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Shortly before Shyne Barrow’s installation as the Leader of the Opposition, former Belmopan area rep John Saldivar took to social media to speak on the U.D.P.’s debacle. In comparing the events of last year which saw him stepping down as party leader, Saldivar urged his political nemesis to do the honorable thing and resign as […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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In the wake of the video that has landed Faber in the predicament he now finds himself in, the Area Representative for Collet is seeking help with controlling his temper. He says that despite what was shown in the viral footage, he did not physically accost the mother of his child. He also spoke on […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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There are at least two names being tossed around as potential party leaders should the delegates be successful in removing Faber. Those are U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte and former Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley. Peyrefitte is already a senator and it is likely that Senator Khalid Belisle will be replaced by Bradley. Both are formidable […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Reports out of Mexico are that three Belizeans from Corozal Town were executed on a beach in Tulum on Thursday. Details of the incident are still sketchy. In fact, there are conflicting reports about exactly how many Belizean men were executed, and their exact identities. During a zoom with the Commission of Police Chester Williams, […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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We asked the Commissioner of Police about reports that the men may have been involved in illicit activities across the border. He would not comment on whether they are known to police. Paul Lopez “Would police involvement be warranted if this were a case of some sort of drug transnational drug trafficking scenario?” […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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And while local authorities are waiting on official information from Mexican authorities or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the mother of one of the reported victims, Gladimir Eduard Chable, believes her son is dead. However, the Corozal mother told the media that she was under the impression her son was working in Cayo. Mother […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the fight against transnational narco-trafficking is becoming more challenging for local law enforcement authorities. Early Friday morning, narco traffickers skillfully landed a narco-plane in a mangrove area, in Monkey River Village, not easily accessible by land. The pilot’s maneuvers on the mangrove terrain were so crafty, that ComPol […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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In a turn of events, Canadian Jasmine Hartin, who was out on bail and facing charges of manslaughter by negligence in the death of police Superintendent Henry Jemmott at San Pedro last month, is once more in the arms of the law. New charges were levied against her this morning following an incident at the […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Central Executive Committee of the United Democratic Party, led by Chairman Mike Peyrefitte, is meeting virtually at this hour. During that discussion a date will be decided upon for a recall convention to be held where delegates will vote on the fate of party leader Patrick Faber. For several weeks, Faber has been embroiled […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier today, a News Five team was on Ambergris Caye for the sustainable child friendly municipality billboard launch in San Pedro Town. We’ll have that later on in the newscast. But, we got an opportunity to speak with Mayor Gualberto Nunez about the lawsuit brought against the council by former employees who say that they […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Mayor Nunez, prior to the municipal elections in March, one employee increased his salary by one thousand, six hundred dollars monthly. This, while the island town, as the rest of the country, is still battling the COVID-19 pandemic and revenue collection is down. Gualberto “Wally” Nunez, Mayor, San Pedro Town “In the […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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A Guatemalan laborer whose identity is yet to be confirmed was murdered in Honey Camp, Orange Walk District sometime overnight. This morning, police were called to an area of a feeder road that leads to Santa Martha Village. There, they observed the headless body of a Hispanic male. According to forty-seven-year-old Angel Gongora, his friend, […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Did the Government of Belize award a contract to do COVID-19 testing at the ports of entry to a business owned by a relative of Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat? Not so – according to Chebat. Today, he distanced himself from that business, saying that he has no familial ties to the owners. […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department says that it’s cracking down on social events to curb the growing number of COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday, there were twenty-four newly confirmed cases which bring the total active cases to one hundred and fifty-three. In its press release, the Belize Police Department warned the public that there will be, “stricter […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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The Minister of Health and Wellness says he wants teachers vaccinated. As you’ve seen over the last few weeks, several cases of COVID-19 were detected in different schools and the Ministry of Education later called for an end to face-to-face teaching for this school term. And when it comes to vaccinations, there are still hundreds […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a murder in Saint Margaret’s Village earlier today. Six armed men rob a Valley of Peace couple, Vicente Garanza and his wife, Celfa while the couple was on their way to purchase vegetables in the Bird Walk community. The men reportedly created a roadblock to prevent the couple’s Isuzu truck from continuing its […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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This week, Shyne Barrow made a move to become leader of the United Democratic Party. He is a relative newcomer to politics, having been elected Area Representative of Mesopotamia in November 2020, after several years as Belize’s musical ambassador. Despite the efforts that he has made to turn his life around after being deported to […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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While in Orange Walk today covering another story, which we will have for you later, we asked Prime Minister John Briceño about the dramatic shift in the political landscape over the past few days. Prime Minister John Briceño “It’s unfortunate that the Opposition is imploding. I know everybody likes to say that it is […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar, whose leadership of the United Democratic Party was short-lived, has responded to Shyne’s ascent to Leader of the Opposition. In a lengthy statement issued on Tuesday night, Saldivar says that the issue is neither about him nor Shyne Barrow. Nonetheless, Saldivar goes on to say that Shyne will not […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, social media was abuzz with videos purportedly taken by Jasmine Hartin. Viewers will recall that Hartin was released on bail on June 9 after being charged with Manslaughter by Negligence in the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott. Although her face never appears in the videos, Hartin’s voice can be heard as she […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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We also got a chance to ask PM Briceño for his thoughts on comments made by Doctor Jaime Guajardo, the I.M.F. Mission Chief of Belize about the International Monetary Fund’s 2021 Country Report on Belize. PM Briceño says the IMF has recognized how determined Belize is to rebuild the economy. Prime Minster John […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Briceño also commented on the Supreme Court’s awarding of six point three million dollars to Village Chairman Jose Ical, Alcalde Estevan Caal and the village of Jalacte in southern Belize. As was reported, the building of the Jalacte Road was undertaken by the Barrow Administration in 2013. But, as the Maya Leaders Alliance […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Approximately three weeks have passed since the Belize National Teachers Union decided to put its strike actions on hold. Following a record-breaking five weeks of striking, today PM Briceño told the press that he is grateful the union decided to end its industrial action and give the government an opportunity to implement its homegrown economic […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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It is not the proverbial white smoke that heralds the selection of a new pope, but on Monday evening, Shyne Barrow declared himself as the new Leader of the Opposition in the House. For now, Patrick Faber retains his seat as leader of the U.D.P., despite a move from within to have him recalled during […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The move to recall Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party, according to the new Leader of the Opposition, is in part the result of Faber’s refusal to seek help for what is being described as a pattern of domestic issues. Barrow told News Five earlier today that Faber’s apology was a first step, however, […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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