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Grijalva: ‘Noh me’ destroy Noh Mul
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Grijalva: ‘Noh me’ destroy Noh Mul

Disrespectful, irresponsible, unforgivable, callous: are just a few of the words that several organizations have used to describe the destruction of the Noh Mul archeological site. However, Denny Grijalva, the owner of the company responsible for the excavation, has stated that the incident was not his fault. He issued a [...]

Monumental Ignorance, Irreplaceable loss!
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Monumental Ignorance, Irreplaceable loss!

Road contractors have  destroyed the main ceremonial plaza of the Noh Mul archeological site, a structure representing more than 2,000 years of Mayan history. 

Government outraged over Noh Mul destruction
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Government outraged over Noh Mul destruction

The deplorable destruction of the Noh Mul archeological site has prompted an aggressive response from the government. CEO in the Ministry of Tourism, Tracy Panton, said that once the Institute of Archeology concludes its damage assessment and formal report of the site, the report will be forwarded to the office [...]

UB Lecturer blows whistle; says UB  is over-charging
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UB Lecturer blows whistle; says UB is over-charging

University of Belize  is overcharging students, UB lecturer and social activist Patrick Menzies said Thursday. Menzies, speaking at a press conference and flanked by two U.B. students, said that the current structure, as it relates to the credit-per-class acceptance policy and tuition rates, is flawed.

Belize Coast Guard SEALS get U.S. training
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Belize Coast Guard SEALS get U.S. training

The Belize National Coast Guard is preparing to crack down hard on illegal drug trafficking with the assistance of the United States Navy, which provided U.S. Navy SEALS instructors for an intensive five-week training course in special warfare operations, which 24 Coast Guard officers and five Anti-Drug Unit Police officers [...]

Belize Ambassador says 2014 is last chance for referendum
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Belize Ambassador says 2014 is last chance for referendum

Disrespectful, irresponsible, unforgivable, callous: are just a few of the words that several organizations have used to describe the destruction of the Nuh Mul archeological site; however, Denny Grijalva, the owner of the company responsible for the excavation has stated that the incident was not his fault.

Murders in Belize City, Hattieville
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Murders in Belize City, Hattieville

Two men were killedde in  separate incidents during the wee hours of Thursday morning.  The first happened at a foam factory at Mile 12 1/2 on the George Price Highway, owned and operated by businessman, Wei Tao Liu, 42.

Editorial

Referendum Dead! Guatemala killed it.

The  decision by GuatemalA  not to proceed with its planned referendum over the future of her claim to Belize has brought any thought of a judicial solution to a screeching halt.

Features

The root of all Belize’s woes

It is almost like every other week there is some accusation  or suspicion of abuse of power or  some form of corrupt practice in government. In this year alone, there have been several allegations of malfeasance appearing before us in some form or the other. 

Battlefield Park gets $394,000 facelift
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Battlefield Park gets $394,000 facelift

When Belize City Council relocated the street vendors from ‘ground zero’ parking lot that was once the Paslow Building to Battlefield Park, Mayor Darrel Bradley had warned the vendors not to get too comfy since the Council had a major renovation of the park scheduled in 90 days.