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Warraich says there is a five dollar entry fee for the workshop but lunch will be provided. Meanwhile, he said the Ahmadiyya Basketball League has opened, and this weekend there will be an All Star game for young men. Imam Arslan Warraich, Belize District Missionary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Community “In April it’s our tradition […]
Written on April 21, 2022 | Posted in
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He holds the position of co-agent for Belize when we present our memorial to the I.C.J. in response to Guatemala, but today, a dark cloud looms over the future of Ambassador Alexis Rosado. The senior diplomat was escorted before Belmopan Magistrate, Janeli Villanueva-Pennil this afternoon where he was read a slew of charges, including seven […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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This just in, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the situation with Ambassador Alexis Rosado. The release reads: “Alexis Rosado was charged with serious offences of a sexual nature in the Belmopan Magistrate Court. At the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration, Ambassador Rosado has relinquished […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The United States earlier this week published a record of the human rights situation in Belize. Tonight, News Five takes a deep dive into Belize’s 2021 Human Rights Report and shares some of its main findings. Some of the information is well known to the public, while other details have perhaps gotten less attention. Here […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as a social partner, has polled its membership to get a pulse on their position on marijuana legalization. The results of the questionnaire were made official last Thursday but the report flew under the radar during the Easter weekend, with the primary focus being placed on the churches’ […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Last Thursday, we reported on a vessel that was leaking soot into the Caribbean Sea near Placencia. It was the second time in as many months that the vessel had been found to have caused the leak and needed repair. The Port Authority imposed a prohibition to sail order upon the vessel until adequate repairs […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The owner/operator of the vessel will be given an opportunity to settle the matter out of court if they so choose. But when we contacted the owner, Albert Loewen this afternoon, he explained that he never violated the prohibition to sail order because he didn’t know about the order and two, the vessel never sailed. […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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So tonight the Belize Coast Guard is keeping watch over the vessel to ensure it is not moved again as Lieutenant Kenrick Thomas informed us. Lt. Kenrick Thomas, Operations Officer, National Coast Guard “We continue to have a surface asset assigned to this duty to ensure that there is no operation from this craft […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister John Briceño is in Bridgetown, Barbados attending a Caribbean Financial Access Roundtable. The event includes CARICOM leaders and United States congressional representatives. The P.M. posted to his Facebook page today that he met with Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California and Representative Sylvia Garcia of Texas. Discussions at the Roundtable included the de-risking […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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In higher education news, earlier this month the University of Belize had a six-student delegation participate in a virtual Model Organization of American States General Assembly for the English-Speaking Caribbean and Historically Black Universities. The U.B. delegation included Maslin Hanson, Mark Woodye, Pedro Cal, Joshua Seguro, Jaden Coleman and Collin Smith. They were mentored by April […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s that time of year again, as the annual Book Week begins this Friday. Events kick off with a reading by Mexican author Oscar de la Borbolla at ten a.m. at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. Other libraries countrywide will be hosting both in person and online activities. These include the announcement of […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Meet twenty-two-year-old Darnell Oden from Punta Gorda. He is a physical trainer at Peini Fitness Gym who is dedicating his time to youth empowerment. He has also been hosting basketball activities since last year. Oden spoke with News Five about working on youth development programs through sports. Darnell Oden, Physical Trainer “We are currently working […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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Peini Fitness is on a mission to get residents in Punta Gorda into living healthy lifestyles. Physical Trainer Darnell Oden speaks of motivating people. Darnell Oden, Physical Trainer “I am trying to motivate a lot of folks, older folks and even younger people because of the different types of sickness at different ages, even […]
Written on April 20, 2022 | Posted in
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There were three separate murders, in three districts, over the long Easter weekend. We begin in Northern Belize, in Guinea Grass village, where an alleged killer is on the run from the law. Nelson De Jesus Segovia allegedly shot and killed Jose Cedillos on Good Friday in front of Cedillos’ family. The alleged killer reportedly […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A man was shot dead on Monday night in Belize City. The incident happened on Rivero Street in the Port Loyola area and has left a family asking questions and the Police following leads. Here’s News Five’s Marion Ali with the story. Marion Ali, Reporting It’s an all too familiar story – a man […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A trio of young men, including a sixteen-year-old minor, is in police custody after being charged for the murder of a watchman that took place on Holy Thursday in Armenia Village. The lifeless body of Oscar Chiac was discovered by a colleague inside a classroom at Armenia Government School on Good Friday. It is reported […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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It happened in lightning-fast fashion at a time when many Belizeans were not at home for Easter, but the churches got it done – they have collected the requisite number of signatures to trigger a referendum on the topic that has kept them on the offensive for the past few years: whether Belize should have […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Church representatives say that it is important for people to know that on issues of this magnitude, it is the constitution, not the cabinet that empowers this process. Pastor Louis Wade, NEAB Task Force Representative “There appears to be the need for education because there is active disinformation, such as: it’s too late, or […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a deadly crash on the George Price Highway on Holy Saturday that claimed the life of a Guatemalan national who was driving a cargo truck between miles forty-one and forty-two when he collided head-on into a freightliner traveling in the opposite direction. The incident happened while the Cross Country Cycling Classic was underway. […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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There have been questions raised about the haste with which the scene of the deadly accident was processed. While those concerns may be valid, Communications Director Fitzroy Yearwood says that the officers who responded to the scene were thorough in their work and moved quickly so as not to impede the progress of the race. […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Police are seeking assistance from the public in gathering information that may lead to an arrest in a hit and run incident that claimed the life of a thirty-three-year-old father. Moises Rogelio was on his way to his San Jose Palmar home in the Orange Walk District when he was knocked off his motorcycle near […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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The spate of gun violence in Mahogany Heights is concerning. We have been reporting on several shooting incidents in that community over the past two weeks and on Saturday night a woman became the latest victim of an armed attack. Becky Estrada was shot inside her home in the presence of her children when someone […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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A police officer was knocked unconscious over the weekend during a scuffle with a civilian in Placencia. The incident which was caught on camera has raised the ire of many, particularly since other officers have taken to social media with threats of violence. While the Professional Standards Branch has been tasked to investigate what transpired, […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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An argument between a Honduran national and his former common-law wife in Placencia has resulted in him being sought for criminal charges after allegedly stabbing thirty-year-old Vanessa Reyes in the face. Despite an attempt to subdue Christon Rocha, he managed to escape and remains on the lam. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Sixteen-year-old Enrique Quiroz, a resident of Santiago Juan Layout in San Ignacio, lost his life over the Easter weekend when he drowned in the river near Bullet Tree Village. Quiroz was swimming along with two other teenagers when he went under. A distress call was made to police who responded to an area near the […]
Written on April 19, 2022 | Posted in
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