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The murder of sixteen-year-old Saint John’s College student, Wellington Williams, has brought into sharp focus concerns about student safety outside of the S.J.C. campus. Over the last seventeen months, three students who had been attending the high school lost their lives to gun violence. And, less than three weeks ago, we told you about a […]
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Accused rapist Rupert Codd was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman today for a single charge of rape. The twenty-one-year-old call center employee of mile four on the Philip Goldson Highway, was denied bail and remanded into custody until June sixth of this year. The heinous crime for which Codd is accused occurred on Sunday […]
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Former Special Constable Jeremy Bermudez, accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year-old female minor back in 2018, is on remand awaiting sentencing tonight after being found guilty of five of eight counts of unlawful sexual intercourse. Bermudez appeared before Justice Antoinette Moore in the presence of attorney Ian Gray and, in his defense, […]
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Today, police formally arrested and charged B.D.F. Captain fifty-six-year-old William Swan, a resident of Santa Elena Town, for manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct, failed to give way to motor vehicle on a major road and drove motor vehicle without due care and attention. The charges stem from a fatal accident over the […]
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Swan was working on preparing a facility in Cayo which will be the location for the Mountain Pine Ridge Youth Challenge Program being implemented as a crime fighting tool. D.Y.S. Director Kevin Cadle explains. On the Phone: Kevin Cadle, Director, Department of Youth Services “We have been successful with the LIU, the Ministry of […]
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A pair of Fujian Chinese nationals has been charged with an additional offense after being caught by Immigration officials entering Belize illegally. Twenty-seven-year-old Tianming Chen and thirty-three-year-old Kai Lin were charged for the criminal offense of using a fabricated permit. They appeared in the presence of attorney Arthur Saldivar before Magistrate Khiana Gordon late this […]
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President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen wrapped up her state visit to Belize and this afternoon, departed the country for the United States where she will meet with U.S. House Secretary Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday. During the visit, President Tsai met with Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam, as well as Taiwanese […]
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Last night, Prime Minister John Briceño hosted a state dinner at the Museum of Belize for President Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen. The dinner followed a full schedule of events on Monday, including a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives and an inspection of the Sheep and Goat Project in Central Farm. In attendance at Monday […]
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President, Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen also gave an address at Monday night’s state dinner in Belize City. Following her brief remarks, the president gave a toast to Belize and Taiwan’s strong bilateral relationship. Dr. Tsai Ing-Wen, President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) “I recall receiving Prime Minister Briceno and his delegation in Taipei in […]
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Saint Francis Xavier Credit Union made headlines on March tenth, when it was announced that the Registrar of Credit Unions had appointed an administrator to oversee the day-to-day affairs of the lending institution. Several days later, the executive of SFXCU, including General Manager Rafael Dominguez Senior, came forward in the media against what they essentially […]
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In 2021, Taiwan initiated the Women Empowerment Project – an initiative that seeks to place women in better positions to become entrepreneurs and self-reliant. Today, before she departed Belize after a state visit, the President of the Republic of China Taiwan, Doctor Tsai Ing-Wen took part in a ceremony for a women empowerment exhibition. It […]
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International Women’s Month may have concluded on March thirty-first, but on the heels of our Kolcha Tuesday episode that featured Belizean women in business, we bring you the following story of thirty-one-year-old Monique Lamb. She is the first woman to captain the Aggressor III, a dive yacht that is popular with visitors from around the […]
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Acclaimed gospel singer, Sinach, famous for her hit songs, Way Maker, I Know Who I Am, and There’s An Overflow is in Belize. The Nigerian-born singer arrived in Belize this afternoon for a free concert in Belize City. On Wednesday night, Sinach and her gospel band will light up Digi Park on Newtown Barracks and […]
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The premiums on motor vehicle insurance have registered an increase. The Organization of Insurance Companies, ORINCO, convened several meetings earlier in the year to evaluate the performance of the insurance industry in Belize. Their studies found that the industry is operating at a loss of approximately four million dollars. As a result, ORINCO found it […]
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Andrew Roe further explained what the most basic motor vehicle insurance package covers and why it is not sustainable to have that customer paying a one hundred dollar premium on the service provided. According to Roe, while companies have been increasing their motor vehicle insurance premiums since the onset of COVID19, those increases were only […]
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We end tonight’s newscast with a story on the latest made-in-Belize snack to hit the local market. Snackers corn chips is being produced by Bowen and Bowen inside their Ladyville facility. It comes in a number of flavors, from natural cheese, to zesty ranch, lightly salted and spicy habañero. As of today, Snackers Corn Chips […]
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