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For the past several weeks, there has been controversy brewing over the use of the football pitch at the MCC Grounds. The sporting facility is utilized for a number of activities, including recreational football, by several unassigned teams. The wear and tear on the turf was so bad that the field was shut down for […]
Written on January 19, 2018 | Posted in
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Earlier this year, we reported on the concerns of some students from the University of Belize, who had completed their programs at the institution in July and December 2017, but would have to wait until June 2018 to receive their degrees. This was as a result of the U.B. making strategic changes to carry out […]
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Belmopan police have charged the driver involved in the collision death of Leonte Ampie of Unitedville, Cayo District last December. There was a collision at Mile fifty on the George Price Highway in Camalote village between Ampie’s Skygo motorcycle and a Wingle pickup truck driven by San Ignacio Town resident Winston Gordon. On Thursday, Gordon […]
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Despite the hopes of Belizean officials that Belize’s vote against the U.S. over Jerusalem at the United Nations would not have repercussions; there are two instances in which the giant to the north has taken action since. Earlier this week, Belize was among three countries removed from the temporary work visa program. Belizeans seeking agricultural […]
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A six-year-old girl and her mother were separated by police on Thursday afternoon after the Belize Family Court granted an interim order of custody to the child’s father. The case was heard ex parte just hours after an adjournment had been granted due to short notice of the summons to court which the mother only […]
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Vasquez contends that neither the attorney nor her daughter were called prior to the impromptu afternoon court session, and thus lost their chance to tell their side of the story. Today, she told us that the child is with her father, but because of the interim order granting him sole custody, they have no idea […]
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Simultaneous fundraising activities are underway at the Ecumenical High School in Dangriga. Today, a team traveled from the south to Belize City to spread the word on its mission to raise money to develop on another phase of the institution’s auditorium as well as to embark on community based initiatives across the southern municipality. Some […]
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Meanwhile, the teachers over at the college are also giving you an opportunity of a lifetime – ten dollars to win a 2017 Great Wall Wingle pickup, valued at thirty-five thousand dollars. The raffle will be drawn on Mother’s Day in May 2018 and Jonell Villafranco tells us more. Jonell Villafranco, Co-Convener, Fundraising Committee […]
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A decade ago, one of Belize’s finest artists died: Andy Palacio, who placed Belize on the international music charts transitioned at the peak of his musical career. His cultural music, however, continues to excite as well as inspire people all over the world. The Garifuna Collective, founded by Andy, has been appearing on world stages […]
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One hundred thousand dollars, plus one surety of the same amount; that’s the cost of Andrew Bennett’s freedom after appearing before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning as extradition proceedings against him begin. Represented by a trio of fellow attorneys led by Anthony Sylvester, the forty-six-year-old was escorted into the lower court free of manacles […]
Written on January 18, 2018 | Posted in
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In his submission, Sylvester made the point that Bennett was not a flight risk and had to prove to the court that his client would not abscond should he be granted bail. Sylvester and his legal team, which includes attorneys Illiana Swift and Gavin Courtenay, went as far as providing the Chief Magistrate with stringent […]
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Representing the United States government in the matter is Solicitor General Nigel Hawke. In court, the SolGen did not offer much, save for an objection to bail as more of an official procedure than a serious concern. Nigel Hawke, Solicitor General “We issued our formal objection because of our treaty obligations in respect of […]
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Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, who signed off on the bundle of documents presented to him on January tenth, also weighed in on Bennett’s dilemma as an embattled attorney. Elrington says on record that Bennett’s right to practice law should not be taken away on the strength of an allegation. Isani Cayetano “As a former […]
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Errol Elrington, he is the sibling of Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington who fled to Belize in 2014 as a fugitive of the United States. The doctor is being sought by authorities in respect of his alleged role in defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of almost half a million U.S. dollars. He absconded back to his home […]
On the heels of a vote at the United Nation’s by Belize against the U.S. decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, Belize is among three countries removed from the temporary work visa program. Along with Haiti and Samoa, effective today, Belizeans will no longer be able to acquire H-Two-A and H-Two-B non-immigrant work visas. […]
Shots rang out again on Wednesday night in an area of the city where gang-related violence has erupted. Twenty-eight-year-old Quency Gentle was two blocks away from his Wilson Street house when he was shot by a lone gunman just before midnight. He was transported to the hospital, but succumbed within minutes. Though police say he […]
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Investigations are also ongoing in the death of twenty-one-year-old Joselin Dominguez. A post-mortem conducted on her body was inconclusive. Police have ordered a toxicology report to determine the cause of death of the woman. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “The post-mortem results show that the cause of death is pending toxicology […]
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On Tuesday night at the western border crossing in Benque Viejo, a fifty-second surveillance footage from inside the Customs area of the Belize offices, captures three Guatemalan soldiers dressed in their military fatigues, similar to that of the Kaibiles, enter Belizean territory from the Guatemalan side. The video, courtesy of Belize Breaking News, shows the […]
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As we said, Escobar Lopez is a reporter attached to Prensa Libre and Guatevision in Peten, Flores. He claims he was assaulted by a police officer after being spotted at the western border taking pictures of the customs and immigration offices. According to the journalist, he was going about his business documenting the work of […]
In May 2017, the burnt remains of a body were discovered in a vehicle in the Gracie Rock area, Belize District. After the discovery, it was widely believed that the body was that of Pamela Lino, a teacher from Belmopan. Seven months later, a DNA test has determined that the remains were that of the […]
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Police have one suspect in custody for the murder of Alfredo Cowo. The San Pedro man was killed shortly after mid-night on Sunday as he hung out with his girlfriend across from the Jaguars nightclub in San Pedro. Cowo predicted his demise one week earlier saying his life was under threat. While a motive has […]
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We reported on the matricide that happened in Carmelita, Orange Walk on Tuesday morning. Twenty-five-year-old Andy Rhaburn used a crowbar to hit his mother, fifty-four-year-old Braulia Pech on the head. Pech’s daughter found her bleeding and injured in the back yard. That same day, Rhaburn attacked another woman; luckily, a resident rescued her. As for […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump last week created a firestorm when he made disparaging remarks about small and developing nations and countries such as Haiti, El Salvador and others in Africa as ‘shithole countries. If anything, the inflammatory statement served to raise the ire of countries around the world, including those in CARICOM that have condemned […]
PC Tevin Aranda was charged with manslaughter for the killing of Mario Vernon this past weekend. The Punta Gorda community is crying foul; they say that charge should have been murder. As we reported this week, Police said that Vernon was carrying a firearm and Aranda fired the shot fearing for his life. Since the […]
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We’ve been reporting on the case of missing man Mark Pollard since last year. There are several reports that Pollard has been killed and his body dumped, but so far all search efforts have failed to locate a body. A recording was released on Wednesday by the family in which someone believed to be a […]
Written on January 18, 2018 | Posted in
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