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From time to time, it has happened: a work crew is carrying out a potentially hazardous job, something snaps and one of them is fatally injured. That was what happened shortly before ten this morning at the B.D.F. Air Wing in Ladyville. A work crew from a contractor in Shipyard Village was refurbishing the hangar […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Michael Brown, the man accused jointly along with Christian Espat, has still not been charged, as police wrap up the preliminary investigation into his involvement in the triple murder in San Pedro on Sunday night. And where exactly he will be arraigned, whether in San Pedro or Belize City, remains unclear. But the post mortem […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Eighteen-year-old Dorian Anthony recently walked away from a murder charge while he was still legally considered a minor. That was a few months ago, back in July. Tonight, he is once again behind bars for murder, after he was arraigned earlier today for the shooting death of forty-two-year-old Trenton Webster, last Thursday night here in […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Marlon Everett, accused of the murder of Albert Johnson in April 2018, appeared in the High Court today where the trial against him concluded before Justice Nanto. Earlier today, Senior Crown Counsel Sheneiza Smith closed her case after calling on thirteen witnesses, including a main witness who was only fourteen years old at the time […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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As we’ve reported, there were five persons murdered in two days in the Belize District – in San Pedro and in Hattieville. But are the triple and double murders, although unrelated, an indication that the intensity of murders is returning? Minister of Home Affairs Kareem says that these are isolated incidents that are not gang-related […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, on October second, Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan were acquitted of the charge of being a member of a gang due to the lack of sufficient evidence. They were accused back in February 2020 for allegedly being a member of the Ghost Town Crips. More than twenty witnesses took the stand during […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, the Home Affairs Minister also responded to concerns about criminal activities in rural communities. Hattieville, Roaring Creek and Dangriga have been identified as hotspots for criminal activity outside of Belize City. Recently, there was the robbery turned murder in Hattieville and an armed robbery of a store in La Democracia. But are criminal […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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There are approximately one thousand, two hundred and sixty persons at the Belize Central Prison – some serving sentencing while others are on remand. For decades, the facility is being managed by the Kolbe Foundation, but data collection and processing of the inmates were being done manually – that is until today, as a new […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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C.E.O. at the Kolbe Foundation Virgilio Murillo told the media today that there have been a lot of new inmates coming to the prison. But annually, approximately four hundred or so inmates are actually migrants. Murillo spoke about this, as well as prison traffic, in terms of persons remanded for firearm-related offenses. Virgilio Murillo, […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, News Five premiers a new documentary series on the work that Belize Electricity Limited is doing in providing energy solutions to customers across the country. During the biweekly episodes, we will travel to various locations and speak with employees of the utility company as they go about their jobs. The aim is to shed […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Rising sea levels and erosion have been documented along coastal communities and, in some cases, persons have had to relocate as a result of the washing away of their properties. In certain areas of Belize City, king tides have been increasingly inundating streets and seawalls in several areas are the only barriers separating homes from […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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What does it cost to rent a living space in your community? There are many reasons why renting a home or an apartment in Belize City may come at a greater expense than renting a dwelling space in San Ignacio, Punta Gorda, or Corozal. But, it all boils down to the market and sure there […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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New traffic regulations are on the way to penalize motorists and passengers who are not wearing their seatbelts, as well as motorists using their cell phones while driving vehicles. On Tuesday, Adele Catzim-Sanchez, the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Transport, explained that the regulations will come by way of three statutory instruments. Also, […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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C.E.O. Sanchez says the new road safety regulations are currently with the attorney general and should be enacted by the end of the year. She noted that the Ministry of Transport will launch an awareness campaign to inform motorists what is expected under the new laws. Adele Catzim-Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Transport […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Deputy Prime Minister, Cordel Hyde, is in Mexico for a regional summit on migration. Leaders from ten countries convened at what has been titled “A meeting for a fraternal and well-being neighborhood” summit. The gathering was organized to address the root causes of migration. On Wednesday, Hyde addressed the summit and raised issues with the […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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The public and bank holidays for 2024 have been released, in accordance with the first and second schedules to the Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011. Outside of the Easter holidays, there will be six extended weekends – two in January, one in March, one in April, in lieu […]
Written on October 25, 2023 | Posted in
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