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History was made today for the volleyball sport when for the first time a Belizean athlete was signed to play professionally in Europe. He is the third athlete from the Central American region to be drafted to play professionally in that part of the world. Twenty-six-year-old volleyball player and News Five anchor Bryton Codd has […]
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Two Belizean athletes will be representing Belize in the 2021 Olympics scheduled to be held from July twenty-third to August eighth in Tokyo, Japan. Shaun Gill will be representing Belize in the one hundred meters race. Gill was given a Universality Place, since no Belizean athlete qualified directly to the Olympics. Amado Cruz is currently […]
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We also asked President Martinez about the Associations’ role in ensuring more Belizean athletes can participate and even qualify for future Olympic Games. Hilly Martinez, President, Belize Olympic Association “We have tried every single possible source that we can get funding from through the international solidarity program. Therefore, we got scholarships for the four […]
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A cohort of thirty police officers successfully completed a two-week training program in which they were taught the fundamentals of criminal investigations. Organized through the United States Embassy, the men and women of law enforcement learned how to conduct an inquiry to determine whether, in fact, a crime has been committed based on a civilian […]
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According to the Chargé d’Affaires for the U.S. Embassy Keith Gilges, the idea is to strengthen the capacity of officers at all levels within the Belize Police Department. The objective, he says, is to ensure that justice is served as a result of proper investigation and evidence gathering. Keith Gilges, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy […]
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Belizean students studying in the Republic of China (Taiwan) are preparing to participate in a virtual academic conference this Saturday. Each participant will get an opportunity to present the research they conducted during their tertiary level studies there. The event is being hosted by the Belize Ambassador to Taiwan, Doctor Candice Pitts, and will be […]
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A twenty-four-year-old Corozal resident is on a journey of his lifetime to represent Belize on the World of Dance stage. If you are a fan of this performing art, you would know that dancers from across the world converge to compete against the best of the best in individual, duo and group presentations. There are […]
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If you passed by Swift Hall or Central Health Region clinics today, you probably noticed some long lines. This follows Wednesday’s announcement by the Government of Belize that persons eighteen years old and over are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 jabs. And the mandate that frontline workers only have thirty days to get their […]
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While it seems that there were indeed lines at vaccine centers today, the Deputy Regional Manager for the Central Health Region, Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa gave News Five some numbers for comparison. She says although people have been coming in steadily for their vaccinations under the phased system which begun in March, this week there has […]
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The Public Service Union, which represents quite a number of frontline workers, is yet to formulate a position on government’s latest move to compel employees to get vaccinated. On Wednesday, during a press conference held by the Ministry of Health and Wellness, it was made clear that persons who have not received their doses of […]
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According to Flowers, the debate surrounding government’s hard-line position is whether it impinges on one’s fundamental right to make such a personal decision. Dean Flowers, President, P.S.U. “While the argument is of course government’s attempt or employers’ attempt to provide a healthy and safe workplace for all employees, whether they attempt to force one […]
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A lot of people have been asking when the Mexican border will open to allow Belizeans to access Mexico, particularly Chetumal. Currently the border is only open for tourists. But just what is it like right now in the city right across the border and do Mexicans want the border open to Belizeans? Today News […]
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With concern that the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus may now be circulating in Belize, people are wondering if this strain is even deadlier than one we have already experienced. But health experts say that the symptoms brought on by the Delta variant is not greater in severity. The concern, however, according to Doctor […]
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Doctor Fernando Cuellar took issue with the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ press conference on Wednesday. He says not only was the relevant information not available to the media, but it gave the impression to the Belizean public that our local health system is prepared to take on the Delta strain. Doctor Cuellar says no […]
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Seeking to allay people’s fears about the COVID-19 vaccine, Doctor Jorge Hidalgo, Intensive Care Specialist at the Belize Health Care Partners, told the hosts of Open Your Eyes that the vaccines are backed by years of research and scientific evidence. He says the public needs to consider facts, not just what is shared on social […]
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The formal exportation of cattle to the Mexican market was further realised today when the process of transporting hundreds of head of cattle to that neighbouring country began. The Mexican government is now accepting livestock from Shipyard, which will now serve as a hub for its exportation. It’s an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture […]
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You may be missing conch for a while with the Queen Conch season closed right now, but today the 2021 lobster season officially opened. We head to San Pedro where a group of fishermen just before midday revealed their first catch for the season. Approximately four hundred pounds of fresh lobsters were being cleaned and […]
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Dangriga has a brand new preschool. It is one of eighteen new early childhood centers built under the Belize Education Sector Reform Programme Two and funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. Here’s more from the dedication ceremony. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Alexia M. Nolberto Government Preschool is the newest pre-primary school in Dangriga. Minister of […]
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A memo to general managers of all schools has been shared with News Five. It is from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology and signed by Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora. According to the memo, dated today, all pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions are not approved for face-to-face summer school instructions. […]
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The Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation granted a training and recertification opportunity to Belizean pilot Henry Salguero to captain the Belize Emergency Response Team and Wings of Hope’s Air Evacuation Program. This program has enabled BERT to hire Salguero who has more than one thousand eight hundred commercial flight time which meets BERT’s […]
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On Wednesday night we told you about the multimedia vaccine campaign by the Ministry of Health and Wellness to get Belizeans to take the jab. The campaign features a number of advertisements from billboards to TV public service announcements. But did the ministry miss the mark with its video ad? Social media criticism was immediate […]
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So, you heard the Minister of Health’s take on the video ad – but at that very same campaign launch, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa made it clear that the Belize Police Department will be going after those who host and attend parties because it is against the COVID-19 regulations. Kareem Musa, Minister […]
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