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One of Belize’s oldest allies has come forward with assistance for hurricane victims, as well as to help upgrade the Protocol fleet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government of South Korea, which shares thirty-five years of diplomatic ties with Belize, has provided hurricane aid in the form of a check worth two hundred […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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Berger Field is a location where many of Belize City’s past football talents were realized. In the seventies and eighties, the field was one of the main venues on the south side where people gathered to watch official matches between the best teams, or where neighbourhood players went to hone their skills on the pitch. […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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Crooked Tree is one of the oldest Creole villages in Belize, but while it has its historical features, it also has its challenges. Naturally low-lying, the village’s lagoon acts as a basin in the rainy season, so when the rains are incessant, flooding becomes a problem and parts of a reconstructed causeway can be impassable. […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of seventy-four-year-old Romaldo Che is mourning his death after a driver knocked down the elderly farmhand and did not stop to render any assistance. The fatal road traffic accident occurred on Sunday night around nine-thirty on the San Estevan Road in Orange Walk Town. Reports are that even as Che was struck, the […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Network of Non-Governmental Organizations (B.N.N.) has issued a press release expressing its profound sadness, following the murder of brothers Jon and David Ramnarace and attempted murder of their wives in Belmopan. B.N.N. says it joins Jon’s colleagues at the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA) and his former co-workers at the Wildlife Conservation Society […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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There was a scare at the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave this afternoon when reports surfaced that a group of as many as one hundred and fifty tourists was trapped when the water level rose inside the cave. The Belize Search and Rescue Team, better known as BSART, dispatched a team of rescuers. By the time […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Fortunately, no one was injured in this incident, but BSART’s executive director Wendy Garcia says that there must be better monitoring of the cave system by tour guides and others, because it could have been deadly. On the Phone: Wendy Garcia, Executive Director, BSART “NICH needs to put some more monitoring aspects in place. […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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A Bella Vista Village resident is tonight fighting for his life inside the K.H.M.H. after experiencing third degree burns to seventy-five percent of his body. On January fourth, Valeriano Pop was burning garbage outside of his home when the heap of waste suddenly exploded, causing severe injuries to his body. And, tonight his mother, Concepciona […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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And, according to Doctor Melissa Diaz Musa, the Director of Public Health and Wellness at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, an investigation has been launched at the Independence Polyclinic. Doctor Musa says her team is seeking to ascertain what the doctor said to Pop and his family. Dr. Melissa Diaz Musa, Director of […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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ComPol Williams, armed with the figures, listed out the number of murders per capita, by year, and the overall percentages. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “2012, the country saw one hundred and forty-five murders. That equates to forty-two point five per capita. That‘s extremely high. 2013 is the best year that we had under […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party has called for the removal of Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa and Commissioner of Police Chester Williams from office on several occasions where the perennial issues of crime and violence are concerned. Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow continues to echo that call in the wake of the bloody New Year’s weekend. […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Belmopan residents are speaking out against the recent murders that have shaken up their community over the last week. Following three murders in a span of three days, the Belmopan City Council, in partnership with the local churches, organized a peace walk and prayer vigil. The march saw attendance from family and friends of the […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Up to news time tonight, the body of Luke Hansen has still not been recovered. The eight-year-old boy went swimming with his brother and cousin on Wednesday afternoon in the river at Roaring Creek when he was taken under water by the strong current. Since then, there have been multiple searches by relatives and friends, […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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COVID-19 is here to stay and there is never too much when it comes to protective gears and medical supplies. On Thursday, the Nurses Association of Belize was handed over a donation of medical supplies which will be distributed across the country to public health facilities. The donation came by way of a non-profit that […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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While omicron is the predominant COVID-19 variant in Belize and the symptoms associated with this strain are mild, there is still a level of anxiety brought on by the increasing number of active cases over the past few weeks. That concern is primarily among those persons who have chronic diseases, who are at higher risk. […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Violence and bloodshed have dominated the news in recent days, so tonight; we begin on a positive note. A single mother who has waited for the completion of her newly-built starter home has received the keys. On December twenty-first, Apolinaria Choc was expecting to move into her new home, but the event never happened because […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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While today was all smiles at the handing-over of the new starter home, it does not detract from all the criticism that Port Loyola Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior dealt out toward the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing only two weeks ago. The M.I.D.H. is led by his fellow colleague from Cayo South Minister […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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So far, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has handed over close to two hundred starter homes to some of the neediest families across the country. The homes cost a hundred dollars per month and these families will pay that amount for ten years after which they will assume ownership. But along the way, […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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In late December, we caught up with Anthony Mahler, the Area Representative for Pickstock, where we asked him about the plans he has in place to further develop his constituency. Well, according to Mahler there is a lot in the pipeline for 2023. He told us about his team’s plan to build thirty-six houses in […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-two-year-old Shamar Foreman and a sixteen-year-old male minor appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Dennison Mannan earlier today where they were jointly charged for the offense of producing a video recording that promotes gang activity. They were also charged for being a member of a gang. Last week, a homemade video depicting a group of young men […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Police are asking the public for assistance in locating a third suspect wanted for questioning in the deadly shooting Eve that claimed the life of American nursing student, twenty-three-year-old J’Bria Bowens on December thirtieth. Police have released the picture of that person, Alfredo Trapp, who they believe was the third man who walked from the […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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As early as six a.m. today, relatives and friends, as well as members of the Belize Coast Guard, were out along the Roaring Creek River diving and scouring the area for the body of eight-year-old Luke Hansen who drowned in that vicinity on Wednesday afternoon. Hansen was swimming along with his brother and a friend […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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A defamation suit that was brought against Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow by Prime Minister John Briceño was dismissed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The claim arose out of a statement made by Barrow on Facebook in the wake of a New Year’s address that was delivered by then Opposition Leader John Briceño. According to […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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There has been a spike in COVID-19 cases over the past five weeks. A recent release from the Ministry of Health and Wellness states that projections from the Epidemiology Unit at the ministry show a rise in cases into the New Year, with a peak by mid-January. The release went on to say that although […]
Written on January 5, 2023 | Posted in
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The first fleet of electric buses is hitting the streets of Belize City in June of this year, according to Mayor Bernard Wagner. Neal Hall, the Coordinator of the E-Transit Pilot Project, and Mayor Wagner appeared on Open Your Eyes this morning to give us an update on the project. Their teams have been working […]
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