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A taxi driver was gunned down not far from where he lived on Ordonez Avenue in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. Cecil Buckley, a man who, from all accounts, was a hard-working cab driver, was targeted shortly after six on Sunday evening as he stood on the street. Residents heard three gunshots and […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday morning in Belize City, Jasmine Aguilar was viciously stabbed as she waited for a cab to pick her up near Linda Vista Street. It was later discovered that the cruel attack which left Aguilar hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., was carried out by her ex-boyfriend. It’s another case of gender-based violence being committed against […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Despite the weekend violence in Belize City, efforts are being made in other parts of the country to assist with emergency medical response. Earlier today, three ambulances were handed over today to further enhance San Pedro’s emergency response efforts. Two ambulances were given to the Belize Emergency Response Team (BERT) and one to the Rickilee […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Over the weekend a new president was elected to serve the Christian Workers Union for the next term. Leonora Flowers has been a trade unionist for the past twenty-eight years, working at the Social Security Board as the C.W.U.’s representative, before retiring in October 2022. Flowers remains passionate about unionism even in retirement and when […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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For the most part, the conversation about indigenous peoples and their rights have been primarily associated with the Mayans of southern Belize. But for decades, the Garifuna people have also been recognized as an indigenous group. Descendants of African and Carib Indian ancestors, the Garinagu originated in the seventeenth century from the Caribbean island of […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The delimitation of boundaries has been a challenge for the Government of Belize. There have been villages reporting of encroachment, as well as the sale of land without notice. There are also competing interests as it relates to villages wanting to expand, but being unable to do so. Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Dolores Balderamos […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The issue of boundary delineation came up as recently as last Thursday when the Maya village of Laguna held a press conference in the south over the issue of land. As we’ve reported, Laguna and Yemeri Grove have been bucking heads over the Maya’s traditional land distribution system. But is there encroachment taking place? In […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday in Corozal District, hundreds of cane farmers from across northern Belize gathered on the campus of Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico for a special meeting. The meeting was convened by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association to discuss the issue of Fairtrade premiums. The B.S.C.F.A. claims that almost five million dollars in payments are […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday, a high-level delegation from the European Union travelled to the Adjacency Zone between Belize and Guatemala. Led by Marianne Van Steen, the E.U. Ambassador to Belize, the delegation was made up of six ambassadors representing E.U. member states including, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. The primary objective of their visit […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Apart from the visit to the Adjacency Zone, the E.U. Ambassadors were preparing for a special political dialogue with Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister scheduled for today. These special diplomatic dialogues are usually held in September during Belize’s independence celebrations. We spoke with a couple of the E.U. ambassadors about their […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The European Union has been partnering with Belize in various sectors for the past thirty years, from health, to renewable energy, the environment, public transportation and gender based violence to name a few. But, with a twenty-eight hour estimated flight time from Belize to Europe, many Belizeans may never get an opportunity to visit an […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Saturday, a government agency and a private company teamed up to salvage the eroded parts of Goff’s Caye by planting mangrove on the back of the island. Bowen and Bowen dispatched fifty of its employees to the island to take on the project. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute which manages Goff’s Caye, […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The return to Monkey River Village was vividly different – you’d even say transformational, as a great portion of beach has been reclaimed. Monkey River was once a thriving town with a population of almost four thousand residents. But today, the northernmost village in Toledo District is home to fifty-two families or just about two […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Doctor Carla Barnett has sent condolences to Guyana, following a fire at a school that claimed the lives of at least twenty schoolchildren. The fire in Mahdia, near the centre of Guyana, early this morning, swept through a high school boarding school killing at least nineteen of the students […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The executive of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize met with Prime Minister John Briceño, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde and Education Minister Francis Fonseca this afternoon in Belmopan. The N.T.U.C.B. executive wrote to the Prime Minister for a fifth time, asking for the meeting. Among the key issues raised by the N.T.U.C.B. are […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The meeting came at the request of the N.T.U.C.B.’s executive which initially asked for a meeting with the PM in November 2020. That was three years ago. The executive subsequently made four additional requests. While the Prime Minister has met with the N.T.U.C.B.’s President and First Vice president, it took the Briceño Administration three years […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is”. That’s a quote from Vincent Lombardi an American football coach. Over the weekend, athletes competed across various disciplines to do just that, win. We kick off tonight’s coverage with some cycling action. The International […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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