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In tonight’s episode of Kolcha Tuesday, we look at the Yurumein Project. Yurumein is the Garifuna word for Saint Vincent, the birthplace of Garifuna people and culture, and the project seeks to keep the intangible cultural heritage alive by promoting the language and music across Garifuna communities in Central America and the Caribbean regions. Today, […]
Written on March 28, 2023 | Posted in
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They won a recording contract back in 2020 with Republic Records after winning America’s Most Musical Family, and tonight, the Melisizwe Brothers – Zacary, Seth and Marc – are in Belize performing in a series of concerts. Their participation is two-fold – to highlight the work of the Yurumein Project to preserve the intangible cultural […]
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The free concert goes south on Thursday and students from schools in that part of the country will converge at Ecumenical High School for the presentation. On Saturday, April first, there will be the Minister’s Ball, hosted by Minister of Youth and Sports Rodwell Ferguson and the Yurumein Project. Funds generated will be used for […]
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On Monday, we told you about the Panamanian-registered general cargo ship that ran aground on Sunday morning off Turneffe Atoll. Several efforts have been made to remove the vessel, while investigations are being carried out to determine the cause of the incident. Unfortunately, initial assessments have already determined that damage has been caused to the […]
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It has been estimated that ships carry over ninety percent of all merchandise traded. In light of this fact, maritime transport is considered to be an essential component of the global economy. The World Bank and the Belize Port Authority have embarked on a mission to enhance the performance and resilience of Belize’s maritime supply […]
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A new executive of the Cycling Federation of Belize, led by President Alicia Thompson, was elected in December of last year, but tonight, less than four months into its first term of office, Warren Coye has demitted his post as C.F.B.’s treasurer. A letter issued by the chartered public accountant began circulating earlier informing his […]
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Today, the Unity Presbyterian Primary School on Antelope Street Extension received a handsome donation from Rotary Club Fifty-Two, Eighty of California. The money will be used to complete a fence around the school’s campus. The donation came through the Rotary Club of Belize. News Five was at the school today and spoke with Francis “Cisco” […]
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It has been around since 1946 and over the decades, has grown from strength to strength, opening offices in Belize City, Belmopan and Dangriga. Now, in its seventy-seventh year of existence, Saint John’s Credit Union Limited is looking to construct a new head office on the north side of Belize City. The building will be […]
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A nineteen-year-old father of a one-year-old baby girl is dead after he was shot by a police officer during a high-speed chase in Orange Walk Town on Saturday night. The incident unfolded on the Palmar Road and continued into Main Road, before it ended on the Belize-Corozal Road where Dуаndrе “Yаdіеl” Сhее was shot dead. […]
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In the wake of the deadly shooting, a series of investigations have commenced, including an internal probe to determine the extent of the infractions committed by the responding officers. The probe is being led by Superintendent Gerald Jones, Deputy Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch. This afternoon, at the police headquarters in Belmopan, he […]
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Four policemen attached to the Quick Response Team in Orange Walk have been taken into custody and will remain on interdiction until the probe has been completed. Their identities have also been withheld, pending further directives from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. According to Assistant Superintendent Alejandro Hernandez, who is assigned to […]
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According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, having interviewed several other individuals, there is nothing to suggest that the fleeing motorcyclists fired at the pursuing officers. He went a step further to explain that the motorcycle has since been examined by a mechanic who also confirmed that the bike does backfire when being geared down. […]
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The fatal officer-involved shooting comes at a time when the citizenry is awaiting a decision in the manslaughter case involving former policeman Kareem Martinez, who is accused of the shooting death of teenager Laddie Gillett who was gunned down while fleeing from officers in Placencia on July 14th, 2021. It also succeeds the conclusion of […]
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The fatal shooting of a youth in Orange Walk is not the only incident that the Belize Police Department has to deal with when it comes to its officers. A video clip went viral on Sunday that exposes a police corporal who was taken off a bus by the owner of the bus after the […]
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A man was found stabbed to death in Santa Elena, Cayo early Friday morning. The lifeless body of fifty-one-year-old Julian Villanueva was discovered in the Red Creek area of Santa Elena with a cut wound on his chest. Swift police action has led to the arrest of another individual for the crime of murder. Police […]
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Police have made an arrest in connection with a murder that occurred in Dangriga in February of this year. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood says the evidence points to a resident of North Creek in Belize City. The motive for the killing of Frank Garcia remains unknown, but investigators are trying to wrap up the case. Garcia […]
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Today, the media caught up with Minister of State for Finance, Christopher Coye and he was asked about the increase in the wage bill. During the budget debate last week, Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton announced that the allotted figures for non-established government workers for the upcoming fiscal year was up by over twenty-three million […]
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Minister Coye was also asked for an update on the Non-Profit Organization Bill 2023. The N.G.O. community had raised concerns about the lack of consultation, but Minister Coye says that discussions began a year ago between the Financial Intelligence Unit and representatives from the N.G.O. community. The bill is to address the noncompliance of non-profit […]
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Last week, Prime Minister John Briceño said “we cannot take any risk when it comes to the issue of the correspondent banking situation.” It was on the premise of technical compliance on the part of the country to meet the international standards set out by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force to combat money laundering, […]
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Former Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Kent Clare is suing the Government of Belize after he was removed back in late February. He was named director back in 2016 and his contract was not renewed. Clare’s deputy, Leni Ysaguirre McGann is now Acting Director of the F.I.U. It was reported elsewhere in the media […]
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Today, ground was broken for the construction of two living quarters and a mess hall for the soldiers at the B.D.F. headquarters at Price Barracks. The infrastructure project which has a price tag of over six million dollars, is being funded by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, CABEI. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. […]
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On Sunday morning, a Panamanian-registered general cargo vessel that was transiting Belizean waters en-route to Port Everglades, Florida reportedly experienced mechanical failure and ran aground along the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve, just east of the Drowned Cayes. Tonight, the vessel remains grounded as initial salvage operations have proven futile. The vessel has been detained by […]
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According to the Belize Port Authority, upon inspection, the vessel does not pose a threat of pollution at this time, as its hull remains intact. However, damage assessment to the marine environment is still ongoing. Once dislodged from its grounded position, the vessel will remain detained until the investigation and damage assessment concludes. Gaitan tells […]
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. What a weekend for sports in Belize and tonight we have all the action for you right here. We begin our coverage with what was a highly anticipated football match between Belize and Guatemala in the CONCAF Nations League Tournament. Both […]
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Belize has made significant investments in its solid waste management efforts over the years. But in spite of these developments some communities have been unable to get a handle on illegal dumping. It has been a perennial issue in Ladyville and tonight Bernard Bennett, the village chairman, is calling on residents to cease the practice. […]
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