Wild City Shootout – Police Shoot One, Get Two Guns

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

There was a wild shootout in the Lake Independence area this evening – but quick police response has led to the recovery of two weapons, and the detention of two suspects, who were both shot.
It happened just before 5:00 pm on Flamboyant Street. Two men started shooting at each other, and 7news has confirmed that over 20 rounds were fired. Police from precinct two arrived while the shootout was happening. They report that one of the men pointed his weapon at a police officer, who fired back, hitting him in the arm.
The gunman’s weapon, a 9 millimeter pistol with an extended clip, fell to the ground and police recovered it. The other man ran off and police set chase, recovered his weapon from the area where he had been standing. It was a 380 pistol. He was reportedly shot three times in his foot.

Both men are in the hospital under police guard. Reports we have received say the names are Deon Ferguson and Ryan Myles.

Wilfred Peters, The Third Killed

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Gun violence had subsided in the city for the past two months – but last night there was a killing which had all the marks of a gang related execution. The victim had a famous name: Wilfred Peters, The Third – grandson of the great brukdown legend. But his death was the kind of event befitting the notorious, not the famous. Daniel Ortiz tried to find out how he got murdered inside his own house.

Daniel Ortiz reporting
Today the family of 26 year old Wilfred Peters III was back at his house looking for an explanation as to what made 3 gunmen ambush him in the safety of his own home. He only lived there for about 1 month, and he probably wanted to increase his security. That's probably why he had video camera surveillance partially installed. If it only were capturing, what a brutal attack it would have caught on tape.

Wilfred Peters Jr. - Father of Deceased
"About after 2 last night they called and told us that they killed my son, he's my only child in my life."

Daniel Ortiz
"Do you know how it happened sir?"

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"They shot him - he got about 5 shots."

Daniel Ortiz
"He was in his bed right?"

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"Yes he was in his bed."

Police believe that his assailants were three men who got into to the house and made sure that he couldn’t escape. Once inside, they shot him indiscriminately.

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"They stamped down his door and he was asleep because he was in his boxers and they gave him five shots."

His father is still trying to understand what would prompt 3 gunmen to barricade him in and end his life in that graphic fashion. He says that this tragic situation could have been worse.

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"Well he is a hard working person and he works with Boots and just got his house. He hasn't even lived there for a month and we heard he had some 'hard talk' with three people so I don't know who it is but I will leave it in God's hands. I thank God his girlfriend didn't come with him too because maybe they would have killed him too."

Peters is named after his grand father, the Late Great Mr. Wilfred Peters, leader of the Boom and Chime band. His father said that he was close with his grandfather.

Daniel Ortiz
"How close were they?"

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"Very close - we are just trying to cope with my father's death and so my sisters came from the states because it's been three years since he died and now they killed my son."

Carla Peters-Rodriguez - Aunt of Deceased
"We called him 'papach' from he's a small boy and my dad used to call him like that from he was a baby. From we know him he is a loving person and is always making noise, the house could be quiet and when he comes the house gets noisy when he opens his big mouth."

The family says that they will find it difficult to get over this loss.

Wilfred Peters Jr.
"I don't know how I will rebuild my life. I always see it on the TV how people are crying and I didn't know it would have come to my door. They killed my only son, he's the only one in my life - I have step son and step daughters but I will leave it in God's hands."

Carla Peters-Rodriguez
"The thing that burns me is I always tell my nephew - he is like a son to me, I always tell him that he should never take anyone's life because he can see how the parent's feel and he should never do that. So why someone would just come and take his life?. I'm hope he's happy."

Peters leaves behind a 2 year-old son, Wilfred Peters The Fourth. The land that his house was built on was given to him by his grandfather, and the house was built by Minister Anthony “Boots” Martinez, who is his boss.

Chinese Businessman Killed By Employee

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Police got the report of the Peters murder at 2:20 am, and twenty minutes later, they got another report, this one at mile 12 on the Western Highway. The murder had happened earlier in the morning, around 1:00 am when a Chinese business-owner was fatally clubbed across the head by his own employee. We found out more today.

Daniel Ortiz reporting
There are more questions than answers in the murder of 42 year-old Wei Tao Liu, which happened at his foam factory at 12 ½ miles at on the Western Highway. His family isn’t speaking with the media, but we have confirmed that they were witnesses to the entire incident.

