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Back to the issue of the senate select investigation…this afternoon, News Five sat down with attorney and former Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Richard “Dickie” Bradley, for his take on the situation. Like John Briceño, Bradley insists that the Executive, which includes the Prime Minister and his Cabinet, should respect the separation of […]
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Bradley too wonders if Government’s behaviour points to something more sinister – for instance, trying to manoeuvre the Opposition out of the proceedings. He drew comparison with how the P.U.P. handled matters in 2004. Richard “Dickie” Bradley, Former Lead Senator of Government Business “In fact, you know what; maybe what he wants is for […]
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Seventeen year old Deandre Nembhard was shot and kill on Saturday morning as he socialized on Croton Lane in the Saint Martin De Porres area. The minor was en route to his house on Nutmeg Street, just around the corner, when he decided to stop in with some friends who were having a get together. […]
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According to Nembhard, the death of her nephew is even more painful on Deandre’s father, who is currently living in Los Angeles, California and is unable to travel to Belize for his burial. An emotional Nembhard says that she questions whether the family will get any justice for the murder of the minor. Anita […]
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Charges are expected to be levied on the embattled director of the Press Office, Dorian Pakeman. Back in March, Pakeman hit and killed Gardenia resident, Dean Dawson while driving his government vehicle. At first, it seemed like an unfortunate traffic mishap, but now ugly details are emerging of a file with missing documents as well […]
The news of the positive cocaine test, alleged tampering, and fiddling with the Dorian Pakeman file has sent shockwaves through the legal community. Today defence attorney Dickie Bradley says it is serious enough for international authorities to get involved. Richard “Dickie” Bradley, Attorney “You know the implications of that? That calls for an investigation; […]
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Remember Jamaal Young? The self-employed DVD salesman was unintentionally shot on March fifth on Mahogany Street, allegedly by officers in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle. “Bounty,” as he is popularly known, was shot in the left leg by what he maintains was a police officer who was part of a patrol in hot pursuit of […]
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The complete overhaul of the public transportation sector, particularly where it concerns bus fares and the quality of the commuter experience, is a steady process. Earlier this afternoon, Minister of Transport Edmond Castro met with bus operators from southern Belize to discuss issues affecting their respective runs, including the cost of traveling along certain stretches […]
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The Ministry of Health and the Pan American Health Organization officially launched the Hospital Safety Index and Green Assessment Course today in Belmopan. The idea is to introduce locally what is known elsewhere as a smart hospital, to respond to a technologically driven environment of care and prepare for its evolution in the future. Healthcare […]
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J’ouvert has grown into one of the most popular events that precede the carnival road march to be held this Saturday in the City. Thousands will converge at the San Cas Plaza at the foot of the BelCan Bridge to join in the huge street party where the bramming will continue well into Saturday morning. […]
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Missing cocaine certification and tainted blood; that’s what police are investigating in the case of the Director of Press Office Dorian Pakeman, who is now on unpaid leave. Dean Dawson, a resident of Gardenia, Belize District was killed in a traffic accident on March thirtieth 2016 on the Phillip Goldson Highway. The vehicle that hit […]
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The missing information is one thing, but police also confirmed today that there was tampering with the blood sample for Dawson that was sent for testing at the National Forensic lab. Somewhere and somehow, ethanol was injected into Dawson’s blood. Police are also looking at this angle and suspect personnel from the scenes of crime. […]
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The student body, as well as the faculty and staff of St. Joseph School, is tonight mourning the sudden death of a promising young athlete. On Friday evening, twelve-year-old Daemon Garcia, a member of the school’s basketball team, was practicing along with his teammates when he unexpectedly collapsed. The standard six student was immediately rushed […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry today confirmed that it has officially reversed its position and is now joining the social partners, as well the Opposition, in the call for a Senate Select Committee to investigate the Special Audit of the Immigration and Nationality Department. The decision was taken on Thursday and preceded a […]
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The letter from the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is crystal clear. On Thursday, as we reported, a decision was taken by its executive that the private sector would support a Senate Select investigation, in line with its vote on August thirty-first. Our report was fact-checked with various sources and confirmed but somehow, the […]
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The United Nations Convention Against Corruption is yet to be endorsed by the Government of Belize. Despite the Barrow Administration not having signed on to the agreement, UNCAC, as it is otherwise known, remains a key feature in the Chamber’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign. ‘Break the Corruption Chain’ was officially launched on September third to coincide […]
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The release of an O.A.S.-commissioned report, following a forensic investigation into the shooting death of fourteen-year-old Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano, has vindicated the Belize Defense Force and that has outraged the Guatemalans. The B.D.F. was prematurely accused of fatally wounding the Guatemalan minor in the Chiquibul Forest in April. While the report has since cleared […]
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In his press conference on September first, PM Barrow also went on record to dismiss the notion of the business senator as the chair for an investigation into the immigration scandal during the period 2011 and 2013. While the Cabinet will revisit on Tuesday the issue and the P.M. has said he would now not […]
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The Council of Management of the Belize National Teachers’ Union met this past Saturday to receive reports from the ten branches concerning the emergency membership meetings held on Thursday. The Union, along with the Association of Public Service Senior Managers and the Public Service Union, is considering a proposal from the Government to delay the […]
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Maria Alamilla, a resident of Kelly Street in Belize City, came to our studios today. Her worry is that children, specifically those going to the nearby primary school at Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist, run the risk of getting electrocuted while walking through the alley adjacent to her house. According to Alamilla, the wind and rain […]
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It was first actually celebrated only more than a century ago, but the Battle of St. George’s Caye has become one of the two pillars of the September Celebrations – the other being Independence Day. This past Saturday saw Belizeans converge at the Memorial Park for the official ceremony and other assorted bells and whistles. […]
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Rebecca Rath was crowned the newest Miss Belize and, after ten years, will represent the country in the Miss Universe Pageant to be held on January thirtieth in Manilo, Philippines. Rath, a twenty-three year old of Dangriga, won a number of awards this past Saturday at the pageant including Top Model, Beach Body and People’s […]
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Social media has been abuzz with numerous comments and shares over the past few days, following the posting of a video purportedly showing a security officer at the Corozal Free Zone snorting a suspected narcotic substance. The amateur video has since gone viral, prompting us to place a call to the management of the free […]
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The Belize Territorial Volunteers have announced the first-ever Sarstoon Island Eco-Challenge event for Saturday, September seventeenth. The expedition leaves from Barranco village pier to race to Sarstoon Island and back. Participants can race in any of three categories – kayak, canoe and dory. First prize is one thousand dollars; second prize, five hundred dollars and […]
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Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Belize, Benjamin Ho, on Saturday delivered a donation from his government to Belize’s Lawrence Sylvestre, Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Starret Dickson Greene, Representative of the Organization of American States. Credible sources tell us that the amount is two hundred thousand U.S. […]
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