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The spate of violence continued this morning. In Sand Hill, a resident Brian Davis was shot near his house following a misunderstanding with a group of men over a bicycle and some cash. The Rural Rapid Response Team of the Police Department was activated immediately after the shooting and has since captured one of four […]
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A sustained campaign led by COLA continued today with new demands announced at a press conference held at the Radisson. This time, the grassroots organization has partnered with the Belize Territorial Volunteers who are bringing to bear additional pressure on the Government over a road linking Guatemala to Belize which was built after the establishment […]
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COLA brought out a large number of supporters to the Santa Rita Room of the Radisson where President Geovanni Brackett once again demanded a boycott of trade and services with Guatemala. He also reiterated the call for Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington’s immediate removal. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “There’s no more reason why we […]
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On Friday, employees of First Caribbean International Bank, those belonging to the Christian Workers Union, staged a mass sickout disrupting the flow of business across various branches. In Belize City, the BelCan branch, as well as Orange Walk and Belmopan were closed for the day, while the Albert Street and Dangriga branches ran on skeleton […]
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P.M. Barrow, during his press conference this afternoon, explained government’s legal role in facilitating the sale of FCIB’s assets to Heritage Bank. To circumvent the passage of the Vesting Act, he says, would mean that the process would be unnecessarily lengthened to include each individual shareholder. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “All government is doing […]
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Construction of a chapel is underway on the grounds of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where families will be able to congregate for spiritual upliftment. Funded by the Government of Belize and the Council of Churches, the one hundred and fifty thousand dollar project is expected to be completed by December of this year. A […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderely and this is Sports Monday. We take you out immediately to the Norman Broaster Stadium inside scenic San Ignacio where Police FC hosted an old rival, the Belize Defense Force in a ballgame that found both ball clubs looking for a 1st season win in 3 tries. The police […]
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On Placencia, a gathering of family and friends turned tragic for the close-knit Cabral families. From all accounts, Warren Cabral accidentally shot his cousin, Vance Cabral, while the two were socializing in a boat celebrating the Tenth of September. The fatal shooting has gripped the community because the cousins were considered close and are both […]
Written on September 11, 2015 | Posted in
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At least sixty employees of five First Caribbean International Bank branches in Belize today contracted some mysterious malady which caused them to call in sick. Actually, it’s more likely what is called a sick-out, and it is in response to the looming departure of CIBC-FCIB which is selling out to Heritage Bank. The very ill […]
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And that brings us to the mysterious illness which resulted in the closure of three FCIB branches – Belize City BelCan, Orange Walk and Belmopan, while two more on Albert Street and Dangriga operated with a skeleton staff. Matura-Shepherd says that the circumstances would be enough to sicken anybody, so the mass absence is completely […]
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So what’s the next move? That wasn’t spelled out in the clearest of terms but let’s just say that it doesn’t seem that the employees who were suddenly taken sick today are going to be better by Monday…or even by Tuesday, when Government intends to push through the Vesting Act which will enable to transition […]
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Three fishermen from Belize City – Giovanni Murillo, Donovan Usher and Jerome Bowen – left to go on a one day fishing trip to Turneffe two weeks ago and never came home. They are presumed dead by their families, who have made serious claims of Coast Guard involvement in the demise of the three men. […]
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Bennett reiterates that they are assisting the Police in the investigation, and have also conducted their own internal investigation to parallel that by the Police. The five men have been returned to active duty. And so have three Coast Guard officers who have been charged for extortion in the Corozal District, though it is expected […]
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While employees of F.C.I.B. stage a sickout; in court this morning, one of five men linked to the July 2015 robbery of the bank received bail. Erwin Castillo now joins Jermaine Belgrave, Patrick Jones, Emmerson Skyers and Jareth Crawford who are out on bail granted to them on August twenty-first for robbery. Castillo’s bail was […]
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There was a burglary in Placencia that could well be an inside job. On Tuesday night, in the span of an hour, between ten and eleven p.m., two men broke into A and L Construction owned by Albert Loewen. The armed thieves got into the business place after gagging and tying up the seventy-one-year old […]
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Deeper in the south…A fourteen year old girl high school student has been sexually abused in Punta Gorda. The young girl reported the matter to the police last week. She says she was first violated in March and the abuse was followed by two other incidents. A twenty-nine year old man is being held by […]
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If you have been to the pump recently you would have noticed a drop in the prices of fuel. In the City since Wednesday, regular fuel has been selling at eight dollars and five cents, that’s a dip of ninety one cents per gallon. Diesel is retailing at six dollars and sixty cents, a reduction […]
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The Guatemalan claim to fifty percent of Belizean territory has surfaced as an issue in the Guatemalan elections. On Thursday, an interview with Guatemalan presidential candidate, Jimmy Morales, spread like wildfire on social media drawing comments from many Belizeans. Now, Morales is the winner of the first round of elections held just this past Sunday […]
On Wednesday, we reported about the voluntary recall on individually-wrapped American cheese slices, following a notice by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority stated in a release that the Kraft Heinz Food Company product was being recalled. The reason is because there is a high probability that a fine ribbon […]
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The historic Battle of St. George’s Caye was commemorated on Thursday with Tenth of September activities being held across the country. In Belize City, an official ceremony was held at the Fort George Memorial Park where a host of dignitaries, including Mayor Darrell Bradley and Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia were in attendance. Before a […]
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In the next nine hours or so, residents from Belize City and rural Belize District will converge on the Old Capital for the annual Jouvert. It starts at four a.m., immediately after the wet fete. Revelers and spectators of the carnival road march gather at the foot of the BelCan Bridge near the SanCas Plaza […]
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This morning, stevedores protested outside the Port of Belize compound, again. This time it wasn’t about the quality of water served to gangs offloading sugar barges. It’s about more than that – the entire Collective Bargaining Agreement, in fact. The negotiation and signing off on that agreement has been stalled for more than a year. […]
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On Tuesday a minor was taken in shackles to the Belize Family Court, where he was arraigned for the murder of journalist Kareem Clarke on July sixth. The minor is a known gang member and has a record on the wrong side of the law. In fact, he was in prison on remand when Police […]
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Police believe that they have the right man in custody, and that they have connected all the dots to result in a conviction. In fact, they may even have the murder weapon, but that won’t be determined until further ballistics examination is done. Sr. Supt. Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “What we […]
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The search for Devin Neal’s killer remains active as police officers in Roaring Creek are seeking a suspect whom they believe carried out the deadly assault near the Agripino Cawich Bridge on Monday evening. Neal was riding his motorcycle, heading home to Valley of Peace when a lone gunman emerged from the nearby bushes and […]
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