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In an update to a story we ran earlier in this newscast, embattled B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez has tendered his resignation from the executive of the national telephone company. A statement released by Vasquez a few moments ago, reads as follows: “I take this opportunity to thank the Right Honourable Dean Barrow, members of the […]
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The Director of Health Services Doctor Marvin Manzanero said on Monday that the number of COVID cases is on the decline. Tonight, there are forty-eight new COVID-19 cases confirmed in two batches of samples. Between September fourteenth and fifteenth, a total of five hundred and three samples were processed and the new cases identified. A […]
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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has nine ventilators in its COVID-19 isolation unit. Since the first case was detected, the K.H.M.H. has treated up to five COVID patients on ventilators at one given time. But even prior to its first COVID hospitalisation in March, the unit was expanded and is now equipped and manned properly […]
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During the months of April to June 2020 the economy shrunk twenty-three percent. It is the largest quarterly decline seen and the contraction was the result of the COVID-19. The economic downturn is still being felt across sectors even as the national debt continues to mount from loans from international financial institutions for relief to […]
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The topic of land distribution and ownership has been a long and thorny issue in Belize. For most, the opportunity to acquire a piece of land in the village or town they grew up in is not easy. The process is time consuming and often times costly. But tonight, there is one chairman in Belize […]
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This week we feature a small family business that has grown leap and bounds and has carved it niche in the private sector. Caribbean Treasures started with an inventory of imported T-shirts, and while it has maintained T-shirts at the core of the business, it has branched to embroidery and screen printing. These days it […]
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Fake news versus facts: that was the topic of a media literacy event earlier today. Now, fake news is not the best term to be used in relation to news because news in itself is about facts and truth. Real news is also about accurate information presented to the public on a number of issues. […]
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Today, the management of the University of Belize announced that a decision has been reached with the UB Faculty and Staff Union to address the university’s financial shortfall of more than seven million dollars. The UB says that last Friday, they signed the agreement that outlines the measures to be implemented that will affect the […]
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the social distancing regulations in place, the traditional market expo of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry that takes place part of the September Celebrations will not take place. As you know, the expo attracts thousands upon thousands of persons looking for deals. And while the event won’t […]
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The Department of Transport is clamping down on motor vehicles and trailers operating without license plates or with unauthorized license plates. A team of enforcement officers will be conducting operations countrywide to check on those traffic violators. The Department of Transport says that the operation is the first in a series of targeted measures to […]
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The Sir Barry’s Belikin Bash is on. Those faithful patrons of the three-day event are getting ready for the first of its kind virtual experience. You heard right – Bowen and Bowen has gotten creative and is putting the final touches to what is expected to give you that authentic experience that you would have […]
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If you are looking for something to do with the family in the safety of your homes, the founders of the Comedy Belize want you to join them for a comedy show for the whole family. Today we spoke with co-founder Delroy Fairweather who shares that they have a special comedy show coming up on […]
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Police have cracked the murder of Dangriga resident, Andrew Flores who was killed on the night of September tenth. Flores’ brother-in-law, Whitfield Fisher Junior was captured over the weekend and this afternoon, he was arraigned in the Magistrate Court for the charge of murder. Fisher Junior lived in the same apartment on Kelly Street as […]
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A Belize City resident was killed on impact this afternoon in the heavily trafficked area of mile two on the Philip Goldson Highway. Oliver Peters had just left a gas station and was cycling away when he was run over by a passenger bus. Peters was flung off the cycle and landed on the pavement. […]
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Twenty-four-year-old Raheem Gordon has narrowly escaped a second attempt on his life. The Belize City resident was inside a vehicle on Causarina Street when he came under attack. Two gunmen opened fire and while Gordon ran for his life, he was hit on the head and arm. In 2018, he was at home when he […]
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Is the curve flattening in the COVID-19 cases? On Friday, the number of coronavirus patients in Belize went up by thirty-six, with a majority of those cases, twenty-three to be exact, confirmed in the Belize District. Over the weekend, the number of cases increased by forty-five over the two days, twenty-three on Saturday and twenty-two […]
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A total of four hundred and ninety-two persons have also recovered from COVID-19. The recent statistics show that between Saturday and Sunday, fifty-four and thirty-four patients have recovered from the virus respectively. DHS Manzanero says that the increasing numbers in this area were anticipated and that the definition of a recovered case has also changed. […]
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So while Doctor Manzanero says the positive cases are declining, government is looking at options. There are reports of several vaccines for the novel coronavirus in circulation, and today the Director of Health Services confirmed with News Five that the Government has signed off on a letter of intent that was sent by the Ministry […]
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For days, there have been reports that the B.T.L.’s credit card has been misused by B.T.L. Chairman Nestor Vasquez who has been at the company since it was taken over by the government. A figure of four hundred thousand dollars has been thrown around. Vasquez says it is merely an allegation at election time. News […]
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On the morning of September fourth, more than thirty vendors from Belmopan and surrounding communities were up in arms because they were removed from the proposed site of the Belmopan Market Plaza, which sits on the south ring road and the Bliss Parade in the capital. The vendors complained bitterly that current market arrangements are […]
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Ten days ago we reported on a road traffic accident in the north that left Police Corporal Anibal Mena critical in the hospital. Mena suffered massive head injuries when his motorcycle met in an accident with a pickup truck. Tonight we report that Mena passed away on Saturday while receiving treatment in the hospital. ACP […]
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A Belize City shop owner was stabbed in the wee hours of this morning while he was socializing with four others. Police say that sixty-year-old Alfonso Ayuso was hanging out and drinking with persons he knew when two of the men suddenly turned on him to rob him. While they didn’t manage to rob the […]
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Domestic abuse is well-known to occur rampantly, though not often these cases are captured on video. But over the weekend, a disturbing video surfaced on social media of a woman being beaten by a man. The brutality occurred near the Pound Yard Bridge in Belize City as passersby watched but did nothing to assist the […]
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It is expected that the General Elections will be held in the first week in November. In fact, the Prime Minister’s son, Shyne Barrow who is running in the Mesopotamia divisions claims it will be on Wednesday, November fourth. If so, this would mean that the last day to get on the voter’s list to […]
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Forming part of that list of newly registered applicants are the dozens of Indian students who registered last week at the Elections and Boundaries office for Belize Rural in Ladyville. They were taken to register by U.D.P. operatives. One U.D.P. operative was holding their passports as they waited in line. The opposition’s candidate, Dolores Balderamos […]
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