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SELENA VILLAGE, Cayo,Saturday, April 2, 2016: Police are searching for tworesidents of Selena Village, Cayo fortheir role in the murder of 63-year-old Guatemalan laborer, EdgarAlfonso Perdomo Aldana, ofSelena Village. The persons ofinterest are Guillermo Duarte, 27,and Marlon Padilla, 22. Sometime around 3:00 a.m. onSaturday, April 2, Aldana wasdrinking in the Iguana CreekGovernment School compound,about 50 feet from his residence,with his friend Ruben Manzon.

POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TWOSUSPECTS IN THE SELENA MURDER

According to reports, this was whenDuarte and Padilla approachedthem. Words were exchangedbetween the men and a fight started.During the fight, either Duarte orPadilla pulled out a machete andbegan to chop his rivals. Manzonreceived multiple chop wounds to theupper part of his body but was ableto escape and ran for help.Unfortunately, Aldana was not aslucky. He could not escape the furyof his attackers. He was choppedmultiple times to the head andbody and bled out at the scene of thefight. Edgar Alfonso Perdomo Aldana

Manzon was taken to the SanIgnacio Hospital to seek medicalattention. He was subsequentlytransported to the Karl HeusnerMemorial Hospital where he wasadmitted into ward in a criticalcondition. Police detained two individualsshortly after the incident forquestioning. However, they are still onthe lookout for Guillermo Duarte andMarlon Padilla. Anyone with any information theybelieve might be of assistance to thepolice can visit the nearest policestation.

SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo,Thursday, April 7, 2016: Reports reaching us indicate thatduring the school lunch break, aSacred Heart Primary student was hitby a truck owned by Bahadur & SonsTrucking. The incident occured in front of thepopular Trin’s Deli located on EveStreet in San Ignacio. Eye witnesses report that everything

Sacred Heart Primary School StudentHit By Truck - In Critical Condition

transpired so quickly, resulting inthe little boy being hit and layingon the street with blood comingfrom his mouth and behind hishead. The lit tle boy wassubsequently rushed to the SanIgnacio polyclinic where he is listedin a critical condition.(Subsequent unconfirmed reportssuggest the little boy succumed tohis injuries)

New Cayo Top Cop - HappyWith Community Involvement

Superintendent Richard RosadoOfficer Commanding San Ignacio Formation

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BELMOPAN, Cayo, Thursday,April 4, 2016: The fourth quarter preliminary esti-mates by the Statistical Institute ofBelize show that the level of economicactivity during the months of Octoberto December 2015 increased by 0.6percent when compared to the samequarter in 2014. The total value ofgoods and services produced inBelize was $661.1 million, up $3.7million from $657.4 million in 2014.For the first nine months of the year,the level of production in the countrywas 1.2 percent higher than it was in2014, as the relatively strong growthexperienced during the first quarterlargely offset declines in thesubsequent two quarters. Therefore,the economy grew by 1.0 percent inthe year 2015, just over $27 millionin goods and services.Jefte Ocihaeta, Statistician of SIB,says the primary sector continues tostruggle. The primary sector experi-enced a drop of 27.4 percent in thefourth quarter of 2015. This follows

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a decline of 35.5 percent during thethird quarter as several majorindustries have bottomed out and areonly just showing signs of recovery.Marine exports decreased by 58percent, largely due to a significant fallin shrimp production. Most other

marine products experienced minimalgains. Banana shipments declined by25 percent due to lower thanexpected rainfall and an extended dryseason which affected the maturity ofthe fruit this year. It was not all badnews in the agriculture sectorhowever, as king crops such as citrusand sugar saw increases inproduction.With sugarcane deliveriesstarting a month earlier than in 2014,over 122 thousand metric tons ofsugarcane was delivered when nonewas delivered the year before. Alsoas anticipated, citrus fruit deliveriessaw some recovery during the monthsof October to December with anincrease in production of 2.5 thousandmetric tons of oranges. Livestockproduction decreased for thequarter, as both swine and cattle weredown. Secondary activities experiencedan increase of 8.4 percent for thethird quarter, driven by strongperformance in “Electricity andWater” and “Construction”.

