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Today at the Central Health Region compound in Belize City, the lab received a donation of two GenExpert machines, capable of testing for COVID, tuberculosis and a variety of other diseases in a quick turnaround time. Doctor Noreen Jack, PAHO’s representative in Belize, presented the two machines to Minister of Health Michel Chebat and Head […]
Written on August 26, 2021 | Posted in
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The cellular phone industry in Belize has big news today as electronic giant Samsung announced its official presence in Belize. The worldwide brand is partnering with Cellular World as the official Samsung Distributor and Service Center for the country. But what does this mean for device users? That’s what News Five’s Duane Moody found out […]
Written on August 26, 2021 | Posted in
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This afternoon, News Five spoke with Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico, Oscar Arnold, about the fatal shooting near Cancun on Monday. Arnold says that official details from Mexican authorities have not confirmed the identity of the victim. But here in Belize, the news spread as condolences were offered to a family in Corozal who were reporting […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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From what the Ambassador says, there may have been another Belizean death on Tuesday night, also at the entrance to Cancun. In our exclusive interview with Ambassador Oscar Arnold, he confirmed that there was a shootout between law enforcement and gunmen. One person was mortally wounded, two were injured and two others have been detained. […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also confirmed that a Belizean national was indeed shot and killed in Mexico on Tuesday night. While he did not go into much detail, the ComPol alluded to what appears to be a drug deal gone bad. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We have gotten that information as well […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Earlier today, there was talk about a suspected drug plane plunging into the waters near Saint George’s Caye on Tuesday evening. In fact, a breaking news item was published online regarding the so-called incident. When we followed up on the story this morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams informed that a team from the Belize […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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A state of emergency encompassing ten hotspots in Belize City is nearing the end of its first week. As many as forty individuals are on lockdown at the Belize Central Prison, believed to be affiliated with various gangs that have been feuding with each other over the past two months. According to the Commissioner of […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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In defending the government’s decision to proceed with a state of emergency, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa says that it is the last resort, considering all previous efforts to bring the warring factions to a ceasefire. Ironically, S.O.E.s were criticized by Musa when his party was in opposition a year ago. Isani Cayetano “How […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Leader of the United Democratic Party, Patrick Faber, is calling for Chairman Lizarraga to resign from his post at B.T.L. Faber accuses Lizarraga of walking back on his commitment to integrity and good governance. Patrick Faber, Party Leader, U.D.P. “I want to point out that we find very disturbing, the comments of the Chairman […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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And, in the continuing controversy over government communications contracts, official government documents obtained by News Five today reveal that Smart did indeed offer the least expensive proposal for its software subscriptions. The document lists Smart as an authorized reseller of Microsoft Office 365 Products and shows Smart submitted a one-year subscription proposal to G.O.B. for […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Despite the disclosure on the bidding process and Smart winning with the lowest bid, the U.D.P. is demanding that government rescind the contract and for Smart to issue a refund. Patrick Faber, Party Leader, U.D.P. “I am told that the contract is still not yet signed, although a payment, I think someone sent me […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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The Statistical Institute of Belize is reporting that Belize’s economy is bouncing back. After a record low second quarter in 2020, GDP for 2021’s second quarter has seen a twenty-two percent increase. The figures reported are not back to pre-COVID numbers, and S.I.B. is unable to say at this time whether this growth will continue […]
Written on August 25, 2021 | Posted in
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We start off tonight’s newscast with the terrible news of sexual assaults upon three minors in Belize City, San Pedro Town and Belmopan. They are all separate incidents which occurred over the last seventy-two hours reported to the Belize Police Department. In two of the incidents, the alleged perpetrators have been detained by police pending […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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There has been widespread condemnation on social media as the victims were assaulted by people they and their families know and trusted – and not strangers. C.E.O. Santos says that the abuse of our children cuts across all sectors of society and requires constant vigilance. Tanya Santos, C.E.O., Ministry of Families “Abuse of our […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Are there more cases of sexual abuse against children that go unreported? C.E.O. Tanya Santos says that the children who are victims are often looking for someone to turn to. She also speaks to the level of support that is provided to victims. Tanya Santos, C.E.O., Ministry of Families “This type of abuse unfortunately […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Since the state of emergency came into force on August nineteenth, gang members from various parts of the city have been rounded up and incarcerated at the Belize Central Prison. While they are locked away for the next thirty days, two weeks of their stay will be spent in isolation as they are being quarantined […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Dawson, these young men will be given an opportunity to address their issues openly in an effort to resolve them while incarcerated. It’s a difficult undertaking considering the bloodbath that has claimed many lives. William Dawson, Director, Wagner’s Youth Facility “There’s a lot of flare-ups in the different neighborhoods and it’s all […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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There is an update to the government’s decision to shift from B.T.L. to Smart as its communications provider in the Ministry of Rural Transformation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This afternoon, B.T.L. Chairman Mark Lizarraga addressed the move, first responding to the Belize Communications Workers Union which had condemned the change via a press […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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And while Chairman Lizarraga is steering his staff towards creating a more competitive B.T.L., he says in light of G.O.B.’s financial constraints, and the competitive environment the company operates in, G.O.B.’s move to Smart is understandable. Mark Lizarraga, Chairman, B.T.L. “The business man in me, in some sense understands what they are going through. […]
Written on August 24, 2021 | Posted in
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Family and friends of thirty-seven-year-old Arilee Young were shocked on Saturday morning when they woke up to the news that the well-known police officer and her daughter, a sixth-form student at SJCJC, had been shot to death inside their apartment on Fourth Street in Belize City. The grisly discovery followed a phone call to police […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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In the wake of the chilling incident, there has been controversy over the police department’s response time since a phone call was placed sometime around three o’clock on Saturday morning. According to members of a neighborhood watch group in King’s Park, the responding officers did not show up until several hours later. That claim, however, […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s a mother’s worst nightmare, but one that Joan Ramsey and her family woke up to Sunday morning when her son David Castillo, who went missing two weeks ago, was found murdered. News Five’s Marion Ali has the story in this report. Marion Ali, Reporting Sometime around eight on the night of Thursday, August […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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Twenty-nine-year-old Ismael Matura lost his life on Saturday night when he was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with someone he was socializing with in Corozal Town. The incident happened during curfew hours. Shortly after eleven p.m., police were summoned to a location where they observed Matura with an open wound and breathing heavily. It […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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There’s another murder in Punta Gorda to report on tonight. It happened on Friday night in the Water Supply neighborhood where Ernel Caliz was fatally shot as he rode a bicycle on Cayetano Street. Since the beginning of the year, we have been reporting on a steady increase in homicides in that southern municipality. While […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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As part of the new back-to-school readiness, this morning as early as seven-thirty, high school and sixth form students from across the country went out to respective vaccination centers. They were getting their first jab of the Pfizer vaccine, which has been approved for young people, ages twelve to seventeen. News Five’s Duane Moody headed […]
Written on August 23, 2021 | Posted in
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