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Friday, July 16, 2021 AMANDALABelize Page 1 NO. 3474 BELIZE CITY, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 (40 PAGES) $1.50 Boy, 14, killed by police Placencia Peninsula, Stann Creek location, and upon arrival, they District, Thurs. July 15, 2021 encountered two or three young Last night, a 14-year-old boy men. They saw them running, and CWU gets PBL who was vacationing in Placencia in the process of doing so one of with his parents was shot and the officers fired a single shot and killed by a police officer. The the shot caught one of the to resume victim, identified as Laddie individuals who was running. Gillett, was reportedly running in The person who was shot was dialogue the direction of Chabil Mar Villas, later identified to be a 14-year- the hotel at which he and his old, a resident of Chaa Creek family were staying, when the Lodge in Cayo.” shooting occurred. The boy was reportedly on his According to reports, the teen way back to the hotel after was trying to avoid being caught walking a young lady home when outdoors during curfew hours and he was fatally wounded by police. was rushing back to the hotel with He was taken to the Placencia another young man when he was Polyclinic, where he was shot from behind by officers who pronounced dead on arrival. were responding to a complaint “We have recorded statements made by a resort on the peninsula. from the officers involved, as In a statement to the media well as the watchman, and the Commissioner of Police, Chester resort that there were some people other young man who was with the Williams said, “Police received a looking suspicious in the area. Based call from a security guard from a on that, police responded to the Please turn toPage 37 Epsilon variant in Belize PBL says BELIZE CITY, Thurs. July 15, 2021 Today, representatives from the BELIZE CITY, Wed. July Christian Workers Union (CWU) met end go-slow 14, 2021 with a team from the Ministry of A mutated form of the Labor at the Ministry’s office on COVID-19 virus that was Albert Street in Belize City, where found in some samples the union was informed of the dates which were tested in Belize on which the Port of Belize Limited and that was feared to be the (PBL) is available to meet with union Delta variant, was reps to discuss matters of great Please turn toPage 39 Please turn toPage 39 Belizean anti-vaxxers BMDA condemns anti- go public vaxxers’ misinformation by Kory Leslie (freelance writer) BELIZE CITY. Thurs. July 15, 2021 Today, the management of the Port BELIZE CITY, Tues. July 13, 2021 of Belize Limited (PBL) hosted a late Following a press conference press conference as a response to the staged by the newly formed Belize public statements of the Christian Rights and Justice Movement Workers Union (CWU). Evan “Mose” (BRJM), at which the group publicly Hyde, CWU president, has lamented brandished its anti-vaccine message the PBL’s lack of response to the and its plans for organized resistance, union’s efforts to get it to address issues (See story on page 37) the Belize Medical and Dental that could affect the livelihood and Association (BMDA) quickly issued well-being of the union’s members in Recall fails: a public statement in an effort to a major way. Hyde had described the staunch the spread of the group’s decision of the union’s members to Faber hangs on! alleged misinformation. The Please turn toPage 4 (See story on page 4) Please turn toPage 38 Page 2 AMANDALABelize Friday, July 16, 2021 Tropical wave floods the South result, over property was seen the course of floating away from just one his flooded home night, various while he was away. village Members of residents neighboring villages began to see are also in dire their straits, as they cannot roadways, move their cows, bridges and sheep, chickens etc. even their to higher ground due homes being to flooded roads. submerged Residents of Blue under water. Creek and Mafredi Since then, Village are also many being evacuated farmers and from their homes, by Kory Leslie (freelance writer) owners of where they say livestock have been struggling to water has risen to Belize City, Wed. July 14, 2021 transport cattle across streets that destructive levels On Tuesday night a tropical wave remain under water. One such village and where the river swept over southern Belize, where, is San Vicente, where, according to is about twenty-five according to meteorologists, there multiple residents, there has never to thirty feet above was five inches of rainfall within a been this level of flooding. the bridge. The span of just thirty-six hours. As a According to witnesses, a man’s conditions in these southern villages