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There was a sigh of relief in Dangriga when a family returned home safely. Over the weekend it was wildly reported that the family of Francis Ramirez had perished, but on Sunday, a crowd gathered at the riverbank to receive the family. They had gone fishing and failed to return as scheduled so the worst […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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Two Guatemalan who entered the country illegally are in police custody tonight after their vehicle flipped while attempting to escape from police on the San Antonio Road. Police say that around nine-forty-five on Saturday night, they saw a suspicious vehicle heading towards Santa Cruz Village – a border village that is connected to illegal crossings. […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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The Southside State of Emergency, which saw more than one hundred individuals incarcerated on July eight and was extended for two more months, comes to an end tomorrow, October sixth. However, in the last week or so, reports are that the around thirty gang members were being slowly released from prison back into society. At […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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On Saturday, law enforcement officers were deployed to the Belize-Guatemala border in the west following reports of a caravan with thousands of Hondurans was making its way through Guatemala to head to the United States. The Belize Defense Force soldiers were deployed with riot gears to block the entry of the caravan in the event […]
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Belizeans will vote on November eleventh to elect a new government. Both political parties are now engaged in mass campaigning to get the vote out during the pandemic. Historically young voters are not excited about elections though there is a lot at stake for them. So a campaign is now ongoing to get youths to […]
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When he burst onto the local entertainment scene a few years ago, he was considered the next big thing in music. But his career didn’t quite take off as his hit single, ‘See I Rise.’ It wasn’t for lack of trying or talent, but more so the lack of support and infrastructure in place to […]
Written on October 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Both the House and Senate have had their last sittings for the current term of this government and in the Upper House, senators said their farewells on Wednesday after passing a number of bills, including the Cyber Crime Bill which enjoyed support across the aisle. By this morning, there was a buzz on social media […]
Written on October 1, 2020 | Posted in
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Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, remains subject to the controversial Statutory Instrument 134 which requires him to submit to the Minister of National Security the names of all COVID-19 patients. Failure to do so criminalizes the DHS. Despite concerns being raised about confidentiality between doctor and patient, there has been no directive from […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Confidentiality aside, the Minister of National Security, who doubles as the Attorney General, also argues that persons who refuse to remain in quarantine or self-isolation are, more often than not, reported to law enforcement authorities. He maintains that the police department is contacted regularly with reports of sightings of persons in open defiance of the […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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The government has sold the National Fire Services headquarters in Belize City to Atlantic Bank. The sale was approved by cabinet in February of this year and the prime piece of property was sold for two point eight million dollars. But the Ministry of Transport and Minister Edmond Castro will need to relocate the National […]
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A quarantine facility manned around the clock by military personnel has been opened in Mountain Pine Ridge. Camp D’Silva which has for many years been used as a B.D.F. outpost has been retrofitted to accommodate persons who will be placed in isolation for COVID-19. The facility will now become the nerve centre for all quarantine […]
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Last Friday, a group of thirty-seven deportees arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport on a repatriation flight. They were processed with rapid testing, all returned negative. The deportees were then whisked off to a holding facility in the Mountain Pine Ridge area of Cayo District to the Douglas D’Silva camp which is manned by […]
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The senate met in its final session for this five-year term this morning. Parliamentarians in the upper house bade farewell to each other and President Darrell Bradley, as there is no certainty who will be returning in that capacity following general elections in November. While the atmosphere was lighthearted, the issue of the Land Tax […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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In clarifying the purpose of the Land Tax Amendment Bill, Senator Mike Peyrefitte responded to the statement that the revised piece of legislation will only benefit wealthy land owners who simply choose not to pay their taxes. The law, he says, ties the minister’s hands, preventing discretion to be used willfully, except in cases where […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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This morning, the upper house also passed the Cyber Crime Bill which was met with unanimity on both sides of the floor. That piece of legislation criminalizes activities online in which persons are targeted using electronic information, including videos and other images, and cyber bullying and online harassment. Osmany Salas, N.G.O. Senator “This, for […]
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Brian “Yellow Man” Audinett today threatened News Five’s journalist Hipolito Novelo. The first form of intimidation came via text in which Audinett warns Novelo to not mess with him on the news. The threats escalated over the phone when Audinett threatened Novelo with physical injury before cutting off the call. It is no surprise that […]
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The M.S.M.E. Support Programme was launched on August first to assist business owners who are feeling the economic brunt caused by the COVID pandemic. As of mid September, six hundred and ninety-three grants were paid amounting to one point seven million dollars and loans have been approved for one hundred and ninety-six businesses totalling two […]
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And this news, the Embassy of Mexico in Belize is paying tribute to Maria Luisa Mena de Espat, a well-known Corozal resident. Espat is being awarded the Ohtli 2020 Award in recognition of the long years she has been assisting Belizeans as well as Mexicans on behalf of the Mexican government. “Ohtli” is a Nahuatl […]
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An investigation into the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four Belize Defense Force airmen, conducted by Bell, the manufacturer of the military aircraft, has concluded. On February twenty-seventh, majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar, along with corporals Yassir Mendez and Reynaldo Choc perished when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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From the standpoint of the Ministry of National Security, recommendations will be made in respect of persons in the B.D.F. chain of command who may be held responsible and will be charged for failing to carry out their respective duties on that fateful February night. Isani Cayetano “Can you share with us whether anyone […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The families of the four deceased airmen have been experiencing difficulties with compensation following the deaths of their loved ones. In a previous interview with the Attorney General, he had informed that at least two of the families had received compensation from government. That turned out not to have been the cases as there were […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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As we reported on Monday night the headquarters of the National Fire Service has been sold to the Atlantic Bank. The bank sits just across the fire station on Cleghorn Street in Belize City. The property is considered a prime location in that area of the City. On Monday, Minister Edmond Castro did confirm the […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A maze of electrical wires dangling from a lamp post in the Holy Emmanuel area is proving to be dangerous for the Geban family. Families who live in the area have been connecting illegally to get electricity into their homes so the network of wires runs in any direction. The Geban family lives in front […]
Written on September 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The fleecing of the government: leaked document show a substantial sum of money paid to the macebearer, Brian Audinett, also known as Yellow Man. Audinett is a well-known sympathizer of the government who has held the post of macebearer of the House since 2008. Up until November 2019, he was employed at the Sports Council, […]
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Back in 2018, the Garcia family of San Ignacio was shocked at the death of one of their own, Bobby Garcia. The young man was killed atop the Cahal Pech Maya site in a bizarre way. At the time, it was said he was killed in a ritual. Two of his friends were charged for […]
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