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We reported on Tuesday night that three cases of Influenza A (H1N1) were confirmed in the neighbouring state of Quintana Roo. Well, the news tonight has changed dramatically and that [...]
Written on May 6, 2009 | Posted in
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There is yet no confirmation of the flu on this side of the border and some three thousand five hundred employees went back to work at the Commercial Free Zone [...]
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The Director of Health Services, Dr. Michael Pitts, has sent samples to be tested at CAREC in Trinidad for the Influenza that has caused many deaths in the Americas and [...]
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There is one suspect case of Influenza A (H1N1) at the Belize Medical Associates. It is involves a French National who travelled through Mexico, the most affected region, and made [...]
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Schools in the Stann Creek District closed down this past Tuesday in solidarity with the B.N.T.U. over a growing pattern of violent behavior at schools. The proverbial straw that broke [...]
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And while officials of the Ministry of Education met today in Dangriga regarding the protest by some four hundred teachers, in Belize City, a high school is having its own [...]
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Remember the group of Cubans who were found stranded off the coast of Belize in February? Well two of them are taking G.O.B. to court. Human Rights Attorney Attoinette Moore, [...]
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Two men were in court today charged with Attempted Murder and Robbery and at the end of their trial, twenty-seven year old Marvin Ottley walked free, while Allen James was [...]
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Also in court, thirty-three year old Nathaniel Thomas pleaded guilty to Handling Stolen Goods on Monday and today he was back before a magistrate. This time he is facing the [...]
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Two minors find themselves in police custody for Tuesday night’s armed robbery of the New Fortune Restaurant. Forty-seven year old Xin Ye Zuang told police that while attending to her [...]
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The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management spoke out against government almost immediately after a decision to allow Seismic testing in the Sarstoon Temash National Park on April twentieth. Not [...]
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Another hot button issue for the Mayas is the controversial land rights case against G.O.B., which has remained in the news for some time. And although the long running claim [...]
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