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There are two murders to report tonight. An eighteen-year-old Ladyville resident, Merkel Pitts was shot on Thursday night and by this afternoon he was dead at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. But is the shooting death an act of retaliation, following the gangland-style execution of Rene ‘Fat Cat’ Chavarria a few weeks ago? Pitts was […]
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Meanwhile, in the Corozal District sometime between Thursday night and this morning, the bullet riddled body of a cane farmer was discovered near the village of Santa Rosa. Fifty-one-year-old Gregorio Abel Espinosa was discovered by members of his family this morning when they decided to enter the area in search of their loved one. It […]
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Is the ZIKA virus now present in Belize? According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, the recent transmission of the disease may have originated in Belize when an American couple traveled here in mid-March. This was conveyed to the Ministry of Health on Wednesday in an email alert from the U.S. International Health […]
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The C.D.C. initially reported that the patient is, “an adult female resident who traveled to Belize from March fourteenth to nineteenth. She had onset of fever and rash on the twenty-third. ZIKA virus RT-PCR was positive on serum at the health department of the state. The patient reported no other recent travel history and there […]
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A timely workshop on risk communication and community engagement around vector control and prevention of ZIKA, dengue and CHIKUNGUNYA concluded today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. UNICEF is training stakeholders, particularly the municipal authorities involved in child friendly municipalities, on vector control interventions to prevent the communicable diseases. UNICEF says the key components […]
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On Wednesday the P.U.P. leader named new members to the executive of the P.U.P. who will now go on to get the blessing of the National Party Council. Briceño made his moves after getting a mandate from the executive. The line-up includes the four-time area representative from Lake Independence Cordel Hyde who is proposed as […]
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Deputy Party leader, Julius Espat, was at the forefront of the campaign for the re-election of Francis Fonseca as leader last November. While Fonseca and other parliamentarians are moving forward under the blue tent, Espat is holding out and did not attend Wednesday’s Executive meeting of the P.U.P. In fact he came out against the […]
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Now the P.U.P. held a convention last November in which John Briceño and his team were decisively elected. But on social media this week, there is one standard bearer that is already anticipating the holding of a national convention for leadership. Briceño says the gates are open for anyone who wants to mount a challenge. […]
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This year and for the first time, Belize gets to host the CODICAR games which are regional games that foster the integration movement in Central America. Belizean athletes have traditionally competed in the games and done well, this time they get to stay home and face the competition from the Central American region. They will […]
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Fans of football, those who have attended games at the M.C.C. Grounds recently, are outraged about parking inside the facility since there is now a fee of five dollars to do so. On Sunday, a football aficionado criticized the National Sports Council for its decision to proceed with charging the public for use of the […]
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The Government of Belize, according to Aragon, has invested north of fifty million dollars in developing sports across the country. Despite that much capital spending, the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, once the most celebrated, professional, outdoor recreational facility in the country, is yet to be completed after years of construction. The product of much delay […]
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This Saturday the U.D.P. will hold a special meeting to determine the date of a convention to elect the first deputy party leader. Both Ministers Patrick Faber and John Saldivar are campaigning for the post which is likely to determine who will be the next leader of the United Democratic Party following the retirement of […]
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Minister Saldivar claims he has the numbers on his side and so does Minister Patrick Faber who has received major endorsements for first deputy party leader of the U.D.P. Faber’s deputy, Elodio Aragon says he is not shying away from the fact that he is endorsing his boss. Elodio Aragon, Minister of State, Ministry […]
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A World Bank diagnostic finds that Belize is thriving in some areas but failing in other sectors. On Thursday, a three-year growth and sustainable development strategy was launched at the Radisson. It outlines a plan to grow the economy, improve security and generally provide a better quality of life for Belizeans. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
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Today, Minister of National Security John Saldivar told the media that it has been confirmed that Guatemalans shot Staff Sergeant Lambey. He says that the problem in the Sarstoon does not require military action but a diplomatic solution. Reporter “Can we confirm if Guatemalans were the shooters?” John Saldivar, Minister of National Security […]
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The Central America Regional Security Initiative, very affectionately known as CARSI. We say affectionately because since 2008 Belize has received over thirty-five million in programs and grants. In fiscal year 2015 alone, six point four million dollars U.S. were made available to Belize through the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office. And there’s more good […]
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Ambassador Moreno explained that there are very specific allocations for the funding, but all of it is geared to improving a justice system which has shown some wear and tear, diplomatically speaking. Carlos Moreno, United States Ambassador “We had a class of about twenty to twenty-five Police officers trained by a special group of […]
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The inauguration of the cruise port in Southern Belize is scheduled for November seventeenth 2016. The launch of the Norwegian Cruise Line’s project has been delayed somewhat but according to NCL will be increased employment opportunities. News Five Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Harvest Caye, the only cruise port in southern Belize, will […]
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The idea of introducing cruise tourism to southern Belize was initially met with objection from various communities, primarily from residents of Placencia, as it relates to the Harvest Caye development. Since then there has been a shift in attitude towards the project. More people, including small business owners, tour guides and artisans are embracing the […]
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Earlier in this block we told you about the extremely generous donations to Belize through CARSI, a US initiative aimed ultimately at strengthening regional security. But the happy – happy, joy – joy feelings were offset somewhat by the presence of the ten thousand pound gorilla in the room – a little thing called derisking. […]
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Was a Belizean businessman and former Minister really targeted by a drug cartel as he vacationed in Chetumal at the Fiesta Inn a week ago? He claims he was, and went to one media house to give an extended interview on his allegedly nightmarish ordeal. The well-known Belizean outlined a scenario in which he and […]
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In 2015, health expenditure for diabetes in the Americas was estimated at three hundred and eighty-two billion dollars and that staggering figure will increase to around four hundred and forty-five billion by 2040. Today, in celebration of World Health Day, the World Health Organization is focusing on diabetes under the theme: Step Up; Beat Diabetes. […]
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Earlier in our newscast, we showed you the World Health Day Forum held under the theme “Beat Diabetes”. When we talk about diabetes, we often focus on knowing your status and also properly managing and controlling the condition for those who are affected. Health professionals across the world are urgently educating people to take action […]
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Executive Director of SATIIM Froyla Tzalam has fired off an urgent letter to Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington following another incident in the Sarstoon on Tuesday. SATIIM rangers were on routine patrol of the Sarstoon-Temash National Park, bounded on the South by the Sarstoon River, when they were stopped very aggressively by a Guatemalan naval vessel. […]
In her letter to Foreign Minister Elrington, Tzalam reminds him that experience has shown that where there is no monitoring, illegal activities flourish, and SATIIM must use the Sarstoon to conduct proper management. She explains that SATIIM and the buffer communities are concerned with the increasing environmental damage in the National Park and continue to […]
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