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The Belize Agricultural Health Authority has placed a poultry farm in Blue Creek Village under quarantine after detecting the Avian Influenza in its animals. The farm currently houses over twenty-five thousand chickens and is being monitored closely by BAHA officers. Containment measures have been put in place to restrict poultry products exiting the Blue Creek […]
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Yovany Sandoval, a twenty-six-year-old man who is wanted in his home country of El Salvador for an alleged rape of a minor in that country, will be deported after a magistrate issued a removal order today. Sandoval, who had been on the run in Belize for the past five years, was deemed a prohibited immigrant. […]
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Eight-year-old Mercedes Campos, a resident of Lord’s Bank Village, lost her life near mile nine in Ladyville in August when a drunk driver ran her over while walking along Poinsettia Street with her mother. The sudden and tragic demise of the primary school student, who was preparing to return to Buttonwood Bay Nazarene School earlier […]
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Seventy-nine Belizean students were fortunate to receive scholarships from the Organization of American States General Secretariat to further their education. O.A.S. awarded scholarships to fifty-eight Master’s degree students, twelve short-term post-graduate students, five professional development students and two graduate studies students. The O.A.S. scholarship program is a competitive process with applications from over thirty countries. […]
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At the Police National Training Academy in Belmopan today, the mood was celebratory as hundreds of police officers were acknowledged for their years of long service. Others were awarded first and second clasp medals, as well as meritorious service and distinguish service medals for the exemplary work that they have done during their time with […]
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Parents of children attending Saint Mary’s Primary School in Belize City attended a meeting at Saint Mary’s Church on Monday evening to discuss new developments regarding their children’s classes. Last week, after it became news that the existing schooling building on Gabourel Lane would have to be demolished, the roughly three hundred children were given […]
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Two murders were recorded in the south in less than forty-eight hours. The first involved the chopping death of a man in Bella Vista Village, but it was a most gruesome discovery of the body of a woman in Independence Village that is gripping the crime news from the south tonight. The resident from Santa […]
Written on September 12, 2022 | Posted in
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In the wee small hours of the Tenth of September, a murder was recorded in Bella Vista Village, Toledo District. Forty-six-year-old Ernest Ellis Blanco was chopped to death by the jealous ex-common-law husband of a woman he was speaking with. Now, police are looking for Elias Pacheco, who is wanted for the crime. News Five’s […]
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Last week, we told you about a shooting incident involving a police officer and a Belize City resident. As we reported, twenty-two-year-old Rondane Swaso, a call center employee, was shot once to the chest by a police officer. The incident took place on Euphrates Avenue last Thursday night. Swaso’s girlfriend claimed that he was on […]
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A father and his son are both in police custody tonight after an altercation that led the father to fire a warning shot at his son with a license firearm in Sarawee Village. The incident took place on Sunday morning, after a family gathering. A.S.P. Fitzroy Yearwood, the Communications Director at the Belize Police Department, […]
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An elderly man died on Sunday morning in a road traffic accident along the Placencia Road. Seventy- six-year-old Amado Galindo was riding his motorcycle when he collided into an SUV. Unfortunately, Galindo lost his life after being flung off his bike. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department “Police responded to an accident […]
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The lifeless body of thirty-five-year-old Allen Martinez was discovered about one mile into the John Smith Airport Link road this morning. Martinez was reported missing by his relatives on Saturday, September third. Since then, family members have been searching for him. Last week, a team of Belize Defense Force Officers and his relatives, spent four […]
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Former Director of Tourism Karen Bevans was victorious in court today and has been awarded in excess of eight hundred thousand dollars after being terminated from the Belize Tourism Board when the Briceño administration took office in late 2020. Viewers would recall that in the wake of that debacle, a lawsuit had been brought against […]
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According to Senior Counsel Barrow, the claims that were also brought by B.T.B. as countersuits against former tourism minister Manuel Heredia Junior and former B.T.B. Chairman Einer Gomez and former Vice Chairman Glenford Eiley were dismissed. Dean Barrow, Attorney at Law “That ancillary claim was dismissed with costs to the three ancillary defendants, Heredia, […]
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Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, along with U.D.P. Senator Beverly Williams and Former Belmopan Area Representative, John Saldivar visited Gales Point Manatee on Sunday, where he met with the villagers as part of what is called a fact-finding mission on the Vulcan project that the government recently ruled against. Gales Point Chairman, Jason […]
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The last few weeks have seen at least three police officers between the ages of twenty-five to fifty-two die of health complications. These deaths have brought into sharp focus the need for police officers to adopt healthier lifestyles, a challenge that ComPol Williams says even he at times struggles with. But, he concedes that improving […]
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A couple weeks ago, a medico-legal form from the Southern Regional Hospital reflected one officer’s strange description of an injury received by a complainant. While the description left many questions, ComPol Williams told reporters today that it was simply a prank being ran by officers in Dangriga. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “At the […]
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The Belize Police Department is employing several strategies to fight crime within Belize City. One such strategy being employed is the installation of surveillance cameras in different neighbourhoods. The Minister of Home Affairs recently announced that his ministry is acquiring fifty new street cameras through CABEI. The Commissioner of Police told reporters how these new […]
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In addition to cameras, police officers in Belize City are also being equipped with ten new radios, courtesy of Prime Minister John Briceño. ComPol Williams told us why this is a necessary addition to police resources. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “One of the issues we have been having is that we were lacking […]
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Persons hosting private events throughout September are being reminded to be good neighbours. Complaints of loud music in residential areas have increased over the last couple of weeks. Police officers have had to visit many parties, especially during the weekends, to request that hosts lower the volume on their music systems. Chester Williams, Commissioner […]
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My Lights opened a new branch on Ambergris Caye with more options for residents to choose from. The grand opening was held on September Tenth on the north side of the island next to Captain Morgan’s. News Five’s Paul Lopez was there to capture the celebratory occasion. He filed the following report. Paul Lopez, […]
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The month of August saw a significant decrease in murders, especially gang related murders, in the Old Capital. ComPol Williams spoke about the department’s crime fighting strategy in this regard and how increasing police presence in gang-ridden areas across the city has improved safety for residence. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Certainly, our crime […]
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Since the start of September, Belizeans have been in celebration mode. Police officers, on the other hand, have been busy patrolling the streets, as well as keeping the peace at several major events. With a number of activities still scheduled to take place for the remainder of the month, ComPol Williams says the Belize Police […]
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A ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye was held on Saturday morning here in Belize City. Despite the rainy weather, government officials and other invited guests poured in to the House of Culture for the event which included the crowning of the seventy-seventh Queen of the Bay. News Five’s […]
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Who was Queen Elizabeth the Second? When she took over the monarchy in 1952 she was head of fifty-six realms and territories, but up to the time of her death on September eighth, she was head of the United Kingdom and only fourteen Commonwealth countries. During this time of mourning Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign, News Five […]
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