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So was the appointment of Doctor Melissa Musa-Diaz as the acting DHS in accordance with Public Service procedures? President Sharon Frazer says that they’ve been monitoring the situation as two deputy Directors of Health Services have been bypassed. Sharon Frazer, President, A.P.S.S.M. “The only concern I had was how could there be appointed an […]
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But what does the Public Service Union have to say about it? While News Five has confirmed that Doctor Manzanero is not a member of the P.S.U., first Vice President Dean Flowers says that the union does have cause for concern, especially where it appears senior positions held by public officers are becoming politicized. Flowers […]
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Flowers says that the union is also concerned about the impact this can have on the proper management of government departments. On the Phone: Dean Flowers, 1st Vice President, P.S.U. “When someone is holding a position by virtue of attrition, having matriculated into that position that person, at times, have an appreciation for the […]
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And what has the Minister of Health Michel Chebat said about Doctor Manzanero? As recently as December of 2020, while Doctor Manzanero was on sick leave battling COVID-19, the minister spoke about the trained epidemiologist during an appearance on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes morning show. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health & Wellness [File: […]
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Imagine you are just going about your business at home on a normal afternoon when suddenly armed men are at your door. That is exactly what happened to one family in the Belize District on Wednesday. Although it turned out the men were at the wrong house, today the gunmen are still at large, and […]
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To help overcome disruptions to the delivery of healthcare during COVID-19, District Health Educators are getting a technology boost this week. Nine senior officers from the Health Education and Community Participation Bureau (HECOPAB) are being equipped with laptops, cases and projectors for use during training sessions with community health workers. According to the Ministry of […]
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He was born Ivor Ventura, but over the past two years, Belizean punta rap artist Derz McVey has been taking the music scene by storm. Due to the pandemic, however, McVey had to get creative with launching his music so he registered with an international association. He has been collecting royalties on his music, which […]
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Today, the Acting Director of Health Services, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa confirmed to News Five that Belize will be getting about one hundred thousand eight hundred doses of the AstraZeneza vaccine from the COVAX Facility. That is the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for the country, which is expected to be in country by […]
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It’s been just about a month since two hundred plus samples were sent to Baylor College in the U.S. and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to determine if any of the new variants of COVID-19 has made its way into Belize. As we know, the UK variant has been detected in neighbouring Mexico. So […]
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For the past week, there have been zero deaths reported due to complications associated with the novel coronavirus; in fact, the infection rate has also reduced drastically as the number of new cases has been low. Despite the downward trend, the Ministry of Health and Wellness remains concerned about increased social and commercial activity. Acting […]
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There was a home invasion in Ladyville this afternoon. Reports to News Five are that three men stormed inside the house that’s located near the police station and held up a family at gunpoint. Information is that the mother and her children were inside at the time of the attack and she begged the robbers […]
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In November, Floyd Carter Senior was murdered in Belize City. On Tuesday night, his son was gunned down on Tuesday night on Serosi Street in the Lord’s Bank. Was there a connection? News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting A third death for the Carter family in three months – it is a […]
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While there are two persons in custody for questioning in the murder of Carter Junior, police have yet to arrest the motorcycle killer in the callous execution of Jerome McLaren. The twenty-one-year-old was killed in front of his family on Cleghorn Street on Monday night when the gunman rode up, entered the residence and unleashed […]
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How did Rafael Garrido die? That’s what the police and his family wants to know as they await the results of an autopsy that is being conducted on his body. Garrido went missing on February third on the Philip Goldson Highway near the Crooked Tree cut-off, but twelve days later, his decomposing body was discovered […]
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Here at News Five, we don’t normal cover ourselves, but tonight we have some big news to share with our viewers. You may be aware that Channel Five’s C.E.O. Amalia Mai recently took up a post as C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. What you may not know is that today […]
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This afternoon, thirty-one-year-old Janine Lamb and thirty-eight-year-old Eugene Thompson were shot near the intersection of Plues and Bishop Streets in Belize City. Thompson was hit multiple times, including once to the neck and thigh, while Lamb was shot on the right side, to his buttocks and ankle. Police say information is that around two-fifteen, a […]
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He was a former boxing athlete who represented the Jewel internationally, but on Tuesday night, Jerome McLaren was executed in Belize City. The callous murder was carried out in front of McLaren’s mother and other residents from the neighbourhood. Who wanted him dead and why, remains a mystery tonight, but News Five’s Duane Moody went […]
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There was a sad ending on Monday for the loved ones of a man who had been missing since February third. Rafael Garrido’s remains were discovered in a shallow grave between miles fifty-one and fifty-two on the Hummingbird Highway. While the family now has closure, they are asking looking for answers…and justice for Rafael. […]
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Nomination Day has officially kicked off the Municipal Election fervor. News Five spoke with United Democratic Party Leader Patrick Faber on Monday about the Belize City slate and his party’s ability to assemble some strong candidates even during difficult times. Patrick Faber, Leader, U.D.P. “The fact that our party is so close after the […]
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In our coverage of the lead-up to the municipal elections, Monday’s nomination day in Dangriga started with a People’s United Party motorcade. The P.U.P.’s Dangriga Seven were ushered to Town Hall, where mayoral candidate, former Deputy ComPol Robert Mariano, and his councilor candidates were nominated. Later in the day, the incumbent mayor Francis Humphries, who […]
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The Belize Mayors’ Association members wrapped up their terms in office with a final meeting on Friday in Belmopan. The Ministry of Local Government recognized those mayors who are not contesting the upcoming elections. These include former mayor Kevin Bernard, now member of the National Assembly and Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance, who has […]
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It was only the first day, but what has been revealed so far during the first sitting of the Commission of Inquiry is being described in most quarters as incredible. The details on the fire sale of government assets under the Barrow administration between October 2019 and November 2020 stunned listeners and viewers even as […]
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He was the former Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Still today, Dean Barrow was the first witness to testify before the Commission of Inquiry tasked with investigating the sale of Government assets. Barrow was questioned by commissioners for a little over an hour as they inquired into the sales of government assets, including all […]
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According to Barrow, three persons were allowed to purchase their assigned vehicle before the November eleventh election. One of those persons is the former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt. Patt bought a 2020 Toyota Tacoma for sixty-five thousand dollars. While his request had the support of the former Prime Minister, Barrow’s formal approval as Minister […]
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The former Minister of Finance also revealed that some department and ministries were all too eager to dispose of their vehicles as unserviceable. During the period that the Commission is investigating, one hundred and twelve government vehicles were sold for an estimated three hundred thousand dollars. About twenty-five government vehicles were sold weeks before the […]
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