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Photo: Elvis Raul Polanco, deceased

Elvis Raul Polanco, 43, was the owner of Jade Bar on Ambergris Caye. One of the alleged robbers, a police constable currently on interdiction for a domestic incident, worked as a security guard for Polanco.

by Khaila Gentle

BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 21, 2022

A 32-year-old police corporal who is on interdiction and a 25-year-old ex-policeman have both been detained following the early morning robbery that left business owner Elvis Raul Polanco dead.

At some time around 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 19, Polanco and his common-law wife, 25-year-old Thomasa Evelia Velasco Garcia, were driving home in their golf cart when a man with a red shirt over his face emerged from the bushes near the entrance to the Escalante Subdivision area and fired shots at the couple. Both Polanco and Garcia quickly exited the vehicle. The gunman then ran over to the golf cart and took Garcia’s purse, which contained $12,000 in cash. He then ran after Polanco and fired at least one more shot before escaping.

Garcia, who had been shot in the hand, found Polanco lying on the ground with four gunshot wounds. She rushed him to the nearby San Pedro Polyclinic, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Upon arriving at the scene of the shooting, police officers found Garcia’s purse along with some cash still inside.

One of the men who have since been detained in connection with the incident is Paul Mortis, 32. So far, he has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition after police discovered an unlicensed 9 mm pistol in his home. Mortis, who is from the San Mateo area in San Pedro, was hired by Polanco to work as a security guard full-time after being placed on interdiction for a domestic incident just a few months ago. He also reportedly owns a licensed 9 mm pistol which police have been unable to locate.

Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke about the robbery-turned-homicide during Monday’s police press briefing. He noted that the other suspect, a 25-year-old ex-police officer from the DFC area, had been dismissed from the force months ago. He also added that Mortis, as Polanco’s employee, was likely to have been aware of Polanco’s movements.

“From what we are gathering at this time, they may have left the establishment just after closing. Knowing the route that the proprietor takes and where he lives, they went and awaited him. All indications are showing that while the interdicted police was working, the one who had been dismissed was there with him, and they were together. And so they may have left together to await the proprietor when he got home,” Williams said.

Both men are in police custody pending charges. An investigation is ongoing.

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): Dialuna atardi mandatario di Deporte a ricibi Seleccion di Aruba Triathlon cu a marca historia na Bermuda den e competencia di CARIFTA Triathlon, Aquathlon and Mixed Relay Championship 2022.

            Como muestra di aprecio y gradicimento pa nan excelente prestacion y logro e Dignatario a duna e tri-atletnan reconocemento den nomber di Gobierno di Aruba. E Seleccion a logra conkista e prome tres medayanan di oro den e competencia aki.

            Nunca antes Aruba a logra medaya di oro den CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon. Rumannan Rebecca y Christiaan Jansen ta conkista medaya  di oro den Triathlon y e otro medaya di oro a bay pa ekipo di Aruba cu a consisti di triatletanan: Emma Gobert, Rebecca Jansen, Christiaan Jansen y Richard Sotelo. E hoben Jeon Fernandes a debuta den su prome competencia internacional y ta logra dos medaya: uno di plata y uno di brons den Aquathlon y Triathlon.

            E triatleta Emma Gobert cu tambe ta debuta internacionalmente y ta logra un medaya di Brons den Aquarhlon y ta termina na di cuater luga den e evento di Triathlon. Tri-atleta Christiaan Jansen tambe ta logra un medaya di brons den Aquathlon mientras cu su ruman Rebecca Jansen ta logra un cuater luga den Aquathlon.

            E atleta Richard Sotelo ta logra un top cuater den ambos competencia di Triathlon y Aquathlon. E tri-atleta Giovanna Wernet tambe a logra un cuater luga den Aquathlon y ta finalisa den top 7 den Triathlon. Por ultimo ekipo di Aruba a conkista tercer luga overall den e CARIFTA Triathlon y Aquathlon Championship 2022.

            Concluyendo Minister Endy Croes ta felicita y gradici nos tri-atletanan pa nan excelente prestacion y mayornan pa sostene nan yiu den nan deporte. Danki pa pone Aruba su nomber briya den exterior! Pabien cu boso excelente prestacion y logro. Nos ta orguyoso di boso!

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Booshi Wever:

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Den medionan di comunicacion mi a tuma nota di un tapamento di e berdad y un desinformacion formal di parti di Ursell.

Desinforma ta mescos cu comete un atropeyo contra e bienestar y interes di un pueblo y na mi moda di wak e, nada integro. Un delito cu a bira usual pa tapa malgobernacion y falta di un vision. Un modus operandi cu a hiba Aruba na perde su autonomia y su orguyo patrio. 

