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Back to the regional meetings, members of the ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism met today at the Biltmore Plaza. C.R.F.M. is discussing a cadre of issues affecting the multimillion-dollar industry, which Executive Director Milton Haughton says continues to thrive, despite many constraints. Top on the agenda is the unabated and disruptive illegal, […]
There has been persistent loss of life due traffic accidents since the start of the year, but fortunately a crash on the Hummingbird Highway in Belmopan left five persons nursing minor injuries on Saturday night. In a separate incident in the north, a man crashed on motorcycle and plunged into a creek in the north. […]
While police investigate this most recent jet landing, the Opposition Leader John Briceño says government is not taking the matter of taking these suspected drug planes as seriously as it should be. Here is what he told the media in a press briefing today. John Briceño, Leader of Opposition “There is a radar that […]
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The Commissioner of Police says that the cops, who were placed on interdiction in connection with the death of sixty-year-old Nestor Vasquez Junior, have been found guilty by a tribunal. The police officers from Precinct three, Sergeant Shawn Walton and Police Constables Edward Pitterson and Bernard Cayetano were put on interdiction with half-pay and faced […]
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There was outrage over the manner in which members of the Belize Police Department carried out the arrest of a teenage minor in Belize City last week. The incident involved five officers manhandling a fifteen-year-old escapee from the Princess Royal Youth Hostel who was being apprehended for return to the facility. But in carrying out […]
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And since that video has gone viral on Facebook, a number of persons and organizations have weighed in on what appears to be use of excessive force on a child. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that while he understands the importance of observing the rights of the child, he believes that there must be […]
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The People’s United Party is challenging the registration of a long list of voters. Last week, leaked lists of several divisions showed the addresses of some houses with mass registration of electors. One of these residences is number fifty-six Regent Street which is the home registered by some fifty persons. The address though is known to […]
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The new voter’s lists also show several persons living at fifty-three Kelly Street/ Freetown Road. The address is the home of Belize City P.U.P. councilor Deltrude Hilton. The documents show that the address is also home to thirty-one registered voters. Then there is the case in Caribbean Shores involving close associate of Area Representative Kareem […]
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The trove of documents showing apparent voter padding raises the question if the countrywide re-registration exercise fulfilled its purpose which was to clean the voters list. The problem, evidently, still exists. Today, a release from the Elections and Boundaries issued a statement placing responsibility on politicians. It states that the Representation of the People’s Act […]
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The Elections and Boundaries Department says that registering officers shall conduct investigations into the facts set out in each application. If the registering officer is not satisfied then the elector is disallowed. On the other hand, in cases where the registering officer is satisfied that the applicant meets the qualifications, that elector’s name is included […]
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On Saturday the People’s United Party’s National Party Council gathered at Memorial Park in Belize City. The party celebrated its sixty-ninth anniversary during its National Party Council and passed several resolutions. Party supporters from across the country discussed issues affecting the nation and the lives of its three hundred thousand plus citizens. How to deal […]
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One the resolutions passed on Saturday was the re-appointment of Julius Espat as the Deputy Party Leader for the west. Espat resigned from the post in July 2018. He was first appointed to the post in 2012, but demitted saying he considered it purely ceremonial. Espat has also bucked heads with several leaders of the […]
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Last November, the Public Service Union learnt that its Belmopan Hilltop headquarters had been sold from under their feet by the Belmopan City Council. It was acquired by a Chinese businessman from a Corozal company, Simplex Designs Limited. There was consternation from the P.S.U. with the Belmopan City Council and despite meetings; they were unable […]
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Doctor Colin Young has decided to move on from the Social Security Board. He took the post of Chief Executive Officer in January 2017, but less than three years after Young decided not to seek the renewal of his contract. His decision was announced via an email which he wrote to the staff, telling them […]
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A number of high profile strategists are taking part in Innovation and Tourism Talk, an event organized by the Belize Tourism and Industry Association. Stakeholders involved in tourism are getting tips on how to grow their business to reach larger markets by using Google. News Five’s Duane Moody has the following report. Duane Moody, […]
There is outrage over the manner in which members of the Belize Police Department effected the arrest of a teenage minor in Belize City on Wednesday evening. The incident involved five officers manhandling a fifteen-year-old escapee from the Princess Royal Youth Hostel who was being apprehended for return to the facility. But in carrying out […]
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While C.E.O. George Lovell condemns the policemen’s behavior, Acting Prime Minister Patrick Faber told the media today that he does not have enough information to condemn the action of the officers. Faber did say, however, that police officers need to be properly trained to deal with such situations. Patrick Faber, Acting Prime Minister of […]
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Files showing the stacking of a single residence with phantom voters are in circulation. It is an issue that keeps popping up in constituencies all over. The key purpose of the recent re-registration exercise was to clean up the voter’s list, but leaked documents show that the trend of phantom voters continues. One of the […]
Acting Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of the U.D.P., Patrick Faber says that the Opposition’s move to point out these things is hypocritical. Faber says that he does not see anything one with voters having two addresses. Patrick Faber, Acting Prime Minister “There is a certain level of hypocrisy to point out these things […]
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The rumoured return of Gaspar Vega in the political arena keeps churning. Vega, the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources resigned in 2016 following a land scandal which involved his son, Andre. He remains the area representative for Orange Walk North and had no intentions to seek political office once more. This […]
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Belize’s Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Services Department Reynaldo Verde is spending his third week in a U.S. jail. He was detained while transiting the U.S. on September seventh by the F.B.I. on charges of interference with commerce by means of extortion and attempted extortion. While Verde maintains his innocence, the Belize Tax Service […]
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The tourism industry is a primary pillar of the economy; it creates jobs and opportunities and is a significant foreign exchange earner. An expo was held today in Belize City on the occasion of World Tourism Day. Aside from the stakeholders in the industry, we found high school students debating the values of sustainable tourism. […]
Two weeks ago, fifty-nine-year-old Roque Jimenez and Orlington Stuart plunged to their deaths inside the Civic Center in Belize City. The men were not wearing any protective gear while on a scaffold working on the installation of insulation when they fell and died. The work was halted but Minister of Sports Patrick Faber Faber says that it […]
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The installation of a forensic lab is still pending, notwithstanding, the first annual Belize forensic science symposium was held this week and the purpose of the event was threefold. The National Forensic Science Department sought to start the discussion on priority areas related to forensics in Belize among key stakeholders. These include members of the […]
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The Liberty Children’s Home offers abused, abandoned, neglected children and other vulnerable minors a safe and loving environment. While the home provides food and shelter, it also nurtures its residents through its development programmes. Over the years, the home has helped many children to form healthy relationships and lead happy and healthy lives. After it […]
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