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A thirty-one-year old man is dead following a traffic accident on the San Estevan Road in the Orange Walk District. According to Police, Edwin Ramirez was riding his motorcycle when a Ford F-150 collided into him. He was flung from the bike and died at the scene. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hilberto Romero, tells us […]
Written on July 17, 2023 | Posted in
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A copy of the Redivision Report of the Elections and Boundaries Commission to the National Assembly has been leaked to the media. Viewers would recall that the commission had attempted to prevent a divulgence of information from the report before it was tabled in the House of Representatives. That effort to muzzle the press has […]
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In a legal matter that was taken to the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement several years ago, the People’s United Party, as well as Lord Michael Ashcroft signed on as interested parties. In court, American journalist and political analyst Sean Trende gave testimony as a key expert. He also presented several recommendations in […]
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A notice of application for leave to apply for judicial review has been filed by Waterloo Holdings Limited, Belize Cruise Developments Limited, and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited, against the Department of Environment, NEAC and Portico Enterprises Limited. The applicants are all the intended developers of the cruise and cargo expansion project envisioned at the Port […]
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A new police station was launched in Seine Bight Village on Friday, following concerns raised by residents on the Placencia Peninsula last year regarding crime and violence in that tourism destination. The ministers of Home Affairs and Tourism, along with the Area Representative for Stann Creek West, and Commissioner of Police Chester Williams were on […]
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, a CARICOM regional gender equality strategy validation meeting was held to look at a draft policy for the region. It comes almost a year after CARICOM has been doing its consultations. The draft policy aims towards women’s equality and will become the guiding gender policy for the […]
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In Belize, consultation on a draft National Gender Policy was launched earlier this year and will soon be tabled before the House of Representatives. President of the National Women’s Commission Thea Garcia-Ramirez says that while there are similar issues across all CARICOM member states, Belize does have some positive achievements. Thea Garcia-Ramirez, President, National […]
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Public Service Union representatives from throughout the Caribbean are gathered in Belize for their Fifty-first Annual Conference of the Caribbean Public Services Association, C.P.S.A. Fourteen of the region’s nineteen affiliates are in Belize for the event, which ends on Friday. The conference is divided into three meetings, with each group attending the forum that covers […]
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The association’s General-Secretary, Thomas Letang, was first elected to that post seventeen years ago right here in Belize. And now that he is once again in Belize, we asked him what have been the major accomplishments in that capacity during his time. Letang told us that he has made sure that he and his team […]
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Over the weekend, members of the media were invited to a familiarization trip at Belize Dive Haven. Although the trip was only for an overnight, we got a behind the scenes look at how many international tourists travel to Belize and spend a pretty penny to experience the underwater wonders that the country has to […]
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Lobster fest – it’s a seasonal event at this time of year when the lobster is prepared in different ways for your palate’s enjoyment, and that you’d be able to eat the delectable shellfish for as long as you stay at the event. That was the order of the day – or the weekend, whether […]
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It has become a problem on Caye Caulker for over a year now, resort and other beachfront property owners blocking off the beachfront, preventing the public from accessing the beach. It is an illegal act; Belize’s laws stipulate that there must be a sixty-six-foot space from the shoreline that is public space. This means that […]
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The Belize Police Department and the Belize Coast Guard, in partnership with the Princess Hotel, are providing swimming classes for children. A group of fifty kids from ten different communities across Belize City were chosen to participate in the Swim Stars Program. The swimming classes will run for two weeks. Participants will learn basic swimming […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” That’s a quote from American Gymnast Simone Biles. True to the expression, Belize’s Under-Nineteen National Female Volleyball Team is putting it all on the line inside […]
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There was a shocking twist at the end of a murder trial in the High Court earlier today. It’s an unusual outcome, but an accomplice who served as a lookout in the shooting death of businessman Jose Hilario Diaz has been convicted of murder. The alleged gunman, on the other hand, was found not guilty […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-four-year-old Lolman Logan, a Belizean/American who was on vacation in Belize in 2018, has been acquitted of the murder of Christopher Meighan. Earlier today, Logan appeared before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft in a trial by judge without jury. It is alleged that on September twenty-seventh, 2018, Logan inflicted multiple stab wounds on Christopher Meighan. The […]
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Earlier this month, Cabinet announced that it had considered and approved the establishment of a Firearms and Ammunition Control Board. The board, according to a Cabinet release, will be established to receive, consider and process firearm application, as well as to provide regulations and criteria for the approval of firearms licensing. That approval came after […]
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The family of Gabrel Tillett, whose mutilated body was discovered in the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery on July fourth, is upset over the bureaucracy within the judicial system. They say that on the day they learned of Gabrel’s death, his brother, Daniel Tillett was detained by police and later charged with being a member of a […]
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Back in May, nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was choked to death and her lifeless body was dumped off the Hummingbird Highway. The news of her murder rattled the Belmopan community. As we reported, two individuals were detained in connection with her murder, including her ex-boyfriend Woodrow West. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has since revealed that […]
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On Thursday, the Belize Peace Movement issued a statement, followed by an interview, on the conclusion of the redistricting exercise, as well as the recommendations made by the Re-division Task Force in its report. Those recommendations have all been met with serious concerns from both major political parties. But it’s the B.P.M. that initially filed […]
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As we’ve reported, the Briceño administration has expressed serious concerns on the redistricting report which will be tabled at the next sitting of the House of Representatives. It was a lengthy process carried out by the Elections and Boundaries Commission, and according to the commission, the media was restricted from analyzing and reporting on the […]
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Government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, met with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team on Thursday; the first since they met back in January. The purpose of the meeting which was held at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel was to discuss a number of issues, including pension reform. According to the President of the Public […]
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The Belize Electricity Limited has been hit by a cyber-attack and their attackers have leaked confidential, transactional company information online. This morning, the utility company issued a release informing its customers that in May it stepped up its cyber security measures in response to a cyber-attack on its IT network. The release went on to […]
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On Thursday, during an interview with the media, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat spoke of the critical condition of the major bridges in Belize City. There is need for rehabilitation and in some cases, replacement. The government has been looking for financing of these projects, but the process has not been an […]
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The Old Capital is said to rest upon a large mangrove landscape that is actually below sea level. Hence, drainage has always been an issue, particularly when the drains and canals are clogged up or when a storm passes through, leaving debris in its wake. In light of the fact that we are in the hurricane […]
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