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Austin Williams is tonight recovering at the Southern Regional Hospital, reportedly under police guard, following a shooting incident that occurred overnight in Seine Bight Village on the peninsula. Williams was socializing with another person when he was assaulted by a gunman who simply walked up to him and opened fire. He was hit twice and […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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As we reported on Wednesday, police arrested and charged Benjamin Reid for the murder of Daniel Guardado who was shot and killed on May fifth on Partridge Street Extension. Today, Assistant Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo confirms that the repairman was executed in a case of mistaken identity. ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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On Friday, Supreme Court Justice Courtney Abel crushed the hopes of Sunshine Holdings Limited to receive a share, or at the outside, all of the more than one hundred and fourteen million dollars paid to Dean Boyce and the Trustees of the B.T.L. Employees’ Trust in the 2015 settlement agreement on Belize Telemedia. The decision […]
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As has been noted, Sunshine Holdings did not get an exception in the 2015 settlement agreement for its debt as it was government-owned. The agreement explicitly obliged Government to take on all its assets as well as debts. So was this another error on the part of the legal team that drafted the agreement? The […]
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On Monday, the United States inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem, as the first country to relocate its headquarters from Tel Aviv, in the State of Israel. On Wednesday, Guatemala followed suit by also moving its embassy to the capital city, amid considerations being made by other countries, including Paraguay, Honduras, Czech Republic and Romania. The […]
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Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, traveled to the western border on Wednesday to view firsthand security improvements that are taking place at the Benque/Melchor crossing point. The infrastructure work is being undertaken by the B.D.F.’s light engineers. The team is repairing, upgrading and strengthening security facilities at that location and is being done in […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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In light of teacher’s day celebration on Friday, we bring you a feature story of a young teacher described as an outstanding member of the Queen Square Anglican School teaching staff. Mary Ovado started teaching at the school in 2012 and since then she has made a mark on the school and students. Ovado is […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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The average Belizean doesn’t know that much about the island nation of Cuba – perhaps that it is a socialist state in a mostly capitalist region of the world, or that a classmate or two went there to study medicine. But there is much more, including that Cuba was one of the first nation-states to […]
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Over the years we have seen many instances of disruption to life in Belize City, as a result of mutually exclusive activities being forced to co-exist with each other – examples include the battle over the ‘entertainment strip’ in 2017, or on Sixth Street a few years ago. The simplest explanation is that the Old […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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When last we left the situation of the Collet Canal, specifically the tributary that empties into the Caribbean Sea, the Belize City Council was beginning the process of draining out the massively heavy silt that has built up for many years in the area. But work just as quickly stopped. Today, the council’s finance director […]
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and its partner agencies want to recognize fisherfollks who are doing good work in the fishing industry. Two outstanding fishers will be awarded along with a “Fisher of the Year.” This is the fourth year the award is being given out and again, the organizers want you to help nominate […]
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The Gateway Youth Center held its annual health fair today at the Constitution Park in Belize City. A number of the organizations shared informational pamphlets, interactive games, as well as free testing. We stopped by to speak with Counselor Erolyn Sebastian about the fourth youth-led health fair. Erolyn Sebastian, Counselor, Gateway Youth Center “This […]
Written on May 17, 2018 | Posted in
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Reducing the use of salt is a priority for health officials in Belize to prevent and contain the risk of heart diseases. The focus this year on the occasion of World Hypertension Day is to raise awareness about hypertension, more commonly known as high blood pressure which causes heart attacks and strokes. Healthy Living tonight […]
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The Prime Minister had not appeared in front of the media since his last press conference on March eighteenth, but today he did for the better part of two hours. Now, the Government has set a fixed date of April tenth, 2019 for a referendum to be held on whether the territorial dispute with Guatemala […]
The prime minister is on record stating that it is his personal view that the ICJ is the best option for the resolution of the claim. Barrow also says that a majority of those in his Cabinet are in agreement with that position and will be taking that message to the electorate in the months […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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While he would not put forward what percentage of Cabinet is in favor of a yes vote, the prime minister does acknowledge that there are indeed a few members who remain undecided on the matter. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I can say, even at this early stage, that the vast majority of the individual […]
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The relationship between Belize and Guatemala is at times tense, but for the sake of carrying out the education campaign successfully, the existing state of affairs between both countries must be preserved. Key to maintaining the status quo is the O.A.S. Office at the Adjacency Zone. PM Barrow discusses the role of the Organization of […]
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Before the I.C.J. referendum is held next year, there is the matter of the re-registration exercise spearheaded by the Elections and Boundaries Department, which is set to begin on July first. That exercise will run in the millions of dollars. Government has since allocated monies that will go toward a budget leading up to next […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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The prices of fuel at the gas pumps are up yet again. Those increases come almost two weeks after the last hike and will see the cost of premium gasoline decreasing nominally. The overall increase is being attributed to an uptick in the cost per barrel of oil on the world market, however, PM Barrow […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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News Five understands that the persistent issue of correspondent banking was also a factor in government’s decision to source fuel from the U.S. Gulf Coast. Admittedly, G.O.B. has also been facing problems with servicing its debt to Venezuela. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “That no doubt was part of our decision not to place anymore […]
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Police suspect that a cluster of houses in the Banana Bank area in the outskirts of Belmopan was set on fire to disguise a murder. The fire swept through the four wooden houses early on Tuesday afternoon, but around three o’clock firefighters found the charred remains of a man believed to be British national Bruce […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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Police have arrested and charged twenty-one-year-old Benjamin Alexander Reid for the murder of Daniel Guardado. After leaving his place of work on the night of Saturday May fifth, Guardado was hanging out with friends and left the group briefly to make a purchase and promised to return but he never did. A single gunman ambushed […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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While she has not yet officially put in her papers, Senator Valerie Woods is very close to making a decision on whether she will contest the Albert Division for the People’s United Party. We met Woods this afternoon preparing to canvass the division she grew up in and where some family members, including her mother, […]
Written on May 16, 2018 | Posted in
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While Woods harbours greater political aspirations, as one of the most prominent female faces in the P.U.P., what does she think of the conundrum on women candidates? Former Port Loyola aspirant and City Councilor Candice Pitts vociferously condemned the alleged lack of support for her candidacy from within the P.U.P. and particularly the United Women’s […]
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The prime minister’s personal health, more specifically, complications he has been having with his back, has forced him to take short leaves of absence while seeking medical treatment abroad. Today, he gave an update on his general physical condition and informed that undergoing surgery would have him out of office for two to three months. […]
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