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A Belizean woman was arrested by Burbank Police in the U.S. for stealing car batteries. Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Perez and twenty-eight-year-old Long Beach resident Devontie Banner were both arrested for allegedly stealing car batteries from vehicles at senior living facilities in Burbank City, California. Online reports say that on Friday evening, Burbank Police pulled them over […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Two alleged fake cops were today convicted in the lower court for a charge of false pretence of an officer. Forty-one-year-old Barrington Slusher was charged along with thirty-four-year-old Dorian Blair; the duo appeared before Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson for the start of their case, but the two took a guilty plea and will be spending […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Twenty-two-year-old Edward Conorquie remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., following an incident over the weekend during which he was shot multiple times near the outskirts of Independence Village, in the south. It is unclear what triggered the shooting. What investigators do know is that the Belize City resident was a long way from home when he […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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There were two unrelated shooting incidents in the Old Capital over the weekend. Nelson Gillett reported to police on Friday night that he was accosted by someone he knew. That individual, later identified as Egbert Flowers, produced a firearm and the two men tussled with each other for possession of the weapon. During the struggle, […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A pair of armed thieves made off with almost one thousand dollars in various denominations after robbing Good Fortune at gunpoint. The proprietor of the establishment in the Coney Drive area was relieved of about four hundred dollars in cash, while a customer was robbed of an additional six hundred dollars, as well as other […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Ground was broken today for a new headquarters for the Scout Association of Belize. The Taiwanese Embassy in Belize handed over a cheque of two hundred thousand Belize dollars that would go towards the construction of the headquarters. The building will include state of the art facilities including conference rooms and a computer laboratory which […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Belize City resident, Wilmore Joseph needs your help. The sixty-seven-year-old man is suffering from several health complications which you would find in many men around his age in Belize. But for Joseph, his health challenges get more complicated because he is alone. He currently suffered a stroke, which caused him to fall and suffer a […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Founding member of the Belize Audubon Society Alice Margaret Craig passed away this morning. Craig, who is also the sister of the late George Cadle Price, played a critical role in the evolution of B.A.S. She was the Vice President of the Board of Directors from 1970 to 1987. She was also a member of […]
OCEANA Belize is encouraging individuals, companies and other stakeholders to offer opinions and data relating to the socio-economic and environmental impacts of gillnets. Several groups are calling for the ban of gillnets, but traditional fishermen say that if the gear is banned, their livelihood will disappear. As the debate on the pros and cons of […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, the local media participated in a one-day training workshop entitled “Fish School.” Organized and funded by OCEANA Belize, the training was facilitated by Margot Stiles, Marine Scientist and Chief of Strategy at OCEANA. Journalists from different news agencies including News Five received information about Belize’s marine ecosystem and the many challenges it […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A two-day conference on Social Protection opened today in Belize City. The conference is the second in a four-part series between the Ministry of Human Development and a number of partners, including UNICEF, ILO and the World Bank. It focuses on improving dialogue and generating commitments to strengthen the Belizean social protection system so that […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Minister of Labour Carla Barnett, along with the World Bank and UNICEF, explains how the different parties involved can collaborate to eliminate the economic vulnerabilities of poverty and deprivation. Carla Barnett, Minister of Labour “If we can bring the private sector on board to work with us and if we open up ourselves and […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The National Basketball Team will not advance to the FIBA World Cup Games to be held in 2021. Former NBA player Milton Palacio was brought in to coach the national team two weeks before the matches. Unfortunately, Belize did not make the cut. The national team thrashed Antigua and Barbuda and in a nail-biting game, […]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
Written on February 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Flanked by his team at City Hall, Mayor Bernard Wagner today announced that he was relieving Councillor Micah Goodin of his responsibilities at City Hall which including staff development and training as well as youth and sports. Goodin’s troubles began soon after he was sworn in. It started with the Councillor berating the City Administrator […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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So what is the fate of the wayward councilor going forward? He is duly elected, therefore Micah Goodin cannot be terminated from the Belize City Council. Despite measures taken against him for his unbecoming conduct, Mayor Wagner says that the door is still open for Council Goodin to reform and return to the fold. How […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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It is not the first time that Goodin has thrown a temper tantrum. In April 2018, the politician fell out with Mayor Wagner, resulting in harsh criticism of his leadership style. That disparagement of the incoming municipal leader unfolded during a lengthy social media post in which Goodin claimed to have lost all confidence in […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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A road traffic accident in the city has left a minor and his great-grand mother in the hospital. Police say forty-nine-year old Martin Franklin Reyes was driving at the corner of King Street and Amara Avenue when he hit the two pedestrians, an eighty-seven-year-old woman and her eight year old great-grandson who attends Saint Ignatius […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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As you heard just now – that accident injured an elderly woman and her great-grandson. The intersection of King Street and Amara Avenue is one of the busiest in the city. At certain times of the day, the traffic, both vehicular and by foot, is considerably heavy because it’s near the bus terminal, the Michael […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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The barriers along mile two on the Philip Goldson Highway in Belize City sparked a heated debate after pedestrians are constantly hopping over the barriers to get across. Earlier in the month, twenty-three-year-old teacher Marlena Mortis lost her life after she was hit by a car while hopping the barriers. Her death added fuel to […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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A single mother of six is without gainful employment tonight after losing her job at a call center on Thursday due to an error on her police record. According to thirty-four-year-old Tiffany Gideon, she was charged for a common assault back in 2001 after getting into a fight with another young lady. The charge initially […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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According to Gideon, she was fired from her job because the human resources manager does not believe her story, notwithstanding the evidence she has provided. Tiffany Gideon, Complainant “I have to struggle with my kids them and I have six of them, I can’t afford for this stupid, how would you say, this stupid […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, a fire destroyed a wooden house off Mahogany Street in Belize City. Firefighters were called out to Mahogany Street where they saw a twenty by thirty wooden house completely engulfed in flames. There were three occupants in the house, Jose Zelaya, his son and daughter. Eighteen-year-old Crystal Zelaya told police that she […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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A human skull was reportedly unearthed by a dog this morning in the vicinity of the Port of Belize. Residents in the area were alerted to the discovery when the dog dug up the skeletal remains. Scenes of crime technicians were subsequently called in to process the area and take possession of the skull. It […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Stabroek Newspaper of Guyana has retracted a report on the purported resignation of Nigel Hawke as Solicitor General. The newspaper has corrected the story following confirmation by Hawke that he did not resign his post in Guyana. Hawke, who also served as Solicitor General in Belize, wrote to the newspaper saying that he was of […]
Written on February 22, 2019 | Posted in
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