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On Monday, January fourth, detainee Gregory Bowen was found dead in his cell at the Queen Street Police Station. Police reported his death as an apparent suicide. In an interview with the media following the incident, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, said that officers conducted hourly checks on the detainee and that the police […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Elrington added that the unfortunate incident is similar to the tragedy that befell the Vasquez family when their loved one, Nestor Vasquez Junior – also known to have mental health issues – died while in police custody in June 2019. The family’s attorney calls it a systematic breakdown. Orson Elrington, Attorney for Bowen […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The National Forensic Science Services assists the police department with carrying out post-mortems on about five hundred bodies. These are in the cases when a person’s death is classified as sudden, unexpected, unexplained, suspicious, and violent deaths. With support from the U.S. Embassy, the Government is working to strengthen Belize’s Medicolegal Death Investigation System, specifically […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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More than one thousand young men and women from across the country performed successfully in the police exams. The next step to becoming a police officer is passing the interview segment, which for Corozal and Orange Walk residents was done today at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan. Dozens of hopefuls waited patiently for their […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the years, we’ve reported on the transboundary threats to the Chiquibul Forest – the illicit activities that were carried out exclusively by Guatemalans. Those activities include illegal logging, cattle ranching, and poaching – and over the years, Friends for Conservation and Development have employed a number of strategies to address these incursions. Now, they […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Caracol Road Project was always a divisive issue in the House of Representatives. The road is being done in phases – and the current administration has shared that they do not support the entire project. In the first week of January, Minister of Infrastructure Julius Espat told the press that he supports the first […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also spoke of the ongoing investigation concerning Wilbert Vallejos, the former Lands Commissioner. Viewers will recall that Vallejos residence in Patchakan Village was raided, and police found were over sixty thousand dollars in various currencies and denominations. Officers called in the Financial Intelligence Unit, which is now leading the investigation. […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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This morning in Belize City, many persons gathered at the office of the Lands Department near the Cemetery Road roundabout. News Five understands that those individuals were all applicants for first-time land ownership. The gathering outside of the building drew the attention of passersby, and the police were called in to enforce the COVID-19 regulations. […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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But the tensions got higher over the weekend when two separate parcels of cane fields belonging to Valley of Peace Farms Limited were set on fire. Less than ten acres of cane field were set ablaze on Saturday, and another large field was set on fire on Saturday. Investigators believe it was arson, and today […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health and Wellness today handed over a million dollars worth of equipment to improve the COVID-19 services at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The equipment was acquired under the Briceño administration. The national referral hospital had requested the equipment in March of 2020 for its COVID Isolation Unit. The unit has since […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Belize City Center was inaugurated with much fanfare when it opened its doors on April thirtieth, 2018. That was at least two years before COVID-19 became a reality. In the time before the pandemic made its way to Belize, the building was hardly in use, despite the number of scheduled events necessary for its […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Going digital is the new direction that the Government of Belize plans on taking. It is expected that this administration will introduce significant changes during their five-year mandate. The Minister of Youth Sports and e-Governance is tasked to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness in delivering public services. The work began last week with an e-Governance Task […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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As for CITO, government’s Central Information Technology Office, it will be the digital hub for delivering those internet-based services. The idea, says the Minister of e-Governance, is to convert ninety-five percent of the existing services to the online platform by the end of this term of office. Kevin Bernard, Minister of e-Governance “The […]
Written on January 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Several government officials have confirmed that there should be an adjustment to the existing COVID-19 regulations at the start of next month. We don’t know the details of those changes as yet. But with all the talk about the curfew, whether it is unconstitutional or needs to be adjusted, we decided to take a closer […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new U.S. President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders within his first twenty-four hours in office. But one of those executive orders can have grave consequences for tourism-based economies like Belize. The Biden Administration now requires a recent negative COVID-19 test result before departure and quarantine on arrival as per […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Thanks to the Taiwanese Embassy in Belize, there can be even more rapid test drives. That’s because, on Thursday, the Embassy of Taiwan handed over a donation of fifteen thousand COVID-19 antigen rapid tests to the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The gift comes at a value of three hundred thousand Belize dollars. The tests […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Corozal Free Zone reopens on February first. The reopening is one of the campaign promises that the P.U.P. made before the election. Since the new government made the decision, an inter-ministerial committee that includes the Health, Home Affairs, Agriculture, and Tourism Ministers has been reviewing plans and protocols for a safe reopening. Businesses must […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is still consulting with stakeholders ahead of the reopening, but the final say rests with the ministry. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Acting Director of Health Services “At this point we are meeting with the stakeholders, we are actually […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Corozal Mayor Rigoberto Vellos renegotiated the one point three-seven-seven million-dollar contract with U.D.P. contractor Imer Hernandez. The agreement was signed between the former U.D.P. Mayor Hilberto Campos and Imer Hernandez Development Company in February 2017 for ten years. Since taking office, Vellos complained that the contract was unsustainable because, between January and March […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Voter registration for persons wanting to participate in the upcoming municipal elections ends on Monday, January twenty-fifth. With the deadline for registration looming, the Elections and Boundaries Department has issued a public notice that all offices countrywide will be open on Saturday, January twenty-third, from eight a.m. to four p.m. The weekend shift is to […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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With the municipal elections a little more than a month away, the opposition United Democratic Party has only finalized one slate here in Belize City. KREM News reporter and anchor Orson Picart is leading the U.D.P. slate as the mayoral candidate. But on March third, there will also be a by-election in the Corozal Bay […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Today, the wife of Prime Minister John Briceño was officially appointed the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children. Rossana Briceño, an educator by profession, is an advocate for special needs and helped develop a programme for students with diverse abilities at the Saint Peter’s Anglican School in Orange Walk. Flanked by her […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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The Inspiration Centre at mile one and a half on the George Price Highway provides health and therapy services to children with disabilities. It was created by the former Special Envoy, Kim Barrow, back in 2012, but the institution remains underfunded. At today’s press conference, we asked about the potential for collaboration with the existing […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the new Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs addressed the Caribbean Court of Justice and stated that her appointment signals a new day of respect for our Maya sisters, brothers, and other indigenous people. On that same day, Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia and her team also met with the National Garifuna Council leaders. The […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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At their press conference on Thursday, the United Democratic Party said it would sue the Briceño Administration over the land matter brought to light during the Sitting of the House of Representatives earlier this month. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources Cordel Hyde revealed that the past government paid six million dollars to Barbara […]
Written on January 22, 2021 | Posted in
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