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Last Thursday, P.U.P. leader John Briceño took the oath to lead this country as Prime Minister. Today, his ministers and ministers of state headed to the Biltmore to be sworn in to begin the work of government. Seventeen ministers, the attorney general and seven ministers of state arrived at the appointed time; the event was […]
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The south is fully represented in Cabinet. All four southern area representatives for the P.U.P. were elected and have ministerial positions. Doctor Louis Zabaneh is the Minister of State in Education, while Rodwell Ferguson has been assigned the Ministry of Public Utilities and Logistics, formerly known as the Ministry of Transport. Oscar Requeña is now […]
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Caribbean Shores Area Representative, Kareem Musa, is now the Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries. As Home Affairs Minister, the Belize Police Department falls under his responsibility and so does the Gang Suppression Unit. The G.S.U. has a negative image as a dreaded unit. The officers are known to be excessively abusive and […]
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Some thirty loads of cattle from farms in Orange Walk have been transported to the western border with Guatemala for exportation. The informal cattle trade was halted under the Dean Barrow administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise, Jose Mai gave the go-ahead to continue with the informal trade after John […]
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The former Minister of Health was an electrician by trade and his name is Pablo Marin of Corozal. In Briceño’s new cabinet, the Minister of Health and Wellness is attorney Michel Chebat. Chebat says that his lawyer skills will be put to good use and when it comes to decisions of a medical nature, he […]
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We also spoke to Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde. He is responsible for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining. Hyde has been tasked in cleaning up the mess at the Department of Lands, labeled as a hotbed of corruption by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Hyde speaks of changing the culture of corruption […]
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The Ministry of Works was also known as a hotbed of corruption under former U.D.P. minister Rene Montero. Like the Lands Department in Belmopan, the Ministry of Works office in San Ignacio has been closed down until the new government has had a chance to carefully peruse each and every document and piece of equipment. […]
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Tonight, there is water everywhere in rural Belize District and the Crooked Tree causeway is impassable. Residents leave or enter the village with the assistance of the Belize Coast Guard as the village is experiencing one of the worst floods. And to compound the issue, it will take months for the situation to improve. The […]
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The situation is also dire in Burrell Boom where a number of homes along the Belize River Valley area remain under water. As was expected, water levels have been rising quickly in Burrell Boom and in some parts of the village, there is up to three feet of water inside houses and yards are inundated. […]
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A Santa Elena family is recovering from a violent incident over the weekend. Four of them were injured in a stabbing at the home of Marcelo Tzul. After an argument escalated into a violent confrontation, Tzul, his wife, son and nephew were all injured. Tzul says he did not want too many people in his […]
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Two P.U.P. area representatives are fighting the COVID-19 virus. They are Toledo East’s Mike Espat and Cayo West’s Jorge ‘Milin’ Espat. On social media, Espat shared that he is stable and feeling well, while being monitored. Espat said that he started to feel feverish and later tested positive for the virus. Their colleagues, Deputy Prime […]
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Belize just recorded its deadliest COVID-19 weekend! There were fifteen COVID-related deaths between Friday and Sunday. Of that number, ten of those deaths were recorded in a single day, on Friday. It’s an astounding increase in the number of deaths recorded within twenty-four hours. A closer look at those deaths over the weekend show that […]
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One of the COVID deaths over the weekend involved a well-known and beloved employee of Belize Water Services Limited. Marlon Williams was on the verge of celebrating his twentieth anniversary with the utility company when he contracted the disease. His passing has saddened his fellow colleagues at BWS where there are five active cases of […]
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This afternoon, Operations Manager Dave Pascascio spoke fondly about his colleague who, at the time of his passing, was up for an appraisal. His dedication and commitment as a foreman for BWS has been formally acknowledged. Dave Pascascio, Operations Manager, BWS “It so happens that next January 2021, he would have served us twenty […]
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Nicaragua is for a second time in less than three weeks is bracing for another massive hurricane. Iota, a category five storm, the strongest Atlantic weather system to form in November, is expected to bring devastation to Central America when it makes landfall tonight. While relief organizations are stretched thin in the wake of Hurricane […]
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Last week, we told you about sixteen-year-old Gregory Lewis who was killed in Santa Ignacio on election night. A Special Constable came across an injured Lewis on Bullet Tree Road and rushed him to the hospital but the teenager died shortly after. Police say he was able to share information about the man who attacked […]
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A minor was shot in Ladyville over the weekend, but police say he may not have been the intended target. They suspect that the teen’s associate, a known figure to the police, was the shooter’s target. Police say that they are looking for one person in connection with this latest shooting. Here’s more from Superintendent […]
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Police say that a post-mortem was unable to determine the cause of death of Guatemalan Francisco Domingo Ac Tzalam. He was reported missing in Livingston, Guatemala during the passage of Hurricane Eta and several days later his body was found near Hunting Caye. Today, ACP Joseph Myvett of the National Crimes Investigation Branch told reporters […]
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On Friday we told you about the fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of fifty-year-old Ken Faber. The well-known Ladyville resident crashed and died in his home village just before midnight on Thursday. Those closest to him say that they believe that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of […]
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Today, we caught up with a number of ministers after they took the oath of office. Orange Walk East Area Representative Kevin Bernard is the new Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance. He is responsible for putting the youth of Belize first and to guarantee their growth and development. He is also tasked with developing […]
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Marconi Leal is the P.U.P. area representative for Belize Rural North. He defeated three-time U.D.P. representative Edmond Castro by more than six hundred votes. It is quite a feat for the unassuming Leal and the P.U.P. since Belize Rural North was considered a stronghold for the U.D.P. Leal, however was not given a ministerial portfolio […]
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We also asked Leal for an update regarding the terrifying home invasion at his residence in Sand Hill Village in the days prior to the elections. He says that one of the intruders was caught and items were recovered. After having a chat with the perpetrator, the Leal family decided that no charges would be […]
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Police and Coast Guard responded to a report of a body floating near Saddle Caye on Sunday morning, but so far their search efforts haven’t turned up anything. Police say that the authorities have been searching the area because of the report made of a missing fisherman. Thirty-three-year-old Ronald Palma was reported missing off the […]
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After we spoke with the police, we also got in touch with Palma’s immediate family. Today, they informed us that they are in Hopkins to follow up his case because they say some pieces of the story on his disappearance simply don’t add up. To go back to where it started – Palma left his […]
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The Belize Zoo bid farewell to one of its beloved resident animals on Sunday. Carlos, one of the three pumas at the zoo, fell ill and died. He was rescued as a cub when his human family could no longer care for him. He was a popular attraction at the zoo, loved by visitors and […]
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