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A census exercise, estimated to cost the government somewhere around seven to eight million dollars, is to commence on May twelfth and conclude sometime in November of this year. In Belize, a population and housing census is carried out every ten years and the data collected is used by government departments, agencies and other groups […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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A team from the Guyana Bureau of Statistics is currently in Belize observing the process, which will include mapping areas and real time information being updated into the system. But in tracking how the country has developed and changed over time, Diana Castillo-Trejo says that they will be able to monitor and have field workers […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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In other news, seventy-nine-year-old Canadian national James Slemp was brutally murdered in Hopkins Village. His was partially decapitated body was found in a creek on Monday, three days after he went missing. Slemp lived alone on his farm and was last seen alive on Friday. Before his untimely death, Slemp was involved in an argument […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Two persons have been charged for the murder of forty-three-year-old Shane Budram. They are nineteen-year-old Raheem Budram and Kareem Eagan Junior. Shane was fatally shot during an altercation on Wagner’s Lane’s in Belize City. It happened on Friday night and police say that Shane was involved in a scuffle with his nephew. A motive for […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, News Five went south to follow up the issue of a road being built in a creek in Riversdale. Residents of that southern community, located off the Placencia peninsula, say that a developer pushed a road through a creek that provides critical nursery for fish. The developer seemingly heard the residents’ complaints and attempted […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Police are looking for three Belize City men for their affiliation with gangs. They are Kelvin Gongora, Ulide Allen, and Tevin James Cacho. The trio is wanted on the strength of a commitment warrant for being gang members. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, these persons also have outstanding fines in the courts. Williams […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Fifteen-year-old Ashton Stevens has been found. The teenager was located safe and sound on Tuesday night, following his disappearance on Monday. As we had reported, Stevens went missing from the Rockville Boot Camp compound sometime before five on February twenty-fourth. His parents were worried because he didn’t take any personal effects. The boy had reported […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise and in this region, Brazil is reporting its first case. In its latest advisory, the Ministry of Health reports that the novel coronavirus has now spread to thirty-four countries outside of mainland China. Even though the number of deaths caused by the virus is less than […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health is recommending against non-essential travel to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Iran, Italy and Japan, where the virus has been spreading. In the meantime, Doctor Russell Manzanero says that the ministry’s surveillance system at all entry points remains fully activated. Dr. Russell Manzanero, Epidemiologist, Ministry of Health “The ministry […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Budding entrepreneurs displayed their business innovations at a student expo today in Belize City. The students from the Edward P. Yorke High School tested their business acumen in not only producing goods and services, but taking the added step of selling their products. There was a wide range of products from sweets, to food and […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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Well-known Belizean artist Alex Sanker is attracting media attention in the United States where he was featured earlier today on ABC 7’s Eyewitness News in downtown Los Angeles doing what he does best, painting lifelike portraits of famous Americans. Last year, in the wake of the untimely passing of Nipsey Hussle, he immediately took to […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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At some point in your life, whether as a baby or an adult, you’ve come in contact with a nurse or midwife. These persons play a vital role in providing health services, and many times are the first and only point of healthcare in communities. According to the World Health Organization, the world needs nine […]
Written on February 26, 2020 | Posted in
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A horrific murder occurred in the south. The body of a Canadian national was removed from a creek after he went missing for three days. James Slemp lived a quiet life at a farm, but on Friday his life was cut short. It is suspected that a former farmhand brutally murdered the elderly man, partially […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The Coastal Road Project was formally launched on Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony in La Democracia Village. At a cost of a hundred and thirty million Belize dollars, the stretch of road connecting central and southern Belize, bypassing the Hummingbird Highway, is arguably the most expensive infrastructure initiative to be undertaken by the government. It […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is tasked with carrying out a criminal investigation into former Minister of National Security John Saldivar in the wake of the Lev Dermen scandal. A probe into financial transactions conducted between Saldivar and Dermen, dating back to 2013 when large sums of monies exceeding the prescribed limit were doled out […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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In requesting privileged information under MLAT, attorney Eamon Courtenay says that assurances are given by both countries on how the information would be used during an investigation, particularly if there is a trial that is ongoing on the other end of that request. In the case against Lev Dermen and Jacob Kingston, Courtenay says that […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Three weeks ago, Steve Duncan stepped down as a government appointed senator after serving at least four years on the upper chamber. At the time of announcing his replacement, the government said he had resigned for personal reasons. Well, today, a letter was sent to the Governor of the Central Bank Joy Grant by attorney […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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On most days, from Mondays to Fridays, long lines form at the Immigration Department in Belmopan by first time applicants for a passport or others seeking renewals. The process can be frustrating and time consuming and the paper work, voluminous. The procedures were tightened in 1994, following an immigration scandal in which persons, who did […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a change in the prices of fuel tonight that brings good news for consumers. The price for premium gasoline will go down by fifty-nine cents and will be selling at ten dollars and forty cents. The price for kerosene will decrease by seventy-four cents and now retail at six dollars and sixty-two cents […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The John Saldivar Scandal has brought sharp focus to the issue of campaign financing. With everyone talking about this, President of the Senate, Darrell Bradley says he has produced draft legislation to the issue. Bradley provided an outline and says it is critical to clean up the dirtiness in the matter of funds given to […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Bradley’s draft is patterned along U.S. legislation, but incorporates laws in other countries. It contemplates that foreign nationals should be prohibited from financing campaigns in other jurisdictions. Bradley says that in instances where it happens, it is safe to say that there is a quid pro quo or a vested interest. Darrell Bradley, Attorney […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Unlike a number of U.D.P. cabinet ministers and supporters, the President of the Senate says he is disappointed at what has come up in the Saldivar scandal. Bradley says right thinking Belizeans should not support what is illegal or unethical. Darrell Bradley, Attorney at law “As a person, who is a member of the […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Darrell Bradley recognizes that the current climate is rife with cynicism due to the corruption. Bradley says the system of government is broken and needs fixing because there are no checks and balances. His word of advice? Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “The first thing I would say is never trust politicians. That is a thing […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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We also asked Darrell Bradley to comment on the mammoth anti-corruption protest organized by the opposition party. Bradley says it is a function of democracy, which is required to stomp out corruption. Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “First of all, it is a good sign whenever our political process and people involved mobilize. I think the […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has come out in support of the National Student Union of Belize. The student union on Thursday joined the N.T.U.C.B. in its anti-corruption demonstration in Belize City. But reports emerging from the national university are that members of the staff there are demanding an apology from the student […]
Written on February 25, 2020 | Posted in
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