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Sunday, September 28, 2014 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Page 1 *STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR *STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR8*8TAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR*STAR* No. No. 151 415 Sunday, SUNDAY, September MAY 28, 11, 2014 2008 Price $1.00 Special Constable Killed On Duty CARACOL, Cayo, Thursday, from where he was standing near minutes after receiving the initial September 25, 2014: another of the several structures report. Police retrieved three A 19 year old Special Constable, on the tourist site. expended 9mm expended shells from assigned to the Tourism Police Unit The colleague reportedly rushed to the scene. (TPU), was today killed by suspected the scene where he reportedly saw a The body was transported to the Guatemalan bandits. male person of Hispanic decent community hospital in San Ignacio San Ignacio police informed of the pointing a handgun at the Special where, upon arrival at 4:55 pm, it was receipt of the fatal incident report at Constable who was on the ground. officially pronounced dead by the around midday today, Thursday, He reportedly saw a second man medical officer on duty, Dr. Kino September 25, 2014. picking up and taking possession of Fairweather. The report indicated that about the Special Constable’s service An inspection of the body revealed five minutes before 12 noon, a firearm being a pump 12 shotgun. A six gunshot wounds: two to the right colleague of the deceased Special shot was reportedly fired at the arm and one each to the left side of Constable heard what appeared to approaching police, fortunately it the face, left side to the abdomen be the firing of several gunshots in the missed its target. The two Hispanic Special Constable exiting on the right side injuring his right area of one of the mayan structures men were joined by a third as all three Danny Conorque middle finger. The body now awaits located about one hundred feet fled the area. Special Constable,Danny a post mortem examination. Conorque, 20, a resident of A fruitless search of the area was Georgeville, was found on the conducted by a joint police/Belize ground, face upwards beside a Defense Force Team. The thatched shed in front of the Ka’ana government issued 12 gauge shot gun structure. When checked he remains missing. reportedly showed no signs of life. As the investigation continues, San Ignacio police arrived on the Belize Police have enlisted assistance scene about an hour and forty five from their Guatemalan counterpart. Teacher Louise Passes SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo, Thursday, September 25, 2014: It is with profound sadness that we record the passing of another senior resident of our community, Mrs. Louise Bridget Lewis, 76, known to many as “Aunt Lou” or “Teacher Louise”. Aunt Lou never recovered from a stroke she suffered while at home on Saturday, September 20. She was first rushed to the community hospital in San Ignacio and later to the Universal Health Services in Belize City where she passed away quietly at around 12:40 this Thursday Teacher Louise Bridget Lewis morning. Parish. She was a member of the Aunt Lou is retired primary school choir and just loved to sing in church. teacher. Many are those of us who She was the chief organizer of Easter “passed through her hands”. She events including the traditional was an avid member of the Catholic procession and the Stations of the Church. She was one of the first Cross. Aunt Lou was foundation St. lay ministers of the Sacred Heart Continues On Page 15 Page 2 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, September 28, 2014 In the second PUP administration Prime Minister Dean Barrow came to EditorialEditorial 1998 to 2003, this time under Said office vowing not to commit Musa as Price was forced out in the errors of the two previous No Turning Back 1996, Said Musa along with the UDP Administrations: NO Formed on September 27, newcomer Derek Aikman who unelected senator Ralph Fonseca RETRENCHMENT and NO NEW 1973 the United Democratic Party would become the youngest member financed the economy by selling all our TAXES. (UDP) is this week engaged in of the Manuel Esquivel led UDP national assets under the guise of The current Dean Barrow activities commemorating the Government. privatization. Our electricity, water administration, into its second 41st anniversary of the formation Having served as government and telephone companies were consecutive term in office, is neither of the party. going on to four terms in post packaged and sold to private selling our passports nor our national The UDP was birthed through the Independence Belize, the UDP is interests. Our airport and seaport assets. In fact our telecommunications amalgamation of the Phillip Goldson currently serving its first back to back were sold. The prison was privatized. and electricity companies have been led National Independence Party terms in office in post independent The government printing service was renationalized. Our water company is (NIP), Dean Lindo’s People’s Belize. privatized. The International Ship now government majority owned. Development Movement (PDM) and The PUP has served three terms in registry and the International Business A sitting Minister of government the Liberal Party founded by Manuel government in post independent Belize Company registry was privately was sacked on allegations of Esquivel, Curl Thompson, Henry as follows: 1989 to 1993 under the owned and operated, among others. engaging in selling a single passport. “Pa Hen” Young, Harrison “Sir leadership of George Cadle Price. In the third PUP administration Prime Minister Barrow moved Harry” Lawrence and Nestor Then between 1998 and 2003 under again under Said Musa, the economy promptly to renationalize our public “Net” Vasquez. Said Musa who was reelected to was financed through unrestrained utilities. First to be renationalized was Eleven years after its formation the serve a second consecutive term borrowing resulting in the creation of the telephone company in 2009 UDP made history, in December 1984 between 2003 and 2008. that monster known as the infamous followed by the electricity company when it defeated the George Price In the first administration the PUP, 2 Billion dollar Super Bond. Forced in 2010 and the international ship led People’s United Party (PUP) in under George Price, financed the to use borrowed monies to meet registry in 2011. the first general elections after the economy through the bucket sale of recurrent expenditure, including the The dreaded super bond has been September 21, 1981 attainment of our passports. The scandalous sale of salaries and wages of public officers, successfully renegotiated. Belize’s political independence from our national identity was so troubling the nation’s infrastructure was Public officers have received 9% Great Britain. that, combined with the terrible state neglected and no new project was increase in salaries with more to come. History was also made in the 1984 of the national economy, George implemented. Two billion dollars No new taxes have been general election when the undefeated Price was forced to call election in were borrowed and spent and the introduced. Premier/newly appointed Prime 1993, a full 16 months before it was PUP had nothing to show for it. The nation is undergoing Minister, George Cadle Price was constitutionally due. The UDP The UDP was reelected to unprecedented development. defeated in the Freetown won those elections by a margin of government in 2008 with Dean The difference is as clear as day is Constituency by the young political 21 to 7. Barrow as the leader of the party. to night. 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For the entire month of September only at E-mail: [email protected] Shopper’s Choice and follow us on Facebook Sunday, September 28, 2014 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Page 3 told the police that when he was able Neri Lopez Injured In Traffic Accident to refocus he saw a male person without shirt staggering across the SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo, on the George Price Highway on saw an unconscious male Hispanic highway. His attempt to swerve away Wednesday, September 24, 2014: Saturday, September 20, the eve of person, bleeding from the mouth, from the staggering man reportedly Santa Elena resident, Neri Lopez, our nation’s independence. lying on his back in front of a blue failed, resulting in him knocking down today remains at the Karl Huesner Acting on a report of a road traffic Mazda Tribute SUV bearing l/p SI the man who was later identified as Memorial Hospital in a critical accident, San Ignacio police visited C-03191, with a dent on the right side Neri Lopez. The injured man was first condition after he was knocked down the scene in Santa Elena, where they of the bonnet.