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A donation of data gathering equipment valued at roughly one hundred and eighty-four thousand dollars has been handed over to the ministries of health and national security, including the Belize Police Department. The reason for the generous contribution is to strengthen the capacity of those government agencies responsible for collecting and analyzing data on violence […]
Written on March 2, 2016 | Posted in
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Woman Police Constable Sheneah Caliz is alive tonight after being shot in the head by a robber caught in the act. Caliz and two other officers were on routine patrol on Albert Street Monday at around seven-thirty P.M. when they interrupted a robbery in progress. It was a brazen attempt to grab a cash bag […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Jamal Jackson is no stranger to the Police. He was charged for the 2010 stabbing murder of a security guard at the Belize Biltmore Plaza but was acquitted in 2015 after the witness recanted his statement to Police. According to a release issued by the G.S.U. today officers responded to reports of the shooting and […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Jackson is only one of many persons who have been charged for murder and then acquitted. While the conviction rate in Belize is not a matter of public record, the reality is that it is far more common to see somebody walk free from murder than it is to see a conviction. Assistant Commissioner of […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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A criminal investigation conducted by Dangriga police, following the gruesome discovery of a fetus on Thursday, will likely give rise to charges being levied against a minor, as well as a possible accomplice. The discarded stillborn was retrieved by dogs from an overgrown lot in the Benguche area. Residents say that it was found a […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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One week ago three persons were detained by Police on suspicion of being involved in a fake cop racket. Perpetrators actually managed to get guns off two security guards in Belize City approaching them under disguise. It’s a situation the Police took seriously since in both instances the attackers were armed and there was the […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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The B.P.P. did not do spectacularly well in the 2015 general elections, but the Party was present and accounted for. According to leader Patrick Rogers, it is all part of a long term plan which assures them electoral success. Today the party achieved a major plank in that plan with the opening of headquarters in […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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In mid-January, Prime Minister Dean Barrow went on record, during an exclusive interview with News Five, to say that he was giving serious thought to the idea of a major financial investment in a cruise terminal in Belize City. The facility would be erected in Port Loyola, on a property adjacent to Port of Belize […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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There were three cases of sexual abuse, one ended in a conviction. A resident of Biscayne, Belize District, is serving his first night of a three-year sentence imposed upon him today for two counts of sexual assault against an eight-year-old girl. Twenty-five-year old Randy Dominguez was surprised by the girl’s mother; she found him and […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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We have aired various reports from Barbados where media personnel from across the Caribbean converged for a two-day media law seminar last week. The seminar was a component in the IMPACT Justice Project funded by the Canadian Government. In addition to looking at the laws that pertain to the media in this region, the seminar […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Gittens also spoke of the influence of the media as it relates to social issues. His recommendation is that the media must be accessible to everyone. The media, he says, must be available at all spaces and to all sectors not only those in the urban areas but throughout the country and rural communities. […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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A mission from Chetumal is in Belize promoting its goods, services and ideas in the area of construction. Today they met with Belizean contractors and businessmen who may be interested in exploring a closer collaboration with suppliers from the north. The timing is good, since the country is in the midst of a construction boom, […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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Even though there are economic differences, ministers from Caribbean countries have signed on to a development agenda. The agreement was signed today during a Caribbean Growth Forum held at the Radisson. The private sector and civil society from the Caribbean are looking for ways to exchange views on national reforms for sustainable growth. News Five’s […]
Written on March 1, 2016 | Posted in
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The decriminalization of marijuana, specific quantities of the drug, is a topic that is once again at the forefront of public discourse. The issue was raised on Monday by the National Evangelical Association of Belize during its annual general meeting. It was among several presentations made before an audience of about a hundred and fifty […]
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According to President Lance Lewis, while alcoholism is an issue youths are facing, it was not discussed at today’s gathering. The concern with decriminalizing marijuana, says Lewis, is a more pressing matter that the association is firmly against. Lance Lewis, President, NEAB “We did not discuss alcohol but we discussed marijuana and we see […]
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The first anniversary of an expedition in 2015 which ended in confrontation between the Guatemalan Navy and the Belize Territorial Volunteers to the Sarstoon Island was commemorated over the weekend. The B.T.V. lead by activist Wil Maheia organized a trip on Saturday to mark the occasion. As it did in the first trip in 2015, […]
The Government sent out a release prior to the Belize Territorial Volunteers’ anniversary expedition to Gracias A Dios. As you know now, the expedition only reached the mouth of the Sarstoon. But that wasn’t the only problem, the turnout was dismal. Other than Wil Maheia, there were only two civilians that went other than the […]
While the Belizean media observed the Guatemalan military to be well within Belizean territory, the Guatemalan press says the reverse. An article in Prensa Libre on Saturday boldly declares that “Guatemalan forces prevented an invasion by Belizeans in Livingston.” The article goes on to say that the navy as well as representatives from the Immigration […]
Footage taken on Saturday in the Sarstoon clearly shows Guatemalan military vessels way inside Belizean territorial waters. In fact, some images show one naval craft in the foreground, while the Forward Operating Base being constructed by the BDF is far in the background, making an irrefutable case for encroachment by Guatemalan military. Courtenay says this […]
Written on February 29, 2016 | Posted in
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A recently published article in Prensa Libre of a written account provided by the Guatemalan foreign ministry says that the Belizean delegation was fended off peacefully. According to a translation of that article, Guatemala remains firm that the territorial dispute will be settled at the I.C.J. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “The English […]
The Foreign Minister also responds to a call from the P.U.P. for the recall of Ambassador Alexis Rosado. Elrington scoffs at the notion calling it ridiculous. A recall, he says, would only serve to breakdown existing dialogue between both countries. He cites an existing territorial dispute in the South China Sea where several countries, including […]
A resident of Silk Grass Village has been indicted for murder after initially being arraigned last week on charges stemming from a brutal attack on fifty-two-year-old Harrison Bowers. According to Dangriga police, Bowers was stabbed multiple times to the hands, chest and abdomen. The incident took place sometime around nine-thirty P.M. on February twenty-first. While […]
Written on February 29, 2016 | Posted in
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Ruperto Vicente is back in Belize from Switzerland following the election of Gianni Infantino as the new FIFA President. The F.F.B. President left town while controversy and tension bubbled and boiled in the Federation. Three Executive members have sought to suspend him while he in turn has sought counter-sanctions against those three members. The Congress […]
Written on February 29, 2016 | Posted in
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Legal opinions on a local level and as well from CONCACAF are due back this week, while a delegation from FIFA should be visiting Belize soon to try to get the Federation back on track. Vicente says he’s prepared for whatever comes his way, though he’d prefer the Congress to have its say in elections […]
Written on February 29, 2016 | Posted in
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As we told you Vicente is back following elections in which Swiss/Italian Gianni Infantino was elected President after two rounds of voting. Two hundred and nine countries are members of FIFA, and two hundred and seven participated in the selection process. Vicente told us that as a Federation they are happy for the election of […]
Written on February 29, 2016 | Posted in
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