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Eight-year-old Mercedes Campos, a resident of Lord’s Bank Village, lost her life near mile nine in Ladyville in August when a drunk driver ran her over while walking along Poinsettia Street with her mother. The sudden and tragic demise of the primary school student, who was preparing to return to Buttonwood Bay Nazarene School earlier […]
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Seventy-nine Belizean students were fortunate to receive scholarships from the Organization of American States General Secretariat to further their education. O.A.S. awarded scholarships to fifty-eight Master’s degree students, twelve short-term post-graduate students, five professional development students and two graduate studies students. The O.A.S. scholarship program is a competitive process with applications from over thirty countries. […]
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At the Police National Training Academy in Belmopan today, the mood was celebratory as hundreds of police officers were acknowledged for their years of long service. Others were awarded first and second clasp medals, as well as meritorious service and distinguish service medals for the exemplary work that they have done during their time with […]
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Parents of children attending Saint Mary’s Primary School in Belize City attended a meeting at Saint Mary’s Church on Monday evening to discuss new developments regarding their children’s classes. Last week, after it became news that the existing schooling building on Gabourel Lane would have to be demolished, the roughly three hundred children were given […]
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The lifeless body of thirty-five-year-old Allen Martinez was discovered about one mile into the John Smith Airport Link road this morning. Martinez was reported missing by his relatives on Saturday, September third. Since then, family members have been searching for him. Last week, a team of Belize Defense Force Officers and his relatives, spent four […]
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Former Director of Tourism Karen Bevans was victorious in court today and has been awarded in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars after being terminated from the Belize Tourism Board when the Briceño administration took office in late 2020. Viewers would recall that in the wake of that debacle, a lawsuit had been brought against […]
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, along with U.D.P. Senator Beverly Williams and Former Belmopan Area Representative, John Saldivar visited Gales Point Manatee on Sunday, where he met with the villagers as part of what is called a fact-finding mission on the Vulcan project that the government recently ruled against. Gales Point Chairman, Jason […]
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The last few weeks have seen at least three police officers between the ages of twenty-five to fifty-two die of health complications. These deaths have brought into sharp focus the need for police officers to adopt healthier lifestyles, a challenge that ComPol Williams says even he at times struggles with. But, he concedes that improving […]
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A couple weeks ago, a medico-legal form from the Southern Regional Hospital reflected one officer’s strange description of an injury received by a complainant. While the description left many questions, ComPol Williams told reporters today that it was simply a prank being ran by officers in Dangriga. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “At the […]
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The Belize Police Department is employing several strategies to fight crime within Belize City. One such strategy being employed is the installation of surveillance cameras in different neighbourhoods. The Minister of Home Affairs recently announced that his ministry is acquiring fifty new street cameras through CABEI. The Commissioner of Police told reporters how these new […]
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In addition to cameras, police officers in Belize City are also being equipped with ten new radios, courtesy of Prime Minister John Briceño. ComPol Williams told us why this is a necessary addition to police resources. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “One of the issues we have been having is that we were lacking […]
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My Lights opened a new branch on Ambergris Caye with more options for residents to choose from. The grand opening was held on September Tenth on the north side of the island next to Captain Morgan’s. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there to capture the celebratory occasion. He filed the following report. Paul Lopez, […]
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A ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye was held on Saturday morning here in Belize City. Despite the rainy weather, government officials and other invited guests poured in to the House of Culture for the event which included the crowning of the seventy-seventh Queen of the Bay. News Five’s […]
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Who was Queen Elizabeth the Second? When she took over the monarchy in 1952 she was head of fifty-six realms and territories, but up to the time of her death on September eighth, she was head of the United Kingdom and only fourteen Commonwealth countries. During this time of mourning Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign, News Five […]
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As for the Belize Police Department, their riot proclamation will now be altered to reflect the shift in the monarchy. ComPol Williams told us more. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We all have come to know that Queen Elizabeth the II has passed. I would like to take the opportunity on behalf of the […]
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On Thursday, news of Queen Elizabeth the Second’s death shocked the world. In Belize, Prime Minister John Briceño declared that the nation has entered a period of mourning. In paying our respect, Governor General Froyla Tzalam requested that all flags be flown at half-mast across the country during this period. But, what does the death […]
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Reporters asked also asked the Prime Minister about the future of Belize’s governance system. How long will King Charles the Third remain Belize’s Head of State? He says this and other matters related to the Constitution of Belize will be determined through the ongoing constitutional reform process. Prime Minister John Briceño “Probably the best […]
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The passing of the Queen of England has revived a subject that has been discussed previously, but with no definitive course of action. Is Belize ready to do away with the Westminster model? It’s a system of parliamentary government, first developed in England that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature. On Thursday, […]
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The news that came from the government, that it does not support Vulcan Materials Company’s project proposal for mining near Gales Point Village, caused a small protest in the village on Thursday evening. A few of the people who support the company lit tires and tree branches and blocked traffic entering and exiting the village. Police […]
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On Thursday night, a single shot rang out on Euphrates Avenue in Belize City. When the echo of the gunshot subsided, twenty-two-year-old Rondane Swaso, a call center employee, had been shot once to the chest. Police were on the scene within minutes and an injured Swaso was retrieved from an overgrown property, placed in the […]
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According to an official report on the police-involved shooting, they were at the corner of King Street and East Collet Canal attempting to detain Swaso for handling stolen goods, when he ran away. The report goes on to say that police set chase after Swaso who escaped into a bushy lot. While searching the overgrown […]
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The National M.S.M.E. Road Show ended its three-day stop in Belize City today. A pop-up shop was held on the ITVET Compound where several small businesses had their products on display. The commodities varied from jewellery, to food and drinks and everything in between. Here is a brief look at today’s event. Nikki Augustine, […]
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Today, at Escuela Mexico in Corozal District, the Ministry of Health and Wellness launched a National Adolescent Health Strategic Plan. Now, an adolescent is defined as a child, ages ten to nineteen, and in Belize, that is about ninety-six thousand, six hundred and ninety-three persons, almost one-fourth of the entire population. In the development of […]
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For the outcomes to be achieved there is a holistic approach that goes beyond the Ministry of Health and Wellness and includes public and private sector collaboration. Doctor Natalia Largaespada Beer says that that the living document has eleven provisions, some that have already been ongoing. Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, M.O.H.W. “Many of these […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital received a donation of equipment used in medical imaging from the Taiwanese government. On Thursday, a brief handing over ceremony was held at the K.H.M.H. where Taiwanese Ambassador David Kuan-Chou Chien, health official Doctor Jorge Polanco and K.H.M.H. C.E.O. Chandra Cansino were present. Chandra Cansino, Chief Executive Officer, K.H.M.H. […]
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