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Meanwhile, attorney for the Belize Peace Movement, Arthur Saldivar told the media that should the court determine that Lord Ashcroft joins in the case, it would not delay trial, as the attorney for the defendants argued in court. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney for Belize Peace Movement “Insofar as anyone with an interest coming onboard; that is […]
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The case of popular Belize City jeweler, Manuel Pacheco started this morning before Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams. Pacheco, who lived on Cockburn Lane, is on trial for the murder of Jose Manuel Villanueva. Villanueva lived beside Pacheco’s East Collet Canal jewelry shop and was shot multiple times shortly after six o’clock on the evening of […]
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A confrontation between two brothers in Belize City ended in their stabbing over the weekend. The Howard brothers, Kurson and Kirk Junior, are now recuperating after the unfortunate incident during which they stabbed each other. This morning, Kirk Junior was released from police custody, while Kurson remains hospitalized for stab wounds he received to the […]
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There is a second stabbing incident to report on tonight which also occurred on Valentine’s Day in Belize City. Rene Ranguy was walking on Newtown Barracks when he was accosted by two men. One of the men grabbed Ranguy from behind and stabbed him multiple times in the vicinity of the Mexican Cultural Institute. Even […]
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Three persons were injured in a traffic accident in Corozal Town. It happened this morning at around five-thirty at the northern entrance in the area of Santa Rita. A vehicle carrying three persons collided into a pole on the side of the road. The driver of vehicle was trapped inside and had to be extracted […]
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The Department of Environment continues to investigate the damages to the barrier reef on February ninth, when a yacht owned by U.S. billionaire investor, Daniel Loeb dropped anchor on the reef. The vessel, named Samadhi, was caught on camera as its anchor wrapped around live corals at the reef near Long Caye in the Lighthouse […]
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A Saint Matthews resident is dead after he apparently drowned while attempting to cross the Belize River. Roy Grinage, an employee of Santander, was heading home on Saturday afternoon and tried to swim across the river but didn’t make it. His family says that while the investigation is still underway and they are yet to […]
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Police are also investigating a domestic stabbing-turn-chopping that happened in Belmopan on Sunday night. Sometime around eight-thirty that night, police were called to a house on Custard Apple Street, where they met two persons with stab wounds and another with chop wounds. Cops say that the aggressor is a man on whom there is a […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]
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The embattled John Saldivar has just released a three page release on those text messages that have left him exposed. He has not taken questions from the media since Sunday and is now attempting at damage control. With mounting calls for an investigation and with the U.S. watching, Saldivar now says that the messages presented […]
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In four short days, the internal chaos in the Barrow administration and the United Democratic Party has brought embarrassment and humiliation. With the resignation of John Saldivar from Cabinet on Thursday and his removal as leader elect of the U.D.P., there is a leadership void to be filled in the U.D.P.’s succession plan. A majority […]
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While his stock went up on Sunday, Patt had a very bad day on Wednesday with the press. Today, he admits that the situation that befell former Cabinet colleague John Saldivar was avoidable had he chosen to come clean about the money he was getting from Lev Dermen. When asked if he has second thoughts […]
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So with Patt not willing to offer himself for party leader, is he prepared to lend his support to Patrick Faber or any other interested candidate? Here’s what Patt had to say about that prospect. Isani Cayetano “Since you are not opting or considering at this point to offer yourself for candidacy for the […]
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With the post of leadership now wide open, Former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber who was defeated by John Saldivar on Sunday, is considering whether tossing his hat in the ring for a second time is in fact an option he wants to pursue in the weeks ahead. While he admits that time is running, […]
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Tonight we revisit those text exchanges between John Saldivar and Jacob Kingston that were presented as exhibits in a Utah court on Tuesday. The texts that went viral and have become the butt of all jokes and memes establish a relationship between Saldivar and Jacob Kingston and Lev Dermen, the accused fraudster from whom Saldivar […]
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The national president of the powerful Belize National Teachers Union Senator Elena Smith says that it is time to take action against corruption. The B.N.T.U. is the latest body to speak out against the Saldivar scandal. In a matter of four days, Saldivar was stripped as leader elect of the U.D.P. and after a brief […]
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In the face of those damning text messages, the Belize Network of N.G.O.s is also calling on the Barrow Administration to take all necessary steps to immediately introduce campaign finance legislation. The B.N.N. says this will set out transparency and parameters on how funds are provided to political parties and candidates vying for public office. […]
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N.G.O.’s, the private sector and unions are calling for an investigation of John Saldivar. The Christian Workers Union said today it supports the call by the Public Service for an immediate investigation of the former Minister of National Security, Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle and others involved in the Dermen scandal. The C.W.U. is also expressing […]
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There is a renewed call for unity within the fractured United Democratic Party following a week of turmoil that has seen its elected party leader ousted from the post less than three days after being voted in overwhelmingly by the U.D.P. delegates. While Faber is still on the fence with his candidacy, he urges members […]
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While we had Faber, we also asked him about this poor performance in the convention results. In reflecting on Sunday’s turnout, Faber acknowledges that throngs of supporters came out to vote for their leader of choice. Faber does, however, admit that there was a moving hand behind the results of the convention. On the […]
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Earlier this month representatives of the Belize National Teaches Union met with the Ministry of Education in Belize in an effort to find common grounds over disagreements regarding amendments to the Education Rules. Both parties were at odds over proposed amendments which cover all vacations periods, gives the Chief Education Officer the sole power to determine […]
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Fraudsters have made Belize their haven. Even as the fallout from the Lev Dermen saga continues, new reports in the U.S. say a bitcoin businessman from Bath, Ohio, U.S.A. was indicted on Tuesday for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and transmitting money without a license. He is identified as […]
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The Meighan brothers—namely: Ellis, Tyrone and Shaquille—all got bail today when their attorney, Dickie Bradley successfully argued before Supreme Court Justice Antoinette Moore that someone being accused of being a member of a street gang – the offence for which they are charged – is not reason enough to deprive the brothers of their freedom. […]
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He was captured in Puerto Cortes, Honduras on February twelfth and will be handed over to Belizean authorities in the days to come. But today, the police obtained a warrant in the first instance to formally arrest and charge Rodwell Arzu for murder. The Belizean mechanic, with Honduran heritage, is originally from Independence Village and […]
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In the Supreme Court, Justice Colin Williams also handed down sentencing for Valentine Baptist who was convicted for the murder of Devin Parham. Valentine was sentenced to thirty years with effect of December 2019 when he was found guilty. Due to the time he was spent behind bars, Baptist is looking at twenty-six years and […]
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