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The implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC, is moving along at a snail’s pace and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry which has been the primary driver behind the adoption of the multilateral treaty is discontented. Earlier this week, the business organization wrote to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte expressing dissatisfaction with the […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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The designation of Chetumal as a commercial free zone to be established in early 2019 is good news for Belizean consumers, but is raising serious concerns in the local business community. Not only will the cost of goods and services be reduced considerably across the Mexican border, but companies on this side of the Rio […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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Over four thousand migrants mostly from Honduras are in Mexico, en route to the United States. Aside from Honduras, the group includes men, women and children from El Salvador and Guatemala. According to the Mexican government, seventeen hundred persons have abandoned the caravan and applied for asylum in Mexico and another five hundred Hondurans have […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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A report on the State of the World Population was released today. Globally, the report finds that the size of families is reducing. This is because individuals exercise the power to choose the number of children they want and when they want. The report found that it can also lead to economic and social development. […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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The United Nations Population Fund has been working hand in hand with its partner agency UNICEF in the development of a roadmap to address child marriages and early unions in Belize. This is the first attempt in the Caribbean to develop such a strategy. Now, in the region child marriages are widespread, but in Belize, […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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The Belize City Primary School History and Social Studies Competition ended today at the Bliss. Eight students from schools across the city competed to answer from a list of eight questions that tested the participants’ knowledge about historical facts about Belize. The competition is part of the public education campaign being carried out by the […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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The fifteen million-dollar Downtown Rejuvenation Project in Belize City is moving full steam ahead since it was launched in 2015. The project, which intends to revitalize and open up cultural, has completed some of its goals including upgrades at the Yabra field where a covered structure was installed and fixtures put in place to enhance […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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Live 2 Lead is a concept created by leadership expert John Maxwell to grow leadership in a community and expand network with relationships that produce tangible results. Maxwell believes that it is the one single thing that can make the difference between average success and extraordinary success in life and in your business. Today, a […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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This week, the Ministry of Health embarked in its annual awareness campaign on the importance of practicing dental hygiene. After a week of celebration, Dental Health Week culminated with a mini-fair at the parking lot of the K.H.M.H. in Belize City. This year’s theme was “Visit the Dentist Today and Prevent Tooth Decay.” Senior Dental […]
Written on October 26, 2018 | Posted in
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A clandestine plane landing took place early this morning in northern Belize. The suspected drug plane landed on the Progresso Road and was discovered by a villager around four this morning. When police arrived at the scene, all they found was the plane on fire. No one was in the area when police arrived and […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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The badly decomposed body of Felina James was discovered a week ago in an area just off the Coastal Road. The mother of two was found chopped to death and her body disposed of after being reported missing for a week. Her Kia Sorento and a firearm were also unaccounted for. Earlier this week, a […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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There has been another incident at TKO Farms in Teakettle, Cayo. This time, a farmhand was assaulted on Wednesday morning by a group of four masked men who were armed with handguns. Manuel Gomez reported to police that he was attacked by the gang while at work on a ranch in Teakettle Village. He informed […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Nineteen-year-old Kelvin Gongora has been arrested and charged for attempting to discharge a firearm inside a Chinese fast-food restaurant on Mahogany Street last Friday. The Mopan Street resident was caught on surveillance camera taking aim at a patron of the establishment when the weapon snapped twice. He then trained the firearm in the direction of […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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The suggestion by Opposition Leader, John Briceño, to legalize marijuana has received major backlash from the government, but gained support in other quarters. Briceño suggests that it is time for Belize to legally harvest marijuana as a new source of income for the Government. There is an overlap between Briceño’s idea and a recent move […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber has weighed in on the debate. Faber reiterated Cabinet’s position, saying that Briceño’s suggestion to legalize marijuana is a haphazard notion that can affect Belize in the international arena. The Deputy Prime Minister, however, was more receptive to the possibility of establishing industrial hemp production in Belize. Patrick Faber, […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño is embarking on a country-wide visit which he has dubbed as a ‘listening tour.’ His first stop is in Dangriga tonight which forms part of the southern caucus that recently came out saying ‘NO’ to the I.C.J. The purpose is to feel the people’s pulse on taking Guatemala’s maritime, insular and […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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The U.D.P. is starting conventions around the country, prior to the election of a new leader. Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber says he has been on the campaign trail – rallying U.D.P. supporters to secure the leadership of the party. That race, for quite a while was considered a two-man race between Faber and John […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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DPM Faber isn’t the only one rallying behind Willoughby; he also has the support of Faber’s opponent John Saldivar. Faber and Saldivar haven’t been known to agree on many things, but one thing they can agree on is who is the best U.D.P. candidate for the Port. They stand to benefit the most from Peyrefitte’s […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night, a post appeared on the Facebook of DPM Patrick Faber. The status was posted at nine-twenty-eight p.m. and read “Crackheads say and do the darnest of things!” The post was deleted minutes after, but Facebook users had their fingers ready and the status was ‘screenshotted’ and widely circulated. Those who have been […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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A pair of missionaries, both of whom are American nationals, raised the suspicion of villagers when they were observed taking pictures near the primary school in Patchakan earlier this week. Their apprehension comes on the heels of an incident in Trial Farm Village earlier this month in which an abduction attempt was thwarted. In this […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Corozal police are also investigating what appears to be a case of arson in Patchakan, where a five bedroom structure went up in flames on Monday night. According to ACP Joseph Myvett, indications are that the intruder entered the vacant building, rummaged through it and then set it on fire. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Detectives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have joined the Belize Police Department in probing the death of forty-nine-year-old Claire Elizabeth Rigdon. The lifeless body of the American national was found floating in a swimming pool at her residence on the Consejo Road on the night of October thirteenth. According to her husband, Robley Smith […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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Seventeen-year-old Gerardo Vasquez remains missing from Ontario Village, despite the belief that he may be dead. The teenager was last seen on September twenty-fifth. Since then, there has been an intense effort to locate him. The search party which included friends and family, as well as local law enforcement, turned up nothing. Notwithstanding the discovery […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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According to a recent post on the Belize City Council’s Facebook page, Mayor Bernard Wagner along with Councilor Albert Vaughn and City Council personnel did a walk-through visit of Gungulung and Krooman Lagoon. Mayor Wagner was accompanied by three representatives of the Muslim Community, including two engineers visiting from London. The purpose of the walkthrough, […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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At the end of September, we reported on an ongoing audit at the National Sports Council that was sanctioned by Minister Patrick Faber and the Ministry of Sports. We were reliably informed that were there were accountability issues. And now the auditor general has done an audit that has revealed bigger issues within the Sport […]
Written on October 25, 2018 | Posted in
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