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As we reported last Tuesday, the People’s United Party has issued an ultimatum to the Barrow administration with respect of the Petrocaribe Loans Act. The opposition is seeking a repeal of the contentious piece of legislation and is soliciting the support of its social partners in its effort to undo the law. The P.U.P. held […]
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The tragic suicide of former Belize City Mayor David Fonseca continues to rock family and friends, as well as colleagues in the political sphere. Fonseca took his own life on Thursday afternoon inside the family’s residence in Stuart’s Alley when he turned a handgun on himself. What precipitated this tragedy remains uncertain, however, funeral will […]
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Today, police formally arraigned three men in San Pedro Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-three year old Luis Campos, nineteen year old Mark Arzu and eighteen year old Santos Garcia were led from the cell-block this afternoon as family members crowded the waiting area outside the courtroom. The trio was read charges of Murder and Conspiracy to Commit […]
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Over the weekend, police cracked an old murder case which occurred at Mahogany Heights, Belize District, back in November 2014. This morning, nineteen year old Ronalph Ramsey Junior, was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court for the Murder Kenroy Parham. The suspect told the court that the police officer who charged him with the murder of […]
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While four men were arraigned today for murder, another learnt his fate for the same charge. Thirty-one-year-old Raymond Myers has been acquitted of the murder of twenty-seven-year-old Francis Figueroa, who was stabbed as many as thirteen times to the body. Figueroa was injured as many as thirteen times to the upper chest area, the back, […]
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Friday, May first was celebrated as Labour Day in Belize and in numerous countries. Unlike other places where rallies and related events draw massive participation, there was a disappointing attendance at the event organized by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. The umbrella organization wanted to rally its members for an event at the B.T.L. Park […]
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There are a number of issues that remain unresolved for the N.T.U.C.B. Mora stated that the unions are concerned about the inability of the government to start consultations on the year-old Occupational Safety and Health Bill. In respect of the Petrocaribe Loans Act, however, the N.T.U.C.B. president reiterated the unions’ support for the program and […]
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The Public Utilities Commission has approved a decrease in the mean electricity rate from forty-one cents per kilowatt hour to thirty-five cents. The rate reduction takes effect on July first, 2016 and comes to an end on June thirtieth, 2016. In its submission, B.E.L. sought adjustments to specific tariffs for certain consumption bands for customer […]
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Thousands of Belizeans annually converge on Belmopan for the national agricultural and trade show, which was held over the weekend in the Old Capital. The three-day show celebrates agriculture, but over the years, the fair has also become a major event to spur economic activity for the private sector. This year, organizers improved the facilities […]
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One final issue on crime in tonight’s newscast… There are all manner of criminal issues bedevilling the Police on San Pedro, Belize’s premier tourism destination and seriously lucrative revenue earner. Violence on the island has spiked, as has drug-related activity and in recent weeks Police have launched any number of special operations to get it […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Dangriga Warriors hosted the defending champion, San Pedro Tiger Sharks in its bid to make the post season and it turned out to be a master inside the Ecumenical High School Gymnasium. Powered by the home cooking, the Warriors get off to a […]
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