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The embattled John Saldivar has just released a three page release on those text messages that have left him exposed. He has not taken questions from the media since Sunday and is now attempting at damage control. With mounting calls for an investigation and with the U.S. watching, Saldivar now says that the messages presented […]
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In four short days, the internal chaos in the Barrow administration and the United Democratic Party has brought embarrassment and humiliation. With the resignation of John Saldivar from Cabinet on Thursday and his removal as leader elect of the U.D.P., there is a leadership void to be filled in the U.D.P.’s succession plan. A majority […]
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While his stock went up on Sunday, Patt had a very bad day on Wednesday with the press. Today, he admits that the situation that befell former Cabinet colleague John Saldivar was avoidable had he chosen to come clean about the money he was getting from Lev Dermen. When asked if he has second thoughts […]
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So with Patt not willing to offer himself for party leader, is he prepared to lend his support to Patrick Faber or any other interested candidate? Here’s what Patt had to say about that prospect. Isani Cayetano “Since you are not opting or considering at this point to offer yourself for candidacy for the […]
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With the post of leadership now wide open, Former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber who was defeated by John Saldivar on Sunday, is considering whether tossing his hat in the ring for a second time is in fact an option he wants to pursue in the weeks ahead. While he admits that time is running, […]
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Tonight we revisit those text exchanges between John Saldivar and Jacob Kingston that were presented as exhibits in a Utah court on Tuesday. The texts that went viral and have become the butt of all jokes and memes establish a relationship between Saldivar and Jacob Kingston and Lev Dermen, the accused fraudster from whom Saldivar […]
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The national president of the powerful Belize National Teachers Union Senator Elena Smith says that it is time to take action against corruption. The B.N.T.U. is the latest body to speak out against the Saldivar scandal. In a matter of four days, Saldivar was stripped as leader elect of the U.D.P. and after a brief […]
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In the face of those damning text messages, the Belize Network of N.G.O.s is also calling on the Barrow Administration to take all necessary steps to immediately introduce campaign finance legislation. The B.N.N. says this will set out transparency and parameters on how funds are provided to political parties and candidates vying for public office. […]
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N.G.O.’s, the private sector and unions are calling for an investigation of John Saldivar. The Christian Workers Union said today it supports the call by the Public Service for an immediate investigation of the former Minister of National Security, Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle and others involved in the Dermen scandal. The C.W.U. is also expressing […]
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There is a renewed call for unity within the fractured United Democratic Party following a week of turmoil that has seen its elected party leader ousted from the post less than three days after being voted in overwhelmingly by the U.D.P. delegates. While Faber is still on the fence with his candidacy, he urges members […]
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While we had Faber, we also asked him about this poor performance in the convention results. In reflecting on Sunday’s turnout, Faber acknowledges that throngs of supporters came out to vote for their leader of choice. Faber does, however, admit that there was a moving hand behind the results of the convention. On the […]
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Earlier this month representatives of the Belize National Teaches Union met with the Ministry of Education in Belize in an effort to find common grounds over disagreements regarding amendments to the Education Rules. Both parties were at odds over proposed amendments which cover all vacations periods, gives the Chief Education Officer the sole power to determine […]
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Fraudsters have made Belize their haven. Even as the fallout from the Lev Dermen saga continues, new reports in the U.S. say a bitcoin businessman from Bath, Ohio, U.S.A. was indicted on Tuesday for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and transmitting money without a license. He is identified as […]
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The Meighan brothers—namely: Ellis, Tyrone and Shaquille—all got bail today when their attorney, Dickie Bradley successfully argued before Supreme Court Justice Antoinette Moore that someone being accused of being a member of a street gang – the offence for which they are charged – is not reason enough to deprive the brothers of their freedom. […]
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He was captured in Puerto Cortes, Honduras on February twelfth and will be handed over to Belizean authorities in the days to come. But today, the police obtained a warrant in the first instance to formally arrest and charge Rodwell Arzu for murder. The Belizean mechanic, with Honduran heritage, is originally from Independence Village and […]
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In the Supreme Court, Justice Colin Williams also handed down sentencing for Valentine Baptist who was convicted for the murder of Devin Parham. Valentine was sentenced to thirty years with effect of December 2019 when he was found guilty. Due to the time he was spent behind bars, Baptist is looking at twenty-six years and […]
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Jumoke Castro, son of U.D.P. Cabinet Minister Edmond Castro was in the hot seat after he made vile comments on social media against Plus TV’s Shasta Wade. Jumoke, who is a member of the Public Service Union, threatened Wade with gang rape, attracting widespread condemnation and disgust. He was placed on administrative leave from the Belize Tax Service […]
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The Supreme Court has struck out the claim by the Public Service Union against Simplex Design Limited. The union had filed a lawsuit against the Belmopan City Council, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Simplex Design Limited over its Hilltop headquarters. The court ruled that Simplex Design is the legal owner of the property, but according […]
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Police Constable Erwin Hernandez of Corozal Town, charged with Keeping a Firearm and Ammunition Without a Gun License, was also lucky to get bail today when he appeared before Justice Antoinette Moore. Hernandez is charged along with his brother, Ronny Hernandez, a construction worker of Halls Layout, Corozal. The charge against them originates from an incident […]
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Daron Gonzalez, who was originally charged with Murder, was today granted bail after the charge was reduced to manslaughter. Gonzalez, the man wearing locks in the video, is accused of setting a guesthouse in Hopkins Village on fire, in which Jorge Magana lost his life on May twentieth, 2018. Police had claimed soon after the incident that […]
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The body of an elderly man was discovered this morning on the beach in Placencia. Seventy-seven year old fisherman, Enrique Castellanos was reported missing on Thursday and less than twenty-four hours later, he was found dead. It is believed that the resident of Riverdale area in Stann Creek District drowned. Police say the body was […]
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Forests across the world are disappearing at an alarming rate and because deforestation causes almost twenty percent of global emissions, the preservation of trees is important to slow down climate change. About two years ago, Belize was recorded as having fifty-nine percent of its forest cover, with a deforestation rate of zero point six percent […]
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Three protected areas within the Belize National Protected Areas System received funds today to strengthen the management of their sites. A brief ceremony was held today to hand over the funds to the awardees. News Five was there to find out more about how the funds will help the grantees. Here’s the story: Andrea […]
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A group of proud parents received gifts today for ensuring that their newborns receive the necessary vaccines in the first years of their lives. Dubbed as supers, the mums and dads as well as the babies were honoured at a health centre on Central American Boulevard for ensuring that the babies grow healthy and are […]
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The fifth annual Cocktails for the Manatees fundraiser, organized by Programme Coordinator Jamal Galvez of the Clear Water Marine Aquarium Research Institute, is ongoing at this time at Kukumba Beach on the Old Belize Compound. For years, the manatee population in Belize has been at risk due to collisions with boaters in the Belize Harbour. […]
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