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While the Guatemalans have not set up illegal cattle ranches at Barrio El Juda, they were successful in doing so in other locations deep in our lush jungle near the border. Lieutenant Colonel Burns revealed where the Guatemalans have set up these illegal pastures and what the B.D.F. plans to do about it. Lt. […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation is attending the forty-first Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada. The International Civil Aviation Organization sets the standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security and facilitation, efficiency, and economic development of air transport. The event is being held from September twenty-seventh […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño addressed the Protocolary Session of the Organization of American States on Monday, in Washington D.C. In his speech, he reiterated the important role of the O.A.S. in the territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize, while noting Belize’s hope for a peaceful solution at the International Court of Justice. P.M. Briceño also […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The confrontation between members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces and the Belize Territorial Volunteers on the Sarstoon River on September eighteenth came somewhat as a surprise to the Belize Defense Force. That’s because there haven’t been any such flare-ups with them in that area for a few years. Today, the B.D.F’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Carnival Cruise Line carried out its first recruitment exercise today. The event was organized in partnership with the Belize Tourism Board and is geared towards exposing Belizeans to the employment opportunities that exist within the cruise line industry. Today, interested persons were able to register for an online interview with Carnival Cruise Line for available […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Police officers commanding the various divisions in Belize City toured several National Health Insurance clinics in Belize City today. The tour was organized to identify areas where security can be heightened within these clinics. Additionally, a program is being rolled out for police officers in Belize City to become members of the N.H.I. That program […]
Written on September 27, 2022 | Posted in
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An American national is the latest victim of a murder which occurred out west in San Ignacio. Details as to why Jeffrey Coats was shot as many as nine times outside a nightclub he owned on Wyatt Street is unknown at this time, but there are several persons detained for questioning, since the incident occurred […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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So who was Jeffrey Allen Coats? While he migrated to Belize and started his nightclub, Coats had a criminal past. Reports surfacing online reflect that back on September sixth, 1994, he kidnapped David Grenier and stole his car in Tacoma, Washington. Coats was fourteen years old at the time and was charged with robbery, attempted […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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This is yet another murder in less than four days in the twin towns of San Ignacio/Santa Elena. It is something unusual within the community and has Mayor Earl Trapp concerned because these crimes threaten the public’s sense of security. Earl Trapp, Mayor, San Ignacio/Santa Elena “San Ignacio has always been known to be […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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On Friday, San Ignacio police arrested and charged twenty-two-year-old Christian Kelly for the crime of murder, in the wake of a deadly Independence Day stabbing at the Macal River Park. Police believe that the resident of Roman Catholic Street was responsible for inflicting the fatal injuries on Matthew Smith, a twenty-nine-year-old Belize City resident who […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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An Orange Walk resident who has been charged for murder twice, in separate incidents, has been charged for the chopping death of librarian Bernard Timmons. The incident took place on Independence Day in Orange Walk Town, following the carnival road march. It is reported that Timmons, a resident of Neal’s Pen Road in Belize City, […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Bus Association, B.B.A., has written to the United Nations Development Fund, U.N.D.P. essentially requesting that buses be given as grants to conduct business. In the letter, written on September fifth, the B.B.A. seemed to chide the organization. The association then went on to state that it was not invited to sit at the […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño met with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken at the Department of State in Washington D.C. today. The meeting was to discuss issues of mutual concern between both countries, including climate change, energy, food security, and finance. Prime Minister Briceño and Secretary of State Blinken spoke with the press briefly, […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, PathLight Belize signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Organization of American States (O.A.S.) in Washington, D.C. The agreement provides a framework for both organizations and the Government of Belize to collaborate in achieving the sustainable development goals through education. The Cooperation Agreement was signed by Adele Catzim-Sanchez the C.E.O. at PathLight, and Luis Almagro, […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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For the second time in just over a month, a Belize Defense Force soldier has taken his own life. В.D.F. Сaptain, thirty-three-year-old Damacio Coc, who was remanded pending trial, was found hanging from a bed sheet inside his cell in the Tango Ten section of the prison facility on Sunday morning. Coc was awaiting trial […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Captain Coc’s suicide came as a surprise to prison officials, who normally look out for signs from inmates as a part of their training. Murillo told us that Captain Coc was remanded for a month and that he showed no signs of suicidal tendencies during the period that he was incarcerated at the facility. […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Thirty-five-year-old Kenya Villamil was viciously stabbed by her ex-boyfriend in San Narciso Village on September twenty-first. She was injured as many as twelve times when Myron Palencia reportedly took a knife to her while she was on her way home that night. Communications Director, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood told us today that the incident is […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The lifeless body of fifty-year-old Sergio Jovannie Valdez was found near a dumpster in Chan Pine Ridge last Thursday. A post mortem examination indicates that the fish vendor died as a result of a chop wound he received to the neck. This morning, A.S.P. Yearwood told reporters that information to the police department has not […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Welcome to this Monday’s edition of Sports Monday. Tonight, we will be bringing you the stats and highlights from the U13 Elite Boys Championship, the Benny’s Interoffice Basketball League, and the men’s national team basketball open tryouts. We begin our coverage with the Football Federation of Belize’s Under-thirteen Elite Boys Championship, which came to a […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Moving on now to the Benny’s Interoffice Basketball League in memory of Ian Mariano Sr. On Friday night, six teams faced off in three, action-packed basketball matches inside the Mexico Center in Belize City. The Central Health/Customs Enforcers took on the Digi Wallet Bucks. The Belize Coast Guard/Belize Port Authority went up against the Grace […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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This week’s I.B.L. matches are scheduled for this Thursday, Friday, and Sunday inside the Mexico Center. And to more basketball news, an open men national team basketball tryout was held on Sunday at the Belize Civic Center. The tryout was hosted to select a national team to compete in the upcoming FIBA 2023 United Cup […]
Written on September 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber is the most senior politician on the opposition bench. The former leader of the United Democratic Party has won his seat as a member of the House of Representatives as many as five times since he entered electoral politics almost two decades ago. He has also been at odds with […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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In an interview with News Five via phone this morning, U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte explained the role of the Nomination Committee which is reportedly being chaired by Shirlette Martinez. While he is listed as an ex-officio member of several committees within the United Democratic Party, Peyrefitte says that he is not a member of the […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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Is the decision of the Nomination Committee final? That’s a question we posed to U.D.P. Chairman Peyrefitte earlier today. He referred to a particular clause within the letter written by the chair of the committee to posit that the decision taken may be revisited at another time. Isani Cayetano “Are these decisions final? I […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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What about the Shyne factor? Is the continued tailspin of the United Democratic Party the result of poor leadership? According to former U.D.P. Chairman Alberto August, working with Shyne Barrow has been a challenge and uniting the fractured party seems to be a daunting task. Isani Cayetano “Does this situation have to do with […]
Written on September 23, 2022 | Posted in
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