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Orange Walk Town Mayor Kevin Bernard says that fake news created by the U.D.P. and reported by certain media houses was aimed at tarnishing the reputation of one of his councilors and the town council. Bernard says he was informed of cell phone videos showing councilor Haresh Vaswani with an accompanying report stating that the […]
Written on October 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The touted leadership debate organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is set to take place tonight at eight o’clock, although it will be missing the major political protagonists from the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. who have both complained that the B.C.C.I. neglected to provide responses to their queries. The absence of party […]
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Also joining the debate is the Belize People’s Front leader Nancy Marin, who, along with twelve other B.P.F. candidates is on the ballot for the upcoming general elections. Marin is running against the P.U.P.’s Orlando Habet and the U.D.P.’s John August in the Cayo North East division. But even though the B.P.F. is not fielding […]
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There has been much chatter in various corners about tonight’s debate some of which has not been entirely accurate. The murmur about Patrick Faber and John Briceño backing out of the event has prompted the Leadership Debate Committee to issue a release clarifying a number of issues surrounding the debate. Chamber President Marissa Longsworth addresses […]
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Surveillance cameras captured an armed robbery that happened on Antelope Street Extension on Monday evening just before six-thirty. The video footage shows a young woman buying at the shop and two men who appear to be waiting customers standing behind her. Before the customer concluded her purchase, the armed robber pushed his way to the […]
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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for the country stands at three thousand two hundred and thirty-two; of those numbers, thirty-five percent alone have been identified in the Orange Walk District, which since the outbreak of the virus, has recorded one thousand one hundred and forty-eight. There are one thousand one hundred and thirty-six […]
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With rising COVID numbers in Orange Walk, there is added stress on the Northern Regional Hospital which is the main facility in the north for the hospitalization of critical COVID-19 patients. That aside, the NRH has to treat other patients and also engage in contact tracing. DHS Marvin Manzanero says that fortunately at this time […]
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Early this morning, the news spread that one of three narco jets was forced to land at an airport in neighbouring Chetumal. Mexican and Belizean authorities were tracking the three-drug planes that had left South America with plans to land somewhere in Central America and Mexico. According to Mexican news outlets, around one o’clock in […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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In July of this year, Mexican authorities busted another drug plane. According to news media in Chetumal, a man with foreign passports who claimed to be the pilot was detained. That man, it is said, has a long criminal record. It is also being reported that the cocaine was packed in fifty-four parcels. The total […]
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On Monday, it was announced that a curfew will be in place on the night of November eleventh when counting is expected to be getting underway. Here is what will happen. Polling stations in all thirty-one constituencies across the country will be officially closed at six o’clock. Voters who are already in line at that […]
Written on October 27, 2020 | Posted in
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Where it concerns the media, ComPol Williams has given assurances that we will be able to move about freely in the conduct of our duties to you, our viewing public, to bring live coverage of the elections results. Again, for those in line after six o’clock, should the curfew period catch you there, you will […]
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At the close of polls on elections day, supporters of both major political parties, as well as those rooting for other candidates, would traditionally gather at various locations in anticipation of the results. Those watch parties are often loud and celebratory and they usually go well past midnight. With a curfew in effect from eight […]
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With a clear winner having been declared at last count, it will be difficult for the Belize Police Department to prevent either of the political parties or their candidates from taking to the streets in an impromptu victory rally. So how will they attempt to temper unplanned events such as motorcades and does the police […]
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The prime ministerial debate, despite the absence of the leaders of both major political parties, is proceeding on Wednesday night as scheduled, according the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While the organizers were hoping that the debate on national issues prior to the general elections would see the participation of all leadership candidates, including […]
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According to Longsworth, while Party Leader Patrick Faber had indicated last Monday that he will be participating in the debate, he reached out personally via email to the leadership debate committee to hinge his participation on the debate once all participate. Marissa Longsworth, President, B.C.C.I. “As it relates to the leader of the United […]
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Six-year-old Arturo Godoy Junior was laid to rest on Monday evening in his hometown of Orange Walk. Arturo died at the K.H.M.H. on Saturday. He was the first child in Belize to contract the deadly novel coronavirus and to die from the disease. The COVID-19 virus worsened Godoy’s health as he battled kidney disease for […]
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The first paediatric patient died due to COVID-19 over the weekend at the K.H.M.H. He is six-year-old Arturo Godoy Junior of Orange Walk Town, who attended the Louisiana Government School and ailed from a kidney condition. The account by the father of his son’s final days is sad and painful. The young child was alone […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Six-year-old Arturo Godoy Junior was a fighter; he battled a kidney condition that placed him at a higher risk when he contracted the novel coronavirus. Those who knew the young child among family and classmates attest to his good nature and eagerness to learn and live. In his short life, he wrote and recited poetry. […]
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In addition to the death of six-year-old Arturo Godoy Junior, a man in his eighties, also from Orange Walk, died due to complications associated with COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths to fifty, since the virus was first detected in Belize, and the fatality rate to one point five-nine percent. Doctor Marvin Manzanero […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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There are currently, one thousand one hundred and thirty-four active COVID cases as confirmed cases soared pass the three thousand mark over the weekend. Over the past two days, some five hundred and ninety-three samples were processed of which ninety-five returned positive. So, thirty-six point one percent of the total number of confirmed cases remain […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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In the Orange Walk District, which is registering the highest number of cases; forty persons were arrested over the weekend for hosting or participating in a restricted social event. Officers descended on two locations—one on Gravel Lane in Orange Walk Town and the other in Guinea Grass Village. A get-together for a sweet sixteen was […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Police clamped down on other social events across the country. Nearly one hundred people were arrested over the weekend, including those in Orange Walk. According to the Belize Police Department, cops were busy breaking up parties and other social events. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the press that more than half of those […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Following a meeting of the National Oversight Committee earlier today, it has been agreed that new protocols regarding the COVID-19 pandemic will be implemented. This comes amid a spike in the number of cases, as well as six other fatalities being recorded. As a result of these developments, government will fast track private sector rapid […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Today was the deadline for the leaders of political parties to confirm participation on the touted prime ministerial debate organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce, the Galen University and Love Foundation. At news time, it is known that only Nancy Marin from B.N.F. showed up for a meeting this afternoon by the B.C.C.I., so […]
Written on October 26, 2020 | Posted in
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An investigation into the misappropriation of a significant sum of money from the Treasury Department is underway and the public officer who is allegedly behind the scheme has been placed on administrative leave. It is believed that close to a hundred thousand dollars remain unaccounted for from the department’s “New Hire Account”. The purpose of […]
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