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And, the joint union also spoke out against the Briceño Administrations’ proposed pension reform. Flowers revealed that the administration’s plan for reform is establishing a contributory pension scheme that will require a contribution from public servants. According to Flowers, the government’s proposed pension agenda has overshadowed their demands for increments to be unfrozen. In this […]
Written on February 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Reporters also asked President Smith for the B.N.T.U.’s position on allegations of predatory behaviours being displayed by teachers against children in the classroom. We have reported on the claims that have surfaced at Canaan High School in Belize City and other reports of similar occurrences in Belmopan. Smith placed on record the union’s disdain for […]
Written on February 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Online shopping and shipping is a growing business in Belize. A click on the computer to delivery at your door is a much sought after convenience. Although in Belize, it’s no overnight delivery, and all online shoppers must find a trustworthy shipping company to get their goods into the country. Unfortunately for one customer, her […]
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John Saldivar is back! On Sunday at the University of Belize Gymnasium in Belmopan, the embattled former U.D.P. Minister of National Security won the majority of votes to return as the standard bearer for the United Democratic Party in the City of Belmopan. It has been a tumultuous journey for the veteran politician following his […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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With this latest victory, is John Saldivar contemplating leadership of the United Democratic Party once again? It is a question that was posed to him and the chairman of the United Democratic Party following Sunday’s Belmopan convention. Leading up to the convention, current leader of the U.D.P. Shyne Barrow had made it categorically clear that […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Was there hanky panky taking place during Sunday’s convention in Belmopan? It’s not uncommon to hear about homes or building with long lines near polling stations, and Sunday’s convention was no different. Our camera captured unusual activity about a block away from the U.B. Gymnasium. People wearing political shirts gathered inside a yard where a […]
Written on February 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Last Thursday, the nation learned that Belize would become the home of former Guantanamo Bay Detainee Majid Khan. The forty-two-year-old arrived in Belize that day, where he was locked up for two decades. Khan was held for his involvement in terrorist activities, including meeting with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was a co-conspirator of the nine-one-one […]
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Pakistani national Majid Khan arrived in Belize from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Thursday morning and was greeted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He had served twenty years of his life in detention for his involvement in acts of terrorism, after being captured by CIA agents in Karachi, Pakistan. Last night we told you that […]
Written on February 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Patrick Faber, the Area Representative for Collet, has taken a different position from his party leader on Majid Khan’s relocation to Belize. On the adjournment of today’s House Meeting, Faber rose to caution his colleagues in parliament of possible national security threats that may arise from this decision. Patrick Faber, Area Representative, Collet “First […]
Written on February 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Rodwell Ferguson, the Minister of Transport, has offered an explanation for the termination of Ritchies Bus Line’s road service permit. Earlier this week, we informed you that attorney for the bus company, Orson Elrington, wrote to the Department of Transport demanding that the bus line be given a renewal of its permit. In his letter, […]
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There is a bizarre story coming out of the island town of San Pedro where a mother of five died after being bound and restrained with chains for days. Nicole Polonio was discovered on Saturday morning dead inside her room and now, a death investigation is ongoing by police in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. News […]
Written on February 3, 2023 | Posted in
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A forty-two-year-old Pakistani national arrived at the P.G.I.A. earlier today and was met by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. That individual had spent half of his life thus far, locked up in a military prison within the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, a controversial detention facility that will be closed in the months ahead. So who […]
Written on February 2, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Foreign Minister Courtenay, Khan is being given a second chance at starting his life over after years of abuse and torture while in detention. Khan arrived in Belize this morning as a free man and the initial expenses regarding his resettlement are being covered by the United States government. Eamon Courtenay, Minister […]
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The initial request was for Belize to consider as many as three detainees from Guantanamo Bay, but on the recommendation of the National Security Advisor, Cabinet only agreed on one individual. According to Tina Kaidanow, the hope is that Khan would be able to fully assimilate into Belizean society and become a productive citizen. Khan’s […]
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Today, the final witnesses in the manslaughter trial against former Corporal of Police Kareem Martinez appeared in the Supreme Court before Justice Antoinette Moore and the defence closed its case after six days of court proceedings and seventeen witnesses presented by the crown. Written and closing submissions from Oscar Selgado will be submitted on February […]
Written on February 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Under heavy police guard earlier today, Elmer Nah, the man accused of the heinous triple murder in Belmopan on New’s Year’s Eve, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman in Belize City. Along with his common-law wife Epiphania Caliz and his brother-in-law Police Constable Manuel Caliz, Nah is on trial for two counts of kept […]
Written on February 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty-year-old Arthur Higgs, his common-law wife Tamara Cooper and forty-five-year-old Michelle Higgs, all residents of seventh Street in Kings Park, were arraigned before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson earlier today on charges of drug trafficking. The trio was arrested after being found in possession of a little over two hundred grams of cannabis. While Cooper pleaded […]
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Closing arguments in the manslaughter trial of Kareem Martinez, a former Corporal of Police charged for the shooting death of fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett, will be heard on Thursday before Justice Antoinette Moore in the Dangriga Supreme Court. This follows today’s session that occurred inside, as well as outside of the courtroom when the judge, along […]
Written on February 1, 2023 | Posted in
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There is a disturbing allegation that has surfaced about a teacher at one of Belize City’s high schools. A parent has come forward to say that a male teacher at Canaan Seventh day Adventist high school sent his teenage daughter, who was a student at the high school up until today, a series of indecent […]
Written on February 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Tensions are brewing in the Stann Creek West constituency over a swath of land that covers a hundred and twenty-five acres. The tract is divided into equal parts among five farmers. Tonight, those farmers are alleging that immediate relatives of Rodwell Ferguson, the Area Representative for Stan Creek West, are attempting to force them off […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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The manslaughter trial of former police Corporal Kareem Martinez continues before Justice Antoinette Moore in the Dangriga Supreme Court. The final three witnesses took the stand today, officially entering into evidence key elements in the case. Among the evidence submitted was the transcription of an interview with the accused the day after the deadly shooting […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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There have been questions about the standard procedures that are to be exercised by officers when responding to reports, as well as the policy for officers to discharge their weapons. Today, during the testimony of Sergeant Holly Vasquez, the matter came up and he disclosed that there is a police manual that guides officers on […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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Laddie’s father, Emil Bradley, is a former police officer and believes that the fourteen-year-old and his friend, Thomas Palacio, were being profiled in this incident. This opinion aside, on Wednesday, following an early morning session inside the Dangriga Supreme Court, a locus will be conducted at the scene of the shooting. It will allow Justice […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday, we reported on the discovery of a dismembered body in the vicinity of Jane Usher Boulevard. Tonight, the family of a missing Belize City resident has come forward to say that they have positively identified the remains. Earlier today, News Five spoke with the family of Akeem Augustine who went missing on Christmas […]
Written on January 30, 2023 | Posted in
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And, while Augustine’s family is confident that the discovered human remains are his, today Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero told reporters that authorities are yet to confirm an identity. Here is what he had to say during today’s police press conference. ACP Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “On Friday, police […]
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