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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Orange Walk’s Phillip Alvarez Park to Undergo Significant Infrastructure Upgrade

Prime Minister John Briceno and the Orange Walk Town Council have partnered with the Belize
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Akeem Gamboa fired from the BPD and wanted by police

Akeem Gamboa – he is the main man wanted at this hour regarding the weed
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Exhibit Keeper could face charges for improper disposal of tainted

While the Commissioner has given clarity as to how the weed sweets got into the
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Chester chastises the media

Since the entire story of the tainted sweets hit the media, many have been calling
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Minister of Home Affairs weighs in on Police Commissioner’s performance

Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, also chimed in on the performance of the Police
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Police Commissioner addresses tainted weed sweets scandal in extended interview

Today’s extended interview with the Police Commissioner is the first we are hearing from him
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Prime Minister speaks briefly on weed sweets scandal and ongoing

Prime Minister John Briceno spoke on the distribution of the weed sweets for the first
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Police Commissioner criticizes media coverage of weed sweets scandal

After all that has been reported this week, Police Commissioner Chester Williams, took close to
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Will the tainted weed sweets scandal affect the proposed Marijuana

It is inevitable that with this recent event of weed sweets, the topic of marijuana
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Prime Minister suggests need for controlled industry in wake of

Also weighing in on the topic was Prime Minister, John Briceno, who says that the
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Boledo and Sunday Lottery vendors forced to pause operations due

Boledo and Sunday Lottery vendors are being forced to take a pause come Sunday April
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Belize Territorial Volunteers to Make Annual Trip to Border Markers

This weekend, the Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) will be making their annual trip to Belize’s
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

US Embassy, Love Foundation and Kolbe Foundation unveil “Majestic Wall”

Three major organizations collaborated to have a Majestic Wall installed in the Fort George area. 
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Man Killed in Lake Independence Area, Belize City

A man was killed this afternoon just after one o’clock this afternoon in the Lake
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Teenager Dies in Road Traffic Incident on George Price Highway

A teenager died yesterday afternoon as a result of a road traffic incident. Around 3
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Pastor accused of beating his wife after a church service

A pastor from the Toledo District is behind bars after being accused of choking and
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Lord’s Bank Resident Given Non-Custodial Sentence for Using Threatening Words

A resident of Lord’s Bank Village escaped jail time earlier today after he was given
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Chinese grocer robbed at gunpoint, one person detained

A Chinese grocer was robbed at gunpoint just before midday today in Corozal Town. Police
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Love Staff April 27, 2023 No Comment

Punta Gorda Town Residents Demand Replacement of Bridge in Cemetery

Residents in Punta Gorda Town are demanding that local authorities deliver on a promise to
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Eye Clinic Held in Rural Belize District Benefits Hundreds

An estimated five hundred residents from the Cayo District are beneficiaries of an eye clinic
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Where did the weed edibles come from?

With a public health crisis declared yesterday, our newsroom anticipated an official press conference today,
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Principal of St. Luke Methodist Primary School details marijuana laced

Latest data out of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is that a total of 31
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

MOE working on guidelines to hopefully prevent re-occurrence of drug

Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, says the entire cabinet was outraged when news of the
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

The BNTU wants an intense investigation to be carried out

The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) has joined the voices that are calling for an
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Medical expert weighs in on danger of marijuana-laced candy distribution.

Our extended coverage on the tainted candy continues with a medical perspective with Dr Fernando
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize City Deputy Mayor expresses outrage over tainted candy crisis

Speaking out on this recent crisis of tainted candy, Belize City’s Deputy Mayor, Allan Pollard
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Edu. Minister says vendors who sold drug-tainted sweets should be

As for the Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, he says that vendors who were in
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize City residents weigh in on drug-laced candy crisis

And, to close our extensive coverage on the tainted sweets, our newsroom took to the
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Senior citizen’s body found in Ladyville with injuries; police investigating.

Reports reaching our newsroom indicate that the body of a senior citizen was retrieved inside
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize City Mayor attends Mayors Forum in Denver to discuss

Belize City Mayor, Bernard Wagner, is in Denver Colorado attending the 2023 Mayors Forum. Forty
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize City Council to Participate in Caribbean Conference on Empowering

In less than a week, the Belize City Council will be participating in the Caribbean
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Mayor of Belize City Considers Seeking Third Consecutive Term

With Mayor Bernard Wagner looking to enhance regional cooperation and improve commerce in the old
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Briceno Administration Plans to Develop New Port to Improve Trade

The Briceno Administration is hoping to develop a new port in the Newland Mennonite community
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Ministry of Blue Economy Grants $11.5 Million for Marine Conservation

