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It’s more than twenty-four hours since seventeen-year-old Kelvin Usher emerged from the bushes near Lucky Strike where he went missing and returned to his family in the city. While Belizeans are expressing relief at the safe return, the narrative of his friends and family desperately searching for him after he went missing during a Gang […]
To the cynical, the events of Thursday and indeed this entire week seem to have played out like the most sugary movie script this side of the Hallmark Channel or maybe Lifetime. And the old adage still holds true that something too good to be true usually is. But for others, to hold that view […]
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Another major question being posed in the aftermath of Kelvin Usher’s disappearance and return is what business did the Gang Suppression Unit have in Lucky Strike on Sunday? It’s very name indicates that the G.S.U. has the narrow focus of undercutting gangs and criminal activity involving them, but very frequently in the past few years […]
A well known butcher and jeweler was executed this morning as he went to his farm in the area of a favorite swimming spot, Butcher Burns. Sixty-two-year-old Marcel Samuels was ambushed in a quiet farming community as he and his wife were heading to their livestock farm, when two gunmen rode up and opened fire […]
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There is another fatal shooting in which two suspects have reportedly been detained. The shooting incident turned apparent murder occurred outside of Valley Community on the Hummingbird Highway. Dead is forty-six-year-old Luis Sierra, a father of five, whose body was found this morning after he called his family on Thursday afternoon to tell them that […]
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There will be a country-wide shut down of the Chinese community on Sunday, October first so get your groceries and boledo before then. Chinese businesses will close its doors in response to two recent separate armed robberies, one which left Chinese businessman Bainan Wu dead on Monday night. Bainan was inside his small grocery shop […]
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The Kelvin Usher story appears to be over for now. But prior to his safe recovery, tension on the streets had ratcheted up considerably. Students from Saint John’s College Junior College had taken to the streets on Wednesday afternoon against police and had threatened more protests. A march was held on Wednesday evening and the […]
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On Thursday we reported on a video that shows a man and a police officer engaged in a physical altercation. Well, that man has since been charged with a slew of offenses for assaulting a police officer. He has been identified as twenty-four-year-old Delbert Palacio, a security guard from North Creek. Palacio was arraigned this […]
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Also in court this morning, Santa Elena resident Steven Parham, a Corporal of Police, was arraigned for discharging his firearm in a public place and for the aggravated assault upon Christine Gentle, an employee of New Asia Restaurant. Parham was initially remanded to prison by Magistrate Michelle Trapp, but by one-fifteen this afternoon, Supreme Court […]
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A money exchanger from Ranchito, Corozal District got robbed and beaten near his home on Thursday morning. Sixty-three-year-old Everaldo Magaña was inside his vehicle in front of his residence in the village when three men approached him demanding money. The men beat him when he told them that he didn’t have any. The trio then […]
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Earlier this week, we reported on the interception of four men from Orange Walk who were found in possession of illegally harvested mahogany logs. The Forest Department says that on Thursday forty-seven-year-old Guinea Grass resident; Pablo Valladarez was fined twenty-two thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight dollars after he was found guilty for the unlawful possession […]
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On Thursday, News Five received information that a school in Ladyville had been affected by the ongoing outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as “pink eye.” The viral or bacterial infection causes severe discomfort and is known to spread rapidly, forcing victims to keep away from contact with others. The Ladyville S.D.A. primary school raised the […]
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Since 2007, the Ministry of Education has been rolling out revised curriculum for schools to reflect on the changing knowledge in the various subject areas, including health and science, mathematics, social studies and English. But there are some teachers who have taken to social media to express their discontent with the new curriculum, saying that […]
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The International Monetary Fund in its latest country report noted that Belize remains affected by issues with correspondent banking. The IMF cites the withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships and low capital buffers as key risks to financial stability. As you would know, several local banks in Belize and small jurisdictions in the region lost their […]
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A sign that the economy is sluggish can be seen by a flip of the pages of local newspapers. Weekly, there are long lists of houses and properties on the auction block since property owners are unable to meet respective mortgage payments and banks end up foreclosing on their accounts. The media asked Scotiabank’s Managing […]
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Scotia Bank Belize is supporting efforts to promote literacy among the population. Today, the bank handed over a set of computers as well as a cheque to the Ministry of Education as a first phase. The bank will also be gifting computers to schools to be identified by the ministry. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
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It is not intended to be competitive but the five-kilometer walk and run organized by SAGICOR insurance in Belize City on Saturday evening is intended to be both fun and for a good cause – two causes, in fact. Up to ten thousand dollars in funding will be raised on behalf of the Kidney and […]
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At this time, a vigil is taking place at Battlefield Park where family, friends and peers of Kelvin Usher have gathered to give thanks for his safe return. Usher surfaced this morning on the Old Northern Highway just as his father, Cameron Usher Senior, was driving by. While Usher only sustained minor injuries, he is […]
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As we said, tonight Kelvin Usher is safe at home, reunited with his family. Missing since Sunday, the teenager surfaced this morning, according to police, not far from where he disappeared when the Gang Suppression Unit busted a marijuana farm on Lucky Strike, Belize District. The Saint John’s College Junior College student was with his […]
At a press conference held by Prime Minister Barrow this afternoon, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams recounted parts of Kelvin Usher’s disappearance, following a debriefing at the Raccoon Street Police Station. The teenager admitted to police earlier today that he simply got lost in the wilderness of Lucky Strike after fleeing from gunshots, fired […]
During the interrogation by ACP Williams this morning, Usher was asked several questions pertaining to the incident, particularly whether he was roughed up by the officers or had been held against his will. According to Williams, the unfortunate experience, as well as a subsequent investigation into what unfolded on Sunday will prompt changes in the […]
So, with all the drama of Kelvin’s disappearance finally over, will he face similar drug related-charges that were levied against his father on Monday? It’s a question that was posed during the press conference this evening. Prime Minister Dean Barrow took the liberty of responding and said that it would be rather difficult for anyone […]
On Wednesday, students from SJC JC took the streets in an impromptu protest seeking answers on the disappearance of a student of the premier institution. It was a most significant event because it is generally perceived that there is apathy and indifference among students. Well, that protest was followed up this morning with a walkout […]
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The Gang Suppression Unit, with all the flak that it has received since being established, is completely off the hook in the Kelvin Usher debacle. Prime Minister Barrow made that point absolutely clear during his address. While the matter has been resolved without incident, the alleged involvement of the GSU in Kelvin’s disappearance has once […]
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But even as Prime Minister Dean Barrow was addressing the nation and promising reformation of the Gang Suppression Unit, members of the police department were menacing residents of south side Belize City. Video obtained by News Five shows officers putting the screws to several young men in an alleyway next to Queen’s Square Anglican School […]
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