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Last week you heard Opposition member and Lake I Representative Cordel Hyde say that living on the minimum wage is killing the poor people in Belize. He spoke of the challenges that the working class, especially those who earn three dollars and thirty cents an hour face with increasing cost of living. It has been […]
Written on July 28, 2017 | Posted in
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It’s been two weeks since a major shuffle within the Police Department came into effect. The move saw Southern Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Ralph Moody transferred to Belize City to take on the commandership of Eastern Division North. His deputy is now Superintendent Reymundo Reyes, who was previously in charge at the Intermediate Southern Formation […]
Written on July 12, 2017 | Posted in
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As we told you on Friday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow does not accept the claims made in the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons report, which puts Belize in Tier Three and suggests that Belize’s Government is making no effort to address the issue. It also complained of alleged high-level involvement by Government officials, complaints […]
Written on July 5, 2017 | Posted in
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On Friday in eight locations across the country and many more across the Caribbean, testing sites will be open for Regional Testing Day. This public/private sector regional collaboration is in its tenth year and in Belize is coordinated through Scotiabank, National Aids Commission and the Ministry of Health. This year, the team is doubling testing […]
Written on June 29, 2017 | Posted in
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Speaking on the occasion of the visit of the Secretary General of the O.A.S., Elrington told the media that contrary to information widely reported in the media in early March, the Guatemalan Ambassador to Belize, Manuel Estuardo Roldan had not had not returned to duties in Belize after he was called back to his Ministry […]
Written on March 17, 2017 | Posted in
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Two Guatemalan men are serving eight months in jail for illegally entering Belize, specifically the Chiquibul National Park, to mine for gold. The joint work of Police, Belize Defence Force and Friends for Conservation and Development personnel a week ago on November twenty-fifth led to the capture of Anibal Qui-ix Cucul of Monte Los Olivos, […]
Written on December 2, 2016 | Posted in
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The Belize Progressive Party is questioning B.D.F.’s Brigadier General David Jones over a most recent incident in the Sarstoon where a B.D.F. patrol was intercepted by a Guatemalan gunboat. They believe that Brigadier Jones is intentionally trying to cover the gravity of the situation. Today, the B.P.P. sent out a release condemning the Sarstoon confrontation […]
Written on November 10, 2016 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council has been tackling for the past two years the issue of an overflow of taxi licenses in the Old Capital. It issued a moratorium on issuing licenses in 2014 and has been meeting with taxi unions and individual operators, especially for the last six months, to develop further regulation and ensure […]
Written on October 12, 2016 | Posted in
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Fifty-four-year-old Roland Garcia was arraigned in the San Ignacio Magistrates Court earlier today, following a hit and run accident over the weekend which claimed the life of a Unitedville resident. On Friday night, San Ignacio police were summoned to the scene of a fatal road traffic accident near Mount Hope on the George Price Highway. […]
Written on October 11, 2016 | Posted in
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The Belize Territorial Volunteers are organizing a first-of-its-kind competition in which kayakers will paddle from Barranco Village to Sarstoon River, circle once around Sarstoon Island and then return to the coastal community. The eco-challenge is scheduled for this Saturday and an open call has been made for interested persons sign up and take part in […]
Written on September 14, 2016 | Posted in
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Wednesday night was day one of the annual mas camps that leads up to the carnival road March on September seventeenth. A record number of bands are taking part in the revelry hoping to capture the title as carnival champs. The camps started with a visit to four of the bands. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Written on September 8, 2016 | Posted in
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The entire country of Belize is still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Earl. The damage country wide is minor for some and major for others. But there are few lingering threats that are to come post Earl that we all need to keep in mind. Those are the health hazards that come post storm. […]
Written on August 5, 2016 | Posted in