The Ministry of Blue Economy is pumping 11.5 million dollars into the preservation and conservation
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Belize to Install Advanced Radar to Combat Transnational Drug Trafficking

The Government of Belize is hoping to strengthen its fight against transnational national drug trafficking
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Love Staff April 26, 2023 No Comment

Copa Airlines to Increase Flights to Belize Starting in June

Copa Airlines will be increasing its services to Belize with flights out of Panama. The
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Over thirty persons hospitalized after ingesting marijuana sweets

Plastic bags filled with colour candy, gummi bears and sweets; it’s a treat for the
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Investigation Ongoing into Weed Ordeal

Tonight, Police are looking at several angles trying to determine whether it was an act
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Hartin pleads guilty and escapes jail time

Jazmin Hartin has escaped jail time after pleading guilty to manslaughter by negligence in the
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Belize Telemedia Owed $20 Million, Working to Collect Outstanding Fees

Twenty million Belize dollars – that is the amount that is currently owed to Belize
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Belize Telemedia Reports Increased Revenues Despite Losing Some Government Business

As Belize Telemedia Limited (DIGI) is hoping to collect the millions owed by consumers, the
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Eruption owners say they want to sue the ComPol

The owners of Eruption nightclub have indicated to Love News that gears are in motion
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Digicell Services Launches Expansion Project to Improve Cellular Coverage in

Digicell Services formally launched its expansion project this morning that will improved cellular coverage in
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

BTB litigation bill goes up by quarter million dollars !

The Belize Tourism Board’s litigation bill has gone up by another quarter million Belize dollars
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Belize Takes Part in Regional Meeting to Boost Support for

Belize is improving its regional network and collaboration aimed at providing support for micro, small
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Alleged arsonist sets Bacab ablaze

at Bacab Eco Park. Around 7 o’clock last night, police were called to a fire
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Love Staff April 25, 2023 No Comment

Investigation Launched Following Police Shooting in Rural Belize

An internal and criminal investigation has been launched within the Belize Police Department following a
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Patrick Faber reinstated as Collet Division Leader for UDP

After being put through the ringer of public scrutiny and political blows, Patrick Faber is
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Post-mortem reveals both Ladyville murder victims died of gunshot wounds

New details have emerged regarding last week’s gruesome double murder in Ladyville, Belize District.  The
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

JPAC evaluates 2014/2015 Auditor General Report

The Joint Public Accounts Committee met today where they evaluated the 2014/2015 Auditor General Report. 
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Special Envoy comments on PM Briceno’s remarks about ADHD

Special Envoy, Rossana Briceno, an advocate for persons with disabilities has commented on remarks made
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize City man says he wants his name cleared

A Belize City man is trying to clear his name after he was accused of
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

COMPOL says police officers given similar directives regarding Eruption Nightclub

In a recent newscast, we told you of the order from the command of the
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Police Commissioner weighs in on Special Prosecutor Bill for triple

On Friday, we told you of the Special Prosecutor Bill that was tabled in the
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize High School’s robotics team gains international recognition at FIRST

The robotics students at the Belize High School have once again gained international recognition after
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Allegations of human smuggling discussed in House Meeting

There were several issues discussed in last Friday’s House Meeting that perhaps went under the
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Heated exchanges in Friday’s House Meeting

In usual form, Friday’s House Meeting did not go without some heated exchanges and the
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Forbes Magazine recognizes Belize’s Barrier Reef as one of the

Belize’s Barrier Reef has been featured in Forbes Magazine for being one of the world’s
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belmopan Mayor attends Earth Day Summit in the United States

Belmopan’s Mayor, Sheran Palacio is in the United States for an Earth Day Summit.  She
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Internal investigation launched following a shooting incident in Gardenia Village

An internal investigation has been launched within the Belize Police Department following a shooting last
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize Defense Force and Belize Coast Guard receive new vehicles

The Government of Belize hopes to bolster the capabilities of the Belize Defense Force (BDF)
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Two illegal firearms seized during police operations in Benque Viejo

The police have been able to remove two illegal firearms from the midst of criminals.
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Earth Day celebrated globally with awareness-raising activities

Earth Day was observed on Saturday, April 22 across the world.  According to National Geographic,
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Hundreds of Belizean footballers participate in Mundialito Tournament

Hundreds of young Belizean footballers are hoping to sharpen their skills at the 2nd annual
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Concerns raised over removal of trees and mangroves in Punta

Residents and stakeholders are concerned over the removal of trees and mangroves along the coast
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize City Council aims to pave 90 streets by fiscal

The Belize City Council is aiming to pave an estimated ninety streets before the end
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Love Staff April 24, 2023 No Comment

