mother, Bernadine Stevens, has already buried a husband and as a result, she told a television news reporter, when asked if she felt any animosity towards who-soever may have shot her son: “None, absolutely none. I pray for the person, because we left every-thing to God, because God is our everything so we don’t want any revenge, we don’t want anything, we don’t even care if the police don’t arrest anybody. We are not looking for any of that. We just want peace.” Her husband Dean Belisle was shot to death in July 2003 and her other son is Norman Reyes was killed in January 2008. On Friday evening in Belize City, around 7:30 pm CIB personnel say they visited the KHMH Acci-dent & Emergency section where Patrick Kerr, 31, a construction

worker of #1 Lavender Street, Be-lize City was seen with apparent gunshot wounds, to his inner right foot, his left forearm, and two to his chest. Their initial investiga-tion revealed that Patrick Kerr and another construction were seated on the verandah of a small food stall in front of the compound of Special Education Unit on Free-town Road, when they were ap-proached from behind by a slim built, dark complexion man, wear-ing a white T-shirt and a blue jeans pants, who took out a black hand-gun resembling a 9mm pistol from his pants waist, pointed it towards the men and opened fire. Patrick Kerr’s companion es-caped unhurt but Kerr succumbed to his injuries at 10:40pm. No one except for his murderer knows why Patrick Kerr was shot dead. No one else knows what started the feud and only the ac-tors know for sure who did what to whom. The record shows that Patrick Kerr escaped conspiracy to commit robbery and murder charges back in July 2004, stem-ming from an incident in which a gas station security guard was shot to death during an attempted rob-bery the year before. In September 2008, Kerr and Leo Palacio told police that they were shot sometime between twelve thirty and twelve forty five that

morning after they approached by a man in a white Cherokee Jeep that pulled up outside of Ar-chie’s Shopping Centre on Central American Boulevard. In that incident Palacio was shot two times to the lower back and right arm and though Patrick Kerr was shot three times in his upper right leg, knee and lower back, they both recovered. This time Patrick Kerr did not survive. The mayhem continued up north in Orange Walk with police reporting that around 10:30pm, they again visited the Northern Regional Hospital where they saw Anastacio Ocampos, 27, of East Canal, Belize City, suffering from cut wounds to the head, right hand and elbow, and Gregorio Bull of Carmelita Village, Orange Walk District, apparently dead from large cut wounds to the head. Oc-ampos reported that an unknown man inflicted the wounds whilst he was at Carmelita Village earlier in the evening. Police reported today that they have arrested and charged Fidel O’campos, 24, laborer of Carmel-ita Village with Gregorio Bull’s murder. News reports are that Bull is al-leged to have chopped Anastacio Ocampos and was in turn slain by Anastacio’s brother Fidel. Shortly after midnight and act-

ing upon information received of a stabbing incident Hattieville Police visited the K.H.M.H emer-gency room where they saw a man of Creole descent lying on a bed with what appeared to be a hole to the left side of his chest, appar-ently dead. Police report that their initial investigation revealed that Leon Ebanks, 19, a laborer of 17 ½ miles Western Highway, Hattieville Vil-lage, was socializing with friends at the Bamboo Club in Hattieville Village, when he was stabbed in his chest. Ebanks relatives say that it was the result of an old beef that Ebanks thought had been settled but instead as soon as he let his guard down, he was slain. Police have arrested 21 year old Anthony Lewis, of Hatieville and charged him with Ebanks murder. By Sunday Police was respond-ing to a report on Pitter Street, Belize City, where the motionless body of Francis Chukwu, a Ni-gerian Taxi driver of #139 Neal’s Pen Road, was seen leaning over the front passenger’s seat of a blue car with license Plate BC-D- 6779, dead from a gunshot wound to the top of head. Police report that their initial investigation revealed that about 2:50am on 26/12/10, a loud bang

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Education is the key to the future!

As we pass another sign-post and put 2010 in the rearview, it is customary that we refl ect on all that has transpired during the past year. There is no paucity of things to ponder at this juncture but unfortunately, most will give dire cause to sad cognizance. Be-lize is a badly leaking ship with a course set straight for some very rough waters and with a hubris drunken captain at the helm. While much time will be spent looking back this week, it will be far more important for us to look ahead and try to devise a way to effectively defl ect from this col-lision course with calamity. We cannot continue this trend of senseless lawlessness and wan-ton killings. Our once beautiful and tranquil haven of democracy has become an ugly cesspool of criminality, corruption and des-potic tyrannical rule. Our streets are awash with the blood of our young people while arrogant and licentious politicians squander away our resources in living high and feathering their nests. I have always felt that this ad-ministration entered offi ce under-standing that they would not last more than one term. They are well aware of their own incompetence and mindful that the stage they set for themselves in 2004 would become a diffi cult and precarious one on which to perform. When Dean Barrow as Leader of the Op-position put out a call for sustained civil disobedience, (one which he has still not yet publicly or of-fi cially cancelled), he must have known it to be an act that would one day return to haunt him. Such disobedience, once impelled, is diffi cult if not impossible to repel. This administration then, assumed offi ce with one primary goal in mind; get what we can while the getting is good. Mr. Barrow and a number of high ranking members of his cabinet have used their of-fi ce to make themselves extremely wealthy and to provide for family and friends. Nepotism is the order of the day in just about every gov-ernment ministry and department and is carried out with impunity

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This administration then, assumed offi ce with one primary goal in mind; get what we can while the getting is good. Mr. Barrow and a number of high ranking members of his cabinet have used their offi ce to make themselves extremely wealthy and to provide for family and friends.

REID BETWEEN THE LINES

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and immunity. In the event that these Ministers cannot fi nd enough relatives at home to employ, they import them from the Diaspora. Victimization is the hallmark of this UDP administration and many skilled and experienced Belizeans are pushed aside to make room for inept and untrained political cro-

nies; in particular relatives. It is blatant, it is non-productive and it is sickening.As we head into a new year, Be-lizeans will need to do much ana-lyzing and prognosing. We cannot continue down this road. It would be easiest and quite tempting for the opposition to sit and wait but this is not the Belize that they will wish to inherit. To their credit, the PUP has shown willingness to cooperate with the government in most efforts to try and fi nd an-swers. This is not an agreeable crowd however and their egos quite often impede any opportu-nity for receiving help. They will cut their nose to spite their faces every time.A couple of weeks ago, the PUP put on display in the House of Representative, the distinct differ-ence between the two parties. A sugar industry in turmoil and on the brink of collapse required a bipartisan act to bail them out of trouble. The PUP willingly went along with the PM’s bill to avail the industry of some ten million dollars of tax payer’s money. How many times did we not see similar situations during the past admin-istration and honestly, would the shoe fi t the same had it been on the other foot? Remember the Privy Council vote when the Musa gov-ernment needed a bi-partisan vote. Dean Barrow refused yet as soon as he took offi ce, he signed a bill replacing the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Mr. Barrow has been busy set-ting some dangerous precedents in place. By strong-arming BTL, he might have gained favor with his cousin behind the “zinc fence” but in the process, has done irrepara-ble damage to investor confi dence. His recent decision to blacklist and place “embargo” on Channel

Five is a dangerous attack against the free press. Hopefully, the PUP will take the high road and not fol-low suite once power is wrested from the hands of these despots. While Mr. Barrow’s attack against Channel Five went practically un-challenged at home, it drew much condemnation and comment from

entities abroad. Most signifi cant we believe, and the main reason for Mr. Barrow’s current back-peddling, was a release sent out from the US Counsel in Belize. While verbose and circumlocu-tory, the release evidently served its purpose as within a few days, the Prime Minister showed up at Channel Five with olive branch in hand.Godfrey Smith’s Flashpoint ar-

ticle on the topic is recommended reading and strikes right to the heart of the matter. Were Mr. Bar-row a bigger man, he would just fess up and admit that he made a mistake. In his usual deceitful and disingenuous manner however, Mr. Barrow issued a release stat-ing that his hasty retreated was a result of “CEO Mai’s assurances”; assurances of what? Channel Five had done nothing wrong. Mr. Bar-row then informed that he wanted to reverse his decision but had to get his Cabinet’s approval. Ha! Since when has Pharaoh sought approval from court jesters?2011 will be a telling time in Be-lize. If the current trends continue, it will be a very dangerous place to be. As we get closer to election time, look for things to heat up even more. There are egos at play here and power at stake. Some old Chinaman must have certainly cursed Belize for we are indeed living in some very interesting times. Happy New Year to all, but do not let your guard down. May GOD save Belize!

December 28, 2010Mexico’s ambassador to Belize Luis Lopez Moreno leaves Be-lize to take up new appointment in Haiti. On Tuesday he held at working breakfast with media practitioners in Belize City at the Chateau Caribbean Hotel primar-ily to say thanks to the Belizean media for the close working re-lationship he enjoyed during the three years of his tenure. Ambas-sador Moreno said that during his tenure in Belize he accomplished a great part of his agenda thanks to the vigorous liaison the embas-sy engaged with the Belize media. Ambassador Luis Lopez Moreno said the principal challenges were to help to communicate the work of the Embassy to the Belizean public and much of the mission we accomplished; the cultural ex-changes, starting with the bilat-eral cultural relationship and the number of scholarship that we are now providing to Belizeans. He singled out border affairs as one

Mexico’s Ambassador Moreno Leaves Belizeof the more important activities of the Mexican Embassy with the Government of Belize which has resulted in the soon to be inaugu-rated new international friendship bridge. The opening of the new bridge will be one of the fi rst ac-tivities of the New Mexican Am-bassador to Belize which is sched-ule for March 2011. Lopez Moreno said “We believe one of the main challenges we had at the Mexican Embassy was try-ing to communicate to the public, our work and the position we had.” During the informal discussions, Ambassador Moreno noted that on a daily basis, about three thou-sand Belizeans cross the border into Mexico; while a slightly high-er number of Mexicans make the trip south into Belize. Ambassador Luis Lopez Moreno leaves Belize to take up his new appointment as Mexican Ambassador to Haiti in Port au Prince. The head of the Press and Border agency Mar-celino Miranda is also at the end of his three year tenure in Belize. The transition phase has already begun. The new Press Secretary is Esther Montalvo and the Deputy Chief of Mission Hector Peralta will be in charge of the offi ce for three months until the arrival of the new ambassador that I expect to arrive in April.


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Holiday Weekend Carnage, 5 dead!Continued from page 3consistent with that of a gunshot blast was heard in the area, there-after the deceased was found in the said car. Police surmise that Chukwu, a dedicated single father of three, was the victim of an armed rob-bery. He had gone out to earn some money that Christmas Day night, and instead had paid for his

determination with his life. They surmise his assailant just shot him in cold blood, riffl ed his pockets, took his money and ran off into the night, leaving the dy-ing man. Offi cially Chukwu was the 130th person to be murdered in Belize in 2010. Unoffi cially he was the 141st person to die by misadventure or yet undetermined circumstances.

