All posts tagged "ticker"

  • Legislation designed to overhaul Immigration and Nationality service taken to parliament

    Prime Minister Dean Barrow today introduced a set of three pieces of legislation designed to overhaul the Immigration and Nationality services to make the system “as fail-safe as possible.”  The proposed reform includes the setting up of...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • Taxi man murdered in Belmopan

    Police in Belmopan are investigating the murder of a Roaring Creek resident.  Reports are that the victim, a taxi driver, has been identified as Orlando Smith, 47, also known as Ratta. Reports are that his body was...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • Supporters of the PUP stage demonstration in Belmopan

    The Opposition People’s United Party (PUP) carried out a demonstration today at the steps of the National Assembly building in Belmopan.  The House was in session while the PUP protestors numbering in the hundreds demonstrated outside.  Speaking...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • New UN report says teenage pregnancy is on the rise in the Caribbean

    A new United Nations report has spotlighted what it describes as the high rates of teenage pregnancies in the Caribbean and other developing countries. The report, released in New York City on Wednesday, has called on Governments...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • Car belonging to Berne Velasquez goes up in smoke

    Belizean artist Berne Velasquez escaped injuries after his car caught fire and was completely gutted as he traveled on the Phillip Goldson highway a short while ago. The incident happened about 5 miles away from Belize’s border...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • Demonstration against corruption to be held in Belize City

    The Supreme Court building in Belize City will be the staging ground for a demonstration on Saturday.  Organizers of the event are appealing to all citizens who are concerned about the need for change in Belize’s culture...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • American father and son convicted of band fraud and money laundering

    A father and son duo is facing serious jail time in the United States after they were found guilty of bank fraud and money laundering involving offshore banks in the Cayman Islands and Belize. According to a...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Belize chairs CIDI debate at the OAS headquarters

    Belize’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the OAS His Excellency Nestor Mendez this week chaired a debate on urban planning and the construction of cities and communities in greater harmony with the environment. ...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Duo busted with suspected marijuana in their car

    Two people are in police detention today after they were busted, allegedly with marijuana in their car.  The bust happened around 6:15 pm on Tuesday on the George Price Highway near to the Ministry of Works Compound...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Flooding in rural Toledo district strands students

    Underneath all this water is a bridge. The sudden rise in water levels this afternoon left students of both the Toledo Community College and Julian Cho Technical High School stranded. According to Aurelio Sho of Ak’ kutan...

    • Posted October 24, 2013
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