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In the runoff to the elections, the Ministry of Health today announced a slew of free medical services it is offering. M.O.H. announced that along with the Belize Cancer Society, it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health of Merida for treatment of children afflicted by cancer. Children under eighteen years of age […]
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The two mass political parties, the People’s United Party and the United Democratic Party, launched the manifestos last week. Today, the Belize Progressive party which says it is fielding twenty-five candidates released its manifesto. The B.P.P. is focusing on the family, the health of the nation, economic development as well as foreign policy. News Five’s […]
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As we reported on Monday, very serious allegations have been made against officers of the Gang Suppression Unit. They are accused of raiding the homes of three families in San Jose, Orange Walk District for no reason other than intimidation…allegedly at the request of Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. The homes in question are all […]
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The Marion Jones Sporting Complex – even saying it leaves a sour taste in your mouth. The state-of-the-art dream has been thrown about for years…under construction for about seven of those years, but it’s still not done. It’s the proverbial white elephant for this administration…many millions of dollars pumped into a sporting facility which really […]
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Since this is Longsworth’s last hurray as Minister of State, we also asked about Berger Field. That forlorn field on Vernon Street in the city was one of Longsworth’s campaign promises when he entered office. In fact, at one point he had up a huge billboard with a concept drawing of a new and improved, […]
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Dozens of residents from the southern community of Jalacte are up in arms over the construction of an Agriculture Learning Center on their communal lands without consultations with them by the Government of Belize to get their nod of approval. The Ministry of Agriculture is spearheading an initiative that will focus on a pair of […]
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Maya property rights have been affirmed multiple times through an unbroken chain of court decisions with the final decision at the Caribbean Court of Justice consented to by the Government of Belize. On the Phone: Pablo Mis, Program Coordinator, MLA “Clearly the communities, the Maya communities, all the Maya communities are not confused at […]
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Twenty-seven year old Tyrone Linares is taking the local music scene by storm. The Jane Usher Boulevard youth is a member of the group, All God Sons and goes by the stage name T.Y. He has a new music video for his latest single entitled “Born and Grow” that is going viral on social media. […]
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The mysterious circumstance surrounding the unauthorized landing of an aircraft at the Belize Municipal Airstrip on Tuesday morning remains an open investigation for the police department. We can confirm tonight that the twin-engine, Piper Seneca has been flown by Belize Defense Force pilots to the Phillip Goldson International Airport where it remains under military guard. […]
Police also have another case to solve, but in La Isla Bonita. It involves the mysterious death of a U.S. national who retired and lived on the island right up till the time of his untimely death. The body of fifty year old Delbert Wayne Fenn was discovered around ten-thirty on Tuesday morning on the […]
Written on October 28, 2015 | Posted in
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In Tuesday’s newscast, we told you of a brazen daylight shooting in San Pedro Town just outside the cargo area of Maya Island Air on the island. A gunman took aim at thirty-one year old taxi-man Juan Menjivar as he stood on the sidewalk just a few yards from his vehicle. As many as six […]
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Members of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of the American States began arriving today in Belize ahead of the November fourth elections. There are thirteen members to the delegation, headed by Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin, Chief of Staff to O.A.S. Secretary General Luis Almagro. Henry-Martin and her team will meet with officials of the […]
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By this time next week Wednesday, most polls would have been closed around the country for this year’s general elections. Today, the Council of Churches urged all Belizeans to put the interest of the country above and beyond self-interest on November fourth. The council also encourages institutions of law and order to be vigilant, responsible […]
A high-ranking member of the British Army arrived in Belize today and met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow this afternoon. He is Lieutenant General James Everard. One of the main points of discussion involves the reestablishment of BATSUB in Belize due to the increase in training exercises that are taking place on Belizean terrain. News […]
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Three Belize City men accused of the November twenty-third 2012 murder of B.D.F. soldier James Noralez learnt their fate this morning. Noralez’s bullet ridden body was found lying on the pavement at the intersection of Faber’s Road Extension and the Western Highway. Judge Troadio Gonzalez ruled that Tyrone Meighan, Orel Leslie, and Brandon Baptist had […]
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Tonight, thirty-one-year-old Thomas Card is serving more time behind bars after he was slapped with five additional years behind bars at the conclusion of his trial for the wounding of his ex-common-law wife. Card was accused of beating Claire Kelly unconscious on Freetown Road in front of her five year old daughter. The incident […]
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The opposition, People’s United Party disclosed on Tuesday what it calls a secret deal between the Prime Minister of Belize and the Canadian company, Fortis. According to the P.U.P., the secret deal is contained in a comfort statement signed after the settlement was gazetted. In August, the Prime Minister announced at a press conference that […]
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If you’re a public officer assigned to work on Election Day, chances are you won’t be able to vote. The same goes for military personnel on duty and members of our diplomatic corps abroad. That’s where proxies come in. Those persons are able to legally appoint someone to vote in their place. But what happens […]
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The security of ballot boxes during elections is paramount in safeguarding the integrity of the voting process. With Belizeans going to the polls to elect a new government next Wednesday, the Belize Defense Force has been tasked with the transportation of ballot boxes to and from polling and counting stations across the country. The Elections […]
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Today, the social media was all abuzz after an informal information blog posted pictures of a convoy of vehicles passing through San Ignacio at high speed. There was some concern expressed in that blog because the vehicles, including two large vans, were allegedly coming from the Arenal/Belize border. Well tonight News Five can confirm that […]
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October is recognized annually as the month of credit unions across the country and the region; the financial institutions have been carrying out various activities to celebrate its achievements. Today, the Holy Redeemer Credit Union, one of the biggest institutions in the country, made a donation to some lucky students of the Queen Square Anglican […]
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Following up on their commitment to keep the memory of fallen journalist Kareem Clarke alive, his friends and colleagues are currently preparing to launch the first essay competition in his name. The competition, open to third and fourth form students from secondary schools in Belize City, will be on a topic which is particularly pertinent […]
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A small twin-engine plane landed at the Municipal Airstrip at around five-thirty this morning – before the facility opens at six. There is no sign of the pilot, passengers or cargo in the American-registered Piper Seneca which may have originated in Managua, Nicaragua. In fact, up to this afternoon, police had no clue as to […]
In August of 2015, the Prime Minister announced that he had reached a settlement with Fortis over the nationalization of Belize Electricity Limited. He announced at the time that the deal involved a seventy-million-dollar payment and thirty-three percent of shares to be retained by Fortis. But did Prime Minister Dean Barrow sign a secret agreement […]
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Shoman says that the secret agreement serves to indemnify BECOL against any regularity or legal action which may be brought for the next twenty years – and also commits G.O.B. to making good any losses which BECOL may potentially suffer during that period. Lisa Shoman, Senator, People’s United Party “In the event a Court […]
