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This morning as the Cervantes family refuted the allegation against their only son, matriarch Vilma Cervantes took the opportunity to speak – something she has rarely done since the tragedy which took her husband’s life. Obviously struggling to remain composed, she condemned the actions which have led the family to this point. Vilma Cervantes, […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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The only man who logically stands to gain from causing Ramon Cervantes Jr. misery two weeks before general elections is his opponent, Gaspar Vega. Vega is a powerhouse in Orange Walk North, but political tides can turn on a dime so there’s never any sure bet. The Cervantes family has drawn the logical conclusion and […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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One of three would-be robbers was shot and killed this afternoon in the downtown area of Belize City. It happened just after two p.m. at the Kephawn Pawnshop at the Commercial Center in Market Square. Police were notified of a robbery in progress and by the time they got to the scene, the proprietor of […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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In the banana belt in Big Creek down south, banana workers came out in the hundreds to protest last week’s termination of a contract between Irish-based Fyffes International and their former employer, Meridian Enterprise. Fyffes has announced that it was cutting off Meridian because of banana grower John Zabaneh, who was sanctioned under the Kingpin […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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On Wednesday night, we brought you one aspect of the U.D.P. manifesto entitled, “The Best is Yet to Come.” That segment, handled by U.D.P. leader Dean Barrow, focused on public administration. But there was much more. That sexiness, as the U.D.P. leader referred to it, was announced by a host of U.D.P. candidates including newcomers […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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During the manifesto launch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington was also put on the spot where the seemingly heightened Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute is concerned. Elrington, quite amazingly, blamed the media for the Belize/Guatemala issue, claiming that the wider public is not really interested in it. Wilfred Elrington, U.D.P. Candidate, Pickstock “It is my […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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On the campaign trail today, we headed to Daly Street, one of the main streets in the Fort George division, where the former two-term Prime Minister of Belize and current sitting area representative is Said Musa. He’s also held responsibility for the ministries of Finance, Education and Sports, Foreign Affairs and Attorney General and has […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Musa’s hold over the Fort George Division will now be contested by two other persons—the U.D.P.’s Roger Espejo and the B.P.P.’s Rollin Powery, a newcomer to politics. The former P.M. says he has never really factored either of them into his campaign, but he did single out the current prime minister. And while Espejo is […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Next stop was Belize Rural North where Major Lloyd Jones is reporting for duty. Jones is a well-known retired major from B.D.F who is taking on U.D.P. area representative Edmund “Clear the Land” Castro. The incumbent, Castro is a two-time area rep who has reeled from scandal to scandal. With his integrity intact, Jones is […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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So how does Jones propose to uplift the constituency? He told News Five that the answer lies in his PAT program to foster economic development and tourism in the villages. Jones says the division has been neglected for eight years and he promises to fight to bring prosperity to the area. Jones predicts that there […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Fifty-seven-year-old Viola Pook, convicted of the murder of her common law husband Orlando Vasquez, was sentenced to life in prison in July 2011. She was found guilty of killing her forty-seven-year-old spouse after lighting him on fire inside their residence in Rancho Dolores Village in January 2009. The Court of Appeal subsequently overturned her conviction, […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital today received a donation of fifty-seven medical instruments through the Global Medical Instruments Support and Service Program of Taiwan. Valued at a approximately hundred and twenty-three thousand Belize dollars, the equipments will be used in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the K.H.M.H. Handing […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health has issued multiple advisories about health hazards associated with the recent floods. Although the waters have receded in most areas, there is reason to take preventative measures. Tonight on Healthy Living, we find out more about the precautions that flood victims should be practicing. Dr. Javier Zuniga, Ag. Regional Mgr., […]
Written on October 22, 2015 | Posted in
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The two major political parties launched their manifestos this morning within two weeks of the November fourth general elections. Now, manifestos are a traditional part of election campaigns providing the respective party’s platforms on national issues as well as pledges to the electorate. At the P.U.P. headquarters this morning, the release of the Power to […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Where the P.U.P.’s manifesto, and manifesto launch are Spartan…the United Democratic Party hauled out all the stops with a forty-page fancy magazine type third term agenda. Their event was held in the comfort of the Biltmore where twenty-seven of thirty-one U.D.P. candidates were in attendance. Mike Rudon was there and has the story. Mike […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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All hell broke loose in San Ignacio on Tuesday when a knapsack containing one Belizean passport and seven non-Belizean passports were found at a print shop. A known U.D.P. operative for Cayo North East, Charles Cabral, is suspected to have left the black bag behind. When Police were called in, the passports and supporting nationality […]
P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca also chimed in this morning on the knapsack passports. Fonseca says he fears that U.D.P. operatives may be engaged in tampering with the voters list and in the binders at the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader “We are very, very concerned about it. It is absolutely alarming. […]
Three men accused of the murder of Ramon Cervantes Senior were back in Court today for what was expected to be just a procedural matter, but that was turned upside down by an explosive accusation made by one of the accused. According to reports from inside the Courtroom, while on the stand one of the […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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A protest is planned for this Thursday at Independence Village in the south where over a thousand persons have lost their jobs in the banana industry. The protest comes on the heels of an article in the international press that Fyffes has stopped buying bananas from Meridian Farms in Belize because of its links to […]
As part of our continuing pre-election coverage, today we spoke to U.D.P. Candidate for Orange Walk South Lupe Magaña-Dyck. She’s relatively new to politics and joined the race only three months ago when she defeated two other candidates at a party convention. Politics is no game for a novice, and three months is practically no […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Since we had the opportunity, we also asked the aspiring U.D.P. area representative about one of her campaign vehicles caught on camera loading up goods at the Customs Department in Orange Walk Town. That building is where Customs personnel store contraband goods confiscated. In the photos you will see it appears that those goods are […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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If the P.U.P. is successful on November fourth, in addition to the manifesto promises there are a number of hot-button issues which remain unresolved. There is the request for salary increases by the Faculty and Staff of the University of Belize, the situation involving First Caribbean International Bank employees who have not tied up their […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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Proper infrastructure is critically important as the flooding and rains showed over the weekend in the city. It was not among the ten priority matters in the P.U.P.’s manifesto so the media asked party leader Francis Fonseca for his take on it. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader “We obviously believe in infrastructure, we believe it […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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As we told you, the People’s United Party released its manifesto – a much shorter, less glossy version than that of the governing party. Still, it’s full of the usual goodies like free education, reduction in GST and a move toward abolishing income tax. So while the U.D.P. manifesto is certainly a larger, much better […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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The Board of Trustees of Saint John’s College announced today the appointment of the first female president of the institution in the person of Mirtha Peralta. The new president holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education from the University College of Belize and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of North Florida […]
Written on October 21, 2015 | Posted in
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