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Two African nationals have been charged with Unlawful Possession of Passports after they were nabbed with documents belonging to persons who are not in Belize. Nigerian national, Prince Azutory and Cameroon national, Francis Njimgoy, were charged after police searched a house last Friday which the men occupied and found the six passports. Senior Immigration Officer, […]
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It’s the high season in the Tourism Industry but if you visited La Isla Bonita, the number one tourist destination, you wouldn’t know because the island is not experiencing the hustle and bustle of the season. It is officially known that the number of stay over visitors has decreased by five point two percent and […]
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In political news, Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers has generally kept away from the public eye since she was criminally charged with twenty-two counts of Uttering a False document for twenty-two receipts valued at seventy dollars each that supposedly came from the Esso Gas Station at mile two on the Northern Highway. In addition […]
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While the mayor’s trial is pending before the courts, Justin McClaren, who was accused in a robbery at National Transport Services Limited was freed today. Earlier this year in January, the bus company, was jacked of twenty thousand dollars after armed men stormed into the compound, bypassed the security guard and headed toward two employees […]
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And a Guatemalan woman and a Belizean man who were busted in a grey Pontiac vehicle at a checkpoint on the Northern Highway met bail at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today. Reina Marroguin and Carlos Gonzales, were arraigned before Magistrate Sharon Frazer for the drug trafficking of ten pounds of cannabis. Both were released […]
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She made Belize proud at the Sydney Olympics when she wrapped the Belize flag on her next to the American flag after zipping past the finish line in first place. Marion Jones went on to win five medals in track and field. The super-athlete was stripped of her medals after admitting to doping and was […]
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The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is here and that means that both business establishments and residential homes will be consuming more than the usual supply of electricity. Invariably, electrical cords are used for Christmas trees, outdoor lighting, household appliances and even heavy duty machines. On Monday, a four year child Jovan Tillett […]
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Representatives from Central and South American countries and the United States are meeting in Belize for the general assembly of the Central American Black Organization also known as CABO. The organization was established in Dangriga and fifteen years later, Belize is hosting its general assembly. The official opening ceremonies will be held at the Bliss […]
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There are over five thousand persons living with HIV/AIDS in Belize. With the high rate of infection, organizations countrywide offer education, counseling and testing in different awareness campaigns. For World Aids Day, those organizations shifted into high gear today and the public came out to take advantage of the free services. News Five’s Delahnie Bain […]
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