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Tonight, there are two developments on the territorial claim to Belize that could explain Guatemala’s aggressive behavior for months. A map released by the Guatemalan government has surfaced showing that fisherfolks from that country are free to fish well within Belizean waters including the Sarstoon River where, as you know, Guatemala maintains a strong military […]
Over the past two years, Guatemala has been asserting sovereignty over the area, going as far as militarizing the remote area and now escorts Belizeans traversing our side of the Sarstoon River. A recent official forty-page document on travels by Guatemalan officials details a meeting between Foreign Ministers Wilfred Elrington and Carlos Raul Morales at […]
He walked free from court on Monday afternoon for the brutal attack on an elderly man, but tonight police are looking for thirty-six-year-old Chester Noralez. He is to be re-arrested and charged for the aggravated burglary and near-fatal assault of ninety-three-year-old Patrick Grant. Grant was the victim of a home invasion at his residence on […]
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The Price Barracks residence of Brigadier General David Jones was broken into a few weeks ago, while the B.D.F. commander was out of the country. The discovery that his home had been burglarized and ransacked was made upon his return on the weekend of December second. Stolen from the property was approximately thirty thousand dollars […]
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Turning to developments in the agriculture sector…. The Annual General Meeting of the Citrus Growers Association planned for January twenty-first, 2017, is a crossroads in the survival of the multi-million dollar industry. The industry has been suffering from in-fighting between larger growers aligned with Belize Citrus Mutual and medium and smaller growers still loyal to […]
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The 2016-2017 citrus season is behind schedule due to impacts from Hurricane Earl in August. Millions of dollars in damages was suffered by growers of grapefruit and orange, the former in particular. However, after a delay, the season is picking up with grapefruit deliveries underway and orange set to join in as well in the […]
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Almost five years ago, the Citrus Growers Association opened a four-million Belize dollar nursery for citrus plants which it sells to growers. The Plant World Nursery, located off the Southern Highway in Red Bank village, hosts as many as three hundred and fifty thousand plants and is the center of the multi-million dollar industry’s efforts […]
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If you are a non-resident of Belize looking to invest in land in the Jewel, you will want to know that there are now changes in transactions that will affect your pocket. As of the end of November, the Ministry of Natural Resources has sent notice to the Association of Real Estate Brokers of Belize […]
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President of the Association of Real Estate Brokers of Belize, Hugo Moguel, also discussed the general state of the market for real estate. He explained that while the international market is rebounding slowly after the 2010 global recession, local sales have slumped due to jitters over acquiring new debt for buying houses and land. […]
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Vendors departed from the Commercial Center in downtown Belize City a few months ago in advance of plans for a major project intended to spruce it up and give it a modern look to match a modern City. The renovations are part of the Downtown and House of Culture project where the latter is converted […]
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Businessman fifty-four-year-old Doug Singh appeared in court today in connection with two port authority offences that he was charged with earlier this year. Back in July, Singh who is the owner of International Cooperate Service was charged with permitting a man to operate a vessel without having a valid certificate of competence and permitting to […]
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Spare a thought, as you drive bumper-to-bumper in our crowded City this week, for the traffic officers. Those from the Transport Department, City Traffic Department, and officers manning the checkpoints on key streets have a tough time of it when the crawl slows and impatient drivers find it necessary to go after the Police just […]
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Officers attached to Eastern Division South were out and about in south side Belize City today, but it wasn’t for its routine meet and greet sessions; instead they were giving back to the community. Ninety-plus residents were the lucky recipients of food hampers, just in time for the Christmas holidays. The goodies were donated for […]
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The increase in burglaries and robberies has been on the rise in recent weeks and the neighboring communities around Ladyville are helping the Police to keep their neighborhoods safe. In an interview on Tuesday, ACP Edward Broaster told us how the communities are getting security gadgets to help the police keep criminals away. A while […]
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And that technology seems to be much need in places like Sunset Park and Lake Gardens. These are two small communities within the Rural Eastern Division. And ACP Edward Broaster says that there have been a string of attempted burglaries in those areas. He gave us an update on how the Police, with the help […]
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B.D.F. Commander David Jones will be inducted into the military Hall of Fame at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in March 2017. The achievement comes after the Brigadier General accomplished the feat of graduating from the military college and rose in rank to become the commander of the Belize Defense Force. The induction is a big deal […]
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The announcement of Jones’ induction came this morning during the annual B.D.F. luncheon. The brass catered to almost nine hundred soldiers presently enlisted in Belize’s armed forces. Today, those men and women made merry and indulged in food, drinks and entertainment at Price Barracks. Commander David Jones tells us about the Christmas party. Brig. […]
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