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It was big news in July 2014 when an entire family, seven persons from the Lake Independence area, was locked down after a firearm was found in the home. It was sensational for several reasons – one, that the family was holding a repast for a murdered family member when they were detained, charged and […]
Written on April 19, 2016 | Posted in
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The B.D.F. report into the incident revealed that Staff Sergeant Lambey was alone when he was ambushed by seven Guatemalan men, and the patrol he was leading came on the scene after. News Five asked Lovell if the shooting, a clear and deliberate attack on a Belizean soldier, will cause the B.D.F. to revise, or […]
Written on April 7, 2016 | Posted in
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Jason Robinson, a resident of Hattieville, will be laid to rest on Wednesday. He perished at the start of the weekend after being ran over by a passenger bus. On Friday night, Robinson was riding a bicycle along the George Price Highway when he was hit from behind by a Shaw’s Bus. During the accident […]
Written on March 22, 2016 | Posted in
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Fifty-three year old Edison Johnson, a resident of Carmelita, was freed on Tuesday and tonight he is home with his family. The shopkeeper from Guinea Grass was behind bars since April 2014, accused of killing two men he found on his farm in Carmelita. He ended up pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter and […]
Written on February 10, 2016 | Posted in
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The first 4G LTE network will be launched in Belize on December fifteenth when Smart plans to roll out a new and innovative system countrywide. LTE, short for Long Term Evolution, promises increased capacity and unprecedented speed and reliability. But what does it mean for Smart customers? Well, according to Public Relations Manager Linette Canto, […]
Written on December 3, 2015 | Posted in
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Police believe they have cracked the case of a stabbing that occurred over the weekend in the Saint Martin’s area of Belize City which left a man in a critical, but stable condition. The victim is Jerome Locke, who was stabbed with a dagger once to the upper part of his chest on October twenty-third. […]
Written on November 2, 2015 | Posted in
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The thirtieth annual Crooked Tree Cashew Festival was held this weekend and as always, it was a spectacular showcase of that much loved fruit. But while the focus is on the cashew, over the years the event has expanded to include other seasonal fruits, local food, drinks and products which have served to attract visitors […]
Written on May 19, 2015 | Posted in
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The government is under sustained fire for backdating the Petrocaribe Law to encompass two years of government expenditure prior to its passage. Despite borrowing upwards of two hundred and fifty million dollars for social programs and infrastructure development through the Petrocaribe initiative, the Barrow administration has come under public criticism for the manner in which […]
Written on April 21, 2015 | Posted in
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CNN reported a while ago that Raul Castro, the president of Cuba, has landed in Panama where the Seventh Summit of the Americas is taking place. The hemispheric meeting is being attended by thirty-five leaders of the region, but this is the first time that Cuba is sitting around the table along with the U.S. […]
Written on April 9, 2015 | Posted in
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The YWCA is celebrating a milestone in Belize- its fifty-ninth anniversary. Fulfilling a threefold mission since it started, the Belize Chapter of the Y offers instructional and training programmes that promote education, income generation for women and girls, physical development and other creative activities for healthy living. The YWCA has long been known to offer […]
Written on March 17, 2015 | Posted in
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Barbadian attorney, Anika Jackson, has been appointed as the new solicitor general of Belize. On August first, she will be formally taking the reigns from Acting Solicitor General Nigel Hawke who has been deputizing since late 2013. Concerns are being raised however, regarding Jackson’s appointment since the position is a public service post. News Five […]
Written on July 29, 2014 | Posted in
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And there was other significant news from CEO Longsworth – Director of Finance Carlos Perrera is no longer at the KHMH. The controversial Perrera has been under sustained fire from the Board of Directors at the KHMH, who made no secret of the fact that they wanted him out. Longsworth gave us an update on […]
Innovation Program Belize, an annual competition for young, aspiring Belizean entrepreneurs and innovators, was launched this morning during a press conference held by the Public Utilities Commission. The inaugural session will be held in August and will feature a mobile application development workshop. The idea of the seminar is for two-member groups to create mobile […]
Written on July 11, 2014 | Posted in
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