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On Tuesday morning, here in Belize City, a deadly shooting claimed the life of twenty-nine-year-old Albert Valentine. The victim was no stranger to the law and has a record of involvement in gang activity. Tonight, police are looking for two suspects whom they believe perpetrated the violent act on Valentine as he left from a […]
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Eighty-two-year-old William Watson was butchered inside his home near the corners of Zericote and Banak streets on December fifth, before the upper flat of the two-storey residence was set on fire. It’s a heinous crime, one that the police and fire departments missed when they were investigating the incident last week. It has since been […]
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An internal feud within the BLC gang in Lake Independence resulted in a residence coming under gunfire on Tuesday night. We understand that as many as six children were inside their home on M&M Street when a pair of men approached the property and let loose a hail of bullets at the structure. Luckily, no […]
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According to ComPol Williams, the men who are actively involved in the infighting have been removed from the Leadership Intervention Unit’s program. He also says that the police department is keeping a close eye on developments in that neighborhood. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We are monitoring it very closely. We are trying to […]
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As it stands, the number of homicides accounted for so far in 2023, is eighty. It’s a figure that is well below the murder count in previous years and will go down as a record achievement for the Belize Police Department. Nonetheless, the men and women in uniform aren’t taking a victory lap just yet. […]
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The Customs and Excise Department is investigating what is being reported as a stolen vehicle that was imported from Mexico a few years ago. The vehicle, a 2017 Seat Ibiza, was pulled over in Corozal earlier this week and behind the wheel was a pair of siblings, both of them are police officers. The vehicle […]
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The Statistical Institute of Belize held its final press conference for 2023 this morning, here in Belize City. There’s a lot that was shared in respect of Belize’s economic performance over the last quarter, including the G.D.P. for the third quarter. The gross domestic product for the period July to September stood a little over […]
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The Consumer Price Index, as shared by the Statistical Institute of Belize, also records an increase in the cost of basic goods. The cumulative inflation rate for the first ten months in 2023, when compared to the same period in 2022, stood at four point five percent. The cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages has […]
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As of next Monday, you will need to pay two dollars and fifty cents for each loaf of sixteen ounce sliced bread. That’s because bakers have decided to raise the price of the staple product. The news came last week via a press release from the Baker’s Association, and even though there is price control […]
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Word spread earlier this week that the food rations provided to the soldiers of the Belize Defense Force have been cut and that fresh meats, namely chicken and fish have been replaced with canned sausages. But when we met with Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister of Defense, Florencio Marin Junior today, they said there’s […]
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While the crime rate for Belize has generally increased from year to year, with only about a couple weeks left in 2023, the Belize Police Department is anticipating that there would have been a reduction of major crimes when compared to 2022. But while the police efforts play a major part in deterring crime, how […]
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The acquisition of the Port of Belize by the government and the Settlement Deeds Bill seeks authorization to purchase the port, along with six hundred acres of adjoining lands. Along with that is the appropriation of US fifteen point three million dollars to resolve long-outstanding judgment awards, and the withdrawal of all Ashcroft claims and […]
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And while the Briceño administration acquires the Port of Belize and restores it to Belizean ownership, today Prime Minister Briceño held a meeting with representatives of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. We know that there is still a stand-off between the association and the Belize Sugar Industries amid failure to sign a commercial agreement. […]
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The shortage of sugar on supermarket shelves has been another issue that the government is trying to resolve. The report is that distributors have been selling the sugar across the borders to businesses that pay more for the product. That is an illegal act, unless those distributors have a permit to do so. But now […]
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Belmopan Mayor, Sheran Palacio went on record recently to criticize the Prime Minister, calling him racist and misogynistic. The criticism came in the midst of an ongoing internal rift between Palacio and the Belmopan City Council, which then led to her and the hierarchy of the People’s United Party. But today the PM did not […]
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The United Democratic Party has come out in full support of the preservation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Guyana. The U.D.P. stands with CARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as the Organization of American States in calling for Venezuela to respect international law and abide by the 1899 arbitral award, the 1966 […]
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The annual serving of Christmas lunch by the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense to the rank and file of the Belize Defense Force has been in place for decades now. Today, that courtesy was extended to the soldiers at the B.D.F. Hangar and News Five was on hand to capture the moment. It’s the […]
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A donation of Chromebooks was handed over to a group of visually impaired students through the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children. The donation of digital devices was made possible through the efforts of Customer HD, a growing company in the local business process outsourcing sector. Disability Desk Coordinator, Marshall Nunez was […]
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