#2016-07-29

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Vega Says He Did Not Obtain Cash from Mason

Jul 29, 2016

Vega Says He Did Not Obtain Cash from Mason

Gaspar Vega

The previous DPM couldn’t say when precisely he met Mason, however was emphatic that he didn’t obtain any monies from the accused assassin for marketing campaign financing or different political actions.

Reporter

“Was it within the sense of political campaigning, making an attempt to get financing from him?”

Gaspar Vega, Former DPM

“No, by no means. By no means.”

Reporter

“Did you go to him alone or with another person?”

Gaspar Vega

“I believe I visited with another person, however it’s been a while and like I stated I didn’t give it that a lot significance.”

Reporter

“Have you ever ever obtained marketing campaign financing from him?”

Gaspar Vega

“No.”

Reporter

“Whenever you spoke with him, what title did he introduce himself as?”

Gaspar Vega

“I believe it was Danny.”

Reporter

“Simply Danny. And what do you know about this Danny?”

Gaspar Vega

“Simply that he’s an investor that simply got here into Belize and that was it.”

Reporter

“From these two occasions that you simply met with Mason did you could have any doubts as to his identification or as to who he was saying he was?”

Gaspar Vega

“I didn’t give it a lot significance; it was a short assembly and that was it. I’ve met lots of people in being Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Lands, Deputy Prime Minister and if I let you know I can recall each assembly, I might be mendacity.”

Reporter

“So that you simply went to have drinks with this gentleman a few occasions?”

Gaspar Vega

“I used to be invited. I don’t even bear in mind to be honest who had invited me as a result of I used to be making an attempt to recall as a result of I knew you guys can be right here in the present day. However not even that as a result of it wasn’t to me that essential.”

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Vega Cagey On Saldivar’s Relationship with Mason

  Jul 29, 2016

Vega Cagey When on Saldivar’s Relationship with Mason

Gaspar Vega

However is it truthful recreation to take away John Saldivar from cabinet due to his connections and enterprise dealings with Mason? Saldivar’s integrity is being known as into query and by extension that of the complete U.D.P. authorities. That is what Vega has to say.

Gaspar Vega, Former DPM

“I don’t know what dealings he had; I don’t actually know and I don’t wish to instigate. I don’t wish to add any firewood to the fire.”

Reporter

“As a consultant of presidency, how would you recommend then the scenario be dealt with? Critical allegations are being made in opposition to representatives or ministers in authorities—the PM’s title has been dragged into the entire thing at sure factors. What would you say, as being a part of the federal government proper now—the folks need solutions—what’s one of the simplest ways to observe after?”

  Gaspar Vega

“I feel we have now to get the reality however it’s so inconceivable as a result of even the media desires sure solutions and typically they don’t seem to be in search of the reality. They’ve already made up their thoughts that that is the reply and if you happen to give them a special reply, then they preserve insisting for a special reply. We’ve to be sincere, all people needs to be sincere and we have now to make sure that we take it for what it’s due. We don’t wish to make a hurricane out a half glass of water.”

Reporter

“Would you say although that there needs to be some form of investigation into the allegations particularly with the Minister of Nationwide Safety?”

Gaspar Vega

“What sort of investigations? I feel the folks must say what sort of investigation.”

Reporter

“…his connectionswith authorities ministers and the truth that he was giving out cash—sure it was to Bandits, however the allegation is that he has given cash to extra folks. In actual fact, he has written an inventory of individuals he has given cash to. I don’t know if he has given it to police, however that’s our understanding.”

Gaspar Vega

“Effectively that needs to be reviewed. Issues like that needs to be investigated. However we have now to be mature on what we’re asking for.”

Reporter

“However are you assured that the police minister, having been known as into query on this investigation, that we’re even going to get a correct investigation?”

Gaspar Vega

“I’m sure we’re, if you happen to ask for it. However we have now to research felony actions.”

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The Greatest Summer time Camp Ends in Orange Walk

By any account, one of many greatest summer time camp is held in Orange Walk. One thousand seven hundred college students to be exact attended the occasion within the Orange Walk North constituency. It concluded right now with a celebratory temper for the younger individuals. News 5’s Duane Moody review.

  Duane Moody, Reporting

For over 10 years, Area Rep. Gaspar Vega has been maintaining a summer time camp within the Orange Walk North constituency. In its twelfth yr, the camp, which caters to school-aged kids from 5 to 13 years, has grown to change into the biggest exercise within the division. A whopping one thousand and 7 kids and 300 and seventy-five instructors from ten villages took half within the camp this yr.

  Gaspar Vega

Gaspar Vega, Space Rep. Orange Stroll North

“The summer time camp is one thing optimistic for each child, however extra vital for your complete group. I wish to say particular because of Miss Kathleen Flowers for being so instrumental in introducing the adoration time in our summer time camps. She was the primary that insisted and since then, each village practices adoration earlier than each summer time camp every day. The principle goal of our summer time camp is for us to study to respect one another, to study to share with one another, to study to have kindness for one another in order that on the finish of the day, our communities will change into a greater group.”

  On the closing ceremonies held right now, all kids obtained certificates of participation. However they stroll away with rather more. All through the 2 weeks summer time camp, they discovered the essential abilities and strategies of varied sports activities in addition to instructional topics.

