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Unconfirmed reports are that several gunshots were fired around at the Belize-Guatemala border around ten o’clock on Wednesday night. Photos circulated of shattered glasses caused by the shooting. Reports are that Benque Viejo Police as well as Guatemalan authorities arrived on the scene shortly after. Online reports say that one person was detained. Local police […]
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On Wednesday afternoon, just after twelve-thirty, a pair of robbers walked into Henry’s Supermarket on College Road in Corozal Town and held up the proprietor at gunpoint. The men got away with some cash, but police quickly apprehended them. Authorities say that the suspects are from the area. The store’s surveillance camera captured the robbery. […]
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Police have detained one person and looking for another in connection with the robbery of La Popular Bakery on Cemetery Road in Belize City. Just before eight on Tuesday night, two armed men held up the cashier and demanded money. Superintendent Alejandro Cowo says that while they have detained one person, the stolen money wasn’t […]
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The University of Belize has received a generous donation to start up the “UB Steel.” The donation of fifty thousand dollars was made by the Belize Bank at the end of January and will be used to acquire the necessary pans for the steel band. U.B. says the initiative paves the way for the development […]
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Last December, the government made a surprise decision that drew criticism from many quarters when it declared that in respect of gillnets, there would be a control and eventual phase out. OCEANA Belize says that while they applaud G.O.B. for recognizing gillnet as a destructive gear, there is a need for the ban on gillnet […]
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On Tuesday, we reported that two men were charged for separate killings that happened in Concepcion Village in the Corozal District. Today, Senior Superintendent of Police Hilberto Romero shared details of the charges and what the investigation has uncovered about the motives behind the killings. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation […]
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Police say that the death of Brian Harris is now being investigated as a murder. As we reported almost two weeks ago, Harris passed away after being in and out of the hospital for gunshot injuries. Today, police told the media that a post-mortem conducted shows that Harris died as result of the gunshot injuries […]
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A weeklong event in Belize City is sharpening the skills of police officers and others who deal with persons, particularly youth, involved in crime. Restore Belize has organized a training workshop on mediation which is looking at a number of issues that have to do with conflict resolution. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
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Representatives from various institutions including Human Services, the Police Department and members from the Judiciary, including judges and prosecutors have been engaged in a three-day workshop on the online exploitation of children. It is being spearheaded by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and seeks to build capacity of the Belizean authorities as […]
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ICMEC is based in Alexandria, Virginia in the U.S.A. According to data available, most of the abuse starts at home; twenty-five percent of the abuses are committed by someone in authority close to the child. So the organization continues to develop awareness programmes to educate children and parents about the risks related to children having […]
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About two months ago we showed you the start of a series of workshops called the ‘Municipal Building Unit Awareness Workshop Series.’ The Ministry of Housing, along with its partners, conducted country-wide workshops with municipal level building units and stakeholders in building and construction. The workshops are to discuss processes needed to get approval to […]
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The star witness in the case against Lev Dermen arrived today at the court in Utah in handcuffs. Jacob Kingston is expected to testify through next week Monday since he has a throve of information that is critical to prove that Dermen was involved in massive money laundering. All eyes will be on Kingston because […]
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In the local courts in Belize City today, an application was filed with the Supreme Court, which would add Lord Michael Ashcroft to the case submitted to require the Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission to undertake Redistricting of Area Representative Districts in the country. The case is focusing on the constitutionality of the current legislative boundaries. According […]
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A coast guard operation, carried out in the vicinity of Drowned Caye on Tuesday, has resulted in the arrests of four men who were found in possession of unlicensed ammunition. According to coast guard personnel, upon approaching the fishing camp, one of the individual attempted to flee the scene and evade the team of officers. […]
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On Monday, we reported about the death of Anthony Parks. He was shot in Independence Village on the morning of January twenty-second. Ever since then, he was hospitalized up until his death on Sunday morning. In our first report of the incident, in an interview with the media, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said that […]
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On Tuesday night, a pair of robbers targeted La Popular Bakery on Cemetery Road in Belize City. Reports are that around seven-thirty p.m., two men, posing as customers, entered the bakery; they both wore caps possibly to conceal their identities. The men then approached cashier Esmeralda Sanchez and held her at gunpoint. The gunman demanded […]
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Amending the Education Rules to reflect particular changes that are favorable to teachers across the country was a contentious issue for the Belize National Teachers Union. Prior to Tuesday’s marathon session with the Ministry of Education, the B.N.T.U. openly voiced its frustration, saying that it will no longer be disrespected by the ministry where negotiations […]
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Proponents of the Equal Opportunities Bill, including the executive of the National AIDS Commission, the Special Envoy for Women and Children, as well as the Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation, made their rounds in a series of countrywide public consultations last month. During those discussions advocates of the proposed legislation presented the upside […]
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When consultations took place in the south, there was an overwhelming opposition to the posed bill. Over five thousand signatures have now been affixed to several documents circulated within the religious community where objections are being raised to the Equal Opportunities Bill. News Five spoke by phone with Pastor Vic Hernandez; he is the president […]
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Teshawn Williams is back behind prison where he is awaiting a sentence for the charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of Eaton Lamb. The accused is the cousin of the deceased and will learn his fate on March twelfth, 2020. Lamb was killed two years ago on February eighteenth, 2017 on Antelope Street, Belize […]
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The brothers: Tyrone, Ellis and Shaquille Meighan appeared in courtroom of Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson on Tuesday and were charged for being members of a gang, specifically Banak Zone Clique. The Meighan brothers pleaded not guilty and while they have been charged with all sorts of offences in the past, the siblings now say […]
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A campaign is ongoing to build consciousness on what discrimination is and to encourage action when it surfaces in the homes, workplace and other areas. The Live and Let Live Campaign is focusing on marginalized groups seeking to encourage neighbours to look out for one another whenever any type of prejudice is exposed. Here is […]
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The Embassy of India in Mexico has confirmed that two medical universities in Belize have been de-listed by the Medical Council of India, following complaints that both institutions do not have proper facilities to carry out lessons with their students. The second secretary at the Embassy of India also went on to say that an […]
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Late this evening, the government issued a statement in support of one of its strongest allies. It involves the novel coronavirus, which has been detected in Taiwan. The statement says that a small number of cases have been confirmed in Taiwan by its Center for Disease Control. It states that Taiwan’s proximity to China where […]
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Chef Tim August of Stone Crab Bar and Grill in Dangriga took over the Dara Feeding Programme in Belize City on Tuesday. As you know, Joel ‘Dara’ Robinson and his wife cook hot meals for fifty plus children from neighbouring schools. Many of the children are from underprivileged homes and often times the only meal […]
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