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Elwin Vanegas managed to successfully avoid capture by evading authorities for eleven years, after fleeing a prison bus in 2005. But we can report that he has been captured and returned to Belize from Guatemala, where he was said to be in hiding. Vanegas was picked up over the weekend and today, a warrant was […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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A somber moment today, as hundreds gathered to bid Senior Counsel Michael Young farewell at Wesley Methodist Church in Belize City. Of the many in attendance at the funeral service, Governor General Sir Colville Young and Prime Minister Dean Barrow were among prominent figures, including a who’s-who in the legal fraternity. In spite of the […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Since raising the alarm on a pair of offshore studies, including a proposed seismic survey, the local environmental community has been frank in objecting to government’s approval of such maritime activities. Opposition from Oceana in Belize, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organizations, Healthy Reefs and the World Wildlife Fund, as well as public outcry, […]
Notwithstanding assurances that the survey would not be conducted within areas of the Caribbean Sea, including atolls and lagoons, the Belize Audubon Society maintains that it requires an Environmental Impact Assessment to be done. Amanda Burgos-Acosta, Executive Director, Belize Audubon Society “The reality of it is I think when we saw the first map […]
Belize Rural North Area Representative Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ Castro was sworn in today by Governor General Sir Colville Young, as Minister of Transport and National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO. Administering of the oath took place this morning at the Belize House in Belmopan where family and friends gathered to witness the inauguration. Castro was […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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A love triangle among teenagers in the city turns sour and leaves a seventeen-year-old hospitalized in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. tonight. Kenroy Daly was badly beaten and stabbed by another teen on Friday night near the corner of Central American Boulevard and Raccoon Street. Daly was rushed to the hospital. Police have since […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Well-known Breastfeeding Counselor Penny Casasola was robbed on Friday night around seven-thirty, just outside her home on Rectory Lane. The elderly woman was attacked and robbed by a man on a bike. The robber managed to make off with Casasola’s purse and gold chain. She received bruises to her arm and scratches to her chest […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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In other news out of Eastern Division South; tonight, police say there are two fewer guns on the street. With assistance from the public, they were able to recover two guns with ammunition from the Saint Martin’s area on Sunday. In a separate incident, over nine hundred grams of weed was confiscated. While the weapons […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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While Eastern Division South officers were able to remove two guns from the city streets; over on La Isla Bonita, San Pedro police were able to seize a nine millimeter pistol. According to police, around one-thirty this morning, a routine patrol stopped and searched Forest Newton Green near the Barry Bowen Bridge on the island. […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Last week, Allen Martinez was charged for the alleged arson of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Patrick Faber’s vehicle at his Lords’ Bank residence. The key piece of evidence is surveillance footage from Faber’s property which clearly captured the face of the accused arsonist. But is the person on the footage and the […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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On Friday, we reported on a fire on the George Price Highway which destroyed a family home. While National Fire Service personnel are still investigating, a probe of the site uncovered a candle left burning while the occupants were out buying groceries since the home had no electricity. The incident has captured the attention of […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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The fourteenth National Tourism Awards were held on Saturday night. The annual show put off by the Belize Tourism Board is to recognize the best in the tourism industry. The Cayo District was the big winner of the night with four awards, while Placencia took home two. The surprise of the night, there were no […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. PLB Football found Police United FC hosting its bitter rival Belmopan Bandits inside the Norman Broaster Stadium yesterday in the west. We’re 22 minutes in when Elroy Smith powers this set piece at goal; Amin Guerra’s defensive stretch slices the ball away from Jose […]
Written on October 24, 2016 | Posted in
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This week, Minister Gaspar Vega resigned from cabinet after evidence surfaced that his son was superbly compensated for land sold to him which was held privately. Prime Minister Barrow had to reshuffle the cabinet in light of Vega’s departure. Minister John Saldivar was sent home for a week pending investigation into his business relationship with […]
With all the talk of a salary deduction, there are serious concerns about the legality of such a decision. In fact, the question of whether or not government has the right to withhold wages is front and center of B.N.T.U.’s latest round of discussions. But what does it all mean for the political aspirations of […]
With all these national issues on the front burner, there is another of interest. A baby was delivered at the Western Regional Hospital in darkness on Wednesday night. While the name of the mother is not going to be revealed, we can say that the baby and the mother are in good health. Just before […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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House Speaker Michael Peyrefitte filed suit against both the Attorney General Vanessa Retreage and the Auditor General Dorothy Bradley on Thursday. The suit arises from a three volume special audit into widespread scandals at the Immigration and Nationality Department. Peyrefitte wants the court to quash the decision of the Auditor General in publishing in the […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Last week the Opposition People’s United Party declared Belize’s foreign reserves to be in “crisis” mode following the payment of sixty-seven point three million U.S. dollars as the first of two payments to Dunkeld International Investments and B.T.L. Employees’ Trust in satisfaction of the settlement agreement made by the Permanent Court of International Arbitration and […]
Western Union and MoneyGram enjoy much usage in Belize as a means of sending and receiving money quickly and reliably and even cheaper. Of late there have been persistent reports that Belizeans have found a way to get around the issue of a shortage of US dollars. Some seeking U.S. currency are bypassing using local […]
Before taking up her position as Governor of the Central Bank, former Senator and Ambassador Joy Grant was Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit. Today, the Governor General confirmed the appointment of her replacement, Kent Clare. He takes office as of October eleventh, 2016. Clare was most recently Commissioner of the Income Tax Department. That […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Marlon Castillo is the twenty-nine year old former cyclist who admitted earlier this week to causing the death of his long-time cycling buddy Ariel Rosado. It happened during a traffic accident five years ago on the Philip Goldson Highway. Today a remorseful Castillo was assessed fines totalling thirteen thousand dollars – and it could have […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Once the second most powerful man in the country for two consecutive terms, the fall from grace for Orange Walk North Area Representative Gaspar Vega has been steep and sudden. That downward spiral began when he was stripped of the Ministry of Natural Resources where it was long suspected that there were shady land transactions […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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And what about Vega? Well, Minister of Health Pablo Marin was rather tightlipped on what he thought of his fellow minister’s departure from Cabinet. But he did say that he missed him because they were good friends. So, now that Vega is gone, who will fill those big shoes in the north? The most senior […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that Minister of Defense John Saldivar had been placed on one week’s leave of absence pending legal advice on a matter involving Saldivar’s business ties to William ‘Danny’ Mason. According to the PM, counsel is being sought to determine whether Saldivar acted sufficiently in terminating his relationship with […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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So is John Saldivar in or out? Well, we don’t know that quite yet. Until next week we’ll find out what happens to the long time Belmopan Minister. But how did all this news sit with his fellow cabinet minister Pablo Marin? Marin said he did have questions when the allegations surfaced, but he feels […]
Written on October 22, 2016 | Posted in
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