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Once the project comes into fruition, it will be divided into two basic components. According to Vasquez, there will be an ownership aspect, as well as an operational one in which investors can participate in the running of the operation. Arturo Vasquez, Receiver/C.E.O., Port of Belize Ltd. “This is just a proposal. We are […]
Written on May 21, 2014 | Posted in
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Since the beginning of the week, tension has been building up at the Toledo Institute of Technical and Vocational Education Training. On Monday, a group of seven instructors of the institution issued a press release informing that the faculty had lost confidence in the management and leadership of Allen Genus. The group has commenced a […]
Written on May 21, 2014 | Posted in
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There is breaking news tonight, as the body of an unidentified male believed to be in his forties has been found in the village of Santana in the Belize District. There is no confirmation as yet whether the individual is the victim of foul play. News Five understands that a team of officers is presently […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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The youngest murder victim for this year is a fifteen year old Belize City resident. He was executed on Monday, shot twice to the head at close range. Police found the body of Kevin Connor in a deserted area behind the Port of Belize compound at around eleven p.m. Connor left his house around nine […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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Tonight, there is confirmation that an undisclosed, but significant amount of rosewood has disappeared from the Savannah Forest Station. We say disappeared, but there’s no magic involved, just a Cabinet directive. News Five has been following the chronology of events and came up with this. The rosewood in question, illegally harvested, was confiscated during the […]
While Cabinet’s decision is causing a stink, it has also angered residents of Medina Bank. Viewers may recall that in April, residents of that community acted to seize thirty-one pieces of freshly cut, illegal rosewood. They did it to help Forest Officers, but it was promptly taken away allegedly by the Forestry Department, which claimed […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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And tonight’s question is: Do you support oil explorations in Maya communal lands? 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.
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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There was a large gathering of Maya communities in Punta Gorda today. In fact, leaders and representatives from thirty-eight communities were present for the event in which the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management explained the way forward as it relates to the controversial pre-drilling activities by US Capital Energy. Greg Ch’oc, Executive Director of […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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There is a serious charge being made tonight that the District Association of Village Councils which convened a meeting in Toledo over the weekend is creating division within the Mayan communities in the south, amid the ongoing issue of oil exploration within the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Village leaders are being asked by DAVCO representatives […]
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Twenty-four year old Keron Jeffords was celebrating his birthday along with friends in Isabella Bank when his birthday celebration ended in his death. The Belize City resident went swimming in the Belize Old River, but never resurfaced on Sunday afternoon. Jeffords was the first to jump into the river followed by his friends. As they […]
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Two men are tonight free from the charge of murder; Adelso Picon Rodriguez and Nilo Morales Valdez who were accused of the March 2010 murder of Valentin Duarte which occurred in Cowpen Village, Stann Creek District. Duarte was shot on March nineteen and hospitalized for five days until he succumbed to injuries on March twenty-fourth, […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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A nephew, who was being tried for a second time for the murder of his uncle, chose to plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the Orange Walk session of the Supreme Court. He is Arturo Ek, who was represented by Attorney, Michelle Trapp-Zuniga and Baja Shoman, both from Legal Advice and Services […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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In other news from the judiciary, the faces of the current Court of Appeal are expected to remain the same at least for the near future. There is word tonight that government will be extending the contract of Justice Samuel Awich for another eight years. The justice is sixty-seven years of age and will be […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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As we reported on Monday’s newscast, Professor Brendan Bain of the University of West Indies had come under fire for appearing as an expert witness in the case in which Caleb Orozco and UNIBAM are challenging the section fifty-three of the criminal code before the Belize Supreme Court. Well, the news tonight is that the […]
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed annually in the Caribbean on May seventeenth. It is spearheaded by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and this past Saturday, to commemorate the occasion, a Trinidad and Tobago based company, CANTO, engaged in several activities including a video competition. Held under the theme, “Broadband for Sustainable […]
The Belize Red Cross is hosting a regional contingency planning workshop with representatives from CARICOM nations as well as international partner societies in the US, Norway and France. The two-day workshop is held annually prior to the hurricane season and is done to strategically plan and produce a document that is presented to respective governments […]
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One of the key issues being discussed is the challenge facing the region when it comes to adequate response to natural disasters. Head of Programs and Operations for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is Jan Gelfand. The headquarters is based in Panama. Gelfand says that the reality is that in […]
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Another visitor is Belizean-American Artist and Producer, Faron Smith, who is here promoting his new film, “States.” Smith, who is also the producer of the “True Belizean Channel” in the U.S. has produced several Belizean films. “States” depicts a Belizean immigrant who headed to the U.S.A. with dreams of becoming rich. Smith spoke to News […]
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The Ministry of Health today held a mental health workshop. The workshop held at the Belize Institute of Management was focused on the need for stakeholders to provide employment for persons with mental disabilities. The two-day workshop is providing coaching and training to potential employers for the inclusion of mental health persons who have generally […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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Helping with the workshop is Disability Aid Abroad representative, Carey Ann Clarke. According to Clarke, they are bringing their forty years of experience of supporting and training persons with mental disabilities across the world to Belize. Clarke says that in Belize there is a real issue with employing persons with mental health difficulties. Carey […]
Written on May 20, 2014 | Posted in
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The Belize Camping Experience is a Belize City based N.G.O. that was established back in 2008 and has been sponsoring summer camps across the city. While the youth organization has been thriving on donations from the private sector, today majority of its operating funds are generated from its own initiative, Harvest for Kids. Founded in […]
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Relations between the government and BGYEA have not always been cozy. In fact, the two have been mostly at odds over a development at the Harmonyville community on the George Price Highway. BGYEA President, Nigel Petillo is the outspoken head of the grassroots organization; this morning, emotions were running high because Cabinet has decided that […]
Following our visit to Harmonyville to get a firsthand understanding of the lay of the land, News Five caught up with Commissioner of Lands and Surveys Wilbert Vallejos. He explained government’s position on the development of the buffer zone, near the mile forty-one community. On Friday, a release was issued announcing Cabinet’s rejection of a […]
A judgment has not been delivered in the case of Caleb Orosco and the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) versus the Attorney General of Belize, supported by various church groups. That case was heard in the Supreme Court on May twenty-thirty. But while that ruling is pending, in Jamaica, a University of the West Indies […]
A claim against Minister of State Edmond Castro was struck out by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin this morning. The matter had been before the court since February 2014, when Belize Rural North resident Trevor Vernon accused Castro of breaching the code of conduct under the Constitution. This is in respect of a series of cheques […]
Written on May 19, 2014 | Posted in
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