might be compounded by Flooding in Toledo 5C’s and CDF sign MOU another tropical wave that, according to the National our emergency responders will be, Meteorological Services’ forecast, as Cabinet on Tuesday had will be affecting the country over announced an extension to the the weekend. These rains will add lockdown in the southern villages to the swell of the Moho River, the of Barranco, Midway and Conejo Temash River and the Rio Grande until July 31, 2021 due to a surge River, which have all been in COVID-19 cases. Notably, declared to be at flood level. flooding has also been recorded in Citizens are waiting to see now San Pedro Colombia and at the what the next move of the GOB and Triple L’s Farms of Mafredi. Two targeted CEO Rodinald Soomer and Dr. Colin Yound shootings in San Pedro BELMOPAN, Wed. July 14, 2021 climate change front within our Yesterday, the Caribbean region. by Dayne Guy Community Climate Change Centre Recently, the CDF developed a (5C’s) and the CARICOM financial instrument to facilitate SAN PEDRO, Development Fund (CDF) signed an climate mitigation through a credit Ambergris Caye, Tues. MOU formalizing their cooperation risk abatement facility. This facility July 13, 2021 as sister CARICOM institutions. seeks to create a structured approach Over the weekend and The MOU covers key areas to climate mitigation. leading into Monday centered on the pursuit of climate The release additionally notes that night, there were two change adaptation strategies in the 5C’s “will focus more on climate targeted shootings on the member states, as well as the adaptation”. According to CEO island of San Pedro. mainstreaming of Climate-Proofed Soomer, that area represents perhaps The first of the two Development within CARICOM, “the biggest gap, in terms of shootings occurred on promotion of climate-resilient unsatisfied needs of the region.” Saturday night around investments, and development of Dr. Colin Young, Executive 8:45 at the Clumsy innovative financing mechanisms. Director of the 5C’s, said, “By Restaurant and Bar, which is situated Gongora fell victim to the second The MOU, which was signed pursuing the areas of focus articulated in the San Mateo area of San Pedro. shooting incident in San Pedro. It is virtually, signals the start of a in the MOU, we will not only be able It is reported that 35-year-old Luis reported that Gongora was riding his partnership that will be leveraged to to deliver on our respective Abner Tun was a customer at the bike in the DFC area of San Pedro improve climate resilience across the mandates, but also leverage the restaurant when an unknown man of Town when he was approached by region, a release from the two expertise and experience of each of dark complexion entered the three men. organizations states. our institutions to improve the quality establishment. One of the men was carrying a gun, The Chief Executive Officer of the of lives of the people on the ground Shortly after entering the restaurant, with which he fired nine shots in CDF, Rodinald Soomer, said, “What as it relates to climate change the unidentified man pulled out a gun Gongora’s direction. Gongora was I like about our agreement is the adaptation and resilience.” and fired several shots directly at hit by two of the bullets. simplicity, the sharp focus.” He The 5C’s has earned accreditation Tun, who was hit multiple times, but He was rushed to the San Pedro added, “The MOU is reflective of our from the Green Climate Fund, which survived the attack. He was rushed Polyclinic for treatment and was later common understanding of our gives the center the ability to readily to the San Pedro Polyclinic for transported to the Karl Heusner respective mandates, and we have mobilize climate financing. treatment and was later transported Memorial Hospital. Gongora is now identified the area where they Dr. Young stated, “ I believe there to the Karl Heusner Memorial listed in a stable condition, and is intersect, and wherein our execution, will be natural opportunities to work Hospital in Belize City, where he is recovering from his gunshot injuries. our actions can be complementary.” together to continue to leverage now listed in a stable but critical The police continue to investigate The agreement is expected to public and private finance to create condition. the two shootings, but have not yet provide much-needed synergy long-term sustainable impact on the About 2 days later, around 9:30 identified the suspected gunmen in between relevant bodies on the ground.” p.m. on Monday, 25-year-old Joshua either of the two incidents. Friday, July 16, 2021 AMANDALABelize Page 3 Musa denies anti-vaxxers’ mandatory vaccine claims BELIZE CITY, Wed.