Soaring Gas Pump price !!below $5.00. It was not to last. The Govern-ment almost immediately increased its take of $1.50 per gallon nearly a dollar, and subsequent increases have put it back up to near a third of the pump price. The question is whether or not, with prices now soaring past US$90 per barrel on the world market, and past $10.00 per gallon at the pump, is whether or not the Barrow ad-ministration will scaled back its ap-petite for taxes, and give Belizeans a much needed break. In February 2009 oil prices hov-ered near or below US$40 per bar-

rel, but within days the Barrow administration had pushed pump prices back up to near $6.00 per gal-lon with taxes. We didn’t get much of a break. By the end of last year oil prices were hovering between $70 -$80 (US) per barrel, and by the end of this year it is nearing $95.00. Is there a pattern repeating itself here? Will we soon be paying record pric-es for fuel, and everything else all too soon? Can we afford to? Belizean consumers have cut back as the pump prices have risen. Our reports are that after burning over 30 million US gallons in 2009, the nation will use only two-thirds of that this year.

Caribbean medical schools re-ported to be in serious troubleNEW YORK, USA -- In what has been described as a very fi erce turf battle, rooted in the growing pres-sure on the medical profession and academia, Caribbean offshore medical schools say they are in-creasingly attacked by New York medical schools, CMC reported.The deans of the Caribbean schools claim that New York State’s 16 medical schools have begun an aggressive campaign to persuade the New York State Board of Re-gents to make it harder, if not im-possible, for Caribbean and other foreign schools to use New York hospitals as extensions of their own campuses.The changes, if approved, could put at least some of the Caribbean schools in jeopardy, their deans said, because their small islands lack the hospitals to provide the hands-on training that a doctor needs to be licensed in the United Sates.Medical experts in New York also said that the dispute has far-reach-ing implications for medical edu-cation and the licensing of physi-cians across the United States.

More than 42,000 students apply to medical schools in the United States every year, with only about 18,600 matriculating, leaving some of those, who are rejected to look to foreign schools.Graduates of foreign medical schools in the Caribbean and else-where constitute more than a quar-ter of the residents in the United States hospitals.With experts predicting a shortage of 90,000 doctors in the United States by 2020, the defenders of these schools say that they fi ll a need because their graduates are more likely than their American-trained peers to go into primary and family care, rather than into higher paying specialties like sur-gery.Medical experts say New York has been particularly affected by the infl ux because it trains more medi-cal students and residents -- fl edg-ing doctors who have just gradu-ated from medical school -- than any other state.

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Castro, Resign or be Recalled!Salt Lake murder suspect, a familiar face in Belize

Jules Vasquez recognized the man in the photograph right away.“It’s Big Tom,” he said. “Abso-lutely, 100 percent.”Kenneth Lewellyn Flowers, 33, sits in Salt Lake County Jail, charged with shooting and killing a man in a Main Street apartment on Dec. 18.Prosecutors have also charged him with being a restricted person in possession of a fi rearm, because he was twice been deported to Be-lize. That’s how Vasquez, a report-er in Belize City, recognized him. For the better part of a decade, Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers was known as an enforcer for a once-prominent Belizean street gang — a usual suspect for police offi cers, someone who knew about life on both sides of the gun.“He was notorious,” said Vasquez, who has covered the city’s gang problems for 7 News in Belize. “I knew him as a hitman. He was a gun for hire.”In 2002, Flowers was shot in the chest but refused to cooperate with police in an investigation, ac-cording to Belizean media reports. He was charged with shooting and killing a man in front of a me-chanic’s shop just two days later, though he was never convicted on the charge.Flowers has twice been deported from the United States. In 2001, he claimed to be a U.S. Citizen at a San Diego port of entry and was detained, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokes-woman Virginia Kice. In 2006, Flowers was again deported after being jailed on local charges, Kice said. A search of court records shows Flowers was cited in Au-gust 2006 for not having a valid li-cense and giving false information

to a police offi cer.In November 2006, as tensions between rival gangs escalated, Flowers was arrested on drug and weapons charges, according to local media reports. Less than a month later, he was shot in the back and both legs by a rival street gang leader.Since then, Flowers’ gang, known as the Back-A-Town Crew, has seen its prominence diminished. Flowers, who once told reporters he had been shot eight times, said he was turning over a new leaf.“He tried to become a car dealer and had left that life behind,” Vasquez said. “Then he disap-peared.”Flowers’ name resurfaced in Be-lize earlier this year, when mul-tiple media outlets reported he had been shot and killed in Utah. In actuality, Flowers was shot three times — in the head, shoulder and hand — during an April 19 fi ght in Murray, but was not fatally wounded, according to charges fi led in 3rd District Court.“They weren’t life-threatening,” Murray Police detective Kenny Bass said of Flowers’ wounds. “He was up, talking to police right after.”On Dec. 18, police said Flowers was on the other side of a gun.After spending a day smoking crack at Terrace Apartments, 1810 S. Main St., Flowers shot and killed 45-year-old Cisco M. Cross, according to jail and court docu-ments. Flowers became alarmed when two men entered the apart-ment and believed Cross had set him up to be killed, according to a jail probable cause statement.He is being held in Salt Lake County Jail with bail set at $1 mil-lion.

TEENAGER CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A PRISON OFFICERDecember 24, 2010

19 year old Ronald Bradley a resi-dent of Belize City was charged with the murder of prison offi cer Miriam Gillett when he appeared today in Magistrate’s Court. Brad-ley was also charged with two counts of attempted murder one count of dangerous harm, one count of grievous harm, two counts of use of deadly means of harm and robbery. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie explained to him that she will not take a plea because the offences are indict-able. She also explained to him

that the count cannot offer him bail because of the nature of the offences. She remanded him into custody until December 31. Gillett was in a car with two other people, Ernest Savery and Sylvano Cal, when she was fatally shot. Savery and Cal were also shot but they survived. All three had just left the Belize Central Prison and were on their way to Belize City when the incident occurred. The robbery occurred on November fi fth. The complainant, Glen Lamb, reported to the police that he was held up at gunpoint and three hundred dol-lars was stolen from him.

FOUR YEARS FOR GUN AND DRUG CHARGES December 24, 2010

Carlos Seguro, 40 year old who was charged with aggravated burglary and two other o� ences, possession of a controlled drug and keeping ammunition without a gun license, pleaded guilty to the last two charg-es when he appeared today in Mag-istrate’s Court. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie sentenced him to three years for the ammunition, one nine millimeter bullet, and one year for the point one grams of crack cocaine. She stipulated that the sentences are to run con-secutively, so Seguro will serve four years. Seguro was busted with the bullet and drugs when police took

him to the Ladyville Police Station on December 22 while investigat-ing the aggravated burglary. Seg-uro took the bullet from his pants pocket and gave it to the police. While he was taking out the bullet a white ball of paper fell to the � oor and when the police opened it they found the drugs. � e aggravated burglary occurred on October 14 as Tat Douglas � ompson’s house in Burrell Boom Village. Accord-ing to the allegation, Seguro and an accomplice burglarized the house while wielding � rearms. � e items stolen amounted to 37 thousand two hundred dollars including a Dodge car valued at 29 thousand dollars.


The Right Way to Shave for Smooth, Silky Skin

How To Get A Close ShaveWhether you’re learning to shave for the first time as a young lady or you’ve been shaving for years, chances are you’re legs aren’t as smooth as you’d like them to be. There aren’t any incredibly secret or hidden tricks when it comes to attaining a close shave. It’s not dif-ficult! All you must do is follow these simple safety hints and hair removal advice and before you know it you’ll learn how to get smooth and sexy legs, every time you shave.Selecting the Perfect Razors for YouStop Knicks and Bleeding on Your Legs, Underarms, and Bikini Area Will the Right RazorThe first step you should take, be-fore shaving your under-arms, legs or bikini area is choosing a razor. It may sound like an easy task, but finding a razor that’s best for your body and skin can be a challenge. Some people prefer to use an elec-tric razor while others like a ceram-ic or double edge straight razor. The best way to find out what works best for you is to experiment. Try each type of razor and see which one you feel most comfortable using. If you’re looking for a close shave, steer clear of disposable razors, un-less you’re traveling. Whether you go with Venus or Gillette has less consequence than what type of ra-zor you choose.Tired of Shaving Every Single Day?Shaving every single day to keep away unwanted body hair takes time and effort. And, even when you put in that time and effort, of-ten your legs, underarms, and bikini area are still not as smooth as you’d like. Professional laser hair removal treatments can be extremely costly, more than most people can afford. What if there was a way to decrease the amount of unwanted hair, not only allowing you to shave more infrequently but also have smoother skin? Thermal hair removal devic-es send a signal of heat to the hair, basically removing the hair and de-

laying regrowth. Regular use of thermal hair remov-al will result in thinner, less coarse hair, ultimately requiring less shaving and maintenance. And, by avoiding the irritation of shaving, you’ll have fewer ingrown hairs, pimples, or rashes to worry about. Want to find out how to shave less and still have

less unwanted body hair?Using a LubricatorOne of the vital components needed in attaining a shave free of knicks is lubrication. Many people are mis-taken and think soap is a good way to prepare your legs for the shav-ing process. The truth is that soap can often dry out your skin, making you more prone to knicks, bleeding, ingrown hairs and bumps. Shaving cream or gel is often the easiest way to prepare your legs for the process and avoid a rash, unwanted stubble or missed hair growth. After ShavingRemember this warning; never leave the bathroom after shaving without moisturizing. It is vital you moisturize your legs after shaving them. After getting out of the show-er or bath, be sure to grab some un-scented body lotion and give your legs a good drink. Use unscented varieties because they’re easier on your open pores and won’t likely break you out in a razor rash. If you’re extremely sensitive, be sure to skip the lotion and go straight for a little baby oil. It will provide the moisture, without leaving you with red bumps. With oil, a little goes a long way!Shaving TipsThe key to getting a good shave is following a good routine. Here are some other shaving tips that can help you get the close shave you desire. Wait until the end of your bath or shower to shave. It’s when the skin is most supple and the hairs are softer.Shave in the morning for a guaran-tee of smooth legs throughout the day.Don’t shave before hitting the beach or pool. If you need to shave for these events, do so the night before.Shaving your bikini line every day will help you avoid razor rash in that area. If you run out of shaving cream or gel, grab your hair conditioner in-stead. It works great as a lubricant for shaving and will leave your legs conditioned and smelling great.

