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It is the biggest crisis yet faced by the eighteen-month-old government of Prime Minister Said Musa. Four Belizeans–three soldiers and a policeman–literally kidnapped by a force of approximately twenty-five Guatemalan Army men. Tonight those men–Police Constable Macedonio Sanchez, BDF Private Luciano Tzub, Lance Corporal Lucio Arana and Second Lieutenant Romaldo Herrera–remain in custody at a […]
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That was the latest from Guatemala, but for those of you who missed News Five’s special report on Sunday, which aired again at noon today and is posted on our website, we’d like to repeat a portion of our interview with Police Constable Sanchez on Sunday. He and the entire patrol reported that they had […]
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The problem of internal unity–or rather lack thereof–has always bedeviled Belize in its relations with Guatemala. On the surface this instance is no different, with the Opposition and Government sparring over who did what to whom and the exact conditions which must precede any united front. But at a press conference today, despite some righteous […]
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After a day and a half of searching, shortly after seven on Saturday morning, the body of Kelvin “Brambles” Barrow was found floating in the water, just a few yards off the New Brighton Beach. Barrow disappeared underwater on Thursday after walking out to sea in an attempt to elude the police. Earlier that afternoon […]
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A two-year-old girl is dead after reportedly falling down a flight of stairs. The tragic accident took place around one Saturday afternoon on West Street in Belize City. According to police, the toddler and a five-month-old baby were left in the care of their twelve-year-old brother while the mother went to work. The older boy […]
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This weekend two tractors collided, killing one of the drivers. According to the police, thirty-nine-year old Henry Bodden was driving a red Massey Ferguson tractor on his way home Sunday morning. Between miles eighteen and nineteen on the Stann Creek Valley Road, he crashed into a blue Ford Tractor. The tractor was driven by thirty-four-year […]
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A teenage boy has reported being raped in the Orange Walk District. The fourteen year old told police he was walking with some friends near Louisiana Field on the evening of the twenty-sixth, when a Creole man stopped and asked if one of them would translate for him. The youth agreed to do the favor, […]
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On Sunday an inmate received minor surgery after he was chopped at Hattieville prison. According to the Department of Corrections, the incident happened shortly after nine Sunday morning. Reports are that Paul Ysaguirre went to the institution’s kitchen, but after entering the building he was confronted by fellow inmate, Bert Elijio. The inmates are alleged […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and welcome to this fresh portion of Sports Monday. In a bid to achieve gold, the Belize Amateur Boxing Association opted to host this year’s Copa Maya at the Civic Center, with participation from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. First to come up, with the precious metal was Joseph Egan, […]
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