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And while the test results from Baylor University confirmed that a number of COVID variants are indeed present in Belize, and have been here for months, there is one of particular concern for the unvaccinated. The lambda variant has been spreading rapidly in South America since its earliest documented samples were detected a year ago […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Some cyclists who were set to represent Belize in the Dominican Republic this week were unable to join the larger delegation when they tested positive for COVID-19. News Five has confirmed with the President of the Belize Cycling Federation, Orson Butler that the delegation of thirteen cyclists heading to the Dominican Republic all tested negative […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner was back on the job today after days of being in isolation for his COVID infection. The mayor told News Five that he tested negative for the virus on Monday, exactly fourteen days after he had tested positive. Mayor Wagner was one of eight people at City Hall who have […]
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A fire broke out early this morning in Caye Caulker Village. The windy weather did not help, so despite efforts to extinguish the raging fire, it spread, robbing a family of fifteen of all they had been working for. But as News Five’s Duane Moody found out, the island really is aptly nicknamed La Isla […]
Written on August 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Official details from the Belize Police Department on the murder of Kwamie Williams were shared at today’s press briefing in Belize City. The fourteen-year-old was shot dead as he was walking to a relative’s house on Gumagarugu Street in Dangriga. The gunman, who was on a bicycle reportedly made an about turn firing the deadly […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A notice of intended prosecution has been served on San Ignacio resident Leon Small following a fatal road traffic accident out West. On Friday night, Small was travelling in his Wingle pickup towards Bullet Tree Village when he knocked down and killed Orlando Samuel Williams, who was walking on the road. It has not been […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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There were several shootings reported over the weekend; one in Belize City and the other in the Forest Home community in Toledo. The most recent occurred just after midday on Sunday in Fullers Alley. Francis Parham, who is wheelchair-bound, was sitting on a veranda when two men on bicycles rode up and fired several shots. […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Later on Sunday night, police responded to shots fired in Forest Home Village in Toledo. Fredrick Bahadur as well as Selvin and Winston Ramclam were sitting outside a wooden house when two persons travelling on a motorcycle rode up and fired a barrage of bullets in their direction. Bahadur and Selvin were hit; they were […]
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There were several other shootings in Belize City, but no one was injured. Shamar Nicholas, the minor who was fatally wounded in a police-involved shooting the previous week, was laid to rest on Saturday in Rancho Dolores, Belize District. Reports to our newsroom are that later that day, shots were fired at his family’s house. […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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On Saturday evening, yet another Bowen and Bowen delivery truck was targeted by thieves, this time in the Kontiki area of San Ignacio Town. Gilbert Philips and two sidemen were on a route delivery when three masked men armed with a shotgun, a crowbar and a knife approached and robbed them of their personal belongings. […]
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The Carnival Vista Cruise Line returned to Galveston port in Texas on Saturday with what it termed a “small outbreak” onboard after it left Cozumel, Mexico. The outbreak was detected just days after the ship had departed Belize last Wednesday. Carnival has implemented strict COVID guidelines, such as mask requirements for everyone onboard, including the […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A Catholic nun from Texas who had been Benque Viejo since 2017 died over the weekend from complications caused by COVID-19. Sister Maria of Merciful Love Medina had been serving as the Mother Superior in the Joseph’s Convent in Benque Viejo del Carmen, and taught Religion at Mount Carmel High School. But in the latter […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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The last we heard, almost sixty percent of the Belize Police Department has been vaccinated so far. But does statutory instrument seventy-four of 2021 that speaks to getting vaccinated or presenting test results biweekly apply to police officers, who are also considered frontline workers? Multiple reports have been made to our tipline about police officers […]
Written on August 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Another young man has been shot and killed in the streets, this time in Dangriga. News Five’s Paul Lopez headed down south to find out more about the incident, and the youth who, as it turns out, is from a very famous family. Paul Lopez, Reporting Fourteen year old Kwaime Williams came from a […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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San Pedro taxi operators are up in arms in San Pedro and are threatening to demonstrate in protest a proposed increase in toll fees for the Sir Barry Bowen Bridge on the island. As viewers may remember, there is a fee to cross over to the north side. In July, an announcement was made by […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Mayor Nunez says that it would cost the council six hundred thousand dollars to repair the Sir Barry Bowen Bridge. That is money the council does not have and the revenues collected from the toll will be placed in a separate account and used solely for its maintenance. The long-term plan is to construct a […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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For months now, there has been a battle between former employees of the San Pedro Town Council and the new municipal administration. The ex-employees have not been paid their severance packages mandated by law. But the crux of the matter, according to Mayor Wally Nunez, is whether they are to be paid for the amounts […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party remains in free-fall. Despite Patrick Faber retaining his seat as party leader, following a recall convention, the fallout continues within the beleaguered opposition. The most recent rift seems to be between the Collet Area Representative and former Senator Juliet Thimbrel who was also the manager of Wave Radio, the U.D.P.’s political […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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The Commission of Inquiry into the fire sale of public assets, including vehicles, office furniture and electronic equipment, under the previous government resumes on August sixteenth. The continuation of the public hearings comes after several months of pause, following a firm position taken by National Trade Union Congress of Belize President Luke Martinez who sits […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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In the time that has elapsed since mid-April, is there still public interest in proceeding with the inquiry? While it has lost some momentum, chairman Marshalleck says the N.T.U.C.B. was the body requesting the resumption of the commission. Andrew Marshalleck, Chairman, Commission of Inquiry “Well momentum has been lost, there’s no doubt about that, […]
Written on August 6, 2021 | Posted in
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There has been a shocking murder on a rural road in the Cayo District. Jose Bolon and David Murillo left home Wednesday evening, but today both families received the sad news that the friends had been found dead, side by side on the route they frequently used to go fishing. The motive for the killing […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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The COVID pandemic has hit almost every family and business across the world. In Belize, the shock was felt primarily in the tourism sector, but even quasi-governmental organizations, such as the Social Security Board, were not spared. During a Social Security event today, General Manager of Social Security’s Corporate Customer Relations Services, Chandra Nisbet-Cansino told […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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And while S.S.B. was able to keep its services running for its customers, it did not meet its budgetary projections for collections last year. Cansino explained that S.S.B. makes these projections based on employers’ contributions from year to year. Coupled with that, S.S.B. had to pay out huge amounts for COVID illnesses. Chandra Nisbet-Cansino, […]
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The shortfall that Cansino spoke of and the huge payouts the S.S.B. has had to make have placed the S.S.B. in a precarious position. Now that the economy is gradually rebounding, S.S.B. says the planned one percent increase that was deferred due to COVID is needed even more than it was in pre-COVID times. […]
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As many as seven hundred and fifty businesses in various sectors across the country have signed up to participate in Belize Bank’s new E-Kyash platform. It’s an online system that allows users to transfer money, purchase items and pay bills online using a mobile application. This morning at the Radisson, the app was debuted ahead […]
Written on August 5, 2021 | Posted in
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