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On Monday, we brought you the story of seventy-six-year-old Joy Quale, the Belizean-American retiree who unfortunately fell to her death at Serenity Shores Resort on northern Ambergris Caye last Friday. Quale was using a hoist designed to lift goods to travel from the fourth floor to the ground floor of the resort. But the cable […]
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What should have been a press conference to face the media, amid the latest scandal involving the alleged physical abuse of his fiancée, ended up being an almost two-minute long recorded message announcing his pending departure. Tonight, beleaguered politician Patrick Faber has decided to step down as Leader of the Opposition and head of the […]
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The Minister of Human Development who is also responsible for Families, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, issued a strongly worded video statement today, calling for Faber to resign. She also underscored what might cause victims of such acts to make a report, but then change course, asking that no further action be taken. The minister countered claims […]
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The Special Envoy for Families and Children, Rossana Briceño, today called for the Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber to resign. The release from the Special Envoy says the issuing of a warrant for his arrest and then the complainant withdrawing the charges is (quote) “a very common occurrence in the cycle of abuse. Our […]
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This afternoon the People’s United Party added its voice to the chorus of organizations calling for the leader of the opposition to resign. They not only want him to step down as Leader of the Opposition, but also they want him out of the House entirely. The P.U.P. say they stand with the United Women’s […]
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In a rapid response to the video sent out by Patrick Faber announcing he will step down January thirty-first, this afternoon the United Democratic Party National Organization for Women threw their support behind Area Representative Tracy Taegar Panton. U.D.P./N.O.W. says they declare their “unwavering” support for Panton as new Leader of the United Democratic Party […]
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They were to be returned to Panama over the weekend, but tonight, what is being categorized as “an unacceptable” turn of events, ended with eight Venezuelans escaping from custody and reportedly crossing the border into Mexico. This morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration issued a release on those thirty-seven nationals from […]
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Around nine p.m. on Friday night, shots rang out in what is known as the quiet neighbourhood of Belama Phase One. Enforcement officer with the Central Health Region, Virgil Coburn, was gunned down on Beltex Crescent. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Four shots, then an additional four others – the blast […]
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The spate of gun violence over the weekend extended to Burrell Boom Village on Friday evening where a shopkeeper, believed to have been actively involved with a Belize City gang, was dispatched in a volley of gunshots. It is unclear whether the murder of Leslie Gillett was an act of reprisal for the violent occurrence […]
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Was the spate of murders going into the weekend all gang-related and linked to each other? Commissioner of Police Chester Williams responded to the question, saying that over the weekend, there was mediation to address the gun violence. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police, B.P.D. “There was not a gang truce this weekend. What happened, […]
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Over the last week, there have been at least four murders in the Belize District. But, at the Belize Police Department’s weekly media briefing today, Police Commissioner Chester Williams said that the public can play a more vital role in not only deterring but also solving crime. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police, B.P.D. “I […]
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Operations at the Port of Belize remain at a standstill. The stevedores continue their industrial action and say it will continue until the company yields to their demand for sugar compensation. While the Port and the stevedores clash, it is the consumers who stand to be most affected with this interruption to the supply chain. […]
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Stevedore Allison Craig says the loss of the sugar unloading due to its relocation to Big Creek is really hurting the stevedores who relied on that income for several months a year. Allison Craig, Stevedore, Port of Belize Limited “It’s a bad thing, cause like I explained to you, here in the off season […]
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We reached out to Belize Port Authority for comment. Major Gilbert Swaso, the Port Commissioner, acknowledged the delay in the supply chain caused by the impasse. First, he apologizes to all those stakeholders affected, including Belizeans who may soon see a shortage of certain imported items at the supermarkets. Major Gilbert Swaso, Port Commissioner, […]
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While Commissioner Swaso says the Belize Port Authority is hoping both parties will resolve this issue sooner rather than later, other avenues are being considered to ensure operations continue. He says the Port Authority is urging both parties to utilize the legal course for disputes of this nature. Major Gilbert Swaso, Port Commissioner, Belize […]
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is also calling on the parties to resolve their issues through the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal. B.C.C.I. says it is, “[the] appropriate mechanism via which differences between the stevedores and P.B.L. should be addressed”. In quoting Section fifteen of the Settlement of Dispute in Essential Services Act, B.C.C.I.’s […]
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In their statement, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry also noted the current impasse will result in severe impacts to households, firms, and the government. The release highlighted the fact that consumer goods and goods used in local manufacturing account for twenty -eight percent and thirty- eight percent of Belize’s import respectively. This then […]
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A man lost his life when he was knocked down on Saturday along the George Price Highway in Camalote Village. At today’s Police/Media briefing, Communications Director of the Belize Police Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Fitzroy Yearwood shared what the police had on that incident. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Between […]
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There was an armed robbery at Sam’s Club in San Ignacio Town over the weekend, but the robber did not just relieve the cashier of the day’s sales and leave. He used the weapon to hit the woman in her face after pointing it at her during the incident. It is a crime that Police […]
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News Five also asked the Commissioner of Police, just how successful surveillance cameras have been in solving crime? Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police, B.P.D. “We do appreciate the fact that a number of business establishments have mounted surveillance cameras inside their stores and to some extent outside. Now, I would like to make an […]
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The Omicron contagion that has spread across almost every corner of the country has not spared the Belize Police Department. Coupled with the spike in murders since last Friday, the department also has to cope with a shortage of close to three hundred of its own officers who are infected with the virus. Today Commissioner […]
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Last Friday, one of Patrick Faber’s attorney’s, Orson Elrington, lambasted the ComPol for sharing the information following the statement that Faber’s fiancée gave to the police. Elrington suggested that Williams was acting on political instruction. Today, Commissioner Williams said he holds nothing against Elrington, but won’t let him carry out his duties at the Commissioner’s […]
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The Government of Belize issued a statement today saying it supports the Republic of China Taiwan’s participation at the seventy-fifth World Health Assembly as an observer. G.O.B. says Taiwan is seen as a model in combating the pandemic and continues to be applauded internationally. In addition, Taiwan has assisted Belize and many other countries in […]
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