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Caribbean Shores Area Representative Kareem Musa returned from China on Sunday, following an unofficial visit to the East Asian country last week. Accompanied by a contingent of three persons, including Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold, Councilor Michael “Chips” Noralez and attorney Kevin Arthurs, all members of the People’s United Party, the group took in the sights […]
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According to Musa, the Chairman of the Belize Chinese Association may have been pressured into distancing himself from his role in facilitating the visit since the matter has become political. His opponent in Caribbean Shores, Lee Mark Chang, has roots in Mainland China. Musa says that the very invitation that was extended to him was […]
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Is Mainland China attempting to curry favour with Belize by inviting members of parliament to visit that country? It’s a perception, Musa says, that can be drawn from the invitations. Isani Cayetano “In the context, however, of a majority of Taiwan’s allies or former allies on this part of the world who have since […]
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Thousands of Belizeans illegally enter Mexico through the village of Santa Cruz in Orange Walk and into Botes. Normally, they are lured to the area for beer, vegetables and other contraband goods which are brought into Belize. But a recent incident in the village is sparking outcry. A fundraising activity has been going on to […]
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Squatting is a perennial problem in urban cities. In Belmopan we have been following the story of a group of families who have cleared land and have made it their homes in the Maya Mopan area. One of the families has been there for more than ten years and they feel they have a right […]
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A shutdown of public transportation has been averted. The Ministry of Transport and the Belize Bus Association have reached an agreement to settle the B.B.A.’s concerns over Guatemalan and Mexican buses transiting Belize. Late this evening, we spoke with B.B.A.’s secretary Ewart Metzgen who confirmed they have been able to resolve some of the bigger […]
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The New River in Orange Walk is being affected by eutrophication. It is the increase of nutrients in the river which has been causing the harmful algal blooms, discoloration, stagnation and the fish kills that have been reported. On Monday, the media was taken on a tour of the river where the negative impacts were […]
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The establishments and factories that have been discharging effluents into the New River will be sent a letter containing corrective recommendations. An advisory will also be issued to the public, and according to Doctor Percival Cho, the aim is to host a public consultation sometime this week. On the Phone: Dr. Percival Cho, C.E.O., […]
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Attorney Kareem Musa, who represents the family of Allyson Major Junior, was away in China last week when Corporal Kent Martinez was arraigned on a single charge of Manslaughter by Negligence. Martinez is the officer who allegedly shot and killed Major during a vehicular pursuit on July sixteenth which ended on Regent Street West near […]
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The likelihood of a judicial review challenging the charge that was brought against Corporal Martinez is also being explored by Musa’s colleague, attorney Anthony Sylvestre. Together, they are looking at the possibility of gaining access to evidence found during the special investigation in order to argue that the charge of Manslaughter by Negligence should have […]
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A Belize City tour guide picked up a drug conviction after he admitted to possession of one hundred and fifty grams of weed found at his home. The amount is fifteen times more than allowed by law since the decriminalization of marijuana. Fifty-two-year-old Cecil Gill pleaded guilty to the drug offense when he appeared in […]
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A Memorandum of Understanding was penned today for the rehabilitation of the Gulisi Museum. The museum, which is located in Dangriga, is the home of Garifuna cultural heritage. The M.O.U. between NICH and the National Garifuna Council gives way for the restoration with financial backing from the Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust. Here is News […]
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On July eleventh SATIIM visited the Sarstoon Temash National Park where they discovered a pile of harvested timber inside the park. Over a week later, on July twenty-third, SATIIM attempted to retrieve the illegally harvested timber. But as we showed you almost two weeks ago, the Guatemalan Armed Forces confronted the Belizeans on that trip. […]
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As you heard just now, SATIIM was only able to retrieve about sixty percent of the harvested timber. The remainder was destroyed. While illegal logging is a problem in several parts of the country, in the Sarstoon Temash National Park, the problem is complex to address. The park is in a remote area that is […]
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It’s Breastfeeding Week in Belize and the proponents of breastfeeding are championing family support to help moms. The focus is on supporting both parents, with the inclusion of fathers to help moms reach their breastfeeding goals. But what does that support look like? It involves creating an enabling environment where mothers can breastfeed. News Five’s […]
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Get ready for another tight round of competition in KTV the Remix. The show gets underway at eight-thirty p.m. live from the Bliss Auditorium in Belize City. Tonight, the remaining aspirants of a grand ten thousand dollar cash prize will be singing from their choice of soundtracks. Now, a good soundtrack song extends the drama […]
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The national under-fifteen team secured a win today against Saint Kitts and Nevis after a disappointing loss to French Guiana on the first day of competition. The team is currently in Miami, Florida where the CONCACAF Championship is ongoing. The athletes have been preparing for months to make their mark in their first international match […]
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A boat ride up the New River in Orange Walk shows large scale stagnation and discoloration of the waters along a seventeen-mile stretch from the villages of Carmelita to Trial Farm. The condition of the river, which is a main source of income up north, has deteriorated to a point that it has become lifeless […]
Written on August 5, 2019 | Posted in
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For the past two weeks, we have been reporting on the dengue outbreak in Belize and tonight the situation continues to spiral as the number of confirmed clinical cases has increased by ten percent when compared to a week ago on Monday. There are now seven hundred and eighty-nine known cases based on the data […]
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While we were with the Director of Health Services, we asked him for an update on the status of the morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital. On Friday, residents from Dangriga and neighbouring communities were informed that the morgue at the regional health facility was not functioning again and that it would be out of […]
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Last week, Caribbean Shores Area Representative Kareem Musa travelled to Shanghai, China. Musa was along with Belize City Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold and Councilor Michael Noralez. Now, Belize does not have diplomatic relations with China, but with Taiwan so the visit by a parliamentarian and the deputy mayor and councilor raised eyebrows. Sources inside the […]
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P.U.P. Leader John Briceño was released from Northern Medical Plaza over the weekend and is tonight at home recovering from injuries he sustained during a traffic accident on Friday morning in Rhaburn Ridge Village, Belize District. Briceño was being driven by Edwin Hill when his Toyota Prado SUV flipped several times near mile thirty-seven on […]
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Thirty-four-year-old Belize City resident Darwin Rocke was callously murdered. His body was found dumped far away between Burrell Boom and Hattieville, last Thursday. Rocke was partially decapitated and one of his hands was severed. While it is believed he knew his killers, there have been no arrests so far in Rocke’s murder. News Five Isani […]
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Sanctuary Belize is back in the news tonight. The actions by the Federal Trade Commission against the defendants in the massive Sanctuary Belize real estate scam continue, as well as its investigations. On August second, a federal judge in Maryland, U.S.A. supported the F.T.C.’s application for a preliminary injunction against the defendants, “ruling their allegedly […]
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For the umpteenth time, consumers are being hit in their pockets with fuel increases. Premium gasoline will increase by as much as forty-nine cents going from ten dollars and sixty-three cents to eleven dollars and twelve cents per gallon. At midnight, the price of kerosene will also go down slightly by eight cents, from seven […]
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