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Bradley also addressed the protestors outside the Court in Battlefield Park, saying he empathizes with the situation, but upholds the right of his client to be free while awaiting trial. He makes no pretenses as to whether his clients were innocent or not, but he contends that any suppositions ought to be saved for trial. […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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On Thursday, News Five broke the story of an ongoing investigation into missing monies from the Gang Suppression Unit’s headquarters on Newtown Barracks. The funds were initially set aside for the payment of informants who provide the taskforce with credible leads, as well as information resulting in the arrest of criminals. Those monies, under the […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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The discovery of a dead baby, its umbilical cord still attached, found floating in East Canal on Thursday morning, has stunned residents of Belize City. The baby boy, discarded inside a black plastic bag, was fished out of the waterway by a sanitation worker who was cleaning the area. Julian Jimenez immediately alerted police who […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow is on personal leave in the United States, according to a release from his office. The PM departed the country today and is scheduled to return next Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs Wilfred Elrington is acting as Prime Minister until the PM returns.
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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The most expensive public building in the country is located on Central American Boulevard, across from Belize Water Services. On a tour on Wednesday, the media was shown the impressive state-of-the-art facility that can accommodate as many as four thousand five hundred persons seated, but can hold up to five thousand. The Belize City Center […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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After two nights in police custody, Cecil Gill was finally arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for the murder of his friend Phillip Samuels. Gill was taken to court at around ten this morning, but his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser was delayed until noon due to other high profile cases before the […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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Also in court was Bert Vasquez, who was convicted by a jury on July tenth of forcible abduction, sexual assault, and harm against a sixteen-year-old minor, which occurred back in May of 2011. He was due to be sentenced by Justice Adolph Lucas, but issues with the victim impact statement and other matters forced the […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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Activist Raymond Rivers also appeared in court today for an incident that goes back to November 2016 involving U.D.P. Councillor Phillip Willoughby. Willoughby accused Rivers of using threatening words against him. While Rivers did not deny he uttered the words “You weh dead bwai,” he said they were in no way threat of death words. But […]
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Senior Counsel and Government Minister Wilfred Elrington has been taken to the Caribbean Court of Justice in respect to his personal handling of a case for a company, Progresso Heights Limited, of which he is a shareholder. The court has told him as principal in Pitts and Elrington law firm to return several land title […]
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The Belize Defense Force is getting a new hospital through collaboration with the United States. A team from the U.S. Marine will be carrying the necessary construction to bring up to speed the current facility. Works are scheduled to be completed by October. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports from Price Barracks. Isani Cayetano, Reporting […]
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Former ambassador to CARICOM, Francisco Daniel Gutierrez has moved up to Washington D.C. where he presented credentials to President Donald Trump as ambassador before the State Department. Gutierrez replaces Patrick Andrews, who is now the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gutierrez applauded the role of the U.S. in the preservation of peace and […]
South Side Commander Senior Superintendent Marco Vidal was in the Mayflower/Ghost Town area today on a walking tour, meeting with residents and gang networks in that area. One of those prominent members he spoke with at length was Kendis Flowers. Vidal declined an interview about his visit, but Flowers says that he remains committed to […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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The Ghost Town and Mayflower area usually makes the news – and most of the time, it is not for positive stories. But the crime-ridden neighborhood was getting a good clean out today – of garbage. Over the years, loads of garbage has accumulated right in the center of where residents live. The stench and […]
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Just now you heard Willoughby on the garbage in Ghost Town and the cleanup efforts. Today while the City Councilor was out, he was questioned whether his appearance was a part of his mayoral campaign. Willoughby shut down that speculation quickly and says that he is simply doing his duties. He went on to say […]
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The Smart Stars Football Summer Camp culminated today at the MCC Grounds in Belize City. The annual football summer camp has been taking place for over ten years and this is the seventh year that Smart has been sponsoring it. Children from across the city have been playing ball for weeks and learning important sport […]
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A week-long workshop by the Ministry of Local Government in collaboration with UNICEF concluded today at the Biltmore Plaza. Representatives from both private and public sector agencies and organizations that work with the youth participated in a Return to Happiness training that taught the participants with the knowhow when providing support to children, who may […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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A first of its kind Disney show will be held this Saturday at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, featuring international and local artists. It is a fundraiser to assist children afflicted with cancer. Founder of A Thousand Smiles for Cleyon, Michelle Rudon, who is organizing the show, says that she and her staff […]
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Christian music fans and evangelicals are awaiting the climax of the week-long Festival of Hope on Saturday at B.T.L. Park in Belize City. After several days of evangelism countrywide, the park will host a free all-day concert featuring the sounds of Papa San, Christafari, Evan Craft and others along with many activities for the young […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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The under twenty-one Central American Female Volleyball Championship is underway in Belize City at the SCA Gymnasium. Belize is hosting the regional competition which ends on Saturday night. Team Belize has played Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala and won one of those four games. We spoke with Allan Sharp of the Volleyball Association […]
Written on July 21, 2017 | Posted in
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Before nine o’clock this morning, the lifeless body of a baby was found by a sanitation worker at East Canal in Belize City. The full-term baby boy, with his umbilical cord, was stuffed in a black plastic bag and dumped in the dirty water from where it was retrieved by the worker who says he […]
Written on July 20, 2017 | Posted in
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David and Anke Doehm are scheduled to appear in the Supreme Court this Friday for a bail hearing. The duo is spending time at the central prison in Hattieville having been charged with “Cruelty to a Child” in respect of the death of their adopted daughter Faye Lin Cannon. The girl was found lifeless inside […]
Written on July 20, 2017 | Posted in
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The Gang Suppression Unit has been under the leadership of Superintendent Andres Makin since the beginning of July when transfers within the Belize Police Department came into effect. While the GSU is being led by a new boss, his predecessor is reportedly under investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs which oversees that arm of […]
Written on July 20, 2017 | Posted in
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An accident early this morning claimed the life of thirty-nine-year-old Dorla Flores, a cook of Seine Bight village, Stann Creek District. According to police nineteen year old Obed Mojano of Blackman Eddy village, Cayo District, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado from Seine Bight south toward Placencia when upon reaching the area near the end of […]
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Tonight, Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator and Mediator, Dianne Finnegan is lashing out at the recently installed Regional Commander of Eastern Division South, Marco Vidal. On Wednesday, the Senior Superintendent told the press that his priority is policing the streets of the city and not engaging in mediation with gangs, in reference to his predecessor, Assistant […]
According to Finnegan, millions of dollars have been invested into organizations and institutions that work with at risk youths and gang members to curb criminal activities, with no success. Finnegan says that if organizations, such as the Conscious Youth Development Program, were doing their job, there wouldn’t be a need for independent mediation. Dianne […]
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