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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/10/15/questions-to-ministers-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.      Considering that the Minister of Immigration has declared that there will be no more visas issued from Havana, would he be willing to disclose just how many visas have been issued so far by UDP Ambassador to Cuba Said ‘Badi’ Guerra and to whom?
2.      Would the Minister of National Security be able to confirm [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1.      Considering that the Minister of Immigration has declared that there will be no more visas issued from Havana, would he be willing to disclose just how many visas have been issued so far by UDP Ambassador to Cuba Said ‘Badi’ Guerra and to whom?</p>
<p>2.      Would the Minister of National Security be able to confirm or deny reports that an employee of his Ministry who is married to the younger sister of another UDP Minister and also works in that Ministry handled the rental of the vans which carried the smuggled Chinese nationals to their border crossing up north?</p>
<p>3.      Would the Minister of Police be willing to provide details of his so-called investigation into the Civil Aviation Department which is managed by his brother? And would the Minister further be able to respond to allegations that he cleared the Civil Aviation Department before an actual investigation was even conducted?</p>
<p>4.      Would the Prime Minister be able to say when his handpicked Music Ambassador who is also his son and enjoys all diplomatic perks will produce the promised song about Belize, or in fact do anything at all which can classify as representation of our nation?</p>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/09/09/questions-to-ministers-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.       Will the Minister of Works tell Belizeans what is his Ministry doing to address the terrible conditions of the roads?
2.       Will the Prime Minister tell us when will he respond to the latest Central Statistical Offices (CSO) report which only confirms what we experience everyday…that the prices of goods and services are skyrocketing?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1.       Will the Minister of Works tell Belizeans what is his Ministry doing to address the terrible conditions of the roads?</p>
<p>2.       Will the Prime Minister tell us when will he respond to the latest Central Statistical Offices (CSO) report which only confirms what we experience everyday…that the prices of goods and services are skyrocketing?</p>
<p>3.       Will the Minster of Natural Resources tell us how much did the UDP pay for the land recently acquired by his Party on Youth for the Future Drive?</p>
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		<title>QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/09/03/questions-to-ministers-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the Minister of Tourism and Area representative for San Pedro please tell us what stop gap measures are being put in place to stem tide of businesses leaving the island and the over 5000 residents forced off the island as the Tourism industry collapses.
Will the Minister of Education please say WHY has GOB discontinued [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will the Minister of Tourism and Area representative for San Pedro please tell us what stop gap measures are being put in place to stem tide of businesses leaving the island and the over 5000 residents forced off the island as the Tourism industry collapses.</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Education please say WHY has GOB discontinued the free textbook program for ALL  St. 6 students and when will the free textbook project be rolled out to high school students.</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Health and representative for Corozal Bay please tell us what criteria was used to fire a trained Hospital Administrator and replaced her with someone who has a little training  in HOSPITALITY (hotels etc) and can he say if this kind of croneyism is what has now led to the deaths of babies in the Northern regional Hospital which this person manages?</p>
<p>Can the Minister of Police and restore Belize tell us what if any charges will be brought against the Area Rep for Port Loyola who knocked out a constituent cold who went to ask him for help. Can the Police Minister say hold this action fits in with the safe zone and anti-violence program in the said Area Rep&#8217;s Port Loyola Division?</p>
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		<title>QUESTIONS TO THE MINISTERS</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/08/27/questions-to-the-ministers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the Minister of Police please say what has Restore Belize done thus far to address the continuing increase in violent crime in Belize City.  It has been two months since it was launched?
Will the Minister of Works please say under what authority has the Ministry taken on the work of the Belize City Council [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will the Minister of Police please say what has Restore Belize done thus far to address the continuing increase in violent crime in Belize City.  It has been two months since it was launched?</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Works please say under what authority has the Ministry taken on the work of the Belize City Council to maintain  streets and drains as “Easy Glenn” Keep Belize Clean Committee?</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Education please  tell us how many students per district benefited from the $300 subsidy and what criteria was used to select the students who received the grant</p>
<p>Will the minister of Transport  please tell us what measures have been put in place to ensure that students living along the major highways can get to school this school year without the hassles and delays they experienced last year?</p>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/08/20/questions-to-ministers-22/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the Prime Minister please tell the nation  when he will meet with the Belizean people here at home  in a Town Hall meeting to discuss all the pressing issues we NEED  to talk to him about.
Will the Minister of Finance please tell us WHEN he will remove the dollar tax placed on gasoline and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will the Prime Minister please tell the nation  when he will meet with the Belizean people here at home  in a Town Hall meeting to discuss all the pressing issues we NEED  to talk to him about.</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Finance please tell us WHEN he will remove the dollar tax placed on gasoline and other fuels as he promised over a year ago in the 2009 budget&gt;</p>
<p>When will the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance disclose to the public the true figure spent on purchase of vehicles and the annual fuel bill for members of Cabinet since he declared we were in a recession.</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Health please tell the residents of  Corozal and Orange Walk what measures will he take to address the infestation of rodents, ants and other pests at the Northern Regional Hospital.</p>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/08/13/questions-to-ministers-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the Minister of Health please tell us why the government labs are still not able to do the dengue tests when patients arrive at the regional health facilities ,forcing families to have to seek and pay for private labs to do the test and losing time that can cost the dengue patient his life?
