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In other grim COVID-19 news, there are five deaths to report between Tuesday night and this afternoon. The two deaths reported on Tuesday night were two females; an elderly woman from Corozal and a young woman from Bella Vista. There’s not much information available as yet about the three deaths recorded today, but what we […]
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As you heard a short while ago, the Ministry of Health is concerned about the growing COVID-19 cases in southern Belize, particularly as it relates to the banana farms. As a part of its containment measures, the ministry was able to get its southern team out to the farms today. Here’s what Doctor Manzanero knows […]
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COVID-19 continues to ravage the country with an outbreak now detected in the banana belt and an uptick in cases in the north. But on Monday, the National Oversight Committee held its last meeting when it decided that a curfew would be imposed in two villages in the banana belt. The N.O.C. began operations in […]
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We are seven days away from the General Elections and P.U.P. Leader John Briceño is feeling very confident that his party will form the next government. Briceño and his party have been campaigning on an anti-corruption and reform ticket; he says that in his first one hundred days in office, an aggressive move in rooting […]
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According to Briceño, a number of objectives will be achieved especially since he has matured into a senior politician capable of leading the country. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “Being in government for ten years, we have the opportunity from learning from that experience. I think I have learned considerably and now even […]
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On Tuesday, the People’s United Party revealed that the Prime Minister’s son Anwar Barrow is likely the owner of Goodlee Limited, the company that holds sixty percent shares in Brads Gaming Company. A ten-year exclusive contract valued at five hundred million dollars was awarded to Brads earlier this year. The P.U.P. says that it has […]
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Exactly one week from today, we’ll be bringing you live coverage from across the country of General Elections 2020. Leading up to November eleventh, we are following the candidates as they hit the campaign trail across the country. Tonight, we bring you the candidates who are contesting the Toledo West constituency. Over the weekend we […]
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During Tuesday’s press conference, Opposition Leader John Briceño was also asked about the allegations made against former U.D.P. Minister, Gaspar Vega. Seventy-two-year-old American, Robert James Condreay is alleging that he bought one point two acres of beach-front property in Sarteneja. But in 2013, Vega, who was the then Minister of Lands, gave a lease of the […]
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The Mennonite community is one of several religious groups that has been lobbying with government for the full reopening of churches under the existing Quarantine Act. In the wake of an incident that occurred in Blue Creek on Sunday afternoon, their brothers in faith from Spanish Lookout have issued a release pertaining to the opening […]
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The incident on Sunday when armed police rounded up a group of worshippers and their children in Blue Creek Village caught the attention of the People’s United Party. The P.U.P. says that it condemns the arrest of churchgoers. The release says that the villagers were peacefully attending church on the sacred Sunday when the police […]
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Developer David Zabaneh isn’t happy with the Belmopan City Council. It’s been two months since we began to report on Zabaneh’s proposed business, the’ Belmopan Market Plaza.’ According to Zabaneh, he has been meeting with the City Council and was preparing for a November thirteenth opening but today he was taken aback when he was […]
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The Ministry of Education is advising all teachers to remain at home for the rest of the week due to the inclement weather. Today, we spoke with Doctor Carol Babb, the Chief Education Officer, who says that the teachers can work from home. She also calls on parents to play an active part in their […]
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In Belize Rural North, P.U.P. standard bearer Marconi Leal has had to cover twenty-three villages with a population of roughly five thousand registered voters. It’s been an arduous journey traveling across the constituency where he will be facing incumbent area representative Edmond Castro at the polls one week from today. This morning, we asked him […]
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The tourism industry continues to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus. Though the Philip Goldson Airport has reopened, the data shows that the number of visitors is significantly low and worse; international visitors are not necessarily looking at Belize as a travel destination. The grim news was discussed today at the annual general meeting […]
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The Ministry of Health is looking into the allegation of negligence at the Western Regional Hospital that has left twenty-three-year-old Edin Requeña dead. As we reported on Tuesday, Requeña was involved in an accident on the George Price Highway and was taken to the Western Regional Hospital for treatment. But according to Requeña’s brother, in […]
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The P.U.P. also found out that last month a decision to dissolve Goodlee Limited in Saint Lucia was taken and that the formalities of dissolution are still ongoing. We are told that Anwar Barrow returned to the country via the P.G.I.A. during lunchtime. Our request for an interview has gone unanswered. The P.U.P.’s legal advisor […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño says that legal advice is being sought to overturn the Brads contract and launch a forensic audit to determine if a criminal offence was committed. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The P.U.P. believes that this requires a forensic audit, if elected to Government we will initiate a detailed forensic […]
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The People’s United Party also disclosed details of contracts to International Environments. The company is owned by brothers Daniel and Carlo Arguelles, who offer services in development, construction, planning, designs, analysis, feasibility studies and environmental impact assessment. The brothers are recently known for constructing the Belize City Centre Sports Complex and a host of other […]
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Daniel Arguelles had his say on the revelations made by Espat. He says that Espat misrepresented the facts. Arguelles addressed the matter of the new Foreign Affairs Building in Belmopan before explaining that the request for one hundred percent import duty exemption was because he urgently needed a safe vehicle to assist with visits to […]
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Espat also questioned the long list of contracts that have been awarded to I.E. by the U.D.P. government over the years. He compared the Arguelles brothers to Imer Hernandez, another favourite contractor, who has received dozens of multimillion-dollar contracts from the government. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “They listed as far as they […]
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Daniel Arguelles defended the contracts saying the P.U.P. has twisted the facts, since some of the huge contracts were joint ventures for which I.E. was responsible for designs services. Arguelles rejected the notion that the contracts were bloated, saying their services are world class. Daniel Arguelles, International Environments “I think after hearing him list of […]
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Tonight, our neighbours in Nicaragua are taking a hit from the dangerous Hurricane Eta which has been pounding Puerto Cabezas. One fatality has been reported so far and hundreds of persons have been taken to shelters as the storm moves slowly across the country, causing increased coastal impacts. Heavy rains are being experienced here in […]
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A flood warning is in effect for rivers, streams, creeks and waterways in central and southern Belize. The National Hydrological Services has issued a flood report and forecast which indicates that in certain rivers and waterways, water levels are steadily rising above normal. On the Belize River, water levels are above normal and rising and […]
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Jorge “Milin” Espat, the P.U.P.’s candidate for Cayo West, was born in Melchor de Mencos Guatemala. He holds Belizean citizenship and says he has renounced his Guatemalan citizenship. He had to because the law does not allow anyone with dual citizenship to run for parliament. Since the news broke, the U.D.P. has been questioning the […]
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At today’s press conference the issue of a contract issued to Tropical Vision Channel Seven was also raised. Opposition Leader John Briceño has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow in reference to the scandalous allegations of abuse of office and misuse of corporate credit cards allegedly by Nestor Vasquez, the former chairman of B.T.L. who […]
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