Psychotic Belize – bidding farewell to 2010He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. – Proverbs 11:29And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom di-vided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house di-vided against itself shall not stand. – Luke 11:16 Ever since the 2008 General Elec-tions, every now and again a man by the name of Michael Martinez emerges from the shadows to throw taunts, insults and threats at me. Michael is certifiable, meaning that I believe he is need of psychi-atric treatment and psychological care. His disability may be physi-cal, perhaps something along the lines of being bi-polar and treatable with drugs, or it may just be a case of severe arrested development and he requires counseling, or It may be both. Michael can be personable, a charming character even, but he is also a lunatic. He does not typify Belizeans, in the sense that the ma-jority of Belizeans I know are not like Michael Martinez, but he is still atypical of too many Belizeans I know – mostly black Belizean men. I do not fear Martinez in the sense that I believe he is obsessed with doing me great harm, but I be-lieve that if given the opportunity he would and therefore I should be alert at all times for him and others like him. I have complained to the police and others I believe may have some influence on his behavior and while I doubt that will effectively end Mi-chael’s threat to my peace of mind, I do it as a matter of course. Martinez’ “problem” with me stems back to my stint as Chairman of the Belize Broadcasting Author-ity and the board’s decision not to honour his request that he be given a radio broadcasting license. He was aggrieved because he felt he had been “promised” a license by a politician in exchange for some work he had done in regards to his campaign on a radio station, and that the politician had reneged. He had taken his complaint to the BBA under its previous chair-man, and when they had decided his “facts” did not warrant honour-ing his request, he had threatened the madam chairman and two other members of the board. I took the time to listen to Mar-tinez, despite the pleadings to lis-ten to the warnings of the members of the board, and met with him twice, in Belize City and Corozal. I thought there was some merit to a part of his argument, and promised him that I would ask the board to reconsider his request. I warned him that because of his previous behavior, I doubted they would look too kindly at my request

for his request, but I really felt that he had not been given a fair chance to present his case. The board turned me down repeat-edly. They thought Michael was a lunatic and the female members were visibly afraid of him. They did not wish to even discuss the mat-ter. They thought it would be a ter-rible mistake to give him a license to broadcast regardless of circum-stances. I thought that if only because he had made what appeared to me to be a substantial investment in equipment, had some experience in the field, and was a member of the community he wished to serve, he should at least be given consider-ation. I couldn’t over rule the board, and in hindsight they were prob-ably right. Martinez no doubt feels that his request was denied for po-litical reasons so whenever he con-templates his failed investment and the money he may have lost, he be-comes angry – very angry. He supported the UDP campaign big time in 2008, and must feel that they too now owe him some consid-eration. Despite that I don’t think he has made it on to the air, and it will be interesting to see where that goes. Michael believed a politician’s word that he would be given a radio broadcast license and acted on that belief. His faith was not rewarded, and we can all say that he should’ve checked “stats” first before plung-ing in. But that is one of the prob-lems with doing business in Belize – we all seem to prefer this “back-a-post,” “kisses by fava” system that punishes the honest and rewards the most crooked. Sure it is Michael’s fault that he went and bought a bird cage be-fore he even had his bird in hand. Sure all that and then some that it is his fault that he’s ignorant, short a governing screw here and maybe there, and acts immature. For sure he is in need of help. For sure we all now know we live a system where political tribalism trumps all, and it makes the “losers” angry – some so angry as to the point of being psy-chotic. I wish we were not only saying goodbye to 2010, but we were also saying goodbye to the psychotic Belize 2010 so exemplifies. But if I learned anything the past two years I learned this – as bad as it gets it only gets worse.


Caribbean newsJamaica wants its own final appeal court

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednes-day December 22, 2010 – Already resistant to replacing Britain’s Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final appeal court, Jamaica appears to be considering setting up its own alternative. Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he wants the matter discussed “in great detail and in earnest”.“We wish to consider our own fi-nal court of appeal. We would re-spectfully wish that is something for which due consideration to be given,” he told Parliament yester-day at the end of debate on a new Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms for the Constitu-tion.“We believe we have the judicial experience, we believe we have the maturity to do it,” he added.The CCJ was established in 2001 as the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) alternative to the Privy Council. While Jamaica has already joined other CARICOM countries in signing on to the orig-inal jurisdiction of the CCJ only Barbados, Guyana and Belize are signatory to the court’s appellate

During yesterday’s parliamentary session Golding, who is also CARICOM Chairman, insisted that Jamaicans should decide in a referendum whether to replace the Privy Council.

jurisdiction.During yesterday’s parliamen-tary session Golding, who is also CARICOM Chairman, insisted that Jamaicans should decide in a referendum whether to replace the Privy Council, as residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines did earlier this year. That ended in a ‘no’ vote.“I don’t think any of us in here must ever make the mistake of pre-suming that there is any consen-sus among the people of Jamaica on this,” the Prime Minister said, “nor must we ever seek to assume that the majority of those people will vote in a particular way.”But Opposition Leader Portia Simpson-Miller insisted that it was time to settle the matter, espe-cially while Golding was CARI-COM Chairman.“We will not rest in our push for the CCJ to become our final Court of Appeal,” she said.Under the country’s Constitu-tion, establishment of the CCJ as Jamaica’s final court requires ei-ther a two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament and/or the winning vote in a referendum.

Guyana’s Army Major, wife among four charged with treasonTuesday, 28 December 2010A husband and wife, both in their 30’s and one of whom is a serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) are among four per-sons who were slapped with charg-es of alleged treason against the Government of Guyana yesterday. Those charged are GDF Major Bruce Munroe, 36, who is assigned to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and his wife, Carol-Ann, 39, who heads a private school, both residents of Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara. They are charged along with former GDF Reserve Officer and popular businessman/owner of La Chalet Country Inn, Leonard `Junior’ Wharton.Wharton is also a resident of Soes-dyke and his business is sited there. Wharton’s wife, Faye, was also arrested. The four are likely to appear in court today to face charges for the capital offence, pun-ishable by death by hanging. The capital offence charge against the three has its origin in the burning down of the Min-istry of Health, attempted arson to the Richard Ishmael School and the Supreme Court building and the gun-attack on the Brick-

dam Police Station in July 2009. Colin Jones, called ‘Bunny’, a self-confessed murderer who was recently caught and is now behind bars, along with Kurt Thierens called ‘Bage’ or ‘Glasses’ whom he (Jones) had confessed to kill-ing, had mysteriously escaped from the Providence Police Sta-tion on July 27 last year, where they were being held `for safe keeping’, while investigations into the attacks were ongoing. There was however, a lull in the investigations un-til Jones was recently nabbed at Amelia’s Ward, Linden. Meanwhile, the Guyana Police Force has reportedly asked the International Criminal Police Or-ganization (INTERPOL) to help track down ex-GDF lieutenant George Lashley and Keith Fer-rier called ‘General’, who are said to be key players in the al-leged ‘terror’ attacks in Guyana. Lashley, said to be around 60, and who once resided at Lot 187 Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown is be-lieved to be in the United States. Ferrier is also reported to be living somewhere overseas.

Jamaicans want lower taxes on vehiclesKINGSTON, Jamaica – The gov-ernment’s current tax regime forc-es Jamaican consumers to fork out exorbitant amounts of mon-ey for motor vehicle purchases. The Jamaica Observer reported that local car prices are amongst the highest in the region and in-dustry experts place the blame squarely at the feet of government. “The government is just mak-ing too much money on ve-hicles,” said Kent LaCroix, president of the Automobile Deal-ers Association, the umbrella group for dealers of new cars. “The thing is, at the end of the day, it is their consumers that are the ones being hurt because they are more and more unable to pay these high duties,” he said. The state charges 63.5 percent to 194 percent of the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) value of motor vehicles being shipped into the country. These taxes are a compli-cated mix of customs duties, special

consumption tax (SCT), general consumption tax (GCT), environ-mental levy (ENVL), customs user fee (CUF) and other charges. In fact, the 40 percent custom duties imposed by the Jamaican government are the highest in the region, said Jamaican Used Car Dealers Association (JUC-DA) president Lynvalle Hamil-ton. The dismal consequences of which, Hamilton adds, is that car prices are beyond the reach of the average Jamaican consumer. “Persons are moving from car lot to car lot trying to get a deal (on a car) and they are not going to find it because cars are unrea-sonably expensive. This is not as a result of the dealers putting any a high mark-up on the vehicles, it’s just the government being in-considerate,” Hamilton claimed. According to LaCroix, dealers only make a modest 10 to 12 per-cent margin on motor vehicles.

Bahamas union leaders still planning general strike

(From left) William Carroll, president of the BCPMU, Jennifer Isaacs-Dot-son, president of the NCTU, Bernard Evans, president of the BCPOU and Samuel Glover, acting president of the BEWU during a recent press con-ference. NASSAU, Bahamas -- Several ma-jor unions in The Bahamas may not have abandoned their plan to hold a general strike, despite a warning from

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham. At a press conference, National Con-gress of Trade Unions (NCTU) presi-dent Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson said in short order the unions will take a stand simi-lar to the one taken by union leaders in 1958 -- the year of the general strike. Her comments came days after Ingra-ham cautioned public service workers against participating in any industrial unrest that may be called by union lead-ers objecting to the proposed sale of a majority share of the Bahamas Telecom-munications Company (BTC) to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC). “...When you walk off your job, if you do, there is no guarantee that you can come back to that job – no guarantee,” the prime minister said. In response, Isaacs-Dotson said, “The

NCTU and the Trade Union Con-gress, without reservation, reject these threats by Prime Minister Ingraham and want him to know we are not in-timidated or frightened and a day will come, in the very near future, where

he will be dismissed from his job.” She said the unions have not forgotten how the government treated nurses, police of-ficers, customs and immigration officers, ZNS employees, casino workers and faculty at The College of The Bahamas.


Education is the key to the future!

Brazil’s leader laments US views toward Lat-Am

BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil’s lead-er says U.S. policies toward Latin America have changed little since President Obama took offi ce, dis-appointing many hoping for more engagement. President Luiz Ina-cio Lula da Silva says the U.S. vision of Latin America has “changed little or not at all” though the region has gone through what he calls the world’s most impor-tant democratization process.

Silva’s words Monday come just days before he hands power to his political protege Dilma Rousseff, elected in October. Silva says he advised Obama at a 2009 summit in Trinidad and To-bago to pay more attention to Lat-in America. But a year later, Silva says he is saddened by the lack of attention Obama is giving to the region.

Venezuela’s Chavez makes fi rst use of new powersfi rst use of new powers

CARACAS – Venezuelan Presi-dent Hugo Chavez made his fi rst use of new decree powers on Sunday to create a $2.3 billion fund for recon-struction after widespread fl ooding that left more than 130,000 people homeless. The South American OPEC member nation’s socialist leader has infuriated opposition parties and been criticized as a dictator for assum-ing fast-track powers for the next 18 months that will enable him to rule by decree and bypass parliament.Chavez has justifi ed the measure as neces-sary to enable the government to re-spond to recent torrential rains that swept away houses, smashed bridges and roads, and also killed around 40 people in the nation of 29 million. But critics say the president has cynically exploited the disaster as an excuse to outwit opposition parties who were due to take a larger share of seats -- 40 percent -- in the incoming Na-tional Assembly which convenes on January 5. “They do nothing for the people, and they are trying to stop me working for the people,” Chavez said of his critics as he announced the re-construction fund, his fi rst decree. The Simon Bolivar Fund, named for Venezuela’s 19th century indepen-dence hero, would begin with 10 bil-lion bolivars, or $2.3 billion at Ven-ezuela’s middle exchange rate of 4.3 bolivars to the dollar, Chavez said. A fi rst 506 million bolivars would go to house-building in the western state of Zulia, the Venezuelan leader said on a visit to that region with Bolivian

President Va Morales. “That’s what the ‘Enabling Law’ is for,” he said of the controversial decree powers he was granted this month by the outgo-ing parliament, which is packed with his supporters.“Where do those crazy people get the idea it’s to install a dic-tatorship in Venezuela?” UNREST? Chavez, who has cast himself as the inheritor of Simon Bolivar’s ideas in Venezuela, has spent Christmas vis-iting refugees from the fl oods and even hosting some at his Mirafl ores presidential palace in Caracas. Hav-ing only garnered half of the popu-lar vote for his ruling Socialist Party in September legislative elections, Chavez knows he has a fi ght on his hands to win re-election at the 2012 presidential election. Opposition parties, who have united in a coali-tion movement, have called for pro-tests against the decree powers in the New Year, and there has already been some violence at demonstrations led by students. Some analysts think the opposition will focus more effort on convincing voters that Chavez has become too radical than on launching a street campaign, but there are still fears of another bout of instability in the oil-exporting nation. “In January and throughout 2011, Chavez’s move to deepen and radicalize his revolu-tion could led to a political crisis and outbreaks of civil unrest on a similar scale to those that preceded the 2002 military coup that ousted him for 48 hours,” said the IHS Global In-sight thinktank.

