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All hell is breaking loose in an internal war in the U.D.P. which is ten days away from a convention to settle leadership. On Wednesday, DPM Faber, who is vying to become leader, posted a message referring to a convicted criminal in direct reference to Shyne Barrow, who is the moving hand behind the “Associated […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to crime, police provided updates today to a number of murders under investigation. Police say that Belize City resident Everal Gray is the gunman that executed Jahvin Wagner back in November 2019 in Dangriga. Wagner was speaking with a friend in front of his grandmother’s house on Commerce Street in Dangriga when a gunman […]
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Why was Delbert Alvarez killed? It remains a mystery for the family and the police, who have been on the ground trying to crack the case. Alvarez was gunned down on the night of January twenty-eighth as he went to purchase weed; his body was found on the veranda of a house on Cumberbatch Street […]
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Ernesto Williams, the proprietor of Sky Deck on Baymen Avenue, Belize City, was executed on January twenty-fourth as he left a friend’s residence on Orange Street. Surveillance footage in the area captured as the gunman approached and fired the deadly shots at Williams. There is reportedly no evidence to suggest that the businessman’s life had […]
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Is ongoing gang war in the Saint Martin’s area of Belize City the motive behind the January twenty-seventh murder of Ronald Michael? Police say that it is one of the possible reasons, but they have been investigating all angles of this homicide. Around ten o’clock that morning, Michael was cleaning a yard on Ordonez Street […]
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The Belize City Council today hosted the media for a breakfast meeting as a way to mend relations. We’ll tell you how that went later on in the newscast but first, we go to the bit of information that Mayor Bernard Wagner shared of the council when it was under the mayorship of Darrell Bradley. […]
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Mayor Bernard Wagner also spoke about the council’s legal battle with former City Administrator Candice Miller who is now employed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Before the People’s United Party took over City Hall, Miller’s contract was extended and it contained a significant increase in her annual salary. The present council terminated her contract and […]
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In southern Belize, there was a fatal road traffic accident in Indian Creek Village. Police say a notice of intended prosecution has been issued to Guillermo Cus and blood samples taken in the wake of the incident that took the life Miguel Sam. Sam, who is reportedly a relative of Cus, was knocked off his […]
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Over the weekend, there were two murders in southern Belize for which police say that investigation is ongoing, despite no arrests being made. In the first instance in Punta Gorda, Denroy Nicolas was at home when he was shot at, just outside his house. Several persons have been detained and question for this homicide, but […]
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But there has been little progress in the murder of Darrel Laurie. The father of two and owner of the popular Hide & Seek in the Bushes Bar and Chill Spot was gunned down inside his business on the night of January twenty-fourth. Police do not believe that robbery was the motive and that instead […]
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As we had reported on Wednesday, a shot was fired at Police Constable William Woodeye on Mapp Street in Belize City. Fortunately, he wasn’t hit, but Woodeye lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a parked vehicle. Surveillance footage from the area indicates that the shooter was one of at least two persons travelling […]
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This morning, a pair of high-profile inmates on remand at the Belize Central Prison were transported to Belize City where they were set to appear before the courts. Twenty-seven-year-old Kenrick Longsworth, on remand for the murder of three-year-old Mark Tuyul Jr. was brought down under heavy police guard to attend a hearing in respect of […]
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Also in the Supreme Court, the prosecution entered a nolle prosequi for lack of evidence in the murder case against Anthony Reyes rendering him a free man on Wednesday. He was charged with the murder of Emerson Anderson in March 2018. Anderson was playing a game of dice with two other persons at the corner […]
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Colombia’s Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez was in Belize on Wednesday. The Vice President arrived with an official delegation as a way to strengthen the bilateral relations between Belize and Colombia especially in the areas of trade, investment and commerce. Ramirez met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Foreign Affairs Minister, Wilfred Elrington and Speaker of […]
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The Belize National Library Service celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with all day activities in Belize City. We stopped in at the festivities where students were hosted for lunch and educational activities. Over the years, the library has been promoting its services that are available online. Principal Librarian Joy Ysaguirre tells us more. Joy Ysaguirre, […]
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner is preparing to launch a bond and prospectus. The City Council’s plan is to increase revenue by selling bonds. Wagner says that the limit of subscribers to the bond has been reached and the more than six point five million dollars bond is expected to be successful. According to Wagner, […]
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Mayor Wagner says that going forward the Belize City Council will focus on fixing and rehabilitating the condition of streets that have been obstructing the good quality of life of city residents. He says that these streets have been identified and with the revenue generated from the bond, the streets within city limits will be […]
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Members from several media houses today attended a breakfast meeting hosted by the Belize City Council. The purpose of the gathering was for the council to restore relations with the media. Things went sour with the council after several requests from the media were ignored by the council’s public relations unit. The media showed its […]
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In tonight’s newscast, we feature another Belize City team competing in the 2020 season of the National Elite Basketball League. Like other teams across the league, the Belize City Defenders has also made changes to its roster of players. While they have brought back Nigel Jones for another season, the team has also acquired the […]
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The sixth annual convention hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Belize will be held this Saturday at the ITVET here in Belize City. Otherwise known as the Jalsa Salana, the gathering of the faithful will feature a keynote address by the Vice President and Missionary in Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in the […]
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The sixth year of the Ahmadiyya Basketball League also gets underway on February second and it will run for the next three months. The association will feature forty teams competing in five categories, which makes it the biggest youth basketball tournament in the country. Rodvern Lino is the Commissioner of the Ahmadiyya Basketball League. […]
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Today, the World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This type of declaration is a rare designation used only for the worst outbreaks and subsequently triggers more coordinated global action. There is a lot of information being circulated, and naturally, many of us are concerned. In tonight’s […]
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The B.D.F. is investigating some its own tonight on the heels of explosive allegations. Those under investigation are senior officers who stand accused of sexual assault and abuse of authority committed against female recruits. The recruits are to be matriculating to soldiers in two days time, but reports are that they have endured unspeakable acts […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a murder in the city before nine o’clock on Tuesday night. Delbert Alvarez was shot and killed on Cumberbatch Street, not far from his house. The victim’s family says that he had gone to buy weed when he was shot on the veranda of a house. There are tensions in certain neighbourhoods in […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A cop on motorcycle is fortunate to have escaped gunshots this afternoon. He was riding in the area of Mapp Street, Belize City, where neighbours say they heard gunshots from a passing SUV, presumably meant for William Woodye. The frightening ordeal was enough to cause him to crash into a parked vehicle and he landed […]
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