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In a week’s time, Belize will be welcoming back cruise ships after more than a year. But is this a wise move in the midst of the discovery of at least one variant – suspected, but not confirmed to be the Delta – of the COVID-19 in Belize? That’s what News Five’s Andrea Polanco asked […]
Written on June 30, 2021 | Posted in
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An attempt on the lives of two young men last night has an entire family in Lake-I fearing for their safety after bullets tore through their home. When the shooting subsided, two persons were injured and bullet holes riddled their house. News Five’s Isani Cayetano has that story. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A pair of […]
Written on June 30, 2021 | Posted in
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There is a new piece of legislation being tabled in the House of Representatives in the days ahead. The Belize Constitution Eleventh Amendment Act seeks to disqualify anyone who is a member of the National Assembly who has been convicted of an offense “in relation to corruption or abuse of public office or convicted of […]
Written on June 30, 2021 | Posted in
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Patrick Faber’s leadership of the United Democratic Party has been under sustained attack from factions within the U.D.P., ever since surveillance footage capturing a domestic dispute between himself and the mother of his two-year-old daughter surfaced several weeks ago. In the wake of that video going viral, a move was made to unseat Faber as […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Is former Belize City mayor Darrell Bradley being anointed for leadership of the United Democratic Party? Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow says no, but a path has been cleared for Bradley to enter the National Assembly. This makes him eligible to run for party leader should the July eleventh recall convention be successful. Shyne Barrow, […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Plagued by allegations of domestic abuse, Patrick Faber’s image, according to members of the party, is not the wholesome appearance that needs to be portrayed while the U.D.P. rebuilds. But if you ask the embattled party leader about the root cause of the turmoil he is facing, he will tell you that it’s the old […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, News Five has an exclusive interview with the Belizean Ambassador to Mexico, Oscar Arnold, about the murders of two Belizeans in Tulum. Last week, the reports from that Mexican town went viral after a video recording of the scene was posted. Worst fears were confirmed for several families from Corozal when they learnt that […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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While his case – whether fortunate or unfortunate – will see him repatriated to Belize, Rayan Aquino is one of over twenty Belizeans that have been sent back to the country from Mexico in the past couple months. Over two dozen others remain in detention facilities across Mexico; a number of them were trying to […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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As the COVID-19 vaccination drive continues countrywide, one of the recurring questions is: should those who are fully vaccinated have to continue living with all of the restrictions being imposed by the Government of Belize? It’s a growing topic of debate. Today, News Five’s Paul Lopez explored the different perspective and even surveyed our viewers […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Doctor Cuellar noted that while the vaccination adds a layer of protection that can prevent serious illness and even death, it does not stop people from catching the virus. Still, those who are not vaccinated are more likely to end up in the hospital or I.C.U. unit. Dr. Fernando Cuellar, Internist, Belize Medical Associates […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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As the number of active COVID-19 cases continues to rise at a rapid rate, there are suspicions that a new and more transmissible variant of the virus may already be spreading across the country. That is yet to be proven, and Doctor Cuellar says he hopes that the Ministry of Health and Wellness do the […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management continues to monitor the fire at the Sleeping Giant Mountain area. For over three weeks now, smoke has been billowing into the sky and can be seen from a distance. But what was once a plume of smoke has expanded to almost three acres […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The burning detritus is the result of a lightning strike that hit the area in early June. The Forest Department has been filing daily reports from the area. C.E.O. Williams says that while they are looking at a few options for air support to douse the area if the burning persists, they are hoping for […]
Written on June 29, 2021 | Posted in
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A dozen immigration officers attached to the Philip Goldson International Airport are in quarantine tonight after they tested positive over the weekend. In a press release issued late this evening, the Ministry of Immigration says that its entire staff at the P.G.I.A. is in isolation following the positive cases among the team. To continue uninterrupted […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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There are reports of a COVID-19 cluster and possible community spread in Midway Village in the Toledo District. Information is that so far more than twenty positive cases were confirmed two days ago. Today, News Five’s Andrea Polanco spoke with Chairman Marco Ico via phone for an update. He says a vaccination team detected symptoms […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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To get an official update, this evening Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat spoke with the press via zoom about that developing possible spread of COVID-19 in Midway Village in Toledo. Chebat says that the number of confirmed cases in that southern community stands at twenty-five and that the person who was detected last […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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So, as you just heard, Minister Michel Chebat says that the cases were detected not just among family members but among other villagers. One of the concerns at this time is the use of public buses to move through the villages. So with twenty-five cases in that community, does this classify as community spread? That’s […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Former Senate President Darrell Bradley is returning to the Upper House as an opposition parliamentarian next Wednesday. The twice elected former Belize City mayor replaces Khalid Belisle, himself a former head of municipal government, who was just appointed to the senate on June seventh. Belisle’s abrupt removal appears to be part of an urgent power […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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With as many as two hundred and ninety signatures needed to trigger a recall convention, some members of the United Democratic Party believe that Patrick Faber should simply step down on his own volition. This, however, is not an option that Faber is prepared to explore. The Area Representative for Collet made it abundantly clear […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Amid the leadership struggle facing the U.D.P., the names of two likely replacements are emerging, should Faber’s ouster at a pending recall convention be successful. They are Chairman Michael Peyrefitte and ex-mayor Darrell Bradley. Both have held senior positions within the party, but have failed at securing the seats they ran for in Freetown and […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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In response to Faber’s numerical breakdown, Bradley acknowledges the analysis but maintains that he will win on the strength of his own ideas. Darrell Bradley, Senior Member, U.D.P. “I hear that, I don’t believe that argument. I don’t ascribe to that argument and it goes back to what I am saying, I will win […]
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The Moran Avila family in Belmopan is tonight still grappling with the death of their loved one, who perished in a road traffic accident on Friday night on the Hummingbird Highway. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Thirty-eight-year-old Marlon Jose Moran Avila was heading south from Belmopan towards Dangriga when he crashed […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Early this morning, there was another fatal accident that occurred in the South; this time in Toledo District. A teacher was travelling on his motorcycle when he was struck head-on by a pickup truck. The impact sent Juan Chun into some bushes and to his death. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood shared the preliminary details of the […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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The Central Executive Committee of the United Democratic Party met virtually on Thursday night and, despite the meeting being held to set a date for a recall convention to determine Patrick Faber’s fate as party leader, the time of that pending event is yet to be decided. In the wake of that meeting, the embattled […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Patrick Faber Breaks Radio Silence on U.D.P. Chaos
On Thursday evening in Belmopan, a new Leader of the Opposition was sworn in, effectively sidelining Patrick Faber from representing the U.D.P. in that capacity. It’s a direct blow to his self-image, as well as his ambition to someday become the next prime minister of this country. While he did not communicate with his parliamentary […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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