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Jacob Kingston continued with his testimony in the Salt Lake court at today’s sitting. Kingston’s testimony is highly anticipated and is critical for the prosecution if it is to seal the case against Lev Dermen, his former business partner who is also known as Levon Termendzhyan. Since Wednesday, Kingston has been providing background to his […]
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Reporter Hipolito Novelo is currently in snowy Salt Lake, Utah, where the case of Lev Dermen is taking place. The sitting was postponed this morning and resumed in the afternoon. As you know, Dermen is accused in a billion-dollar tax fraud and his business partner Jacob Kingston has made allegations linking Minister John Saldivar to […]
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There were two stabbing deaths over the weekend and both happened in the same village up north. Death came for Daniel Cano as he was hanging out and having a good time with friends at a house in the village. Cano was stabbed multiple times during an altercation by a relative of his friend just […]
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The village which lies along the Philip Goldson Highway is not known for violence so when a second body was discovered over the weekend, it sent the community in shock. Someone stabbed and killed Juan David Mendez and left his body on a dirt road. It was found in a pool of blood by his […]
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Police have arrested and charged one man for the shooting murder of Kajoan Tony Roches. Today, Adrian Claude Swasey appeared before the court where he was charged with a single count of murder. He was denied bail and remanded until May fourth. Roches was shot and killed in Belize City on Thursday night. Today, police […]
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There was a string of shootings in the city on Sunday. The shootings all happened in a small area and police say that at least two of the incidents may be connected. Earlier today, police told the media that several persons have been detained for each of the shootings, but up to news time, no […]
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Forty-one-year-old Emory Gonzalez was brutally attacked by three men while he and a woman waited at the entrance of Old Belize on the George Price Highway. The attack happened over the weekend and Gonzalez as injured on his face and head. The ugly incident was caught on video and while police has determined the motive […]
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The start of classes at Trial Farm Government School in Orange Walk District was delayed for two hours this morning as teachers met with Ministry of Education officials. The meeting was convened because a standard two teacher had been assaulted by a nine-year-old student. Carmen Avilez told News Five today that the teachers have been […]
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The trade unions are galvanizing and this time they are taking aim at government on a number of issues that are pertinent to their respective organizations. Today, the Christian Workers Union met with the Ministry of Trade and Investment to discuss a labour concern. That was followed by a press conference called by the National […]
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, when last he gave an update on the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in December of last year, reported that the UN had informed government that it made no sense to proceed with UNCAC-related initiatives until a full report from Tuvalu and Haiti have been submitted. That new […]
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While the N.T.U.C.B. has given government until the end of the month to prove itself, the congress says it is equally mindful of the adverse effects that its actions may have on the citizenry should it decide to call a shutdown. It is why, according to Mora, it has embarked on an advocacy campaign to […]
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Standing in solidarity with B.N.T.U. and the plight of its membership, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize committed to having the teachers’ backs as they continue to grapple with the Ministry of Education over the existing Education Rules. The N.T.U.C.B. says that it is unreasonable for government to be pushing around teachers in the […]
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B.N.T.U. President Elena Smith was also present at this afternoon’s press conference which was held at its headquarters here in Belize City. Aside from the full support that the teachers union is getting from the N.T.U.C.B., the question of whether they will take advantage of government’s encumbered state was put to her. Smith’s response was […]
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The Christian Workers Union also met today in a lengthy session with Minister of State Tracy Panton to discuss issues several that are affecting waterfront workers at the Port of Belize in respect of the sugar industry. For decades, stevedores have played an integral role in the loading process for cargo ships leaving harbor with […]
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News Five also spoke with Junior Minister Panton who says she will register those concerns with cabinet colleagues, including Minister of Finance, Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Tracy Panton, Minister of State, Trade & Investment “Certainly the concern has to do with their livelihoods, essentially, and the fact that we have had a drought and […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued a statement on the unprecedented ruling on Friday, in which Chief Justice Kenneth struck down the Petrocaribe Loans Act and declared the government spending of approximately one point billion dollars as unconstitutional. The B.C.C.I. recalls that in 2005, social partners supported the amendment of the Finance […]
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Since our first story aired about the allegations of assault, extortion and abuse at the B.D.F., the Ministry of National Security has assigned a team to investigate the reports. As the investigations take place, we were told that officers assigned to the training school were separated from the recruits before their passing out ceremony on […]
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Castillo says that she believes it has never been the B.D.F.’s priority to address the issue, but she calls on other women who have experienced the abuse to come forward and speak out. She says that while she is happy to see that, for the first time, a thorough investigation has been commissioned, she believes […]
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And on the topic of the B.D.F., today we spoke with a former major in the B.D.F. Oscar Mira is retired from the force, but when the news broke, he took to social media to condemn the allegations coming out of the B.D.F. Today, he told us that he also believes that the investigation should […]
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A post-mortem conducted today on the body of Khris Gentle shows that he died from asphyxia due to drowning. Gentle’s body was discovered on Saturday morning sometime just before seven-thirty. Gentle reportedly told his fishing party that he would stay behind on Bannister Caye to fish. He was on the caye along with one other […]
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Anthony Parks has died as a result of gunshot injuries he sustained on January twenty-second. As we reported last month, Parks was shot multiple times and police had arrested and charged Shane Bennett, who is presently at the prison on an attempted murder charge. Police say that since Parks has succumbed, the file will be […]
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Police have arrested and charged one man for firing shots at a Police Constable. In last week’s news we reported on how PC William Woodye narrowly escaped a hail of bullets in Mapp Street area. Woodye was on motorcycle when shots were reportedly fired in his direction and as a result PC Woodye crashed into […]
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There was a minor road traffic accident around ten this morning. A school bus driven by Lucas Navarro was carrying medical students from Columbus Central University School of Medicine when it overturned near mile seven on the Philip Goldson Highway. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured but a few students suffered minor injuries.
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A security guard at Reimer’s Feed Mill in Belmopan reported to police that three men attempted to break into the business. The watchman told police that in the early hours of Sunday morning he heard the dog barking and when he made checks, he saw three thieves. The men ran away from the business when […]
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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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