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Archive for February, 2010

The Unions are flexing

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:35

On Thursday the Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) announced that eight of the ten branches would participate in a demonstration in Belmopan during Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives.  Our teachers are standing up against the passing of the Education ...

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BTB confirms new Director of Tourism is not qualified for the post

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:34

Dear Sirs, I find the whole process behind replacing Mrs. Tracy Panton for the Director of Tourism at the Belize Tourism Board to be a joke and in the same breath very disrespectful to every one of us working in this industry. The UDP government has now gone back to how things ...

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Politics As Usual

Politics As Usual

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:33

Wellington Ramos is fed up Belizean Born Caribbean New Net Correspondent Wellington C. Ramos is no stranger to the UDP, indeed those who read his on line blog out of New York would know that he ...

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The Chairman speaks on the Party’s Philosophy

The Chairman speaks on the Party’s Philosophy

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:32

On the day of my election as Chairman of the People’s United Party, I never thought for a moment what it meant for me to be the first woman ever to hold ...

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BARROW’S STATEMENT IS AN AFFRONT TO CONTRACTOR GENERAL

BARROW’S STATEMENT IS AN AFFRONT TO CONTRACTOR GENERAL

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:30

The Government of Belize in FY 2009/10 had a budget of $ 432.6M at its disposal for both recurrent expenditures on goods and service and capital expenditures in the furtherance of Government delivering services to ...

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THE PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL CREED OF THE PUP

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:30

I am a member of the Peoples’ United Party because I believe: (a)          That the nation of Belize is founded upon principles which acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in human rights and fundamental freedoms, the position of the family in a society of freemen and women ...

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Aikman’s Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Derek Aikman’s IPod

Aikman’s Ex-Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Derek Aikman’s IPod

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:30

Luis Savery, 26, a former employee of former UDP Minister Derek Aikman, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft for stealing an IPod from Aikman, when he appeared yesterday in the #6 magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Sharon Fraser fined him $1,000 ...

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“ET” Bailed for $60,000 Burglary Heist, Jailed For Jacking

“ET” Bailed for $60,000 Burglary Heist, Jailed For Jacking

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:29

Basil Willis, 42, a.k.a. “ET”, who was recently released on bail for charges of robbery and burglary in a case in which $60,000 was stolen, was back in court yesterday on another charge of robbery. Willis pleaded not guilty to ...

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Ex-BDF Soldier Remanded To Prison On Firearm Charges

Ex-BDF Soldier Remanded To Prison On Firearm Charges

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:28

BELIZE CITY, Tues. Feb. 16, 2010 Auto mechanic Alton Roaches, 29, a former BDF soldier residing on Jane Usher Boulevard, became an inmate of Kolbe Foundation Belize Central Prison yesterday after he was charged ...

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“Robbery” Acquitted of Mark Gardiner’s Murder

“Robbery” Acquitted of Mark Gardiner’s Murder

Friday, February 19, 2010 10:27

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2010 Kareem Lopez, 23, a.k.a. “Robbery”, charged with the murder of Mark Gardiner, 26, who was shot and killed around 9:30 a.m. on October 5, 2006, was acquitted of ...

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