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It is one of the worst tragedies a family can endure – a combustion that kills two of their children, leaving all the other siblings, and their parents with varying degrees of burn injuries. That is what happened on Tuesday night in the peaceful and remote Mennonite village of Neuland in Corozal. The village has […]
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Belize City police have ramped up their presence in the Plues Street area, following the deadly predawn shooting of Jasmine Domingo and her four-year-old daughter. The incident, according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, may have been precipitated by an internal feud within the George Street gang. Officers have been on patrol in the vicinity […]
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Nineteen-year-old Kijahe Molina, charged with wounding twenty-eight-year-old Zani Savala, a police constable, was today offered bail of a thousand dollars when he appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court to face the charge. Molina gave his occupation as a call center agent of Elston Kerr Street, Belize City. That is just two blocks from where […]
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An accused burglar escaped from lawful custody earlier today after feigning ill during his court appearance in Corozal Town. The suspect told the magistrate that he was not feeling well and when a police officer was ordered to escort him to the hospital, he took off running. The officer quickly set chase, ran a short […]
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The family of Karen and Teena Skeen, as well as Robert Vellos Senior is demanding justice, ten years after their loved ones were brutally murdered, allegedly at the hands of a son. Jared Ranguy is believed to be the person who viciously dispatched his mother, sister and stepfather inside their home in Ladyville back in […]
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On Tuesday, the Belize Electricity Limited held a press conference to provide details on the company’s recent encounter with hackers and the large quantity of data leaked from its information technology system. At the end of June, B.E.L. representatives received an email from a random, unknown address with information that the company’s network has a […]
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Sean Fuller, the General Manager of Finance and Business Support at B.E.L., went on to explain all the additional measures the company is putting in place in an attempt to ensure that any further cyber attacks does not result in a data leak. Sean Fuller, General Manager, Finance & Business Support, B.E.L. “We are […]
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There have been several persons reporting of their emails having been hacked; they’ve been locked out and security barriers put in place preventing them from regaining access. One such case is that of PlusTV in Belmopan. Its managing director, Louis Wade Junior says that since three p.m. on Tuesday, he lost control of the company’s […]
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Louis Wade Junior says that the media house has been decentralizing apps attached to that Gmail account, but it has affected the company significantly because there were several other activities connected to that account. Wade cannot confirm that it is directly linked to B.E.L.’s ransomware incident; however, the email in question was used as part […]
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Several weeks ago the Belize Sugar Industries Limited filed a claim challenging certain aspects of the Sugar Industry Regulations, 2023. An emergency injunction hearing was scheduled to take place on July twenty-first. But, the government’s legal team and B.S.I. have reached an agreement to maintain the status-quo until the substantive case is concluded. In other […]
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In other sugar related news, the Belize Sugar Industries Limited reported the second highest sugar cane price estimates since the year 2000. According to the company, the 2022/2023 cane crop second payment was made today at an average of twenty dollars and ten cents. The season’s first payment came in at forty-three dollars and sixty-three […]
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The rainy season has begun and as a country we are in the summer months, which are traditionally known for a spike in dengue cases. With the COVID pandemic, there was a drastic decrease in the recorded number of cases – not only in Belize, but also in the Central America and Caribbean regions. There […]
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As of this past Saturday, July fifteenth, the data for 2023 is showing the Orange Walk and Cayo Districts recording the highest number of lab confirmed and clinical cases of dengue; these figures are two hundred and twenty-three and three hundred and twenty-seven, respectively. Ironically, Belize District, which has ordinarily recorded highest numbers, is next […]
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Dengue is a disease driven mostly by socioeconomic conditions, including poor drainage, housing and infrastructure and poor solid waste disposal. And so there is a shared responsibility at the individual level, the community level and guided by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. So the Vector Control Chief of Operations shares what can be done. […]
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Back in June of this year, Belize was certified by the World Health Organization as a malaria-free country. It’s a significant accomplishment for the country’s public health history. Malaria, like dengue, is a vector-borne disease. But then there is also zika and chikungunya. So where is Belize when it comes to cases of these two […]
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The United Democratic Party has issued a three-page release in which it expresses growing concern about the economic viability of the current proposals, as well as the detrimental environmental impact of the proposed Port of Magical Belize project. The release points to the project’s proposed clearance of almost four hundred hectares of mangroves, despite the […]
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Over the weekend, Prime Minister John Briceño travelled to Brussels, Belgium to attend the European Union – Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Summit 2023. The two-day event saw heads of state and government convene for the first time in eight years. Coming out of the summit was a joint declaration on digital alliance, […]
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A team of power lifting athletes departs for the Cayman Islands on August sixth, where members will participate in various categories of competition as they represent the Jewel. Earlier today, the National Sports Council handed over official tracksuits to be worn by the team during the event. Present were Power Lifting Association President Khalid Usher […]
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Coding or computer programming is the skill utilized to tell a machine which actions to perform and how to complete a task. In San Ignacio, a group of primary school students is spending the summer learning how to code. They have been sacrificing time away from their electronic devices at home and playing with friends […]
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