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The Cycling Federation of Belize is facing mounting criticisms by several cyclists and aficionados of the sport. A meeting between cyclists and attorneys took place on Thursday night to discuss the many issues they have with the governing body following the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic. Cyclist Tariq Cano was part of that meeting […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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According to cyclist, Tariq Cano, there is much work needed to be done in order to develop the sports of cycling in Belize. He says that local cyclists are not given enough opportunities to compete in international competition. Cano says that a group of athletes has identified several international events at which local cyclists can […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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A Crooked Tree resident accused of administering a beating on a Belize City man was denied bail for the offense of attempted murder. Nineteen-year-old Ravin Gillett was unsuccessful in his bail application at the Supreme Court today. Gillett has been on remand prison since his arraignment on April seventeenth, 2019. He is charged with the […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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In mid-March, four residents of Sunset Park were charged and arraigned for attempted burglary and aggravated assault at the home of a police officer as well as another resident of the Mile Eight Community. Shemar Castillo is the last of the four accused men to be granted bail. The crown withdrew its objection this morning […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Last month, HBO Latin America Group signed off on five licensing agreements with cable operators to legally provide programming channels. It comes down to the issue of rights. Today, in commemoration of World Intellectual Property Day, the Belize Intellectual Property Office and the National Sports Council who sat to discuss the concept of sports tourism […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Since 2018, the Organization of American States and the Trust for the Americas have been working with the Government of Belize and Civil Society on moving towards open government. It simply means that key stakeholders would be able to access data to develop the economy, specifically major sectors such as agriculture, tourism and even micro-businesses. […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Today’s event is part of the extended schedule of activities under the Development of the Caribbean and Code Sprint Initiative, coordinated by the Caribbean Open Institute for 2019. The regional initiative takes place simultaneously in seven countries and discusses how digital data impacts national development. Director Maurice McNaughton says that while it will take some […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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At the 1995 Beijing Conference, Belize and one hundred and eighty-eight UN member states adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as a global agenda to improve human rights for women and girls. The BPFA sets strategic objectives to achieve gender equality in twelve critical areas of concern, including poverty, education and training, armed […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on NWC Hosts Beijing 25+ Report Consultation
Cynthia Williams says that the information gathered from the consultations will be used to generate a report for Belize. That report, she explains, will be shared with partner agencies and government to be used to improve the lives of women and girls in Belize. As she explains, the report is also useful to secure funding […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority and Ministry of Agriculture is advising that if you haven’t vaccinated your livestock against blackleg in the last six months you must do so quickly. Rabies, which is a highly fatal disease that affects all mammals, can also be prevented through the vaccine. Affected animals will usually show nervous signs, […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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A Mixed Martial Arts competition will be held on Saturday night in Orange Walk. The event will feature twelve bouts with fighters from Belize, U.S.A. and Mexico. For the first time, there will be a female match. The event will culminate with a featherweight title fight in which Kriston Usher will go up against Johnathan […]
Written on April 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, on April fifteenth, we reported that the Guatemalan Armed Forces attempted to block the Belize Coastguard from travelling on the Sarstoon. Wil Maheia of the Belize Territorial Volunteers was leading a team of Belizeans on the trip on the Belize side of the river. Maheia is the point man in Punta Gorda […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A fire was reported this evening at the Shell Gas Station at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Cemetery Road at the entrance of the George Price Highway. A vehicle dangerously went up in flames while fueling at the Shell One Stop gas station. According to reports, attendants noticed smoke coming from the vehicle’s […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The situation involving the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams and the President of the Belize Police Association, Corporal Eldon Arzu has attracted the attention of the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations. The ComPol is not seeing eye-to-eye with Arzu, who was elected to another term as president in January, just before the ComPol deemed […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier this week a three-year-old baby boy and his father were injured in a shooting. Jose Navarette and his junior were shot in front of their home in Saint Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway on Sunday night. Fortunately, both survived the shooting and have been treated and released from the hospital. Police say that […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Police found two and half kilos or about five and a half pounds of weed in San Pedro. Around nine this morning, they were called out to the cemetery on the island and while making checks in the area, officers discovered the drugs wrapped in a single package. ASP Alejandro Cowo shares the details of […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A well-known boat owner is the latest victim of the theft of an expensive boat engine that was luckily recovered by police. One of six persons believed to be involved in the theft has been charged. Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Andrews was arraigned on a single charge of theft before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford. Allegations are that […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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From an engine thief to a cell phone robber. Pink’s Alley resident, twenty-eight-year-old Michael Usher was before the court today for the theft of a seven hundred-dollar cell phone stolen from Michelle Brooks. On April thirteenth, Brooks’ phone was stolen while she was at a birthday party at Saint Mary’s Parish Hall. Brooks told the […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers Union is winding up a two-day convention in Corozal Town. The event started on Wednesday and was wrapping up around six o’clock this evening. One of the highlights of the convention was the election of first vice president of the union. Former national president, Luke Palacio, who was serving as first […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
Education |
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While the B.N.T.U. is tidying up its house, the Cycling Federation of Belize is being taken to task. Following the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic, former two-time Cross Country Champion Justin Williams blasted the federation on social media. Well, the federation went on the defensive chastising Williams and his brother Cory, who are well-known […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Just last year, the executive of the federation was returned after there was a challenge from a slate initially including cyclists Kaya Cattouse and Tariq Cano. Both Cano and Cattouse had to withdraw from the slate, which was later filled by Alexi Ordonez, Karen Vernon, Shawn Duncan and John Burns. Although they ended up losing […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier you heard the 2019 Female Cross Country Champion, Kaya Cattouse react to the back and forth between Justin Williams and the Cycling Federation of Belize. As the situation continues to unfold, a meeting amongst cyclists is planned for tonight to determine the next steps that will be taken by the athletes given the mess […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Cyclists Fed Up with Federation, Meet to Discuss Way Forward
Cattouse has for years clamoured for the need for investment to develop the sport in Belize and has embarked on her own to train high school students in cycling. At the same time, there are other events organized by the Weekend Warriors and smaller races are put on by private and corporate citizens to keep […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Lack of Development is Hurting the Cycling Sport
So do the dismal results of the 2019 Cross Country Cycling Classic rest of the shoulders of the federation? Three Guatemalan nationals, namely: Julio Miranda, Alex Julaju and Jose Conastuj took the top spots in that order with American rider David Flynn coming in fourth and Belizean cyclist Giovanni Lovell rounding out the top five. […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Turning to crime…A bar in San Jose, Toledo burnt down earlier this week. Police say that Margarita’s Cool Spot was completely destroyed by fire around twelve-thirty on Tuesday morning. Today ACP Joseph Myett told reporters that they suspect that the property may have been intentionally set on fire. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes […]
Written on April 25, 2019 | Posted in
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