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Since august twenty-fourth, when the government acquired Telemedia, its competitor, Smart, has come under fire. Last week, Telemedia took down Smart’s equipment from towers at Benny’s and in Ladyville, crippling [...]
Written on November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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The Commission of Inquiry into alleged irregularities during the period January 2007 to June 2009 at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital resumed this morning. Two persons were called to give [...]
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The afternoon session was lackluster when the second official gave testimony. Peter Allen, the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Health, was named in the audit report last week, for not [...]
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Tragedy struck late this afternoon in the Junesville Area of Belize City when a minor was electrocuted. The name of the four year old child has not been confirmed, but [...]
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The tranquility of the harbor in the vicinity of Brown Sugar Marketplace in downtown Belize City was disrupted late Friday night when a fishing boat exploded shortly after ten p.m. [...]
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And police do not suspect foul play in the death of thirty-three year old Nigel Flowers. The Maya Island Air pilot was found dead in his room at Martha’s Apartments [...]
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Turning to crime news, a seventy-eight year old man and his family were the victims of a home invasion last week, which was not reported in the police blotter until [...]
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The body of a hunter was found in the Belize River on Sunday. The mother of Bernardo Chiac, had reported that her son left home in Ontario Village in Cayo [...]
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While the Chiac family received bad news, another Cayo resident is lucky to be alive. On Friday night, Alexander Montero, a resident of Teakettle was brutally wounded during an incident [...]
Written on November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s the end of November and that also means the close of the Hurricane season. Fortunately, the six month period went by without much activity even though it had an [...]
Written on November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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An eighteen year old teen who allegedly had sexual intercourse with a twelve year old girl finds himself in all kinds of trouble tonight. The teen, Robert Sinclair, a mechanic [...]
Written on November 30, 2009 | Posted in
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Last week Thursday night, a police officer was stabbed in the abdomen following an altercation at a local bar. A painter was apprehended and has been in custody since then. [...]
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In news from the region, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) wrapped up on Sunday in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The organization, primarily made up of former British colonies, [...]
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Today was day two of the public hearings in the Commission of Inquiry into the purchasing of medical and pharmaceutical supplies at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. More startling information [...]
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Throughout today’s session there were a number of irregularities that came to light. Deputy Auditor General, Wayne Simon, pointed out that one of the K.H.M.H.’s weakest link is its Revenues [...]
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Following the presentation of the audited report, Wayne Simon was questioned today about the absence of records required for the audit. While he did not want to say there was [...]
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In San Pedro Town, residents took a stand today against the Public Utilities Commission’s initial decision to approve a ten point six increase in the cost of water rates beginning [...]
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The body of a woman was found this afternoon in La Democracia Village about mile thirty-one off on the Western Highway. The woman fifty-nine year old Verrill Louise Brakeman was [...]
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There is some good news coming from City Hall. On Monday, the Belize Maintenance Limited, BML, sent home about a hundred of its sanitation workers because the Belize City Council [...]
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The Belize National Coastguard’s second passing out ceremony for recruits took place today for thirty-five new officers. The proud men and women will now begin their duties in manning our [...]
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In the courts today, a thirty-four year old construction worker was ordered to pay up thousands of dollars because he was caught in possession of something other than his tools; [...]
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Police are investigating the theft of a laptop that they fear could result in cases of identity theft. That’s because the stolen computer belongs to the Government of Belize and [...]
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A police constable was injured during an altercation on Thursday night. P.C. Eric Patt was socializing at the Cabana Bar on East Collet Canal when he got into a fight [...]
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And it’s not one of the dominant sports, but table tennis has been gaining popularity over the past couple years. A workshop started today at the auditorium of the Belize [...]
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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World Aids Day will be celebrated next week. And we found one organization that has been working tirelessly for ten years carrying a message of prevention. HIV Project is taking [...]
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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