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Responding to the concerns raised by the senators were U.D.P. Senators Michael Peyrefitte and Stephen Duncan. Peyrefitte and Duncan asserted that in order for businesses to avoid penalties, businesses need to be tax compliant. Stephen Duncan, U.D.P. Senator “As you read the legislation you get the sense that the onus is being shifted from […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Two new senators were sworn in today. It was Darrell Bradley’s first day as President of the Senate. He was appointed to the post after Lee Mark Chang stepped aside to pursue a career in politics. While attorney Michel Chebat has on several occasions temporarily stepped in for the P.U.P.’s lead Senator Eamon Courtenay, today, […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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A fire on Tuesday evening gutted a store at a shopping complex in Belmopan. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, but a few days ago, electrical issues plagued the building. The store manager says it all started in one of the units on the ground floor. The firemen battled the raging flames from […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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On the economic front, there is positive news coming from the Statistical Institute of Belize in respect of the labour force. Figures show a drop in the unemployment rate from nine point four percent in April 2018 to this year. According to S.I.B., unemployment is at its lowest, with the Belize District showing the highest […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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It has been taking place since 1993 and has become one of the leading culinary competitions in the Caribbean region. In the past two consecutive years, Belize has been fielding a team to compete in the highly anticipated Taste of the Caribbean. The best of the best in culinary skills and mixology in the region […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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This week, a series of activities are taking place to highlight the work of the police department. One of the initiatives that builds relations with the public is community policing; it gets residents to work with the police. News Five’s Duane Moody was at a fair where the many functions of the department were on […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Police Week began on Sunday with a church service at the Divine Mercy Church in Belize City. There were several other activities organized across the country, but later this week, there will be an award ceremony, and a parade by the officers, among other things. Woman Corporal of Police and Public Relations Officer for the […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Retired police officer Marie Henry was among the first women to join the Belize Police Force back in the early sixties. Today, her outstanding career as a woman in law enforcement is enshrined in a namesake daycare center that was inaugurated at the Raccoon Street Police Headquarters. The opening ceremony coincides with the celebration of […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Budding basketball athletes from all the districts converged in Belize City today. They represent the cream of the crop at their age and in their schools. Having made their mark at home and with the 2019 champions at stake, their eyes are now on winning cash to move on to high schools. The highly competitive […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Also touching down in Belize today was the college division-three basketball team from Westminster College in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. headed by Kevin Siroki. Siroki, you will recall, is a former coach of Belize’s national basketball team and was instrumental in the development of the sport at Galen University and the University of Belize. After taking up […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The international friendly match will be preceded by a celebrity basketball game also at the Belize City Civic Centre. Local radio and TV personalities as well as well-known athletes will participate in the game. Coach Roscoe Rhys who organized the event shares more details. Coach Roscoe Rhys, Co-Organizer, Basketball International Friendly “We have a […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The U.S. Embassy held its annual Pride Month commemorative event today in Belmopan. It joins the rest of the world this month to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex persons and reaffirms its commitment to protect and defend the human rights of all, including L.G.B.T.I. persons. A brief ceremony was held in Belmopan where […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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In our past coverage of the L.G.B.T.I. event at the U.S. Embassy, you may have seen the symbolic raising of the rainbow flag; but that didn’t happen this year. Visiting Deputy Director of Central American Affairs, Thomas Lersten, delivered the remarks at today’s event in the absence of Charge d’ Affaires Keith Gilges. Lersten said […]
Written on June 26, 2019 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and the top brass of the police headed to San Pedro today in the wake of the double murder of a tour guide and US doctor vacationing in Belize. The men were fishing at sea when they were shot and killed on Sunday. While Doctor Gary Swan was an unsuspecting […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Belize’s physical location in this hemisphere has positioned the country as an ideal transhipment point in the international drug trade. The limited resources of law enforcement have made the struggle against the narco-traffickers too difficult to win. Drug cartels consistently use our waters and land as gateways to drug markets in the United States. Over […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A woman was shot in Belize City on Monday night just before eight o’clock. She is fifty-year old Kathia Williams, a long time resident of Benbow Street. Williams came under attack as she stood on Kraal Road. It is believed that the bullets were not meant for her, but she came in harm’s way and […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Fifty-year-old Thelma Warrior has been arrested and charged for the murder of Yolanda Elvira Requeña who was stabbed to death in Bullet Tree Falls Village on Sunday evening. As we reported on Monday, Requeña, a mother of four, was romantically involved with Kalim Warrior, the husband of the accused murderer. Requeña was said to have […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Twenty-five-year-old police constable Michelle Brown, accused of the December 2017 murder of businessman Fareed Ahmad, appeared before Justice Colin Williams this morning. A plea of not guilty was taken from her, despite the absence of her attorney, Senior Counsel Simeon Sampson. The matter has been adjourned to September nineteenth when case management is set to […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Twenty-seven-year-old Belizean citizen Graciano Choc, who is in the British Army, is the victim of a hit and run which occurred on Sunday night in the UK. His mother, Sharmane Gracia, says that Choc was returning to base when he was run over while on Christmas Hill, Winchester. The vehicle failed to stop at the […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The shocking murders of a visiting U.S. doctor while on a fishing trip with a San Pedro tour guide is grabbing attention in the international press. The Doctor Gary Swank is highly respected and his community and family are reeling from his senseless murder. Already, the U.S. Embassy has issued an advisory on travel to […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Outbreaks of communicable diseases, environmental challenges, poor health and wellness in the tourism workforce can result in closures of hotels and cruise ports which can lead to significant losses in revenue. These are some of the driving forces behind the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the Caribbean Tourism Organisation partnering to address issues affecting health and […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize National Female Volleyball Team is in the news tonight for good reason. Its stellar performance against bigger and seasoned teams in the region is opening new opportunities for them. The national team is getting ready to compete in qualifying games for the volleyball Olympics. So in October, the team heads to Puerto Rico […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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There is more good news in volleyball, for the fourth consecutive year, Belize has been selected to host regional games in the sport. President of the Belize Volleyball Association Allan Sharp told News Five that the Central American Beach Volleyball Championships will be held at Old Belize from August sixteenth to the eighteenth. He shared […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Garifuna Collective is currently on tour in Europe and will hit North America later this summer. They are a seasoned band of musicians from across different generations, with a dynamic that comes from playing and traveling the world together, sharing their music and stories with global audiences. Their performances spark the history and soul […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Garifuna Collective is giving the world a sneak peak at the first single from their upcoming album Aban. The song called Hamala – Let Him Fly, is directed by Jeremy Christoph Lewis and gives the viewer an intimate look at Hopkins Village which inspires much of the Collective’s music. The forthcoming record marks the […]
Written on June 25, 2019 | Posted in
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