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OCEANA Belize believes that Belizeans should decide whether the offshore oil moratorium should ever be lifted and so last year, it led an initiative to get the voting population to sign a petition to trigger a referendum. Between November 2022 and today, the N.G.O. was able to amass the signatures of over twenty-two thousand registered […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, we reported that the Ministry of Home Affairs had its eyes set on Community Advocate, Dominique Noralez as the replacement for William Dawson, who died earlier this year, back in January. Well this past Monday, Noralez took up the post as the new chair of the Leadership Intervention Unit. Today, the media […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was elected on Wednesday as the new President of the Commission of Chiefs and Directors of Police of Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Colombia. ComPol Williams had been serving in an interim capacity prior to being elected as the first Belizean to hold the substantive post. The work of […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize’s recidivism rate is said to be down at thirteen percent. That is the data coming from a study that has been done by Doctor Terrence Alladin, an associate professor at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. Today, Alladin wrapped up a presentation on Empathy and Recidivism, measuring re-incarceration at the Belize Central Prison. While […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway. While we have been fortunate thus far not to be affected by adverse weather, tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel looks back at the harrowing experience of Hurricane Hattie in 1961 and the devastating loss in its wake. The story of Reverend Otto Wade may not be familiar […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Today on the parade square at the National Police Training Academy, one hundred and forty-five recruits from squad number ninety-six officially became police officers ready for deployment to their respective posts across the country. The aim is to increase the department to about two thousand five hundred officers. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of a man who was a witness in a murder trial is worried that he might have become the victim of foul play after he testified in court over a week ago. Thirty-year-old Iran “Basco” Jones had just relocated to Hattieville, after he had shown up to court to testify in a trial […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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An inspector of police finds himself facing criminal charges after he is accused of beating a detainee at the Ladyville Police Station last Friday night. The incident unfolded when the detainee, Aaron Flowers, was at the Ladyville Police Station and the officer, Inspector Christopher Martinez showed up and allegedly beat Flowers in the head. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also commented on the issuance of a gun license and the process by which it is done. He spoke specific to two cases where he revoked the licenses. In the case of Marybeth Wade where her document fraudulently ended up being signed and was revoked one month later. And then […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition has called for a moratorium on the issuance of gun licenses, claiming at that questionable characters have been getting gun licenses. Many are of the opinion, and these recent cases are suggesting, that the process of vetting and approving gun licenses has gaps. Some say it’s who has the money. […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, teachers, subject specialists, and agencies that have been involved in the development of the current Belizean Studies curriculum were recognized during a ceremony at the House of Culture in Belize City. The Ministry of Education introduced the syllabus to high schools in 2018, and those who spearheaded the project say that it has […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On June twentieth, the Court of Appeal handed down a decision in favor of Stake Bank Enterprise Limited, in respect of a ruling by Justice Lisa Shoman. The former Supreme Court judge held that Stake Bank’s challenge to Portico’s environmental clearance was filed outside of the prescribed fourteen-day window. That claim was brought against the […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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But what bearing, if any, would an adverse decision by the High Court have on Portico’s plan to proceed with the development of Port of Magical Belize? That’s what we asked Portico’s attorney earlier today. Isani Cayetano “The claim was not brought directly against your client, it was brought against the Government of Belize […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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The trial of twelve individuals, including four police officers, charged in connection with the illegal landing of a drug plane in southern Belize back in November 2021, is set to begin in four months. A case management conference recently held with Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman concluded with a fixed date for the start of trial. […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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In the trial of Corporal Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epifania Caliz and her sibling Manuel Caliz, who were jointly charged for ammunition offenses, the defense has wrapped up its case. Epifania Caliz is represented by Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, while her brother is represented by attorney Leeroy Banner. Nah remains unrepresented in the matter. Bradley […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Nineteen-year-old Leslie Young Junior, a resident of Belize City, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison for the attempted murder of Sheldon Thomas. The incident happened several weeks ago when Thomas was shot while hanging out with a friend. Young appeared unrepresented in court earlier today, where he was read three charges, including attempted […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Today at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City, interested parties of the People’s Constitution Commission gathered for the Public Education and Consultation Launch. The launch of the constitution education booklet includes “A Guide to Belize Constitution”, “The Fundamental Rights of the People of Belize”, and “A Brief Summary of the Belize Constitution Volume.” P.C.C. […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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September was also designated as Constitution Month. But during today’s launch, there were several memorandums of understanding signed with various organizations, giving access to databases from the diaspora, the Ministry of Education and the Statistical Institute of Belize. P.C.C. Chair Anthony Chanona explains the importance of this inclusion in the process. Anthony Chanona, Chair, […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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The World Health Organization has declared Belize malaria-free. This means that there are no recorded cases of malaria currently in the country. This is a significant achievement, one that personnel from the Ministry of Health and Wellness intend to keep that way. Today, the Director of Hospital Services and Allied Health, Doctor Jorge Polanco told […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Polanco says our no-malaria status comes after several years of surveillance and lab monitoring that showed no cases dating back five years. Polanco also says that the ministry’s surveillance remains ongoing to keep the disease at bay. But the health official hastened to advise that having no malaria cases in the country is not to […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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This evening, officials from the National Fire Service were summoned to an area behind the Belama Phase Five community where a huge bush fire was burning uninhibited. The truck could not reach the area however, because of illegal low-hanging electrical lines. Those makeshift grids have been connected from B.E.L’s main power lines to the homes […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams has assumed the role of President of the Commission of Chiefs and Directors of Police of Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Colombia. Williams was designated to that post on June twenty-first, during a virtual meeting of the thirty-fourth Extra Ordinary General Assembly of the commission. The commission’s mandate includes […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Applications for municipal elections are coming up soon and Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner is sticking to his guns. He wants to be endorsed as the PUP mayoral candidate for the city and not go to a convention. As we’ve reported, there are at least three persons who have expressed interest in contesting the mayoral […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday, we reported on the devastating fire that gutted the only building in Belize with shingled walls. The Eusey family home was reduced to rubble in the wee small hours of Saturday in what police believe was a case of arson. It is described as a cultural and historical loss to the country. Today, […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Speaking about abandoned properties across the city, Mayor Bernard Wagner also gave the media an update on those derelict vehicles. Several weeks ago, he said that the Belize City Council was embarking on a campaign to remove derelict vehicles parked on the street side. Mayor Wagner says that these vehicles have been tagged and now […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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