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The highly anticipated Crooked Tree Village Cashew Fest and Agriculture Show 2023 is scheduled to take place on May thirteenth and fourteenth. The event was first organized back in the early eighties by the first Belize Rural North Area Representative, the late Samuel Rhaburn. At the time, it was simply the Belize District Agriculture Show, […]
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News 5’s Marion Ali and George Tillett have been shortlisted for the Belize Prize for Investigative Journalism. The Belize Prize for Investigative Journalism aims to honor and reward journalists who fearlessly observe, chronicle, reveal, and hold accountable individuals and forces that undermine equity, transparency, civility, and good governance. This highly-anticipated contest was open to journalists […]
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Last week, the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 is no longer deemed a public health emergency of international concern, though it did hasten to add that the shift in status does not mean that COVID-19 is over as a global health threat. In tandem with the guidance, the Ministry of Health and Wellness will […]
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A closing ceremony for the Empowering Women and Youths initiative was held at the National Agricultural and Trade Showground in Belmopan. The aim is for participants to generate income through agro-processing and value addition of locally-grown, seasonal fruits and vegetables. The brief ceremony brings to an end another aspect of the partnership between the Government […]
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The Belize Broadcasting Authority is on a mission to update Belize’s Broadcasting Act. The last time an exercise was held to revise the act was back in 2002. In those days, Nokia was the king of phone manufacturers. Facebook was not yet launched and people were still using antennas to catch cable TV signal. So […]
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Attorney-at-Law Marissa Longsworth is the lead consultant in B.B.A.’s efforts to modernize Belize’s broadcasting regulations. She gave a presentation on the importance of this exercise. Here is an excerpt from her address. Marissa Longsworth, Attorney-at-Law “If we look at this from a perspective strictly of equity and trying to make sure we have a […]
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Twenty-year old Christopher Pitts was arraigned for the murder of Silvian Swift earlier today when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford. Pitts is the second suspect to be charged for the deadly shooting that occurred on April thirtieth in Belize City. Tonight, the mechanic of a King Street address is spending his first night […]
Written on May 8, 2023 | Posted in
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A fisherman from Dangriga has been charged for the murder of Marlon Martinez who disappeared on March sixth. Thirty-four-year-old Derek Gorosica was arraigned for the Martinez’s murder following the discovery of skeletal remains. Earlier today, ACP Hilberto Romero provided additional information on the latest developments regarding that case. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern […]
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On Sunday morning, near the mile eight community, five armed men entered Chukka Tours premises where the held up the establishment and made off with an assortment of liquor and an undisclosed sum of money. Police say they are looking for a vehicle believed to have been used in the commission of the robbery. […]
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A human rights capacity building training with police officers began today in Belmopan, following an opening ceremony at the National Police Training Academy. For the remainder of the week, a Human Rights Officer from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, attached to the Global Policies and Security Forces Team, will be facilitating […]
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The Department of Youth Service has established an ambitious two-year youth reform program in Mountain Pine Ridge called the D’Silva Youth Mountain Challenge. Kevin Cadle the Director at D.Y.S. and his Deputy Director, Walton Garbutt, are hoping to radically transform the lives of young men who have dropped out of school, who are members of […]
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While the program officially launched today, the two-year D’Silva Mountain Pine Ridge Youth Program has been in operation for the past two weeks. Already there are reports that is has not all been smooth sailing. Last week, information surfaced that a handful of disgruntled youths left the camp ground on foot. We have since learned […]
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Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration held an award ceremony for its M.S.M.E. Women Economic Empowerment Initiative, Women Who Boss Competition. The event is part of the project to enhance the economic empowerment of women in Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-pandemic era. It focuses on technical assistance for […]
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Tonight, there is still no progress on the pending discharge of cargo vessels scheduled to arrive at the Port of Belize Limited. Despite the Christian Workers Union and the management of P.B.L. expressing willingness to sit down and negotiate a settlement of the existing logjam, neither party has come to the table to hammer out […]
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On Thursday, the Christian Workers Union called out the Ministry of Labor for failing to intervene in the dispute between the waterfront workers and their employer. According to the C.W.U. president, the Labor Department plays an important role in a tripartite body that includes the union and the Port of Belize. So why did government […]
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Late this evening, the Christian Workers Union fired off a press release responding to the Port of Belize Limited. That statement says, “C.W.U. offered options for a prompt resolution of the current unlawful lockout by P.B.L. Notwithstanding the binding Collective Bargaining Agreement hours of work provisions, stevedores agreed to work the larger container vessels, particularly […]
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Four persons are being hospitalized and a fifth reportedly drowned as a result of a shootout between two groups of men who were involved in a high-speed chase on Thursday afternoon in the Corozal District. The incident ensued shortly after one p.m., near the Pueblo Nuevo Ferry and ended when one of the vehicles overturned […]
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This evening Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams gave the media the information that the police have thus far on the incident. While he said the police are still trying to tie together some pieces, what they high suspect at this time is that the incident was drug-related because of the main player involved, Benigno Larios. […]
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On Thursday night, we reported on the murder of thirty-five-year-old Elroy Quinonez. The father of four was a stone’s throw away from his home playing with two of his sons and their dog when a gunman came up to them and opened fire on Quinonez. It was a callous crime that has left the family […]
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The open war of words between Chester Williams and Shyne Barrow continues. Today, the media caught up with the Commissioner of Police to get some clarification on reports that the cost of acquiring a gun license has skyrocketed. Word to News Five is that the United Democratic Party is calling for a moratorium and a […]
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This afternoon at Lopez Mateo’s Park in Belize City, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Belize Police Department kicked off its annual basketball tournament. Dubbed the William Dawson Sprite Basketball Tournament, the competition unites young men from various communities in Belize City and surrounding villages. It is an initiative that was started by the […]
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The month of May is celebrated as Pet Month; it recognizes domesticated animals that have secured a place in the hearts and homes of owners. But while we celebrate the domestication of pets, it is important to also recognize strays that have lost homes and owners due to neglect. Humane societies are usually the organizations […]
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A cargo ship with as many two hundred containers, waiting to be offloaded for delivery to customers across the country, remains docked at the Port of Belize Limited. The vessel sits idly in the middle of another standoff between the waterfront workers and their employer and everyone is losing money. This morning, the Christian Workers […]
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Ted Peralta is the new chief executive officer at the Port of Belize Limited. He says that the Christian Workers Union decided on its own to go back on an arrangement that was already slated for discussion. The C.E.O. says that the attempt to revert to the unproductive arrangement of one gang, one ship, places […]
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With every passing hour that the stevedores remain inactive revenue is being lost. According to the C.W.U. president, dockworkers are not responsible for the stoppage. Additionally, Hyde says that the refusal of entry to the waterfront workers is unlawful since it flouts the Essential Services Act. Evan ‘Mose’ Hyde, President, Christian Workers Union “You […]
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