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The murder rate continues to spike since the beginning of the year and many of the homicides remain unresolved while in the courts the conviction rate appears dismal. Several organizations today joined the families whose loved ones have died as a result of gun violence. This evening the Faith and Justice Commission held a march […]
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Among the grieving families at the event were musical artist, Aaron Moses, who himself was a gang member and who now uses music to send a positive message. He said he decided a long time ago to change his life because his first hand experiences with prison life did not bode well. Today he was […]
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A grocery store in Los Lagos was robbed after midday this afternoon. Four men wearing masks, one of whom had a gun, stormed into the Holiday Grocery store and held up the owners. They took cash, phone cards, alcoholic beverages and DVD’s. The men then drove from Los Lagos towards Belize City. They almost got […]
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Sir Barry Bowen was killed in a plane crash last Friday. That launched an investigation by the Belize Department of Civil Aviation of the aircraft, a V3HDR plane. Bowen and his passengers, Michael and Jillian Casey and their two children, two and a half year old Makayla and five month old Bryce, all perished when […]
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Two men that appeared before the Court of Appeal have had their convictions set aside. Lewis Leiva, also known as “DJ Whiz” was convicted in 2009 for raping a twenty year old American tourist who was vacationing in Belize. But his freedom was short-lived because the judges ordered a re-trial and that he surrender his […]
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In the lower court, twenty-five year old Ronald Rivers was charged with Attempted Murder following a shootout which occurred on Antelope Street Extension two weeks ago. On February twelfth, at about ten-thirty p.m., police acting upon information of a shooting incident, visited the K.H.M.H. trauma room where they saw thirty-three year old Michael Usher suffering […]
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Two men who were linked to a box of pseudo-ephedrine tablets found at the Taca warehouse in 2008 were acquitted of the charge of importing prohibited goods. The question whether the pills were indeed pseudo-ephedrine or simply ephedrine was debated in court and led to the ruling made by Revenue Magistrate Ed Usher. Attorney Darrell […]
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There are two sides to a story, but first the version of a mother who is appealing to motorists on the Boom/Hattieville Road to be on the lookout for her son who went missing last night after he was allegedly shot by police. According to Leila Williams, her two sons, twenty-eight year old Denroy Williams […]
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The Ministry of Health today launched a series of policy documents addressing various issues within the health sector as they affect healthcare providers and the general public. Information on matters ranging from mental health to communicable diseases to the number of family members who can be allowed in the delivery room during childbirth was presented […]
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She is a humble woman, but she has worked consistently to bring positive changes to her gender and to young people. Meet Sonia Linares, she has been chosen as the Woman of the Year… a title she was honoured to receive for her more than five decades of service. News Five Delahnie Bain headed to […]
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As we told you Sonia Linares is the winning woman of the year. News Five’s Delahnie Bain also found out that the National Institute of Culture and History is hosting a series of activities including modeling, plays and art to celebrate Women’s Month. Delahnie Bain, Reporting The National Institute of Culture and History re-started its […]
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