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Archive for August, 2010

ANOTHER TRAGIC STATISTIC

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:44

Last week Friday 35-year-old Shelmadene Sanchez was gunned down on her way home. Shelmadene did not belong to a gang, she sold no drugs nor was she known to be involved in any illegal activity. It is believed that Shelmadene was killed because she witnessed a murder last year. Sadly Shelmadene ...

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If Da Noh Soh…

If Da Noh Soh…

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:43

Run for the Hills… Pack up your meager belongings, throw your womenfolk over your shoulder and run for the hills – the mosquitoes are coming, the mosquitoes are coming! Oh wait, the mosquitoes have been here for a long time, ...

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UDP Politics as Usual

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:38

The tourism crisis… If there is any industry in Belize which is not currently in crisis, could somebody point it out please? Seems like absolutely nothing’s going right in Belize these days! By the way, has anybody noticed that ...

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WE’RE TOO BROKE TO BE PATRIOTIC…

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:32

By: Mike Rudon Jr. I don’t say it to make myself a target of eggs being thrown by persons who believe that if you cut their veins red, white and blue blood will come pouring out to the accompaniment of the Belizean national anthem. Hey, I love my country just ...

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No knowledge of the Basics of Investment: Is the UDP Ignorant or just plain stupid

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:31

Contrary to popular belief, economies are not backed by gold reserves locked away in a vault at Fort Knox. Maybe some in this government believe that we have large gold deposits hidden somewhere, but those of us who have some understanding how an economy operates knows that it is all ...

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FIRST CARIBBEAN BANK DESTROYS FRESH CATCH

FIRST CARIBBEAN BANK DESTROYS FRESH CATCH

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:30

Earlier this week, The Belize Times was informed that the situation at Fresh Catch, the largest tilapia farm in Belize had worsened dramatically. Fresh Catch is located in La Democracia and is owned by the Mena family and was ...

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Possible Murder Witnesses slain in Martin’s!!!

Possible Murder Witnesses slain in Martin’s!!!

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:28

The criminal mind has apparently elevated to another level as women have now become targets of gun violence, the latest of whom is a 33 year-old single mother.  Shelmadine Sanchez of # 5 Oleander Street in the Saint Martin ...

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Police Has No leads in Carlos Quiroz murder

Police Has No leads in Carlos Quiroz murder

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:26

As we went to Press last  Thursday night, a killer walked up to Carlos Quiroz, 38, at around nine  that night land shot him twice in the head as he sat on a plastic chair at his home at Corner ...

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Machete and knife war claims one; leaves two injured in Salvapan

Machete and knife war claims one; leaves two injured in Salvapan

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:23

An all-out machete and knife war between two sets of youths in the nation's capital last Friday night resulted in a bloodbath that claimed the life of one and two more in the Western Regional Hospital.  The incident took place ...

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Chavarria Remanded To Prison On Firearm And Ammo Charges

Chavarria Remanded To Prison On Firearm And Ammo Charges

Friday, August 20, 2010 1:21

Jaime Chavarria, 21, who resides at 16 Marage Road, Ladyville, was charged with 4 offences, among them keeping firearm and ammunition without a gun license, when he appeared in the #6   Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 16th,2010. ...

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