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While we had the Sports Director in the hot seat, we also asked about the white elephant Marion Jones Sporting Complex. About the only thing sports-related at the facility are a running track and an incomplete cycle track and football field. According to Dominguez, the facility is certainly on his list of priorities. Ritchel […]
Written on January 25, 2016 | Posted in
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More than six months ago Santander and thirty-one farmers who had been involved in a lengthy dispute came to an agreement on a settlement. The farmers had no title to the land on which they had been farming for many years, but the terms of the understanding determined that they would. That was a half […]
Written on January 25, 2016 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister and a delegation are now in Washington DC where they will be meeting high level officials of the U.S. Government on the correspondent banking issue. On Friday that matter came up at the House Meeting which was the shortest we’ve ever attended, and certainly the least bloody. There were no fireworks or […]
Written on January 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Creating an Enabling Environment at Community Level…It’s a project of the European Union and the United Nations Children’s Fund that promotes the rights, survival, development and protection of children. This morning, at the UNICEF Office in Belize, a grant of over one hundred thousand Euros, which is a little over two hundred and sixteen thousand […]
Written on January 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Ladyville police took time off the streets briefly on Sunday and instead turned up mass this weekend at Our Lady of the Way Roman Catholic Church. Officers attached to that Rural Eastern Division branch made acquaintances with fellow churchgoers as part of the ongoing Meet and Greet initiative. Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster says that the […]
Written on January 25, 2016 | Posted in
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The very curious tale of Dark Night owner and alleged murder contractor Bradley Paumen continues to dominate local headlines. The American investor has been charged for putting a hit on four persons – all over a piece of land which blocks access to Dark Night’s caves. Just for background, in mid-2015 the Supreme Court quashed […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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In November the Government of Belize was humiliated after Mexican-American fugitive David Nanes Schnitzer slipped out of its grasp with the greatest of ease. Nanes had been formally requested by Mexico, and located in San Pedro with the assistance of U.S. Marshalls. But days after, he was granted bail of ten thousand dollars and vanished […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Nanes was found in possession of a number of illegal Belizean documents including a fraudulent passport, was remanded in custody and then got bail despite an extradition request by Mexican authorities for the wanted businessman. In the wake of his flight, many, including United States Ambassador and former California Supreme Court Judge, Carlos Moreno, and […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow has called the loss of correspondent bank relationships an existential threat and a potentially huge crisis. And undoubtedly, if not resolved the implications are many and significant – from what would be an inability to purchase goods and services from the U.S. In a recent interview, Barrow indicated that he is […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Even as the Prime Minister continues to arrange a round of intensive meetings and lobbying sessions in the international forum, he told News Five that it is important that it be understood that de-risking is not a result of any problem with our jurisdiction. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The official line from the banks…Bank […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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In a judgment which must have given Prime Minister Dean Barrow a world-class migraine, the Government of Belize has been ordered to pay Titan Securities eight point nine million dollars. In 2014, the Financial Intelligence Unit descended on Titan’s offices at the Matalon Building and seized all documents, computers and equipment, closing down operations. Titan […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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There is new interest in revisiting an ill-fated and never realized project in Belize, the Carnival Cruise Ship Terminal in Port Loyola. The news came two weeks ago from Prime Minister Dean Barrow. He told News Five that he would be more than willing to meet with two parties who had expressed interest. That matter […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Talk of a cruise port in Belize received new life after Stake Bank developer Mike Feinstein indicated that he would be pulling out. Feinstein told News Five that he would need exclusivity from G.O.B. to ensure that he could recover his mega-million dollar investment. The developer has actually asked the Prime Minister for just that, […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Next week Sunday, a new leader will be elected for the People’s United Party. Candidates Francis Fonseca, John Briceño and Cordel Hyde continue with their countrywide campaigns ahead of the leadership convention on January thirty-first. While the three are busy meeting delegates, a group of supporters are organizing a political debate where issues affecting the […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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With the debate scheduled for January twenty-eight, there are a number of questions concerning the planning and moderation of the event. Tillett says it is an open process where the public is being asked to submit questions prior to the debate. Glenn Tillett, Organizer, Political Debate “We are soliciting questions from the general public […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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While all eyes are on the P.U.P.’s leadership race, set for January thirty-first, there’s another looming political event. The U.D.P. will have its own National Convention on March twentieth, and the top positions are up for grabs. There are undoubtedly those who are chafing at the bit, including Gaspar Vega, John Saldivar and Patrick Faber, […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Where is Christopher Guild? The thirty-two year old unemployed of a Barrack Road address has not been seen or heard from since January tenth and the family is fearing that something terrible has happened to him. Christopher, who is the brother of Karate Sensei Leon Guild, was last seen two weeks ago by his mother […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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A program for sustainable fishing has successful completed. Pride Campaign for Managed Access was launched back in July of 2013 and after thirty months of groundwork and research in fishing communities. The industry contributes three to five percent in revenues to the local GDP; last year, a total of twenty point five million dollars was […]
Written on January 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Tourism is the main industry on the island of San Pedro and among the top revenue generators for the country. Residents on the prime tourism destination depend on it for their livelihood; from hoteliers to restaurateurs, tour guides, vendors and small entrepreneurs thrive from the tourism dollar. But tensions have been bubbling since the beginning […]
Three days before a national convention to be held in Belmopan, Francis Fonseca, John Briceño and Cordel Hyde, the three men who want to be leader of the P.U.P., will be squaring off in what has been dubbed a historic debate to be held at the Radisson Villa Wing. Or at least that’s the plan. […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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A meeting of high level policymakers is taking place in Belize to discuss ways to tighten up on money laundering, human trafficking and private security, which are perennial issues in the region. The Forum of Presiding Officers of Legislative Assemblies of Central America and the Caribbean Basin, FOPREL, convened a meeting to present proposed legislations […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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The proliferation of guns and ammunition into the country is forcing lawmakers to take a critical look at existing measures, as well as alternative means of dealing with persons found in possession of illegal firearms. While the method of gathering ballistics information was introduced several years ago, Peyrefitte says that other options are being explored […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow has gone on record recently to state that he is considering a proposal for a cruise ship harbor in Port Loyola, should a feasibility study indicate that developers can successfully build a facility at that location. In fact, he says that the possibility would be absolutely welcomed. While that may be […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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According to President Geovanni Brackett, the initial assessment to determine the feasibility of a cruise port in the designated area was done with smaller ships in mind. With the advent of Oasis Class vessels another EIA would have to be conducted. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “When the studies were done, they were done with […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Later on in the newscast in our Healthy Living segment, we’ll be taking a comprehensive look at vector-borne illnesses including Zika. Every year, the vector control unit of the Ministry of Health fights a mighty battle to control the spread of these diseases which are rampant in certain areas of the country. But are residents […]
Written on January 21, 2016 | Posted in
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