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.

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Belize City, May 7th 2008 - The Registrar General Aldo Salazar confirmed to the BELIZE TIMES that his office will enforce the law and take steps to penalize where necessary should official investigations reveal that Wave Radio and El Guardian newspaper (both UDP media organs) have been violating the Companies Act.

The BELIZE TIMES exposed, in last week’s front page story, that El Guardian and Wave Radio have been breaking the law and operating illegally for more than seven years by not filing annual returns as stipulated by the Companies Act (Chapter 250 of the Laws of Belize).

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Residents are also curious why Hon. Juan Coy is now driving a new, black-colored Toyota D-Max, when his assigned vehicle was the luxurious Prado.

Government officials are tight-lipped about the incident, but the reports of the “crash” are all over Punta Gorda. It reportedly occurred along the Golden Stream area of the Southern Highway.

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