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Across the world, today is being celebrated as World Earth Day; and in Belize City, the Ministry of Blue Economy staged a replanting exercise with its partners in Buttonwood Bay, across from its offices in front of the Belize sign. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Digging holes and getting their hands […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Pathlight Belize, in collaboration with Belize Audubon Society, the Belmopan City Council, the Scouts Belmopan Chapter and the Department of Environment, implemented this year’s World Earth Day Initiative. Working together, they planted forty-five mahogany trees at the Maya Mopan Park in Toledo. According to a release from Pathlight, the trees are an expression of patriotism […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister has issued an Earth Day Message. The printed text, circulated by the Press Office, says that as the world celebrated Earth Day under the theme “Invest in Our Planet,” which calls for a shift towards investment in sustainable practices, Belize delivers on its two milestones under the Blue Bonds Agreement. PM Briceño notes […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The case of seven Cubans who are charged with immigration offences has been adjourned until next Tuesday. This is to give the Human Rights attorneys who have filed a case on their behalf to file proper affidavits and to serve the state by Monday afternoon. The Human Rights Commission had brought a suit against the […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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The case of the Cubans detained in Belize has attracted the interest of the Miami Dade Human Rights Office, who has dispatched a representative to follow the progress of the case. News Five also spoke with that individual, Eddie Sierra, who is the vice president of the Human Rights Commission in Miami, Florida. We asked […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Eddie Sierra believes that the conditions of imprisonment are just too harsh for the infraction the Cubans have committed, and he is here to follow their plight. Eddie Sierra, Vice President, Human Rights Commission, Miami Dade County “I’m here to advocate on behalf of the detainees that are being held in the Belize Central […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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This morning a group of women from various backgrounds in business, government, and the education sector, came together to take part in a workshop on empowering themselves through financial inclusion. Since 2010, more than fifty-five countries have made commitments to financial inclusion, and more than sixty have either launched or are developing a national strategy. […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Celebrate Writing, Celebrate Reading, Celebrate Belize. Every year, in commemoration of World Book and Copyright Day on April twenty-third, the Belize Book Industry Association organizes “Book Week”. This year it coincides with the presentation of the “21 for 21 Collection”. In partnership with the Mexican Embassy, the Belize National Library Service and Information System hosted […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A mother of three was stabbed to death overnight in Calcutta Village, following a physical altercation with her common-law husband on Thursday night. Thirty-three-year-old Tracy Thompson was found shortly before six a.m. today with multiple injuries to her body. It is believed that those injuries were inflicted by Devon Logan with whom she had a […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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A woman from Burrell Boom has been charged following a fire in Copper Bank. Police say Joseph Ronald Gronlund told police he and Shenice Lanza went to Sarteneja on Sunday. They later left a restaurant, he alleges, because Lanza was behaving in a disorderly way. When they got to his home, he says she began […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Police have issued an arrest warrant for Francis Nolberto, a resident of King Street in Belize City. The Police Department’s Eastern Division’s Domestic Violence Unit issued the warrant for Nolberto today on allegations of child sexual assault. If you have information on where Nolberto is, you’re asked to call Crime-stoppers at nine, two, two or […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner was asked about the process of selected a new candidate that will represent Belize in the Miss Earth 2022. There is a new director at the helm of the organization, following what Wagner has categorized on social media as a bad experience and having suffered in silence. But […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, Miss Earth 2021 Destiny Wagner headed to Punta Gorda and will be in Barranco Village in Toledo on Saturday. In collaboration with the Belize Tourism Board, Wagner will be giving back to the community and school where she grew up, while shedding light on the situation on the ground. She spoke briefly about the […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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In tonight’s edition of the Bright Side with Sabreena Daly, we bring you a special interview with a young woman not only making a name for herself in women’s football, but also bringing attention to Belize’s national female team. Here is Sabreena Daly. Jasmin Armstrong , Goalkeeper, Women’s National Football Team “Prior to this […]
Written on April 22, 2022 | Posted in
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We start tonight’s newscast with a murder out west in Roaring Creek. It happened on Wednesday night in the Another World area of the village and claimed the life of a man who residents say is not known to have enemies. But just around eight o’clock, Michael Clark was gunned down in front of his […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A pair of men on bicycles blindsided a group of persons as they stood on Plues Street on Wednesday night. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamara Cornejo, thirty-year-old Henry Cornejo, twenty-six-year-old Alexander Smith, and fifty-four-year-old Steven Jones were injured when gunfire erupted while they were socializing. According to police, the gunmen rode in the direction of Plues Street from […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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He was flung off his motorcycle two Sundays ago when he and his friend crashed into a guardrail along the Cristo Rey road. Reports are that Daniel Morales was driving a motorcycle that had no light and lost control and ran into the guardrail. He suffered several broken bones in his arms and legs and […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Habet told us that while Morales had suffered a slight head injury, they were hopeful because he had suffered mainly broken bones in his arms and legs. Morales’s sister, Vanessa Pinelo explained what caused the accident. Voice of: Vanessa Pinelo, Sister of deceased “He mi di come wid wa group ah people and his […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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A thirty-three-year-old teacher from Santa Familia Village lost her life under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday night. Reports are Nassly Calix was at home taking a bath when she became unresponsive. Sometime before nine o’clock, her husband, thirty-nine-year-old Walter Calix, went to check on her and found his wife motionless in the shower. Nassly Calix was […]
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The UNCAF Championships is being hosted in Belize from April twenty-fourth through to the thirtieth at the F.F.B. and the Isidoro Beaton Stadiums in Belmopan. Seven Central American countries and Puerto Rico will converge in Belize to face-off in matches in two groups. Belize’s national U-20 team is in group ‘A’ along with El Salvador, […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize National Rugby Team left the country today for Nassau, Bahamas to participate in the biggest rugby tournament this year. The team will be competing in the Rugby Americas North Commonwealth and Olympic Games Qualifiers tournament for the first time. Twenty-three countries including Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, and many others from the Caribbean and North […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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There is the common belief that abuse, in whatever form, happens more frequently than it is reported. Victims often stay silent, fearing public reaction, particularly in cases of gender-based violence and abuse. But one organization – the Productive Organization for Women in Action, also known as POWA, is trying to help survivors overcome the stigma […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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Irving says culture and socialization that makes males seem superior to females, as well as a lack of opportunity to discuss the issue of abuse openly, often limits victims’ awareness, or makes them feel that somehow sexual or other forms of abuse are largely a matter of fate. Michelle Irving, Founder, Productive Organization for […]
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Public opinion and pressure can also hinder the ability of women and girls to seek help when they are abused. People often make derogatory remarks, frequently about the way someone is dressed. But, Michelle Irving says what a woman wears doe not entitle men to commit abuse, and victim blaming is never helpful. Michelle […]
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The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at community in Belize City is having two events this coming weekend. Imam Arslan Warraich explained to News Five today that one of the events caters to women. Imam Arslan Warraich, Belize District Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Community “The first thing is Saturday and Saturday is jam-packed for the women. The […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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