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It will likely be remembered as one of those surreal and perhaps comic footnotes in Belize’s political history… that is the dramatic arrest of Collet representative Patrick Faber in Belmopan. Today his legal problems were resolved, but let’s first return to the scene that unfolded that fateful day in April during a public forum organised […]
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He is one more in a growing list of U.S. criminals who flee to Belize but find out that Uncle Sam has long arms and good friends in the local police department. William Lightner, also known as William Beagles, has been rounded up and shipped back to Houston and will soon be sent to Idaho […]
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Police have acted quickly to arrest a suspect in a Belize City hold-up. Twenty-six year old Kareem Bowen of Sibun Street has been charged with robbery as the result of an incident that occurred Tuesday night on Freetown Road. Twenty-two year old Joseph Arteno told police that he was walking down that street around ten […]
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In the Supreme Court on Tuesday a charge of murder was dismissed against a Belize City man after the prosecution entered a motion of nolle prosequi. Court reports are that the case against twenty-two year old Jeffrey Flowers fell apart when the main witness in the case, Francis Petillo–himself in handcuffs for other offences–told the […]
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In the wake of the public outcry against increasing incidents of drunk driving, the National Drug Abuse Control Council has launched an awareness campaign to highlight its prevention and education programmes. According to officials of NDACC’s Orange Walk branch, alcoholism is a dirty little family secret in many Belizean homes and that silence is costing […]
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It may be one of the most recognizable shapes on the planet… and whether or not you’re a fan of Coca-Cola or the triumph of global capitalism, there’s no denying that Belize’s artistic rendering of the ubiquitous coke bottle is a masterpiece. Today I was in Orange Walk for its homecoming. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Standing […]
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