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The countdown to the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival that will be taking place at Saca Chispas in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye continues. The mega concert is now only four weeks away. On Thursday, we headed to the island town to sample some of the amazing foods that will be on sale for […]
Written on July 1, 2022 | Posted in
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The decision of Justice Lisa Shoman to award former Prime Minister Dean Barrow one hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars in damages adds to an already hefty payout that the Briceño administration has to cover, following a botched commission of inquiry. The public hearings held in 2021 to investigate the fire sale of government assets under […]
Written on June 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Barrow’s claim also included the quashing of the commission’s report in its entirety. He was unsuccessful on that front, however, all references to him, as well as Hugo Patt, have been removed from that document. According to Marshalleck, the decision handed down by the bench on Wednesday was a mixed bag. Andrew Marshalleck, Chair, […]
Written on June 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Attorney Naima Barrow failed to convince the bench that a court order restricting government from implementing the recommendation of the commission was indeed necessary. Despite Justice Shoman setting aside that application, Chairman Andrew Marshalleck says that government is yet to adopt the recommendations put forward in the commission’s report. Andrew Marshalleck, Chair, Commission of […]
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Should the decision be appealed, notwithstanding a significant reduction in the amount that was initially being sought by the former prime minister, will he seek more in compensatory and vindicatory damages? Dean Barrow, Claimant “I can tell you one thing, we will not cross appeal asking for more. We would be entitled to do […]
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A British army officer is suspected of being the orchestrator a robbery on the Price Barracks Compound in Ladyville. Reports are that the duty-free store situated inside the BATSUB base was broken into. Stolen from the store was an assortment of men’s deodorant, scotch whiskey, snickers bars, and cigarettes. Minister of State in the Ministry […]
Written on June 30, 2022 | Posted in
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A spate of murders in Belize City in the past few weeks has raised questions about the Briceño administration’s approach to fighting crime. Since taking office, the Minister of Home Affairs has been partnering with various organizations and government ministries in an effort to tackle crime using a multi-sectoral approach. But, with the spike in […]
Written on June 30, 2022 | Posted in
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Manuel Castillo, one of four men accused of the abduction and murder of seventy-one-year-old Ramon Cervantes Senior, in July 2014, is yet to be brought to justice. Despite being detained for his alleged role in the shocking crime, Castillo somehow managed to escape from lawful custody, before fleeing the jurisdiction. Since then, the family of […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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You heard it, Orange Walk North Area Representative Ramon Cervantes Junior says that the Belize Police Department and Interpol have been dormant in the hunt for Manuel Castillo. The fugitive is believed to have absconded to neighboring Mexico after escaping from police officers who detained him at his home Orange Walk Town. This afternoon, Commissioner […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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For several months, there had not been any report of a drug plane landing in Belize. That lull, however, was short-lived as local authorities were informed over the weekend that an aircraft had departed from South America en route to Belize. That track was monitored closely until the flight entered Belizean airspace several hours later. […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Eamon Courtenay was met with objections from the Opposition side of the floor after introducing a six million U.S. dollars loan motion for Belize’s COVID-19 response. The Government of Belize has already spent most of this money. Therefore, a large portion of the loan comes as a reimbursement […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Senator for the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, Elena Smith, also added her voice to the debate on the six million U.S dollars loan motion. Her concerns were focused on the negative effects of continuous borrowing on the local economy. Here is how she explained it. Elena Smith, NTUCB Senator “I myself did […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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In response to the objections, as well as the concern raised, Senator Courtenay noted that the monies spent were utilized at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when medical equipment, supplies and vaccines were in high demand. He further explained that those monies were spent with authorization from the World Bank, and that all contracts […]
Written on June 29, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño continues his working visit to far-flung countries across the globe and is currently in Lisbon, Portugal, for the United Nations Oceans Conference. Prior to his trip to Portugal, P.M. Briceño was in Belgium to participate in the European Development Days. He was also in Kigali, Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of […]
Written on June 28, 2022 | Posted in
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P.M. Briceño will also be hosting the Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert the Second, on Wednesday. According to P.M. Briceño, an estimated fifty million dollars in potential funding will come to Belize as a result of his three weeks working visits. Prime Minister John Briceño “I am now in Portugal bone, because of the […]
Written on June 28, 2022 | Posted in
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tweeted that he had a first productive meeting with Prime Minister John Briceño. In his tweet the Ukrainian president said, the first but productive contact with Prime Minister of Belize John Briceño. Agreed on the support for Ukraine in the U.N. and at regional platforms. I count on Belize […]
Written on June 28, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday in Lisbon, Prime Minister John Briceño addressed an assembly of world leaders during the Second Plenary Session of the United Nations Ocean Conference. Co-hosted by the governments of Kenya and Portugal, the summit comes at a critical juncture as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies […]
Written on June 28, 2022 | Posted in
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Homing in on Belize’s efforts, P.M. Briceño spoke about the country’s debt-restructuring for marine conservation initiative which is touted as the largest undertaking of its kind in the world. Prime Minister John Briceño “So, amidst a climate crisis, we are on track to blow up our global carbon budget and trigger even more catastrophic […]
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A weed seller who migrated from Supal Street to Gungulung was executed on Monday night by someone familiar to him. It is believed that the murder of Darrel Alvarez was the result of an altercation earlier in the day over monies owed to him for the sale of marijuana. When he stepped out of his […]
Written on June 28, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s another heartbreaking story of domestic violence that gripped the nation over the weekend. A thirty-five-year-old mother from Santa Familia Village is dead. Ima Landero was allegedly killed by forty-seven-year-old Augustine Gonzalez, the father of her two children, in a fit of jealous rage. The incident happened inside Legends Night Club in San Ignacio while […]
Written on June 27, 2022 | Posted in
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According to Police, Gonzalez was hospitalized and treated for the self-inflicted stab wounds. He was later handed over to police and subsequently charged for the murder of Ima Landero. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood told reporters what police investigations have revealed to date. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Sometime around twelve fifty eight […]
Written on June 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, in Ladyville, a father of two very young children was shot dead in the Milpa Extension area in the wee early hours of Saturday morning. Residents in the area reported hearing three gunshots – something that is nothing strange in that community, but when Police responded, they found out that someone had been murdered. […]
Written on June 27, 2022 | Posted in
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Traveling equipped, it’s a term that is often used to describe persons who are armed with tools and other necessary items used to carry out a criminal act. Over the weekend, police moved swiftly to intercept a suspicious vehicle that was speeding along Queen Charlotte Street. Five men were reportedly traveling in the S.U.V. when […]
Written on June 27, 2022 | Posted in
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During the pursuit, one of the suspects, identified as Jaheem Leslie, was struck with non-lethal rounds. His injuries forced him to come out of hiding inside the establishment and surrender himself to police. Another of his friends was found inside a deejay booth. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Officer, Belize Police Department “We believe, like […]
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A family of four is tonight without a roof over their heads, following a fire in the Gungulung area on Saturday evening. Today, News Five spoke with Patricia Flowers, who almost five years to date was also a victim of a similar case of arson. Reporter Duane Moody files this story. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
Written on June 27, 2022 | Posted in
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