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The Commissioner of Police admits a lack of proper police enforcement is a problem when it comes to the public respecting COVID regulations. He has strong words for those in charge of certain communities. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We do have significant parts where people are not in compliance. I can tell you, […]
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There are reports of a drowning in Billy White Village in the Cayo District. A young man, David Klassen, reportedly went in to save a girl who was having trouble in the water, but he never surfaced. We hope to have more details in Friday’s newscast.
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Police have arrested and charged twenty-year-old Dashay Williams for the murder of fourteen-year-old Kwamie Williams. Investigators believe that Dashay, a resident of Dangriga Town, shot Kwamie after he was not able to locate his intended target. ComPol Williams gave us an update on their investigation. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Yesterday, police were able […]
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A Belize City man initially reported missing then found hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. has died. Joel Aguilar had been in coma for several days. His family believes he was ambushed and beaten, but police have been having a hard time ascertaining what really transpired in his case. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “I communicate […]
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Thirty-year-old Eder Hall was killed on Wednesday morning by a lone gunman who shot him as he stood at a deli on Second Street South in Corozal Town. The incident happened in the open shortly before nine a.m. While Hall attempted to elude his attacker, he did not get far. When the gunman caught up […]
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This evening a security guard reported that he was held up and robbed of twenty-five thousand dollars in cash while on North Front Street in Belize City. Linsberg Diaz told police he was walking from the Northern Fisherman Cooperative building towards the pay office at the back of the compound when two men came up […]
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Belize joined the rest of the world today to recognise International Youth Day. It is being celebrated under the theme, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health.” But what does that mean for Belize? We asked Youth Minister Kevin Bernard about its significance to the work of his ministry. Kevin Bernard, […]
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Today, the Commonwealth released its global index on the state of youth and Belize is not doing so well. Out of one hundred and eighty-one countries, Belize is ranked one hundred and twenty-fourth on the 2020 Global Youth Development Index which measures the status of young people around the world. The index reveals that the […]
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While the ministry is seeking to empower young people, the statistics show that in some traditional communities, child labour does occur. Minister of Youth Kevin Bernard says it is about striking that balance to ensure that a young person’s rights are not violated. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth “The youth needs assessment survey is […]
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Currently in Belize is Holly Edgell, the daughter of the late Zee Edgell, renown for her literary works such as Beka Lamb and Time and the River among others. Holly Edgell stopped in at News Five today to talk about the re-issuing of Beka Lamb as part of a Caribbean Classics series by Hodder and […]
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Egdell, who is also a practicing journalist overseas, shared her views about Belizean journalism. Holly Edgell, Managing Editor, Midwest Newsroom NPR “The thing that’s great to me about journalism in Belize is the energy and the passion that you all put into your work. You don’t get paid a lot. It’s not a glamourous […]
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The Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize handed over two Hilux vehicles and electronic equipment to the Belize Police Department in Belmopan this morning. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke to the media about how the equipment will serve the department. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “This morning we had the handing over of two […]
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A corporate citizen, Vins Liquors Limited, came through today for the Belize Police Department when it donated a motorcycle to be used by the officers attached to the Mahogany Street Precinct. The Lifan dirt bike will be used by members of the Special Patrols Unit in an effort to combat criminal activity in the Saint […]
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Since reopening in July, cruise tourism has been off to a slow start, with only one ship docking per week in the Belize City Harbour. Today, however, the Belize Tourism Board responded to reports that the Carnival Vista which arrived this morning with almost three thousand guests had twenty-six crew members and one passenger infected […]
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Last week craftspeople and other vendors at Altun Ha Archaeological Site were told they would have to show proof of vaccination or have their stalls closed down for this week’s “bubble tour” of cruise ship visitors. Marion Ali was at the site this morning to see what happened and if people complied. Marion Ali, […]
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On Tuesday, Attorney for the Belize Police Association, Dickie Bradley told News 5 that considering that a significant portion of the Department’s members have not gotten vaccinated, threats to send them home would mean several hundred would not be on the job in accordance with Statutory Instrument seventy-four. For that to happen at a time […]
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On Tuesday, word spread that someone in the Prime Minister’s Office had tested positive for COVID-19. News Five confirmed that everyone has been tested and that was the only positive case, someone who was out of the country for the past two weeks and therefore did not interact with other staff. The Prime Minister, who […]
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There was an execution-style murder in Corozal Town this morning when a thirty-year-old resident of Chan Chen Village was gunned down while purchasing food on South Street. Eder Hall was placing an order at the deli when an unknown man appeared on the scene and stood beside him. That individual, it is reported, then produced […]
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Jasmine Hartin appeared in San Pedro Magistrate’s court, but not for her manslaughter by negligence charge in connection with the death of police superintendent Henry Jemmot, but for common assault on an employee of a resort in San Pedro and a drug possession charge. However, her attorney, Dickie Bradley asked the magistrate Christina Perrera to […]
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As we told you last night, the Ministry of Health and Wellness, with assistance from Baylor College of Medicine detected four variants of COVID-19 in Belize. Eighty one COVID-19 positive samples were processed. From that number three resulted positive for the Epsilon variant. Five resulted positive for the Alpha V1 variant. Nine resulted positive for […]
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And while the Delta variant is more transmissible that the other variants, there is also a concern that if its spread goes unmitigated the protection that the vaccine offers can become less effective. As Doctor Musa explains it, this will be as a result of a newer mutation spreading in the unvaccinated population. Dr. […]
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Doctor Musa says it may soon be time for measures to be put in place that are specific to Belize City, considering the increasing daily number of positive cases coming out of these densely populated communities. He also cautioned young people in particular to take COVID-19 seriously. Dr. Mark Musa, Internist “If we are […]
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Earlier this week, the Ministry of Health and Wellness informed the United Democratic Party that it would not support a scheduled convention in Belmopan on Saturday. The planned political event was to have been held at the University of Belize’s gymnasium where former area representative John Saldivar was set to face former mayor Khalid Belisle. […]
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The Christian Workers Union is accusing the Labor Department of breaking a commitment to continue mediation with the Port of Belize limited. Today during a press conference at union headquarters in Belize City, the union said that after the C.W.U. submitted its notice of intended strike action against P.B.L. in mid July, the Labor Department […]
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The Christian Workers Union has also pulled out an agreement signed between the Government of Belize and the Port of Belize Limited back in 2005. C.W.U. alleges the agreement has been kept under wraps and that members had to do some serious investigative work to unearth it. The agreement, signed one year before the 2006 […]
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