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The San Pedro Police Formation today carried out a drug destruction exercise on the island. More than a hundred kilos of several types of drugs were destroyed by fire. The commanding officer, Superintendent Christopher Noble says that the exercise will be an annual event. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo was on Ambergris Caye where he along […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Crime in San Pedro has been relatively low over the past few months. The last recorded murder was in mid October and the victim was twenty-eight-year-old Marisela Gonzales who was allegedly shot by her husband, David Gonzales. But it was many weeks before Gonzales’ body was found that San Pedro Police had recorded a major […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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There are five more COVID-19 deaths to report tonight. The victims are four males and one female between the ages of fifty-three and ninety-one years. The Corozal District recorded three of the deaths and the Stann Creek District recorded two. A total of two hundred and forty one samples were processed with eighty-six new cases […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Ambergris Caye has registered one thousand and eighteen cases of COVID-19. Three hundred and forty-two of those cases remain active. There are concerns growing that a surge in cases is being experienced on the island. In a now deleted Facebook post, the medical officer surveillance focal point on Ambergris Caye Doctor Javier Canul expressed worries […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Cayo West Area Representative Jorge “Milin” Espat remains hospitalized after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He says that the prognosis is good. Meanwhile, Toledo East Area Representative, Mike Espat is said to be doing much better. Meanwhile, Prime Minister John Briceño continues to battle with the virus. We are told he is asymptomatic while his […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, we were out at the Ridge Lagoon Estate, a community just off the Boom/Hattieville Road that has been under water for days. More than half a dozen families have been affected; some voluntarily evacuated as floodwaters are up to three feet inside their homes, while others have installed temporary barriers to prevent the water […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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About three months ago, we told you about the canoes that were confiscated from residents in Santa Cruz village in northern Belize. Since mid-August, the police held on to the canoes until late Tuesday evening when they were returned. You’ll recall that the canoes were confiscated because the police at the time said that they […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries Kareem Musa confirmed to the media this afternoon that attorney Kevin Arthurs is his Chief Executive Officer. Arthurs is no stranger, other than being a practicing attorney, he was once part of the Crime Control Council and the Human Rights Commission. Minister Musa describes Arthurs as someone […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Kareem Musa is the Minister of New Growth Industries. It is a new ministry created by the Briceño administration and its purpose is to invest in viable industries that would contribute to the economic development of the country. Musa describes the industry as bold and he looks beyond the traditional markets and industries. He says […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, Belize launched the sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence under the 2020 global theme: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect! It’s an annual international campaign used to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls that kicks off on November twenty-fifth and runs until December tenth. In Belize, […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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To coincide with the launch of the sixteen days of activism, the Youth Enhancement Services launched a domestic violence awareness campaign that features the work of local artists. Karen Cain, the Executive Director of the Y.E.S., spoke with the press following the launch of the videos. Karen Cain, Executive Director, Y.E.S. “We are looking […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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The campaign is only half of the Youth Enhancement Services’ initiative to tackle domestic violence. Cain says that YES will be submitting a position paper to cabinet with proposed changes on how domestic violence is tackled. One of the main points is to seek to proceed with the investigation and charges even when a complainant […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, the Belize Police Department handed over an insurance cheque to Elodia Mena, the wife of deceased Police Corporal Anibal Mena. As we reported back in early September, Mena was involved in a road traffic accident in Chan Chen Corozal. Mena was on his motorcycle when a truck swerved into his lane and collided into […]
Written on November 25, 2020 | Posted in
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There was a murder in the village of Ranchito in the Corozal District at the crack of dawn today. The barking of the dogs at four this morning sounded the alarm that something was awfully wrong. The murder victim is Rigoberto Rosado who was ambushed by someone he knew well. The gunman barged inside his […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Here in Belize City, another family is grieving the loss of one of their own. Around six-thirty on Monday evening, Devin Amoa was murdered in a most vicious way. The twenty-year-old had had dreams of becoming a nurse, but his life was cut short when an unidentified gunman made his way inside his yard and […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Scenes of Crime personnel processed the scene of a late afternoon shooting that took place near the intersection of Western Avenue and Ordonez Street in Belize City. The victim, who survived the brazen attempt on his life, is identified as Charles Young Jr. who escaped with only superficial injuries. Multiple shots were reportedly […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Tonight we head to the south side of Belize City where far too many families have been living in abject poverty. The COVID pandemic has worsened their lives and now flooding has made a bad situation grimmer. Sixty-two year old Marlene King is a resident of Jones Street, she hardly knows where her next meal […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to the health of Prime Minister John Briceño….Today, he thanked all those persons who have wished him a speedy recovery; the PM contacted the coronavirus and tested positive on Monday and is in isolation at this Orange Walk home. In a post on his Facebook, Briceño says that so far he is feeling fine […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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As the PM recovers, Briceño chaired cabinet virtually today as he gets his grip on the pressing affairs of the nation, including the COVID pandemic. A number of decisions were taken; one involves the appointment of C.E.O.s to various ministries. The list now goes to the Office of the Governor General for due process. While […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize may see a decline in its murder rate for the first time in seven years. That’s what an analysis of the numbers is showing. Technical Coordinator of the Belize Crime Observatory Adele Ramos plugged in the crime stats into GIS applications to get more insight into this year’s major crimes, zoning in on the […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize’s COVID-19 death toll is at a staggering one hundred and twenty. On Monday night, the Ministry of Health announced that four more persons had succumbed to the virus. These latest fatalities are all from the Corozal District. They are three men and one woman between the ages of forty-three to seventy-two. The latest infographic […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Fifty-four-year-old Egner Guerrero, a resident of George Street here in Belize City, has been missing since Friday and his family is worried that he may be in danger because of his medical condition. According to his daughter, Guerrero was last seen walking along the George Price Highway in the direction of Hattieville and, despite all […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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The waters are beginning to recede up north, but residents are bracing for another round of flooding later this week. Today, across the district, assessments are taking place of the damages caused by the severe weather conditions. NEMO is asking persons in low-lying areas to relocate to weather the next few days of flooding. News […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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For the past couple weeks we have been reporting on the flooding across the country. As we’ve shown you, thousands have been affected. They have suffered losses in personal property, as well as investments in agriculture and livestock. The country’s infrastructure has also taken a beating as well from the floods. As of Sunday, there […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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An unusual operation is taking place along the Burrell Boom Road where a massive amount of floodwater is being pumped from one property and funneled through a nearby culvert which empties into Ridge Lagoon Estates. Residents of that community were taken aback when they observed that Teichroeb and Sons Limited had built a retaining wall […]
Written on November 24, 2020 | Posted in
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