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The Belize Territorial Volunteers, led by activist Wil Maheia, has come under fire recently for its purported role in rousing hostilities in the south, between the B.D.F. and Guatemalan military. While the group is being blamed in part for agitating an already tense situation, details of a threat assessment documenting those incidents and others have […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Representative for Collet Patrick Faber spoke at length today, but interestingly the major portion of his presentation did not touch on the Budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017. He instead spent much time on the 2006 budget presented by then Prime Minister Said Musa. It wasn’t exactly clear why Faber chose to revisit a ten […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Faber didn’t comment on the obsession, but he did take time to revisit the now infamous Petrocaribe-funded pibil and barbecue fest in Corozal. The young Minister has taken flak for using Petrocaribe monies to fund a party trip for Collet residents in Corozal. But as he pointed out in the House today, he’s still sitting […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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In his presentation, Musa took on the deficit in the 2015/2016 budget – a one hundred and eighty-two million dollar gap between revenue and actual expenditure. It’s an unprecedented deficit in the region of five point one percent of GDP, and Musa says that it is the hangover from what he called the bazaar spending […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, a street figure was killed in Ladyville. There was another murder, which occurred on Sunday in southern Belize for which an eighteen year old was arraigned today. The victim is fifteen year old David Chinchilla from Independence. Elston Arzu is accused of stabbing Chinchilla once to the chest around eight on Sunday […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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A young mother from the Belize District heard the most devastating news earlier this week. After suffering a miscarriage and preparing for the burial of her unborn child, she was told by the Northern Regional Hospital that they could not locate the fetus she had left at the hospital. As she recovers and grieves, Shamika […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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A decision by Justice Herbert Lord is expected in mid-April following the submission of final arguments today in the trial of Osmar Sabido. The twenty-six year old Orange Walk resident claims he acted in self-defense when he took the life of his common-law-wife Christie Carrasco five years ago. The Carrasco family, however, disputes his version […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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An elderly night watchman was bound at the wrists and ankles during and armed robbery in Punta Gorda Town which briefly netted a pair of thieves over thirty thousand dollars on Monday night. PG police were summoned to James Store on Jose Maria Nunez Street sometime around nine o’clock. There, they discovered sixty-three-year-old Domingo Pop […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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A team from the three arms of the security forces returned to Belize today to a warm welcome. A motorcade through the streets of the Old Capital culminated on Coney Drive for the Belize Protectors. The thirty plus officers from the B.D.F., Police Department and Coastguard participated for the first time in the annual Challenge […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Jason Robinson, a resident of Hattieville, will be laid to rest on Wednesday. He perished at the start of the weekend after being ran over by a passenger bus. On Friday night, Robinson was riding a bicycle along the George Price Highway when he was hit from behind by a Shaw’s Bus. During the accident […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Road traffic accidents along major thoroughfares are among the leading causes of death for Belizeans. Since the beginning of the year, a number of incidents have been reported and despite all safety measures being put in place, the toll continues to grow. This Easter weekend will see a significant spike in domestic tourism, as families […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party held its National Convention in Dangriga over the weekend. The biennial event should have been held in 2015, but that turned out to be a banner year for elections – two bye-elections, one municipal and one general – which caused the official party function to be pushed back. On Sunday, all […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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There’s no doubt that Vega’s departure from the political scene will have a significant effect on the U.D.P. Vega has generally held the fort in the north – pumping resources and considerable money into all election campaign machineries. Village Council elections will be held soon, and those in the know say that Vega’s heavy arm […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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There are two contenders to the slot of first deputy leader of the U.D.P.: Ministers John Saldivar and Patrick Faber. Within twenty-four hours of the national convention in Dangriga, Faber called a press conference officially launching his bid. At this early stage, he was supported by senior colleagues Michael Finnegan, Manuel Heredia, as well as […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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A thirty-nine-year old custom officer well-known in Corozal Town tragically lost his life on Sunday afternoon. Valdemar Alpuche Junior and his two daughters were trying out a brand new jet ski in the Corozal Bay when all went awfully wrong. From all accounts, they were not wearing life vests when they were flung into the […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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In the Belize District, there was a violent end to the life of twenty-five-year-old Rene Chavarria, who was shot and killed in Ladyville on Friday night. Chavarria was riding a bicycle along Marage Road sometime after nine o’clock when he came under attack by a trio of men. Multiple shots were fired from at least […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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A locus retracing the sequence of events resulting in the stabbing death of Salvadoran national Oscar Gomez has been completed. Despite making progress in the ongoing investigation, Ladyville police are tonight no closer to closing the case. It remains unclear whether Gomez stabbed himself while intoxicated or if he was fatally injured by someone he […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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There was other loss of lives, but on the highways. A cyclist perished at the start of the weekend after being hit by a passenger bus while traveling along the George Price Highway on Friday night. Thirty-three-year-old Jason Robinson was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a Shaw’s Bus in the vicinity of […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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On Saturday night, there was another fatal road traffic accident, this one on the Jalacte Road near the San Antonio waterfalls. At around ten-fifty that night Police were called to the San Antonio Polyclinic where they found San Jose resident Virginio Sub suffering from multiple injuries to his head and body. Sub was unconscious and […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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A motorist is tonight lucky to be alive, following a near fatal road traffic accident along the Phillip Goldson Highway on Sunday morning. The white Chevy Tahoe, driven at the time by Edward Ellis, was completely engulfed in flames by the time Ladyville police were able to respond to the scene. Fortunately, he was able […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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The Patrick Faber campaign was launched this afternoon amid much fanfare within the United Democratic Party. While a date for the convention is yet to be determined, it is expected that delegates will go to the polls no later than mid-July. But Faber is first out of the gate and is heavily supported by the […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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But what about his temper? Faber is known for his sporadic outbursts, a trait that has rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. According to the leadership candidate, it’s a character flaw he is certainly working on. Patrick Faber, Candidate, U.D.P. Deputy Party Leader “But what you need to realize Mister Vasquez is […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Barring an official protocol governing the rules of engagement at the southern-most border of Belize, the Sarstoon, there seems little clarity on the situation there. Things came to a head just over a week ago when Guatemalan military came into Belizean waters in front of the Forward Operating Base and informed soldiers stationed there that […]
At least in the first quarter of 2016, violent crime has been on the rise, in record-setting numbers. Murders in particular have been spread out across the country, including in San Pedro, Belize’s primary tourism destination. While we’ve been the subject of various advisories in the past in which tourists have been warned to exercise […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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Closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense commenced today in the murder trial of Osmar Sabido, who is accused of taking the life of his common-law-wife Christie Carrasco. A group of residents called for justice outside the Orange Walk Supreme Court as the proceedings took place inside. Emotions were running high as Sabido was […]
Written on March 21, 2016 | Posted in
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