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Across the globe, senior citizens took prominence today. October first is celebrated as International Day of Older Persons. Locally, HelpAge Belize has organized a series of activities to highlight the challenges faced by older persons. Duane Moody reports from Sister Cecilia Home in Belize City. Duane Moody, Reporting October first is recognized annually as […]
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The nationality of the men who ambushed Conorquie remains a mystery to Belize’s Foreign Minister and to the politicians in the Ministry of National Security. But there is little doubt in anybody else’s mind that the killers were Guatemalan bandits. In fact, they fled across the Guatemalan border, five kilometres away, following the murder. There […]
Written on September 30, 2014 | Posted in
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Tourism Police Special Constable Danny Conorquie was killed last week Thursday, murdered by bandits who then fled over the Guatemalan border. The outcry has been tremendous…the outrage at the senseless, tragic invasion and execution boiling over in every quarter except perhaps the most important – the halls of government. Conorquie was buried with full police […]
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The video we showed you at the top of the newscast captures the moments following the cold-blooded murder of Danny Conorquie. In addition to the tragedy and the continued incursions into our national park, there is also the issue of tourism and the safety of visitors to the prime Mayan Site. There were actually four […]
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The third edition of Invest Belize was launched today at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza. This edition focuses on agribusiness, which is forecasted to become one of the significant pillars of the economy. The magazine was released by the Ministry of Trade and Investment. Isani Cayetano was there and has this report. Isani Cayetano, […]
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The murder of Danny Conorquie continues to be the number one topic of public importance on the airwaves five days after it occurred on the Caracol Maya site. The PM issued a statement on Monday; he said the government believes Conorquie’s killers are Guatemalans. But the Foreign Minister’s interviews following the murder last week, did […]
The United States Embassy in Belize has been making donations to various initiatives across the country through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. While there have been significant contributions in the areas of national and regional security, the embassy has also supported a number of social programs through the Central American Regional Security Initiative’s […]
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Among the seven grant recipients is the Love Foundation. Through its Summer Arts Academy and After School Program, the initiative aims to break the communication barrier between children and parents who are incarcerated through visual and expressive arts, as well as media. According to Deborah Sewell, it’s a unique concept, one that is being introduced […]
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On the south side of Belize City, there is also a program that is presently working with at-risk youths to develop computer literacy and other skill sets that are necessary for employment. Just Us Inc. has been tireless in its efforts to reach out to high school dropouts and give them a second chance. Stephanie […]
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Today is recognized within the region as Caribbean Youth Day. CARICOM Youth Ambassadors across the member states have embarked on socially conscious activities to motivate youths to become proactive and take on leadership roles within their respective societies. The activities are being celebrated under the theme Embracing Technology To Promote Innovative and Sustainably Conscious Caribbean […]
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It’s been four days since Danny Conorquie was murdered at the Caracol Mayan Site; on Sunday, he was laid to rest after an emotional funeral service. We have that story coming up. But tonight, there appears to be confusion, at least in government, over who killed the former tourism police special constable from Georgeville, Cayo. […]
All that talk about rising up and taking a stance…about protecting our land, possessions and lives against Guatemalans…was good for a round of applause at the funeral of Danny Conorquie. But it was short-lived. Early this morning, the political hammer came crashing down on Thompson’s head and by this afternoon, he issued a release, stating, […]
Written on September 29, 2014 | Posted in
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But late this afternoon, there was another statement. In the face of mounting public outrage at Conorquie’s murder, the Prime Minister issued a release today. While stopping short of confirming who murdered the special constable, the PM says there are reasons to believe that “Guatemalan nationals may be responsible for the shooting and this has […]
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The fact is that unless one of the murderers dropped a notarized confession complete with finger-print, blood-sample, picture and proof of Guatemalan birth…it is unlikely that there will be any legal proof that Danny Conorquie’s killers were Guatemalan. Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington certainly won’t move until he has that confession statement in hand. […]
Written on September 29, 2014 | Posted in
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According to Manzanero, all the entities that are regularly on the ground have gotten the wake-up call a long time ago, and the murder of Danny Conorquie is their worst fears realized. With the murder of the Special Constable, the new fear is that the killing will escalate if the government decides to waffle on […]
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While the repercussions of last Thursday’s murder play out in local and, hopefully international circles, all that is of no concern to Tourism Police Special Constable Danny Conorquie. He was laid to rest on Sunday in Georgeville. News Five has been very reliably informed that the Ministry of National Security would not give permission for […]
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The execution-style murder of Special Constable Denny Conorquie, by bandits believed to be of Guatemalan extraction, has resulted in outrage. Masses of Belizeans are very much disheartened and are up in arms over the seemingly casual manner in which the case is being treated. In San Ignacio on Tuesday morning, a delegation of protestors from […]
Written on September 29, 2014 | Posted in
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According to Matura-Shepherd, the apparent lethargic response by the government gives the impression that the matter is being taken lightly. Isani Cayetano “In your opinion, do you believe that this matter is being taken lightly by the authorities?” Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Protest Organizer “On the face it looks so, especially after I heard the […]
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OCEANA’s Ocean Hero Awards were presented to two exceptional persons over the weekend. One of the awardees has spent years on the protection of the endangered manatee population and the other has equally invested time and energy on the effects of climate change on coral reefs. Both Jamal Galvez and Lisa Carne have been championing […]
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The brazen midday execution of Special Constable Conorquie at the Caracol Archaeological Site on Thursday, by persons believed to be Guatemalan nationals, has caused public outrage. And as you heard earlier in the newscast, there are significant differences in the interview from the San Ignacio police and the sanitized information released on Thursday. Still, the […]
Minister Elrington’s comments, considering his decidedly nonchalant demeanour whenever Guatemala is involved, are not surprising, but they are disturbing. And while he refuses to say the killers are Guatemalan for fear of offending that country, he has offended the family of Conorquie. There is little solace for them at this point, and the words of […]
Written on September 26, 2014 | Posted in
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Following the shooting death of a Guatemalan encroacher three point five kilometers within Belizean territory on March twenty-ninth 2014, the government compensated the family of Tomas Ramirez. When asked about the possibility of the Guatemalan government compensating the family of the fallen officer, Elrington says that there is not sufficient basis at this point to […]
P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca today offered the official position of his party on the murder of Tourism Police Officer Danny Conorquie. According to Fonseca, the party is saddened and troubled…but more than that, there is overwhelming outrage. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader “We are really outraged at what has taken place. We understand that there […]
Written on September 26, 2014 | Posted in
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Earlier today, we also got a comment from Minister of Immigration, Godwin Hulse, at an event for Child Friendly Municipalities. Hulse gave his views of the Conorquie murder and was more direct than the Foreign Minister on the murder of the officer. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Immigration “Government is extremely concerned about this matter. […]
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There is unity in outrage over the senseless execution of Danny Conorquie. But there are also questions about the rationale behind having only two Special Constables providing security at such a remote location. Today we asked Reyes if the tragedy might serve as a wake-up call that there needs to be an urgent revision of […]
Written on September 26, 2014 | Posted in
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