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Leaving Belize today for Cuba was Prime Minister John Briceño and a delegation of high-level officials. The group is expected to maximize Belize’s longstanding diplomatic ties with their Cuban counterparts to discuss matters relating to health, COVID, education, tourism and potential new industries. The team is comprised of Foreign Minister, Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Health […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The case of the Cuban immigrants who are on remand awaiting a court proceeding has been adjourned. Today, the proceedings took place virtually but in closed session among the parties and Justice Lisa Shoman. Last Friday, Justice Shoman had given the human rights attorneys who are representing the Cubans up to Monday to properly file […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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While answering questions from reporters in Orange Walk on Saturday, Minister of Sustainable Development, Orlando Habet was asked whether he had issued a salvage logging license to his campaign manager to operate in the Chiquibul National Park. Now the Chiquibul National Park is a protected area, but a salvage logging license is different from a […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday, we shared the story of Anibal Martinez, a cane cutter and resident of Trial Farm Village who said that he had been the caretaker of a private property adjacent to the land identified as the venue for the new fire station. Martinez told us that he and his family thought for all these […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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A man who was convicted this morning of the murder of another in the Southern Session of the Supreme Court had other things on his mind than appealing the decision. At the news that Justice Antoinette Moore had found him guilty, forty-year-old Shane Bennett wasted no time and took off from the dock where he […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Mental health practitioners from the country’s four primary healthcare regions are taking part in a series of training workshops on mental health. The workshops take into consideration the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a greater need for the provision of mental health services. Deputy Director, Public Health & Wellness, Dr. Fidel Cuellar […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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While the training is timely, there are other challenges that mental health practitioners and caregivers face. Nurse Iveth Quintanilla indicated that shortages in human and infrastructural resources are among the main ones. Nurse Iveth Quintanilla, Mental Health Coordinator, Ministry of Health & Wellness “We lack the amount of personnel that is necessary to provide […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Three women parliamentarians are representing Belize at the Commonwealth Secretariat’s workshop on Leadership for Good Governance and Social Transformation in the Caribbean. The representatives include, House Speaker Valerie Woods, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Elvia Vega-Samos, and the President of the Senate, Carolyn Trench-Sandiford. The parliamentarians are joined by their […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The official announcement was made today at the House of Culture in Belize City – Carnival is Back! The date for the road march has been set in the schedule for the September Celebration calendar of activities. To make sure that bands get that extra boost, today the Ministry of Culture, through the National Institute […]
Written on April 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Disgraced senior diplomat Alexis Rosado is once again in the news tonight as more details around the charges of rape and aggravated assault are now being made public. Last Wednesday, the former Ambassador to Belgium was paraded into the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court, charged for two counts of rape and seven counts of aggravated assault, following […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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While the police believe there is a case for Rosado to answer in a court of law, Prime Minister John Briceño says that Rosado’s resignation as Ambassador and co-agent on the Belize team at the I.C.J. will have no bearing on the presentation we make or the result of the case. This is despite the […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Former Minister of Works, Rene Montero is still wanted by police, who have sought the intervention of Interpol to apprehend and arrest the erstwhile Cayo Central area representative to face a criminal charge. A copy of an InterPol bulletin, dated March third was circulated today. It bears a picture of the former minister, his name, […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The churches seem to have gained momentum in their bid to push for a referendum on the topic of legalizing marijuana. It is a controversial issue that has garnered strong support for and against, but with the churches reaching the threshold to trigger a referendum, Prime Minister John Briceño says they respect the churches’ view. […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Tracy Thompson was fatally stabbed by her common-law husband in Calcutta Village in the early hours of Friday morning. The incident followed an altercation the couple had earlier that night that resulted in Devon Logan being chased away from the property. When he returned sometime later, he inflicted the deadly injuries on the mother of […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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By all accounts, the couple seemed to have had a tumultuous relationship that often resulted in physical violence. Despite several reports being made in the wake of such altercations, Tracy Thompson refused to proceed with court action against her common-law husband. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, she withdrew her statements against Logan on […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are also seeking Honduran national Christon Roches for charges in connection with a stabbing incident involving his common-law wife Vanessa Reyes. The incident took place in Placencia Village last weekend during a domestic dispute. In the wake of that ordeal, Reyes has taken to her social media account to detail her experiences with domestic […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Last Friday, we reported on the murder of Tracy Thompson, a vicious act allegedly perpetrated by her common-law-husband. That was preceded by a similar incident over the Easter weekend. In Placencia Vanessa Reyes was attacked and stabbed, allegedly by a man she had had a relationship with in the past. These are incidents that are […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A murder took place on Sunday evening in the village of Red Bank in southern Belize. It is reported that five persons were out socializing and drinking, but that quickly turned into an altercation during which a knife was introduced to inflict a fatal stab wound to twenty-one-year- old Bonifacio Sho. While Bonifacio was stabbed […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also gave an update on the murder of Michael Clark, which occurred in Roaring Creek last Wednesday. The resident of the Another World area in the village was gunned down in front of his family, as he parked his S.U.V. in the driveway. Today, ComPol Williams says that while there […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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Three persons, including a woman, who were standing on Handyside Street on Sunday night, were injured when a pair of gunmen on motorcycle opened fire on them. Carmen Canelo and her common-law husband Michael Usher were along with Steven Hope when they came under attack. While Canelo and Hope remain hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., Usher, […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A video showing a police officer purportedly manhandling a civilian in Seine Bight Village is causing outrage on social media. The incident happened over the weekend in front of a group of persons who, themselves, were hostile towards the police officers. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams viewed the footage earlier today and shared his thoughts […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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A Belizean/American visitor who was headed back to Los Angeles on Friday was busted at the Philip Goldson International Airport with a substantial quantity of illegal fisheries products in his luggage. The individual who is yet to be named has been issued a summons and is facing a minimum fine of twenty thousand Belize dollars […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s no secret that the country’s fire service had, over several years, deteriorated almost to a point of disrepair. In at least two of the municipalities, the ceilings were falling in, and the trucks were outdated and lacked full functionality. To address the dire need for an overall upgrade, the government has allocated some three […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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As you just heard, the three fire trucks that government has acquired were purchased from the Calgary Fire Service in Canada, but many times the trucks we receive are donations, which mean that while they are functioning, they may be older versions. So we asked if any consideration is given to fighting fires that involve […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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But while the National Fire Service is celebrating its strides, there is one issue that came up on Saturday that could have caused confusion. Anibal Martinez, a man who has been a caretaker of a private property some at least three decades, told News Five that he has been cleaning the parcel of land where […]
Written on April 25, 2022 | Posted in
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