Thursday, March 15, 2012 Capital Weekly Page 1 CapitalCapital FromFromFromWeekly Weekly thethethe HeartHeartHeart ofofof thethethe NationNationNation tototo thethethe SoulSoulSoul ofofof thethethe PeoplePeoplePeople No. 025 Thursday, March 15, 2012 Price: $1.00 New Cabinet Named Putting the Nation above the Party rime Minis- UDP side. But what he scored ter Dean Bar- his greatest points for was the row has done additions to the Cabinet that it again. He has he made through the Senate. put patriotismP above poli- Rather than using the tics; the interest of the Nation Senate to offer consolation to above the interest of the Party. defeated UDP candidates, as The PM himself was has been traditionally done, sworn into office last Friday, the PM took a step into the fu- March 9, two days after the ture and appointed four excep- UDP got elected by a margin tionally qualified Senators to much narrower than many fill specific positions in Cabinet of us anticipated. It was a in areas that needed special majority nevertheless, prov- attention. They are Godwin ing the hate-inspired pun- Hulse, Joy Grant, Liselle Ala- dits and pollsters wrong as milla and Charles Gibson. they were actually predict- We won’t go into the ing a PUP landslide victory. details of their qualifications The PM took the week- because these are all well- end holiday to put together known and respected people his new Cabinet. It was indeed in our community whose re- worth the wait. The PM did cords speak for themselves. a commendable job utilizing It is no surprise, then, the members of the House of that the Prime Minister’s nam- Representatives elected on the Hon. Dean Barrow Signing Up for a new term as Prime Minister (Continued on Page 2) Chimilio Gone! Ruperto Takes Charge of FFB Senators and Ministers: Hon. Joy Grant, Hon. Charles Gibson, Hon. Godwin Hulse, Hon. Liselle Alamilla Story on Page 7 Page 2 Capital Weekly Thursday, March 15, 2012 From the Desk New Cabinet of the Chairman Results, Questions and Answers performed well over wins, the margins were the past four years. unacceptably narrow, Democracy except for Cayo West means the People must where Erwin Contre- choose what they be- ras had long estab- Hon. Dean Barrow lieve is good for them, lished himself as an ex- Announcing the New Cabinet not what someone traordinary candidate. (Continued from Page 1) else decides is right The worst per- ing of his new Cabinet has been for them. Simply put, formance was in the met with commendations from in a Democracy, the South, where the UDP all sectors of the Belizean com- munity. Indeed, Dean Barrow voter is always right; lost all 4 seats, only has done it once again, putting and of course, Democ- four years after it had the wellbeing of the Nation racy is the only right won all 4 of them. above the interest of the Party. form of government. For us, person- It is certainly a step in As to why the ally, the South is of the right direction, perhaps Delroy Cuthkelvin a leap into the future, as we Chairman, Editorial Board UDP lost so much special concern; and, ground in certain ar- needless to say, we believe it is about time Belize considers the benefits of a eas, it is a matter that are particularly inter- Republic-style government in arch 7, the Party would do ested in having the which area representatives are 2012 was well to ascertain and Party establish and allowed to be area representa- anoth- address as early as pos- address, at the earli- tives and Cabinet Ministers er great sible if it hopes to be est, the reasons for the are appointed based on their Mday for Beliz- effective in this second overwhelming rejec- qualifications and proven abil- ean Democracy. term and successful tion in 2012 by voters ity to execute positive change in specific areas of develop- The results were at the next elections. in that entire zone. ment that require objectivity, much closer than we The Party’s per- Was it just the and are too often not prop- expected, yet not as cat- formance this time was candidates them- erly served by politicians with astrophic as some were much better in Belize selves, or could it be a narrow political agenda. hoping and predicting. City than anywhere that, where policies For the UDP, the else, as it secured 8 out are concerned, what is mandate was clear, of 10 seats (partly en- good for Belize City is Capital Weekly but not overwhelm- abled, admittedly, by not necessarily or en- From the Heart of the Nation ing; and it would be a the Mark and Cordel tirely good for the rest To the Soul of the People mistake for the Party factor). For the Old of the Country, and in Published By: to behave as if it was. Capital, the compara- particular, the South? Roots & Rhythm Ltd. The UDP must tive performance was, We will not claim 15 Gibnut Street be thankful for the of course, a reversal to know the full answer, Belmopan result, but also hum- from 2008 when Belize although we do have bled by it. There is no City alone was respon- some theories of our Chairman: cause for jubilation