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The murder of three-year-old Mark Tuyul Junior has pushed the issue of domestic violence to the front burner. Domestic violence is pervasive and has become commonplace to a point where it is casually addressed in everyday conversation. In our interview on Sunday with the biological father of the Tuyul kids, he described an incident where […]
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Equally concerning is the issue of child sexual abuse resulting from pedophilia. According to Lovell, this kind of predatory behaviour often manifests itself in situations where children are groomed by the stepparent. Jennifer Lovell, Psychotherapist “We have a lot of pedophiles here you know, these are people, men and women, who like young children […]
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At this time, the inauguration of the new Guatemalan president, Alejandro Giammattei, has been delayed for hours. The event is to take place at the National Theatre in Guatemala City, but reports say that a number of delegations have left due to the tardiness of the start of the ceremony. Giammattei ran three campaigns and […]
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The Belize Tax Service is holding on to its position that Belize Telemedia Limited owes millions of dollars in taxes to the Government of Belize. The Department initiated an audit of B.T.L.’s account last year and reviewed a trove of documents that showed that B.T.L. owed up to twenty-nine point three million dollars for the period […]
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Reynaldo Verde, Former Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Service, remains incarcerated in the U.S. after he was nabbed by F.B.I. officials on September seventh 2019, on a charge of extortion and attempted extortion. Verde has denied any wrong doing. The allegation brought against him was made by owner of Orchid Bay in Corozal, Chris Williams who […]
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Jumoke Castro, son of U.D.P. Minister Edmond Castro, is yet to be charged for what is considered a threat of rape against Plus TV’s Shasta Wade. Castro was placed on administrative leave with full pay after he appeared on social media making vile comments against Wade. His own party has denounced his actions with Prime […]
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The Belize Tourism Board today announced that for the first time in the history of Belize’s tourism industry, Belize surpassed the half-million mark in overnight arrivals last year. In 2019, five hundred and three thousand, one hundred and seventy-seven overnight entered the country. This represents an increase of two point eight percent compared to the […]
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Last week the Nurses Task Force called out the Ministries of Health and Public Services for acting in bad faith. According to the Task Force, the ministries were failing to address issues affecting the nursing profession. In our story, we spoke with the President of the Nurses Association of Belize, Darrell Spencer. Well, there is at […]
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Now, while Baird wants answers from the association in regards to the task force and elections, he says that he believes some of the points that they have called for are legitimate. He told us that if nurses were consulted more issues would have been included in the nursing task force’s agenda with the Ministries […]
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Is the ‘Dara Feeding Programme’ closing its doors after thirteen years? Not just yet – that is, if Joel Dara Robinson gets his way. The local philanthropist says that his feeding programme is on life support and is in serious need of a boost. According to Robinson, he can no longer maintain the programme because […]
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A throve of documents has been obtained on a complex case in the U.S. Courts involving an alleged scheme to illegally obtain more than five hundred million U.S. dollars in renewable fuel tax credits. It includes court documents and press reports of the alleged bribes paid to senior U.S. officials as well as from Belize. […]
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The traditional opening of the Supreme Court took place as scheduled this morning. Members of the Judiciary were in full force as they made their way to the courtroom following a ceremony at Saint John’s Cathedral; but the Executive of the Bar Association and its President, Cheryl-Lyn Vidal, did not attend boycotting the event due […]
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At this time, a meeting is currently underway at the Swift Hall in the Lake Independence constituency of Belize City where as promised, Minister of State for Immigration, Beverly Williams, is meeting with immigrants seeking nationality. Hundreds of persons, some who have been living in Belize for over a decade, have gathered there hoping to […]
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Less than twenty-four hours after the body of Emil Escalante was laid to rest over the weekend, the tomb at the cemetery in Orange Walk was broken into and his casket opened. It occurred overnight and relatives are questioning who could be behind such a vile act and why. Outside of the vandalism, which police […]
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The Belize Police Department owes a San Pedro hotel over a hundred thousand dollars. The hefty hotel tab is reportedly for accommodations for officers who have been working on the island. According to the Commissioner of Police, the Belize Police Department will not pay the six figure bill in its entirety. He says that it […]
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Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington confirmed to the media today that Guatemala has nominated a judge who will sit on the bench to hear submissions on the territorial, insular and maritime dispute between Belize and Guatemala. May eighth 2019 became a historic day after Belizeans overwhelming voted in favour of taking the longstanding dispute to […]
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Two Guatemalan families remain settled on Belizean territory along the western border. They are residing in an area known as Barrio el Juda and the property belongs to businessman Jorge Espat. Espat has asked the Guatemalans to skillful diplomacy to avoid an international incident. The O.A.S. has verified that the Guatemalans are in Belizean territory. Official representatives […]
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The Belize Police Department says that it’s in the process of designating ranks within the force as gender-neutral. Currently, the female police constables are referred to as W.P.C. Moving forward, the department wants to get rid of the “W” and all female police constables will be referred to by the gender-neutral term ‘PC.’ Commissioner of […]
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And on the topic of female police officers, today Commissioner Chester Williams told the media that two of his officers will take the department to court. The legal action is over the matter of hairstyle. If you’ll recall, last year several members of the department faced disciplinary charges over dreadlock hairstyles. Back then, the department […]
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For three days this week, hundreds of immigrants from Central America, and elsewhere, turned up at the political office of U.D.P. standard bearer Dianne Finnegan with immigration documents in hand. They were there to get assistance to get their nationality moved quickly through the process. It is an election year so there is a wild […]
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The Supreme Court opens this coming Monday. The ceremony has traditionally been one of pomp featuring a full turnout of the Judiciary as well as the Bar. But that will change this coming Monday, and it is a first. All this in light of a challenge presently before the Supreme Court involving Chief Justice Kenneth […]
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An audit on whether B.T.L. owes twenty-five million dollars in taxes to the government has been raised time and again. Last year, it came to light that the General Sales Tax Department was auditing B.T.L. along with the B.E.S.L. and B.T.L. Digicel Limited, two of B.T.L.’s subsidiaries. Today Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte confirmed that he […]
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The National AIDS Commission is championing the drafting of a new piece of legislation which seeks to address the issue of discrimination in and around the workplace. Discussion around the Equal Opportunities Bill is ongoing, particularly since the commission and its legal consultants have been making their rounds in the media. But what’s the role […]
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Executive Director Caleb Orozco of United Belize Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, also chimed in on the Equal Opportunity Bill. He admits that while the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community will be covered under the legislation, the compass of the bill should create a level playing field for everyone in the workplace. Caleb Orozco, Executive […]
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P.U.P. Leader John Briceño also spoke briefly today on the proposed Equal Opportunities Bill for which consultations start over the weekend. While he says that a draft copy of the proposed legislation has not been disclosed to him, he heard from the Speaker of the House, Laura Longsworth, who is one of the principals involved […]
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