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Foreign Minister Elrington also, during his extended interview, explained that allegations that Guatemala is annexing the Sarstoon are unfounded and impossible. Shoman says she respectfully disagrees. Lisa Shoman, Member of Opposition’s Belize/Guatemala Committee “First of all, if someone comes into your yard and claims the line of mango trees along the fence and start […]
And then there was that unexpected assertion from Foreign Minister Elrington on Tuesday. He claimed that based on Guatemalan’s repudiation of the 1859 Treaty, that country is now claiming the entire territory of Belize. According to Elrington, “What is the proper situation is to say that they are stopping people from using the Sarstoon because […]
On Wednesday night, News Five broke the story of Audibaldo Monima, Belize’s brand new Regional Health Manager for the north, including major health facilities in Orange Walk and Corozal. Almost one month ago Monima was given the post, at the same time his wife was named Primary Care Coordinator at the Corozal Community Hospital. But […]
There was a three vehicle pileup on the George Price Highway between mile thirty-four and thirty-five this afternoon. A white Isuzu D-max, the property of Belize Telemedia Limited, was extensively damaged when it crashed into a cargo truck driven by Guillermo Canto. The D-max was driven at the time by Mark Anderson. According to Guillermo, […]
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In the most recent chain of losses for the Government of Belize, a federal judge in the District of Columbia confirmed on Wednesday the enforcement of the arbitration award against G.O.B. in the bank’s UHS related claim. The award is the equivalent of thirty-six point nine million Belize dollars plus interest accruing from December 2012 […]
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Haul Day is a big event in the Crooked Tree, Belize District. It allows fisher folks to catch fish in the lagoon within the wildlife sanctuary for their own consumption as well as for retail. But what should have been an occasion rich with opportunity turned out nasty for the fisher folks when representatives from […]
Amid the ongoing territorial dispute between Belize and Guatemala, the Belize Progressive Party has been unwavering in its position that a resolution at the International Court of Justice is not the only option to bring finality to the claim. Since its establishment in October 2015, the B.P.P.’s spiel has been a call for action under […]
Of concern to the B.P.P. is recent talk that the Referendum Act will be amended. This, according to Bobby Lopez, has raised the ire of the party and, if necessary, its membership is prepared to take to the streets in protest. Equally, there is unease in respect of the pending re-registration exercise which he says […]
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The issue of campaign financing is one that the B.P.P. has been wanting to address since entering the political fray. While neither of the established mass parties are willing to budge and disclose their source of funding, the B.P.P. says it too is doing away with full disclosure. According to Lopez, the party has agreed […]
The Sarstoon has been a fixture in the newscast for months, but what’s the latest on the river? Can we go there without being stopped, or not? The P.U.P. did last week, but then we learned that in effect Guatemala had granted permission for that familiarization trip. In fact, to make that point clear, Guatemala […]
And finally, there’s the International Court of Justice. There’s no certainty that the dispute will end up in that forum and if it does, that is years in the future. But actions now will certainly matter then. So is the continuous Guatemalan occupation of the entire Sarstoon something we should be concerned about? Shoman says […]
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This Friday, flags will be flying at half mast on official buildings to pay tribute to the legendary boxer, Muhammed Ali, who passed away on June third. The government announced today that on behalf of the people of Belize, it is offering condolences to the family of Ali, who was born as Cassius Clay and […]
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A deportee, who was sent back to Belize from the U.S., will have to pay a fine for not reporting to the GSU as required. Twenty-five year old Keith Flowers pleaded guilty in the court room of Magistrate Emmerita Anderson and was fined four hundred dollars. He was deported for a carjacking in Los Angeles […]
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Today, a preliminary inquiry determined that a Belize City security guard will have to stand trial at the Supreme Court for the offense of unlawful sexual intercourse of a girl who was fifteen years old at the time of the incident. Twenty-seven year old Nikolai James is accused of carnal knowledge and is to be […]
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World Ocean’s Day was celebrated on Wednesday. OCEANA headed the activities to promote awareness of a healthy environment. Today, a mural of Belize’s natural wonders was unveiled in a prominent area of the City. Volunteers, as well as artist Rafael Rodriguez, took on the initiative. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A […]
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It’s not the kind of diagnosis that men, who are the least frequent to visit the doctor, would go pursuing. In fact, the symptoms are so common place that most men wouldn’t even suspect it. Yet, it’s said that one in every three or four men may be prone to this health issue. Other risk […]
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There is a new regional health manager for the two northern districts. Thirty-year old Audibaldo Monima Junior, an officer with the Belize National Coast Guard has been given a contract for the top post, approved by the Minister of Health Pablo Marin. But from what we gather, senior officials in the ministry did not know […]
Just how much of Belize is Guatemala claiming? It’s a valid question, but the answer may surprise you. We’ve always thought that the claim was for roughly half of Belize, and there’s a 1999 letter which specifically refers to all areas south of the Sibun River, including all cayes except St. George’s Caye. In fact, […]
The O.A.S. is getting set to commence its investigation into the death of a Guatemalan minor in the Chiquibul. And according to Minister Wilfred Elrington, that organization will also be looking into the murder of Danny Conorquie and the shooting of B.D.F. Staff Sergeant Richard Lambey, which seems to be a very recent request despite […]
For days we have received reports that dozens of Guatemalans students have been lining up for enrolment at Mount Carmel High School and other schools in Benque Viejo Del Carmen. For years there has been an organized program for the Guatemalan students to come to Belize to study and by the hundreds they arrive by […]
An autopsy was conducted on the body of thirty-five-year-old John Jay Rodriguez at the K.H.M.H. morgue this afternoon. The well-known musician was callously slain during a robbery attempt in Dangriga on Friday night. Rodriguez was one of several patrons inside the Havana Club at the time of the deadly shooting. While another person was also […]
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There is growing concern over the findings of the IMF team released in the recent Article Four consultations. That report points to a weakening fiscal position which has proportionately increased the nation’s vulnerability. It’s not a glowing report, far from it, but government has yet to formulate an official response. The Chamber of Commerce has, […]
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Patrick Faber was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister on Tuesday, and as expected, a majority of Cabinet did not show up to share in his proud moment. While not one of the members of Cabinet will admit it on the record, there is a very deep rift in the hallowed halls of government caused […]
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The Fisheries Department was in heavy operations country wide and while in the city on Tuesday, they came across a camp where they found three men in possession of one hundred and forty-two lobsters in the closed season. Now the lobster season is closed from February fifteenth to June fourteenth and despite the opening of […]
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On Tuesday, we reported on a major bust in rural Belize District by the Fisheries Department. Two Biscayne men, Goldburn Seguro and his nephew Hilberto Seguro were intercepted near the Lord’s Bank cutoff with three of the turtles, two of which did not meet the standards imposed by law. Further investigation led fisheries officers to […]
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