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Last night, we told you that the Lotteries Committee has taken a decision to revoke the exclusive license held by Brads Gaming Group Limited (B.G.G.L.) to administer the Government Lotteries. That announcement, via a press release, noted that effective May second, B.G.G.L. is no longer licensed to sell or administer the Government Lotteries. The last […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A young man, who lived in Independence Village and had just come to Belize City to visit with friends, was shot and killed sometime after one this afternoon. The victim, nineteen-year-old Shemar Cabral, was only in the city for a few hours before he was murdered in front of his family home on Balan Street. […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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While with ComPol Chester Williams, he was also asked for an update on the investigation into the murder of Armando Williams. The sixty-year-old Swallow Street resident, who also goes by the surname Meggs, was discovered on his bed with injuries to his face. Investigation continues into this homicide and ComPol Williams says that they are […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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In this week’s episode of Belize on Reel, we take you into the pristine rainforest of southern Belize where, nestled on approximately sixteen thousand acres of protected land is the Copal Tree Group, inclusive of a lodge, distillery and farm. It was established decades ago, initially as a lodge for those engaged in sport fishing, […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Today Prime Minister John Briceño joined Mayor Ladrick Sheppard at a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the reconstruction of Phillip Alvarez Park. The first phase of the park’s design includes a number of recreational areas and more greenery. Works on the first phase will begin immediately. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in Orange […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Today, the media was invited to Majestic Alley, near its junction with Queen Street, for the unveiling of the “Peacewall” Mural. While the wall painting depicts two hands joined together, the ceremony was used to celebrate the efforts made through support from the U.S. Government to reintegrate reformed gang members from communities across the city […]
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A home in Orange Walk Town was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Reports are that sometime around nine p.m., a wooden structure went up in flames on Mopan Street. Forty-two-year-old Leidy Hall told police that the residence is the property of her mother Maria Rosado who is presently in Mexico seeking medical attention. […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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A new variant of the COVID-19 virus sweeping India shows unique symptoms in children. The sub-variant of Omicron has been identified in twenty-two countries, including Singapore, Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. The spread of the strain, first detected in late January, is worrying experts, as it seems to exhibit unique symptoms in children, one […]
Written on April 27, 2023 | Posted in
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This week, medical and health professionals are celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and today they held a health fair at the Central Health Region on Princess Margaret Drive. In attendance were personnel from different laboratories in Belize District, as well as the Kidney Association and other labs that were offering free tests for the day. […]
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Cost of living in Belize continued on its upward path between March of last year and March of this year. According to the latest information from the Statistical Institute of Belize, the Consumer Price Index survey indicates that the country’s inflation rate went up by six point one percent during that period. That means that […]
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Thirty-one primary school students and seven adults were hospitalized on Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind marijuana intoxication outbreak. The incident continues to make headlines, as investigations are being carried out by the Belize Police Department, the Ministry of Education, as well as the Ministry of Human Development. What we have been able to gather since the […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The individual employed by the Belize Police Department as an exhibit keeper is presently in custody, as an internal investigation continues. According to Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa, there were no protocols that were followed in the disposal of the drug-laced candies and no permission was given to the exhibit keeper to discard the […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Tuesday’s incident has also brought into sharp focus the need for policies where school vendors are concerned. While the issue had been discussed previously, there were no approved measures in place to vet the street side sellers. Here’s more from the Minister of Education. Francis Fonseca, Minister of Education “The school vendors issue, of […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Not lost in what transpired on Tuesday is the responsibility that each vendor has to ensure that the products and food items being sold at school are safe for human consumption. From the police department’s perspective, Minister Kareem Musa reiterated that the Ministry of Home Affairs is committed to transparency when dealing with the issue […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The Lotteries Committee has taken a decision to revoke the exclusive license held by Brads Gaming Group Limited (B.G.G.L.) to administer the Government Lotteries. A release from the Government of Belize states that the committee decided to revoke the exclusive license held by Brads due to, “material and substantial breaches of the conditions of exclusive […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Ironically, former Prime Minister Dean Barrow, in his private practice as an attorney, is representing both Brads Gaming Group Limited and Countach Technologies Limited. Late this evening, we spoke with Barrow who informed us that, Kim Chee, the Managing Director at Brads will not be seeking to have the license restored. He informed us that […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Just before midday today police were called out to the scene of what is believed to be yet another murder in Ladyville. It’s the third murder to be recorded in the village in less than a week and is completely unrelated. The victim of this latest homicide is an older man, Armando Williams, better known […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Approximately three-quarters of a million dollars in losses have been reported at Bacab Eco Park after a fire gutted two wooden buildings on the compound. After seven on Monday night, a fire broke out at the property; surveillance footage retrieved suggests that it was deliberately set by two male persons who entered the park on […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The National Fire Service is also reporting a malicious act that occurred overnight in Orange Walk Town. Fire fighters were called out to a structural fire on San Andres and Progress Streets in that northern municipality sometime after eleven p.m. Flames were discovered on the step and under the back door of a wooden and […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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We have brought you coverage of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Junior Farmer of the Year and Woman Farmer of the Year. Earlier today, we travelled to Belmopan and Rock Stone Pond to meet the Senior Farmer of the Year, Andrew Bartley. The work he does on the Kingdom Orchard Farm is a collaborative effort between […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Motorists and people in engineering maintenance will be happy to learn that there’s a whole new line of lubricants and oils on the Belize market that are environmentally friendly and last longer than the others on the shelves. Westrac has partnered with Total Energies, a French lubricant and bio-fuels and green gases company with a […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Jasmine Hartin, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter by negligence on Tuesday, for the shooting death of senior police officer Henry Jemmott, says her decision was made in haste. In a press release issued today, Hartin said that the day of her case was fraught with emotion and uncertainty that resulted in her decision to plead […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Today was observed as World Intellectual Property Day globally with the theme: “Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity.” The expressed focus this year on women is because they make up nearly half of the global population and they represent a large percentage of people in business. Today, the Belize Intellectual Property Office (BELIPO) held […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Shandy Casey represented Jenari Jewelry, a company owned by her sister that makes gold jewelry that is bonded in the centre with brass and plated with gold. She says that it’s a popular type of jewelry that Belizeans like, particularly because they cost half the price of full gold jewelry. For that reason, protecting the […]
Written on April 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, thirty-three patients are receiving medical attention at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after suffering marijuana intoxication. Twenty-seven of them are children who are attending primary school, between the ages of four and fifteen. Earlier today, students were being hospitalized with symptoms, including vomiting and nausea. It is believed that they ate sweets that were […]
Written on April 25, 2023 | Posted in
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