Electriicty production increased by 18percent, with hydro generationsurging due to high reservoir waterlevels even prior to the start of therainy season. Likewise, waterdistribution increased by 8 percent asaccess was expanded to more ruralareas in the country. Construction in-creased by 5 percent, as municipalrecreational parks and otherinfrastructural development workscommenced. There was also anincrease in construction loans of 9percent. Manufacturing and Miningrecovered with a 3 percent increaseafter a drop of 7 percent in the thirdquarter. Though crude petroleumextraction declined significantly,beverage production experienced anincrease of 5 percent, mainly due toan 8 percent increase production ofbeer and 27 percent increase inproduction of soft drinks. The tertiary sector, which accountsfor about a half of Belize’s totaleconomy, grew by 3.6 percentduring the fourth quarter of 2015. Thisreflected a moderate growth of 2percent in wholesale and retailact ivit ies and an increase ingovernment services of 8 percentduring the period. Despite a decreaseof 3 percent in cruise tourism,accommodation and food servicesrecorded an increase of 11 percentas overnight tourism increased by anincredible 25 percent. The final report on the 2015annual GDP performance will beready sometime in May of this year.

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SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo,Thursday, April 7, 2016: Superintendent RichardRosado, Officer Commanding SanIgnacio Formation, has been the topcop in Cayo for two months nowand he is settling in well. Rosadoemphasizes the importance ofcommunity policing and sees thedepartment as simply an extension ofthe community it serves. In order tokeep crime under control in the area,it will take the residents of SanIgnacio, Santa Elena, and the 20surrounding villages to effectivelypolice their space. Offciers of theformation are enforcement agentsthat act on behalf of the people they

New Cayo Top Cop - HappyWith Community InvolvementContinued From Front Page serve.

“It has been a wonderfulexperience so far because wehave received the full support ofthe community,” Rosado told theSTAR. He is in the process of settingup a “Cayo Formation AdvisoryBoard” to better police thejurisdiction. Rosado says this advisoryboard will include representativesof each stakeholder group ofthe community and regular meetingswill be held. During these meetings,the board will discuss issuesplaguing the society and come upwith best ways to address thesituation. What has been the number onechallenge so far? “It would have to

be the issue of noise pollution,”Rosado said. “Many residents are

Superintendent Richard Rosado,Officer Commanding San

Ignacio Formation,

complaining about the loudmusic coming from barsand clubs near residentialneighbourhoods.” Rosado says thepolice has a great relationshipwith the Town Council and theyare making the council aware oftheir concerns about noisepollution. “We recently met withthe Liquor License Board and weare looking at ways to improve thesituation.” Rosado has been in the BelizePolice Department for 15 years. Heis one of the Department’s star pupilas he currently holds a Master’sDegree from Murray State Universityand is working on his dissertation fora Doctorate degree. The STAR Newspaper would liketo wish Superintendent RichardRosado the best of luck in his newposting as Officer Commanding theSan Ignacio Formation.

BELMOPAN, Cayo, Thursday,April 7, 2016: Cost of living has increased slightlyin Belize, according to the StatisticalInstitute of Belize, but San Ignacio/Santa Elena saw price fell by afraction of a percentage point. SIBreleased its latest statistics onthe Consumer Price Index onWednesday, March 30, and itreveals that cost of living increasedby 0.3 percent in February of2016. According to S.I.B., the All-ItemsConsumer Price Index stood at 102.7in February of 2016, up from 102.5in the same month last year. The priceof beef, pigtail, eggs, cabbage andpremium gasoline increased by 20.1percent, 8 percent, 17.2 percent, 37.6percent and 27.1 percent;respect ively, in the month ofFebruary 2016 as compared to 2015.

