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On Tuesday night, a Belize City woman took to her social media page to shed light on an ongoing issue involving custody of her four-year-old daughter. Ashanti Englewood has been before the Family Court several times during the past three years in a desperate attempt to get back her daughter or, at the least, enjoy […]
Written on May 24, 2023 | Posted in
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An entire week has passed since the lifeless body of nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was discovered in a state of decomposition off the Hummingbird Highway. The Belmopan resident is believed to have been on a night out in the city before she was lured to her death. Her family laid her to rest on Friday. Police […]
Written on May 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Examinations Council, C.X.C., today revealed that an investigation into concerns that the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper two was leaked on Wednesday, before the exam was sat on that day. Today, the Council announced that after communication with the ministries of education across the region, it has identified the country where […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Red Cross, in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, hosted a clinic this week. It is part of a wheelchair program where hundreds of persons with mobility issues are beneficiaries a wheelchair and some level of support. The clinic concluded today and News Five was able to speak with […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Over recent days, reports have surfaced that a student with special needs attending Wesley Upper School has been the victim of bullying by his fellow schoolmates, and belittling comments from one of his teachers. According to the report, the child was so humiliated by his most recent experiences that he expressed the wish to discontinue […]
Written on May 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The plight of waterfront workers at the Port of Belize continues one week after stevedores informed their employer that they were reverting to the exact terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The C.B.A. signed between the Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize Limited specifies a “one gang, one ship” arrangement. Despite the inefficiency […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Hyde, aside from last Friday’s brief meeting with officials from the Ministry of Labor, government has remained dormant on the issue. On Monday, a decision was taken to have Gang Five unload the MV-Aries, a cargo ship that called to port last week. It was initially reported that vessel had sailed off, but […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Going back to the ruling of the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal, Mose Hyde says that had the decision been in favor of the employer, stevedores would have been compelled to honor that outcome. Evan ‘Mose’ Hyde, President, C.W.U. “How long do we have to wait for a ruling of the tribunal to be enforced […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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As we reported three weeks ago, the New River in Orange Walk seems to be entering another phase of uncertainty as reports of small amounts of dead fish have been seen in certain parts of the waterway. In recent weeks, tour guides who use the river to conduct tours called our attention to the changes, […]
Written on May 9, 2023 | Posted in
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The deadly house fire on Tuesday morning in Belize City that claimed the life of a young mother and her two children remains under investigation by the National Fire Service. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Human Development has also been working closely with the family of the deceased woman. According to Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, social workers […]
Written on May 3, 2023 | Posted in
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Jervis Valencia, also a member of the Leadership Intervention Unit, was shot a little over a week ago, as he was reportedly returning to his neighborhood following an L.I.U. activity. He remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. where he is recovering from injuries received to one of his legs. But the Belize City resident, from his […]
Written on May 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Her story made waves across social media when the public learned of a fourteen-year-old student battling an incurable disease that has compromised her kidneys. Vicky Samos only discovered her condition two months ago, and it quickly affected her quality of life, as well as the lives of her loved ones. Now, an appeal is being […]
Written on April 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one primary school students and seven adults were hospitalized on Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind marijuana intoxication outbreak. The incident continues to make headlines, as investigations are being carried out by the Belize Police Department, the Ministry of Education, as well as the Ministry of Human Development. What we have been able to gather since the […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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It is estimated that more than thirty-five thousand persons in Belize live with some form of disability. Over the years, efforts have been made to raise awareness about persons living with disabilities in Belize. There have also been initiatives geared at creating greater inclusivity in the workplace and in public spaces. But, as Kenrick Theus, […]
Written on April 19, 2023 | Posted in
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On April first, the Immigration Department introduced new fees for passport services, several months after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration announced in parliament that charges would not be increased along with the introduction of a new Belize e-passport. Nonetheless, it has become necessary in order to offset the cost of the […]
Written on April 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Data compiled by the Immigration Department indicates that as many as twenty-five thousand, fifty-eight domestic passport applications were submitted between October 2022 and C.E.O. 2023. A majority of those applications were turned in at the C.E.O. office. C.E.O. Middleton also went on to compare the cost of the new e-passport to similar travel documents in […]
Written on April 5, 2023 | Posted in
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The availability of passports has also been an issue at the Immigration Department. C.E.O. Middleton explained how the situation will be resolved in the days ahead, before clarifying what created the shortage in the first place. On the phone: Dr. Gilroy Middleton, C.E.O., Ministry of Immigration “Okay, in terms of the availability of the […]
Written on April 5, 2023 | Posted in
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It is one of the worst things that can happen – a medical professional in who trust is placed to carry out a job, and that individual perverts that role and sexually abuses the patient. It is not a common allegation that has surfaced in the news in Belize, but it is making the news […]
Written on March 31, 2023 | Posted in
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A man was found dead inside his vehicle this morning with a gunshot wound to the head. The discovery was made just off the Philip Goldson Highway near Sand Hill Village. Investigators were called out and News Five was at the location as they processed the scene. There have been quite a few comments made […]
Written on March 30, 2023 | Posted in
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A nineteen-year-old father of a one-year-old baby girl is dead after he was shot by a police officer during a high-speed chase in Orange Walk Town on Saturday night. The incident unfolded on the Palmar Road and continued into Main Road, before it ended on the Belize-Corozal Road where Dуаndrе “Yаdіеl” Сhее was shot dead. […]
Written on March 27, 2023 | Posted in
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In the wake of the deadly shooting, a series of investigations have commenced, including an internal probe to determine the extent of the infractions committed by the responding officers. The probe is being led by Superintendent Gerald Jones, Deputy Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch. This afternoon, at the police headquarters in Belmopan, he […]
Written on March 27, 2023 | Posted in
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The fatal officer-involved shooting comes at a time when the citizenry is awaiting a decision in the manslaughter case involving former policeman Kareem Martinez, who is accused of the shooting death of teenager Laddie Gillett who was gunned down while fleeing from officers in Placencia on July 14th, 2021. It also succeeds the conclusion of […]
Written on March 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize has made significant investments in its solid waste management efforts over the years. But in spite of these developments some communities have been unable to get a handle on illegal dumping. It has been a perennial issue in Ladyville and tonight Bernard Bennett, the village chairman, is calling on residents to cease the practice. […]
Written on March 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School is once again in the news, following a brief video that is being circulated on social media. The clip shows a teacher manhandling a student during a physical altercation. The educator can be seen wielding what appears to be a baton of some sort. While he does not hit […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The father of a former student of Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School has reached out once again to the media to express his disappointment that since a teacher at the school allegedly sent his daughter inappropriate messages in January, there has been no definitive action taken by any authority against the teacher. The teacher […]
Written on March 23, 2023 | Posted in
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