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Late into Sunday night the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, opened a flood shelter in the village. The team over at NEMO Orange Walk has been on the ground since Sunday afternoon assessing the damages and needs of the affected households. As for the residents we spoke to in Carmelita, they are pointing to poor […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Orange Walk East area representative Kevin Bernard says that he was on the ground in several affected villages in his constituency right up until eleven o’clock on Sunday night. As chairman of NEMO Orange Walk, Minister Bernard says that they are actively monitoring the situation, which is expected to get worse over the next few […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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In the wake of flooding, there are concerns as it relates to health hazards such as vector borne diseases and water contamination, not to mention COVID protocols at shelters for those being housed at these facilities. Director of Public Health and Wellness Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa says that the ministry remains alert and is proactively making […]
Written on June 20, 2022 | Posted in
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A well-known employee of Brodies Supermarket, here in Belize City, is dead after he was shot in the Buttonwood Bay neighborhood on Thursday night. It was routine for Glenn Vernon to meet up with his friends after work at a location on Dolphin Drive. There, they would socialize and enjoy each other’s company before going […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Ian Gaynair is a well-known football player who made a name for himself with the Jaguars, Belize’s National Team. But tonight, he is not making the news for his accomplishment on the football field. Earlier today, police officers allegedly stopped Ian Gaynair in an area between San Antonio and Santa Cruz villages in the Orange […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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A single mother in Ladyville has been the victim of numerous break-ins at her home near Marage Road. In the wee early hours this morning, her residence was burglarized and the thief or thieves who entered her home made off with an assortment of items. Anselma Sutherland is frustrated and doesn’t know where else to […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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A primary school teacher and her five-year-old son were struck by a vehicle on Monday evening in Lord’s Bank as they were walking home. Tessa Myvett, a teacher at Bernice Yorke Institute of Learning, was along with her son when a vehicle knocked them down. While the little boy escaped serious injury, his mother wasn’t […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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For Tessa Myvett to be flown to the United States by air ambulance, she needs to raise seven thousand U.S. dollars. That doesn’t include the cost of the surgery and therapy. According to Principal Ali, the school has made a donation but they are still in need of financial assistance from the public. Sherry […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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In December 2021, the retaining wall at mile seven on the Phillip Goldson Highway gave way as a result of the Belize River’s undercurrent. Construction on that portion of the highway is expected to begin in ten days. But, the need for upgrades along the highway heading out of Belize City is not limited to […]
Written on June 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, we take a closer look at the pending amnesty program and what it means for undocumented persons living in Belize. If you’ve lived in Belize since 2016 or before and have no documentation to show your immigration or nationality status, you might be able to successfully apply for amnesty in Belize. This will be […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The repatriation of Cuban nationals to their home country, those who entered Belize illegally, poses an immigration and foreign affairs challenge for government officials. They cannot be deported through another country and, since Cuba is an island nation, arrangements have to be made for them to be returned directly. Viewers would recall that earlier this […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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There have been several requests for chartered flights carrying Haitian visitors to arrive in Belize in the weeks ahead. All indications are, however, that those aircrafts won’t be allowed to touch down at the P.G.I.A. That’s because many of those onboard have been arriving on one-way tickets, without hotel arrangements and end up being smuggled […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, cabinet met to discuss several matters which include an increase in requests for permits to allow charter flights from Haiti to Belize. The ministry has assessed these applications carefully and has determined that these are not genuine tourist flights. In consultation with the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, permission to land […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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As we told you last night, Prime Minister John Briceño will be attending a host of international events over the next three weeks which will require him to be out of the country for an extended period. P.M. Briceño departed the country today en route to Brussels and then on to Kigali, Rwanda, to attend […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Leaving Belize on Friday en route to the Central African country of Rwanda will be Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner and his newly installed deputy, Allan Pollard. Both officials will attend the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, to which Wagner is a board member. The forum is funding the trip for the municipal heads to sit […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat will not be pressing any charges against W.P.C. Alicia Trapp, following a spat with the officer on June fifth in Teakettle Village. Trapp made an initial report alleging that she was assaulted by Espat, however, the Commissioner of Police wrote to her attorney, Orson Elrington, notifying him that the […]
Written on June 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño held a press conference this afternoon in Belize City, the first since he took office in November 2020. Flanked by Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay, P.M. Briceño’s briefing with the media ran for the better part of an hour, during which he discussed several topics, including his attendance at the recent Summit […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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According to PM Briceño, his travels, in large part, will be covered by a number of international financial institutions. Prime Minister, John Briceño “Let me say that a large portion of the funding for attending these meetings will be paid by some of our IFIs. And finally, from Lisbon, I go to Suriname to […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Micah Goodin’s fall from grace is a blow to his political career; however, Mayor Wagner feels it will serve as a good life lesson, one that will make him a better person. Wagner has indicated that he will not seek re-election as mayor in 2024, but how does the Council right itself with Goodin as […]
Written on June 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Tonight, we begin with tragic news from Belize’s culture capital. A well-known resident who was popular for music was gunned down last night on one of the busiest arteries in Dangriga, just an hour after he stood joking with his brothers near the riverside. His siblings told us earlier that he did not go looking […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Shortly after Coote was shot, Dangriga police sprung into action and detained a man. As we reported, surveillance cameras captured the incident unfold. Today Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams shared with reporters what police have been able to establish so far. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Police quick response led to the detention of […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The owner of a resort in San Antonio Village, Toledo was murdered on Monday. The elderly victim, seventy-year-old Kevin Brown, was discovered by his neighbours when they went to visit, but he refused to respond to the front door. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams shared with reporters today that investigators have established what they believe […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Carl Reneau was executed on Faber’s Road Extension on Monday afternoon, as he rode his bicycle in the direction of Central American Boulevard. The thirty-three-year-old was shot multiple times and left for dead on the sidewalk. Despite being rushed to the K.H.M.H., Reneau expired while receiving emergency medical attention. But why was he rubbed out […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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A female officer is making headlines tonight after running afoul of the law for a third time. In 2018, W.P.C. Stephanie Patten was charged for physically assaulting a female patron inside an establishment in Orange Walk Town. Two years later, she was busted along with several other persons for possession of twenty-three pounds of marijuana. […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Woman Police Constable Busted with Firearms and Crack
The United Democratic Party came out blazing against Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, following the Commissioner’s letter to W.P.C. Alicia Trapp’s attorney, Orson Elrington, on Monday. In the letter, Compol Williams noted that while Trapp, in a report to police, claimed that Area Representative Julius Espat pointed his hands at her causing her to apprehend […]
Written on June 14, 2022 | Posted in
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