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opposition should return to promised salary increases is this week government all of this opposition finding its way into the pockets and EditorialEditorial disrespect to public officers is bank accounts of all public officers happening while the Prime Minister’s and pensioners. It’s Just That The Opposition Is Always Wrong “It is not that the UDP is right, after his party’s sole flagging horse, it is that the PUP is always the matter fell by the Wholesale wrong” PM during wayside, publicly informing the nation & Retail one of his quarterly press conferences. that, probably from his experience as P.O. Box 621 Of late, the United Democratic a lawyer, the matter is going nowhere. # 107 George Price Highway Party seems to be getting it all right Nothing will come of it he rightfully Santa Elena, while the opposition People’s United informed. Notwithstanding, he said, Cayo District, Belize C.A Party continues to be always wrong. we the PUP will continue to keep the Last week it was the Prime Minister’s issue alive. In legal circles, this is called visit to the Karl Heusner Memorial wasting the court’s time. Hospital for medical treatment thus The United Democratic Party increasing the credibility of our nation’s succeeded in conducting the biggest flagship medical facility. Few days municipal convention ever resulting in later it was the airing of the “Up Close over 3,000 supporters casting their Interview” with the Prime Minister ballots. On the flip side, the chairman as he confronted and ably addressed of the opposition PUP informed that matters of national interests . With the he was in Cayo this past Saturday to inability to attack anything said in the witness the endorsement of his party’s interview, the opposition PUP, through candidate for the Cayo North its official mouth pieces, has directed constituency. “It was a small their attention to the cost of the clothes convention” admitted the PUP and the pair of shoes that the PM was Chairman on is party’s radio station We offer the best Visit us today and see our wearing. In fact, what else does one on Monday, as only about a dozen of wide variety of stoves, beds, expect from a political party, almost the delegates in the constituency quality and prices 20 years later, that continues to attended. on all your home chest of drawers, criticize the kind of watch worn by The UDP is this Sunday preparing furnishing needs!!! refrigerators, LCD TVs, PM Dean Barrow. for the convention to elect the team fans, beach cruiser bicycles, Tel: 824-3099 This week it was Wednesday’s of councilors which promises to be motorcycles, dinning tables Cell: 652-0123 Good News press conference another big public event while the and so much more..... featuring, again, the nation’s opposition is yet to find candidates for maximum leader, Prime Minister, their Belize City slate. Dean Barrow informing of the good The opposition mouthpieces on their PUBLIC his government has done and more radio station with limited transmission good yet to come. capacity, continues to disrespect In enters the leader of the public officers by threatening them MEETING opposition, still licking his wounds with jail sentences if ever the The Officer Commanding San Ignacio Police Formation extends a cordial invitation to the General Public for a Town Meeting which is scheduled for Wednesday 6th August, 2014 at 7:00 pm, at the Cayo Welcome Center in San Ignacio Town. 54 Burns Avenue, San Ignacio, Cayo istrict, Belize C.A

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SANUDP IGNACIO TOWN, Sunday, Ready!!! July 27, 2014: after the last ballot was cast. The 1,611 votes; 2. Vanessa Neal, 1,342 The United Democratic Party results revealed that exactly 3,012 votes, 3. George Boiton 1,258 votes, (UDP) held its convention today at persons cast their ballots. After all 4. Nick Singh 1,078 votes, 5. Michael Sacred Heart Primary School in San 3,012 ballots were counted, the results Salazar 1,071 votes and 6. David Ignacio for the election of the party’s were announced at around 11:45 pm, Morey with 1,043 votes. slate to contest the March 4, 2015 by the chairman of the United The ten unsuccessful candidates are: 7. Moses Chuc, 895 votes; 8. Malta Garcia, 861 votes; 9. Iliana Moreno, 842 votes; 10. Eduardo Cano, 806 votes; 11. Earl Aragon, 801 votes; 12. Charles Cabral, 778 votes; 13. Jose Lemus, 742 votes; 14. Ray Thompson, 601 votes; 15. Marco Coyoc, 486 and 16. Carlos Garcia, 394. The United Democratic Party Earl Trapp, 1,763 convention team moves to the ITVET councilor candidates. compound on Freetown Road in Contesting the mayoral position where serving town councilors Earl Trapp and Shary Medina while the following sixteen candidates offered themselves to fill the six councilor 1. Bernadette Fernandez: 1,611 Nick Singh: 1,078 municipal elections for the twin towns Democratic Party, Alberto August. of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. In the mayoral contest, Earl Trapp The historic turnout of voters was with 1,763 votes defeated Shary impressive with over three thousand Medina by 593 votes who received persons casting their ballots. Electors 1,170 votes. There were 79 rejected participating in the convention included ballots in the mayoral contest. those registered in Cayo Central, Cayo On the councilors side, forming the North and Cayo North East constituencies.

