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On Thursday when the Christian Workers Union gave its update on the conclusion of negotiations with City Hall and the Labour Commissioner, it was mostly positive. Most of the workers were transitioning into employment with the new security firm, Ranger Security. The rest had gotten pretty significant compassionate packages to provide a cushion during the […]
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When we got to City Hall this evening, most of the workers had rushed off. We understand they all got their checks too late to take to the bank, so they had headed off to pawn shops to cash them. We also understand that most of them had been given checks which were short of […]
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Love is in the air….February fourteen is celebrated every year as the day of love, Valentine’s Day. Throughout the day, florists had a long list of orders and jewelry stores were packed with persons doing last minute shopping to show their love and appreciation. In the downtown area there was a wave of red as […]
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Ras Dara’s feeding program has gotten assistance from a number of corporate sponsors since opening his kitchen to needy children across Belize City over the years. On Sunday, the well-known philanthropist held a fundraising activity to collect money and other donations in the form of nonperishable goods to provide for the students. Today, however, another […]
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Valley of Peace resident, Martita Requeña, has lost two of her sons in less than a month, both of them murdered. The two brothers, Marlon Flores and Raul Balona, were allegedly being sought by Police, since they were considered suspects in the murder of Canadian missionary Brian Townsend, killed at Christmas time. The violent murders […]
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The family is running scared and, obviously afraid to go to the Police Department, have turned to the Ombudsman for help. When they first went to the office in Belize City, Marlon Flores had just been killed but Raul Balona was still alive. Now both brothers are dead, and the family feels they need the […]
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Earlier we showed you the grief-stricken family of two murdered men. They have sought assistance and protection from the Office of the Ombudsman because they feel threatened. That’s bad enough, but it gets worse. The family feels that because of the circumstances of the murder of Canadian Brian Townsend, they are now being forced out […]
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It is no secret that Belize is a popular tourist destination among cruise and overnight visitors wanting to get away from the frigid winters of North America and Europe, to enjoy their honeymoon or simply discover the many wonders of this beautiful country. But tonight, the Jewel is being marketed as a premium erotic destination […]
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Following a weekend meeting between Mayor Darrell Bradley and CWU President Audrey Matura-Shepherd, it was revealed that much headway had been made in resolving the dispute surrounding twenty-six City Council security workers. That’s good news for the workers, most of who should at this point be preparing to move into a ready-made job with a […]
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While he is involved in intense discussions with the Labour Commissioner and the CWU, the Mayor is also dealing with litigation with Belize Waste Control. In fact, Mayor Bradley was in Court on Tuesday for arrears owed to the sanitation company. According to the Mayor, he has already made payment of one point two million […]
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Following a prolonged period of intensive road-works in the city which resulted in equal parts appreciation and frustration, there has been a noticeable slowing down of infrastructural works. It’s probably more noticeable because many of the streets in the city are in deplorable condition, rutted and gutted by no maintenance made worse by the recent […]
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A family from the village of San Pablo in the Orange Walk district is a quarter-million dollars richer today. This morning cane-farmer Teodulo Marin and his wife Rosalia headed down to the Fantasy Five office in Belize City and collected their hefty check. The couple does not purchase tickets every week, but on Saturday they […]
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The Elvin Penner fiasco broke back on September nineteenth, but except for administrative investigations in the Nationality and Passport Sections of the Immigration Department, there has been no criminal investigation. But now, the People’s United Party has issued a rare ultimatum to Commissioner of Police, Allen Whylie. If Whylie does not commence a criminal investigation […]
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The P.U.P. has come out with legal guns blazing and former Minister of State Elvin Penner locked firmly in the crosshairs. There is some urgency in the matter, because the matter for which the Party wants charges brought against Penner is a summary offence. That means that criminal proceedings must be initiated within six months, […]
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On Monday, B.T.L. introduced a new element to its Digicell service, particularly its 4G platform in which it is no longer adding onto its system cellular phones that aren’t directly compatible with its existing settings. Simply put, if you’re planning on purchasing or unlocking a phone made specifically for international GSM carriers such as AT&T […]
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To address their fears, a meeting was held with various distributors in Belize City this afternoon. B.T.L. called a late evening press briefing saying that they are working together to find an agreeable outcome. The discussion, says Miranda, was productive. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Dr. Dionne Miranda, General Manager of Customer Service, B.T.L. “These phones […]
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There was another issue that came up in the P.U.P.’s press briefing earlier today. It involves the Elvin Penner recall petition put in motion by the Party, but rejected on December thirty-first by the Elections and Boundaries Office. The rejection came on the basis that it did not meet the threshold of valid signatures. The […]
With the D.P.P. occupying a rare space in the spotlight, another issue which has dominated the news recently also came up…that is the Firearms Act. The act, amended in 2008, has been the cause of much distress to those, innocent and guilty, who have been swept up in its very wide-reaching and tightly-meshed net. Career […]
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Reynaldo Verde’s name has come up quite frequently lately in discussions of the Firearms Act, or more accurately, as one of the very few who has managed to escape its net. Verde, a senior employee of the General Sales Tax Department, was detained on January third when a Police search allegedly yielded an illegal firearm […]
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Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Vidal is married to a man who has led a somewhat controversial and high-powered life in the Belize Police Department. Marco Vidal plays a dual role as Commander of the Gang Suppression Unit and head of the Special Branch Department. It’s inevitable that on occasion their cases do interact, and […]
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The resurrected Integrity Commission as promised by the government is in its infancy, and already there has been a significant wrench thrown into the works. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister this afternoon confirms that two persons have indicated that they will not be able to accept their appointment which went before […]
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According to Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse, there is no update on the multiple investigations allegedly ongoing at the Immigration Department. Three persons – Sharon Neal, Omar Phillips and Erwin Robinson – employed in the Passport Section have been on suspension since September, while two public officers – Gordon Wade and Ady Pacheco – employed […]
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A hearing by the Public Service Commission was scheduled for Tuesday, but is now postponed to next week Tuesday. The three employees of the Immigration Department who have been on suspension since September, 2013, will have their day before the Services Commission. Those public officers: Sharon Neal, Erwin Robinson and Omar Phillips will answer to […]
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There is a most unusual incident to report tonight. It happened in the village of Douglas in the Orange Walk District last week. Felipa Sanchez died at the age of eighty-seven back in 1994…so if you do the math, that is twenty years ago. But her family tonight is deeply disturbed that her tomb has […]
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A meeting was held between the Solicitor General and a group of residents of the village of San Jose Nueva Palmar in Orange Walk. The visit came after a story we covered that close to a million dollars are unaccounted for from the sale of lands in the village by the Lands Advisory Committee. The […]
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