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September is only a couple weeks away and that signals the beginning of a festive month of celebrations. In case you haven’t marked your calendar, listen up because the September Celebrations Committee has officially released the schedule of events for this year and there are changes from the established venues for the events. The activities […]
Written on August 19, 2009 | Posted in
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He was acquitted of the murder almost two years ago and today twenty-two year old Alberto Allen is dead. Allen’s body was found around midday at this house off a dirt road across from Cisco Construction at mile three on the Western Highway. When we arrived at the scene the only door to the house […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported last night on the tragic death of a seven year old boy from the Cayo District. Dualvin Salinas, a Guatemalan national, was along with nine year old David Moltavan when he ventured into Finley Monsanto’s yard to pick up coconuts in the Hill View area of Santa Elena. While Monsanto was asleep, his […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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The police have charged a security guard for a shooting at Esso Ramon’s Service Station last Friday night. Ignacio Reyes, who was not in uniform, was charged with two counts of Grievous Harm late Monday. At twelve-ten a.m. on Saturday morning, Jose Gonzalez and Thomas Garcia attempted to purchase gasoline minutes after closing time. After […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported at the top of the newscast that Alberto Allen was found dead today at midday. Just before news time tonight, the last person who saw Allen alive his aunt, Adelina Braddick, came forth with information on the murder. According to Braddick, she saw a red car stop by her house to pick up […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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The Macal River as it sits behind the Chalillo dam has its natural coloration. But the water that the dam is pumping out from lower level outlets is yellow oxide; the color of the clay sediments churned up from the river bottom. BECOL has blamed deforestation and xateros for the soil deposits in the river […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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While the Macal River may pose a health risk, a university advertised on the internet could put an unnecessary dent in your pocket. Charleston College of Medicine’s motto is “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Heal.” The med School’s website at www.ccom.bz says “The decision to enter the medical field and choosing the right medical […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Team Belize won silver at the COCABA games in Cancun, Mexico. But despite the silver cup and the heroes welcome given to the players, there is still an air of doubt as to whether the governing body, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), will accept the results earned on the court. Minister of Sports Elvin Penner […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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And there is always heavy competition among bus drivers and the ride can be dangerous to passengers. Things got out of hand when a dispute between two drivers on the Ladyville route took a violent turn. The drivers reportedly threatened each other with machetes as travelers watched. According to Inspector Calbert Flowers, Officer in Charge […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Last week cabinet approved changes to the traditional formatting of the September celebrations, which is, that official ceremonies for Independence Day on September twenty-first would now be held in Belmopan and not in Belize City. Well, at its regular session today Cabinet approved another change. September tenth celebrations, previously known as National Day, will revert […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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BERT, The Belize Emergency Response Team was created in August of 1999 by the government and the Wagner Foundation to attend to emergency services in the Belize District. The Wagners invested in the infrastructure, training of Emergency Medical Technicians and equipment during the first five years of the operation. However, funding has not always been […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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He is a police officer and the assigned driver to a well known judge but that did not stop culprits from stealing his vehicle that was parked on Amara Avenue. Thirty-six year old Police Constable, Clinton Belgrave, the driver of Judge Herbert Lord, has reported that his blue 1994 Geo Prism was stolen. PC Belgrave […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Whose man is it? That is what started an argument that landed two women in front of Magistrate Aretha Ford on criminal charges. This morning police charged nineteen year old Christy Alisa Mejia of the St. Martin’s De Porres area with Grievous Harm. Mejia, a UB student, appeared unrepresented and pleaded not guilty to the […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Politics, it seems can find its way in every aspect of Belizean life. Such is the case of thirty eight year old Hirian Good who got a job as a school warden in September of 2006 by former Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca. Good claims that she has done a great job and her efforts […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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There’s another roundabout in the City. The Belize City Council, along with Saint John’s College, today proudly unveiled the newest roundabout, sponsored by the Hans Nandini Bhojwani Foundation. It sits in front of the SJC campus and according to Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers and SJC President, Frank Garbutt, the roundabout will provide much needed relief […]
Written on August 18, 2009 | Posted in
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By now you probably know two things about the COCABA championship for men held in Cancun, Mexico last week: one, Team Belizean Heritage finished second and two, Team Mexico won a squeaker after a questionable flagrant foul was called with the score tied and only twenty seconds left on the game clock. For many people […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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While the success of Team Belizean Heritage in Cancun won the hearts and support of most Belizeans it also served to re-ignite the discussion about dual-nationality and even the validity of the latest constitutional reform being proposed by the Barrow administration. Under the seventh amendment to the Belize Constitution, government is recommending that persons with […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Marion Jones won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won the hearts of Belizeans when she showed how proud she was of the Jewel by pulling out the Belizean flag as she made a victory lap. There were plans to transform the National Stadium into the Marion Jones stadium. But […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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In news of a legal nature, the London Court of International Arbitration has made an interim ruling in the proceedings regarding a UHS debt which involved ten million dollars granted by the Government of Venezuela to the Government of Belize in late 2007. Although the Government has already received the ten million dollars from the […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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One of the architects of the Belize Constitution passed away this Saturday at his family home. Vernon Harrison “VH” Courtenay, or Sir Harry, as he was affectionately known, was an outstanding Belizean patriot, well known for service in public life. Courtenay, an attorney by profession and a member of the oldest and prestigious law firm […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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It doesn’t come up in your everyday conversations, but the Belize Health Information System (B.H.I.S.) is the topic of discussions at a three day workshop being held at the Princess Hotel. Twelve nations, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean Countries, have converged in the Jewel to learn about the development of […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s the place where people meet on Saturday morning either for an early morning gossip or best deals on fresh produce, or both. But the Queen’s Square Market was temporarily relocated in July for the construction of a bigger, better facility through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank. Marion Ali was there for the […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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But that was not the only “write-off” that the Minister of Housing, Michael Finnegan, mentioned today. Finnegan made public that he has submitted a proposal to cabinet that the poorest of the poor—meaning those who absolutely cannot afford to pay—outstanding debts at the housing department be forgiven. Michael Finnegan, Minister of Housing “Yoh see all […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at the Esso Ramon’s Service Station at mile two on the Northern Highway on Saturday at twelve-ten a.m. and left two persons injured. Ignacio Reyes, a security officer, reported to Police that three male persons arrived in a grey Mazda car and made their way onto the […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Belize City police are investigating a home invasion that occurred on Saturday night. Linsford McKenzie and his girlfriend were at home when around eight-forty p.m. five men entered their home. One of the men was armed with what appeared to be a nine millimeter pistol. He demanded that the couple hand over their jewelry. In […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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