Venezuelan ex-leader Perez to get US burial

CARACAS – Venezuela’s late former president Carlos Andre-sPerez will be buried in the United States, and his remains will return home only when there is a “real democracy” in the country, one of his daughters said Monday.A two-term president and infl uen-tial fi gure in Venezuelan politics in the second half of the 20th cen-tury, Perez died in Miami of an ap-parent heart attack on Christmas day. He was 88.Perez was a fi erce critic of the cur-rent Venezuelan president, Presi-dent Hugo Chavez, whom he de-scribed in an interview as “Satan.”“My father wanted to return to Venezuela,” daughter Cecilia Per-ez said in a phone interview from Miami with Globovision network.“But he never wanted to return under the mandate of Mr. Chavez,

he wanted to return to a Venezu-ela under the real democracy that he struggled so much for,” Cecilia Perez said.“We want him to return with full honors, and all the recognition, in the kind of big event that he de-serves,” she added.Perez will be buried in Miami on Wednesday, Cecilia Perez told re-porters.Widely known by his initials CAP, Perez was president 1974-1979 and again 1989-1993.He moved to Florida in 1999, and could not return to Venezuela be-cause of a pending arrest warrant for his role in violent 1989 riots known as the “Caracazo” that re-sulted in at least 276 killed.In Miami, Perez wrote articles and opinion pieces denouncing Chavez, and also stated his desire

to spend his remaining days in Venezuela.Chavez on Sunday offered his condolences to Perez’s family, adding that they “had all the right” to bring the remains of the ex-president to Venezuela for burial.During his fi rst term, Perez pre-sided over the nationalization of the oil industry and the creation of state-run Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), which reaped huge re-turns from soaring oil prices of the

early 1970s.But his second term was buffeted by political upheaval, including a failed coup attempt by a then little known army lieutenant colonel, Hugo Chavez, who served two years in prison before being re-leased by Perez’s predecessor.Perez was forced out of offi ce by the Venezuelan Supreme Court in May 1993 for misappropriation of a 250 million bolivar presidential slush fund.


U.S. embassy in London was a target of UK suspects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. em-bassy in London was a target of a group of men arrested last week in Britain and charged with con-spiracy to cause explosions and preparing acts of terrorism, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. Twelve men were arrest-ed on December 20 in what British police said were counter-terrorism raids essential to protect the public from the threat of attack.Three were later released with-out charges, leaving nine who appeared in court on Monday to face the charges. Asked if he was aware of reports the suspects in-dicated that the U.S. embassy in London was on their target list, State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters: “I am aware and ... obviously our folks

U.S. embassy in London was a target of UK suspects

WASHINGTON – The U.S. em- in London are aware of this.” In response to a follow-up question during a telephone briefi ng with reporters, Toner said: “You asked me if we were aware that we were on the targeting list and I con-fi rmed that.” The suspects were from London, the Welsh capital of Cardiff and the central Eng-lish city of Stoke. A British po-lice statement said the men had conspired to cause “explosions of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property”. It added they had been download-ing material from the Internet, re-searching and discussing potential targets, carrying out reconnais-sance and “igniting and testing incendiary material”. The police statement did not specify what the potential targets were.

Peace is ‘impossible’: Israeli foreign minister

Avigdor Lieberman, then Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs, …JERUSALEM – Israel’s for-eign minister said Sunday a peace deal with the Palestinians is impos-sible under current conditions and that Israel should pursue a lesser deal instead — a concept the Pal-estinians swiftly rejected. The lat-est diplomatic spat between the two sides came as violence along the Israel-Gaza border simmered. After days of accelerated Palestin-ian rocket attacks on southern Israel and Israeli airstrikes in response, Is-raeli soldiers killed two Palestinians on the border early Sunday.Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli for-eign minister, told a conference of Israeli diplomats that instead of a full peace deal, Israel should seek a long-term, interim agreement on security and economic matters. Pal-estinians have consistently rejected that approach. “It’s not only that it is impossible” to reach an overall agreement, he said. “It is simply forbidden.”Lieberman said the West Bank Pal-estinian Authority — with whom Israel has pledged to negotiate — is “not legitimate” because it has post-poned elections. Palestinian Presi-dent Mahmoud Abbas remains in offi ce though his term expired almost a year ago, and there is no date for a new election. Lieberman is known for expressing hard-line views that don’t always repre-sent Israeli Prime Minister Ben-jaminNetanyahu, who says he seeks a negotiated, fi nal peace deal with the Palestinians but has declined to give specifi cs.A statement from Netanyahu’s of-fi ce said Lieberman’s comments refl ect “his personal positions,” not those of the government.Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority broke down in September after an Israeli freeze on settlement construction expired.The Palestinians say they will not

negotiate as long as Israel builds homes for Jews in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, lands the Pal-estinians claim for a future state. U.S. mediators have returned to indirect talks to seek a way out of the impasse. Palestinian Author-ity spokesman Ghassan Khatib re-jected Lieberman’s comments, saying most world governments — including Israel’s — recognize the Palestinian Authority as legitimate. He said the Palestinians would not accept an interim agreement.“It’s too late now for anything ex-cept ending the occupation and al-lowing for two states on the ‘67 borders,” he said, referring to 1949 truce lines that marked the West Bank until the 1967 Mideast war, when Israel captured the territory. Israeli Cabinet Minister Binya-min Ben-Eliezer warned Sunday that if peace talks fail, “the whole world” is likely to recognize a sov-ereign Palestinian state — a devel-opment Israel would not welcome.“Within a year, we will fi nd our-selves in a situation where the whole world — and I wouldn’t be surprised if even the United States — would support a Palestinian state,” he said.Violence again hit Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip Sunday, threat-ening a de-facto two year truce. The Israeli military said it launched an airstrike after spotting two men trying to plant explosives along the border. The Islamic Jihad mili-tant group said two of its members died in a clash with Israeli ground troops. There was no way to imme-diately reconcile the two accounts. The border has been mostly calm since Israel’s Gaza war two years ago, but clashes have fl ared in re-cent weeks. On Saturday, Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers warned they would escalate hostilities against Is-rael if tensions didn’t subside.

Twin suicide bombings kill 17 in Iraq’s Ramadi

RAMADI – Twin suicide bomb-ings rocked a government compound in Iraq’s western city of Ramadi on Monday, killing 17 people, a deputy interior minister said. It was the sec-ond attack this month on the com-pound, which houses the provincial council ands the police headquarters for Anbar province, and the third bombing there in the past year. “The death toll is 17 killed and between 50 and 60 wounded,” Lieutenant Gen-eral Hussein Kamal, a deputy interior minister, told Reuters. Anbar Gov-ernor Qassim Mohammedsaid the fi rst blast happened when a minibus exploded outside the compound and

the second was caused by a suicide bomber on foot, disguised as a policeman.“Prime Minister (Nuri al-Ma-liki) has ordered an in-vestigative committee to be formed due to the repeated targeting of (this) building in Anbar province,” Ka-mal said. The sprawl-ing desert province of Anbar was the heart-

land of a Sunni Islamist insurgency after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Its main cities, Ramadi and Falluja, wit-nessed some of the fi ercest fi ghting of the war. While overall violence in Iraq has dropped from the peak of sectarian warfare in 2006-7, bombings and at-tacks still occur daily, and insurgents are still capable of large-scale attacks. At the site of Monday’s blasts, pools of blood dotted the ground, footage from Reuters Television showed. The stumps of the suicide bomber’s sev-ered legs lay at the scene. Debris from wrecked cars littered the site.


In the prototype, sunlight heats a ceria cylinder which breaks down water or carbon dioxide A proto-type solar device has been unveiled which mimics plant life, turning the Sun’s energy into fuel.

The machine uses the Sun’s rays and a metal oxide called ceria to break down carbon dioxide or water into fuels which can be stored and transported. Conventional photo-voltaic panels must use the electric-ity they generate in situ, and cannot deliver power at night.

Details are published in the journal Science.

The prototype, which was devised by researchers in the US and Swit-zerland, uses a quartz window and cavity to concentrate sunlight into a cylinder lined with cerium oxide, also known as ceria.Ceria has a nat-ural propensity to exhale oxygen as it heats up and inhale it as it cools down.

If as in the prototype, carbon diox-ide and/or water are pumped into the vessel, the ceria will rapidly strip the oxygen from them as it cools, creating hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide.

Hydrogen produced could be used to fuel hydrogen fuel cells in cars, for example, while a combination of hydrogen and carbon monoxide can be used to create “syngas” for fuel.

It is this harnessing of ceria’s prop-erties in the solar reactor which rep-resents the major breakthrough, say the inventors of the device. They also say the metal is readily avail-able, being the most abundant of the “rare-earth” metals.

Methane can be produced using the same machine, they say.Refi nements needed

The prototype is grossly ineffi cient, the fuel created harnessing only be-tween 0.7% and 0.8% of the solar energy taken into the vessel.

Most of the energy is lost through heat loss through the reactor’s wall or through the re-radiation of sun-light back through the device’s ap-erture.

But the researchers are confi dent that effi ciency rates of up to 19% can be achieved through better in-sulation and smaller apertures. Such effi ciency rates, they say,

New solar fuel machine ‘mimics plant life’

could make for a viable commercial device.

“The chemistry of the material is really well suited to this process,” says Professor Sossina Haile of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). “This is the fi rst demon-stration of doing the full shebang, running it under (light) photons in a reactor.”

She says the reactor could be used to create transportation fuels or be adopted in large-scale energy plants, where solar-sourced power could be available throughout the day and night.

However, she admits the fate of this and other de-vices in development is tied to whether states adopt a low-carbon policy.

“It’s very much tied to policy. If we had a carbon policy, something like this would move forward a lot more quickly,” she told the BBC.

It has been suggested that the device mimics plants, which also use carbon di-oxide, water and sunlight to create energy as part of the process of photo-synthesis. But Professor

pound, so in the most generic sense there are these similarities, but I think that’s pretty much where the analogy ends.” The PS10 solar tower plant near Se-ville, Spain. Mirrors concentrate the sun’s power on to a central tower, driving a steam turbine

Daniel Davies, chief technology offi cer at the British photovoltaic company Solar Century, said the re-search was “very exciting”.

“I guess the question is where you locate it - would you put your solar collector on a roof or would it be better off as a big industrial concern in the Sahara and then shipping the liquid fuel?” he said.

Solar technology is moving forward apace but the overriding challenges remain ones of effi ciency, economy and storage.

New-generation “solar tower” plants have been built in Spain and the United States which use an ar-ray of mirrors to concentrate sun-light onto tower-mounted receivers which drive steam turbines.

A new Spanish project will use mol-ten salts to store heat from the Sun for up to 15 hours, so that the plant could potentially operate through the night.

Haile thinks the analogy is over-simplistic.

