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Last Friday, the Government of Belize passed a most controversial law to prevent the Belize Territorial Volunteers from entering the Sarstoon, over which the Guatemalans are now in full control. We will have that story later, but today, the Prime Minister spoke for the first time of that law and other developments in the Sarstoon. […]
There are many issues on the table between Belize and Guatemala, including what the Prime Minister has termed a crisis averted. But even before that crisis following the Chiquibul incident, the Sarstoon remained a volatile point between countries. So what exactly will the Belizean delegation discuss when it sits across from Guatemala in Washington? […]
As we said a little later, an expedition planned by the Belize Territorial Volunteers for the Sarstoon this past weekend was halted by elements of the Belize Coast Guard and the Police. In fact, the expedition didn’t even get off the ground, so to speak. The Prime Minister had no apology today, and instead hoped […]
With the Sarstoon under lock to Belizeans by both Guatemalan and Belizean law enforcement, all eyes are on the diplomatic channels being maneuvered. That hasn’t worked out so well to this point, but at least where government is concerned, hope springs eternal. But today, PM Barrow explained that it’s not really eternal at all – […]
In one of his recent interviews condemning Belize, Guatemala’s Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales claims that he has an agreement with his counterpart, Wilfred Elrington, in which no Belizean would go to Sarstoon Island. That’s an extraordinary agreement to which we’ve certainly not been made privy. Prime Minister Barrow today told us that that’s because […]
Hours prior to the Prime Minister’s press conference in the capital, the People’s United Party briefed the media in Belize City. The National Executive approved five measures that the party will be undertaking in light of the developments in the Sarstoon. Essentially, the party wants the Sarstoon Law to be rescinded and will file a […]
You have heard the Prime Minister say there was no time to invite the representative of People’s United Party to the discussions to be held by Minister Elrington in Washington. The P.U.P. says there have been other recent instances where the opposition has been left out which signals that the long established bipartisan approach to […]
The passage of an unprecedented law on Friday restricting Belizeans from traveling to the Sarstoon has been met with opposition. But the Belize Territorial Volunteers were undeterred to trek to the river on Saturday. But the expedition was stopped on its tracks even before it got underway since elements of the Police Department and the […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe G.O.B. should rescind the new Sarstoon Law? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com
There were as many as five murders over the weekend: two double murders in the west and another in the City where a Supal Street affiliate was murdered; all within a day. The madness started on Saturday at a salon in Santa Elena, Cayo where security guard Andy Bustillos went on a crazy shooting spree. […]
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The community of Camalote in the Cayo District is grieving and angry. They demand justice for the cold-blooded, brutal murders of Akeem Thimbriel and Shawn Lopez on Sunday night. Thimbriel and Lopez were gunned down just feet from Lopez’s home in the village, riddled by a hail of bullets fired from a grey two door […]
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In addition to the already disturbing indication of an execution summoned to settle an altercation earlier Sunday, there is also the allegation that police officers may have been involved very directly in the murders. The family of slain Akeem Thimbriel has heard the same thing, and so has Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett, the man coordinating […]
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A fifth person was murdered over the Labor Day weekend. It happened on Iguana Street where Glen “Gambis” Williams was gunned down after he had purchased barbecue. Williams is a known affiliate of the Supal Street Gang and police do not know if his demise is related to the murder of the George Street leader […]
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In the wake of the murder of Glen ‘Gambis’ Williams on Saturday evening, it is strongly believed that factions within the Supal Street Gang may have triggered a spate of retaliatory shootings across the city. On Sunday night, not too far from where Gambis was gunned down twenty-four hours earlier, Shane Valdez and thirty-year-old Anthony […]
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The Football Federation of Belize met on Saturday in Belize City where anticipated elections for five senior posts within the national sporting organization were being held at the Princess Hotel and Casino. Vying for president were bitter rivals, Ruperto Vicente and Sergio Chuc, who had been elected on the same slate a few years ago. […]
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Day two sitting of the Primary School Examination occurred today; over seven thousand two hundred students from across the country were tested in Mathematics and Social Studies. The exam targets the curriculum at the primary level and essentially tests the children on content they have learnt throughout the years at primary. Over the years, statistics […]
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The unveiling of a bust in honor of Right Honorable George Price, Father of Belize’s independence, was held this morning in Belize City. The idea of placing a sculpture at the entrance of the Old Capital near his namesake highway was the brainchild of the Belize City Council. Mayor Darrell Bradley then approached the Holy […]
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A concrete and wooden two storey house went up in flames on Saturday night just after nine o’clock in south side Belize City. Two families and their six children were already in bed when the fire broke. The mothers were awoken by the smoke and managed to rescue their children, but all their belongings were […]
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The National Agriculture and Trade Show took place over the weekend at the show grounds in Belmopan. The annual event drew thousands looking for deals in goods and services. This year, the traditional was offered complemented by a mix of new products in a wide range of items such as chocolates, jams, sauces, beauty products […]
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