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There is public outrage at the unnecessary death of an innocent three year old preschooler that happened on Wednesday afternoon. Even more so because the driver of a white van that hit him is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol. Two siblings were victims of the horrific accident; one died instantly and […]
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Approximately two hours later, there was another fatal traffic accident this time on the Philip Goldson Highway; it claimed the life of a seventy-five year old man. Around six p.m., Gregory Lopez was riding his beach cruiser bicycle towards Belize City when a white Dodge RAM truck knocked him down near mile six on the […]
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Twenty-nine year old Zoila Elizabeth Garcia was brutally slain a block away from her home on Orquidea Street in Las Flores on Tuesday night. She was shot once to the back of the head by an unknown assailant. The businesswoman had reportedly set out on foot to meet someone near the football field when she […]
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On Wednesday night, the People’s United Party held its constituency convention for the Fort George Division. Former Prime Minister and seven time winner in that area, Said Musa, was endorsed to contest general elections whenever they are called. Normally, News Five wouldn’t cover political conventions, especially an endorsement convention without any controversy or news value, […]
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News Five has been able to confirm that in the past week a number of Indian nationals entered the country through the Phillip Goldson International Airport. Against the backdrop of the ongoing Immigration scandal involving former Minister of State Elvin Penner and other highly placed government officials, the arrival raised eyebrows and speculation. But tonight […]
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Belize maintains one of the most highly regarded vaccination programs in the entire region, providing thirty-thousand immunizations yearly. The Ministry of Health vaccinates against ten general diseases, including polio, mumps, measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis, hepatitis, tetanus and diphtheria. The program has won awards and recognition in the Caribbean and the work is critically important. And […]
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The impact of climate change on the tourism industry was addressed head-on this morning at the annual general meeting of the Belize Tourism Industry Association. The economies of Belize and the rest of the Caribbean are dependent on the tourism dollar so that the effects of climate change can potentially place the Caribbean region at […]
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Businessman Yhony Rosado, proprietor of Cavetubing.com and executive member of FECTAB, was involved in a brief spat with police officers, as well as officials from the Belize Tourism Board on Wednesday morning. It came after being informed that his company’s tour guide license had been expired since September. Despite paying the two hundred and fifty […]
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Almost six weeks ago News Five received reports of misappropriation of funds in the Central Health Region of the Ministry of Health. Those reports were confirmed, but not much information was available because the Audit Department was called in to investigate. Today C.E.O. in the Ministry of Health could not provide many details, except to […]
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After preparing for months, sixteen students competed in the 2013 Spelling Bee for the Hearing Impaired. The competition was divided in two categories for juniors and seniors and was held at the Belize Elementary School Gymnasium in Belize City. And after several rounds of spelling, two students from the Deaf/Mute Institute in Cayo emerged as […]
The world is tonight mourning the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela, a global icon and international human rights leader, who is dead at ninety-five. The respected anti-apartheid icon led his country to democracy, becoming its first black president after spending twenty-seven years in prison. Despite his short-lived period in office, Mandela wielded […]
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Children of today are bombarded with a wide array of messages on a daily basis. Television programs, music and the internet are the new teachers in our modern societies. For parents, this then presents a very daunting task of ensuring that they are the first to educate children on matters of life, or at least […]
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