All posts tagged "ticker"

  • Belize City businessman charged for the crime of harm

    Belize City businessman Gilroy Usher, Sr was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court today on a charge of harm, reportedly stemming from an alleged domestic dispute with his wife on Monday. According to court reports, Usher, who contested the...

    • Posted August 14, 2013
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  • U-15 Football team wins in Grand Cayman

    The Belize National Under 15 football team won its first game of the inaugural CONCACAF u-15 tournament underway in Grand Cayman.  Belize defeated St. Lucia 1-0 on a 56th. minute goal by Alvin Omar Sifontes.  Belize’s next...

    • Posted August 14, 2013
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  • Special Envoy regrets House incident; welcomes apology

    The Special Envoy for Women and Children Kim Simplis Barrow has issued a statement regarding the incident in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, August 7 involving the Honorable the member for Mesopotamia Mr. Michael Finnegan.  Mrs....

    • Posted August 13, 2013
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  • Hon. Michael Finnegan issues public apology

    Twenty four hours after he said he saw no reason for an apology, the Honorable the member for Mesopotamia division and Minister of Housing Mr. Michael Finnegan has made an about turn.  In a statement issued on...

    • Posted August 13, 2013
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  • Passenger bus crushes woman’s foot

    A woman’s foot was crushed by the front wheel of a passenger bus on Monday morning in Hattieville village, Belize District.  Police have identified the victim as Rachel Burke. According to the official report, Burke was a...

    • Posted August 13, 2013
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  • Passenger bus runs off Hummingbird Highway; passengers unhurt

    No one was seriously hurt when a passenger bus heading from Dangriga town to Belmopan went off the Hummingbird Highway near Armenia village early this morning.  The incident happened around 7:30 am.  Both the bus and the...

    • Posted August 13, 2013
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  • Winners of the patriotic song competition announced

    The 2013 National Song Competition was held on Saturday night, August 10th at the Memorial Park in Belize City.  At the end of the competition, three Belizean artists walked away with top prizes in each of three...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • PUP parliamentarian says she feels “hurted” by comments from her colleague

    The Honorable the member for Belize Rural Central Mrs. Dolores Balderamos Garcia spoke out publicly on Monday about comments directed at her fellow parliamentarian, the member for Mesopotamia, the Honorable Michael Finnegan during a House of Representatives...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • BDF Youth Cadet Corps completes summer camp

    The annual summer camp for the Belize Defence Force Youth Cadet Corps was held this year in the Toledo district. The venue for the event which ran from August 3 to August 10 was the Julian Cho...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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  • Body of man reported missing is found

    One week after he was reported missing, the decomposed body of Elias Ku was retrieved from the New River in Trial Farm village, Orange Walk over the weekend.  The official police report says that a post mortem...

    • Posted August 12, 2013
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