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News Five’s reporters have been deployed to various border communities to test the pulse of Belizeans as we prepare for that historic vote on April tenth which will decide if the International Court of Justice is to determine on the boundaries of Belize. We will be reporting from areas far-flung, as well as communities where […]
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Next stop: Jalacte, a bordering community of some eight hundred residents. The experience there is much different. People from both sides of the border cross unimpeded; there is no immigration points, just the B.D.F. on duty at an outpost. We found out that the residents are more interested in trade than on going to the […]
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Twenty-one-year-old James Emmanuel Gibson was today arraigned in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson for the weekend stabbing murder of his cousin, Malcolm Emmanuel. The customer care representative was remanded to central prison and must reappear in court on June third, 2019. According to the information, Malcolm Leslie found out that he was the […]
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The Morales family of San Ignacio is grieving the untimely death of one of their own. The nineteen-year-old went missing over the weekend and on Monday afternoon; the family’s worst fears were confirmed. Rudy was found dead and his body was retrieved from the Mopan River. There were reports that he had been spotted along […]
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There are reports of an aggravated burglary at a resort on northern Ambergris Caye. News Five has received information that four armed, masked men targeted the Sapphire Resort located nine and a half miles north of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The robbers reportedly got the property’s security guards out of the way by tying them […]
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A well-known mechanic from Corozal is in big trouble with the law tonight after he was busted with over forty-five pounds of cannabis. Police are reporting that on Monday night around eleven-forty, officers conducted a search on a Ford F-150 pickup truck belonging to Joel Recinos. The forty-year-old resident of Calcutta Village in Corozal has […]
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A man is in the K.H.M.H. in a critical condition tonight after he was involved in a road traffic accident. According to reports, forty-nine-year-old Jose Cortez of Paraiso village was driving his motorcycle this morning between miles eighty-five and eighty-six when a Silva bus travelling in the same direction from the northern border to Corozal […]
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A resident of San Antonio, Toledo and his family are tonight homeless, following a fire earlier today which destroyed a pair of structures in the village. Wallace Coy was returning home this afternoon when he noticed thick smoke billowing from his property. By the time he made it to his residence, the fire had already […]
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The Belize Police Department is enforcing a regulation in the Standing Orders which has some women police officers up in arms. The department is implementing its code of ethics outlined in the Police Services Regulations and Police Act, specifically as it relates to the length of their hair and style. Women police officers who have […]
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News Five understands that at least one woman police officer has sought legal advice and is considering challenging the matter in court. Commissioner Williams says that anyone who does not agree with the rules of the police department can seek employment elsewhere. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “And my thing to the female officers […]
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Eight days from now the public will vote either YES or NO to determine Belize’s next step to address Guatemala’s claim over the country. As the day nears, opposing camps are intensifying their campaign. A few legal opinions have been penned including one by the late Gian Gandhi. During Open Your Eyes this morning, attorney […]
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With the help of Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association, the Fisheries Department and the Nature Conservancy, a group of fishers are exploring the economic benefits of seaweed farming. About a dozen fishers are part of a pilot project to farm and harvest seaweed. Their farms are located a few miles out of Mauger Caye which forms […]
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Muffles College High School in Orange Walk Town has yet to reinstate the female teacher who was placed on administrative leave, despite the ruling of the Teaching Services Commission. The teacher has been on leave after she refused to resign at the school’s request following the dissemination of nude photos of her without her consent. […]
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Cyber bullying and threat of violence are not limited to the viral release of pornographic material on social media. It has also taken root online in the buildup towards the I.C.J. referendum on April tenth. The latest target of such offense is Senior Counsel Lisa Shoman, the attorney representing the Government of Belize in a […]
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Since the beginning of the year to the end of March, there have been thirty-one murders recorded across the country. According to the Ministry of National Security, the Belize Police Department recorded the ‘lowest level of murders for the first quarter of a year since 2012.’ There were fifteen murders less for the first quarter […]
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The police department is focusing more on preventing deaths caused by excessive drinking. But for the department to be successful in its endeavour, the root causes must be addressed. ComPol Williams says that there are plans to curb public drinking, amend the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act and crack down on establishments that violate the act. […]
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The Commissioner today concluded a national tour with an event at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan City. The event included an inspection of law enforcement units and a presentation session and open discussion between Williams and police officers. According to ComPol Williams, the tour was a national strategy of familiarization and information sharing on […]
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Forests still cover about thirty percent of the world’s land area, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. And because deforestation causes almost twenty percent of global emissions, the preservation of trees is a big part of the answer to slow down climate change. One of the solutions to preserving forest is through an international […]
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