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Other points raised in the report include the issue of the pilots’ time flying the aircraft for narco-trafficking operations. The report recommended that there be a separation of the classification of the pilots in two wings; fixed wing and rotating wing. It also noted that initial training as a pilot in command must be based […]
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Families of the fallen Belize Defense Force soldiers met with the Minister of National Security Michael Peyrefitte and Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Borland and investigators on Tuesday at Price Barracks. They were represented by three attorneys including Audrey Matura. The families of the soldiers are expected to receive benefits, but that might take months […]
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An elderly woman, who is a grandmother and great grandmother of many children, was viciously killed and her semi-clad body found at a dumpsite in the Ladyville area on Tuesday morning. Carolyn Arnold reportedly left a friend’s house on Monday night, but did not make it to her own house since her life was snuffed […]
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner was upbeat today saying that belt tightening has turned around the finances of City Hall. According to the mayor, collections improved significantly and expenditures went down, all resulting in a healthy financial picture. At a press conference this morning, the mayor also said that now that the council is in […]
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The Belize City Council is also planning to launch its own municipal bond in the days ahead. On March sixteenth, Mayor Bernard Wagner and his team will formally roll out a short-term bond, an iteration which he promises to be more creative than the initial certificate. The bond, we note, has been in the making […]
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CitCo has been busy over the past two years paying outstanding bills which it says were left behind by the previous administration. While it has been able to steer City Hall out of the red, is it enough to convince residents of Belize City that it is keeping its word on improving their quality of […]
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Chair of the Senate Select Committee, attorney Aldo Salazar has completed the long anticipated first draft report on the inquiry of the Auditor-General’s Special Audit Report on Passport and Immigration. The inquiry captivated the attention of the nation, spanned several months and was conducted two years ago. Salazar has shared the draft report with other members […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize met on Saturday to discuss the Prime Minister’s response to the good governance demands made by the Congress. The Congress, earlier this year, wrote to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, making several demands including the immediate allocation of a substantial and adequate budget for the UNCAC and for the […]
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At midnight, the price for premium gasoline will go up by fifty-two cents to retail at ten dollars and ninety-two cents per gallon. The relief to consumers comes in a sixty cent decrease in the price of diesel, which goes down to nine dollars and twenty-four cents per gallon at the pumps. The prices for […]
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The deadly Covid-19 or coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The disease has spread to more than a hundred countries worldwide and all around Belize, countries have begun confirming cases and deaths due to the virus. More than four thousand people have died from it. The effects of the virus […]
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According to the K.H.M.H. Workers Union, having the COVID-19 isolation unit within the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital puts the entire hospital at risk. Union President Lidia Alpuche Blake and Vice President Andrew Baird are calling on the authorities to address their concerns in a timely manner or members will take the next step needed to […]
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The Government of Belize has allocated nine hundred thousand dollars in response to COVID-19. Belize has yet to confirm a case, but health officials say that it is just a matter of time. During the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, P.U.P. senator Isabel Bennett challenged the government to do more to protect and keep the public […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow will be hosting a press conference on Thursday on COVID-19. During the Senate debate on Tuesday, Senator for Government Business Godwin Hulse said that the government plans to establish a planning and implementation committee of line ministries and an oversight committee of social partners to deal with the emergency. Godwin […]
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National Hand Washing Awareness Day will be commemorated on March twenty-fifth. In light of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the WASH Multisectoral Body, along with UNICEF, have designated the day as part of a concerted effort to put some preventative measures in place. Hand washing is the most important preventative […]
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Enterprising residents along the banks of the Belize River look forward for the annual Belikin La Ruta Maya River Challenge to generate income. From the sale of jewellery and food to parking fees; these create opportunities for communities as the canoe paddlers make their way from the Hawkesworth Bridge to the end of the race […]
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A ceremony was held over the weekend at the National Police Training Academy during which more than two hundred recruits joined the ranks of the Police Department. The officers are now charged with upholding law and order, performing their duties with honesty and integrity. Here is News Five’s Andrea Polanco with a report. Andrea […]
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Last year, Belize recorded the lowest number of manatee deaths. But with less than half way through the third month of this year, there are already five recorded deaths. On March third, a mutilated manatee carcass was found in the Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary and on Sunday another manatee was found dead with massive chop […]
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A preliminary report of the investigation into the helicopter crash that killed four soldiers, Majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizer, along with crew members, Corporals Reynaldo Choco and Yassir Mendez, was released this afternoon. It is a first report, so there are still many questions as the investigation moves forward. The report was presented by […]
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As to the actual communication involving WhatsApp messages, the content of those critical messages will not be released to the public or family for reasons of national security. Minister of National Security Michael Peyrefitte says that there is a limit to what the public can know, but it is established that the last communication was […]
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Following the minister’s presentation they fielded questions from the press. One of the main points covered today was the issue of usage of cell-phone during the message. According to the Minister’s presentation, communication on the day of the mission was all done on cell phone through WhatsApp messages. Now, the content of those messages, we […]
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While it is being questioned as to why the men didn’t have radio communication with them, Brigadier General Steven Ortega says that that decision and the use of cell phones for communication would be a matter taken up by JIOC. Ortega says that JIOC coordinated the mission and they made certain determinations that day based […]
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Family members of the deceased Belize Defense soldiers, who perished in the helicopter crash, were provided a copy of the preliminary report of the investigation before it was released to the nation. The four families along with their attorneys, Audrey Matura, Dean Molina, and Stacey Castillo met with National Security Minister Michael Peyrefitte, Chief of […]
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After having read the preliminary report, the families will meet again with Minister Michael Peyrefitte and Admiral John Borland next week to discuss the findings. Attorney for three of the families, Audrey Matura emphasized that the investigation remains in its preliminary stage and two more investigations, one from the company that manufactured the helicopter and […]
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Brick by brick contained in bales of cocaine seized during a recent huge anti-drug operation were incinerated this afternoon at a safe location. The B.D.F. and police made the bust on the morning of February twenty-seventh off the Coastal Road, confiscating sixty-nine bales of the drug containing two thousand three hundred and ninety-four kilos that […]
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A sixty-three-year-old grandmother was stabbed to death and her semi-nude body was found this morning. She has been identified as Carolyn Joan Arnold of Lake Garden’s Road off the Philip Goldson Highway. Prior to her brutal stabbing, Arnold had visited a friend on Monday night. A resident made the gruesome discovery around seven this morning […]
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