Sunday, May 30, 2021 Vol. 24 No. 22

Vol. 24 No. 22 Sunday, May 30, 2021 Page 2 THE GUARDIAN Sunday, May 30, 2021 Chilling Message to Public Servants: “Dis da My [expletive] Govament Now!” By Shane D. Williams “Dis da my govament now.” govament now.” fires scores of Transport The video that caused They made an example of Dr. W h e n C h e b a t h i r e d Department employees on public outrage of Michel Manza first by removing him a “transition team” with no George Price Day without Chebat’s driver, Hamid Awe, from office then by tarnishing healthcare experience a couple cause, then goes on national verbally abusing police officers his reputation with allegations days after election to lucrative television to say that it is time attached to the San Ignacio of causing death by negligence. contracts in the Ministry of for his people to eat, that is them police station is only shocking The ease at which they took Health, that is them saying, “Dis saying, “Dis da my [expletive] to individuals not working in the down Dr. Manza emboldened da my [expletive] govament govament now.” public service of Belize. Acts the Chebat regime to take down now.” When Chebat’s ministry When Jules Vasquez asked like Awe’s threat of termination anybody else. fired gatemen, drivers and Julius Espat if he really issued to the police officers have been When a senior finance maintenance staff at health 100 infrastructure contracts normalized by goons of this officer was transferred for facilities across the country without open tender and his PUP administration. “Dis da my challenging a questionable without cause, that is them response was “more”, that [expletive] govament now” is payment order for repairs to saying, “Dis da my [expletive] is them saying, “Dis da my this administration’s governing Minister Chebat’s personal govament now.” [expletive] govament now.” mantra and they have been true vehicle that is them saying, “Dis When public servants in When the Minister of Public to it. da my [expletive] govament Dangriga were transferred for Service mocks the union protest When Michel Chebat’s now.” When Chebat’s ministry raising concerns about a move saying they are wasting their political appointees removed a disregarded the recommendation from their current location time; when Dolores shuts down national hero like Dr. Marvin of a legitimate tendering process to a Zabaneh owned building social assistance programs to Manzanero from his Director of in order to choose Chebat’s condemned by health officials as “clean up the list”; when Mai Health Services office, put him relative over legitimate auto unsafe, that is them saying, “Dis facilitates illegal cattle trading; to sit down with the secretaries dealers as supplier of six vehicles da my [expletive] govament when at the instructions of and took away his assigned for over $350,000 that is them now.” Cordel Hyde public servants vehicle, that is them saying, saying, “Dis da my [expletive] When Rodwell Ferguson were locked out of their office at the Lands Department a day after election and roughed up by police; when Prime Minister FORMER BELMOPAN MAYOR Briceno said there are so many nepotistic appointments because KHALID BELISLE NAMED UDP SENATOR there is limited talent in Belize. Former Mayor of Belmopan, until Belisle completed his (b) of the Belize Constitution, that is them saying, “Dis da my Khalid Belisle is taking up his duties as Mayor. I hereby nominate Mr. Khalid [expletive] govament now.” new position as UDP Senator in The transition is now being Belisle to fill the seat that will Public officers across this the National Assembly. made as the Opposition Leader be left vacant by Senator Aldo country walk on egg shells As had been indicated wrote the Governor General on Salazar.” around the political operatives by Leader of the Opposition, Thursday, May 20 indicating, “In In announcing the transition, brought into the work place by Honorable Patrick Faber when accordance with Section 64(2) Hon. Patrick Faber remarked, “I this new administration. Many he initially named the party’s (e) of the Belize Constitution, once again take the opportunity are intimidated, psychologically three senators for the Thirteenth I hereby write to advise Your to thank Senator Aldo Salazar for and verbally abused at work. National Assembly, Senator Excellency to declare the seat of his outstanding work as Senator The only thing shocking about Aldo Salazar would have been Senator Aldo Salazar vacant. In and congratulate the incoming Hamid Awe’s behavior is that it holding the seat temporarily accordance with Section 61 (4) Senator Khalid Belisle.” was caught on video. The Guardian Protecting Freedom Rights Democracy EDITOR: Alfonso Noble ADVERTISING Louis Thompson COMPOSITOR: Kristen Jimenez REPORTER: Jem Smith 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, May 30, 2021 Page 4 THE GUARDIAN Sunday, May 30, 2021 PUP crony back Contract officers in action with including PM’s sister contraband gas raping the public purse One of the old corrupt contraband goods which are The very minute the PUP untouched every single month. names of the PUP administration flooding into the country via the administration took office in Leslie is joined by the likes between 1998 and 2008 has informal Bullet tree crossing in November of last year, their of Graciana Briceño Nah. She is resurfaced once again in and out of Guatemala. cronies lined up to get cushy, the sister of the Prime Minister. blatant illegal activities. The This crossing has been high-paying contract jobs within In December of last year, the Enforcement arm of the Customs normalized by the PUP the new administration. Highest Government of Belize engaged Department conducted an administration which allows on the list of contract officers her services on a contractual basis operation early on Wednesday for the free flow of cattle out is Stuart Leslie, the Cabinet to serve as the Prime Minister’s morning when they were able of Belize. While the Minister Secretary. He came in on contract secretary for two years. She now to intercept two 3000 gallon of Agriculture claims that the at a whopping $81,400 per year. receives $40,000 yearly and tankers of fuel coming into country benefits greatly for the This was so, despite the fact that at the end of her contract will Belize illegally via the Bullet informal exportation of cattle, the country was reeling financially receive10% of her contract as Tree border point. what is not know is the volume from the Covid-19 pandemic. He gratuity. The bowsers came across of uncustomed items which are grosses $6,783.33 per month after While that may be standard with their cargo valued at some brought back into the country taxes and deductions, he takes contractual pay outs, what isn’t 20 thousand dollars each. Reports when the trucks return into home $6,429.04. While that may is a $300 monthly incentive reaching the Guardian indicate Belize. be quite the king’s ransom, it does allowance which is not contained that the bowsers operate as a It is a large looming problem not end there, he also receives within the contract itself. matter of routine, making their that the PUP administration an additional $750 in housing The contract was just made way into Belize City, offloading has chosen to greenlight and and entertainment allowance. public and as that took place it at two points, a gas station over the past few months it has Additionally he gets $250 in continues to raise the ire of public as well as a bus depot. From emboldened at least one PUP telephone allowance. All told we officers. The leadership of the there the bowsers full up once crony of bus fame to openly are looking at $7,429.04. What he Public Service Union is claiming again, legally in Belize City move fuel into Belize. With the takes home weekly is more than that an incentive allowance is and transport fuel back to the price of fuel selling in Guatemala what most public officers earn in only granted to public officers Cayo district. Based on our at just under 8 dollars a gallon, an entire month. who hold over higher positions information the tankers make as the fuel contrabandit is making That being the case however, than their substantive posts. many as 2 trips per week with the quite a profit when the fuel is it is noteworthy that while the Meanwhile the government uncustomed fuel. It is a major sold in Belize City at a cheaper Briceño administration is urging is proceeding with the salary cut bust for the custom’s department price than what the price is public officers to take a salary cut, and increment freeze against which struggles to keep up with officially. there is no salary cut reflected in a public officers which is being salaries register provided to The vehemently resisted by those UDP Leader makes Guardian. His salary comes in affected. appearance on Gang boss’ killer Wave Morning Show found guilty of murder By Jem Smith catch up to him. He was taken One man, charged for the to the hospital for treatment to 2016 shooting murder of Gerald his injuries and later charged “Shiney” Tillett, has been found with murder and two counts of guilty and will be sentenced for attempted murder.

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