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The campaign between Faber and his opponent John Saldivar has been rather intense with blows coming from both sides. Inside the Faber camp, it is believed that he will win by a margin of less than fifty votes, while Saldivar is claiming a landslide. Faber says that he is simply trying to lay down the […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that US businessman, Robert Bandfield, has pleaded guilty to helping stock manipulators launder two hundred and fifty million dollars through Belize. The seventy-one year old pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn Federal Court to one count of money laundering and is facing as many as twenty years in prison. Bandfield […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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After being released from the K.H.M.H., nineteen year Zachary Knox is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison. “Yankee,” as he is popularly known, claims he was badly beaten following a shooting involving Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. Late this evening, he was arraigned for aggravated assault with a firearm upon Williams along […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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A businesswoman from the downtown plaza in Belize City was taken to court today by the GST Department on two charges for failing to issue receipts and failing to utilize a programmable cash register at her business place, Sun Digital Photo. She is thirty-eight-year-old Sandra Sol, a resident of Vista Del Mar area, Ladyville. Sol […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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The bar and the judiciary, along with representatives of the Ministry of Health, gathered today at the Radisson for a training workshop on persons with mental health disorders and the criminal justice process. The symposium, organized by the Belize Bar Association and the Death Penalty Project, culminates a three-day event which also included an academic […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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Co-executive Director Pervais Jabbar, of the Death Penalty Project, reiterates that the knowledge generated from today’s discussions can be useful if applied to individual cases involving persons with mental health disorders. Isani Cayetano “What is the most important caveat, if I may, that the participants would be walking away with after attending the discussions […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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High schools from across the country converged on Belize City today where students participated in a competition geared towards young innovators. The goal is to use a miniature computer platform to perform various IT functions. The challenge was a showcase in ingenuity and innovation and in the end only one school would capture the coveted […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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For two weeks, the National Festival of Arts will feature creative arts performances in drama, song, music and dance from preschoolers, primary school children, secondary students and even teachers. It is part of the Institute of Creative Arts and the Ministry of Education’s goal to incorporate the creative arts into the education curriculum – that […]
Written on May 27, 2016 | Posted in
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Late this evening, San Joaquin resident, Delmar Guerra was shot multiple times as he drove a van through the village of Paraiso, Corozal. Guerra was ambushed by a pair of men on motorcycles and was killed execution style. Back in 2013, an attempt was made on his life while the businessman was in Calderita, Chetumal. […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The much anticipated Istanbul talks are over and done with, but there is no definitive resolution and certainly no protocols coming out of those very high-level discussions. A release sent out by government speaks of recommitment to peace and stability and the recognition that there is need for protocols governing the Sarstoon – not exactly […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The fact is that if Guatemala agrees to any protocols with equitable use of the Sarstoon as an end point, it would represent a significant back-tracking. In past months the Guatemalans, both military and diplomats, have run to a so-called status quo for cover – a status quo which they say requires that Belizean civilians, […]
Both positions are polar opposites, so the next step is actually to the point where concrete protocols enter the equation. We’ve actually been there. On April eighth Belize presented eleven Sarstoon protocols which were promptly and roundly rejected by Guatemala. More than six weeks after, both countries are preparing to get back to that point. […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The incident in Chiquibul in which a Guatemalan minor was shot also made it to the negotiating table in Istanbul. Following that incident, Guatemalan officials including President Jimmy Morales, Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales and Defense Minister Williams Mansilla unleashed a blistering condemnation of Belize and at one point even lashed out at Prime Minister […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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And finally, in our coverage of the Istanbul talks, we asked Courtenay about the ongoing investigation into that Chiquibul incident. The OAS launched one at the request of Guatemalan authorities, but since then no information has been forthcoming. Eamon Courtenay, Opposition’s Representative, Belize Delegation “My understanding is that the O.A.S. is taking the steps […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.) has issued a report at the end of its most recent visit to Belize which concluded this Wednesday. The team was led by Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe and its preliminary report does not inspire economic confidence. The IMF says that the economy is slowing while fiscal and external vulnerabilities are rising. G.D.P. […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Since March of this year, Ladyville has been experiencing an upward trend in violent crimes. It started with the murder of Rene “Fat Cat” Chavarria and since then, three other persons have been killed while a number of shootings have occurred. Police have reason to believe that it is the work of a group or […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Police also believe they have the person responsible for setting two vehicles on fire in Ladyville over the extended weekend. But while quick police work led to the apprehension of the suspect, he outsmarted the police and slipped from their hands. The minor simply asked for a bathroom break and then escaped through a window […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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While Ladyville police connect the string of violent crimes in the jurisdiction, the suspect in the shooting of thirty-old year Alrick Smith was granted bail by the Supreme Court today. Shane Bahadur, a resident of Dove Street, Ladyville was arraigned last Thursday for the attempted murder of Smith, who was shot in the upper leg […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The court also granted bail to Darwin Prado, another Ladyville resident, but he remains in police custody since he was unable to post the required fifteen thousand dollars to be released. Last week, the teenager was one of two accused shooters arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for attempts on the lives of Casey […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Two collective bargaining agreements were signed today to benefit members of the Christian Workers Union. The Belize Port Authority and the CWU, after five weeks of negotiations, reached agreement in which the forty-eight technical and clerical staffers attached to the five branch offices across the country will be receiving a twelve percent salary adjustment over […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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According to Chairlady of the Belize Port Authority, Ruth Staine Dawson, the signing is a historic experience because the agreement was concluded in a relative short time and there is mutual respect between union and management of the Port Authority. It’s been seven years since the last CBA was signed in 2009. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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As we said, there was a second CBA signed earlier today, but at the Central Bank. While the media was not invited to that signing, a total of one hundred and eight members stand to benefit from that agreement. This, says CWU President, Audrey Matura-Shepherd is separate from that of the security officers, who are […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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The official figure tallied in what will very likely be a whopping arbitration award is due in soon. We’ve all heard the numbers being thrown around – anywhere from a quarter billion to a half billion dollars, and we’re not talking monopoly money. Half that award will have to be paid out by the Government […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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That arbitration award is hefty, but government will spend much more. Recently, G.O.B. lost another multimillion dollar litigation brought by BCB Holdings in a U.S. Court. Courtenay says that the figures are piling up as G.O.B. keeps falling down in court. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney, Ashcroft Group “What it is, is an award that was […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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Blackadore Caye Resort is back in the news tonight. The multimillion-dollar, eco-friendly, luxury resort project restructured, following a round of consultations in San Pedro in which residents expressed serious concerns in January about environmental impact that the proposed luxury resort could have on the fragile eco-system. Well someone has been listening because at a media […]
Written on May 26, 2016 | Posted in
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