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Costa Rica Primera Division Herediano 3 Cartagines 1
Herediano defeated Cartagines 5-4 on penalties to retain the Costa Rican Primera Division's Campeonato de Verano title on Saturday.Cartagines had led 3-1 on aggregate following the first leg at home last week, but their hopes of defending that advantage suffered a major blow when defender Jose Villalobos Chang conceded a penalty and received his marching orders in the 36th minute.Victor ...
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Friendly Culture Fair in Mexico with 86 Nations
Mexico, May 26 (Prensa Latina) With the participation of 86 countries and the European Union as an organization attend the Fifth Friendly Culture Fair shows in Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City, the cultural richness and attractive of different regions. The Lions Gate in Chapultepec Forest was this Sautrday the venue of the inaguration ceremony, conceived by the Government of the Federal ...
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Lost in time at Mexican beach town of Zipolite
"You’re going to like it here in Zipolite," Daniel Weiner, the owner of Brisa Marina hotel, said with a wry smile as he handed me the keys to my quarters. "You’re not going to want to leave in five days." A few lazy days later, I began to realize why so many guests rent their rooms by the month. Whether it’s the laid-back vibe or the tranquil setting, ...
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Guatemala extradites ex-president to US
Guatemala City, May 25 : Guatemala has extradited its former president Alfonso Portillo to the US where he will face charges of money laundering, according to official sources ...
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UDP blames “archaeology people” for Noh Mul desecration
Did anyone notice? Just about everyone had an official reaction to the Noh Mul destruction. Press releases were sent out by COLA, PUP, UB Archaeology Students and even NICH. Just about everyone said something at an official level, except the ruling party in Government, the UDP. They stuck their faces under the ground and lapped their tails between their legs in shame, knowing that they were ...
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Bus operators iron out issues in Chetumal
Belizean bus operators have restored access to the parking facility at the Mercado Lazaro Cardenaz, known to Belizeans as the "Mercado Nuevo" or "New Market". For several weeks, the bus operators have been parking on streets near the market, contrary to regulations, after they were forced out of the authorized parking area for unpaid fees. The bus operators didn't deny ...
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Minister’s daughter faces possible prosecution for accident
Belmopan Police have issued a Notice of Intended Prosecution to Giselly Gibson the daughter of UDP Senator/Minister of Public Service Charles Gibson after she was reportedly involved in a traffic accident over the weekend. At the time of the accident, the Minister's Government-assigned Toyota Hilux with license plate B00049 was being driven, but not by the appropriate person. Marvin ...
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AMAZING GRACE – What’s Your Motivation
Humans are complex creatures. The average person constantly twists his words to suit the occasion. Let's be honest. Many times, condolences handed out at funerals are never genuinely meant. We tell visitors to comeback any time, when we really don't ever want to see them again. We smile to the faces of people who we dislike and rail behind their backs about their faults. From ...
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Chief Nursing Officer’s Address on Nurses Week
When I asked the President of NAB, Ms.Georgia Franklin, what was I expected to say to the Nurses at this conference, she said anything that I wanted. Since I know that all the Speakers will concentrate on the theme for this Nurses Week, Closing the Gap: The Millennium Development Goals 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and since my retirement from the Public service is imminent I ask your permission to provide ...
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Gilroy Usher Sr. assists with Housing in Port Loyola
L to R: Mr. Usher, a concerned resident of Port, Gilroy Usher, Sr. (blue shirt), and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ferrell In the first week of May Gilroy Usher, Sr. assisted Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ferrell of #7174 Arlington Drive in Port Loyola, Belize City with over $400 worth of construction material for their home. On a regular weekend visit in the division, Usher was impressed with the determination of ...
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Agric Show Grounds – Where is the vision
I have mentioned before that the Agricultural Show Grounds is a valuable property estimated to value around BZ$15 million. It is my opinion….that a property of this value should warrant a comprehensive integral development and business plan….with a blue print for the entire property…. and financially prudent business forecasts. As far as I know, this does not exist. It ...
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Running Roughshod over Belize
As a small child, I remember spending a couple of school vacations way back in the jungle area of Mountain Pine Ridge. There was a family of white people who lived directly in front of where we lived in Belize City. The patriarch was a tall, burly man with a full beard. He had several children and on their trips to the city, we would play and became good friends. They invited me to their ...
