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Mayhem broke out at the port and escalated mid afternoon in the shooting of a stevedore. As early as six-thirty, buses blocked the entrance of the compound of the Port of Belize. It was anticipated that thirty-six staff members were to be terminated and so union members came out in solidarity. The police and the […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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As the chaos subsided after the shooting; the Attorney General who is also the Minister of National Security, sought to disown the use of force on the protesters by the Gang Suppression Unit. AG Michael Peyrefitte says that the behaviour of the GSU is unwarranted. Here is Isani Cayetano. Isani Cayetano, Reporting The extreme […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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As the situation played out on its compound, the Port of Belize issued a release stating that at eleven o’clock it was obliged to proceed to terminate thirty-six employees due to redundancy. It explained that the affected workers will receive the full benefits and compensation they are entitled to. The Chief Operating Officer, Pablo Salinas […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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From the violence on the PBL compound to the courts…On Tuesday night we told you that the Attorney General would file a request for injunction, on behalf of the Labour Commissioner, to stall the implementation of redundancy at the Port of Belize. Well, before the AG could file that injunction, at eleven o’clock today the […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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As you heard just now, that matter is being brought by the Attorney General’s Ministry. The Christian Workers Union is only an interested party in this matter – as it is about the terminations of the workers they represent. President of the C.W.U., Evan ‘Mose’ Hyde was briefed about what happened in court by one […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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…that application for an injunction was held this afternoon before Justice Sonya Young, but was it too little, too late considering the fact that the employees have since been made redundant? According to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, it was necessary to bring the matter before the court because Port of Belize was attempting to skirt […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The violence at the Port turned out to be a thorn for the government. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams late this evening called an emergency press briefing to address the ugly police response to protestors at the Port of Belize. Like the Attorney General, Williams says he will get to the bottom of the shooting. […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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While both sides are looking for answers, someone did give the order for the GSU to be deployed to the area and an infuriated Chester Williams is trying to get to the bottom of it. According to Williams, the GSU was pulled back after he received words that the officers had descended on the protestors. […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A twenty-six-year-old resident of Ladyville met a brutal death overnight in the village of Carmelita, Orange Walk where he had recently relocated. Terrique Munnings was chopped to death at around ten o’clock. Three men approached him after he left a house where he was staying in the village. Munnings was attacked and chopped with a […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Late this evening, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shared details of the investigation into Munning’s murder. According to Williams, investigators are looking for two suspects believed to have committed the gruesome murder. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The police responded last night to an information of a body on the side of the word […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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In Corozal, police are investigating a murder that occurred this afternoon. It happened in Calcutta Village and we understand forty-one-year-old Raymond Jenkins was shot multiple times while inside his vehicle. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, two men on motorcycles approached the vehicle and released a barrage of bullets, killing Jenkins. Chester Williams, […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Egbert Baldwin was shot and killed over the past weekend; police are yet to crack that murder. But a man, who happened to be at the wrong place at the time of the fatal shooting, is now in police custody. He is Ronald Cole, who was at a shop, when a stray bullet hit him. […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Late this evening, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the media that investigators are looking for two persons in connection with the murder of Egbert Baldwin. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I know the police were looking for two persons. I am not sure if they have found those two persons as yet.”
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Police say they are close to making charges against those responsible for the double murder that claimed the lives of Windell Trapp and Samuel Hill and has left Danny Jimenez, Telesha McKay and Marques Robateau injured. The deadly shooting happened early Sunday morning in San Ignacio Town and since then, the police have detained and […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A one-year-old toddler of Bella Vista Village drowned on Tuesday. Police say baby Abdiel Ramos was discovered inside a well around four-thirty in the afternoon. Police responded to the village where they spoke with the toddler’s mother, Reyna Isabel Revella, who told them she was cleaning her yard and her four children were playing. When […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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There is information tonight that the Belize Coast Guard has detained seven persons and seized two vessels. They were on a counter-drug operation in the vicinity of Northern Two Caye where they intercepted the vessels and on board they found three Mexican nationals and four Belizeans. Also, on board, they found a large quantity of […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The number of COVID-19 cases stand at forty-three tonight; with eighteen of them as active cases. As you may know by now, a new case was confirmed late Tuesday evening. The Ministry of Health says that sixty-seven samples were processed and they identified a positive case. The patient is a female who came in through […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Back to the violence at the port, National President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Senator Elena Smith commented on the tense situation at the Port of Belize. She says that the actions taken by the state, specifically the GSU was uncalled for. Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. “I think uncalled for. What […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Is two-time Dangriga Area Representative Frank “Papa” Mena in or out of the race for his constituency come the November 2020 general elections? The U.D.P. area rep was recently called out by his own committee in a letter written to party leader-elect Patrick Faber. In that letter, a lack of confidence in Mena’s ability to […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The appointment of the chair of the Integrity Commission was hotly debated in the Senate last week, but it got the nod of the Upper House. This morning, at the Belize House in Belmopan, attorney Deshawn Arzu-Torres took the oath of office for a second term as Chair. Her first term was from June first […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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The Young Men’s Christian Association is moving its classes online to meet the changing times to serve its population. The center can accommodate fifteen students but has the capacity to accommodate more with the necessary equipment. The Y.M.C.A. has put its courses online via moodle, which is an open-source learning management system. Today, we stopped […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, police received a new pickup truck to boost its fleet of vehicles. The 2020 JAC four door pickup truck was gifted to the Department by businessman Alistair King of Kings Energy. The donation was received by the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams at the Belmopan headquarters. It will be used by the Crime Investigation […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Primary and high schools students are getting ready to go back to the classrooms on August tenth. But to end off the summer break, some were on the field today enjoying a football camp. Seasoned players are on hand teaching them the fundamentals of the sport as well as team work. The activity is hosted […]
Written on July 22, 2020 | Posted in
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