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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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As fuel prices skyrocket, the government is sticking to its guns that its share of taxes is not responsible for the steady increases in prices and is promising a reduction in the coming weeks though by how much is unclear. The Chamber of Commerce in its statement released on Wednesday, pointed to prices for premium […]
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Turning to judicial matters, the appointment of Franz Parke as a Justice of the Court of Appeal is going through. The Jamaican-American has legal qualification from the University of the West Indies and Norman Manley Law School – where he was a classmate of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. After five years practicing in Jamaica, he […]
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Through her attorney, she approached Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s office to clear her good name in relation to a land transaction involving the son of ex-Lands Minister Gaspar Vega. But Amy Forte appears unwilling to take the case any further by speaking to Police to show that her alleged signature on the deed of conveyance […]
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After an uptick in 2016, Belize Telemedia Limited is reporting less profit in 2017 of just over twenty million dollars. At the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday evening, it came to light that the company traded forty-eight million in debt from a mortgage debenture due before the London Court of International Arbitration and agreed […]
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Rogue officers continue to make headlines after a number of cases involving law-breaking policemen have been reported. Three members of the Special Patrol Unit are under investigation tonight and it is expected that charges will be brought against them by Friday for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of a quantity of cocaine. The drugs […]
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A wild night on the town on Tuesday will result in criminal charges being brought against two police officers who were involved in an incident inside a Chinese restaurant. During the altercation one of the policemen brandished a firearm and pointed it in the direction of the proprietor and a woman. It is alleged that […]
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While the commander of the Professional Standards Branch is busy with internal investigations, there is one more incident that’s presently being looked into. A pair of off-duty officers were involved in a bar fight in San Pedro which left one man injured. Those officers, during the altercation, also discharged their firearm when patrons of the […]
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The majority of the recommendations made by the Senate Special Select Committee is either accepted or in some cases has already been implemented in one form or another. But Director of Immigration Diana Locke told the committee on Wednesday that some work needs to be done to address the recommendation that the Ministry of Immigration […]
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It has been a particular practice of Business Community Senator Mark Lizarraga to go through the Auditor General’s recommendations across her three-volume report with all of the witnesses, where possible, at each hearing. But very few of those witnesses are in a position to do much about it. That is not the case with Director […]
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Because of the relationship between Belize and Guatemala, the road to acquiring Belizean citizenship by Guatemalans is somewhat complicated. The Guatemalan national must sign a renunciation form in Belize and complete the Belizean nationality process. But what is often not known is that the renunciation must also go through in Guatemala, and the local embassy […]
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There has been widespread objection to Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s decision to disallow further allocations from the budget for the Senate Special Select Committee. The last allocation approved in August will take the Committee through November, a full year from its establishment. In his letter to the clerk of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister […]
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Earlier this year, there were rumblings in the Immigration Department after twenty-nine officers were slated for promotion despite concerns about their worth. Minister of State Beverly Williams assured News Five at the time that there would be no issue and that there was no discrimination. Months later, immigration staff is complaining about not having received […]
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They are one of the key members of your healthcare team yet we very often simplify their role in our care. After seeing the doctor and getting your diagnosis; you’re typically directed to the pharmacy to pick up your medications. Despite common perception; these trained professionals are more than just drug dispensers, they are skilled […]
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