David Morey: 1,043 Belize City this Sunday, August 3 for the convention to elect the 10 George Boiton: 1,258 councilor candidates for the UDP positions. Belize City Council slate which will Voting period began promptly at be headed by the unopposed 10:00 am as scheduled. There was a incumbent Mayor of Belize City, steady inflow of voters throughout the Darrell Bradley. day with not a single break in the lines The party will then move into the throughout the entire eight hours of official endorsement of mayoral and voting period. By the time the lines councilor candidates in the remaining were officially declared closed at seven municipalities all of which should 6:00pm there was still over one Michael Salazar:1,071 finish by the end of August after which hundred and seventy five voters UDP slate of councilors for the the party will be battle ready for the Vanessa Neal: 1,342 in all five lines. The last ballot upcoming municipal elections in the March 4, 2015 municipal election as The convention was the only one in was therefore casted a little after 6:30 twin towns are the six candidates, in battle lines are drawn for 67 seats the nine municipalities in which pm. order of highest number of votes countrywide being 9 mayoral and 58 election was held for both mayoral and The counting began immediately received: 1. Bernadette Fernandez, for councilors. Page 4 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, August 3, 2014 Guatemala's Ixil Mayans Bury Victims Of 1982 Massacre The remains of 31 indigenous Ixil Mayans, killed at the height of the Guatemala civil war, have been buried in the country's north-west. Hundreds of people attended the ceremony in Nebaj, Quiche province, singing hymns and burning incense. The army attacked the village of Xecax in 1982, accusing locals of supporting a left-wing insurgency. An estimated 200,000 people were killed in the 1960-1996 civil war, the vast majority of them indigenous Mayans. The bodies of many of those killed had been burned and dumped in mass graves. The remains were exhumed four Hundred of people turned out to the funeral procession years ago. difficult to identify the remains people of the Ixil Maya ethnic crimes in May 2013. Forensic experts have because many had turned to group during his time in office in However, the conviction was succeeded in identifying only ashes. 1982-83. overturned by the constitutional eight of the 31 Xecax victims. Guatemala's former military He has denied any court, which argued he had been Diego Rivera, head of ruler, Efrain Rios Montt, is responsibility. denied due process. the North Quiche Victims accused - among other charges - Gen Riot Montt, 87, was A retrial is scheduled for Association, said it had been of ordering the deaths of 1,771 convicted of genocide and war January 2015. Sunday, August 3, 2014 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Page 5 Page 6 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, August 3, 2014

But I grieved what I'd left behind, themselves before the LORD and that grieving affected my and the king" (1 Chronicles enjoyment of the present. 29:20). Saying Goodbye To Something You Love I missed having position and What a vivid contrast between authority at work. I longed for the my response and King David's "And give my son Solomon the this child had a unique bond with wholehearted devotion to keep me. sense of completion. Sadly, I when each of us gave up your commands, statutes and Not only that, but we couldn't thought my "ministry" was something we loved. David didn't decrees and to do everything to just sit together; I had to be outside my home, and wondered grip the past tightly; he opened build the palatial structure for walking and rocking him. If that when God would use me again. his hands and heart to embrace which I have provided." 1 boy was awake, he needed to Thankfully God intervened in a what God was doing in the Chronicles 29:19 (NIV) touch me and be moving, or the dramatic way, and I came to present. Cheri handed my crying baby to crying began. understand and appreciate the I can't go back to those early me, his little eyes swollen, his My older sons, ages 2 and 4, calling and cost of motherhood. years, but with God's help and sobs subsiding into gulping sighs. weren't the quiet type either. God changed my heart and David's example, I can change Within seconds, Robbie calmed Other children kept occupied priorities, and the rewards have how I respond in the future. as I nuzzled him and kissed his with a bag of toys, crayons or pa- far