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And the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing will do its best to ensure that no one crashes into the monument again and damage it, whether by accident or intentionally. Chief Engineer Evondale Moody said that they are putting in necessary infrastructure around the bust to prevent another such incident. When the base is complete, […]
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It was a violent New Year weekend filled with bloodshed, with five murders reported across the country. Tonight, we will bring you coverage of these tragic incidents, starting in Belmopan where two brothers are dead and one woman remains hospitalized fighting for her life. On Saturday night, just before eight a.m., thirty-eight-year-old Jon Ramnarace and […]
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And, at around two p.m. this afternoon, thirty-nine-year-old Elmer Nah was escorted to Belmopan Magistrates Court in chains and under heavy security. Family members and friends of the murder victims gathered outside the courtroom to witness Nah’s arraignment. He was placed on remand and is tonight locked away inside the Belize Central Prison. News Five’s […]
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A special prosecutor will be sought through the attorney general’s office in the days ahead to pursue the case against Corporal Elmer Nah in court. According to Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa, that individual will be chiefly responsible for putting together the argument on behalf of the Crown. That decision was taken out of […]
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Sworn to protect and serve, Corporal Elmer Nah, badge number 1229, has been accused, on several occasions in the past, of running afoul of the very laws that he vowed to enforce as an officer of the Belize Police Department. Today, he is once again the prime suspect in a heinous New Year’s Eve attack […]
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n Friday night, just as downtown San Pedro was coming alive with activities, a succession of gunshots broke the festive spirit. Within minutes, a celebration was turned into a crime scene. An American nursing student, twenty-three-year-old J’Bria Michelle Bowens from Indianapolis, Indiana, who was on vacation and celebrating her dad’s birthday with her family, was […]
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Swift police action led to the arrest of two fishermen of the San Mateo area of San Pedro, in the wake of the killing. They are twenty-four-year-old Delson Paguada, and thirty-three-year-old Lucio Salazar. The duo was brought off the island in the absence of a magistrate in that jurisdiction and they were escorted to the […]
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During the efforts of first responders to offer assistance to Bowens, she was picked up and placed in the back of a truck to be taken to the polyclinic. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams said the decision was taken in the interest of offering urgent medical attention. But he also chided the media for posting […]
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While those in authority have pledged the proverbial – leaving no stone unturned – to bring those responsible to justice, some in the tourism industry have expressed concern that because the murder conviction rate in Belize is low, many times people who are charged for murders and manslaughter are never convicted and end up walking […]
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In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of J’Bria Bowens, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams assured that there’s heightened police presence in San Pedro and that while the presence is sustained, there is also the effort to gather all possible evidential material against those who have been charged. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police […]
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It’s only the third day of the New Year and two murders have been recorded already. They occurred within twenty-four hours of each other with the most recent taking place during the wee small hours today. We have that story coming up shortly, but we go to the first murder of 2023, which occurred just […]
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A volley of gunshots echoed in the vicinity of Antelope Street Extension overnight and when the shooting subsided, a resident of Hilda Street laid dead not far away. Hilberto Martinez was gunned down around three a.m., and his death is the second murder to be recorded for 2023. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams: Chester […]
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The Lotteries Committee, under the Investment Policy and Compliance Unit, intends to consider revoking the license granted to the Brads Gaming Group Limited. On December twenty-third, Chairperson of the Lotteries Committee Narda Garcia wrote to the managing director of Brads Gaming Group Limited regarding the company’s compliance with the conditions of its exclusive license to […]
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They are blessings in disguise, but every year around this time, the firstborn babies for the New Year are recognised and showered with gifts from various corporate citizens. This year was no different. In fact, while we have not been able to confirm with all public hospitals, we know that Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga […]
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As the country continues to experience another wave of COVID-19, tonight we can report that there were two hundred and twenty-eight new cases detected between December twenty-eighth and January third, this takes the weekly positivity rate to twelve point four percent. The COVID-19 Data Report issued by the Ministry of Health and Wellness illustrates that […]
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Is there trouble ahead in the citrus industry? This morning, Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai shared dismal news coming from the south where farmers are refusing to deliver grapefruits to the factory because of prices being offered per box of fruit. Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture “We are right now in the […]
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Over the weekend, the Krem New Year’s Day Cycling Classic took place and riders in the elite, female and junior categories took the trek along the Philip Goldson Highway, from the Belize Mexico border to Belize City. Seventy-one registered riders and ninety-six miles later, the thirty-second edition of the race was won by Derrick Chavarria […]
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