Belize City Council holds 2nd Annual Family Fun Day

Over the weekend, dozens of families gathered at the Belize City Council’s 2nd Annual Family
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Verdict Finally Reached in Laddie Gillett’s Murder Trial

The quiet of the Belize High Court in Belmopan was disrupted this morning as Justice
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Police Commissioner Reacts to Guilty Verdict in Laddie Gillett’s Murder

Love News reached out to Police Commissioner Chester Williams following today’s verdict to get his
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Police Officer Kicked Out of Court for Inconsistencies in Laddie

Police Constable Claude Augustine was one of the police officers who testified in the case
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

“Belize Defence Force Discovers Apparent Guatemalan Military Base in Adjacency

The Belize Defence Force has unearthed an apparent military base in the Adjacency Zone being
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Special Prosecutor Bill presented in the House

The Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl-Lyn Vidal, has been excluded from the triple murder case
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Corozal taxi driver involved in fatal accident in Chetumal

A taxi driver from Corozal was involved in a traffic incident in Chetumal earlier today. 
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Justice for Laddie Foundation advocates for police reform in Belize

While the trial against Laddie’s killer Kareem Martinez has come to an end, his family’s
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Loan motion presented for Mortgage Finance Belize project

During today’s House Meeting, Prime Minister John Briceno, also rose to present a loan motion
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Shyne Barrow speaks on ambitious plan for ten thousand houses

Stemming from the DFC Loan Motion presented today, Leader of the Opposition, Shyne Barrow spoke
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Prime Minister Briceno counters Shyne Barrow’s remarks on housing situation

Prime Minister Briceno did not hesitate to counter Shyne Barrow’s remarks, telling him he is
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood laid to rest in Belize City

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood was laid to rest this afternoon in Belize City.  News Director Renee
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

BTB holds “Building Our Own Movement” workshop for digital marketing

If are you’re interested in digital marketing and online innovation then chances are you were
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Ahmadiyya Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan

To celebrate the end of Ramadan, the Ahmadiyya Muslims gathered today at the Masjid Noor
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Love Staff April 21, 2023 No Comment

Belize National Library hosts conference with Mexican writer Nadia López

In an effort to celebrate the upcoming World Book Day, The Belize National Library hosted
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Belize to expand police department with new stations funded by

The Government of Belize is working with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration to
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Man kills his girlfriend and brother; sister of murder victim

Tonight, there are more questions than answers surrounding a gruesome and disturbing double murder that
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Land dispute brewing in the south

A land controversy is brewing in the south, particularly in the Yemeri Grove Village, Toledo
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Clandestine airstrips a problem for the police, says Home Affairs

Since the news of the drug plane landing last week, our newsroom has received information
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

UDP Chairman says Pm Briceno should have kept his mouth

Prime Minister John Briceno has taken some flack this past week over a comment he
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Minister of Human Development responds to BAPDA’s demand for more

In the news this week, you heard of the ordeal that the Belize Association for
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Minister of Human Development says disability bus BAPDA is requesting

Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia also spoke on BAPDA’s demand for use of the bus that was
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

ITEL to Expand BPO Operations in Belize Creating 500 New

ITEL, a business process outsourcing giant in Jamaica is looking to expand its operations in
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Tate and Lyle Sugars and Belize Cane Farmers Association Work

By all indications, the sugar partners up north are smoothing things over following a breakdown
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Former Deputy Commissioner of Tax Services Returns to Belize after

Former Deputy Commissioner of Tax Services, Reynaldo Verde is back in Belize.  Verde made news
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Why was Belize Absent from Regional Symposium on Crime in

Earlier this week we told you of the two-day regional symposium in Trinidad and Tobago
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Belize Government Launches Information Management System Project for Forensic Lab

The Government has introduced an Information Management System Project that is aimed at digitizing data
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Belize’s Forensic Service to digitize files with help from international

While the Forensic Service in Belize is looking to digitize its files, they are other
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Minister of Home Affairs says Jervis Valencia was targeted by

Investigators are working to levy charges against a Belize City man who opened fire on
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Police aim to end gang feud in Belize City after

The police in Belize City are hoping to end a feud between members of a
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Belize police seek to improve image and relationship with public

The Belize Police Department hopes to improve its image and bolster its relationship with the
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Love Staff April 20, 2023 No Comment

Double homicide reported in Ladyville, police have shooter in custody

Police are on the scene of a double murder on Scissor Tail Street in Ladyville.
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Love Staff April 19, 2023 No Comment

Last chance to submit theme for Belize @42 Theme Competition

The Belize National Celebrations Commission is sending a final notice to the public to submit
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Love Staff April 19, 2023 No Comment

Man Denied Retirement Benefits After 19 Years of Public Service

Imagine working for almost two decades in the public sector and then finding out that
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