“Yes, the reactor takes in sunlight, we take in carbon dioxide and wa-ter and we produce a chemical com-

Skype has been offl ine for almost two days for some people. Free in-ternet phone service Skype says it has ‘stabilised’ its service follow-ing a two day outage.In a blog post put up late on 23 December, it said it was handling 90% of its typical call volume. Audio, video and in-stant messaging systems that run over the Skype network were now

Skype recovers from global blackout

running normally, it said. Skype said the fault had been caused by a “software issue” on critical parts of its network. “We take outages like this really seriously and apolo-gise for the inconvenience,” Skype chief Tony Bates told BBC News.In a blog post, the company said that it would offer compensation in the form of call credit vouchers to its paying customers. The only ser-vices left to fi x were offl ine instant messaging and group video calls. It said the problems that took the service offl ine were not caused by a malicious attack. It hoped to pub-lish a more in-depth explanation in the near future.Business failure In an earlier post, the fi rm said that the problem had been caused by a se-

ries of “supernode” failures. These “act a bit like phone directories”, the fi rm said, routing traffi c between us-ers. “If you want to talk to someone, and your Skype app can’t fi nd them immediately (for example, because they’re connecting from a different location or from a different device) your computer or phone will fi rst try to fi nd a supernode to fi gure out how to reach them,” it read.

“Start QuoteUsually, Skype service is of a very high standard, but today, it has been non-existent”End Quote Igor Hnatko BBC Read-er “Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of super-nodes available. Unfortunately, to-

day, many of them were taken of-fl ine by a problem affecting some versions of Skype.”The fi rm said its engineers had tried to create “me-ga-supernodes” to get around the problem. BBC reader Igor Hnatko, who runs an outsourcing company in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, said his fi rm had been“severely affected” by the outage.“It had made me realise to what extent my business is de-pendent on VOIP technology and Skype as a solution to keeping in touch with clients, and employees,” he said. “Usually, Skype service is of a very high standard, but today, it has been non-existent.”He said his employees had been “unable to log into Skype at all”.when our capac-ity is 100% taken up, we have ex-perienced Skype collapse, which is disappointing to say the least.“We have started looking at some al-ternatives, but Skype product has been a part of our business for the last fi ve years, and having to switch to an alternative provider would be hard, but we will have to have that as a back-up plan following this in-cident.


As we get ready to bid farewell to 2010 I can say that from a gen-eral perspective this has been the worst year ever that Belizeans have had to endure with regards to bread and better issues princi-pally because cost t of living has been rising consistently to where breadwinner have fi nd it very dif-fi cult to provide the basic neces-sities for their families. On the other hand, violent crimes have completely dominated 2010 head-lines even as I prepare this essay. Over the Christmas holiday week-end alone there were another four reported murders and another man clings on for his life after a sepa-rate shooting incident Monday night. As we near towards the last few days of the year, there is an offi cially body count on the up-wards 130 for the year 2010 and that fi gure does not refl ect an un-disclosed number of other killings and disappearances which would defi nitely take this fi gure higher. The murder rate per-capita is dan-gerously high especially because of our small population of only 300,000 people. This escalating number points Belize towards a senseless path of anarchy and a failed state comparison. Off course we can point to the in-competence of this UDP govern-ment when we look at the deterio-ration in the economy whereby all the major foreign exchange earn-ers industries such as banana, sug-arcane Aquamarine food products, agriculture, tourism and papaya have suffered. With thousands of our labor force out of a job, the problem only compounds itself the government suggests that the people should continue to make blind sacrifi ces while the few at-tached to the government are liv-ing extremely lavish life style.It is understandable why violent crime are so high when the unem-ployment rate is all the way near 35% and if you think that is alarm-ing it become far worse when we realize that 45% of people are live on or below poverty line. With all these startling fi gure and bad news

we should be more than happy to say a large good bye to 2010.But how and why did we get to this point? For us to get a better under-standing of why we reached to this point we need to go back to 2008 start counting since the UDP came to power and review how radical-ly things have change in negative way from then until now. While it has change in almost every sector I want to refl ex as we near to the end of this year on unemploymentOver the past couple years thou-sands have lost their employment. In the construction sector prior to February 2008 was booming and provided gainful employment to hundreds of workers so that they could provide the basic necessi-ties to their families. From 208 to present it has gone from buoyancy to an almost standstill. In San Pe-dro alone where it was booming, the construction sector has come to a complete stop. More than a thousand construction workers have had to abandon the island be-cause of lack of work and had to reduce to odd jobs. It is believed that over 2000 jobs were loss in the construction fi eld alone during the last 2 years. After the papaya industry suffered from natural di-sasters conserve estimate are that over 300 people were left without work. The sugar industry, citrus, banana, rice, marine and live stock industries have also loss another 2000 jobs. The gross abuse and miss man-agement at the Corozal zone has resulted in an almost demise of the free zone with a loss of almost 1000 couple jobs. In Belize city the Belize City Council did not only cut their work force by 60% but because of the in ability to sustain the maintenance contracts with the contractors, they too were obligated to cut their labor force by 50%. Here we are looking at another 1000 workers. Towards the latter part of 2010 the private sector found themselves in serious economic problems and many businesses could not sur-vive the economic pressures and were force to fold, meanwhile several others went under receiv-ership. Williamson industry were closed and 100s of job gone, Nova Shrimp Farm with another 100 workers out of a job, Fresh Catch 80 jobs gone and many other busi-nesses in north also went under. Then just before a couple weeks

before the Christmas national transport when under receiver-ship 275 works fi re.All the areas were job have been and the 10000 out of work can be certainly not be replace. But do you realize that t this does in-clude school warden and those other people who are believed to have pup and are defi ne as col-lateral damage.So when we look as this few factors the situation of the trem-ous of the job lost the short fall of those manege industries cer-tainly have a signifi cant impact gross domestic product. Those indicators clearly determine why our economy is bad and it should provide for us a glimpse on mountain frustration and the high frustration manifest itself in the type of crime ewe a see. It is

my hope that with these number as a reminder our leaders will come to the realization that 1010 have been the worse year if our life and they should be happy to bidThe hope for a better 2011 is the greatest responsible for our lead-ers. While you will be happy to say good bye 2010 you must be prepare to roll up your cleave for it going to take hard work and strong leadership from you to make 2011 a better year. Usually I would wish people a happy new year but allow me to say to my avid reader sup-porters and fans that we must be ever thankful and grateful to God that we have survive 2010. Let me use this opportunity to wish all Belizean all the best of prosper-ity in 2011 an remember that with goes all thinks are possible- just my impartial view

in good health. The seven Cubans that braved sea conditions and low temperatures were identifi ed as 24 year old David Cruz, 25 year old Yuriel Mendez, Tedis Rodriguez, Yendys Cruz and Herdius Cruz who are 27 years, 45 year old Jesus Gar-cia and 49 year old Pascual Men-dez, all who listed their occupations as labourers looking for brighter horizons. It is uncertain at this time how many days the men were out at sea and it is understood that their intended destination was Honduras. The men sailed on a roughly made wooden boat sealed with black tar. The boat has a make shift diesel motor which is adopted from what appears to be a vehicle engine. The vessel also has a sail which is adopt-ed to a wooden poll. Inside the boat were several gallons one of which containing diesel, empty water bot-tles, clothes and other personal be-

CUBANS SEEKING ASYLUM LANDS ON SAN PEDRO

longings, 3 old matches, a galloon cut in half which contained tools, a large black tarp used for shelter dur-ing their voyage and an old com-pass which they used to navigate. It is uncertain if the Cubans came directly from Cuba or if they will seek asylum from the Belizean au-thorities. Of note is that on several occasions in the recent past, Cubans have been allowed to continue their journey after they were assisted since they claimed shipwreck. All attempts to speak to someone at the Cuban Embassy were futile since no one answered the calls. The fu-ture of the Cubans is uncertain at this time and they remain housed at the San Pedro Police Station await-ing to be process by personnel from the Immigration Department. Up to news time they have not been pro-cess. We will be following up on this story as it develops.


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By: Nuri Muhammad It has now become as obnox-

ious site to observe the amount of thugs surrounding politicians nowadays. The latest examples being City Councilor, Roger Es-pejo during his unsuccessful chal-lenge of Hon. Carlos Perdomo for standard bearer of Caribbean Shores, and Minister of Works, Hon. Anthony “Boots” Martinez when he recently returned from Vienna Austria. It has now be-come fashionable for politicians to have a few thugs in their en-tourage as a kind of qualifi cation that he is “down with the streets” and that he has protection to ward off potential enemies. But this is not new. There is some root to the reason why politicians have thugs surrounding them. First of all they created these thugs in the fi rst place. While there are many extenuating factors that contrib-uted to the existence of thugs in our midst it is the politicians more than any other that have contrib-uted to the presence of these way-ward youths in our midst. It is the none action of the last seven ad-ministrations since independence that have created the enabling en-vironment that have gave steam to the proliferation of the thug type culture in Belize. Successive governments over the last 29 years have failed to im-plement a comprehensive social justice agenda. Failure to do that has seen an expanding poverty in a country blessed with wealth untold and a small population. Economics 101 says that Belize should have never ended up with such a large sector of its popula-tion (close to 45%) in poverty. This could only have happened because those with the ball in their hands (politicians) dropped that ball for the short term goal of enriching themselves and their families and their cronies. To understand the growth of the thugs in Belize we also have to look at all the other contrib-uting elements over the last 29 years. There is the breakdown of the family, the expansion of the drug trade as a viable option for uneducated youths without jobs, the breakdown of the moral cli-mate and ineffectiveness of the moral policemen (church) and the invasion of a foreign culture twenty four/seven through tele-vision. All these have indirectly contributed to this thug culture, but, again, none is more respon-sible than the governors of the so-ciety: politicians There is also another side to the story of why politicians have such affection for the thugs. Bruce Golding, the Prime Minister of Jamaica had an embarrassing mess to deal with earlier this year

RENT-A-THUGwhen US authorities decided to arrest master thug, Dudus Coke, and demanded that the Jamaican government hand him over. Coke had become a vital player in Ja-maican politics and was seen as a kind of Robin Hood by residents of the Tiffl e Gardens community, a part of the Prime Minister’s constituency. Coke had elevated his criminal enterprise from mere gangsterism to the respectable en-terprise of employer of many of that community’s unemployed. He had moved up the respectabil-ity ladder. Thugs have long played a vital part of the political infrastructure in Jamaica and so it’s becom-ing in Belize. They do the dirty works that politicians needs done but can’t get respectable citizens to do. They control a network of soldiers on the ground that poli-ticians fi nd indispensible espe-cially in times of war. Thugs are an intimidating factor that keep political enemies at bay; another one of the reasons that politicians keep them so close. There is also another unspo-ken reason that politicians in Be-lize keep thugs close; and that one is personal. Most of today’s poli-ticians are soft--- in some cases, even effeminate, and therefore need to be surrounded by thugs to radiate some kind of man-hood. These are politicians who are intimidated by street culture to the point where they would not be seen alone walking the back streets of Belize City. They know that they have no credibility and no ba!!$ to walk the streets alone and therefore to have a thug or thugs as their sidekick alleviates the intimidating nature of today’s street culture. While most thugs in Belize are new to the game and can therefore be rented cheap there is a growing crop of thugs who are beginning to realize their value and are therefore demanding to be paid well for what they do. Some have even advanced to be drivers if their party wins or serve as bouncers on call whenever the occasion requires them. Some thugs in Belize, like Dudus Coke, have learned the game and are now cashing in on their protection enterprise. (Comments welcomed at [email protected])

Editor’s Note: The views ex-pressed in parts by this columnist is his personal and not necessarily those of The National Perspective. While we identify with certain or most related factors expressed, we at the NP believe that the root-cause of thuggish behavior in our youth starts with the breakdown of the individual family unit, the spiritual and moral values in-stilled in our children. Politicians are what the greater majority of people allowed them to be.


