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From the south to the Belize District where two separate fatal traffic accidents claimed the lives of a father of one and a young woman. A collision involving yet another motorcycle and a pickup up truck in Scotland Halfmoon ended the life of twenty-eight-year-old carpenter, Vladimir Aguilar. Aguilar never got to his home as a […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The second traffic fatality in the Belize District occurred just before six p.m. on Sunday. A couple travelling on a motorcycle collided into a concrete barrier near the construction site of the new connecting road in the Eight Mile Community. Walter Lobo and his girlfriend, Zinnia Ayala were heading to Hattieville when Loyo lost control […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Day-one of the budget debate got underway this morning and will continue on Tuesday, Government has a week before the end of the financial year on March thirtieth and the start of the new on April first. The estimates were presented on March fifteenth by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, giving the other side of the […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Office of the Contractor General has remained vacant since 2018, when government chose not to renew its agreement with Godwin Arzu who failed to submit six annual reports during his term of office. In the absence of that government-appointed individual, contracts have instead been directed to the Solicitor General’s office for revision. While it […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Never one to pass on an opportunity to land a few solid jabs on his political opponents, former Prime Minister Said Musa also went in on government for its infrastructure-heavy budget. While PM Barrow boasted about the estimates for infrastructure, the excess borrowing, says Musa, will continue to bloat the national debt by almost ninety-six […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Former Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca, after reviewing the budget for the approaching fiscal year, criticized government for failure to reduce the exorbitant cost of fuel, a campaign promise that dates back to 2008. The price of fuel, across the board, remains above the ten-dollar mark and government last week announced a one cent reduction on […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, was not spared the sharp wit of former prime minister Said Musa who, in his casual humour, took square aim at the ministry for claiming it had opened an embassy in Caracas, as well as the ministry opening a call center in Chicago and the […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Earlier in the month, News Five broke the story of a growing infestation problem and decaying structures at Holy Angels RC School in Pomona Village. For several years, the teachers and students have been putting their health at risk as it relates to the dilapidating school building which continues to be infested by rats, bats, […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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On the crime blotter…A resident of Tigris Street in Belize City was arraigned in San Pedro Magistrate’s Court today for the double murder of Deon Faber and Allen Martinez that occurred on Thursday afternoon in the island town. Police believe that Anthony Carballo, another man and a woman who carried a baby, travelled to Ambergris […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Twelve days after the murder of Luis Cabrera Junior in Punta Gorda, his alleged killer is hauled before the court and arraigned for murder. Over the weekend, thirty-seven-year-old Alexander Ruiz was charged for the homicide that occurred on the night of March thirteenth at Dahanny’s Bar in that southern municipality. Cabrera Junior was stabbed to […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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An off duty cop was assaulted in Belize City around three o’clock on Saturday morning. The entertainment strip was buzzing with activity as Police Constable Mark Martinez was driving his private vehicle. As he drove pass Marina Towers, he honked his horn when another vehicle blocked his path on Princess Margaret Drive. That action triggered […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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On Friday, a case was brought against Commissioner of Police Chester Williams from within the ranks of the police department. Corporal Eldon Arzu, the President of the Police Association is challenging a statutory instrument signed by Williams to remove him as head of the association. At the centre of the dispute is a request made […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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There were six road fatalities this weekend and four of those accidents involved motorcycles. The road traffic accidents are not new, but there has been a rise in accidents in recent weeks. The accidents are a concern to the Belize Police Department and so they are embarking on a media sensitization campaign to educate motorists […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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There was a fire earlier this afternoon in Belize City. The blaze completely destroyed a family home on JR Street in the Jane Usher Boulevard area just before two. It left six persons without a roof over their heads. When we arrived on the scene the fire-fighters had already contained the blaze from spreading to […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A gender-based violence seminar was held today in Belize City. The purpose of the event was to discuss and share ways to enhance the reporting, monitoring and surveillance of gender-based violence in Belize. The all day event featured an in depth discussion on the framework for combating this growing problem. Presenter Dorla Bowman of the […]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend in sports….]
Written on March 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A woman and two men were captured on surveillance camera arriving by boat in San Pedro just prior to the double murder of Deon Faber and Allen Martinez. The woman was carrying a child and a diaper bag. The trio headed up Pescador Drive and would arrive at Faber’s house, but she stayed one block […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Since the start of the year, and including Thursday’s double homicide, there have been four murders in San Pedro. It is two more than last year’s statistics for the island during the same period. The crime situation, including narco-trafficking, is a major concern for Superintendent Reymundo Reyes, who says that murders on the island have […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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The high profile trial for William “Danny” Mason and company has been adjourned because he needs new legal representation after attorneys Herbert Panton and Rachel Montejo stepped away from the case. When the trial started last week, attorney Dickie Bradley also withdrew representation. Several persons have been called to the witness stand including Lucas’ relatives, […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Former City Administrator Candice Miller appeared before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin this afternoon for mediation with Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner. Miller was suspended from her post as the most senior manager at the Belize City Council a year ago, when a new administration took over at City Hall in March 2018. Her suspension followed […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Three Belize City men known on the streets as Ants, Billy and Fabby today learnt their fate in the murder of Joseph Myers. Myers was gunned down on the compound of the Living Hope School on Maskall Street, Belize City in June 2012. The trio: Andy Forbes, Robert Vasquez and Clinton Tyrone Harris were sentenced […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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A taxi man picked up a man and his girlfriend to take them to their destination, but instead of paying him, the man pulled out a gun, tried to rob the cabbie and ended up shooting him twice. This morning, Marcos Garcia was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment, but because he pleaded guilty early […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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On Thursday, thieves targeted the Caribbean Tires Wholesale branch located in Orange Walk Town. Today, the company’s accountant, thirty-eight-year-old Rosita Wade, reported to police that she left her workplace around five on Thursday evening, but when she returned the following morning around seven-thirty, she found thieves had broken into the office in Tower Hill and […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize Bus Association remains at odds with the Department of Transport tonight after two Guatemalan bus operators were given licenses to traffic passengers to and from Guatemala to Belize City. Fuente del Norte and Linea Dorado now join the ADO bus line to transport persons from Guatemala and Mexico, respectively. The local bus association […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Since the beginning of the week, News Five has been taking an in-depth look at the state of Belize’s conch fishery. There have been serious concerns raised about enforcement of fisheries regulations in various hotspots, including Zone Three in the waters of southern Belize. Tonight, the Fisheries Department responds to those concerns, discussing the existing […]
Written on March 22, 2019 | Posted in
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