Jury Acquits 'Ghost' Meyers of Murdering Primary School Student
A 14 year old standard 5 student was gunned down in December 2006 - the innocent victim of senseless violence. In this teenager's case, he was simply caught in the crossfire of a gang war. And since then, Leonard Ghost Meyers has been on remand for the murder. Police said that Meyers, who was found near to the crime...
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Ashcroft vs. Kremandala in the Supreme Court
Tensions were high in the Chief Justice's courtroom today as attorneys for the Ashcroft empire appeared to ask the court to exact their pound of flesh from Krem Radio. The dispute goes back to a transaction in June 1994 when Krem borrowed $100,000 from Sagis Holdings, an affiliate of Belize Holdings, the Ashcroft corporate...
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Kaseke apologises to Chief Justice for Ch. 5 remarks
Today there was a rare proceeding before the Supreme Court: that of an attorney offering a public apology. This morning counsels Derek Courtenay and Simeon Sampson appeared on behalf of Elson Kaseke to petition the court to accept an apology from the former Solicitor General for statements which appeared on Channel Five...
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No arrests yet in latest San Ignacio homicide
A salesman from San Ignacio Town was stabbed to death early Sunday morning in that municipality. Thirty-six year old Ali Orlando Flores was found with thirteen stab wounds to his chest and a cut wound across his throat just one house away from his mother's residence on Eighth Street. News Five has learned that Flores...
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Love Made Jason Whylie Go Beserk
"Well he say that how he will come back as he come out because we done let them lock him down and when he comes out he noh care, he will shoot up everybody. The first one who he said he will shot up is my mom and my stepfather; he will tend to them first."...
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No bail for man charged with Burglary, Assault
In other crime news, today a Belize City man appeared in Magistrates' Court to answer to charges of Burglary and Aggravated Assault. Twenty-five year old David Lambey pled not guilty to the offences and after the prosecution objected to bail, was remanded to prison. A nineteen year old woman reported to police that...
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Telemedia donates to help HIV support groups
Ask any N.G.O. and they will tell you that donations are a necessity for them to carry out their work. Today one organisation was lucky to be on the receiving end of three thousand dollars from Belize Telemedia Limited. The funds were donated to the Alliance Against AIDS and according to Executive Director, Rodel Beltran Perera,...
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$17,000 in Cash Stolen from Miami Grocery
On Sunday afternoon, a daring hold up and robbery left one businessman thousands of dollars short. Thirty six year old Mukesh Makwani was too scared to appear on camera saying that he fears for his life after he was held up at gunpoint.The incident unfolded yesterday afternoon just outside of Makwani's Store, Miami Shop...
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Government Will Offer $300 Subsidy to High School Students
It's Education Week and at the opening ceremony this morning a new 15 member National Council for Education was commissioned. The Minister also outlined new plans for the Ministry. And we begin with those, and confirmation from Education Minister Patrick Faber that government will provide first and second form high school...
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Luncheon honours K.H.M.H. nurses
Today is International Nurses Day and the senior staff at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, in the company of Minister of Health Pablo Marin, held a special luncheon to pay homage to the over one hundred and eighty nurses at the hospital. According to Director of Nursing at the K.H.M.H., Mavis Palacio, the profession sometimes...
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