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F.C. Belize and Hankook Verdes tied for #1 spot in BPFL
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Posted: 28/12/2007 - 12:09 PM
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After an action packed Week 13 of BPFL action, the defending champs F.C. Belize are finally in a familiar position, at the top of the standings, where they join Hankook Verdes, who were inactive this past weekend. Not only are the two clubs tied with 18 points, but their two leading goleadors, F.C.’s Jeromy “Jarro” James and Verdes’s Daniel “Danny” Jimenez, are also locked in the league lead with 9 goals apiece.
 
Here at the MCC on Sunday afternoon, F.C. Belize exploded in the 2nd half to deal the San Pedro Dolphins a 5-1 thrashing, their worst defeat of the season. Felix Alvarez’ penalty put the Dolphins in front at the 30th minute, but Thomas Castro equalized for F.C. at the 46th, just before intermission. And in the 2nd half, F.C.’s forwards found the target, with Jermaine “Bowfoot” Zuniga tallying twice, at the 59th and 67th minute, followed by Jeromy “Jarro” James with his two at the 71st and 74th minute.
 
On Saturday night at the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence, after a scoreless first half, home standing George Town Ibayani grabbed the 3-2 victory over visiting Santel’s on a last minute goal by Bernard Linarez. For Ibayani, Clifford Usher struck at the 63rd, Jeffrey Apolonio at the 76th and Bernard Linarez at the 90th minute. Santel’s scorers were Anthony Gonzalez at the 61st and Marlon Meza, who has been quiet so far this season, at the 78th minute.
 
Home fans at the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk were disappointed by the visitors Sunday afternoon, as Wagiya came in to town to embarrass home standing Suga Boys Juventus with a 5-2 bashing. Wagiya’s scoring was led by Harrison Tasher (4th and 78th) and Aaron McLaughlin (7th and 76th), with Oliver Wiltshire completing the scoring at the 90th minute. Both Suga Boys’ goals were by Oliver Hendricks, at the 51st and 89th minute.
 
Also on Sunday afternoon, the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga was the scene of a surprising stalemate, as the home team, Revolutionary Conquerors were lucky to get the draw in injury time, courtesy of an own goal by Belize Defence Force. Clifton Ramos opened the scoring for the Conquerors at the 9th minute, but BDF’s Dion “Pussy” Flowers replied at the 79th to tie the score and again in injury time to put the army in the lead. But, still in injury time, the lead was lost on an own goal by BDF, for the 2-2 final.


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More questions than answers in murder of Christopher Galvez, 23
• Galvez’ family upset with police’s behavior; Ministry of National Security appoints inquiry team... The first of four murders in the Christmas season is perhaps the most puzzling. A 23-year-old man with everything to live for went out with a friend, ostensibly on an errand, but ended up dead, leaving his 1- year-old son orphaned and his family grieving.
Jim Baxter, rest in peace
• Jim Baxter died today. His real name and picture are in Sports, sin and subversion. I’m glad now that I got the chance to talk to him before the book went to press. Jim Baxter was one of the football personalities who made the MCC Grounds such a wonderful, exciting experience on weekends in the 1960s and 1970s. He loved football and he lived football.
“Panta” gunned down at family’s apartment during evening news
• Residents of the Ebony and Sarstoon Street area continue to struggle with the crushing loss of a prominent sportsman and area resident to gunfire shortly after the Christmas weekend.
Lusby Martinez, 25, the alleged grenade thrower, is charged with murder
• With his head bent low to avoid the media’s cameras that were focused on him, Lusby Martinez was escorted from the police holding cell to the #1 Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared in front of Chief Magistrate, Margaret Gabb-McKenzie, who arraigned him on a single count of murder and other related charges in connection with the City’s fifth grenade incident that claimed a minor’s life in the Kraal Road area of the city.
Standstill at Tower Hill
• Sugar cane deliveries are again at a standstill today, as things took an unfortunate turn at about 1:10 this afternoon, when the Belize Sugar Industries at Tower Hill, Orange Walk, lost power, reportedly after transformer failure.
Gold, silver, lead at Chiquibul
• Caribbean company explores... Belize, particularly the Cayo District, is being explored for its store of precious metals, such as gold and silver, as well as lead and other associated metals—tin and zinc. How much of these metals are buried underneath the surface of the Chiquibul area in western Belize is uncertain, but a letter dated August 15, 1978, made available to our newspaper recently, suggests that there may be more “wealth untold” in The Jewel than Belizeans know.
From The Publisher
• I asked four of UBAD’s former officers to sit with me on New Year’s Day morning. These were Galento X Neal, Ismail Shabazz, Rufus X and Wilfred Nicholas, Sr. These men had joined with me in hosting Norman “Imamu” Fairweather, another former UBAD official, at a dinner in September last year. (Norman lives in New York.) I reported to you on that September reception, pointing out that it was of a social rather than an organizational nature.
In remembrance of Arthur Innis Barrow
• Mr. Arthur Innis Barrow, Senior Pharmacist of the Ministry of Health, was the son of Ebenezer Oliver Bunting Barrow, an able public officer in British Honduras, and his wife, Iris, the first lady of the south side, whose love and devotion to her family and neighbours calmed the rambunctious and disorderly conduct of the visitors of the famous “Water Lane,” and the charming and beautiful neighbours on both sides of the canal.
Female lawyers battle for Belize
• While the men lawyers line up to follow di money, women lawyers in Belize battle for justice. Add the name of Mrs. Audrey Matura Shepperd alongside Ms. Lois Young (the battle for BTL), Ms. Antoinette Moore (the battle for the rights of our brothers and sisters in Toledo), and Mrs. Candy Gonzalez (the battle for clean water, and the rights of river dwellers).
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