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Tonight there is significant news from the Belize-Guatemala front: the Ramphal/Reichler proposals have been shelved, demoted to nothing more than paperweights. According to Belize’s lead negotiator in the Guatemalan claim to our territory, Assad Shoman, this week both countries have begun to chart a new course towards a solution acceptable on both sides of the […]
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It seems hardly a week goes by without someone getting into a traffic accident. Particularly disturbing are recent cases of children being severely injured or killed in auto mishaps. And while there is some good news for one young victim today, she has been joined by yet another little one in the hospital. Added to […]
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A Ladyville resident who had been badly beaten and stabbed found his way to the Ladyville police station on Wednesday morning to report the crime. What makes this story different, however, is that Godfrey Coote says he was attacked by two women. While their motive was not revealed when they appeared in Magistrate court today, […]
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In other court news, a former employee of the Belize Water Services Limited pleaded not guilty today to four counts of theft. B.W.S.L. is accusing Tanisia Emmanuel of dishonestly appropriating almost eight hundred dollars in four separate transactions on August eighth. Emmanuel was granted bail of two thousand five hundred dollars, which she met. She […]
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While public perception is that a great many burglars get away and the stolen property is never recovered, today one member of the public did his or her part to ensure a thief was caught red-handed BEFORE he got anything. Police say a call to 911 alerted them to a break-in at a house on […]
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On Wednesday night, the Alliance Against AIDS was once again burglarised. Sometime during the night, a thief or thieves cut through the locks of an attic window. Once inside, the perpetrators stole three computers and other electronic equipment valued at eighteen thousand dollars and left by breaking the locks on the back door. This morning, […]
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While September normally brings a children’s rally to promote patriotism, today a rally was held for high school students to promote peace and end the violence on the streets. Leading the charge were Youth for the Future and Belize Youth Movement, with considerable help from some international music stars. Linsford Castillo, Administrator, Y.F.F. “We have […]
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This is only the second Kriol Festival, but from the heavy turnout today at the Belize City House of Culture, it’s clear this event is quickly becoming a favourite on the September Celebrations Calendar. And true to the theme of “Wan, Wan okro full baaskit” the very best in Kriol food, music, language, and cultural […]
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With little money but plenty of spirit for the big day, Carnival groups are once again racing against the clock to get ready. William Neal visited some of the Mas Camps last night to see what is different this year. William Neal, Reporting Mas camp rounds by the media are designed to boost the morale […]
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