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There was complete mayhem this afternoon in the city following a robbery at the Water Store at Miles one and a half on the Northern Highway that escalated into a collision, shootout, and kidnapping on one of the busiest arteries in the north side. Just before four o’clock this afternoon, four robbers busted into the […]
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Tonight the family of Darwin Grey has closure. The body of the twenty-three year old was discovered this morning floating in the Mopan River. Grey’s corpse was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where at post-mortem investigation was conducted this afternoon. It is there that News Five caught up with the Grey’s brother, Kenyatta […]
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The Cargo ship Westerhaven has been lying atop the barrier reef near Southern Long Caye, about thirty-two miles from Belize City for the past forty-eight hours. The ship left Belize City after eight Tuesday night after dropping off a few containers and the damage to the reef is considerable. According to Ports Commissioner Major Lloyd […]
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It’s been a thorn in the side of Belizeans since December and tonight the governments of Belize and Guatemala have officially been informed that the bodega near Jalacte is entirely within Belizean territory. An on-site verification of the storage container, constructed illegally by Guatemalan Leonel Arellano, was conducted by the O.A.S. office at the Adjacency […]
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The only official announcements came in the form of invitations to guests… but news of the Prime Minister’s impending nuptials has gotten the attention of the U.S. media. Why you ask? Because when he marries long-time girlfriend Kim Simpliss on February seventh, Prime Minister Dean Barrow will be saying his “I do’s” in Savannah, Georgia. […]
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There are more questions than answers in the following story in which we found that a piece of the Caribbean Sea just outside San Pedro AC was surveyed in August in the name of a highly connected family in the island. There has been no environmental assessment done but can any individual own a piece […]
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On Monday when we traveled to San Pedro to do our investigations, the weather was so bad that a water spout, more commonly prevalent over open seas near our cayes, was caught by our camera. While it never reached land, a closer look reveals the relative strength of the phenomenon as it churned over the […]
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A Belize Bank employee has struck a ten thousand dollar jackpot… the lucky winner came not from a Lotto draw, but rather a raffle conducted by the Belize Chamber of Commerce Western Union. News Five was on hand when the winner was selected. Phillis Mendez, $10,000 Raffle Winner “I received some money from the states […]
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Three men accused of breaking into a house and stealing over nine thousand dollars worth of household appliances appeared today before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers to face two counts of burglary. Twenty-four year old Robert “House” Jeffries, twenty-six year old Leon Robinson and his thirty year old brother, Barry Robinson. Jeffries was slapped with an additional […]
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A Corozal resident is behind bars tonight after he was nabbed with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Twenty-one year old Natividad Nasario Reymundo of Sarteneja Village was charged after a search around six fifteen on Wednesday morning at his house yielded a sixteen gauge shotgun and two live rounds.
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If you would like to support a worthy cause and have a good time while you’re doing it, then this coming Friday night there is an opportunity. CareBelize, the Belize Palliative Association and BlissfulSage Foundation have joined up for Bandaid, a dinner with live music and a silent auction. Raquel Battle, President of the Blissful […]
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It’s a non-governmental organization assisting parents of children with disabilities that has been around for more than a decade. It is the Parental Association for Children with Special Needs which is currently run by 2008’s Unsung Hero, Hector Romero and today with the help of Cisco Construction, Johnson International, the International Women’s Club of Belize […]
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He is known to his fans as ‘Ras Indio’ and today, David Obi the second, is just back from a music tour in Europe and the United States, and the release of his new album. The reggae album entitled ‘Jah Bless Us’ is a reflection of social issues in Belize and Ras Indio says that […]
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Tourism is big business in Belize… even with the slump that we have been experiencing in tourist arrivals it continues to remain an economic priority. And while the Ministry of Tourism is looking at various means of re-attracting visitors to the country, for BTIA member and consultant Valerie Woods, there are still a lot of […]
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Last week healthy Living dealt with the advantages of breastfeeding and in this week segment, we look at substitutes. And as we learn from the experts, the rising costs of milk formula can lead to an increase in cases of malnutrition. Dr Egbert Grinage, Pediatrician/Pediatric Internist “Its prevalence is widespread. It’s starting to be one […]
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