No Confirmed Cases Of Chik-V In Belize…not Yet!
Facing the threat of the dread Ebola, the nation went on high alert, which is a polite way of saying we panicked. There’s no threat from that particular source any longer, but now there’s a new report...
View ArticlePolitical Swords Drawn Over Dangriga Market
Gilbert SwasoThe long awaited inauguration of the Dangriga market was to be a happy occasion; after all, its completion was delayed for thirty months. Its construction became mired in controversy when...
View ArticleParanda King Paul Nabor Passes
Paul NaborBelize has lost one of its greatest musicians. Paul Nabor passed away quietly on Wednesday night in Punta Gorda after suffering from three strokes. The eighty-six-year-old legend had been...
View ArticleP.u.p. Did Not Sign Hunting Caye Contract
The political jousting between Dangriga Mayor Gilbert Swaso and Junior Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Santiago Castillo, during the opening of the Dangriga market on Thursday was a fiery...
View ArticleThe Life Of Paul Nabor Belizean Parandero
PUNTA GORDA–Paul Nabor, the iconic Garifuna parandero who passed away in Punta Gorda 23 October 201 at the age of 86, from complications due to his third stroke, will receive a formal send-off,...
View ArticleRoads To Caracol Remain Deplorable
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View ArticleCaracol Reopens To Visitors Following Danny Conorquie Murder
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View ArticleRoger Anthony Suffers Relapse: Criminal Charges On The Way
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View ArticleHector Armando Monterosa, What’S His Role In Toyota Hilux Thefts?
Edin SalinasLast week Belmopan Police narrowly missed capturing a man who was stealing a Toyola Hilux assigned to the Department of Archaeology. He abandoned the vehicle and escaped in the bushes near...
View ArticleUnited Nations Report Says Belize Third Deadliest Country In The World
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its Global Study On Crime 2013 homicide statistics report last week. Latin America leads the world, with 31 percent of the world’s...
View ArticleWill Belizeans Enjoy Declining Oil Prices At The Fuel Pump?
Turning to a related issue…oil. It is no secret that on the world market, the price of oil has gone down considerably. But consumers in Belize are yet to feel a relief as prices for fuel remain...
View ArticleEspat Says Petrocaribe Is Not A Bank
Government has presented a loan motion in the House under the Finance and Audit Act which states that they can give approval for a loan if it’s from a financial institution. But Espat argues that Alba...
View ArticleJulius Espat Sues P.m. Barrow Over Petrocaribe Funds
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, as Minister of Finance, is being taken to court over what the Opposition says is the unlawful borrowing of two hundred and twenty-eight million dollars of Petrocaribe funds,...
View ArticleBelize Gov Denounces Venezuela Petrocaribe Law Suit As Unpatriotic
There is much discussion and even a law suit in the courts of Belize over the almost $300 Million disbursed by the socialist government of Venezuela to the ruling United Democratic Party of Belize...
View ArticleBelize Body Building Federation Suspends Alleged Wayward Female Figure Model
The Belize Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has announced the suspension of bodybuilder Cricel Castillo, for a period of two years, effective immediately. The decision came after a bout between...
View ArticleBelize Defense Force To Receive First Fleet Of Helicopters
The press conference by the Ministry was called for two reasons – first to update on the forward operating base, which could classify as bad news, depending on how you look at it. But there is also...
View ArticleUs Southcom Issues Ultimatum On Hunting Caye F.o.b.
On October ninth, the construction of the Coast Guard’s forward operating base on Hunting Caye came to an abrupt stop. Following public outrage and outcry at the news that a Guatemalan company using...
View ArticleMoh Still Awaiting Confirmation Of Chik-V
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View Article2 Die In Separate Rtas
There is more tragic news to report…both coming out of Rural Belize District. It includes a sudden death and a fatal traffic accident. Around two-thirty on Saturday morning, twenty-four year old...
View ArticleBelizean Parandero King Paul Nabor Laid To Rest
On Saturday, in Punta Gorda, the man dubbed the King of Paranda was laid to rest at the age of eighty-six. Paul Nabor’s send-off was spectacular, and aside from the pomp and ceremony of an official...
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