Burrell Boom Vil-lage, December 26, 2010

Canton Stables’ “Perfect Storm” won the Caribbean Gold mile in annual Boxing Day Horse Race meet organized by the Belize Na-tional Horse Racing Association at the Castleton Race Track in Burrell Boom Village on Sunday, Decem-ber 26.The Britney Stables’ “Brit-ney’s Choice” with Findley Thomas in the saddle took an early lead of several lengths on Eric Martinez on Cuello’s Stables “Overdrive” at the 2-furlong mark, with Perfect Storm running 3rd. Jockey Earl Budd coaxed Perfect Storm to overtake Overdrive and was gaining on Brit-ney’s Choice at the halfway mark. Perfect Storm was leading by 2 lengths at the 5-furlong mark and led all the way down the backstretch to the fi nish, winning by 5 lengths, in 1:49.9. Overdrive placed 3rd and Anthony Barclay on “Foreign”, of the Ermeav Stables from Orange Walk, fi nished 4th.The day had be-gun with a 2-furlong race, won by “I am blessed”, with “Jah Fire” tak-ing 2nd and “Wiley” - 3rd.The 2nd race of the day was 3 furlongs, won by “Imani”, with ‘Pick Yu Spot” taking 2nd and “Solito” - 3rd.In the 3rd race of the day, 3 furlongs for G-class horses, jockey Alessandro Rodriguez rode the Guy Stables’ “Twinkle Twinkle” to a 1st prize win in 57.3 seconds. David Smalls on “Lady Caviar took 2nd, while and Anthony Barclay on the Ban-ner Stables’ “Lost Code” was in the money for 3rd prize.In the 4th race of the day, Eric Martinez rode “24k» to a 1st prize win in 1:06.8, while Alessandro Rodriguez on Guardado ran 2nd and Carlos Rodriguez on the Hugo Stables’ “Tic Toc” placed 3rd.The 5th race of the day was a 6-furlong gallop for the Sir Gilbert Canton Cup. Findley Thomas on the Britney Stables’ Freaky Kiss clocked 1:09:00 to win 1st prize, presented by Gilbert Canton’s son, Henry Canton and his 2 grandsons.

The Canton Stables› “Wild Kiss”, ridden by Earl Budd, was the odds-on favorite to win this race, but it was Chris “Lee Man” Tillett on the Cuellos’ Stables’ “Kiss Them & Leave Them” who took the lead coming out of the gate, with Freaky

Canton’s Perfect Storm wins Caribbean Gold mile

Kiss in 2nd place 2 lengths at the 2 furlong mark and “Wild Kiss” run-ning 3rd some 3 lengths behind.Freaky Kiss came up from behind and beat “Kiss them & leave Them” by half a length, Wild Kiss had to settle for 3rd prize. Emory Baptist on the Banner’s Stables’ Imperial Master ran 4th, while Carlos Ro-driguez rode the Duncker Stables’ Eclipse to fi nish 5th and Anthony Barclay on the Ermeav Stables’ Little Arrow ran 6th.The 6th race of the day, 6-furlongs, had the largest fi eld and the gate was fi lled to ca-pacity with 8 horses. Findley Thom-as proved himself the winningest jockey of the day when he rode the Britney Stables’ Paloma Negra to win 1st prize in 1:21.8. Anthony Barclay on the Urbina’s Stables Victoria’s Princess fi nished several

lengths behind to take 2nd prize, while David Smalls rode the Britney Stables’ “Time to Shine”, to win 3rd prize.Carlos Rodriguez on the Espat Stables’ Night Shift fi nished 4th; Earl Budd on the Canton Stables’ “Initial Kiss” was 5th, and Emory Baptist on the Diamond A Stables’ “Spirit of God” fi nished 6th. Ales-sandro Rodriguez on the Ermeav Stables’ “Desirades Charm” ran 7th and Michael Castillo on the Dunker Stables’ “Dynasty” fi nished 8th.Spirit of God was leading after 2 fur-longs, with Victoria’s Princess only a length behind and Paloma Negra running 3rd until Findley Thomas made his move.The 7th race of the day was the Myles Tropic En-ergy 7-furlongs and Emory “Basso” Baptist on the Samuels Stables’ “April” bested a fi eld of 6 horses to

win in 1:38.3. The Canton Stables’ Anastasia, with Earl Budd in the saddle, was favored to win and took an early lead coming out of the gate.Anastasia was still leading at the 3rd furlong with David Smalls on the Valencia Stables’ Blessed Kid coming up on the outside and An-thony Barclay on the Urbina Sta-bles’ Obama running 3rd. Anastasia was still leading up to the 5-furlong mark, with Blessed Kid still hard on her heels, but April was coming up on the outside to take over the lead down the home stretch. April beat Blessed Kid by a length, and Anastasia was in the money for 3rd prize. Obama fi nished 4th, Manuel Rodriguez on the Duncker Sta-bles’ Black Jack fi nished 5th, and Alessandro Rodriguez on the Er-meav Stables’ “Fancy D” was 6th.


Belmopan, December 23, 2010

The Toledo Ambassadors, ranked No. 3 in the Belize Premier Foot-ball Leagueand Griga United, ranked no. 4 in the BPFL, will bat-tle for the remaining berths in the 2010 Caribbean Motors Cup foot-ball semifi nals to take their place beside the Belize Defence Force and FC Belize who have already qualifi ed. Both the BDF and FC Belize fi nished their regular season with big wins in Week 14 of the competition last Thursday, Decem-ber 23.The Toledo Ambassadors will host Belmopan Blaze at the Toledo Union fi eld in Punta Gorda Town on Sunday, January 2; and Griga United will host San Felipe Barcelona at the Carl Ramos Sta-dium in Dangriga on Sunday.The BDF fi nished with 35 pts from 11 wins and 2 draws, after they defl ated Hankook Verdes 1-0 at the Marshal-leck Stadium in Benque Viejo del Carmen. Richard “Cheety” Jiménez scored the winning goal against his former teammates in the 34th min-ute, and that was all she wrote for Verdes, who are eliminated from

Toledo Ambassadors & Griga United battle in Caribbean Cup quarterfinals

the playoffsF.C. Belize fi nished the season with 29 pts from 9 wins and 2 draws by extinguishing Belmopan Blaze 6-1 at the FFB fi eld in Bel-mopan. Jarrett Davis scored a hat trick with goals in the 9th, 45th and 48th minutes of play. The BPFL’s top striker Christian Okonkwo also scored a hat trick with goals in the 12th, 66th and 85th minutes. Only Betram Bermudez scored a conso-

lation goal for belmopan Blaze in the 19th minute.San Felipe Barce-lonasettled for a 1-1 draw with the Toledo Ambassadors at the Peoples

Stadium last Thurs-day night. Oscar Acevedo struck fi rst for the home team in

the 8th minute of play to lead 1-0 at the half but the vistors tied the ball game with a strike by in the 2nd half, with a strike by Andres Makin in the 50th minute.

Toledo Ambassadors & Griga United battle in Caribbean Cup quarterfinals

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If Wishes Were Horses……2011 would be election year!A friend of mine asked me a ques-tion a few days ago – “What per-centage of the United States do you think is developed?” I was sch-tummed because I could not fi gure what the question was about. I haz-arded a guess anyway – that about 80% of the United States is devel-oped. “It’s less than that – far less.” he mused. I haven’t seen most of the US but I have seen enough to make an edu-cated guess. Far as I could surmise, just about all major towns and city streets throughout the United States are paved. Albeit that there are some real bad streets in Brook-lyn and Queens New York – so bad, I thought that we exchanged city councils. It is unimaginable that Mayor Bloomberg is faltering on the job. Anyway, the question got me comparing Belize to great Unit-ed States of America. One might argue that it is unfair to compare the two and one might be right but I beg to differ to make a few points.According to the United States De-partment of Agriculture’s Econom-ic Information Bulletin on land use (May 2006), the US has 2.3 billion acres of land. According to the sur-vey that breaks down as: “Major uses in 2002 were forest-use land, 651 million acres (28.8 percent); grassland pasture and range land, 587 million acres (25.9 percent); cropland, 442 million acres (19.5 percent); special uses (primarily parks and wildlife areas), 297 mil-lion acres (13.1 percent); miscella-neous other uses, 228 million acres (10.1 percent); and urban land, 60 million acres (2.6 percent).” Belize by comparison has 5,674,880 acres of land. How that is distributed is a mystery because our government is not into gathering data and inform-ing the people (fl ogging that dead horse again). Coming to think of it, we have no idea what is available in Belize where land is concerned.The point I am trying to make is that we are not anywhere near as developed as the United States is. Not in the standards we operate by and certainly not infrastructurally – it begs the question, does it have to be that way? Should the provision of basic vital amenities be political cause célèbre? What is the big deal after all? This is what governments are supposed to do. Here I go again, ranting about the availability of important informa-tion. The rhetorical, “PUP did the same thing” does not cut it for me. The UDP promised “good gover-nance, transparency and account-

ability” remember?By now most of the streets in all our municipalities should be well paved with adequate drainage and mark-ings. There is no good explanation why, especially in Belize City, the streets are in the most decrepit state they have ever been and I have to listen to unenlightened City Coun-cilors telling me about what a great job they have done with less than mediocre jobs of patching potholes with loose sand and gravel – gosh our visitors must think us a bunch of asses!As we prepare to pull down the cur-tain on 2010 – we recall the bloody year that it was. We saw the reshuf-fl e of the Barrow inept cabinet, the release of “Restore Belize (script and song), the fi ring of a cabinet minister, Barrow fumble with the ongoing BTL fi asco, crime con-tinuing to spiral out of control, cost of living continuing to mount, un-employment continues soar, pover-ty also continuing to shroud almost half of the population. We saw fore-closures on major companies that employed hundreds of Belizeans and the supercilious celebrations by UDP zealots over the demise of businesses owned by their political opponents, never minding the del-eterious effect on Belizean workers and their families. Barrow should be out of excuses this time. I suspect he will be star-ing down the barrel of a hot political campaign. I don’t think it will come from the duly elected opposition. I also feel that he (PM Barrow) will extend this pain and suffering of his maladministration through to 2013. I see no improvement on any of the treacherous circumstances that we face as a nation. My only hope is that the people of Belize take back their chips – wake up to the realiza-tion that things are not getting any better and that with that crowd in Belmopan it will continue to wors-en. There is no good excuse for the number of live lost on our streets and in our homes, the number of homes that are crumbling under the pressure of the diffi cult times. It is time that the people of Belize tell Barrow that the count-down has commenced and his days are num-bered. The ruination that has been visited upon our economy due to Dean Barrow’s inability to concep-tualize is unprecedented. 2010 was in many ways a bad year. I am not holding out any hopes for 2011 ex-cept that it is a year closer to rid-ding ourselves.

MENTALLY CHALLENGED BOY CLAIMS HE WAS SODOMIZEDSan Pedro, Ambergris Caye December 28, 2010San Pedro Police says they have arrested an island taxi driver for questioning regarding an ‘Un-nat-ural Crime which they are investi-gating since Christmas Day.According to police investigators, a year-old mentally challenged boy from San Mateo part of the island was reportedly sodomised sometime around 6:00 pm on Christmas Day while he was in the DFC area of San Pedro.The boy in the company of a parent reported to police that he was of-fered a ride home by the depraved cab driver but instead took him to the north-end of town where he practically raped him.Police say the incident was report-ed the following day on Sunday the 26th because of the child’s mental condition at the time the incident occurred was not apt to clearly identify the house where he was

taken but did manage to show po-lice the general area where the in-cident occurred. Police confi rmed that they have a taxi man in cus-tody who lives in the general area where the child claim the incident occurred. The man has since been released but remains under inves-tigation. The child was taken to a medical practitioner on the island who conducted a physical exami-nation. According to the result of the physical examination the doc-tor was unable to tell if the child was sodomized or not. According to police while they are working hard on the report they are faced with several issues; because the child is mentally challenged he has been inconsistent with some key information that is essential in their investigation. While the police continue their investigation they are asking anyone who may have seen something regarding the incident to report it to them.

