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Residents of San Ignacio and Santa Elena have called for a shutdown of businesses in the Cayo district. Preliminary plans are for the shutdown to start at dawn on Monday. The shutdown is designed to send a message to government that immediate action is needed to curb the growing crime problem in the Cayo district. [...]

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All this week, we’ve been telling you about the 20 Guatemalans found panning for gold in the Chiquibul.

It’s a serious, organized incursion and the Friends for Conservation and development which co-manages the national park estimates that there could be as many as 300 Guatemalans looking for gold along the Ceibo Chico Creek.

Representatives of [...]

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Images of the crowd that has turned out in front of the San Ignacio Police Station to DEMAND Justice. We got word that the Riot Squad have been called out.

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Missing – Lupita Lopez

On June 13, 2012 By

By: Patrick E. Jones

A woman from Buena Vista village near Spanish Lookout has been reported missing. Lupita Lopez, 22, left her home on Monday in the company of a man, a woman and a baby. Lopez, it is understood, was supposed to have accompanied the couple and their baby to San Ignacio [...]

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Jun 6, 2012

Galvanized by the tragedy that struck the communities of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, residents addressed the media on the scene where Jasmine Lowe’s body was found. They say that it is time for action because too many young girls have been murdered and the crimes remain unsolved.

Miriam Ochaeta, Concerned Citizen

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Missing – Jasmin Lowe

On June 5, 2012 By

Name: JASMIN LOWE

5 feet in height, clear complexion, dark hair, speaks English and Spanish, her dad is Chris Lowe owner of Fruit A Plenty and her mom’s name is Marisol who works at Maras beauty Salon.
The child left her house yesterday Monday June 4th to do her nails [...]

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Elections 2012

On February 22, 2012 By

Elections are right around the corner, we have gotten our hands on the Manifestos for the PUP party; as soon as we get more we will be posting them up.

PLEASE!  I do not want these posts to be taken negatively. I am only trying to get a better picture of what is being promised [...]

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Sugar Shortage Explained

On January 17, 2012 By

7 News Belize

Last year Belize experienced an acute sugar shortage – very sad for a country that produces sugar in abundance. The subtext to the entire episode was the fact that sugar was being smuggled out of Belize to be sold at a premium in Guatemala and Mexico. It’s [...]

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Reading Belize news I came across an article on the 7 news site that made me wonder what is happening in Belize and what is wrong with the responsible parties and the media. It strikes me very strange that a test as huge as this is going to be launched with little details regarding what [...]

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