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Preparations for Belize to take its case before the International Court of Justice, in respect of the unfounded Guatemalan claim, continue to be made, following a historic referendum on May eighth. Since the people of Belize overwhelmingly voted in favor of proceeding with the territorial dispute before the world court for resolution, government has been […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño, the only member of the People’s United Party to address the amendment in the house today, spoke on the P.U.P.’s willingness to work with the Barrow administration on behalf of the country. Aside from calling for transparency and accountability, Briceño also supports the allocation of financial resources to cover all expenses […]
Ambassador Assad Shoman continues to be a key figure in Belize’s move towards resolving the age-old territorial dispute with Guatemala at the International Court of Justice. He is one of two individuals representing government that have been named as agents to supervise the handling of Belize’s case before the world court. As such, the question […]
Turning to other news….it was an exceptionally violent weekend across the country. We start the crime news with a homicide in the west. Thirty-four-year-old Clifford Anthony Matute was murdered after midnight, on Saturday morning, in Teakettle Village, Cayo. He was at home on his verandah when two men on a motorcycle appeared. One of the […]
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The second murder for the weekend occurred in the Old Capital on Faber’s Road Extension. Tyrick Francis was shot and killed as he was walking home. It is believed that a gunman waylaid him and as he was about to make a left turn on to Krooman Road, he was ambushed. The blood stains on […]
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A minor was knocked down and killed overnight on the Hummingbird Highway and his body discovered at dawn today. Fifteen-year-old Marvin Morales left his aunt’s house in Pomona on bicycle en route to his home in Hope Creek, but never made it to his destination. He was struck by a vehicle whose driver never stopped […]
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Less than a week after the shooting death of Lindon Baldwin on Ebony Street, police arrested and charged four persons, including a minor, for the crime. This afternoon, Shawn Gibson was first to appear before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer and arraigned for murder; he was remanded to prison until July twenty-first. Shortly after, fishermen Denver […]
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Tonight, an eleven-year-old student is in a critical condition at the hospital after he was caught in a hail of bullets intended for another person. Kyron Green was inside a shop on Central American Boulevard in Belize City when he was shot in the cheek. That bullet, however, was not meant for the minor. It […]
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Within hours of the shooting on North Creek, gun violence erupted in Belama. Just after ten p.m., a group of men were socializing on Peter Ashton Street in Belama Phase Two when a gunman approached and fired shots at the men. William Lewis and Raheem Staine were injured and rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial […]
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There was further gun violence on Sunday and police believe that the two shootings that span both south and north side Belize City are related. It started early when Ronald Michael was shot near the corner of Calle al Mar and Baymen Avenue. The Lovely Lane resident was travelling in a vehicle with his common-law […]
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By ten-thirty that night, shots rang out on Pelican Street Extension and two persons were injured. Three men were standing on the street corner in front of the home of Jamal Palacio when two men approached on a motorcycle. One of them then pulled out a gun and opened fire at the trio. Palacio was […]
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An elderly man from Carmelita Village, Orange Walk is in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was stabbed multiple times to the chest and abdomen. On Sunday night, seventy-year-old Pedro Chuc was rushed to the Northern Regional Hospital after neighbours found him on the street, ailing from stab wounds inflicted to […]
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A heated political race within the United Democratic Party to select a standard bearer for Caribbean Shores is underway, as three candidates have since signed up to contest an upcoming convention in June. Senate President Lee Mark Chang, former Area Representative Santiago Castillo Junior and former City Councilor Leila Peyrefitte are offering themselves to represent […]
A settlement between Atlantic International Bank Limited and the Federal Trade Commission is still being pursued as a consequence of the Sanctuary Belize debacle which resulted in foreign investors losing hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars in a Ponzi Scheme. Earlier today, PM Barrow provided an update on the matter, informing that a meeting was […]
A fire over the weekend destroyed a popular DVD store in Ladyville. The fire reportedly broke out in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Albert Flowers of A and J DVD Store says when he arrived on the scene, his business had completely burnt to the ground. Hipolito Novelo has the story. Hipolito Novelo, […]
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Lincoln Bejerano escaped from police custody in Belmopan in October of 2016, but tonight we can report that after two and a half years on the lam, he is back behind bars. He was wanted by Interpol as the main suspect in the murder of taxi driver Isidro Suar in January of 2016, but later […]
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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Directorate of Foreign Trade and the Customs and Excise Department kicked off a series of workshops under the Empowerment Programme for National Trade Facilitation Committees. The first session, “Planning Skills for Implementing Trade Facilitation Reforms,” started today in Belize City and continues through to Friday. Today, […]
The C.E.O. Caucus Ride 2019 surpassed its goal of fifty thousand dollars to combat cancer. For a fourth consecutive year, one hundred and seventy riders, including C.E.O.s and other partners, got on their bikes to raise awareness and funds to donate to cancer centers in Belize. This year, the initiative raised seventy-three thousand dollars under […]
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Budding cyclists Christian Avila of Belmopan and Jyven Gonzales of San Ignacio are being given the opportunity to travel to Mexico and train. The two young cyclists have been chosen to do a month’s training with one of Mexico’s top coaches and professional cyclists, Carlos Manuel Hernandez Santana. It is the hope for the two […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday [Highlights of the weekend in sports…]
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