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An ex-convict, who has spent time in jail for the murder of Alfonso Eck while in prison, is back behind bars tonight after he was charged with robbery and placed on pretrial detention. Lorenzo Smith Junior, a resident of Crooked Tree Village, appeared before the Chief Magistrate earlier today where he was arraigned for a […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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In keeping with what has become a September tradition in the Old Capital, this morning the Belize @42 Mural was unveiled. Each year, for the past four years, the National Celebrations Committee and the Belize City Council have been working with artists from the city to create murals in recognition of Belize’s independence. Gilvano Swasey […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-five-year-old Jared Ranguy, accused of killing his parents and his sibling in November 2012, was scheduled to appear before the High Court today for a case management conference. But, like other matters that have been scheduled for the start of the October session, Ranguy’s case has been adjourned to a later date. That’s because five […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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That’s the immediate impact of crown counsels being missing from work for the past two days. As we’ve previously reported, their absence coincides with the start of the October session of the High Court. Prior to the sickout, however, the dissatisfaction of as many as eleven prosecutors had been relayed to Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Of the eleven attorneys working out of the D.P.P.’s Office, five of them are out sick. That’s roughly fifty percent of the staff from that department that is absent from work. Despite the presence of six prosecutors on Monday and Tuesday, D.P.P. Vidal has had to request adjournments on matters before the High Court. That […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Despite being pressed on the matter of whether the concerted absences are a sickout, Attorney General Sylvestre held his ground. On the issue of whether concerns regarding the just compensation of prosecutors have been addressed, the AG also maintains that security, as well as compensation, has been dealt with by his ministry. Reporter “It […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirteen years after the death of the Father of the Nation, the Right Honorable George Price, at the age of ninety-two, continues to be held in high regard. One of the annual events held in his remembrance is the National Service Day Wreath Laying Ceremony. As has been done in years past, the ceremony was […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration held its annual diplomatic brief earlier today at the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan. During the hour-long presentation, Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay touched on a number of issues of national importance, including the state of the economy. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs “We hope […]
Written on September 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The official opening of the October session of the High Court was scheduled for today and many cases are set to be heard in the weeks ahead. At nine o’clock this morning, court officials were informed that the attorneys at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions had called in sick. The concerted absence […]
Written on September 18, 2023 | Posted in
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In the wee small hours of this morning, a burglar broke into the residence of Justice Nigel Pilgrim in the Hollywood area of Lord’s Bank Village. The forty-four-year-old High Court judge from Trinidad and Tobago was asleep on the second floor of his home when he was startled by a loud bang. When he opened […]
Written on September 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A San Ignacio resident is dead following a traffic accident in Belmopan. On Friday, thirty-year-old Esvin Damian drove from San Ignacio to Belmopan to conduct a business transaction for his furniture store. Later that day while driving on Constitution Drive towards the Hummingbird Highway he lost control of his vehicle. Damian’s Ford F-150 collided into […]
Written on September 18, 2023 | Posted in
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There was also a shooting on Custard Apple Street in Belize City over the weekend that left one man injured. Since the start of the September Celebrations, the police department has been working overtime in an effort to reduce incidents of crime and violence. Here’s more from Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero. ACP […]
Written on September 18, 2023 | Posted in
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We begin tonight’s newscast with the controversy in Benque that wasn’t. On Thursday, we had reported that the Belize National Teachers Union Benque Viejo branch had informed the government that its members had agreed to postpone their school parade today, as initially planned by the Ministry of Education. But it seems that there was a […]
Written on September 15, 2023 | Posted in
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The Minister of Education was also asked for his thoughts on the future of the Belize National Teachers Union. This is in light of the recent resignation of Ruth Shoman, as National President. Minister Fonseca was optimistic about the union’s ability to bounce back from its setback and says he has already met with acting […]
Written on September 15, 2023 | Posted in
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And, as the B.N.T.U. Benque Branch and MOE are at odds over their position on Guatemala’s Independence, activist Audrey Matura is receiving both praise and backlash for spitting on the Guatemalan national flag. Yes, you heard that right. On Thursday evening, while at the Biltmore Plaza, Matura came across a Guatemalan flag standing next to […]
Written on September 15, 2023 | Posted in
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And so, according to Matura, what she experienced on her latest trip to Sarstoon Island was the precursor to her actions on Thursday evening at the Biltmore. She further contended that despite the encounter over the weekend, the Guatemalan Embassy in Belize was allowed to hold its event on Belizean territory as opposed to inside […]
Written on September 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, Minister of Education and Culture and fellow attorney, Francis Fonseca was asked to comment on the incident involving Matura and the Guatemalan flag, and he was candid in saying that while Belize and Guatemala have an ongoing dispute before the International Court of Justice, we do have diplomatic relations and the Belize Embassy in […]
Written on September 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez represented the constituents of Port Loyola for several terms in the National Assembly. Tonight, he is a man on a mission, intent on ousting his political successor from office. On Wednesday, Gilroy Usher Senior issued statement in which he said that a recall petition led by Martinez failed to meet the minimum […]
Written on September 14, 2023 | Posted in
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An elderly man is hospitalized tonight after he was attacked by a gunman in Santa Elena Town. Just after two a.m., seventy-three-year-old Natalio Castaneda was at his home on Carmen Street, preparing to head over to his tortilla factory when he was approached by two men, one of whom fired several shots in his direction. […]
Written on September 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The taxi operator responsible for toppling and damaging the bust of Belizean national hero Philip Goldson when he collided into the monument on Saturday morning, has been charged for driving a motor vehicle without due care and attention. Thirty-four-year-old Mervin Domingo has also been charged for driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the […]
Written on September 14, 2023 | Posted in
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A resident of Police Street who is presently on remand for a murder committed in 2022, has been found guilty of aggravated assault with a firearm upon a police officer. Earl Baptist was convicted of the offense upon Police Constable Darrel Myers. When he appeared without counsel in the Magistrate’s Court earlier today, Baptist chose […]
Written on September 14, 2023 | Posted in
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In early July, there was a murder of an elderly woman in Dangriga that slipped under the radar when it was classified as a “Death Investigation” and didn’t garner much media attention. But on Tuesday of this week when police informed that they had charged someone with murder in connection with the incident, it raised […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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For the past decade, a bust of one of Belize’s national heroes had been erected at the entrance to the Philip Goldson Highway adjacent to the flag monument roundabout in Belize City. But on Saturday morning, two vehicles crashed into the Philip Goldson bust, damaging the sculpture itself, as well as the foundation upon which […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Chief Engineer Evondale Moody says that more than likely the cost of the repairs will come from the MIDH’s budget. Moody says that even though the bust of the national hero was desecrated, it is a blessing in disguise of sorts, because had the pillar to the overpass been damaged, the structure would have been […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, as part of the September Celebrations calendar, twenty-five men and women, regarded as Belizean patriots, will be formally recognized by the Government of Belize. Included among this year’s cohort of honorees is former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, upon whom the Order of Belize will be bestowed. Several posthumous awards will also be bestowed in […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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