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Today, a joint release was issued by the National AIDS Commission, the Special Envoy for Women and Children and the Ministry of Human Development saying that they are extremely saddened by the death of Ulysease Roca. According to the release, stigma, bullying, violence and discrimination has been sweeping across our nation and manifests itself in […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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As we reported at top of the newscast, it’s been nine days since the last person tested positive for COVID-19 in Belize. And while Belize has only a handful of cases at the moment – and can only declare COVID-19 outbreak free after twenty-eight days of no confirmed positive case – we may not be […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Bishop Dorick Wright will be laid to rest on Wednesday here in Belize City, following a televised funeral service that will be broadcast live from Holy Redeemer Cathedral. Channel Five will be carrying the live feed beginning at ten in the morning. Earlier today, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belize City and Belmopan announced that […]
Written on April 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Port of Belize may be getting a two hundred million-dollar expansion in the coming years. According to Chamberlain Consulting, Waterloo Investments Holdings, a part of the Lord Michael Ashcroft portfolio, is the project lead. According to Chamberlain Consulting, back in 2016, G.O.B. had asked Waterloo Investments Holding to research the viability of a cruise […]
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But with such a big project in a water way, it is expected that there will be some impact on the environment. Chamberlain Consulting told the press today that they have received feedback from some of those consultations and concerns include dredging and waste disposal. Other concerns include the level of inclusion and direct opportunities […]
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The Government of Belize, as the chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, hosted the Placencia Ambition Forum which put together key actors in the climate change discussions around the central idea of increasing ambition, and a focus on safeguarding the Paris Agreement. The forum was planned to take place in Placencia but due […]
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Ulysease Roca, a twenty-five-year-old fashion designer, was found dead inside his house in Willows Bank, Belize District on Sunday. Roca’s death is under investigation because of the circumstances. Roca was gay and an HIV patient, two issues that made him a target for threats and bullying. Just before his demise, he posted on social media […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Ulysease Roca was a fashion designer who suffered from cyber-bullying for being a member of the LGBTI community and for being HIV positive. In a recent post on his social media page, Ulysease questioned his ill-treatment by officers as well as his purpose in life. This was in response to a widely circulated video which […]
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The family claims that Roca was denied access to medical assistance due to his HIV status, saying that a post-mortem was initially refused because of that. Caleb Orosco, the Executive Director of the United Belize Advocacy Movement, also known as UNIBAM, says that the ordeal that Roca endured in the days leading up to his […]
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Just recently, three cops coerced a man to have sex with a mentally challenged woman. That despicable act was recorded on cell phone by one of the rogue cops and released; the trio was charged. The investigation into the death of Ulysease Roca also identifies breaches in policy in the Police Department as it relates […]
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On Friday, police officers shut down pantry programmes across Belize City. It has been reported that cops were telling pantry recipients to go home and that didn’t go over well with citizens who had been waiting in lines for hours to get their grocery items. The Minister of Human Development, Anthony “Boots” Martinez was not […]
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Over one hundred persons breached the curfew law over the weekend but it did not include minors. On Friday evening, the new curfew regulations for persons sixteen-years-old and younger came into effect. That new law states that these persons must be in their homes by four p.m. everyday and cannot be found in public alone […]
Written on April 20, 2020 | Posted in
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On Saturday morning, dozens of passengers destined for other parts of the country arrived by sea at the San Pedro Belize Water Taxi Terminal. Many of them had been trapped on Ambergris Caye at the time when the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on March twenty-third. The weekend arrival of two vessels saw […]
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that 7News didn’t break any laws with their Facebook post over the weekend. The media house posted that they received credible reports that a man from Corozal was at the K.H.M.H. showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The post went on to say that that the patient was in respiratory […]
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Here is an update on the Lord Ashcroft Relief Fund of ten million dollars. The most recent donation is for five hundred thousand dollars, which was made to the Belize Red Cross. So far, we can report that the Fund has dispersed three point seven five million dollars, which includes two point four million dollars […]
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The Red Cross Association is well-known all over the world, for its expertise in organizing food distribution and other relief efforts in times of disasters. On Thursday, the Belize branch benefitted from a significant donation of five hundred thousand dollars from the Lord Ashcroft COVID-19 Relief Fund which is being administered by the Belize Bank. […]
Written on April 17, 2020 | Posted in
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In respect of details of government’s relief assistance, PM Barrow reminded that everything his administration is doing to get the country through this crisis is with a view to helping everyone, regardless of political affiliation. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “As of today, then, twenty-three thousand two hundred and sixty-four persons have already been approved […]
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Subsistence farming continues to be a way of life among members of the indigenous communities in southern Belize. Amid the national state of emergency brought about by the coronavirus crisis, villagers in Toledo District are adhering to the regulations set out under the statutory instrument that governs the S.O.E. Earlier today, News Five spoke with […]
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The south, Stann Creek and Toledo Districts, have not reported any case of the coronavirus. But in several communities, residents who migrated to other parts of the country where they were employed within the tourism industry have since returned home. The challenge, however, is assimilation since these persons are returning from locations where there was […]
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There have been a number of complaints about the backup of traffic on the Philip Goldson Highway in the mornings by commuters coming into the City from Ladyville. That congestion is as a result of a checkpoint near the Vista Del Mar cut-off where officers are stopping vehicles and questioning persons about their movements and […]
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The Belize Zoo is asking for help for one hundred and fifty plus residents. The zoo has closed its doors and, like many other entities, it is unable to earn funds during this time. Founding Director Sharon Matola says that they have received a positive support from the business community and many Good Samaritans. But […]
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So there is no date for schools to re-open but at midnight tonight, new curfew measures restricting those who are sixteen-years-old and under take effect. From four p.m. to eight a.m. starting April seventeenth, these minors will not be allowed on the streets countrywide. It was a move motivated by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, […]
Written on April 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke to News Five today about the issue the department is facing with citizens adhering to social distancing guidelines. On Wednesday, we showed you the queue of residents trying to access services from financial institutions as well as various pantry programmes across the city. Many were not practicing social distancing […]
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Bishop Dorick Wright passed away at five-fifteen on Wednesday morning in Belize City. In paying homage to Bishop Wright, his colleagues in the priesthood have been reflecting on his many achievements, as well as his personality. While the Catholic Church mourns his passing, arrangements are being made to lay him to rest in the days […]
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The recording of an interview between Aaron Humes of Belize Breaking News and Dough Singh, formerly of the Social Security Board, has triggered a passionate debate about public accountability, the right of the public to know and journalism ethics. Since its release, the audio recording has unleashed a storm on social media because as a […]
Written on April 15, 2020 | Posted in
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