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Belize’s strategic geographical location on the map places us in a position that is ripe for illicit drug transshipments from South to North America and it is recognized that perpetrators of organized crime have enjoyed significant successes in doing just that. Coupled with this, a 2007 U.N. report showed that gang activity in Central America […]
Written on February 9, 2009 | Posted in
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The countdown to the March fourth municipal elections is on and so far the overall campaign has not been picking up much traction except for some political ads in the media. Today the opposition P.U.P., that is hoping to capitalize on the chaos and infighting at City Hall, launched its Manifesto for the city at […]
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There is an update to the case of tainted peanut products coming out of the Peanut Corporation of America’s Georgia Plant. After an inspection that began on January ninth, the Food and Drug Administration has officially turned its findings into a criminal investigation. A more detailed review of the records provided during the inspection confirms […]
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In court news, they pleaded guilty on Friday and today two young mothers accused of Handling Stolen Goods and Theft received their judgment. Twenty-two year old Nioka Smith and twenty year old Sasha Bowen cried when Magistrate Sharon Fraser sentenced them to two years in prison for Handling Stolen Goods and three months for Using […]
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An accused robber also had justice meted out to him today. Nineteen year old Burley Card, one of two men charged with two counts of Robbery and one count of Handling Stolen Goods was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court. Card was sentenced to six years for each count, to run concurrently. The other accused man, […]
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In other news, two Guatemalan nationals were caught in the possession of unlicensed guns and ammunition on Friday. On February sixth, at seven-fifty a.m. in Benque, police officers detained twenty-four year old Julio David Abrego Rojas, a driver of San Benito in the Petén District of Guatemala. During a body search conducted at the Benque […]
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It was an hour of solid entertainment and freestyle dancing as Channel Five’s new show, Masters of the Floor from the Street Lights to the Stage Lights got off to a start. At its live debut on Saturday at our Church Street Yaad, seven contestants of Group A put off their best dance and wowed […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly glad to have you onboard for this ride we call Sports Monday. And people what a ride it was for Kraal Road of Belize City who hosted the number one seed Texmar Boys and Independence in week two of the Belize Bank Super League playoffs yesterday inside […]
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The cane farmers’ strike is over… it took eleven days for a resolution to finally be reached between government, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, and Belize Sugar Industries, but that is what happened this afternoon in Orange Walk. According to association C.E.O. Carlos Magana, they have been in talks since Monday and the breakthrough […]
Written on February 6, 2009 | Posted in
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The Public Utilities Commission has once again lowered electricity rates; this time by six point six cents. According to a release issued this evening, this latest amendment to the 2008 Annual Review Proceeding Final Decision was undertaken after a process of consultation and represents a fifteen percent reduction in the Mean Electricity Rate. The new […]
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An accident at mile thirty-two on the Northern Highway on Thursday night has claimed the life of an Orange Walk man. Around ten-thirty p.m., a green Toyota van and a black Isuzu Rodeo collided into each other. Thirty-nine year old Elias Cocom, the driver of the Isuzu, died on the spot. Initial investigations reveal that […]
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Police are investigating to determine whether a prisoner found hanging inside a cellblock committed suicide. Placencia police say that on Thursday they discovered thirty-four year old Martin Ayala hanging by the neck from a shoestring tied to an iron bar on the cell window. Ayala, originally from Orange Walk Town, was a resident of Seine […]
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Weeks after a fourteen year old girl was raped at knifepoint in Seine Bight Village, police have charged her alleged attacker. The accused, forty-one year old Wallace Cayetano of Lakeland area in Dangriga, has been charged with Rape, Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, Aggravated Assault, Harm, and Threatening Words. The charges follow the alleged incident on December […]
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Five prisoners are facing charges for attacking a fellow inmate at the Queen Street Police Station last Friday. Twenty-one year old Robert Gillett, eighteen year old Trevor Lamb, along with two minors, appeared in Magistrates’ Court today, while the third minor was arraigned on Thursday; all face charges of Wounding. While in their holding cell, […]
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Nokia Smith and Sasha Bowen, two veteran shoplifters with at least three convictions, pleaded guilty to charges of Handling Stolen Goods and Using Indecent Words when they appeared today in Magistrates’ Court. Smith and Bowen were also charged with Theft for the incident that occurred on Thursday. Magistrate Sharon Frazer gave the duo a suspended […]
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Twenty year old Jerome Wade, the second of three persons who the police believe robbed six employees of Discovery Expeditions last Friday, was charged with six counts of Robbery when he appeared today in Magistrates’ Court. Wade pleaded not guilty to the charges. Magistrate Dorothy Flowers explained to him that the court cannot offer him […]
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Statistics reveal that road traffic accidents are among the leading cause of death in Belize… one means of reducing causalities is for drivers to behave more responsibly on the road, but another can be found in the response of the relevant personnel to the mishaps. Today some of those first responders staged an event designed […]
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In their quest to cure diseases and explain the inexplicable, scientists around the world continue to push the boundaries of their knowledge through research and experiments. One such man is Keith Campbell, a microbiologist who along with a team of scientists shocked the world by successfully cloning a sheep. That famous lamb named Dolly was […]
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The Special Olympics Global Youth Activation Summit on intellectual disabilities begins today in Idaho in the United States. Belize is being represented at the event by two thirteen year old girls, Romelda Logan and Briany Staine. Staine is a St. Catherine Academy student and Logan is a gold medalist of the Nicaragua Games. According to […]
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From north to south, activities are picking up pace and Saffiyah Muhammad has details of fun events such as music tributes and travelling movie showcase. So you’ll have a wide assortment of choices for a relaxing and enjoyable weekend. Hey guys I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? As you all know Valentines Day […]
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Financial losses to the sugar industry continue to grow and today, four days after violence erupted and one man was killed near its compound, the Belize Sugar Industries finally broke its silence. Their response came in the form of a three-page press release issued to media houses and appearing in the printed press. The company […]
Written on February 5, 2009 | Posted in
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But the core sampler is not the only issue that the cane farmers have… the other is Chairman of the Sugar Industry Control Board, Nemencio Acosta. Since Friday, the caneros have been asking for Acosta’s removal, saying that he does not have their interests at heart. Today we caught up with the Corozal North area […]
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The post mortem on the body of cane farmer Anatacio Gutierrez was performed this afternoon at the K.H.M.H. The result has not yet been released, but what is known is that the body made a stop in Orange Walk for an hour and was transported to his family in San Victor Village in the Corozal […]
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Also in respect of the strike, the Belize Workers Union, representing hourly paid workers at BSI, today issued a release expressing regret on the death of Atanacio Gutierrez, the cane farmer who was shot during Monday’s protest in Orange Walk. According to the union, work stoppage at the cane industry can potentially result in a […]
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It has been a week of violence, including three murders in San Pedro alone. And tonight we report on another victim, a Belize City taxi driver. The Honduran national was missing for a week and when he was found this morning, it was not a pretty sight. The forty-one year old man was murdered execution […]
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