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The Belize City Council today launched its ten-million-dollar municipal prospectus paper. Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the municipal bond has three tranches with different maturities and coupon rates and an anticipated weighted coupon average rate of three point four-five percent. The maturities range from ninety-one days to three hundred and sixty-four days. The mayor says […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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It’s been one week since official preliminary reports were released on the helicopter crash of February twenty-seventh that claimed the life of B.D.F. majors, Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar and crew members, Corporals Yassir Mendez and Reynaldo Choco. The military aircraft went down into the Gales Point Lagoon while the team was on a narco-trafficking […]
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Among the factors that could have contributed to the fatal crash was the use of cell-phone to communicate, poor weather conditions and the lack of night vision equipment. One of the questionable points from the preliminary report by the Belize investigative team, presented during a press conference last week by the Ministry of National Security, […]
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The families of the deceased B.D.F. soldiers, with the assistance of their attorneys, are in discussion with the Ministry of National Security to secure a compensation package because in most cases, the deceased men were the breadwinners of their families. C.E.O. George Lovell says that the compensation package will be in accordance with the law. […]
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A man was robbed, tied up and dumped in a river, but he survived the ordeal. Police say that they have two of the men responsible for the crime. San Narciso resident told Corozal police that five persons attacked him on the morning of March twelfth and after the criminals got what they wanted, they […]
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A San Ignacio resident was shot just after ten on Saturday night in San Ignacio. Police say that Belizean Security Officer Leroy Supaul was heading home after a night of socializing when he was shot. He is now hospitalized in a stable condition. Here’s more from the police. Sr. Supt., Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The threat of the coronavirus hovers over Belize as we start the weekend. But tonight the Ministry of Health confirms there are no cases of the virus here, but its effects are beginning to be felt. The overnight and cruise tourism sectors, both of which are the lifeblood of Belize’s economy, are taking a massive […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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The economic impact of suspension of cruise arrivals compounded by hotel cancellations, will undoubtedly affect revenue generation within the tourism industry. Of equal concern to the Belize Hotels Association is the well-being of their employees. The tourism sector has the largest workforce in the country; many of those in the service industry are frontline personnel whose […]
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But aside from the cruise ships and hotel cancellations, there are other movements to note. NICH is cancelling a research conference which was scheduled for later this month that would have attracted foreign and Belizean researchers as well as students. While there are no bans on mass events, organizers of the hot ticket concert scheduled […]
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As we said, Belize is yet to record its first case of coronavirus and while many are preparing for its advent on our shores, there are some business owners who are already profiteering from the cost of hand sanitizers and tissue. A quick look on grocery store shelves earlier today shows that the prices of […]
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The first detection of the coronavirus took place in December 2019 in Wuhan China. In less than three months, it has spread across the globe, infecting thousands of persons and killing over four thousand six hundred persons. Studies have since shown that the elderly population and children as well as persons with chronic illnesses are […]
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As the situation continues to evolve and the coronavirus inches closer to Belize, the Ministry of health today revealed its strategy on how it will communicate with the public when COVID-19 is established inside our borders. The ministry calls on the population to remain calm and well-informed and to practice preventative measures. The ministry today […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize, as a social partner, has a seat on the COVID-19 Taskforce, which has been established by government. Prime Minister Barrow, at a press conference on Thursday, said that the umbrella organization was yet to submit the names of its representatives. Earlier today, News Five caught up with N.T.U.C.B. […]
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In recent days, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Union has complained that the isolation ward at the K.H.M.H. is not an adequate space and that health personnel are at risk. The isolation of persons to be afflicted is an area of concern for the National Emergency Management Organization because of the proximity to some residential […]
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The parties in the redistricting case before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin have reviewed the affidavits of the expert witnesses that are to be brought forward by interested party in the case, Lord Michael Ashcroft. The case is brought before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement against the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the government, […]
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This week we’ve been reporting on the preliminary report coming out of the investigation into the helicopter accident that killed four B.D.F. soldiers. That report was prepared by the Honduran Air Force Accident Prevention and Investigation Board. The document outlines a number of issues found lacking and makes recommendations but the probable cause of the […]
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A week ago, stevedores gave the required twenty-one-day notice of strike action at the Port of Belize. While they have returned to work, today, they held a rally and were bolstered with the support of the National Trade Union Congress. The matter of an overdue Collective Bargaining Agreement and the expected shift by the sugar […]
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Closing arguments were heard earlier this weekend in the U.S. case against Lev Aslan Dermen. He stands accused of defrauding the U.S. government of more than one billion dollars in a bio fuel tax fraud scheme. The fifty-three-year-old alleged fraudster was granted Belize nationality in September 2013 and was recommended for a c consular post […]
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A mechanic of Maskall Village was escorted before Magistrate Aretha Ford this afternoon to face a charge of harm upon Sherlette Arnold. The incident allegedly happened on March eleventh in Belize City. This was the second time in as many weeks that twenty-five-year-old Malik Stuart has appeared before the courts with a charge upon the […]
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A man and two minors were denied bail this afternoon when they appeared before Magistrate Aretha Ford on a charge of robbery. Twenty-year-old Kenroy Daly, a resident of Sarstoon Street and the two minors, aged fifteen and seventeen, are accused of robbing Christian Ruiz by force of a Samsung phone and other personal belongings on […]
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Twenty-year-old Tayvon Castillo today found himself before the courts, charged with Obtaining Property by Deception, for allegedly collecting money for a vehicle that he never delivered to its buyer. Castillo is accused of collecting two thousand dollars as down-payment from Rigoberto Enriquez for a vehicle worth eighteen thousand dollars with monthly instalments of five hundred […]
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A special constable who is charged with eight counts of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor today made his second appearance before a Supreme Court Judge to seek bail while he awaits his trial. But his application could not be reviewed because the documents pertaining to his case were served too late for his attorney […]
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A land issue has been festering for some time in the Valley of peace, Cayo District. Farmers have complained that the land they have worked for years has been sold from under their feet. Despite attempts to resolve the matter, there has been solution. Today, they blocked access to the area to bring further attention […]
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A coastguard officer was shot in Punta Gorda on Thursday night while socializing at an establishment. Twenty-eight-year-old Collin Ramirez reported to police that while at Xions Den Bar which at the time was closed for business, he stepped outside to relieve himself. During that time he reportedly heard what sounded like two gunshots and thereafter […]
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