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At the Supreme Court this morning, the well-known former executive director of SATIIM, Gregory Ch’oc was called to the bar. Ch’oc gained national prominence for his work to promote the rights of the Mayas and his fight against oil exploration. His views to advance the indigenous people pitted him against the government to the point […]
Written on November 8, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize Coastguard and police searched the area of Burton Creek on the George Price Highway looking for eighteen-year-old Jaswant Brooks. Brooks, who is now missing for more than forty-eight hours, went to purchase items and did not return home. The Belize City man was last seen in the Lake Independence area sometime around eleven […]
Written on November 7, 2019 | Posted in
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A search for the missing Belize City youth proved fruitless this morning. C.I.B. requested the assistance of the Belize Coast Guard to conduct a search at Burdon Canal along the Philip Goldson Highway. Operations Officer, Lieutenant Roque Canul told News Five that officers found new clue of Jaswant Brooks. On the Phone: Lieutenant Roque Canul, Operations […]
Written on November 7, 2019 | Posted in
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The investigation into a brazen armed robbery in Belmopan led police across the Guatemalan border. Just before nine o’clock on Wednesday night, police were called out to the branch of the rice company, Circle R, along mile forty-five on the George Price Highway where two men reportedly held up and tied an employee and proceeded […]
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According to Romero, the cargo truck was empty. It is not certain if the thieves wore masks and if there is security footage of the aggravated burglary. Investigators, however, know little about the two suspects. Hipolito Novelo “Did the robbers or thieves were wearing masks?” Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes […]
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There have been no arrests yet in the attempt on the life of Eric Tillett. The twenty-seven year old was shot as many as five times on Lavendar Street, Belize City, as he walked to his house. While there is gang activity in that area and Tillett is reportedly involved, he tells police he does […]
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A business establishment was hit on Wednesday night as patrons milled inside. Police confirmed today, they are looking for three men that are persons of interest in the armed robbery at one of Belize City’s popular watering holes. Four armed men casually walked into Dream Like City Bar located on the George Price Highway and […]
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There was another robbery this week in addition to the jacking at Circle R and Dream Like. At around nine-thirty, on Tuesday morning a pair of armed assailants targeted Centaur Cable just after it had opened for business. The cable company is located in Ramon’s Plaza in Ladyville, Belize District. The thief barged into the […]
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There are tensions at the University of Belize, where over a hundred students at are at risk of being kicked out of the ongoing semester for lack of tuition payment. It is understood that the government provides eleven million dollars U.B. this year but cash is running glow. On Tuesday, the university issued a notice […]
Written on November 6, 2019 | Posted in
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There are over five thousand students enrolled at the four U.B. campuses across the country. Each student pays roughly about one thousand dollars for the associate’s programme and two thousand two hundred dollars for the bachelor’s programme per semester at the institution. The outstanding balance is for only the first semester of the 2019 school […]
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On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber took on the government at a youth event in Belize City. Faber said that politicians and the people are corrupt and that there is a lot of corruption. He spoke of crime, questioning why gang-related murders are not being solved and noted that leadership contender, John Saldivar’s turf, […]
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A second female has died in less than two months and the suspicion is that her death was caused by dengue. The fourteen-year-old student from San Ignacio died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital on Tuesday and while not confirmed as yet, it is highly suspected that she died from complications associated with disease. Jennifer […]
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Regional Health Manager for the Western Health Region, Doctor Javier Zuniga says that there are many complications associated with dengue. He advises that persons, who detect symptoms of dengue at an early stage, should seek medical attention because any severe case can lead to hypovolemic shock and eventually death. Doctor Zuniga stresses that there are […]
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Since the dengue outbreak was announced by the Ministry of Health earlier this year, weekly reports have shown the western region as one of the areas recording the highest number of cases. The northern districts of Corozal and Orange Walk have also confirmed soaring numbers. At the San Ignacio Community Hospital and the Western Regional […]
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While the case of the student is yet to be confirmed, according to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, for this year there have been four cases of dengue-related deaths. This year there have been more confirmed dengue cases than last year’s figures. Doctor Manzanero says that the Vector Control Unit is doing what […]
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The Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber was not at the start of today’s cabinet sitting in Belmopan. It means he did not face his colleagues around the table who on Sunday, turned up at the Civic Center en masse. Many of those cabinet colleagues have now seemingly turned their backs on him in support of […]
Written on November 5, 2019 | Posted in
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The Deputy Prime Minister also spoke on corruption among politicians. He says that there is a lot of corruption and the politicians are corrupt because the people are corrupt too. He then veered into crime, referring to Saldivar’s turf in Belmopan as well as Roaring Creek, and the Camalote area where violence is pervasive. […]
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Parts of Faber’s speech also touched on the budget, saying the youth are being short changed since little is spent on the future of the country. Faber admitted that the government needs to do a better job in achieving change in the youth population. Patrick Faber, Deputy Prime Minister of Belize “We spend over […]
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Turning to crime, Belize City Resident Eric Tillett was on his way home on Lavender Street when he came under fire attack. A volley of bullets were unleashed and as many as five hit Tillett on various parts of his body. Tillett managed to regain his balance and strength and fled, jumping the fence and […]
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This morning around nine-thirty, a pair of thieves entered the office of Centaur Cable in Ladyville. While one of them inquired about an unknown individual, the other brandished a firearm and proceeded to demand money from the cashier. The location at Ramon’s Plaza, across from the Airport Road junction, is rigged with a system of […]
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A fifty-one-year-old man will have to stand trial at the January 2020 session of the Supreme Court for a horrible sexual offense of a child, only three years old. Alfonso Perez a.k.a. “Rebel,” an electrician of Rancho Dolores, Belize District is accused of sexually assaulting the young child in late January of this year when […]
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In the Supreme Court, Jordan Pitts was fortunate to be spared jail time when he pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery. Pitts appeared in the courtroom of Justice Colin Williams, who considered various factors in making his judgement including that Pitts was a minor at the time of the offence, he has no previous […]
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The man, who wants to replace Dean Barrow as leader for the U.D.P. and ultimately as Prime Minister, launched his bid on Sunday. John Saldivar from Belmopan bussed in supporters to the Civic Center on Sunday to show his muscle. Saldivar says he can count on the support of more than twenty standard bearers and […]
Written on November 4, 2019 | Posted in
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The next leader of the United Democratic Party will be chosen by five hundred and sixty delegates. Of that figure, four hundred and ninety-six delegates are chosen from all thirty-one constituencies. The remaining voters are comprised of U.D.P. municipal members and members of the party’s central executive against Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar says he […]
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John Saldivar has had his share of controversies as well as allegations made against him, the latest coming out from the ‘Mason Murder Trial’. Mason along with Ashton Vanegas, Kieron Fernandez, Terrence Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo stood trial for the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas and is waiting for the verdict of Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette […]
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