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On Tuesday night, the Grand Finale of the hottest local entertainment show in the country was held at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. And taking the grand cash prize of ten thousand dollars plus lots more in amazing prizes was the duo of Chad Wade and Shannelly Sutherland. Thousands viewed the show…as far […]
Written on August 29, 2013 | Posted in
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The Mahogany Cadets received a set of drums this morning thanks to the efforts of musician and Minister Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington. These cadets operate out of the Mahogany Police Sub-Precinct number two, and the donation will take them one step closer to the establishment of a full-fledged cadet band. The entire cadet program is a […]
Written on August 29, 2013 | Posted in
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While the Mahogany Police Cadets got some musical equipment, the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage and COLA handed over school supplies to needy students just in time for the new school year. Duane Moody was present when the students, twelve years and younger, received the gifts. Duane Moody, Reporting Some twenty primary school […]
Written on August 29, 2013 | Posted in
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In tonight’s segment of healthy living, we continue to build on our collaboration with the National Committee for Families and Children and the Office of the Special Envoy for Women & Children to focus on parenting tips. This week’s segment provides advice to expectant dads. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting After the pregnancy test and the […]
Written on August 29, 2013 | Posted in
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Ramon’s Village Resort is a landmark in the prime tourism destination of San Pedro, but a huge fire on Tuesday night swept through the iconic resort destroying almost fifty percent of the cabanas. It is one of the most destructive fires on the island and millions of dollars went up in smoke in a matter […]
Written on August 28, 2013 | Posted in
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Earlier today, we caught up with the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Jr., a resident of San Pedro Town. Heredia Junior commented on the huge loss to tourism and the efforts by hoteliers on the island, as well as the Belize Tourism Board to assist guests of Ramon’s Village Resort who were affected by the […]
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Less than two weeks ago celebrated Belize Jaguar defensive star Ian ‘Yellow’ Gaynair discovered that he had been stripped of his piece of the jewel. Years ago, Gaynair had been given a parcel of land in Lake Independence. It was swampland, so gradually he had been having it filled. But that land was taken away […]
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On Tuesday, the People’s United Party issued a declaration condemning government’s refusal to even consider the restructuring of the Public Accounts Committee. It was in response to a release from the office of Prime Minister Dean Barrow last week. That release rejected the proposed restructuring of PAC as contrary to the Standing Orders of the […]
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A decade after it was established, the National Institute of Culture and History, is redefining itself. At the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, NICH unveiled a new culture policy in draft form which it intends to implement in the early part of next year. Key to the new national policy is the issue of […]
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Goleador Woodrow West and midfielder Ian Gaynair, star players on the Belize Jaguars, were today bestowed with the Gilmore Henkson Fair Play Trophy for their honesty and patriotism during their participation in CONCACAF’s Gold Cup 2013. The pair blew the whistle on a potential match fixer, who offered them thousands of Euros to throw their […]
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On Sunday a high-level delegation from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry visited Belize. That delegation included Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Antonio Meade and his Vice-Minister Vanessa Rubio. As far as diplomatic visits go this one was relatively low key. But there were discussions on critical matters including bi-lateral agreements in trade and other areas. Those […]
Written on August 28, 2013 | Posted in
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The fact-finding mission along the border was important to future development of both nations. But even more important than that were the discussions held with Minister Wilfred Elrington. The focus was on establishing a common bilateral agenda of priorities and strengthening the legal framework that regulates the relationship between Belize and Mexico. On the table […]
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And one area of discussion which will be of particular interest to Belizeans is the Belize City Center. That sporting facility was declared unsafe for public gatherings in August 2010. Since then it has been abandoned, basically left to rot where it stands. It seems that almost from that moment there have been reports that […]
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Today, the top brass of the Police Department gathered at the Queen Street compound for a historic donation, a first of its kind in Belize. Thanks to the government of Taiwan, the local police can now boast its first mobile command center, fully pimped out and ready to roll. The caravan is equipped to serve […]
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A Guatemalan fisherman pleaded guilty to Illegal Fishing in the Blue Hole Natural Monument when he appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. Forty-six year old Elias Chavez was arraigned before Magistrate Leslie Hamilton this morning. Chavez, who was unrepresented and spoke little English, was provided with a translator through whom he pleaded guilty to […]
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Magistrate Hamilton also dealt with the case of a woman who works as a Data Entry Clerk. Jacqueline Bermudez, a resident of Ben Bow Street, was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for one count of Wounding upon Shaquille Perrera and one count of Committing a Mischievous Act. In pleading guilty, she told the […]
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There’s a new Superstar tonight. After grueling weeks of performances at the Bliss, and tough competition among talented performances, Be the Next Superstar Season Two closed on Tuesday night with a spectacular show. The four finalists walked the red carpet to a packed auditorium as the audience and viewers at home waited for the announcement […]
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In July, INTERPOL issued a warrant for the arrest of twenty-eight year old San Ignacio resident Michael Silva. Silva is wanted in connection with the September 2011 murder of nineteen year old Maritza Santos, his girlfriend. Police say that when they visited Silva’s home in San Ignacio, they found Santos dead with injuries to the […]
Written on August 27, 2013 | Posted in
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And while Michael Silva is allegedly coming back…Dan Silva is coming back for sure. The successful former politician and P.U.P. Minister says he intends to reclaim his old stomping grounds in Cayo Central. Silva served as Minister of Trade from 1989 to 1993 and as Minister of Agriculture from 1998 to 2003. He then departed […]
Written on August 27, 2013 | Posted in
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But Silva won’t be back, at least not officially, until he gets past the P.U.P.’s vetting process. That process should be applied to all persons who aspire to contest conventions on the P.U.P. ticket. Party Leader Francis Fonseca says that Silva will get no free pass, even though he may get some consideration because of […]
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The new and improved Public Accounts Committee is still just a proposal which never made it past the floor of the House of Representatives. The Opposition is seeking the restructuring of the PAC to take away government’s majority and include participation by the church, business sector and the unions. The Prime Minister has been scathing […]
Written on August 27, 2013 | Posted in
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After scouring the Old Belize River since Sunday night, the body of a seven year old girl was found this morning. The Sand Hill school girl was at a birthday celebration at Isabella Bank when she fell into the river. This morning her body was found under a tree about half mile away in Flowers […]
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The flare of Gold Cup 2013 has dwindled since the annual CONCACAF tournament concluded in Chicago a few weeks ago. Despite a less than stellar debut in the regional competition, the Jaguars were valiant in earning the respect of the greater football community. Woodrow West and Ian Gaynair were recognized for blowing the whistle on […]
Written on August 27, 2013 | Posted in
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On Monday, the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, condemned the actions of the Government for allowing the police to dispatch armed officers into the Sarstoon/Temash National Park to intimidate rangers and community leaders who journeyed into the area. The delegation was there on an unofficial visit of a site where a drill […]
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Two neighbors will be spending their first night at the Central Prison. The Gang Suppression Unit, on Monday detained a Belize City woman and a man who live next to each other, with almost eighty pounds of weed. Thirty-one year old Therese Elijio of Daisly Harley Street, who lives in the apartment where the first […]
Written on August 27, 2013 | Posted in
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