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Fisherman
Charged
For
“Pedro”
Murder
A San Pedro fisherman was today
charged with murder when he appeared
in the #5 Magistrate's court. Twenty three year old Harrison Jacobs is
said to have caused the death of Francis Alexander Figueroa by unlawful
harm, as a result of a fight which broke out between him the victim and
a third man.
No plea was taken from Jacobs,
and bail was denied due to the
nature
of the offence. He was remanded into custody until March 17th. The
incident occurred on Sunday, November 28, 2010 in the San Juan area of
San Pedro Town.
According to reports, Figueroa Cardinez was involved in a fight with two other men and one of them fired two shots at him. The police reported that when they responded to the shooting they saw Figueroa Cardinez lying on the ground with blood coming from the left side of his head. He died hours later at the San Pedro Polyclinic. CH7 GOB
Signs MOU for Solar Energy Project with UB
On Monday,
February 14, the Government of Belize through the Ministry
of Finance signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a clean solar
energy project with the University of Belize at the university’s
Central Campus in Belmopan City. Signatories to the MOU were the
Financial Secretary, Mr. Joseph Waight, and Acting President and
President Emeritus Dr. Corinth Morter-Lewis. Also present was the Chief
Executive Officer of the Ministry of Works, Mr. Cadet Henderson.
 Financial Secretary of Belize, Joseph Waight and Acting President and President Emeritus of the University of Belize Corinth Morther-Lewis The Photovoltaic Project is
designed to introduce clean energy to
Belize by solar electricity generation using photovoltaic panels which
are referred to as the PV system. “UB is poised to become a leader in
clean solar energy in the region,” remarked Dr. Morter-Lewis. “UB
students in particular from the engineering faculty will benefit from
being exposed to this cutting-edge technology.”
The construction of the photovoltaic panels will commence in August of this year and will be built on 2.04 acres of land at UB’s Central Campus. The power generated by the PV system will be sold to Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) and the gross proceeds from such sales will be transferred by way of a grant to UB. Also, GOB will transfer the ownership and management of the PV system after a period of ten years to UB free of cost. All related costs to the construction and operations will be realized by GOB and the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). JICA has provided $20 million towards the project. The equipment procured under the project will be maintained by the Ministry of Works and UB with necessary assistance from BEL and other related organizations. It should take one year to complete. Guardian Marine Biology
Symposium brings environmentalists to U.B.
 A consortium of scientists from
Mexico’s
most prestigious
universities, through the Embassy of Mexico, held an inaugural
symposium with local biologists and environmentalists from the
University of Belize this week. The purpose of the two-day
seminar was
to brainstorm the development of an undergraduate program in Marine
Biology at U.B. During the meeting, information was also shared
concerning research and educational programs among participating
universities. According to Marcelino Miranda, Public Relations
Officer
for the Embassy of Mexico, the first of its kind symposium was
beneficial in creating a meaningful effort that will aid in developing
and expanding the capacities of U.B.
 Marcelino Miranda,
Press Officer, Embassy of Mexico
“This is the first time Mexico and Belize are holding a symposium on biodiversity and the exchange in terms of environment and natural science. For the first time we have a big delegation of Mexican scientists. It’s more than fifteen scientists from the leading institutions in Mexico. They are well recognized in Latin America. They came to Belize especially to dialogue, to present some of their research and especially to extend some of the dialogue with Belizean scientists from the University of Belize. We’re very happy, we are proud of having this symposium because now we are consolidating the exchange and the network that scientists from Mexico and Belize have established. I would like to mention actually that there’s an M.O.U. by the University of Belize and some its institutions like the Mexican Polytechnic, the I.P.N.; this is the leading institution in Mexico, one of the most important. And now we’re looking at the outcome of these efforts not only am I talking about the symposium but also that they have been able to establish direct contacts in order to extend the research and to look to explore to other areas of research.” Topics discussed at the U.B. symposium included coastal ecosystems as well as pollution research in the Chetumal Bay and the Rio Hondo. CH5 Notices
&
Letters to the Editor The family of Don
Genaro Nuñez is requesting donations. Don
Genaro is in hospital in Honduras with a serious
heart condition that requires a pace maker.
Contribution of any amount will be greatly appreciated.
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