outweighed the sacrifices. But David had cultivated a life of sweet face. per. Not mine. it was still hard. praise, so when faced with loss, I hugged my friend and thanked My life changed dramatically Recently, God brought those that habit elevated his response. her for trying again to watch with the birth of my third son. As difficult years to mind as I read 1 David's trust in God was so great Robbie while I went back to work a result, I made the difficult Chronicles 28 and 29. that he joyfully supported others part-time. Again, my son refused decision to quit many things I These chapters record King who would build the temple he a bottle and cried constantly. We enjoyed: my part-time job, David passing his crown and longed to build. both knew this wasn't going to leading children's ministry and assignment to build God's temple As I've addressed this work. teaching Bible study to name a to his son, Solomon. In this personally, I've discovered Forcing a smile, I turned few. Most days I just felt sad as decision, David gave up his praising God is at the center of quickly so she wouldn't see my the world seemed to pass me by. position, authority, respect and contentment. As we praise Him, tears. By the time I got to the car, A highlight was picking up a purpose. we find the assurance that He's I could hold them back no longer. dozen donuts and a Diet Coke and Did David mope and moan? got things covered ... even babies Securing my son, I slipped in the heading to Cheri's house. She was Did he grab donuts and diet soda who cry inconsolably and our driver's seat, put my head on the the only friend who could with a friend? 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Devorce Vs. Murder A nice, calm and respectable to kill your husband, that's lady went into the pharmacy, against the law. I'll lose my The Transformation In Hell walked up to the pharmacist, license! They'll throw both of An engineer dies and goes to notices that everyone is happy looked straight into his eyes, us in jail! All kinds of bad hell. He's hot and miserable, so and enjoying umbrella drinks. He and said, “I'd like to buy some things will happen. Absolutely he decides to take action. asks the Devil what's up? cyanide.” not! You CANNOT have any The A/C has been busted for a The Devil says, "Things are The pharmacist asked, “Why cyanide. Just get a divorce!" long time, so he fixes it. Things great down here since you sent in the world do you need The lady reached into her purse cool down quickly. The moving us an engineer." cyanide?” and pulled out a picture of her walkway motor jammed, so he "What?" says God. "An The lady replied, “I need it to husband in bed with the unjams it. People can get from engineer? I didn't send you one poison my husband.” pharmacist's wife. place to place more easily. of those. That must have been The pharmacist's eyes got big The pharmacist looked at the The TV was grainy and unclear, a mistake. Send him upstairs and he explained, "Lord have picture and said, “You didn't tell so he fixes the connection to immediately." mercy! I can't give you cyanide me you had a prescription.” the Satellite dish and now they The Devil responds, "No way. Sometin Wong get hundreds of high def We want to keep our engineer. Chinese man said to his Wife said to chiney man, “You channels, although they still We like him." wife, “You white, me white, hot, mehot, baby bun!” cannot watch Breaking Bad on God demands, "If you don't baby black, somtin Chiney man said, “Ok, me AMC. send him to me immediately, wong”. andastan”. One day, God decides to look I'll sue!" down on Hell to see how his The Devil laughs. "Where are Baby Es Mio grand design is working out and You going to get a lawyer?" Spanish man says to wife, Wife says to spanish man, “You “Nurse said that it tek nine know me fu four and a half #42 George Price Highway, months fu mek baby, but me only months and me know you fu Santa Elena, Cayo know you fu four and a half four and a half months.” Belize, CA months and baby done bawn.” Spanish man says, “Es mio.” For further information please “The Newspaper call that cares and dares 804-4900 or 626-8822 to bring out the truth” [email protected]

