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A road traffic accident on Saturday proved fatal for a nineteen-year-old cyclist when he collided head-on into a vehicle whilst rounding a curve near Altun Ha, on the Old Northern Highway. Sometime before three o’clock that afternoon, Maykon Vivas, a resident of Lucky Strike Village perished at the scene of the collision. Upon arriving in […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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There were two other accidents, which were not fatal, but left victims traumatized. Robert Logan, a motorist traveling along the George Price Highway, is lucky to have escaped grave injuries over the weekend when his vehicle overturned and caught on fire. Sometime around ten-thirty on Saturday morning, Logan was driving a blue Ford Ranger pickup […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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A third mishap, this one in Lords Bank Village, involved the manager of a local business in Belize City. Enrique Minima is lucky to have escaped unhurt when he lost control of the wheel of his mini SUV as he was driving towards Edwin Parks Avenue. The vehicle overturned once and was extensively damaged as […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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There’s still more crime…A vessel moored near Middle Long Caye came under attack last Wednesday by pirates operating in waters southeast of Belize City. During the incident, passengers onboard the boat were held at gunpoint before being relieved of a number of possessions, including cash, camera, computers, food, drinks and jewelry, as well as an […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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Last Wednesday, Chinese businessman Zu Chu Wu reported to Ladyville police that whilst at his business in Vista del Mar, he was robbed by two men of East Indian descent. According to the proprietor of Mike’s Store, he was held up at gunpoint by one of the men who demanded cash from his register. The […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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Well-known Belize City moneylender Pamela Bennett and Burrell Boom resident Alfredo Navarette perished in a road traffic accident along the Phillip Goldson Highway over the New Year’s weekend. During the head-on collision the Toyota Tundra in which Bennett was traveling slammed into an oncoming vehicle driven by the elderly Navarette. The pickup truck was being […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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While police have their hands full, they did take time today to receive a small but thoughtful contribution that will be used for elderly residents in the Hattieville community. This morning, a charitable group calling itself Silent Santa presented officers with three beach cruiser bicycles that will be used to conduct house to house visits […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The NEBL basketball season got off to a roaring start over the weekend and we caught up with the Belmopan Bandits hosting Smart Belize Hurricanes inside the U.B. Gymnasium Saturday night. For the home team, the start couldn’t have been better—Nick Brown finds Kurt Burgess […]
Written on January 18, 2016 | Posted in
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Two weeks ago a Canadian filmmaker, Matthiew Klinck was murdered at his house in Selena in the Cayo District. Tonight, there is another murder to report which gives Belize a black eye and is likely to have an adverse impact on the tourism industry. This morning, the body of a vacationing American television producer with […]
Written on January 15, 2016 | Posted in
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Swaney was the executive producer of online operations at ABC 7 in Chicago, Illinois. The news of her demise spread quickly at ABC where her colleagues are still in shock. This afternoon, the television station carried the following report about the homicide of one of their own. {Feature: ABC &7 Reports on Murder of […]
Written on January 15, 2016 | Posted in
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But a U.S. businessman is facing some serious charges in Belize for allegedly ordering a hit on four persons. Last week, Bradley Paumen, the owner of Dark Night tours, was detained and tonight he is a free man, at least for the moment. He was granted bail when an application was made before Justice Antoinette […]
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Bradley Paumen’s legal troubles are bad enough, but he may soon be facing additional charges. Remember Michael Modiri, the man police believe was the target of a hit man hired by Paumen? Well he was arrested on May fifth, 2015 after a search of a checkpoint turned up an unlicensed vehicle and ammunition in his […]
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Government is proposing a bilateral arrangement with Guyana which it hopes will settle the controversy surrounding the importation of rice. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Gaspar Vega, along with C.E.O. Jose Alpuche, returned from Georgetown, Guyana this afternoon where they met with several government representatives, including Guyana’s Minister of Agriculture Nigel Holder, to […]
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According to Minister Vega, the effect of the meeting and the resultant agreement simply means that the sustainability of the local rice industry is of utmost priority, a roundabout way of saying that businessman Jack Charles has lost the fight to import Guyanese rice to Belize. Isani Cayetano “What does this specific outcome mean […]
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Attorney Eamon Courtenay, who represents the Mennonite communities of Shipyard, Blue Creek and Spanish Lookout, has been following the situation closely. He explains the effects the proposed agreement would have on the rice producers. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for Mennonite Community “The impression I have is that what Guyana and Belize are doing at the […]
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From rice to carrots, the Ministry of Agriculture has had his hands full over the past few weeks. Last Friday, we reported on farmers in San Carlos, Orange Walk who have been complaining about the loss of root vegetables in the north. According to the growers, licenses have been granted to wholesalers in Belize City […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow is in Guatemala City where he attended the inauguration of President Jimmy Morales on Thursday and returns to the country on Sunday. In his thirty-four minute lofty speech, Morales referred briefly, for about fifteen seconds, on relations with Belize. He said, “We want to advance in the resolution of the territorial, maritime […]
Written on January 15, 2016 | Posted in
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The territorial claim to Belize is a matter of priority on the national agenda of successive governments. Last year a number of incidents occurred at the Sarstoon River in the south in which the Guatemalan military was seen to be behaving aggressive against the Belize Territorial Volunteers as well as the Belize Defense Force well […]
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On Wednesday, we heard from Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales in respect of the Forward Operating Base that is being constructed on the banks of the Sarstoon River and not on the island as first announced. Morales disclosed that the shift in location was agreed to in discussions with Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington. The PM […]
Written on January 15, 2016 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize was dealt a massive blow in the Supreme Court this morning, where Justice Courtney Abel ruled that the raid on the offices of Titan International Securities in September 2014 was unlawful. Acting on behalf of U.S. authorities, local law enforcement officers ascended to the sixth floor of the Matalon Building where […]
Written on January 15, 2016 | Posted in
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Is government mandated to return the files taken from Titan International Securities? That’s what we asked Courtenay today. He says that government is yet to return a number of documents seized during the raid but that an inventory has not been taken to determine the volume of files that are outstanding. Isani Cayetano “Are […]
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Who will be the leader of the People’s United Party on February first? That’s the million dollar political question. The candidates are Francis Fonseca, John Briceño and Cordel Hyde, and one will emerge victorious from a balloting process in which almost three thousand delegates will participate. Francis Fonseca has been leader of the Party for […]
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Many political observers believe that this is the worst of times for the battered grand ole Party which hasn’t won an election since 2003. It’s been said that no matter who wins, the party is in danger of disintegration. But Fonseca says that’s not going to happen. He believes that contrary to that school of […]
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Fonseca says he has managed to mount the only national slate and is confident that he will be returned as Party Leader. Still, he is cognizant that the road ahead is a tough one simply because of the amount of delegates that will be voting on January thirty-first. He’s been in this spot before, actually, […]
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And to wrap up Fonseca’s extended interview today, he spoke about the increasingly nasty, personal attacks on social media. It’s been pointed out repeatedly that the attacks are coming from Fonseca’s camp, if not necessarily from Fonseca. He says that’s not the way he does things, and while he cannot control all his supporters, those […]
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