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The Belize Broadcasting Authority is on a mission to update Belize’s Broadcasting Act. The last time an exercise was held to revise the act was back in 2002. In those days, Nokia was the king of phone manufacturers. Facebook was not yet launched and people were still using antennas to catch cable TV signal. So […]
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The body of Randolph Crawford, one of several men involved in a high-speed pursuit and shootout in Corozal District last Thursday, was retrieved from the river near the Nuevo Pueblo Ferry over the weekend. Four men who were also wounded during the exchange of gunfire remain hospitalized with varying degrees of injury. During the incident, […]
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Twenty-year old Christopher Pitts was arraigned for the murder of Silvian Swift earlier today when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford. Pitts is the second suspect to be charged for the deadly shooting that occurred on April thirtieth in Belize City. Tonight, the mechanic of a King Street address is spending his first night […]
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Patrick Canelo and two other men were charged for disorderly conduct earlier today, following an altercation in Ladyville on Thursday night that resulted in the murder of twenty-year-old James Bainton. The deadly incident occurred at a football field in Ladyville where several persons had gathered to watch a game being played. Twenty-year-old Canelo, a resident […]
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A fisherman from Dangriga has been charged for the murder of Marlon Martinez who disappeared on March sixth. Thirty-four-year-old Derek Gorosica was arraigned for the Martinez’s murder following the discovery of skeletal remains. Earlier today, ACP Hilberto Romero provided additional information on the latest developments regarding that case. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern […]
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On Sunday morning, near the mile eight community, five armed men entered Chukka Tours premises where the held up the establishment and made off with an assortment of liquor and an undisclosed sum of money. Police say they are looking for a vehicle believed to have been used in the commission of the robbery. […]
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A burglary overnight in Burrell Boom Village resulted in thieves getting away with an ATM machine from Helen Wu’s Store. It’s a brazen act carried out by thieves who appeared to have been well-equipped when they broke into the building. They were able to pried open the entrance to the building and stole the entire […]
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A human rights capacity building training with police officers began today in Belmopan, following an opening ceremony at the National Police Training Academy. For the remainder of the week, a Human Rights Officer from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, attached to the Global Policies and Security Forces Team, will be facilitating […]
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The Department of Youth Service has established an ambitious two-year youth reform program in Mountain Pine Ridge called the D’Silva Youth Mountain Challenge. Kevin Cadle the Director at D.Y.S. and his Deputy Director, Walton Garbutt, are hoping to radically transform the lives of young men who have dropped out of school, who are members of […]
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While the program officially launched today, the two-year D’Silva Mountain Pine Ridge Youth Program has been in operation for the past two weeks. Already there are reports that is has not all been smooth sailing. Last week, information surfaced that a handful of disgruntled youths left the camp ground on foot. We have since learned […]
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Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration held an award ceremony for its M.S.M.E. Women Economic Empowerment Initiative, Women Who Boss Competition. The event is part of the project to enhance the economic empowerment of women in Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-pandemic era. It focuses on technical assistance for […]
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The President of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association of Football (CONCACAF), Victor Montagliani, was on a twenty-four hour trip to Belize. Today, the Football Federation of Belize held a press conference at the House of Culture where Sergio Chuc, the President of F.F.B., and President Montagliani addressed the media. Here is […]
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CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani also responded to requests for his thoughts on Belize’s youth national teams performances in regional tournaments. Of recent, a couple youth national teams have attracted criticism from Belizeans after numerous defeats in regional tournaments. Well, the CONCACAF President says, there are more important things than winning at the youth level. […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. We kick things off tonight with some controversy in the Premier League of Belize. Football teams across the country are waiting with bated breath for the start of the 2023 playoffs. It was expected to begin weeks ago, but, there have been […]
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