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A senate inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the signing of the Definitive Agreement between the Government of Belize and Portico has been requested by three parliamentarians in the upper house. Together, they represent civil society. Confirmation of such an exercise is yet to made; however, there is much talk about a formal investigation into the […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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This afternoon, the media spoke with N.G.O. Senator Janelle Chanona who confirmed that the social partner senators jointly presented a paper to the President of the Senate requesting an inquiry on the Definitive Agreement. Senator Chanona confirmed that the motion will be tabled at the next meeting of the Upper Chamber. While she chose not […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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He was not at the sitting of the House of Representatives last Friday, but Fort George Area Rep Kareem Musa’s name did come up at the start of the meeting. Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow in a fiery exchange with Pickstock Area Representative Anthony Mahler alluded to Musa having been assaulted by his cabinet […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, attorney Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley provided an update on an ammunition case involving accused murderer, Corporal Elmer Nah. The incarcerated policeman was charged along with his common-law wife and brother-in-law, following the discovery of a cache of ammo inside a vehicle they were reportedly traveling in on the Southern Highway in November 2021. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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When asked about the turn of events regarding the ammunition case against Elmer Nah and the co-accused, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa told reporters that since the matter remains an issue before the court, he would not go into details of the case. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “In terms of a legal […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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OCEANA Belize believes that Belizeans should decide whether the offshore oil moratorium should ever be lifted and so last year, it led an initiative to get the voting population to sign a petition to trigger a referendum. Between November 2022 and today, the N.G.O. was able to amass the signatures of over twenty-two thousand registered […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, we reported that the Ministry of Home Affairs had its eyes set on Community Advocate, Dominique Noralez as the replacement for William Dawson, who died earlier this year, back in January. Well this past Monday, Noralez took up the post as the new chair of the Leadership Intervention Unit. Today, the media […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was elected on Wednesday as the new President of the Commission of Chiefs and Directors of Police of Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Colombia. ComPol Williams had been serving in an interim capacity prior to being elected as the first Belizean to hold the substantive post. The work of […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize’s recidivism rate is said to be down at thirteen percent. That is the data coming from a study that has been done by Doctor Terrence Alladin, an associate professor at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. Today, Alladin wrapped up a presentation on Empathy and Recidivism, measuring re-incarceration at the Belize Central Prison. While […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway. While we have been fortunate thus far not to be affected by adverse weather, tonight’s episode of Belize on Reel looks back at the harrowing experience of Hurricane Hattie in 1961 and the devastating loss in its wake. The story of Reverend Otto Wade may not be familiar […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Today on the parade square at the National Police Training Academy, one hundred and forty-five recruits from squad number ninety-six officially became police officers ready for deployment to their respective posts across the country. The aim is to increase the department to about two thousand five hundred officers. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of a man who was a witness in a murder trial is worried that he might have become the victim of foul play after he testified in court over a week ago. Thirty-year-old Iran “Basco” Jones had just relocated to Hattieville, after he had shown up to court to testify in a trial […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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An inspector of police finds himself facing criminal charges after he is accused of beating a detainee at the Ladyville Police Station last Friday night. The incident unfolded when the detainee, Aaron Flowers, was at the Ladyville Police Station and the officer, Inspector Christopher Martinez showed up and allegedly beat Flowers in the head. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also commented on the issuance of a gun license and the process by which it is done. He spoke specific to two cases where he revoked the licenses. In the case of Marybeth Wade where her document fraudulently ended up being signed and was revoked one month later. And then […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition has called for a moratorium on the issuance of gun licenses, claiming at that questionable characters have been getting gun licenses. Many are of the opinion, and these recent cases are suggesting, that the process of vetting and approving gun licenses has gaps. Some say it’s who has the money. […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, teachers, subject specialists, and agencies that have been involved in the development of the current Belizean Studies curriculum were recognized during a ceremony at the House of Culture in Belize City. The Ministry of Education introduced the syllabus to high schools in 2018, and those who spearheaded the project say that it has […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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