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Mexican national Jose Luis Robles Beltran was nabbed inside the Corozal Free Zone in late February with more than the prescribed amount of money allowed by law. Robles was also found in possession of a loaded Beretta pistol with nine live rounds of ammunition. He made the news then because his release was ordered even […]
Written on May 6, 2011 | Posted in
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Our news crew has headed out to mile four on the Northern Highway where a two storey wooden structure is completely engulfed in fire. The building is across from the business establishment, Fen Land Company Limited. The blaze has spread quickly and has destroyed the building. Fire officials are on the scene. We’ll have more […]
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Tonight the Tower Hill Factory is on a complete shutdown after its two boilers experienced mechanical problems. The first boiler broke down on Thursday morning, but grinding continued until the evening when the second boiler started to leak which then caused a complete halt of the operations. As of eight o’clock last night cane farmers […]
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On Tuesday we told you that the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage had engaged Rick Steiner, a renowned US oil expert, to assess the oil industry in Belize. Steiner, who says his assignment is pro bono, has concluded that oil and gas development is not compatible with protected areas. Well, a second expert, Richard […]
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Hi I’m Arielle, and this is “what’s happening Belize!” Did you enjoy your Labor Day weekend? Well I sure did. But now it’s time to get your cards, your bouquets, get your aprons tied tight, hop in the kitchen and cook up something special for that special lady in your life….no not your 3 month […]
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There are two murders to report tonight; one in Orange Walk where three minors are expected to be charged and the other in the Old Capital this morning. In both cases, the culprits are believed to be brothers. In the City, a taxi driver originally from Hattieville, was stabbed multiple times just after seven this […]
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In the other homicide, a brawl involving two sets of siblings ended in a senseless murder at a school in the north on Wednesday evening. Three minors from Orange Walk Town are expected to be arraigned shortly in connection with the murder of a nineteen year old ITVET student, Shamir Gonzalez. Shamir and Yassir Gonzalez […]
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In the west, police are tonight looking for a resident of Roaring Creek who was reported missing by his family on Wednesday. Thirty-six year old Rufino Sho along with his wife, Hilaria Oh, had visited the show grounds on May first with their three children where they attended the National Agriculture and Trade Show. Later […]
Diverging perspectives on the state of race relations in the Jewel since Independence was at the centre of an educational forum at the Bliss Institute. Students from three tertiary level institutions; the University of Belize, Ecumenical Junior College and Galen University presented their research findings on the weighty topic of Social Cohesion in Belize’s Multi-Cultural […]
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Two cases of sexual offences ended in court today; one with a conviction and the other with an acquittal. This afternoon, the trial began against thirty-five year old Michael “Crazy” Arnold on a charge of rape. But before the Prosecutor, Kay Grant, could call her first witness, Arnold pleaded guilty to raping a fifteen year […]
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And in the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas, a man charged with Carnal Knowledge and the woman accused of abetment to the crime walked free. The case dates back to December, 2008 when a twelve year old girl told police that she had sexual intercourse with nineteen year old Calvin Palma. According to the child, […]
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The US Southern Command is participating in a regional conference that started on Wednesday on the island of San Pedro. While that conference is dealing with issues of security and illicit trafficking, today, one of its units known as the Medical Readiness Training Exercise Team headed north to the remote Village of San Roman in […]
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30/40 is the catchy name of an exhibition that opens on Friday night at the Image Factory. Thirty represents the three decades of Belize’s independence while forty is the number of years since the Art program began at S.J.C. On display are over five hundred pieces of art from S.J.C. and other schools including drawings, […]
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Belizean musicians have been inspired and working overtime the last few years. On a regular basis artists have been producing music albums that encompass the different genres. One artist, who released his first album in 2010 called Real Issues, went right back into the studio and worked on his follow up album. This afternoon the […]
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There’s another positive event taking place this weekend and it has to do with the crime wave sweeping across the country. While most law enforcement officers are occupied with searching for suspects, a lone officer is on a different mission. Assistant Superintendent Diana Hall is on a quest to unite the clergy in standing up […]
There are countless specializations in the medical field. A trip to the hospital or clinic will often involve a visit with a doctor or nurse. But there are other professionals performing just as important services. Often you may be asked to do blood test; that is the job of a medical laboratory technologist who also […]
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The St. Martin’s community was thrown into panic early on Tuesday night as the urban warfare intensified in the Old Capital. The area was cordoned off, residents were evacuated, the police top brass were deployed and the bomb expert was flown in from San Pedro. An unidentified man hurled a grenade at no less than […]
Written on May 4, 2011 | Posted in
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At news time, Police continue to look for suspects in connection with the hurling of the fragment grenade. If there would have been an explosion, the bloody aftermath of murdered women and children would have brought irreparable damage to the government’s initiatives such as Restore Belize and Operation Jaguar. But regular raids carried out by […]
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Tonight’s question is: Do you think that the high unemployment rate that is hovering at close to twenty three percent will hamper economic recovery? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
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Our headline news tonight is about a grenade that was launched at a group of women and children. It didn’t go off but it threw the community into panic. In San Pedro, big guns from the region are in a conference on illicit trafficking, that’s the illegal trading, selling or dealing in specified goods, including […]
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As we reported on Tuesday, the national executive of the People’s United Party met today at Independence Hall. Except or a few sparks that flew across the room, the executive approved the appointment of area representatives Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde as senior deputy leaders of the opposition party. Both were not present for the […]
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Corporal Gavin Sanchez was shot several times and died at the San Pedro Police Barracks on March eighteenth, 2010. More than a year later, it is still not known whether the officer that pulled the trigger, Sergeant Paulino Reyes, will be held responsible for Sanchez’ death. The controversy surrounding the killing was compounded last October […]
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In the Belmopan Supreme Court, arguments concluded today in the case of against interdicted police constable, thirty-six year old Manuel Hill for Abetment to Murder. Hill, who was stationed at the police formation in the Capital, was charged in 2009 and is accused of being involved in the murder of Taiwanese National, Hui Lin Chen […]
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Up north, Sugar production at Tower Hill came to a grinding halt in mid-February. The shutdown came when a pair of turbines at the BELCOGEN plant was rendered inoperable. The faulty machinery was subsequently sent to Guatemala for urgent repairs and six weeks later the Belize Sugar Industries factory was back in business. But tonight […]
The results of the 2010 census are revealing on a number of issues. More people live in the village of Ladyville than in the town of Punta Gorda, there are more women than men, but more men are gainfully employed in the workforce but a staggering twenty-three percent of the population is jobless. Another interesting […]
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