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As the family of Benjamin Hyde Senior mourns his death, the Belize Police Department remains in high gear, patrolling the streets of Belize City, particularly the neighborhood on the south [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday afternoon, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams visited the community where he met with relatives of Benjamin Hyde Senior. While the ComPol has gone on record to categorically state [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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An operation earlier today in the vicinity of Rocky Road has turned up two firearms, including a nine millimeter Bursa pistol with a magazine containing twelve rounds of matching ammunition. [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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An off-duty Belize Defense Force officer was allegedly caught smuggling thirteen Central American Immigrants into Belize. Tonight, Corporal Mark Cano stands accused of human trafficking and is on suspension after [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Major Ramirez says the Police Department and the Belize Defense Force are conducting investigations to determine if any additional law enforcement officers are involved in human trafficking activities. If found, [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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July first – it’s the day that the Briceño Administration says teachers and public officers will see the ten percent salary cut returned to them. Last year, despite pushback from [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Will reinstating the ten percent adjustment for teachers and public officers have a negative effect on the economy? As it currently stands, there is a cap on the retail price [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Last week, we reported that Forestry Officer Daniel Chi’s fate rests with the Public Service Commission, after a recommendation was made by the Ministry of Sustainable Development for his dismissal. [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher also commented on the Opposition’s concern over the appointment of P.U.P. Senator Collet Montejo to the Re-division Taskforce of the Election and Boundaries Commission. [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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In the intervening time since the petition signatures were submitted to the Governor General and subsequently the Elections and Boundaries Department for verification, there has been a lull about the [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Public Service Day is commemorated on the twenty-third of June, annually; that’s tomorrow. But this week is being recognized as Public Service Week and since Monday activities have been held [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As the work of the public service sector is being celebrated this week, it is also being used to bring into sharp focus the unchecked issues residents have been facing [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño is in Brussels, Belgium for the Fifteenth European Development Days Forum. His address to the dignitaries in attendance focused on the European Union’s contributions to Belize [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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P.M. Briceño also acknowledged the European Union’s efforts to support regional peace and security, referencing Guatemala’s unfounded claim to Belize’s territory, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. P.M. Briceño [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A fire at a popular restaurant and sports bar on the outskirts of Corozal Town has interrupted business for the owner and dining and recreational events for the many ex-pats [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Last night we told you about the case of arson at Ella’s Cool Spot in Hopkins Village. Investigators are on the ground gathering evidence in hopes of identifying the perpetrator. [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A video that has found legs on social media is once again casting bad light on the Belize Police Department. In the brief clip, a seemingly intoxicated officer can be [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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As part of the process for the Cultural Property Agreement between the United States and Belize on the preservation of Belize’s cultural monuments, Doctor Andrew Zonderman, from the U.S. Department [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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This afternoon at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel, a lease signing agreement was endorsed by the Ministry of Home Affairs through the Belize Police Department and the Leadership Intervention Unit. Government [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Officials of the Corozal Sports Council have filed a complaint with Corozal police after someone was captured on video using a car to willfully ruin the football pitch on the [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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It is not often that we hear positive stories like that of twenty five year old Victor Parham, a former gang member, and a teenage high school dropout, who now [...]
Written on June 22, 2022 | Posted in
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