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Copies of the report may be perused at the offices of: Chairman of La Gracia, Chairman of Los Tambos, Chairman of Yalbac, San Ignacio Library, the Spanish Lookout Corporation Office, the Department of the We AMS To Please Environment Offices and at the DOE’s website: www.doe.gov.bz. Abdominal Page 10 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Pain - Sunday, August 3, 2014 Just about everybody at one * Have pain occurring during point or another will experience pregnancy abdominal pain. Most of the How Is the Cause of abdomi- causes are not serious and can be nal Pain Determined? readily diagnosed and treated. Because there are so many However, pain can also be a sign potential causes of abdominal of a serious illness. It's impor- pain, your health care provider tant to be able to recognize symp- will perform a thorough physical toms that are severe and know exam, discuss with you the type when to call a doctor. of symptoms you are What Are the Most Common experiencing, and ask you several Causes of Abdominal Pain? questions about the pain you are Whether it's a mild stomach feeling. These questions may ache, sharp pain, or stomach include: cramps, abdominal pain can have * What type of pain are you numerous causes. Some of the experiencing? Is the pain more common causes include: throughout your abdomen or is it * Indigestion confined to a particular area? * Constipation * Where in your abdomen does * Stomach virus the pain seem to be located? * Menstrual cramps * What type of pain are you * Food poisoning experiencing? Is it stabbing and * Food allergies severe? Is it a dull ache? * Gas * When does the pain occur? * Lactose intolerance Always? More often in the * Ulcers morning or at night? If the pain * Pelvic inflammatory disease comes and goes, about how long * Hernia does it last each time? Does it * Gallstones occur after eating certain types * Kidney stones of foods or after drinking * Endometriosis * Fever indication of an internal problem alcohol? During menstruation? * Crohn's disease * Inability to keep food down that requires treatment as soon as * How long have you had this * Urinary tract infection for several days possible. pain? * Gastroesophageal reflux * Inability to pass stool, * Seek immediate medical care * Does the pain also radiate into disease (GERD) especially if you are also for abdominal pain if you: your lower back, shoulder, groin, * Appendicitis vomiting * Vomit blood or buttocks? What Symptoms of * Painful or unusually frequent * Have bloody stools * Are you currently taking any Abdominal Pain Are Cause urination * Have difficulty breathing Continue To Page 14 for Concern? * The abdomen is tender to the If your abdominal pain is severe touch or if it is accompanied by any of * The pain is the result of an the following symptoms, contact injury to the abdomen VENUSVENUS your health care provider as soon * The pain lasts for several days as possible: These symptoms can be an Photos & Records #6 Hudson Street, San Ignacio Town Mexican and Belizean Telephone: 824-2101 Menu In Stock NOW: STATIONERIES: BRC School Books, Dictionary, Monday: Bible, Exercise Books, Folder Sheets, Pens, Pencils, Draft Beer $3.00 etc. Don’t forget Tuesday: A large variety of DVD and CD’s for 24 Crenshaw St. San Ignacio Tel: 824 -2730 Local Rum $3.00 Electronics ONLY $1.00 each Wednesday: Monday thru Friday Panty Ripper $3.95

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Home entertaining could be LIBRA: positively delightful, especially this September 22 to October 23 week when you may have more than The accent on socializing is very one good reason to celebrate. Lucky pronounced, making this one of the numbers: 32, 44, 58. best times of the year to connect with others, network, or date. As Mercury GEMINI: zips into Leo there will be even more May 22 to June 21 reasons to accept invitations, attend You may need intense focus to push events, and keep your social past obstacles and overcome calendar fairly full. On another note, challenges. Narrowing your focus and you could be pouring your energy into concentrating on one goal might be fixing your finances, which has to be the best way to make good progress. a good thing. Career matters are also There's a very vital and lively energy in focus, although you might need to showing up in your communication make one or two compromises if you sector. If you're dissatisfied with your want to get ahead. Lucky numbers: job, you might be tempted to look for 49, 83, 94. something else, in which case this could be a great time to apply for jobs SCORPIO: or schedule interviews. Be sure to October 24 to November 21 promote yourself on your CV! You can't hide from the spotlight, Lucky numbers: 04, 19, 29. although you might not exactly enjoy being there in the first place. Mercury's CANCER presence in Leo as of Thursday June 