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And that brings us to the matter of internationalizing the issue. The government argues that it has been doing just that. But critics say that it is not enough to just keep friends regionally and far abroad in the loop, but rather much more important to push how critical the situation has become and that […]
The People’s United Party has also weighed in on the weekend events. In a release issued today the opposition condemns the illegal military incursion by the Guatemalan Armed Forces and deplores the hostile and aggressive attitude of the G.A.F. towards the B.D.F. The P.U.P. says that the incident is another violation of international law by […]
A Belize City mother of two was shot and killed early on Sunday morning. It is a tragic ending to the life of thirty-four year old Tanika Lemoth as women all over celebrate Women’s Month. Lemoth was travelling in a taxi when the shooting took place in the area of Saint John’s Vianney on Faber’s […]
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A cyclist riding erratically along the Southern Highway lost his life shortly before one o’clock this morning in a deadly collision. The fatal road traffic accident happened in the vicinity of Forest Home Village and involved several police officers inside a stationary pickup truck. They were responding to an incident in the area when they […]
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The decision by Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega not to seek re-election as Deputy Party Leader and Area Rep for Orange Walk North has sent the U.D.P. in a tailspin. The party convention takes place this weekend in Dangriga and while elections for the DPL post are not scheduled, there are some positioning themselves to […]
News Five also took the opportunity to ask B.T.B. reps about the extreme case of siltation in the Belize City Harbor, particularly in front of the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The accumulating silt is reducing the channel used by water taxis and tenders in the area. Now traditionally, the Fort Street Tourism Village […]
Across the country, students sat the first phase of the Primary School Examinations in English and the Sciences. Most of the seven thousand plus students studiously prepared for the anticipated exams; the results often determine placement for high schools. Despite readiness to take the tests, there was eagerness as well as nervousness among the students. […]
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Sun and beach are two principal attractions that lure visitors to Belize. In the case of Caye Caulker or La Isla Carinosa swimming, surfing, sailing or other water sports are favorite activities. This past weekend, a five-month initiative was completed to improve public beaches on the island as part of the National Sustainable Tourism Development […]
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The reclamation works will be complimented by the establishment of an improved craft center for local artisans in Caye Caulker. Minister Heredia says that additional monies for small projects were also allocated through the B.T.B. for the construction of stalls along the newly reclaimed beach and will add to the tourism experience on the island. […]
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On the occasion of a beach reclamation initiative, the Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia took the opportunity to comment on an issue of education. It involves the rapidly growing Ocean Academy, the only high school on Caye Caulker. The minister says that G.O.B. is finally assisting with the expansion of the high school. Manuel […]
A tripartite agreement to eradicate hunger in six southern communities within the Toledo District was endorsed this afternoon by the Government of Belize, PetroCaribe and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Under an initiative known as FAO Agreement Hugo Chavez Frias, a project to assist these villages with corn and beans has been launched. The FAO, […]
The action plan, says Montero, a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, will also assist in mitigating post-harvest losses. Emilio Montero, Ministry of Agriculture “The geographic area that has been selected through the FAO is the Toledo District in six communities along the new Southern Highway. As you are very well aware there is […]
Dangriga police have detained a Salvadoran national who was illegally fishing and hunting in the Cockscomb Basin Natural Reserve. On Friday morning, Belize Defense Force soldiers and rangers were on patrol in the area when they spotted two men in a kayak who attempted to escape detention by jumping into the Swasey River. Of the […]
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Wagiya FC rolled into the FFB Stadium Saturday night to be hosted by a singing Belmopan Bandits. Some 15 minutes into the Belmopan team pushing the pace when Amilton sets up El Capitan Elroy Smith and really he should have done better with his […]
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Thousands of women, men and children from every corner of Belize marched and rallied today. It’s a movement called Twenty Thousand Strong, and it’s all about empowering and uplifting women in the Belizean society. The crowd this morning was easily double what came out in 2014 for the first version of twenty-thousand. With participation from […]
Why did very powerful Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega decide to give up politics? That’s the million dollar question right now. The last time we interviewed Vega he told us that he would be making a play for the top spot when Prime Minister Dean Barrow gives it up at the end of this term. […]
In an exclusive interview conducted with Prime Minister Dean Barrow in mid-January, he told News Five that the upcoming U.D.P. convention scheduled for March twentieth would be an exemption from what would have otherwise been an election for leadership of the party. At the time he outlined a chronology that would eventually give way to […]
Earlier in the week, we reported on a delegation from FIFA and CONCACAF that was in Belize recently to meet with embattled F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente and General Secretary Michael Blease. They also took the opportunity to meet with a trio of executives, as well as the F.F.B. Electoral and Appeals Committee and active football […]
Today, Citrus Products of Belize Limited was expected to have released last week’s fruit payment to growers since there is an existing delay with Heritage Bank awaiting approval from the Central Bank to release the remaining funds. In light of the setback, CPBL was not in a position to release last week’s fruit payroll on […]
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This Sunday, the World Pediatrics Project is partnering with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for yet another round of clinics. The multispecialty clinic starts at eight a.m. and persons twenty-one years and younger will be able to visit with U.S. doctors in areas of urology, spinabifida, bracing and nephrology. News Five spoke with Project Manager […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Jaime Vivas, a fisherman of Sarteneja Village, pleaded guilty to possession of undersized conch in the courtroom of Magistrate Carlon Mendoza earlier today. In mid-January Vivas was caught with a total of two hundred and forty-three, partially cleaned and market clean meat when fisheries officers boarded and searched the Zimira. He has been fined […]
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A trio of men charged individually for crimes committed, appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas this morning in the Supreme Court. Twenty-one-year-old Adolphus Palacio Junior, Eustace Lewis and thirty-year-old Shawn Hemmans applied for and successfully secured bail for a string of offences, including robbery. Palacio, a resident of Mahogany Heights, was charged with two counts of […]
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Acting Director of the Belize Family Court, fifty-year-old Dale Cayetano, was called to the bar this morning before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. The former magistrate took the oath in the presence of family and friends in the judiciary. He was appointed magistrate in the Belize City courts in October 2012 where he presided over criminal […]
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Animal – it’s a track by the young Belizean artist Marlyn Vansen that has been blasting on airwaves across the country, but tonight the twenty-year-old singer is debuting the video right here on Channel Five. Directed and produced by her brother, David Vansen of Wolf Productions, the video showcases issues faced by Marlyn to persevere […]
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Jamaican singer and songwriter Christopher Martin is in the Jewel for a mega concert this weekend in Belize City. The twenty-nine-year-old reggae artist is the internationally featured performer for Flavaz Entertainment’s seventh anniversary concert that takes place this Saturday at the ITVET Compound. Also taking the stage with Martin are Belize’s very own Denise Castillo […]
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