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Tourism is the main industry on the island of San Pedro and among the top revenue generators for the country. Residents on the prime tourism destination depend on it for their livelihood; from hoteliers to restaurateurs, tour guides, vendors and small entrepreneurs thrive from the tourism dollar. But tensions have been bubbling since the beginning […]
Belize has been in the news for all sorts of wrong reasons lately – from murder to fraud. The Las Vegas Review Journal is today reporting the conviction of four Belizeans in Las Vegas for their roles in stealing money from the US Government. According to the Journal, Frederick Vernon Williams and his sister Jacqueline […]
Of the ten murders so far reported in 2016, five have been terrible deaths from wounds inflicted by machetes or knives. Tonight one youth is lucky to escape being a murder statistic, but wasn’t lucky enough to escape some nasty wounds. Eighteen year old Jonathan Zetina, a Ladyville resident, showed up at the Roaring Creek […]
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Three days before a national convention to be held in Belmopan, Francis Fonseca, John Briceño and Cordel Hyde, the three men who want to be leader of the P.U.P., will be squaring off in what has been dubbed a historic debate to be held at the Radisson Villa Wing. Or at least that’s the plan. […]
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A meeting of high level policymakers is taking place in Belize to discuss ways to tighten up on money laundering, human trafficking and private security, which are perennial issues in the region. The Forum of Presiding Officers of Legislative Assemblies of Central America and the Caribbean Basin, FOPREL, convened a meeting to present proposed legislations […]
The proliferation of guns and ammunition into the country is forcing lawmakers to take a critical look at existing measures, as well as alternative means of dealing with persons found in possession of illegal firearms. While the method of gathering ballistics information was introduced several years ago, Peyrefitte says that other options are being explored […]
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The Government of Belize has been ordered to shell out a total of four and a half million U.S. dollars to Titan International Securities after losing a major case in court last Friday. As we’ve reported, a massive raid on the offshore company’s Coney Drive office in September 2014 was ruled unconstitutional by Justice Courtney […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow has gone on record recently to state that he is considering a proposal for a cruise ship harbor in Port Loyola, should a feasibility study indicate that developers can successfully build a facility at that location. In fact, he says that the possibility would be absolutely welcomed. While that may be […]
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According to President Geovanni Brackett, the initial assessment to determine the feasibility of a cruise port in the designated area was done with smaller ships in mind. With the advent of Oasis Class vessels another EIA would have to be conducted. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “When the studies were done, they were done with […]
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The Belize National Coast Guard, along with growing its strength in numbers, is also looking to expand its fleet of naval vessels. On Wednesday, it was announced that the maritime law enforcement agency will procure a pair of patrol boats through a loan from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration. The CABEI loan, as […]
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A U.S. businessman who is the owner of The Split, a restaurant located on Caye Caulker, could not make it to court but sent an employee to enter a guilty plea on his behalf for three fisheries offenses including possession of sixty-five undersized conch, possession of two undersized lobsters, and possession of one soft shell […]
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Later on in the newscast in our Healthy Living segment, we’ll be taking a comprehensive look at vector-borne illnesses including Zika. Every year, the vector control unit of the Ministry of Health fights a mighty battle to control the spread of these diseases which are rampant in certain areas of the country. But are residents […]
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An outstanding young man from Benque Viejo del Carmen has received an extraordinary gift through an organization called Project Hope Belize and the Community Policing Unit in San Ignacio. Ricky Cunil lost his leg in 2012 due to a tumour, but the youth never allowed it to hold him back. He has been a Police […]
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This weekend at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital the annual orthopedic clinic of the World Pediatric Project will take place. Every year, some eighty patients are seen at the clinics with fifteen surgeries being performed annually. Patients with severe cases are sent overseas to the U.S. Chapter of the World Pediatric Project for surgery. Project […]
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The country of Belize is dotted with Mayan monuments, but historians are yet to conclude on the number of ancient cities that existed during the Maya civilization. Today, there is an interesting story from Honduras where archaeologists have begun excavations at a new site in the jungles, which they believe to be the lost city […]
It would be hard to miss, if you follow local or international news, that much of our region is in a “Zika-panic.” The mosquito transmitted infection has prompted travel warnings for several countries in Central and Latin America. A few countries have even specifically advised pregnant women not to risk traveling in these areas and […]
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