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The calls to this station come in so often that we no longer consider them news. What I’m talking about is the sight of a crocodile strolling through a Belize City neighbourhood. But the tragedy, which unfolded on Sunday afternoon in the Belama area, was not just a sighting; it was a killing. And to […]
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Not all Belizeans share the righteous anger of those Belama residents now mourning the death of Jamaal Swift. The Belize Zoo’s Tony Garel, says that man and nature can peacefully coexist–provided we follow some common sense rules. Tony Garel, Curator, Belize Zoo “First of all, let me express my sympathy to the parents. I have […]
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Crocodiles are not the only dangerous animals in Belize and Jamaal Swift was not the weekend’s only victim of an attack. On Friday in the Toledo District a farmer died as the result of a snakebite. Police reports indicate that fifty-year old Monico Sho of Mafredi Village was walking to his farm when he was […]
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A Belize City man is dead after he was knocked off his bicycle by a truck. Forty-seven year old Harold Meggs of Belama Phase III was riding his bike against traffic on the Northern Highway near the Coral Grove Gas Station Saturday afternoon when he was hit by a Crystal Water truck. According to the […]
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A man from Patchakan Village is dead and police say it’s murder. On Sunday night, the body of forty-one year old Geraldo Can was found lying on the road with a large cut wound to the neck. Can was pronounced dead on arrival at the Corozal Hospital. Police have detained one man in connection with […]
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The Belize Tourism Industry Association held its sixteenth annual general meeting in Dangriga on Saturday. In his keynote address, Budget Planning Minister Ralph Fonseca told B.T.I.A. members that his government is fulfilling a promise to make tourism a national priority–and the proof is in the numbers. Ralph Fonseca, Min. of Budget Planning “We are sure […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we certainly thank you for joining us for this latest version of Sports Monday. Semi-pro basketball reached playoff fever Friday night at the City Centre when San Cas U.B. and Data Pro Raiders clashed in the semi-final round. It’s Eric Maye and Kenroy Smith at the tip off for […]
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