Police say that his own employee was the one who hit Liu in the back of his head with a blunt object. That blow was massive, and he died on the spot.

ASP Chris Noble - Regional Executive Officer
"We had an incident in the area of the foam factory. The police did visit and we do have a male person that was injured and has been transferred to the hospital. That person succumbed and subsequent to that our investigations has led us to record some statements and the matter is still ongoing. The suspect in this case or the person of interest in this case has not been detained and we're hopeful that he will."

Reporter
"Have you been able to establish what the motive was? Was there a dispute before?"

ASP Chris Noble
"That is unknown at this stage we're still looking into what circumstances led to the injuries."

Daniel Ortiz
"Sir, can you tell us what is the relationship between the deceased and the person of interest?"

ASP Chris Noble
"The relationship, I can't say. But I can say that he was a worker at the establishment because it is a place of business that the incident occurred."

Lee Mark Chang - Friend of the Deceased
"I was told that supposedly there were three employees at the factory where this happened and two of the workers gave statements that they saw when the third person attacked the employer."

And while no one has any idea as to what caused this employee to bash Liu in the head, it is also unknown why he then stole his vehicle, and abandoned it later on.

Reporter
"The vehicle in front of which you are standing was allegedly stolen by this person of interest? Yes? Can you say where the vehicle was retrieved?"

ASP Chris Noble
"We did retrieve a vehicle in the area in Hattieville village that has been confirmed to be for the deceased."

Reporter
"But you can't say that it was stolen by the suspect?"

ASP Chris Noble
"That is a matter for the investigation."

Lee Mark Chang
"I found out that the vehicle was recovered and I'm not too sure his intentions but it was abandoned and the police has already recovered the vehicle."

But one thing that is certain is that his family is devastated by his sudden loss.

Lee Mark Chang
"Of course the family is distraught of this happening. He has two kids whom are in High School and the wife is really taking it very hard. I've spoken with her and told her to stand strong because she has to take care of the two younger kids."

As a result, the Local Chinese Community is offering a reward for information to the police, which leads to his arrest.

Lee Mark Chang
"I was awaken this morning with the information that my friend was murdered this morning supposedly by one of his employees. We've come in contact with the police department and they have informed us that he is on the run so in order for his quick arrest - the Chinese Association is ready to give a $5,000 reward."

The deceased was the father of two children. Police are looking for Honduran Christian Alexander Mejia Munoz to assist them in their investigation.

Shot At Park Concert, Paralyzed, Gregory Jones Dies

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Two weeks ago, we told you about Gregory Jones. He’s the 22 year old who was shot out at the BTL Park in December when a gang brawl broke out at a public concert. Jones was left paralyzed from the chest downwards and was experiencing a severe case of bedsores on his legs and buttocks. His family was on the news trying to raise money to get Jones across the border for better medical assistance. But today all hopes for a speedy recovery expired after Jones succumbed to his injuries at around 12:45 this afternoon at the KHMH.

We spoke to his family this evening who informed us that a bar-b-q sale was set up for this Saturday out at the Sikaffy empty parking lot on Bishop Street to raise funds for his medical expenses. The bar-b-que will proceed, but this time to raise money for his funeral and his first child, which is on the way.

Accused of Killing Boyfriend, Woman Gets Off Manslaughter

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

A jury acquitted 26 year-old Leshawn Lino of manslaughter last night in Justice Adolph Lucas’s courtroom. Lino was accused of slicing her boyfriend, 23 year-old Shamir Henry, on his throat which caused his death on September 2, 2010.
Well, Lino stood trial before Justice Lucas, and a just after 7:30 p.m. last night, she got a not guilty verdict from the jury after a little less than 2 and half hours of deliberation.

We got a chance to speak with both Lino and her attorney, Brian Neal, after they got the positive outcome. Neal told us that there were too many loose ends that the prosecution couldn’t tie up, and that evidence came out that Henry had abused Lino. Here’s how that conversation went with both of them.

Bryan Neal, Attorney for the Defense
"Well we had put forward three defenses, first was that it wasn't the accused who in fact inflicted this wound, the second was the defense of accident, and third defense was self defense."

Daniel Ortiz
"So can you explain to us the rational behind those three defenses Sir, it seems a bit strange that you would offer them a choice, conceading that she might be guilty of inflicting the injury but not of an actual legal criminality?"

