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In respect of the Special Agreement known as the Compromis, Elrington admits that while both countries were bound to that accord, it was quickly realized that simultaneous referenda would not have been convenient for either Belize or Guatemala. Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “The Special Agreement is nothing other than a mechanism […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Central to the ongoing tension between Belize and Guatemala is the Sarstoon River. For many years, Belizeans have freely traversed the southernmost waterway, enjoying unimpeded access to abundant resources found within the area. That has since changed completely, replaced altogether by Guatemalan Armed Forces personnel who firmly demand that Belizeans, military or civilians, adhere to […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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According to Elrington, Belizeans are free to travel the length of the Sarstoon River without hindrance from the Guatemalan military. Checking in with local authorities at the Forward Operating Base near the mouth of the river is merely a formality to notify the Belize Defense Force of their presence in the area. Wilfred ‘Sedi’ […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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In the last few weeks we told you about some incidents involving the Guatemalan Armed Forces and different local organizations. The B.D.F. were stopped not so long ago and it was passed off as a miscommunication on the end of the Guatemalans. And then there was the one involving the SATIIM rangers. While not as […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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The Belize National Coast Guard celebrated in grand style today for their eleventh anniversary. They have grown significantly since they opened their doors back in November 2005. And today they announced some of the projects that are in the pipeline and major investments to be made over the next year or so. The festivities culminated […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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A few weeks back we told you about an incident at sea where northern fishermen were robbed at gunpoint in southern Belize. The fishers were approached by well-armed men who took away their property and assaulted them. During the struggle, one of the fishers fell overboard and he still hasn’t been found. The local sea […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Petty Officer Daniel Arzu Junior of the Belize National Coast Guard was shot towards the end of October. He was shot in the head when he was visiting his child’s mother at an apartment on Neal Penn Road. Arzu Junior had to be placed in an induced coma and his prognosis wasn’t very good. However, […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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It takes two to three years for a viable project to evolve, from start to fruition…but any mega project, if financial backative is unavailable locally, needs foreign direct investments. This in most instances allows for both public and private sector entities to thrive because of the foreign exchange benefits to a government. The implementation of […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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On Thursday, you heard tour operators and FECTAB express their discontent with the loss of business, following the launch of the multimillion-dollar Norwegian Cruise Line Port on Harvest Caye. According to the tour operators, the cruise line backtracked on traditional calls at the Fort Street Tourism Village in Belize City, cutting their business drastically. Today, […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Jamaican patties are known for their trademark yellow, flaky crust and can be found at Big Bite Restaurant and some gas stations. But for quite some time, the Jamaican producers had been experiencing challenges with exporting their meat and chicken patties to Belize. This was even after a meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Trade and […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Several weeks ago, we reported the news of local producers being up in arms after a Chinese businessman was given permit to import over fifty thousand pounds of ham for the Christmas. We were unable to reach the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Agriculture for comment on the incident back then, but today, we asked […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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As part of a series of efforts to achieve public buy-in for the House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project, the committee behind that project organized a History and Social Studies Quiz competition for primary school students in the Old Capital. After several months of studying three hundred questions in different categories and two semi-final […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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All this week we have been sharing with you the lead-up to Sixteen Days of Activism, being held under the theme “Unmasking the Many Faces of Gender-Based Violence.” Today, Friday, is the International Day to End Violence Against Women. Oftentimes, domestic violence becomes a story in the media when a victim dies or is severely […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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The Burn Victims Mercy Fund has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as it sought to help the late Ian Sambula and Empress Hamilton recover from severe burns sustained in arson at their home on October fourth. It helped the family fly the children to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas for treatment. While […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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Best tacos in Belize? Hands down, it’s in Orange Walk Town. Vendors on the street side or in major shops, just pick your mouth-watering favourite. This coming weekend, Sugar City becomes Tacos Town, as the Sixth Annual Tacos Festival takes place on the grounds of the Banquitas House of Culture beginning on Sunday morning, November […]
Written on November 25, 2016 | Posted in
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They were worried all along about potentially losing business. But according to the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, even they did not anticipate a blindside like what has happened since Norwegian Cruise Line’s Harvest Caye island property opened one week ago today. The source of the problem is a view that the cruise […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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What’s happened to plans for a cruise port in and around Belize City? That’s the question that local operators are asking after suffering the loss of business due to Norwegian Cruise Line shifting the majority of its operations to Harvest Caye. There are two options – Stake Bank and Drowned Cayes to the north, and […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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We reported two weeks ago that there are plans afoot to move Belize City tour operators from the heart of operations within the Fort Street Tourism Village out to Memorial Park. The long-established park was given a facelift as part of the first section of the Sustainable Tourism Program, but the Belize Tourism Board and […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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President of FECTAB, Tom Greenwood, says it is now clear that the Belize Tourism Board and National Institute of Culture and History’s decision to implement a forty-inch rule for visitors to the Caves Branch Reserve a few years ago is an unmitigated failure, if not intended. He explained that even with FECTAB’s efforts, business at […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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It has been almost a month since two tour guides working for Yohnny Rosado’s Butts Up Cave Tubing Adventures were suspended by the Belize Tourism Board and National Institute of Culture and History for alleged infractions of the rules at Caves Branch Archaeological Reserve in the Cayo District. Now, Rosado says N.I.C.H. has made another […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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The silence in Gardenia Village was broken this afternoon by reports of gunshots. When the shooting subsided, a resident of the quiet roadside community lay mortally wounded in his driveway. Twenty-seven-year-old Nelson Zelaya had been shot at close range by someone he reportedly knew. The midday murder has Ladyville police working diligently trying to determine […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Sometime after nine o’clock last night, someone set fire to two trucks and a work shed on the property of Ray Cattouse along the Philip Goldson Highway. The damage is estimated at somewhere around a hundred thousand dollars. A third truck would have been destroyed by the fire had it not been for Cattouse’s quick […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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A foiled robbery in Corozal Town this morning has left one would-be robber hospitalized at the Northern Regional Hospital for a gunshot wound to the abdomen. At about nine-thirty-two a.m., police were called out to Rapidito Pawnshop on Fourth Avenue in Corozal Town where a gunman had entered the business establishment in an attempt to […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Thirty-nine-year-old John Francisco Leslie has been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor earlier this year. The incident involving a five-year-old girl reportedly occurred in April when Leslie took the child to his house and assaulted her. In court today, Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith called the little girl to the stand; however, her identity was […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Chinese businessman Jing Xiao Tan, proprietor of T Supermarket in Lord’s Bank Village, was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night and was relieved of three thousand, two hundred dollars in cash, as well as his licensed nine millimeter pistol. Late this afternoon, twenty-one-year-old Dorian Blair, the suspect whom police believe committed the crime, appeared before […]
Written on November 24, 2016 | Posted in
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