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A preliminary report of the investigation into the helicopter crash that killed four soldiers, Majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizer, along with crew members, Corporals Reynaldo Choco and Yassir Mendez, was released this afternoon. It is a first report, so there are still many questions as the investigation moves forward. The report was presented by […]
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As to the actual communication involving WhatsApp messages, the content of those critical messages will not be released to the public or family for reasons of national security. Minister of National Security Michael Peyrefitte says that there is a limit to what the public can know, but it is established that the last communication was […]
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Following the minister’s presentation they fielded questions from the press. One of the main points covered today was the issue of usage of cell-phone during the message. According to the Minister’s presentation, communication on the day of the mission was all done on cell phone through WhatsApp messages. Now, the content of those messages, we […]
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While it is being questioned as to why the men didn’t have radio communication with them, Brigadier General Steven Ortega says that that decision and the use of cell phones for communication would be a matter taken up by JIOC. Ortega says that JIOC coordinated the mission and they made certain determinations that day based […]
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Family members of the deceased Belize Defense soldiers, who perished in the helicopter crash, were provided a copy of the preliminary report of the investigation before it was released to the nation. The four families along with their attorneys, Audrey Matura, Dean Molina, and Stacey Castillo met with National Security Minister Michael Peyrefitte, Chief of […]
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After having read the preliminary report, the families will meet again with Minister Michael Peyrefitte and Admiral John Borland next week to discuss the findings. Attorney for three of the families, Audrey Matura emphasized that the investigation remains in its preliminary stage and two more investigations, one from the company that manufactured the helicopter and […]
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Brick by brick contained in bales of cocaine seized during a recent huge anti-drug operation were incinerated this afternoon at a safe location. The B.D.F. and police made the bust on the morning of February twenty-seventh off the Coastal Road, confiscating sixty-nine bales of the drug containing two thousand three hundred and ninety-four kilos that […]
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A sixty-three-year-old grandmother was stabbed to death and her semi-nude body was found this morning. She has been identified as Carolyn Joan Arnold of Lake Garden’s Road off the Philip Goldson Highway. Prior to her brutal stabbing, Arnold had visited a friend on Monday night. A resident made the gruesome discovery around seven this morning […]
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In Belize City, Devon Arnold perished in a shooting on Friday night. Arnold was with his friend Wayne Pratt and others when they came under attack as they stood in front of a store. Pratt survived the gun violence and remains hospitalized. Police are following a lead that the shooting may be linked to a […]
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Twenty-four hours after the fatal shooting that claimed the life of Devon Arnold, shots rang out once again in Belize City. The gun violence occurred in another hotspot of the Old Capital in which Jareth Jerry Jones was injured. Jones was heading to his house on Courtney Crescent when a gunman approached and opened fire. […]
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There were two shooting incidents up north in the Corozal District. The first occurred on February fifth in which Samuel Matura was injured. Around eight-thirty p.m., Matura was targeted as he arrived at his house in the White Cocal area of Corozal Town. Even as he was injured, Matura made his way to the police […]
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In the second shooting which occurred on Monday afternoon, also in the White Cocal area of Corozal Town, the target escaped unhurt. Vanessa Matus says that she exited a yard on Toucan Street and as she was about to get into a car, a gunman, who she recognized, opened fire at her. That person has […]
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Assistant Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal has been tapped as lead investigator into a criminal probe involving former Minister of National Security John Saldivar. The Belmopan Area Representative resigned from Cabinet on February thirteenth, amid a scandal in which he initially denied accepting monies from incarcerated Armenian/American fraudster Lev Dermen in 2013. While he is […]
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Back to the press conference on the B.D.F. helicopter crash. As you’ve heard at the top of the newscast, the issue of communication onboard the chopper that morning of the tragic crash remains a matter of contention. Both the Minister of National Security and the Commander of Belize Defense Force have expressed concerns about the […]
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This evening, at six, the Ministry of National Security issued a twenty-three-page written report that was produced by the Honduran Air Force Team. The ministry offered to host the media in a Q and A session after they have reviewed the report. We’ll have more on this in Wednesday’s newscast. But back to today’s briefing, […]
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In Belmopan this morning, senators sparred over the recently tabled Government Contracts (Validation) Bill, 2020. The controversial bill has a retroactive effect on seven multimillion dollars contracts that the Barrow Administration failed to have the House approved prior to its signing. The bill comes after Leader of Opposition, John Briceño wrote to international lending agencies, […]
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Senator for the unions, Elena Smith, made it quite clear today in Belmopan that the National Trade Union Congress of Belize cannot and will not support the Government Contracts (Validation) Bill 2020. The debate got testy and during Smith’s presentation, U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte pointed out that the bill is not a result of the […]
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Supporting the bill today was Senator for the Churches, Ashley Rocke. According to Rocke, he does not believe that a law was broken in the biblical sense. In fact, Rocke said that he would not dare to criticize Prime Minister Dean Barrow or say that PM Barrow broke the law. Ashley Rocke, Senator for […]
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Strongly opposing the Government Contract (Validation) Bill was Private Sector Senator Mark Lizarraga. Lizarraga told the government senators that during every Sitting of the Upper Chamber, social partners continue to remind the government that the requirements outlined in the Finance and Audit Reform Act must be followed. Lizarraga says it is like talking to the […]
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The Public Utilities Commission held a press conference today, following the submission of an application by Belize Electricity Limited for a Full Tariff Review Proceeding for 2020 to 2024. The F.T.R.P., as it is known, is a review and subsequent determination by the P.U.C. of the regulated values, mean electricity rate, as well as tariffs, […]
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Over the next five years, B.E.L. plans to invest almost three hundred million dollars in the national electricity grid to connect new in-country renewable sources of energy, introduce smart grid technologies in order to improve the reliability, quality and efficiency of service to customers. It is an eighty percent increase in capital expenditures compared to […]
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Police and the Fire Departments are investigating a case of arson in the Gungulung area of Lake Independence. A small wooden structure belonging to Raymond Allen was gutted over the weekend and an investigation by fire officials has determined that it was deliberately set ablaze. Station Officer Kenneth Mortis says that the fire started at […]
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Around two-thirty on February seventh, there was a home invasion on New Road in Belize City. Businessman Obadul Islam reported to police that he woke up to discover that two armed men had broken into the house. The men then proceeded to rob Obadul and other persons inside the house of an undisclosed amount of […]
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There was an armed robbery on the evening of March sixth in Ladyville. In the Lake Garden community, Dianne Martinez, her husband, their daughter and their employees were at a construction site when they were robbed at gunpoint by three assailants who later escaped in the Martinez’s vehicle. The victims were all taken inside an […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting events….]
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