Bryan Neal, Attorney for the Defense
"Well as you know the constitution allows you to defend yourself if you are under threat. What came out in the court was that the deceased was beating the accused; he had punched her in the head, kicked her in the stomach and on her c-section cut and produced a knife and was about to stab her and it was when he was going to do that, that she defended herself. The primary defense was that she was not the one who inflicted the wound, in fact the doctor's under cross examination said that the deceased might have stabbed himself. So it was never clear whether the accused was the person who inflicted the wound and as such I believe the jury must have felt that they were not sure that she was the one who inflicted the wound and such they return a not guilty verdict. But let me just say, that in the context of what we are seeing in the society where women and under threat - we saw a mother Felicia Chen - which we are very pleased with the verdict because it sends a very clear message to men who believe that they can beat women, that women can defend themselves, and we are very happy that the jury saw it that way and sent a clear message to the society that women beating is not tolerable in Belize"

Daniel Ortiz
"Okay so how strong was the evidence that Ms. Lino was being abused by her common law husband or boyfriend?"

Bryan Neal, Attorney for the Defense
"Well even the Mother of the deceased was saying she knew that the accused, well not the accused anymore, Miss Lino, was in a domestic abusive relationship so it was very clear that all along, for years he had been beating her very badly."

Daniel Ortiz
"This case has been hanging over your head; how long have you been dealing with this?"

Leshawn Lino, Acquitted of Manslaughter
"Wow, approximately almost three years"

Daniel Ortiz
"And what emotions are you going through now; now that it is over?"

Leshawn Lino
"Well now that it is over it's a big weight that was lifted off my shoulder. It was very difficult. I have never been in this position before so it's very terrifying and you really need to be strong and I have really good moral support and family around so they made it a bit easy just trying to be very supportive."

Daniel Ortiz
"How about your kids, I mean you risked having to go to prison and they would have been without their mother?"

Leshawn Lino
"Wow, I am sure they will be very happy to see me when I reach home"

Daniel Ortiz
"So what's the next step for you? How are you going to rebuild your life after going through something like this?"

Leshawn Lino, Acquitted of Manslaughter
"Wow, well I was thinking about some counseling and try to rebuild and doing different steps in trying to get back a normal routine."

Lino has 3 children, one of which she shared with Henry.

McAfee OW House Goes Down In Flames

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

The John McAfee compound on the outskirts of Orange Walk Town at the Tower Hill Bridge, burnt down this afternoon. As these pictures show, the two main structures were destroyed. The fire started at 1:00 this afternoon when a bush fire enveloped the compound. Property Manager Noel Codd is reported to have said that he was informed of the encroaching bush fire and called the Fire Department, but by the time they got there, the bush fire had overtaken the wooden buildings and flattened them. Codd estimates the value of the buildings at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars each.
The buildings are of some significance in terms of the trajectory of the Mcafee’s demise in Belize – because that’s where the GSU led an intensive search almost exactly two years ago in May of 2012. They found a bunch of guns and enough ammunition for a small army. They briefly detained McAfee and set him off on a paranoid excursion which saw him re-locate to San Pedro, and ultimately disappear after his neighbor, American Greg Faull was murdered.

Since then, McAfee has systematically sold off his san Pedro assets and the Orange Walk Property at the southern foot of the tower hill bridge also had a “for sale” sign on it.

SJC Suspension, A Slight Reprieve

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Last night, we told you about the situation which was brewing at Saint John’s College, well it seems that a compromise has been struck.
As we told you, the 3rd form class, 3D, was suspended en masse and faced the threat of academic failure because of a stolen cellular phone belonging to one of the female teachers.
The entire class was suspected of having information that could lead the administration to discover the culprit. The problem is that the students all denied that they had any such information, and the principal was determined to get to the bottom of the situation.
They were suspended and parents called us in an uproar to complain that her disciplinary action is too extreme. That forced a meeting today between the parents, the 3d students in their casual clothes and the administration, and they came to a resolution.
The students from 3D must participate in mandatory community service this weekend, and if they don’t do so, they will be expelled. They return on Monday, a few days before their final exams, and it is uncertain how this loss of time in the class will affect their preparedness.

It is still not known how the cellular phone was stolen, and by who, but apparently, the culprits made mass prank calls with it.

