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The Nursing Task Force is calling on the respective ministries to respond in writing to all correspondences sent within the next five days to avoid escalation of tension within the nursing community. Darrell Spencer, President, Nurses Association of Belize “All these distractions we can do without. We are already short. Do we need other […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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A duo, including a minor, is in custody and is expected to be charged for the heinous murder of a Mexican caretaker. Gabriel Alejandro Guzman Cruz died a horrible death; he was chopped and stabbed and a mattress inside the property was set on fire. He managed to roll out of the house, but succumbed. […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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One person is in custody tonight following a horrific murder in Seine Bight village on Tuesday afternoon. Police are looking for a minor and have recovered some items stolen in the robbery turn murder. A caretaker, forty-six year old Gabriel Guzman Cruz, was killed in a gruesome way at the property; he was cut on […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has threatened to sue the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño over comments Briceño made in his New Year’s Day message. In his address, Briceño did not call names but claimed that high ranking government officials were involved in the numerous drug plane landings across the country where the aircrafts are […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Aside from proof, the Attorney General is demanding that Briceño apologizes to the Government, the United Democratic Party and the country for the comments made. But that is not about to happen, according to Briceño. In terms of the lawsuit, while Briceño did not mention names, the A.G. says that this widens the scope of […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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In 2020, five justices of the Supreme Court will step down including Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. These justices will be reaching retirement age and vacancies are being advertised for these posts. The Prime Minister is expected to meet with CJ Benjamin in the near future to pave the way forward since there is a possibility […]
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Comments Off on Opposition Leader says G.O.B. Should Have Addressed Judges’ Retirement in 2019
In early December 2019, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry sent a letter to the government in which it requested documents related to the multimillion dollars infrastructure contract worth one hundred and thirty three million dollars awarded to Imer Hernandez for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. When asked about the request, Prime Minister Dean […]
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The final numbers are in for the crimes committed in 2019 and the Belize Police Department says that major crimes were down this year. In the murder category, there were nine fewer than 2018. According to the department, most of the murders were committed with firearms and in rural locations. Commissioner Chester Williams says that […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard in the story, there were more murders committed in the rural parts of the country than in the urban settings for 2019. While the murders were down in Belize City – there was a hundred percent increase in other areas like Ladyville. But how did the rest of the country do? According […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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A man was killed late this afternoon in Seine Bight. Details are sketchy at this time, but News Five understands that the victim is Mexican national, Alejandro Guzman, who worked as a caretaker of a property in the area. Preliminary reports are that it is a home invasion turn murder. We are told that the […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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A popular taxi man escaped with his life on Monday evening when he was targeted by someone who was trailing him in the San Jose Nuevo Palmar area of Orange Walk. Forty-six-year-old Ricardo Uk was with a female passenger when he came under fire from a masked gunman in the area of the water tank […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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The 2020 legal calendar gets underway on January thirteenth and the Attorney General’s ministry is already looking at possibly replacing as many as five judges, including Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin, in the months ahead. That’s because, with the exception of Justice Shona Griffith, they will all be reaching retirement age this year. As we reported […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Offering the Chief Justice a contract extension means that government would be prepared to negotiate new terms of agreement to include pay scale and salary, as well as other benefits. That decision, however, is also contingent upon a vote to be taken by members of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. The taskforce is comprised […]
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January fifteenth – that’s the date when the mills at the A.S.R./B.S.I. factory in Tower Hill, Orange Walk will crank up. This afternoon, a meeting was held between representatives from the millers and four cane farmers association in the north where the start date for the 2019/2020 crop season was finally determined. But even as […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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So how does the industry bounce back? Since there is no insurance for the cane farmers, the government had promised the disbursement of drought relief funds. While there are reports that several persons have received assistance, News Five has been informed that a large number of farmers in the north have not benefitted. Cane Farmers […]
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Seven days into the start of 2020 consumers are bracing for a significant jump in the prices of fuel as of midnight tonight. And it is expected that further surges in prices will hit consumers as the volatile situation involving Iran continues to play out. So kerosene will increase by twenty-six cents from seven dollars […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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A female minor is the first murder victim for 2020. She spent the holidays at a friend’s house in Belize City, but on Friday night, her life was cut short when she was murdered execution-style. Samantha answered a call and exited the house where she was staying on Ordonez Avenue. As she stood on the […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Before noon today, another minor was targeted. Fortunately, the sixteen-year old student escaped the multiple shots that were let go in his direction at the house of his grandmother in the Port Loyola area. The older woman says she knows who the shooter is and believes the life of her grandson is under threat because […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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The former head of the Orange Walk Police Formation, Superintendent David Chi, a police constable and two Mexican nationals arrived at the Orange Walk Magistrate Court today for trial. There was heavy police presence as the sensational trial got underway. The men are accused of landing a drug plane carrying twenty-six bales of cocaine in […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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On December fifth, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry formally wrote the Government of Belize requesting a copy of the contract signed by Imer Hernandez for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. The contract which was awarded to Imer Hernandez Development Company Limited and Construcciones y Carreteras for the execution of the road works which […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Fire victim Elena Reina remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. in a critical, but stable condition. The thirty-three-year-old mother of three was sleeping inside a house on Flamboyant Street on January second when a fire broke inside the wooden structure. The blaze spread quickly to engulf the house, but luckily, Reina escaped, but not before sustaining […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Four men have been slapped with drug charges after they were busted with over four pounds of weed. According to police, around two-thirty in the afternoon of January third, police were carrying out a routine checkpoint on the George Price Highway where they searched a car. Here’s more from ACP Joseph Myvett. ACP Joseph […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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An Orange Walk man has been charged for a double fatal RTA that happened over three years ago. According to police, Martin Ramos was arrested and charged with two counts of causing death by careless conduct. The charges stem from an accident that happened in October 2016 along the August Pine Ridge and San Felipe […]
Written on January 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Five days of water and electricity outages on the island of Caye Caulker, have resulted in massive financial losses. While the two utilities have been restored, the economic impact is adding up. At a meeting with residents today, convened by the Belize Tourism Board, the losses are expected to exceed one million dollars. The private […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on B.T.B. Brings B.W.S. and B.E.L. to the Table in Caye Caulker
During this morning’s stakeholders’ forum, P.U.C. Chairman John Avery commented on the inconsequential effect of imposing a fine on either of the two utility companies. Given the fact that government is the majority shareholder in both B.W.S. and B.E.L., would a financial penalty for dropping the ball really affect their bottom line? According to Avery, […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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