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The Minister of Labour, Godwin Hulse, last Friday, blamed the local media for inciting the international coverage of the story of the rat that bit a baby in the incubator at the Western Regional Hospital. The video of the huge rat running around in an incubator also spread quickly on the internet as soon as […]
Written on September 28, 2015 | Posted in
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The National Trade Union Congress has plenty on its plate to deal with and among the myriad of issues, is the current situation involving Ray Davis. The President NTUCB, Marvin Mora contends that because of the political infiltration that is dividing the unions, they have been unable to move past the removal of Davis as […]
Written on September 28, 2015 | Posted in
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While the N.T.U.C.B. is made up of ten unions, the Civil Society Steering Committee is made up of two organizations: WIN Belize and APAMO. Mora explains that the process for removing the senator is not defined but that there is established precedent where the N.T.U.C.B.’s recommendations are accepted by the C.S.S.C. Marvin Mora, General […]
Written on September 28, 2015 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. It appears the PLB football National Completion had hit a rough spot as none of the advertised match was played over the weekend. It probably has something to do with the Belmopan Bandits protest which charged Verdes F.C. with the contravention of the PLB […]
Written on September 28, 2015 | Posted in
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C onvicted Belizean/American sex offender, Kenrick Bowman has been in the news since Tuesday for allegations that he sodomized a number of minors at his house on Police Street, Belize City. After being held by police since Wednesday night; this afternoon the forty-two-year-old was escorted to court, arraigned and granted bail for an alleged sexual […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Despite Bowman’s arraignment on a separate matter this afternoon, there are a myriad of questions that need answers. Those questions were posed to Senior Superintendent Chester Williams during a press brief earlier today. The most obvious, why hasn’t Bowman been charged in relation to recent allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor? According to the […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Does the request for statements from alleged victims of Kenrick Bowman taint the partiality of the police investigation into the reported sexual offence? That’s what the media asked the Regional Commander of Eastern Division South today and while he does attest that it takes away from the objectivity of the process, he says he is […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Two farmers from the Corozal District were gunned down this morning in a cane-field near Paraiso, just three and a half miles out of town. The bodies of Rogelio Rancharan and Victor Enrique Ayun were found by police after they responded to a report of shots being fired. A farmer who was with Rancharan and […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Keyren Tzib, on remand for manslaughter, was in Supreme Court this morning for a second appearance in her petition for bail. Last week Friday Justice Troadio Gonzalez had adjourned the matter and requested a psychiatric evaluation of Tzib before making a determination of bail. But the process of that determination has been delayed once again. […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Tzib’s mother says that she is doing okay on remand because she is away from the things that terrorize her. She’s confident that everything will work out for her daughter in the end. Another spectator in court today was the sister of Thytis Blancaneaux who died after he was stabbed once to the shoulder by […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Blancaneaux says that her family is seeking closure for the death of their brother and son. But they also want Tzib to get the help she needs. According to Minerva Blancaneaux – Tzib won’t get that if she is just released into society, and she also won’t get it if she is incarcerated at the […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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As we told you on Thursday, the Police Department is denying that there is any update in the case of the three fishermen missing for one month. The Department also denies that Coast Guard personnel were detained over the Independence weekend in connection with that disappearance. But today we spoke to attorney Dickie Bradley who […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Bradley says that his client and another Coast Guard officer who was similarly detained are considering legal action against the Police. That’s because they were allegedly held long past the forty-eight hours, and were released only after they threatened to sue – released without any charge or any indication from the Police that they would […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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A rat in the incubator! Not only have the jarring images gone viral but the story has made headlines across the world. Undoubtedly, the recent incident involving a rodent biting a newborn inside the incubator in the neonatal ward at the Western Regional Hospital is another black eye on the public health sector. This morning, […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Minister of Labor Godwin Hulse also touched on the proposed raise for employees of the K.H.M.H. He rationalizes the salary increase in much the same way as the Prime Minister did in his Independence Day address. According to Hulse, while the write-off of the existing debt at the K.H.M.H. offsets the amount being used for […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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The National Fire Service is the recipient of a generous donation of equipment from the United States Government. This morning, U.S. Ambassador Carlos Moreno was on hand for the delegation of the items which include over two hundred flame retardant suits. The initiative, says Ambassador Moreno, is part of a wider effort to increase disaster […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Swiss authorities began criminal proceedings today against FIFA President, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the two most powerful figures in world football. The Swiss are investigating whether Blatter made an illegal two million dollar payment. The office of the Swiss Attorney general says that the investigation is on suspicion of criminal mismanagement…and -– alternatively – […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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And on a more positive note, hundreds of thousands have been turning out to greet beloved Pope Francis who is in the US on a hectic schedule. The pontiff arrived in New York City from Washington DC on Thursday. Earlier this morning, he addressed world leaders at the United Nations and moved on to Ground […]
Written on September 25, 2015 | Posted in
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Kenrick Bowman, who is a sex offender registered in San Diego, U.S.A. is in police detention tonight and it is expected that he will charged for allegations of sexually abusing a young boy on Saturday night in Belize City. He came to Belize two years ago and has been living in the Police Street Extension […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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One month ago three Belize City fishermen – Donovan Usher, Giovanni Murillo and Jerome Bowen – went out to Turneffe for a day. They never returned and are presumed dead. Following the disappearance family members immediately pointed fingers at the Coast Guard, since the men had previously had unpleasant encounters with those guardians of the […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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The recent eviction of vendors from the Western Regional Hospital, as part of an effort to rid the facility of a grave rodent infestation, has raised the ire of sellers who earn their living by selling food at the hospital. They contend that in all their years of doing business on the compound, their stalls […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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While there is no timeline for the re-positioning of the vendors, Doctor Allen told the media earlier today that while the Belmopan City Council empathizes with them, the mayor and his councilors also understand the gravity of the situation at Western Regional. Dr. Peter Allen, CEO, Ministry of Health “Certainly we sympathize with that situation, we can’t, […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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There was a fatal collision early this morning at Mile Two on the Philip Goldson Highway. One of two persons travelling in a S.U.V. was killed instantly in the crash and it is believed speeding on the slippery highway may have contributed to the accident. John Gordon suddenly lost control of his vehicle and crashed […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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Nolberta Sanchez died at the K.H.M.H. on September tenth after undergoing surgery several hours earlier in Belmopan, where she gave birth to a child via caesarian section. When doctors at the Western Regional Hospital were unable to stem the hemorrhaging, they transferred the mother of four to Belize City. Sadly, the prolonged ordeal came to […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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The proverbial buck, the outcome of all the scandals that have besieged the Western Regional Hospital since the beginning of the year, stops at the Minister of Health. He, in turn, has placed the blame squarely at the feet of the hospital’s administration. So, will heads roll in the wake of the massive rodent infestation, […]
Written on September 24, 2015 | Posted in
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