Funny Business at Finca Solana…

The Belize Times has received documentation which proves beyond a doubt that Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega is using his authority and portfolio to benefit friends and family. Currently our news team has been given access to hundreds of documents of land transactions in which Minister Vega is dispensing the spoils to select UDP cronies, close friends and family. Some of the transactions are for parcels totaling hundreds of acres, some in reserves. In many cases, the land being gifted to the UDP select has been arbitrarily and illegally seized from previous landholders, sometimes without their knowledge.

The documents on this page clearly demonstrate the intentions and actions of the dishonourable minister of lands. These particular three parcels are located in the area of Finca Solana in Corozal, directly in front of the sea (diagram 1). According to reports received, Minister Vega arbitrarily removed these seafront parcels from their owners, as they were apparently intended for special dispensation.

Parcel 1-6-1817 (see diagram 2) was removed from its previous owner and given to Derek Gillett, a well known UDP financier and high level campaigner. His parcel measures 675.24 sq. metres. Parcel 1-6-1819 (see diagram 3) was removed from its previous owner, also without notification, and given to no other than our favourite minister of health Pablo Marin. His parcel measures 1806.924 sq. metres. And parcel 1-6-1816 (diagram 4), the largest of the three, was wrested away from its previous owner and given to Diana Rosado. For those who may not know, Diana Rosado is the daughter of the Minister of Lands. Her parcel measures 2080.505 sq. metres, all of it prime seafront property.

As our readers can see, land certificates were issued for all three, all on the same day, August 6, 2009.

These are only three cases of many which demonstrate the true character of the Minister of Lands. In these three cases, the previous owners were not even notified that their lands were being taken away. In one of the three, when the landholder tried to get on his land, he was stopped by the Police and told that the land no longer belongs to him so he would be trespassing.

The Belize Times has not been able to verify if the parcels of land were issued as grants or if money changed hands, but one report is that the three pieces of prime seafront property were handed over for the measly sum of $1500 each. This newspaper would also advise the three new landowners to tread carefully, as we have been advised that the previous landholders are seeking redress in Court.

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Source: The Belize Times