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The fuss over the Bobby Chin Birthday Bash Concert has all but been settled. Earlier this week, the attorney for the United Belize Advocacy Movement, UNIBAM, wrote to the promoters of the upcoming concert threatening to seek an injunction if the Jamaican Dancehall Superstar does not refrain from lyrics that “incite, the murder of His […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow has gone on the record to state that the Ministry of Natural Resources is a hotbed of corruption. He probably could have gone further to call it a hotbed of incompetence as well. News Five has been covering a land dispute in Unitedville in the Cayo District since early May. When […]
Since taking office in 2012, Mayor Darrell Bradley and the Belize City Council have concreted a total of one hundred and twenty-seven streets across the municipality. This morning, ground was broken for the renovation of Blue Marlin Boulevard in the Coral Grove neighborhood where the existing thoroughfare will be widened to accommodate the two-way flow […]
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With another phase of road works set to begin on Monday, we asked Mayor Bradley earlier today for an assessment of the already cemented streets, in light of the recent downpours. A majority of the streets, says the mayor, are holding up quite well under the elements; however, a few thoroughfares are in need of […]
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This morning, in the outskirts of Dangriga, a drug destruction operation took place. Two batches of both cocaine and marijuana went up in smoke, all in all, a total of one hundred and sixty-nine parcels of the drugs. It included evidence presented in court for which the cases have concluded as well as drugs classified […]
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Bahamian nationals Rohn Knowles and Kelvin Leach met bail of a hundred thousand dollars on October first, for an extradition warrant. The duo and three others are wanted by the U.S. for their alleged involvement in a tax fraud and money launderings scheme. The scheme involved sham companies and stock manipulations worth more than one […]
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There’s been much said about the Coast Guard’s Guatemalan constructed forward operating base on Hunting Caye amid furious anti-Guatemalan sentiment in the wake of the murder of Danny Conorquie, the armed incursion and threat to our B.D.F. soldiers. The debate has raged in the House of Representatives, on the airwaves, in private forums and on […]
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The news that a Guatemalan company with Guatemalan employees was building a Coast Guard facility on Hunting Caye broke last week Thursday. One week later, the Government says it still has no clue about the status of the workers at that facility. Minister of Immigration and Labour Godwin Hulse today told News Five that he […]
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While the Minister of Labour, Hulse, is saying that he still does not know about permits, the Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, says all required permits were approved. Saldivar also said that there is not yet a stop order to halt construction, and he confirmed what we reported on Tuesday night that the Government […]
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The Penner immigration corruption scandal which dominated the public landscape for a year has now fizzled. But with Immigration such a ripe tree full of fruit to plunder, there will always be corruption. In fact, reports reaching our newsroom indicate that at least one senior Immigration Officer is currently under investigation for facilitating the extension […]
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Since last Friday, News Five emailed the US Embassy with a series of questions in respect of the contract issued to BINARQ. Late this evening, we got a response. While the embassy did not directly respond to our queries, they did say the following. First, in consideration of the strong U.S./Belize partnership, the US Southern […]
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Three weeks ago an injunction against controversial artist Alkaline put him under manners, bound to keep his lyrical peace and tone down the sex. And now another artist is being threatened with similar action, by UNIBAM. Anthony Davis, better known as Beenie Man, is set to perform on October eighteenth alongside Black Chiney Sounds. A […]
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Dancehall performing artist Beenie Man can be considered a mainstay in Belize, having been invited to perform in the country since the mid-nineties. So what is the contention all about? This afternoon, News Five sat with promoter Bobby Chin who told us that he was appalled by the email sent to him by UNIBAM. The […]
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But according to UNIBAM’s Attorney, Lisa Shoman, there is precedent for the action being taken against Beenie Man, whose real name is Anthony Davis, and she’s right. Beenie Man and several other reggae artists were actually banned from the UK in early 2000 due to the content of the music and were unable to participate […]
The murder of Danny Conorquie continues to raise the ire of the public. One group that is championing that Conorquie’s murder should not be in vain is the Belize People’s Front. This morning, they held a press conference in Santa Elena placing on government a number of demands. Chief among the demands is a four […]
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Earlier today when we caught up with the Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, he was drilled about compensation to the family of Danny Conorquie, who was killed two weeks ago at one of our most sacred Mayan sites, Caracol. Saldivar agreed that compensation should be paid but did not throw any light in respect […]
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At the beginning of the year, on January twenty-fourth, the Commander of the Tourism Police Unit, ASP Diana Hall, wrote to the ministry outlining the dangers and risks that tourism police are facing at Caracol in the execution of their duties. ASP Hall cautioned that her officers are inadequately trained and equipped to deal with […]
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Today, the Senate met and with government’s majority, approved amendments to the Firearms Control Act, the Gun Control Act and the Legal Profession Act. Where the Firearms Act is concerned, there has been some concern that the amendments are not as comprehensive as they should be. Senator Hulse today told News Five that there have […]
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One hundred and thirty-six women and men joined the ranks of the Belize Police Department today. The ceremony was held at the police training academy in the capital where family and friends converge to witness the passing out of recruit squad number ninety. The Minister of National Security was also on hand and after the […]
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One group that we had not heard from in respect of the execution of Danny Conorquie is the Belize National Teachers Union. Well this evening, we did. Following a meeting over the weekend, the B.N.T.U. issued a call to action to teachers. The union decided on a course of action to show support for Danny […]
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If you have been following social media, you would know that the launch of the Belikin Calendar takes place on October twenty-fourth, at a reception to be held at the King’s Room at the Ramada Belize City Princess. The launch, itself, will feature entertainment by DJ Linda Blease and DJ Dalla and eleven of the […]
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The Ministry of National Security has been forced into discussions with the US Embassy following revelations that a US-funded Coast Guard forward operating base on Hunting Caye is being built by BINARQ, a Guatemalan company employing Guatemalan workers. The news broke last week and public fire and brimstone have rained down on the government. At […]
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If it is not feasible to halt the construction of the forward operating base on Hunting Caye, the Ministry has committed to ensuring that it does not happen in the future. But has it happened more than once in the past? Today, News Five was reliably informed that the very same Guatemalan company, BINARQ, not […]
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The concert by the controversial dancehall artist, Alkaline, was high in the September calendar of activities. But on the eve of the concert, the Roman Catholic Bishop went to court seeking an injunction to stop the concert from being held at the Sacred Heart Gymnasium because the church considered the artist’s performances as satanic and […]
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There is a truly disturbing story to report tonight in which a Muslim woman claims she was denied access to court because of her religion. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, is a victim of domestic abuse. She sought the intervention of the court for a restraining order against her husband, and was given […]
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