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Confidential documents show that the aggression by the Guatemalan army and navy started years ago, but intensified dangerously and persistently so since 2010, to the point where the Guatemalans were exercising sovereignty over the Sarstoon. A memo from the Belize Defense Force to the C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security, dated as recent as […]
British Army commander, Lieutenant General James Everard made an official visit to Belize last Wednesday where he met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on the status of the British Army Training Support Unit Belize. BATSUB, as it is otherwise known, will be seeing a resurgence of British Army troops who will be conducting military training […]
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According to Courtenay, the matter is being treated as a political strategy by the United Democratic Party, a blatant attempt to gain mileage from the timely announcement. Courtenay reiterates that had the UK intended to take up the issue and join forces with Belize, an official announcement would have been made in parliament by a […]
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At least three newspapers including Diario Respuesta from neighbouring Quintana Roo published articles on Sunday, October thirty-first, which make very serious allegations against the U.D.P. candidate for Orange Walk South, Guadalupe Magaña-Dyck. In one article entitled – Candidate Linked to Narco-Trafficking, reference is made to an investigation being carried out by Belize Police targeting Magana’s husband, […]
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There was violence in Belmopan and San Ignacio over the weekend. In the outskirts of the capital, two men on motorcycles wearing Halloween masks rode up to a home in the San Martin area, where a number of persons were gathered. One of the men drew a weapon and fired into the crowd. Police have […]
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Four persons are currently detained at the San Ignacio Police following a brawl on Sunday morning outside of the Blue Angels Night Club. Twenty year old Iter Espino’s body was discovered ten minutes later at the steps of the Bismilah Furniture Store near the Welcome Center. Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting As partygoers […]
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Meanwhile, Roaring Creek police are investigating a case of the sudden death of a Salvadoran living in the Valley of Peace. On Saturday afternoon, the body of fifty-eight year old Luis Antonio Gonzalez Herrera was found fifteen miles from the Valley of Peace Community. He was last seen on Saturday morning when he left home […]
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The Intelligence Unit of the Economist, an English magazine published in London, produces a number of reports each year focusing on current issues affecting specific countries, regions and industries. The publication recently circulated an article in which the outcome of Belize’s general elections is being forecasted. According to the editorial, the United Democratic Party be […]
At news time, a strike has been called off at the Port of Belize and an agreement has been reached between the Port and stevedores. The update is that stevedores have signed off on a retirement plan as well as increases in salaries and overtime. The strike started on Friday night when the stevedores refused […]
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Sentencing took place today by Judge Adolph Lucas, of Viola Pook who set her common-law-husband, Orlando Vasquez, on fire on December thirty first, 2008. Pook was sentenced to eight years behind bars last week minus the time she has served since the incident. After calculations, today Pook learnt that within a year or less she […]
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Both mass political parties are wrapping up an intensive round of rallies across the country as they head to the polls on November fourth. On Sunday, the P.U.P. held its last in Belize City, featuring Standard Bearers from the city and from the Belize District. For the P.U.P., fighting to get back to Belmopan after […]
On the eve of elections, the Elections and Boundaries Department is reminding employers that by law every voter should be provided with a reasonable time to cast their ballot during the period for voting, and that no employer shall make any deduction from their pay or other remuneration. The Department says there is a fine […]
A two-day workshop on the enforcement of intellectual property rights for the judiciary and law enforcement officials is underway in Belize City. The seminar, organized by the Belize Intellectual Property Office, features guest speaker Louise van Greunen, an Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa. Justice Louis Harms of the Supreme Court of Appeal […]
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