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Belize has confirmed more than ten thousand COVID-19 cases since the pandemic hit the country. Two hundred and twenty-eight persons have died due to the virus and fortunately, there were no new recorded deaths on Wednesday but two additional deaths recorded today. The curve however has not flattened as more than one thousand, one hundred […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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There was another major drug bust in the north. Over forty pounds of compressed weed was seized and to make matters worse, a police officer has been arrested for the crime. Just before one p.m. today, a joint police operation led officers to a white Jeep parked on the compound of a private business establishment […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The sugar cane crop season is set to sort of open on Monday, December twenty-eight. We say sort of because A.S.R./B.S.I. has announced that it would be receiving cane deliveries on that day but the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise believes that reopening the crop season on Monday, under certain circumstances, is unfair to […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Minister Mai, about fifty-three percent of the total number of cane farmers stand to lose if the farm registry is implemented for the delivery of sugar cane. He says that in each association, the majority of the farmers will be negatively affected. This is why he says that he does not comprehend why […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone will not reopen this year. The Briceño Administration was adamant in reopening the free zone before Christmas but the Corozal Free Zone Chamber Commerce would not absorb the cost of a plan that would have been implemented if the free zone would have been reopened this month. Minister Jose Mai who […]
Written on December 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The search and rescue effort for a group of four fishermen continues in the waters off the coast of Stann Creek District. Three of the men, we now understand, set out from Dangriga on a fishing trip and were preparing to return to mainland when Jeffrey Gomez caught a ride with them as they departed […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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This afternoon, the elder sibling of missing fisherman Jeffery Gomez spoke with News Five. According to Yasmine Morgan, her brother had only just relocated to Dangriga three weeks ago and was last seen on Southern Long Caye with a family whom he was staying with on the island. Gomez, we understand, caught a ride with […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Fifty-two-year-old Abelardo Orellana, a Salvadoran caretaker of Consejo Shores, Corozal District, is in police custody tonight following a sizeable drug bust on Tuesday afternoon by members of the Mobile Interdiction Team. The MIT officers received information that a stash of marijuana was being stored inside a small zinc structure on a farm in Consejo Shores. […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Christmas is less than two days away and Commissioner Chester Williams and his officers have re-strategized the police department’s crime-fighting efforts to keep citizens safe. The focus, however, is Belize City and in particular, south side where gang-related crimes have increased over the past few weeks. Three main areas have been identified and the department’s […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Major crimes decreased over the past eleven months. That is according to the Belize Crime Observatory which released its crime analysis report on Tuesday. An overall decline of thirty percent in major crimes was recorded, according to the report. The Belize Crime Observatory reports that there were eight hundred and eighteen major crimes recorded between […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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Traveling on public transportation has for years been a hellish experience and with cases of COVID-19 increasing daily, commuting on buses and dollar vans has become an even more frightening experience. Buses continue to operate at full capacity and some are even overloading buses. This will change according to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. Operators […]
Written on December 23, 2020 | Posted in
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The search for four fishermen reported missing at sea on Friday continues, despite the efforts of the coast guard and police department taking an ominous turn. Forty-two-year-old Omar Thompson, twenty-nine-year-old Brenton Brackett, nineteen-year-old Leon Joseph and Jeffery Gomez, all residents of Dangriga, remain unaccounted for, following a fishing trip to Southern Long Caye around December […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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On Sunday, Dave Brackett Senior spoke about the disappearance of his son, Brenton. He says that the men went out on a routine fishing trip near Southern Long Caye and based on a call that Brenton had with his common-law-wife on December twelfth, they were to return later that day. They never did and now […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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There are reports reaching our news desk this evening of a major marijuana haul in the north where a significant drug bust was made by the Mobile Interdiction Team. Likewise, the seizure of a large quantity of contraband items, including liquor, has also been made as police continue to ramp up their operations in the […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A road traffic accident on Monday afternoon sent four persons to the hospital. Dangriga resident Daniel Noralez was driving a green Ford Ranger pick-up with three passengers on the Stann Creek Valley Road when he lost control at around mile four. The group had left Pomona and was heading to Dangriga when the crash occurred. […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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More than two hundred and twenty COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded since the pandemic hit Belize. Belize has confirmed more than ten thousand COVID-19 cases with one thousand, four hundred and eighty-six active cases as of Monday night. Dozens of patients remain hospitalized while the fatality rate stands at two-point two-one percent. In response […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Health and Wellness Minister Michel Chebat also provided an update on Doctor Marvin Manzanero. Manzanero, who had been hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, is now at home recovering. During his time away, Doctor Melissa Diaz was appointed as acting Director of Health Services, and from what Minister Chebat said, it does not seem like Manzanero will […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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As the Briceño administration settles in, the appointment of new executives to various statutory bodies remains ongoing. Following the selection of a new board of directors for Belize Telemedia Limited two weeks ago, B.E.L. has also named a chairman and four directors for ordinary shares. Attorney Andrew Marshalleck has been appointed as the new presiding […]
Written on December 22, 2020 | Posted in
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An old beef involving one of several persons who came together as reformed gang members to embark upon a business venture, has left one Belize City resident dead and four others injured. Last Tuesday, the St. Martin’s Area Community Hub was launched to much fanfare from several agencies and residents. Less than a week later, […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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As many as twenty spent nine millimeter shells were recovered from the scene of the shooting at the New Community Resource Hub. According to police, a white sports utility vehicle arrived at the location shortly after six o’clock and someone inside unleashed a hail of bullets on the unsuspecting men. Albert Clother, the manager of […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The United States Embassy, which was instrumental in funding the initiative, has issued a release acknowledging that while it is aware of the tragic incident, it remains committed to supporting its Belizean partners in ensuring safe and secure communities. Jermaine Garnett, who is also one of the five men injured, has also pledge his commitment […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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On Sunday night, shots rang out once again in the Old Capital, this time near the intersection of West Street and Water Lane. Today, shards of glass from a vehicle driven by the victim are on the concrete street where at least one gunman took aim at Malik Acosta. An injured Acosta tried to make […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The recent flare up of gang violence in Belize City prompted a meeting of senior officers within the police department to meet this afternoon. During that meeting a new strategy was devised on how law enforcement will go about addressing the spike in crime. The exceptionally bloody weekend began with a shooting incident on Lakeview […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Twenty-eight-year-old Karen Pinto is recovering this evening after she was shot on Sunday night. Pinto and a family member were on Antelope Street Extension when they were approached by two gunmen who fired several shots in their direction. Pinto was shot in the leg and the men escaped. Investigators do not believe that she was […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Just after eight o’clock on Saturday night, there was a fatal traffic accident on the Burrell Boom/Hattieville Road near the Gentleville community. A Ford Ranger pickup driven at the time by Daniel Barkman collided with a crane sending the pickup truck off the pavement and into a ditch. Barkman and thirteen-year-old Luke Thiessen died on […]
Written on December 21, 2020 | Posted in
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