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Elsewhere in the city, nomination of candidates on the north side went without a hitch. This morning, News Five’s Duane Moody roamed the streets to get the vibes from the aspiring candidates. Here is a report. Duane Moody, Reporting It was smooth sailing for the People’s United Party candidates for north side Belize City […]
Written on October 21, 2020 | Posted in
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While the blue dominated the Old Capital in the morning, the reds took over the city in the afternoon. News Five’s Duane Moody was in Caribbean Shores, Pickstock and Freetown divisions where the U.D.P. candidates are all new in those constituencies. Here’s his report. Duane Moody, Reporting At two p.m. today, it was the […]
Written on October 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on U.D.P. Candidates for North Side Divisions in Belize City are Locked In
A number of persons have been arrested for violating the quarantine regulations either for social distancing or for not wearing a mask. And according to Commissioner Chester Williams, over the next few days, the department will be reviewing pictures and videos captured over the course of the day where party supporters were in clear violation […]
Written on October 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The police have swiftly charged persons who were not wearing face masks or social distancing in the village of Red Bank when a confrontation erupted between party supporters on Sunday. A total of twelve persons were taken to court, nine of them are from the Cal family who were involved in a clash with U.D.P. […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on 12 Persons Arrested After Political Squabble in Red Bank
On Monday, Party Leader Patrick Faber spoke on the melee that erupted in Red Bank village over the weekend. While he said the U.D.P. secretariat was awaiting the outcome of an investigation conducted by the police department, he gave an account which suggested that the party’s supporters were the ones attacked by the opposition. […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Faber Explains Political Melee in Red Bank
From Red Bank to won’t happen on Nomination Day. This Wednesday, the political candidates from the P.U.P., U.D.P. and the smaller parties will be heading to nomination centres to get their names on the ballots. The P.U.P. will be first, their candidates will head simultaneously at ten in the morning; six other persons form part […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on No Political Fanfare for Nomination Day
A decision has been taken by the U.D.P. to call off all fanfare on Nomination Day, but has the party considered a similar position should it emerge victorious on November eleventh? It’s a tough question considering that whoever wins the general elections would also have to subdue the celebratory atmosphere that comes with a major […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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In the capital city Belmopan, the political parties and independent candidate are tying up loose ends in the last leg of the campaign. The campaign started with five challengers, but that number is dwindling. This Wednesday, those who are still in race will officially get on the ballot. The constituency includes the capital as well […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Three more escapees are in police custody tonight, leaving nine more on the run. Police say that Albert Banner handed himself in this morning. The reports are that he surrendered at the Hattieville Police Station and allegedly told cops on duty that he is doing so because he was hungry. The second prisoner to be […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Six players and four members of the coaching staff of the Verdes Football Club have tested positive for COVID-19. The team is currently in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where tonight they were to participate in a match against the Arcahaie FC from Haiti as part of the CONCACAF Scotiabank 2020 League. But upon arriving to […]
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More than two thousand eight hundred cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country. Five hundred and thirty-one are currently under investigation. More than one thousand six hundred persons have recovered while forty-five persons to date have died from the virus. One thousand and ninety-six cases are active, mostly in the Orange Walk District […]
Written on October 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Another COVID Wave Expected in Late November
There are twenty-three more days to go before the general elections on November eleventh and emotions are reaching fever pitch among party supporters. On Sunday, in the village of Red Bank in the Stann Creek District, an ugly confrontation took place among supporters of both major political parties, the U.D.P. and the P.U.P. COVID protocols […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Machetes Wielded, Shots Fire as Political Fanatics Clash in Red Bank
Party Leader Patrick Faber has since weighed in on the melee in Red Bank. According to Faber, U.D.P. Stann Creek West Standard Bearer Ivan Williams was making his rounds in the village, along with a few supporters, delivering pantry items when they encountered a group of P.U.P. campaigners in the village. According to Faber, when […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Faber Describes Bedlam in Red Bank Village
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was asked about the incident in Red Bank Village and he says that when he saw the video, he immediately gave the directive to arrest persons who appear in the video committing a violation. Commissioner Williams confirmed that shots were fired by a police officer who was in the area […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Commissioner Williams Comments on Red Bank Spat
With less than a month to go before the General Elections, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that the Belize Police Department is open to accommodating the requests of politicians but that their service will not extend to breaking or twisting the law. He also notes that their support will be extended across the board. […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on ComPol Says BPD Open to Politicians’ Requests
Nomination Day on October twenty-first will be a subdued affair due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 across the country. Traditionally, Nomination Day has been one of the biggest attractions for supporters of both major parties as throngs of stalwarts take to the principal streets of cities and towns to cheer on their candidates and […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Subdued Nomination Day, No Bells and Whistles
On Friday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 will not be allowed to cast their votes in the November eleventh general elections. The news has raised concerns of constitutional rights and the exercise of one’s franchise. While the opposition is yet to comment on the matter, U.D.P. leader […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Faber Supports Cabinet Decision to Bar COVID Voters
U.D.P. Corozal Southeast Standard Bearer Tony Herrera contracted COVID-19 while on the campaign trail in his constituency over a week ago. Since then he has been quarantined and his physical vote seeking activities have ground to a halt. But will he be fit to participate in Nomination Day come Wednesday? According to Party Leader Patrick […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the press asked Commissioner Chester Williams how authorities will ensure that those who are infected with the virus don’t go to the polls, considering that they don’t have the list of COVID-19 infected persons. Here’s his response Reporter “How will police COVID-19 positive patients?” Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Bwai yuh know, […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Two more escapees were recaptured over the weekend, leaving twelve others still on the run since last week’s jailbreak from the Hattieville prison. This morning, Guatemalan national Oswaldo Perez and Luis Paiz were arraigned and sentenced for escaping from prison. Perez’s brother, who was outside the courtroom, says that Oswaldo was forced to flee prison […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Fifteen escaped prisoners have been recaptured alive, arraigned and sentenced. Four of them have pleaded guilty and the others have been sentenced to one-year in prison. Some of those sentences are to run concurrently with whatever time they are spending behind prison walls. But that matter is not sitting well with the Commissioner of Police. […]
Written on October 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on ComPol Not Happy; D.P.P. to Challenge Concurrent Sentences
If you are eligible to vote and have tested positive for COVID-19 or have been required to self-isolate just before November eleventh, you will not be able to cast a vote in the general elections. That announcement was made by Prime Minister Dean Barrow earlier today, despite an initial position taken by the Elections and […]
Written on October 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on COVID Positive Persons Won’t be Allowed to Vote
At today’s press conference, the PM also said that a negative COVID-19 test result presented upon arrival or determined following a rapid test at the P.G.I.A., will now free visitors and returning Belizeans from having to quarantine for a ten-day period. It comes after government realized that the mounting number of persons affected by the […]
Written on October 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on No Quarantining for Travelers with Negative Test Results
Visitors arriving in country via the P.G.I.A., with a negative COVID-19 test result and do not have plans of traveling to the cayes, will now be allowed to rent vehicles to travel to inland destinations. It comes with certain restrictions, however, which include a tracking device to be placed on the rentals to ensure that […]
Written on October 16, 2020 | Posted in
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There is good news to report in the hospitality industry this evening. Restaurants with floor spaces that can accommodate more than ten persons will now be allowed to increase the number of guests at their establishments. The announcement precedes an amendment to the existing statutory instrument that will relax the restriction on patrons. It is […]
Written on October 16, 2020 | Posted in
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