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Three high school students were honored this week for their winning submissions in the U.S. Embassy’s first Black History Month poetry contest. First-place recognition went to the poem “Black Rose” by Rosa Pinelo of the St. Ignatius High School. Second and third place were awarded for “Black Excellence” by Kaysha Aranda and “This Tree” by […]
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Some forty thousand dollars worth of equipment was handed over by the United Nations Development Programme to the Women’s Department. The donation was made possible through the Spotlight Initiative and will assist in strengthening FAMCare within the department. So what will the equipment be used for? It is expected to improve the capacity of the […]
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While with the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, News Five asked about the plans going forward to ensure inclusion at all levels. Here’s what Minister Elvia Vega-Samos had to say. Elvia Vega-Samos, Minister of State, Human Development “It is okay for everybody to have their […]
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A fugitive, who escaped from police custody almost two months ago, turned himself in at the Queen Street Police Station this morning in the company of his attorney. He absconded from a holding cell at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on February ninth when he allegedly asked the officer on duty to use the facilities. […]
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Two friends perished when the vehicle they were traveling in careened off the San Felipe Road in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk and flipped over several times. The incident happened Saturday night when the pair was returning home. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Two friends from Trinidad Village lost their lives sometime […]
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A woman has died in a traffic accident out west over the weekend. It happened in Selena Village off the Spanish Lookout Road around ten thirty p.m. on Saturday. The Police Department’s Communications Director, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood, shared the details of what police found at the scene. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize […]
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Two motorcycles collided around one on Saturday afternoon in Santa Elena Town, Cayo, and its result was deadly. When police arrived at the scene on George Price Street, they found twenty-six-year-old Isaiah Sandoval, and a sixteen-year-old minor who were riding a blue Meilun motorcycle, and not far away, a green Kawasaki motorcycle, driven by twenty-year-old […]
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A Belize Defense Force soldier is facing charges following the death of a man in Orange Walk Town. The B.D.F. and Ministry of National Defence and Border Security issued a joint statement this afternoon saying that on Friday April first, Private Raheem Williams, stationed at Colonel Eyles Camp, is reported to have been in a […]
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It is a scene all too familiar to the Belizean public. A police officer caught apparently acting in a manner unbecoming of the Police Department in the execution of his duties. Over the weekend, a police constable and a corporal were caught on video conducting a search on a young man who has been identified […]
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The Assistant Superintendent of Police, Fitzroy Yearwood, today characterized the actions of the officers as “unprofessional.” During the weekly press briefing, he said the Professional Standards Branch is carrying out an investigation. He says the police corporal should be held equally responsible for the confrontation because she was the superior officer on the scene. […]
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ASP Yearwood also made some clarifications about a civilian’s right to video record an officer during a search. According to Yearwood, a police officer cannot stop a civilian from recording his actions, contrary to what the officer attempted to do in this weekend’s incident. Furthermore, Yearwood reminded the public that a police officer is obligated […]
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The response to the video that circulated over the weekend has been swift. The Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, issued a statement saying his administration prides itself in “deliberately and decisively disrupting the long standing culture of police abuse in whatever form it takes, whether verbal of physical.” Minister Musa says swift action will […]
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Police have provided updates in connection with burglaries that occurred last week. In Roaring Creek, it was a group of five men who invaded the home of a husband and wife in the village and stole a number of electrical and household items, along with their Toyota Hilux pick-up. When neighbors realized what was taking […]
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A mid-day robbery was caught on camera earlier today in St. Mathews Village. An eyewitness captured the moment three bandits held up a truck driver and his co-worker at gun point. The video shows the occupants of the truck laying face down on the side of the road, while the thieves searched the vehicle. Moments […]
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A coalition of groups who oppose the legalization of marijuana for recreational use have reportedly written to the Prime Minister with their intent to trigger a people’s referendum. According to the Referendum Act, chapter ten of the Laws of Belize, a referendum may be triggered when a petition receives the signatures of ten percent of […]
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Mahogany Street is arguably the busiest thoroughfare in Belize City and is alive with activity virtually around the clock. Lately it has been overlooked by City Hall and has fallen into disrepair. It’s an eyesore when it rains and even worse when the ponds dry up, leaving behind large holes in the road for vehicles […]
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Students from three Belize City schools have graduated from a series of financial literacy classes. The three month program, tailored for young people, provided practical financial management skills that laid the foundation for financial prosperity. The venture was co-sponsored by Peace Work and the U.S. Embassy. Carol Babb, Executive Director of Peace Work, spoke about […]
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Public Relations Officer, at the U.S. Embassy, Adam Benz, says the students from three schools selected, St. John Vianney, St. John’s Anglican, and the Unity Presbyterian primary schools, were taught lessons that will transform their communities and enhance their personal lives. Adam Benz, Public Relations Officer, U.S. Embassy in Belize “We know that financial […]
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He has had an active role in the local basketball scene – from playing the sport, to the management of a team, and even organizing sporting events. And this past Saturday, Jacob Leslie and his team were endorsed as the new leadership of the Belize Basketball Federation. They were uncontested. News Five spoke with the […]
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While there will be an official handing over and press conference later this week, News Five asked B.B.F. President Jacob Leslie about the resurgence of basketball as a leading sport. Leslie says that while the National Elite Basketball League attracts semi-pro athletes and fans from across the country, the federation needs to refocus on developing […]
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In other sports news, elections for the Belize Athletics Association were held on Saturday and Deon Sutherland was returned as its president. Sutherland has been at the helm of the association since 2014 and was given another four-year team to lead. For those who may not know, the B.A.A. is the only association that executes […]
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President Deon Sutherland says that one of the tasks of the association is to create an enabling environment, providing athletes with access to facilities and coaching staff to train and perform well, while the athletes must be on the track. His mission, going forward, is for athletes to compete and not participate in the Olympics. […]
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt featured prominently in a commission of inquiry that was held last year into alleged abuses and wastage under the Barrow administration. The Corozal North Area Representative was questioned extensively by the three-member panel about the questionable sale of a late model Toyota Tacoma that was assigned to him as […]
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So, how much damage is Patt entitled to now that it has been agreed that compensation is necessary? That will be determined by the court which will also award costs. According to Barrow, while both parties have met an agreement, the presiding judge is yet to give her approval before it becomes an order of […]
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Former Prime Minister Dean Barrow is also suing the government on a similar basis. He too was called before the commission and his name was also published in its report. In this case, however, an agreement could not be met between the attorneys representing both parties. As a result, the case will be heard in […]
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