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One topic that the CBU members have been reporting is the results of the standardized high school examinations. The Caribbean Examinations Council grades are not out as yet, however, students who sat the CSEC have been able to access their scores online. Although CSEC has been releasing the rankings to the participating countries through its […]
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The Ministry of Finance signed a memorandum of understanding in March of this year with the University of Belize for a clean solar energy project. It was predicted that the construction of the infrastructure would get underway and the university is proud to announce that they are keeping that schedule. Work commenced earlier this week […]
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Norman Rodriguez, you might remember him as a political activist, attorney-at-law in training and a writer. Today he released his second major publication, a book of poems entitled ‘Panning to Perfection-A Poetic Pilgrimage’. Rodriguez says that his book is about his path to self-perfection. Rodriguez’s book is a portal into his experiences from Belize to […]
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Forty-two year old Belize City resident, Dean Bennett, was charged with Aggravated Assault of an indecent nature one month ago and was remanded without bail. Allegations are that Bennett abducted a ten-year-old girl on June fourteenth and molested her. Today the charge against him was upgraded to Attempted Rape when he appeared before Chief Magistrate […]
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Akeem Humes and Ryan Alvarez, both twenty-one years old, spent an extra five days in prison after murder charges against them were withdrawn last Friday. The withdrawal was due to insufficient evidence, but in the absence of a written directive from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie did not release […]
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The Belize Audubon Society concluded its summer camp program over the weekend. It was a packed agenda in seven groups, including bird watching, photography and hiking through the jungles of the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. According to Dirk Francisco, the Audubon’s Publicity Coordinator, the camp was a major success and they are hoping to expand […]
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The National September Celebrations are right around the corner so expect to hear a number of Belizean songs on the airwaves around this time of the year. And as the National Celebrations Committee gets its national song competition going, the public gets the opportunity to help decide which of the songs best depict Belize. The […]
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Diabetes continues to be among the top causes of death in Belize. In an effort to fight the “silent killer”, a weeklong youth camp is being hosted by the Belize Diabetes Association to educate participants on how to cope and properly manage their condition. This week Healthy Living discusses diabetic neuropathy, one of the common […]
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An unidentified man was discovered dead on a farm where he worked as a caretaker. The decomposing body which was discovered in the West Lake Area was observed with external injuries. And though it looked like another number would be added to growing murder list, it turns out the main suspect is not even human. […]
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While that investigation is being played out on a farm, the murder of a US citizen is being played out unsuccessfully on two continents for the past thirteen years. On August ninth 2011, the Privy Council dismissed Rhett Fuller’s appeal of an extradition request by the United States government. Fuller is wanted by federal authorities […]
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Another prominent businessman’s personal trials are being played out in the court. Earlier today in the Belmopan Magistrates Court, Mike Menjivar was committed to stand trial in the next session of the Supreme Court. The thirty-four year old businessman, known best as the owner of La Cabana Bar, will be tried on six out of […]
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Since joining the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) in 1991, Belize is hosting its annual general assembly for the third time. While CBU executives have held meetings in Belize City and Placencia on prior occasions, they are tonight on Ambergris Caye where a two-day session is being held to discuss the development of the broadcasting industry […]
The trans-Atlantic slave trade cost millions of lives and disrupted and forever changed the future of Africa. But once transplanted in the Caribbean and Central America, the descendants of Africans mingled with the native people of the so-called New World and forged thriving cultures and traditions. According to Emerson Guild, several Belizeans are headed to […]
For over sixty years, credit unions have been the go-to lending institutions for low income families in the country. With the introduction of the Belize Rural Finance Program, the members of the Belize Credit Union League now offer additional services to the residents of rural communities. Since its implementation in February 2010, the program has […]
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Two minors are reported missing and police are asking the public’s assistance in locating the young girls. Twelve year old Ashley Janixta Perez’s foster mother told police that the minor left her home on Machaca road in Emery Grove Village on a bike and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. That was on August […]
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In the last three weeks a number of people have come forward speaking out as victims of land scams. It was established that a number of properties were sold through what appeared to be a land scam ring operating in the south. The latest report comes from Erasmus Palacio, a retiree of Dangriga Town. Erasmus […]
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On Tuesday, the Government of Belize in collaboration with the European Union, launched its three year National Cattle Sanitary Plan. The aim is to test all cattle in the country for diseases and by extension, develop a national livestock registry for the exportation of cattle to Mexico and other countries. The work on the project […]
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On Tuesday night, Group B of KTV Duets performed to another sold out crowd. There was a guest judge as Santi Castillo was out of town on business. The duos did not disappoint and kept the audience and those at home in their couches well entertained for every minute of the two hour show. Here […]
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The litigation war over Telemedia continued by videoconference before the CCJ, today. Despite the objections of the attorneys for the government, Lois Young SC and Solicitor General Cheryl Krusen, the CCJ decided that the application was serious enough to be dealt with during the court’s legal vacation. After listening to attorneys Godfrey Smith SC and […]
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Today’s special leave of the Caribbean Court of Justice also brought several important factors that will guide the battle for Telemedia ownership. The Boyce and BCB attorneys successfully argued their case previously on June twenty fourth 2011, when the Court of Appeal’s declaratory judgment said that the 2009 Belize Telecommunications Amendment Act, which gave the […]
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On the heels of several organizations who have publicly expressed their opinions, the Belize Landowners Association Limited (BLAL) has announced its opposition to the proposed ninth amendment of the constitution, saying that the bill aims to negate the rights of the people. In its release, the association refers to the sixth amendment bill of 2008 […]
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The deadline for the financially embattled Belize Sugar Industries Ltd. to meet its debt obligations to ING and First Caribbean International Bank is inching closer. The cash-strapped company is in the red to the tune of approximately twenty-nine million U.S. dollars to ING alone and there is a degree of uncertainty whether it will be […]
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Tonight Ladyville police remain on the hunt for three men who attempted to rob the village’s branch of Atlantic Bank on Monday afternoon. The incident which resulted in two security officers getting shot was caught on surveillance camera. Sometime before two o’clock, three armed men entered the premises when a pair of guards, namely Ion […]
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On Monday night we told you about a number of shootings that occurred over the weekend. The shooting spree continued up to mid-day today leaving two people hospitalized. The first incident took place shortly before ten-thirty p.m. on Monday. Twenty-three year old Ryan Davis was standing in front of his home when he was approached […]
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The border community of Jalacte, located in a remote corner of the Toledo District, has been featured on several occasions during our nightly newscasts over the past month. The latest homicide in the village involved a minor who was chopped on his head while using an outhouse adjacent to his home. On Saturday night seventeen […]
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