21 to July 21 encourages you to focus on self- Things seem to be looking up as promotion. If you're hoping to get a Mercury joins Jupiter in your new job, explore a different career financial zone. If previous months have path, or improve your business been disappointing, this week and the success, it's vital to do so. This months ahead may begin to make up month in particular offers many for it. Use this opportunity to promote opportunities to impress the right your goods and services, send out CVs, people. Mars in your sign suggests and make use of all your skills. With keeping your plans to yourself until it Mars now zipping through Scorpio, it's makes sense to unveil them. Lucky likely that creative efforts may have an numbers: 11, 28, 36. intensely passionate streak that could earn you a lot of money if promoted in SAGITTARIUS: the right circles. Lucky numbers: 62, November 22 to December 21 76, 88. Can you resist the call of the wild? With a happy accent on expanding LEO: your horizons and entering new July 24 to August 21 territory, the adventure may have only Mercury bops into your sign this begun. This week you might want to week, adding even more emphasis to commit to travel plans, or at least to Sunday, August 3, 2014 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Page 13 Page 14 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] - Sunday, August 3, 2014 Teacher Mar Laid To Rest Continued From Front Page her pupils and she could always be became her all: Savior, Lord, beloved family. She blossomed in The married couple lived I Corozal heard saying: “Oh, yes, I taught Confidante, Healer and her hope. the peace of God, and if our Lord had Town for 10 years giving birth to three him/her. He/she was a fine young Being a woman to whom family is allowed, she would have kept on Corozalenos: Marlon I (diseased), man/woman!” important, she quickly embraced the glorifying God, working as the Marlon Zenaido and Mark The beloved and loving Agustina Santa Elena Lighthouse Foursquare faithful servant that she is for the Marchan. They, subsequently, went was a dedicated teacher and an even Church family as her own and continued expansion of His kingdom. to live in the West, in Cayo, where more dedicated wife, mother and included both families in the At church she once asked in full the Mars multiplied the family even grandmother. Her family was most celebration of life, whether it was a humility if she would be allowed to more, giving birth to Marvin important to her and she made sure birthday celebration or, as evidenced take up the offering. In fact, her life Vincent, Marcel and Marjelie God knew that, pouring out her heart today, her joyous reunion with her itself is a pleasing offering to God. Carmen, their only daughter. They daily unto Him praying, petitioning, Beloved Jesus Christ, Son of God. Today, we have the assurance that she also raised Jose Luis Dominguez, beseeching, pleading, asking and One of my most memorable is before her Lord who lovingly their foster son. always giving thanks. “Hear my expressions of love is framed by accepts her offering as a fragrant After high school, Agustina started voice when I cry, Oh Lord; and Agustina and Zenaido attending aroma before Him and personally her teaching career, a career which have mercy also upon me and church together, submitting one to the welcomes her home. We also have spanned 36 years, at Ranchito answer me”. She felt that every day other. Recently, Zenaido, her beloved the knowledge that in heaven the Government School in Corozal. She, her family needed the protection of husband of almost 39 years, honored prayers of the saints that burn as subsequently, taught in other schools God so every day she cried out to her at church, publicly thanking God incense before the enthroned King of in Corozal, including her alma mater, God covering her family in prayers. for her and telling her from the altar Kings carries Agustina’s prayers: before she obtained her Teacher’s As a teacher Agustina would that he loved her, that she was a “Lord, save my family!” Diploma from the Belize Teachers regularly attend the church for the precious wife to him and humbly Losing her is painful and fills us with College in 1986. After Teachers school where she taught. However, asked her to forgive him. Agustina unbearable sorrow but knowing that College, she bade goodbye to the it was after retirement, and responded to his love, glowing with her passion and love for Jesus made school children of Corozal resuming enlargement of the