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Archive for June, 2010

Our Democracy at Risk

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:08

The 2010 Village Council elections have been concluded and for the first time, there are a number of challenges to the results of these elections. On 19th December 2009, the Chairman of the Election and Boundaries Commission, Alberto August signed Statuary Instrument number 134 of 2009 and in so doing effectively ...

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BRING IT ON…!

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:06

Gordon Smith is saying in his weekly verbal diarrhoea that “the PUP is in its worst shape ever of its political existence because the shrewd fighting spirit of the PUP seems to have been snuffed out”. Here at the Belize Times and those who were out there in the villages ...

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Gary Seawell Faces Extradition

Gary Seawell Faces Extradition

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:06

He is wanted by US law enforcement authorities to stand trial for 11 firearm offenses and since he was apprehended on February 9th of this year on a farm in Esperanza Village, Cayo District, Gary Seawell has been remanded until the ...

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Mr. Peters Gone but not Forgotten

Mr. Peters Gone but not Forgotten

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:05

When news broke early last week that Belize's Brukdong King, Wilfred "Mr. Pete" Peters had suffered a severe heart attack and was not doing well in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, many prayers were sent up that his earthly ...

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Murder in Cayo

Murder in Cayo

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:03

Sunday morning in San Ignacio was not a regular one for folks whose sleep was interrupted by the sound of a barrage of bullets in the wee hours.  Marlon Rivera, 26, and Dean Dougal, 41, were shot sometime after 3:00 ...

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Family of deceased caretaker calls for death sentence for dogs that killed him

Family of deceased caretaker calls for death sentence for dogs that killed him

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:02

The irate family of a man who was viciously attacked and killed by two pitbull dogs are calling on authorities to put the animals down because of what they did and because they pose a threat to other people.  ...

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We’re Still Waiting…Mr. Barrow!

Friday, June 18, 2010 8:00

We Belizeans should be rightly angry at the Prime Minister the Honorable Dean Barrow for his utter inability so far to replace the Kendal Bridge that was washed away by the flood waters that were generated by Tropical ...

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TELL US, WHAT IS THIS?

Friday, June 18, 2010 7:59

Watch how our green/buffer was sold…watch the dates and the total paid. The Reconstruction and Development Corporation along with the Ministry of Natural Resources never before facilitated a buyer (?) to process their land documents so swiftly that it leaves us questioning the reason and the process. On the 6 day of ...

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‘Miniman’ Takes Gun Rap And 2 Year Sentence

‘Miniman’ Takes Gun Rap And 2 Year Sentence

Friday, June 18, 2010 7:58

Ralph Sherlock Martinez Sr., 37, a.k.a. “Miniman”, charged with 3 members of his family and a family friend for keeping a firearm without a gun license, pled guilty to the charge when he was arraigned in the ...

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Two Men Charged for Andre Trapp’s Murder

Two Men Charged for Andre Trapp’s Murder

Friday, June 18, 2010 7:57

Two persons, ex BDF soldier Alton Roches, 29 and Nicoli Rhys, 19 were charged with the murder of reputed Southside gang leader Andre Trapp, 24, when they appeared in the #1 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, June 14. No ...

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