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In an exclusive interview with Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, we asked for his crime review of 2021. As was reported earlier this week, there were one hundred and twenty-five murders recorded last year; that’s twenty-three more than the 2020 records, with the months of May and June recording the most murders. But, ComPol Williams […]
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But, is 2022 off to a bad start already? There were three murders in the first five days of the year: the double murder of Raymond Dominguez and Justin Milligan on January third, followed by the murder of Dangriga teen, Joshua Flores, on January fifth. ComPol Chester Williams says that Cayo and Stann Creek Districts […]
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On Thursday morning, Coast Guard Special Operations launched a raid on Tobacco Caye. It resulted in the detention of one person after the officers discovered a military grade riffle and thirty live rounds of five point five-six millimetre military grade calibre. The commando version of the M-four carbine riffle was found inside a room occupied […]
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On Thursday afternoon, police responded to an area behind Port of Belize Limited, where they discovered a human skeleton. It was found about a hundred and fifty feet from the seaside, along with a black beach cruiser bicycle and a white bucket. The gruesome find was made by a fisherman around three p.m. who made […]
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On Thursday, the Belize Electricity Limited responded to allegations that the Public Utilities Commission made against them the day before, when it accused them of making bad decisions that will begin to cost consumers higher electricity rates effective this month. The P.U.C. pointed to an instance when B.E.L. dispatched water from the Chalillo dam when […]
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The United Democratic Party has issued a press release charging the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has (Quote) “failed to support teachers and students during the pandemic” and likewise “failed to adequately plan a safe reopening with a realistic timeline.” (Unquote) The party says the ministry has been indecisive with three changes in […]
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The conversation surrounding the reopening of schools continues across the country. The National Commission for Families and Children says one of their main concerns is the effect of protracted school closures on children’s social skills. N.C.F.C. has found that zoom classes and paper-based work, over an extended period of time, takes away from the kind […]
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Eli Romero, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at N.C.F.C, spoke of the importance of preparing children for the reopening of school. Romero also addressed the need for shared monitoring to ensure schools are doing their best to prepare a safe space for those children returning. Eli Romero, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, National Commission for Families […]
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N.C.F.C. says the conversation surrounding the school reopening rarely takes into consideration the views and perspective of the children themselves. Romero asserts that they may be facing a challenging time at the thought of readjusting, after being away from the class room for two years. Romero recommends that parents have this conversation with their children. […]
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Social media influencers, much like their viewers, are always out for the next viral upload. But can a widely circulated video help a destitute Belize City family to escape poverty? It’s the latest effort of community activist Moses Sulph who aims to assist Luciano Reyes and his family. This morning, Reyes and Sulph spoke with […]
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Voter turnout during Thursday’s election for a new executive of the Police Association of Belize was rather dismal. There are approximately two thousand men and women enlisted in the Belize Police Department, but less than a third of all eligible officers actually participated in the vote. While the poor turnout is being attributed to late […]
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A humanitarian and disaster relief exercise, led by the United States Southern Command, is underway in Ladyville. Joint Task Force-Bravo, a unit based in Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, is engaged in routine training missions using unique airlift capabilities. Chargé d’Affaires, Leyla Moses emphasized, “through this JTF-Bravo disaster response exercise, the United States is demonstrating […]
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The last prisoner escape in Belize was in October of 2020, when twenty-eight inmates of the Belize Central Prison sought freedom. They overpowered and relieved a few prison officers of their weapons and uniforms, and then restrained them in prison cells. But since then, the Kolbe Foundation which manages the facility has been able to […]
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The prison also recently got an adjustment on their contract last month. Murillo explained that under the previous contract, fourteen dollars was provided to feed and shelter each prisoner per day; while, under the new contract, that amount has gone up to just under nineteen dollars per prisoner per day. Murillo explained that despite the […]
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As the pandemic drags on, it is easy to get depressed or feel the weight of the seemingly endless stream of warnings and even sorrow. But, today the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital provided a bright spot with a video they made celebrating those who made it out of the COVID unit, and those who helped […]
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With a new wave of Covid-19 infections now affecting almost every country, in Mexico, the state of Quintana Roo will institute its code yellow alert system beginning January tenth. The code, which indicates people can resume limited activities but with caution, will be in effect until January sixteenth. Mexico’s color code system ranges from the […]
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The Protected Areas Conservation Trust has renewed its agreement with the Belize Nature Conservation Foundation for the management of the endowment and operational Funds of the B.N.C.F. According to a release from P.A.C.T., the Belize Nature Conservation Foundation is an independently governed, private foundation, created through Belize’s first Debt for Nature Swap back in 2001 […]
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The Super Furia band has been in existence for decades. It is well known for its energetic and captivating live performances, both among party goers and in family settings. However, the pandemic caused the band to reassess its approach to delivering entertainment. In 2021, Super Furia not only headlined some of the major virtual events […]
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Tonight, we leave you with a highlight of another Belizean talent spreading a message of positivity and peace through music. Huston “Hubee” Alvarez and his talented crew have released the visuals to the single, “Life Part 2”. The song encourages the community to invest in the youths of our nation, while encouraging them to live […]
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