family to include the same radiance as on the day they her an over-comer, worthy to sit at her teaching at the schools in the Cayo in-laws and grandchildren, that she got married, and, humbly, asked the throne of Jesus who also District: Sacred Heart, Santa Elena, sensed she really needed God in her Zenaido to also forgive her. What a overcame and now sits at the throne Faith Nazarene and Howard Smith life. The start of the year 2014 saw a joyous time that was for Agustina, the of God, we have the strength to Nazarene. She mostly taught infants transformational change in her life as healing power of God through rejoice and to whisper a prayer in the lower division, and besides well as in the life of her husband, forgiveness where love is restored today saying: “Thank you Jesus!” being a teacher she was also at times Zenaido, when both, independently, and the heart strengthened to face May the Lord of comfort be with Vice Principal and even Principal. sought the God of creation and found tomorrow and to keep on hoping for us in this time of mourning. Miss Mar, the teacher, never forgot a merciful, heavenly Father. Jesus the health and wellbeing of her Amen Everything In The Abdominal Pain Universe Has Rhythm, Continued From Page 10 barium swallows or enemas, an medications or herbal endoscopy, X-ray, ultrasound, or Everything Dances. supplements? CT scan. * Are you pregnant? How Is Abdominal Pain Maya Angelou * Does any activity such as Treated? eating or lying on one side Treating abdominal pain “This is your relieve the pain? depends on its cause. Treatments UDP * Have you been injured can range from medications for recently? inflammation, GERD, or ulcers, Government Once an initial evaluation has to antibiotics for infections, to at work in the been completed, your health care changes in personal behavior for normal course” provider may have you undergo abdominal pain caused by certain Hon. Dean some tests to help find the cause foods or beverages. In some Barrow, of your pain. These may include cases, such as appendicitis and a Prime Minister stool or urine tests, blood tests, hernia, surgery is necessary. of Belize Publisher: to Nyani K. Azueta- NOTICE [email protected] August For further Dear Readers information please Editor: & Contributors: “The Newspaper that call Sherlene Dawson 804-4900 or cares and dares to Kindly forward 626-8822 bring out the truth” all Ads, Office Tel: Letters, Articles, We thank you all #42 George Price Highway, 804-4900 Comments and for your continuous Santa ElenaTown, Humor support over the Cayo District, Cell: 626-8822 years. Belize, CA [email protected] Sunday, August 3, 2014 - STAR - Tels: 626-8822 & 804-4900 - Email:[email protected] Page 15 Transforming Falcon Field And More SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo, Thursday, July 31, 2014: With all the activities happening you might be wondering what is happening on Falcon Field in San Ignacio? It’s the commencement of the rolling out of projects countrywide under the Belize Infrastructure Limited (BIL) an initiative of the government of Belize and in particular the Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow. The government of Belize has committed a whopping 30 million dollars, five million for each of the six districts, for the transformation of major sporting facilities. In transforming the concept to reality, Prime

Minister Barrow spoke of the possibilities that will be trans- court and other major improve- Joseph Andrews Drive. implementation of “Signature formed to reality. The project ments that will drastically Other “Signature Projects” to Projects” in all six districts of entails the spending of over 1 enhance this sporting facility. be undertaken in the Cayo district the nation. “Something” he said million dollars for the total A transformed Falcon Field will include works on the Victor “of which every Belizean should transformation of this sporting be complemented with major Galvez Stadium, the Broaster be proud”. facility. It includes the construc- improvements, now nearing Stadim and the Santa Elena The Falcon Field is one of those tion of a roof over the basketball completion, on the adjacent Football Stadium. Also in the Cayo district, the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in the capital city Belmopan will undergo total transformation. While these “Signature Projects” are being implemented countrywide, another spin off of this venture is the hundreds of jobs that will be created.

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