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The man, who wants to replace Dean Barrow as leader for the U.D.P. and ultimately as Prime Minister, launched his bid on Sunday. John Saldivar from Belmopan bussed in supporters to the Civic Center on Sunday to show his muscle. Saldivar says he can count on the support of more than twenty standard bearers and […]
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The next leader of the United Democratic Party will be chosen by five hundred and sixty delegates. Of that figure, four hundred and ninety-six delegates are chosen from all thirty-one constituencies. The remaining voters are comprised of U.D.P. municipal members and members of the party’s central executive against Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar says he […]
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John Saldivar has had his share of controversies as well as allegations made against him, the latest coming out from the ‘Mason Murder Trial’. Mason along with Ashton Vanegas, Kieron Fernandez, Terrence Fernandez, and Ernest Castillo stood trial for the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas and is waiting for the verdict of Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette […]
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A father of one, Aaron Baptist was gunned down inside a music studio early on Sunday night in Burrell Boom. Another person was inside the building, but the spray of bullets hit Baptist, killing him immediately. Baptist is well-known in the village, but the motive for his murder is not and is under investigation. News […]
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Within hours of the murder of Aaron Baptist, shots rang out once again in Burrell Boom, adjacent to where Baptist lived in the village. Kyle Pinkard was shot and is in a stable condition at the K.H.M.H. Pinkard was inside his house when someone came knocking; he refused to open the door and that person […]
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Two days after his shooting, Belize City resident Adam Joseph succumbed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital; he is the second person to lose his life over the weekend to gun violence. Joseph was riding his bicycle on Central American Boulevard when a gun man took aim at him on Halloween night. There is reason […]
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Earlier today Belize police were called out to the Benque Free Zone where reports say that a protest was taking place. Three police vehicles, with one carrying riot gears, arrived on scene sometime after two this afternoon but shortly after things got tense, it died down. We were told that a vehicle had blocked the […]
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There was a hit and run on Sunday night in San Jose Village, Orange Walk. It left a forty-year-old constructor worker dead on the George Price Highway. Jose Antonio Sanker had just concluded a birthday celebration with his family and was riding his bicycle when he was knocked down. The driver of the vehicle did […]
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Police say that they need the public’s help to solve this fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of forty-year-old Sanker. Today police shared the official details about the accident that killed Sanker. ACP Joseph Myvett tells us more. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “A Hispanic male person was seen with injuries […]
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Forty-two-year-old Alfonso Noble, the editor of Guardian Newspaper, today appeared in the Supreme Courtroom of Justice Colin Williams and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of causing death by careless conduct in the traffic accident that claimed the life of Gilbert Meyers Junior. Noble, was initially indicted in 2016 for manslaughter by negligence, but after […]
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The accident occurred on Christmas Eve of 2016 as Noble drove his pickup truck on the George Price Highway heading home. There were allegations that he was under the influence when the accident occurred, Noble knocked down and killed Meyers Junior between miles three and four; Meyers Junior was riding his bicycle travelling in the […]
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Twenty-nine-year-old Aspinal Welch, who is otherwise known in the streets of Belize City as “Robbery”, is wheelchair-bound. Paralysis after being shot three years ago has led to a gradual deterioration of his physical health and, despite doctors pronouncing his condition dire; he remains incarcerated at the Belize Central Prison. Welch is suffering a severe case […]
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In describing Welch’s situation, his common-law wife explained that she reached out to Kolbe C.E.O. Virgilio Murillo after having received a medical certificate from a doctor at the K.H.M.H. When she reportedly turned to the court for consideration of the matter she was referred to Murillo at the Belize Central Prison. She continued by telling […]
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Police say that last week Thursday, a joint team of cops, FIU and Belize Tax Service personnel conducted a joint operation at a store called Almacen Shanti in Corozal Town. A search of the business led to the discovery of a large quantity of monies. Police say that included among the currencies, were over a […]
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Earlier in the newscast we told you about Adam Joseph who was shot on Halloween night. He lived for four days following that shooting, but died over the weekend. That same night another man was shot less than an hour before Joseph. Fortunately for him, he survived that gun attack. ACP Joseph Myvett tells us […]
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A flash flood has displaced close to fifty families in the west. NEMO personnel have been on the ground since early this morning to help affected families. Reporter Andrea Polanco tells us more about the flood and what NEMO is doing to help the victims. Andrea Polanco, Reporting This is what it looks like […]
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Police conducted a search at a home in Belmopan where they found over fifty pounds of weed. The search happened sometime after eight on Saturday morning. ACP Joseph Myvett says both persons at the home have been arrested and charged. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Belmopan police conducted a search at […]
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There was armed robbery at Madison Furniture store on Constitution Drive in Belmopan on Saturday evening. Police say that it happened just before five that evening. Two armed men walked up to the store and entered where they robbed cell-phones and other personal belongings. Police say that one of the men was shot by someone […]
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The sixth Biennial Conference of CAJO came to a successful conclusion on Saturday in Belize City. About one hundred and fifty members of the judiciary from the wider Caribbean took part in the three-day event. The conference of the Caribbean Association of Judicial Officers conference looked at a number of issues including how to build […]
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Belize is traditionally known to open its doors to refugees, in particular those from Central America countries who come here seeking a better life. Some resettle for economic reasons and others arrive in the Jewel fleeing very difficult situations in their homeland. There continues to be a steady interest in Belize and the United Nations […]
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On Friday morning, Belize City police visited the home of Bruce Reneau where they conducted a search of the property. During the raid, they discovered three live rounds of ammunition, as well as Taurus brand thirty-eight revolver. Reneau, as well as a female minor who was in his company, was detained pending investigation. Several hours […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
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