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The infant mortality rate in Belize decreased by almost fifty percent in the last two decades, according to the Pan American Health Organization. But, in the face of this encouraging statistic, there are hospital horror stories that many families are still trying to come to terms with. In 2018, Leah and Deon Woodeye lost their […]
Written on December 28, 2023 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, the Elections and Boundaries Department announced the cancellation of nominations and bye-election to fill a post vacated in the Concepcion Village Council. The department, however, did not give a reason for the cancellation of the exercises. Earlier today, the United Democratic Party wrote to the Chief Elections Officer requesting an immediate revision of […]
Written on December 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Today marks a historic day for the Belize Defense Force as it celebrates the promotion of the first-ever female Lieutenant Colonel. After serving in the force for over eighteen years, Doctor Lydia Guerra, who holds Masters of Medicine and a Bachelors of Science degree, was honored before her fellow soldiers in a ceremony in which […]
Written on December 28, 2023 | Posted in
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It was a violent weekend across the country, as three murders and several other shooting incidents have been reported. This morning, the decomposing body of a teenager was found inside a shipping barrel. He had been fatally shot and stuffed inside the container. The body of eighteen-year-old Christian Ramos was discovered inside a blue barrel […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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One man is dead and another remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., following a Christmas Eve shooting in Belize City. Things quickly went downhill when an individual, identified as Shaquille Perrera, arrived at the Ramclam family home on Maskall Street. He was there to see his son and, in the process, asked for the child’s mother. […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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In Punta Gorda on Christmas Day, thirty-year-old Kaleem Chun was executed by someone he knew, as the trio of men made its way on foot along Main Street. While walking along with Lazaro Barrientos and Louis Barillas, a firearm was produced and used to mortally injure Chun. Those individuals, Barrientos and Barillas, have been charged […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Another suspect has been brought in for the murder of twenty-six-year-old Denver Montero. This time, it was a seventeen-year-old minor. Back in April, Denver Montero was killed in a robbery at Gracie Rock village, where he was shot and then chopped to death. Ryan Kerr, who was also shot during the incident, was able to […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Tensions between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, B.S.C.F.A., and Belize Sugar Industries Limited, B.S.I., are expected to increase on Thursday. B.S.I. wants to start the new sugar crop season tomorrow at ten o’clock and that this was agreed to by a majority of stakeholders in the sugar industry and announced by the Sugar Industry […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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And while B.S.I. wants all cane farmers to deliver cane, the B.S.C.F.A. is urging its members not to. The BSCFA wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño to “exert his authority as maximum leader of the country of Belize, to request from B.S.I. to sign a Commercial Agreement with B.S.C.F.A. for this crop year 2023/2024 with […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The sugar shortage across the country continues. Stores have begun limiting the amount of sugar one person can purchase. This shortage has been affecting families, bakers and businesses for weeks. When we spoke with Prime Minister John Briceño recently, he told us that the government is addressing the problem of sugar shortages. The scarcity is […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A fire consumed a house on Christmas Day in Belize City. It happened in the Belama Phase Four area while the owner of the house, Marvin Estrada, is out of the country. Estrada says that residents of the area saw a man fleeing the scene minutes after the fire erupted. Hipolito Novelo reports. Hipolito […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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On Christmas Eve in Lord’s Bank Village, someone opened fire on a vehicle belonging to Bert Ramos. He told police that he does not have any misunderstanding with anyone who would want to destroy his property. According to Ramos, he was at home when the sound of gunfire erupted. When the shooting subsided, he stepped […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty-one-year-old Carlton Belisle was shot on Christmas Day. The mechanic from Hattieville Village was at his residence in the village when he was attacked. Belisle says that he was exiting his latrine when someone he knows appeared and fired several shots at him. He was injured to his leg and is recovering. Assistant Commissioner of […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A reward of a thousand dollars is being offered by Crime Stoppers Belize to anyone who can assist investigators in arresting a pair of suspects, following a robbery at Crystal Auto Rental on December twenty-fourth. On Christmas Eve two men showed up at the car lot inquiring about a vehicle. When fifty-three-year-old Elmer Francisco, a […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the Belize Police Department through its southern formation held a meet and greet session with residents in Punta Gorda. The men and women in uniform visited several communities, including Magoon and Indianville, where food hampers were distributed to families in those neighborhoods. The donation was made possible through the effort of Superintendent Brent […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The Miss Universe Belize franchise is reminding all women of Belize that they are eligible to apply for the upcoming pageant. Under the new ownership of House of Crowns, women of all ages and marital backgrounds are free to participate. With one week left to sign up, Destinee Arnold, former Miss Universe Belize and current […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Christmas 2023 has come and gone, but not without its fair share of cultural festivities. The Belize Institute of Creative Arts hosted an array of events this week highlighting the various cultures and their traditional celebration practices across the country. Some of the events hosted included Las Posadas, the Deer Dance, and the Christmas Bram. […]
Written on December 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A police officer was stabbed several times on Thursday evening in Red Bank Village, Stann Creek. The incident happened around five o’clock, as four men: Carmelo Cholom, Gerald Garcia, Eddy Garcia and Gilberto Caw were socializing in front of a business establishment. That was when the policeman, thirty-four-year-old Perfecto Tush, arrived in a pickup, got […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Gillett, a bailiff at the Belize City Municipal Court, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison pending bail at the High Court. He has been charged in the wake of an amateur video that has since gone viral. In the brief clip, Gillett, dressed in black, is seen brandishing a rifle […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Two days after San Pedro police detained her son for the murder of American tourist J’Bria Bowens at the start of the year, Amancia Martinez came public. She claimed that her son, Delson, was at home at the time Bowens was gunned down near the Central Park in San Pedro, but that the police still […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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In Belize’s judicial system, convictions for murder and other violent crimes are far and few. But one would have noticed that a number of lengthy jail sentences were being handed down this week in the High Court where several men, including brothers Delson and Tionne Paguada, were condemned to life in prison. On Thursday, Justice […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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According to ComPol Williams, the Belize Police Department has been working closely with the United States Embassy in providing training for officers in various capacities, including evidence gathering. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Our investigators across the country have undergone a number of trainings in investigation and, again, thanks to the U.S. Embassy who […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Following a delay of almost two weeks, the Belize Sugar Industries Limited has announced the start of the 2023-2024 sugar crop on December twenty-eighth. B.S.I. says that the majority of stakeholders in the sugar industry had agreed to start this month and this was announced by the Sugar Industry Control Board B.S.I. issued a press […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday, we shared with you a candid, one-on-one interview with former prime minister Dean Barrow during which he criticized the decision of the Briceño administration to grant outgoing Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay cabinet privileges, despite his pending return to private practice as an attorney. But what does Courtenay’s resignation from Cabinet at the end […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The upcoming municipal elections are set for March 2024, and both major political parties are kicking into full gear to prepare for campaign season ahead. But what are the United Democratic Party’s chances this time around, having been routed in the last municipals in 2021. That’s what we asked former Party Leader Dean Barrow, who […]
Written on December 22, 2023 | Posted in
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