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We begin tonight’s newscast with the arrest of two men for probably the most callous murder for 2023. Last Thursday, we brought you the gripping images of the murder of forty-three-year-old David “Goofy” Phillips, whose body was discovered in the Western Pines residential area at Mile eight on the George Price Highway. Phillips’s head was […]
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Accused of being member of a gang, Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan were acquitted this afternoon due to a lack of sufficient evidence. In February 2020, the three brothers were taken before the Magistrate’s court where they were each arraigned for allegedly being the member of a gang, namely the Ghost Town Crips. At the […]
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Last Tuesday, the Belize Defense Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit determined that a crude object found onboard a Maya Island Air flight from San Pedro was an improvised explosive device, an IED. This was after a bomb expert, retired B.D.F. commander David Jones, was called to assist with a situation at the Belize Municipal Airport. […]
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The scare, according to the Director of Civil Aviation, has prompted authorities to expedite the implementation of certain security measures, including the use of handheld metal detectors for scanning passengers. Nigel Carter, Director of Civil Aviation “I can say to you that we do have a national security program and a national security committee […]
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The Christian Workers Union is back in the news tonight, regarding insurance coverage for stevedores. The C.W.U. held a press conference this morning in which it shared that the Port of Belize Limited had informed the labor organization on Friday that it will not be able to provide insurance for waterfront workers going forward. In […]
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Flowers told reporters earlier today that the initial conversation between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited were going smoothly, until the company reportedly informed that it would not be able to provide insurance coverage for stevedores at the expiration of that policy. Leonora Flowers, President, C.W.U. “The conversation was flowing […]
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The latest issue between the Port of Belize and the stevedores is set against the backdrop of the Essential Services Arbitration Award. In its release, the C.W.U. states, “even whilst participating in the ESAT process, C.W.U. has engaged with P.B.L. to arrange better insurance coverage for the stevedores. Those efforts appeared to have made progress […]
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Twelve fishermen have been slapped with seventy thousand dollars in total fines for having one thousand, one hundred conchs in their possession during the closed season. Reports are that on Saturday night at around nine o’clock, several hours before the start of the conch season, authorities came across a vessel named “Luisannie” two miles south […]
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The U.S. Department of Labour has issued its 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, looking at children’s work and education in countries across the world. There is a section on Belize which shows that despite efforts being made to reduce child labour in the country, children ages five to fourteen are still […]
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The report shows that back in 2022, Belize made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour when G.O.B. approved its National Child Labour Policy and Strategy 2022 – 2025. It aims to eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2025 and prioritizes addressing legislative and information gaps, increasing child […]
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We’ve been reporting on the Laguna and Yemeri Grove issue over the Maya traditional land distribution system versus what the residents of Yemeri Grove say is encroachment. Based on the findings of an investigation, the Laguna Village Council had cleared land in an area adjacent to the village, which they had illegally surveyed. And back […]
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For years, anyone who has needed the services rendered at the Vital Statistics Office has discovered how painstaking, time-consuming and sometimes inconvenient that process can be. Getting copies of important documents like birth, marriage, and death certificates can easily take double the time you expected, most of the time because of lost records, insufficient information […]
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With the advent of electric buses come other kinds of electric vehicles. Its part and parcel of the global initiative promoted at the Conference of the Parties or COP Conferences on climate change to shift to a more environmentally friendly method of getting around. It’s all in an effort to slow down the rate of […]
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Accompanied by the introduction of electric vehicles is the installation of charging ports across the country. The ones installed for the buses are part of the government’s pilot project, but as more and more private citizens and companies make the switch from petrol to power, there will be the need for charging ports across the […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.” That’s a quote from former basketball player, Tim Duncan. We begin tonight’s coverage with some Friday night action […]
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