Cost Of Living Increases But Falls Slightly In Cayo

However, there were decreases indiesel, butane gas, red kidney beansand milk of 9 percent, 11.3 percent,18.6 percent and 8.9 precent,respectively. There were also marginaldecline in prices of whole chicken,flour, condensed milk, yellow onions,sweet pepper, carrots, potatoes and

watermelon.S.I.B. reports that inflation washighest in Orange Walk Town at 2.1percent. Inflation in Corozal Townwas 1.5 percent; -0.2 percent inBelize City and San Ignacio/SantaElena; -0.9 percent in Dangriga and1.4 percent in Punta Gorda.The lowest level of inflation wasexperienced in Belmopan at -1.1percent. . 

Belize has the second lowestnational inflation rate in CentralAmerica. The lowest is Costa Ricawith a -0.03 percent inflation rate.Guatemala has the highest inflationrate of 4.3 percent. Inflation rates inHonduras, El Salvador, Nicaraguaand Panama are 2.9 percent, 1.7percent, 3.4 percent and 1.2 percent,respectively. No figures wereprovided for CARICOM states butJamaica reported inflation rate of 3.6percent.

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Why Mexicans AreTroubled By Donald TrumpBY: Katy WatsonBBC Mexico and Central AmericaReporterBBC NEWS, Tuesday, April 5,2016: "Immigration is the only thingthat drives Donald Trump crazyapart from yellow number 5 haircolour," jokes Chumel Torres, aMexican comedian that has taken theinternet by storm. His show, El Pulso de la Republica(The Pulse of the Republic), isMexico's answer to the US late-nighttalk show The Daily Show. While there are few Mexicans whofind US Republican candidate DonaldTrump funny, laughing in the face ofadversity is the strategy Torres hasdecided to adopt and he seems to bedoing something right. The comedian, who originally trainedas an engineer, has 1.5 million subscrib-ers to his Spanish-language YouTubechannel and a growing num-ber of fans for his newer English-lan-guage version too. The appetite for Trump gags is highbut it is starting to wear thin, Torressays. "I'm tired of talking about Trumpbecause it's always the same," hetells me. "It's like [musician] Kanye West,it's like [reality TV stars] theKardashians. You know it's stupidso let's just move on - it's not funnyanymore. As a comedian you wantthe fresh kick and with Trump it'sjust the same jokes every time. It'sstarting to get dull." Joking aside, Donald Trump's riseis worrying for many Mexicans whorely on remittances from their familieswho live in the US. Dona Irlanda Lujano, 58, lives inCuautepec, a poor neighbourhood tothe north of Mexico City. She shares her simple house withher husband, daughter and twograndchildren. The neighbourhood they live in isright on the border with Mexico State,one of the most deprived parts of thecountry. Most of the people here havefamily living in the US or haverelatives who have spent time there andhave now returned. Dona Irlanda's three sons all madethe journey to the US illegally. They now live in Los Angeles andshe has not seen one of them for morethan 20 years. They talk on Skype at least once aweek and they send her between $100(£70) and $150 every month whichenables the family back in Mexico tolive. In recent months, they have hadseveral chats about the implications ofDonald Trump, who has made the fightagainst illegal immigration the mainplank of his campaign, winning theRepublican nomination.

"It's pretty worrying no?" shesays. "It's going to get much harderif they send all of theMexicans back here. My sons askme where they would find work. It'shard, you can't earn very much." Many here in Mexico have beenangered by Mr Trump, who has calledMexican migrants "criminals" and"rapists". For a long time, the Mexicanofficials refused to comment publicly,arguing it was not their place todiscuss US presidential candidates. But there seems to have been achange of heart recently. Foreign Secretary Claudia RuizMassieu called his policies andcomments "ignorant and racist" and,more recently, President EnriquePena Nieto compared Mr Trump'sstrident tone to that of Hitler andMussolini. But one of the fiercest reactionscame from former Mexican PresidentVicente Fox. Mr Fox responded to Mr Trump'sdemand that Mexico pay for aborder wall to keep Mexican migrantsfrom crossing to the US with a strongexpletive and an assurance thatMexico would not pay. In the past month, his language mayhave mellowed but his attitude has not. "He will never change and thisis a danger for the world," Mr Foxtold me, speaking of Mr Trump. "Well, we Mexicans may be small,but we are hot like chilli [peppers],so he shouldn't mess with us." Most Mexicans I have met feel thatwhether or not Mr Trump gets theRepublican nomination in the end, therelationship between the two countrieshas already been damaged. "I am surprised about theopinion of the Americans, I didn'tthink so many people would besupporting these crazy ideas," saysDaniela Robedo, 27. "I used to go every year tosummer camps [in the US]. If I hadkids right now I wouldn't send them.What if they meet these people withthese crazy ideas and they areinfluenced by it?" Mexican historian Enrique Krauzethinks the US presidential campaign isbringing out the worst in some Ameri-cans: "The nativism - the mistrustof the immigrant - has always beena feature of the United States. "They distrusted and hated theIrish, the Poles, the Jews, theItalians. Every wave since the 19thCentury was met with distrust. Andnow the new victims are theMexicans. Frankly, I cannot bemore offended by the words of thatignorant bigot saying that Mexicansare murderers and rapists." "He's truly playing into the mostobscure and darkest places of theAmerican soul," the Mexicanhistorian adds.

