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A funeral service was held today in Belmopan for Bishop Lawrence Nicasio of the Roman Catholic Diocese. Bishop Nicasio passed away in the early hours of January first, after battling cancer for a few years. His funeral service had an outpouring of Catholic priests and other clergy members, members of the Council of Churches, parishioners, […]
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Among the many attendees and government officials at Bishop Nicasio’s funeral today was the Minister of Religious Affairs, Henry Charles Usher. Following the service, Minister Usher told us that he knew the late bishop from before he was ordained in that capacity and thought that he was a true and humble servant of the church. […]
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The passing of a bishop leaves a great void within the clergy and for a congregation that looked to its proverbial shepherd for religious leadership. During today’s funeral service for Roman Catholic Bishop, Larry Nicasio, it was announced that Father Jordan Gongora will act as administrator for the Roman Catholic Diocese until another bishop is appointed. […]
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The sugar impasse is over. Late on Monday night, an agreement between Belize Sugar Industries Limited and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association was finally signed. This puts an end to several days of demonstration by members of the association and growing frustrations among cane farmers. The protracted impasse involved blockades along the road and […]
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He went public last week to suggest that perhaps the government should nationalize the sugar factory at Tower Hill, after it seemed like there was no solution in sight for the deadlock involving the B.S.C F.A. Last Wednesday, P.U.P. Chairman, Henry Charles Usher, who is also a cabinet minister, was quoted on Vibes Radio and […]
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During the sugar impasse between B.S.I. and B.S.C.F.A., the factory allowed members of the association to deliver cane under an open agreement. Some members of the B.S.C.F.A. took on the offer and delivered cane to the factory for milling. So we asked the B.S.C.F.A.’s Vice Chairman, Alfredo Ortega if those farmers will be penalized for […]
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A draft Maya Customary Land Policy was introduced in early December, to provide a framework for the development and implementation of affirmative measures to be taken by the Government of Belize in fulfilling the Consent Order mandated by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The policy also provides a guide to inform the necessary changes and […]
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According to Coc, the Toledo Alcaldes Association is presently sharing the document with the various communities and is awaiting feedback on the way forward. Isani Cayetano “Aside from denouncing the draft policy as it is, what course of action or measure can be taken on your part, as the TAA? Is this something that […]
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A Jamaican national, who migrated to Belize recently, remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. after coming under gunfire in an alley off Mayflower Street on Monday night. Thirty-year-old Theodore Dwyer was sitting on a chair near a basketball court sometime before eight o’clock when a trio of men emerged from an unlit area of the neighborhood […]
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Twenty-three-year-old John Delcid was arraigned earlier today in the lower court on a single count of common assault. He is charged with attacking his older brother during a dispute over a missing bucket of paint. Delcid, an unemployed resident of Lawrence Avenue, appeared unrepresented before a Senior Magistrate where he pleaded not guilty to committing […]
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A family of three is left without a dollar to their name after a fire wreaked havoc on their home this morning in Gardenia village. Mother of two, Darlene Dawson was carrying out her normal morning routine when her three-year-old son alerted her of a fire inside the house. The two managed to escape with […]
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