FIRE LEAVES CHINESE-FAMILY HOMELESSDecember 28, 2010

San Pedro Fire Department say electrical failure caused the fi re that left a family of two homeless and more than $50,000 in dam-ages on the island of San Pedro. Fire alarm sounded Sometime around 4:30 PM on Sunday after a fi re was reported on Piper Street near the entrance to the San Juan Area in the outskirts of San Pedro Town. Fire fi ghters say when they arrived at the scene they observed a thick plume of smoke and fl ames gutting a wooden and concrete fl at structure. Jerome Garcia, Head of the San Pedro Fire Station, the blaze was seen coming out from the kitchen and restaurant area. The fi re quickly spread to the entire building and it took fi re-fi ghter little over an hour to con-tain the blaze but not before the building was consumed to ashes. The building was owned by Suzie Halliday, was leased to Chinese businesswoman Xiao –Zhan-Mai who is the proprietor of Judy’s Restaurant and bar. The building was divided into three sections, the concrete part that houses the living quarters rented to Mai and her husband, the restaurant and the bar. The restaurant closed shortly after 3:00 PM and was scheduled to reopen at 5:00 PM, as a daily routine. The building which was totally destroyed by the inferno was not insured. The total value to the restaurant, kitchen, bar and its contents are estimated at just over $50,000.00. The value sus-tained to the concrete section of

the building is unknown at this time. Mai was out of the country and only her husband was at home at the time of the fi re. No one was injured in the fi re.Meanwhile Punta Gorda Police confi rmed that two other fi res oc-curred during the Christmas holi-day weekend. The fi rst fi re inci-dent occurred at about 12:30 a.m. in Tambran Village located 32 miles on the Southern Highway. Reports indicate that 34-year-old Domingo Che who was asleep in his home, woke up to fi nd that a nearby kitchen was on fi re. The 15 by 25 feet thatch wooden structure and its contents including kitchen utensils were totally destroyed by fi re. Punta Gorda police were called out to the scene and in-formed that the total cost of the destruction is estimated at four thousand dollars. In another fi re incident Police report confi rm that a similar fi re situation happened about 1:45 a.m. in Indian Creek Village located 25 miles on the Southern Highway. Reports indi-cate that 29-year-old Marcus Tech who was asleep in his home woke up to fi nd that a nearby kitchen was on fi re. The 24 by 16 feet thatch wooden structure and its contents including kitchen utensils were totally destroyed by fi re. Punta Gorda Police and members of the Punta Gorda Fire Service were called to the scene and informed that the total cost of destruction was estimated at six thousand dol-lars. Investigation continues into the cause of both fi res.”


2010 - The Year That Was More than likely Belizeans will remember 2010 as the year when a record number of murders and armed assaults dominated the news headlines. In the case of the murders, al-though the first did not happen until January 18th, we were wit-ness to the murdering of, and the attempt to murder a record number of citizens of all ages, stations in life, color, class and creed. More than anything else 2010 is most notable for the unprec-edented level of crime and vio-lence and the Government and society’s response to it. As we write this the reports are that five persons were mur-dered over the Christmas holi-days’ weekend. That is hardly news now. Some of the mur-der sprees were breath-taking in their scope – 9 murders in 5 days, and type - young moth-ers butchered and discarded; in their persistence – another man shot in the streets, or sheer fe-rocity – cop shoots cop 16 times in police barracks. Teacher, taxi man, lawyer, beggarman, thief – the victims run the gamut of our society and some are just baffling as to rhyme or reason: (The Innocent Murder of Phil-lip Roches). They are fathers and moth-ers, uncles and aunts, sisters and brothers (a second Re-neau brother gunned down), sons (eight year old boy) shot while playing in his yard), and daughters (eight year old girl shot while asleep in bed); 2010 is a year of death. A prominent lawyer is shot leaving his office; a national team basketball player and high school teacher is shot and thrown from his car; a reputed gang leader is shot dead while leaving court and then there are the other killings that are never quite categorized – (El-more Neal Shot & Killed By Police), (Customs Officer Dies In Police Custody; A Cop Kills on Caye Caulker ). The body count for murders may stand at 130, but the body count for slayings, and kill-ings, and deaths by misadven-ture, and just plain old bodies found so decomposed that it is impossible to determine ex-actly what were their cause of death must stand at nearer to 150. And then there were the armed assaults – some spectac-ular (shootout on North Front Street), some astounding, (ban-dits assault Spanish Lookout bank) some so numerous that the once sensational became

the mundane – (armed robbers hit Belchina Bridge service station for the fourth time this year). Too numerous to even to classify any more: Streetside Execution of Glenford “Son-ny” Matura; Doony’s Robbery Caught on Camera; Hooligan Shot on Penn Road; 81 Year Old woman Shot In Benque; The rarity is now the every-day - car thefts, vessel thefts, motorcycle thefts, every imag-inable crime against property possible is now happening in Belize. And then there’s this, it seems always and forever with us: : 71 year old Emmanuel Gabourel a.k.a. “Dawdi”, con-victed of molesting 5 year old child; Accountant Videotaped Sexual Encounter with Teen Girl; Construction Worker Charged for Incest With 8 & 11 Year Old Daughters; Man Remanded for Fondling 7-Year Old; Combined 69 years for Carnal Knowledge Of An 11 year old Girl. And what of the police, and the judiciary? Well, let us say that the Commissioner of Po-lice no longer hold press con-ferences or issue statistics. In just two months, March and April, these were some of the headlines, and hardly the most notable of the year: PM Renews Commissioner Jef-fries’ Contract; Police Consta-ble Allegedly at Head of Crime Ring Arraigned in Court; Guns Drawn: BDF vs Police in Benque; Buckley Breathing on His Own; Police Under Tacti-cal Attack; Operation Jaguar In Effect!; COMPOL Jeffries Says Crime is Down, Police Recover M-16 Stolen from BDF.; By June there would be A New Security Minister For The Crime Crisis and Operation Restore Belize. There would be no respite from the tidal wave of crime and violence though, if anything it seemed to escalate. Over in court during those two months: Pedro Cal Walks Free from Murder Rap; Court of Appeal Quashes Brian “Bido” Herrera’s Murder Con-viction; 7 Years For 3 Dollars and A Cell Phone; Drug Traf-ficking Charge dropped: “’Co-caine’ Wasn’t Even Flour”; Six Years For Attempted Burglary, among many others. We neither have the time or the space to able to tell all the notable events that happened in the court and in the police. We all know that even as we are finishing 2010 planes keep

landing out a cay, up north, down south … and at the inter-national airport. Trafficking in money, traf-ficking in narcotics, traffick-ing in persons – all showed up in our headlines all year – any bets there will be even more headlines in 2011? But 2010 was also notable in many other respects or ar-eas of endeavor. Again time and space does not allow us to do more than mention some, a small portion, in passing. There were significant devel-opments in nearly every sec-tor of our society and nation. It was the most turbulent year on record in many, many respects. Our society mourned the passing of one of our most prominent citizens who died in a plane crash, (Belizeans Line the Streets for Sir Barry Bow-en), a television journalist who had touched many lives (Keith Swift – Farewell to an Icon), and that of a musical icon (The Great “Pete” Passes....). But in Arts & Culture the news was almost totally domi-nated by that guy, whosoever/whatever/wherever heis/his name is now/heis: “Shyne Ap-pointed Musical Ambassador”. Shaken just the year before by a nearby earthquake we re-sponded with an unprecedent-ed outpouring of help for the nation of Haiti when they were devastated by one as the year opened. Then we were hit by a tropical storm and a hurricane: Hurricane Forecasters Predict Above Average Season; Be-lize Under A Tropical Storm Watch; Tropical Storm Mat-thew Mauls Placencia; Hurri-cane Richard Roared. Economically a miserable sugar harvest (Cane Farmers Clash at Tower Hill), year-long turmoil in the citrus in-dustry (CPBL Opens Up to CGA; Close Doors on Press; Citrus Growers Say Second Payment Suspect; The Bout In The South Over Citrus; ), significant increases in taxa-tion (BUDGET 2010: Sales Tax Going Up 25%! Chamber Explains Opposition to Tax In-creases), rising fuel prices, his-toric foreclosures (Mass Job Loss), and a storm of litigation particularly in regards to Be-lize Telemedia Limited, have all contributed to a year of eco-nomic instability. With fuel prices once again nearing US$100 per barrel and pump prices over $10.00 per gallon, is another recession looming? Three of the nation’s high-

est jurists demitted office un-der speculative circumstances, (Justice Boyd Carey Retires from Court of Appeal; No Contract For CJ; even as the appearance of bias of another was questioned (BEL vs. Jus-tice Denys Barrow Goes to Court). And there were a few landmark rulings - CJ: “Ma-yas Have Customary Land Rights;” Although the political news of the year should have been headlined by a national elec-tion (Village council elec-tions) and two national party conventions, a quick summary of just a few months of head-lines say those were not what caught the imagination or jogs the memory: Agriculture Min-ister Defends Xate Conces-sion; Burglars Leave Pig Head on Edmund Castro’s Desk; Z-7: Seven Councillors Revolt Against Mayor Moya; PUP Demands Apology from PM Dean Barrow for Jackass Com-ment; Juan Coy Says Bartolo Teul was Drunk; Coy Crashes - His Wife Dead; The Market-place Of Misery; 48 Baymen Avenue: It’s Going To Court; Queen’s Square Market Will Be Ready in Four Months; PM to Mayor Moya Flowers: “It’s Probably For The Best”; Lucas Commission Presents KHMH Report to PM; Park for Park-ing Proposal Examined; Area Rep’s Driver Running Red at Recondev; Hon. Pech Says Contraband Wasn’t for His Sister; The Malodorous Mur-der Mystery In Miami; Moya-Flowers No Longer A UDP; Mayor Moya Flowers, “Un-expelled”. It may yet prove a bigger story than all those headlines but there is reason to believe that the coalition that has gath-ered around the simple “No! To Offshore Oil Exploration; Oil Coalition Reaches Critical Mass” issue may be the game changer in 2011. Already their signal achievement was forc-ing PM Barrow to admit on national television that yes, he continues to accept Lord Ash-croft’s money. Call it a snapshot since near-ly all the headlines quoted are from the middle four months only of 2010: March, April, May, June, but they encapsu-late the entire year. We have to leave you though, with this thought – at the end of June one headline asked: “Kendall Will Get Its Bridge, But When?” At the end of December we’re still asking the same thing.


Aries-Burning the candle at both ends leads to being burnt out, especially at the beginning of this week. You may want to go, go, go, but proper rest and taking care of yourself are critical now. Around midweek, your signature bold moves benefi t from some extra diplomacy and tact. The stars are sending an additional sup-ply of charm your way; how you use it is entirely up to you!

