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A Belize City Construction Worker was convicted this morning in the Belize City Magistrate for committing an indecent assault upon a fifteen year old girl. Dwight Flowers, who is thirty-seven years older than his victim, was charged with Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature for fondling her breast on March twenty-fourth. Flowers was convicted in […]
Written on September 23, 2013 | Posted in
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In the west, the Independence Day activities were not without its own share of controversy. In San Jose Succotz, the installation of Miss Independence is a big affair. But this year, it had a twist. The story is that Yancy Bautista was duly elected as Miss Independence, but Bautista did not want to wear the […]
Written on September 23, 2013 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. 30 riders congregated for the start of the BCA’s test race that ran 2 laps on the Boom-Hattieville Road yesterday as the new season continues under a brand new national executive. At the turn around point in the 1st lap, it’s Giovanni Lovell and […]
Written on September 23, 2013 | Posted in
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On Thursday, Minister of State with Responsibility for Immigration, Elvin Penner, was fired for his alleged involvement in a scandal at that department. News Five has confirmed that the termination of Penner is related to the nationality certificate and a passport which was processed and issued to South Korean national. That person has been identified […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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The former Executive Director of the Social Investment Fund, Daniel Cano, came forward on Thursday to speak about a one week old scandal of corruption that has rocked the SIF. Cano was required to resign and four others were fired following claims of extortion by contractor, Kenard Smart. On Tuesday, the Corozal-based contractor, who has […]
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Kenard Smart’s relationship with the Social Investment Fund, prior to allegations of financial misconduct, has been a rather shaky affair. In January 2011, there was controversy surrounding a contract awarded to him for the construction of the Gulisi School in Dangriga. Despite that conflict, Smart would go on to secure additional contracts from SIF for […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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Of the four employees that were terminated from SIF on Tuesday, public relations officer Mike Hernandez says that the check he received from Kenard Smart, in the sum of five hundred dollars, was a gift for the cordial relationship the organization shared with the contractor during the course of the year. Admittedly, since SIF has […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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Almost every week night there is at least one instance of sexual deviants preying on minors to report. Each of those crimes is heinous in its own right, but tonight one such case is doubly so. That’s because on Tuesday, it is alleged that a couple from Ladyville tag-teamed to sexually assault a fourteen year […]
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The partially nude body of twenty-four-year-old Ferris Torres was discovered inside the sports council’s office in Independence Village on Thursday morning. Shortly before nine a.m., police visited the Michael Ashcroft Stadium where they found the caretaker lying face down with what appeared to be abrasions to both knees. While there were no other apparent signs […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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A year ago, the very vocal Yhony Rosado was charged with a firearm offense. He spent one night in jail, but maintained all along that he was innocent of the charge which was made following complaints by his competition. This morning, he made his way back to the Belmopan Magistrate court where his lawyer made […]
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A woman, who is married to a British citizen and who has been accused of putting a hit on him by allegedly hiring the services of a Woman Special Constable, is free tonight on Supreme Court bail. Thirty-nine year old San Ignacio resident, Frances Ayala Wilson is facing a single charge of abetment to murder. […]
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San Pedro Police today issued an all-points bulletin for McLean August, a man wanted in connection with a chopping and a shooting which resulted in injuries to three persons – two of them minors. The chopping occurred on Tuesday and the shooting occurred on Wednesday. The root of both incidents was a parrot, which was […]
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When News Five caught up with the Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca on Thursday at National Service Day activities, we also got an update from him in respect of the Public Accounts Committee. The chairman of the PAC is Julius Espat, who is also the Deputy Party Leader of the P.U.P. Espat says he […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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The iconic Ramon’s Village Resort in San Pedro was destroyed by a massive fire on the night of August twenty-seventh. The inferno gutted a total of thirty-two rooms, leaving in its wake millions of dollars in damages. It has been several weeks since that hellish experience which left dozens of international guests displaced. An urgent […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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While the rains are wreaking havoc in rural communities, they are also having dire effect on the industry which is the lifeblood of the north. For the past two years the sugar cane industry has recorded banner crops in terms of production, quality and milling. It is in the interests of all the players in […]
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Residents of Consejo Shores in the Corozal District are tonight complaining about the deplorable road condition and sanitation problems they are presently facing, as a result of heavy rains in the north recently. Footage provided by Carol Wildman shows that flooding in the area has caused waste at the nearby dumpsite to spill on to […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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Today, students of schools in every district got a jumpstart on Independence Day festivities, with displays of patriotism and pride in full effect. The students’ parade and rallies to bring in independence have become a tradition, a colorful and vibrant one. Today Mike Rudon was in San Ignacio where students showed their colors for the […]
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It is the eve of Belize’s independence. At midnight tonight the symbolic raising of the Belizean flag countrywide will usher in the thirty-second birthday of our young nation. There will be fireworks and jubilation and celebration aplenty, in every corner of the jewel. And tonight, we go back to our archives and pull out footage […]
Written on September 20, 2013 | Posted in
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Elvin Penner is no longer a Minister of State in the current administration. That’s because he was required to resign with immediate effect from that post by Prime Minister Dean Barrow on Wednesday evening following a meeting at the P.M.’s office at the Whitfield Tower on Coney Drive, Belize City. Penner was appointed Minister of […]
Written on September 19, 2013 | Posted in
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And now to the facts of the story…why was Ministry of State so summarily and brutally dismissed? Using the trail of breadcrumbs to the Immigration Department so thoughtfully provided by the Prime Minister, News Five did some digging today. Although nobody was providing any official information, we were able to get some confirmation. To start […]
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Ironically, this isn’t the first time Penner has been accused of being involved in the fast-tracking of documents. In 2012, just before general elections, he came under fire when the Ministry of Immigration engaged in an unprecedented mass-nationalization of immigrants. Nobody on the government side bothered to hide the fact that it was purely a […]
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The scandal involving the Dangriga Municipal Market and employees of the Social Investment Fund continues to unravel. This afternoon, former executive director Daniel Cano faced the music and held a press conference to clear up a number of allegations made against him. Cano was relieved of his duties on Tuesday in the wake of the […]
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The contention is that SIF never entered into a contractual arrangement with financiers, Lyndon Bailey or Gush and Emy Ramirez; therefore, the agency is not responsible for compensating them for losses incurred as a result of the project’s failure. Notwithstanding, a written letter from Project Manager, Ernest Raymond, to Scotia Bank confirming that a payment […]
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Allegations of bribery, placed squarely at Cano’s feet, are also being passionately denied. Cano says he had nothing to do with an alleged inducement of eleven thousand dollars purportedly paid to him in two installments. Despite his knowledge of the allegations against the other four men, he allowed his staff to get away with a […]
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The Former Executive Director of SIF, Daniel Cano, spoke for the first time today since his resignation following the scandal of the Dangriga Municipal Market. It’s an issue that won’t go away because there are serious implications which involve international funding agencies. We asked Leader of the Opposition, Francis Fonseca, to weigh in on the […]
Written on September 19, 2013 | Posted in
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