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Fausto Teck was arraigned on a single charge of murder this morning, in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court for the stabbing death of Chris Rodriguez. Today, family and friends of the deceased gathered near Columbus Park across from the police station, which houses the court on the second floor. Cell phone footage sent to News […]
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The body of a Caucasian man was found on Thursday in Bullet Tree Village, Cayo. The elderly person was found lying on his side in a sofa in a house near the water reservoir area in the Paslow Falls community. He was identified as seventy-seven-year-old Gary Glen Kinney. According to Judith Myers, his caretaker, she […]
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Today, the case of the seven Cubans who are on remand and waiting to hear their fate was called to order before Supreme Court Justice Lisa Shoman. The Cubans all entered Belize illegally in February and were fined as well as issued a removal order to leave the country. But out of fear of being […]
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He was among the twenty-eight prisoners who escaped from the Belize Central Prison in October of 2020, and was one of the first five to be apprehended near mile twenty-five along the George Price Highway. And, on Wednesday, Deandre Guiffaro received a sentence of fifteen years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the charge of […]
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to meet next Friday. Among the bills that will be introduced for first reading is the Senior Courts Bill which, once passed, will allow for the restructuring of the administration of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. Both branches of the judiciary will fall under what will […]
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The proposed changes which are likely to become enacted in the months ahead will come at a cost to government. A new building will be needed to house the various offices, as well as salaries for the additional employees that will be hired to the judiciary. According to Attorney General Magali Marin-Young, monies for these […]
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The judiciary will be expanding the bench with a new judge taking an oath of office on May ninth. Along with a new justice will be a master, an officer of the court who will assist the judges of the High Court with preliminary assignments, including case management. This is in an effort to alleviate […]
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Acknowledging that there have been serious concerns with backlogs in the upper courts, the duality of the Chief Justice will allow for the presiding judge to sit on matters in both jurisdictions, the Supreme Court, as well as the Court of Appeal. Magali Marin-Young, Attorney General “We have had problems with the timely delivery […]
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is arriving in Belize on Saturday, May seventh for an official visit during which he will meet with Prime Minister John Briceño. The sixty-fifth president of Mexico arrives at the Philip Goldson International Airport at 11:30 a.m. and from there proceeds by motorcade to the Laing Building where he […]
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Tradewinds 2022 will be held from May seventh to the twenty-first and will see approximately one thousand; eight hundred military men from twenty nations across the Caribbean and elsewhere converge in Belize and Mexico. The Caribbean-focused regional security exercise is to develop military capacity in terms of land, air, sea, and cyber security of the […]
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Aside from strengthening partnership within the region, chief among the objectives is to expand the region’s capacity to mitigate, plan for and respond to crises, including transnational crimes such as the illegal drug trade from South America into the U.S. In the past year alone, we have been reporting on numerous drug plane tracks to […]
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SOUTHCOM Director Kevin Bostick also spoke about safety protocols for the one thousand, nine hundred military personnel who will be participating in the exercise. In 2020, Tradewinds was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; nonetheless, Bostick says that they’ve been able to put in place guidelines to ensure the safety of all participants. Kevin […]
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The first Development Partners Forum, marking the start of government’s effort to establish a transparent mechanism for collaboration with its development partners, was held today in Placencia Village. The event saw the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Economic Development and from the Inter-American Development Bank and the European Union. The mechanism is part […]
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It is two days away from Mother’s Day and today, downtown Belize City was bustling with shoppers making those last minute purchases for the number one woman in their lives. Whether it is flowers, jewelry, a day at the spa – the options are numerous. News Five asked some residents how they were going to […]
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Speaking about finding that perfect gift for your mother, Mayor Bernard Wagner today issued mother’s day gifts to those women city councilors who are mothers. He shares that while his mother is not with him at this time, he always wants to give back in her honor. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “I just […]
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It was conceived out of the idea of making the city competitive in its products and to encourage residents to buy at home instead of heading over the border to Chetumal. The Downtown Super Sale began pre-COVID, but came to a screeching halt when the pandemic hit. Two years later, the super sale is back […]
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MarAlliance has been carrying out research on various shark species for the last fifteen years across the nation’s waters. Currently, the organization is conducting its studies off Halfmoon Caye, located on the Southern Corner of Light House Reef Atoll. In recent years, Dr. Rachel Graham, the Director and Founder of MarAlliance and her team have […]
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MarAlliance’s shark research is a team effort involving several partner agencies like the Belize Audubon Society. We spoke with Marty Alvarez, the Marine Protected Area Manager at the Belize Audubon Society about the collaborative effort in pooling resources and using the data collected to carry out operations. Here is what he told us. Marty […]
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Tonight on the Bright Side, Sabreena traveled to Ambergris Caye where she visited an animal rescue shelter in San Pedro. If you are a dog lover, the following story is for you. Here’s a look at a community effort on the island to provide a home for abandoned pets. Sabreena Daly, Reporting Ambergris Caye […]
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