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With a more reliable system established at the Big Creek Port, will A.S.R./B.S.I. now look to creating refined white sugar? Country Manager Mac McLachlan was asked what’s next for the sugar industry. Mac McLachlan, Country Manager, A.S.R. Group-Belize Sugar “We set out way back in 2014 a serious of steps we felt were necessary […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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The start of the 2021 sugar crop was delayed as a result of a standoff between the miller and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, over the commercial agreement. So today, A.S.R.’s Country Manager Mac McLachlan was asked about the state of affairs regarding the negotiations. Mac McLachlan, Country Manager, A.S.R. Group-Belize Sugar “There […]
Written on June 8, 2022 | Posted in
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The events of Sunday morning, in Teakettle Village, during which there was a verbal exchange between Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat and Woman Police Constable Alicia Trapp continues to gain traction in the news. The tiff happened while both individuals were standing in front of the primary school where village council elections were being […]
Written on June 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, who is representing Cayo South Area Rep Julius Espat, has since responded to Elrington’s letter. In the letter addressed to W.P.C. Alicia Trapp, Marshalleck accuses her of causing attorney Orson Elrington to publish a false statement that, for all intents and purposes, defames his client, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, […]
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W.P.C. Alicia Trapp is being investigated by the Professional Standards Branch for an alleged breach of the police department’s social media policy. The allegation against W.P.C. Trapp is that she violated standard procedures when she took to Facebook to air out her grievances over a reported altercation with Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat. While […]
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Also on Sunday while electioneering in Teakettle, there was a physical altercation between a supporter of the People’s United Party and U.D.P. Vice Chairman Alberto August. August was holding up a placard when the woman shoved the sign in his face. Police quickly got involved in the fracas and diffused the tension. But was the […]
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Superintendent of Police Daniel Arzu is retiring from the Police Department and entering politics at the village council level. He remains in the force until he is officially pensioned off and, according to the Commissioner of Police that date is quickly approaching. Yet and still, Arzu has already been nominated as an independent candidate in […]
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What’s with all the partisan politics overwhelming the village council elections? After all, it should be a democratic exercise free of red, blue and any other political hue. But that hasn’t been the case. Despite being at the lowest level of local government, village council elections have been overrun by party politics. Here’s a perspective […]
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Today, the Belize Defence Force officially inaugurated its newly refurbished kitchen at Camp Belizario in the Cayo District. It was once in a deplorable condition. With filth building up, the kitchen where soldiers generally had their meals was quite unsanitary. The new facility will now provide a space for soldiers to gather and for meetings […]
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A young lady experienced what is being described as a breakdown inside a night club in Belize City on Friday night. She stripped herself of her clothing in the middle of the dance floor, to the surprise of many patrons who were present. Suspicions, all unconfirmed at this time, are that the young lady was […]
Written on June 6, 2022 | Posted in
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While three male officers were on the ground, they responded with great caution. The owner of the night club believes that the policemen did not want to touch the young lady, because of the long held practice that women officers should address matters involving a female civilian. But, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams this morning […]
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A woman police constable is in hot water tonight, following an alleged confrontation with Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat, at the polling station in Teakettle Village on Sunday. But, the officer is not being questioned because of the verbal exchange she had with Espat during the village council elections. Instead, the officer is under […]
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We also reached out to Area Representative Julius Espat who denies ever hurling expletives at the officer. Espat told us over the phone that he was simply attempting to point out her unlawful behaviour, which he says she confirmed in her live broadcast. On the Phone: Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “I don’t […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has revealed new information about the alleged threats made on his life by Jasmin Hartin. According to ComPol Williams, prior to the recent allegations unfolding, he received threats on his life from Hartin via text. According to the Commissioner of Police, while Hartin has been released from police custody, she […]
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It was a ceremony like none other on Sunday, with emotions still evidently raw, even fifty-nine years later – a posthumous pardon extended to the only woman to be hanged in Belize after she’d been wrongly convicted of the murder of her policeman partner. Her hanging happened in the early sixties, under Colonial rule when […]
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Belize submitted its counter-memorial to the Registrar of the International Court of Justice in the Hague today. The Government of Belize stated via press release earlier that the counter-memorial makes a robust defense of Belize’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including islands, and the pertaining maritime areas in accordance with international law. According to the […]
Written on June 3, 2022 | Posted in
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PM Briceño went on to make an appeal to the government of Guatemala for its adherence to the confidence building measures established between Belize and Guatemala in 2005. PM Briceño highlighted Belize’s persisting challenge with illegal border crossing, narco-trafficking and illegal farming, among other issues along the western border. Prime Minister John Briceño “We […]
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At the opening of today’s Sitting of the House of Representatives, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow asked the Minister of Health and Wellness to give details of the National Health Insurance agreement between the Government of Belize and Northern Medical Specialty Plaza. In his question, Barrow contended that the Chairman of N.H.I., Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, […]
Written on June 3, 2022 | Posted in
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Now, the Opposition has a member of the National Health Insurance Board in former Minister of State in the Ministry of Health Angel Campos. And, according to Minister Bernard, Campos did not raise any objections to the agreement at the board level. Well, the Leader of the Opposition accuses Minister Bernard of misspeaking. Here is […]
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The Briceño administration has decided that it will not increase the controlled price of a loaf of sixteen ounce bread. Bakers have been lobbying for an increase in prices due to a reported increase in the cost of input. Bakers initially attempted a seventy-five cents increase on the fixed price. That proposal was rejected by […]
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Prime Minister John Briceño promises full disclosure by his administration on the total that has been paid out to Courtenay Coye L.L.P., the law firm of Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay and Junior Minister of Finance Christopher Coye. The announcement earlier today follows a letter written by U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte on Monday, requesting that the […]
Written on June 2, 2022 | Posted in
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Flowers says that he appreciates the wisdom of the elderly, however, they should not displace the younger workforce. He also said that the thirty-six thousand dollars that Marin will collect for the year that he has been contracted to work, could easily have been used to pay someone younger who can serve in the same […]
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In a Cabinet release that was issued earlier today, it was agreed that notwithstanding an increase in the cost of production, the price per sixteen ounce loaf of bread will remain fixed. It may come as a relief to consumers, but bakers are already complaining about the increase in the cost of raw ingredients used […]
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Minister of Blue Economy Andre Perez, whose family owns and operates a bakery in San Pedro, has also chimed in on the cabinet decision surrounding the cost of bread. Currently, the control price of sixteen-ounce slice bread retails at one dollar and fifty-cents. Perez says that the data is showing that it will have to […]
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We begin tonight with a daring rescue at sea that saved the lives of three persons, including an infant. A family of three was stranded at sea on Tuesday evening when the kayak they were travelling in capsized off the coast of Caye Caulker. While leaving the island, tour guide Antoinne Parham observed at a […]
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