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The weekend gun violence continued into this morning and just after ten o’clock, shots rang out on Cemetery Lane in the Yarborough area of Belize City. According to official reports, a gunman on motorcycle rode up and unleashed a barrage of bullets on a group of men working in the area. At least one bullet […]
Written on February 7, 2022 | Posted in
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Communications Director for the Belize Police Department, ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, gave brief comments this morning on a video that went viral over the weekend. It captured a uniformed police officer on San Pedro assaulting a man. According to Yearwood, while a formal report has not been made by the victim, he did see the video […]
Written on February 7, 2022 | Posted in
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The Opposition, led by its newly reappointed Leader, Shyne Barrow, fully supported the Motion on Domestic Violence. Barrow, who himself was accused in October of 2020 of domestic abuse, recommended that the House goes further than just supporting the Act, but also deals with members who may be accused. The U.D.P.’s candidate now challenging Barrow […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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A small house fire in the vicinity of Antelope Street Extension claimed the life of a handyman last night, just before the start of the curfew. Fire officials, along with the police department, are investigating whether the death of Nicolas Reyes is the result of the property being deliberately torched. While there is nothing to […]
Written on February 4, 2022 | Posted in
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Two children, who went missing over the weekend from their home in Valley of Peace Village, Cayo, have apparently been taken out of the country by someone acting on behalf of their father in the U.S. The pair had attended a children’s party in Las Flores off the Hummingbird Highway on Sunday. Then on Monday, […]
Written on February 3, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning, police responded to a gruesome scene at a farm in Xiabe Village, Corozal. Inside an unpainted concrete bungalow, police discovered the mutilated body of an elderly man. Sixty-seven-year-old Fermin Rivera, a naturalised Belizean living in the village years now, was tied up, stabbed, and chopped multiple times to the body. Investigation so far […]
Written on February 3, 2022 | Posted in
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A man was shot in his head on Monday night. Amazingly, while he suffered serious injury and remains hospitalized, he survived the attack. News Five Marion Ali was in Orange Walk today and files this report. Marion Ali, Reporting Hernan Godoy, an employee of Cal’s Bakery in Trial Farm Village, Orange Walk was reportedly packing […]
Written on February 1, 2022 | Posted in
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With domestic violence allegations forcing the Leader of the Opposition to step down, the spotlight has been on partner abuse and victim blaming, especially on social media. This morning on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes, psychologist Dr. Annel Martinez spoke about how abusers begin to control and isolate their partners, even from the start of […]
Written on February 1, 2022 | Posted in
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Also appearing on Open Your Eyes this morning was attorney Diane Shaw. She spoke about the need to break away from cultural norms which often dictate that women should suffer abuse because they are the ones somehow responsible for correcting men’s behaviour. She also corrected the misconception that if someone drops the charges for one […]
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In the wee hours of Sunday, a lone gunman carried out a brazen murder in Seine Bight Village in the Stann Creek District. Residents were gathered at Gee-Pees establishment on the main road in the village, when Ernest Staine was shot multiples times and died on the spot; while, Alrick Munnings was shot once and […]
Written on January 31, 2022 | Posted in
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The murder occurred after twelve midnight on Sunday which is well into the curfew – which began at ten p.m. Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood says that the incident could have possibly been avoided as the victims made themselves easy targets for the gunman by staying out. The law says they should have been at home. […]
Written on January 31, 2022 | Posted in
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It dates back to the days of ancient civilizations and has happened in Belize before, but over the weekend, tomb robbers, showing no respect for the dead, desecrated a grave at the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. It reportedly happened at nightfall, just after Winston “Tanga” James was interred, following a spirited funeral procession with live images […]
Written on January 31, 2022 | Posted in
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Reports started circulating last week that an elderly man had been beaten inside a house on Kiskadee Street in Belmopan. He was seen bleeding on a vehicle on the street. There was even a video circulating. But, somehow the report never made it to the police blotter. Today, Police Communications Director, ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, explained […]
Written on January 31, 2022 | Posted in
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In diaspora news…the nephew of well-known Belizean American news anchor Kendis Gibson was murdered in a New Your nightclub over the weekend. News outlets in New York are reporting that the victim, twenty-two-year-old Miles Gibson was fatally stabbed during a dispute, allegedly involving a woman. The incident occurred at the Harbor Rooftop Terrance and Lounge […]
Written on January 31, 2022 | Posted in
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A man was shot and killed in Belize City on Thursday night, but no one knew it had happened until the body was found on a London bridge. This afternoon, a family made the identification of Jose David Funes. News Five’s Marion Ali has been on the story since this morning before anyone knew who […]
Written on January 28, 2022 | Posted in
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The National Council on Aging has come out against the violent act seen in a viral video where an elderly man is being knocked unconscious. N.C.A. in its release says there is no justifiable reason for any member of our society to attack an older person violently and heartlessly. N.C.A. says, this incident, recorded sometime […]
Written on January 28, 2022 | Posted in
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What should have been a press conference to face the media, amid the latest scandal involving the alleged physical abuse of his fiancée, ended up being an almost two-minute long recorded message announcing his pending departure. Tonight, beleaguered politician Patrick Faber has decided to step down as Leader of the Opposition and head of the […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The Minister of Human Development who is also responsible for Families, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, issued a strongly worded video statement today, calling for Faber to resign. She also underscored what might cause victims of such acts to make a report, but then change course, asking that no further action be taken. The minister countered claims […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The Special Envoy for Families and Children, Rossana Briceño, today called for the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber to resign. The release from the Special Envoy says the issuing of a warrant for his arrest and then the complainant withdrawing the charges is (quote) “a very common occurrence in the cycle of abuse. Our […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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They were to be returned to Panama over the weekend, but tonight, what is being categorized as “an unacceptable” turn of events, ended with eight Venezuelans escaping from custody and reportedly crossing the border into Mexico. This morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration issued a release on those thirty-seven nationals from […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Around nine p.m. on Friday night, shots rang out in what is known as the quiet neighbourhood of Belama Phase One. Enforcement officer with the Central Health Region, Virgil Coburn, was gunned down on Beltex Crescent. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Four shots, then an additional four others – the blast […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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The spate of gun violence over the weekend extended to Burrell Boom Village on Friday evening where a shopkeeper, believed to have been actively involved with a Belize City gang, was dispatched in a volley of gunshots. It is unclear whether the murder of Leslie Gillett was an act of reprisal for the violent occurrence […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Was the spate of murders going into the weekend all gang-related and linked to each other? Commissioner of Police Chester Williams responded to the question, saying that over the weekend, there was mediation to address the gun violence. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police, B.P.D. “There was not a gang truce this weekend. What happened, […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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Over the last week, there have been at least four murders in the Belize District. But, at the Belize Police Department’s weekly media briefing today, Police Commissioner Chester Williams said that the public can play a more vital role in not only deterring but also solving crime. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police, B.P.D. “I […]
Written on January 24, 2022 | Posted in
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A man lost his life when he was knocked down on Saturday along the George Price Highway in Camalote Village. At today’s Police/Media briefing, Communications Director of the Belize Police Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Fitzroy Yearwood shared what the police had on that incident. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Between […]
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