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Corozal police have detained two of four men accused of robbery and kidnapping and are seeking two others. Twenty-three-year-old Jason Espinosa and forty-five-year-old Elio Lopez handed over a bag containing a gold chain and ring stolen from twenty-six-year-old Eder Stevenson Hall of Corozal Town, while Lopez handed over six thousand, five hundred dollars, half of […]
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The clinic which treated five-month-old Ricardo Quintero is shut down tonight, following an investigation by the Ministry of Health. Following the departure of the original owner a few months ago, the clinic continued operations even though its sole nurse was not licensed to practice her profession and the manager had no sort of medical qualification […]
Doctor Manzanero told News Five that their investigation of Baby Ricardo’s death overlapped with that of the investigation into the clinic, but to affix a particular cause of death and apportioning blame will be difficult because of the murky circumstances of the baby’s treatment and care, both at the home and at the clinic. The […]
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The study of epidemiology involves analysing statistical data to identify the causes of outbreaks, or epidemics, of diseases from AIDS to Zika, and using that analysis to isolate potential causes and hopefully eliminate them. Belize has three full-time epidemiologists, but the Ministry of Health is partnering with the regional Council of Ministers of Health and […]
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Saint John’s College launched an educational history program today that focuses on the Caste War. The mix media project uses technology, creativity and the community to tell stories about a piece of history that has helped to shape a part of Belize. As a part of the programme, S.J.C. also set up an exhibition of […]
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Today, one of Belize’s referee is getting the opportunity to officiate a CONCACAF match in Panama. Ricardo Daniel Ake, Belize’s assistant referee, has been assigned to referee a match today between U.S.A. versus Cuba in the semifinals of the CONCACAF U-seventeen Tournament. Ake was selected for the CONCACAF tournament after he passed a physical fitness […]
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The National Agricultural and Trade Show, better known as Agric, got off over the weekend. The annual event provides a space for the productive sector to meet with its customers and potential buyers of the various items that were on display. News Five’s Duane Moody reports from Belmopan. Duane Moody, Reporting The sweltering heat […]
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An Orange Walk man is accused of killing his cousin in the early hours of the morning over in Chetumal. The murder sent shockwaves across that northern municipality because the Pech cousins were well-known – not just in the north, but across the music scene, particularly in the rock band community. The tight knit duo […]
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Investigations into a double murder in Corozal continue tonight. The only suspect in the murder of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend remains in police custody. That suspect, John Deshaies, was transported from Corozal to the Placencia Police Substation where, this morning, he was questioned about a theft at a casino in March. That […]
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The family of missing secondary school teacher, Pamela Lino, is seeking closure for what can only be described as a most puzzling disappearance. It is widely believed that the Belmopan resident perished in an automotive fire on Tuesday morning. The police, however, have not been able to conclude definitively whether the charred skeletal remains found […]
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The murders of Canadian national Francesca Matus and her American partner Drew Thomas DeVoursney continue to receive news coverage in both countries and around the world. Unfortunately, it’s not the kind Belize would want. And while they have been few and far between, murders of foreigners visiting Belize, like those of Anne Swaney and Matthiew […]
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In January, the Central Bank (International Immunities) Act and the Crown Proceedings (Amendment) Act were passed by Parliament. The former is intended to protect Belize’s foreign reserves in the Bank from poaching by companies claiming arbitral awards, including Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited. C.I.H.L. charges that the legislation’s effect is to clearly attempt to intimidate and […]
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Former Minister of State with responsibility for Immigration and Nationality, Elvin Penner, is confirmed to be testifying before the Senate Special Select Committee next Wednesday. It has been a long time – in fact, nearly five years – since he was fired from Cabinet by Prime Minister Dean Barrow for facilitating South Korean fugitive businessman […]
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Three men, including a pair of siblings, were lucky to escape with their lives during a robbery turned kidnapping on Wednesday afternoon in the Corozal District. According to Eder Hall, a land consultant of Corozal Town, he visited a well-known businessman in Ranchito Village sometime around four o’clock that evening to purchase a sports utility […]
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Hall also told News Five by phone earlier today that despite being able to successfully foil the kidnapping attempt, his brother’s vehicle remains missing. He says they were fortunate to have been able to jump out of the trunk of the car when the driver slowed down at a bump near Calcutta Village. Voice […]
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Police busted four men in a taxi in which they found a point thirty-eight revolver on Wednesday on Arlington Drive, Belize City. The taxi, a Dodge Caravan, was being driven by fifty-six-year- old Clive Smith; the passengers were Aaron Flowers, Elwin Pollard and Kendale Green. By this morning, the group appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon […]
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A wooden house on Elston Kerr Street in Belize City, scorched previously in a fire caused by a fire hearth left unattended three weeks ago, is now completely gutted after fire struck again Sunday morning. The front face of the dwelling behind it was blackened and scars showed on a third house joined to the […]
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If the numbers for tourist arrivals are anything to go by, Belize hardly needs help marketing the tourism product. But the industry is not one for sitting on its laurels – there are always new visitors to charm, new things to introduce, new ways to make money. The bi-annual Belize Tourism Expo is intended to […]
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We detailed the travails of students taking the problem-solving paper for Mathematics in the Primary School Examination on Tuesday. While scores will not be ready until early June, marking has already been completed for part one of the examination, which was sat in April and featured both papers for English and one for Science. Like […]
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One of the biggest challenges for persons affected by HIV/Aids is reducing the stigma and discrimination to people living with the disease. One organization is hoping to decrease the violation of rights of this population is the Central American Network of People with HIV. Today, REDCA+ launched a virtual platform for registration and follow-up complaints […]
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A family from the deep south is asking for urgent financial and medical assistance for a young boy living with a painful skin condition known as dermatitis. Nelson Choc of Bella Vista, Toledo, has been living with his condition almost since he was born and the family have been told that he needs a course […]
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By now you know that technology is a mainstay in our lives. And while tech gadgets upgrade at pace that many of us can’t keep up with; we can appreciate how it has changed and simplified some aspects of our lives. But what is all that screen time doing to our eyes? That’s what we […]
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The murder by strangulation of fifty-two-year-old Francesca Matus and thirty-six-year-old Drew Thomas DeVoursney continues to baffle police up north. The Canadian woman and her American boyfriend went missing last week and six days later, their bodies were found in a cane field, on Monday. The couple was to travel back to their respective countries last […]
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Belmopan teacher, Pamela Lino, is still missing tonight. Her vehicle, a Kia Sportage, was found burnt on the Gracie Rock junction on the George price Highway early on Tuesday morning. Charred remains found inside are inconclusive as to the identity of the person that was travelling in the vehicle when it went up in flames. […]
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We can confirm tonight that the Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, has directed the police to proceed to bring charges against a magistrate serving in south. The magistrate, however, is at this time travelling overseas so it is expected that he will be charged next week on his return. The charges against him are […]
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