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Judge allows into evidence dying declaration of murder victim Egbert Baldwin
Police welcome record-breaking number of new recruits
The Museum of Belizean Art opens doors
PWLB officially launched
Landy Burns of L&S alleges political victimization inside the Corozal Free Zone
Today Orlando Burns, proprietor and manager of L&S Hardware and Home Center located in the Corozal Free Zone, spoke with Amandala. He alleged that there was political victimization inside the zone, which is under the rule of PUP Southeast area representative, Florencio Marin, Sr., the chairman of the zone, and his son, Florencio Marin, Jr., who is in charge of security.
Burns, who has been operating his business inside the free zone for a period of 6 years, said that on Thursday, August 25, around 4:00 p.m., he had gone to check on his business. His vehicle had on political stickers with the picture of UDP Orange Walk North candidate, Gaspar Vega.
ICC?s threatens to take GOB to court after second ouster
Jeffrey Prosser?s Innovative Communication Corporation (ICC) has issued a statement to the Belize media, challenging the Government of Belize?s move on Friday to cancel the Special Share that had given ICC two seats on the board of the Belize Telecommunications Limited.
Jevon Mahler, 11, succumbs to leukemia
The family of Jevon Mahler, 11, and the community of Lake Independence are mourning the loss of his life.
On Saturday, August 20, around 5:00 p.m., Jevon succumbed to leukemia, which he had been fighting from since he was 9 years old.
A bronze monument for Philip Goldson
Sculptor, Stephen Okeke, has started to work on a large Philip Goldson bronze bust in tribute to national hero, Philip Goldson.
?He has achieved in Belize; everybody knows that. He has contributed immensely,? Okeke said.
Hubert Bennett, 41, charged with Tiquan Emmanuel?s murder
On Tuesday, August 23, police escorted Belize City resident and cook, Hubert Bennett, to the Belize City Magistrate?s Court, where he was charged with the murder of Tiquan Emannuel, 18.
Tiquan was stabbed to death at the International Player?s Pub on Saturday, August 20, by a man, police say, with whom he had a misunderstanding over a stolen bicycle.
Skyler Sanchez, 6, makes remarkable recovery!
Skyler Sanchez, 6, a primary school student of Hattieville Government School, is today at home in Hattieville, walking, talking and recuperating after she was in a comatose state, diagnosed with a 50/50 chance of life, breathing through a ventilator, with a portion of her skull exposed, after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday July 3, sometime around 5:30 that evening between Miles 15 and 15 ? on the Western Highway.
43-year-old William ?Pawma? Arnold dies ? what happened?
A post-mortem is scheduled to be conducted this afternoon on the body of William ?Pawma? Arnold, 43, a watchman of Calvary Temple Primary School, who died on Sunday, August 14, after being rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial hospital in an unconscious state.
Police investigation has revealed that about a week ago, the deceased had suffered injuries to the body, but did not seek medical attention, nor was the matter reported to police.
Carnival on the Tenth ? big dispute!
This morning at 10:00 the St. George?s Caye Day Committee held a press conference to voice its displeasure with the idea of carnival being held on the Tenth of September, usually reserved for the Queen of The Bay and Patriotic Parade to commemorate the Battle of St. George?s Caye.
The Committee charged that the people working against them are not true patriots, because the carnival does not show any respect for the Tenth and, moreover, it does not add anything to the day.
WPC, 21, and Superintendent?s wife, 37, fight on North Front Street
This morning in the Belize Magistrate?s Court, police charged one of their own, Woman Police Constable Alice Francis Gillett, 21, of #3543 Fabers Road, along with Esperanza Leal, a teller and the wife of Superintendent Leal, Director of Belmopan Training School, with ?wounding? each other.
The charges were filed as a result of an altercation between the two women which occurred on Wednesday, August 23, at about 10:50 p.m. in front of the Belize City Council building on North Front Street.
A rotting corpse in a countryside latrine
This evening police are trying to discover the identity of a body found in an advanced state of decomposition floating in a latrine at an abandoned site in the Mount Pleasant area, located between Miles 44 and 45 on the Western Highway.
Last night, police received a call around 8:30 p.m. from someone in the area, who complained that a foul stench was coming from somewhere nearby.
Pawpa Brown hearing: prosecution agrees with defense, but still objects to bail
Today, Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord said that he would be returning with his ruling next week Tuesday, August 23, at 10:00 a.m., on the submission of bail application made today by defense counsel, Senator Dickie Bradley, for Andrew ?Pawpa? Brown, 39, who is presently on extradition trial, and his brother, Floyd Brown, still awaiting trial on similar charges.
Bradley?s first reason for requesting bail was because the indictment that allowed the brothers to be delivered with a warrant of apprehension was sent for three persons and not only the brothers. He noted also that the third person was here in Belize on July 15, the day the Brown brothers were detained.
Ungaro rules for GOB ? green light for ECOM sale
Having received a positive ruling in the Miami court this week, the Government of Belize will ?move forward expeditiously? to close negotiations with Lord Michael Ashcroft for the further sale of at least 12% of shares in Belize Telecommunications Limited?a sale that is likely to return Ashcroft to a controlling position in BTL a year and seven months after his exit from the company. Ministers Godfrey Smith (Tourism) and Francis Fonseca (Education/Attorney General) briefed the media on the ruling and its implications at the Central Bank on Wednesday afternoon.
Rosalie Parham Gordon, 29, needs financial assistance for heart surgery
A mother of two children, Rosalie Parham Gordon, 29, a housewife, is greatly in need of public assistance in acquiring funds to seek medical attention for open-heart surgery.
Amandala spoke with Rosalie, who is experiencing a lot of pain in the chest due to a mitral valve prolapse in her heart that is thickening. This can lead to abnormal heart rhythms or heart failure.
Who will finance GOB?s buy back of BWS?
The Government of Belize announced last week Friday that it would repurchase the 82.68% shareholding in the Belize Water Services, which it had sold to the British/Dutch company, CASCAL, in 2001. It?s a US$28.6 million deal, and the biggest question has been, where will the cash-strapped Government with limited borrowing capacity find the money?
?Through diplomatic efforts with friendly governments, we hope to find the appropriate mechanism,? Minister of Information and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Godfrey Smith, told the media in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. Smith would not be more specific than that.