Taurus-Your days are packed with beautifully wrapped presents - if not literally, then at least metaphorically. Last week your love life was starting to feel same old same old; this week you’re walk-ing on air. Working out intensifi es your happiness even further. You fi nd yourself drawing closer to someone than you ever imag-ined you could. That funny feeling in your chest is a healthy sense of vulnerability. This weekend you’re in a private mood.

Gemini-If emails or other messages to family or close friends go unanswered don’t get miffed -- get an explanation. You’re a super smarty-pants around with your sense of fun and your brain both all fi red up. A little fl irtation (or a lot) is pretty much inevitable! Beginning Thursday and through much of the weekend, you’d be wise to slow down, take it easy and give current circumstances -- love, work and otherwise -- some serious consideration. Cancer-A friendship may blossom this week, and good times at work or play are in the stars to be sure. Issues at home may sur-face, whether it’s an appliance or communication with someone you cohabitate with breaking down. Finding a fi x right away is better than letting it drag out. Beginning Thursday and through much of the weekend, your instincts will tell you what feels right Leo- You’re very much a people person, and people mean very much into you. Collaborations of the work or romantic variety go terrifi cally well now, so partner up. Your instinct’s spot-on begin-ning Thursday and through much of the weekend; pay special at-tention to fi rst impressions, as they’re liable to tell you lots more than the people making them will. Sunday kicks off a couple days that are red-hot for you. Work your magic! Virgo- Big accomplishments are in the stars, so make it happen. A heart-to-heart -- with a mentor, a partner, a friend -- is an essential part of the decision-making process. Another perspective clarifi es your own. Then be conscious of your motives beginning Thursday and through the weekend. Your emotions may be powerful now, but that doesn’t mean you should act on every single one of them. Find a way to relieve stress or proceed at your own risk.

Libra-You’re in an old-fashioned love story - fi lled with mysteri-ous characters, delicious food, stunning nature and you-know-who, looking cute at the center of your thoughts. When you two aren’t standing, you’re dancing together. Or you’re spontaneously burst-ing into song. At parties, you two cast an enviable glow. It’s best to take time to yourself to focus on some pressing pedestrian matters Scorpio-You just might uncover a secret or fi nd a key piece of information you’ve been missing. Keep those eyes and ears open. You might feel like keeping to yourself and anyone looking to you for big ideas now is going to have to wait while they percolate. You are full of energy, and full of allure -- beginning Thursday and through much of the weekend. You’re unstoppable, though who would want to stop you when you’re this great? Sagittarius-You’re barely thinking about your love life this week, but you’re thinking about your friends a lot, and you love your friends. Not as much as they love you though! Monday through Wednesday, they practically throw a parade in your honour -- ex-pect excitement, cheering, confetti, laughter and more. Don’t be afraid to duck away when you realize you can’t hear yourself think. Capricorn-Monday’s ideal for setting the rest of your week’s agenda, in terms of work, your social life and personal projects. Get that calendar all set - and schedule kickoff for fresh projects because the stars smile on your new endeavours. Just don’t ask for a raise or make a big romantic move now. Decisions that may have been puz-zling become much clearer; you’re seeing things as they are. Aquarius-Get to the heart of the matter understanding everyone’s motives is key. Judge a book by its cover at your own risk; you might just miss some amazing contents that expand your world’s possibilities. Beginning Thursday and through much of the week-end, you may be assessing where you are as opposed to where you want to be, whether professionally or otherwise. Refresh your goals, but don’t be too hard on yourself about your progress so far. Pisces-Be service-oriented and asking what you can do to help co-workers, friends, strangers and the world at large. Financial or other sorts of debts may be on your mind and if you feel uncomfortable with what you owe or what’s due to you, make a plan to restore the balance. You can expect emotional ups and downs

Births Hyron Marcelino jr to Hyron Mercelino Baltazar, Sr and Florentina De-lone Baltzar nee Gomez Eroll to Ustaqio and Petrona Pop nee TeulRonald Alexander,III, to Ronald Alexander Reneau, jr Geraldine Doro-thy Reneau nee FlowersRayna Agbeke to Sarafa Sitou and Veronica Sitou nee SucuquiKristy to Yanhua Ye and Luiye Ye nee TanGiada Mariellie to Carlos Alberto Crespo and Cluadia Crespo nee Requena Dustin Edmund Ethan to Edmund Laine Berry and Rachellee Berry nee Blancaneaux Rady Noel , Jr , to Rady Noel Puc , Sr, and Yvonne Marie Puc nee BudnaEzekiel Alexander to Louis Joseph Zabaneh and Christine Katherine Zabahneh nee BurnsWendie Rayne to Joseph Reimer and Jeannie Reime nee Reimer

MarriagesPerr Andy Tillett 26, of Of tower Hill orange walk to Rosita Elvira babb , 20,orange walk districtRaul Ico, 24 , to Filiberta Assi ,22, both of ladyville , belize DistrictGenaro Apolonio Samos , 25 , to Ermita Estaephanie Dias, 21 , both of Corozal town , corozal DistrictRogelio Martinez, 33, to Dora Celia Cruz , 46, both of Trial Farm, Or-ange Walk DistrictEloy Melvin Cacho ,38 , to Gwendolyn Alexandrina Trapp ,31 , both of Dangriga town , Stann Creek DistrictAbner Obed Sanchez , 22, to Isabel Cartagena , 19 , both of Alta Vista , Stann Creek DistrictAntonio Tzul, 22, of San Joaquin , Corozal , to Mireli Santoya ,22, of Caledonia , Corozal DistrictRoberto Caal , 24 , to Alicia Choc ,18 both of Toledo District Thomas Francisco Garcia , 32, to Faye Rosalie Welch ,29, both of Belize City Jorge Antonio Rendon ,29,to Margarita Del Carmen Solano ,22, both of Douglas Orange Walk DistrictGregory Butler ,44,to Alexandra Huckerby,31 , both of Blancaneaux lodge , Cayo DistrictDrerek Anthony Meyer ,36, to Brandi Michelle Ray ,27,both of Neder-land, Texas , U.S.ATony Perkins Jaggers, 67, to Olga Marina Martinez ,26, both Sitte River , Stann Creek DistrictCharles Patrick Lopez , 55, of Dangriga , to Joy Diana Cuthkelvin ,43, of Sittee River , Stann Creek DistrictAugustus Alexander Benjamin ,34, to Romelia Arcelia Pineda ,41, both of Punta Gorda town , Toledo District Marcelino Cano,22, to Bertha Lucely , 27, both of San Pedro town , Ambergris Caye Jeffrey Baechler ,38,to Michelle Dawn Petersen , 37, both of Farming-ton, Minnesota , U.S.ABarukh Farchi, 41, to Nicole Michelle Falsey ,35, both of New York City , New York U.S.AJamille Duren Scott , 25, to lyla Rose Chun ,25, both of Belize CityJason Deon Jones ,35 , to Gracilia Kuylen ,31,both of lords Bank, Belize District Benedictor Micheal Sho ,24, of San Jose Toledo to Patrocina Marisa Ah,20 , of San Antonio , ToledoMarcelo Carrias ,42,to Solangel Pott, 47 , both of BelizeCity’Pedro Botzec ,63,to Maria Luisa Flota ,66 , both of San Pedro town , Ambergris CayeAmador Castillo,Jr., 36, to Cindy Julieta Rosado,31, both of Orange Walk town, Orange walk District

Deaths Thomas Grimshaw, 58Tina Maria Moore,27Anne Matilda McFadzen,81Eric Michael Lewis ,38Marian Alice Drummond ,97Humberto Avila ,49Kenroy Tyrone Mejia,17Silas Charles Cayetano,84 Maricela Chan ,54Apolonia Isidra Gongora ,93Rene Perera,86Deodoro Cornelio Alamina ,89

Keon Kevin Myvett,28Horace Stanford,71Cynthia Yvonne Hedlund,74


HEAlTHY LIVINGTo reduce your risk of cancer, look no further than your fridge. “All the studies on cancer and nu-trition point to eating plant-based foods for their phytonutrients and other special compounds,” says Richard Béliveau, PhD, chair in the prevention and treatment of cancer at the University of Qué-bec at Montreal and author of Foods to Fight Cancer. Aim for fi ve to nine daily servings of all kinds of fruits and vegetables—especially these six superstars.

Six Cancer-� ghting superfoods

All cruciferous veggies (think caulifl ower, cabbage, kale) con-tain cancer-fi ghting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body’s protec-tive enzymes and fl ushes out cancer-causing chemicals, says Jed Fahey, ScD. A recent Uni-versity of Michigan study on mice found that sulforaphane also targets cancer stem cells—those that aid in tumor growth.Helps fi ght: breast, liver, lung, prostate, skin, stom-ach, and bladder cancersYour Rx: The more broccoli, the better, research suggests—so add it wherever you can, from salads to omelets to the top of your pizza.

Broccoli

All berries are packed with cancer-fi ghting phytonutrients. But black raspberries, in particular, contain very high concentrations of phy-tochemicals called anthocyanins, which slow down the growth of premalignant cells and keep new blood vessels from forming (and potentially feeding a cancerous

Berries

tumor), according to Gary D. Stoner, PhD, a professor of inter-nal medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.Helps fi ght: colon, esopha-geal, oral, and skin cancersYour Rx: Stoner uses a concentrat-ed berry powder in his studies but says a half-cup serving of berries a day may help your health, too.

This juicy fruit is the best dietary source of lycopene, a carotenoid that gives tomatoes their red hue, Béliveau says. And that’s good news, because lycopene was found to stop endometrial cancer cell growth in a study in Nutrition and Cancer. Endometrial cancer causes nearly 8,000 deaths a year.Helps fi ght: endometrial, lung, prostate, and stomach cancersYour Rx: The biggest benefi ts come from cooked tomatoes (think pasta sauce!), since the heating process increases the amount of ly-copene your body is able to absorb.

Tomatoes

Their phytosterols (cholesterol-like molecules found in plants) have been shown to block estro-gen receptors in breast cancer cells, possibly slowing the cells’ growth, says Elaine Hardman, PhD, associate professor at Mar-shall University School of Medi-cine in Huntington, West Virginia.Helps fi ght: breast and prostate cancersYour Rx:Munching on an ounce of walnuts a day may yield the best benefi ts, Hardman’s research found.

Walnuts

Phytochemicals in garlic have been found to halt the formation of nitrosamines, carcinogens formed in the stomach (and in the intes-tines, in certain conditions) when you consume nitrates, a com-mon food preservative, Béliveau says. In fact, the Iowa Women’s Health Study found that women with the highest amounts of gar-lic in their diets had a 50 percent lower risk of certain colon can-cers than women who ate the least.Helps fi ght: breast, colon, esophageal, and stomach cancersYour Rx: Chop a clove of fresh, crushed garlic (crushing helps re-lease benefi cial enzymes), and sprinkle it into that lycopene-rich tomato sauce while it simmers.

GarlicA study out of Michigan State Uni-versity found that black and navy beans signifi cantly reduced colon cancer incidence in rats, in part because a diet rich in the legumes increased levels of the fatty acid butyrate, which in high concentra-tions has protective effects against cancer growth. Another study, in the journal Crop Science, found dried beans particularly effective in preventing breast cancer in rats.Helps fi ght: breast and colon cancersYour Rx: Add a serving—a half-cup—of legumes a few times a week (either from a can or dry beans that’ve been soaked and cooked) to your usual rotation of greens or other veggies.

Beans

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