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As we reported on Tuesday, Orange Walk businessman Rawell Pelayo has been deported to Belize, following twenty-one months of detention inside a U.S. holding cell after entering a plea bargain to secure his release. The former F.F.B. executive was indicted in absentia in April 2012 before a grand jury in the Southern District of New […]
Written on April 8, 2015 | Posted in
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Three weeks ago, Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Junior and San Pedro Mayor, Daniel Guerrero got police security after both received death threats. Not much has been said about it, since San Pedro Police would not confirm, but tonight News Five has been able to verify the very serious matter with Heredia Junior. Up to […]
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Blackadore Caye – it’s what everybody’s talking about in the past few days after international news reports revealed mega-million dollar plans for an eco-resort. The private island is owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and he has big plans for the one hundred and four acre island, including more than sixty luxury condominiums built over water, […]
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And from Blackadore Caye to Puerto Azul, that massive so-called citadel of luxury in the Lighthouse Atoll complete with launching party in Cannes last year. That launch, attended by U.D.P. dignitaries including the Minister of Tourism and his wife, seemed to be dead in the water, pun intended. A few weeks ago, though, an article […]
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Today, the Belize City House of Culture and Downtown Rejuvenation Project was officially launched. The fifteen million dollar development was made possible through a loan from Taiwan and counterpart funding from the Government of Belize, the National Institute of Culture and History and the Belize City Council. It’s been in the works for a few […]
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An Electoral Observation Mission, led by Senator Lisa Shoman, Chief of Mission and erstwhile foreign minister, is headed to Guyana for the May eleventh general elections. Earlier today, the Organization of American States issued a release announcing that Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the O.A.S., Bayney Karran, have signed an […]
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The Belize Body Building and Fitness Federation is under new leadership. An election was recently held and resulted in a new committee. The nine person team is led by Mirna Greenidge. For a federation whose committee has long been filled with men and whose sport is mostly male dominated, a woman has never been at […]
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The Salvation Army is celebrating one hundred years in Belize and to commemorate this milestone they partnered with the Belize Postal Service to launch a set of commemorative stamps. While stamps are used to send mails, they are also used to record historical events. News Five was at the launch this afternoon. Commissioner Gerrit […]
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Four men were injured when a boat exploded near the hanger area of Belize City on Holy Thursday. Two of them had to be hospitalized. The captain, Romaldo “Romi” Badillo, sustained second and third degree burns to seventy percent of his body and has since been taken to a hospital in Guatemala for treatment. His […]
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There is another family that is seeking financial assistance. A young Belize City mother is asking for help to cover medical expenses overseas. Two weeks ago, after she gave birth, twenty-four year old Angela Smith was diagnosed with liver cancer. For six months she had been living with pain and wasn’t properly diagnosed until the […]
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Cancer Awareness Month is just around the corner and while the Belize Cancer Society prepares for its annual pilgrimage from Ladyville to the Old Capital, one woman is busy preparing for an upcoming event this weekend. Arlette Pilgrim, President of the Belize Cancer Society of California is back in the country and on this visit […]
Former F.F.B. executive Rawell Pelayo is at home tonight in Orange Walk a free man. He was deported by U.S. marshals on a flight back to Belize earlier today and handed over to the Belize Police Department. Pelayo’s unexpected return follows a twenty-one month detention in a U.S. prison on suspicion of his involvement in […]
A toddler is dead and police are investigating the cause of the death of the eleven month old baby. Karen De Jesus Perez reported to police that sometime around seven-thirty on Wednesday, April first she was attending to her eleven month old daughter, Mia Eusebia Lopez, when the child started to cry. Perez told police […]
Written on April 7, 2015 | Posted in
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A teenager lost his life over the weekend in a drowning accident in the Belize River Valley. The seventeen-year-old was reportedly spending his Saturday afternoon with a group of friends swimming near Bermudian Landing when he went under and did not resurface. Despite desperately clinging on to a friend’s arm, Christian Valentin, a resident of […]
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Today is being celebrated as World Health Day under the theme of Food Safety. It’s not a topic that we often think about, but it’s a very serious matter for your health. While Belize hasn’t faced any major food borne epidemic, the risk still exists, considering the importance of food for local consumption, tourism product […]
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The Summit of the Americas takes place this week on Friday and Saturday in Panama City, under the “Prosperity with Equity: The Challenge of Cooperation in the Americas.” The event takes place every three years but this summit is likely to turn out interesting because Cuba’s Raul Castro is being invited for the first time […]
British soldiers are a regular sight on our roads, especially in the west as they train in the rough of the Mountain Pine Ridge. Belize actually provides an ideal training ground for elite troops from other parts of the world, but particularly the British who are a constant presence here. One media organization in the […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize held a meeting late Wednesday evening to formally discuss issues concerning the recently passed Petrocaribe Act, as well as Senator Ray Davis’ decision to abstain from voting for or against the contentious piece of law. While the N.T.U.C.B. has made it clear that it does not support the […]
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At least two people are critically injured after a boat exploded and caught on fire. Unconfirmed reports are that at least four men launched a boat about ten minutes after one this afternoon in the vicinity of the hangar in Belize City. People on the scene say that just seconds after the boat was started […]
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The response time and how effective you respond to the scene of an accident is critical when it comes to minimizing any casualties or loss of life. It is the responsibility of several agencies, including the police, fire officials and BERT to ensure that victims are readily extricated and taken to medical facilities. Today, the […]
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Fire Chief, Ted Smith, also gave safety tips to homeowners who will be leaving their homes unattended for the Easter holidays. Ted Smith, Fire Chief, National Fire Service “If you need to leave home, ensure that your house is safe from fires. You look at what may be able to cause a fire and […]
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While it has its religious significance, many Christians will find themselves inside a church to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For many others, a trip to the cayes or Placencia, going across the border to Chetumal or even visiting with relatives is their way of celebrating the occasion. So today, we took to downtown […]
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You know it’s not Easter in Belize until you’ve had a hot cross bun. The tradition of making cross buns and enjoying them around this time of the year is a part of many households; so much so, that growing up as kids, we would sing the “one a penny, two a penny hot cross […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has come under fire since the beginning of the week, and at this hour it is meeting in an emergency session to discuss a number of sensitive issues pertaining to the Petrocaribe Loans Act. While the chickens have long since flown the coop, the N.T.U.C.B. is only just […]
Earlier today, we headed out to the local fish stands to see how fish vendors were preparing for the last minute rush for fish as the Lenten season comes to an end. We found out that the preferred fish is snapper and as you might guess, it is in short supply which also means that […]
Written on April 1, 2015 | Posted in
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