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Vol. 23 No. 41 Sunday, October 11, 2020 Page 2 THE GUARDIAN Sunday, October 11, 2020 Johnny Briceno will fire teachers, public officers and road builders! Leader of the People’s bridle the economic hardships indeed is successful at halting landscape. United Party, Johnny Briceño, that will be encountered. For these projects, it would mean Both Briceño and Francis has been on a tour of media the People’s United Party, the that hundreds of Belizeans will Fonseca on presenting their houses and on every single one way they will tackle it has been be placed on the long line of plan on education have also of his appearances, he has made made clear by their leader. It unemployment that has been made it clear that in order for it clear that the way the PUP will be a mix of discontinuing brought on by the Covid-19 them to institute their vision of will move forward will be at the infrastructure projects and firing pandemic. What Briceño has education, it would mean firing expense of Belizeans. teachers and public officers. failed to realize is that because people. When questioned how Any political party that On multiple occasions these projects are ongoing, it the money would be attained, takes up the helm of the next Johnny Briceño has stated that means that many, many persons Fonseca unreservedly said that Government will be faced with he will discontinue the ongoing who have been displaced from they would fire people. This unprecedented challenges. The highway projects which include their jobs as a result of the means that the security of all Covid-19 pandemic has put such the Sarteneja Road, the Coastal pandemic have been able to get employees in the Ministry of a financial hurt on our economy Road, the Caracol Road, the a job at these sites. His policy of Education, including teachers that some tough decisions will George Price Highway and the stopping these projects will be will be at risk. They will fire have to be taken in order to Philip Goldson Highway. If he detrimental to the employment teachers! This week he made his rounds again on his appearance on Channel 5’s Open Your Eyes, he stated that he will put a stop to Election date set for November 11th the construction of the Haulover General Elections have been be governed by its current areas come together and make Bridge. What kind of nincompoop set for Wednesday, November 11. executives including the Prime their way to the nomination can, for selfish reasons, put a stop The office of the Prime Minister, Minister and other Ministers center, that has now change. to a project that will ensure that a Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow made until the appointment of a new This time around there will be major artery into the commercial the announcement on Monday Prime Minister after General different nomination centers in center of the country is not done? October 5, via a press release. Elections. each constituency. This will be That is beyond us. More than that, It was also announced that While the elections are now done so as not to allow for large on his appearance on Channel 7’s Nomination Day will be held set, it will not be like others in the gatherings. newscast he stated that public on Wednesday October 21. The past as there needs to be adherence Additionally, on election officers will be fired. national assembly was dissolved to Covid-19 prevention protocols. day, constituencies where there So Briceño’s economic on Tuesday October 6th. Chief Elections Officer, Josephine is only one polling station will recovery plan is based on While Parliament is now Tamai has told the media that the see more stations put in place stopping all the work that is dissolved, in accordance with usual process of nominations will in order to distribute the voters keeping Belizeans employed, section 84(6) of the Belize not be the same. While we are in various areas, again so as not firing teachers and public officers. Constitution the Government accustomed to having one event to allow for large gatherings of Good look on getting elected on of Belize will continue to where all candidates in particular people. that platform! The Guardian Protecting Freedom Rights Democracy EDitoR: Alfonso Noble ADVERTISING Louis Thompson COMpositoR: Kristen Jimenez REPORTER: Jem Smith CONTRIBUTORS: Byron Donaire Rene Flowers Vanessa Guerrero RECEPTIONIST/ACCOUNTS CLERK Vanessa Gillett Published by The Guardian Newspaper Limited Cor. Ebony St. & Bel China Bridge, P. O. Box 1898 Belize City, Belize Telephone: 207-5346, 207-5347 Fax: 227-5343 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.guardian.bz Printed by The Guardian Press Cor. Ebony St. & Bel China Bridge, P. O. Box 1898 Belize City, Belize Page 3 THE GUARDIAN Sunday, October 11, 2020 Page 4 THE GUARDIAN Sunday, October 11, 2020 Patrick Faber to be Julius benefitted handsomely from sworn in as Party Leader government contracts Hon. Patrick Faber became no social gatherings of more the United Democratic Party’s than 10 persons possible, the new leader-elect on July 12, party has come up with a virtual 2020. Since that election, he has celebration of the occasion. taken over the on-the-ground Starting at 7:30p.m. and running operations of the party while Rt. for three hours the party will Hon. Dean Barrow continues to swear in Hon. Patrick Faber attend to the governance of the as the New Leader. It will also country as we face the Covid-19 pay homage to the outgoing pandemic which has completely leader and will present the 31 changed the way we do things. candidates that will be vying for In keeping with those the upcoming elections. Julius Espat changes, the Party Leader-Elect All family members of the Julius Espat was placed exchange: will on Thursday be formally UDP are invited to tune in to smack dab in the middle of a Jules Vasquez: sworn in. While it is a momentous the celebration as the event will hypocrisy exposure by 7 News’ “ S o , w h o t o o k t h e occasion for great celebration, be broadcast live on all major Jules Vasquez on Thursday responsibility when the roof the pandemic has also made this television stations as well as on October 1. Jules had questioned started to leak one week after occasion change its format. With social media platforms. Espat about his involvement in opening?” getting government contracts. Hon. Julius Espat: The line of questioning was “The contractors did. The prompted because the PUP is Mexican contractors.” Postman busted with these days promising that they Jules Vasquez: will end the issuing of public “So, it wasn’t your fault?” weed and liquor works contracts to cronies. Hon. Julius Espat: A postman driving a van was detained by police while As Jules asked the questions “How will it be my fault and belonging to the Postal Service the postal truck was taken into it became obvious that Espat was I didn’t build it?” from Corozal to Belize City custody for a full search. It was being paid basically to do nothing. Jules Vasquez: was busted with just over 170 held overnight but the mail have Espat told Jules as follows: “Well, you’re overseeing.” grams of cannabis and other been released after being checked “I wasn’t the designer and Hon. Julius Espat: illegal items. The bust took by the police. Reports from the I wasn’t the contractor. My “No, I didn’t oversee. place on Friday, October 2, 2020 Postmaster General are that the participation was as a resident You had supervisors also, a when police, who were acting drugs and alcohol were not a of Belize to identify - in fact the separate company in Mexico was upon information, stopped and part of deliveries being made, contract had already been given contracted to supervise too.” searched the van being driven by and seemingly the property of out - to see who were there if the With his response to the postman, Willodell Astin Neal. the driver. Neal has been charged money was going what was the questions, it appears that Espat Inside, they found the parcel with one count of possession of work that they were doing if they was being paid to do nothing. of weed along with bottles of a controlled drug with intent to completed their work. I was just a He was not overseeing. He was whiskey and Smirnoff vodka. supply but has not yet seen any representative of the government not supervising and he was not Neal, who has been with the charges of contraband offenses of Belize.” a contractor. So the question is department for around five years, brought against him. That was where he was until begged, what was he being paid Vasquez asked him who was for? responsible for a leaking roof For him to now be the just days after the work had been champion of the PUP in a cause completed. which is completely guilty of The following was the reeks of hypocrisy. Young mother killed in gun violence A young, single mother of that the shooting happened a six-month-old was shot and as a result of gang rivalry in killed on Saturday, October 3, the area. According to reports 2020 as she visited her sister in of the incident to Nolberto’s Belize City. Nelisha Nolberto, father, Nelson Nolberto, one 21, was socializing with family of the gunmen had problems and friends on Pelican Street discharging his gun and that is Extension when two gunmen when the actual intended target entered the yard and opened managed to flee.

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