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Belize has been experiencing below average rainfall and above average temperatures. All Belizeans can attest to the discomfort of high temperatures but one warning that we all need to take into consideration is to stay hydrated. Tonight on Healthy Living, we discuss some signs of dehydration and things you can do to minimize excessive water […]
Written on August 27, 2015 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it will not release the O.A.S. report on the Sarstoon Incident unless both governments, Belize and Guatemala, agree to do so. That’s interesting, since the O.A.S. has told News Five that it has no protocol prohibiting release, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow publicly stated that he had […]
Every Tuesday, the Belize Defence Force heads up the Sarstoon to the observation post at Cadenas where shifts are changed. That’s been happening for years, but suddenly there are claims of consistent aggression and encounters between the B.D.F. and Guatemalan military in the Sarstoon. In fact, there is a claim that just two weeks ago, […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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As the Opposition seeks the report of the Guatemalan incursion at the Sarstoon, Guatemala remains in turmoil as calls for the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina escalate. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave the green light to proceed with the impeachment of Perez Molina, but that still has to go before the Congress. Today, […]
Since the scandal broke in April, there have been waves of protests across Guatemala. According to McDonald, President Perez Molina can be made to stand trial as a civilian for his alleged role in the scheme should the Congress find him culpable. Isani Cayetano “Earlier I asked you to describe for me the political […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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It hasn’t been a great week for the United Democratic Party, which came under fire on Monday from former U.D.P. Minister Hubert Elrington. Apparently its reunion week for former Ministers and this morning senior Party personality Melvin Hulse announced his resignation from the U.D.P., effective immediately. Hulse had become persona non grata in the U.D.P. […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Just in case you missed it, that last shot from Hulse to his former colleagues was a not so subtle threat – coming from the belly of the beast, so to speak. According to the former very senior U.D.P. Minister, he has reason to be angry because his people are being victimized – and not […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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The straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back, said Hulse, is a land deal gone terribly wrong in Placencia. He claims that the Ministry of Natural Resources, at which he was a staple for so many years, is taking away land from grassroots Belizeans – land promised to them by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Police have positively identified the body of a man pulled from the Haulover Creek this morning as that of thirty-three year old Theodore Parchue, better known as Bobbo Youth. He was perhaps best known for his musical talent more than a decade ago when he blazed a trail on the local scene with hits like […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Today, the Tourism Policing Unit of the Belize Police Department was the recipient of a much needed donation courtesy of the Ministry of Tourism. Five motorcycles and a number of radios were handed over by Minister Manuel Heredia to Deputy O.C. of the Unit, Inspector Carla Gamboa. The equipment and vehicles, which are valued at […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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Late last week, the Belize Tourism Board issued the figures for tourist arrivals for the period of January to July of 2015. When compared to last year, the report says that there has been an increase of one point six percent in June and three percent in July for overnight arrivals to the Jewel; an […]
Sargassum, it is a regional environmental phenomenon that has been plaguing the entire Caribbean. In areas such as Cancun, the sargassum spreads four feet deep and about a hundred feet wide along the beach and in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin; beaches have been reportedly closed off to locals and tourists. In Belize, the […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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The Statistical Institute of Belize held a press conference this morning at the Lecture Hall of the Central Bank Building where the July 2015 External Trade Bulletin, the Consumer Price Index statistics, second quarter GDP figures, as well as the preliminary figures for the April 2015 Labor Force Survey were revealed. While the primary focus […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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If the police haven’t been to your house yet, you might as well look out for them because they are busy with a community policing strategy led by the Eastern Division. Today, Senior Superintendent Chester Williams and his team were walking the streets talking with residents, including the children. We met them in the Neal […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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A total of twelve countries participated this year in the Florida Carnival Cruise Association’s annual poster competition. This year, an EP Yorke High School student and a Saint Joseph Primary School student took second and third place overall in the senior and junior categories of the regional competition. Today at the B.T.B. Office on Regent […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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There’s a brand new rum on the local scene and it’s called Fiesta Rum coming out of the barrels at Traveller’s. But this one is actually a partnership; the brainchild of local personality, Troy “DJ Dalla” Flowers, who tested and approved it, and blended and perfected by the masters of rum at Travellers. Today, they […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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There are many challenges facing fisher folks, who depend on marine resources to earn a living. On Tuesday night, we featured part one of a series on the state of the fisheries industry. Tonight, in part two of the series, we look at the ways in which the Fisheries Department is assisting fishermen with an […]
Written on August 26, 2015 | Posted in
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The Belize Territorial Volunteers remain in the headlines tonight. This morning, a smaller group headed down south once again to the Sarstoon Island. Unlike their previous visit when they were aggressed by the Guatemalan military, today’s visit was without a hitch. What we observed however, was rather disturbing, as the Guatemalan navy was seen escorting […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The group which succeeded in planting a flag on Sarstoon Island today is now being lauded by Prime Minister Barrow. In a press conference last Wednesday, the PM changed his view on the BTV and now claims that their actions are not only commendable, but even inspirational. Hubert Elrington is a former U.D.P. Minister and […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The former U.D.P. Minister also didn’t shy away from criticizing the Barrow administration, which he says is running the country into the ground. Elrington claims that rather than growing the economy; what government is doing at this point is running to Venezuela for a Petrocaribe fig leaf to cover its nakedness. Hubert Elrington, Former […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Miguel Segura is being sued for damages. The claim is being brought by the mother of Yolanda Valencia, who died in a terrible head-on collision on August sixteenth, 2014. The victim, a market vendor, was heading to San Ignacio early that morning in a taxi when a government-issued vehicle driven […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The quaint village of Blackman Eddy is the second smallest village in the Cayo South Constituency. Located at mile fifty-seven on the George Price Highway, the village is home to some five hundred and thirty-seven residents. But tonight, the villagers and the village council are up in arms over a plot of land for village […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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At the top of our newscast, we showed you the BTV-led trip to the Sarstoon Island where they, along with a handful of Belizeans and the media, planted the Belize flag. The BTV, like many others, have been sounding the call for Belizeans to assert themselves on territory that is ours. That always was the […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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A group of eleven standard bearers of the People’s United Party continues to boycott official Party functions. They are agitating for change in the P.U.P., and until some common ground is found, the informally dubbed G-eleven has apparently decided to keep its distance from the National Executive. With elections likely sooner rather than later, that’s […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Even as Kareem Musa deals with internal party issues, he can’t lose sight of his own upcoming battle in Caribbean Shores. He will be facing off against a formidable candidate in current Mayor Darrell Bradley. Bradley has taken over from Area Representative Santiago Castillo who stepped aside to make way. Musa says that he is […]
Written on August 25, 2015 | Posted in
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