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Days before Christmas, a two-months-old baby boy was left without a father following a murder in Carmelita Village, Orange Walk. Forty-five-year-old Hugo Rodriguez was fatally shot while returning home from a local shop on Sunday night. Rodriguez’s murder unfolded after an altercation at the store. Hipolito Novelo reports. Hipolito Novelo, Reporting Baby Justin Daniel […]
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A father of three was fatally stabbed to death in San Pedro on Friday night. It happened while he and his common-law wife were leaving their place of work, a resort that is located on the Mahogany Bay compound. Already, police have arrested and charged eighteen-year-old David Lambey for the crime. While police say the […]
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Tonight, Belize City police are no closer to catching up with the individual who ruthlessly pursued and gunned down nineteen-year-old Leslie Young Junior in the wee small hours of Friday morning. Young was leaving an establishment on Newtown Barracks when someone began following him. The unnamed gunman then opened fire in Young’s direction. Despite an […]
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Thirty-eight-year-old Adela Ifield was found dead inside her home in San Pedro Town on Saturday morning. According to Ifield’s boyfriend, he had initially left her at their residence on Friday night in the San Pedrito area while he went out with his brothers. He returned with food at around ten o’clock before leaving once more. […]
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Twenty-five-year-old Leopold Solomon Wade met bail earlier today, after being accused of sexually assaulting a sixteen-year-old girl twice in one day. When the laborer appeared in the lower court this morning, he was read two charges related to separate incidents during which he allegedly kissed the teenager on her cheek without her consent. On another […]
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A forty-eight-year-old Chinese national remains on remand at the Belize Central Prison, pending a speedy trial in early 2024. Jun Yu was provided with disclosure when he appeared unrepresented before a Senior Magistrate earlier today. However, he was denied bail when the lower court judge was not satisfied the two sureties that accompanied his bail. […]
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A Belize City couple and three young children are left without a shelter after a fire destroyed their home last Friday evening. Claricia Brown told News Five today that she left her house sometime after four on Friday evening to attend a work function and received a call about an hour later that her house […]
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The University of Belize has elected Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith as chair of its board of trustees. Smith replaces former chairman Anthony Sylvestre who has since taken up the office of the Attorney General. Earlier today, Smith was a guest on Open Your Eyes where he spoke briefly of what he envisions for Belize’s national […]
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A new park has been inaugurated in Mahogany Heights, as the community tries to reshape its image. On Sunday, the village council, along with other members of the community, came out to celebrate the occasion. Chairman Jermaine Sanchez says that the new recreational space has been long in the making and serves to bring the […]
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According to Sanchez, the children in attendance were treated to Santa Claus and the Grinch and a valuable lesson was shared. Jermaine Sanchez, Chairman, Mahogany Heights “They were visited by two special people and the message that we shared was that loving your neighbors because those two people: one was Santa and the other […]
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The Miss Universe Belize franchise promises a new era of diversify and empowerment under its new ownership. We spoke with Former Miss Universe Belize 2019 and new national director of the franchise, Destinee Arnold on the change. Destinee Arnold, National Director, House of Crowns “The Miss Universe Belize franchise is now under new directorship. […]
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As the miss universe begins its selection process, it emphasizes its desire to elevate Belizeans and their causes on a global scale during this era. Destinee Arnold, National Director, House of Crowns “Right now we are selecting our Miss Universe. For the first police contestants. We have an application that is active right now. […]
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