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On the day of the Eid, Muslims who can afford to sacrifice an animal are instructed to do so after prayer. In Belize, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at is celebrating the Eid of Sacrifices. News Five spoke with Ata’ul Haq about the observance. Ata’ul Haq, Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at “Eid-ul-Adhiya is basically the Eid of […]
Written on July 21, 2021 | Posted in
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On Monday night, we told you the results of a racial profiling case heard in the Supreme Court. Justice Westmin James handed down a decision in the case brought against the Belize Police Department by Greg Nunez and Bryton Codd, two young black men. The judge ruled that it was unconstitutional for police to take […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke about the growing problem of young perpetrators of violent crime in Belize. He called on protestors to take to these streets with the same passion when a youth is accused of murder. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “While we look at this whole situation, I need the public […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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And, while it comes after a fourteen-year-old boy lost his life in Placencia allegedly at the hands of a police officer, the police department says it is about to release policy guidelines for interactions with children. ACP Bart Jones, Commander, Compliance Department “I am happy to say that soon to be released to the […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Charges have been filed against two police officers following a beating of a man in custody that was captured on video. Police say that Wilton Justin Montero and Jerome Emanuel Ingram, both officers attached to Santa Elena Town, have been charged jointly with one count of harm. The charges arise from a report filed by […]
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Last week we reported on the appointment of three new Justices for the Court of Appeal. But tonight, the Opposition is challenging the way the government went about making these appointments. Today, Chairman of the U.D.P., Senator Michael Peyrefitte spoke with the press via zoom to say that the formal process of “consultation” was not […]
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While in Opposition, the U.D.P. agitated for Chief Justice Manuel Sosa to be removed back in 1998. One of reasons given was that the consultation process wasn’t meaningful. So, will the U.D.P. challenge these Court of Appeal appointments, considering that they are not satisfied with the consultation process of the Briceño Administration? Michael Peyrefitte, […]
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Today, Senator Michael Peyrefitte was asked if he believes there is any connection between the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and Belize’s proposed Eleventh Amendment. Michael Peyrefitte, U.D.P. Senator “Indeed UNCAC talks about raising the bar for a number of different things; but UNCAC’s main thrust was transparency and firmness and frankness. And no […]
Written on July 20, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the last few weeks, COVID-19 positive cases have been increasing drastically, pushing the country into its third wave of the pandemic. The overall positivity rate is up to eight point four and there are now three hundred and thirty-two deaths associated with COVID-19 in Belize. Going into the weekend, there were eight active hospitalizations, […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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The postmortem examination conducted on Laddie Bryson Gillett who was killed in Placencia on July fourteenth has determined the cause of death to be hypervolemic shock, internal exsanguinations due to a single gun wound to the chest. Laddie’s death has therefore been ruled as a homicide. One doctor clarified with a media house that for […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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He was visiting their community on a family vacation last Wednesday when he was killed, allegedly by a police corporal. On Sunday night, villagers in Placencia gathered to pay their respects for a young life gone too soon and to air their feelings about rising crime, and police response, in their community. Paul Lopez, […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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As protests continue in person and on social media following the shooting death Laddie Gillett, News Five sought legal opinion on the manslaughter charge against the alleged shooter, police corporal Kareem Martinez. Here is what Attorney Darrell Bradley told us. Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “Justice does not mean that we are rash in going to […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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A community activist from out west has weighed in on Laddie Gillett’s death. Julian Sherrard is currently the Chairman of the San Ignacio Police Advisory Board, working alongside the department for over two decades. He now finds himself in a difficult position because he is also a close family friend of Laddie’s legal guardian and […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Laddie’s aunt also had to process how to tell her teenage children that he had been shot and killed by police. Sharon Meighan told Open Your Eyes hosts that she tried to balance telling them the truth, and maintaining their respect for the police. Sharon Meighan, Aunt of Laddie Gillett “At the first beginning, […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize National Teachers’ Union is fighting a legal battle against G.O.B.’s ten percent salary cut, and Vice Principal for the Saint Ignatius School in Belize City, Mario Rodriquez, has come forward as a nominal claimant in the case. The claim is that the Government of Belize has no legal authority to intervene in the […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, Supreme Court Justice Westmin James handed down a decision in the case brought against the Belize Police Department by Greg Nunez and myself. Legal recourse was sought after we felt that our rights had been violated because without any probable cause or intelligence to suggest that we were involved in any criminal activity, police […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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But does the ruling now set precedence for stop and search? Attorney Leslie Mendez, who represented the complainants in the case, says that the decision should provide critical guidance to the police department in conducting legal searches. While she says that by law the police are allowed to conduct stop and searches, the violation is […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier today, we asked Darrell Bradley for a comment on the results of the July eleventh U.D.P. recall convention at the Bird Isle. Bradley, now a U.D.P. senator, was being positioned to become a candidate at a National Party Leader Convention if Patrick Faber was unsuccessful. Bradley has publicly stated that he is of the […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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As students get ready to fully return to face-to-face learning in the upcoming school year, the Ministry of Health and Wellness and UNICEF partnered to provide twenty-nine hand washing basins to rural primary schools in Toledo. Handwashing remains the primary line of defense against illness, especially for students too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
Written on July 19, 2021 | Posted in
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The lockdown continues in the villages of Conejo, Midway, and Barranco in the Toledo District. The S.I. makes provisions for the extension of the lockdown through to the end of the month. This morning we spoke with Chairman Marcos Ico of Midway Village who says that his people are not happy about the additional two […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Chairman Ico is now appealing to the authorities to relax some of the restrictions on the village. He says that they are in need of some basic necessities: Via Phone: Marcos Ico, Chairman, Midway Village “What I am thinking is that it would be better if the shop could open for them at least […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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The controversial Eleventh Amendment is drafted from similar laws that were passed in the United Kingdom back in the eighties. The Representation of the People Act 1981 disqualifies anyone who has been convicted of an offence and has been sentenced to be imprisoned or detained for more than a year. The amended Representation of the […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Tensions are brewing in Indian Creek Village in Toledo between Mayan residents and agents for the private landowners. You’ll recall that back in February the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs sent out a press release to express its disappointment that former chair of the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission Lisel Alamilla, who had only just […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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So, as you heard just now, Cristina Coc says that tensions are brewing between the villager and the representatives for the private property owner. And now the Toledo Alcalde Association and Maya Leaders Alliance are calling on the government to intervene. They believe the implementation of the CCJ’s Consent Order 2015 would alleviate these issues […]
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Today, U.D.P. area rep Tracy Panton posted on social media the words of her eighty-one-year-old mother on the proposed eleventh amendment bill. It says, “I do not agree with everything that Shyne Barrow has been up to. In fact, I outright disagree with many of his shenanigans. But his objection to the eleventh amendment is […]
Written on July 16, 2021 | Posted in
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