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We first heard about the BTV in the role of troublemakers in 2015, after Guatemalan gunboats attempted to stop boats carrying BTV expedition members who were intent on circling Sarstoon Island. Back then, both the Prime Minister and Brigadier General David Jones claimed that the actions of the BTV ratcheted up the tension. That’s been […]
But with all that said, PM Barrow is adamant that there must be a resort to democracy to resolve this issue, since war is unthinkable and cannot be contemplated. And that’s where a planned ministerial mission headed to Washington comes in. The group, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington was set to meet […]
And that brings us to the matter of internationalizing the issue. The government argues that it has been doing just that. But critics say that it is not enough to just keep friends regionally and far abroad in the loop, but rather much more important to push how critical the situation has become and that […]
The People’s United Party has also weighed in on the weekend events. In a release issued today the opposition condemns the illegal military incursion by the Guatemalan Armed Forces and deplores the hostile and aggressive attitude of the G.A.F. towards the B.D.F. The P.U.P. says that the incident is another violation of international law by […]
A Belize City mother of two was shot and killed early on Sunday morning. It is a tragic ending to the life of thirty-four year old Tanika Lemoth as women all over celebrate Women’s Month. Lemoth was travelling in a taxi when the shooting took place in the area of Saint John’s Vianney on Faber’s […]
Written on March 14, 2016 | Posted in
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Thousands of women, men and children from every corner of Belize marched and rallied today. It’s a movement called Twenty Thousand Strong, and it’s all about empowering and uplifting women in the Belizean society. The crowd this morning was easily double what came out in 2014 for the first version of twenty-thousand. With participation from […]
Why did very powerful Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega decide to give up politics? That’s the million dollar question right now. The last time we interviewed Vega he told us that he would be making a play for the top spot when Prime Minister Dean Barrow gives it up at the end of this term. […]
In an exclusive interview conducted with Prime Minister Dean Barrow in mid-January, he told News Five that the upcoming U.D.P. convention scheduled for March twentieth would be an exemption from what would have otherwise been an election for leadership of the party. At the time he outlined a chronology that would eventually give way to […]
Earlier in the week, we reported on a delegation from FIFA and CONCACAF that was in Belize recently to meet with embattled F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente and General Secretary Michael Blease. They also took the opportunity to meet with a trio of executives, as well as the F.F.B. Electoral and Appeals Committee and active football […]
Today, Citrus Products of Belize Limited was expected to have released last week’s fruit payment to growers since there is an existing delay with Heritage Bank awaiting approval from the Central Bank to release the remaining funds. In light of the setback, CPBL was not in a position to release last week’s fruit payroll on […]
Written on March 11, 2016 | Posted in
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This Sunday, the World Pediatrics Project is partnering with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for yet another round of clinics. The multispecialty clinic starts at eight a.m. and persons twenty-one years and younger will be able to visit with U.S. doctors in areas of urology, spinabifida, bracing and nephrology. News Five spoke with Project Manager […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Jaime Vivas, a fisherman of Sarteneja Village, pleaded guilty to possession of undersized conch in the courtroom of Magistrate Carlon Mendoza earlier today. In mid-January Vivas was caught with a total of two hundred and forty-three, partially cleaned and market clean meat when fisheries officers boarded and searched the Zimira. He has been fined […]
Written on March 11, 2016 | Posted in
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It is confirmed. U.D.P. power-broker, financier and three term area representative Gaspar Vega is getting out of politics, or at least that’s what it looks like. The rumors started circulating on Wednesday, and News Five has managed to get hold of a copy of a letter written by Vega, dated March eighth. It’s addressed to […]
Written on March 10, 2016 | Posted in
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There’s no smoking gun in Vega’s letter but there’s no doubt a cannon has been fired somewhere by somebody. Speculation is roaming wild and free. Did Vega resign because he felt he was punked by Prime Minister Barrow when his powerful lands portfolio was taken away? Is there a serious rift in the U.D.P.? Is […]
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At around one Wednesday afternoon the majesty and mystery of the Altun Ha Archaeological site was shattered by the reality of crime in Belize. Six tourists off a cruise ship and Belizean tour guide Clifford Hoare were accosted by two men – one armed with a machete and the other armed with a nine millimeter […]
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The unintentional shooting of self-employed DVD salesman Jamal Young, presumably by officers in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle, remains a whodunit mystery; at least within the Belize Police Department. That’s because Young is confident that he would be able to positively identify that officer in an ID parade. ‘Bounty’, as he is popularly known, was […]
According to Commander Mark Flowers, the Gang Suppression Unit did not engage the suspects being pursued. In fact, they only came to the aid of the responding officers before carrying on with their assignment. Young, on the other hand, also reiterates that the GSU were not part of the shooting. On the Phone: Mark […]
Fifty-one-year-old Francisco Torres Sucup and fifty-six-year-old Luis Diaz Alballeros, both Guatemalan nationals, have been charged for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Sucup, who was shot below the left knee during an exchange of gunfire with B.D.F. and FCD rangers, remains hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. On Friday evening, a routine patrol […]
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Traditionally, the role of Police Officers is to protect and serve, but instead three Police Officers from San Pedro are actually accused of beating bartender Edwin Ixpatac so badly, he slipped into a coma and died. It is a deeply disturbing case, and if there is any slight consolation to be had, it is that […]
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Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega was not at Tuesday’s Budget Presentation in the House. And there is word that the DPM has dropped a bombshell. News Five has been reliably informed that Vega has informed the Prime Minister and U.D.P. Party Leader Dean Barrow that he will not be seeking endorsement at the upcoming party […]
Written on March 9, 2016 | Posted in
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Eight tourists who came in on a cruise ship today and opted to visit the very popular Altun Ha Archaeological Site off the Old Northern Highway are probably regretting that decision. That’s because six of them were robbed by two armed men as they walked along a nature trail on the ninety acre reserve. While […]
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Popular DVD salesman Jamal Young, better known as ‘Bounty’, remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., following an incident over the weekend during which he was allegedly shot in the foot by a police officer. Young was making his way along Mahogany Street on Saturday afternoon when upon reaching the vicinity of the precinct, he heard what […]
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Family and friends are grieving the untimely death of twenty-nine year old Edwin Ixpatac, a Cayo resident who was brutally beaten to the head and abdomen while in police detention. And as they cope with their loss, they search for answers as to how and why the waiter, who had moved to San Pedro merely […]
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An all points bulletin has been issued by the Belize Police Department for two men who are on the run, following the weekend murder of a Mango Creek businessman. Independence police are looking for twenty-nine-year-old Shane Bennett, an escaped prisoner, whom they believe is one of two men who robbed and killed forty-eight-year-old Glen Logan […]
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Atlantic Bank International has reportedly met with cigarette traders operating out of the Free Zone and has informed them that effective March fifteenth, their accounts will be closed. It’s a situation we’ve been following closely because observers say that the Free Zone is failing and the movement of cigarettes is one of the few things […]