An Agenda For All

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

This morning, the National Women’s Commission launched the Revised National Gender Policy. The policy is a follow up to a situation analysis – and it will now specify actions or commitments to address issues of gender inequality. Lead consultant Adele Catzim Sanchez explains that the policy is designed to reflect changing times:…

Adele Catzim-Sanchez, Consultant
"Life changes over time and there are new emerging issues that have come to our attention over the last few years and one of those critical areas is the commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents and so the national gender policy includes those things and it makes specific commitments for how the Government will address that situation and that's just one of the situations. We have other things like the accidents; the number of accidents that are affecting men on the road. You know men die more from road accidents than women but also the gun violence; that's a gender equity issue that is now in the updated national gender policy so it's not just a women's document as people would tend to believe but it truly embodies all the issues that affect us as human beings, being male or female, young or old"

Ann-Marie Williams - Executive Director NWC
"The last labor participation rate shows that men are employed almost two to one over women. It's always amazing to me how do we look at women graduating three to one, officially three to one, over their counterparts at the University; the highest level of education we have in Belize and somehow that is not translated as part of the labor force participation rate. Women work a lot in the tourism sector but they work at the lower rounds of the tourism sector and women stay in school longer getting these high levels of education; base line study is in effect, needed, because we need to see where the women are going. They're not essentially in politics in the highest levels, we know that, and they are not in the work force. Where are the gaps? Or maybe, where are the chasms? Because something is going on but don't have the data"

Jules Vasquez
"Is this systematic discrimination?"

Ann-Marie Williams
"We're not sure; we don't have the data to definitely put our fingers on it" And while the 50 page document addresses all that – it also speaks to what is called gender identity. That sounds suspiciously like that hot-button issue LBGT, or what might be called UNIBAM. Interesting because in court the state is upholding anti-sodomy laws, so we tried to get some clarification."

Adele Catzim-Sanchez
"It also includes sexual harassment that happens within the work place and it includes rape that happens either at home or on the streets but it also includes all the harassment and the discrimination against persons because of their gender, orientation or sexual identity. One of the things that we had to make sure, for example, is that sexual minority issues are also represented in the national gender policy because gender orientation is also a gender issue."

Reporter
"I'm asking if the women's commission supports the removal of that portion of the penal code regarding sodomy because you say you are referring to sexual orientation."

Ann-Marie Williams
"Regarding the code, I cannot speak for the women's commission and we never had a statement out on that but the policy speaks to the constitution. Part of the preamble of the policy speaks that in 1981 the constitution says that all citizens of Belize are part of this gender equality mix and that they are..."

Reporter
"But they did not refer to sexual orientation"

Ann-Marie Williams
"I'm telling you, they're part of the gender equality mix and they should not be discriminated against, regardless of their race, color, creed, political affiliations, or sex and is part of the preamble policy and is the constitution"

Reporter
"So basically you are saying the policy and the constitution supports UNIBAM, that's what you are saying?'

Ann-Marie Williams
"I am not saying that and don't try to put me to saying that; the policy is saying that all Belizeans have a right to non discrimination regardless of race, sex, color or creed and make sure you quote me correctly."

Ok then!

Of note is that funds have been received for the implementation of a national plan of action to address gender based violence.

UB Students, Professor Allege Rip-off By School

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Near the end of every academic year, students from the Junior Colleges around the country start to make preparations to transfer to different tertiary institutions, be it local, regional, or international.
And that is always a stressful process because often times, they have to be accepted into the school, and they must prove that they have the financing to afford it.
They have one other additional burden in which they must painstakingly and tediously go through all their courses that they’ve taken over the 2 years to see if they will be accepted at the new institution to count toward their bachelor’s degree.

Well, one group of students, led by their professor Patrick Menzies, has come out swinging at the University of Belize. That’s because according to them, UB rejects a lot of credits and courses offered by junior colleges which count toward the undergraduate degree, and most of the time, those rejected courses are the same ones offered by the University.

The second issue is that they say UB over-charges Bachelor’s students by 300 percent when they offer those same per-requisite courses to Associates students for far less.

They say they’ve conducted intensive study on this issue, and today, they presented findings to media.

Liannie Torres – UB Student
"What happens when these courses are not being transferred; we have some students that fight for it that follow some procedures in showing their course outlines etc to see what could be done. In most cases what happens is that the paper sits there and they are not being revised at the time so when the time comes to register. The student registers for the course because there are courses that are not offered in really scarce times so the student then decides that since he is having problems with transferability he decides to take the same course that didn't transfer so now as research, one of the students he was about to take the exam; when he got to know that his course did transfer so what does this mean so he has wasted money and most importantly the student has wasted time."