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BY: Karim Juan, CommissionerSAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo,Sunday, April 3, 2016:Smart Belize Hurricanes domi-nates the battle of the city teams On Friday night, Smart BelizeHurricanes hosted their city rivals,Belize City No Limit at the BelizeElementary School gym in Belize City.Smart Belize Hurricanes had a 39 -33 lead going into intermission, whichwas reduced to 1 point in the thirdquarter, by Belize City No Limit.However, Smart Belize Hurricaneswas able to muster a strong fourthquarter to easily seal the 74 - 63victory. Smart Belize Hurricanes (10-2) was led by league-leading scorer,Farron Louriano who tallied 23points and 8 rebounds, while LeroyLouriano had 11 points, 6 assists, 3steals and 2 rebounds. AkeemWatters finished with a double-double, with 10 points and 11rebounds. The top scorer for BelizeCity No Limit (4-6) was JamalAugustine with 17 points and 5rebounds, while Michael Babbleshad 13 points, 4 assists and 3rebounds. Lennox Bowman tallied11 points and 4 rebounds and Keith“Superman” Acosta finished thenight with 12 boards and 6 points.Belize City No Limit had a 48 - 38rebounding edge, but Smart BelizeHurricanes had a 26 - 16 advantageon bench points.Cayo Western Ballaz slows downOrange Walk Running Rebels outwest Orange Walk Running Rebelstraveled out west to take on CayoWestern Ballaz at the Sacred HeartCollege auditorium on Friday night.The home team jumped out to an early21 - 15 lead, which they extended to34 - 22 at the half. Cayo WesternBallaz built on that lead in the secondhalf to easily secure the 88 - 58 win.Cayo Western Ballaz (7-5) was ledby Winston Pratt who had the gamehigh with 14 points, to go with 9rebounds and 4 assists, whileBrandon Flowers finished with adouble-double, with 13 points and 13boards. Jamal Harris tallied 12points and 8 rebounds and JamesMilton netted 11 points, whilegrabbing 7 rebounds. CalbertCarcamo was the top scorer forOrange Walk Running Rebels (2-7)with 11 points and 6 rebounds, andhe was the only scorer in double-digits for the visiting team. ShemarWhite and Lupito Acosta finishedthe night with 9 points each. CayoWestern Ballaz had a huge 61 - 28rebounding edge, while outscoringOrange Walk Running Rebels 23 - 2on second chance points, whilegrabbing 22 offensive rebounds.Belmopan Bandits gets big win