E ultimo añanan MEP a demonstra caba di ta entreguista pur sang, pero e partido RAIZ a para bira “mescos cu nan”. RAIZ por medio di Ursell, a demonstra di ni sikiera ta capaz pa maneha di un forma responsabel e “restpakket” cu e partido mayoritario den gobierno a pusha door di su strot. Desinforma y saca potret a para bira e forma preferencial e ora pa tapa nan mediocridad. 

Den su desespero pa purba di tapa e corupcion di su amo Otmar como tambe su miedo pa pueblo no conoce su incompentencia den maneho di desperdicio, minister Arends a usa desinformacion lesando un “opstel” cu probablemente otro a skirbi p’e sin averigua si loke eta bisa ta basa riba hecho. Kico ta e hechonan!? Na prome lugar e desicion pa NO cobra pa recohemento ta basá riba un mocion cu un mayoria absoluto di Parlamento a SCOHE p’e (2005). E mayoria absoluto (12) aki ta inclui e fraccion di MEP.

Un otro ponencia ta cu e Raad van Toezicht no a funciona como tal, pa motibo di esnan cu a ser apunta den dicho RvT. Kico bo kier insinua cu e director di Serlimar SG di e tempo ey lo a dirigi e compania malo? E director apesar cu no tin un RvT tin e ley cu e mester cumpli cune. Y Ursell, bay puntra kende tabata e director y lo bo tende cu e director ta INTEGRO! Un cualidad cu parce bo persona ta carece completamente di dje.

Bo a haci mencion cu varios hende a wordo tuma den servicio na 2009. Atrobe bo kier culpa e empleadonan aki pa e debacle di Serlimar! Esaki ta un “cheap shot” di marca mayor. E empleadonan aki a wordo tuma den servicio tempo cu e gobierno di MEP a tuma e desicion, basa riba e principio social democrata, cu e recohemento y “verwerking” di desperdicio ta un TAREA y un RESPONSABILIDAD di gobierno. Consecuentemente mester a emplea PERSONAL pa por a opera e “WasteAway-plant” di Bouldin & Lawson.

Esaki despues cu e gobierno di MEP y no Booshi Wever a scohe e tecnologia aki como e SOLUCION DURADERO, STRUCTURAL, SOSTENIBEL Y PAGABEL! Y kendenan a boycot esaki? Ken a desmantela e planta aki? Dicon no ta haci mencion di esey of acaso bo no kier incrimina bo amo Otmar Oduber?? 

Ta parce cu ta Otmar a traha e “opstel” aki pa bo, paso tur e corupcionnan y mal maneho entre 2017 pa 2021 no ta aparece den bo lista. Bo ta hopi hoben, pero parce cu ya caba bo ta sufri di un “memoria selectivo”. Bo ta corda solamente loke ta combini bo, pasó bo ta haci comosifuera cu entre 2017 y 2021 nada malo a pasa. Ta ken bo ta purba di “cover up”? Atrobe bo amo Otmar y e prome minister actual? Dicon bo no ta bisa nada di e compra CORUPTO cu amo Otmar a haci cu e incenirator chikito, cu awor te hasta bo a bira manera e “salesman” di e compania cu ta trah’e? 

Ursell e DEBACLE di Serlimar cu bo ta papia di dje, sigur no ta entre 2001 y 2009. Al contrario e DEBACLE a culmina en todo caso cu e malmaneho y corupcion di Otmar y cu e sosten incondicional cu ela haya for di e Minister Presidente y un mayoria den Parlamento (POREDmep). Como cu bo mester a keda contento cu REST-PAKKET bo mester defende tur e corupcionnan aki y guli manda abou. Pero esaki ta e causa di e DEBACLE cu bo ta scohe pa purba di tapa. Esaki ta djis un tiki di e informacion corecto y no e informacion cu bo kier troce pa bo por hustifica e morto di nos patrimonio nacional cu ta Serlimar SG. Ni cuanto bo purba di sconde e berdad, bo por ta sigur cumi lo desbarata cada un di bo intentonan.

Pronto HOF lo obliga Ministerio Publico pa persigui bo amo y mi ta spera cu e ora bo bay lesa bo “opstel” cu un “toontje lager”!

Parce mi ausencia y silencio di ultimo tempo, a pone cu tin hende a haya mi falta asina tanto, cu nan mester a bay frega nan lomba sushi na mi cura! 

Aruba, 22 november 2022 

Booshi Wever

Presidente di UPP

Brazil 163

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