Nichole Zetina – Bachelor’s Student, UB
"Bachelor students must retake associate classes at UB and pay a bachelor fee. Associate classes are priced at $29.00 per class while bachelor classes are priced at $90.00 per class, therefore, bachelor students are being charged 300% the real cost of associate level classes; this is 61.00 over charging per each class that the student has to retake. The ATLIB community looked at courses at the junior college level to ensure that all courses that are 80% compatible with all UB courses get transferred to the University. The goal of this committee is to achieve 100% transferability from junior colleges to the University of Belize. The practice at UB, however, is that some advisers accept these classes while some do not. UB then decides that students must retake classes as a prerequisite and then charges that student a bachelor fee for an associate class. UB is then raping the bachelor students at 300%, the real cost of associate level classes. There are bachelor students taking prerequisite classes sitting in a classroom with associate students and paying 270.00 meanwhile their associate classmates are only paying 87.00 per for the same class, therefore, the Ministry of Education is also being ripped for bachelor students who they provide a scholarship to. For every one student that the Ministry is paying for, they could have been helping three students"

We hope to get a response from UB tomorrow.

Wrecked GOB Prado Is A Write-Off

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

Yesterday, 7News told you about the accident near the Data Pro Compound in which at around 3 p.m.
As we reported, a Toyota Prado with government plates which flipped and tumbled off the road. 4 prison officers were hitching a ride, and they received injures.
As we told you, the officers responding to the accident found contraband beer, and today, the media asked the Regional Executive Officer to comment on that find.

Here’s how he responded:

Daniel Ortiz
"It was an accident in which the police had to respond to and they found a contraband licquor in the vehicle"

ASP Chris Noble - Regional Executive Officer
"We had an accident that we did respond to involving a Government vehicle but regards to contraband, I believe they were damaged, beer on scene but to say that it was inside the vehicle or had been there prior to the vehicle being in the accident, I can't say"

Daniel Ortiz
"So can you tell us about the beer Sir, is it legal?

ASP Chris Noble
"I wouldn't be able to say"

The person who was driving the vehicle is a public officer, and according to Noble, he’s been charged with taking a conveyance without permission. That’s because he allegedly didn’t have permission to drive the vehicle. He is expected to be arraigned at the earliest convenience. The hundred thousand dollar vehicle is, for all intents and purposes, a write off.

What Killed Angel Chiac?

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

48 hours ago, on Tuesday night at around 8:00, 22 year old Angel Chiac was found dead on the side of the Northern Highway near mile 26. He had last been seen alive half an hour earlier at a bus shed near to where he was found. His body showed no signs of violence and today we asked the officer in charge of the rural Belize District if foul play was involved.

ASP Chris Noble - Regional Executive Officer
"In Biscayne, to be exact, we do have an autopsy being conducted on a male person that was found on the highway and was pronounced dead at the hospita. The autopsy is yet to reveal what are the causes of death; what may have lead to his demise"

Daniel Ortiz
"Have you guys been able to identify who the person is?"

ASP Chris Noble
"Yes, that I believe has been released in a press release but I'll give you the name as soon as we are off"

A post mortem was scheduled for this afternoon.

PROFILE

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

It’s Education Showcase week two, and tonight’s profile is of a career educator, CLORISELA TORRES. Her story is not so much about teaching, as it is about learning, the hard way. This child from San Roman Rio Hondo in Orange Walk’s Albion islands attended school in Belize City where she got an education in bullying. She told the profile how it led her down a path where she almost lost her chance at an education:…

US Capital, Winning Hearts And Minds In Toledo East

(posted on Thu May 16, 2013)

US Capital energy has come under sustained criticism in southern Belize – where the oil company has been harshly criticized by community groups such as SATIIM, the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcalde’s Association. But, the reality on the ground is not as simple as a press release; poverty is widespread in Toledo and US capital energy has lots of money to go around, both in terms of the jobs they create and the hearts and minds they can win over with donations. Yesterday, Monica Bodden went south to find out about how they’re generating goodwill and bi-partisan political clout inside the communities, even as community leaders try to fend them off at the official level.

