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Health and education are not normally paired together, unless it’s a subject in school. But the Belize District Education Center is kicking off the Education Showcase held every May by emphasizing knowledge of health and wellness. Its first ever community health fair brought together students from across the Old Capital with health-related organizations, both governmental […]
Written on May 3, 2018 | Posted in
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World Asthma Day is celebrated on May first. But what is really known about it? It’s a lung condition that can be caused by any number of conditions. Healthy Living tonight discusses the condition, which is not curable, and how it can be kept under control. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Asthma is chronic condition that […]
Written on May 3, 2018 | Posted in
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A San Pedro resident remains in police custody tonight, pending charges for the murder of his father-in-law in the San Mateo area of the island town. Gaspar Vargas was ran though with a knife and disemboweled on Monday afternoon inside his house. He was rushed to the San Pedro Polyclinic but died shortly after, while […]
Written on May 2, 2018 | Posted in
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Shortly after nine p.m. on Tuesday, a succession of gunshots rang out in the Windmill neighborhood of Hattieville. When the shooting subsided, Owen McFoy would lay mortally wounded inside a yard where he was socializing with relatives. He was injured multiple times to the body during the attack. Despite an attempt to rush him to […]
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There was also a non-fatal shooting on Labour Day in Dangriga. Around seven-thirty p.m., police responded to a report of gun violence on Isla Road and found thirty-two-year-old Jason Williams suffering from a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. The investigation has since revealed that Williams was socializing with some friends inside a yard when […]
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Sixty-five-year-old Aurelio Gonzalez, known to all as ‘Lelo,’ remains in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital with injuries sustained in a late-night traffic accident on the Old Northern Highway between Maskall and his residence in St. Ann’s. While he is out of imminent danger, his family is tonight asking for the culprit to step forward and […]
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As expected, Belize’s announcement on Monday of the date for our referendum on the taking of the unfounded Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice was good news for our western neighbors Guatemala. According to Prensa Libre, within a few minutes of the announcement, Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales had tweeted, “I appreciate the decision […]
But don’t expect Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) to pop any champagne. It issued a strong blast at both sides via press release this morning, pointing out that the government has practiced appeasement all along, in respect of the Guatemala claim, instead of standing up for Belize. It argues that there is apparently […]
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COLA also noted in its press release that of those Guatemalans interviewed by Belizean reporters, including our News Five team which covered the recent referendum, the majority only want their government to recognize the borders, as they did in 1991, and avoid conflict. So what does COLA propose? Brackett told us Belize needs to lean […]
For the past two weeks, we have been reporting extensively on the squatters’ situation in the Mount Pleasant Creek Reserve area of Belmopan. Well, today that situation came to a head when the squatters were moved off the land. City Council workers and police visited the site twice today. The workers dismantled the structures and […]
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In the run-up to the March seventh municipal elections, mayoral candidate Kevin Bernard and councilor candidate Josue Carballo campaigned collectively with other members of the People’s United Party slate to retain their respective seats on the Orange Walk Town Council. Since being returned to office, both men have become each other’s opponent, their eyes set […]
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Since commencing his campaign a few weeks ago, Mayor Bernard has been soundly criticized for his decision to run for standard bearer for Orange Walk East. This is considering the fact that he was only just re-elected as mayor for a third consecutive term on March seventh. On the Phone: Kevin Bernard, Orange Walk […]
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At the beginning of April, just after the Easter break, we told you about a request made by Belize Electricity Limited to take up electricity rates. At the time, B.E.L. said that this was as a result of increases in the cost of power purchased from producers and the company proposed an increase of seven […]
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There were inmates of the Belize Central Prison in the city today, but they were being kept out of trouble. Region One Commander Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett employed them to “bush” overgrown lots on Logwood Street, Moya Street in the Saint Martin’s area, and on Mayflower Street. But Gillett told us that after the city […]
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On the occasion of Labour Day, police from Region One, Eastern Division, brought out thirty-two kids from Region One area of Eastern Division to play football against Roaring Creek and Camalote’s under-thirteen football teams. The youngsters from Mesopotamia, Collet and Queen’s Square neighborhoods split a pair of games, but former Belmopan Commander, now Region One […]
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BELTRAIDE, in partnership with public and private sector partners, are celebrating National Competitiveness Month. The month of May is being used to showcase how competitiveness is being strengthened in firms, labour and government. Today, C.E.O. Dwayne Belisle shared how Ministry of Investment, Trade and Commerce, and by extension Government, is helping to push trade forward […]
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All month long, there will be a series of activities and events to highlight national competitiveness month. The activities kicked off today with a roundtable discussion on export within CARICOM. Later this month, there will be a workshop on the business of music, career fairs and job preparedness trainings, as well as the launch of […]
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