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Justice Minnet Hafiz-Bertram has been elevated to Acting President of the Belize Court of Appeal. Earlier today, during a virtual swearing-in, the high court judge was administered the oath of office by Governor General Sir Colville Young. Justice Hafiz-Bertram will remain in that capacity until further notice from the prime minister who will advise the […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Today’s COVID-19 infographic shows that nine thousand six hundred and eighty-nine persons have recovered from the deadly COVID-19 virus. One of those persons is Doctor Marvin Manzanero. He is at home recovering after he contracted the virus in early December. Doctor Manzanero had to be hospitalized after the virus took a toll on his body. […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
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An additional COVID-19 death was recorded today. This puts the figure of total COVID-19 deaths to two hundred and forty-two. The case fatality rate stands at two point two six percent, while the positivity rate stands at twenty-one point two percent. Fifty-seven new cases were confirmed today increasing the total number of confirmed cases to […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
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One figure that keeps decreasing is the number of active cases. Today’s infographic shows that there are seven hundred and ninety-four active cases. This is a major decrease from the number of active cases recorded just a few days ago when the figure was more than one thousand, five hundred. According to Acting Director of […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
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The deadline for the submission of applications for persons interested in joining the Belize Police Department is Thursday. Over the past two days, the headquarters in Belmopan has been busy with activity, as hundreds of applicants have visited the office to drop off their resumes. It was quite an interesting sight to see that many […]
Written on December 30, 2020 | Posted in
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The 2020-2021 sugar cane crop season commenced on Monday, December twenty-eighth, but, unlike previous years, it was without festivities and fanfare. There was, however, growing tension between cane farmers and the miller over production estimates. As we reported on Thursday, A.S.R./B.S.I. was prepared to received cane delivery on December fourteenth, but farmers had expressed concerns […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The cane supply for milling has been very slow, with farmers citing a range of reasons, including the poor state of feeder roads and some uncertainty over the start date. Up to ten o’clock this morning, one hundred and thirty-seven trucks made cane delivery to the factory which amounted to two thousand, six hundred tons […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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According to McLachlan, the fuss over cane price estimates would become a thing of the past if the Sugar Industry Management Information System, SIMIS, is implemented and used accordingly. He says that the system will account for the amount of cane out in the fields and where. However, some farmers believe that this will impact […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A.S.R./B.S.I. is also monitoring the global market and the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. McLachlan says that B.S.I. has made continuous investments to ensure that the industry remains competitive in the world sugar market. He says that on the factory side, phased expansion, to increase production capacity of value-added direct consumption sugars, continues. That […]
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The great cannabis debate is once again at the forefront of public discourse, particularly following an announcement that the Ministry of New Growth Industries is partnering with a well-known American expert and businessman in the field of cannabis cultivation. The conversation also includes the legalization of marijuana, as well as the illegal market in which […]
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In speaking about Lavin’s background and expertise in the cannabis industry, Minister Musa points out that there is no specialist in the area of cannabis farming locally. He says that with forty-two licenses approved by the previous administration, none of those individuals or companies have been able to successfully manufacture cannabis in the past year. […]
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A Dangriga resident was shot and killed inside his home on Christmas Day. Police say they don’t know why Errol Gomez was gunned down nor do they know who did it. Today we caught up with the family who shared their own theory about their loved one’s demise. They say that someone wanted him dead […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A bold attempt was made on the life of twenty-year-old Shemar Kelly on Friday morning as he walked along Lakeview Street, in the direction of Vernon Street. It is the latest round in an ongoing feud amongst gang members in that area. According to Kelly, as he neared the intersections of both streets, he heard […]
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Did a quartet of missing fishermen sink into a watery grave off the coast of Dangriga earlier this month when they went on a trip to Southern Long Caye? Police and coast guard personnel are still conducting search operations near that location in an effort to find forty-two-year-old Omar Thompson, twenty-nine-year-old Brenton Brackett, nineteen-year-old Leon […]
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When we spoke with the family of Errol Gomez today, we asked them if they believed that his murder is connected to the disappearance of the four fishermen from Dangriga. Matthew Gomez Senior says that he doesn’t believe so, although the fourth man, Jeffrey Gomez, is a relative. He says that there is nothing to […]
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And another fisherman is reportedly missing, presumably out at sea. Thirty-five-year-old Eric Swan, a resident of Orange Town, was last seen two Fridays ago, on December eighteenth here in Belize City. His whereabouts since that sighting remain unknown. On Sunday, an official report was filed with the Belize Police Department to state he is missing. […]
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A thirty-five-year-old Police Constable has been charged for a drug-related offence after being busted on Christmas Eve with a quantity of marijuana stowed inside a suitcase. P.C. Dion Bellini was expected to appear before the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court earlier today to answer to a single count of possession of controlled drugs with intent to […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Thirteen persons were recorded among the growing list of casualties of COVID-19 since Friday and over the extended Christmas weekend. Five deaths were reported between Christmas Day and Sunday, along with seventy-one new confirmed cases. Three additional deaths were reported on Monday, along with thirty new confirmed cases. Five new deaths were reported today with […]
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Attorney-at-law Dean Molina is the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. Today, the P.U.C. announced Molina’s appointment through a press release that cites his accomplishments as being a sole practitioner for the past ten years and having, “substantial experience in Utility Regulation, having been the Manager of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Belize Telemedia […]
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A fatal crash between two motorcycles in Sarteneja has claimed the life of Braulio Villamil. According to police, he was riding a Meilun motorcycle when he collided into a Lifan motorcycle ridden at the time by Odelys Mora. The impact of the collision left Villamil critically injured and despite being rushed to the Northern Regional […]
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A mother of two is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Christmas night, as she walked with her kids along the Patchakan/Xaibe Road in the Corozal District. Cecilia Nah, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, was knocked down when a sports utility vehicle driven by twenty-six-year-old Ralph Ruiz swerved away in […]
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Over the long Christmas weekend, one hundred and seventy-six persons were arrested and charged for violating the quarantine regulations. Of that number, eighty-nine persons were arrested after they were caught in public during curfew hours. Seventy-one persons were caught in public without their face masks on and eleven were caught failing to practice social distancing. […]
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Arceo says that the current Statutory Instrument is choking the businesses which rely on the tourism industry. He says that there is an urgent need for adjustment. Eduardo Arceo, Owner, Pelican Sunset Bar “I want the Belizean public and the government itself to be aware of what the new S.I. is doing to the […]
Written on December 29, 2020 | Posted in
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The senseless killings that have been recorded in Lake-I over the past month has left the community torn. The bitter rivalry between two gangs has prompted the Belize Police Department to change its approach to crime fighting. While new measures are in place to abate the scourge of gun violence in the area, community policing […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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It was an emotional moment for the family of Ingrid Vega, who was officially released from Belize Healthcare Partners Limited today. Ingrid is the wife of COVID-19 victim and former Corozal Bay area rep David “Dido” Vega, who died of complications related to the deadly virus on the morning of December eleventh, having been hospitalized […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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