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Forty-five-year-old Lindbert Brown lost his life this morning, following a predawn assault during which he was stabbed multiple times inside a residence on Amara Avenue in Belize City. It is reported that Brown attacked a woman with a piece of broken bottle when the object was wrestled from him and used to injure him fatally. […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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Belize has appointed a new Ambassador to Cuba. Annie Burns Martinez, presented credentials to the government ofCubaat the Palacio de la Revolucion inHavanaaccrediting her as ambassador toCuba. Vice President and Comptroller General of the Republic, Gladys Bejerano Portela and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marcelino Medina González received Burns at the formal ceremony. There […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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And in an update to the crisis of the Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica, they will be spending the holidays in that country. That is because negotiators have failed to find a solution to the month old crisis. The only agreement reached at the Mexico meeting was for another round of discussions planned for […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night we reported on two separate traffic accidents involving buses and fortunately there were no fatalities. Tonight we have more details on the accident that happened between miles seventy-one and seventy-two on theGeorge Price Highwayat about four-thirty on Tuesday afternoon when an Isuzu cargo truck collided with a Blue Bird school bus. Twenty-five […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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There is an arrest in a hit and run accident that occurred up north over the weekend. Cashier Madelyn Gongora, a resident of Orange Walk has been charged for ‘driving without due care and attention’, ‘failure to stop and render aid’ and ‘negligent grievous harm’. Police believe she was the driver of aToyotavehicle which hit […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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A team of uniformed police officers, led by Senior Superintendent Chester Williams descended, on Mahogany Street in Belize City this afternoon where the men and women of law enforcement met with residents and business owners in the Lake Independence area. The continuing meet and greet effort, a measure of community policing in which members of […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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The Rural Eastern Division of the Belize Police Department today received a very generous and much needed donation from a corporate entity within their jurisdiction, National Aggregates Limited. Like with all divisions, that one is seriously strapped for vehicular resources, and that’s a real problem when there are many miles to cover. So the brand […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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The Rural Eastern Division covers about twenty-two thousand square miles and thirty-two communities. So it’s a given this truck is going to be a workhorse for the department which has always been strapped for resources. It’s an attractive vehicle with all the gadgets, but will it be able to stand the test of time and […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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On Tuesday night we aired a story about the Rural Eastern Division giving back to the community, in cash. It was an unprecedented operation that has certainly received very positive feedback. So our viewers from the Belize District will be happy to know that there’s more in store in 2016. Rural Eastern Division Commander Edward […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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The Salvation Army is the recipient of a generous donation from Transparent BPO today. The customer service company handed over a check for five thousand dollars to Regional Commander Major Joliker Leandre to be used in assisting the needy this Christmas. The gift is part of the company’s active corporate citizenship. This morning, we spoke […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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If you’re from the Ladyville community and are watching this story, then it’s likely you’re missing out on the first every Christmas Parade organized by the victory Assembly of God Church. According to reports we’re gotten it’ll be something to see, with churches and other groups joining in to bring some Christmas spirit to the […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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In the United States, Donald Trump is the front runner for the Republican Party in the U.S. elections. But inBelize, it is his daughter making the news. Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner are currently vacationing at the exclusive world class Cayo Espanto Resort on San Pedro. Ivanka is six months pregnant with her third […]
Written on December 23, 2015 | Posted in
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An American has come forward to claim the mystery plane which landed at the Municipal Airstrip on October twenty-seventh and was abandoned there. The plane is a US registered Piper PA 34 Seneca Twin-engine aircraft. There was no sign of a pilot or any cargo, and since the plane illegally landed before the facility opened […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Police had reported, based on the findings of a very preliminary investigation right after the aircraft landed, a flight plan had been filed. That plan had the Piper Seneca routed from Aruba to the Phillip Goldson International on Sunday, October twenty-fifth. Instead, it landed at the Municipal Airstrip two days after, on Tuesday. An intensive […]
The courtroom of Justice Courtenay Abel was overflowing this morning for a special ceremony. The occasion marked the admission to the bar of the first B.D.F. soldier. The proud moment was shared by family, friends and colleagues. Having completed his legal training in the Caribbean, Lieutenant Lionel Olivera, will head a new legal department within […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Is there a growing disparity in the recent number of police and B.D.F. intakes? It would seem as though there are presently more recruits enlisting in the police department than there are in the Belize Defense Force. Since assuming leadership in February 2013, Brigadier General David Jones has been exploring means of expanding the rank […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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And tonight’s question is: Are you better off this Christmas than you were last year? 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 December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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On Monday, CWU President Audrey Matura-Shepherd came out swinging in the wake of an amendment to the Essential Services Act. The revised legislation now includes stevedoring as part of services which when interrupted would endanger the lives, health or personal safety of the whole or part of the population. Needless to say, Matura-Shepherd took aim […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Negotiations between the Christian Workers Union and the country management of CIBC FirstCaribbean are once again at a standstill. On Monday, CIBC issued a release stating that it is officially closing its doors on January twenty-ninth, 2016. That announcement however, did not mention the outcome of the ongoing discussions in respect of an exit package […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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While a consignment of imported rice from Guyana languishes at the port in Big Creek, the back and forth between businessman Jack Charles and the Government of Belize continues. On Monday, C.E.O. in the Ministry of Agriculture Jose Alpuche, accompanied by Foreign Trade Directorate, Doctor Leroy Almendarez, appeared on Open Your Eyes to discuss the […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Today seemed to have been a day for accidents involving buses and the resulting traffic jam which made already congested roads unbearable. Early this morning it was a collision just off the Haulover Bridge between a Ramos Bus and another bus carrying commuters to Ladyville. It happened just after seven and while there were no […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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News Five has received correspondence from an organization called the Missing Children Society of Canada seeking the help of the public in locating a child. According to investigator Lori Mantle, two year old Treyson Trockstad-Greenway was taken out of Canada in January 2014 by his mother, Robin Leanne Trockstad, during a custody dispute. Mantle says […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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The last we heard about the Norwegian Cruise Line’s cruise ship port at Harvest Caye in southern Belize was earlier this year when environmentalists expressed concerns that boulders were being dumped on coral beds just off the caye. This was one of the many instances over which the multimillion dollar project came under fire by […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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Supporters of the project cited job opportunities and economic benefits to residents and villages in the immediate area as sound reasons to support the mega tourism project. Director Andrade says that systems are being put in place and that tour guides and operators are being prepared to deal with the expected increase in the traffic […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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There is another proposed docking facility which has gone under the radar. It is at Stake Bank located just seven miles off the coast of Belize City. For over a decade, the Fort Street Tourism Village has been the sole port of entry for cruise tourists entering into the country. The Feinstein Group, which is […]
Written on December 22, 2015 | Posted in
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