Monica Bodden reporting
For over 6 years USCapital Energy Belize Limited has been working in a number of communities in the Toledo District. The company is trying to show the communities how the Petroleum industry brings the promise of development.

Nial Gillett - PR Consultant, Us Capital Energy
"What the US Capital is doing is that they have been in these communities for over six years and they've invested a lot of money in these communities to show that the petroleum industry can bring development to these communities. Behind us right here we have the Roman Catholic School that was start by SIF - the downstairs and it was completed by US Capital so the entire upstairs was done by US Capital. This is just one of the various places that we're demonstrating our commitment to development in Toledo. Even before the company has even found a drop of oil. So we're doing this as far as a partnership with the communities, partnerships with the people who are working here providing jobs and employment and mostly showing what development can do."

As a part of the Education week observances, USCapital Energy Belize Ltd teamed up with the Minister of Education presenting education projects in the Toledo District. The 2 day tour kicked off yesterday at 9am and our team tagged along for a part of it. After a 30 minute drive from out of Punta Gorda Town, we arrived in the village of Santa Anna and stopped in at their Government School. 16 brand-new computers with internet were donated to the 84 primary school students.

George Tillett - School Principal
"This is going to be a great contribution to the academy for the students and also for their development because it's going to go far beyond just the primary school. We're already seeing progress in mathematics and in English and Science. So the students are making good use of the computers and they are using it from infant 1 to standard 6. It is quite interesting because we might make the assumption that these students may not know but when they get on the computer there's a switch in them that just turns on. They are amazing me of something the things they are doing on the computers. These children are programmed for these type of things and they are using it well. In fact every time they have a break they come and use the computer and they're doing well with it."

Nial Gillett - PR Consultant, Us Capital Energy
"Rather than do the opening on our own - most of the projects are all education based so we've partnered with the Ministry of Education to have the Hon. Patrick Faber come along and do the official presentation of these projects as part of education week. Even on the drive here you noticed that a lot of the roads there's a lot of improvements and a lot of bridges because it doesn't make sense to have a good school and you can't get to it so the company has also invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to make those things possible as well."

And the tour continued to 6 other villages. 3 of those were St John’s Baptist R.C School in Conejo Village where the 71 students all benefit from the 14 brand-new computers with internet, a generator and fuel support. Next was Sundaywood primary school in Sunday Wood village. The 115 students received a brand-new library and 16 computers with internet. Next stop was Crique Sarco High School who benefited from a school building upgrade, and a set of brand-new computers with internet. Within the last 6 years, the petroleum company has donated over 400 hundred computers.

Nial Gillett - PR Consultant, Us Capital Energy
"It's a really really wonderful computer program we've installed 400 or more computers in many of these different schools and it's not just giving a computer it's actually a lot more than that. It's about creating a program which is approved by the Ministry of Education and the students are individually tracked and they're all individually have demonstrated over the last few years that they're grades have skyrocketed especially in the PSE. This is just another way of US Capital to show let's provide education to our children."

Minister of Education, Patrick Faber explained to us how this initiative ties in with the theme for Education week which is 'Working Together'.

Hon. Patrick Faber - Minister of Education
"It's not just a handing over of the computers as we know that could be dangerous to children in fact there's also an accompanying software that helps them in the curriculum that is being donated so the ministry puts it stamp of approval on such a project and that is the reason that I am here and I’m absolutely happy to be a part of this initiative to bring this kind of development to the schools here in Toledo which by extension of course develop Belize. This is an initiative by one of our partners, US Capital Energy and of course we have many great partners in education that help us on a daily basis to make sure we execute in this ministry. When you have an event like this and you have everybody from the village coming out and you have our other partners and stake holders being a part of the initiative - it sends the right signal for efforts in education to bring everybody on board and I’m very happy about that."

The tour continued today.

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Wild City Shootout – Police Shoot One, Get Two Guns

Wilfred Peters, The Third Killed

Chinese Businessman Killed By Employee

Shot At Park Concert, Paralyzed, Gregory Jones Dies

Accused of Killing Boyfriend, Woman Gets Off Manslaughter

McAfee OW House Goes Down In Flames

SJC Suspension, A Slight Reprieve

An Agenda For All

UB Students, Professor Allege Rip-off By School

Wrecked GOB Prado Is A Write-Off

What Killed Angel Chiac?

PROFILE

US Capital, Winning Hearts And Minds In Toledo East