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We begin tonight’s newscast with a fire in the Shipyard community in the north. Social media has been buzzing with a live video that captured this huge fire at a lumber yard in that Mennonite community. The blaze could be seen from a distance and there were several explosions from nearby gas tanks that came […]
Written on July 18, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been thirty-nine hours since the grisly murder of a single mother in Belize City and an arrest is yet to be made. While police believe that the motive for the murder is gang-related, they are still investigating the homicide to determine who may have been the triggerman in the deadly early morning attack on […]
Written on July 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A policeman suffered a stab wound while he was on duty at a grocery store in Belize City on Monday night. Reports are that twenty-eight-year-old Zani Savala, was doing duties at Good Will Store on Central American Boulevard just around closing time at nine p.m., when a young man arrived and wanted to enter the […]
Written on July 18, 2023 | Posted in
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An internal feud between members of a nefarious Belize City gang has led to the murder of a young mother and a gunshot injury sustained by her four-year-old daughter. Sometime shortly after three a.m., an unknown individual opened fire into a beroom while Jasmine Domingo, her children and her brother were asleep in the lower […]
Written on July 17, 2023 | Posted in
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This afternoon, the Belize Police Department discussed the heinous murder during its weekly press brief. Regional Commander, ACP Hilberto Romero is in charge of Eastern Division. He told reporters earlier that Domingo’s brother is believed to have been the intended target of the armed assault on the Plues Street residence. Assistant Commissioner of Police Romero […]
Written on July 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The trauma experienced by the four-year-old survivor and the fact that femicide is an issue that is still not being addressed, are among a number of concerns for Thea Garcia-Ramirez, the President of the National Women’s Commission. She says that enough is not being done to protect our women and girls. Thea Garcia-Ramirez, President, […]
Written on July 17, 2023 | Posted in
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A thirty-one-year old man is dead following a traffic accident on the San Estevan Road in the Orange Walk District. According to Police, Edwin Ramirez was riding his motorcycle when a Ford F-150 collided into him. He was flung from the bike and died at the scene. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hilberto Romero, tells us […]
Written on July 17, 2023 | Posted in
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There was a shocking twist at the end of a murder trial in the High Court earlier today. It’s an unusual outcome, but an accomplice who served as a lookout in the shooting death of businessman Jose Hilario Diaz has been convicted of murder. The alleged gunman, on the other hand, was found not guilty […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-four-year-old Lolman Logan, a Belizean/American who was on vacation in Belize in 2018, has been acquitted of the murder of Christopher Meighan. Earlier today, Logan appeared before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft in a trial by judge without jury. It is alleged that on September twenty-seventh, 2018, Logan inflicted multiple stab wounds on Christopher Meighan. The […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, Cabinet announced that it had considered and approved the establishment of a Firearms and Ammunition Control Board. The board, according to a Cabinet release, will be established to receive, consider and process firearm application, as well as to provide regulations and criteria for the approval of firearms licensing. That approval came after […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of Gabrel Tillett, whose mutilated body was discovered in the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery on July fourth, is upset over the bureaucracy within the judicial system. They say that on the day they learned of Gabrel’s death, his brother, Daniel Tillett was detained by police and later charged with being a member of a […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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Back in May, nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was choked to death and her lifeless body was dumped off the Hummingbird Highway. The news of her murder rattled the Belmopan community. As we reported, two individuals were detained in connection with her murder, including her ex-boyfriend Woodrow West. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has since revealed that […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Electricity Limited has been hit by a cyber-attack and their attackers have leaked confidential, transactional company information online. This morning, the utility company issued a release informing its customers that in May it stepped up its cyber security measures in response to a cyber-attack on its IT network. The release went on to […]
Written on July 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The redistricting exercise has brought with it a fresh round of controversy and politicians from both major political parties, as well as the Belize Peace Movement, are sounding off on the recommendations of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. Today’s cabinet brief spoke about a number of developments, including approval for the Central Bank of Belize […]
Written on July 13, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Peace Movement has also voiced its rejection of the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s re-division report. As claimants of the 2019 High Court Redistricting Case, the commission was mandated by a consent order to submit the report to the Belize Peace Movement. The claimants received the report on Wednesday and met with their attorney […]
Written on July 13, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Robert Lopez, the consent order preserves their right to return to the High Court for further adjudication as deemed necessary. He says their attorneys are drafting a letter that will be issued to the Elections and Boundaries Commission early next week in hopes that the commission agrees to rectify the concerns they raise. […]
Written on July 13, 2023 | Posted in
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The redistricting exercise is being described as a painful one. But according to Lake I area representative Cordel Hyde, the proposal does not recommend any changes to his division. Hyde recounts when he lost a third of his division almost fifteen years ago during a previous redistricting exercise. Cordel Hyde, Area Representative, Lake I […]
Written on July 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Information shared with News Five is that the proposed redistricting seeks to restructure Belmopan and Cayo South to three divisions. While he champions the equitable distribution and is not in support of the proposal, Cayo South area representative Julius Espat says that he has been working in his division and that is what matters. […]
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Last night, we reported on the outrageous blunder at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’s morgue that left two grieving families shattered. Personnel at the morgue mistakenly gave the body of a deceased newborn to the wrong family. When the right family arrived at the morgue they were informed that their child’s body was mistakenly handed […]
Written on July 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior is the subject of a concerted effort led by former area representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez to oust him from the House of Representatives. Martinez says fellow constituents of Port Loyola have turned to him since the People’s United Party politician they supported in November 2020 has failed to deliver on […]
Written on July 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Boots Martinez Leads Charge to Recall Gilroy Usher Sr. in Port Loyola
The redistricting exercise, as we’ve reported previously, is causing a stir in various corners, including Port Loyola, where some residents believe that their constituency will be done away it and they will be registered in another area. But not if former area representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez can help it. He says that not only does […]
Written on July 12, 2023 | Posted in
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According to the retired politician, taking the Port Loyola matter to the High Court would be the best case study, considering the fact that the constituency checks all the boxes where the requirements are concerned. Going back to his campaign to recall Usher, Martinez says that residents didn’t ask him to turn to the two […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is conducting an investigation into a serious mix-up that occurred at the morgue this morning. A mother visited the morgue to pick up the body of her deceased child for burial only to learn that the child’s body was handed over to the wrong family. That family unknowingly held a […]
Written on July 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Major Slipup at the K.H.M.H., Wrong Body, Wrong Family
Former Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade Erwin Contreras is headed to court in a ten million dollar lawsuit filed against him by Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited, Belize Cruise Development Limited, and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited. This is in respect of general, special and exemplary damages for misfeasance in public office arising from Contreras’ […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow today revealed that the United Democratic Party also intends to bring a lawsuit against Prime Minister John Briceño. Barrow explained that the U.D.P. intends to use the same tort that Waterloo has invoked against Erwin Contreras for misfeasance in public office, related to the Definitive Agreement. Here is […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
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