  Carlos Zetina

Carlos Zetina, Camp Organizer

“Some villages set up it in a single week. They’re accountable for organizing and the planning after which they determine on whether or not they wish to do arts and craft, whether or not they wish to do soccer or basketball, volleyball; we now have softball. So the totally different disciplines that they wish to contain the youngsters is with the planning with every village and that’s what they execute for the 2 weeks or the one week that they do their camp. However let me inform you that we now have been by means of all of the villages and it’s actually spectacular what these leaders of their communities have carried out of their totally different villages.”

  For years, the  Embassy of Tauwn in Belize has been supporting; this yr they donated six thousand for this system.

  Benjamin Ho

Benjamin Ho, Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize

“We associate with these occasions yearly and we’re happy to be part of this exercise. Annually we’re so completely happy to see that the quantity of collaborating college students are rising. I consider this yr, they are saying there are over a thousand college students; that signifies that this program could be very widespread, very instructional and really worthy for the children.”

  Duane Moody

“What does it say to the connection that you just guys have been constructing with totally different businesses throughout Belize?”

  Benjamin Ho

“Properly Taiwan and Belize are the most effective companions. We now have numerous relations authorities to authorities foundation; we additionally promote folks to folks and these sorts of company. This program is a part of that; this isn’t between authorities to authorities, however the embassy with the grassroots, the youngsters.”

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Rising the Future Summer time Camp Concludes

  And in Belize Metropolis, one other summer season camp held its certificates ceremonies for the greater than 4 hundred and fifty individuals. The camp is the brainchild of Rising the Future Initiatives and that is its thirteenth yr of operation. As we discovered this morning, the phrase camp could also be considerably of a misnomer because it’s extra geared to teachers than for play-time. It’s designed to work as a transition between ranges to alleviate brain-rust over the lengthy holidays. News 5’s Mike Rudon, who is aware of mind rust was on the ceremony this morning and has the details.

  Mike Rudon, Reporting

4 hundred and fifty kids – from all throughout the nation and each stage from Toddler one to Normal six participated within the Rising the Future Summer time Camp 2016, the brainchild of Peter Lacey 13 years in the past.

  Peter Lacey

Peter Lacey, Director, Rising the Future Initiatives

“We began again in 2004 as a pre-P.S.E. program and we’ve grown through the years from serving youngsters from Toddler one all the best way to Normal six. In 2012 we started increasing all through the nation. We began first in Sugar Metropolis in Orange Stroll at St. Peter’s Anglican, and the next yr we went to San Pedro after which since then we’ve had profitable packages in Corozal, Belmopan, San Ignacio, Belize Metropolis…we’ve performed packages in Independence as properly. This yr, nonetheless, we’ve run packages in San Ignacio,Orange Walk,  Dangriga,Belize City, and in addition in Independence as properly, totaling about 4 hundred and fifty youngsters countrywide.”

  It has to have been a logistical nightmare however organizers made it occur. That is the way it works. For 3 or 4 weeks, relying on the extent, youngsters report back to class for 2 or three hours a day and take part in a structured program taught by skilled educators.

  Peter Lacey

“Our major focus is to concentrate on Language Arts, Phonics, Inventive Writing, Studying Comprehension, penmanship – all of it will depend on the extent of the kid. For the Normal three going into Standard 4 we concentrate on the BJAT examination and for the 5 and 6 we concentrate on the English and math papers for the P.S.E.  Mother and father have requested us to be extra well-rounded by way of the summer season program so we added in Expressive Arts and did extra focus to sports activities as properly. We’ve been doing day journeys inside the program since 2006, however funds are tight so some years we are able to do it and a few years we are able to’t. Our academics made an effort and we took journey to the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, we went to Placencia and our academics in Orange Walk took youngsters all the best way to Bacalar. Our academics are the spine of this program and it’s their effort that has made this system successful for the previous 13 years.”

  Whereas the academics are the backbone, the monetary assist which makes this system doable comes from company sponsors who proceed to offer assist, even sponsoring kids who wish to attend however can’t afford the registration.

  Peter Lacey

“We have now two methods – we ship out flyers to the faculties. The youngsters take residence the flyers and dad and mom would come. We have now a payment, a registration payment that they might pay and a worksheet payment to cowl sure prices all through this system as properly. What we launched this yr as properly is a scholarship program the place we reached out to a few of our company sponsors in order that they’ll sponsor youngsters who can not afford to return into this system. We have now sponsors throughout the nation who’ve sponsored into this system. We have now about 100 and twenty-five college students who’ve been sponsored out of the 4 hundred and fifty college students this yr.”

  Andrea Banner Lacey

Andrea Banner Lacey, Program Coordinator, Rising the Future Initiatives

“As a personal entity our mission is to advertise the worth of studying, and supply a protected and stimulating surroundings for kids to work together with and study from one another. With the help of dad and mom, the enterprise and company neighborhood Rising the Future Initiatives has strived to make a constructive distinction in each little one’s life, and we’ll push them in bettering in physique, thoughts soul and spirit with fact and love to ensure that them to succeed in their full potential of their on a regular basis lives. The long run purpose of this group is to cater to 1000 kids countrywide throughout the summer season breaks.”

  From what we noticed as we speak, that purpose appears eminently reachable. Mike Rudon for News 5.