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The Public Service Union saga on the Hilltop property has come to a peaceful conclusion. In what was to have been a case management in a counter-claim made by Simplex Design Limited, the parties amicably settled all matters with no cost for either parties. Today, attorneys for the Public Service Union, the Belmopan City Council […]
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The ten-year contract for the administration of the lottery is coming under fire from the People’s United Party. Brads Gaming Company was awarded the contract by the government last week; it runs until 2030. Today, the People’s United Party says it stinks of cronyism. The P.U.P. points to the cozy relationship between Brads and senior […]
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Last week, Belize confirmed six new cases of COVID-19. The most recent patients were two Belizeans who entered the country illegally, but were placed under quarantine upon their entry. They were confirmed positive upon the second test administered, so for now the couple remains under quarantine. Last week Thursday, a woman and her two children […]
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Chetumal has been placed under quarantine, again. That’s the news coming from our neighbours in the north. Televisa Quintana Roo, a Mexican news outlet, reports that the Secretary of Public Security made the announcement today. The decision to restore quarantine is because authorities say that the COVID-19 spread quickly in southern Quintana Roo by almost […]
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COVID-19 continues to ravage countries around the world, including our Central and North American neighbors. With Belize heavily reliant on the economies of Mexico and the United States, any downward spiral in their financial systems can potentially cause a shock to our local economy. It is a likelihood that is not lost on Foreign Minister […]
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While government’s relief initiatives, including the pantry and unemployment relief programmes, have gone a long way in helping families in need amid these COVID times, the granting of monies, as well as the provision of food over an extended period is unsustainable. Elrington also weighs in on the existing foreign exchange crunch. Wilfred ‘Sedi’ […]
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While we spoke to the Foreign Minister on Monday, we also asked him about the situation in Guyana. Guyana is entering its fifth month of political deadlock since the results of a March second presidential election were brought into question following allegations of vote-rigging and fraud. The standoff was only intensified when a protracted recount […]
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There is another report tonight of the police abuse. A man in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye is claiming that two police officers barged into his house at around eight-thirty on Monday night, beat him with his machete, tried to stab him, and threatened his life. According to Gabriel Zelaya, he was home in the DFC […]
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The Commissioner of Police has complained about patrons of bars and nightclubs who are not complying with the measures in place to battle the pandemic. Chester Williams also says that police officers will no longer provide security service for these establishments as a result of the risks they pose. But what about off duty cops […]
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Summer camps have been late to start this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, in fact, a number of organizations will not be conducting the popular programmes. But over at the Mexico Sports Center, a basketball camp is ongoing. Young children up to eighteen years old are fully engaged on the court, honing their […]
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Within days of the lifting of the curfew, violence has returned to the streets of the city. Two men were killed over the weekend and it is believed the murders are gang-related. The first occurred just before midnight on Friday, nineteen-year-old Raheem Faber was targeted at the corner of Ebony and Mayflower Street where he […]
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Less than twenty-four hours after the killing of Raheem Faber, Raheem Myles was gunned down. Police believe it was a retaliatory murder, avenging the shooting death of Faber. When Myles was shot on Saturday night, twenty-year old Kimary Bradley was also injured; police say she was holding a baby in her arms at the time. […]
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A man was killed in southern Belize. The body of Pedro Cus was found this morning around ten-forty behind his uncle’s property in San Pedro Columbia in Toledo. Reports are that Cus’ uncle was returning home from buying food when he came across his nephew lying face up with large chop wounds to the neck. […]
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The four persons accused of carrying out a brazen afternoon armed robbery at Scotiabank Belama Branch appeared in court today. Anthony Barrow, Jason McKenzie, Leon Westby and a minor are charged jointly with robbery of thirty-four thousand dollars, aggravated assault upon Robert Parchue and Robert Sutherland and a slew of other offences. The foursome all […]
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There was a robbery in the city and police are looking for two suspects. It happened around three o’clock on Saturday afternoon at the Oasis Bar on the Philip Goldson Highway. Police say that a Bowen and Bowen truck was making a delivery when two armed men robbed them. The thieves made off with monies […]
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On Friday, Belize recorded two more cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases to thirty, nine of which are active. Today, thirty-eight more samples were processed, but they were all negative. When we spoke to Doctor Marvin Manzanero this afternoon, he confirmed that two new patients are Belizeans who entered the country […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that a number of patrons in bars and nightclub establishments weren’t wearing masks this weekend. He notes that social distancing was also not being observed in some of the businesses. These actions, coupled with a few other concerns, have pushed the Commissioner to prohibit police officers from providing security […]
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Belizeans security forces on Saturday night deterred a narco plane from landing in the country. That plane was forced to crash land on a highway in Quintana Roo, Mexico. The Mexican army secured more than five hundred kilos of cocaine in two separate vehicles linked to the plane. The aircraft was located by the army’s […]
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The murder case of Steven Moss got underway today before Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams in a trial without a jury. But while the case was set to start, it had to be adjourned until Tuesday because the prosecution’s main witness failed to show up to testify. Justice Williams adjourned the matter to give the […]
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On Friday we told you that forty-year-old Dylon Flowers was released from police detention pending further investigation. Today Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo confirmed this to say that the D.P.P.’s office is awaiting the post-mortem results of fifty-six-year-old Roy Gabourel. Flowers shot and killed his brother-in-law Roy Gabourel on his property in Burrell Boom Village […]
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In the past few weeks we’ve been reporting on a number of robberies and just this weekend two Belize City men were killed. Police say that gang rivalry is at the heart of these killings and that these gangs are also committing other acts of crime especially since the State of Emergency was lifted. Now, […]
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And when it comes to the gangs, Commissioner Chester Williams says that he has zero tolerance for the crimes they are committing and will not be taking it lightly – but will push through their actions to the fullest extent of the law. Today he told the press that he is not engaging the gangs […]
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As the crisis at the University of Belize continues to fester, the executive of the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union met at length with the president and management of the tertiary institution to discuss U.B.’s financial records amid looming pay cuts. The U.B.F.S.U. which is not formally recognized as the sole bargaining agent […]
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The failure to have the union certified, according to Doctor Pio Saqui, falls squarely on the Department of Labour since a letter sent to U.B.F.S.U. on January twenty-ninth indicated that all requirements for the body to be formally recognized had been met. Despite the postponement of the certification ceremony, assurances to provide the U.B.F.S.U. certificate […]
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The University of Belize spends a huge amount of money in salaries and wages, as much as one point three million dollars every month. That staggering figure eats up seventy-five percent of its income. Government has effected a three-million-dollar cut in subvention leaving U.B. is a severe cash flow crisis. As the university navigates the […]
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