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Three organizations were recognized today as beneficiaries of the Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund. HelpAge Belize, NAVCO and SATIIM have all completed on disaster relief, funded by the Canadian Government. The High Commissioner, who is on a visit to Belize called on them today. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Today, […]
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Canadian High Commissioner Deborah Chatsis is visiting from Guatemala where the High Commission is located. Her visit coincides with the ongoing Caribbean Conference on Indigenous Peoples and she has taken time to also promote Canadian educational opportunities. Deborah Chatsis, Canadian High Commissioner to Belize “I had several objectives…one was to participate in an education […]
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Baroness Patricia Janet Scotland is the Secretary General of the Commonwealth. She arrived today in Belize on a first visit since her assumption of the post. It is also her first stop in an official tour of the Caribbean countries who are members of the Commonwealth. Scotland’s schedule includes a call on the Prime Minister […]
The Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group known as the ACP was convened on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in Dakar, Senegal. Ambassador Dylan Vernon briefed the Council of Ministers of the grouping about the developments in respect of tensions in the Sarstoon as well as the Adjacency Zone where […]
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It is safe to say that the ITVET is a story of success. Enrollment has been growing and so is the selection of programs offered. At an open house today at its compound in Belize City, visitors experienced first-hand a number of services the institute is offering as well as a look at a variety […]
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Belize and Guatemala has been constantly in the news cycle the past two weeks. While the leaders of the two countries are de-escalating tensions at the border, things are actually heating up in Belize City. This weekend will prove to be one where Belizeans will be able to witness for the first time the physical […]
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The National Agriculture and Trade Show takes place this weekend at the show grounds in Belmopan. Thousands are expected to converge there for the event which begins on Friday and concludes on Sunday. A highlight of the show is the selection and announcement of the Farmers of the Year, both male and female, as well […]
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Vaccination week in the Americas and across the region; the focus is on countries to expand their coverage of immunization for infants and children. In Belize we have boasted for some time now that we are one of the top ten countries with outstanding immunization coverage in the past few years. Now Belize, along with […]
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Wil Maheia and the Belize Territorial Volunteers are unyielding in their goal to return to the Sarstoon on Saturday where they plan to commemorate the hundred and fifty-seventh anniversary of the signing of the 1859 Treaty between Britain and Guatemala. The group’s persistence flies in the face of the Prime Minister’s warning on Monday, dissuading […]
Tonight, however, the BTV remains undeterred to travel to the Sarstoon over which the Guatemalans are exerting sovereignty and have deployed additional troops in the area. The B.D.F. believes the expedition is risky business for the BTV. Guatemala claims it’s an act of provocation and will not allow the BTV in the area. The Foreign […]
The strategy of the government of Guatemala following the shooting of thirteen-year-old Julio Alvarado Ruano is two-fold. It wants an investigation and for those responsible to be taken to trial. Guatemala also wants the moral condemnation of Belize. In the extended television program, Foreign Minister Morales discloses the steps Guatemala is taking, including presenting a […]
On Monday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow assured the nation that the crisis with Guatemala had been averted and that both he and President Jimmy Morales had agreed to de-escalate tensions following the deployment of troops to the Sarstoon and the Adjacency Zone. In the interview to Canal Antigua, Morales claims that Guatemala did not deploy […]
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But back to Brigadier General David Jones…he said today that the investigation into the shooting of Staff Sergeant Richard Lambey remains ongoing, but unofficially, he’s been told that Lambey would have been ambushed by the Guatemalans. As to the shooting last Wednesday in the Chiquibul Forest which left thirteen-year-old Julio Alvarado Ruano dead, Guatemala was […]
The rules of engagement for B.D.F. soldiers on patrol near the western and southern borders with Guatemala are a clear set of directives that each officer must follow. They provide authorization and restrictions on, among other things, the use of force, as well as the employment of certain specific capabilities. In light of the recent […]
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As we have reported, the Organization of American States has been the only organization to “repudiate” the death of the Guatemalan minor at the hands of the B.D.F. even before an investigation was completed. But things are moving ahead and the O.A.S. confirmed today that at the request of both countries, it will be conducting […]
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The Ministry of Health confirms today that it has received the results of a first test of zika sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency. The sample sent to CARPHA came back negative for zika, but positive for dengue. The person in question is from the south and, at least for now; there is a […]
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Even though, there is some comfort with the negative result of zika, the Ministry of health is proceeding with its protocols on how to prevent the vector borne disease. Doctor Manzanero says that the ministry will be present at this weekend’s agric show where thousands are expected to converge. On the Phone: Dr. Marvin […]
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In the Old Capital last night, a salesman was shot, but survived the incident. Forty-one-year-old Zane Robinson, a resident of San Ignacio, was injured on Tuesday evening while conducting business in the vicinity of First Street in the King’s Park area. Robinson was accosted by a pair of armed men who demanded money, before proceeding […]
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A theft that occurred at the Treasury Department in a two year period between 2007 and 2009 landed three women before the court. The case against pension clerk, Monica Escarpeta, along with her mother sixty- year old Yvonne Bevans and her friend, Rhea Pennell concluded today in the Supreme Court before Justice Troadio Gonzalez. Escarpeta […]
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This morning, twenty-year-old Fernando Guerra, was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for a charge of burglary. The butcher is accused of stealing four knives, a fan, a meat grinder and a hammer….all valued at two thousand dollars from Shana Humes meat shop, Seleny’s, located on Mahogany Street. Guerra pleaded not guilty to the […]
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After weeks of assembling and training of pilots, two helicopters were handed over to the B.D.F. today by the Government of Taiwan. The choppers will be used for evacuation and aerial reconnaissance. At the handing over today, both the helicopters were received by the Minister of National Security, which was followed by a flyover of […]
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The IMPACT Justice Project kicked off today with a three-day conference at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. It had the participation of indigenous people from the entire Caribbean including the Maya and Garifuna communities from Belize. In the next few days, the conference is looking at balancing national development and the rights of indigenous […]
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The incident in which a Guatemalan minor was shot in the Chiquibul has gone viral, pushed by the highest officials in Guatemala and fueled by the Guatemalan press. At his press conference on Monday, PM Barrow accepted that the issue was emotive and sensational, and that Guatemala had been first out the gate. But he […]
The Belize Internet Exchange Point, a coming together of internet service providers to create a local hub for the prompt and expedient exchange of online information, was launched today. This afternoon at the University of Belize, representatives from Net King, Smart, B.T.L. and, Centaur Communications and Broadband were on hand to formally introduce a platform […]
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Health workers as well as law enforcement officers have completed a six-month course on treatment, rehabilitation as well as on reduction of drug consumption among users. Among young people, there is an increase in alcohol and drug abuse. Close to fifty persons took advantage of the opportunity to train on the different methods to reduce […]
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