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A recent telephone survey is pointing to an increasing number of persons who are against taking the claim to the I.C.J. for final resolution. Cabinet today endorsed a YES vote, while the Opposition party is to take a formal position soon. On Monday, a new N.G.O. was formed to push for a YES vote. Now, […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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On Monday we reported on the fire that destroyed one small wooden home in the Conch Shell Bay area. A mother and her daughter were living at the house up to the time of the fire – but they’ve been left without a roof over their head since eight on Sunday night. As you heard […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Belize National Climate Change Office is responsible for the coordination of Belize’s national, regional and international response to Climate Change. This entails some sensitization, as well as reporting on and implementation of climate action programmes. Some of these programmes tie in to Belize’s Nationally Determined Contributions which are plans to reduce greenhouse gases that are […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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It’s been a while since senior police officers from across the country would converge to be debriefed and plan strategically for the future. Today, the first all-senior officers’ conference under the leadership of the new Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was held at the Police Training Academy. It will now be held twice a year […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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One of the biggest challenges for the police department is what seems to be a never-ending battle against crimes, particularly murders. It has been the Achilles’ heel for most commissioners of police though the crime rate continues to spiral. In 2018 alone, the murder count was one hundred and forty-two, the highest since 2012’s one […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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As we’ve reported, the changes within the command of the police department have seen Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett now in charge of the Special Patrols Unit of the Police Department. He is being replaced by Superintendent Daniel Arzu, who was the Commander of Operation ACT. Now Gillett was known for his strong community policing skills […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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The CARICOM IMPACS, with support from the European Development Fund have been working with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to implement the Advanced Cargo Information Systems in the CARICOM member states. ACIS will first be piloted in Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica and Grenada where they have already enacted legislation for the system […]
Written on January 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Three suspect ATM scammers, all South American nationals, were arraigned in the Belize Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. Chilean Juan Espinosa Saaveria, Colombian Edgar Vargas Vaca and Peruvian Luis Robles Marroquin were in police custody since Thursday. Today, they were charged for preparation of a crime and appeared before Senior Magistrate Patricia Arana. While all three […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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Police say that they are in possession of sufficient evidence to have brought charges against the South American trio. According to police, at least one of the men has visited Belize several times prior to them being arrested and they have been following the activities of the men since last year before making arrests last […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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In the Supreme Court in Belmopan, after a third attempt, the notorious Felix brothers were finally granted bail for murder and attempted murder. Emory and Maurice were given bail of twenty thousand dollars each in the Supreme Court by Justice Antoinette Moore in the Belmopan jurisdiction. The duo was represented by attorney Oscar Selgado, who […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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The Customs Department and Belize Coast Guard carried out a joint operation on Friday morning at a contraband hotspot near San Victor Village, up north. The operations netted a big bust coming from Mexico by way of the Rio Hondo River and into Belize. Two skiffs carrying unaccustomed goods of Mexican beers, sodas, flour, footwear, […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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There was another bust by the Coast Guard in another hotspot. It happened on Sunday morning about eighteen miles north of San Pedro Town. That patrol led to the discovery of a gun, ammunition and marijuana. The Belize Coast Guard says that its Infantry Marine Unit was on routine patrol in Northern Ambergris Caye near […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A meeting in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek, got tense among residents over the village’s land expansion project. In 2017, one hundred acres of land were identified to grow the village. Six-hundred and sixty-three lots have been marked and residents from the village and those from Placencia and Seine Bight say they have been paying […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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The primary purpose of the meeting was to address allegations of political interference. Chairman, Christopher Budna and Vincent Scott are alleging that U.D.P. Stann Creek West Standard Bearer, Ivan Williams, is forcibly injecting himself in the project as a means to take control of it. Williams has denied this allegation, saying that he is trying […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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Fire destroyed a house in Belize City on Monday night. The blaze was seen coming out of the house after seven-thirty that night in the Conch Shell Bay area. A woman and her daughter were living there at the time and fortunately escaped unhurt. The fire could have been worse, considering the proximity of the […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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There was a shooting over the weekend on Ebony Street, Belize City for which several persons remain in police custody. But that is as far as it goes because according to police, the victim of the shooting that occurred on Sunday afternoon has refused to cooperate with authorities. Police opted not to comment on what […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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If you’ve been at the Philip Goldson International Airport on a Saturday then you might have noticed the long lines of international visitors attempting to enter the country. The snaking lines have been having an effect on passengers who have connecting flights to the islands. So what’s causing the long delays and processing? In December […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A new N.G.O. has been formed, primarily for the I.C.J. It is called Citizens for the Defence of Sovereignty and one of its members is Assad Shoman, a YES proponent for the I.C.J. Shoman issued a release today to say that the objective is to “embrace and promote the concept of sovereignty of peoples and […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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Four American and Canadian tourists were robbed at gunpoint of their belongings and money at the El Pilar Archaeological Site in Cayo. The Maya monument is located about seven miles southwest of Bullet Tree Village. Just after midday on Sunday, San Ignacio police were called out to the site where alleged Guatemalan bandits had attacked […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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There were only a few violent incidents that occurred over the weekend in Belize City. Robberies continue to be a perennial challenge that the Police Department has been grappling with. Over the weekend, two men were hit by robbers in the city. A contractor from Cisco Constructions was robbed of five thousand dollars in cash […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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On Saturday night police also responded to a robbery on Cemetery Road in south side Belize City. Latino’s Barbershop was targeted by armed thieves who relieved two men of three hundred and ten dollars when they entered the barbershop. No one has been detained in connection with the crime, but police say they are following […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A female teacher of Muffles College High School remains on administrative leave. Nude pictures of the teacher were leaked in December, prompting the administration of the school to request the teacher to resign—a request that she denied. Today, a prescheduled meeting was held at the school’s compound and one of the topics briefly discussed was […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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Philip Willoughby is the U.D.P. standard bearer for Port Loyola going into the 2020 General Elections. Willoughby is getting a head start and hosting consultations with the constituents and working to address a number of their concerns. Those issues include land, crime, and infrastructure. Today, he told us he has the blessings of the sitting […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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It has been over two months since he defeated Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, AC Castillo and former deputy mayor Dean Samuels and went on to win his bid for the Port. Willoughby told us that he is working to make his mark on the community to ensure that they see him as a worthy candidate […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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If you want to vote in the Belize-Guatemala Referendum on April tenth of this year, the Elections and Boundaries Department says that the last day to register is March tenth. The department is reminding electors that to be registered, you must visit their office in your district. Anyone with a valid voter I.D. card issued […]
Written on January 21, 2019 | Posted in
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