NEBL Playoffs Fast Approaching AsTeams Fight For Playoff Positions

against Belize City No Limit On Saturday night BelmopanBandits traveled to the old capital tocomplete their game versus Belize CityNo Limit, which was stopped in thethird quarter, due to inclementweather. The game continued in thethird quarter, where BelmopanBandits had a 37 - 25 lead, when thegame resumed. At the end of the thirdquarter, Belmopan increased that leadto 62 - 47, and was able to get theeasy 82 - 67 victory. BelmopanBandits (7-4) was led by KylePascascio who tallied 24 points, 6rebounds and 5 steals, includingshooting 8/8 from the charity stripe.Stephen “Muerte” Williams had21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 stealsand Nick Brown recorded adouble-double with 15 points and 12rebounds, to go with 4 assists and 4steals. Jarrel Velasquez alsofinished in double-digit scoring with13 points, 7 dishes, 6 caroms and 2steals. Keith “Superman” Acostawas the main man for Belize City NoLimit, tallying 19 points and 7rebounds, while rookie sensation,Jamal Augustine has become anexplosive big man, recording 15points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals.Michael Babbles finished with 12points and Gregory “Chippy”Rudon tallied 9 points, 7 rebounds,5 assists and 3 steals. BelmopanBandits had the lead for majority ofthe game, shooting 41.3% from thefield compared to Belize City NoLimit’s 30%. The battle on the glasswas even at 45 rebounds each, andBelmopan Bandits had the 22 - 15edge on points off turnovers.Dangriga Warriors conqueredSan Pedro Tiger Sharks on theisland Dangriga Warriors, coming off ahuge win before the All-Star breakversus Smart Belize Hurricanes, sailedto the island to take on San PedroTiger Sharks on Saturday night. In ahotly contested battle, with both teamstaking the lead during the game,Dangriga Warriors was able to closeoff the game on a 13 - 8 run, to claimthe 63 - 55 victory. DangrigaWarriors (9-4) was commandeeredby Jamir Flores who tallied 16points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds and 2assists, while Edgar Mitchellchipped in 15 points and 2 assists.Macario Augustine recorded adouble-double with 10 points and 15rebounds, to go with 2 steals and 2blocks, and James Ewing andDaniel Nolberto registered 9 pointseach in the win. San Pedro TigerSharks’ (6-4) top scorer was CalebSutton, who scored 16 points to gowith 5 rebounds, while GeneMyvett tallied 9 points, 6 reboundsand 4 assists. Andrew Ortiz finished

the night with 9 points and 10 boards.Dangriga Warriors had the slight 32 -31 rebounding edge, while holding a12 - 8 advantage on second chancepoints.Playoff Implications With only 2 weeks remaining in theregular season, below are someplayoff scenarios.1] Smart Belize Hurricanes - firstteam to clinch a playoff spot, and hasclinched the #1 seed going into theplayoffs.2] Dangriga Warriors - they willclinch a playoff berth if they win theirlast game versus Orange WalkRunning Rebels, or if Cayo WesternBallaz loses their game versusBelmopan Bandits.3] Cayo Western Ballaz - canclinch a playoff spot if they win theirlast 2 games versus Orange WalkRunning Rebels and BelmopanBandits.4] Belmopan Bandits - must win 2of remaining 3 games to makeplayoffs, including a win by more than1 point versus Cayo Western Ballaz.Belmopan Bandits is riding a 6 gamewinning streak.5] San Pedro Tiger Sharks - mustwin 3 of 4 remaining games to makeplayoffs.6] Belize City No Limit - must winremaining three games AND SanPedro Tiger Sharks, BelmopanBandits and Cayo Western Ballazmust lose all their remaining games,for Belize City No Limit to make theplayoffs.7] Orange Walk Running Rebels- must win remaining 5 games ANDSan Pedro Tiger Sharks, and CayoWestern Ballaz must lose all theirremaining games, for Orange WalkRunning Rebels to make the playoffs.8] Independence Thunderbolts -has been eliminated from making the