or sible for 4 of the 6 seats own. What we are ab- Delroy Cuthkelvin celebration. Neither lost in those elections. solutely sure of is that Compositor: is there any place for In the rural ar- the voters, collectively, William Cuthkelvin anger or spite against eas, where only 2 seats have the full answer. those constituencies were lost in 2008, the There is only one way Telephone: which did not re-elect result this time was, to find out from them, 802-1284 a UDP Representa- to say the least, disap- and that is to get back tive, even where it is Email: pointing. Even in Cayo, in touch with them. capitalweekly_bze believed those UDP where the Party pulled Let the work re- @yahoo.com representatives had off 4 much needed sume today, no later! Thursday, March 15, 2012 Capital Weekly Page 3 The New Cabinet New Cabinet Named Name Portfolio Minister of State CEO Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow Minister of Finance and Santiago Castillo (with Sharman Hyde Putting the Nation above the Party Economic Development special emphasis on Economic Development) Hon. Gaspar Vega Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt (with special Beverly Castillo and Minister of Natural emphasis on Agriculture) Resources and Agriculture Hon. Erwin Contreras Trade, Investment, Private --- Mike Singh Sector Development and Consumer Protection Hon. Senator Liselle Forestry, Fisheries, --- Dr. Wendel Parham Alamilla Sustainable Development and Indigenous People Hon. Senator Joy Grant Energy, Science and --- Dr. Colin Young Technology and Public Utilities Hon. Wilfred Elrington Attorney General and --- Alexis Rosado Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. John Saldivar National Security Elvin Penner – (with Col. George Lovell special emphasis on Immigration and Border Protection & Hon. John Saldivar (right) among members of Cabinet seated up front Immigration Department Hon. Michael Finnegan Housing and Urban --- Lawrence Sylvester Development Hon. Rene Montero Works and Transport Edmond Castro - Carlston Goff Minister of State (with special emphasis on Transport) Hon. Manuel Heredia Tourism and Culture --- Lindsay Garbutt Hon. Pablo Marin Health --- Dr. Peter Allen Hon. Senator Godwin Labour, Local --- Candy Saldivar Hulse Government, Rural Development and NEMO Hon. Senator Charles Public Service and --- Marion McNab Gibson Elections and Boundaries Hon. Anthony “Boots” Human Development, Hon. Mark King – (with Judith Alpuche Martinez Social Transformation and special emphasis on the Poverty Alleviation Conscious Youth Development Programme and the Gang Truce Programme Hon. Patrick Faber Education, Youth and Herman Longsworth David Leacock Other members of Cabinet seated up front at the Press Conference Sports (with special emphasis on Youth and Sports) Hello Golfers: This Saturday is our 3rd February 15, 2012 monthly tournament. Logo/Slogan Competitions FORMAT : STABLEFORD Participate In The Belize National Sanitary Cattle Plan Project Logo/Slogan Competition! - 1 Point for a bogey, 2 points The Belize National Sanitary Cattle Plan Project is a project funded by the Government of Belize partly through a Grant for a par, 3 points for a birdie, from The European Union. The Project Execution Unit was established in January, 2012 and is housed at The Agricultural 4 points for an eagle. On each Show Grounds, Hummingbird Highway, Belmopan City. This Unit, in collaboration with the Belize Agricultural Health hole. Total points after 18 hole Authority, the Belize Livestock Producers Association and other stakeholders, has launched a public awareness campaign decides the winners. seeking to educate and sensitize Cattle Farmers and the Belizean public about the importance and benefits of this project, including the need to get their livestock tested for Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis so that they meet the bovine animal health standards that will enable them to export live cattle to Mexico. Net Category : Example, a player with a 15 handicap will Terms of the LOGO/Slogan Competitions: get a stroke on the 15 hard- Competition is open to (High School) Students ages (12-17) est holes on the course. On An Individual may submit one (1) entry only these holes in the net category Logo/Slogan should incorporate elements related to the principal objective of the Belize National Sanitary Cattle a bogey becomes a par (2 Plan Project Participants are encouraged to be highly imaginative, inspired and show foresight in their submissions. points), a par becomes a birdie All entries must be original, unpublished, and not submitted or accepted elsewhere between start and end of the (3 points) etc. Competition Logos must be submitted in JPEG or PDF format PRIZES : 1st, 2nd, 3rd - Immediate relatives of the members of the evaluation committee shall not be eligible to submit an entry (Gross, Net), 1st place (Se- The Committee would not be obliged to accept a winning submission in the unlikely event that there are no suitable choices.