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CARICOM Youth Ambassador Kris Miller participated in the fifteenth regional youth parliament debate in Port of Spain, Trinidad last week. Miller and other youth ambassadors from across the region debated on the issue of strengthening borders to militate against crime while maintain humanitarian efforts. The topic, Miller says, is relevant to countries like Belize and […]
A detailed news article published by “El Pais” looks at the dark side of the Caribbean. Belize is featured in two aspects: Blue Creek, the powerful economic engine of the Mennonites and Don Luis, an immigrant who fled Belize to Mexico due to the drug trade, specifically cocaine. Belize is a transit point for international […]
A group of police officers from Belize and El Salvador are participating in an eight-day training in the community policing initiative, known as the GREAT Programme. The Gang Resistance Education and Training programme targets at risk youths with a goal to prevent them from being recruited by gangs and then end tangled up in the […]
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize discussed a number of pressing issues this week, from crime to the recent Sanctuary Bay scam. According to President Marvin Mora, the N.T.U.C.B. has concerns about what happened primarily because it has affected jobs in Belize. The Federal Trade Commission Report has named sitting members of government as […]
Written on July 23, 2019 | Posted in
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Denise Antonio, an American citizen, and native of Liberia has been appointed to serve as Resident Representative for Belize. Antonio is committed to supporting the government in areas such as biodiversity, public health, and natural resources management. Antonio, who is also the representative to Jamaica, is currently in Belize on a working visit. She is […]
A twenty-one year old advanced diver is heading to Malaysia to compete in the Miss Scuba International Pageant. She is Johnisha Ariola, a stunning beauty from Hopkins, Stann Creek District. Ariola is preparing, learning the do’s and don’ts of the pageant, which seeks to highlight the marine environment. Ariola says she is feeling confident that […]
This morning at the office of the Prime Minister in Belize City, a significant financing agreement of thirty-one point nine-six million dollars for the energy sector was signed by the PM and E.U. Ambassador to Belize Malgorzata Wasilewska. The grant is allocated under the Eleventh European Development Fund to assist in the social and economic development of Belize. The […]
The eighteenth Pan American Games takes place in Lima, Peru from July twenty-sixth to August eleventh. A select few have been chosen by the Belize Olympic Committee to represent the Jewel in the upcoming games. Today, at its headquarters in Belize City, the delegation was revealed to the media. There will be three athletes, two […]
Written on July 19, 2019 | Posted in
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Tonight, we pick up the Sanctuary Bay story and show you images of what has been billed as a multi-million dollar development in southern Belize, which ended up as the biggest scam to be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission. The project goes by many names, has many angles and has exposed serious allegations against […]
Written on July 16, 2019 | Posted in
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The Small Business Development Center partnered with the US Embassy Belize to coordinate an entrepreneurship workshop hosted Doctor Philip Harding, Co-Founder of Impact Junkie. Harding is a speaker and former White House Advisor who teaches about social entrepreneurship, startups, business, investment, and development. Through his organization’s work, he empowers entrepreneurs around the world. At today’s event in […]
Written on July 16, 2019 | Posted in
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With all the crime affecting the City, there is some good news tonight. Two beach volleyball athletes were victorious over the weekend and came home with the bronze medal and trophy from the twelfth Central American under-twenty-one Beach Volleyball Championship, which was held on the sand courts of Campo Marte in Guatemala City. Francis Hauze […]
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The Garifuna Collective departed Belize today to start their North American tour which will take them to over ten states in the United Sates, as well as to different cities in Canada. This marks the second leg of the 2019 tour which kicked off in Europe back in June and concluded on Sunday. Today, before […]
Band members, Sam Harris and Marcela Aranda, also spoke to News Five to share their experience on the European leg of their 2019 tour. In June, the band made appearances at festivals and shows in Switzerland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Germany and the U.K. Harris and Aranda say that the crowds embraced the Garifuna […]
Weeks ago, the Prime Minister assured to the nation that the Sanctuary Bay scam, which deprived U.S. nationals of millions of dollars, was being resolved and the government was reaching a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission of the U.S. But today, News Five has obtained a trove of documents relating to the ongoing battle […]
In 2016, Belize signed on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC. Since then, government has been tasked with its implementation through the office of the Attorney General. But the carrying out of this process is not limited to the public sector. In fact, it includes civil society, as well as the business community. On […]
On Sunday representatives from Belize and Mexico met at the border bridge of Subteniente Lopez to commemorate the 1893 Spencer-Mariscal Treaty. This year is the one hundred and twenty-sixth anniversary of the treaty which established the boundaries of both countries. Beyond that, the event also celebrates the many years of excellent bi-lateral relations and friendliness […]
A regional meeting of experts on climate change is taking place in Belize City. Over a hundred scientists from all over the world have gathered the relevant scientific data which shows that like the rest of the world, the Caribbean is being affected. There is erosion, sea level and coral beaching that in turn can […]
One of the key objectives of today’s session today was to discuss key challenges with the report and the modalities of the IPCC plenary to strengthen Caribbean small island developing countries active engagement during the approval plenary. This is important because, according to Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, Lios Young; oil producing […]
At the Bliss this afternoon, eight delegates who made the cut to compete to represent Belize at Miss Universe Pageant were introduced and News Five was there. The line-up of beauties includes aspiring young ladies from here in the country as well as Belizeans living in the diaspora. Months of preparation will lead to the […]
Miss Universe Belize 2018, Jenelli Fraser, will be gracing the international stage once again, this time as the Belizean delegate for the La Reina de la Costa Maya pageant set for July twenty-sixth on La Isla Bonita, San Pedro. The twenty-seven-year-old has been selected and gears are in full swing as she prepares to compete […]
The Caribbean Festival of Arts is held biennially across member CARICOM states and this year, the event will be held in Trinidad and Tobago. Hundreds of persons in the creative and performing arts will converge to showcase the best of the best in areas of fashion, visual arts, dance, music and the like. The event […]
According to Greg Vernon, with support from the National Institute of Culture and History, they are now trying to source funding for airfares and lodging for the contingent that will represent Belize at CARIFESTA. Greg Vernon, Director, ICA “It will be the government of Belize; we are also looking at the airlines, the private […]
The murders of well-known tour guide Mario Graniel and the highly respected American doctor Gary Swank, on June twenty-third in San Pedro, had an immediate negative impact on the tourism industry. The double murders made the headlines in the U.S. media resulting in a massive hit in overnight tourist arrivals to the country. In the […]
Written on July 3, 2019 | Posted in
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In 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigated the largest real estate scam it has been faced with to date. The architect of the scam, U.S. national Andris Pukke, promised investors a lush piece of land, equipped with world class amenities on a fourteen thousand-acre property in southern Belize even as he sat in a […]
Written on July 3, 2019 | Posted in
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Hoteliers were joined by other stakeholders at the Belize Biltmore Plaza to take stock of the tourism industry as well as to find new ways to enhance business in a highly competitive market. While tourism numbers have been setting records, there is still room for hoteliers to adopt new strategies to grow business by attracting […]
