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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams hosted a public meeting in Punta Gorda on Friday evening to discuss the concerns of residents in the wake of an increase in crime and violence in that southern municipality. The meeting was held several days after the homicides of Oscar Humes and Kevin Moro, who were both shot and […]
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Today, NICH and the Embassy of Panama signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance theatre and crafts in Belize. This will be done through workshop sessions and trainings to strengthen Belize’s cultural offerings. Belize and Panama have collaborated before to build capacity within the creative industry. The signing happened at the Bliss in Belize City; […]
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The M.O.U. with Panama will help to boost the handicraft and theatre offerings. But one of the challenges local artisans face is the importation of small souvenirs, which are mass produced in other countries where production costs are low. Director of the Institute of Creative Arts Greg Vernon says that this makes it difficult for […]
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Well-known Derek Aikman died over the weekend at the age of fifty-nine. A colourful personality, Aikman rose to prominence with the United Democratic Party in 1984 when in a major upset, he unseated former Prime Minister George Price in the Freetown Division. But in 1992, Aikman was declared bankrupt and expelled from the House. He […]
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On Thursday, Salvapan resident Nicolasa Cus and her family were left without a roof over their heads after the house they were living in for several years was dismantled. Residents took to social media to complain that the treatment of Cus was inhumane since the children continue to be left exposed to the elements. The […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
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Six men are in police detention following a brazen armed robbery at the northern border on Thursday morning but no charges has been levied on them as yet. The group includes the driver of the get-away vehicle and the robbers. Now, five masked and armed robbers held up a group of ‘peseros’, snatching their money […]
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One of the robbers who was injured during the shootout with police at the northern border is twenty-four year old Randolph Crawford. He was shot on both legs and according to his uncle, Mansfield Philips, Crawford has not received medical treatment. Philips says that while his nephew has been taken to a hospital, the bullets […]
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A small protest was held today in front of The Inspiration Centre where the Elections & Boundaries Department was meeting with monitors for the upcoming Referendum on April tenth. Leading the group was Patrick Rogers of the Belize Peace Movement which includes a number of small political parties. The movement was not invited to appoint […]
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The Peace Movement is also calling on Prime Minister Dean Barrow to back off from the judiciary. The organization is responding to comments made by P.M. Barrow with respect to a sitting judge. During the Prime Minister’s Forum in February, P.M. Barrow accused Justice Courtenay Abel of treating crown counsels slightingly and dismissively. The Peace […]
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Minister of National Security John Saldivar was in Punta Gorda today and reportedly led a large civilian delegation under joint military and coastguard patrol to the Sarstoon River. The trip precedes the April tenth I.C.J. referendum and that area of southern Belize remains a point of contention between Belize and Guatemala. Minister Saldivar had proposed […]
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Eighteen-month-old burn victim Zela Usher left the country this afternoon. She is on her way to Galveston, Texas, where she will receive treatment at the burn unit at Shriners Hospital. Baby Zela is suffering from second and third degrees burns to her face and head. She is expected to stay at Shriners Hospital for an […]
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Twenty-four-year-old Stephan Pasos was convicted today for inappropriately touching a twenty-one-year-old woman who is his sister-in-law. Pasos appeared before Magistrate Emerson Banner and pleaded guilty to sexual assault, telling the court that he was intoxicated when he committed the offense. He was fined two thousand dollars plus a five dollar cost of court which he […]
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With forty more days to go until Referendum Day on April tenth, today the Elections and Boundaries Department met with organizations who are represented in that National Assembly. The department is trying to tie up the logistics inside the three hundred and sixty counting stations. The Chief Elections Officer says she wants to ensure transparency […]
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The Elections and Boundaries Department is gearing up for referendum day. The Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai today told the media that section six of the Referendum Act states that a referendum shall be conducted similarly to an election. So according to Tamai, the I.C.J. referendum process on April tenth will involve returning officers, elections […]
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Tamai was asked a number of issues in respect of Referendum day. Earlier this week she said on Open Your Eyes that two thousand and five hundred plus persons have been disallowed from voting but that number, is ‘not a whole lot of persons’. According to Tamai, those persons on the disallowed list can still […]
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The Elections and Boundaries Department has begun issuing Voter ID cards for persons who registered in April 2018. According to Josephine Tamai,ID cards will also be distributed by Elections and Boundaries personnel at the polling stations on Referendum Day. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “The distribution started today for those that were approved for the […]
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A legal opinion the Belize/Guatemala Dispute has been obtained by The Bar Association of Belize. It is crafted by international law expert, Professor Stephen Vascianne, CD. According to a release from the bar, Vascianne looks at the territorial dispute with reference to international law principles and evaluates strengths and possible weaknesses of Belize’s case should […]
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Shortly after five on Thursday evening, a fire broke out inside the Extra House compound on the George Price Highway. Fire officials say that the blaze didn’t destroy any of the buildings, but it destroyed five old cars and a couple storage containers. The National Fire Service was alerted of the fire at Mile Two […]
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During these coming months, bush fires are common across the country. Today the Fire Department shared tips on how you can help to prevent these fires from causing loss of life and property. They say it is important that you maintain your immediate surroundings cut low to the ground and to exercise caution when there […]
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Soybean producers in Little Belize are in the red and they are desperately trying to find a new market for roughly seven million pounds of the legume which is being stored in three silos in that Mennonite community up north. Farmers attribute the loss of sale to the importation of soybean products from neighboring Mexico. […]
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The presentation of the Belize National Land Use Policy Implementation Road Map and Action Plan was held in Belize City this morning by the Ministry of Natural Resources. It forms part of a bigger initiative known as the Belize Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project being undertaken by the World Bank. Its implementation is part of the […]
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The roll-out will see the restoration of a stretch of road between Vista del Mar and Biscayne on the Phillip Goldson Highway to meet climate resilient specifications. According to Project Coordinator Windell Parham, the Ministry of Natural Resources is also putting together a record spatial data from across the country because climate change affects everything […]
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The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, through support from the Regional Center of Promotion for MSME (CENPROMYPE) and funds from the U.S. State Department, launched a project called the Female Entrepreneurship Program. The program, which is a first of its kind for Belize, is designed exclusively for women to improve and strengthen their leadership […]
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Belize and the Republic of Cuba renewed their cooperation agreement in support of the Cuban Medical Brigade. The one year agreement was signed with the expectation that Cuba will continue to aid in the development of Belize’s health system, through technical assistance, which includes the deployment of the medical brigade that helps in the delivery […]
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