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Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin succeeded Abdulai Conteh as the presiding judge of the Supreme Court back in 2011. During his tenure on the bench, CJ Benjamin came under fire from the Bar Association in September 2017 for failing to render judgments in a timely manner, leading to a backlog in the number of outstanding cases […]
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Notwithstanding the Chief Justice’s pending retirement, there is a matter that has been lodged before the Supreme Court in which he is being challenged as chair of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission. The Bar Association, through attorney Andrew Marshalleck, is taking CJ Benjamin to court for sidelining its president from JLSC meetings. It is […]
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The Evangelical Churches today offered their interpretation of the recent ruling relating to Section fifty-three. On December thirtieth, 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment, upholding the Chief Justice’s ruling on Section Fifty of the Belize Criminal Code in which he found that it contravened the constitutional rights to dignity, equality before the law, privacy, freedom […]
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There is no certainty that there will be an appeal that would take the case to the Caribbean Court of Justice but it is under consideration by the association. Vice President Scott Stirm says that the ruling demolishes what they have fought for and with the anti-discrimination legislation coming on board; he says that this […]
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Is trouble brewing once again in the football world? News Five is in receipt of a correspondence in which the chairman of the Belize District Football Association, William Moguel, is being asked to recall what is described as an illegal extraordinary congress convened by the Football Federation of Belize and the executive committee of the […]
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The Freedom of Information Act remains at the centre of a failed request by the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry to get its hands on a copy of Imer Hernandez’s contract to pave the Coastal Highway. The mega contract is for a whopping one hundred and thirty million dollars. The call for a facsimile […]
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So while Government is yet to provide a copy of the Hernandez contract to the Chamber, Government’s chief legal officer Michael Peyrefitte is demanding that Opposition Leader John Briceño apologizes for comments he made during his New Year’s address last week. Allegations were made by the P.U.P. leader that ranking government officials were involved in […]
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N.E.A.B. today made claims on a number of issues in regards to the decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold the CJ’s ruling on Section Fifty-three. The Association is linking homosexuality to an increase in the number of persons living with HIV. With no evidence at hand, according to Secretary George Ferrar, with the […]
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The National Evangelical Association of Belize is also of the view that the extension of the meaning of the word sex to include sexual orientations opens the door to many interpretations. Vice President of NEAB Scott Stirm says that the line that separates absolute and relatives has been crossed to include any and everything including […]
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Some residents in San Antonio, Toledo are alleging that burning of medical waste is making them sick. According to them, particularly those who reside near the San Antonio Polyclinic, the improper disposal of the waste has been going on for about five years. The residents say that they have complained bitterly over the years but […]
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The Toledo West Area Representative, Oscar Requeña is also taking on the issue. According to Requeña, some twelve families are being severely affected by the burning of medical waste in San Antonio Village. The parliamentarian is calling on the Ministries of Health and Environment to properly address the matter immediately. Oscar Requeña, Area Rep., […]
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Back in November, we reported about the meeting held by the Belize Police Department with twenty-five or so gun dealers. In that meeting they discussed a number of proposed gun control measures. Some of the changes were to take effect this year and on Monday, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the press that the […]
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A female minor is the first murder victim for 2020. She spent the holidays at a friend’s house in Belize City, but on Friday night, her life was cut short when she was murdered execution-style. Samantha answered a call and exited the house where she was staying on Ordonez Avenue. As she stood on the […]
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Before noon today, another minor was targeted. Fortunately, the sixteen-year old student escaped the multiple shots that were let go in his direction at the house of his grandmother in the Port Loyola area. The older woman says she knows who the shooter is and believes the life of her grandson is under threat because […]
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The former head of the Orange Walk Police Formation, Superintendent David Chi, a police constable and two Mexican nationals arrived at the Orange Walk Magistrate Court today for trial. There was heavy police presence as the sensational trial got underway. The men are accused of landing a drug plane carrying twenty-six bales of cocaine in […]
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On December fifth, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry formally wrote the Government of Belize requesting a copy of the contract signed by Imer Hernandez for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. The contract which was awarded to Imer Hernandez Development Company Limited and Construcciones y Carreteras for the execution of the road works which […]
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Fire victim Elena Reina remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. in a critical, but stable condition. The thirty-three-year-old mother of three was sleeping inside a house on Flamboyant Street on January second when a fire broke inside the wooden structure. The blaze spread quickly to engulf the house, but luckily, Reina escaped, but not before sustaining […]
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Four men have been slapped with drug charges after they were busted with over four pounds of weed. According to police, around two-thirty in the afternoon of January third, police were carrying out a routine checkpoint on the George Price Highway where they searched a car. Here’s more from ACP Joseph Myvett. ACP Joseph […]
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An Orange Walk man has been charged for a double fatal RTA that happened over three years ago. According to police, Martin Ramos was arrested and charged with two counts of causing death by careless conduct. The charges stem from an accident that happened in October 2016 along the August Pine Ridge and San Felipe […]
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Over the weekend, police detained a number of young men in Seine Bight village in the south. According to Commissioner Chester Williams, the youths were threatening the cops who were carrying out operations in the area. The matter was dealt with quickly and the men were charged. Here’s more from ComPol Williams. Chester Williams, […]
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Across the country today, a number of teachers at public schools wore their well-known green T-shirts in support of the Belize National Teachers Union. The union intended to send a message to the Ministry of Education that it is not in agreement with the proposed amendment to the Education Act as it relates to vacations […]
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The Chief Education Officer says that there has not been a breakdown in communication between the Ministry of Education and the Belize National Teachers Union. In fact, Doctor Carol Babb says that a meeting was held with the union prior to the Christmas vacation and that the union will be informed of any changes to […]
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Police say that Christian Neal, who escaped from the Kolbe Foundation eight months ago, has been recaptured. Neal was picked up on Thursday, January second sometime around two p.m. According to ACP Joseph Myvett, Benque Viejo police officers were conducting patrols in that western town when they encountered Neal. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National […]
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Earlier in the newscast we reported on the first murder of 2020. In the coming days, the Police Department will release the official stats with a full breakdown of the numbers. But today the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke about the murders, of which he says, there were one hundred and thirty-four recorded in […]
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Speaking to the media today, ComPol Williams says that there were also a growing number of domestic related deaths and they will be looking into increased collaboration to try to stem that for this year. Williams also noted that their numbers show a decrease in the number of gang-related murders. He says the number recorded […]
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