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We also spoke to Minister Bernard today about the handover and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the San Ignacio Community Hospital becoming a Smart Health Facility. Here is what he had to say about those developments at the health facility. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health & Wellness “This was a project started back in 2018 and […]
Written on February 17, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan), David Kuan-Chou Chien, presented five thousand medical masks to the Ministry of Education today. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, accepted the gift. He said the masks will greatly assist his ministry’s efforts to ensure all schools are equipped with sufficient and adequate P.P.E. […]
Written on February 17, 2022 | Posted in
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Excessive use of force by law enforcement officers responding to distress calls has long been an issue for which the Belize Police Department is heavily criticized. Tonight, we bring you the story of a mother and her son and a call for police assistance that may change his life forever. Joshua Smith is admitted to […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have arrested two people, one of whom is a minor, in connection with the chopping death of Filberto Ramirez of Steadfast Village over the weekend. Twenty-year-old Oncell Lloyd Gilbert Lopez Junior of Steadfast and a sixteen-year-old were jointly charged with the crime of murder today. On Monday, a missing persons report from the village […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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She was to appear in the San Pedro magistrate’s court this morning where further disclosure would have been handed over to her, but Jasmine Hartin was unable to attend the proceedings – and neither was her attorney. The Canadian national, who has been charged for the manslaughter of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, has contracted COVID and […]
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Drivers have been clamouring about the increase in fuel prices at the pumps which since November of 2020 have gone up by more than three dollars across the board. We are not sure if there was some breakdown in communication at the Government Press Office, but overnight, there was an increase in premium gas and […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The ceremonies honoring Belize’s second Prime Minister, the late Doctor Sir Manuel Esquivel culminated today when the urn with his remains was slowly carried from his residence on Daly Street to the Government House in Belize City. Here’s News Five’s Marion Ali with a report on the State Memorial. Marion Ali, Reporting The twenty-one […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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News Five spoke with some of the attendees of Sir Manuel’s State Memorial this afternoon. They reflected on their time they shared with him and the legacy he leaves Belize. Senator Kevin Herrera “I think he was the very personification of what public service should be: honesty, integrity, telling people what they need to […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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With only two weeks before the highly anticipated Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge, teams across the country are rigorously training. Today, we visited the historic village of More Tomorrow where we met up with a team of young men with big hearts. They go by the name “Young Cutters” and this year they […]
Written on February 16, 2022 | Posted in
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It was a sombre moment today as the remains of two-time Prime Minister Doctor Sir Manuel Esquivel were escorted to the House of Culture in Belize City for the official viewing. The two-day event culminates on Wednesday with a ceremonial send off, and is part of a state memorial that has been accorded for the […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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A number of prominent U.D.P. members attended today’s event, including Albert Area Representative, Tracy Panton, and U.D.P. stalwart and former party whip, Michael Finnegan, who was joined by Philip Willoughby. In the company of Esquivel’s youngest daughter Ruth, an emotional Finnegan saluted and bid farewell to the former P.M. Michael Finnegan, U.D.P. Stalwart “Behalf […]
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Simultaneously across from the House of Culture, in the new building on the compound, a cabinet session took place. Prime Minister John Briceño took a break at two p.m. and was escorted into the building where the official viewing began. Other dignitaries, including Leader of the Opposition Shyne Barrow, Chief Justice Michelle Arana, and Belize […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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On Monday evening, Edwin Sho, a Service Operations and Maintenance Technician for B.T.L. fell to his death while working on a company project in the Cayo District. The company says they are investigating the incident and has issued a message of condolence. Sho joined Belize Telemedia Limited in January of 2017 and was in the […]
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Investigations are being carried out into the death of Edwin Sho. Belize Telemedia Limited has an agreement with the Belize Electricity Limited to use utility poles for their operations. B.T.L., as we understand, pays B.E.L. a fee to run their wires on the poles. B.T.L. has issued a release noting that they, along with B.E.L., […]
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The body of a man discovered in the Stann Creek District has been identified by family members. Police say a missing persons report from Steadfast Village led to a search of the area and on Monday a body with chop wounds was found near a creek. The deceased was identified as Filberto Ramirez, a Belizean […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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In an update to a weekend story, police have charged a youth from Roaring Creek, Cayo for the shooting death of twenty year-old Karina Andrews. Nineteen year-old Jaheim Lopez was charged today for the murder in connection with Saturday night’s incident that left at least four others wounded. According to reports, Andrews and two female […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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A witness protection program is yet to be put in place to ensure the safety of persons who are willing to cooperate with prosecutors during trials. By and large, the Belize Police Department has had serious challenges getting witnesses to testify in court, particularly where murder cases are concerned. Legislation was introduced during the last […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize has had a nightly curfew in place since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The hours have been adjusted numerous times since then, but many are clamoring for the removal of the restrictions. The Belize Police Department is tasked with enforcing the restriction. However, when asked if he supports the lifting of the […]
Written on February 15, 2022 | Posted in
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The nation’s latest murder has claimed the life of a young mother, left three persons wounded, and police with a puzzle to solve. Police say the incident happened sometime after eleven on Saturday night in Belmopan and left twenty-three year-old Joshua Jones, of Belize City, twenty-eight year-old Devon Vasquez also of Belize City, and twenty-six […]
Written on February 14, 2022 | Posted in
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A young, furniture repairman was gunned down not far from where he lived in the vicinity of Supal Street over the weekend and residents are fearful that his murder may set off a spate of related shootings. Nimrod Fitzgibbon was no stranger to the law, and his influence within the Supal Street neighborhood did not […]
Written on February 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The scourge of gang-related incidents that continues to take hold of Belize City is an issue that the Belize Police Department is yet to get a handle on. With the Gang Intelligence, Investigation and Interdiction taskforce working diligently to disrupt gang activity, Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, this morning gave an update on where the […]
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The Mayan community and the employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited are mourning the death of one of their own following a mid-afternoon incident in Roaring Creek Village. Edwin Sho lost his life around two-forty-five p.m., while installing internet at a church in the village. Reports are that the B.T.L. technician fell to his death when […]
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The official details on the state memorial for the late Right Honorable Doctor Sir Manuel Esquivel have been released. And, the two day celebration of his life begins on Tuesday, at one p.m. when his remains will lie in state at the House of Culture in Belize City. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. A […]
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The Office of the Prime Minister has responded to a letter from the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In late January, B.C.C.I. wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño voicing their concerns around law enforcement and G.O.B. ensuring that the rule of law is upheld during strike actions. In particular, they cited the incidents at […]
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The Port of Belize Limited has filed a law suit in the Supreme Court of Belize seeking damages in the sum of one million dollars. A Supreme Court of Belize claim form lists P.B.L. as the Claimant and the Christian Workers Union as the First Defendant. Evan “Mose” Hyde, President of the Christian Workers Union […]
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