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The Cuban embassy was attacked on Sunday night in Washington, DC by someone who threw two Molotov cocktails at the building. This is according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, who added that no one was hurt during the incident. The attack took place several hours after Cuba’s leader Miguel Diaz-Canel returned to the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Reports reaching News Five are that substantial Heritage Bank shares are on the auction block. Information suggests that a bank in the Caribbean region and a local bank have shown interest in purchasing those shares. It is a significant development in the local banking sector and today PM Briceño was asked about it. Here is […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been a continuous and repeated cry – the cost of living has become overbearing and people are struggling to keep up with purchasing food items and paying their bills. Today when we met the Minister of Agriculture, Jose Abelardo Mai, who is also the Minister of Food Security, we asked him for an update […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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El Salvador’s Minister of Agriculture Oscar Enrique Guardado is in Belize, along with a technical team, on a two-day working visit and will be touring selected farms in the country. The minister’s visit comes on the heels of a recent trip that Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai made to El Salvador a few weeks […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Robotics has officially been declared a sport in Belize. Hearing that, you may be wondering how it is that robotics can be classified as a sport. Well for one, it teaches important life and team building values. And, while it may require more mental output and critical thinking than a physical display of strength and […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. “Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly”. That’s a quote from Basketball Player, Shaquille O’Neal. At sunrise on Sunday, one hundred and one runners lined up at the starting mark, in front of the […]
Written on September 25, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, it appears that the sickout that has hindered the October session of the High Court is coming to an end. Earlier today, Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre and Financial Secretary Joseph Waight met with the aggrieved crown counsels in Belmopan. Since Monday, several prosecutors have called in sick amidst demands for better pay and increased […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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According to the Fin Sec, the issue concerns compensation that prosecutors have raised should be adequately addressed by the end of October. We also heard from Attorney General, Anthony Sylvestre. We asked him why is it that prosecutors had to stage a sickout for their concerns to be addressed in the manner that it was […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Following today’s meeting, News Five received credible information that all crown counsels who called in sick this week will return to work on Monday, as they are now feeling well. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has issued a release stating that it stands in solidarity with the prosecutors. The release says “the NTUCB […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The official ceremony commemorating Belize’s forty-second anniversary of independence was held in Belmopan on Thursday morning. Before an audience of government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and other invited guests, Prime Minister John Briceño and Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow presented speeches that reflected on the state of Belize’s nationhood. Those addresses looked at the […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Belmopan Mayor Sheran Palacio gave the welcome remarks at the start of the Independence Day ceremony on Thursday. While the primary addresses were delivered by the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister, respectively, Palacio’s statement during her speech was also of particular interest. That’s because she took square aim at her detractors at […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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And also on Thursday, in Belize City, a uniform parade was held through the streets of Belize City, following the Old Capital’s Independence Day Ceremony. The parade saw the participation of schools from across the city, along with several organizations and businesses. Here are some highlights from that event.
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Thursday night, a fire gutted an abandoned structure at the corners of Mex Avenue and Fairweather Street in Belize City. It is a location that was used by many to watch the Independence Day Parade, but just before ten-thirty p.m., the elevated wooden and concrete structure went up in flames. Fortunately, no one was […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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It’s been some time now since we’ve reported on a fire, as they’ve been few and far apart in this second half of the year. The Independence Day fire at the corner of Mex Avenue and Fairweather Street is the most recent. Station Supervisor at the National Fire Service, Kenneth Mortis, explained that data is […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Seventy-year-old Jose Lopez, a security guard on a farm in Belize District, is lucky to have been spared jail time after being charged with kept unlicensed ammunitions. On September eighteenth, police responded to a farm near mile twenty-five on the George Price Highway after receiving information that someone was attempted to take his own life. […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-seven-year-old Calvin McKay is spending the next three years in prison after he was convicted for two curfew violations during the states of emergency in 2020 at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. McKay appeared before the Chief Magistrate today on a pair of drug-related offenses, including one count of possession of an undetermined quantity […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister of National Defense and Border Security Florencio Marin Junior has been awarded the Louisiana Distinguished Service Medal. That distinction was conferred upon the Corozal Southeast area rep by Major General Keith Waddell, Adjutant General of the Louisiana National Guard. The Belize/Louisiana State Partnership Program began in 1997 and aided the professional development of the […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Senior Women’s Football National Team defeated Aruba’s Women’s National Team on Thursday inside the Football Federation of Belize Stadium in Belmopan. The showdown saw team Belize score two goals, while Aruba was unable to secure any. The goal scorers of the match were Mikhaila Bowden and Sabrina Eiley. We caught up with them in […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The Social Security Board met with the media today to provide information on an investment project that it is undertaking with the Government of Belize for the construction of two new buildings adjacent to the Eleanor Hall Building on Independence Boulevard in Belize City. The project is going to cost approximately fifty-four point three-five million […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Within the next ten days, the Social Security Board will be launching its online platform, an S.S.B. portal where customers –employees or employers -will be able to access information. S.S.B. C.E.O. Deborah Ruiz says that the move is about leveraging technology to enhance services delivery from the Social Security Board. Ruiz says that while the […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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As Belize celebrates forty-two years of independence, the month of September sees our national flag taking center stage throughout the country. Whether it’s adorning businesses and homes, proudly flying from vehicles, or held by children during parades, the presence of the flag is undeniable. But have you ever pondered the historical transition from the Union […]
Written on September 22, 2023 | Posted in
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There was a fatal road traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway in front of New Horizon Apartments on Tuesday evening. It is believed that a motorcyclist who was travelling towards Ladyville crashed into a dump truck that was parked on the side of the road after running out of diesel. The impact of the […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, Attorney General Anthony Sylvester reiterated a firm belief that the prosecutors who called in sick at the start of the October session of the High Court were genuinely indisposed. Their absence from work meant that the Director of Public Prosecutions had to appear before several judges requesting the adjournment of cases that were […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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In the lower courts today, twenty-five-year-old Tyrek Tyrone Gillett, a police officer, was granted bail after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and threatening to kill her. Gillett, a resident of Curl Thompson Street, appeared unrepresented before a magistrate where he was read two charges: one count of common assault and another for use of […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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An ex-convict, who has spent time in jail for the murder of Alfonso Eck while in prison, is back behind bars tonight after he was charged with robbery and placed on pretrial detention. Lorenzo Smith Junior, a resident of Crooked Tree Village, appeared before the Chief Magistrate earlier today where he was arraigned for a […]
Written on September 20, 2023 | Posted in
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