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Ebanks Free and Clear
posted (February 19, 2015)
It made major news in May of last year when Christian Ebanks was picked up by police on a firearm charge. But tonight, he's out free of that charge here in Belize after he was acquitted in the Magistrate's Court On Tuesday.

7News was there in May when the Gang Suppression Unit searched his house on Teachers Street, Belize City, and found a concealed weapon. He was charged with keeping an unlicensed firearm, and since then, he's been before the Magistrate's Court for that offence.

The officer who searched his house testified that they found the weapon inside an oven. In his defence, Ebanks told the court simply that he didn't know that a gun was there.

He added that at that time he was having marital problems with his now estranged wife, and that on the day the incident occurred, she was the only one who knew that he was going to that house after he told her that he was ending their relationship. He also claimed that he was never cautioned.

Magistrate Cayetano, after reviewing all the evidence, dismissed the charge against Ebanks setting him free.


The Diner Dilemma

Waffles for lunch anyone ? Or how about freshly fried bacon and eggs ? Well if you wouldn't mind those choices for your lunch break, the Memorial Park Dinner is the spot for you. It's a newly opened 24-hour dinner that serves breakfast all day. Yesterday we caught up with one of the owners, restaurateur Ian Lizarraga and he told us what's the idea behind it. Courtney Weatherburne reports.

It opened last week. They close on Tuesdays but remain open from Thursday all the way up to Sunday night at 10.




Free Land For Citco?

For the past 10 days, Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley has been under pressure from his opponent, PUP mayoral candidate Yolanda Schakron. He's been accused of being less than transparent and accountable.

And on the tail of that, it was the perfect time for the press to find out that City Hall intends to give away land to staffers. But, before his opponent thinks to use it for political football the mayor discussed it with us yesterday.

So, how will this program work? Well, Central Government has given the City Council 50 acres of land at Mile 14 on the George Price Highway. A plot will be given each staff member who has worked for the council for 2 years.

It's a social program to reward the staff members - but not the councilors. Bradley told us that neither he nor any of the councilors will be getting any:

Before the BML workers ballooned the employee roll in January, the program would have provided land to 180 of the 230 employees City Hall had at the time.





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