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An unexpected day off for government and private sector employees next Monday; News Five has confirmed that the day of the state funeral for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second will be recognized as a public and bank holiday in Belize. The Queen will be laid to rest on Monday, September nineteenth. Several Commonwealth countries, […]
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The House of Culture, formerly the Government House, is draped on the outside with Belize’s patriotic red, white and blue colors, but at closer inspection, at its flagstaff, one would observe that it represents a country in mourning with the Belizean flag hoisted at half-mast. And the colors black and white adorn the interior where […]
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Last night, we told you about the gruesome discovery of the lifeless body of thirty-five-year-old Belize City resident, Allen Martinez. A post mortem examination was conducted on the body this afternoon to determine the cause of death. There were no visible signs of injuries on the badly decomposed body upon discovery. As of news time, […]
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The John Smith Road, in recent times, has been an area of concern to the Belize Police Department because it has been used for the disposal of the bodies of murder victims. ComPol Chester Williams told the media today that while the department is under-resourced to place patrols in the area, they are considering the […]
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A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted on the body of Marcelina Makin, a resident of southern Belize, whose decomposing body was discovered on a tomb inside the Independence Cemetery. There are reports that Makin may have been sexually assaulted before her life was taken. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams gave an update saying […]
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The Government of Belize, under the administration of Prime Minister John Briceño, terminated the employment contract of Karen Bevans as Director of Tourism on March twelfth, 2021, several months after the People’s United Party took office. The legally binding agreement signed by former Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia Junior and other members of the B.T.B. […]
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Senior Counsel and Acting Justice of Appeal in the Eastern Caribbean, Godfrey Smith took an oath of office this morning in Georgetown, Guyana where he joined Stanley John, Retired Justice of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Justice Carl Singh, Retired Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana. They are the Commissioners of Inquiry […]
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Lord Michael Ashcroft has reportedly indicated intentions to bring a treaty claim against the Government of Belize over Waterloo’s proposed port expansion project. Reports are that earlier this year, Ashcroft wrote to Prime Minister Briceño, allegedly threatening arbitration over what he reportedly deem to be a breach of the 1982 UK- Northern Ireland- Belize treaty […]
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And, while it remains to be seen whether G.O.B. will have to face Lord Michael Ashcroft in court yet again, P.M. Briceño also spoke about the long-awaited ports policy that his Cabinet pledged to finalize back in October of 2021. Well, twelve months have passed and conservation N.G.O.’s are asking that all Environmental Impact Assessments […]
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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority has placed a poultry farm in Blue Creek Village under quarantine after detecting the Avian Influenza in its animals. The farm currently houses over twenty-five thousand chickens and is being monitored closely by BAHA officers. Containment measures have been put in place to restrict poultry products exiting the Blue Creek […]
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Yovany Sandoval, a twenty-six-year-old man who is wanted in his home country of El Salvador for an alleged rape of a minor in that country, will be deported after a magistrate issued a removal order today. Sandoval, who had been on the run in Belize for the past five years, was deemed a prohibited immigrant. […]
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Eight-year-old Mercedes Campos, a resident of Lord’s Bank Village, lost her life near mile nine in Ladyville in August when a drunk driver ran her over while walking along Poinsettia Street with her mother. The sudden and tragic demise of the primary school student, who was preparing to return to Buttonwood Bay Nazarene School earlier […]
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Seventy-nine Belizean students were fortunate to receive scholarships from the Organization of American States General Secretariat to further their education. O.A.S. awarded scholarships to fifty-eight Master’s degree students, twelve short-term post-graduate students, five professional development students and two graduate studies students. The O.A.S. scholarship program is a competitive process with applications from over thirty countries. […]
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At the Police National Training Academy in Belmopan today, the mood was celebratory as hundreds of police officers were acknowledged for their years of long service. Others were awarded first and second clasp medals, as well as meritorious service and distinguish service medals for the exemplary work that they have done during their time with […]
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Parents of children attending Saint Mary’s Primary School in Belize City attended a meeting at Saint Mary’s Church on Monday evening to discuss new developments regarding their children’s classes. Last week, after it became news that the existing schooling building on Gabourel Lane would have to be demolished, the roughly three hundred children were given […]
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