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A high ranking member of the Police Force will not stand trial for the alleged raped of a junior officer earlier this year. So says Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks. The rape accusations were made by a female sergeant against her supervisor, Assistant Inspector of Police Eli Salazar, the officer commanding C.I.B. at Eastern Division. […]
Written on September 28, 1998 | Posted in
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That scandal safely defused, at least for the short run, it was time for the police to get back to the job they are hired to perform: that is fighting crime. And that job will be made a little bit easier thanks to some cash from Uncle Sam. The agreement signed today with the United […]
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While the Minister of National Security was talking tough on crime at home, his boss, Prime Minister Said Musa, was doing the same on the international level. In his first speech to the UN General Assembly as Prime Minister, Musa spoke out against drug trafficking and money laundering and pledged his full cooperation with regional […]
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While the new government continues to translate its manifesto promises into reality, the Opposition has publicly taken issue with one such intention: that is the dismantling of the Broadcasting Corporation of Belize. In a press release issued today the U.D.P. took the ruling party to task for shutting down the B.C.B., claiming that the manifesto […]
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In other news from the world of broadcasting, it was supposed to have been a day of relaxation in Corozal for the staff of Love FM But what started out as a fun trip quickly turned nightmarish as a member of the Love crew fell victim to the waters of the Four Mile Lagoon. Twenty-six […]
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A Ladyville resident is appealing to the public for assistance in recovering household items and personal belongings that were stolen from her house this morning. According to Michelle Bowen, her home was burglarized sometime between nine a.m. and midday. Bowen says the thief or thieves broke into the house through a bedroom window and made […]
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If you were feeling lucky this weekend then Saturday was your big chance. At least three major raffles were drawn and tonight three fortunate Belizeans are significantly better off. Our first stop at midday, Saturday, took us inside the Belize Bank where the winner in the first prize of the bank’s 1998 Action Plan Loan […]
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Miscellaneous |
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An exercise in good neighborliness has brought smiles to the victims of a recent fire. The Raymond Arnold family lost almost everything in the Thursday morning blaze which gutted their home in the lower flat of a house situated at the corner of Antelope Street and Central American Boulevard. Elvis Samuels, who lives next door, […]
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In another attempt at being good neighbors the St. Vincent de Paul Society has opened a fund raising campaign for Caribbean victims of Hurricane Georges. Contributions can be sent to the Hurricane Georges Relief Fund care of any branch of the Belize Bank.
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Saturday marked the beginning of the second annual Deaf Awareness Week and today the Belize School for the Deaf held an open day. The exhibition, the second for the Belize School For the Deaf, highlights the students’ work done during the past year. Anna Sambula, Teacher, Belize School For the Deaf “We are showing what […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re just in time for another deal of Sports Monday. B.F.L. Football continues to reign supreme on Sunday afternoon here in the Jewel people and here in the city, the fans got another look at the undefeated Yabra Sporting Club who played host to Southern United at the M.C.C. […]
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