playoffsUpcoming Games There are three weeks remaining inthe NEBL regular season, as eachgame becomes even more critical, asteams are making their final playoffpush. Below is the schedule for theupcoming games. Friday night at 9 p.m. - CayoWestern Ballaz at Belmopan Bandits Friday night at 9 p.m. - San PedroTiger Sharks at Belize City No Limit Saturday night at 8 p.m. - SmartBelize Hurricanes at IndependenceThunderbolts Saturday night at 9 p.m. - SanPedro Tiger Sharks at Orange WalkRunning Rebels Sunday at 1 p.m. - IndependenceThunderbolts at Orange Walk Run-ning RebelsStandings with 2 weeks remainingin regular seasonRank Team GP W LPts.1 Smart Belize Hurricanes *12 10 2 222 Dangriga Warriors 138 5 213 Cayo Western Ballaz 127 5 194 Belmopan Bandits 117 4 185 San Pedro Tiger Sharks10 6 4 166 Belize City No Limit 114 7 157 Orange Walk Running Rebels9 2 7 118 Independence Thunderbolts10 0 10 10GP - games played; W - win; L -loss; Pts - points* clinched a playoff berth All games can be followedlive on our website atnebl.sportingpulse.net, with real timebox scores, while the game is beingplayed. The website also has all gamescores, box scores, players andteams’ statistics, along with standingsfor the season.

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ARIES:March 22 to April 20

This is a significant week becausethe Sun is in your sign; and onTuesday, fair Venus moves into Ariesto stay for three weeks. To add tothe mix, the only New Moon in yoursign all year is also taking place onThursday. The Sun will continue toinvigorate you and attract people andfavourable situations to you. Venuswill make you especially charming,diplomatic and attractive to others;plus it means this is the best time ofthe year to buy wardrobe goodies!The New Moon is your chance tomake resolutions about how you wantto make your life better. Wow! Shopfor clothes, schmooze with others andmake resolutions for your New Year.Lucky numbers: 07, 13, 46.

TAURUS: April 21 to May 21

On Tuesday, Mercury moves intoyour sign where it will stay until midJune. Usually, Mercury is in one signfor about two weeks. Why this lengthystay? You guessed it - Mercury isgoing to go retrograde at the end ofthis month (the 28th) and stay thatway until May 22. Actually, there isan upside to Mercury retrograde.But the upside is that you will easilyfinish old business and wrap up staffalready on your plate. Mercuryretrograde is also an excellent time forintrospection and self scrutiny. Sitquietly, perhaps light a candle, andask yourself, "Where did all my moneygo?" Lucky numbers: 20, 33, 76.

GEMINI: May 22 to June 21

This continues to be a busy,popular time for you. In fact, startingthis week, the rest of the month willbe even more fun because you willattract creative, artistic people to you.Not only that, you will be fond of thepeople you're hanging out with,perhaps to the point where a friendbecomes a lover. This week is anexcellent time to make long-rangeplans for the future, especiallyregarding partnerships. Rememberthat fiery Mars is opposite your signnow and will stay there until thebeginning of June. Unfortunately, thistends to make you annoyed withothers, especially those closest toyou. Just be patient because by June,this irritating factor will not returnagain until the two months (Augustand September) of this year. Thenafter that, you won't experience itagain until February 2018. That'secouraging. Lucky numbers: 05,64, 76.

CANCERJune 21 to July 21

This is a lovely time for you becausethis is the only time all year when the

Your Weekly Horoscope and Lucky NumbersSun is at the top of your chart casting aflattering light on you This makes otherpeople impressed with you, especiallybosses and VIPs. Since this is the case,use this to your advantage. This week,fair Venus will also move to the top ofyour chart to join the Sun; therebypaving the way for successfulnegotiations with bosses, parents andauthority figures. This adds a beautifulenergy to the Sun making you even moreattractive to others! This is whysomeone will ask for your advice aboutdesign, office redecorating, layout,gardening or how to make somethinglook better. Some of you will even fallin love with someone older, richer or amentor figure. Not too shabby. Luckynumbers: 09, 52, 88.

LEO:July 24 to August 21

This week Venus joins the Sun in apart of your chart that spurs yourdesire to travel and "get away fromall this." Of course, you want to travelfor pleasure and good times. Imagineelegant hotels with perfect service. Leosare fond of fawning. In fact, you are sofond of fawning, you often fawn overothers, but generally, you like it comingthe other way. If you cannot travel thisweek, it is definitely an excellent weekto make plans for future vacations andtravel. Some will also make plans forfun activities with kids. Romance withsomeone from another culture or adifferent country might also percolate.Lucky numbers: 34, 87, 93.

