The Independent January 22, 2012

Independent The SUNDAY January 22, 2012 The life and death of a brave heart ISSUE NO: 11 PRICE: $1. 00 www. facebook. com/ The Independent See page 12 PUP cry FRAUD! Continued on page 23 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 BEL:We’ll review rate review... More

Independent The SUNDAY January 22, 2012 The life and death of a brave heart ISSUE NO: 11 PRICE: $1. 00 www. facebook. com/ The Independent See page 12 PUP cry FRAUD! Continued on page 23 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 BEL:We’ll review rate review Oh Lawd! See page 11 New poll show parties in dead heat Jeffrey Locke, BEL’s CEO TOP MODEL Thursday, January 19, 2012 BELIZE CITY - The now state-owned Belize Electricity Limited did not sound too enthused about the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) initial decision rendered in the company’s Full Tariff Review Proceeding (FTRP) to lower electricity rates by 6. 14% instead of 3. 4% initially proposed by BEL in its application which was submitted in December of last year. BEL’s FTRP application is for the period July 1, 2012 to June 13, 2016 and also included a plan to spend $120 million for the provision of services, expansion of its distribution network and to upgrade the power system. The PUC made the announcement on Thursday of Less