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The most tragic of deaths—heartless and cold—is that of an innocent child being killed. That’s what happened on Tuesday night on Aloe Vera Street when an arsonist entered into the house of the Hamilton family and knowingly set the house on fire with seven persons, including four children inside. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Caroline […]
On Monday afternoon, an eerily familiar scene unfolded on the Belcan Bridge in Belize City as burning tires blocked traffic and filled the air with thick, black smoke. Unlike the scene we’ve seen in the past though, this protest blaze was short-lived. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within minutes and police detained several persons for questioning […]
The two minors charged along with twenty-three year old Adrian Avaloy for setting the tires on fire are participants in the Youth Apprenticeship Program that is coordinated by Dianne Finnegan. Finnegan was also at the magistrate’s court this afternoon as the trio was arraigned for the offense. Visibly upset, she called out Brackett and Smith, […]
While Finnegan called out Brackett, Brackett’s attorney – Kareem Musa – who is also the area representative for the Caribbean Shores called out the police. He says he’d like to see the same level of effort from police when going after white-collared criminals as they did with his client. Kareem Musa, Area Rep., Caribbean […]
Today is being celebrated as World Teachers Day. But, for the teachers in Belize, it’s day-three of their strike action as a part of the Stand Up for Belize Campaign. The day passed fairly quietly. Schools, for the most part, were closed. But the teachers were not idle. Across the country they were out on […]
The Teachers’ Union believes its message can be better spread to the community. So today, the men and women usually found in their classrooms were out on the pavement across the Old Capital. They spoke to any and everyone they met, and according to their branch president, found their message well-received. Kathleen Flowers told us […]
On Tuesday evening, the three unions representing public utility workers – the Communication Workers’ Union, the Energy Workers’ Union and the Water Services’ Workers’ Union—met in Belize City to discuss the activities of sister union the Belize National Teachers’ Union. As you might guess, they are in support. But how much was not yet determined […]
The Belize National Teachers’ Union wrote to the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday requesting their support for a shutdown of businesses on Thursday. According to the Union, they have done their part to issue the challenge to Government, and now they are asking the private sector to join in. But according to […]
Meanwhile the Chamber has reacted to G.O.B.’s announcement to sign the United Nations Convention on Anti-Corruption on December ninth. The B.C.C.I. says it supports Government’s plans to sign the UN Convention and other requested reform measures need not wait. These include the appointment of the thirteenth member of the Senate from among the N.G.O. community, […]
On Monday, we showed you the students of Muffles Junior College protesting in solidarity with their teachers. It was a rather interesting dynamic, as many have criticized teachers about abandoning classes and interrupting their students’ education to participate in the strike. We found a similar scene today in San Ignacio when News Five Andrea Polanco […]
On Tuesday, the B.N.T.U. sent a letter to Reverend Bishop Dorrick Wright expressing their support for him and in turn thanking the Reverend Bishop for his support of their strike action. In the letter, the B.N.T.U. also asked to meet with the Bishop to discuss allegations that there has been a request to remove him, […]
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A Ladyville man was arraigned and charged with attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, dangerous harm, wounding and aggravated assaulted of two brothers which happened on September tenth. Twenty-one year old Jesse Mejia reportedly got into an argument with brothers Frank and Leroy Tejeda. It is said that the altercation resulted from an […]
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Teenager Leon Martinez is free of any criminal charges tonight. Police say he tried to escape from the Ladyville Police Station while under detention for an alleged burglary and common assault. Martinez was not charged with either crime and claims that on September thirtieth, when he tried to leave the station, three police officers entered […]
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On Tuesday, Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin, who, in August, authored the historic decision on Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code of Belize, denied the application for leave to appeal made by the National Evangelical Association of Belize, who wanted to join the case as an interested party. The Chief Justice refused Anthony Sylvestre, holding brief […]
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The Government, represented by the Attorney General, initially chose not to appeal the decision at all, provoking fierce reaction from Belize’s more conservative elements. It was only after some protest that it chose to go after a narrow point, the decision of the Chief Justice to agree that sex as defined in Belize’s Constitution and […]
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Back in 1996, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its Belize office after thirteen years and more than one hundred million U.S. dollars in assistance to Belize. But the organization has not completely disappeared from the country entirely. It continues to support local organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS, and after ten […]
Support has been coming in for teachers from all corners and tonight, one parent is taking on the challenge. Maria Villanueva, a resident of Belize City, is in full support of the teachers and their cause. Since primary schools—at least for her grandchildren—are closed, she is putting them to work; doing chores around the house […]
As we mentioned earlier in the newscast, today is World Teachers Day. While it was not planned to coincide with this ongoing strike, B.N.T.U.’s Kathleen Flowers, says they are gratified that the chosen theme for this year’s observance, “Valuing Teachers – Improving Their Status,” speaks directly to their present circumstances. Kathleen Flowers, President, Belize […]
