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Habet told us that while Morales had suffered a slight head injury, they were hopeful because he had suffered mainly broken bones in his arms and legs. Morales’s sister, Vanessa Pinelo explained what caused the accident. Voice of: Vanessa Pinelo, Sister of deceased “He mi di come wid wa group ah people and his […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A thirty-three-year-old teacher from Santa Familia Village lost her life under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday night. Reports are Nassly Calix was at home taking a bath when she became unresponsive. Sometime before nine o’clock, her husband, thirty-nine-year-old Walter Calix, went to check on her and found his wife motionless in the shower. Nassly Calix was […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The UNCAF Championships is being hosted in Belize from April twenty-fourth through to the thirtieth at the F.F.B. and the Isidoro Beaton Stadiums in Belmopan. Seven Central American countries and Puerto Rico will converge in Belize to face-off in matches in two groups. Belize’s national U-20 team is in group ‘A’ along with El Salvador, […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize National Rugby Team left the country today for Nassau, Bahamas to participate in the biggest rugby tournament this year. The team will be competing in the Rugby Americas North Commonwealth and Olympic Games Qualifiers tournament for the first time. Twenty-three countries including Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, and many others from the Caribbean and North […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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There is the common belief that abuse, in whatever form, happens more frequently than it is reported. Victims often stay silent, fearing public reaction, particularly in cases of gender-based violence and abuse. But one organization – the Productive Organization for Women in Action, also known as POWA, is trying to help survivors overcome the stigma […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Irving says culture and socialization that makes males seem superior to females, as well as a lack of opportunity to discuss the issue of abuse openly, often limits victims’ awareness, or makes them feel that somehow sexual or other forms of abuse are largely a matter of fate. Michelle Irving, Founder, Productive Organization for […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Public opinion and pressure can also hinder the ability of women and girls to seek help when they are abused. People often make derogatory remarks, frequently about the way someone is dressed. But, Michelle Irving says what a woman wears doe not entitle men to commit abuse, and victim blaming is never helpful. Michelle […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community in Belize City is having two events this coming weekend. Imam Arslan Warraich explained to News Five today that one of the events caters to women. Imam Arslan Warraich, Belize District Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Community “The first thing is Saturday and Saturday is jam-packed for the women. The […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Warraich says there is a five dollar entry fee for the workshop but lunch will be provided. Meanwhile, he said the Ahmadiyya Basketball League has opened, and this weekend there will be an All Star game for young men. Imam Arslan Warraich, Belize District Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Community “In April it’s our tradition […]
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The United States earlier this week published a record of the human rights situation in Belize. Tonight, News Five takes a deep dive into Belize’s 2021 Human Rights Report and shares some of its main findings. Some of the information is well known to the public, while other details have perhaps gotten less attention. Here […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as a social partner, has polled its membership to get a pulse on their position on marijuana legalization. The results of the questionnaire were made official last Thursday but the report flew under the radar during the Easter weekend, with the primary focus being placed on the churches’ […]
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In higher education news, earlier this month the University of Belize had a six-student delegation participate in a virtual Model Organization of American States General Assembly for the English-Speaking Caribbean and Historically Black Universities. The U.B. delegation included Maslin Hanson, Mark Woodye, Pedro Cal, Joshua Seguro, Jaden Coleman and Collin Smith. They were mentored by April […]
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There were three separate murders, in three districts, over the long Easter weekend. We begin in Northern Belize, in Guinea Grass village, where an alleged killer is on the run from the law. Nelson De Jesus Segovia allegedly shot and killed Jose Cedillos on Good Friday in front of Cedillos’ family. The alleged killer reportedly […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A man was shot dead on Monday night in Belize City. The incident happened on Rivero Street in the Port Loyola area and has left a family asking questions and the Police following leads. Here’s News Five’s Marion Ali with the story. Marion Ali, Reporting It’s an all too familiar story – a man […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A trio of young men, including a sixteen-year-old minor, is in police custody after being charged for the murder of a watchman that took place on Holy Thursday in Armenia Village. The lifeless body of Oscar Chiac was discovered by a colleague inside a classroom at Armenia Government School on Good Friday. It is reported […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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It happened in lightning-fast fashion at a time when many Belizeans were not at home for Easter, but the churches got it done – they have collected the requisite number of signatures to trigger a referendum on the topic that has kept them on the offensive for the past few years: whether Belize should have […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Church representatives say that it is important for people to know that on issues of this magnitude, it is the constitution, not the cabinet that empowers this process. Pastor Louis Wade, NEAB Task Force Representative “There appears to be the need for education because there is active disinformation, such as: it’s too late, or […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a deadly crash on the George Price Highway on Holy Saturday that claimed the life of a Guatemalan national who was driving a cargo truck between miles forty-one and forty-two when he collided head-on into a freightliner traveling in the opposite direction. The incident happened while the Cross Country Cycling Classic was underway. […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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There have been questions raised about the haste with which the scene of the deadly accident was processed. While those concerns may be valid, Communications Director Fitzroy Yearwood says that the officers who responded to the scene were thorough in their work and moved quickly so as not to impede the progress of the race. […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are seeking assistance from the public in gathering information that may lead to an arrest in a hit and run incident that claimed the life of a thirty-three-year-old father. Moises Rogelio was on his way to his San Jose Palmar home in the Orange Walk District when he was knocked off his motorcycle near […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The spate of gun violence in Mahogany Heights is concerning. We have been reporting on several shooting incidents in that community over the past two weeks and on Saturday night a woman became the latest victim of an armed attack. Becky Estrada was shot inside her home in the presence of her children when someone […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A police officer was knocked unconscious over the weekend during a scuffle with a civilian in Placencia. The incident which was caught on camera has raised the ire of many, particularly since other officers have taken to social media with threats of violence. While the Professional Standards Branch has been tasked to investigate what transpired, […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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An argument between a Honduran national and his former common-law wife in Placencia has resulted in him being sought for criminal charges after allegedly stabbing thirty-year-old Vanessa Reyes in the face. Despite an attempt to subdue Christon Rocha, he managed to escape and remains on the lam. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Sixteen-year-old Enrique Quiroz, a resident of Santiago Juan Layout in San Ignacio, lost his life over the Easter weekend when he drowned in the river near Bullet Tree Village. Quiroz was swimming along with two other teenagers when he went under. A distress call was made to police who responded to an area near the […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are investigating an Easter Sunday drowning in Guinea Grass village. Fidencio Camara discovered the lifeless body of his fifty-eight-year- old brother, Faustino Camara, floating near the bank of the New River in that community. Police does not suspect foul play and have initially ruled the incident as a case of drowning. But, Fidencio suspects […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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