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University of Arkansas professors students visit Dangriga
Mayor H. Gilbert Swaso, Deputy Mayor Gilroy Howard Flores and Managers and fellow Staff of the Dangriga Town Council gave a warm and heartfelt welcome to the Professors and Students of the University of Arkansas who are on a working visit of the community of Dangriga. They will be here from May 19th – June 8th 2013 offering their expertise in several areas including Health, Business, ...
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Honduran gangs to begin truce to cut down violence
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce next week and ask for a dialogue with the government and police to help them start leaving their gang lifestyle, a Roman Catholic bishop said ...
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Guatemala extradites ex-president to United States
GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala extradited former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States on Friday to face charges of laundering US$70 million of swindled government funds through U.S. ...
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Police arrests FC Belize in Finals Game 1
The Police United FC gained the advantage to possibly win their first national football championship by winning Game 1 of 2013 Premier League of Belize football championship finals 1-0 against FC Belize at the MCC garden on Sunday. The Police's Devon Makin fired their first shot on goal, but FC Belize sweeper -Jorge Estrada headed it out. "Criminal" Castillo collected the ...
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Minister of Health Pablo Marin must go demands PUP
In light of the report that twelve premature babies died in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) within the first twenty days of the month of May, the People's United Party calls for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Health and of the Board of Directors of the hospital. It is horrendous and deplorable that this situation could have developed without the authorities taking ...
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1.2m Belizean entries into Chetumal in 2012 – Belizeans spent over $60m across the northern border
Statistics released by officials in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico have revealed an enormous emigration of Belize's economy to the neighbouring city of Chetumal. According to the data, reported by Estereo Amor, there were some 1,300,000 Belizean entries into Chetumal for the year 2012. Belize's population is only ...
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Major Victories for PUP – Roaring Creek and Camalote in Cayo South go blue
The PUP has been performing well in the ongoing village council elections, and the past weekend's victories in Camalote and Roaring Creek in the Cayo South division are proof of it. Both communities, especially Roaring Creek, were considered to be UDP strongholds. But the leadership of Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat has shown residents that community development is possible ...
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Noh Mul destruction underscores need for respect of village leaders
The demolished remains of Noh Mul, the ancient Mayan ruin in the Orange Walk North constituency, will be a lasting memory of the bad leadership in our country. There is a lesson to learn in Noh Mul and we better learn it quick. Long before the Mayan site was bulldozed by equipment owned by the UDP's Orange Walk central caretaker and former UDP Orange Walk East contender, Pastor Denny ...
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High School’s best and brightest – Part1 Nazarene High E.P. Yorke and Sadie Vernon High School
BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 In today's Belize, there's not always much to look forward to, but when it comes to education and the youth of our nation, nothing could be sweeter to a parent (or parents) than the joy of knowing their child has completed another step to maturation and being their true self. The BELIZE TIMES went digging to find out just how many more students ...
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Gaspar Vega attacks protected area
In his lame response to the Noh Mul destruction last week, the Deputy Prime Minister Gapi Vega whose brother got the exclusive license to exploit Rosewood, told a bald face lie. Vega claimed that he is "deeply committed to protecting and preserving our national heritage and patrimony for the benefit of present and future generations". What a bunch of baloney? Just two days before, ...
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Moody’s predicts Belize debt default
It's only been three months since the restructuring of the Superbond was completed. It was a sigh of relief for all who had gasped in apprehension when Belize defaulted on its scheduled payment in 2012. While there was thunderous chest beating by the Barrow Administration ...
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Guatemala ex-leader extradited to US
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo speaks with journalists, before being extradited to the US to face charges of money laundering. Picture: ...
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Early Spring 2013 Ushers in Yoga Retreats To Maui Bali and El Salvador
The Travel Yogi, specialist in international yoga retreats and yoga adventures, announces late winter/early spring yoga programs in Bali, Maui and El Salvador. "We are gearing up for a banner 2013 season," says Jennifer Hoodevik, founder and director. "We are riding the wave of an industry experiencing tremendous growth and we are responding." According to July 2012 ...
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New construction in tourism industry – signs of recovery or misplaced optimism?
The whole of Central America has been affected by the global downturn. One of the industries effected most has been tourism, and while many construction and expansion projects were planned during the heady days of 2007 and early 2008, the region may now be facing a huge oversupply problem in terms of hotel accommodation, although there are signs of light on the horizon.
In 2006, the Tourism Ministers of various countries in the region came together at San Ramon for a conference and told Central American news providers that the tourism industry for the region as whole had grown by an average of 11%, which account for, on average, 5% of the region’s GDP for that year, in addition, there was astounding growth in the number of European tourists travelling to Central America, a 147% increase in fact. Read more
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