Will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will the Minister of Health please tell us why the government labs are still not able to do the dengue tests when patients arrive at the regional health facilities ,forcing families to have to seek and pay for private labs to do the test and losing time that can cost the dengue patient his life?</p>
<p>Will the Minister of the Public service explain how the office of the DPP can dismiss applications of qualified Belizeans  to serve in the offices of the DPP in favor of the hiring of  her Trinidadian  compatriots . What of the constitutional check and balance role of the Public Services Commission  in the hiring of Public Officers.</p>
<p>Will the Minister of Finance give us an update on the timetable  to remove the fuel surcharge and the fact that the GST increase should have brought in some 25 million . Does GOB still need the fuel tax and why?</p>
<p>Will the Minister of The Public service please say why trained and knowledgeable career public officers were removed from the substantive  posts of Deputy Commissioner and Registrar of Lands , and could he describe the process in which two nephews of he Lands minister , neitther of them public officers were brought in and awarded these positions.</p>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers:</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/08/06/questions-to-ministers-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Will the      Minister of Social Transform tell us       what kinds of safety net is in place to address the  physical and psychological health of the      over 50% of our elderly who ,according to this week&#8217; s regional    [...]]]></description>
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<li>Will the      Minister of Social Transform tell us       what kinds of safety net is in place to address the  physical and psychological health of the      over 50% of our elderly who ,according to this week&#8217; s regional      report,  are not just poor but      living alone.  What provisions can      we expect to be made in the immediate future?</li>
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<li>Will the      Minister of Tourism please say whether as the Area Representative for      Belize Rural South he supports the decision by government to build a      boardwalk for tourists on north San Pedro while thousands of Belizeans      living in the San Mateo and San Pedrito in San Pedro Town are still living      in squalor and walking on London Bridges?</li>
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<li>Can the      Minister of Housing please inform Belizeans if his decision to go after      low income Home Owners is in keeping with the UDP manifesto promise to      “Imagine the Possibilities,” or is it in keeping with the promise by Mr.      Barrow to quitar?</li>
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		<title>Questions to the Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/07/30/questions-to-the-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Will the Prime Minister say whether he will use the opportunity of his visit north to finally go and see the family of Mr. Atanascio Felix Gutirrez?  Will he apologize to the family of the late Mr. Gutierrez for his unnecessary death and for not offering compensation for the untimely death of their beloved father, [...]]]></description>
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<li>Will the Prime Minister say whether he will use the opportunity of his visit north to finally go and see the family of Mr. Atanascio Felix Gutirrez?  Will he apologize to the family of the late Mr. Gutierrez for his unnecessary death and for not offering compensation for the untimely death of their beloved father, husband and son?</li>
<li> Will the Minister of Work please tell us when construction will start on the Kendall Bridge, it’s been 784 days since the bridge was washed away and still there is no bridge.</li>
<li>Can the Minister of Natural Resources please say how many land titles have been issued to political operatives like Juliet Thimbrel, Audrey Wallace, Beverley Castillo, and other UDP political insiders for property in Belmopan?</li>
<li>Will the Minister of Local Government please say if his Ministry gave approval to the City Council to set up a cemetery outside the City’s boundaries and whether the Village Council in Hattiville was consulted?</li>
<li>Will the Minister of Health please inform Belizeans of the number of cases of dengue in Belize, especially the number of people affected in the Cayo and Belize districts?</li>
<li>Will the Attorney General please give us a reaction to the news that the American Bar Association are planning to open up an office in Belize?  Could it be that the US is becoming concerned about the preservation of the rule of law in Belize?</li>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/04/16/questions-to-ministers-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please state his position on contraband, since he was in Orange Walk when UDP supporters were guzzling down Mexican beer and he had nothing to say?
Would the Prime Minister of the missing Minister of National Security please say whether they feel that the political manipulation of police [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please state his position on contraband, since he was in Orange Walk when UDP supporters were guzzling down Mexican beer and he had nothing to say?</p>
<p>Would the Prime Minister of the missing Minister of National Security please say whether they feel that the political manipulation of police officers like what happened in Orange Walk is setting a good example for the nation?</p>
<p>Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please provide an update on the BTL situation and say when, if ever, he intends to pay the previous owner of BTL any compensation for jacking the company?</p>
<p>Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please confirm or deny reports that a retrenchment exercise if scheduled for June of 2010 and that is why his senior advisor is already claiming that public officers are lazy and incompetent?</p>
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		<title>Questions to Ministers</title>
		<link>http://www.belizetimes.bz/2010/04/09/questions-to-ministers-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please confirm or deny rumours that because of a lack of consultation there was an error in calculating the increase in GST? Would the Prime Minister then be able to say if there is any truth to the report that he intends to raise GST to 15%?
Would [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance please confirm or deny rumours that because of a lack of consultation there was an error in calculating the increase in GST? Would the Prime Minister then be able to say if there is any truth to the report that he intends to raise GST to 15%?</p>
<p>Would the Minister of National Security or the Prime Minister or anybody who can be willing to explain the foul up and contradictory reports given out at last week Thursday’s press conference? Would any of the above be willing to tell Belizeans what is the real truth?</p>
<p>Would the Minister of Foreign Affairs please say why a Protocol vehicle using taxpayer funded fuel was dispatched, complete with driver, to take the Hon. Minister of the Public Service on Easter Holiday in Playa del Carmen? Would the Minister of Foreign Affairs not agree that at a time when Belizeans are being asked to tighten their belts that is completely wrong?</p>
<p>Would the Minister of Tourism please confirm or deny rumours that he has also been placed on the short list for retrenchment slated for just after village council elections?</p>
<p>Would the Minister of the Public Service be willing to confirm or deny reports that he and a Cabinet colleague held secret meetings at an Elton John concert held in Chichen Itza over the Easter Weekend?</p>
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