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To close our newscast tonight, here is an update about the U.S. elections. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is six electoral votes short of becoming the next President of the United States. At news time this evening, he led Republican candidate, President Donald Trump by fifty electoral votes. While the Associated Press has not called the […]
Written on November 6, 2020 | Posted in
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There’s only six days left for the November eleventh election and in this last leg, land grabs are being reported all over the place. Three families in the west say that they have worked their lands that were passed on from generation to generation and that all of a sudden, in the lead up to […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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The P.U.P.’s Standard Bearer for Cayo West, Jorge ‘Milin’ Espat is criticizing his opponent, the U.D.P.’s Erwin Contreras, for reportedly promising land to voters in the area. According to Espat, this is a last minute desperate attempt by the U.D.P. to hold on to power. Jorge Espat, P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Cayo West “Do not […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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There is also the case of Arturo Martinez. He owns a house lot in Benque Viejo – or so he thought. Martinez says that he went to make inquiries at the Lands Department after he was told that someone was building on his property. He found out that the land is being claimed by three […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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With the land shenanigans out in the public, the P.U.P.’s Jorge ‘Milin’ Espat took aim at sitting area representative Erwin Contreras today. Espat spoke about two ads in circulation, featuring Contreras. In one of the videos, Contreras is heard saying that he is at the Lands Department making sure that people get their land documents. […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight, there is concern that the coronavirus has reached the Office of the Prime Minister. Credible information is that one of the drivers has tested positive so the entire staff is being swabbed for the virus. The office, we are told, is closed pending the results of the tests. In response to our query, the […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of National Security in partnership with the Public Utilities Commission has launched Belize’s first national cyber security strategy. According to the ministry, the drafting of the Cybercrime Bill 2020 came out of the strategy’s development process. They also carried out consultations to strengthen the preparation and response to cyber security threats facing Belize. […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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A specific area that the Ministry of Works is monitoring is mile thirty-eight on the George Price Highway. High rushing waters caused the culvert to collapse near Saint Margaret’s Village in June. It’s been almost five months and that heavily trafficked section of the highway remains with only a temporary fix. Chief Engineer Lennox Bradley […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Closer to Belize City, near mile one and a half, the rains have caused waters to spill over the highway. The overflow is gutting two sections of the highway, making it almost impassable for small vehicles. The Ministry of Works is aware of the situation and Chief Engineer Officer Lennox Bradley says that the water has […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, the Belize City Council says that it is not sitting back while the situation gets worse. Councilor for Works Albert Vaughn recognizes that highways are the responsibility of the Ministry of Works, but says that the council has decided to unclog drains to alleviate the situation. On the Phone: Albert Vaughn, Councilor, Belize […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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As the story of the aggravated burglary was playing out, an audio was released on social media. Three persons, including Minister Edmond Castro, are heard discussing a deal about to be concluded. One of the men is said to be an operative in the P.U.P. camp; he is heard discussing party flags with Castro. The […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 continues to ravage the country with an outbreak now detected in the banana belt and an uptick in cases in the north. But on Monday, the National Oversight Committee held its last meeting when it decided that a curfew would be imposed in two villages in the banana belt. The N.O.C. began operations in […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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We are seven days away from the General Elections and P.U.P. Leader John Briceño is feeling very confident that his party will form the next government. Briceño and his party have been campaigning on an anti-corruption and reform ticket; he says that in his first one hundred days in office, an aggressive move in rooting […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Briceño, a number of objectives will be achieved especially since he has matured into a senior politician capable of leading the country. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “Being in government for ten years, we have the opportunity from learning from that experience. I think I have learned considerably and now even […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the People’s United Party revealed that the Prime Minister’s son Anwar Barrow is likely the owner of Goodlee Limited, the company that holds sixty percent shares in Brads Gaming Company. A ten-year exclusive contract valued at five hundred million dollars was awarded to Brads earlier this year. The P.U.P. says that it has […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Exactly one week from today, we’ll be bringing you live coverage from across the country of General Elections 2020. Leading up to November eleventh, we are following the candidates as they hit the campaign trail across the country. Tonight, we bring you the candidates who are contesting the Toledo West constituency. Over the weekend we […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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During Tuesday’s press conference, Opposition Leader John Briceño was also asked about the allegations made against former U.D.P. Minister, Gaspar Vega. Seventy-two-year-old American, Robert James Condreay is alleging that he bought one point two acres of beach-front property in Sarteneja. But in 2013, Vega, who was the then Minister of Lands, gave a lease of the […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The Mennonite community is one of several religious groups that has been lobbying with government for the full reopening of churches under the existing Quarantine Act. In the wake of an incident that occurred in Blue Creek on Sunday afternoon, their brothers in faith from Spanish Lookout have issued a release pertaining to the opening […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The incident on Sunday when armed police rounded up a group of worshippers and their children in Blue Creek Village caught the attention of the People’s United Party. The P.U.P. says that it condemns the arrest of churchgoers. The release says that the villagers were peacefully attending church on the sacred Sunday when the police […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Developer David Zabaneh isn’t happy with the Belmopan City Council. It’s been two months since we began to report on Zabaneh’s proposed business, the’ Belmopan Market Plaza.’ According to Zabaneh, he has been meeting with the City Council and was preparing for a November thirteenth opening but today he was taken aback when he was […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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In Belize Rural North, P.U.P. standard bearer Marconi Leal has had to cover twenty-three villages with a population of roughly five thousand registered voters. It’s been an arduous journey traveling across the constituency where he will be facing incumbent area representative Edmond Castro at the polls one week from today. This morning, we asked him […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The tourism industry continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus. Though the Philip Goldson Airport has reopened, the data shows that the number of visitors is significantly low and worse; international visitors are not necessarily looking at Belize as a travel destination. The grim news was discussed today at the annual general meeting […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health is looking into the allegation of negligence at the Western Regional Hospital that has left twenty-three-year-old Edin Requeña dead. As we reported on Tuesday, Requeña was involved in an accident on the George Price Highway and was taken to the Western Regional Hospital for treatment. But according to Requeña’s brother, in […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The P.U.P. also found out that last month a decision to dissolve Goodlee Limited in Saint Lucia was taken and that the formalities of dissolution are still ongoing. We are told that Anwar Barrow returned to the country via the P.G.I.A. during lunchtime. Our request for an interview has gone unanswered. The P.U.P.’s legal advisor […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño says that legal advice is being sought to overturn the Brads contract and launch a forensic audit to determine if a criminal offence was committed. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The P.U.P. believes that this requires a forensic audit, if elected to Government we will initiate a detailed forensic […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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