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The Belize Jaguars took on the national Canadian football team on Tuesday night in Belmopan. Football aficionados came out in numbers for the match which would decide whether Belize would advance in the World Cup Qualifiers. With the odds against the Jaguars, there was still hope that the home game would place the team on […]
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But in Canada, the outcome of the game was overshadowed by Lodrick Sheppard and Clarence Shepherd, the duo known as Mad Bull and Maestro. Even before the game concluded on Tuesday night, Facebook and twitter were blowing up with reviews about their commentary. The two sportscasters for Channel Five became overnight sensations in Canada and […]
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September time is party time in Belize, and party time means drinking – at home, house parties, clubs, and most certainly in public. Now public drinking is prohibited, and recently that has been strictly enforced by Police. But don’t panic just yet. Senior Superintendent Chester Williams says they’re willing to give public drinkers a pass […]
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The mysterious disappearance of three Belize City fishermen who set out on a fishing expedition three weeks ago has raised more questions than answers. News Five can confirm tonight that five coastguard officers have been held in police custody pending an investigation into their alleged involvement in the matter. An official search and rescue effort […]
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A voluntary recall on individually-wrapped American cheese slices is presently in effect, following a notice by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The request to return the Kraft Heinz Food Company product is due to the likelihood that a fine ribbon of individual packaging film may be stuck to the slice after the wrapping has […]
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The expo, hosted by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has become a staple in the September Celebrations calendar. This year, the number of visitors was less than last year, but new booths made up for the shortfall. The nineteenth annual Expo Belize Market Place was at the ITVET Compound in Belize City. Duane […]
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The Sarstoon sovereignty issue remains on the front-burner in Belize, and seems likely to be situated there for the foreseeable future. Even as Guatemala moves through a turbulent time amid impeachment and election scenarios, there is growing tension along the Sarstoon where suddenly it appears our B.D.F. are encountering increasingly aggressive Guatemalan military. In addition, […]
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And that campaign to get a base built at the mouth of the Sarstoon is even more critical now, says Brackett, because government’s actions have given the impression that our border is porous, or perhaps even non-existent. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “When we look at the behaviour of our government representatives we at COLA […]
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Last week, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was a tad bit condescending of COLA’s Build a Base campaign when the media asked him about it. That’s not surprising because anybody in the know…would know that any movement which doesn’t have the numbers won’t get the attention of the establishment. That’s just the way it works. But […]
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Classes resumed across the country on September first, but since the start of this week, students at Faith Nazarene Primary School in San Ignacio, Cayo have been told not to report to classes. On Monday, when the students reported to school, the teachers kept the classrooms locked. Along with parents, they are demanding the removal […]
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US national, Timothy McNamara, was killed at Christmas on December 2014 at his farm in Boston Village, Belize District. At first the local police deemed it a suicide based on what his companion had reported, but investigations would indicate that he was in fact murdered. Police then issued a warrant for the arrest of McNamara’s […]
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World Literacy Day is being celebrated in Belize under the theme ‘Read to a Child Today. Read to a Child Every Day.’ This morning schools from Belize City, as well as organizations which have partnered with the Ministry of Education, gathered at the B.T.L. Park in Belize City to celebrate the occasion. Mike Rudon has […]
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There has been a major upset in the Guatemalan elections. Jimmy Morales, a businessman and comedian, is the front- runner in Sunday’s elections. Latest poll results show that while Morales enjoys a clear lead in the election results, he failed to secure the required fifty percent of votes which means he will now head to […]
There is also an election taking place today in Trinidad and Tobago where the polls have closed but a winner is yet to be declared. About one point one million voters were eligible to vote between the ruling People’s Partnership (contesting as comprising the United National Congress, the Congress of the People and the National […]
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The Belize Jaguars lost a heartbreaker to Canada on Friday – three to zero. But the story was not the score as much as it was the lacklustre showing for a team which carried the hopes of a nation on its shoulders. In a little over ninety minutes of play, Belize had no shots on […]
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One key player on the Jaguars line-up was missing from practice this morning. Actually, reports are that prolific striker Deon McCaulay only showed up for two practices in August. Best indications are that McCaulay has been acting up since the team’s return from the Dominican Republic. We asked Slusher for some answers, since a stellar […]
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Quite apart from facing a very formidable Canadian team on Tuesday, the Jaguars have been having other problems. The players are housed and fed at the F.F.B. headquarters in Belmopan, but reports have surfaced indicating that these men who represent our nation on the football field are being cheated in the kitchen – sustained on […]
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There was only standing room available at Roger’s Stadium on Saturday for revelers of the anticipated King and Queen Competition. After long hours of judging, the results were finally in for the winners in the senior and junior bands who had impressed a panel of international judges. Duane Moody has a report on how the […]
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The game between Belize and Canada has just concluded in Toronto, Canada and we’ll have a recap coming up. But in April, this station broke the news of a massive rat infestation at the Western Regional Hospital. Viewers were appalled to learn then that rats had taken over the food pantry which is located right […]
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According to Figueroa, the bottom line is that there is a critical need for a new hospital in the Capital since the current hospital is the regional facility for the west. On the Phone: Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of Health Services “We have just had an evaluation done by the Pan American Health Organization […]
The Senate met this morning in Belmopan following the House meeting on Wednesday which was primarily convened for passage of the Electricity Acquisition Settlement Bill. The House approved seventy million dollars to be paid to Fortis as compensation for B.E.L. The deal, which also includes thirty three point three percent of shares for Fortis, will […]
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Prime Minister Barrow is on record saying that voters will be heading to the polls in the early part of 2016. While he is holding that date close to his heart, a majority of the standard bearers and area representatives have been laying down the groundwork for Election Day. In Caribbean Shores where the U.D.P.’s […]
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Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, is yet to win the Caribbean Shores elections; in fact, a date for the elections is still not known. But Bradley says he is putting things in place at City Hall should he emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. While his demission from office would automatically trigger a bye-election, Bradley […]
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Are residents of the Caribbean Shores paying significantly more in property taxes than others elsewhere in Belize City? It’s an assertion that Mayor Bradley’s political opponent, Kareem Musa, has made and which he describes as an unfair assessment. But the mayor says that properties on the north side, particularly in that constituency, are seemingly larger […]
This past Wednesday, all eyes were on the Fortis settlement, but there were other significant matters which passed through the House. One was a motion for approval for a Caribbean Development Bank loan for the purpose of education infrastructure. According to Minister of Education Patrick Faber, at least thirty-five schools that will benefit – twenty-two […]
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