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The heat associated with the capital today was not only emanating from the high temperatures, but also from the University of Belize. During break, students, faculty and staff converged at the gymnasium in a unified battle mode that grew hostile in the afternoon sun. The university’s employees, who had already heard that the UB board […]
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The death of a prison inmate at the Hattieville Prison is still under investigation tonight but it appears it may be a case of murder. Initial reports were that Alfonso Eck’s cellmate found him hanging by the neck. The death was initially reported as a suicide. A post mortem examination was completed yesterday but the […]
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It is getting apparent that burglars are getting more abrasive and their new trend is to invade while the victims are still inside. In Tuesday’s newscast we reported on a home invasions in San Pedro and another in Hattieville where an elderly Canadian woman was also raped. Two African men living in Belize City were […]
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On Friday the B.T.L. Employees Trust launched a constitutional motion challenging the expropriation of Telemedia. The Employees Trust held twenty-two percent shares in Telemedia prior to the nationalization of the telephone company. The value of the Telemedia has been estimated at three hundred million US dollars. And the Trust’s attorney, Godfrey Smith, says that the […]
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Shyne, the rapper and son of Belize’s Prime Minister Dean Barrow is still incarcerated tonight in the United States. The rap artist who was born Jamal Barrow, served nine years of a ten year sentence before his release from New York’s Woodbourne Correctional Facility last Tuesday. When he checked today, but he remains confined at […]
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In the court blotter, Police Constable Juan Pop was convicted on March third of the Carnal Knowledge of a thirteen year old girl. Pop was facing a twelve year sentence for the crime, but tonight he is a free man after he successfully appealed the judgment. His attorney, Lionel Welch, convincingly argued that Pop was […]
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While that officer was happy his ordeal was over, another officer and two Belize Defence Soldiers had a close call at the barrel of an assailant’s gun. The alleged gunman, twenty-five year old Jason Joseph, opened fire on the officers when they tried to conduct a search on him for firearms. They escaped uninjured, but […]
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One bit of good news that got lost in the voluminous number of court stories, is that Corozal police have made a major break in the case of Javier Castillo’s murder. Castillo, a former U.D.P. Councillor and at the time of his death, was teaching at Escuela Mejico, was laid to rest this past Saturday. […]
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There is a Roadshow that is travelling throughout the Caribbean. It’s not an entertainment event for the family but a forum for stakeholders in the telecommunication industry. The Caribbean Telecommunications Union Secretary General says that the I.C.T. Roadshow is part of the organization’s twentieth anniversary celebration and Belize is the third stop on the twenty […]
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The defense attorney for the Belizean who was charged Tuesday with the attempted murder of a fellow student of the University of California, Los Angeles spoke about the case today. Defense Attorney Robin B. Berkovitz was assigned to defend twenty year old Damon Thompson. She said “There is a lot of information that has yet […]
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The students of St. John Vianney, St. Martin De Porres and Salvation Army primary schools are the latest beneficiaries of the Lifeline Foundation. Representatives from the three schools were presented with cheques for five thousand dollars each to assist with the feeding programs in the schools. Both St. John Vianney and St. Martin De Porres […]
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Season two of Duets closed with a bang Tuesday night at the Bliss Centre. It was a fun packed show with energetic performances from the judges, the top three duos and the host. The crowning moment came with the announcement of the number one Duet who received the highest number of text votes as presented […]
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