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Numerous landings of drug planes in Belize have amassed a fleet of aircrafts that government has taken into its possession. Those business jets, in various state of disrepair, are kept at the Philip Goldson International Airport where they remain for an inordinate length of time. Tonight, however, we can report that four of those confiscated […]
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According to Enriquez, the collective price for the aircrafts was determined based on the conditions in which they were being sold, and many of them were damaged after landing on makeshift runways in various parts of the country. Felix Enriquez, C.E.O., Ministry of National Security “The aircrafts are, in many cases, very damaged; in […]
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The Organization of American States is conducting an investigation to determine the geographical location of a team of Belize Defense Force soldiers, who ventured into an area of the adjacency zone in southern Belize near Jalacte Village. This follows a report from Guatemalan media that the B.D.F. officers illegally entered into a settlement on the […]
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The following story also involves the B.D.F. Images of filth that has accumulated at the kitchen at Camp Belizario in Central Farm have been raising concerns for some of the military personnel deployed there. The images show how unsanitary the kitchen is. According to the information, it has gotten worse over the years and it […]
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The main border points remain closed, but illegal border crossings are still taking place because every week we get an update on how many persons are arrested and charged for illegal entry. In the west, at the village of Arenal, which is shared by both Belize and Guatemala, the crossing across the borders is a […]
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A B.D.F. soldier has been taken to court for rape. The matter reportedly happened a few days ago and the female officer made the complaint. This comes on the heels of a report of irregularities within the force. Tonight we can report that the accused soldier has been charged with rape. He is Margarito Pop, […]
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At the Philip Goldson International Airport this morning, a French aircraft touched down, bringing supplies that will be used by inmates at the Belize Central Prison. Everywhere, including the prisons, are ideal places for the coronavirus to thrive because of congestion and overcrowding. But fortunately so far, local prisons have not logged any case of […]
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Belize has entered its eighth week without recording a positive COVID-19 case. The closure of the P.G.I.A. and land borders has kept imported cases away and the work of frontline workers and the Ministry of Health has contributed to the current status. The government had tentatively set July first as the day when flights would […]
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More than one thousand six hundred COVID-19 tests have been conducted and as of Tuesday afternoon, only two cases were under investigation. Belize continues with zero positive COVID-19 and is standing out in the region for this record. At this time, there are no reports of anyone reporting to hospitals or clinics with signs and […]
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Police are looking for two men who are suspects in the murders of a Belizean and a U.S. national at a farm in Hopkins, Stann Creek District, on May twenty-second. Theodore Garcia of Hopkins, who goes by the name “Chino,” is six feet two inches tall and weighs about one hundred and sixty pounds is […]
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Businesses are finding new ways to provide customers with personal safety. In the downtown area of the City, Dibary, is one of the attractive places to shop. But due to the COVID pandemic, the business is adapting a feature that will attract customers back to the store. The new norm will now require customers to […]
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Tonight we take you back down south to Maya Center Village for part two of our story with Julio Saqui, the co-owner of Che’il Mayan Chocolate. Making authentic and organic chocolate bars is only one aspect of the business. In the following story we’ll show you how this enterprising local chocolate producer has turned the […]
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The A.S.R./B.S.I. factory did its final milling around four before it closed temporarily to do some maintenance work. As we reported on Tuesday, the closure is directly related to the impact of the heavy rains and the floods. The sugar cane now has a high mud content, which affects the processing equipment and it has […]
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This heavy rain is but only one climate related issue for the sugar industry. As you’ll recall, last year the industry suffered a serious drought and in the last couple weeks the low rainfall also signaled in another drought for the country. The back to back drought has taken a toll on the sugar industry […]
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Many crops are under water due to recent flooding to Tropical Storm Cristobal that formed in the Bay of Campeche. Locally crops and grains are being affected in the west and as you heard earlier, the sugar industry in the north is also being impacted. Gilbert Canton Junior says the rains delayed planting of grains but […]
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Sanitation workers and operational support staff at the Belize City Council will be donning a professional look. City Hall has acquired overalls and provided them with protective gear to be used when they carry out their work at playgrounds, markets and other areas. Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says the initiative was in the making […]
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A meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited. It was mediated by the Labour Department and focused on a three-day interruption at the port. On Saturday morning, stevedores decided to support trailers because they could not work the ship. But it is all resolved on […]
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A family of three was home on Tuesday night when their house came crumbling down. Thalia Westby and her two sons have been living in the small wooden house on Baldwin Street in Belize City for two years, but the heavy rains have damaged the beams causing them to cave in. The single mother has […]
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Last week, we brought you the story of Harmony Young, a sixteen-year-old Belize City resident who was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour back in March of this year. Her health condition deteriorated rapidly and she was in need or urgent medical care. Her aunt, who is her guardian, partnered up with the Belize Brain […]
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COVID-19 has left many families disenfranchised across the country. While some have joined the unemployment pool and are dependent on relief from government, others are unable to meet rent, pay their bills and purchase basic necessities. But every bit helps so the Young Women’s Christian Association has launched a feminine hygiene product drive as an […]
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