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Alamilla spoke of the importance of Belizean athletes participating in the Commonwealth Games, which can serve as a qualifier for other international sporting events. Giovanni Alamilla, Head of Delegation, Team Belize “We firmly believe that we need to give our athletes access to these events. Yes it would be great for us to make […]
Written on July 27, 2022 | Posted in
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The Belize Camping Experience has for years been working with young people across the country, teaching them life skills and helping them develop a relationship with the church. It provides a space for youth leaders from various municipalities to converge on the camp grounds before going out to work with their peers in communities across […]
Written on July 27, 2022 | Posted in
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There have been three shooting incidents in the Lake Independence area of Belize City that have left four persons injured and one dead, since Sunday night. Darien Banks, a former P.I.V. gang boss, was shot and killed on Monday while walking on Ebony Street. It is believed that his murder is connected to a flare […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Amid the violent flare up between rival groups in Lake Independence over the past forty-eight hours, the Leadership Intervention Unit, led by William Dawson, Doctor Richard Rosado, and Giovanni Brackett, convened a meeting this afternoon here in Belize City. The purpose of the gathering was to quell the rising tension between the P.I.V. and Backalands […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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According to Dawson, while some participants were guarded in what they shared during the meeting, others were expressive of their frustration with the recent spate of shootings. When asked about Brandon Smith’s absence, the director of the Leadership Intervention Unit told News Five that Smith wasn’t feeling well while in police custody overnight. Smith, who […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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One hour after Darien Banks was gunned down, there was a second shooting incident only a block away from the murder scene. According to Police, forty-three year old Kenrick Walton was socializing with two male persons in a yard on Vernon Street when a gunman approached him and fired shots in his direction. Walton was […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Belmopan resident Julian Henry is spending his first night at the Belize Central Prison after he was arraigned earlier today in connection with a shooting in Las Flores last Friday. He was in custody in Belmopan since then and he has now been transferred to a jail cell in Hattieville. The allegation is that the […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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It’s the kind of crime you cringe at – a child being sexually molested. Police have reported that a little girl was raped twice on the same day by an elderly man. The incident happened last Thursday while the child, aged seven, was attending a function at the home of the accused. On Saturday, in […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a murder in Dangriga Town on Monday night. Forty-three year old Adolpho Nunez was at his Rear Pine Street residence with a family member when they heard someone calling for Nunez at his front gate. Shots were heard when Nunez went outside to make checks. The family member inquired and found Nunez on […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Pharmacy Express Limited (P.E.L.) has broken its silence on the proposed seven million dollar loan from the Social Security Board. As we reported on Monday, the Social Security Board is proposing a seven million dollar loan to Pharmacy Express Limited which will be used for refinancing and inventory purposes. A release from the company notes […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The Social Security Board has been in our newscast for various reasons since last week, primarily as it relates to loans that the institution plans to make available to the Development Finance Corporation and Pharmacy Express Limited. But tonight, we’re highlighting the plight of an individual whose lower right leg was amputated in May due […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Following the election of Plus TV’s Pastor Louis Wade as the media’s representative on the People’s Constitutional Commission on Friday, the LGBT community has come out strongly against his appointment. On Monday, Caleb Orozco, who also sits on the newly-formed task force, spoke out against Wade and the fact that he has taken staunch anti-rights […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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U.D.P. firebrand Delroy Cuthkelvin has been kicked out of his own party, following a decision taken by the Ethics and integrity Committee of the United Democratic Party. Cuthkelvin’s expulsion is for the period of one year for violating the party constitution with, quote, his sustained public bombardment of attacks on the party. Mr. Cuthkelvin has […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Today, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital announced that its cardiac program is now reopened for persons with heart conditions who need medical attention. Over the last decade, through this specialty, hundreds of Belizeans have benefited from this cardiovascular service, but it was put on hold over the last two years. With an upgrade in equipment […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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As the country continues its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic and is in the process of recovery, News Five asked K.H.M.H. C.E.O. Chandra Cansino about that process for the national referral hospital. She says that while as an institution it has been able to resume some of its specialty services, there are challenges with collection, […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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It is a tradition that has been around for generations, and one that the two-party system has perpetuated. In his book, Political Clientelism and Democracy in Belize from My Hand to Yours, author, Doctor Dylan Vernon exposes the problem that is political clientelism and the dangers that it poses to our democracy. The book informs […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Doctor Vernon’s book lays blame at the feet of politicians for perpetuating the bad habit of political handouts. But one political leader who was present at today’s launch of the book “Political Clientelism and Democracy in Belize from My Hand to Yours” told News Five that she endorses the book. Leader of the Belize People’s […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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The launch of Doctor Vernon’s book brought up other factors, such as genuine social problems that force voters to seek political assistance. Kathy Esquivel, who was in attendance and who has in the past served in several key capacities, has pointed out that the matter is gender-based because women, mostly single mothers, are in need […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Young Leaders Alliance of Belize (YLAB) is requesting at seat on the People’s Constitution Commission. Two representatives from the youth organization were present at the National Assembly yesterday for the Foreign Affairs Committee Meeting on the People’s Constitution Commission Bill 2022. A release from YLAB says the representatives were there to present the organization’s request […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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A signing ceremony took place on Monday between the Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) for the last phase of a program within Belize’s Marine Reserve Network. PACT’s Targeted Investment Program titled “Improving the Management of the Marine Reserve Network,” will be carried out by the Fisheries […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Beginning today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City, technical sports experts from across the Central American region, except for Panama, converged for the first-of-its-kind Physical Education Congress. CODICADER is the sports arm of SICA, the Central American Integration System, and the objective of the conference is to identify and share a structured curriculum for […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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At the end of the four-day technical meeting, a PE manual will be developed and will be incorporated in the curriculum. National Sports Council Deputy Director Marvin Ottley explains the benefits of having a regionally-structured program like this. Marvin Ottley, Deputy Director, National Sports Council “When we look at some of the leading countries, […]
Written on July 26, 2022 | Posted in
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Just before five this evening, reports spread like wildfire that a double homicide had been committed in the Saint Martin’s area of Belize City. News Five has confirmed that a lone gunman is believed to be the shooter in two incidents that occurred in proximity of each other; one person is confirmed dead, while another […]
Written on July 25, 2022 | Posted in
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The Social Security Board is proposing a seven million dollar loan to a private pharmaceutical company which will be used for refinancing and inventory purposes. That public notice of investment comes hard on the heels of a similar written announcement that was issued last week when the S.S.B. made known that it was also investing […]
Written on July 25, 2022 | Posted in
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While S.S.B. is aware of government’s statement, nothing has been tendered in writing with respect of its objection. C.E.O. Ruiz, nonetheless, explained the vetting process used to scrutinize Pharmacy Express’ application. At the end of that series of actions, the Social Security Board says that is satisfied with the company having met the criteria for […]
Written on July 25, 2022 | Posted in
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