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P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca told the media that any opposition to the decision in the ranks of the Belize Rural North Executive is merely speculation. But it’s actually much more than that. Today members of the Executive stood outside waiting for Saldivar to emerge. When they got the news they were disturbed and enraged, to […]
Blease insists that in meetings with the four member investigating committee, the Executive was told that there was no evidence against Arthur Saldivar. The Belize Rural North Executive claims that the decision taken was instigated by one man in the Executive. They are pointing the finger squarely at the P.U.P.’s new National Campaign Manager, Godfrey […]
Following the decision of the P.U.P. to remove him, Arthur Saldivar spoke briefly to the media at the Radisson Fort George. He says that it’s not about the P.U.P., but about the people of Belize Rural North, and he will still be, in his mind at least, their leader. He also took the opportunity to […]
Bahamian nationals Rohn Knowles and Kelvin Leach remain on lockdown at the Belize Central Prison awaiting extradition proceedings. The US government made a formal request on Monday to have the pair stand trial in a US federal court on a string of offenses related to securities fraud. Knowles and Leach, employees of Titan International Securities, […]
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Mayor Darrell Bradley has been lauded for the renovation and reformation of the B.T.L. Park, but criticized in some quarters for the Pier 1 Bar, a privately owned business on a pier built with public monies, in a building constructed with public monies. To make matters worse, regular bar patrons have reported that the establishment […]
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We also asked the Mayor for an update on the debt situation with Belize Maintenance Limited. When last we checked, the Council had been unable to make a lump sum payment on August twenty-ninth. That payment should have been for five weeks of arrears. But according to the Mayor that’s water under the bridge. There […]
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Of course, we also asked about the one hundred and seventy employees of BML, soon to be brand new employees of the Belize City Council. Or are they? It’s no secret that Mayor Bradley was forced into that commitment by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Bradley’s made no secret of his problems with that concept. And […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry recorded what it says is its most successful Expo Belize Marketplace this year. With over two hundred booths—one hundred and fifteen of them being businesses—the figures show that over nineteen thousand persons attended the expo on the sixth and seventh of September. As a way of giving back […]
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Mayor Darrell Bradley has a lot on his mind, with critical decisions to be made where sanitation contracts are concerned. But he’s always to find a bright spot where infrastructure in the city is concerned. There’s no doubt that the work on Belize City streets has been the cause of much frustration, but there’s work […]
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The Belize Solid Waste Management Authority has been instrumental in the implementation of transfer stations and the management of garbage at the dumpsite at miles three on the George Price Highway and along the western corridor. They have also constructed a solid waste sanitary landfill at mile twenty-four, also on the George Price Highway. But […]
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Last year, controversy arose over a park in Buttonwood Bay where an abandoned portion of it was in the process of being privatized. Residents in the area, who would frequent the gazebo at the park, were angry that if privatized, they would not have access to the park. So they took their plight to the […]
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Mark Flowers, the Head of the Gang Suppression Unit, made the headlines recently when he made public comments against the two-term former Prime Minister Said Musa, who at a political convention, called for the disbandment of the GSU. And as you know, the Unit has often come under fire for the use of excessive […]
In Monday’s newscast, we showed you an innovative new underwater subdivision planned in north Ambergris Caye. It’s allegedly the brainchild of Area Representative, Manuel Heredia, and the San Pedro Town Council has disassociated itself from it. As we understand it, forty acres of lagoon and wetlands in an area known as Sunset Cove have been […]
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Former employee of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank, Uwahnie Martinez broke the silence surrounding her plight at the Dangriga branch last Tuesday, following her resignation from the institution. According to Martinez, she had been reprimanded by the branch manager for speaking Garifuna in the workplace, particularly with customers doing business. Undoubtedly, it created a firestorm […]
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According to Swaso, the ordeal has galvanized the wider Garifuna community. Efforts are currently underway to explore all avenues pertaining to the matter, including legal options in light of what has transpired with CIBC FirstCaribbean. Gilbert Swaso, Dangriga Mayor “What is important from here, from henceforth because we identified that there is more work […]
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Seventy-two year old McKesson Garrett was hospitalized since July nineteenth after he was attacked by four vicious Rottweilers. Garnett went to visit his friend, Leroy Woods, who lives at mile four on the Phillip Goldson Highway when he was met at the gate by the ferocious dogs. Since then, Garrett’s condition deteriorated and on Sunday […]
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There have been seven murders so far this year in San Pedro, the destination which accounts for a significant portion of the nation’s tourism revenue. The year isn’t done yet. In 2013, our unofficial stats are showing three murders for the whole year. Speculation is that the hike in violent crime is a result of […]
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Early this year, with much fanfare, ceremony and even fireworks, government opened the state of the art Water Taxi Terminal in San Pedro, one component of a six million dollar project. The other components were a boardwalk, an area for vendors and the complete renovation of the Saca Chispa football field. The terminal is currently […]
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International Day of Ozone is celebrated annually on September sixteen and this year it is being held under the theme, “Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On.” It’s not one of the interesting celebrations, but it is an important one. In fact, the United Nations recognized today that progress had been made in reducing damage […]
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Tonight, two Bahamian nationals are behind bars pending proceedings for an extradition request by the United States government. Rohn Knowles and Kelvin Leach are accused in a Belize billion dollar securities fraud and money laundering scheme. The two were named among six defendants indicted by US federal prosecutors in a New York court last week. […]
Up north, a swarm of killer bees viciously attacked a resident of Paraiso, Corozal over the weekend. Sixty-six year old Gilberto Manzanilla was riding his bicycle in the village just before noon on Saturday when he was attacked by the bees as he approached the cemetery. He was stung multiple times all over his body […]
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There is a developing story tonight out of San Pedro where the government is offering submerged lots in northern Ambergris Caye. As incredible as it sounds, there are numerous pegs in the water in an area known as Sunset Cove. Forty acres of the swampy wetland have been surveyed for residential lots, but no one […]
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Just before dawn on Saturday, a massive crowd gathered in the area of the Belcan Bridge for Jouvert. The event has grown by leaps and bounds and this year, the event was certainly the biggest in its history. Duane Moody was there for the event. Duane Moody, Reporting There were several pre-carnival bashes happening […]
The Jouvert at predawn on Saturday made way for the grand 2014 carnival road march. With colourful costumes that seem to get bigger every year, the bands started the parade at Caesar Ridge Road. The sweltering temperatures did not seem to slow down the energy of both senior and juniors bands as they gyrated to […]
The annual Carnival Road March saw thousands of Belizeans converge on the streets of Belize City. Fortunately, this year it went without a hitch. While the Belize Police Department will not disclose the number of officers who were working over the weekend, press officer Raphael Martinez says that the manpower increased by at least fifty […]
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