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Kim Simplis Gets Cover
posted (February 29, 2012)
When Kim Simplis Barrow announced on November 7th of last year that she had been diagnosed with stage 3 Breast Cancer at the age of 39, she became the first public figure to go public in such a fashion. And it's that brave embrace of such a dreaded disease that has put Barrow on the cover story in today's edition of the British digital magazine, ComplexD.

In the feature is the "Women of Strength Issue", the article quotes her as saying that she hopes "that by baring her soul, this will show other women that you can beat anything, with a positive attitude and a lot of faith." You can find a link to the article at 7newsbelize.com.


S & P Strikes Again

Three hours ago, Standard and Poor's the New York Rating agency, downgraded Belize again - this time by two notches.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the downgrade pushes "Belize's credit rating two notches deeper into junk territory." Standard and Poor's points to what it calls "the increasing likelihood that (the UDP) will seek to restructure the…external debt,"

The S and P analysis says that, quote "Although the (UDP) is favored to win a majority in the March 7...elections, we believe the political incentives are sufficient for either the UDP or the (PUP)--to pursue...a restructuring." The release points to the fact that recently the UDP has begun to frame the restructuring as an explicit campaign pledge.

Regarding the double downgrade, preceded by another three weeks ago, Prime minister Dean Barrow recently told an audience at a public meeting in Orange Walk that, quote, "I don't give a damn about the rating agencies."


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