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Saturday was chock full of activities. News Five’s Duane Moody also headed to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex for the King and Queen Competition of the 2017 carnival season. This year, sixteen bands were to compete, but for unforeseen reasons, two junior bands, namely Irahunu Mas Band from Seine Bight Village in the south and […]
The September Celebrations is here and the month long festivities kicked off a few days ago – but it was officially launched in Orange Walk Town over the weekend. A host of dignitaries gathered to formally declare the celebrations open to observe the anniversaries for the Battle of Saint George’s Caye and Independence Day. News […]
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The outcry continues to grow tonight in relation to the Mosquito Caye/Caye Caulker land scandal involving an attempted swap of land in both locations by Andre Vega, son of former Lands Minister Gaspar Vega. This involved the reported forgery of the signature of Belmopan resident Amy Forte on a deed of conveyance approved by Justice […]
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Like the Belize National Teachers’ Union and the Public Service Union, the C.W.U. is asking that a formal investigation be carried out dating back to the start of Gaspar Vega’s tenure as Minister of Natural Resources. President Dale Trujeque told News Five that particular attention needs to be paid to the period when the Ministry […]
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Earlier this week, the Opposition People’s United Party went after the Government, calling for among other things, the return of all Vega-titled properties and a full investigation and commission of inquiry as well as a case of misfeasance against Gaspar Vega. The Leader of the Opposition John Briceño has put this in writing to Prime […]
A seventeen-year-old 2017 graduate from the Edward P. Yorke High School in Belize City is beating all odds and making her mark in regional exams. While the official results are yet to be released by the CSEC Committee, it is known that Bernice Ramirez sat and passed twenty CXC subjects; twelve of which were challenged […]
News Five was called out to Princess Margaret Drive this morning in front of Edward P. Yorke High School where we found special constables of the Belize City Council and police officers in a stand-off with well-known vendor Paul “Chicken Dread” Ferguson. His staff of four had been selling what he calls the best fried […]
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In environmental news, members of the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage have written Chief Environmental Officer Martin Alegria to raise concerns on the scope of a planned consultancy intended to strengthen prevention, preparedness, and coordinated emergency response in the event of an oil spill in terrestrial, aquatic and marine environment. An outgrowth of this […]
Despite agreeing to legislate the moratorium, the Prime Minister has told environmentalists and the press that he remains against a permanent ban on exploration, as he is unwilling to rule out the possibility that with advanced technology Belize can still take advantage of whatever resources lie under the sea. The other concern is that the […]
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, along with Minister of State Doctor Carla Barnett and Solicitor General Nigel Hawke, visited Punta Gorda Town on Thursday where they met with the Toledo Alcaldes Association to discuss a number of concerns facing Maya communities. The delegation of government representatives traveled to Toledo on the request of the TAA to […]
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According to Coc, the Maya community remains optimistic in their expectation that this kind of dialogue will be the first of many, especially as it relates to the implementation of the order of the Caribbean Court of Justice. On the Phone: Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, MLA “We also raised and reiterated some of the main […]
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Has the next Chief Magistrate of Belize been appointed? It is widely expected that it will be acting Chief Magistrate and former Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer, but official confirmation has been slow in coming. Chief Magistrate Ann-Marie Smith has moved on after six years on Belize’s bench to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, joining Justice […]
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It’s the first of September, which, for most, is the start of the national celebrations. And fittingly, it has been officially designated as Flag Day in Belize. It is not a holiday, but a day set aside to showcase the Belizean flag. The National Celebrations Commission partnered with municipalities across the country to build civic […]
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Sharlenie Wilson and Natasha Pipersburgh are helping kids to start the school year with fresh haircut done by professional barbers for free. The ladies decided to give back to south side communities by partnering with barbers to provide the service this week for students of all ages in different neighborhoods. Today, we caught up with […]
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Police officers of the Precinct Four of the Belama Police Station, Belize City, were armed with machetes today – but they were not in any face off with a criminal – they were tackling bushy lots and cleaning up the Belama Phase One community. Earlier this week, they started their cleanup campaign in Phase Two […]
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On Saturday night at seven p.m. sharp the annual national Queen of the Bay pageant returns to Bird’s Isle in Belize City as eight hopefuls from across the country vie for the coveted title. The pageant has been revamped to include a swimwear segment, but the curtsy remains the highlight of the competition. News Five’s […]
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Some good old thrash-talking among a group of friends at a recent basketball game has given rise to a one-of-a-kind initiative spearheaded by Wesley College alum O.J. Elrington. Tonight, past graduates from Saint John’s College will be facing their cross town rivals in a series of matches to raise funds for a scholarship program that […]
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Well-known businessman Omar Ortiz left his home this morning en route to Galen University in Central Farm, Cayo, but he never arrived at his destination. Near the cut off to Mahogany Heights between miles thirty-one and thirty-two on the George Price Highway, Ortiz lost control of his vehicle on the slippery highway, flipped over and […]
Belize’s two largest trade unions have come out swinging against the Government in the wake of the latest revelations into fraudulent and corrupt activities at the Ministry of Natural Resources. A Justice of the Peace working at the Ministry of Environment, with ties to the Vega family, reportedly facilitated Andre Vega, the son of ex-deputy […]
Meanwhile, the Public Service Union states in its release that corruption has been increasingly reported not only at Lands, but at the Ministries of Works and Health. It says it welcomes government’s initiative to extensively investigate allegations of fraud and corruption at the Ministry of Natural Resources, and calls for the same at the Ministries […]
Orange Walk East Area Representative Elodio Aragon Junior also weighed in on the ongoing land scandal involving former cabinet colleague Gaspar Vega. As Minister of State for Home Affairs, Aragon chimed in on the role of the Belize Police Department in a criminal investigation that has been ordered by the prime minister. From a political […]
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While Aragon stopped short of elaborating on an ostensible criminal matter, he says that on a personal note, one must take into consideration the fact that these kinds of circumstances often arise when dealing with people. Reporter “Sir, for you personally as a politician out of Orange Walk, is it painful for you […]
The fate of Darlene Padron, the Justice of the Peace who knowingly or unknowingly endorsed the fraudulent land document, lies with the Office of the Attorney General which is conducting an investigation into the signing of the deed. Earlier today, News Five spoke briefly with Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte who informed us that they are […]
Compounded with the ongoing Senate Special Select Committee inquiry on Immigration, in which several senior public officers have been implicated, in the P.S.U.’s words, of “outright corruption, wrongdoing and lack of integrity in the performance of their duties,” the P.S.U. makes clear that even when a Minister is to blame, the Public Service invariably takes […]
Franz Parke, a Jamaican-American attorney, is being nominated for appointment to the Court of Appeal of Belize for a term of five years beginning with the October session. He was previously appointed to the court in 2015 alongside Justice Murrio Ducille, but it was not clear if he ever took office. However, despite an extensive […]
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