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Chump Change for Hurricane Preparedness $473,000 for Shelters; 4.5m for Castro’s Unfinished Road

Belize City, May 7th 2008 - With one month to go before the start of what forecasters predict will be an above-average Atlantic 2008 hurricane season, the Barrow Administration is showing Belizeans just how little importance they have placed on the nation’s emergency preparedness.

This week Cabinet approved $473,000 for the retrofitting of hurricane shelters, which NEMO Coordinator Retired Lt. Col. George Lovell says is of much importance, but when compared to the $4.5 million dollars approved for Edmond Castro’s unfinished road in Crooked Tree, it shows that the Barrow Administration does not find it a priority to keep Belizeans safe during a hurricane disaster.

Politics

Wave & Guardian Operating Illegally Belize City, April 28th 2008 - United Democratic Party propaganda media houses El Guardian newspaper and Wave radio were key components of the last two general election campaigns. Not only were they involved in the fabrication and spreading of lies and misinformation daily and weekly, they also unjustifiably attacked and intimidated suspected PUP supporters at the will of the owners. They cheered on callers like the politically deceased Michael Peyrefitte who called for the sabotage of util...

Lifestyles

21 yr. old admits to murder & burying body in backyard Belize City, May 5th 2008 - The small community of Hope Creek in Dangriga has been stunned by a chilling murder that occurred in the village last week. The lifeless body of 20 year old Mark Anthony Young was discovered by Police two days after he had been reported missing. It was the alleged killer, a 21 year old of the same village, who led the police to the site where the body was found, dumped in a small hole. On Sunday April 27th Young’s family reported him missing after h...

Business

Gas Prices Hit Record High Does Barrow Administration have an answer to energy crisis? Belize City, May 6th 2008 - On Friday May 2nd the Barrow Administration announced yet another increase in the price of gas at the pumps. Since coming into office three months ago the UDP has increased gas prices three times; the last increase saw the price for Premium gas jump by 59 cents. Premium and Regular gas is now over $10 a gallon. Premium is $10.59 and Regular costs $10.45. ...

Sports

Chess Tournament Draws Crowd Belmopan City, Saturday May 3, 2008 - First place in the team category went to Indian Creek Toledo, coached by Benjamin Tuario while Holy Angels of Stann Creek coached by Cornelius Cayetano and Brian Chun came in second. Salvation Army from Belize City, coached by David Martinez came in third. Ashley Jeffries placed first for girls ten and under, Gabriela Ugarte was the top eleven year old female, Betty Bull placed first amongst twelve year old girls, and Colleen Tate took first place fo...

ARTS

Pioneer Pen Jams in Griga-dang Pen Cayetano, seminal figure in the Garifuna renaissance, is on one of his yearly pilgrimages back to Belize from his home for 17 years in Germany. Every year Pen treks across the Atlantic Ocean to savor his beloved Garifuna culture in Dangriga. Every year he exhibits his latest series of historical-cultural paintings in one art venue or another to both expose his fellow countrymen to his most recent creative endeavors and to help finance his round trip plane ticket. Tuesday, November 13th...