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President of the Basketball Federation of Belize, Paul Thompson, is the newly elected Vice President of the Confederation of Central American Basketball (COCABA). On Saturday, representatives from member states attended the annual congress meeting in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Thompson was voted into the executive. Also elected to the executive was Yamil Bukele of El Salvador […]
Written on March 13, 2014 | Posted in
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The younger population is mostly vulnerable in contacting sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV/AIDS. It is an issue that PASMO, the Pan American Social Marketing Organization, has been targeting with a view to reduce risks. Today, it held an open day attracting students from many high schools considered at risk groups. Duane Moody has a report. […]
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John McAfee…the eccentric millionaire whose escapades and raunchy sex-capades are now social-media legend in Belize, is a strange fellow by any definition, and his pranks run the gamut between hilarious and disturbing. We’re not quite sure how to categorize a recent McAfee production which has been making the rounds of the social media. It’s a […]
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Director of Tourism Laura Esquivel-Frampton has officially demitted office, following a two-year stint as head of the Belize Tourism Board. Her resignation from the post was formally confirmed via press release earlier today because on Wednesday night, we told you that she was on her way out from the lucrative job. Esquivel-Frampton’s tenure has been […]
Written on March 12, 2014 | Posted in
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Since being appointed the portfolio of Minister of Tourism in 2008, the posts of Chief Executive Officer and Director of Tourism have been revolving doors in Heredia’s ministry. Current C.E.O. Tracy Panton is also former Director of Tourism. During her term in office, Mike Singh was C.E.O. in the ministry. Panton served in that capacity […]
Political connections and lucrative appointments – that’s always been commonplace in Belize, almost as traditional as rice and beans. But that doesn’t make the pill any easier to swallow. Today, the Ministry of Health is in hot water after the announcement of a new Director of Drug Inspectorate, who just happens to be the daughter […]
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The association has pulled no punches with the issue of its release, stating that the appointment is based on a preferential political agenda and asking that the situation with the new director be immediately rectified. This isn’t the first time that the association has been at odds with the Ministry of Health, and politics was […]
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As we’ve told you, the three passport officers whose names were dragged through the mud of public scrutiny in the immigration scandal have been exonerated by the Services Commission. Despite a recommendation for termination by Director of Immigration Maria Marin, Sharon Neal, Omar Phillips and Erwin Robinson received only reprimands for what was referred to […]
The ombudsman, Lionel Arzu, has issued a report on his first year in office. It contains a wide range of public matters from police brutality to inmate treatment and housing conditions at the Belize Central Prison. His office has also been occupied investigating a number of unlawful land transactions at the Ministry of Natural Resources. […]
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Members of the Eastern Division Communication Center, comprised of a team of twenty-three, nine-one-one dispatchers were participants in a one-day workshop organized in conjunction with the City Emergency Management Organization (CEMO), the Meteorological Service and the Ministry of Health. The focus of the seminar was disaster preparedness. Since being established a few years ago CEMO, […]
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There is a breaking story in the B.T.B. and that is Laura Esquivel-Frampton, the high profile daughter of former Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel is resigning from the post of Director of Tourism. Esquivel-Frampton assumed the post in May 2012, and soon ran into trouble with the B.T.B. management and board. Last Wednesday, a group of […]
Speculation about the pending arrest of former Minister of State with responsibility for Immigration Elvin Penner ran wild and free over the long weekend. On Friday, News Five was informed that a warrant had been issued for the politician turned pariah, but he had left the country. Today those reports intensified, with multiple sources claiming […]
Last week Thursday, U.D.P. Minister of State Herman Longsworth accused Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega of undermining him to benefit Belize City Councilor Phillip Willoughby – basically stealing his idea and giving it to Willoughby. See, Willoughby intends to run in the Albert Division, a seat recently claimed by Herman Longsworth. Willoughby allegedly enjoys the […]
Written on March 11, 2014 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court has been operating under staffing constraints in the complement of judges since the double blow of losing Justices Oswell Legall last May and Justice Rita Joseph-Olivetti in January. Both worked in the Civil Division which has seen a backlog of cases in recent times. But all that should change following this morning’s […]
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Former P.U.P. minister, Louis “Coz” Sylvestre, passed last Thursday after ailing for years. A memorial service will be held this coming Friday; and today, while acknowledging his contributions, the People’s United expressed profound sadness at his passing. Says the P.U.P. release, “Sylvestre served as a P.U.P. Representative in Rural Belize from 1957 to 1984 under […]
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The National Institute of Culture and History through the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts has issued last calls for entries for the 2014 Belize International Film Festival. While the event is slated for July, it’s coming down to the wire for those final submissions to be entered. Open calls started from January and so […]
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Actor, activist, poet, and educator, Doctor Billie Jean Young is here in the jewel in celebration of Women’s Month. The Women’s Issues Network Belize (WIN-Belize) has planned several activities for the month designated for women, but this week’s activities, the agency collaborated with the United States Embassy to have Doctor Young make several presentations to […]
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The Prime Minister announced that a big slice of the 2014/2015 Budget will be spent on personal emoluments; that’s three hundred and thirty two million dollars. Teachers and public officers will be getting five percent in salary adjustments and two percent in increments. Barrow made that announcement inside the house, but outside the teachers held […]
There are thirty officers in the Unit and Superintendent Flowers says that those who step out of bounds will be penalized; criminal elements will be dealt with and that the unit will continue to arrest criminal activity perpetuated by gangs around the country. Supt. Linden Flowers, Head, Gang Suppression Unit “Where a police officer […]
Written on March 7, 2014 | Posted in
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A new chief executive officer has been appointed to replace outgoing C.E.O. Jose Alpuche at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Agriculture. Government has looked outside the public service and has contracted Sharon Ramclam to succeed Alpuche at the helm of the biggest ministries which also has responsibility for Lands and Survey, Hydrology, Mining, Policy […]
Led by Kim Simplis Barrow, the Special Envoy for Women and Children, the planned women’s empowerment rally took place this morning in Belize City travelling from Memorial Park to the Marion Jones Stadium. It is a precursor to World’s Women’s Day celebrated on March eighth and according to Simpliss Barrow, the start of a one […]
The rally got plenty attention; a lot of it even before today. Politicians weighed in, and so did social activists, humanitarian organizations, the B.N.T.U., anti-gay protesters, gender-policy dissenters and even the mighty Roman Catholic Church. But today, all attention was directed on center stage, so Mike Rudon took to the outskirts to get the vibe […]
On Wednesday, Nationality Department Counter Supervisor Ady Pacheco was questioned by officers from the National Crimes Investigation Branch. Pacheco was prominently featured in the internal investigation into the Won Hong Kim passport scandal. So was Gordon Wade, the chief of the nationality section. He was allegedly questioned today. Both Wade and Pacheco played very integral […]
It seemed like a good move…providing a little upliftment to the lives of those living in poverty in the ill-names Conch Shell Bay. On Wednesday, aspiring politician Phillip Willoughby covered all bases… the requisite walk though dilapidated homes, the pressing of hands, back-patting and concerned features. He even appeared on camera holding a baby during […]
Written on March 6, 2014 | Posted in
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As we said earlier, the Roman Catholic Church was first out of the protest gate when the twenty thousand strong rally was announced. A letter signed by Bishop Dorick Wright announced that the church did not endorse the rally. It went further to state that the church does not feel that the well being of […]
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