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As marches go, the one held on Saturday was neither the largest nor the smallest to wind its way through the old capital. It focussed on the latest government financial scandal–that is the forty-five million dollar government guaranteed loan default of Universal Health Services. But while virtually everyone–including P.U.P.’s–agree that Belmopan screwed up monumentally, there […]
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The People’s United Party’s effort to choose a candidate in the newly created Belmopan constituency was always something of a cat and mouse game, but an announcement over the weekend makes it look more like a case of “Where’s Waldo?” When the establishment of the new division was announced a few years back it looked […]
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And speaking of politics, on Sunday in the village of San Antonio, Toledo, the People’s National Party made its debut. Toledo East and West candidates, Wil Maheia and Dionicio Choc made their inaugural entrance and by all accounts, a good time was had by all. As has become the norm for third parties–not to mention […]
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Belize City has a new deputy mayor. He is councillor Anthony Michael. According to a City Council release, the law provides that the council shall elect a deputy mayor from its members each year following its initial election to office. That year ends March first, which is the effective date of Michael’s term. It is […]
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The public hearings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation have been postponed yet again, mostly due to more legal wrangling. Co-chairs Merlene Bailey Martinez and Herbert Lord have both been served with notice that the Novelo family is asking the Supreme Court to shut down the commission. The Novelo’s are alleging […]
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Police investigations over the weekend have resulted in the arrest of two people for the separate killings committed last Friday. In connection with the death of twenty-seven year old Ladyville resident Koffi Beeks, twenty-two year old Glenford Ferguson has been charged for the crime of murder. A dazed looking Ferguson appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare […]
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And while authorities have made arrests in both those murders, tonight their counterparts in the south are investigating what is believed to be yet another homicide. According to Dangriga police, around seven on Sunday morning residents of Hopkins village spotted a body floating near the coast. When the corpse was brought to shore, it was […]
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Tonight a Belize district man has been arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after he showed up at the victim’s doorstep asking for a reward. On February second, American businessman Eugene Pech reported to police that sometime between January tenth and that day, his internet modem and Sony laptop computer, valued at more than […]
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The Belize Audubon Society has announced the recipient of the 2007 James A. Waight award. He is Sir George Brown. Sir George was honoured at an official ceremony on Friday night in Belize City where his contributions to the social, cultural, and environmental development of Belize were highlighted. The former Chief Justice was credited for […]
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The long running Children’s Festival of Arts is chocked full of cute kids whose performances cannot help but bring a smile to even the hardest audience member. But what about the secondary school version? This morning I checked it out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning the second annual National Secondary Schools’ Festival of Arts officially […]
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Good Evening I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this hefty portion of Sports Monday. So, let’s quickly jump into Stage 8 of the M & M Engineering Cycle Tour where the Yellow Jersey and the other leaders in the various categories are poised in the front of the pack for the big blast […]
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