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Perhaps the most striking of his many responses during the subsequent question and answer session is the fact that Cabinet has not discussed or sanctioned a series of proposed excursions to Gracias A Dios via the Sarstoon River. Last Tuesday, the Ministry of National Security announced on its social media page that planned visits to […]
Still on the Sarstoon…the establishment of a protocol between Belize and Guatemala to govern the movement of people along the Sarstoon River is long in the making. In 2015, representatives of both countries met in Istanbul, Turkey to hammer out an agreement, but that has not materialized. Despite a concerted effort by the Organization of […]
The proposed legalization of marijuana by Opposition Leader John Briceño has elicited responses from all corners. Government has come out strongly against the idea, blasting Briceño for suggesting that a legitimate marijuana industry can and ought to be established in Belize. Not only did Cabinet pan the thought, today Prime Minister Barrow said such a […]
While all is not lost in the legalization debate, PM Barrow says that the Ministry of Agriculture is looking into the possibility of establishing a hemp industry for the export market. The Office of the Attorney General, says the PM, is drafting the necessary pieces of law to accompany the proposal. Prime Minister Dean […]
The date for eligible voters to determine whether the territorial dispute between Belize and Guatemala should go before the I.C.J. is fixed. The referendum will be held on April tenth, 2019 and, according to PM Barrow, there is no possibility of postponing the exercise. The Leader of the Opposition, in a one-on-one with the prime […]
Is government’s education awareness campaign already running out of cash? With pledges for financial assistance from a number of countries, including Mexico, the United Kingdom and Turkey, funding for the countrywide rollout has been defrayed through the O.A.S. and U.N.D.P. and not from government. At today’s press conference, Ambassador Alexis Rosado painstakingly explained how the […]
After spending more than six years in jail, today three Belize City men learned that they will spend many more years behind bars. Andy Forbes, William Vasquez, and Clinton Harris were found guilty of the murder of Joseph Myers. The incident happened on June fifteenth, 2012. The trio pounced on a group of men who […]
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A woman has been ordered to pay the family of two-year-old Vernice Rodriguez Gonzalez four thousand dollars for causing her death. Thirty-one-year-old Danna Banner appeared before Justice Colin Williams who spared her a custodial sentence but rather, ordered her to pay the monetary compensation plus a two thousand-dollar fine after she pleaded guilty to causing […]
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A third case before Supreme Court Justice Collin Williams was that of twenty-one-year-old Kevaughan Staine, who was sentenced to ten years behind bars for the attempted murder of his nineteen-year-old cousin, Taisha Staine. She was walking in the Lake Independence area of Belize City on December thirtieth, 2013 when she came under gunfire. Taisha says […]
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There was a brazen armed robbery this afternoon in Belize City at Pacheco’s Jewelry Shop. Two thieves almost netted thirty-five grand – we say almost because quick police action led to the recovery of the items and the apprehension of one man in a matter of minutes. We were first on the scene this afternoon […]
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Thirty-four-year-old Carlos Lopez is back in the news tonight for another drug offense. In late August, he was acquitted of drug trafficking and firearm offenses when a case brought against him fell apart in the lower court. Lopez, along with thirty-seven-year-old Peter Schmidt, was busted in December 2017 in possession of five kilos of cocaine. […]
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Since his abduction from a cattle ranch on Father’s Day, there has been no sign or trace of businessman Omero Campos. The San Narciso resident was taken from his farm near San Victor Village on June sixteenth and is believed to have been held hostage by someone or a group of persons who demanded the […]
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There is some good news coming out of Graham Creek tonight. We’re happy to report that since our last coverage of the teachers’ hardships in the southern village, there’s been some progress. Despite limited access to telephone communication, we have heard from Principal Jose Cuc and teacher Germuel Choco. They say that last week, the […]
A clandestine plane landing took place early this morning in northern Belize. The suspected drug plane landed on the Progresso Road and was discovered by a villager around four this morning. When police arrived at the scene, all they found was the plane on fire. No one was in the area when police arrived and […]
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The badly decomposed body of Felina James was discovered a week ago in an area just off the Coastal Road. The mother of two was found chopped to death and her body disposed of after being reported missing for a week. Her Kia Sorento and a firearm were also unaccounted for. Earlier this week, a […]
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There has been another incident at TKO Farms in Teakettle, Cayo. This time, a farmhand was assaulted on Wednesday morning by a group of four masked men who were armed with handguns. Manuel Gomez reported to police that he was attacked by the gang while at work on a ranch in Teakettle Village. He informed […]
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Nineteen-year-old Kelvin Gongora has been arrested and charged for attempting to discharge a firearm inside a Chinese fast-food restaurant on Mahogany Street last Friday. The Mopan Street resident was caught on surveillance camera taking aim at a patron of the establishment when the weapon snapped twice. He then trained the firearm in the direction of […]
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The suggestion by Opposition Leader, John Briceño, to legalize marijuana has received major backlash from the government, but gained support in other quarters. Briceño suggests that it is time for Belize to legally harvest marijuana as a new source of income for the Government. There is an overlap between Briceño’s idea and a recent move […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber has weighed in on the debate. Faber reiterated Cabinet’s position, saying that Briceño’s suggestion to legalize marijuana is a haphazard notion that can affect Belize in the international arena. The Deputy Prime Minister, however, was more receptive to the possibility of establishing industrial hemp production in Belize. Patrick Faber, […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño is embarking on a country-wide visit which he has dubbed as a ‘listening tour.’ His first stop is in Dangriga tonight which forms part of the southern caucus that recently came out saying ‘NO’ to the I.C.J. The purpose is to feel the people’s pulse on taking Guatemala’s maritime, insular and […]
The buzz this week has been about the legalization of marijuana as proposed by the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño. Briceño suggested that Belize should follow countries like Canada, Netherlands, and Uruguay and legalize the recreational use of the herb. In his weekly address, Briceño explained that legalizing marijuana will present an opportunity for […]
The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes is garnering increased acceptance and according to Briceño, investors are looking to Caribbean countries where they can build resorts that cater to medical marijuana users, attract high-end tourists as well as open new avenues to medical tourism. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “We have already taken […]
According to research, usage of marijuana can ease pain, nausea/vomiting, hot flashes, loss of appetite, anxiety, insomnia which are symptoms of breast cancer causes. The idea of legalizing marijuana for medical use is not farfetched but Health Minister Pablo Marin says it is something that should be looked at very closely before any decision is […]
But today, the Belize Progressive Party said they’ve been championing to legalize marijuana long before Briceño announced his proposal. The B.P.P. said that while they welcome the Opposition Leader’s support, they believe that some of the grounds on which he made his argument were not the best reasons. In fact, the B.P.P. so much as […]
The P.U.P.’s area representative for Stann Creek West, Rodwell Ferguson, says his life was in danger on Tuesday night when he lost control his vehicle as he headed home. He says the pressurized brake hose of his vehicle was cut while he was at an I.C.J. referendum forum in Independence Village. He left around nine […]
