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Tonight three Belize City men have been remanded to Hattieville prison on charges of attempted murder in connection with an early morning attack in Burrell Boom. This afternoon the accused: twenty-six year old Kenrick Reneau, twenty-six year old Aniver Palacio, and twenty-seven year old Giovanni Lauriano appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer where they pleaded not […]
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A couple from the Stann Creek District is tonight behind bars, having pled guilty to the crime of trafficking in persons. According to police, twenty-one year old Celia Garcia and her common-law husband Walter Swazo were arrested at their home in Bella Vista Village after a thirteen year old female relative of Garcia’s reported that […]
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An escape artist who eluded police custody in May was this week sentenced for the offence. On Thursday, twenty-one year old Mark Medina was convicted of escape and sentenced to six months behind bars by Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. On May twenty-eighth, Medina was shot in his right leg by police when authorities tried to […]
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A San Pedro man shot by police this week has been convicted of robbery. According to authorities, twenty-six year old Mark Jones was the man who entered Caye Coffee in the San Pablo area of town and robbed employees at knifepoint of cash and a cell phone. But investigating officers say when they approached Jones […]
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This Saturday Belize will join countries around the world in observing International Human Rights Day. Officials at the Belize Centre for Human Rights Studies, based at the University of Belize, will mark the occasion with the launch of its website. This morning News Five spoke with Hilary Hunt who has been a human rights advocate […]
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A Belize City man found guilty of rape in the Supreme Court has been remanded to prison until January eighth when he will be sentenced. A jury of nine people this evening convicted twenty-four year old Lauriano Ramirez of the rape and aggravated burglary of his ex-girlfriend. In addition to the rape and burglary, Ramirez […]
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A man accused of breaking into the home of the Commander of the Belize Defence Force has been convicted and sentenced to serve five years in jail. Donald King of Democracia Village today pleaded guilty to burglarising the Ladyville home of Brigadier General Lloyd Gillett in the early morning hours of August twenty-sixth. Gillett told […]
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An injured osprey rescued by a Belize City family is tonight being nursed back to good health by local veterinarians. The adult bird was picked up by officials from the Belize Audubon Society on Thursday afternoon and later transferred to the Animal Health Centre on Lancaster Street. We understand that the Osprey is suffering from […]
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With Christmas only two weeks away, greeting cards are already filling mail boxes across the country. But if you’re running late this year, the volunteers at the Belize Red Cross Society reminds you that you can send loved ones compliments of the season and help out a needy person at the same time. Marylee Ellis, […]
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Two thousand toys in two weeks. It was an ambitious venture to begin with, but the folks at the Salvation Army are refusing to give up, even though only a fraction of the gifts they need have been donated. Tonight officials hope to strike a sympathetic chord in your heart. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since the […]
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Football is arguably Belize’s most popular sport, with thousands of fans gathering in stadiums across the country each weekend to see their favourite stars and the plays of the day. But in this country, organised sporting activities don’t come with insurance packages and when a player gets injured on or off the field, reality changes […]
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