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A church service of approximately two hundred congregants ended in several arrests on Sunday afternoon during a testy situation with armed police officers who had been called to Blue Creek to follow up on a report regarding a large gathering. Statutory Instrument 136 issued on October sixth, limits church services to no more than ten […]
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In standing in solidarity with the local church community, Evangelical Pastor John Krahn also says that his church has a capacity of over four hundred persons but since March, due to the COVID-19 regulations, they have been following the protocols but are asking government to reconsider its position on reopening of churches. Blue Creek Mayor […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has also weighed in on the incident. He says that the officers were simply doing what they were instructed to do which is to uphold the law. According to the commissioner, when they officers arrived in the community they observed over two hundred persons gathered at the church. While the […]
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While Blue Creek Mayor Abram Rempel has gone on record to say that the community remains COVID-free, Commissioner Williams contextualizes the incident by acknowledging that as members of the agro-productive sector, these persons visit the respective municipalities to conduct business. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The church leaders were eventually released from custody and […]
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Across the country, political motorcades are still being held, despite serious objections and public health concerns being raised by the Belize Police Department. Over the weekend there were motorcades in Jalacte and Silver Creek villages held by the People’s United Party, as well as the United Democratic Party. While arrests have been made in respect […]
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In other COVID-19 regulations related arrests over the weekend, twelve primary school teachers from Dangriga were arrested and charged for attending a restricted social event. According to police, around two-thirty on Friday afternoon, acting upon information, Dangriga Police visited Sacred Heart Primary School where they encountered twelve teachers socializing inside a classroom on a lower […]
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There was a murder in Belize City in which the gunman was also killed on Saturday night. It happened on Caesar Ridge Road around nine o’clock and left Kareem Gillett and the gunman, Tareek Smith dead. Gillett came under attack from a Smith, who drove up in a rented vehicle to Gillett’s house. While police […]
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There was a shooting in Belize City on Sunday evening but the intended target managed to escape unhurt. The man told police that he was standing on a street side when a vehicle drove up and someone fired shots towards him. Police say they seized the vehicle in the Saint Martin’s De Porres area and […]
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All eyes are tonight on category four hurricane, Eta, which exploded quickly into a dangerous hurricane packing maximum sustained winds of between one hundred and twenty to one hundred and thirty miles per hour. Eta is projected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday and continue moving toward to the Gulf of Honduras with a […]
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While tropical cyclone watches and warning are not required for Belize, heavy rainfall is expected starting tonight. The latest advisory from the National Emergency Management Organization is that a flood watch is in effect for Cayo Belize, Stann Creek and Toledo districts. Severe flooding is expected for southern Belize. Chief Met Ronald Gordon says that […]
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Sometime after one-thirty on Sunday afternoon, a United Airlines flight out of Houston en route to El Salvador had to make an emergency stop in Belize at the Philip Goldson International Airport. One of the passengers onboard, seventy-one-year-old Maria Velasquez, had a medical issue. According to reports, Velasquez was vomiting and exhibiting respiratory distress. While […]
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A mother in Ladyville is mourning the sudden death of her three-month-old baby. The mother crushed the infant during an epileptic seizure at her home over the weekend. Tracy Webster reported to police that she was at home holding her baby when she had an epilepsy attack that caused her to tighten her hold around […]
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Webster, we’ve confirmed has suffered with epilepsy since childhood. She is an only child and lost her mother to cancer over a year ago. Residents who know her say that her daughter brought tremendous joy to her, but unfortunately, the neurological disorder caused the death of her baby. Webster was also a member of the […]
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The country continues to be ravaged by the COVID pandemic as the number of cases continues to grow especially so in the district of Orange Walk. Tonight there is another COVID-19 to report, bringing the total number of casualties to fifty-nine. The victim is a female in her forties who had underlying conditions and died […]
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With elections to be held next week Wednesday; government has disbanded the National Oversight Committee which had been functioning since the start of the pandemic in March. The last meeting of the N.O.C. was today, one of its final decisions was to support, in part, a request from the Banana Growers Association for the imposition […]
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He was rounded up in early September and remanded to the Belize Central Prison for allegedly coercing a grotesque sexual act between two persons who were being videoed. On Friday, thirty-five-year-old Kenneth “Big Tom” Flowers was granted bail by the Supreme Court. Flowers’ attorney, Anthony Sylvestre was able to convince Justice Herbert Lord that Flowers poses […]
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Two thieves tried to rob ABC Shop on Central American Boulevard in Belize on Saturday and tonight one of them is in custody. Police say that just after five in the evening, the two criminals attempted to hold up the shop’s attendant with a gun but they failed to get any cash when the attendant […]
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In recent months we have been reporting on a spate or robberies across the country and in recent weeks in the city. Today we asked police about the increase in these crimes and what they are doing to address them. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division “Yes, we know that as of recently […]
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There are five escaped prisoners that are still on the lam and authorities believe that it is because they are getting help from relatives or members of the public. ComPol Chester Williams told the media today that they are actively looking for Carlos Montejo. Jaroud Lamb, Michael Faux, Enrique Martinez and Erwin Lanza. As you […]
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A twenty-five-year-old man from Dangriga lost his life in a motorcycle accident on the Hummingbird Highway when his collided into a sign on the highway. Police say that Alwin Cayetano lost control of his motorcycle, crashed and died just after nine in St. Margaret’s Village. Another person riding with him was sustained injuries. ACP […]
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There are reports that restaurant licenses are being issued left, right and centre on the island of Ambergris Caye. Several businesses, particularly bar owners are applying for these licenses to beat the current state of emergency regulations that prohibit bars from operating at this time. These businesses have publican licenses to sell liquor so the […]
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Last week we told you about the bus ticketing system that was being implemented today. This morning, all buses that operate out of a bus terminal were mandated to sell tickets for passengers to board the buses. Today, the Department of Transport was out in full force at the bus terminal in Belmopan to ensure […]
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After three years on the drawing board, A.S.R./B.S.I. launched a Smart Sugarcane Cluster Project. The online platform will keep stakeholders informed about developments in the industry so that farmers can access the necessary support and keep updated on production. It will be available to creditors and financial institutions, cane farmers associations, research institutes and the […]
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Former minister of government and businessman Ainslie Leslie was laid to rest over the weekend in his hometown, San Ignacio during an official funeral. The COVID protocols were observed so the number of the participants was limited. Brother Les, as he was affected known, passed away last Thursday at the K.H.M.H. due to complications of […]
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A fire in Otoxha Village in Toledo destroyed two homes over the weekend. Police say that sometime after two on Saturday afternoon, the Ack family home was destroyed by a fire after a butane sales man tried to test their leaking gas tank with a lighter. ACP Joseph Myvett explains what the investigation shows so […]
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