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News5 Belize May 13, 2013

It is not the first time that there has been destruction to Noh Mul. Our records show that in June 1998, similar destructive activity was reported by the Archeology Department on one of the smaller plazas. Fortunately, the damage was not as extensive as [...]

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Something that seems to be a norm in Belize has made it’s way into the International Media’s eye. The senseless and ignorant destruction of our Belizean Heritage and History.

Who caused the destruction? A political affiliate and aspirant for the UDP party Denny Grijalva. Quote from 7NewsBelize:

The name we saw on the [...]

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Here’s a video showing Belize Police buying contraband gas.

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Belize is being named in an alleged money laundering scheme originating in Argentina and spanning many countries.  Press reports say that a leading Argentinean businessman, Lazaro Baez; his son, Martin Baez; and others were accused of money laundering in recent days.  The allegations surfaced through a television program of a well established journalist who linked [...]

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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are asking US citizens primarily in Farmville Town in Virginia, to be on the lookout for Belizean, Joel Fuentes 36, who is on the run. Fuentes and David Vasquez-Sanchez of Mexico escaped from the detention center in Farmville this past Monday. The two scaled a fence in the centre’s [...]

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By News5 Belize

There’s another land controversy brewing and the Dangriga Town Council says it is a deliberate attempt by the Ministry of Natural Resources to undermine and frustrate the Council and the people of Dangriga. In a nutshell, what we found out today is that parcel nine-nine-one near the main bridge in downtown [...]

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And finally tonight, we have the Prime Minister speaking on the controversial Rosewood Amnesty. It finished on Friday and the Forestry Department is now tallying all that will be stamped and approved for export. The amnesty has been roundly, almost universally condemned, and the PM says, he hears it well enough.

Hon. Dean Barrow

“I [...]

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By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

In my articles I try to point out and describe to readers, both inside and outside of Belize, the many responsibilities as well as the essential needs of educators, students, parents, and the community/country at large. The bottom line and ultimate goal of [...]

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By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

In previous articles I pointed out that presently many of our people in Belize are struggling, day in and day out, to survive ever-increasing hard times.  However, as pitiful and miserable as our current violent situations may be, positive change for the better [...]

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By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

In a previous article I pointed out that in 2013 (too) many people in Belize are struggling, day in and day out, and trying to survive ever-increasing “hard times”. During these very difficult times life gets harder and harder with each passing day. [...]

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On Friday’s news, we broke the story of a small plane, an Aero Commander 500 which had left Belize airspace without filing a flight plan, or making the required checks with customs and immigration – which is both illegal and suspicious. As we reported at the time, it left Belize from the [...]

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EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES

On February 26, 2013 By

We want to apologize for an incorrectly posted version of this article. This is the Original article that should have been posted.

By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

Today, in 2013, (too) many people in Belize are struggling through “hard times”.  These difficult times specifically include: never-before-seen high unemployment [...]

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We don’t have the best possible Education System in Belize today to prepare our children to live in this era of advanced technology. Before we can create one, though, we must first “want it”! Sadly, Education Systems in Belize have not been developed due to the overwhelming apathy from parents, educators, and the government towards [...]

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By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

During my recent 2 years working at a local high school in Belize I quickly found out about the very public cases of students who were gossiped about openly by other students, teachers, and the community.  Some students had parents who were [...]

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By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

“There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.”
– Clare Booth Luce (1903 – 1987)

The main goal of all professional guidance counselors in schools is to guide and counsel all students; but their top priority [...]

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HELPING YOUTH TO COPE

On February 6, 2013 By

By Gustavo A. Ramirez, Guidance Counselor / Education Consultant

“If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero (Roman scholar 106 BC – 43 BC)

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