VIRGO:August 22 to September 21

This is a passionate time for Virgos.Even before this week, your gonadswere already in overdrive; but now, withVenus in the picture, your sex lifewill become more intense, morepassionate and more affectionate for therest of this month. Ay carumba!However, Venus also has anotherinfluence that will please and benefit you.It will attract money to you through yourspouse, your partner or a financialinstitution. That's why this is anexcellent month to ask for a loan or amortgage This is also a profitable timeto enter into a business relationship withsomeone. Good to know. Luckynumbers: 30, 68, 70.

LIBRA:September 22 to October 23

Even you might be surprised at howaggressive, forthright and direct youare conversing to others now. Youwon't hesitate to ask for what youwant or share your views. Take note:This bold approach will last for thewhole month. Pow! This is why it's agood time for you to negotiate withothers because this month Venus isopposite your sign, and Mercury is inone of your Money houses. Thismeans it's time to roll up your sleeves

and do some serious financialnegotiations or wheeling and dealingthat will ultimately benefit you at workand at home. This week is a goodtime to make long-range plans. Youneed to know where you want to live.And if you know this, then you needto repair or fix your home so it feelsreliable and solid. Lucky numbers:41, 69, 82.

SCORPIO:October 24 to November 21

This is a productive time for youbecause not only are you motivatedto clean up your act and back getbetter organized; you have the energyand drive to follow through on yourplans. It's always twofold: you haveto have the idea, the plan and themotivation; but to make anything areality it takes energy, effort andprobably some money. Everything inyour chart points toward a successfuloutcome in whatever you do that isjob-related or about getting betterorganized at home. Therefore, psychyourself up and begin. You can changeyour daily world just because youwant to - it's that simple. Churchillsaid it was a mistake to look too farahead. "Only one link in thechain of destiny can be handledat a time." Lucky numbers: 06,14, 57.

SAGITTARIUS:November 22 to December 21

It's your turn to play! You must grabevery opportunity to enjoy a vacationor a weekend getaway. Focus yourenergy on sports events, parties,social occasions, the arts, theentertainment world and the hospitalityindustry because this will give you theoutlet you need right now for yourpumped energy. Your enthusiasmneeds a place to go! This is also anexcellent time for romance, whichmeans that some of you will strike upa new love with someone, whileothers will rekindle existingpartnerships into something moreplayful and fun loving. Luckynumbers: 23, 45, 85.

CAPRICORN:December 22 to January 20

This is the perfect time to focus onhome, family and your private life. Youwill particularly enjoy entertaining athome, especially if you do some re-decorating, which is on your mind.Some of you might also explore real-estate deals. It is a good idea to im-prove things at home because nextyear, your reputation will be stellar,which means you will be focused oncareer matters and dealing with thepublic. Your peers will respect youand want your input and assistance.Therefore, use this time to improveand strengthen your home scene sothat you feel comfortable living in it

and proud to show it. Luckynumbers: 01, 43, 99.

AQUARIUS:January 20 to February 18

For the rest of this month, you'll buzzat an accelerated, pace, talking tosiblings, relatives and neighbours. It'sa strong time for those who write, sell,teach and act because you are keento express yourself. Someone oldermight have wise advice for you.Competition with a friend or perhapseven a group will continue until theend of the month. In addition, familydiscussions will be significant, whichmight encourage you to tackle homerepairs. Meanwhile, this month, youcan make money from your words andyour writing. Lucky numbers: 00,63, 78.

PISCES:February 20 to March 21

"Money, money, money!" This is amoney month for you. You mightspend more money than usual but youmight earn more money as well. Trustyour moneymaking ideas! And trustyour impulses with your ideas on howto use your possessions to make yourlife easier. In fact, first and foremost,you can do is have a big favour bygoing through drawers, closets andcupboards and getting rid of junk andstuff you just don't use anymore.Recycle it, sell it, give it away or turfit. Make your world lighter! Once youget rid of things, you will attract whatyou really want to you. This is also agood time to make long-range plansabout your life direction in general. Digyour well before you get thirsty.Lucky numbers: 28, 37, 95.

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