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One of the sticking points in the ongoing negotiation process has to do with the formula being used to calculate the prices farmers receive for the sugar cane they deliver to the mill. With the current formula, farmers receive sixty-five percent of net value after the mill sells its sugar and molasses. A.S.R./B.S.I. receives thirty-five […]
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Grievous harm, cruelty to a child and wounding – those are the charges that have been brought against thirty-one-year-old Troy Banner when he appeared in the magistrate’s court in Belmopan earlier today. As we reported on Monday, the Camalote resident is once again being accused of seriously injuring a newborn baby. In this most recent […]
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It has been five years since Police Constable Marvin Locke was viciously stabbed to death at the Raccoon Street Police Station. It was an unprecedented attack on an officer at his place of work. The suspect, fifty-two-year-old Marcial Toledo has remained on pretrial detention at the Belize Central Prison since the tragic incident in March, […]
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A Salvadoran national living in Belize was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after pleading guilty to the rape of a five-year-old child. Bairo Gomez was accused of the crime back in October of 2018. During his arraignment, Gomez was considered a flight risk. As a result, he was placed on remand at the Belize […]
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Over the past two weeks, there have been several reports of rape of a child in the west, in Belize City and Orange Walk. Tonight, the despicable report involves a fifty-two-year-old man from the island town of San Pedro. On Monday, August eighth, police say a seventeen-year-old minor, in the company of her mother, reported […]
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She was supposed to show up to court last Monday, after being out on bail for her alleged role in the murder of an American restaurateur in San Pedro four years ago. Her alleged accomplice, Leon Walford, has been found guilty and is awaiting sentencing, but where is Tracey Betancourt? Tonight, she remains on the […]
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He was the driver behind the wheel of a red pickup truck that was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near King’s Children’s Home in Cotton Tree Village. Tonight, Roaring Creek resident Jermano Bol was formally arrested and charged for manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, drove motor vehicle without due […]
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There was also a hit and run accident in Corozal over the weekend and police are investigating the incident to determine who is the motorist that injured an unnamed man. On Monday, A.S.P. Alfonso Aban of the Crimes Investigation Branch shared limited information with the media. Alfonso Aban, O.C., Crimes Investigation Branch “On Saturday, […]
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Over the past two weeks, the National Forensics Science Service engaged over three hundred youths from across the country with lessons on crime scenes investigation, during their first annual National Forensics Youth Camp. The Ariel Rosado Foundation pitched the idea for the camp to the Director of the Forensics Department, Gian Cho. The foundation then […]
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The Monkeypox virus has now spread to eighty-eight countries worldwide, and in the United States alone, which is Belize’s number one tourism customer, there are close to nine thousand cases of the virus spread across forty-nine states. That’s according to the U.S Centers for Disease Control. The virus has increased in the U.S. from over […]
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While there’s no reported case of Monkeypox in Belize, the Ministry of Health is preparing its staff, primarily at the various points of entry in Belize to be alert to symptoms on potential patients. But in a sharp twist, there’s an increase in the number of chickenpox cases, primarily among children at this time, and […]
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Musa said that vaccination has proven to still be the most effective weapon against COVID-19, even if the Omicron sub-variants bring mild symptoms. Hence, she advises those who are still unvaccinated to take their shots to lessen the symptoms of the illness. Dr. Melissa Musa, Dir., Public Health & Wellness, Min. of Health & […]
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness is in the process of promoting what is known as workplace wellness within the public and private sectors. The effort focuses on encouraging everyone within the workplace to engage in positive, healthy activities that promote better health. Today, the ministry spearheaded a session with senior public officers within the […]
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And because a big part of health and wellness has to do with one’s diet, the food that one eats no doubt is one of the focus areas of the session. But as the ministry’s nutritionist, Robyn Daly shared, food and nutrition is just one of the aspects of good health. She shared that mental […]
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On Monday, The Belize Women Parliament Caucus issued a release calling on PlusTV to issue a public apology for controversial language used on the TV station by talk show host Louis Wade. While we won’t repeat the words he used, the Women Parliamentarians’ release describes the phrase used as, (quote), words associated with the genitalia […]
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A welcome center is coming to the village of Seine Bight. Area representative Rodwell Ferguson was joined by Minister of Tourism Anthony Mahler for the official unveiling of the planned structure which is designed to provide a free-flowing space where local and foreign visitors can immerse in the culture of the vibrant community. Among the […]
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It’s week five of your weekly dose of KTV the Remix and tonight, the semi-finals begin inside the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. You are in for a treat because each week, one competitor will be going home, but that will be determined by the voters and the judges. Social Media host, Duane Moody […]
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